Resorting to extremes, you might even say triple extreme, meas e measures. But first, the nightline five. When a pro at any 2014 pga tour event sinks a hole in one, quicken loans will pay your mortgage for an entire year. That is how its done. Truly amazing. Get in the hole in one sweepstakes. Enter today at pgatour. Com quickenloans. And you could have your mortgage paid for an entire year. Number one in just 60 seconds. Insurance companies are spending millions of dollars trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. Well heres the truth 46 will save lives. It will save money too. Im bob pack, and im fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i dont want anyone else to lose theirs. The three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. Save money and save lives. Yes on 46. And good evening. A major American City is on high alert tonight after the first patient was diagnosed in the u. S. With ebola. Doctors are scrambling to find and monitor everybody this patient contacted, including children in his own family. And there are new and urgent questions tonight about why he was initially sent home from the hospital, even after he told a nurse that he had travels from africas hot zone. Abcs cecilia vega is outside that hospital tonight, as we investigate ebola in america. Reporter tonight, the city of dallases is on high alert. Inside this hospital, a worst fear realized. Ebola is in america. This is all hands on deck. Reporter the patients name, thomas eric duncan. An african man who traveled to the u. S. From liberia. Tonight, in serious condition and under extreme quarantine. A team of cdc detectives streaming into dallas, hoping to keep this contagion completely contained. Trying to piece together his moves. As questions swirl about this local hospital, where the six man was allowed to leave the e. R. , even after reporting hed visited a stricken country in africa. Now, a community in fear. Right here in dallas. And thats terrifying. Reporter one of the deadliest viruses on the planet, right in their backyard. Were outside the apartment complex in north dallas where the Patient First came right after he arrived in the united states. Health officials telling us today that somewhere inside this apartment complex is the mans family right now. They have been told not to leave. There are adults and there are children. While Health Officials monitor their well being for the next 21 days, no school, no work. They can not leave this building. I am scared because theres a lot of children out here and, you know, a lot of us, this is something new to us and its something scary that i never thought would come here in the united states. Reporter it all gbegan on te 19th of september, day one. Already infected, but no symptoms, duncan leaves liberia. At the airport, his temperature probably taken with a thermometer like this. But no fever yet. So, he boards a plane. Flying to brussels, hen getting on a United Airlines flight full of passengers that flew through dulles. The next day, arriving in dallas. Heading to this apartment complex to visit family. Including several children. Still, no signs of ebola. But four days later, he starts getting sick. And thats when his ebola becomes contagious to others. Just over 24 hours later, hes so ill, he walks into this dallas emergency room, telling a nurse hed travels from west africa. But here, the critical breakdown. That nurse didnt pass the information along and hes sent home. A checklist was in place for ebola in this hospital for several weeks. Regretfully, that information was not fully communicated throughout the full team. Reporter two days later, duncan rushed back to the hospital. This time, by ambulance. And on tuesday, he tests positive for the ebola virus. The first person ever diagnosed on american soil. Today, a race to track down those who have come into contact with the infected man. Investigators monitoring up to 18 people from the three emts and doctors and nurses who treated him to family members, including those five children. Students at these dallas schools. I know that parents are being extremely concerned about that development. But let me assure these children have been identified and they are being monitored. Reporter ebola spreads through bodily fluids like sweat and blood. But only those showing symptoms can pass on the virus to others. Once infected, the virus can take up to 21 days to start causing symptoms, like fever and vomiting. Arepeople are the people of dallas, the people of texas, here in the u. S. , are we safe from ebola . I have all confidence in the cdc that we have contained this virus within the number of people that were looking at now. Reporter as of tonight, none of those family members or Health Care Workers who came into close contact with the patient are showing any symptoms. And now the burning question. What went wrong here . And how can we prevent another person from bringing this deadly virus to our shores . Dr. Richard besser is reporting from the center of the outbreak in liberia. Reporter it will happen again. It may not be next week or next month. But as long as ebola runs rampant in west africa, someone else will bring it back to america. Besser is at the heart of the battle against ebola. In the same city where the infected man in dallas may have contracted the virus. Here, there are more patients than doctors can handle. Fears fueling violence and riots. 3,000 people have died in the region. In an attempt to control the spread, each Airline Passenger is checked for signs of fever at the pair port. But sick passengers arent always showing symptoms, which is how one of them made it to america undetected. Reporter the passengers on the plane with the infected man were not at risk. You are only contagious after you start to show symptoms. And officials tell us that he developed symptoms several days after he arrived in america. The only people who are truly at risk here are those who came into close contact with him after he became ill. Reporter nancy write boll is one of ebolas lucky survivors. An american missionary who was infected in africa, then flown to america for treatment. I was running a fever, i had a headache. I was just weak and my muscles ached. Reporter she knows what its like to realize you have the dreaded virus. But she also knolls what its like to be cured. The day that the doctor came in and said, nancy, the tests are turning around, i just remember saying to the doctor, praise the lord. Praise god. And please know to the family and to him that we are praying for him as you walk through this difficult time. Reporter a comforting thought tonight for thomas duncan. For nightline, im cecilia vega in dallas. Coming up here on nightline, the onair moment that altered the course of life forever for our own amy robach. And emotional oneonone tonight with her friend and mentor, robin roberts. Plus, welcome to panda school. Can they learn everything they need to know to survive on their own in the wild . Literally. You had to go deep into the cupboard. Embarrassingly deep. Can this mismatched mess be conquered. By a little bit of dish liquid . It can if its dawn ultra. Its more concentrated. Just one bottle has the grease cleaning power of two bottles of this bargain brand. Heres to the overextended family gathering. Dawn, its amazing what a drop can do. Finally, the purple pill,hr the 1 prescribed acid blocking brand, comes without a prescription for frequent heartburn. 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Tonight on this first day of Breast Cancer awareness month, a very personal story from our own amy robach. While on assignment for good morning america, she learned that she had Breast Cancer. Tonight, what happened next and amys reflections one year later, as shared with her friend, colleague and fellow cancer survivor, robin roberts. This is part of our Breast Cancer awareness initiative, abc news goes pink. And i started thinking, wow, if i put it off, how many other people have put it off, as well . I went in to see robin who is a Breast Cancer survivor and she said, you know what, amy . If one life is saved because of early detection, its all worth it. Im going to do this so, robin, this ones for you. Wow. I mean, to know what happened now is its emotional to watch that. You know, amy, im wow, i mean, just to see you and to see you now talk about livechanging moments happening when up least expect it. Now to a very, very brave moment. Our Dear Colleague amy robach. Shes one of the news staffers having a mammogram. This was me, exactly one year ago today. Live on abc, about to get my first mammogram. I had been asked if id get one on television to demystify it for women who might be nervous. It is amys first. Shes sharing that experience with us right now. As it happens. So, when abc producers called me last week and asked me to have a mammogram on Live National television, my first instinct was no way. Never going to do it. The truth is, like so many women, busy with work and kids, i had been putting this off for a year. Im 40 years old. Ive never had a mammogram. Ive avoided it. Little did i know, this would turn out to be one of the best and worst days of my entire life. Im going to do this. And so robin, this ones for you. Amy, no, no, this is for everyone. It was for everyone, but it turned out to be for me. The mammogram that changed the course of my life. She is so happy right now. I could just see the relief. The relief. And that was it. Or, so i thought. Because a short time later, i was asked to come back for more scans. Four weeks later, a tornado of tests. Doctors moved quickly when theyre concerned. And finally, the diagnosis that turned my world upside down. I had Breast Cancer. The last year has been the fight of my life. But i have a lot worth fighting for. There have been good days and bad days on this emotional roller coaster. So, with chemo comes hair loss and im losing more and more each day. So, today, i am taking control of something that i have very little control of. Im going to cut my hair very short. I knew id cry at least once. Many people have supported mel throughout this journey, but ill never forget my dear friend and colleague robin who pushed me to take that first crucial step. I thought i was doing something for others who might have cancer. Never imagining that i was sitting in this room with two malignant tumors inside of me. You gave me the gift of knowledge, the gift of life and for that,ly be eternally grateful, because you nudged me into that van. And so, when you when you called me, never in a million years did i think that you would be saying what you said. I have Breast Cancer. Yeah. How did it surprise you . I watched you work through cancer, and i remember thinking, how is she doing that . Why is she doing that . I didnt know why. Until it happened to me. And then i realized how important it was to hold onto anything normal. We saw you virtually every day. Still there, delivering the news for us, being there. What didnt you show us . Any time i thought about my kids, any time i thought about them worrying about me or me worrying that im not going to be there for them. My showers were always my crying time, because the water drowned out the somebodies and when i cried, i cried hard, because it was built up. You put on a brave face. You have to. You want to for all the other women who are out there going through the same thing. You want to show them you can be strong chlgt of cour strong. Of course, were not always that way. And another lesson that were showing people and teaching people, not just the two of us, but the people that surround us every day, and how you can care for a colleague, a friend, who is going through a challenging time. And to sit in your chair was such an honor while you were battling your second bout of cancer. But then, to have you walk me to your chemo chair that you had sat in, seven years prior . To sit in your chair in two completely different ways, but it was so fitting, actually. That was is a surreal thing for me. To see how it all had come fill sus full circle. What do you want to get across to people . We have to make sure to be vigilant about our own health and giving women that nudge. So, you nudged me, i hope to nudge other women into that mammogram exam room. You could have continued to put it off and here we are talking about where we are a year later and i am thankful you are sitting in that chair. To have the information to face it. Wouldnt you want to know and be able to have a fighting chance . And there are no guarantees. None whatsoever. But give me a chance. One thing people always ask me, how are you . How are you doing . Im doing great. And knowledge is power. And so this week, one year from my first mammogram and all that followed im ready. At least i look the part. I have a special opportunity to surprise other women on a journey i know all too well. I am so happy to be here. On board deltas Breast Cancer 1 with 145 women strong. I just realized i think were a Flight Attendant short on todays flight. Whats this . Good morning america anchor and Breast Cancer survivor, amy robach is here sim excited to be on board the plane with all of you. Thank you. It is their personal stories that inspire me. I was really scared. I was diagnosed 4 1 2 weeks ago. The way we lean on each other and support each other, the way we all let our sisters know that were not alone. That were in this together. And were stronger together. I want to see you be brave we landed in new york city, where the women were greeted by hundreds of supporters. Their faces said it all. Gat tuesday, grace, hope and joy. Aint no river wide enough im looking forward to the day where i wont even think about cancer. Ill just think about living. Okay, so, just lean over, well be side by side at the desk and tell me when you have that day. I will. Because its going to happen. For nightline in new york, im amy robach. Up next here on nightline, pandas. Theyre adorable, endangered and very tricky to get to mate in captivity. So, zoo keepers are now resorting to a clever and slightly offcolor tactic. When folks think about what they get from alaska, they think salmon and energy. 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Reporter this team of researchers at the china conservation and Research Center for the giant panda have dedicated their lives to restoring the panda population in china. As a conservationist, your goal is not just to have a breeding captive population. The ultimate goal is to replenish the wild. And release these animals successfully back into the wild. Reporter breeding pandas in captivity is extremely difficult. The female panda is fertile just two days a year. To encourage mating, researchers are using visual still lake. You may call it panda porn. Each new generation of pandas is cause for celebration at the Research Center. These panda cubs will spend the next year in panda kindergarten, learning how to climb trees and act like pandas. Researchers recognize that a panda reliant on humans will never be able to survive in the wild, so, at the panda base, the humans get creative. Keepers have to bring in bamboo, so, when they do so, they dress in panda suits. The panda suits seem rather comical at first, you know, seeing two giant pandas on walkietalkies, but theyre actually critical to the success of the wild releases for the pandas. The last thing you want to do is produce humans into that natural setting. Reporter this panda and his mom have been living undisturbed in the nature reserve for five months. But before researchers will release them into the wild, they have to make sure that they recognize predators. He passes the test and hes ready for his historic release into the wild. The culmination of 30 years of work. The fact that we now have this Success Story brings so much hope to the future of pandas. Not only did he survive and then go through sort of the Schooling Program of becoming a fullfledged panda, but he was released into the wild. Best of luck to him. Giant pandas, by the way, airs thursday, october 9th on nat geo wild. Thank you for watching nightline tonight. 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