Well, good Tuesday Morning. Right now the second american infected with ebola is on her way to the united states. Yes, Nancy Writebols journey from west africa will end in a few hours when she arrives in atlanta. Shell be the second patient treated at Emory University hospital for the deadly virus thats killed nearly 900 people. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the latest. Reporter this morning, doctors are fighting to save the lives of two americans infected with ebola. Nancy writebol is said to be improving after receiving a dose of an experimental drug, the 59yearold missionary from charlotte was in liberia helping to decontaminate doctors and got sick. She was eating a little bit. Able to take in fluid. So were cautiously optimistic. Reporter according to the president of writebols missionary group she was able to ask for certain things. She asked for potato soup and coffee. Reporter dr. Kent brantly who arrived in the u. S. On saturday in a full biosuit is also taking the experimental drug
And the most devastating earthquake in 25 years, napa, california trying to recover from what could be billions in damage. Thousands of people packed in sane lewis church today to say goodbye to Michael Brown. Browns funeral took place more than two weeks after he was shot and killed by a Police Officer in nearby ferguson, the shooting triggered days of unrest. During the service, browns stepmother recalled a conversation in which she said brown had predictedded hi predin death. Said because i have been dreaming of death. I have been seeing pictures of death. He said i see blooding sheets hanging on a clothes line when i went out there and saw mike mike thats exactly what he was laying up under. He pretty much prophesied his own death and didnt realize it. Diane estebrook is in missouri for us. As you know, diane the family has called for peace and calm and for a break of the demonstrations. Is the community calm this evening . Reporter it has been calm all day today, tone i is sounds
Napa california trying to recover from what could be billions in damage. Thousands of people packed a st. Louis church today to say goodbye to Michael Brown. Browns funeral took place more than two weeks after he was shot and killed by a Police Officer in nearby ferguson. The shooting triggered days of unrest. During the service, browns stepmother recalled a conversation of which she said brown predicted his own death. He said because i have been dreaming of death. I have been seeing pictures of death. He said i see bloody sheets hanging on the clothes line. And it just it truly touched my heart. And when i went out there and i saw mike mike, thats exactly what he was laying up under. So he pretty much prophesied his own death and didnt even realize it. Diane estebrook joins us shes on the phone from ferguson, diane, tell us more about todays service. Reporter tony, it was a very emotional service. There was also a very lively service. There was a lot of music, a lot of clapping. It wa
The family of four and their dog were home when someone popped the screen off a back window. They got in there and bend it and an air vent here in the understand window seal. They had to have moved that quietly get the window open and go through the vertical binds. The prowler made his way to their daughters room. Im not going to lie, after we made sure there was nobody in the house and i called 911, i started to lose it a little bit. Its scary knowing someone was in our house. They plan to install an alarm and security cameras and give the dog free run. Well sleep about our door open and the windows closed. Dont come back to my house. Well be ready. Be Police Confirmed an investigation is underway, but provided full details. Polars focused on high end video equipment. Core microsystems one of three businesses burglarized. Four men cut wires and took cameras and production equipment. Thieves forced themselves into black magic design. Earlier in the weekend thieves hit mac house product
Is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. The question was raised at the pentagon today at the very top, the secretary of defense, if this terrorist group isis is capable of what we have seen so far, the rampant violence and gruesome killings, most recently the awful execution of an american journalist carried out on camera, then what risk does isis perhaps pose to the United States . The answer from the boss at the pentagon today indicates its a question the u. S. Is concerned about. And in a violent world for good reason. Its where we begin tonight with White House Correspondent Kristen Welker traveling with the vacationing president tonight in marthas vineyard. Kristen, good evening. Reporter brian, good evening. Today the secretary of defense spoke to reporters for the First Time Since james foley was executed. And he didnt mince his words about the immediate threat that isis poses. The secretary of defense acknowledged today what armies in syria and iraq already knew,