Recently arrested and changed with murdering her. Today he, too, is free t. District Attorneys Office asked to dismiss the case after finding out the deputy da prosecuteing the case was having an affair with a Crime Lab Technician who testified about dna evidence in the zimer case. What comes into question now is the dna, because of that affair and some of the reports they have put out. That dna is, its a big question now. Reporter despite todays dismissal of charges the das office could still file charges later. We will continue to look as long as it takes and its missed resources to make sure we put forth the case the justice deserves. Reporter Robert Zimmers case says it has been plagued with legal evidence from day one. There is a possibility the prosecutions case is broken beyond repair. This is highly unusual t. Da was forced to dismiss the case because of the conduct of one of its own. And that is something that is hard to explain to the community. Reporter a community that may
Is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening and as we come on the air tonight, were covering a Major Development in the ebola outbreak. Until now, until just a short time ago, in fact, americans could at least take comfort in the knowledge that all the thousands of cases of this deadly virus were discovered outside of our borders. But a late announcement tonight from the cdc just changed that. The first case has been confirmed here in the u. S. Kate snow is here with us with late details. Brian, good evening. Many suspected cases of ebola over the past week have turned out to be false alarms. But this man is the first case of ebola confirmed to be diagnosed at a hospital on u. S. Soil. It was confirmed this afternoon in dallas. At a Late Afternoon news conference, the centers for Disease Control director, dr. Tom frieden, sought to reassure americans that a case of ebola discovered here in the u. S. Is not cause for alarm. The bottom line here is that i have no doubt that we