Good wednesday morning to you. We begin with the nations top doctors scrambling over the first case of ebola diagnosed in america. A man traveling from west africa who arrived in texas 11 days ago has been put into strict isolation inside a hospital in dallas. Abcs Elizabeth Hurd just filed this report from dallas. Reporter it was the news america had been dreading. An individual traveling from liberia has been diagnosed with ebola in the united states. Reporter the centers for Disease Control confirming the first case of ebola in the u. S. A patient who recently travelled from liberia to dallas is sick with the disease. The unidentified man is critically ill and has been in isolated at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital in dallas since sunday. He began feeling sick four or five days after arriving in the u. S. The likelihood for this individual to have spread it on an airplane are basically zero. He was asymptomatic. Meaning he had no symptoms while he was traveling. Reporter the head
Delay yet. Same thing in lafayette you may still hit the crews out there pushing on the road but right now spencers picking up speeds of 65 Miles Per Hour and seeing delays on the altamont pass. A lot going on already liz thank you. New this morning hundreds of f. B. I. Cases under review because of Hair Analysis Technology that turned out to be flawed. Kit joins us now to explain what went wrong. Good morning. The instance project played a big role with chapters all over the country including right here at santa peculiara university. This is a report out on the f. B. I. Who used hair analysis for decades. They use microscopes and compare these individual strands of hair with only their eyes. This method is deeply flawed. This new report out to date by the project and National Association of criminal defense lawyers found from the 1970s through 1999, 25 of 29 forensic examiners from the f. B. I. Had errors in their testimony that impacted 257 cases. The report also found of 18 people e
Abc7 news starts right now with live breaking news. A fatal accident involving a pedestrian has shutdown a lane on highway 101 near Caesar Chavez street near San Francisco. It has been nearly two hours so far tonight. Police say the victim was hit by at least two cars. This happened after 9 00. The lanes we are learning just reopened moments ago. Good evening. Other news now and preparations are underway for the annual 4 20 pot party at San Franciscos Golden Gate Park. Last year about 15,000 people showed up and left behind a big mess. A traffic mess is expected tomorrow. It will be shutdown from stanion to lincoln. Sergio is live with a lack at what is expected. 4 20 last year was on a sunday and they believe thats why there was such a big crowd. Monday they are hoping for a smaller crowd but police already put out these barriers to try and get a handle on some of the crowds and to divert traffic. Emergency crews will need easy access to the park so one lane of traffic will remain ope
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