operation on twitter has more than 20,000 followers and says it s the original and world s largest male escort site promised companionship. a way to [ inaudible ] the company made more than $10 million. at the company s west 14th street offices, today s raid focused on the fourth floor where they operated. authorities seized six bank accounts also which contained more than $1.4 million, money they say was directly tied to this operation. also just moments ago, some of these defendants appeared in front of a federal judge in court in downtown brooklyn. much more on that part of the story coming up at 5:00. for now live in union square, death penalty death penalty, eyewitness news kemberly richardson, eyewitness news. right now on wall street the closing bell just rang. one day after a massive selloff the dow was up during most of the trading day but couldn t hold on to the gains by the closing bell. here s a look at the big board at 15,665. abc s marci gonzalez live outs
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well, good tuesday morning. right now the second american infected with ebola is on her way to the united states. yes, nancy writebol s journey from west africa will end in just a few hours when she arrives in atlanta. she ll be the second patient treated at emory university hospital for the deadly virus that s killed nearly 900 people. abc s 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 59-year-old 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, you know, we re cautiously optimistic. reporter: according to the president of writebol s missionary group, nancy s condition has improved enough to make special requests. she asked for her favorite liberian meal of potato soup and coffee. reporter: 33
mudslides in southern california, other parts of the southwest are swamped by flash floods. get out! hurry! this is the cbs morning news for tuesday, august 5th, this is the cbs morning news for tuesday, august 5th, 2014. captioning funded by cbs good morning, good to be with you. i m anne-marie green. an american aid worker infected with the ebola virus is on her way back to the united states for treatment this morning. nancy writebol boarded a specially equipped plane last night in liberia and is being flown to emory university hospital in atlanta. that is where another american patient, dr. kent brantly is also being treated for the potentially deadly disease. the two americans were infected in liberia, one of four african nations dealing with the worst ebola outbreak in history. more than 1600 people have been infected and nearly 900 have died. here in new york city, doctors are awaiting test results on a man exhibiting symptoms of ebola. ko im is at the mt. s
parts of the southwest are swamped by flash floods. get out! swamped by flash floods. get out! hurry! captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for tuesday, august 5th, 2014. good morning, good to be with you. i m anne-marie green. an american aide worker infected with the ebola virus is on her way back to the united states for treatment this morning. nancy writebol boarded a specially equipped plane last night in liberia and is being flown to emory university hospital in atlanta. that is where another american patient, dr. kent brantly is also being treated for the potentially deadly disease. the two americans were infected in liberia, one of four african nations dealing with the worst ebola outbreak in history. more than 1600 people have been infected and nearly 900 have died. here in new york city, doctors are awaiting test results on a man exhibiting symptoms of biela. ko im is at mout. sinai with details. reporter: good morning, causing doctors to