5 Things to Know This Morning

— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.

1. Sabrina Allen: Moment Missing Girl's Father Found Out She Was Safe

After 12 years of clinging to hope that his missing daughter would be found safe, a Texas father is now waiting to reunite with the little girl who was taken from him.

Sabrina Allen, who was 4 when she went missing, was located in a small town southeast of Mexico City, authorities said.

Now 17, Allen was taken into custody, along with her non-custodial mother, Dara Llorens, and was flown back to Houston late Tuesday, authorities said.

2. Texas Ebola Patient Thomas Duncan Prayed With Family on Phone

The patient who became the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States has been identified as a former chauffeur from Liberia who prayed with family members by phone Wednesday.

The patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, is being treated at an isolation unit at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

Duncan spoke on the phone Wednesday with family members who live near Charlotte, N.C.

“We talked today (with Duncan) and we prayed together with his mother and sister here,” said Joe Weeks, who lives with Duncan's sister Mai.

3. Child With Enterovirus 68 Dies in Rhode Island

A child enterovirus-68-claims-child-fatality-death-rhode-island/story?id=25890923">infected with enterovirus 68 has died, the Rhode Island Department of Health said Wednesday, marking the first publicly announced enterovirus 68 death since the outbreak began this summer.

After the Rhode Island announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that four patients who died later tested positive for the virus that's infecting children across the country. It is not clear what role the virus played in these deaths, but the CDC said state and local health officials are investigating.

The 10-year-old girl from Cumberland, Rhode Island, died last week of a rare combination of bacterial and viral infections, the department said, explaining that she died of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis "associated with" enterovirus 68.

4. John Wayne's Heirs Lose 'Duke' Legal Brawl

John Wayne had a two-fisted image but heirs of the late movie star have lost a legal throw-down over use of his nickname, Duke.

A federal judge in Southern California on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that John Wayne Enterprises filed against Duke University in North Carolina.

The two have squabbled since 2005 over use of the name. The university objected last year when Wayne's heirs tried to register the name "Duke" to market bourbon and other alcoholic beverages.

5. The Touching Moment a Baby Giraffe Bonded With His Mother

The Detroit Zoo's newest addition made its debut Wednesday, prancing around his pen and bonding with his mother.

The unnamed reticulated giraffe was born Tuesday to 5-year-old Kivuli following a 15-month gestation, the zoo reported. The father is Jabari, 6.

Video captured by the zoo Wednesday shows mama and baby bonding and cuddling. Kivuli can be seen standing watch as the calf runs about, growing accustomed to his home. The baby giraffe stands about five feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds, zoo officials said. The calf could eventually grow to a height of 16 t0 18 feet tall.