be in guinea liberia and sierra leone. there are 22,000 probable suspected and confirmed cases. nearly 9,000 people have died. in the united states there have only been a handful of cases. two ebola victims have died on u.s. soil. not just ebola, the measles outbreak is also making news. tonight at 5:30 brian williams tells us about an urgent warning from public health officials as the super bowl approaches. that s at 5:30 on nightly news. new details on that deadly fire that ripped through an apartment building in san francisco s mission district. this is a live look from our nbc helicopter of what s left of this building located at 22nd and mission street. last night it was a fiery inferno. tonight people who lived and worked there are telling horror stories about the obstacles they faced when they tried to escape. nbc bay area s is live at the scene. reporter: seconds really matter and really count in a fire. when you are trying to escape you don t want anything in you
who have volunteered to care for ebola patients who have received training and a lot of education. reporter: california nurses association has been in close contact with nurses on the front line. they say it appears all of the guidelines are being followed. we know that obviously testing has been done. i know that so at least the initial testing is done and it s not unusual for second confirmation tests to be done as well. i just hope the person gets better. i hope they don t think what they think he has. i don t wish the worst for nobody. reporter: now the hospital put out a statement late this afternoon saying the patient is in good condition. well, that was jodi hernandez reporting there. we lost our satellite feed. if this does turn out to be a confirmed case of ebola, the one that jodi was talking about in the sacramento area it would be the 11th such case treated in the united states. this map shows the ten cases two of which turned out to be fatal. agony an
Today marks the beginning of a holiday celebration with African roots. The annual nonreligious observance of Kwanzaa means "first fruits of the harvest." Maulana "Ron" Karenga, professor of Africana Studies at California State University-Long Beach and an activist, created Kwanzaa to address economic and racial unrest in America in the 1960s, and groups in Indiana have held community-focused Kwanzaa events for almost 45 years. Nichelle Hayes, committee member for Indianapolis Kwanzaa, explained the observance is a chance to think about the entire year, not a year-end summary. .
Progress Iowa has released new information showing how billions of dollars of federal infrastructure investments have made a crucial difference in the state, especially in rural areas. A group of advocates met last week to discuss the investments. From farm programs to health-care access, and transportation infrastructure to broadband, the federal government has invested $7.8 billion in Iowa programs statewide. .