that word from inova fairfax hospital. again, that woman does not have ebola. more good news tonight. the nurse being treated at the nih in bethesda is doing well. sitting up and eating now. doctors updated nina pham's condition this afternoon. the 25-year-old arrived in maryland late last night and was immediately tra to the nih's isolation unit. pham is listed in fair condition now, but doctors tell us she will have her ups and downs as her body fights off the virus. >> we fully intend to have this patient wa out of this hospital, and we'll do everything we possibly can to make that . >> doctors are not revealing if pham will be given an experimental drug as part of her treatment, but say everything -- everything is on the table. >>> a second nurse, amber vinson is hospitalized at emory universityl in georgia. and this evening a caribbean cruise ship is headed back to the united states, because of another ebola concern. mexican authori refused to let the carnival "magic" dock this afternoon after learning about a passenger. the state departm says the woman is

the woman is now in isolation at the inova fairfax hospital.itary official says the woman worked for total spectrum, a lobbying and pr firm. the company's managing director tells the associated press the pentagon contacted him. he told officials the woman has not been out of the washington area recently. we have live team coverage both derrick wa and mark segraves digging deeper into this story. and will join us live at the top of the hour. at the live desk, i'm wendy rieger. see you in a few minutes. >>> lots of excited shoppers in northern virginia today. the springfield town center is now back in business. take a look. chopper 4 found long lines waiting to get into the mall. it's located on south i-95 and franconia road. news4's molette green talked to women who tell us it's more convenient and safer than the old ma. >> reporter: not like a band to kick off the opening of a newly branded springfield town center. >> you got here at 4:00 this morn >> we're going shopping! >> it's going to change dynamics of this . >> reporter: music to their e

here to talk more about that is an infectious disease specialist at inova fairfax. we've heard the comments from the director of the cdc yesterday. he said this will not abwidespread problem in the united states. but, doctor, people living in and around here are wanting to know what's being done locally to prevent a possible small outbreak. >> at inova fairfax hospital and affiliated hospitals, we have set up a task force and we're looking at all the details in terms of how we would proceed if we were in a situation where we had a case with' east bola. >> it's happening in atlanta. happening in dallas. would that be the case here, too? >> if somebody had a suspicion for ebola, they would, for example, fever or headache or muscle pain and they were in a risk factor where they had been -- traveled to west africa, then they would be admitted to the hospital and put in isolation. but if they were a contact, like, for example, with this patient, then they would be in quarantined, meaning they would be observed for about 21 days. >> to remind people, this is spread how, o

>>> inova fairfax hospital says they are prepared to handle ebola.hat staff members did today to help ensure they are ready. >> reporter: i'm david culver along i-95 in northern virginia. those of you who drive this route, you know what it's like to deal with heavy traffic along this stretch. soon, you'll be able to use the new express lane. but they come with some changes, especially during hov hours. we're going to walk you through it, all new at 6:00 >>> preparing for the worst-case scenario. >> if it happens to come to virginia, we are ready. >> tonight, an inside look as hospitals in the d.c. area run ebola drills. >>> an nbc news investigation examines new concerns about artificial turf. what local parents and leaders are saying about the local fields your children play on. >>> and a major road project ahead of schedule. the 95 express lane ready to open. we'll tell you what you need to know before you hit the road. >>> doctors all over the world are working around the clock in an effort to stop the spread of the ebola outbreak. >> contaminated

. >> reporter: the inova fairfax hospital a behind the scenes look, a wusa9 exclusive, what happens when a suspected ebola patient shows up here. >> plus an experimental treatment and why it's not ready to go today. >> cold front pushes through overnight, showers lingering into saturday morning. we'll tell you if they get out of here in time for the terps game and how chilly it will be for game two at nats park. >>> but first tonight ebola concerns are hitting close to home with two hospital with similar symptoms and it is now confirmed that one of those patients has malaria and not ebola. good evening. i'm lesli foster. >> i'm derek mcginty. we want to stress at this point there are no confirmed ebola cases in our area. within the hour we've heard from shady grove adventist hospital in rockville. their patient in isolation has malaria they say. officials were concerned the patient had ebola because the symptoms and travel history seemed to match up. however, after further tests and monitoring the medical team determined the patient has malaria. now a case of malaria is no joke. accordin

this started at the pentagon when a woman got sick on a bus and was trcansp to inova fairfax and nearly two dozen people had to be evaluated. >> we start with news4's derrick ward live e the hospital. derrick, what are you hearing? >> reporter: first of all, we're hearing almost an audible sigh of relief near the fairfax hospital. we may never know what actually made this woman sick. we may need to know. it may not be a matter for public dissemination. we do know what she did not have. it's a relief for everyone involved. the sympts looked like those of ebola but officials now say it isn't. still, first responders, firefighte and emergency medical technicians who brought the sick woman to inova fairfax went through the decontamination process in a tent outside the entrance. >> we deacon tam alienated firefighters, four hazmat members did that. when they were done, a total of seven members, four from us, three from orange county, deton cam natured. and then we decontaminated arlington county's medical unit. >> rep the heavy presence of emergency personnel is standard for these situations

. >> reporter: this is a drill at inov inova fairfax hospital today. county and city medics discuss how to transfer a potentially infected patient from an ambulance to the e.r. >> each time we do a drill, we learn more and more. >> reporter: infectious disease doctor takes the threat of ebola seriously. >> patients are asked right when they step in the doors of our er if they have been traveling or have been in contact with people who have been to the countries involved in africa. >> reporter: the hospital is also performing ebola preparedness drills inside, using undercover patients. >> and we have our infection control team act as patients so none of the staff actually knows. >> reporter: the patient goes through the entire process. each staff member has a job action plan to follow in preparation for the real thing. >> if anyone has any worrisome symptoms, the patients get masked right away, get put in an isolated area. we are doing the very best we can to be ready. >> reporter: of course, we need our nurses, doctors and other medical personnel to st

these are pictures right now from inova fairfax hospital actually we don't have the pictures. there was a woman who was taken from the pentagon parking lot. there's the area right there. she got sick on the bus. arlington police told us the recently visited west africa and you can see the hospital set up a treatment center outside their facility. the parking lot at the pentagon has been closed. we are continuing to work on this story right now and we will have much more for you later on in the day. again we don't know if there's any confirmation of potential ebola. but we know that there has been a lot of talk about this. we want to be very responsible about our reporting so we will update you throughout the day. that is it for us. we will be back at 5:00 and have a great day. bye bye. >> jack: you got some nerve showing up here claiming to give a damn about phyllis. >> victor: i'm merely here to say hello. >> jack: you're not welcome here, especially not now. >> phyllis: it's okay, jack. i'd like to see victor. >> nick: that's what i like -- a highly paid executive doing her

earlier in the day she was transported by ambulance from the bus at the pentagon here to inova fairfax hospital where she was brought into the facility. they were dressed in their biohazard suits and went through the protocol trying to decide whether she had ebola. it was kind of a good drill even though when they were doing it, they thought it was the real thing. three ambulance riders from arlington who brought her here not in biohazard suits had to sit around all day and their symptoms were monitored to see if they might have been exposed. she doesn't have ebola, so it's kind of a happy ending and it gave people here some experience on what it might be like to do it for real. >> the bus was in a pentagon parking lot when the woman got sick. that parking lot was quickly closed to traffic. the hazmat teams moved in, but the bus left heading into d.c. and finally stopped at seventh and i streets. that is where bruce leshan is tonight and we know those passengers have to be breathing a whole lot easier tonight. >> reporter: the funny thing is the passengers we talked to were not all tha

we're told the victim was not wearing a helmet at the time and had to be airlifted to inova fairfax hospital. call police if you saw anything. >>> investigators in frederick, maryland, say they think someone intentionally torched a school bus this weekend. you can see the bus was gutted by the flames. firefighters consider the fire suspicious. two other buses nearby smelled like gasoline when they arrived. firefighters believe the bus was set on fire early sunday morning at oakdale high school. they think the fire did about $100,000 worth of damage. >>> this week, loved ones of the men killed in a mid air collision in frederick last week will be honoring their lives. a funeral will be held tomorrow for christopher parsons from carol county, one of three men killed when their helicopter collided with a small plane on thursday. his wife describes him as the best husband ever. services are planned for later this week for brendan mcfawn and william jenkins. >>> a woman says she was grabbed after getting off a bus in a busy part of prince george's county. police are now investigating her claim at

arlington county fire department emergency medical services obviously doing her to fairfax inova today and put all of their emergency operations in place, but they are beginning to break that all down now. >> we noticed she was tested for the virus and those tests would take about six hours, don't know whether that was complete or not, but they also talk about other things like questioning of the medical staff. medical authorities are confident she does not have the virus. they have taken all the necessary precautions, but they didn't say definitely they had the test results, but i think it was a combination of symptoms according to this that makes them sure she does not have ebola. >> a lot of people relieved, not the least of them hear. >> and all those folks on the bus, of course, too. >>> there is a second nurse who does have ebola who remains in stable condition tonight at emory university hospital in atlanta. officials are still investigating when amber vinson first started showing symptoms. it could have been as early as last friday. the dallas nurse called the cdc before she bo