. >> 7% today the and getting a grant for the ebola vaccine. we talk to them in an exclusive. we're looking new york city time swraeur. square. here's what's coming up on fast track tonight. the unofficial start to earnings season is here. alcoa shares falling after missing revenue hear from the ceo said about the quarter coming up. downgrading apple. making the move today. but most people are focusing on all the reviews of the apple watch. whether to buy the stock before the preorders start coming in. zynga announcing its founder is coming back to the helm. the stock is sinking. we've got the details. we start with our top story today. the china breakout. while the u.s. closed barely flat, china stocks were soaring today. is this the best place for growth right now. and we had some pretty sizable moves, particularly in the chinese stocks. >> well, today it was right out of the gate. stocks were up 10%. you couldn't figure out why. to me it's about the shanghai composite, what's going on there. i'm not going to sit here and tell you their stock market is in a bubble. but what

. >> there has been the testing of an ebola vaccine with the money coming from the united states. >>> now to the war in yemen. they say that the rebel lines are starting to crack and along the saudi border tribal forces are volunteering to take up arms to stop from any fighting from smelling over. but the humanitarian crisis inside yemen is only getting worse. >> reporter: on the shores of djibouti they land, tired but relieved after a dangerous journey. they flew need the airstrikes in yemen. >> they brought what they could carry but they don't know what fate awaits them in the whole of africa. >> it was pretty intense fighting. throughout the day there was bombing in the city. and it was cut off completely one day before we got here. >> the u.n. refugee agency aid that although the numbers landing in djibouti are small they're expecting many more soon. people are escaping three weeks of saudi airstrikes. yemenis are also going hungry. they've faceed food crisis for decades. >> things are deteriorating at this time. we expect there to be a very serious food security problem with a lo

. >> two new ebola vaccines have cleared an important hurdle in the exrooivel approval process. the next step, tests on human volunteers could begin this summer. the vaccines are improved version he of a drug that has serious side effects but now being tested on patients, in liberia. >>> off the record, the controversy surrounding biosimilars. highly similar parts of drugs chemically identically far less expensive than the drug they're based on. that's why some countries are trying to decide if they should be legal. marmarian aha sanchez reports. >> doctors tell him the only chance to live longer than two years will be with a biologic medicine treatment. >> the troubling is, i am being treated in a public hospital, they can't give me the medicine because it's too expensive. >> the 50 doses he needs cost more than $20,000 but the biosimilars may be produced in india, china or south korea cost at least 30% less. los and thousands of cancer patients like him can't get them either because many biosimilars can't be sold in peru, a group of companies that produce biosimilar medicine h

. >>> a story from our news partner wtop says an experimental ebola vaccine appears to be working. it was rushed in to testing during the height of the outbreak in africa when a few people in the u.s. were infected, as we. according to researchers, it created immune response in more than 90% of the volunteers. the vaccine sk tested in west africa right now. >>> major new developments about the co-pilot who crashed a german wickwings plane into the french alps. what he apparently lied to his doctors about. >>> looking live at the skyline for you this morning. tom has your bus stop forecast if your >>> co-pilot suspect the of purpose pli crashing the plane into the french alps may have lied to his doctors. according to the "bild," lubitz was spoeged edsupposed to be on medical leave for an eye condition but he was still flying commercial planes. yesterday they began the process of identifying the victims in the germanwings crash. all 150 people on board were killed. we're watching the wires to find out the latest information about a soldier now in police custody at ft. hood. they say

the drugmaker and nih are already working on an ebola vaccine together. the company says as many as a thousand people could be working at that site by next year. >>> new tonight, a new york police detective's apology. hear what he's saying act his tirade against an uber driver. >>> you're looking at one of three eagles' nests, this one at the national arboretum. i'll tell you why experts say that the eag >>> an interview with a police detective who had a confrontation with an uber driver. a civilian review board is looking into that incident. >>> take a look at what some water customers in maryland are seeing coming out of their faucets. these pictures were sent to us by a news4 viewer in rockville. officials at the washington suburban sanitary commission say they're getting reports about discolored water from across montgomery county and proushgs. the harsh winter may be to blame because sediment may be moving through the pipes now. the wssc says the water is tested every day and there's no reason to believe there is a public health risk. however, they a

german scientists say first test results of a canadian developed ebola vaccine though it's effective.rials conducted in switzerland and two african nations. the patent for the vaccine is held by merck and company. that is your cnbc news update this hour. back to you. >> thank you very much sue. let's look at oil prices closing right now. gold, by the way, year to date up 1%. today, it's moving down by $7 at 1200 even. let's look at the other metals like silver palladium, plat yum, moving down. copper as well is on the back foot. >> thank you very much. >>> been 25 years since tate george, the basketball player sank the shot during march madness. he moved on to a multimillion dollar ponzy scheme. where is he now? here's andrea day. >> he's hoping another shot from behind bars pulls him out of trouble, but right now, it does not look too good for tate george. listen to this. >> all things tate. let's go watch. >> i had already been swindled. i had already been ponzied. >> when she got this in the mail from tate george, sent to her after george was busted in a multimillion dollar scheme.

. >> 7% today the and getting a grant for the ebola vaccine. we talk to them in an exclusive.quare. here's what's coming up on fast track tonight. the unofficial start to earnings season is here. alcoa shares falling after missing revenue hear from the ceo said about the quarter coming up. downgrading apple. making the move today. but most people are focusing on all the reviews of the apple watch. whether to buy the stock before the preorders start coming in. zynga announcing its founder is coming back to the helm. th

vaccines and diagnostic tools. microbiologist worked with engineers to create a device to diagnose ebola. >> there was a good survivor rate when people are identified early and treated early >>> in west africa, getting a diagnosis is not fast. samples need to be sent to a specialised lap, often hundreds of miles away. days. >> what we settled on is a technology where basically what we do is take a silicon chip, and we can put capture agents that will bind to the ebola virus. and if the virus is present, the antibodies will capture the virus, and we can shine l.e.d. light on to the chip. this is the type of result you get back where you can say on the positive tests here, you can see there's a strong signal. >> results are available in an hour. devices are portable and can be operated at the point of care. >> can it be used to diagnose other infectious diseases. >> yes, you can imagine, dividing it into parr asites and others, to a small chip will give you a good powerful asset that is such and sensitive. >> reporter: what is coming up next. what will be like ebola, but we haven't seen it yet? >> i don't know that we

vaccinated? >> there are 70 cases of measles tied to an outbreak at disneyland. >> what do we do about ebola. >>dical crisis and a national security crisis. >> it sounds so scary. what should we do? >> some things need the involvement of big brother. >> life or death? that's the show tonight. >> and now, john stossel. >> i don't want to die. but i'm not sure what to worry about. when i watch the

vaccinated? >> there are 70 cases of measles tied to an outbreak at disneyland. >> what do we do about ebola. >> this is a medical crisis and a national security crisis. >> it sounds so scary. what should we do? >> some things need the involvement of big brother. >> life or death? that's the show tonight. >> and now, john stossel. >> i don't want to die. but i'm not sure what to worry about. when i watch the news i see so much toer worry are about. is isis here and ready to strike? >> a deadly shark attack off the coast of maui has people afraid to go in the water. >> ebola here in america . >> from planes to cruise ships to buses and stores. >> people are throwing out plastic bottles because they are worried about bpa. >> i don't want to do. first i should stop getting freaked out by the media and make rational judgments about risk. what's likely to kill sne isis? no. scary and horrible as they are. a thousand other things are more likely to hurt or kill you. one of the big risks is shg we do all the time and don't think about it -- driving. what if you had never seen cars before and i told you

ebola in these countries. health systems also have to be rebuilt to meet daily needs vaccines for measles, delivering babies safely, treating hiv/aids and malaria. and with our global health security agenda, we intend to do more to prevent future epidemics. so that people epidemic has been also an economic crisis. that's part of the reason why these three presidents are here. they are going to be meeting with a number of the old allow institutions, the imf and world bank here in watching them. there is the challenge of restoring markets and agricultural growth, promoting investment and develop an. so i'm going to be looking forward to hearing from them on how the united states can stand shoulder to shoulder with them to work hard to take this crisis and turn it into an opportunity to rebuild even stronger than before. to strengthen administrative systems, public health systems, to continue the work that they've done in rooting out corruption, reinforcing democratic institutions, all of which will be the foundation stones for long-term progress and prosperity. so madam president, mr. president's, we are very gratef

vaccinations for hepatitis "a" and "b." >>> dallas hospital is seeking a dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a nurse who contracted ebola. nina pham claims that the hospital was negligent in training the staff to treat ebola and properly protect themselves. texas health resources denied the allegations. the company says presbyterian hospital followed all federal guidelines and acted responsibly to protect workers. the company also says that pham should have filed a workman's compensation claim rather than filing a civil suit. she is seeking an unspecified amount of damages. >>> a philadelphia man who has been fighting ebola overseas is helping a mother connect with the son she has not seen in 17 years. phil carroll works for save the children and recently he's been over in liberia. one day, he started talking with his driver and learned that the liberian man's mother lives in northeast philadelphia. she came here to work and send money back to her family in west africa. carol went to see her yesterday while he was back in the philadelphia area for the easter holiday and he gave her pictures of the son she hasn't seen in