here's nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: dr.cle is making the most of his weekend with his 2-year-old daughter. next week he leaves for a month-long trip to liberia to join the fight against ebola. how important is all this equipment? >> this is a matter of life and death. >> reporter: for three days he trained at the centers for disease control. >> i believe i'm well-equipped to go. doesn't mean i'm not scared. >> reporter: when he returns he plans to be quarantined for 21 days, but his wife knows that still may not alleviate some fears. >> i think people will be nervous being around him even after the quarantine. >> reporter: despite the stigma, his employer, the university of california san francisco, wants health care workers to go. the university has set up a system for employees to give their vacation days to those heading to west africa. so far more than 660 hours have been donated. on top of that doctors are voluntarily picking up shifts for co-workers going overseas. she fears many won't go. >> the stigma and the concer

joe fryer, nbc news, yosemite national park. >>> that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday.s will be here tomorrow. up next, football night in america followed by the patriots versus the colts. i'm lester holt reporting from new york, for all of us here at nbc news, good night. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> tonight in indianapolis, "sunday night football" features a matchup of the two of the afc's best as the colts host the patriots. at present, andrew luck is actually on pace to narrowly top his predecessor peyton manning's nfl record for most passing yards in a single season. after beating manning and the broncos two weeks ago, bill belichick's patriots come in tonight looking to maintain their perch atop the afc.

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joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> the university of virginia has suspended all fraternities for the rest of the year following a sexual assault. it is involving greek campuses worldwide. our report from gabe guiterrez. >> reporter: on the grounds of the university of virginia, anger. >> and i'm really, really furious. the culture of rape and the complete inaction of the administration and the complete complacency of the student body. >> reporter: following a detailed article in rolling stone magazine describing several claims of assault, including allegations of a brutal gang rape of a first year student at a house in 2012. >> the administration has been passive and it is disappointing. >> reporter: after suspending all fraternities for the rest of the year, the uva president is asking the police to investigate and calling the allegation as pauling. >> i think when i first read the article i was sick to my stomach. we need to get to the bottom of whatever this is and make this a better place. >> reporter: in may the federal government announced title nine investigations of 55 school

joe fryer talked to one san francisco doctor who is prepared to leave in a couple of days. >> reporter: he's making the most of his weekend with 2-year-old daughter anya. >> you want to do two ponytails or one? >> reporter: next week he leaves for a month long trip to liberia to join the fight against ebola. >> how important is this equipment? >> this is matter of life and death. >> reporter: for three days he's trained at the centers for disease control. >> i believe i'm well equipped to go. doesn't mean i'm not scared. >> reporter: when he returns he plans to be quarantined for 21 days but his wife knows that still may not alleviate some fea fears. >> i think some people may be nervous being around him even after the quarantine. >> reporter: his employer, the university of california san francisco wants health care workers to go. the university is set up a system for employees to give their vacation days to those heading to west africa. so far more than 660 hours have been donated. on top of that doctors are voluntarily picking up shifts for co-workers going overseas. she fears many

. >> joe fryer in our los angeles newsroom tonight, joe, thanks. and we're back with more on this monday night from new york right after this. >> we are back now with this warning about detergent pods, designed for convenience, but they can look like candy to kids and so many are getting sick ingesting them. doctors say they're now responsible for a call to poison control on average every hour. our report tonight from janet shamlian. >> reporter: for new mom jessie marin, it was a heart stopping moment. her 6-month-old had a laundry pod in her mouth and it popped. the chemical detergent oozing into her daughter. >> how does this happen? >> my grandma mistaked the pod for a teether and stuck it in her mouth to try to soothe her. >> reporter: terrified she raced her daughter to texas hospital. >> she was vomiting on herself the entire way there. and one of the nurses saw her and immediately took her back. >> reporter: frantic moment, then relief. >> she seems perfect now. >> reporter: marla was fine. but the detergent pods are proving dangerous to ch

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joining me now with more, nbc's joe fryer who's in l.a. the car was abandoned near the scene do they have any idea who the driver was? >> reporter: at this point, still not sure who the driver is and possibly one or two passengers seen getting out of the car and abandoning that car with the driver. so they are still searching at this time. of course, they are trying to figure out who's responsible for hitting and killing these three trick-or-treaters, three teenage girls, all 13 years old, who were hit near an elementary school last night. it was in santa ana, california. that's in orange county, about 30 miles south of los angeles. police do believe the suv was going at a high rate of speed. they want to try and figure out who these folks are. that vehicle, the suv, was found not too far from the scene, about 800 yards away. but by that point, the suspect and possibly one or two passengers had fled. they are still searching for the person. the vehicle had significant front-end damage. no one was inside when they found that vehicle. that's

here's nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: the "fabulous baker boys" is a duet of sorts between reality and lives anything but fabulous. ♪ come on big boy. >> until a singer named susie diamond joins their act. now for the first time in 25 years, michelle pfeiffer and the bridges have come together at a photo shoot for "entertainment weekly," to talk about the movie and relive their lounge act look. >> kind of surreal a little bit. >> 25 years and being in a get-up. boom. >> i figure we got a gig to get to. >> steve clovich writes this beautiful script "the fabulous baker boys" what about it made you decide you want to do this role? >> no. 1, it's a rare script. it's rare when it leaps off the page and seems so fresh and authentic. >> how much did you want to work with him? >> oh, that part of it was great. it was just a great script, just beautiful, man. he nailed it. but we didn't have a susie diamond. that also concern to everybody until michelle came in. >> is this -- >> pfeiffer first read the script in 1984. she loved it, but needed to get a few more movies under her belt before the f