and we don't know how many people in turkey and the goma is a big city is the capital of the provos. population. the international airport is the door of this. regime to the rest of the world from here you can fly. to. new york. to a really big problem ok so now goma is the biggest city to have been affected by the disease since its outbreak almost a year ago now the outbreak originated near potential that some 300 kilometers north of but the virus has been gradually moving south and the slaters discovery raises concerns that the virus could spread quicker in the densely populated area that's you see over there in shade that's close to the rwandan border now it has already become the 2nd deadliest outbreak in history nearly 2500 people and killing more than 1600 people the u.n. is again convening a special committee to consider declaring the outbreak an international emergency. now africa's biggest football tournament comes to a head on friday with senegal facing algeria at the africa cup of nations final. and. it was scenes of joy and tribulations across algeria overnight as a team

this is a wildfire burning south of provo. it has been named the alaska fire. so far has burned 250 acres. it started overnight. currently burning uphill away from some of the homes. the main priority for firefighters is protecting the power lines that you see going through the middle of the screen. they were also trying to protect some of the homes right at the back of a residential neighborhood. so far, there has been no damage and no reports of injuries. firefighters do not know what caused the fire. the live news desk, katie nelson. back to you. >>> jeffrey epstein is due back in court to face sex trafficking charges just days after you he was found injured in his jail cell. he was accused of paying underaged girls for sex in new york and florida between 2002 and 2005. federal prosecutors say he used associates and employees to bring him girls. earlier this month, jeffrey epstein was found in his cell with injuries on his neck and authorities say they are not sure if the marks were self- inflicted. >>> a first of its kind law and the nation. governor gavin

. >> officers near provo, utah, used sketches by 9-year-old simona to identify a suspect. say she saw the crooks, likes to draw and drew the pictures for police. >> and her sketch of the truck was a carbon copy of a surveillance image of the suspect's vehicle. police are confident they'll find the owner. way to go. >> good job by her. >>> well, next we're celebrating half a century since america's mission to the moon. >> apollo 11 launched 50 years ago this morning. to mark the anniversary nasa has re-created mission control in houston and that room looks exactly how it did back in 1969 complete with coffee mugs, even packs of cigarettes. >> the data on the computer screens is real. one console shows how doctors monitored the astronauts' vital signs. our david muir got a look inside. >> not only were they trying to land them on the moon, they were also watching everything right down to their heart rate, and that's what this monitor is here. >> right, yes. you can see the ashtrays. the funny story about these, instead of just having regular ashtrays like he's got down there

provo says she reported her membership as soon as she knew. >> not only did iself report, i turned my facebook account over to the office of professional responsibility. and when i say that i gave them my log in and my passwords so they had full access to my account. they were able to go in and look at all of my activity over the three years i've been a member of facebook. >> she denied knowing about any of the content because she doesn't go on facebook very often. >>> up next, the woman picked to be the next treasury department spokeswoman has a history of spreading conspiracy theories about president obama. what cnn has now uncovered. from the new ultimate crabfest trio with three kinds of wild-caught crab to the return of crab lover's dream! grab your crab crew, hurry in or order it to go! do your asthma symptoms ever hold you back? about 50% of people with severe asthma have too many cells called eosinophils in their lungs. eosinophils are a key cause of severe asthma. fasenra is designed to target and remove these cells. fasenra is an add-on injection for people 12 and up with as

provo hollingsworth -- rep. haaland:'s worth -- rep. h ollingsworth: i want to talk about your use of the word symmetrical. you refer to total pce for the trailing 12 months at 1.5% core. what do you mean by symmetry around 2%? what does symmetry mean to you? runr powell: in our longer policy goals and monetary policy strategy, we define symmetry to mean that the committee would be concerned if inflation were to run persistently above or below 2%. ofis really a symmetry concern or intention as opposed to outcome. rep. hollingworth: so over the last 10 years, it's run persistently below. ors that imply a willingness except ability for inflation to of time aboveod or below 2%? chair powell: under our current framework, all it says is that if inflation is above or below 2%, we would use our tools to guide it back to 2%. of course, a central question we are asking as part of our monetary policy review is whether that is the right way to think about it, when in fact all of the deviations from 2% have been below, not above. so inflation has b

it's burning north of provo. we have brand new video of the fire just in to our newsroom, see it here. the fire scorched more than 250 acres. so far, no homes are being threatened but the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> and new and next for you here on "today in the bay," a quick look at the top stories, including less people want the new iphone. those sales slumping that actually may not cut in to apple's share prices today. we'll talk about that, coming up. >>> then at 7:00, yet another escalation with north korea. the new step that the country is taking overnight towards getting new weapons. the "today" show in london live for us this morning. we're back with more local news for you coming up in just two minutes. it is 6:53. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> and welme back to you before you head out the door, it is 6:56. here are the top stories on "today in the bay." >>> tonight mourner also gather to honor the victims of the gilroy garlic festival shooting. here is a live look at christma

there are examples of even smaller tech hubs emerging like provo, utah, and end, oregon. arbor, michigan that are doing quite well. there are still vast numbers of cities in the midst middle that are growing slowly and their future is not particularly bright. there are 2000 rural counties, many of which are projected to have negative job growth over the next decade. you ini want to turn to connection with chair powell's testimony. the congresswoman from iowa had an exchange with the chairman on the subject, saying in iowa we are not seeing it. what are we going to do about it? is that anything the fed could do? what could be done to remedy that problem? frances: this speaks to how difficult monetary policy is as a tool to save america, save the world. we cannot apply monetary policy to individual regions. it has to be a blanket prescription. withinthe diversions is the economy, we see this in europe and other developed markets where we have two or three different economies. you end up with monetary policy that is less effective. when all you have is a hammer, everything l

border patrol chief carla provo wrote that the posts are completely inappropriate and contrary to theor and integrity i see from the agents day in and day out and any employees who violated the standards of conduct will be held accountable. the secret facebook group was reported on the same day that roughly a dozen members of the congressional hispanic caucus and others toured the border facilities. joaquin castro said that the group met with 15 to 20 mothers who had been detained for more than 50 days, adding that some had been separated from their children. lawmakers said one woman alleged border agents told her to drink water from the toilet. >> when we went into the cell, it was clear that the water was not running. there was a toilet, but no running water for people to drink. in fact, one of the women said that she was told by an agent to drink water out of the toilet. these are the conditions -- these are the conditions that have been created by the trump administration. >> according to propublica, several posts from the secret facebook group referred to the visit by members of

and it is a very fundamental difference of provo within the democratic party.ing private insurance away from people? >> well, first of all, i mean, that's a decision for the american people to make. but i think what the american people understand is we have a dysfunctional health care system now. the only major country not to guarantee health care to all people. 15 minutes away from here, you end up in the hospital with heart surgery and you come out of that hospital without a bill. you go to any doctor you want without taking out your wallet. in canada they end up spending half as much per capita for health care as we do. in this country 80 million people are uninsured or underinsured. 500,000 people go bankrupt every year for outrageous medical bills. but i got to day, good news, the health care industry made $100 billion in profit last year. to answer your question, look, nobody loves the health insurance company. what they love is their doctors. they love their nurses. they may well love the hospital experience they had. under medicare for all, everybody in