hello, i'm ray soares. ebola is a disease caused by a virus. it's very easily spread from person to person. up to nine out of ten people who contract the disease die of it. people who have been incubating ebola shed bodily fluids through vomiting and diarrhea, and contact with the bodily fluids is how the disease spreads. there's no cure, no vaccine, rapidly the viruses spread. with cases reported now in four west african countries, the world faces the frightening prospect of a widening outbreak. today's ebola outbreak in west africa is the worst in history. and as there a race to control it. since march, the world health ocean has confirmed that 670 people have died in liberia, sierra leon and guinea. there have been 400 reported cases, including two americans working if those countries. now a cause for concern. patrick sawyer died of ebola after flying on more than one plane. while sick, he got on a flight in liberia, and then it's believed he had a stop over in ghana. he changed planes in towingo before ending his trip in liberia. now his ca

in washington, i'm ray soares. >>> on "america tonight" - israel steps up its bombardment. dozens are killed and gaza's power station is knocked out. exploding hopes of a ceasefire for now, and signalling how far down israel is willing to go to root out hamas. >>> also ahead - a judge's surprising warning a win for firearm advocates and raises questions about gun control in the capital. >> we were not prepared >>> bright lights, bold shows - a danger face by the best on broadway - how hitting the high notes puts a new generation of vocal superstars is danger. >> expecting that voke aing level day in -- vocal level day in, day out, seven days a week is ridiculous. >>> good evening, thank you for joining us, i'm julie chen. one of the darkest days in more ways than one for the gaza strip , under the most intense bombardment since it started the operation. more than 110 were killed in 24 hours, with 150 sites targeted, including gaza's only power plant. the palestinians are left with no power, running water or sewerage. 200,000 are the shelter at u.n. schools and buildings in

soaring flames begin consuming the structure within minutes. four people are inside. including 40-year-old oil field worker ernest rayillis and his cousin billy willis. elizabeth belue and another woman both in their mid 20s are also asleep in the house. the group are guests of the home tenants who are out for the night. following an evening of drinking, they've all decided to sleep over. the flames awaken ernest willis. >> i woke up in the early morning hours, i don't know, 4:00 or so. and the house was on fire. so i ran through the house trying to get to the back bedroom. i couldn't get there. so i run out the front door and around the side of the house and started breaking the windows and yelling for everybody to get out. >> his cousin, billy willis, makes a last-minute escape leaping out a bedroom window to safety. the two women are still trapped inside. it's too late to save them. >> the local fire departments responded. upon arriving at the scene, they found two subjects outside the residence and that there was two subjects still left in the residence. the house was almost totally engulfed in flames. gale aliso