let's go to nbc's sarah harman >> reporter: a fiery siege in an upscale honolulu hollywood >> is it begans a standoff situation, it appeared he was not coming out peacefully. >> reporter: the circumstances still being evicted from his home and allegedly stabbed his landlord according to our affiliate khhl. >> i said he's got a gun, get backup >> reporter: the suspect reportedly set his own house on fire that fire has quickly spread he has been an issue for police? >> for a very long time. i've seen the police officers up there sometimes three times a week for over a year >> really show people the size of that fire >> reporter: neighbors sharing the dramatic footage on social media. >> i was walking my dogs and now we're down under siege this has never happened before here oh, my god pray for us. pray for us, everybody, pray for us >> reporter: a tragedy leaving more questions than answers. >> and our thanks to sarah harman for that report >>> two people are dead and five others injured after an texas. san antonio police said they responded to reports of shots fired at a venue someone pull

nbc's sarah harman has that story. >> reporter: it was a moment tyson steele feared he might not live to see. his s.o.s. in the snow finally spotted by state troopers after a devastating fire left him stranded in a remote part of alaska. >> i was grateful that all my bullets blew up because that could have been a temptation. >> reporter: he said he awoke in the middle of the night to find his cabin in flames, his nearest neighbor more than 20 miles away. he grabbed what he could but nearly everything inside was lost, including his beloved dog phil. >> it was cold. i didn't have any socks in my boots, and i was just wearing pajamas at that point and a t-shirt. >> reporter: for more than 20 days, steele survived alaska's brutal subzero winter weather, building a makeshift shelter and rationing his charred tins of food. >> pineapples. i'm allergic to pineapples. i ate them anyway because it's what i had. >> reporter: despite his harrowing experience, the utah native plans to return to the last frontier. >> two cabins in case one burns down. >> reporter: tonight an alaskan by choice and a

nbc's sarah harman has the latest. >> reporter: frances, good morning. we're seeing more cases of coronavirus confirmed here in the u.s. the states affected now include washington state, illinois, arizona, and right here in southern california. u.s. cases of coronavirus more than doubling with two new cases in southern california and one in maricopa county, arizona. the cdc confirming all five patients in the u.s. had travelled to wuhan, including a man in his 50s being treated in orange county. >> the patient is currently admitted to a local hospital any of his contacts -- >> the health care agency is working with close contacts to evaluate them for appropriate treatment. >> reporter: in los angeles officials confirmed a case after a passenger self-reported his symptoms at lax. >> the airport screenings are working effectively, but, remember, they're not perfect. >> reporter: across the country more than 100 patients in 26 states are being monitored for possible coronavirus including a student at wesleyan. california health officials emphasizing there i

nbc's sarah harman has that story. >> it really feels like you're taking a walk through the future. >ded to create the future. john's been making film props for more than 40 years. his specialty, sci-fi films. the eyeball fabrication machine in blade runner, john said he made that. the sicokinetic meter in ghost busters, that's john again. and pretty much gg in the background of star trek, yeah john. walking around his modern props warehouse everything looks vaguely familiar. >> this is from robo cop. >> reporter: can i fit in that? >> yeah, you can. you, sure. >> reporter: does it do anything? that's not exactly what i was expecting. >> it can actually go completely 360 degrees. >> door there's even more. remember these chairs from men in black? >> let's get going. >> reporter: agent x reporting for duty. john moved to los angeles in the early '70s. one day he happened to be on a film set and saw a prop break. the rookie told the producer he could make a better one. the rest is history. >> this is one of the oldest machines i have. >> reporter: perhaps more than anyone else his visio