two patients waiting for a kidney, both medical matches to the donor, both with kidney failure.e, a 12-year-old girl, the other, a 60-year-old, also suffering from complications, diabetes. under the proposed plan, the girl would get the kidney, even if the 60-year-old had been waiting for years. older patients would often get pushed to the back of the line. critics call it age discrimination. but doctors say they need to get the most use, the most years, out of an organ. >> we're not trying to not give kidneys to older patients. we're trying to give the right kidney to the right patient. if you're driving a 20-year-old automobile and you need new tires, you don't ask the dealer for the most expensive racing tires. >> reporter: more than 87,000 americans are waiting for kidneys. and more than 4,600 will die ever year on the waiting list. >> i just thank god that i'm still here. >> it is such a dilemma, such a choice. how likely are those proposals to pass? >> reporter: it is very likely to pass. and there are similar measures in place with things like heart transplants. they typi

americans need kidney. only 17,000 actually get them. so who has the greater right to the limited number of organs for transplan transplant. here's sharon. >>reporter: she's desperate for new kidney. for 19 years the 43-year-old model has been on the waiting list. last week she got this letter notifying her she is financially at the top of that list. >> it is up and down. emotion emotions. feelings. not thinking i was going to make it or whatever. >>reporter: but now the nation organ transplant network is considering reshuffling the deck giving younger healthier people a preference over older sicker patients like her. faced with that reality that she could be passed over. >> i have kids myself and if i was to make a choice for my children to get it, opposed to myself, i would let my kid get it. >>reporter: the donor network has been oriented to giving kidney to those waiting the longest. >> the kidney allocation system works like the local deli where there's a machine that says take a number. >>reporter: bu

now the aim is for patients to get the most out of each kidney.dney transplant pardon for two sisters in mississippi, that is on hold. jamie and gladys scott were released from prison january 7th after serving 16 years for a robbery. that was on the condition that gladys donate a kidney to jamie. but now doctors say they cannot have the surgery until gladys loses 60 pounds and quits smoking. jamie loses 100 pounds. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia continue to slide this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with all of that. good morning, ashley. >> and good morning to you, betty. most asian markets saw another sell-off. japan's nikkei dropped more than 1%, hitting a three-week low while hong kong's hang seng also tumbled more than 1%. and the price of oil rose nearly to $99 a barrel. today wall street gets a look at the weekly jobless claim numbers. on wednesday, day two was the biggest sell-off in months. the dow lost 107 points, while the nasdaq dropped 33. >>> foreclosures are driving the slight rebound in home sales. accordi

he got sick last year and his kidney function grew worse and worse.o member of his family were a match but the coach was. he called ate no brainer saying he would do anything to help a player. the baseball coach at wake forest donates a kidney to one of the freshman players. >>> a big party in green bay. lambeau field, 50,000 folks. they charged $5 a pop to sit in 10-degree weather and scream for the world champs. what a 24 hours for aaron rogers. he had disney world. he had letterman and this morning back at lambeau. there is mike mccarthy with the trophy. >> until two days ago the greatest day of my sporting career was april 23rd, 2005 when i was picked in the draft and we did it together. we brought the title back home. we love you. >>> for those who you who worry about individual problems like the kids are having problems at school. your job is difficult. think what alex rodriguez had to go through. he is upset at the fox network for showing him being fed popcorn by cameron diaz. he demanded they not show him again and he is very upset. at all i c

one to remove the kidney from coach walter, another to transplant it into kevin. both were performed two days ago at emory university hospital in atlanta. >> i'm still feel a little sore but i'm fine. >> reporter: doctors say they can expect normal lives except there will always be something extraordinary between them. >> our blood runs together, so as the saying goes, "blood is thicker than water" and kevin and i will... will always share blood. >> reporter: it's a special bond between the player and the coach who gave him a chance to play and a second chance at life. richard schlessinger, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching, i'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs a protest from the '60s, over some 21st cent meters. . >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness us? finish news. >> what looks like a protest over some 25th century power metres. the punishment coming to those who launched the pg&e block aids. >>> a cause in a san francisco neighborhood a dog. >>> and s

one to remove the kidney from coach walter. another to transplant it into kevin.th were performed two days ago at emery university hospital in atlanta. >> i'm still a little sore. but i feel fine. >> reporter: doctors say both kevin and the coach can expect full lives. normal lives. except there will always be something extraordinary between them. >> our blood runs together. so as the saying goes, blood is thicker than water. and kevin and i will always, will always share blood. >> reporter: it's a special bond between a player and the coach who gave him a chance to play, and a second chance at life. richard schlesinger, cbs news, new york. >> what a story there. well, coming up a little bit later on "the early show," an update on the recovery of gabrielle giffords as she reaches another milestone. we're going to hear from a close friend. >>> also, the cell phone wars are on. tips on taking advantage of some big promotions being offered right now. >>> and a chat with singer bruno mars as we get a preview of the grammy awards this sunday. that's the "cbs morning ne

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blood tests will check for kidney problems.ou may need a lower dose of onglyza if your kidneys are not working well or if you take certain medicines. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor about adding onglyza. extra help. extra control. you may be eligible to pay $10 a month with the onglyza value card program. >>> it is still very early, of but there are always a lot of eyes on the straw poll. conservatives weighing in on who they want for president. tonight, they have chosen ron paul as their front runner for the second year in a row. the annual conservative political action conference in washington placed mitt romney in second. three others finished in single digits. you see newt gingrich there in fifth. and at that same conference, conservatives proud of the muscle they're flexing against their own party, forcing to republicans on the hill to come up with all of the promises cuts in spending. $100 billion worth. here is david kerley tonight. >> stop, enough. we're not going to go down this road anymore. >> reporter: conservati

blood tests will check for kidney problems.u may need a lower dose of onglyza if your kidneys are not working well or if you take certain medicines. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor about adding onglyza. extra help. extra control. you may be eligible to pay $10 a month with the onglyza value card program. >> couric: your doctor's opinion counts for a lot when you're deciding whether to have elective surgery, but the advice you get may depend on where you live. that's according to a study out today in the "dartmouth atlas." we're consulting our own dr. jon lapook, to explain what it means. >> reporter: when kathy sabadosa was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in 2007, she agonized over her options. >> it was a pretty traumatic and devastating weekend at our house. >> reporter: patients like sabadosa may not realize the treatment they get is strongly determined by where they live. >> as strange as it can seem, where people live can have more influence on the health care they receive than their medical condition or their

there was an autoimmune disorder that attacked his kidney. nobody was compatible for a transplant, but his coach was. >> i don't consider myself a hero in anyway, shape or form. it is about doing the right thing. >> kevin hopes to be swinging a bat again in six weeks. eight tops. >>> whale watchers off the coast of san francisco enjoyed a rare sight. a pod of more than 10 killer whales swimming between the golden gate bridge. passengers on the san francisco whale tour boat spotted the orcas. a marine by kwr08 -- biologist says it is rare to see killer whales this far south, especially in those numbers. >> a gorgeous day to be out there whale watching. a bit cooler. >> yes, a bit cooler. sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> a definite change in our weather. we have gotten cooler and soon we will need the umbrellas. not immediately obviously. i want to show you the beautiful picture submitted to gordon lockhart. up in the santa cruz mountains and it is absolutely gorgeous today. the temperatures in santa cruz hovering near 70 degrees tod

his kidneys were failing. with almost 88,000 americans on the waiting list, he didn't have time to join them in waiting for an anonymous donor. our report tonight from nbc's ron mott in atlanta. >> reporter: on the diamond, kevin jordan is a jewel of a player, sporting a coveted mix of power and speed. but the freshman outfielder, yet to play his first college game, couldn't outrun the disease killing his kidneys, something called anca vasculitis. it struck just months after he signed to play at wake forest. he went from healthy up to 20 hours of dialysis a day. he needed a transplant. time was running out. >> two days ago kevin had kidney failure. one day and 23 hours ago he didn't. and that's the really remarkable thing about this situation that he was in. >> reporter: when a donor couldn't be found in his family, his coach, tom walter, stepped up to the plate and scored. a perfect match. >> you know, baseball is not the number one priority in our lives. this whole process has never been about getting kevin

the diagnosis, an autoimmune swelling disorder that can lead to kidney failure. kevin wound up on dialysis three days a week at first and then daily. >> i don't consider myself a hero in any way shape or form. it's been about doing the right thing. >> reporter: after it was determined his relatives were not compatible for a transplant, kevin's new coach, tom walter, stepped forward. he was a match. >> i didn't ask. he kind of asked me. he volunteered. so, i'm thankful for that. >> reporter: recovery time for both is expected to be several months. kevin jordan could be swinging a bat again in six to eight weeks.

. >>> a kidney transplanted into the wrong person. what the hospital is doing today in an effort to make sure it doesn't happen again. >>> what do pg&e customers feel about shouldering some of the burden of the san bruno explosion. we have their reaction coming up. >>> good morning, westbound traffic getting into the valley along 237 so far looks pretty good as you drive west we'll tell you more straight ahead. >>> good morning, to you. welcome back. here a quick look at the top stories. we are watching egypt. this is what we see an incredible number of people filling cairo square. they are celebrating the resignation of former president hosni must be -- mubarak a week ago. they are still out there singing and chanting. so far there is no word of any violence out there. >>> back here at home snow has left highway 29 shut down this between calistoga to lake county. spinouts and a lot of traffic accidents forced them to close the road yesterday. still no word on when the road will reopen. >>> an antioch man is held on a million dollars

what evehe donated a kidney to e of his daughters.g something great. >> that's tremendous. >> in fact you remind me of joe bork who is coming up. if you're not a sports fan stay tuned we are going to tell you how to laugh. right kill? > >> right to. >> great day had a party today actually charge $5 to get into this celebration of the world champs. 50,000 folks turned out to. air rogers as been out all over the place yesterday. of course, everybody talking about the vince lombardi trophy we're touching it. >> my sporting career is april 23, 2005. this organization kicked me in a draft. we did it together we brought the title we love you. >> rogers did she go native and are alex rodriguez supposedly went ballistic after being called carol being fed popcorn by his girlfriend karen ps. he demanded fox network that show him again during the game. he's at the carrier when it was out to get a monopod brought to a tight shot. those of you think you a promise to this poor guy. he was being fed popcorn on camera. >> by one of the most beautiful

that's all because of his coach, kevin jordan, who plays for wake forest had failing kidneys.ok 35 pills a day. i don't know how he played ball because he was on dialysis 10 hours each day. he needed a donor. no relative was a match so his coach matched and donated a kidney. >> as soon as the testing started i was on board with the idea that if i was a match i was going to do it. i have been pretty comfortable with that decision ever since. the only thing that would have stopped it was if somebody in my family or again wake forest or the team had a serious objection or concern. >> but they didn't. the surgery was successful. jordan hopes to be playing baseball sometime this summer. >> that's incredible. >> you hear about people giving a kidney to people they don't know. >> look at that. >> remarkable. >>> it's 5:54. weather and traffic, lawrence has your midweek forecast. >> good morning. looking like a fantastic day ahead, chilly in spots this morning around the 30s and 40s around much of the bay area but this afternoon not as much wind today temperatures very similar to yest

if they did so, experts say the woman could cut their risk of heart disease and kidney damage. >>> the weather is beautiful now, but it started out heavy, heavy fog this morning. >> and we're going to see that continue tonight. that's something you're going to want to keep in mind if you're traveling to the east bay, the sun has come back out. san francisco, 54. and a little bit of fog near the golden gate bridge. northwest at 16 miles per hour. temperatures up from this time yesterday. 61 in livermore. 60 in san jose. upper 50s to low 60s across the peninsula. we're going to find the coastal fog tonight. temperatures in the 30s inland and throughout tuesday, the story is going to be these drying offshore winds. 20 to 40 miles per hour. and ahead, we're talking at a warming trend that could have some 70-degree weather coming back into our seven-day forecast. right now, the storm track continues to push this activity to the north. high pressure building offshore. we're in this transitional period here. some of these strong northerly winds and for wednesday, yet again staying dry. and th

a kidney transplanted into the wrong person. what the hospital is doing to make sure it doesn't happen again. >>> we will give you a sneak peek at the chinese new years parade. >>> good morning, westbound highway 4 traffic looks okay heading up to concord. another update straight ahead. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> good morning, still some rain. south of about livermore and san jose. temperatures in the 30s. >>> welcome back. good morning, to you. here's a quick look at some of the top story yes, sir following -- some of the top stories we following for you. thousands of people. you can see that huge flag banner there. thousands waving the flag. they are crowded in the square. this is a day of prayer and celebration in cairo. they are marking one week since the fall of hosni mubarak. this is a live picture. this is the hotel in mill brave that president obama is staying in right now. t

tom walker, the head coach at wake forest donated his kidney to his freshman outfielder. none of jordan's relatives were match so he didn't hesitate to help a player that has yet to suit up for a game. >> as soon as the testing started i was on board with the idea that if i were a match i was going to do it. and i have been pretty comfortable with that decision ever since and the only thing that would have stopped it is if somebody in my family or wake forest or the team had a serious objection or concern. >> the surgery was successful. both men expected to make a full recover. kevin will be on the baseball field by summer. >>> close to 60,000 filling the field for the packers victory celebration. aaron rogers kick off the top 5. >> green bay we are going to be back here next year doing this exact same thing. >>> niner alum beats the giants in the shootout at pebble beach today. at number 3, he may be known as the the flutein tootin. looked like it hurt. andre iguodala is one of the best players in the nba except for tonight. lucky for him. didn't matter. philadelphia blo

the diagnosis, an autoimmune swelling disorder that can lead to kidney failure.ialysis three days a week at first and then daily. >> i don't consider myself a hero in any way shape or form. it's been about doing the right thing. >> reporter: after it was determined his relatives were not compatible for a transplant, kevin's new coach, tom walter, stepped forward. he was a match. >> i didn't ask. he kind of asked me. he volunteered. so, i'm thankful for that. >> reporter: recovery time for both is expected to be several months. kevin jordan could be swinging a bat again in six to eight weeks. >> the generosity of one individual changed circumstance from being really quite devastating to one that is really quite hopeful. >> reporter: another incentive for kevin to play ball again, he was the 19th round draft pick of the new york yankees last june. >> this coach has a knack for stepping up in tough times. he actually was the coach at the university of new orleans years ago during hurricane katrina hit and helped the players relocate to new mexico state, helped them

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the patient was not hurt because the kidney happened to be a close enough match.fficials say two kidneys from separate donors arrived at the transplant center around the same time on the same day. they say they were labeled correctly, the mixup was the result of human error. >>> your time now, 7:48. brian wilson may resume his workouts today. he has a slow, lower back that's kept him from throwing for the second day. he missed the session in scottsdale. the team insists there's no real cause for concern. he won't have an mri. he has dealt with minor issues in each of the past two seasons. bruce bochy says wilson could work out today if he has no pain or discomfort. >>> well, no golden state warriors will play in the nba all-star game this weekend. but the team will be represented in los angeles. stephen curry will take part in the challenge today. tomorrow is the skills challenge and tomorrow, doe rel wright will -- dorell wright will compete. >>> it was an "american idol" tradition as 100 contestants whittled down to just 50 in the night of the four rooms. ♪ i've

i had a kidney removed in november. so yes, that is good. they are keeping me healthy to do what i am doing here today, to let them know that playtime is over. >> i don't believe we have any other speaker cards, mr. president. commissioners have received an electronic copies, this will be the time when commissioners might make a request related to the advanced calendar. >> please call the next item. >> any new business the commissioners wish to bring out. >> any new business? >> the next item will be the report of the general manager. >> before we get into the local higher ordinance, we have a lot of the weather related issues, how the weather is affecting our facility. >> we wanted to give you a quick update on the weather. we have had a number of precipitation events the last couple of days. a couple of things happen in our system that you don't know about. this is getting an idea of the practice, giving us precipitation in the bay area. to give you an idea, this is the reservoir. this is where you can see the snow in very visibly. it is d

. >> reporter: kidney shut they had to wear it scarps gloves and hats. several days of stormy weather. the temperature outside felt like one of the coldest in recent memory. >> it was below 27 say. very cold. >> we got bored. i have 87 year-old daughter. she wants to do something with the senate is in. i figured, why not. it is cooled by the water. the market is cold. " within the shall yet. >> reporter: at this guy took the advantage of the priest. in vallejo ed was the same scene. people were bundled up. some people reminisced about the last time it snowed in the bay area, more than 30 years ago. these ladies remember that day. pamela all along the side of the road was snow. >> i do not want to secure. you cannot do anything in it. you have to go to lake tahoe or reno to actually see. i do not prefer to see snow. then i think it is colder. >> reporter: the reggie kumar kron4 news. >> vicki: we know you are shooting video and taking pictures so send them to us at breakingnews@kron4.com. the united nations estimates for the month of some people have been

and anybody over 51 african american with high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disease look at the rest! 1/2 teaspoon that is the absolute master of-test there ris--look to the absolute. and this is actually when half of the people in the country believe it or not. this is aimed at the food industry and also to make labeling much more clear. >> you are going to go to a grocery store. with one, two children tugging on your arms. you cannot always have time to read the nutrition facts. we are working on updating and information to make it easier. and even read it on the front of the package. >> and most of the sodium comes from processed foods. not from the shaker. from soup, bread. >> and everything have the public heard anything else from these companies? >> campbell's soup, kraft foods have already said that we have already committed to lower sodium but it takes a longer time to process. campbell's soup has far more less sodium soup offering and selling more than only five years ago. >> every little bit helps. we will be right back. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed.

goes for people 51 and older african americans and anyone suffering from hypertension or chronic kidneyisease, everybody else, government continues to recommend no more than about a teaspoon a day. >> diabetes in pregnancy can be a risk for mothers later in life. quest dying notics found half of the women with guess stational diabetes end up with fully fledged diabetes and that is why it's important to get a follow up in six months of delivery. >> stay with us. the news continues right after this. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? >>> at 6:00 the bay area alarming hunger problem. why government program should be easing a burden isn't. also... >> there is another opportunity. >> a tv exclusive on his latest passion and efforts get it paid coming up at 6:00. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you very much. >> and looks like fun. >> that is going to do it for us. >> and thanks for watching. we appreciate yourim

one of his players needed a kidney transplant and doctors could not find a match until his coach stepped forward. after undergoing surgery, both of them are doing fine. it appears the boy will make a full recovery. that is our report for tonight. i am gasia mikaelian. our coverage continues on ktvu.com and with our 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. "tmz" is up next right here on tv 36. had a great >> -- have a great night.

walter donated a kidney to his freshman outfielder. he has been undergoing dialysis 20 hours a day all the while attending school. none of his family members were a donation match but his coach was and stepped up to the plate. jordan calls it divine intervention. he just wants his player to lead a normal life. >> generous gift. meteorologist mike nicco with his forecast. >> show you what it looks like as we come up on 11:15. plenty of sunshine. notice it isn't nearly as breezy as yesterday and colder nights on the way and taking the rain out of the forecast but it may dampen your valentine's. >> girls with dangerous eating disorders.  ♪ >>> consumer news. tens of thousands of hoover wind tunnel canister vacuums are recalled because of fire and shock hazards. the power nozzle and the wand connector can short circuit. officials say that can happen even if the vacuum has been turned off but left plugged in. the vacuum was sold between march 2003 to december 2008. there has been one report of a minor injury. to get a fr

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he tuck it had back into the kidney and made a pancreatic transplant. it was his discovery that launched. he discovered insulin existed, some hormonelike material that went into the blood to control glucose. it then set out of the race where everybody started the search for how to do it. lab after lab, had reasonable results and could never quite get it. okay. they kind of had it. they kind of had it. they couldn't quite get it. as you saw, in fact, the banting and best starts at the beginning. they had a lot of trouble routeing for the experiments. if you take out the original notebooks, you couldn't report anything. if you look at the original papers, you wouldn't report them. okay. so they did report them. but they were really very as almost as unpredetectivable -- unpredictable as the other one that is had come out. in fact, we were joking about it, arthur and i, when they went to new haven to announce it, they couldn't make the insulin. they were announcing it, but couldn't do it. then there was a big announcement in washington, and the ground swel

the number one cause of kidney failure. number one cause of now traumatic lower limb amputation. it's a huge contributor to heart attack and stroke. diabetes is like dropping a rock in the pond and the ripples go out. >> reporter: sheppard thinks clinica is stopping that ripple. >> i think we're winning the war because we see less long- term complications happening. we have fewer patients winding up with diabetes-caused blindness or with kidney failure. >> we've got to have a phased approach which mean some things comes first, second and. >> reporter: that saves the system money in the long-run according to the ceo. >> you take the $4,000 per patient per year for the diabetes care that we provide and you multiply it times the 1800 diabetes patients we have, and you save about $7 million a year. not in the care we provide which is actually a little bit more pricey but in the hospital stays that don't owe kaur or that are much... don't occur or that are much shorter. >> reporter: the problem is more and more people are getting diabetes partly because they are living longer and part

and then nancy's dark red kidney beans. >> okay, all right. ooh, it's pretty. look at that!ah, ooh. >> kind of like a quilt. you have your light, dark, medium. ( laughter ) >> yeah, really. >> that isn't so pretty there. >> no. all right. so then, it says three ribs of celery, diced. >> okay, three ribs of celery. and hey... we sew, we cook. ( laughter ) it's much easier! >> yeah, really. ( laughter ) >> mary, you know, maybe just an 1/8 of an inch, not a 1/4 of an inch. ( laughter ) >> picky, picky. >> yeah, well, i am the star. >> yeah, i know. ( laughter ) >> okay, and then, red onions. they're really pretty. i like red onions. and they're really strong! ( laughter ) whoo! >> when did you open that up? was it in your refrigerator? >> i left it in the car. >> oh, well, no wonder. >> all right, so we have some celery, some red onion. and then, you're supposed to add that to the bean and corn mixture. ( laughter ) >> i'm kind of messy. ( laughter ) is that enough? >> that's enough. >> okay, then mary-- this is a little messierg, i mu. okay, you want to chop up some of that o

if they hit somebody in a non- target area, head, neck, throat, groin, kidneys, it could cause blunt trauma and possibly be fatal. the taser is an electric current that is considered a lesser level of force. in all reality, this particular delivery system is more effective in a crowd control situation, which is when it is more often than not deployed. basically, i was brought here to answer any questions if you had them, or if there are -- there is any of the information you need regarding the less lethal options we have. these are not deployed by regular patrol officers. they're deployed to the special weapons and tactics unit to deal with high-risk search warrants and other events. the training we get exceeds the rest of the department at large, given the time it takes to train as in these types of munitions and to be proficient. there are any questions, i would be willing to answer them. >> you're saying that weapon is probably not a good weapon for close situations. we had a domestic violence call this evening. >> it could be used, but it is not a preferred weapon for that partic