reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> leaders released a plan for dealing with alzheimer's that is expected to double among californias. the action plan charged a 10 year course with recommendations to prepare the state for the crisis. top of the list, urging people to come forward and be diagnosed. >>> the space shuttle made its final landing today. >> to the ship that led the way. >> it touched down this morning in florida ending its career in space. discovery logged 148 million miles in orgt during 39 nights. >>> the morning commute would be effected by rain? >> yeah. this thursday event, looks less than big and more than small. let's go outside. slight showers in the forecast. here is the system. rolls in here tomorrow around 8:00. that gets you showers on the morning commute. patchy fog and this guy drops down, cloudy and mild tomorrow. cool in the north bay. 60s in the south bay. light scattered showers. 8:00, look for showers. as we get into the afternoon, scattered showers, by 4:00, i think sunshine and you will see no showers. showers will dry up. 7:00 a.m., there

coming up, john fowler will explain the threat of a melt down. >>> janet is in tokyo right now and filed this report about what things are like there, beginning that train station. >> tokyo station, one of the main areas. as you could imagine, transportation here in the tokyo area has been chaotic. you can see right here there are lots of people moving back and forth and they posted a sign warning some of the trains have been stopped due to the earthquake. >> it's been problematic. >> reporter: a main concern in japan is power. with the destruction to the power lines, the companies are concerned about blackouts. so they decided to do rolling black outs through the rest of the month on a daily basis. what they have told us, there are 23 wards that will not be effected. we understand from our taxi driver, that some of the major companies have shut down for the day, even though it's monday. >> reporter: put on the television news reports where there have been breaking news from the power companies. but i wanted to show you one thing, since we arrived here, we have experienced some 2, 3 afte

health adventist editor john fowler begins with the latest. >> reporter: for the first time experts are mentioning the possibility of death as radiation doses accumulate. >> the ones that magi may not be immediately -- that may die may not be the ones immediately working on the reactor. >> reporter: beheaded the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission's he said all of the cooling water was gone -- the head of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission said that all of the cooling water was gone from the spent fuel pool. >> i am deeply concerned that the nuclear plant situation is critical. >> reporter: people continue to stream out of the fukushima prefecture. what may have been is similar to the meltdown at 3-mile island. >> it is going to take days or maybe even weeks before we know. >> reporter: we have confirmed that u.s. department of energy experts are in japan right now and a that is tracking the radiation from the experts insist there is no risk to anyone in the u.s. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> secretary steven chu testified for several hours today looking into nuclear safety i

but we begin with john fowler about what he's learned about that radiation plume heading to the west coast. john. >> reporter: something is headed our way on the wind and we might be able to detect it with this. this is a hand held radiation monitor. right now we're showing .12 microsevent per hour. that is a very low amount of radiation. we might be able to detect it on this. most physicists tell us probably not. blame the wind. it's blowing radio active particles from japan toward us. this afternoon, uc berkeley scientists set up this tarp to catch the first rain. the best chance they say for finding those particles. through already monitoring the air through this detector we first showed you last night. at this hour closely monitoring. >> this peak to do this, means that was specific to an iotope. >> i'm trying to not think about it because it seems to overwhelm me. i can't watch the news anymore. >> reporter: vetter says he expects to find traces of isotops, maybe one% above background. about the same radiation scientists told me you would get if you went up higher in the atmosphe

ktvu's health and science editor john fowler has been talking to scientists in berkeley today about any potential health risks, john. >> just after an hour ago, a source told me that minute trace amounts linked to japan have been discovered over the bay area. they are vastly lower than the background radiation you see here on our monitor about .13. the new detections are hundreds of times lower than that. now the good news also is that the rain has lowered this already low background radiation even more. >> right now berkeley scientists are sampling this rainwater. >> the first rain brings most of the radio active, if this radio activity brings it down, we can collect. >> reporter: rain makes the air even less radio active. they look for tale tell spikes on this monitor. you can see no tall spikes in the red area where the worrisome iodine would be. only a few atoms are making it to california. that's because this didn't happen. this is the metal jacket around nuclear reactor fuel. berkeley scientists say it was fire that made -- so bad. steel rods got hot but won't burn or explode. >>

reporting live on treasure island, health and science editor, john fowler. >>> stocks surge early today and then held on to some big gains. >>> a flurry of positive economic news encouraged investors leading to the dow jones biggest gain since december 1st. jobless claims hit a low surprising analysts. business hired 217,000 workers. retailers saw a 4.2 percent increase in sales in february. the dow jones ended the day up 191 points, the nasdaq gained more than 50 points today. >>> coming up, police says the working. >> reporter: some tiburon residents are calling these security cameras an invasion of privacy. but we'll tell you why police are telling us, so far so good. >>> we're coming up on the weekend fast. there's rain in the forecast for part of the weekend. we'll tell you which days will be the wettest and which days will dry out for your saturday and sunday. >>> and we have the latest on that situation going on in uc berkeley. you can see a lot of police. are they getting ready to move in? we're following the story, we'll have the latest for you in just a few minutes. atst fwa.e

. >> john john fowler with a nice summary. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> we want to say good afternoon and welcome to obviously a very special edition of ktvu channel 2 news at noon. er i am tori campbell. >> i am we would like to bring the chief. >> hello. >> the chief is someone we talked to before. chief are you with us? >> i am. as you look at these pictures coming to us from here in the bay area, let's talk about what is happening here and then secondly how you and your team might be thinking about helping out in japan. >> sure, yeah, you are going to have to describe the photos for me because i am with one of your crews. >> actually, let's start there because that is something you told us about, you mentioned you have several crews from japan with you and you said they were not able to get in communication with their families. has that changed? were they able to make contact? >> most of them have been able to do that. two primarily are from very effected area phs areas of the country. one was able to get in touch with his family members. at this point one of them,

. >>> john fowler covering the story all day now. he's here to explain why it was so strong, john. >> reporter: i've been talking to several quake experts and they tell me this may be the most powerful earthquake to hit the region in 1,200 years. much of this 8.9 damage was inland. collapsing even retrofit buildings. the pacific slammed into the quake. when that happened experts told me that the earth's quest slammed up 30 feet vertically in seconds. a 150-mile long by 50-mile wide chunk of earth suddenly gave way. i checked in seconds ago, as of now there's been 173 strong aftershocks. those two nuclear plants remain shut down. crews struggling to prevent melt down. this is a major catastrophe. almost 200 dead, almost 600 still missing. coming up, we'll tell you of an overdue bay area quake. how it could send a tsunami into our coast and into the bay. >>> the japanese earthquake is sending shock waves through airports around the world and it's causing major problems at sfo. ktvu's ken pritchett is there talking to people who are tryi

reporting live in berkeley, health and science editor john fowler, ktvu news. >>> u.s. regular lay the tors today warned consumers watch out for an online scam -- regulators today warned consumers. watch out for an online scam. selling potassium iodine. they may not be the real thing. those pills are supposed to help organ damage. >> they're trying to convince you to buy something you are going to be convinced is the real drug. >> reporter: now there are a legitimate potassium iodine pills available online and at drugstores but health officials stress that they are not needed in the united states because no harmful levels of radiation from japan have been detected here. coming up at 5:30, hear from a tourist, and the precautions she brought with her to the united states. >>> in japan it is ice cold. temperatures are well above freezing making recovery and survival even more difficult. dangerous work is under way across the country. searchers have to make sure they are not injured by falling debris. of the 20,000 people more more than 9,000 are missing and feared dead. >

we have two reports beginning with our science editor john fowler who brought us this report in february 28, 2001. the same day a magnitude 6.8 quake hit near washington. >>> the sea floor is waving toward the continent. that's what triggered today's earthquake. the entire cascade mountain range and the mount st. helen's eruption are from rising rock. the so called cascadous eruption zone threatenings california's coast. geological evidence near southern oregon shows that huge earthquakes magnitude nine or even greater have happened regularly every 300 years or so along the coast. one is due now. the 7.3 quake that hit petrolia may have been a precursor to the mega quake that would be the biggest in recorded history. >> one could come soon, one could come 200 years from now. but we're certainly not at the beginning of the cycle. we're some where being the latter part of it. >> if it should rupture and send out a tsunami, we would have probably 10 or 12 minutes notice on that one. so we have some of these very close to home and we like to study the ones that are farther away from home to

we have live team coverage tonight beginning with ktvu's health and science editor, john fowler who is live in berkeley with what experts are saying about the threat of radiation exposure here in the bay area. john. >> reporter: i have with me a counter. it is registering about 27 clicks per minute. basically it's recording the radiation right here, right now. experts say, though, that much more sophisticated detectors spread up and down the coast have not detected anything significant. >> by the time you get to the west coast, we might be able to, i think we can measure radiation if it comes out, but we won't be able to measure because we won't be able to see them. >> the small amount of radiation from japan is diluted into the atmosphere. that no one more than a few miles of the plant is at risk. this afternoon, federal officials said labs advisory center is at this hour actively tracking the plume. they declined to provide details or let me inside today. these pictures are from my most recent visit. the fire, however, is worry. lifting potentially radioactive particles into stronger

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the u.s.ess today pressed regulatory officials for answers on the safety of america's nuclear plants and their spent nuclear fuel rods. diane finestein said she recent live toured the canyon's power plant. she learned that spent fuel rods are stored in pools similar to those leaking radiation at the damaged japanese plant. one expert said that's common practice in the u.s. >> the pools are often housed in buildings with sheet metal siding like that in a storage shed. i have nothing against the quality of sears storage sheds but they are not suitable for nuclear waste storage. >> the head of the nuclear regulatory commission said at some u.s. plants spent rods are stored behind reinforced concrete walls. >>> a beautiful sunset after a warm day and temperatures near 90 tomorrow. our chief meteorologist bill martin has tomorrow's forecast in eight minutes. >> the storms are gone and the problems remain. coming up we will show you three homes suddenly sitting on the edge. [ music ] >> well she imp

as john fowler reports it appears to be much lower than many people might think. >> reporter: we detected radiation in the east bay. experts say there is nothing from japan. >> by the time you get to the west coast, we might be able to -- i think we can measure radiation but we will not be able to measure health effects. >> reporter: he says the small amount of radiation is diluted in a million cubic miles of atmosphere across the pacific and that no one more than a few miles from the plant is at risk. federal officials told me that they are actively tracking the plume. they declined to provide details. these are for my most recent visits. the fire, however, is worrisome, listing potentially radioactive particles into stronger winds still the much more serious meltdown of chernobyl seconds no one more than 30 miles away. >> is not the radiation risk that is an issue, it is the technology that is at risk because of the perception. >> reporter: perception of risk. he points out that in 53 years no one has died in the united states from a nuclear power plant accidents but every year 38,000 p

reporting live, john fowler. >>> federal officials said today they'll start testing some passengers arriving from japan for radiation. officials say they are starting to monitor people and cargo arriving on japanese flights. but in san francisco international airport passengers arriving from japan told us they were not tested for radiation. >> they had, because they didn't do anything. so, yeah, everything was totally normal. >> reporter: and sfo spokesperson told us an hour ago that u.s. customs officials reported no unusual radiation levels among airport arrivals today. officials say they have several ways to monitor radiation exposures that may not be apparent to travelers. >>> the first emergency charter flight has left japan. it is carrying less than 100 state department personnel and their family members. a second flight left japan about seven hours ago. >>> japanese crews are using helicopter, fire trucks and water cannons in a last ditch effort to keep atomic fuel cool as a japanese power plant where three reactors face partial melt downs. three cools pools containing nuclear fuel ar

. >>> coming up at 5:00, john fowler is tracking that plume headed to japan from california. hear what experts have to say about the potential risks of that plume. >>> plus an exclusiveny ktvu field poll -- exclusive new ktvu field poll asks california if it's a great place to live. again, that'sen the news at 5 :00. >>> we're gonna take a break and we'll come back as soon as president obama begins talking about the nuclear crisis.

john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> japan's quake was huge but not the biggest worldwide. although seismologists say it is the biggest ever in japan. they put a 1916 quake in chile at the top with a magnitude of 9.5. the 1964 alaska quake was 9.2. san francisco's 1906 quake is now estimate today have had a magnitude of 7.7. the pictures we are seeing from japan bring the 2004 quake and tsunami in southeast asia to mind. the quake was the third largest ever 9.1 and the resulting tsunami killed more than 220,000 people. one big difference, japan has been better prepared than indonesia. >> we are following some developing news right now. the search for a missing woman and her infant grandchild. >> this is the first time i can remember a tsunami warning. >> closed breaches and even an evacuation center. evacuation center. the early warning ma go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. . >>> we are f

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the u.s. congress today pressed regulatory officials for answers on the safety of america's nuclear plants and their spent nuclear fuel rods. diane finestein said she recent live toured the canyon's power plant. she learned that spent fuel rods are stored in pools similar to those leaking radiation at the damaged japanese plant. one expert said that's common practice in the u.s. >> the pools are often housed in buildings with sheet metal siding like that in a storage shed. i have nothing against the quality of sears storage sheds but they are not suitable for nuclear waste storage. >> the head of the nuclear regulatory commission said at some u.s. plants spent rods are stored behind reinforced concrete walls. >>> a beautiful sunset after a warm day and temperatures near 90 tomorrow. our chief meteorologist bill martin has tomorrow's forecast in eight minutes. >> the storms are gone and the problems remain. coming up we will show you three homes suddenly sitting on the edge. [ music ] >> well s

john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> japan's quake was huge but not the biggest worldwide. although seismologists say it is the biggest ever in japan. they put a 1916 quake in chile at the top with a magnitude of 9.5. the 1964 alaska quake was 9.2. san francisco's 1906 quake is now estimate today have had a magnitude of 7.7. the pictures we are seeing from japan bring the 2004 quake and tsunami in southeast asia to mind. the quake was the third largest ever 9.1 and the resulting tsunami killed more than 220,000 people. one big difference, japan has been better prepared than indonesia. >> we are following some developing news right now. the search for a missing woman and her infant grandchild. >> this is the first time i can remember a tsunami warning. >> closed breaches and even an evacuation center. the early warning many parents got in pacifica: >> plus meteorologist bill martin is back in a few minutes. how the rain could affect your weekend. . >>> we are following a developing story out of berkeley right now volunteers are searching for a missing woman and her 4 month o

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> fear rattled investors and stocks fell sharply on wall street today as the deepening nuclear crisis in japan seemed to be on pretty much everyone's mind. the dow industrials fell 224 points today or 2%. the nasdaq was off 50 points, a drop of almost 2%. u.s. stocks have now tumbled into the negative territory for the year. the dow is down more than 400 points since friday or about 3.6 percent. the other two major indexes, the nasdaq and the s & p 500 have experienced similar drops. vallero energy can boost its exports of gas and diesel to japan if needed. they own and operate 14 petroleum refineries including one in benecia. with its west coast facilities they could easily respond to a need for fuel in japan. >>> one concern for many people here in the u.s. is whether food imported from japan is tough is a eat or -- safe to eat or has it been ex posted to harmful radiation. four% of our food supply comes from japan. >> in japan town at the market a few customers are starting to ask about the safety of some of the food impo

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> fear rattled investors and stocks fell sharply on wall street today as the deepening nuclear crisis in japan seemed to be on pretty much everyone's mind. the dow industrials fell 224 points today or 2%. the nasdaq was off 50 points, a drop of almost 2%. u.s. stocks have now tumbled into the negative territory for the year. the dow is down more than 400 points since friday or about 3.6 percent. the other two major indexes, the nasdaq and the s & p 500 have experienced similar drops. vallero energy can boost its exports of gas and diesel to japan if needed. they own and operate 14 petroleum refineries including one in benecia. with its west coast facilities they could easily respond to a need for fuel in japan. >>> one concern for many people here in the u.s. is whether food imported from japan is tough is a eat or -- safe to eat or has it been ex posted to harmful radiation. four% of our food supply comes from japan. >> in japan town at the market a few customers are starting to ask about the safety of some of the food impo

john fowler, ktvu news. >> the tsunami went across the west coast. the frightening day for vacationers on the islands. >> may i have your attention please -- >> earlier this morning the tsunami sirens could be heard in hawaii. swells started to come to shore at 3:00 a.m. lines formed at gas stations, and dozens of flights were canceled. the airport in maui had minor flooding but the damage overall was rather light. >>> this is what it looked like in marina del ray. it moved up the creek before subsiding. in this case there was nothing in the way and no damage reported. >>> a training session turned bittersweet for a japanese search and rescue team visiting the bay area. the 12 japanese firefighters are here learning the skills desperately needed now back home. we talked to one firefighter. he didn't want to show us his face because he didn't want to appear to be having it easy in california while so many are having a difficult time there. the u.s. government is reaching out to help them return home. >>> on our website we have two tabs. one covering t

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the disruptions in the car injury craigered by earthquake and tsunami are about to get worse. inventory of car supplies are dwindling fast. some analysts say it could be as late as this summer before japanese facilities are up and running again. thousands of workers will likely be told to stay home and companies are expected to lose billions of dollars. >>> nancy pelosi joined officials today to mark the anniversary of the affordable care act. nancy pelosi toured the new health center and discussed the need for quality affordable healthcare. it is set to open in may and expected to serve twice the number as the existing center. >> a healthier america. >> officials say the act will provide centers $11 billion in new funding. >> crews removed a out of control dump struck from the shoreline. the truck lost its breaks this morning. it went off the road, flipped over on its side and came to stop at the edge of the waters. the truck driver was not injured. >>> another cable car lines isn't operating this week. the city is doing repair o

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the earthquake damaged the nuclear reactors in japan is raising eyes about california's nuclear reactors. ktvu's mike mibach is in san francisco with what he learned. >> reporter: right here outside of pg&e headquarters, one of the power plants. tonight in this earthquake prone state they are calling for more studdies. >> reporter: california's nuclear power plant, today images from the filt near sacramento closed in 1989. officials say nuclear fuel remains on site. >> a small amount measurables. >> reporter: the nuclear power plant creates 15% of the state's electricity. it's designed to with stand a 5.5 magnitude quake. >> the structure where we pull in ocean cooling water for the cooling source is designed to with stand a tsunami up to 45 feet. >>> fault was detected a half mile away from the plant. >> we along with the usgs discovered the shoreline fault. >> it's not understood it was just discovered. >> reporter: the operating license expires in five years. >> pg&e has 12 years to get this permit. it takes two years to go through the process.

john fowler, ktvu news. >>> and ktvu.com has the tools to find the lowest gas prices in your neighborhood. just look for the economy watch tab on our front page. >>> concerns about oil waned today. the nasdaq picked up 20. banks are doing well enough now to raise their dividends. >>> it appears district supervisor weaner says the district will not pursue setting up shop at the old tower record shop. he says people in the area should not dispair, he is reaching out to other supermarks to see if they might be interested. >>> a man who was accused of hiring someone to kill his financial mentor. no one has been arrested or charged with his murder. billings wife says she believes robins was the gunman. >>> police say they recognized 40-year-old steven roetter's truck parked outside a club last night. when they stopped him, he was under the influence of alcohol. roetter has two previous dui convictions. >>> there's a little bit of cloud cover outside right now. let's go to live storm tracker 2. there'll be some filtered sunshine in the next couple of days. here is how it goes tonight. patchy fo

john fowler, ktvu news. >>> and ktvu.com has the tools to find the lowest gas prices in your neighborhood. just look for the economy watch tab on our front page. >>> concerns about oil waned today. the nasdaq picked up 20. banks are doing well enough now to raise their dividends. >>> it appears district supervisor weaner says the district will not pursue setting up shop at the old tower record shop. he says people in the area should not dispair, he is reaching out to other supermarks to see if they might be interested. >>> a man who was accused of hiring someone to kill his financial mentor. no one has been arrested or charged with his murder. billings wife says she believes robins was the gunman. >>> police say they recognized 40-year-old steven roetter's truck parked outside a club last night. when they stopped him, he was under the influence of alcohol. roetter has two previous dui convictions. >>> there's a little bit of cloud cover outside right now. let's go to live storm tracker 2. there'll be some filtered sunshine in the next couple of days. here is how it goes tonight. patchy fo

john fowler has the discovery in tonight's report. >> reporter: in the jeb aisle you find food that can -- in the vegetable aisle, you find food that can prevent disease. >> i like broccoli, spinach. i pick them because they are good for me. >> reporter: blueberries, carrots have a lot of antioxidants. we found researchers lighting up vegetables. they have made a surprising discovery. >> when you treat mushrooms with uvb height, they produce vitamin b it's estimated that about 60% of americans are deficient in vitamin b. food scientists tried other vegetables. ly had to put on googles -- i had to put on googles. test results on carrots, amazing, 14 seconds of ultraviolet light triples the amount of it. >> all we're doing is using the mechanism that are set up in the carrots. >> scientists think this bright uv light, which is much brighter than sunlight actually stresses the carrots and causes that change, that increase in antioxidants but what it does not change is the temperature, the dry information -- the dryness or the crunch. >> what's the downside? >> there is none. >> i like it.

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> viewers are getting a sneak peek in one of the bay area's construction projects. it will provide relief for east bay commuters. crews are working alongside drilling machines to punch a hole in rock and dirt. they will have to stop and sample for deadly gases. the $420 million project will be finished in 2013. work on the tunnel is creating a mountain of debris which is being trucked to treasure island for recycling. it will be used in building up parts of the island and other locations where fill is needed. we have more pictures on www.ktvu.com. look for the slide shows tab. >>> stressed out? even depressed. a warning about children and how they use social networks. >>> a house with a view and a risk. the bay area locations most prone to landslides. >>> baseball fans returned to at&t park tonight for the first game since the world series. it was opening night of the bay bridge series between the san francisco giants and the oakland a's. debora villalon is live at the ballpark where the fans watched the two teams tune up. >> reporter: a beautiful night fo

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> viewers are getting a sneak peek in one of the bay area's construction projects. it will provide relief for east bay commuters. crews are working alongside drilling machines to punch a hole in rock and dirt. they will have to stop and sample for deadly gases. the $420 million project will be finished in 2013. work on the tunnel is creating a mountain of debris which is being trucked to treasure island for recycling. it will be used in building up parts of the island and other locations where fill is needed. we have more pictures on www.ktvu.com. look for the slide shows tab. >>> stressed out? even depressed. a warning about children and >>> baseball fans returned to at&t park tonight for the first game since the world series. it was opening night of the bay bridge series between the san francisco giants and the oakland a's. debora villalon is live at the ballpark where the fans watched the two teams tune up. >> reporter: a beautiful night for baseball. not a sellout. but for giants fans, it is back to the bliss. the love affair is as hot as ever even if

john fowler tells us it's the first big step toward conquering a disease that some fear could collect our health care. >> reporter: rich diagnosed at age 63 with type ii diabetes. >> i give myself four or five shots a day. and i take several pills to keep it in control. >> reporter: rich may have the gene ucsf and italian researchers have just discovered. >> this is the first genetic region of type ii diabetes. >> reporter: a mutation reduces the number of cell receptors setting the stage for insulin resistance and the development of diabetes. the cds estimates more than 2 million americans in the bay area alone are at risk for type ii diabetes: 10% of caucasian diabetics have this defect. >> my father was a diabetic. and was on insulin all the time i knew him. my grandmother was on insulin also. >> reporter: a simple genetic test may soon be available to discover for whom the drug will work. >> the next thing is to look at this gene in these other populations. >> reporter: ucsf researchers have just begun genetic screenings of other ethnicities. but this drug may help doctors automat

new at 6:00, john fouler tells us -- fowler tell us there's new hope for stopping that disease. >> reporter: self-killing plaque clogs the patients of -- the brains of patients, alzheimer's. >> i have to -- i still read books and sometimes it's gone. i read the paper, sometimes it's gone. >> reporter: we've learned what scientists have made what may be a breakthrough. researchers say this may lead to prevention of this memory- robbing disease. description institutes scientists -- scripps institutes say the material that causes flag are lessened by the particular -- cause the plaque are lessened by this -- >> there's still many factors that we still don't understand. it's very complicating. >> reporter: and 5 million now, acumulative cost to lightning of $20 trillion -- cost to $20 trill up. if it works, it could stop or slow the progression of the alzheimer's disease. back to you. >>> when it comes to how much it cost to go to the hospital, it turns out it's more expensive here in northern california compared to southern california. hospitals-- hots in the 6th largest northern california co