the new fertility clinic failure. abc news has learned a second clinic reporting a critical malfunction. this, after another breakdown at a clinic near cleveland. more than 1,000 worried patients devastated over the possible loss. >>> and police revealing new clues in the mystery disappearance of a husband not seen for more than two years. his wife never reporting him missing. >>> new winter threat. the third nor'easter in less than two weeks, about to slam the east coast. this, as many are still digging out. and just getting their power back on. sam champion standing by. >>> and o.j. simpson, the never before seen interview. his hypothetical account of one of america's most notorious crimes. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with president trump, in campaign form. picking up today at the white house, where he left off 24 hours ago. the president attacking democrats, the media, and the russia investigation. president trump lashing out during the rally for a republ

. >> in developing news, for the second time in less than a week, another fertility clinic reporting a potentially devastating malfunction. this one in san francisco. the pacific fertility center alerted hundreds of patients their frozen eggs and embryos may have been compromised. the exact same thing happened at another clinic in ohio on the same day. >> reporter: tonight patients at a second fertility clinic devastated after learning a malfunction may have compromised their chance at having children. >> because there's an unknown, it's extremely stressful and it's very emotional. >> reporter: san francisco pacific fertility center president dr. carl herbert speaking to abc news about the issue at his facility. >> we're not saying this tissue is lost. yes, it may be affected and we have to acknowledge that, but our hopes are that it will be minimal impact. >> reporter: the clinic says more than 400 patients may have been affected when nitrogen levels dropped in one tank that houses some eggs and embryos. an investigation now under way in san francisco on the heels of another malfunct

, there was a message in a fertility clinic in cleveland, ohio. it put some 2000 eggs and embryos at risk there. >> it's very curious that it happened within such a short period of time. we are investigating whether this connection as of right now. we are not able to say there is a connection. >> he reached out to a specific fertility center but did not hear back. the lawsuit could take months possibly even years to resolve. >> rob roth, ktvu fox two news. >> back to you. >>> the early morning commute will be wet. by the afternoon commute, it is wet. we will show you that on model. another day tomorrow, the clouds are in here. then we have to rein in the clouds and it's just back-and- forth. we have less son tomorrow. as you know, it is chili right now. we've got 30s in the bay area. 30 degrees right now in napa. it's chilly. 42 in fairfield. tomorrow is going to be a wet day after about 8:00 or 9:00 for all of us. umbrellas will be needed. there will be some wind out there as well. tomorrow morning in san francisco and oakland, you can see the sc

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patients at the pacific fertility clinic just learned of a similar failure. a single piece of equipment lost liquid nitrogen for a brief period of time, the clinic said in part. we have brought in independent experts and are conducting a full investigation. fertility labs are largely self-regulated. accredited by industry groups and inspected on average every two years. a leading fertility doctor doubts the two failures are linked. >> to have two of these simultaneously happen would be to have a commercial airline crash in both california and ohio on the same day. >> reporter: both labs are apologizing to patients. >> we are so very, very sorry. we, again, want to do all that we can to support them. >> reporter: lester, the industry group that inspects these labs, most of the fertility labs, told me today there's no requirement to report problems unless there's a complaint filed or a negative news story. in fact, the clinic in cleveland didn't report anything until after our story aired last week. the san francisco lab reported it just yesterday, a week after

hundreds have been warned the embryos and eggs stored at a san francisco fertility clinic could be damaged. the pacific fertility clinic has contacted patients about liquid nig nitrogen failure at an embryo storage facility. >>>. >> reporter: there is a well nown place where women try and have babies. it's a big deal, emotionally, physically and financially for women to go through fertility treatments. so losing eggs and embryos are very concerning for those affected. last sunday lab employees noticed the liquid nitro again in one of the tanks was very low. their clinic has sent letters to 500 patients who may have had the tissue in the malfunctioning tank. 100 or so of those patients may have tissue in other tanks and may not plan to use their stored embryos. it is possible the eggs and embryos still may be viable. >> we're not saying this tissue is lost. it may be affected, and we have to acknowledge that, but our hopes are it will be minimal impact. >> reporter: the doctor says they're already trying to prevent this from happening again. he said this is an extremely unusual event and he

a fertility clinic accident has likely destroyed twice as many egs and embryos as first reported. a speeding car headed for a trooper-- wait until you see what happens next. and heads up, hollywood fantasy could become reality, as a chinese space station falls to earth. this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: and this is our western edition. we are going to begin tonight with two fatal police shootings in two cities that led to protests in the streets. first, the louisiana attorney general said today, two baton rouge officers will not be prosecuted in the 2016 death of 37-year-old alton sterling. the shooting was captured on video. we caution you, it is graphic. mark strassmann is in baton rouge. te reporter: alton sterling, pinned on the ground under two white police officers, had moments to live in this cell phone video. the cops were responding to a 911 call: a man selling c.d.s and waving a gun in front of a convenience store. >> he's got a gun! >> reporter: the cop said later, sterling resisted arrest, first ignoring verbal commands and then reaching for a gun

the new fertility clinic failure. has learned a second clinic reporting a critical malfunction. this, after another breakdown at a clinic near cleveland. more than 1,000 worried patients devastated over the possible loss. >>> and police revealing new clues in the mystery disappearance of a husband not seen for more than two years. his wife never reporting him missing. >>> new winter threat. the third nor'easter in less

but up next, far more eggs and embryos damaged than f >>> fertility clinic outside cleveland admitted the failure of its freezer system did much more damage than first thought. dr. tara narula is following this. >> reporter: nearly 1,000 patients have learned that 4,000 eggs and embryo were destroyed on march 3rd. in a new letter to patients. university hospitals apologized again. saying, the remote alarm system on the tank designed to alert a uh employee to changes like temperature swings was off. the hospital says they don't know who turned the remote alarm off or how long it was off. they also said they were aware the tank in question needed preventative maintenance. some of the eggs and embryos had been stored since the 80s. the hospital investigation is on going. >> right now we do not know whether it is mechanical or human, or combination. >> james lu chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the hospital. lu doesn't think anyone intentionally disengaged the alarm. >> we are in the process of identifying the exact sequence of when this occurred. and when, who, w

we're unaware of that. >> reporter: industry experts say there's no central authority regulating fertility clinics. >> there is no reporting. there is no tracking. there is no oversight. this really is the wild west. >> reporter: they had two children with the clinic's help and wanted a bigger family. >> somebody has to be held responsible. and i'm just -- i'm sad because they gave me so much. and now here i am. you know, trying to somehow figure out who's responsible for changing my future. >> reporter: at least 18 lawsuits have been filed against the university hospital's fertility center, including one from the penemans. kate snow, nbc news, cleveland. >>> just hours after a series of packages containing bomb components began arriving at government addresses in the east coast, fbi agents near seattle swept in on a prime suspect, arresting a 43-year-old man. yet still more suspicious packages arrived in the mail. officials say the parcels have all been addressed to military facilities as well as intelligence agencies. pete williams has more on the bomb scare and the suspect. >> reporter: the pac

. >> dreams of having a family shattered after a glitch at a well known, fertility clinic. hundreds of patients are learning their eggs and embryos may have been compromised after a problem at a storage facility. and, marianne is live with more. >> pacific fertility center, notified 400 patients that their eggs or embryos stored at their facility may have been compromised. and just now, i sat down, and talked with one of those patients. at age 34, rosalynn, of lafayette decided to bank her eggs to increase her chances of having a family when she found the right partner. after research she decided to store them here at the pacific fertility center in san francisco. she says she was stunned when sunny received this e-mail yesterday, from pfc telling her that a liquid nitrogen tank, containing eggs and embryos failed, possibly impacting her eggs. several calls were not returned. in a disturbing coincidence, a fertility clinic in cleveland also had a storage problem on the same day. possibly damaging 2,000 eggs and embryos. sean tipton hasn't seen failures like this in two decad

the center's director at pacific fertility clinic... here in san francisco... s he has informed the clinics 400 patients about the tank's malfunction. he says the malfunction comes with the possibility that their eggs or embryos are damaged. pacific fertility staff says they have tested some of the eggs and they were fine... they are hoping for good news on the rest of the eggs and embryos. we spoke with a fertility expert-- not associated with the pacific fertility center. he says it is so rare that it is not something patients should now be worried about. (dr. peter klatsky/fertility expert): "it's important to recognize the largest risk to a woman going through ivf or age freezing is not a risk of losing egg or embryo in a tank this is an incredibly rare outcome that it's almost impossible to quantify the risk associated with it because it is so rare. two weeks ago it had never been reported a tank failure. the riskiest time is in the actual cryopreservation or the freezing and subsequently the thaw. typically if they are maintained in liquid nitrogen they ar

. >>> also ahead, another failure at a fertility clinic, possibly putting eggs and embryos at risk.t is being done to prevent it from happening again. >>> also, a hit and run driver tries to get away before >>> and down she goes. after a series of small explosions, the 28-story capital plaza tower was demolished in less than ten seconds. it used to be the tallest building in the capital of kentucky, frankfort. it's making way for a new office building and parking garage. the building opened in 1972. >>> another fertility clinic is reporting a storage tank failure that may have compromised thousands of eggs and embryos. officials with the pacific fertility clinic in san francisco spent the weekend letting people know about the malfunction. the san francisco clinic is adding a third alarm system for each tank to prevent another failure. >> we're not saying this tissue is lost. yes, it may be affected. we have to acknowledge that. but, um, our hopes are that it will be a minimal impact. >> the storage failures are being reviewed at both clinics. patients at the cleveland facility are p

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about prolia. >> glor: in what appears to be a stunning and heartbreaking coincidence, a second fertility clinictoday its equipment failed and hundreds of eggs and embryos may have been damaged. dr. tara narula has the latest on this. >> reporter: the incident at pacific fertility center in san francisco happened on the same day as university hospital in cleveland. the level of liquid nitrogen a tank used to preserve eggs and embryos dropped, raising the temperature in the tank and putting the eggs and embryos at risk. attorney adam wolf is representing pacific fertility center patients who are planning to file a class action lawsuit this week. >> never in their worst nightmares does that embryo ncome non-viable because of the conduct or misconduct of the clinic. >> reporter: the clinic says they have thoroughly reviewed their storage equipment and protocols following the incident. d ey sent an e-mail to patients who were affected saying in part: >> it's a real shock, because, you know, you put so much faith in the process. f. reporter: katie miller is an i.v.f. patient who has embryos stored at

university hospital's fertility clinic in cleveland says 950 families were affected, up from 700.alfunction happened when temperatures fluctuated in the tanks where eggs and embryos were stored. an alarm system that should have alerted an employee to temperature swings was shut off. >>> the former boss of disgraced usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar is denying charges that include criminal sexual misconduct. the complaint against william strampel alleges he used his power to get photos from women at michigan state. images were found on his computer in february. forensics showed someone tried to delete some of the photos. strampel also charged with willful neglect of duty for failing to properly oversee nassar who admitted to sexually abusing young girls for decades. he could face five years in prison. >>> a blast from the past. "roseanne," the reboot makes its debut. the show with a tall task hoping to bring respect back to political dialogue. internet providers promise business owners a lot. let's see who delivers more. comcast business offers fast gig-speeds across our network. at&

fertility clinics are increasingly used by women who want to freeze their eggs to preserve their options and couples who can't have biological children but want a family. the only way for patients at that cleveland clinic to know if their egg or embryo is still viable is to use them to try to get pregnant. the clinic says it will pay for their costs. emotional and stressful days ahead. kate snow, nbc news, new york. >>> tonight we are getting a much fuller understanding of how those moments of terror unfolded during the parkland school shooting. for the first time, we're hearing the frantic 911 calls that were made along with police communications as a gunman killed 17 people on that campus. nbc's kerry sanders has the story. >> reporter: it is a desperate call for help during a massacre. >> 911. what is your emergency? >> hello. yes, there's shots at stoneman douglas. someone's shooting up the school at stoneman douglas. >> reporter: the voice on the other end begins to whisper so he won't be discovered by the gunman. >> marjory stoneman douglas high school is being shot up. >> it's bei

we explain what happened at the clinics in san francisco and cleveland. another fertilitys announced that hundreds of families may be left without viable eggs or embryos after an equipment failure. >>> for the second time in a week another fertility clinic has announce that had hundreds of families may be left without viable eggs. patients are fighting back taking the clinic to court. now we're looking at a similar incident at another clinic, this one in san francisco. >> reporter: this morning yet another heart breaking failure at a fertility clinic. the pacific fertility clinic in san francisco says a piece of equipment lost power on march 4 putting thouss of eggs and embryos in jeopardy. the center saying it has launched an investigation. we do know there's viable tissue from that tank. the rest of the tanks were not affected. the equipment was immediately retired. the vast majority were unaffected and the facility is operating securely. adding, we are truly story this happened and for the anxiety that this will surely cause. as we've reported, that same weekend, a simi

. >> next at 11:00, a disaster at an ohio fertility clinic. couples on edge tonight. officials trying to figure out why a tank with embryos and eggs started to warm up. >> jerry seinfeld and david letterman did it. now former president obama is in talks to do the same thing. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it is socked in now. 7-day forecast is going to look soggy. i'll let you know when coming right up. >> plus "american idol" comes to abc sunday night. the judges way r weigh in on what it takes to be a star. >> the warriors fans holding their breath tonight. the latest injury scare for steph. >> first here's a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live right after abc7 news at 11:00. >> thanks, dan and kristen. tonight we made a thunder show. this would be great. this is for oscar actually, not for >>> a real disaster at an ohio fertility clinic may have damaged more than 2000 embryos and eggs. the university hospital's fertility center in cleveland announced today the liquid nitrogen tank containing eggs and embryos began to thaw out this past weekend. 700

telling people to avoid the area.>>> a woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the san francisco fertility clinicfter it revealed an equipment problem may have compromised its clients ability to reproduce. the pacific fertility center says there were low levels of liquid nitrogen and a tank that contained frozen eggs and embryos. rob roth spoke with the attorney in the case who says more families may soon join the lawsuit.>> reporter: at the pacific fertility center in san francisco it's still unclear how many frozen eggs and embryos belonging to some 400 hopeful families were damaged when a storage tank malfunctioned raising the temperature inside. 10 days later, at least one woman is filing a lawsuit claiming the clinic was grossly negligent and breached its contract. >> they did not have a functioning electronic monitor that would have alerted them right away in real time, of the rise in temperature and the potential harm that could occur.>> reporter: more families are expected to join in a class-action lawsuit the families invested $8000- $100,000 in the clinic but money pales for money compa

prove in court this was a tragic accident. >>> the damage from a catastrophic failure at an ohio fertility clinicthan officials first thought. the clinic now says more than 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos were lost after a freezer malfunction. that's double the original number. it's unlikely any of them are viable. the university hospital's fertility clinic in cleveland says some 950 families were affected, up from 700. the malfunction occurred when temperatures fluctuated in the tank where the eggs and the embryos were stored. the investigation revealed an alarm system which should have alerted an employee to those temperature swings, the alarm was shut off. >>> on a lighter note, there is a clown running for congress in south carolina. you might be thinking, well, what else is new. steve lough is the real deal. after three decades as a professional clown, think ringling brothers, the ivy league-educated lough is running in the june primary for the democratic nomination in south carolina's fifth congressional district. his campaign website, clownforcongress.com, features him in clown make-up and v

the washington post reports officials at the pacific fertility clinic have told 400 of their patients that the failure occurred last week. clinic staff thought a few eggs and found they remain viable. they have not checked any of the embryos. >>> police have arrested an 18- year-old man after he had four pedestrians with his car and drove away. josi ortiz drove into four people standing outside of a restaurant near fort street and brookwood avenue. witnesses saw ortiz driveaway, parked his ford explorer and run. police found him hiding in the bushes a couple of blocks away. ortiz was driving under the influence at the time of the crash.>>> it has been a mostly dry weekend but there are changes ahead for the work we. mark tamayo is tracking the rain. >> today was a split deal. we had some dense fog this morning. there was lots of sunshine in the afternoon. on the satellite, you can see some clouds approaching the coastline. these clouds are in advance of a frontal system. it will impact the bay area weather pattern. you can't see it on the satellite but there is the circulation in the

. >> the first lawsuit has been filed against a san francisco versatility sit -- fertility clinic. they blame low levels of liquid nitrogen in a tank that held those frozen eggs and embryos. lawsuit claims the clinic was negligent. no way to find out if they are viable until they are implanted. so the attorney who filed the lawsuit says it's not just the money. there's also the emotional pain that clients are going to. >> i've spoken with clients who have had cancer or other diseases and had the eggs taken out prior to the onset of the disease. so that now, if these eggs are harmed or destroyed, they're not going to have a second chance. >> we've asked the clinic to comment on the lawsuit. they have not gotten back to us. more families could join the lawsuit. legal experts say it could take years to resolve. it's so heartbreaking. i went out to that fertility clinic because they did a story on the work that they are doing. the caring of the doctors made me cry. they must be just very upset about this. >> and it's quite a process to go through it. emotionally and physically. let alon

the pacific fertility clinic this weekend began contacting some of the patients that have their eggs and embryos stored in this failed tank. it could foepotentially affect hundreds of clients. this is video from the clinic used to illustrate its storage facility. the malfunction happened at storage tank four. the lap director noticed the liquid nitrogen was low. according to the company, staff brought in a replacement tank. some were fully thawed for testing. some are viable. with so many potentially affected, they could not estimate how many in total could be lost and how many could be salvaged. we are trying to learn exactly how many patients could be affected by this. we understand it could affect up to 400. we are trying to hammer down some of the details in this developing story. >> troubling news there. thank you. >>> new details about the alleged gunman in the north bay veterans center shooting. his adopted brother says that he was kicked out of the panthways program because he was found to be in possession of knives. that has not yet been confirmed. the brother says he became

. >>> coming up, a fertility clinic nightmare in san francisco. thousands of embryos are possibly damaged. details on what could be to blame. >>> a sophisticated fraud act was busted. you ask me, that'sy good deal. but you didn't ask me. you know what? i'll mind my own business. denny's $4 dollar everyday value slam. available at dennys.com. >>> now, to a sophisticated fraud ring busted. they stole credit card information over and over again. and ruben is here now on how the police made the arrests. >>> police believe they have been stealing credit card information from people all over the area. a big break came from a patrol officer who noticed something unusual from an atm. >> he is going to different atms and conducting multiple transactions. >> reporter: investigators later arrested his brother, too. of the best western, officers found cards, cash, and credit card skimmers used to steal information. these, were sophisticated. they could be hidden on the inside. >> the gas pump is resecured and left alone. that is giving devices that are blueto

. >> university hospitals fertility clinic says, over the weekend, the temperature in one part of the liquid nitrogen storage tank was higher than limits. the incident could have damaged more than 2100 frozen eggs and embryos. up to 600 families may have been impacted by this. >>> what started as a dream vacation for hundreds of fun seekers nearly ended in tragedy. >> the norwegian cruise ship was back to port canaveral, florida. that's when witnesses say a woman who may have been sitting on a railing and may have been taking a selfie lost her balance. >> so the ship's crew launched into action, lowering the rescue boats and calling others for help. one witness says the woman did her best to hang on to the balcony but she eventually fell some 15 stories into the ocean. >> she was trapped on the other side of this very strong plexiglass. some big muscle guys were trying to kick the plexiglass in. the guys were super strong. they could not break the plastic, unfortunately. she said i can't hang on any longer and plunged about 100 feet to the ocean. >> so the whole thing took about an ho

. >>> the very first lawsuit has been filed against a san francisco fertility clinic where hundreds of frozen eggs and embryos may have been damaged and this morning there is a push to turn that claim into a class action lawsuit. the mercury news is reporting that a woman is suing pacific fertility center for damages due to negligence and breach of contract. the law firm representing the woman claims at least 400 people were affected after a storage tank at the facility may have malfunctioned. the problem was discovered by the clinic earlier this month. a similar incident happened at a cleveland fertility clinic right around the same time. >>> it's being said there is a lot to be done to fix healthcare in california but the single payer health plan is not one of our options at least for right now according to a new state report. a panel of lawmakers has been studying the state's healthcare system and recommends a ra variety of ways to eliminate healthcare costs but finds a government run system will take years to develop. a single payer system will require approval from voters and cong

. >>> and more fallout for the san francisco fertility clinic where possibly thousands of frozen embryos and eggs were destroyed. >>> this is the sky way in downtown san francisco, it looks pretty gloomy out there, and you can see the camera bouncing around, that's because it's extremely windy out there, traffic very heavy, coming toward the lower deck of the bay bridge and not a heck of a lot better on the right-hand side for folks heading toward >>> the blue or red tags that allow people to park in designated places in parking lots. david louie rode along with dmv investigators to catch cheaters in san jose. >> reporter: with 2.9 million placards issued, it can be hard to know who's disabled or not. so there's a crackdown across the state. >> i think people are abusing it. but the trouble is, just what you ask me, sometimes you can't tell if a person needs it or not. >> reporter: dmv investigators staked out at a department store to see if people have placards and if they're dmv issued. susan will have to appear in court. >> i'm guilty, what can i say? i mean, i didn't pay attention. i

parents are now worried that dream may be over after an equipment problem at a san francisco fertility clinic. kpix5 reporter susie steimle is outside pacific fertility center with more on the mishap and the possible legal options patients have. susie? >> reporter: well, liz, malfunctions like this are unprecedented. pacific fertility center says this has never happened before. lawyers we talked to say patients are calling and getting anxious and they expect lawsuits will start piling up. >> it is shocking. it's actually shocking. >> reporter: debra wald is an expert in family law and assisted reproduction law. she's fielded calls all morning from patients of pacific facility center, the facility where hundreds of embryos were put at risk due to an equipment malfunction. >> honestly my first reaction was a human reaction which is it's really sad. >> reporter: on march 4th pacific fertility center said a piece of equipment in its cryostorage laboratory lost liquid nitrogen for a brief period of time. the clinic spent the weekend breaking this news to hundreds of patients who are now turning to

lydia floyd is an attorney for one of two class-action suits filed against university hospitals fertility clinicecame too warm on saturday night, march 3rd, but that nobody was at the clinic to hear or answer those alarms. by the time the clinic staff returned the next day, it was too late. >> this just can't happen. it should never happen again. >> reporter: an independent investigation is under way in cleveland and at san francisco's pacific fertility center, where liquid nitrogen levels in a tank dipped dangerously low on the same day. both clinics have apologized to their patients, expressing their commitment to them. they've begun contacting those possibly affected by the mishaps, including rosyln, who received this e-mail from the fertility center. >> we want to extend the family. if it doesn't work in the traditional means, that was our backup plan. >> reporter: this morning, an attorney who represents patients from pacific fertility center, telling us, just like in cleveland, patients plan to file a lawsuit against the clinic in the coming days. >> one of the biggest questions on everybo

. >> next at 11:00, a disaster at an ohio fertility clinic. couples on edge tonight. officials trying to figure out why a tank with embryos and eggs started to warm up. >> jerry seinfeld and david letterman did it. now former president obama is in talks to do the same thing. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it is socked in now. 7-day forecast is going to look soggy. i'll let you know when coming right up. >> plus "american idol" comes to abc sunday night. the judges way r weigh in on what it takes to be a star. >> the warriors fans holding their breath tonight. the latest injury scare for steph. >> first here's a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live right after abc7 news at 11:00. >> thanks, dan and kristen. tonight we made a thunder show. this would be great. this is for oscar actually, not for we use so, why do we pay toters have a phone connected,. when we're already paying for internet. shouldn't it all just be one thing? that's why xfinity mobile comes with your internet. you can get up to 5 lines of talk and text included at no extra cost. so, all y

questions growing over those fertility clinic failures. s erielle reshef is back with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: for patients of both clinics, the devastating news of the malfunctions is now compounded by agonizing wait times to see if the eggs and embryos are viable. this morning, one family in cleveland suing over their fertility nightmare. for the ashe family, a heartbreaking new reality. >> you know, you put so much faith into the physicians and the medical team, and -- like i said, just to have this taken away and to be -- just -- your hopes and dreams destroyed. >> reporter: this morning, they're the first patients to file a lawsuit against university hospitals in cleveland, after a freezer malfunction left the viability of 2,000 eggs and embryos in question. >> at this point, we don't know the viability of all of the stored eggs and embryos. although we do know some have been impacted. >> reporter: the ashes had been storing their embryos since 2014. >> i find it very hard to believe that in this day and age, there are

. >>> thousands of eggs and embryos potentially damaged at a fertility clinic in san francisco. the failure that's now led to a lawsuit. >>> good morning. we do have traffic that is going to be getting busier on 80 westbound heading to the maze. we will tell you more straight ahead. >>> some parents in fremont think the school district's new sex ed program will expose their kids to unnecessary details. the school board meeting held last night and it was packed. some of the parents argued the kirkland is inappropriate for children as young as the fourth grade. they signed a petition on change.org to stop the program, saying it will, quote, sexualized their children. >> why would they need to know about what anal sex and oral sex. it's too much we should be forcing on them to know about these terms. >> reporter: the parents against the sex ed program also say the opt out system where parents can request their children not to be included is just not enough. and they could lead their kids to being singled out or teased. but other parents say the support the curriculum and that the d

recommending more regulation on the materials used to make them. >>> an update on that disaster at a fertility clinicnd. it was far worse than previously thought. every embryo was lost when a refrigeration tank failed, 4,000 of them. that's twice as many as the university hospital clinic first reported. officials knew the refrigeration system was failing, but an alarm system was supposed to go off when the temperature got too hot, and someone turned it off. >> who do you blame? >> i don't think we can blame anyone at this point in time until the investigation is conducted or completed. >> reporter: are you to blame? >> doc, we're done. >> you see that interview there being cut short. at least 18 lawsuits have been filed against the clinic. a judge is considering whether to merge them into a single suit. the clinic is now offering refunds and free services to its patients. >>> actor edward norton's production company has been hit with a lawsuit stemming from a deadly fire that killed a new york city firefighter. that fire engulfed an apartment building where norton was shooting his latest movie. a ten

found evidence of a homemade explosive device. >>> as many as 2100 frozen eggs and embryos at a fertility clinicd may have been damaged by a refrigerator malfunction. university hospital says the temperature in one of the liquid nitrogen storage tanks warmed up to higher than acceptable limits. the clinic is bringing in independent experts to test the viability of the tissues. up to 600 families may be affected. >>> sports fans who scooped up nba freebies will have to give them back. during a recent jewish heritage night, the golden state warriors gave away these menorahs. embossed with the team's logo. problem is, the basketball-style candle holders can't withstand too much heat. now, a recall is under way. you're going to have to give those back. >>> and patriots quarterback tom brady is sporting a new look this morning. after getting a supershort hair cut. all for a good cause. they were raising money for the dana farber cancer institute. they reportedly brought in more than $7 million. get a hair cut, raise $7 mill. brady's mother is a cancer survivor. the cause is close to his heart. >>> we

a fertility clinic in cleveland also reported a storage tank failure this week.a frightening scene today on a busy interstate in st. petersburg, florida. a crash left a camping trailer hanging on the edge of an overpass. rescue crews tied it to a fire truck to keep it from falling. a wrecker with a crane then lifted it back on to the road. no one was hurt. a german sheppard dog is being flown home to wichita tonight in style. united arranged a charter for irgo after the airline mistakenly sent the dog to japan. the airline apologized for the mix up, the same week after a puppy died in an overhead compartment of another united flight. up next here tonight, her prayers were answered at the buzzer. ♪ gas, bloating, constipation and diarrhea can start in the colon and may be signs of an imbalance of good bacteria. only phillips' colon health has this unique combination of probiotics. it helps replenish good bacteria. get four-in-one symptom defense. the updates you made to your plan strengthened your retirement score. so, that goal you've been saving for, you can do

continuing coverage now: a bay area fertility clinic is promising to fully investigate an equipment failure - that put frozen eggs and embryos in jeopardy. over the weekend - the )pacific fertility center ) in san francisco said it started contacting impacted patients. the facility tells the )associated press ) that the clinic has tested a few thawed eggs - and found that they (are still viable. at last check - they had not tested any embryos. this follows an unrelated - but similar incident - at a cleveland clinic. the clinic says a malfunction there impacts at least 21-hundred frozen eggs and embryos. victims say they )re planning to sue - over a malfunction that led to frozen embryos thawing. we are now hearing from victims. one woman says - she will now never be able to have a biological child. here )s her advice to others - who have lost embryos. the )today show ) has the full the )today show ) has the full interview with this victim -- coming up at 7. coming up on today in the bay... twitter scores-- landing a deal to live stream major league soccer. details on how often you will be a

the fertility clinic and their admission tonight. the number of frozen eggs and embryos lost is far higher than originally thought. >>> the state trooper struck on a highway, thrown into the air right there. he survives. and tonight, his eye-opening message to the woman who hit him. >>> and our team on the front lines inside yemen tonight. the raging war, millions near starvation. malnourished children who appear much younger than they really are. you will hear from americans on the ground. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. and we begin with late developments coming in tonight, just before we came on the air about those suspicious packages with potentially destructive materials, explosive powder, addressed to the white house, the military, the cia. and the number now rising. more than a dozen packages. and there was an arrest today, authorities on where they say they found their man. and the new concern at this hour, could there be more packages on the way? abc's david kerley, lea

but for more than 500 women and families who were treated at university hospital's fertility clinic inh. >> this was something that was totally unanticipated and obviously tragic. >> reporter: last sunday morning, the staff noticed the temperature had increased in a storage tank filled with liquid nitrogen. 2,100 frozen eggs and embryos inside might no longer be viable. three of those belonged to the bowman family. ly? ho >> i hope they can find out how this happened. >> reporter: just last weekend, they celebrated their twins' birthday. the three remaining embryos were frozen in the hope they would be brothers or sisters. >> we're suffering a loss, along with so many other people. and we're so lucky because we have miracle babies and there's people out there who may not have their miracle babies because of what happened. >> reporter: so many people across the country depend on frozen storage of embryos like the bowmans did. eggs can be frozen for women who want to try to have babies later on. in 2018, more than 6,000 women in the u.s. froze their eggs. >> i was 39, single, really hopi

the director at pacific fertility clinic in san francisco... ays he has informed the clinics 400 patients about the tank's malfunction. he says the malfunction comes with the possibility that their eggs or embryos are damaged. he says it is so rare that it is not something patients should now be worried about. <"it's important to recognize the largest risk to a woman going through ivf or age freezing is not a risk of losing egg or embryo in a tank this is an incredibly rare outcome that it's almost impossible to quantify the risk associated with it because it is so rare. two weeks ago it had never been reported a tank failure. the riskiest time is in the actual cryopreservation or the freezing and subsequently the thaw. typically if they are maintained in liquid nitrogen they are totally stable."> (robin) clinic staff say they don't know exactly what went wrong with these freezer tanks at either clinic. they say it is extremely rare... and has never happened at either clinic before. coming upthats a turn lane only (i'm sorry i didn't know) there

a second fertility clinic said its equipment failed and hundreds of eggs and embryos may have been damaged. dr. tara narula has the latest on this. >> reporter: the incident at pacific fertility center san francisco happened on the same day as university hospitals in cleveland. the level of liquid nitrogen in a tank to preserve eggs and embryos dropped. raising the temperature in the tan tick putting eggs and embryt risk. representing pacific fertility center patients planning to file a class action lawsuit this week. >> never in their worst nightmares does that embryo become nonviable because of the conduct or miscon duskt the clinic. >> reporter: the clinic says they reviewed their storage equipment and protocols following the incident. they sent an e-mail to patients affected saying, in pact, while assisted reproductive technologies never come with guaranteed results we are committed to employing highest quality practices in our laboratory. we are incredibly sorry that this happened. >> it is a real shock because, you know, you put so much, faith in the process. >> katie miller is an iv

. >>> abc 7 news has confirmed that a san francisco fertility clinic is now under investigation by statelth officials. >> that's after one of its storage tanks malfunctioned, likely putting thousands of eggs and embryos in jeopardy. >> reporter: more fallout after a second class action lawsuit was filed against the pacific fer tilt center in sfoo. >> we are still hookilooking at tissue. we're not saying it is lost. yes, it may be affected, and we have to acknowledge that. >> reporter: they spoke to abc news earlier this week after a storage tank containing frozen embryos and eggs failed, and with it, possibly dash being in hopes of patients hoping to conceive. >> for most, it's fear. am i going to be affected. >> reporter: but a number of clients are fearing the worst. a law firm in san francisco is representing a sacramento couple among hundreds of families told their frozen embryos and eggs may have been compromised. they were planning to start their family next month but instead are filing a lawsuit. >> that's patients that they were doing the right thing, to preserve their chance. >>

this wasn't the only fertility clinic to experience problems. a nitrogen storage container at specific fertility center in california also malfunctioned on march 4th, putting thousands of frozen embryos and eggs in danger. >> this is incredibly rare. >> reporter: dr. peter klatsky runs a different clinic in california and says if the temperature rises above minus 130 degrees celsius, the cells are at risk. >> this is an advanced technology. whenever you employ a really advanced technology, there is always going to be risk. when you're dealing with a singular cell, there's no room for error. >> reporter: university hospitals told us any lawsuits being filed will have no bearing on the independent review being conducted. in a statement this morning, pacific fertility center apologized for the anxiety the malfunction caused and says our patients and the safety of their eggs and embryos are our highest priority. >> many women go through the cancer treatment and right before chemotherapy they get all these eggs out so they can have a baby. >> or they

a fertility clinic in cleveland also reported a storage tank failure this week. >>> it was a frightening scene today on a busy interstate in st. petersburg, florida. a crash left a camping trailer hanging on the edge of an overpass. rescue crews tied it to a fire truck to keep it from falling. a wrecker with a crane then lifted it back onto the road. no one was hurt. >>> a german shepherd dog is being flown home to wichita tonight in style. united arranged a charter for irgo after the airline mistakenly sent the dog to japan. united apal jooized for the mix-up, which happened the same week a puppy in a carrier died in the overhead compartment of another united flight. >>> up next here tonight, her prayers were answered. at the buzzer. >>> one time out. they don't take it! >> a win at the you buzzer for loyola of chicago. 64-62 today over miami in the first run of the ncaa tournament. the victorious ramblers surrounded the team's special inspiration, 98-year-old sister jean. she, the coach and some of his players talked to cbs sports. >> sister jean is our team chaplain. she's our team co

. >>> abc 7 news has confirmed that a san francisco fertility clinic is now under investigation by stateofficials. >> that's after one of its storage tanks malfunctioned, likely putting thousands of eggs and embryos in >> reporter: more fallout after a second class action lawsuit was filed against the pacific fer tilt center in sfoo. >> we are still hookilooking at tissue. we're not saying it is lost. yes, it may be affected, and we have to acknowledge that. >> reporter: they spoke to abc news earlier this week after a storage tank containing frozen embryos and eggs failed, and with it, possibly dash being in hopes of patients hoping to conceive. >> for most, it's fear. am i going to be affected. >> reporter: but a number of clients are fearing the worst. a law firm in san francisco is representing a sacramento couple among hundreds of families told their frozen embryos and eggs may have been compromised. they were planning to start their family next month but instead are filing a lawsuit. >> that's patients that they were doing the right thing, to preserve their chance. >> reporter: in

night president trump tweeted his condolences. >>> first lawsuit filed against the san francisco fertility clinicames low levels of liquid nitrogen in a tank that held those frozen eggs and embryos. the lawsuit claims the clinic was negligent. client say they spent between $800,000 to have those eggs or embryos harvested and saved. there's no way to find out they are viable until they are implanted. the attorney who filed the lawsuit says it's not just the money. also the emotional pain clients are going through. >> i have spoken with clients who have had cancer, other diseases and has had the eggs taken out prior to the onset of disease. so that now, if these eggs are harmed or destroyed, they are not going to have a second chance.>> the pacific fertility clinic is not responded to our request for comment. >>> a scam targeting parents, the frantic phone call some people so they are receiving the have them concerned about the child safety. ♪ there are seven continents, seven seas but at celebrity cruises we'd argue more than seven wonders. for a limited time enjoy two free perks like complimentar

a mishap at a local fertility clinic. and marianne favro from walnut creek with details. >> the problem was when nitrogen storage tank contained embryos and elkins, now pacific fertility centerered notified 400 patients that they may be impacted. i just spoke with one of them. at age 34, rosalynn enfield of lafayette decided to bank 17 eggs to increase her chances of having a family once she found the right partner. after extensive research she decide to store them here at pacific fertility center in san francisco. she says she was stunned when she received this e-mail yesterday, from pfc telling her that a liquid nitrogen tank containing eggs and embryos failed, possibly impacting her eggs. >> i was shocked to find that backup plan might be gone. >> the clinic noteified 400 patients. but today, our calls to the pacific fertility center were not returned. in a heartbreaking coincidence, a fertility clinic in cleveland, also had the a storage problem on the same day. potentially damaging more than 2,000 eggs and embryos. se

. >>> more legal action against the fertility clinic in san francisco. we're learning about the latest couple to file suit and the damages they're seeking. where you'll find the perfect dress at the perfect price.. whether you want to stand out from the crowd or dance the night away. from a weekend getaway to that special celebration. if you want to save big on dresses for every occasion, you've gotta get to the ross spring dress event. visit our newest stores in fruitvale and in the serramonte center. ♪[music] ♪ crazy ♪ i'm crazy for feeling so lonely ♪ ♪ >> well, it is kind of a crazy morning on the roads. it is march madness and the weather is crazy. thank you for requesting this song. it came in off of our facebook page. patsy klein and crazy. charity hanson. if there's a song that you want to hear, let us know. i will play your requests on fridays. use #ktvu on twitter, instagram or facebook. >> thank you, sal. >>> a fertility in clinic in san francisco faces a second class action lawsuit after a couple filed their suit in federal court. the legal a