approved. >> liquid biopsies based on genetic alterations are the next generation of cancer tests. >>ter: now that study looked at 230 stage two colon cancer patients, blood test was able to pick up half of those patients who had their cancer come back. researchers say more study is needed to confirm findings but if this pans out it could be exciting. >> no kidding about that. >> stephanie, thank you. >>> health concerns when it comes to the heat. heat is dangerous out there. >> very dangerous for folks that may have any sort of health concerns, people that may not have the ability to get cool offer get to a cool place, check on your neighbors as they may need assistance. never leave kid in the car, never leave pets in the car, put your purse, yourself in the back to remind you, one of my biggest fear and every parent's big fear as well. we have talk earlier, gadget outside on the sky deck, 114 degrees in the sun lets see the shade. meteorologist justin drabick is live outside our studios in spring garden. hey justin how is it feeling out there. >> always hot in the city, we will get

on a tumor. >> when the medical team arrived to take her to do the biopsy, they had seen that it it was not in the kennle that it was supposed to be and checked the system and it had been euthanized. >> any mistake can mean death in a place that every minute means life or death. >> we know bay area highways are crowded with cars and now researchers are saying that they are crowded with wild life. we will show you the hotspots coming up. >> they face a long road to recovery, how the south bay is stepping up to help victims of one of this season's most devastating wildfires. >> and we are watching for low clouds to form tonight, but check out of the tri-valley, 70s right now. and we are tracking a cool down on the way for the holiday weekend. we will get that when we come back. that might turn your stomachtho hot spots. the most dange >>> new at 11:00, it's a unique map that may turn your stomach, the areas in red are roadkill hot spots. we are along 280 tonight with this newly released data. and gejean, i drive that freewa all the time, what can be done? >> a researcher said that the

in fact, on the day she died, barbie was supposed to be saved and have a biopsy on a tumor. >> when our medical team went to take the animal to do the biopsy, they had seen that it was not in the kennel where it was supposed to be and checked the system. the system had outcomed it as having been euthanized. >> it shouldn't have happened. in a place where every day it's literally life and death. any mistake can mean death. >> reporter: the animal services says that the second dog named tommy was euthanized because he wasn't officially adopted. they are now launching an investigation into hopefully prevent this from happening again. reporting live in martinez tonight, elyce kirchner, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> a dozen proposed control gun laws. among them, berkeley senator lonnie hancock's bill would bar high capacity magazines holding more than ten rounds. another co-sponsored proposal for lost or stolen firearms. other bills, clarify stealing a firearm as a felony grand theft. limit the purchase of one per month. and firearms only loaned to family members. all the bills are he

they are called liquid biopsies.lth reporter stephanie stahl tells us about the research on this new technique. >> is. >> could predict whether early stage cancer patient, according to researchers at john hopkins kimmel cancer center the idea those patients likely to recur should in fact get additional therapy. >> new test detects fragments linked to cancer better circulating in the blood. it could help doctors determine which colon cancer patients would need chemotherapy after surgery. >> this is the optimum time to treat patients, when they have these tiny amount of cells too low to be seen on x-ray studies. >> currently no fda approved. >> liquid biopsy based on genetic generations are the next generation of cancer tests. >> that study look at 230 stage two colon cancer patient, the blood test was able to pick up about half of those patients who had their cancer come back. researchers say more studies are needed to confirm the findings. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> still ahead meet the real li

. >> separate skin, separate muscle biopsy at this point in time -- >> reporter: two separate teams working at once. one dedicated to the left hand, the other working on the right. after 11 1/2 hours, the surgery comes to an end. >> how are you feeling? >> reporter: hours later lindsay wakes up with someone else's hands, now hers. >> have you looked yet? no? okay. >> i've only looked, peeked down at one. >> they feel like normal fingers. normal hands. >> reporter: the initial signs are good. >> this is more than we could ever hope for. her blood pressure's good. all the parameters are good related to how the blood flow is in and out of her new arms. this is, if you will, a picture-perfect course so far. >> reporter: ahead for lindsay were months of therapy. none of it easy. >> one, two, three, four -- >> it's easier with her helping me. >> you're doing well. each repetition should get easier, you're getting looser. >> how many is this one? >> this is only number two. >> reporter: as lindsay becomes acquainted with her new hands -- >> tell me when you first actually saw them. that they were

that barbie was dment ccidentalt down o the day she died, barbie was supposed to be spade and have a biopsy on the tu mor, thy saw that the animal was not in the kennle and checked the system, and it said the animal had been euthanized. >> it should not happen, in a place where every day is life and death, any mistake can be death. >> reporter: and the second dog, tommy, was euthanized because he was not officially rescued, they are launching a investigation to figure out what happened and keep it from happening again. nbc bay area news. >> thank you, the growing police sex scandal in the east bay has led to another resignation. the shave's deputy ricardo perez quit with the allegations that he had sex with an under age girl. he is still subject to investigation where the police scandal originated before it was spreading on neighboring cities. the girl claimed she slept with more than two dozen officers and a handful of them have been fired, placed on leave or have stepped down since the sex scandal broke. >>> now, new fall out with a 49ers player and his visit to a high school. they have p

the concern for most people, these exams may lead to unnecessary biopsies, and even unnecessary treatment. but this warning is for people without any history of skin cancer, and for those who don't have unusual skin lesions or symptoms. what about moles that have recently changed in color, size, orpp out may be more important and that skin checks can be life saving when it comes to melanoma and aggressive and lethal skin cancer. so rest assured that most moles are not cancerous but if you have a specific concern, it's always good to get it checked out. i'm dr. timothy johnson. >> major scientific breakthrough in the fight against als and all of those buckets of water that we all dunked in the ice bucket researchers in part funded by the challenge have discovered a gene they say contributes to the debilitating disease. the als association reports the discovery allows them to look at how the genes of als patients are altered and that will likely help scientists develop new treatment. all this research, by the way, happening right here in boston. >> sometimes the general public doesn't alway

it's called liquid biopsy. it detects fragments of dna linked to cancer circulating in the blood. researchers at johns hopkins say the tests could help doctors determine which colon cancer patients would need chemotherapy after surgery. more study is needed to confirm the findings. >>> ten companies are recalling more than a half million hoverboards. safety advocates say the batteries inside can lead to dangerous fires. you have seen the warnings and heard the the explosions. the latest recall affects devices sold nationwide between june of 2015 and may of 2016. customers are being told to contact the manufacturer for a full refund, replacement or repair. we posted a list of the recalled hoverboards on our website, cbssf.com. >>> used to be thieves wanted to steal your car they needed a crowbar, "slim jim" to get in but now all some crooks need is a laptop. >> consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains. >> reporter: lock closely at the surveillance video. houston police say a man armed with a laptop stole this jeep out of owner's driveway. it harold to charles's dodge -- it happe

potential break through in the fight against cancer how a simple blood test could one day replace biopsies in detecting the disease. >> kate. >> today was a hot and humid day all across the region and tomorrow will be even worse. it will be feeling like 100 degrees at times. not just a one-day surge in temperatures we're tracking a heat wave that lasts into the weekend. i'll have the latest on when the relief returns coming up. >> and philly makes a top 10 list but we're not too happy about it. how we rang among the rudest prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. farm, crate, and store. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. ♪ >>> olympic sprinter oscar pistorius heading back behind bars. south african judge sentenced him to six years in prison for his girl friend's murder this comes a little more than three years after he shot and killed reeva steenkamp in his home on valentine's day 2013. pistorius said he mistakenly thought steenkamp was an intruder. >>> american flag with a very special meaning to a local family

potential break through in the fight against cancer how a simple blood test could one day replace biopsiesn detecting the disease. >> kate. >> today was a hot and humid day all across the region and tomorrow will be even worse. it will be feeling like 100 degrees at times. not just a one-day surge in temperatures we're tracking a heat wave that lasts into the weekend. i'll have the latest on when the relief returns coming up. >> and philly makes a top 10 list but we're not too happy about it. how we rang among the rudest cities. ♪ ♪ >>> olympic sprinter oscar pistorius heading back behind bars. south african judge sentenced him to six years in prison for his girl friend's murder this comes a little more than three years after he shot and killed reeva steenkamp in his home on valentine's day 2013. pistorius said he mistakenly thought steenkamp was an intruder. >>> american flag with a very special meaning to a local family goes missing on the fourth of july. the last 10 years the corcoran family raised a flag like this one in front of neighbor's house in north wildwood. that flag flew in ho

. >> reporter: this doctor says the new test known as liquid biopsy detects fragments of dna circulatingt could help doctors know which colon patients need chemotherapy. >> this advertise the open to mine time to treat patients when they have tiny cells, too low to be seen on x ray studies. >> reporter: currently no dna blood tests for cancer that are fda approved. >> it is based on genetic alterations,ing the next generation of cancer tests. >> reporter: researchers say more study is needed to confirm the findings. danielle nottingham, cbs >> the study looked at 230 stage 2 colon cancer patients from australia. >> the test was able to pick up about half of those patients who will eventually have their cancer return. >>> at 6:00 hillary clinton is keeping quiet on the fbi's decision not to charge her for using a private e-mail server as secretary of state. republicans have plenty to say. >> calls for the police chief in baton rouge to step down after a deadly shooting of a man by his two officers. >> charges are now pending against the navy official caught on camera threatening people ou

the new test known as liquid biopsy detects to fragment mens of dna linked to cancer circulating in the can help doctors determine which patients would need chemotherapy after surgery and also those who will eventually have their cancer come back. there are currently no dna based for cancer that are fda approved >>> she's only 12 and doing this to raise money to help fight childhood cancer. pats gallon is live outside our studio with rita's ceo of the day, bridge it smith. >> when it's hot like this, about to head to the mid 90's. is there anything better in this world than an ice cold cup of rita's water ice? i don't know anything better than that. to tell us a little more about rita's and the program is jeff moody the ceo. tell us about this program you're running with the ceo for the day. >> first off, rita's is supported alex lemonade stand foundations 11th year raised over four and a half million over that period of time. we're in the midst of our 2016 alex lemonade stand foundation promotion. one of the things we do and this is the third year, we bring in a ceo for the day. i get

then later on i was recovering from the biopsy that i originally had and discovered the avon walk onv and figured, okay, well, these are benign. nothing's wrong with me, but i feel like i should help people and i want to sign up for this. i don't know how i am going to raise that much money, but i'm gonna do it. and so i did. and then a couple years later they started growing and it was like, oh my god, i'm now 26, 27 years old and this is happening. this could potentially be happening to me. so it was, like, now this is reality. >> i have heard especially young women say, you know, you're in your 20s. you look your best without a care. then to go through something so devastating medically and also physically in some terms, was that hard for you because you were in the prime of your young life? >> yeah. totally. i mean, you're 27 years old. i think when we're young, we think nothing can happen to us. and then you're faced with something so traumatic. i always say breast cancer doesn't discriminate. it can affect anyone, female, male, any race, any age. the fact that people younger th

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they're going to do blood biopsies. you can find markers in your blood. got the marker for this, that or the other and we can take palliative action to make sure this isn't going to develop. there's a lot of things on the horizon and i'm excited about it. and i think you're seeing the community come around. >> thank you for taking the time to talk to the children of my best friend tia who's here. she has pan krcreatic cancepanc. she's fighting hard. >> keep the faith, tia. (guy) oh man, the show's pretty much over. (friend) wish we could start it from the beginning. (jon bon jovi) with directv, you can. you see, we've got the power to turn back time let's start over, let's rewind and let's go back and not quit the gym and have a chance to say goodbye to grampy tim oh, that's the power to turn back time. (vo) get the ultimate all-included bundle. call 1-800-directv. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on all of my purchasing. and that unlimited 2%