. >> and i woke up in the e.r. >> and the e.r.octors say that he had an irregular and fast hearted beat. the only problem they need to know exactly when it was unstable to prevent blood clots, or worse, more seizures. and bravo couldn't tell them, but his fitbit could. >> i think the fitbit saved his lives. >> helped the doctors eliminate unknowns, whether it was a chronic condition or episodic. and it showed his heart rate shot up three hours before, meaning this was not normal for the 42 year old. and that they were in the clear to use electric shock to stabilize his heart rate. >> they shocked my heart and i was able to go back to a normal rhythm. and i was sent home later that day. >> now the christmas present from his wife is one he wears every day. >> yes, i would definitely say it was peace of mind worn on your wrist. >> technically, fitbits are not melody advices, but we could see them being used more and more in the future to save someone's life. reporting live in camden, christie ileto for "action news." >> quite a story

the e.r. >> reporter: his heart rate wild, spiking into dangerous territory. emergency doctors needed to know precisely when his heart rate became irregular to save him from life-threatening blood clots or even more seizures. jeff couldn't tell them. his fitbit, a christmas gift from his wife, could. the e.r. team noticed he was wearing one of the popular devices, tracking his heart rate all day long. that data, on his phone, where doctors could easily see his heart rate shot up three hours before, well within the safe heart rate. >> they shocked my heart. it was able to go back to a normal rhythm and i was sent home later that day. >> i think the fitbit definitely saved his life. >> yes, i would definitely say it's peace of mind worn on your wrist. >> reporter: insurance for jeff and his family he now wears everyday. gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> gloria, thank you. >>> still ahead tonight, violence and youth sports. take a look at this video. why one female goalie turned linebacker

she had one e.r. visit in four years. i have to change this. two days ago she had another e.r. visit. i want to say it's two in two years. how does this work? this is say busy slide. i won't read it all other than to say, home based primary care team has to coordinate everything. over time, until the last day of life. we coordinate routine and urgent visits. today from the weekend, we had ten unstable patients. nurse practitioners around d.c. making house calls to prevent emergency room visits and keep people at home. we coordinate e.r. care, subspecialty. we direct hospital care so we can manage the discharge to home. we're available 24/7, as are all of the programs have to have a 24/7 availability. we manage rehab, hospice. the next six are the things you can do at home. what is possible? the hospital really is only for intensive care, surgery, procedures, complex level of things. you can do almost everything else at home. from radiology to blood draws to ekgs to echos to equipment to i.v. as long as you coordinate, you can have a dramatic reduction in costs. this is a quote

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the blood sugar levels through a pompon spin that was a hard experience with my dog had to go to the e.r. it is terrifying 24 hours also all lots of money there is barely any insurance and you have to be responsible. >> we make political buttons >> election seasons, and go but what lasts for ever? a campaign button. >> the biggest seller i have is my trump we shall overcome. >> europe are times where you will find the king. >> we are an equal opportunity offender though women voting like a chicken voting for when dash for perdue. [laughter] we have been doing this since 1972. we started with watergate then 81 and then richard the lion hearted and the staff infection and on and on. >> he runs a bold concept to sell the bottom line to vendors and local political groups he now has 25,000 to his name. >> i said a button that said hillary as bad as she was to be and then died prepare bright red that is the single largest selling button for every magazine and newspaper cover. >> another friend advised me i should cut my hair and colored orange and then change my name. >> people watched the deb

she had one e.r. visit in four years. i have to change this. two days ago she had another e.r. visit. i want to say it's two in two years. how does this work? this is say busy slide. i won't read it all other than to say, home based primary care team has to coordinate everything. over time, until the last day of life. we coordinate routine and urgent visits. today from the weekend, we had ten unstable patients. nurse practitioners around d.c. making house calls to prevent emergency room visits and keep people at home. we coordinate e.r. care, sub-speshthty. we direct hospital care so we can manage the discharge to home. we're available 24/7, as are all of the programs have to have a 24/7 availability. we manage rehab, hospice. the next six are the things you can do at home. what is possible? the hospital really is only for intensive care, surgery, procedures, complex level of things. you can do almost everything else at home. from radiology to blood draws to ekgs to echos to equipment to i.v. as long as you coordinate, you can have a dramatic reduction in costs. this is a quote

. >> in our work, not having detox is like having a hospital without an e.r. >> reporter: jody tells us she has been it detox. you think people have this honor lives saved. >> yes, definitely. >> reporter: while relapse is a constant struggle, she hopes to stay alive long enough to some day finally be clean. >>eo there's still that hope that you can get better. and i still have hope. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news, vancouver. >>> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. . harvey: welcome, everybody! i'm your man steve harvey, and this is "little big shots"! talentedoroung stars come ftom all er america, from all around the world to show you how amazing kids can be. whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh yeah! hoa,roh-oh-oh-oh if i was in the outback, would i survive? no. ]

>> reporter: a daughter, hanging on to life in the e.r., with "flu-like symptoms." >> it's bad. she was as close to death as you could get. >> reporter: and a mother and wife, a devout church organist left to shoulder the burden. >> either this is a terribly unlucky family, or something fishy happened here. >> reporter: but just how fishy? that's what police want to find out in a stunning interrogation. >> dear god. >> reporter: tonight, piecing together the secrets in a highly unusual family, the tell-all diary, their bedside reading. >> we had a book on poisonous >> reporter: their garage, emergency. >> who has antifreeze in the summertime? >> reporter: and a very strange way of expressing sympathy. die in the house. >> why is that? >> because houses are nasty after somebody's died in it. >> reporter: so who's left in the family, if they can survive long enough? >> did you think somebody else was going to be next? >> reporter: talking on camera for the very first time only to "20/20." the daughter who did live to tell. >> i consider them as killers -- who hate me. >> reporter:

. >> homeless people don't have the money to get e.r. care and food resources. so what they do is partner with veterinarians across the country. the veterinarians have special days where people can come meet them and get food, shots and attention for their pets. >> i went to the vet for an x-ray and they wanted $500. i went and got cleaning supplies and cleaned the wound myself. i bypass the vet. he's okay. >> you hear the stories of the people with the pets and you realize that is their only affection they get. >> it is great that these people took a proactive role to make sure that these animals are taken care of. >> think how much love your pet gives you at your home. that same feeling carries over when you're out on the street cold and alone. you got a pet there. >>> if you're a filmmaker in finland, what you may not consider is, there's a lot of dark. so cool. the guys over at the stunt freaks team teamed up with led lindser. they specialize in led flashlights and they sent a whole lot of things for the team to decorate their buggy to make it a cool attract

. >> in our work, not having detox is like having a hospital without an e.r. >> reporter: jody tells been it detox. you think people have this honor lives saved. >> yes, definitely. >> reporter: while relapse is a constant struggle, she hopes to stay alive long enough to some day finally be clean. >> there's still that hope that you can get better. and i still have hope. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news, vancouver. >>> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. i'm kate snow. i'll see you tomorrow on find fantasy shows. when it comes to the things you love, you want more. love romance? get lost in every embrace. into sports? follow every pitch, every play and every win. change the way you experience tv with x1 from xfinity. harvi'm your man steve harvey, and this is "little big shots"! talented young stars come from all over america, from all around the world to show you how amazing kids can be. ♪ whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh yeah! ♪ whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh if i was in the outback, would i survive? no. [ laughter ] well, th, you wouldn't make it in the hood, either. [ laughter ] you are in f

infected folks. >> staring at you, i'm listening the your voice, i know you've been in a lot of stuff, e.r., this -- were you in curb your enthusiasm? >> i was. >> what were you in that? [laughter] >> i did a little bit of a narc. i played i think mr. jones. i was a muslim private investigator. >> that's right. and you wore a bow tie. >> wore a bow tie. >> and there was an issue with the bathroom and larry david. >> yes. he took the bathroom key by accident, and it was a whole thing. [laughter] >> what happened just now, does that happen a lot when you walk around and someone's like, wait >> they do, they do. i guess i have a distinctive voice. i guess i do. >> did you work on your voice? >> no, not at all. this is just my voice. >> that's great. all right, can we see a little bit more of pandemic? >> of course. check it out. i was just wondering if we had any new information about team 314. >> no, sorry. >> sir, permission to search for 314. >> listen up, everyone, this is dr. greer. do not deviate to look for family and friends. stay strong. snatch the survivors, get home safe. clear out

diane rushes 24-year-old daughter sarah to the e.r. >> nip 11, where is your emergency? >> reporter: but this time someone claiming to be close to the family calls in a tip to police, hinting that the pious church organist may harbor an unholy family secret. >> what did the caller say exactly? >> that diane stouty might be homicides. brought up mark's death, sean's death being very close proximity to each other. also spoke about the potential that sarah was going to die as >> reporter: the detective assigned to investigate, neil mcamus, visits the hospital where he gets troubling news >> he said that he was suspicious. that it was a possible poisoning case. >> your radar goes up? >> definitely. >> reporter: mcamus figures it's about time for diane stouty to answer questions. she voluntarily comes to the station. >> i don't know what i can tell you. >> reporter: with cameras rolling, he asks about her life and marriage. quickly revealing a reservoir of resentment. >> we were still married, but -- it was not what you'd call a good marriage. i was unhappy. >> reporter: he s

. >> in our work, not having detox is like having a hospital without an e.r. >> reporter: jodi tells us she has been to detox. insite offering one above the room where she injects. >> do you think people have had their lives saved? >> yes, definitely. i've had my life saved there. >> reporter: while relapse is a constant struggle, she hopes to stay alive long enough to someday finally be clean. >> there's still that hope that you can get better, and i still have hope. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news, vancouver. >>> up next, the terrifying moments as an escalator goes faster and faster. >>> a scary moment for hockey fans leaving a game in philadelphia. cell phone video from yesterday shows an escalator crammed with fans suddenly accelerating, sending people crashing into that pileup below. the company that owns the stadium says no injuries were reported. the escalator was shut down, and the operator is investigating what happened. >>> today is something of a holiday for major league baseball fans. opening day, but there's a little twist this year. 24 of the 30 teams were not even

that's what i ask i want you to hear it and the head of the poa to here how far hear it your your like e.r. like the clan i'm a third-generation i come from a family of sfpd and don't feel safe at the hands of the stewardship it is time for the chief to step down and sxheven reform of stewardship no more gang in blue we're dysfunction we're all tired of it (clapping.) thank you. next speaker. is there any additional public comment on these items. >> >> good evening and welcome. >> >> hi good evening my name is mary cia he live in the tenderloin and he bike everyday bike rider i live in one of the more dangerous sections why things happen on the corner with the neighbor i ask you to use all the resources to focus on the 5 rather than kind of targeting the vulnerable users i mean pedestrians and cyclists we can do more to make the streets satisfactory more, more community members he encourage this commission to continue to do that thank you very much. >> further public comment? >> good evening and welcome. >> hello. thank you i came here with a kind of a speech prepared of improvement of car

it was the e.r. they found the garbage bag bloody clothing alongside it. >> many agencies in nassau county that can help women who are pregnant and in distress. so a situation like this doesn't occur. >> reporter: sudat and her baby daughter, of course are beyond that kind of help. the mother facing a charge of second-degree murder. she'll appear before a judge in the morning. we're live at nassau police headquarters in long island josh einiger channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new at 11:00, police are on the scene of the serious accident in new jersey. it happened earlier tonight in rockaway. police say that two cars collided at the intersection of mt. hope and mt. pleasant avenues. >>> a $15 minimum wage is just one signature away from becoming a reality in new york state. the state senate and assembly passed a budget deal today including raising the minimum battle has been a priority of governor cuomo. it's not clear when he'll sign off on it, but the critics of the wage hike claim that it will be a

all critical services are in play, including the e.r. h there. several local students were in the dark. >> and i had an assignment to do for a bioclass, which it was the last day to do it. they might reschedule it. i don't know what's going on. so it's kind of put on the back burner. >> reporter: you are literally in the dark? >> i was not disappointed at all. it was actually a nice treat. got the day off. it's a nice day out. >> they didn't seem too upset there. but back at the epicenter of the outage chaos the crews started the process of moving that feeder cable to be replaced by a new cable. we will of course keep you posted. >>> another round of pink slips for connecticut state employ eye ees mployees. the job cuts are part of the state's effort to cut his $922 million budget gap. some courthouses and offices are also expected to close. >>> sunday brunch is popular here in new york. soon you will be able to enjoy a cocktail even earlier. a panel created by governor cuomo just released a new list of recommendations for over hauling new york's

according to the journal annuals of emergency man, a taken to the e.r. at our lady of lord's medical center in camden after a seizure. he was suffering from an irregular fast heart beat and doctors used his fitness tracker to check out the heart rate history and helped determine the correct way to treat him. >>> well, it may sound like a dream come true. getting paid to sleep. >> bring it. >> yes. >> there's a company doing just that. etna wants employees to track their sleep and for every 20 nights sleeping 7 hours or more they get $25. and etna ceo says more sleep for the workers means more money for the company and a harvard study found an extra hour of sleep a week increases wages by almost 5% because workers are more productive. >> wow. >>> celebration 40 years in the making tonight in center city. african-american museum in philadelphia marked its 40th anniversary at the annual heritage gala. more than 350 business, cultural and political lead earls came out for the party. the museum is the first institution built by a major u.s. city to house and

. >> when i saw him in the e.r. that night, he was in a very dire situation. >> not only did he suffer a cardiac arrest with injury to the brain from lack of oxygen, but his kidneys were also failing. his liver was failing. >> reporter: and i'll never forget one of the neurologists said to me, "people only wake up from these kinds of comas in the movies." we should start to make arrangements and gather our family together. >> he was dying. he was dying. >> reporter: that was really hard to hear. it was the worst possible thing. my heart was just shattered in a we would spend days and nights at his bedside talking to him, and one of the things they would do is i would get right in his ear and say, "daddy, daddy, daddy, can you hear me?" well, about a week later, after he got to miami, then he fully opened his eyes, not for very long, you know, for moments at a time. i would tell the doctors and the neurologist in particular, "listen, this man is not a vegetable. he's responding." and they said, "well, that's just inv

if we can diminish her drug taking problem, we help her and her children and keep her out of the e.r. keep her out of the criminal justice system, she's not missing work. >> how does that fit into the mission of an attorney general? >> well, it's the chief law enforcement officer. we get the investigative part against the violent drug cartels, but as an attorney general you have a the ability to be the moving force attorney the district attorneys and the courts of pennsylvania to create drug courts and expand them. when i was in the bush and clinton white houses, drug courts were brand new. they were part of my agenda to advance. if we can deal with getting people into drug courts and facing them to get treatment, also dealing with the intersecting issues of mental health, homelessness and veterans. you know, relatedly, i want to establish a veteran's advocate. >> is that a function of the attorney general's office? >> half of the office is not criminal. actually, two-thirds is public protection and it's civil. there already exists a consumer advocate in the office whose job it is to

the e.r. >> reporter: his heart rate wild, spiking into dangerous territory. emergency doctors needed to know precisely when his heart rate became irregular to save him from life-threatening blood clots or even more seizures. jeff couldn't tell them. his fitbit, a christmas gift from his wife, could. the e.r. team noticed he was wearing one of the popular devices, tracking his heart rate all day long. that data, on his phone, where doctors could easily see his before, well within the safe window they needed to use electric shock to normalize his heart rate. >> they shocked my heart. it was able to go back to a normal rhythm and i was sent home later that day. yes, i would definitely say it's peace of mind worn on your wrist. >> i think the fitbit definitely saved his life. >> reporter: insurance for jeff and his family he now wears every day. gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> fascinating that that could help out like that. >> it's always great when you know you nailed a gift and bought

when a questionable campaign you don't have to rely on a random drawing or chance to decide who audits e.r. go top cadet recorded the expenditures one $.5 million the gentleman informed you it there are 3 people being investigated by the da on now local charges involving the ed lee mayor caption for 2015 don't you think this is the primary campaign to audit dow don't you think george gascon needs help the ethics commission will have an ethical backbone to audit mayor ed lee from 2015 the public seeing news reports in the examiner about moseley and keith expect this commission to do it's part in auditing those campaigns and those consultants and the co-milking of $10,000 campaign nominations that apparently are twice unpaid mayor ed lee made aware of the 10 thousand donation being split the people who read the newspapers and can red between the lines know this is something going on here that needs to be investigated and you need to mount on investigation of ed lee campaign. >> thank you. >> commissioner keane. >> can i ask the gentleman mr. pelham would it take something special to audit ma

another e.r. doctor told my doctor how his hospital administrator told him that the e.r. patient satisfaction scores were in the 50th percentile or average and that he should find a way to get them higher or -- quote -- "i'll find someone who can." end quote. this is a big concern. this is a range of evidence that doctors and hospitals have been changing their prescribing habits in response to these pain questions. now let me be clear about one thing. none of us wants to see anyone needlessly suffer. none of us wants to themselves go through pain that's unnecessary. none of us want to see a loved one or anybody experiencing pain if it could be appropriately managed. and for the terminally ill, then of course it makes sense to do everything possible to make those folks as comfortable as they can in their final days. but what i'm asking is are we appropriately weighing the risks and the benefits here? sure, there is a benefit to complete and immediate elimination of all pain that a powerful narcotic can temporarily provide. but we know that there is also a risk of addiction

the right to use the lane whether or not in the sharing bike lanes are for people protected by parks e.r. parked cars and stay out of separated bike lanes unless an emergency dashed bike lanes are a shared zone four for vehicles to change lanes slow bike lanes allow the circles their unusually sprayed before me from other traffic some bike lanes are built to the level higher than the street but lower than the sidewalk they provide a safe separated space sponsor cyclists are around vehicles the box areas are marked with the stencil at intersections act as advanced limit lines for people to garter at a red light this increases the 1r0ir7b9 to drivers people will ride past stopped vehicles at the fronltd of the intersection give them room and stop short of limit line behind the bike without objection and cross only after the green light and people cleared the bike box bicycle traffic lights allow people on bikes to proceed while vehicles are stopped be unaware aware of those bike san francisco general hospital but stay alert and only skrans when the vehicle is cleared the interse let's take

. >> as i understand the thrust e.r. the basis of this request made is that there is at least some public perception that there may have been problems with the mayors campaign and clearly if any campaign not a question of over one million dollars any question were to rise the newspaper than mr. exes campaign was accepting illegal payments or whatever else it would be a justification for the commission to say let's even though not randomly selected i understand the random was so that there isn't the sort of fastenerism picking on someone that is not popular but the randomness to show we're not selecting and making in any determination that the committee should be audited in our random selection the question if there is a perception public that a campaign committee may have violated the law isn't that sufficient justification for the commission to say let's add that to our random selection as a policy matter but this is a thought. >> commissioner commissioner andrews. >> i'm sorry mr. chair we're creeping we're actually ge

hospital job on the resume was four months leading a south dakota indian facility forced to shut down the e.r. soon after the departure because federal inspector said patients were at risk. the nurse by training claimed multiple degrees from online universities. including a doctor rate in leadership from a british west indies school no by the u.s. accrediting agencies. we were unable to track him down for comment. but she has confidence in the behavioral health decker who selected him. spokesperson for mayor bowser didn't comment on the qualification. but confirmedded that yesterday was the last day at work and he will be succeeded by the health director royster who will serve in interim capacity. in southeast, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: that is all for the news at 5:00. right now on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- sam: a d.c. administrative law judge was arrested for fighting another judge. that story is coming up. alison: also why a fire investigation in montgomery county turned into a suspicious investigation. and why some maryland tax prepares are in trouble with the state. could it a

13 requirement for director huh-uhish to appear before the court to advise on the process of lawsuit e.rsilent resolution of lawsuit and the may 9th veto will be significant thank you all for your support and for agreeing to calendar. >> anyone else. >> bill retired city employee just want to say i've worked for the city store thirty years this the first i've heard an acting mayor to say something bad if people vote against him. >> linda i spoke earlier i didn't mean to offend anyone litigation was brought up why was the city sized the fire department people and the city people for the money the $8 million that they put in what does the city and mayor have - what - i don't understand that why would he get the money why don't that go to the heros that worked for thirty and 40 years for many money why would the city sue them where would the money go what would the city do with that why not give to the guys that worked to death look in the mirror and do the right thing give it to those guys dying everyday going to so many funeral you get depressed those people needs their money 72 hours the

emry rogers. >> thank you, commissioners some of us have been asking about the so-called term sheet e.r. the resolution that was approved by the board of supervisors last person who handing out a copy of supervisor yee's resolution 160166 we kind of laid the preliminary ideas of what is the ordinance before you if you want to compare between that resolution and the ordinance you now will have that. >> okay there is one follow-up question i'll allow commissioner wu to ask please. so on the questions of the process with the feasibility study i want to be clear any changes if - at the moment the board of supervisors gets it and analyze any proposed changes need to be legislated the question maybe if there is a role to play before any legislation or comes out for review. >> okay. thank you. >> commissioner antonini. >> thank you. i think that all of us agree we're looking for ways to produce more affordable housing but it has to be a doable situation because we have to look at this situation carefully because the more affordable housing percentage you're required to be inclusionary the high

philly starting pitchers came into last night with the best e.r. a.in baseball. just over two runs a game. philly's best start in 44 years after ten games. but it went up last night. everybody wearing 42 in honor of jackie robinson breaking the color barrier. second inning second pitch. michael taylor's first home run. bases loaded for jason werth. he think he got it. but the deepest part of the park it stays in. all three runs score so the nats put up five in the first. that's as many as the phillies gave up in the entire four game series to the padres and then bryce harper. wow. fourth home run for him. phillies lose to the nats 9-1, ryan howard did homer in the ninth. his 361st career homer tying him with joe dimaggio. scary scene in tampa. a line drive. a hole in the netting and it goes through and hits a woman. sousa went into the stands to check on her. she was conscious and talking on her way to a local hospital. hopefully she is okay. i'm john clark with your sports. enjoy your weekend. >>> today folks across philadelphia will be picking up trash, pulling

. >> in our work not having detox is like having a hospital without an e.r. >> reporter: jodi tells usshe has been to detox, insight offering a room where she injects. >> do you think people have had their lives saved? >> definitely. i've had any life saved. >> reporter: while relapse is a constant struggle, she hopes to stay alive long enough to someday be clean. >> i still have hope i can get better. >> dottie schwartz, nbc news, vancouver. >>> new at 11:43, a new recall that will have you checking your wall street. the nra. they're powerful. they usually get their way. but not with democrat donna edwards. she won't take cash from wall street banks. and when washington insiders wrote a loophole to let the nra spend dark money to kill gun safety laws, donna edwards said 'no' she's fighting to ban assault weapons and putting the safety of our communities first. because to democrat donna edwards, the special interests aren't special. we are. women vote! is responsible for the content of this advertising. time magazine called chris van hollen "a hero to environmentalists, education group

>>> a new analysis of emergency room visits shows many new yorkers are paying more for going to the e.r. blue cross blue shield looked at they found 2 million visits were for sinus infections and sprains. nine out of the ten could have been treated in a doctor's office or urgent care center for far less than a trip to the e.r. >>> put tg to good use. the tree that stood in a new home it. >>> see the video that grabbed the attention of police and got a local motorcyclist arrested. >>> torm team 4 tracking rain. we'll have weather and traffic on the 4s coming up. there's a look the traffic by fios is not cable. we're wired differently. we guarantee to make switching easier. we'll show up on time. you're right on time. as promised. to install fios and set up the wi-fi that janet, jamie, jenny, jemma, and jasmine need on their birthday. thank you. for all their new devices. you can't break me. you wanna piece of cake? our switchers guarantee makes it easy to get 100 meg internet. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer these speeds only fios can. >>> welcome ba