they will make embryos. how many embryos will they make? right now with ivf that's limited by how many ripe eggs you get in an ivf procedure. eight, 10, 15 may be, 15 maybe 20 and a healthy woman. making them from stem cells cells, the skies the limit. 100, 1000, 10,000 embryos. and then each of those embryos at day three gets a genetic test. that is the limiting factor of the cost of doing a test. let's say cup with 1000. they stop with 100. they have 100 embryos cleverly named one through 100 for each of those embryos they were five categories of things. does this embryo have any early onset disease like down syndrome or tay-sactay-sac hs or sickle cell or cystic fibrosis category 1? category 2 what about about later onset diseases risks of alzheimer's or breast cancer. category 3 will be what hair color, what skin color? tall or short? lucky enough to have curly gray hair like the silverback gorillas which are the leaders or her male pattern baldness or something in between? category 4 will be behavioral traits. not just issues of violen

the couple thinks their embryos are placed in caroline's uterus. ten days later, when the lab calls with unbelievable news. >> we were pregnant but at the same time that they had transferred another couple's embryos to caroline. >> the baby growing inside caroline doesn't belong to her. it actually belongs to this woman, who has the same last name. shannon savage. >> i'm thinking, this woman has got to be a basket case and then find out she's pregnant -- oh, by the way, with somebody else's kid. >> here's how the embryos wind up in the wrong womb. to locate where the frozen embryos are stored, a lab worker by mistake uses shannon savage's paperwork instead of caroline savage's. the worker pulls shannon's embryos from a cryopreservation tank and places them on a petri dish with the name "savage" on it. nine months later, knowing she was having someone else's baby, caroline gives birth to little logan and then gives him up to his real parents. >> can you say hello to everybody? say hi? hi? >> to think that a woman carried someone else's baby, albeit

one embryo at a time. >> we can determine in advance which embryos have a good opportunity to implanto at a time transferred after chromosome screening, versus two embryos with no screening, resulted in roughly equivalent delivery rates. 14-month-old bennett is part of the 61% success rate. >> i was glad i didn't have to choose. >> reporter: bennett's mom, carla, participated in that study and was among the women who had only one embryo transferred. >> twins scared me, especially after carrying one child. the idea of carrying two children is pretty frightening. >> reporter: dr. scott contends the new technology that allows them to screen and select the viable embryo, makes the success rate almost as good as when two or more are used. >> they need fewer treatment cycles. >> reporter: many women who undergo ibf can only do it once. and wanted to double their odds. but this new technology could limit some of the rolling of the dice aspect. this is something that women will have to discuss on a case-by-case basis, with their doctor, based on their age and their particular fertility proble

in the long run, we're finding out screening an embryo understanding an embryo that looks and is theng more healthy babies. we've gotten better and better at freezing and thawing embryos. we might abe to have an extra embryo or two so she can have a sibling whenever she's ready to. this is the ability of woman to have when they want to have a child. >> it will be whether or not they want to implement that -- >> the future is so incredibly bright. >>> cold front diving into the bay area. we have seen some showers overnight. it looks like maybe a chance of a few more scattered showers . out the door we go. we have some cloudy skies early on over russian hill. some much colder air going to be setting in over the next couple of days and some freezing temperatures at night. here comes that cold front right there. looks like hi-def doppler radar showing you some widely scattered showers now. more of that on the way. temperatures only in the 50s this afternoon. in for the deep freeze tonight. >>> are america's fortunes in decline? morocco finds fortune cookies may be getting too predictable

there's new techniques where we can test an embryo to see which ones will take.a woman who is paying a lot of money for ivf and now you might need to pay for embryo testing as well? >> that's an issue. i think what the insurance companies willing be coming around to is to say the insurance is worth it it's worth it to pay the $4,000 because it's so expensive, it could be $80,000 more to have twins for example, $100,000 than $20,000 for an average singleton pregnancy. >> also this week. some new information about a controversial question -- can you be overweight but still be healthy? an article published in the an nals of internal medicine says no. >> this is a large study, it looked at data from more than 60,000 patients over the course of 60 years. now we've long known that being overweight or obese raises risk factors for heart disease like high blood pressure high cholesterol and diabetes what this study found was that even if you don't have those risk factors, just being overweight or obese still raises your risk of having a heart attack a stroke or dying pre

the american society of reproductive medicine discussed the trend and the goal to start with one embryo multiples. >>> a medical technician is accused of infecting dozens in maryland with hepatitis. today, he learns his role. >>> a plane swarmed by paramedics upon landing. >>> today investigators in scotland say the pilot of a police helicopter didn't put out emergency calls just before crashing through the roof of a crowded pub in glasgow last week. the chopper was removeed from the scene and is going to be analyzed to see what went wrong. when the roof collapsed, several people were trapped inside. >>> nine people killed. authorities have not ruled out finding more victims. we have more on what's next in the investigation. >> reporter: removal of the helicopter from the crash scene here means important work getting to the bottom of what happened here on friday night can really get going. >> reporter: the helicopter does not have a copy voice recorder or flight data recorder known as the black box. however, it does have a significant number of electronic systems on board and may be pos

truth of course but it's true that unlike nazi germany, japan was fighting the war against other embryo powers. and george tenet was one person who actually criticized the u.s. diplomacy in retrospect said that they should recognize japanese interests more than they did. the whole problem really stems from the fact that since the middle of the 19th century when japan was forcefully opened up by american gunships, the japanese saw their only chance to survive as an independent nation and not be colonized, much like western powers included. that meant having their own empire but he was a little late in the game. but one can sort of understand why it was felt that they had their rights and the europeans had their empire. >> i can understand, understandable but it's not an excuse either. and the fact that they had a period of relative peace and democratic experiment in the 1920s, and this whole hearted sort of attraction the middle internationalism of the league of nations, which japanese more than anybody else took it seriously, i think it's a shame that you had to go down that way. .. >>

been approved, slavery and racism, and so fo forth, even for europ, this entire continent, that the embryo has its own rights. for example, i don't know if you know right now, i have eight children, and the last one is boy. let me tell you that in spain it's almost impossible to find down syndrome in the street. at the same time society loves he's children, so there is a kind of schizophrenia that we have to stop the sooner the better. >> dr. chivas commenting on spain's new abortion laws. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> pope francis has warned the vatican staff that he must remain professional. francis warned church administrators not to get caught up in gossip, bureaucratic scrabbsquabbling and to remembey have a responsibility to the church. >>> it's the most popular puzzles in the world. i'm talking about the cross word, and it turns 100 on saturday. the first one was written by an englishman and published in 1919. within a few periods earn was doing them. they had multiplied by the 1930s appearing worldwide in u.k. newspapers. employers got extremely worried about

this issue group like the american society for reproductive medicine calling for the use of only embryot at a time during fertility treatment that's what is done in europe where twin birth are considerably lower. >> well, 'tis the season for sharing of course and today the forty-niner superstar quarterback exactly that for family at the san francisco ronald mcdonald house. carolyn tyler was there as well. >>reporter: he was dressed in red brought a big gift but it wasn't st. nick. it was kaepernick. >> i think there's something special about kids that is very up lifting to everyone. you spend time around them. you see really how pure hearted kids are. >>reporter: 49er quarterback kaepernick paid surprise visit to san francisco ronald mcdonald house. and gave them an f box 1. it's a home away from home for family whose children are receiving treatment at the nearby ucsf hospital. ronald butler his wife and 2 kids from reno are staying here. free of charge. while 16 month old flynn under goes surgery. >> it's been wonderful. having our kids here we couldn't have done it without these peop

the file will embryo in the -- will grow with wind up to 30 miles per hour. >> the driver of a big rigdent never knew he hit the bicyclist. a 62-year-old woman was riding the bicycle at 5th and market and hit, dragged, and killed last night. a witness followed the truck and called police. officers call up with the truck on broadway. >> bart and the unions will resume talks with a fell -- federal mediator over the dispute involving since weeks of family leave. bart directors say the provide was left in by mistake after both sides agreed to take it off the table. the board accepted the contract minus that part which resulted in the union filing a lawsuit. >> is today an extra special day to buy christian gifts and christmas gifts online? >> the white house reveals the official delegation to the olympics in a message to russia. ...club...things... r cat foodt sending me coupons for cat food. i'm just not a coupon clipper. i buy what i want to buy. can i get a reward for that? [ brina ] something extra from raley's, bel air, yo. an you get something extra rewards... for buying the things i

bart workers will is a chance to earn embryo news under the labor agreement and the chronicle reportser the if you contract reached between bart and the unions, they will pay $500 for every 1 percent commuter ridership exceeds projections capped at $1,000 a year each of the four year contracts. >> new this morning, nasa is not a fan of beyonce's brand new album and the reason they are slamming the star. >> from school bathrooms to papparazzi, there are new laws. >> the family fighting to keep a brain dead oakland girl on life support, the battle can end today with a 5:00 deadline facing jahi >>> covering walnut creek, campbell, burlingame and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> the family of 13-year-old faces a 5:00 deadline today as they fight to keep her on life support. >> amy hollyfield has the latest details. >> the court order keeping her on a ventillator expired today and officials will turn off the breathing machine today unless they hear otherwise from a judge. a small grouch supporters gathered yesterday to pray for the 13-year-old girl but her family did not make any public

new guidelines encourage doctors and patients to consider implanting just a single embryo. >>> coming> you look lovely tonight. >> thank you, you, too. >> are you married? >> no. >> well, i am. so don't get any ideas. >> that's ron burgundy's weekend newscast. the experience up next. >>> and today 7 on your side, still taking your questions on twitter and facebook so you can contact me at facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. and on twitter @mfinney. i'll answer questions here live in just a little bit. >>> and looking at the western sky, a few clouds but a beautiful sunset. we might have showers coming our way and i'll tell you all about that in just a moment. >>> outside once again, the folks on the left-hand side of your screen should have stayed home to do cyber shopping because they're stuck in slow traffic on the skyway. not too bad the other direction. abc to thsuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobod

guidelines go to women 35 or older and older women with lower conception rates could have multiple embryosrred and the seahawks were loud. >> and seattle fans were just loud, louder than yours truly believe it or not because there was a world record outside at 137 desables and this is the league end of boom and here comes the boom, baby, drew brees tosses it and off to the races and takes it 22 yards to the happy place and seahawks 10-0 lead and wilson goes to zach miller from arizona state and fans are going bananas and sea attle 17-0 and this show downturned out to be a blowout and seattle was tipsy and off the hands of davis and right to derrick and it was that night, 310 yards and three touchdowns as seattle spanks them 34-7 approve 11-1 on the season and they are the first team to punch their ticket to the playoffs and next up is the number one seat in n fchl c and advantage and what do you say, russell? >> for us to come out in that fashion and win that game, the way we did was pretty awesome and clicking offensively and defensively and the crowd was unbelievable tonight and broke th

as expected his pt readers see where the embryo becomes vice chancellor she'll also have a new combined economy and energy ministry. we went to the coalition which was good that the tenant will have to hear a thing that was cheap and one. the new cabinet as we conservatives and six social democrats. his piece from walter steinmeier becomes foreign minister and john he held in merkel's first government from two thousand fine to two thousand and nine. the social democrats also get the portfolios for libra family environment and justice pis he used were some lavender lane becomes defense minister. the first woman to ever hold the post called and showed the close merkel airline will remain as finance minister and was acquitted on a grand coalition is accommodation for the twenty oh nine is in line together we want to make sure that people are naturally not much going on seventeen. even better off today. thank you for me there are three major tasks ahead. the solid finances the future prosperity and social security with god besides maintaining germany's economy as the strongest in europe the

injected piglet embryos with dna from jellyfish to turn them into glow-in-the- dark pigs, all in thee people behind the project say this could help them develop cheaper and more efficient drugs for humans, and they are not stopping with hogs. next in line, fluorescent sheep. the goal is not glow-in-the-dark pigs. it is the idea that you can splice one creature's dna onto another. and what better way to show it been to have glow-in-the-dark eggs? -- pigs? >> i am not sure how i feel about that. >> although if you said that to deer -- deserve to die. pigs are smart animals, emotionally intelligent. >> you do not eat pork? >> i have tried to cut it down. >> actually, wild boar -- >> everybody loves the baconator. it is delicious. diy laser guy is a homemade drone guy. his latest creation, his most terrifying as of yet -- she has turned a toy into an attacknid, built to attack other robots, with a blue laser that can fry anything. >> what 13-year-old would not love that? ♪ >> it is approaching 56 past the hour. stockslike that where ended the session. not a lot of movement. the dow endin

result of drug the results of drugs given to women to make them produce x, not from using multiple embryos from idea for a lab dish for fertilization. more than one-third of twins and three-quarters of triplets and more births in the u.s. are due to a fertility treatments. the newly designed 2015 ford mustang will make its debut today. this is the of the 2011 addition. the new design house more power, better fuel efficiency and for the first since the 1980's, and available four- cylinder engine. the mustang gt will still have a 5.0 l of the aid but with more power than the current version. a v-6 engine version is also being offered for price conscious buyers. a warning is going out to residents in nevada to make sure the money used to pay for gifts this holiday season, is legit. officials are warming-warning cashier's and bank tellers to be on the lookout for thieves tried to pass the bogus bills. police say they're seeing more counterfeit $150 bills in the reno area this time of year. they say not only are the bill's fate, but that they'll be seized as evidence causing stores to lose mone

. >> what you want is a law that recognizes the difference between a one-day-old embryo and almost a other words, is not a single condition. so the law, i think, is why too broad. plus the dad is worried in this case. was the fetus harmed when his wife went through a terrible medical incident? we want to look out for fetal interest but you don't want a law that says if the fetus isn't viable, if the fetus can't live, then you've got to continue care for this poor mom. >> what does the hospital and kind of if you're looking at the law, a judge, what are they struggling with here? if it isn't as clear cut as the statute states, you get into gray area. >> i hate to say it, these cases are gray. you're almost going to have to say this fetus is 12 weeks. it's not viable. this fetus is now up to 14 weeks, still not viable. 24 weeks, it is. i think you need to have a more fine tuned instrument. i hope the dad decides to challenge the law. it's too restrictive. individual liberty should, if you will, be followed unless we have a viable baby. >> what a horrible situation for this man to be in