>> i have a tumor in my esophagus which has spread to my live notes. nodes and part of my long and it is stage four. there is no stage five. it concentrates the mind a bit. i have some wonderful oncologist working with me. we are on the verge of a number of new treatments which may apply to me. i apologize that my voice is a little husky today. that is the situation. i have to practice staying alive and preparing to die at the same time. which, as my more says, is what one has to do all the time. you're never more than one breath away. it is a bit more of vivid to me. doctors in the morning and lawyers in the afternoon then why did you decide to take us for that journey in your writing? >> i was wondering whether wanted to or not. i was pressed to do it. i tried to do it in a way that it was not a parade of yellow ribbon type of journalism. i have been told that people have identified with it to some degree. if you have 11 -- if you had a lemon, make lemonade is the other explanation. everyone has to do this at one point or another. either survive or d

>> i have a tumor in my esophagus which has spread to my leonard's and i am afraid -- my lymph nodes and i am afraid it has moved it to my lungs. it is stage four. the thing to know about stage four is that there is no stage five. that concentrates the mind a bit. i have some wonderful oncologist working with me -- gynecologistoncologists working. i am sorry, but my voice is a bit husky today. that is the situation. i have to practice staying alive and preparing to die at the same time. as my memoir says, that is what one has to do will the time. you are never more than a breath away. it is a bit more vivid to me. doctors in the morning and lawyers in the afternoon. >> why did you decide to take us through that journey in your riding in "then the fair?" i was wondering -- of vanity fair. >> i was pressed by my editor. i tried to do it in such a way in that it was not a parade of my feelings or a yellow ribbon tied journalism. i have been told that some people have been comforted by it to a degree. if you have a lemon, make lemonade. it is better than staring at the wall. it is a grea

he died of cancer of the esophagus. there suspicions underscored by the conclusions of a study that show some workers are not adequately protected against hazards. >> reporter: rushing into a burning building is not the only danger firefighters face. sometimes it's what's inside the building that is equally dangerous. one family with ties to alameda know about that firsthand. >> you are not always aware of what you are being exposed to until after the fact. >> that may be the case for the captain. his coworkers here at the fire station can't say if firefighting is a direct correlation to his diagnosis of cancer of the esophagus and his death, but it's a possibility. >> there lots of firefighters that are exposed to chemicals and cancer and are killed from it. >> reporter: a study released by the university cincinnati said firefighters are at a greater risk of developing four different types of cancer than the ynl population. the study suggested that some of the equipment firefighters use is insufficient in protecting th

to -- if i was to tell you well now i've got a malignancy in my esophagus, that changes everything. main effect had been on my iq. it's a complete logical non sequitur. it's nothing to do with it. so, i've enjoyed taking part in that argument. and there's a certain ghoulish element, even about the nice people who've been praying for me. because they are not just praying for my recovery, they're praying for my reconciliation with religion. and i -- i proposed a trade off the other day, i said, i tell you what, what if we secularists stop going to hospitals and walking around the wards and asking if people are religious when they are in extremeness and in their last days and saying look, you've still got a little time, why don't you live the last few days of it as a free person. you'll feel much better. all that nonsense they taught you. you know you could still have every chance to give it up. experience the life of a free thinking autonomous person. don't live in fear, don't believe in mythology. they -- i don't think they'd welcome it. and of course, we don't do that. but it seems

for the fire captain who died of cancer. 42-year-old captain scott carnivaly died of cancer of the esophagus. a new study said firefighters are at a greater risk of developing certain cancers more so than the general population. the memorial will be on the uss hornet in alameda at 11:00 this morning. bags may be too big to fail, but what about schools. that is the question dozens of teachers posed. with the oakland education association they want banks like wells fargo like bank of america and chase to prove they are part of the community by helping to repay school debt and giving mortgage debts owed by teachers. they argue teachers should get special treatment and that makes paying a mortgage nerve racking and more difficult. >> calling on them to work with the state to forgive the debt that oakland school district owes so work on progressive taxation so people are not the ones that pay all the bills. also to stop the foreclosures. >> the teacher's association said they hope with a new governor in office, they are going to have more of a priority in the state. >> school leaders want everyon

almeda fire captain scott carnivale, died of cancer of the esophagus on january 3. he was only 42 years old. his family says it wants to give back for all of the blood donated to care for carnivale. the blood drive at fire station one in almeda is scheduled to continue until 5:00 tonight. >>> some common pain killers may be harmful to your heart. researchers in switzerland found that certainly anti- inflammatory drugs known as cox2 inhibitors can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. ibuprofen, for example, tripled the person's stroke risk. naproxen appears to be the least harmful. but experts say side effects are still possible. >>> now, this is a story you won't want to hear sitting down. there is compelling evidence that if you take a break from sitting, you're doing your heart and waistline a big favor. and as dr. kim mulvilhill shows us, even a short break goes a long way. ♪ >> you know the voice. roger daughtry. >> legendary vocalist from the rock band "the who." >> i have done some incredibly loud screaming and all those things that rock and rollers d

. >>> the 42-year-old captain, scott carnival, died of cancer of the esophagus. there is no way for sure to know how his cancer developed, but there are suspicions. after conclusions of a study, it finds that professionals are more dangerous and it doesn't protect the workers. he's cheryl hurd is in alameda to find what they're saying. >> they're saying it's all part of the job, but rushing into a burning building isn't the only danger firefighters face. sometimes what's inside that building is equally as dangerous. one bay area family with ties to alameda know about that firsthand. >> you're not always aware of what you're being exposed to until after the fact and sometimes it's too late. >> reporter: that may be the case for captain scott carnavelli. his coworkers here at the fire station can't say if firefighting is a direct correlation to carnavelli's diagnosis of cancer to the stomach and his death. but it's a possibility. >> there are firefighters across the world who are exposed, get cancer and are killed from it. >> firefighters are at a greater risk of d

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captain scott cash died of cancer of the esophagus from a years old. this morning had colleague staged procession in had honor through the streets of alameda. look from sky 7 hd. fares hope the procession brings an attention to the brave fight against the cancer. also he contracted the disease from exposure to toxins fighting fires. he was 13 year vet rap of the department. he's survived by his wife and had son. >>> if you live in san jose or spend much time this you may have noticed a sharp i hope crease in the amount of graffiti. all over the place. but what might surprise you is that gangs are not primarily responsible for it. so who is? we have the report. >>reporter: gang graffiti in san jose make up about 15 percent of the graffiti vandalism and that number is pretty can i ept. graffiti removal crew however are tackling a noticeable spike in other kinds of graffiti. >> tagging crew go from place to place, initial that sort of thing just wherever they condition find a place to do i it, they will do it. item strictly spray it and go. >>reporter: it

the 42-year-old died last week of cancer of the esophagus, possibly contracted from toxins at fires and other emergencies. >> he took his job very seriously, dedicated to not only the community, but the members of the fire department. >> carnivale helped organize a program for california firefighters, encouraging them to report exposure to hazardous materials on the job. carnivale lived in mill valley, survived by his wife and 8-year- old son. >>> today, police identified the san francisco man shot and killed inside a coffee shop. the gunman chased the victim to sabina coffee and tea company on polk street in the tender loin district yesterday afternoon. that's where the man shot 29- year-old terry turner in the head and stomach. turner was pronounced dead at the scene. >> anybody could have been sitting in there having coffee, you know, and next thing you know, there's a shooting. >> the motive is unclear, but the gunman did steal a bag from the victim. police are still looking for the shooter. this is san francisco's sixth homicide this year. >>> well, you might want to check your che

be held for the fire captain who died of cancer. 42-year-old captain scott died of cancer of the esophagusow for sure how his cancer developed, but they find professions are more dangerous. firefighters are at greater risk for developing four types of cancer than the general population. the memorial service will be at the uss hornet at 11:00 this morning. >> the fish company on fisherman's whatever is closed due to health concerns related to a nearby construction project. on december 29th, exxon-mobil began cleaning up sediment in the ocean contaminated by a decades old oil leak next to the headquarters. because of the work, employees had to deal with odors and noxinous fumes they plan to reopen in february they want them to step up and help repay school debt and forgiving mortgage debts own bide teachers. they argue teachers are threatened with layoffs every spring and waiting for the impenning pink slip makes keeping up with the mortgage nerve racking and difficult. >> calling on them to forgive the debt that oakland unified district oh,s to work on taxation so we are not the people on t

are 20 times hotter than tabasco, so you can cause a real chemical burn to the mouth and to the esophaguseating a little bit of spicy food, and when you tag that on to the kind of angry way this mother is yelling at the child, right in the child's face, imagine that someone twice as big as you is screaming at you, putting hot sauce in your mouth. i don't think we would allow a husband to do that to a wife. they would be put in jail for that. there's no reason we should allow that for children. >> that's right. the 7-year-old child, not only the hot sauce or the screaming. she then throws him into a cold shower. at what point does this become emotionally scarring for the child? >> well, you know, it is emotionally scarring at this level, not just for the child, but think of the other kids, how they're hiding underneath the bed because they don't want this to be done to them, as well. you know, parenting is really tough. we get more training to get a driver's license than we do to take care of our children. so my heart goes out to this woman also because she was trying to get help. that's w

esophagus cancer. we still don't know very much about exactly why that cancer is so hard to treat. one last example, a very worthwhile example, lung cancer was a big disease. cancer of the lung was considered one big entity. we know now that even that cancer can be subdivided. some sub portions of lung cancer respond very, very well to this one medicine. so that gives you a direction as to where we're going next. even a single cancer will be broken up into smaller entities and specific medicines will be designed as prevention mechanisms to those particular entities. >> reporter: a lot people when they have children will say when they're very proud of their child, oh, he or she is going to grow up and find a cure for cancer. do you think that's a commonly held belief? among americans? that all of these can be cured? >> the word cure is such a seductive word. it is such a tand liesing word. in 1969 a group of advocates who i talk about in the book brought out an advertisement in every newspaper in every major newspaper it said mr. nixon, you can during cancer. the implication was two