santa clara county and hca. hca health care announced today a formal agreement for the county to buy regional med for $150 million. the deal, which is subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approval, is expected to close april 1st. over the years, due to budget issues and low profit margins, hca has downgraded regional med's trauma level and its comprehensive stroke and other cardiac services. the county says once it assumes hospital operations, it will restore level two trauma care and other critical services immediately. electric cars are going to have more places to charge in the south bay. south bay congressman sam liccardo joined fellow lawmakers today, announcing a $12 million federal grant to fund 237 new charging ports across san jose. more than half of them will be installed at libraries and community centers. parks. recent survey from the public policy institute of california found that nearly half of californians are seriously considering an electric car, but the charging logistics remai

august, hca cut certain trauma stroke and heart attack services. the county says it plans to bring back those services wants. it assumes operation of regional medical center in early april county. officials say this deal will allow them to restore critical services. >> happening right now, major healthcare conference in san francisco is bringing a big boom to local business conference. lezla gooden has details on that. >> monday kicks off the first day of the 43rd jp morgan healthcare conference at the westin saint francis hotel in san francisco. and it's creating a buzz and filling up union square that this is such an impactful conference to kick off january, which which historically without this type of the conference, is a really slow month in the restaurant business. people like to not drink. they have new year's eve reservation. you resolutions. they. >> they maybe have like spent a lot of money for christmas and january. you know, it usually pours rain. golden gate restaurant association says they are already seeing the positive impact of the

santa clara county has reached an agreement with hca healthcare to purchase regional medical center for $150 million. the county will take over operations of the east san jose san jose hospital on april 1st, which will make it the second largest county owned hospital in the state. in august, hca healthcare downgraded the level of trauma, comprehensive stroke and certain cardiac services at regional medical center. the county says it plans to restore level two trauma care immediately once it assumes hospital operations, and will restore other services shortly after. donations and support coming to southern california tonight. how animal rescue workers here in the bay area are making sure to help the four legged victims. but first, a quick look at that wolf moon tonight that rosemary talked about. a beautiful shot there. you're watching the ws at or engineer. a group of middle school girls was given a hands on, behind the scenes tour of the golden gate bridge. ktvu very own betty yu hosted the gathering for the warriors. this is the team's first of two girls in steam events. steam, which

this comes after its current owner, hca healthcare, decided to downgrade the trauma center.n sparked months of outcry from health care workers and residents who feared for the health outcomes of east san jose. here's nbc's jocelyn moran. tonight, there's a sense of relief. people in the community feel like their voices have been heard. this is such a win for everyone in the community, particularly for the residents of east san jose power. darcy green is one of many who showed up to rallies over the last several months with the hope of keeping the trauma center at regional medical center open. nearly a year ago, nbc bay area learned the hospital's current operator, hca healthcare, planned on closing its trauma center services in august of last year. that sparked a campaign to keep it open. in july, the hospital said the trauma center would stay open, but it would downgrade from a level two to a level three trauma center. but it wasn't enough. the county moved to purchase regional medical center. it's a very densely populated community, and the downgrading of the level two tra

it's part of a broader effort by hca healthcare to provide some relief. local staff facing evacuation orders and personal losses and the additional nurses help make sure that patient care continues. while also allowing hospital staff to focus on their families and recovery. and joining us now to talk about this is at age cea's chief nursing executive net greenwood. thank you for being here. thank pleasure. how did the nurses that you selected here get picked? >> well, we actually sent off the alarm and set our one of our sister hospital is in trouble and they could use some support. we probably 15 names within about a half hour to an hour and we chose them to go based on the skill that they had in icu and e d. >> and how long are they there in southern california? >> well, we just extend to them today. so they'll be there at least through next tuesday or wednesday. they've been there since last saturday. >> and what do they do to make? it's sort of a seamless transition like a a nurse and a new hospital. you know, probably a lot of new equipment. you know

health, sutter, health and hca. but i'll highlight the support for solutions that prioritize patient care over profits. the is gonna start at 8 this morning across bay area. cities. and pacifica parents rallying against proposed closure of a k through 8th grade school. the district says ocean shore schools face in a 3 million dollar deficit. and as a result, they're looking to close the facility in separate students to other school districts. the parents say ocean shore offers unique programs to the kids. i've always felt really strongly because we're close to community that the kids need to learn about the ocean. and we're the only program of its kind in the bay area where we been doing that 30 years. and if we delighted i don't know how it will go and i don't think we will get the support of another school for. >> there's going to be meeting to talk about school closures next week. west contra costa county school district there having money problems of their own with declining enrollment covid relief funds expirin

. ♪ tickets at sfballet.org with hca healthcare to purchase regional medical center for $150 million. take over operations of the east san jose hospital on april 1st, which will make it the second largest county owned hospital in the state. back in august, hca healthcare downgraded the level of trauma, comprehensive stroke and certain cardiac services at regional medical center. the county says it plans to restore level two trauma care immediately once it assumes hospital operations, and will restore other services shortly thereafter. the jp morgan chase health care conference got underway in san francisco today. the four day conference brings thousands of conventioneers right into the city. and as ktvu christian captain reports tonight, security is top of mind following last month's high profile shooting of a health care ceo in new york. >> the j.p. morgan healthcare conference has taken over san francisco's union square. the conference has drawn an estimated 8000 conventioneers to the west and saint francis. san francisco mayor daniel lurie addressed attendees on the first day, tell

the deployment is part of a broader effort by hca healthcare as far west division to provide support across california and nevada. officials say that this collaborative effort highlights the unity and resilience of health care workers in times of crisis. >> the there was no hesitation and we didn't know at the time that we cut made the call. you know what? it looked like fires were continuing. roads were closed. we have a mission says above all else, we're committed to the care and improvement of human life. and that includes our staff. so making sure we there hug their necks, let him know we got him and that we're going to help them through. it is an important part of what we do. >> the nurses arrived last saturday and they're going to be providing support into the middle of the week. still ahead on kron for news at 6, o city leaders. want to make sure you enjoy your lunar. >> new year safely. what advice their shared with the public? >> plus, in sports, the sharks were looking to make it 2 in a row on the road in columbus. they're taking on the blue jackets. ben ross has highlights

. >> in the south bay, santa clara counties reached an agreement with hca healthcare to purchase regional medical center in august 8. see a cut certain trauma stroke and heart attack services. the county says it plans to bring back those services once it assumes operation of regional medical center in early april county officials say this deal will allow them to restore critical services. santa clara county is receiving 12 million dollars to install more electric vehicle charging stations. >> the project will install 237 ev charging ports spread throughout the city of san jose. and most of them are going to be located at public facilities like libraries, community centers and parks. jose mayor matt mahan says these new stations will make ev charging more accessible and convenient for south bay residents. >> still ahead on kron, 4 news at 6. >> incarcerated firefighters, 7 hard at work in l a now they're working. (vo) struggling with moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis? talk to your doctor about #1 prescribed entyvio, offering two maintenance options, including the ent

el hospital y su operador hca health care implementaron reducciones drásticas a lo largo de los años acuerdo, el uno de abril, el servicio de atención de trauma estará entre los primeros objetivos para ser totalmente restaurado. el distrito escolar unificado de madera comenzó a enforzar hoy su nueva política de no celulares en las aulas de todas las preparatorias en la ciudad. abraham peña habló con el director y también con un estudiante. abraham buenas tardes. cuéntanos a qué se debe esta iniciativa? buenas tardes. efectivamente esto debido al proyecto de la ley firmada por el gobernador de california, gavin newsom, en el cual tiene como meta mimizar las distracciones en las aulas de todo el estado para julio de 2026. esto fue lo que nos dijo el director de una secundaria de la ciudad de madera. los celulares es una herramienta muy útil para los estudiantes, pero a la misma vez también causa daños. ahorita lo que estamos viendo con los estudiantes a su salud mental, a la ansiedad, mucha depresión ha entrado a los estudiantes. además, agregó el director, el uso de celulares en las a

. >> santa clara county and hca health care agreed on a $150 million price tag. it's been paid for by fema reimbursements from the covid pandemic, police and protests at a massive san francisco health care conference, the first since the united health care ceo's killing. is your car insurance spying on you? new claims that one company is tracking your phone to charge you more. >> plus, the countdown is on to what could be tiktok's final days in the internet. is finding a way to rebel. >> all of that's coming up. but first, here's a look at what's ahead tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy. >> thank you, dan and ama. tonight we are back up and lay strong. i like to imagine you donating clothes from your personal collection and someone opening the box and. >> well, i'll tell you, he's going to be the sharpest on the job. before the world awakes. golden 1 credit union knows how the sacrifices you make here, let you spend time here. this is where your heart is. this is your home. it's what you've always wanted. and now it's yours. gol

. >> santa clara county and hca health care agreed on a $150 million price tag. it's been paid for by fema reimbursements from the covid pandemic, police and protests at a massive san francisco health care conference, the first since the united health care ceo's killing. is your car insurance spying on you? new claims that one company is tracking your phone to charge you more. >> plus, the countdown is on to what could be tiktok's final days in the internet. is finding a way to rebel. >> all of that's coming up. but first, here's a look at what's ahead tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy. >> thank you, dan and ama. tonight we are back up and lay strong. i like to imagine you donating clothes from your personal collection and someone opening the box and. >> well, i'll tell you, he's >> well, i'll tell you, he's going to be the s i love that my daughter still needs me. but sometimes i can't help due to burning and stabbing pain in my hands, so i use nervive. nervive's clinical dose of ala reduces nerve discomfort in as little as se

we forget that rick scott used to run a vy large hospital chain, hca, which was during his tenure foundlty >> one of the largest medicare frauds in american history. scott was forced to resign and somewhat amiesingly went onto become first governor of florida and thenme one of the florida senators, t one of the senators representing the state in washington. if you'reor telling the story about how florida is uniquely a home to this kind of medicare fraud and scott is a wonderful example of that operation. >> was he living large and you almost describe him as a hail fellow well nut and seemed to be very popular in some sense. >> well, it's such a fantastic story that i would follow and he looked like paul newman and drove a $# .5 million fertilizer arrowhead rendition of anthony and had models stashed in luxury hotel rooms and larger than life figure and running this empire working 16 hour days and it was unraveling the complex fraud he was engaged in and took years and, you know, it was -- he was really kind of extraordinary figure and he -- in you go online and look for the place, you'r

now, nurses will also protest outside other hca facilies.land, walnut creek and vallejo, and also acros the state. the california nurses association wants to draw attention to nurse to patient ratios. a lack of workplace violence prevention plans, and policies to address the use of artificial intelligence. they say this will keep qualified nurses on the job. so far, only kaiser permanente has responded to our request for comment. they say patients won't feel an impact. we all feel the cool temperatures. if you walk outt the door right now. kari has got a look at our forecast. the frost advisory continues for another hour for these areas shaded in blue. and we've seen a lot of these temperatures dipping near or even below freezing. we're at 32 now in pleasanton, 35 in south san jose and 32 in sonoma and santa rosa. so even if it's not freezing, you may still have some frost on elevated surfaces. but our highs today head back to the 60s and it will be a nice afternoon with lots of sunshine and a light wind. back to you. thanks, key. make sure

we forget that rick scott used to run aery large hospital chain, hca, which was during his tenure foundlty of one of the largest medicare fraud in american history, scott was forced to resign and somewhat amusingly went on to become first governor of florida and one of the florida senators representing the state in washington so if you are telling the story as i do about how south florida is uniquely a home to this kind of medicare fraud, rick scott is a wonderful example of that. peter: prior to being caught, was philip living large? you almost described him as a hail fellow well met, he seemed to be very popular. malcolm: it's such a fantastic story, the rise and fall. he looked like paul newman and drove a ferrari and he had models in luxury hotel rooms and he was this larger than life figure running this nursing home empire, working 16 hour days and unraveling the complex fraud he was engaged in took years. he is an extraordinary figure. if you go online and search for him, you are in for a treat, you will get a glimpse into his flamboyant lifestyle. peter: now that he is pardoned,

hca. signal off 25%. a wasteland of burned out companies. that's a great company. amgen down 25%. regeneron. biogen. moderna down a hideous 75%. remember when they were strong? heinous now. hormel, great company, down 17%. smucker's, conagra. hershey, kraft hines, all below 20s. that's incredible. higher rates, stronger dollar. let's throw in the glp-1 weight loss drugs, too. we know these companies have anything to do with their weakness but that cornell business school study i referenced last week, it talked about a 6% decline for people who take the drugs. processed foods are designed in part to be craved. but when you're getting these glp-1 injections, you crave nothing. maybe the sales decline is just beginning. real estate. wasteland. just today, we saw federal realtor chopping centers get crushed. two of the worst stocks in the s&p. these companies are linked by interest rates and a spike in long rates has all hurt them but the actual businesses are terrific. it doesn't matter to the stocks though. what matters is interest rates. hey, listen. as bad as those are, the things

. >> santa clara county has reached an agreement with hca health care to purchase regional medical centermillion. the county will take over operations of the east san jose hospital on april 1st. in august, hca healthcare downgraded the level of trauma, comprehensive stroke and certain cardiac services at regional medical center. the county says it plans to restore those services immediately once it assumes hospital operations. >> time now, 617 today. city leaders in santa cruz are meeting. they'll talk about several measures aimed at helping the wharf recover from last month's big storms. the wharf was closed for almost two weeks after historic swells knocked a 180 foot piece of the wharf into the water on december 23rd. members of the santa cruz city council say approving new measures would make sure the wharf remains a vibrant part of the city for generations to come. and here's a look at some of the proposals. free two hour parking through the end of january. rent relief for wharf tenants and $50,000 set aside for promotional events. the city council also wants engineers to create a de

meanwhile, santa clara county has reached an agreement with hca health care to purchase regional medical center for $150 million. the county will take over operations of the east san jose hospital april 1st. officials say they plan to restore services that were downgraded this summer. immediately, once it assumes hospital operations, santa rosa is the latest bay area school district facing the idea of closing schools or consolidating schools because of budget deficits and declining enrollment. >> and a lot of parents and teachers want to send a clear message to the school district before they make a final decision. ktvu is andre senior is in the studio now to tell us about the emotional reaction to plans to close schools. andre. >> well, dave, good morning to you. the school district in santa rosa held its first of several town hall meetings last night in response to its $20 million budget deficit. hundreds of parents and teachers packed that town hall meeting at montgomery high school to make sure their voices are heard. the district outlined a plan to save money that most of the people

help hca that the community wants a strong hospital.wants a good hospital here that has the care that they deserve. >> how long do you think you and about two dozen of your colleagues will be out here this morning? >> we're going to be out here for until about 830, and then we'll be out here again this afternoon. what time tonight? 6 to 8 tonight. so, yeah, they can come by and honk and we'll love it. >> thank you so much for speaking with us this morning. you heard it here. they'll be out here for about another hour here this morning and again another episode here later tonight. and it's not just here in san jose. we're seeing these demonstrations in san francisco and oakland and other parts of the east bay as well. they're calling it a national day of action. more than 100,000 nurses are involved. we're live this morning in san jose. i'm james torres. we'll send it back to you. garcia. >> andre james, thank you so much. time now is 805. san francisco police officers will follow new rules when encountering someone suffering a mental he

the deployment is part of a broader effort by hca healthcare as far west division to provide support across the state. both here and in nevada with local staff facing effect evacuation orders and personnel losses or should say personal losses. the additional nurses will help ensure the patient care continues while allowing the hospital staff there to focus on their families and recover. rnc officials say this collaborative effort highlights the unity and the resilience of health care workers in times of crisis. it's 608. and today, nurses in the bay area join a nationwide march. >> in support a safe staffing and patient protections i, course, will. tran is joining us live from san jose to explain what it is. they're concerned about will. >> and they are concerned about patient care and they think that with ai that would hurt the patients and not help their own cars were at good samaritan right now and we're about 50 minutes away from their own protests as they joined the national protest going on. not just here, san francisco, washington, d.c., many cities across the country, possibl

this is part of a broader effort by hca healthcare's, far west division to provide support across californiaicials say it's a collaborative effort to highlight unity and resilience among healthcare workers. >> the there was no hesitation and we didn't know at the time that we could make the call. you know what? it looked like fires were continuing. roads were closed. we have a mission says above all else, we're committed to the care and improvement of human life. and that includes our staff. so making sure we there hug their necks, let him know we got him and that we're going to help them through. it is an important part of what we do. and there are there right now. ramping up. they got there last saturday. they'll providing support by the middle of next week. they'll be good to go. >> all right. now to some more developing news this morning. the ncaa has made a historic decision now to pay women's hoops tournament teams. this march madness. so 68 teams are going to be making this year's women's tournament and they're going to be making history because the ncaa unanimously voted to pay them

it's part of a broader effort by hca healthcare to provide relief. additional nurses help ensure that patient care continues. following hospital staff in los angeles county to focus on their own families and recovery. rmc officials say this effort highlights the unity and resilience of health care workers in times of crisis during kron for news at 3 o'clock today, we will be speaking with a woman who is spearheading the deployment of nurses from here to the los angeles area. dogs and cats from la arrive by air to the bay area as local pet rescue organizations are doing everything they can to care for these animals impacted by the wildfires in southern california. rescuers are trying to make room for these animals in their shelters. and as kron four's, dan kerman goal is to find them a home. what could be better than a plane filled with animals. >> that's exactly what was aboard this one when it landed at moffett field wednesday afternoon. and if you're having trouble picking your favorite, you're in good company. these 19 dogs and 11 cats of all shap

it's part of a broader effort by hca healthcare to provide relief. the additional nurses help ensure patient care continues while allowing hospital staff in los angeles county to focus on their families and recovery arms. the officials say this collaborative effort highlights the resilience of health care workers in times of crisis. and nurses in the bay area are joining a nationwide march in support of safe staffing and patient protections against artificial intelligence kron four's will tran is in san jose with their message. >> there are dozens of nurses in front of a good samaritan. some of them on their day off. some of them just left work and they are hitting the line here. they're not on strike, but they want to send a message to their bosses that that they are not i they i actually hurts their job. and if their job is hurt, that means that patients are hurt as well. so this is not just happening here there. also, rallies going on in san francisco, oakland, many places in the bay area. >> and many places across the country, perhaps as many as

that deployment is part of a broader effort by hca healthcare.t division to provide support across california and nevada in emergencies. rmc officials are collaborating and they're hoping that that it brings a resilience in this time of crisis. >> the there was no hesitation and we didn't know at the time that we cut made the call. you know what? it looked like fires were continuing. roads were closed. we have a mission says above all else, we're committed to the care and improvement of human life. and that includes our staff. so making sure we up their hug their necks, let him know we got him and that we're going to help them through. it is an important part of what we the nurses got there last saturday. they're going to be providing support by the middle of next week. >> okay. take a look at this. >> joy bound people and pets is helping animals forced from their homes by these wildfires in southern california. yeah, the walnut creek facility has taken in 31 dogs and cats into their care and out of those. 31 dogs. there are 17 puppies. if you're

are at last role is hospital in 1000 oaks to help out this deployment is part of a broader effort by hca healthcare's, far west division to provide support across california and nevada. rnc officials say it's a collaborative effort to highlight unity and resiliency and health care. >> the there was no hesitation and we didn't know at the time that we cut made the call. you know what? it looked like. fires were continuing. roads were closed. we have a mission says above all else, we're committed to the care and improvement of human life. and that includes our staff. so making sure we up their hug their necks, let him know we got him and that we're going to help them through. it is an important part of what we do. >> the nurses drive last saturday and they should be up and running cipro and giving support by the middle of next week. >> 50 is the time popular weight loss. like ozempic in waco v have been added now to medicare's list of medications that will be negotiated directly between government and drug manufacturers. the prices for the additional 15 drugs will be handled by the incomin

the deployment is part of a broader effort by hca healthcare's, far west division to try provide support across california and nevada with local staff there in la facing evacuation orders and personal losses. these additional nurses will help ensure that patients are cared for while the local staff is allowed to focus on their families and recovering. rnc officials say this collaborative effort really does highlight the unity and resilience in their health care workers during a time of crisis. >> time now is 7.10, and nurses in the bay area are joining in on a nationwide march today. 2 supports patients staffing and also a four's will tran live for us in san jose with more on what they're arguing will. >> they're arguing that with ai patients could be hurt. they're not against technology, but they believe i would be more hurtful than helpful. >> and right now they're showing it to saying if they're showing it, we're good samaritan. i will step out of the way. and as i promise that they would begin their protests there marches at 7 o'clock this morning. you could see a handful of them the

the deployment is part of a broader effort by hca healthcare as far west division to try and provide support for those nurses there in southern california because the local staff there is facing evacuation orders and personal losses. so these additional nurses from the bay area and elsewhere are going to be helping out with patients down there while the local staff can focus on their families and recovering. rnc officials say this collaborative effort really does highlight what they believe is a sense of unity and resilience among their workers in a time of crisis. >> 809, is the time. and today, nurses in the bay area are going to be joining a nationwide march to bring attention to ai and what they think is dangerous about it. yeah. when it comes to patient care, crawford's will trend in san jose. >> with more on what they have to say will. ere are dozens of nurses in front of good samaritan. some of them on their day off. some of them just left work and they are hitting the line here. they're not on strike, but they want to send a message to their bosses that that they are not i th

. >> their support will mean a lot to us, and it will tell hca that the community wants a strong hospital. it wants a good hospital here that has the care that they deserve. >> reporting in san jose i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> sounding the alarm following the shooting of a four year old girl, what elected officials in the city of vallejo are saying as police continue to investigate. then time is running out for tiktok. the future hangs in the balance. just a few days left before a possible ban. what would likely happen if it does take effect and bay area weather? >> no big changes for us. another cold start this morning with frost advisories. tomorrow though, we could actually be tracking some more clouds in this picture. we'll have more on your forecast coming up. [music] bounced from one doctor to the next. did they even send my lab work...? wait, was i supposed to bring that? then there's the forms. the bills. the 'not a bills.' the.... ”press 4 to repeat these options.” [chaotic music] [inspirational music] healthcare can get a whole lot easier when your medical records,

to draw attention to their upcoming contract negotiations with the hospital and the hospital owner, hcaey are going to be asking for better working conditions, which they say will eventually impact patient care. they will be joined by nurses outside kaiser permanente facilities, uc healthcare, sutter health care facilities in oakland, san francisco, walnut creek and vallejo. the video you are seeing here is from a prior protest. now, california nurses association want to draw attention to nurse to patient ratios, a lack of workplace violence prevention plans and policies to address the use of artificial intelligence. they say these are all things that are keeping some nurses who are fully qualified off the job. they just don't feel safe at work. we did get a comment back from kaiser permanente, which reads in part, we are not in contract bargaining with cna and in fact reached an agreement on a generous four year contract with cna in 2022 that provides our nurses with competitive wages, excellent benefits, valuable professional opportunities and a work environment committed to their wel

the department as part of a broader or the deployment, i should say is part of a broader effort by hca healthcare's far west division to provide support across california and nevada with steph facing evacuation orders there in la and personal % losses. this additional help from nurses outside of the area coming down there will free up the local nurses too deal with their recovery and help with their families and the like rmc officials say this collaborative effort really does highlight the unity and resilience that they see in their workers in times of crisis. it's 10, 0, 7, and new this morning, nurses in the bay area are joining in a nationwide march. >> to draw attention to the use of ai in healthcare and other concerned about patient protections. kron four's will tran has more from san jose. >> there are dozens of nurses in front of a good samaritan. some of them on their day off. some of them just left work and they are hitting the line here. they're not on strike, but they want to send a message to their bosses that that they are not i they i actually hurts their job. and if thei

. >> santa clara county and hca health care agreed on a $150 million price tag.t's been paid for by fema reimbursements from the covid pandemic in the south bay today. >> social workers, child advocates and community leaders are demanding change following the death of a three month old baby who died after ingesting drugs. gloria is here with more on why. they say the system that is supposed to protect children must be transformed immediately. >> good morning reggie. this morning, the santa clara county family and children's service workers will hold a news conference to raise concerns about what they call systemic failures and dangerous understaffing conditions within the agency. they say that the heart wrenching death of phoenix castro highlights the devastating consequences of a broken system. baby phoenix was found unconscious by san jose police in 2023. she was just 13 weeks old. an autopsy report said that she died of ingesting meth and fentanyl. her father was charged with felony child neglect and drug possession. the county later admitted that social worke

the hospital and its operator, hca healthcare, have endured drastic cutbacks over the years to try to stay afloat and recently downgraded the hospital's trauma care level. leaders say once this deal closes, trauma care service will be among the first things to be fully restored. it's a very densely populated community, and the downgrading of the level two trauma center at regional medical center. i've said it before would have been a death sentence for the residents of east san jose. the deal is expected to close april 1st. county leaders expect it to be a smooth transition. well, trending this morning a rather cheesy rebirth. 20 years in the making. yes, some cheeto fans may be thinking nothing tops this. not us, but anyway. but here it is. cheetos they're bringing back. it's cheese flavored pizza. puffy snacks. so there you have it. the brand last made that appearance 20 years ago. it combines flavors including cheese, tomato, oregano, and italian seasoning. and it should be r rolling out just in time for the super bowl. that news is reminding some folks of the announcement by chuck

. >> that deployment actually part of a larger effort by hca healthcare's, western division to provide supports for those local staff members that are facing everything from evacuation to personal losses. the additional nurses will help ensure that patient care continues. while the local staff, their deals with, you know, the recovery efforts and focuses on their family. rmc says that this collaborative effort really does highlight what they believe is to unity and resilience. there among their workers in times of crisis. >> time now is 906. and you will notice nurses in the bay area. >> they are on a march there supporting what's happening nationwide, which is >> against ai and demonstrating to let people know i might do. yeah. when it comes to. >> patient protection kron four's will tran live for us in san jose to explain more will. >> james, let me get this out of the way as they want to tell their patients. they are not on strike. they are working. in fact, if you saw me at 8 o'clock, you saw dozens of nurses behind me in front of a good samaritan. t ey are gone and probably home s

the hospital and its operator, hca healthcare, have endured drastic cutbacks over the last years, andy say to stay afloat, they have to do so, and recently downgraded the hospital's trauma care level. and leaders say once the deal closes, trauma care service will be among the first things they do to fully restore. it's a very densely populated community, and the downgrading of the level two trauma center at regional medical center, i've said it before, would have been a death sentence for the residents of east san jose. the deal is expected to close april 1st. the county leaders expected it to be a smooth transition. new this morning, we've all spent more time on social media than intended, and that's true of our kids as well. well, now, a ucsf study shows a lot of young teenagers are showing true signs of addiction. two thirds of kids under 13 use social media, disregarding the age limits for platforms. tiktok is the most common social media platform, and of the nearly 11,000 teens surveyed, 23% say they use social media to avoid problems. 17% tried to use less but can't. 11% say the

on top of that, we're still following the earnings season with american express and hca healthcare reportingoday. and in terms of economic data, we'll also get the latest pmi figures, figures for the united states as well as consumer sentiment numbers. let's see how investors will react to all of that. but thus far, futures suggests it could be a negative start to the trading day. coming up on the show. the bank of japan hikes rates like it's 2008. we'll look at the latest move after this break. >> some people. like doing things. >> the hard way. >> like doing their finances with a spreadsheet instead of using quicken. quicken pulls all using quicken. quicken pulls all your financial info together in reaching your goals requires a well-rounded approach. but i do that. i read classics and contemporary. and when it comes to learning spanish. you memorized random phrases. try babbel with bite sized interactive lessons so you nail the basics. addictive games to build long term memory. award winning podcasts and an ai conversation partner for on demand, no stress speaking practice. start speaking

okay well this places this on favorite agenda item item number seven hca employee recognition. thank you to our commission secretary for placing the how to pronounce our our recognize employee the sherry mcspadden. >> the agency will honor shelly quimbo from the agency office of finance and administration for the month of january 2025. >> and so we will celebrate and honor her by hello good morning. happy new year everyone. good morning shelly dear so and congratulate lations you're our first employee to be honored in the year 2025 so that's pretty exciting. so we're here today to honor shelly quimbo and shelly's title is asset manager for the real estate team. shelly was nominated by gigi whitley and joanne park and i have to say like i get to walk by shelly every time that i go into my office and she is always, always hard at work and i think has like some inspirational quotes above on her screen to keep her going. but i know she works super hard and especially over the past few days like we've been talking about like closing 1174 folsom and you know how much work that took t

. >> we're watching hca today. certainly. >> novo with. this with this. >> early 22% weight loss versus 2% placebo. >> okay. one and a half. one and a half. it's early. remember it's a one half trial. now you can make these. you can finagle lilly versus novo. it's very hard to do week to do actual comparisons because some are by 48 weeks. some are shorter weeks, some are bigger. meg. what really matters? boom. eli lilly scripts are way up. and you were looking at the fourth quarter, remember? fourth quarter was disappointment. david ricks came on mad money. he came on our show. what did he say? he said we botched the launch. this is the beginning. wolf puts out the scripts. the numbers for lilly were really good. and that's what i've been waiting for. so we can do this head to head of the phase one and a half. forget that novo is down so much. anything they put out, they can say, hey, listen, this thing causes, you know, it, like, makes you feel better. it wouldn't matter. what matters is that that monjaro and weekly scripts are finally, f

increase public health is up by you know if you look at the report $3,247 million in some years as well as hca in-home supportive services that are increasing. >> so overall the deficit is on the bottom but it's shown incredibly well on this chart. >> so if you look at this chart, the blue is the revenue. you can see the increase the red or the expenditures. >> i want to commend the comptroller's office for whoever put together this chart because this visual summarizes it so well. but it's worth looking at the table as well to get into some of the details and really the chart says it all. $253 million next fiscal year and you can see it increasing to almost $1.5 billion in fiscal year 30. >> so sticking with the citywide perspective, i've been doing this in my 25th year so i've been around a while. >> the five year financial plan went into a little bit more detail than it's sometimes does and this is really interesting for stakeholders policymakers interested members of the public to really to really think through it went through six recommendations of priority areas for budget investment to c

the budget chair actually assigned supervisor ronan ronan who was one of the members of the committee hca representatives from the mayor's office to negotiate something out and we ended up having a and we were taken very seriously in that context and we ended up being able to negotiate out and basically save most of the we we actually found funding oh in the comptroller's office was there too. so i you know i was on a saturday i remember every saturday it was it was saturday and it was great. >> it yeah it was yeah it was not good timing because anyway it was a holiday going on so basically we ended up finding the funding for the mayor's priorities and we ended up using our using the interest and that was like our idea as members and then the comptroller's office came back and said how much interest and then that funded most of the mayor's party. >> some of the mayor's priorities were things that were clearly not supported by this committee because they were things that we had funded that were still sitting there unutilized and it was like why would we do this when you know when you dig d

also both hca sage and mozilla have disbursed a combined total of $30 million in 2023 for capital improvementshich are currently underway. >> a key priority is advocating for a permanent line item in the capital plan to fund elevator maintenance in city funded affordable housing especially in sro serving as permanent supportive housing. >> elevators are critical for vertical accessibility and we've heard accounts of older adults and adults with disabilities being trapped in their units for months due to broken elevators. ensuring proper funding for maintenance supports residents independence, dignity and well-being. >> objective three actions aim to make access to city funded affordable housing units easier for older adults and adults with disabilities. this means improving processes for applying and accessing affordable housing as well as subsidies to make the units more affordable to acutely low income older adults and adults with disabilities. >> current efforts include most cities work to create an expenditure plan for property funds by july 1st. bastion november prop g provides funding fo