griefously injured, on average from the time you are grievously injured to the time you arrive in my icu in bethesda is 3 days. that capability is provided to us by on screen care with unparalleled first responder action that can save the live, tourniquet therapy, clotting agents, understanding, robust immediatevac capibility, and then a continuing continuum to germany and back to the states in the c130's, the flying icu's which the air force has, which you are safer in the air at 30,000 feet than you are in 90 percent of the icu's in this country. they do not lose patients over the atlantic. they do not lose patients over the pacific and, remember, they transport them within days, days, of them being critically injured. the patient will wake up for the first time in a hospital in the states. that is often the first time they wake up. that's how fast the medevac system goes. wouldn't it be a shame to waste that compartment of skills on a mass casualty event that occurs here. well, we have hospitals and they're going to be okay and we have a robust provider system, and you do, one that th

it's not like, okay, we have them in icu for 3 days, we're all set, they have somewhere to go. so really what we see and what a lot of the effort of the health department is to tray to intervene in that, you know, really harmful to the client and expensive ricocheting through the system and never really landing anywhere. some of the other sites, it works better when you are showing them up on the screen but we're just going to have to visualize for a second here. in case you've seen them and wondered about them, these are more recent sites i'm pointing out like in 2010 the 149 mason street site, it's owned by glide, it's got that ceramic mural on it. 55 units, beautiful housing right on the edge of union square. so people come out of their apartments, hopefully they head that way towards union square versus the other way towards the tenderloin and they can sit and enjoy san francisco just like everybody else does. other, you know, sites that we're particularly proud of, edith whit senior community is a direct access to housing site right there on 9th and mission street. it's 10

. >> reporter: onboard the ship has six operating rooms, 17 icu beds and an elevator from the flight deck to the triage room this is what you will see if you take a tour. if the last visit is any indication, expect long lines to get in. >> it worth the wait to see what your navy does for you. the living conditions onboard are exceptional. a lot of people don't get that from standing on the street and looking at the big grey shipism -- ship. >> reporter: he's very proud of his big grey ship you can't miss it pier 30, public tours start saturday 9:00 in the morning blue angels get start today, their practice today stars at 1:00, tomorrow they practice from 4 to 5. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> sailors of a different kind will be on the bay teams competing in the america's cup are racing twice this afternoon at 12:20 and 5:10. 11 teams, similar event took place in august this competition runs through sunday the best viewing is from the america's cup village at marina green in san francisco. for the sailors and spectators, lisa how quickly the conditions change. >>> big time we are gett

. >> reporter: onboard the ship has six operating rooms, 17 icu beds and an elevator from the flight to the triage room this is what you will see if you take a tour. if the last visit is any indication, expect long lines to get in. >> it worth the wait to see what your navy does for you. the living conditions onboard are exceptional. a lot of people don't get that from standing on the street and looking at the big grey shipism -- ship. >> reporter: he's very proud of his big grey ship you can't miss it pier 30, public tours startaturday 9:0 ihe morning ue anls get sar toda teir actice tay stars at 1:00, tomorrow they practice from 4 to 5. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> sailors of a different kind will be on the bay teams competing in the america's cup are racing twice this afternoon at 12:20 and 5:10. 11 teams, similar event took place in august this competition runs through sunday the best viewing is from the america's cup village at marina green in san francisco. for the sailors and spectators, lisa how quickly the coitions change. >>> big timwe areetting suhine over th bay now, th

yale researchers interviewed 70 icu patients.hey found the sound level often exceeded recommended levels. the excessive noise could lead to worse outcomes because patients are sleep deprived. >>> researchchers in sweden, found an inflammatory lung disease can lead to permanent damage. >>> the 15th anniversary of the women's memorial at arlington cemetery with his held this weekend. >> ken was there. >> reporter: the service may be over and the war duties a thing of the past. what is present more than ever for these veterans of all general raightsz is the bond they are sharing tonight. >> i am a vietnam era threat tran. i had a break and came back. this is definitely in my blood as i know it is with my sisters here. >> we are probably 15% women in the military. >> more than a thousand women who served in the branches marched to the fates of argueton cemetery. they marched to remember those who made the ultimate sack grise certainly we should honor the women we have lost. >> the patriotic event served to remind women of their impor

the icu president said armstrong has no place in the world of cycling. the tour de france director also announced this morning he no longer considers armstrong a seven-time champion. the decision comes after a report from the u.s. antidope agency that accused armstrong and his teammates of using performance enhancing drugs. armstrong said a while ago he would no longer fight the charges but he still denies the claims and says he passed hundreds of drug tests. >>> the san mateo bridge is back open and there's good news for commuters. it will not have to close for a second time this coming weekend. the first car drove through the toll plaza around 4:00 this morning. caltrans canceled next week's closure because it said work was completed ahead of schedule. the bridge closed friday night so they could repair a cracked beam. in the coming weeks weeks caltrans says drivers can expect sporadic lane closures. >>> a gloomy day on wall street. >> also excitement is building among apple fans. what's expected to be announced tomorrow. oooóññ >>> stock market turned

churches, your clinics, your homes, we'd like to be able to bring its operating rooms and 40,000 tons of icu's and hospital beds and transports and medical evac, whether we fly you in or float you in. that's what we'd like to bring. and like everybody else in the medical business, i wake up every morning and hope the next day i'm out of a job. i hope the next day that world peace has been declared and disease has been stamped out and nobody will be ill, nobody will be harmed or injured. until that day comes, it's my responsibility to be able to speak to the communicate dapblt and the chief of naval operations and tell them we are ready to go when you need us. and so i'm very proud to be here and witness and to somewhat extent participate in the collaborative efforts that are being made. i had a chance to be up close and personal tlau probably the worst hurricanes in the gulf coast in the last 40 years: ivan, dennis, katrina. and katrina i was the commander of the medical forces in pensacola, florida, and i owned the branch clinics that existed in new orleans, pascagula and gulf port, mississip

just as the bars were getting out and one of the victims ended up going to the icu with life-threatening injuries. a second man was taken to the hospital although he is expected to be okay. they don't know what triggered this fight and it ended with a brawl which handed out in the middle of the street. police don't know who started the fight, they have not made any arrests yet but they are looking for the people responsible. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 5:03, president barack obama and mitt romney will hold their second debate in new york. coming up, the very important group of candidates they hope to win over to in tonight's debate. >>> the 52-year-old stevens is one of the four americans killed during the september 11th attack on ben -- in benghazi libya. the memorial begins at 4:30 in the city hall rotunda. >>> the pentagon and state department want to help libya create a force to attack the militia in benghazi. the money was budgeted for pakistan and in order to build anee light force -- an elite force they could have over 200 troops. >>> they are shocked by

. >> on board the ship has six operating rooms and 17 icu beds and an elevator from flight deck. if the last advise jit an indication, expect long lines to get in. >> this is worth a wait to see what your navy does for you. and there are living conditions that are exceptional. a lot of people don't get that from standing on the street and looking at the ship. >> and tourists -- tours start here at 9:30. >> and amy, thank you very much. voters heading on to the bay are being warned to watch out for chaels whales, there is a experts fear more may come in search of food. voters required to stay 300 feet away from whales and avoid getting between a whale and her calf. and this is a very busy weekend. san francisco host six sporting events, fleet week starts and kicks off tomorrow in the castro street fair which is on sunday. >> there are giants opening saturday night at at and t park. hters entertain buffalo bills on sunday. >> no matter can one you may be attending you're advised to get there early. >> yes. and other event america's cup getting underway on san francisco bay and this

complete hospital unit with more than 40 beds. 17 icu stations and 6 operating rooms. >> anything in here except neuro surgery. you don't want to do that at sea. we can treat civilian patients in here as well. >> at pier 39 had crowd r crowds clapping and cheering. >> i think it's great. come to help with the economy. >> fans lined up to meet the blue angels. jake was first in line waiting 2.5 hours. he wants to be a blue angels pilot. >> i can do it. i know how to take off. >> about 7:30 they arrived to a big crowd signing autographs. >> so much more than an air show. fleet week is a celebration between the relationship communities have with men and women in uniform and we love to be a part of it. >> reporter: and the blue angels say this marks 100 years of marine corp aviation. ktvu channel 2 news. >> it's been nearly a decade since the san francisco giants and the oakland a's made it to the post season. a repeat of 2003. this was the scene at a rally today in front of at&t park. decked out in giant's gear for today's orange friday rally. first playoff appearance since winning the

complete hospital unit with more than 40 beds. 17 icu stations and 6 operating rooms. >> anything in here except neuro surgery. you don't want to do that at sea. we can treat civilian patients in here as well. >> at pier 39 had crowd r crowds clapping and cheering. >> i think it's great. come to help with the economy. >> fans lined up to meet the blue angels. jake was first in line waiting 2.5 hours. he wants to be a blue angels pilot. >> i can do it. i know how to take off. >> about 7:30 they arrived to a big crowd signing autographs. >> so much more than an air show. fleet week is a celebration between the relationship communities have with men and women in uniform and we love to be a part of it. >> reporter: and the blue angels say this marks 100 years of marine corp aviation. ktvu channel 2 news. >> it's been nearly a decade since the san francisco giants and the oakland a's made it to the post season. a repeat of 2003. this was the scene at a rally today in front of at&t park. decked out in giant's gear for today's orange friday rally. first playoff appearance since winning the

a moment that would make even the hardest of hearts tender, the teen who spent his last birthday in icu telling his parents he couldn't feel his legs stood up from his wheelchair to receive his ring. >> i didn't want to disappoint my teammates, so i got better. >> to learn more about nick ballinger and how you can help him and his family through rehab go to nbc washington.com. in burke, virginia, erika gonzalez, news 4. >> wow. >> he has such a driving spirit. that was great. >> that is awesome. can't top that. >> no you can't. >> you cannot top that. the human spirit is just amazing. >>> since we can't top that i'll just tell you we're going to be coming back with a complete check of your weekend forecast in a few minutes. we may even mention a college wit's time to get real aboute what happens in the bathroom. and start talking about what you really want from your toilet paper. it's time to talk about clean. feeling clean is so important. i use quilted northern. quilted northern soft and strong is stronger than the leading value brand, for a confident clean. >>> did you ever look up a

. >> i think that this is the case of sort of visiting a sick relative in the icu.ere, there's not much you can do but you are a doctor and you offer some sort of hope and support here. let's be serious. there is a chance that europe could certainly slide into chaos. we've seen in previous decades it can get very ugly there, very fast. >> i owls thought it was ironic the guy who invented dynamite, alfred nobel, invented the nobel peace prize. it says clearly give it to those who have done the most work for the fraternity between nations and for holding and promotion of peace congresses.ably they've d work working fraternity between nations. >>> to the debates. the vice presidential ones. vice president biden and congressman paul ryan literally facing off at last night's debate. look at the expressions. there's the dow jones industrial average which we'll get to in a minute. there is the chuckle. and then of course, there was kind of the look. that was -- we're comparing the two. which one did you think won, in quotes? >> i think biden lost. you got a guy who's acros

they gave us exclusive access into the neonatal icu. dr. is the one who okayed this entire transfer, orchestrated a lot of this in the middle of the storm. rarely does he get a chance to meet some of these patients, talk to some of the families and understand the lives he's impacted. i don't know if you can see this, but he is doing that for the first time. that's what's going on in this hospital behind me. >> that's great. not only incredible doctors but nurses and orderlies and all those who work in the hospital really pitching in. just incredible. alice rosenbaum came into the world as new york was bracing for super storm sandy. imagine this. she was born sunday at nyu hospital, four weeks early, but healthy. less than 48 hours later, she and her parents, kim and charles, were waiting by the light of glow sticks to be evacuated. alice will not remember the dramatic night, certainly, but her parents certainly will never forget it. charles joins me now. charles, first of all, congratulations on the birth of your beautiful first child. alic

icu hottest continuing to spread. but the their rising adjust about the same level -- hard to precisely measure, but it's clear that they are very strong. i see syria with 30,000 civilians dead. assad is the one power. i see our trade deficit with china larger -- growing larger every year as a matter of fact. a look around the world and i don't feel that -- you see no. 3 and 2 to export their nuclear technology. which is said that are not going to follow nunn-lugar any more, back away from the nuclear proliferation treaty that we have with them. i look around the world and i do not see our influence growing around the world but i see it receding, in part because of the failure of the present to deal with our economic challenges at home, in part because of our withdrawal from our commitment to our military and the way i think it ought to be, and a part because of the term will with israel. i mean, the president received a letter from 38 democratic senators said intentions with israel were a real problem. they asked him

a moment that would make even the hardest of hearts tender the teen who spent lhis last birthdy in iculing his parents he couldn't feel his legs stood up from his wheelchair to receive his ring. >> didn't want to disappoint my teammates so i got better. >> reporter: to learn more about nick ballinger and how you can help him and his family through rehab go to nbc washington.com. in burke, virginia erika gonzalez, news 4. >> great night out there. >> gosh. >> we were talking about that earlier. just an wonderful spirit for tt young man. he is going to go far in life. >> only the beginning. he has great attitude and a wonderful support system. >> his will to survive and get better is unbelievable. good luck to him. and for us we don't need luck at all. we've got the sun shining out there. it's going to be a beauty of a day to be outside today and we're even talking about a warm up. >>> today hundreds of people in northern virginia can get their flu shot by a drive through clinic free of charge but the time to do it is short. it's happening today in the parking lot of the james mccoart bu

but after a night in the icu, he survived. >> i'm feeling very thankful. i know, it could have been bad. >> reporter: and to celebrate, the duo intends to go right back out to kite surf. for "good morning america," abc news, matt gutman, miami. >> thanks, matt. make sure the skis are completely clear. not even questionable. >>> the pictures are in from montana. this from north dakota. there's snow and plenty of it. there's more cold air coming. we have about six to ten inches of snow in grand forks. fargo, one to three. the bigger story will be this cold air dropping into the south. we had places in the 80s. now, we'll have one-third of the country near the freezing mark by the time we get into temperatures. one more day of great temperatures like oklahoma city at 76. memphis at 82. new orleans, about 86. in comes that cold air. >> good morning. i am jacqui jeras. n washington. i still a few light showers off to the east pyrrhic getting more of in charles county and an arundal county. giving way to some sunshine. looking for a little bit of that. between 7

that included kids neonatal icu kids. four of them were intubated. when i got there, they were being brought out, bagged manually. one was a 29-week-old premature baby, swaddled with a small face mask. >> this nurse was carrying this premature baby and doing some of the -- >> absolutely. >> how could this happen in a hospital like this one of new york's premiere hospitals, that generators fail? >> i found out, and i think this is really news. there were two generators. there was a primary backup generator that was on the roof. then there was a secondary backup generator that was at a lower level. what happened was the flood came in. it took out the secondary backup generator. the problem was that the pump that was lower down that sent fuel up to that primary backup generator on the roof that got flooded. so it ran out of fuel. >> just for a moment transporting patients like this from one place to another -- >> it's extraordinary. i went up the staircase. you're talking about 15 18 floors of very narrow staircase. they were being brought down one by o

telly how many patients i've taken care of who are children who have horrible injuries who were in icuseeks to months and then walk out of the hospital solely because they're children and children have incredible ability to recover. >> it is incredible. and the brain is fascinating, is it not? >> absolutely. >> thank you, doctor. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >>> up next, some new questions about what the intelligence community knew about the attack in benghazi and when, especially in the wake of one report and one suspect is just sipping coffee and talking to the american media. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free account alerts. okay. [ female announcer ] at wells fargo we're working around the clock to help protect your money and financial information. here's your temporary card. welcome back. how was london? [ female announcer ] wells fargo. together we'll go far. anyon

we had seen a series of bad polls and, all of a sudden, he pulled himself out of icu and woke up from and was there alive and kicking and gave people hope again. gave people hope. we saw the moit romney that i saw back in florida in january who won those two florida primary debates and came out swinging after that. he got his mojo back after winning those two debates. we have got to see if that happens as a result of this one, but this was a very good thing for last night from mitt romney. had he not won last night the only thing we would be debating today is his political obituary but we're not. >> maria, was there an october surprise? >> i don't think so. everybody made fun of them and downplaying the expectations for president obama. look. mitt romney had the luxury of preparation endlessly for this debate. this is his full-time job as running for president. the president, you know, actually has a full-time job and that is running the country. he was rusty and it showed. mitt romney had had 20 debates this year. was very well prepared. and that showed too. but i do think president

nurses had to help babies from the icu, intensive care unit breathe as they carried them down the stairs because the elevators went out. they had no electricity. some places flashlights were the only lights hospital workers had to get all of those incredibly sick people out. we're trying to get someone from the hospital to tell us if things are up and running. if we get someone on the line, of course, we'll share the information with you. >>> now with the morning light we're able to see the first signs of destruction. rob marciano is in asbury park. what do things look like this morning, rob? >> well, carol, it's hard to believe that we just hit high tide and the water is as far back from where it is compared to where it was last night. not a bad looking morning when you just look out on the ocean. we're standing on the boardwalk, which has sustained some damage. some staircases and ramps were thrown up on the boardwalk. watch yourself here. these holes are all around the boardwalk. they're actually built to pop up when the pressure gets too bad because the water certainly was coming und

. >> reporter: neonatal icu, there were so many families there.ransferred. they all are doing well. the families have seen them for the first time. >> oh, that's brutal. such a great story. thank you, sanjay. >> sure. ♪ ♪ hi dad. many years from now, when the subaru is theirs... hey. you missed a spot. ...i'll look back on this day and laugh. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. >>> thanks in large part to half a dozen german born players. george howell takes a look at this black in america report. >> mr. gobachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: the impact of the u.s. military build up in germany during the cold war is still being felt toda

we saw a guy who was on the ropes come back, get out of icu and stand on his feet again. look, last night was a very important moment for mitt romney. i think the expectations game really helped him. even though both campaigns tried to lower expectations, the truth is the american voters were waiting to see a very good barack obama, and president obama just didn't show up with his a game. mitt romney did. i saw a lot of the same mitt romney that i saw with win the two debates in florida. he was phobinged. he was assertive. he was aggressive. he was knowledgeable. i just don't know what happened to barack obama. where was he? >> let's ask donna because, donna, honestly, you're not about spin. you're about keeping it real here, and i was texting late into the night with a lot of obama campaign sur gats and supporters who are very disappointed with the president, and that's what they said to me. they said he didn't show up. he didn't show up. he didn't fight for himself. he didn't correct romney's misstatements, and in one of the tweets i was circulating said, mr. president,

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looking at icu's filled with kids with two or three amputations and brain injuries and loss of and dark combat casualty care is so bad they will live -- so good they will live 50 or 60 more years. that includes the g.i. bill that allows them to get an education and i couldn't be here today if i didn't have the g.i. bill and an open-air moment program for combat veterans. i was a high school dropout and that is what i'm fighting for and i will fight as a senator to make sure our kids always get what they need. there will never be a no vote is congressman flake is done. flake: senator mccain who i talked to today, he wanted me to tell you directly that those as you are running on the veteran issues are simply not true and they are deplorable. senator john mccain, think we can all stipulate, is for our veterans. some of the votes you actually cited for votes that i took on the house version of the senate bill that john mccain voted the same way at that i did as well. it sounds like you don't know exactly how the senate works or the house. again here, and i have to get back to the issue. th

you know, i have a very good friend who's an icu nurse here in d.c., and they just switched to electronic medical records, and i had been talking them up, and i said, oh, they're going to be so great, and she looked at me and said, well, i had to take my day off to do a whole day of training, so i hated that, and and now it takes me an hour where it used to take me 20 minutes. and i think that is really concerning, but i said, isn't it better, can't you find more information, and she said, yes. so the question is how do we help people get over that kind of initial, you know, longer taking and how do we, um, help it help her do her job better. so -- >> you do hear stories like that, you know, it's taking longer. >> yep. >> you hear about how these systems aren't actually even talking to each other that well right now. >> yes. >> and a couple weeks ago you had four gop house chairmen say, all right, this isn't working, let's stop sending out these billions of dollars in meaningful use payments because we don't know they're doing any help, it sounds like it isn't. you know, what's your take

i have a very good friend that is an icu nurse and i have been talking them up and she said i had to take my day off to do a whole day of training, so i hated that. now it takes me an hour where it used to take the 20 minutes. i think that is really concerning, i said can't you find more information? the question is how do we help people get over the initial laundered taking and how do we help it help her do our job better? >> you do hear stories about how it is taking longer and of the systems are not talking to each other that well right now. a couple of weeks ago we had four gop health care lawmakers say it is not working. we do not know what they're doing any help. what is your take on that? >> i think you've seen an enormous and mental growth and take up of the electronic health records. it is expensive. i think interoperable liddy is a really big issue, and i think it has more to do more with encouraging competition and innovation and companies and the encouraging systems that talk to one another. i think onc has done a good job with stage ii starting to put and requirements. a