those were nowhere like michelle's injuries. so the medical examiner's report was critical to say this was not a car accident. >> we knew they had him, but without evidence they couldn't have put him away. they couldn't have found him guilty. >> a lot of what forensics does is to corroborate or disprove stories. we answer questions by looking at physical evidence, and we're able to say that story fits or that story doesn't fit with what we're seeing here. >> the forensic evidence gave us a cause of death and also told us things that couldn't have happened. the defendant, on the other hand, insisted on an injury pattern that was not reflected on the body. his story was inconsistent with reality. that made it pretty straight forward >>> up next, a home invasion and murder. >> the injuries she sustained were unimaginable. >> it was what they call a signature killing. >> was a family member involved? >> allegations of mafia involvement. >> the relative is frankie "the fireman" porco. >> the press says the police can't solve it. >> e

. >> steve hollerman survived the crash with only minor injuries and toxicology tests revealed no drugs or alcohol in his system. he told investigators that he and deborah were on their way home from shopping when he inadvertently drove off the highway and struck a parked car. >> i said, do you remember what you hit? he said, i hit a car. do you know where the car was? he said yes. i said did you see the car on the shoulder? he said, yes, i saw the taillights. and i asked him if he tried to maneuver the vehicle or tried to brake or avoid the collision and he didn't have the time to do that. >> the right front end of steve's jeep hit the back, left side of the parked car. steve said he was driving approximately 60 miles an hour at the time of the accident, and he was wearing his seatbelt, but deborah was not. >> that was out of her character. she was pretty religious about wearing seatbelts and made it a point to everyone else that they needed to have theirs on, too. >> at deborah's autopsy, the medical examiner found skull fractures and evidence that her brain had been jolted violently

many had chest injuries, abdominal injuries. the rehab cost for those children alone would be tremendous. in addition, each of those young people had friends, they had relatives, brothers and sisters and parents, they had classmates. and what we know is the trauma isn't just to the person that is shot but all those who know him or her. >> it has a tremendous ripple effect. >> that's right. >> your study, as you said a lot of this is preventible. your study found 75% of the hospitalizations for children under ten were due to unintentional injuries. is that where you see prevention having most effect? >> overall the injuries were unintentional. most of those from other data we know happen because children find guns in the home and those guns are unlocked and loaded. and those are tragic accidents and i've had the experience of taking care of a five-year-old who shot his brother and these are horrible things that happen and they happen every day. even among the assault injuries and the suicide injuries we know that many of those gu

bob let were most hurt in two areas, of the 287 injuries, the highest number 3 39 knee injuries. head followed close by by wounds, face, neck up ander back. same argue that's the dang their makes the games all the more exciting. coming up the dark power of practice fern afraternities arey more powerful than the colleges that house them? al jazeera america. we open up your world. >> here on america tonight, an opportunity for all of america to be heard. >> our shows explore the issues that shape our lives. >> new questions are raised about the american intervention. >> from unexpected viewpoints to live changing innovations, dollars and cents to powerful storytelling. >> we are at a tipping point in america's history! >> al jazeera america. there's more to it. why do not they close down a bad frat? that frat has a lot of power within the structure of the school. >> as we mentioned, frats have been linked to deaths with a bigger number of injuries and sexual assaults. how have they become such a hot bed of trouble. is it really much worse than it used to be? >> that's a really good

bob let were most hurt in two areas, of the 287 injuries, the highest number 3 39 knee injuries. head followed close by by wounds, face, neck up ander back. same argue that's the dang their makes the games all the more exciting. coming up the dark power of practice fern afraternities arey more powerful than the colleges that house them? so many money stories sound complicated. but don't worry. i'm here to take the fear out of finance. every night on my show i break down the confusing financial speak and make it real. >>> fraternities are nearly sensual to american college life as home coming and cramming for tests. but fraternities have become fatal. bloomberg news says they are linked to 60 deaths since 2005. one student died after a hazing ritual went bad, cases involving death, rape, and disfigurement are lead to go a massive power struggle around the country. for more, let's bring in katlyn flanagan a contributor editor at the atlantic she conducted a yearlong investigation entitled the dark power of fraternities. you report one in eight american students at four year schools

the bad news, eric suffers massive injuries, including six broken ribs, a broken leg and a head injuryght hand is nearly torn off by the fall and he undergoes three shoulder operations. it is nearly two years before he is fully recovered. the man known as the red baron today only has partial memory of the accident, but he says he has no regrets. he intended it to be the last run of his career, and, indeed, it is. >>> we now go from the volcanoes of nicaragua to the sunny skies of australia where a mid-air collision leaves a skydiver without a parachute. >> the sky is unique. there's no experience like it. >> jumping out of planes is nothing new to jerome rich. he's logged more than 400 jumps since falling in love with the sport in 1993. >> once friday night i got home from work after a particularly bad week and thought, what the hell, i'm going to jump out of an airplane. as soon as i had flown out of a plane, i felt the wind rushing past and you leave the aircraft. you have spectacular visuals of the aircraft as you fall away. >> jerome is hooked. jumping out of planes becomes his pas

lots of paperwork. >> and, fortunately, no serious injuries. of that volvo that hit seven cars escaped with a gash on the head. >>> another place in the pacific northwest where winter drivers have a bad reputation is in seattle. especially on capitol hill's steep streets. >> yikes! >> november 22, 2010. shannon merrick has just gotten home from her job as a hospital secretary. she has a great view of a thanksgiving week storm from her kitchen window, and grabs her camcorder. >> with the cars coming down and the people out there walking, you knew that it was a bad one waiting to happen. >> drivers on east john street who don't have snow tires or snow smarts, are in trouble. this car gets an "f" in skid control. >> the entire road was slick. they just kept sliding and spinning the whole way down. >> and gravity gets the upper hand in this game of slip and slide. >> maybe you should go back down the hill. uh-oh. i was worried about the pedestrians walking around. the cars were sliding and there was nothing they could to do stop. this driver lets o

. >> sunset is one of our high injury corridors. so this is one of our most dangerous streets in the city. >> neighbors here say drivers often exceed the 35-mile per hour speed limit. >> i don't think it really necessarily needs an entire stoplight, but something needs to be done. >> san francisco's transit agency tells us it received federal money to add new traffic signals, along this boulevard, with the design work to begin next month. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> police have fanned out in a san francisco neighborhood searching for a suspect who was shot at by police. investigators say the incident began when officers spotted a stolen sob and tried to pull over the driver. the driver took off leading officers on a chase. police say at 3rd and 19th, the driver tried to force his way through traffic and damage several vehicles and even injured another driver. an officer tried to stop him and investigators say that's when the suspect droves at the officer who then opened fire. police say

but the human society suffered injuries, too. not from the killer. >> we discovered that bandit actually had several puncture marks which had indicated he had been in a fight. probably had been in a fight with one of the two dogs. >> so the dogs attacked one another, but not while the killer was beating them. >> they stood there and took their beatings and went and hid. >> to animal behavorialists, the reason is clear. a stranger wouldn't have been able to beat those dogs brutally without them beaten without them fighting back. somebody obviously knew the dogs so it had to be somebody that weren't able to fight back. >> it seemed from the evidence that only one person could have done this crime. >> but prosecutors had a problem, the surviving dog bandit obviously couldn't tell police what happened. so investigators had to dig deeper and started by looking into jeff lamb's finances. a few years earlier, jeff's former employer accused him of stealing almost $30,000. he returned the money and agreed to pay an additional $20,000 fine

cups he went on loan to realm last summer after an injury hit season then returned to the blues with coach jersey a marine you know it started and the two games this term. while the french champions and leaders paris science or math assigned me to feel that you're hunk of ice from newcastle the thirty one million dollars on a three and a half year deal the twenty eight year old had joined the magpies from lille for just seven million dollars in june two thousand and eleven and scored seventeen goals in seventy nine appearances and the front stop made his debut from the bench in the sixty eighth minute as p.s.g. overcame a stop on the border to no in paris to go five points clear of monaco at the top. not over in germany by in munich remain unbeaten and went thirteen points clear at the top of the bundesliga with a five nil home demolition of frankfurt mario gets opened with a brilliant volley off to twelve minutes franco rebury doubled the lead just before the break then after a flurry of second half shots oh you and robin and dante scored within two minutes of each other mario and y

bob let were most hurt in two areas, of the 287 injuries, the highest number 3 39 knee injuri. close by by wounds, face, neck up ander back. same argue that's the dang their makes the games all the more exciting. coming up the dark power of practice fern afraternities arey more powerful than the colleges that house them? >> that's a good question, nobody really nose fits worse or not. what we know is that students more and more and their parents more and more are changing and they are saying, we don't think that the fraternity has right do this it. we are not going to suffer in silence, we are not going to keep the secrets that we are supposed to keep and parents no longer think, if i send my kid way to school and something happens to him, i'll just stay quiet. people are bringing these cases forward in civil litigation and we are learning a lot about what goes on behind closed doors of these from turns. >> is part of the problem we don't know if it's worse is because frat brothers cover up many of the issues that arise because of peer pressure? >> you know, a lot -- if the cas

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also with a traumatic brain injury. we were in touch when my book came out so i sent him a copy of the new one last week so i hope he enjoys it. thank you. >> first of all, i love your first book and a motivated me to do things in the world. >> i will confess as a civilian by one to break it in a way but to be accidentally patronizing so i would give you free rein. how do we talk about this? >> i read of a great piece the other day that spoke to me the author said two civilians quit saying that you can understand because we read books about things that are totally outside of our current understanding reading books about ancient history. to what we can connect with on a regular basis to say i cannot imagine what you have been through increase is the divide. try to a manchin read blocks , go online there is a lot of voices out there a growing number and try to connect with what people are saying. there is some exciting fiction. when you have friends in the military or veterans but be willing to listen. don't ask them if t

what was the injury? >> i was playing for the giants and had a hip injury in the preseason.five i decided to have the surgery. that's when i found out i was retired. that was it. >> that must not have been a happy day. >> i don't think any athlete retires on their own terms. >> you got the word that you involuntarily were retired. >> yes. >> what went through your mind? >> getting prepared. it is something that you know is coming but you're not prepared for it. >> to transition from being an active player to transitioning to the world, where you have to create money? >> exactly. >> you had a transition but of a different nature. if you could explain what your injury was, what your state was and how you have managed to work through that to create this boxing franchise. >> unlike michael. he transitioned after an injury. mine came prior to playing seven years in the nfl. i was a recruited middle linebacker for michigan and i ended up with a career ending neck injury that broke my fifth cervical vertebrae and left me a quadriplegic for some time. >> headed you regain your focus

aaron ramsey and jack wilshere as well as mark you caminiti was suspended for three games but the injury discovered in the swedes medical one hundred eight caps we have been a tape that began as a mist asked us to know how we went out the crystal palace he'll also be at particular arches against liverpool plus those against manchester united why in munich and sunderland is awesome but his side target their first league title since two thousand and four. well meanwhile midfielder michael s.c.n. has moved from chelsea to ac milan on a seventeen month deal the thirty one year old gone a star was the blues record signing when he joined from lille for over forty million dollars in two thousand and five he played in chelsea's champions league winning campaign as well as lifting two premier league trophies and four f.a. cups he went on loan to realm a trade last summer after an injury hit season then returned to the blues with coach jersey a marine here it started and two games this. while the french champions and leaders paris signs are matt signed midfielder young hunk of ice from newcastle t

nobody falls and receives that many injuries.littlejohn assumes he might have used the hot pot to assault the inmate. >> this was retrieved from the cell? >> this was down in the trash. >> littlejohn's next step is investigate the cell itself. >> obviously you can see a little blood here. he probably tried to clean the blood up before the staff arrived. there's blood on the bedding, some of the back window. it was probably a little struggle. looks like he's already packed his property. he knew. that's pretty typical when something happens. they pack up so the officers don't get things mixed up or whatever. he's ready to go to segregation. he knew he would be going. >> littleonchecks jailhouse surveillance. while there's no footage inside the share, he wants to rule out another situation. >> nobody comes in or out. >> nobody has been in or out between breakfast and lunch? >> you're going to see officers at the cell. this is cash, the offend her wi o offend her with the injuries. >> it does show nobody entered the cell besides the

only two crew members are treated for minor injuries. the damage to the ship is estimated in the millions. an investigation reveals the bridge operator lowered the bridge too soon and was most likely impaired by prescription drugs. >>> february, 2009. a close call on u.s. highway 301 near tampa, florida. a black suv slams into an oncoming semi. other motorists scramble to avoid the collision, flying debris. moments earlier, a florida woman noticed the driver swerving in and out of traffic. she grabs her cell phone and starts recording. within seconds, the sport utility vehicle veers into oncoming traffic, and then smashes into the rear portion of the grocery tractor trailer. remarkably, the driver survives. he's airlifted to a local hospital with serious injuries. the trucker is not hurt. >>> coming up -- a state trooper answers the call and lands directly in the line of fire. >> i've been a state trooper for 21 years. and this situation is definitely one of the most intense ones i've been in. wake it up with olay regenerist. formulated

no injuries reported for either of these. you have a slower drive developing. north 87, as soon as you hear or see a problem on 101, folks go to north 87 and use as an alternate. that's going to shake up commute for the time being. we'll see ripple effect as it will affect you. travel speeds, tri-valley, usual slowdown for 580. by the time you get to dublin interchange, smooth. slower drive for 680 into pleasanton. oakland, nicely. 880 close to the limit but close with other cars as volume builds for the nimitz and 580. east shore freeway billing for volume. metering lights turned on. emeryville, i've turned it toward the bay bridge toll plaza. all lanes filled in from the 880 overcrossing to metering lights and slower drive across the incline. >>> 6:06. a 62-year-old shot by police in hayward overnight has died. the shooting happened at an apartment complex another grove way. christie smith live with new details. >> reporter: police are saying they were initially called to the woman's apartment last night to do a welfare check on her. when they got there, they

she is going to it say i didn't cause the injuries.nt deaths, the usually the incident is not cause of death. the manner of death. did it died by accident. or fall off the counter and crack his head open. that is not where the nan segoing with her defense. >> i had somethingly a interesting case of a little boy, who had multiple fractures and turned out he had ostro againesis and you touch your baby it fractures the leg. they will do their job to make sure the baby didn't have a condition that would help the defense. what does the prosecution have to do? >> that is brittle bone disease. and essentially the cause of death is shaken baby syndrome. and one of the symptoms is spinal fractures. the spoinl fractures happen. and the child was halfway around the world with the mother. and the mother had full custody and now the question is, did the head injury that was the targeted cause of death also happen 2 or 3 weeks ago before the death? i have had cases w where shaken baby is rennal injuries and not cause of death. it is feasible that th

the man who was hit has critical injuries sin is now being treated at san francisco general hospital.y are just outside of city hall. he was a man in his 50s and he flew through the air in the middle of the intersection, at that time he flew through the intersection and it is unclear if he had a green light. the major department gathered evidence at the scene, but right now police don't have much information to go on in terms of who this driver was or the suv with the make and the model. as we come back out here, they will try to pull it through and they may have captured more of this crash and they can give us a better look at the suv which left one man with life- threatening injuries. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, near lake merced, more concerns and 78-year-old ice zack was killed yesterday morning as he was crossing the boulevard. three people were also hurt and the investigation continues. there is more details in the recent speak in san francisco. 60% of major pedestrian crashes occur in 6% of of the city. many were killed the most since 2007 and that's the

you know, she is having trouble swallow because -- swallowing because of injuries. >> reporter: orin zebest was being transferred to a psychiatric unit. orin zebest ran away after restraints were removed and attacked mary perez in a room. >> closed the curtains. and he starting doing what he did. >> reporter: the hospital appalls id and said -- apologized and said he was quickly restrained by deputies. >> we are devastated about what happened. i never heard of this happening before. >> reporter: emergency room rn had his nose broken by a patient last year. >> this is zone one. like the most critical patients. we are supposed to have 8 nurses, we usually have 5. >> reporter: there were 34 injuries to staff reported to osha in 2012. the union just begun negotiations with the city and says attacks are predictable and preventible with the right amount of staff. >> there have been multiple assaults. a lot has to do with units closing and combining and the staffing racingose. -- ratios. >> reporter: a spokesperson said it was not caused by nursing shortage. orin zebest is held in the jail

and the blood pattern on the driver's seat, inconsistent with an accidental head injury. and perhaps most telling, michelle wasn't wearing shoes. >> the bottom of her stockings were dirty. so obviously at some point she was walking around in her bare feet with the stockings, without shoes. so that was a red flag right there. >> there were a pair of women's brown shoes on the passenger's side of the car, a color that didn't match her dark blue outfit. >> it was becoming clear to investigators that this was no accident. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] a car that is able to see, to calculate, to think -- and can respond to what it encounters. ♪ even if that means completely stopping itself. it's the stuff of science fiction... minus the fiction. the 2014 e-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >>> although michelle nyce was found dead in her car investigators didn't believe she was driving when the car ran into the ditch. >> she's a very short woman, no more than 5', 5'1" tall and the car's seat, driver's seat recline all t

evidence of blunt force injury to the head. she had received a blow to the head in the left forehead area and the left temple. >> there were no defensive wounds and no signs of sexual assault. >> the scalp here is brown, about 14 inches in length. >> the soles of the feet were clean in this case and that indicates to me that she certainly was not standing up at the scene where she was found. she certainly did not walk there. >> no injuries. >> the only other findings were some unusual marks on genna's thigh, indentations that were made after death. >> on a living person, these fade very quickly. in this case, these are postmortem pressure marks. they don't tend to fade because the -- the color comes as the blood leaks out of the vessels by gravity after death and it more or less outlines the area of pressure. and then it stays that way indefinitely until the body decomposes. >> the mousers' telephone records yielded the first clue. despite the fact genna was told not to use the telephone, she called several friends that morning

>> coach stone says injuries are a part of the sport.men an men. >> i worry for any of our skiers or any skiers that go down. but i don't think there is any gender discrimination in terms of sports injuries. it's just what happens. >> reporter: critics of women's ski jumping say difficult rehab and long-term damage are the other strikes against the sport. the athletes themselves say it's their bodies. and their right to fly. don dahler, cbs news, new york. >> jeff: there is controversy today over a european zoo's decision to kill one of its giraffes. the giraffe named marias was healthy in only two years old. but officials at the copenhagen zoo in denmark say he had to died to prevent inbreeding. the giraffe was killed with a stun gun and cut up and fed to the zoo's lions as spectators watched. still ahead, looking back on that wild l.a. fire fight one year later. [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you're made of. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy

there has been a lot of talk about head injuries in football. it's a serious issue in boxing and mixed martial arts. congress issued a study on long-term effect on fighters. and michael eaves explains why they are taking an interest. >> on-april 12th there'll be the wbo welter wait title. it will involve pakio taking shots to the head, which should be a concern for the boxer who will be stepping into the ring as a professional, and who was knocked unconscious two fights ago. results such as that one brought together two us senators from opposite sides of the aisle. >> john mccain solicited boxing and mixed martial arts organizations to a study on dramatic brain images caused by box and mma. >> the study is called for in boxing and mma. >> i'm an old friend, i dare to say that, as is harry, of one of the greatest boxers, mohammed ali. all of us would agree that his present condition is attributable to the sustained ploughs to the head that this great, great, great wonderful oath leet sustained. >> nearly 400 fighters are participating in the stud

but some head injuries produce a brain injury that starts is the process that ends i being parkinsons or alzheimer's. >> john mccain has had this issue on his agenda for a long time so, what are the ramifications for sports other than fighting? >> it is actually tied to a government study. some other studies they are hoping that this can be tied to other traumatic brain injuries caused by attacks in iraq and afghanistan. so soldiers who go to war and suffer same injuries, they can see the early signs to treat the long-term effects. >> >>> a mystery buyer now the owner of a harley-davidson briefly owned by the pope. it sold at a paris auction house for $327,000 today. more than 20 times its estimated pre-sale value of $16,000. it was a gift in the grandson of the company's co-founder. all proceeds are being donated to a catholic hostel and soup kitchen. >>> and how to keep the lungs functioning outside the human body. >>> a global effort to free our al jazeera colleagues in egypt. >> seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... a

driver had minor injuries. a block of the creek and the 880 afternoon ramp are closed while crews fix the damage. >> there is a debate over the sniper attack on a pg&e substation in san jose. a former regulator calls it terrorism and the f.b.i. doesn't believe that is the case. katie marzullo got some insight from a former agent. >> this wasn't a haphazard attack or four guy drinking beer it looked to be planned. >> the foam -- former f.b.i. agent brings when the head of the energy subcommittee was working during an attack the "most significant incident of domestic terrorism that has ever occurred involving the grid in the un." someone went into a vault and cut telephone cables, cutting service to most of gilroy and snipers opened fire on the substation shooting for 19 minutes. they knocked out 17 transformers that route power to the silicon valley. no one has been arrested. they worry that it was a rehearsal for a bigger plot and if copied across country it could take the united states grid and black out the c

his injury.s he have a point? >> the players want to play. it's not like the ioc is soliciting the guys or yanking them against his will. his issue needs to be against his own people. the players want to do this. >> why can't the russians win a medal in hockey since the soviet union dissolve. it's not the powerhouse they used to be. then there's the question of n.h.l. power. russia wants to do it with firepower, and the gap between the leagues may have grown, and the standard of play is the n.h.l. standard. >> who do you like for the gold medal games - sweden or canada? >> it's a journal. i was involved in the decision. after seeing the canadians handle the u.s., i think it's even. i wouldn't be surprised if it's canada. >> john henry smith talking to "wall street journal"'s sport reporter from sochi. >> west virginia's water supply is safe according to the centres for disease control, after a january 9th chemical spill left 300,000 residents without access to clean water. there's no detectible t

back from injuries. 1st period. his first game of the season, recovering from a any injury. off the rebound. he scored two goals so far. that made it 1-0. then into the act in front. he missed 16 games with a hand injury. 15th15th right there and later adds another. that is his third goal of the game. second career hat trick. both of them had a career best. sharks tearing it up 7-2 and the game isn't even over. giants off. a's in cactus league activityf and not going their way this -- activity and not going this way. and the brewers. ryan braun back nails one. two run homer. the a's however in the first inning getting a couple back. lowery into left center field. a two run double. not enough for the a's who fall 11-3. defense has been the name of the game so far. nice catch here by kevin madison to rob him right there. 11-3 is the final with the a's on the short end. that is the sporting life. nice to see the sharks back and looking great heading into the regular season. >> can't get enough hockey. >> we know. [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> thank you. >>> comin

a 25-year-old woman has life threatening injuries. 1 child has serious but nonlife threatening injuries and seven other children are hurt with less serious injuries, but boy, the fallout is significant. traffic is backed up on the inner loop to the dulles toll road and the outer loop is backed up to the 270 split. avoid this area if you can. >>> new information on that nfl bullying scandal. an agent from miami dolphins player jonathan martin says he feels vindicated by the report today that found he was, in fact, bullied by three teammates. that report found richie incognito and two other miami dolphins players accused half tin of not being black enough -- martin of not being black enough, threatened to rape his sister and a whole bunch of other slurs and richie incognito said the report is full of errors. >>> coming up how the elderly got help with shoveling their walks. >> and the sheriff's department saves the day when the courthouse shuts down on valentine's day, the day dozens of couples were sc this year, i'm trying the protein thing with real protein. [ female announcer ] ditch t

. >> everyone onboard is taken to the hospital and treated for their injuries. and there are many. >> there were shattered eye sockets. there was one individual with broken hips and pelvis. broken legs. broken foot. i broke my wrist. i broke my leg. i ruptured a disk in my back. i cracked some ribs. this is actually a scar from my head pounding on the boat. >> water patrol cites the driver of the boat for failing to operate a motor boat in a careful and prudent manner. and allowing a passenger to ride on the rear deck without adequate railing. he's ordered to pay a fine. despite the disturbing images from the accident, those involved with the event insists that safety is always the number one priority. >> when you figure how many people come to the lake, it's a very small percentage that end up like that. it's a very safe place. there's boating accidents all sawover the place, but no one's really seen one on film. you don't really think about it until you see it. >>> coming up, a politician is ambushed. >> suddenly jumped up. the audience was frozen. >>> and lat

time that head injuries, a single head injury can actually cause long-term cognitive neurocognitive and long term behavioral effect. i think the jury is still out, i think the research is still out on that. however, when we look at the signs and symptoms of concussions, certainly it's very important that parents thrash recognize those signs and symptoms and also that children need to royce those signs and symptoms. if they experience any of those signs and symptoms -- >> what signs and symptoms are we talking about? >> headaches, dysfunction which is the feeling of off balance, athletes often have cognitive symptoms, trouble with attention and concentration. they may be seen walking the wrong way after a hit. they may not remember the last play. they may not know they're even at a football game. >> this has to be the bottom line question, can manufacturers build a helmet that completely protects a football player from brain injuries altogether? >> let me address that one. providing complete protection i believe is not possible, however it is possible to dramatically increase the pro

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nurses say there were 34 injuries to nurses in 2012. the nurses used a mac union has just begun contract talks with the city. >> there are multiple attacks on staff and a lot of it has to do with clothing and combining and staffing ratios. >> san francisco general hospital spokeswoman told us friday's attack was not caused by nursing shortage. he pleaded not guilty today to felony charges and he's being held in the hospital jail ward on $225,000 bail. >>> now to montclair, where an uptake in street robberies has people on edge. along with individuals robberies have stocked the bank of the west and safeway store. please have parked patrol car in the neighborhood as a deterrent. the montclair village association is telling people that if they are a victim of a crime to call oakland police and the private security company. >>> in san jose some students looked up in a new program to help them steer clear of gangs. it's aimed at getting students to see themselves as mentors and role models for other children. the department says it plans to

and the company is calling worker injuries minor and barring inspectors from returning to the property. the agency has been wanting to conduct a thorough investigation. >> it's like telling the irs, no, you can't look at the books. >> ross is a former refinery operator. >> whether it's chrome, stainless steel, there is going to be that question raised by the safety board as to what type of materials are there. should they be replaced with other materials. >> this could be expensive from refineries. >> and tesoro asked the agency toechl plain it's basis for conducting a full investigation into its an i dent the board has chosen not to respond but subpoenaed tesoro to answer questions and return documents near martinez abc7 news. >> still head arrival in san francisco today of the dalai lama. a revelation from the i team. >> what agency? >> what is taking so long to erect a suicide barrier on the golden gate bridge. >> here on abc7, record warmth today z may have rain next week. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> 2500 years of >>> dalai lama is once again in the bay area,

not life threatening injuries which is a good thing. but here you see it when the guy punches the bouncer and then the guy comes in with the gun you can see people freaking out trying to hit the deck or just get out of there. just chaos here. >> you got that many people go somewhere you got your own club. >> yeah. >> your own party. >>> a kayaker climbs up but then things go south. >> he's no longer holding on to the rock. >> his lucky getaway from hitting rock bottom. >>> and it may be winter, but these dudes are rocking speedos because -- >> they're about to go swimming. >> they are swimming in the snow. >> see how long their strokes last. [clucking]. everyone wants to be the cadbury bunny. cause only he brings delicious cadbury crÈme eggs, while others may keep trying. nobunny knows easter better than dbury! covered california is howet californians can take advantage of the affordable care act. we can help you get quality health insurance right now. to sign up, call 800-890-7561 or go to coveredca.com. you can also use our website to

injury crash and trouble from the tracy.'s go to the bay bridge toll plaza, look at that, it is almost empty because nobody is getting through because of the collection of accidents we have on interstate 880h let's go to that missing resting. >> we first thought it would cost some major problems and this tractor-trailer was carrying two trailers behind it and this happened around 530 where the big-rig landed on top of it after crashing. >> reporter: i spoke to the fire department and they were cleared around 30 minutes ago and they say they are usually carrying empty material. they are taking a look and the big-rig as well we understand that driver is doing okay and you can see the tow truck and we will be removing that car as 12. but again this is toss -- causing it. >> to happen and that means they will be closing all lanes when it happens, nothing in terms of the size to remove this big-rig with the two trailers behind it and they understand there are no injuries pause of the the select roads this morning. >> done forget

we don't know what actually caused the fatal injuries. that would be left up to the coroner's investigation. >> the person or people responsible are still at large. it is not clear what the fight was over, but witnesses say it started at the flea market down the road. a city councilmember lives near the crime scene. >> we are seeing more and more instances like this from downtown to here in south san jose. we traditionally have not seen this violence. it is permeating the city. >> san jose police hope to release more information of those witnesses who may know the make and model of the car and the license number. lilian kim, a abc7 news. >> and now to leigh glaser for our first check on weather and live doppler 7hd. leigh? >> tonight no rain in the forecast. although we will see pockets of dense fog develop across the bay area. you can see live doppler 7hd with the high clouds making its way across the bay area. we will take you in a little closer and we are not picking up any returns. we are going to look for pockets of dense fog by earl

but he's got substantial injuries.e his jaw's possibly broken, maybe his orbital's probably fractured. staff seem to think that something was done with a hot pot. there was a hot pot that was broke inside the cell that's been found. and the cellmate is in cuffs. we'll go over and talk to him and see what he's got to say. >> the cellmate is dana woods serving 70 years for aggravated battery and criminal confinement. >> apparently there was a little incident in your cell a while ago. that's what i'm here to talk about. >> the man fell. >> pretty substantial injuries for just falling. >> well, i'm sure the man has epileptic seizures and they've come and found the man before on the floor. >> there was a lot of blood in the cell. >> right. he had a pretty good gash on his head. >> how did the hot pot get broke? >> the hot pot? >> mm-hmm. it was in your cell. >> it broke because we was fixing a hot pot before and it had been in the trash the whole time. >> i can tell you i've been here 15 years and ain't nobody ever just had

we saw everything from abdominal injuries and a spine fractions that presented us with every kind of image >> we are that in the pedestrian go ice cream room. there were from the nurses aids. there was a day when everything was to be done ♪ ♪ ♪ >> when i was turned back from the operating room we received a significant amount of patients there are thirty. there was one coming in right after the other >> and there was a bereaving of all the injuries. >> as you looked across the room and saw that everyone was focused i've never been more proud to be a physician at the general hospital. >> we had 50 patients and it was hard to believe this particular disaster. it was destines until about 8 o'clock the emergency department but we had our everyday holiday weekend saturday to take care of and we do >> what was remarkable that day we saw order patients from the city and we put them in the cue and saw them. >> we were open for everyone that day ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (clapping.) >> this really was a teachable day. one of the things that made it less terrible we were able to respond the way we did >> i thin

the driver in that case had minor injuries. caltrans crews, they've been working crew all over the place trying to deal with a lot of flooded freeways. the freeway on ramps and off ramps as well. the connector ramp from northbound 101 to eastbound 80 in san francisco was flooded for a time, several lanes were blocked there, and crews were called out to vacuum out all of that standing water. as we bring you back out here live this morning, we are in san leandro again, and you can see behind me a pretty good pool of standing water, from the on -- the marina on ramp to 880. this is the situation out here. drivers taking it slow going through all that standing water. a word of warning from the chp, as they always say with these storms, you want to take it slow, avoid following cars too closely, and also a good reminder here, anytime it's raining and you have your wipers on, the state law says you must have your headlights on as well. we're live this morning in san leandro, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> good information, ale

john lowell hit in a crosswalk in twun. >> leading injury was traumatic brain injury. from this collision i went through the air, roughly 20 feet then landed on the pavement and did a roll. >> now an advocate for pedestrian safety he is promoting engineering, education and enforcement. the director of mta says updating streets can't happen overnight but they're working on it. >> to enhance crosswalks and we're going to ramp up that work. >> sab fran police in charge of the third "e". enforcement. >> more is coming but we'd rather not that be the answer we'd rather the answer people change behaviors. >> including drivers slowing down, everyone putting down cell phones and paying attention. in addition to people hit and killed, those who are hit and injured face permanent damage. >> i've come a long way, and gone through many phases. i'm able to walk again. i'm able to wake up, each day. >> 60% of the fatalities happening on just 6% of the city streets. most dangerous areas in the tender loin. >> a wrong way stolen car chase turns into a personal matter for an officer. >

but it's another reminder of the head injury danger faced by athletes. more tonight from kevin tibbles. >> banged up my shoulders. got a lot of concussions. >> few concussions here. >> hit my head a couple of times on the ice. >> and gave myself a pretty bad concussion. >> reporter: they compete at the highest of levels, but often just beneath the surface -- >> oh, no! >> reporter: a hidden and dangerous adversary. caitlyn cahow was at the top of her game and then came the hit. i got crushed, i got blind side hit. i didn't see it coming. and that was it. >> reporter: a law student, she found she could no longer read, concentrate or even form sentences. forced to take a year off school. >> i was a 26-year-old person with a harvard degree in law school, two-time olympian and i couldn't do basic daily functions. >> reporter: kevin pierce was a half-pipe favorite for vancouver when he fell from the sky. >> my life was so set and was so certain. i was a snowboarder and i was going to snowboard. >> reporter: now he only boards for fun. >> slow down! >> reporte

due to kidney injury.ce took home the gold. >> gary: cost wednesday >> pam: she has long lakes pretty very beautiful. she has those long legs >> gary: the great and j.r. stone in arizona and j.r.! taken away... we're >> reporter: is gary radnich check? where is gary? >> reporter: there are not necessarily calling him the big man because he lost some weight this year. coming into camp losing weight why did you do it? this is the last of his contract. hank, you have to be ready and ready to go at all times. here is what he had to said. >> i do not care about me now i care about the team. it >> significant difference. which is, and what should be the case. losing quite a few pounds and should be moving all around a lot better. >> reporter: this is a very young team. 190 but they say, they have something to prove. >> biggest thing is finding and identity. planning for your planning to your strapped parent >> we have some unfinished business which carries us into spring training with a chip on our shoulders. >>