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ktvu's john fowler is live at john muir with that part of the story. john? >> reporter: the latest developments have professionals in the bay area taking ebola very seriously. here at john muir hospital they showed up their liceilation room and -- isolation room and their new steps. >> reporter: john muir hospital showed us new full body suits designed to protect emergency healthcare workers from ebola. >> we are not used to dealing with ebola in the united states. it is something we are all learning as we go. >> reporter: they put up signs alerting patients they will be asked about their travel. 92 aebola specific protocols here at john muir in response to the dallas nurse who -- new ebola specific protocols here at john muir in response to the dallas nurse who contracted ebola. >> there will be a continuing threat to all of us if we don't get the situation under control. i would say yes, we all need to be concerned. >> reporter: he calls ebola an unprecedented epidemic. >> this problem is not going to be under control for months. >>> a million people or mo
ktvu's john fowler is live at john muir with that part of the story. john? >> reporter: the latest developments have professionals in the bay area taking ebola very seriously. here at john muir hospital they showed up their liceilation room and -- isolation room and their new steps. >> reporter: john muir hospital showed us new full body suits designed to protect emergency healthcare workers from ebola. >> we are not used to dealing with ebola in the united states. it is...
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ktvu's john fowler is in walnut creek with a look at the increased vigilance at airports and hospitals. >> reporter: that's right. hospital officials here say they are about to begin ebola specific training and nurses say everyone here is aware and on alert. >> after an ebola scare a false alarm john muir hospital has training scheduled. >> video education as well as hands on practicing. >> reporter: putting on and taking off personnel protective equipment such as this suit. people here in contra costa county are aware of ebola fears. >> people are making a bigger deal out it right now. there is only three people i understand in the united states. >> most we talked with are alarmed. >> we have to stop it here, prevent it from coming into the country and then stop it in africa. >> reporter: four u.s. airports are screening arriving passengers for ebola. none in california. officials are asking for screening at sfo. >> it will provide an extra element of reassurance to people. >> reporter: we caught up with a doctor about to board a flight this afternoon to teach doctors over seas about
ktvu's john fowler is in walnut creek with a look at the increased vigilance at airports and hospitals. >> reporter: that's right. hospital officials here say they are about to begin ebola specific training and nurses say everyone here is aware and on alert. >> after an ebola scare a false alarm john muir hospital has training scheduled. >> video education as well as hands on practicing. >> reporter: putting on and taking off personnel protective equipment such as this...
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tonight we talk to a doctor, ktvu's john fowler joins us to explain how states have different proceduresreading. john? >> reporter: a bay area doctor with no symptoms and a maine nurse who tested negative for the ebola, opposite approaches to quarantine. >> reporter: a surgeon under ebola quarantine today said he is showing no signs of infection. >> normal temperatures and no symptoms. it is hard to describe normal when it just normal. >> reporter: he worked on ebola patients in liberia for a month returning last friday. he is classified at risk. and is to have no public contact for 21 days. he can go jogging alone. his family moved out to a hotel. >> understanding the illness while i was there we understood there would need to be a separation and we have to take all measures. >> reporter: in maine nurse kaci hickox took a bike ride today ignoring the quarantine rules. >> we are waiting, waiting to hear from the state of maine. i hope we can continue negotiations and work this out. >> i am going to use the legal provisions to the fullest extent that the law allows me. >> reporter: the be
tonight we talk to a doctor, ktvu's john fowler joins us to explain how states have different proceduresreading. john? >> reporter: a bay area doctor with no symptoms and a maine nurse who tested negative for the ebola, opposite approaches to quarantine. >> reporter: a surgeon under ebola quarantine today said he is showing no signs of infection. >> normal temperatures and no symptoms. it is hard to describe normal when it just normal. >> reporter: he worked on ebola...
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john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our coverage continue ons www.ktvu.com. you will find more information about the symptoms and risk facotrs for enterovirus. just look -- factors for enterovirus, just look on the home page. >> pg&e is opposing a fine for the san bruno pipeline explosion. pg&e is calling the $1.4 billionpled from california public utilities commission -- dollar penalty from the california public utilities commission excessive. on top of the penalty, leaders are calling for the inclusion of a independent monitor and the reaction of safety trust. >>> a man is behind bars accused of planting a homemade explosion device. the discovery on sunday night prompted a shelter in place for surrounding homes. a bomb squad detonated the device safely. officers arrested the 52-year- old on monday. he was booked on possession of a destructive device and weapons charnels and is held -- charges and is held on bail. >>> san francisco's fire cheer is under fire for ambulance response times. today she said she has no plans to resign. >> i am more determined than
john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our coverage continue ons www.ktvu.com. you will find more information about the symptoms and risk facotrs for enterovirus. just look -- factors for enterovirus, just look on the home page. >> pg&e is opposing a fine for the san bruno pipeline explosion. pg&e is calling the $1.4 billionpled from california public utilities commission -- dollar penalty from the california public utilities commission excessive. on top of the penalty,...
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john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com.have more information about fleet week and the blue angels and you can use our mobile ktvu app to get you in and out of san francisco this weekend. >>> we will see if anything changed since the last time we talked to bill. >> weather looks good. the game, the game coming up this weekend, we will have it on channel 2, giants game in st. louis. looks like we will see a chance of showers for that game on saturday. a 40% chance. here is what we had today. 86 fairfield. 88 antioch. 75 vallejo. you see the moisture through denver. scoot ovthere. st. louis -- over there. st. louis. practice was rained out today because of showers. strong storms through had area. you can see, there it is. st. louis. let's see what we have for a forecast. you will see the forecast for the game. saturday. cloudy. 55 degrees. light winds. the game starts at 5:07 p.m. but they are within this cloudy, 40% chance of showers. what does that mean? slight chance of showers. not enough to rain it out but something to pa
john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com.have more information about fleet week and the blue angels and you can use our mobile ktvu app to get you in and out of san francisco this weekend. >>> we will see if anything changed since the last time we talked to bill. >> weather looks good. the game, the game coming up this weekend, we will have it on channel 2, giants game in st. louis. looks like we will see a chance of showers for that...
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reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2news. >> john, i know you were here at the studios the day the earthquake hit. we're not far from the cyprus structure. you were one of the first reporters to arrive at the cyprus structure. what was that like? >> reporter: frank, it was a very sobering experience. first, it was eriely quiet. many people up on the second floor on that collapsed cyprus structure were in fact dead. lots of people were swarming to the area to help. i saw a man climb up the crumbled concrete to try to get in to help. firefighters were bringing ladders and climbing in. at the same time, there were aftershocks. we could all feel them, yet people were still risking their lives to do that. and that part of this day will be forever etched in my memory, that heroism. >> john, could you hear anybody crying for help? >> reporter: actually, i could not. in fact, where i was was a couple of blocks from where the people who did survive were there. where i was, just under one portion, unfortunately, no one survived. >> a day many, many people will never forget. john, thank y
reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2news. >> john, i know you were here at the studios the day the earthquake hit. we're not far from the cyprus structure. you were one of the first reporters to arrive at the cyprus structure. what was that like? >> reporter: frank, it was a very sobering experience. first, it was eriely quiet. many people up on the second floor on that collapsed cyprus structure were in fact dead. lots of people were swarming to the area to help. i saw a man...
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john fowler. >> i actually just moved out from the east coast six eggs earlier and was at candlestick park that was supposed to happen. where were you? >> reporter: i was in the ktvu studios just a couple of blocks from here and i recall very clearly the ground shaking and a thunder and it's difficult to stand up. i remember from right at this spot where i showed up here a few minutes after the quake and the most overwhelming feeing i had was an eeerie horrible silence of death. then shortly after that people started coming out. many civilians, firefighters, and climbing up into the structure to save people. that's really a part of this day that i don't want to forget. >> yeah. very powerful images. all the rescue efforts that happened there. thank you. reporting live for news oakland. many of our reporters are working here when the quake struck like john. to hear their memories go to the website. ktvu. you will find photographs and archive video. it's under today's hot topics. >>> a major health warning in southern california. this time though it's not related to ebola. why hundreds
john fowler. >> i actually just moved out from the east coast six eggs earlier and was at candlestick park that was supposed to happen. where were you? >> reporter: i was in the ktvu studios just a couple of blocks from here and i recall very clearly the ground shaking and a thunder and it's difficult to stand up. i remember from right at this spot where i showed up here a few minutes after the quake and the most overwhelming feeing i had was an eeerie horrible silence of death....
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in oakland, i'm john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> no more details on the dramatic rescue. it's a 24-story building, one of the tall nest downtown oakland at 360 feet. those window washers were stuck outside the 20th floor that, would be about 300 feet up. from that high firefighters had to pull them up the remaining 60 feet to the roof of the building. >>> putting it out in the bay area. neighborhoods that usually stay cool. the updated timing on temperatures, significantly above average. >>> later a new pipeline that bends, but doesn't break. how to keep the tap water flowing outside the big earthquake. >>> playoff flavor is building tonight for the anticipation. bulldog: [yawning] it's finally morning! i can't wait to get to mattress discounters because the tempur-pedic bonus event is ending soon. i'll have first pick from the huge selection of tempur-pedic mattresses. then, i'll get to choose $300 in pillows, sheets, and other free gifts. on top of that, up to 48 months interest-free financing. it's a beautiful day for mattress discounters' tempur-pedic bonus event. mmm
in oakland, i'm john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> no more details on the dramatic rescue. it's a 24-story building, one of the tall nest downtown oakland at 360 feet. those window washers were stuck outside the 20th floor that, would be about 300 feet up. from that high firefighters had to pull them up the remaining 60 feet to the roof of the building. >>> putting it out in the bay area. neighborhoods that usually stay cool. the updated timing on temperatures,...
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john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you.ry little thing helps. >>> our weather now, our chief meteorologist bill martin is off. meteorologist mark tamayo is filling in. there is a slight chance for rain on saturday night? >> we will have rain saturday morning and scattered showers saturday night. we can't go dry yet but something we will be watching. we feel all the pressure in the world to get this right but tomorrow looks great. as far as right now, live storm tracker 2, clouds favoring the northern half of the bay area. the rain, not much in the way of showers right now. a few cells approaching sonoma county, north of cloverdale. i saw rain report two hours ago. live camera towards san francisco bay. haze. the high clouds from today beginning to thin out. san jose right now 72. oakland 70. and napa 71. mild for your thursday afternoon. the main storm track is targeting northern california for tomorrow. it will be dry. partly cloudy skies. our next frontal system will be off shore but it will generate the southerly flow, i
john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you.ry little thing helps. >>> our weather now, our chief meteorologist bill martin is off. meteorologist mark tamayo is filling in. there is a slight chance for rain on saturday night? >> we will have rain saturday morning and scattered showers saturday night. we can't go dry yet but something we will be watching. we feel all the pressure in the world to get this right but tomorrow looks great. as far as right now, live storm...
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john fowler in the berkeley hills, john the request for that money was made three years ago. >> reporterclairmont hills where there's stressed eucalyptus that present a danger. these trees are a hazard after the say that promised federal money could reduce. they say it's now urgent. >> the winds are going to start to blow. the eucalyptus trees will spread the fire rapidly. we don't want another 1991 fire storm. >> reporter: that was the worse urban fire in u.s. history. about 4,000 homes burned. fueled by dry eucalyptus on a hot day with diablo winds. hearings concluded 15 months ago. $5.6million would help pay for fire prevention projects like what captain tiley was doing today. >> the eucalyptus tree have a reputation of redirecting embers. weather has been kind of mild. but we're expecting severe fire weather to come the next couple of days. >> reporter: fema today told me they completed a couple of studies. >> the government has to do whatever it can do to reduce the fire hazards. if it means cutting back those trees they need to cut back those trees and maintain them. >> reporter: t
john fowler in the berkeley hills, john the request for that money was made three years ago. >> reporterclairmont hills where there's stressed eucalyptus that present a danger. these trees are a hazard after the say that promised federal money could reduce. they say it's now urgent. >> the winds are going to start to blow. the eucalyptus trees will spread the fire rapidly. we don't want another 1991 fire storm. >> reporter: that was the worse urban fire in u.s. history. about...
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john fowler live in walnut creek and one expert calls the outbreak alarming. >> well, that's right. and at this hour in -- county there are no officially reported cases but the health department here says it's only a matter of time. >> health officials today said known cases statewide almost doubled overnight. that some children get severe lung infections and about 35 over 2 years have been paralyzed. including one more today. >> what do you do, wash their hands more? what can we do? >> abby and matt had their first baby 6 days ago. >> no vaccine? wow. that's scary. >> this one will be at home for a little bit so she will be well protected. >> state health officials say all 14 cases confirmed so far were hospitalized very sick children. at least another 40 cases have tests pending. >> it's always alarming when we start to see new cases. >> says this virus has been around off and on for decades but this outbreak is very different, including as in this berkeley girl, apparently more cases of what's called flaccid paralysis. >> right now it appears it is the cause. >> it seems to be pe
john fowler live in walnut creek and one expert calls the outbreak alarming. >> well, that's right. and at this hour in -- county there are no officially reported cases but the health department here says it's only a matter of time. >> health officials today said known cases statewide almost doubled overnight. that some children get severe lung infections and about 35 over 2 years have been paralyzed. including one more today. >> what do you do, wash their hands more? what can...
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ktvu's john fowler is live in san francisco with a look at the most troubling site of enterovirus d68tion is who is at risk for this paralysis that appears to be permanent. >> reporter: doctors say the virus is so common that many people have already been exposed. they say they are not worried. >> there are all sorts of things in the world your kids could come down with. the chances of that happening are low. >> reporter: it appears linked to polio like paralysis that struck this girl and 35 others. >> there is a big mystery. >> reporter: he showed me this mri, the neck of a paralyzed three-year-old boy. spinal damage here and here. an area normally protected. she says it is a virus. possibly enterovirus d68. >> it could be the first cases of something bigger to happen. >> reporter: there could be many unreported cased at the may be misdiagnosed. it starts like a cold, becomes severe and can result in paralysis. >> we think it is directly an injury of the vitreous the nerve -- virus to the nervous cells. . >> there is no vaccine. and no effective treatment. the doctor is asking doctor
ktvu's john fowler is live in san francisco with a look at the most troubling site of enterovirus d68tion is who is at risk for this paralysis that appears to be permanent. >> reporter: doctors say the virus is so common that many people have already been exposed. they say they are not worried. >> there are all sorts of things in the world your kids could come down with. the chances of that happening are low. >> reporter: it appears linked to polio like paralysis that struck...
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ktvu's john fowler is live in san francisco with all the action out there. john? >> reporter: here they are. over head. on cue. the blue angels flying over san francisco. they were delayed by fog but take a look at this. blue angels gave people a street, a taste of their thrilling skills, this is a practice session. they have been up about 45 minutes right now. they haven't done their full routines, they are staying under the clouds mostly, although as we saw, they went up through the cloud deck. hundreds of people jammed the marina green here. some waiting there day and were not disappointed. >> reporter: they got to marina green at 8:00 a.m. this morning. their 18th time to see the blues. >> this is one of the best spots to see them. we come out every day. >> a few feet away the $60 vip seats for the weekend shows that should look like this. the team screams low over the city. many say this is the world's best air show location. shows were canceled last year for budget reasons. one pilot this year is a san francisco native. >> that was my first experience watchi
ktvu's john fowler is live in san francisco with all the action out there. john? >> reporter: here they are. over head. on cue. the blue angels flying over san francisco. they were delayed by fog but take a look at this. blue angels gave people a street, a taste of their thrilling skills, this is a practice session. they have been up about 45 minutes right now. they haven't done their full routines, they are staying under the clouds mostly, although as we saw, they went up through the...
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reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the national nurses union is pushing on stricter standards on caring for ebola patients. the centers for disease control and prevention released guidelines today for healthcare workers. they call for face shields, hoods, boot covers and other equipment that leaves no part of the body exposed but that may not be enough. >> we need the optimal equipment, the equipment that people have been told to use is not the highest standard. we need to go above and beyond because so much is unknown. >> national nurses united and the california nurses association are meeting tomorrow with governor jerry brown. they will ask for upgraded safety measures measures and hazmat suits and training programs. >>> the memory of the oakland hills firestorm will never leave those who survived it, new efforts being made to protect the new neighbors that moved in since then. >> this is chico. you can see he is under weight. when he came to the humane society he was covered with flees but the owner didn't want to give him up so the humane society got creative. >
reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the national nurses union is pushing on stricter standards on caring for ebola patients. the centers for disease control and prevention released guidelines today for healthcare workers. they call for face shields, hoods, boot covers and other equipment that leaves no part of the body exposed but that may not be enough. >> we need the optimal equipment, the equipment that people have been told to use is not the highest...
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john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at 6:00 p.m. was a senseless act, a young mother shot and killed in a case of road rage. and tonight police are increasing the reward in hopes of finding the killer. the giants gearing up in kansas city, game six begins in 24 hours. the giants are just one win away from a world series title and great news for fans, there will be a new location to watch the game. >> and an off duty california highway patrol officer make as shocking discovery on the side of the road in concord. >> i opened it enough to see there were sacks of bill. >> why she hopes someone else would do the same thing. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >>> a good, shining spirit. she was always positive. always had a smile on her face. >> co-workers of a mother of four killed in oakland yesterday tells us she was a role model. she was shot as she was driving home from the store. good evening. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >>the victim was a you
john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at 6:00 p.m. was a senseless act, a young mother shot and killed in a case of road rage. and tonight police are increasing the reward in hopes of finding the killer. the giants gearing up in kansas city, game six begins in 24 hours. the giants are just one win away from a world series title and great news for fans, there will be a new location to watch the game. >> and an off duty california highway patrol officer make as shocking...
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in the east bay hills, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> fire danger on the increase. you see all the clouds and the jet stream well to the north of us. just last week we had all the cloud cover and circulation. we had wet weather, we had cool weather. now the high pressure setting up, air starting to sink. i'm seeing signs of that already in some of the pressure readings. look at the gradients you see that developing. it's been developing for the last few hours. temperatures are on the rise. current temperatures 69 in antioch. 66 in livermore. so it's pretty mild out there. yeah it is already on the rise six in concord. 65 in walnut creek there's no fog. starting to get a north wind in novato. it'll clock a little more east when we get to it. fairfield blowing 30 miles per hour this time of night it's blowing five. the pressure gradient at least on flow pressure radiant are laying down. they're going flat. they're going to start to come more northeast. that's the plan, that's the warm up plan. that gets you high fire danger. we'll talk about that. it also increases th
in the east bay hills, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> fire danger on the increase. you see all the clouds and the jet stream well to the north of us. just last week we had all the cloud cover and circulation. we had wet weather, we had cool weather. now the high pressure setting up, air starting to sink. i'm seeing signs of that already in some of the pressure readings. look at the gradients you see that developing. it's been developing for the last few hours. temperatures are on...
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ktvu's john fowler is live in walnut creek with our hospitals here at home. >> reporter: medical experts in the bay area are taking ebola seriously, with many people in contra costa county heading off to liberia and west africa for work, this hospital, june mure took new steps to protect people at greatest risk. >> john muir hospital making new preparations for ebola today. new body suits. >> face shields. eye goggles. real important with ebola. >> reporter: a new emergency intake protocol to bring patients into isolation room. >> we are not used to dealing with ebola in the united states. it is something we are all learning as we go. >> officials in dallas say nina pham was trained trained and took precautions. officials say it is possible other healthcare workers may have been exposed. people are not worried about ebola. >> i am more concerned with the norovirus and the flew. >> reporter: officials say they are screening patients arriving arriving -- passengers arriving in the u.s. he says it is still early. >> if the screening turns out to be positive they may extend it. i think it is
ktvu's john fowler is live in walnut creek with our hospitals here at home. >> reporter: medical experts in the bay area are taking ebola seriously, with many people in contra costa county heading off to liberia and west africa for work, this hospital, june mure took new steps to protect people at greatest risk. >> john muir hospital making new preparations for ebola today. new body suits. >> face shields. eye goggles. real important with ebola. >> reporter: a new...
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as john fowler found out the giants actually used a sleep expert.competitive advantage. >> reporter: right after last night's game, royals players flushed with excitement got on a red eye to the bay area. players told to relax. >> it's a two hour time difference between here and there. not as critical but hopefully our fast balls are faster than theirs. >> reporter: st. francis memorial hospital sports dr. victor prieto says everyone can relate. you feel better if you get good sleep. >> it makes you think better. i think you perform better that way. you feel wet rested. >> reporter: the giants began consulting a sleep expert in 2010. advising when to send players to bed and when to travel for away games. >> it's working, three world series in five years so something is right. >> reporter: the world series can last seven games over 10 days and this year spans two time zones. doctors say sleep is critical to athletic recovery. >> the body needs to replenish itself. repair itself, replenish itself mostly with the growth hormone. >> you feel sluggish an
as john fowler found out the giants actually used a sleep expert.competitive advantage. >> reporter: right after last night's game, royals players flushed with excitement got on a red eye to the bay area. players told to relax. >> it's a two hour time difference between here and there. not as critical but hopefully our fast balls are faster than theirs. >> reporter: st. francis memorial hospital sports dr. victor prieto says everyone can relate. you feel better if you get good...
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john fowler tells us she met with president obama. >> reporter: the dallas nurse, the first person tobola on u.s. soil visited the white house today. got a hug from president obama. and another from the head of the nih who declared her free of the ebola virus. >> i am on my way back to recovery even as i reflect on how many others have not been so fortunate. >> reporter: 33-year-old dr. craig spencer tonight is in isolation at new york's bellview hospital. he treated patients in guinea. returned home last friday, road a subway, went bowling, road a taxi, and stopped by a restaurant. >> we have a full coordinated effort that has been working literally night and day. >> reporter: crews decontaminated spencer's apartment. his fiance is also reportedly being monitored. new york officials insist there's no risk to the public. >> we've had clear and strong protocalls from the beginning. >> reporter: ebola remains a threat to u.s. national security say some. and the best way to help this country is help west africa where the ebola epidemic remains out of control. john fowler, ktvu news. >>>
john fowler tells us she met with president obama. >> reporter: the dallas nurse, the first person tobola on u.s. soil visited the white house today. got a hug from president obama. and another from the head of the nih who declared her free of the ebola virus. >> i am on my way back to recovery even as i reflect on how many others have not been so fortunate. >> reporter: 33-year-old dr. craig spencer tonight is in isolation at new york's bellview hospital. he treated patients...
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ktvu's john fowler is live now in walnut creek to explain what is driving this reaction. >> reporter: many hospital staffs around the bay area are concerned that more and more people will come to the er with flu symptoms but convinced they have ebola. >> reporter: john muir hospital already had one ebola scare at the emergency room. a man with symptoms four days ago had to dawn a hazmat suit like this one. >> initially concern and the staff took precautions till we could determine there was no risk. >> reporter: the emergency director expects more of those. many people today say each day they are more and more worried about ebola. >> i feel there should be a lot of fear. we are talking about a virus that they are not really sure about. >> reporter: the images of healthcare workers and patients, word that ebola is out of control in africa -- >> i am fearful. i have been reading articles. i have seen articles that said it will be the worse epidemic. >> the white house said this: >> because of the way that we know the ebola virus is transmitted people can take solace in understanding the
ktvu's john fowler is live now in walnut creek to explain what is driving this reaction. >> reporter: many hospital staffs around the bay area are concerned that more and more people will come to the er with flu symptoms but convinced they have ebola. >> reporter: john muir hospital already had one ebola scare at the emergency room. a man with symptoms four days ago had to dawn a hazmat suit like this one. >> initially concern and the staff took precautions till we could...
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. >>> ktvu's john fowler on the new strategies to protect against the virus both overseas and here inthe united states. >> at this oakland church, parishioners grieving and praying for information back home. >> to be able to recommend them to hospital to get treated. and also their culture of hugging and shaking one another. >> reporter: reverend bobray and his wife are asking for donations for west africa. reverend bobray says no one is traveling to liberia now. >> no one has. but we also want information. >> what symptoms a patient is describing, who they've been in contact with and where they've been that i'm confident that if somebody does present with ebola like signs, they will be immediately identified so we can contain the spread. >> i hope we would have had a team the time the first patient was identified. >> reporter: including a test where they put chocolate syrup on their apparel. >> after you get it off if you have chocolate here or here or any where on your body, that means you've breached. >> reporter: personnel are using this video for training this week. nurses unions
. >>> ktvu's john fowler on the new strategies to protect against the virus both overseas and here inthe united states. >> at this oakland church, parishioners grieving and praying for information back home. >> to be able to recommend them to hospital to get treated. and also their culture of hugging and shaking one another. >> reporter: reverend bobray and his wife are asking for donations for west africa. reverend bobray says no one is traveling to liberia now....
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john fowler tonight on why they feel they have won a hard fought victory. >> reporter: at the nursesnion headquarters in oakland this afternoon, more than 200 nurses got to sound off to state regulators from cal osha. >> i have great concerns that there are not enough hospitals in this state to provide safe care to an ebola patient. >> we do not have skin guards, we don't have the protection equipment, the optimal ppe that we have been asking for. >> reporter: bay area hospitals we spoke with included john muir, ucsf and medical centers say they are training staff and providing equipment exceeding guidelines. but nurses point out guidelines are voluntary. at the state capital, nurses met with jerry brown asking the guidelines be made law. >> very willing to work on this. >> satisfied? >> at this point yeah, he hears our urgency and what we need. >> reporter: for the first time since ebola infected nina pham, governor brown offered hope. >> i do believe his agencies are staying up overnight, they're listening, they're working with our folks. >> reporter: new regulations take time but
john fowler tonight on why they feel they have won a hard fought victory. >> reporter: at the nursesnion headquarters in oakland this afternoon, more than 200 nurses got to sound off to state regulators from cal osha. >> i have great concerns that there are not enough hospitals in this state to provide safe care to an ebola patient. >> we do not have skin guards, we don't have the protection equipment, the optimal ppe that we have been asking for. >> reporter: bay area...
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john fowler spoke to him about his decision and what he'll do when he returns home to protect those around him. >> reporter: from this bay area campus to west africa taking risks to save lives there and here. >> next week i'll be going to liberia to join the people in response in a very rural part of liberia. >> reporter: uc berkeley and ucsf dr. phuoc le considers himself like a firefighter putting out a fire. >> reporter: they're starting to understand why it infects and why some people do so well. >> with ebola it overstimulates the immune system. >> reporter: professor lee ril -- riley, says in a way influenza and asthma, ebola releases an ambush of proteins. >> what actually kill it is persons is not the virus directly itself but what the body is doing trying to eliminate the virus. >> reporter: trump diagnosis and support of medical care can save the life of an ebola patient. the reason why dr. phuoc le is going to west africa. he says he will stay on paid administrative leave while in quarantine. >> that would be a tragedy. >> reporter: his child's day care requires she be quarantin
john fowler spoke to him about his decision and what he'll do when he returns home to protect those around him. >> reporter: from this bay area campus to west africa taking risks to save lives there and here. >> next week i'll be going to liberia to join the people in response in a very rural part of liberia. >> reporter: uc berkeley and ucsf dr. phuoc le considers himself like a firefighter putting out a fire. >> reporter: they're starting to understand why it infects...
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beginning around 10:15, as john fowler found out it sounded like a ufo. it was loud and strange, sounding something like this. it could be heard across mush of the diablo valley. from 10:15 to 1:00 this morning. >> and all of a sudden it stopped. it was weird. it was weird. the sound i've never heard before. >> the sound carried miles. skipping over neighborhoods. >> i thought it could be aer iso going bad. or alarms. >> some said it was like shoes in the drier. it was the refinery, it notified air quality southern floridas it was -- officials it was starting inexpectations. there were no violations and no off site contamination. the plant declined an interview. they are working to minimize impacts in the future. she said she could not expect late -- speculate if this could happen again. >>> water board revealed 20% of local water agencies have not im%ed water restrictions. even without the controls the board reported state wide water savings jumped to 11.5%. in some places there's not any water left to save. >> people -- there's communities people are ba
beginning around 10:15, as john fowler found out it sounded like a ufo. it was loud and strange, sounding something like this. it could be heard across mush of the diablo valley. from 10:15 to 1:00 this morning. >> and all of a sudden it stopped. it was weird. it was weird. the sound i've never heard before. >> the sound carried miles. skipping over neighborhoods. >> i thought it could be aer iso going bad. or alarms. >> some said it was like shoes in the drier. it was...
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ktvu's john fowler spoke with some of the people who remember one of the most deadly incidents from that earthquake, the collapse of the cyprus structure. john? >> reporter: well, frank, the most visible reminder that we are in earthquake country, of course, is the bay bridge, the new bay bridge built, in part, because of the loma prieta quake. because invisible emotional scars are still raw in the east bay. children too young to remember played at this preparedness display today, right where the double-deck freeway collapsed. >> it was devastating. we heard the sound. it was unbelievable. it was like a big rumble. >> reporter: 4000 feet of 880 freeway, the cyprus street viaduct, pancaked, crushing cars and occupants. neighbors remember climbing into the still-shaking structure. >> they were pulling people out, doing anything they can. it was, it was pretty horrific. >> reporter: across the bay in san francisco, fires broke out from broken gas mains, buildings collapsed to their foundations. a section of the bay bridge fell, killing one driver, but oakland took the brunt of the human tol
ktvu's john fowler spoke with some of the people who remember one of the most deadly incidents from that earthquake, the collapse of the cyprus structure. john? >> reporter: well, frank, the most visible reminder that we are in earthquake country, of course, is the bay bridge, the new bay bridge built, in part, because of the loma prieta quake. because invisible emotional scars are still raw in the east bay. children too young to remember played at this preparedness display today, right...
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john fowler spoke with bay area nurses. >> to be clear the only people to contact ebola in the unitedasures their employers can and should take. >> at nurses union offices a conference call and a call for action. 11,000 nurses listened in. >> this month has been a nightmare for nurses. first line of defense, health care workers are vulnerable. >> vulnerable to ebola. >> this is different. this is a virulent virus. nurses are the people who are being exposed and coming down with the disease. >> they called on president obama to order each hospital to provide fluid impervious hazmat suits cking eye and breathing -- including eye and breathing apparatus. bay area hospitals do not meet. >> it's important to take negative motions and use them for change. >> state health officials agreed ebola is more infectos than anyone realized and public health agencies are not prepared for an outbreak. >> it's imperative to increase funding. lawmakers are talking about boosting federal spending. my source an experienced expert said to identify, isolate, treat and contain cases could be beyond our curre
john fowler spoke with bay area nurses. >> to be clear the only people to contact ebola in the unitedasures their employers can and should take. >> at nurses union offices a conference call and a call for action. 11,000 nurses listened in. >> this month has been a nightmare for nurses. first line of defense, health care workers are vulnerable. >> vulnerable to ebola. >> this is different. this is a virulent virus. nurses are the people who are being exposed and...
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john fowler talked to officials about why it took days to give people notice. >> 300 homes on notice, ecola could peak -- on co-lie could make their water unsafe. >> we have to put clorox in the water. >> the water department notified people friday, we learned the utility discovered the contamination two days before. >> for a period of 48 to 72 hours people were delivered the bacteria infected water. three people got sick. the school shut off the drinking fountains. the you tilt is -- utility will change the notification. had something got into a water pipe. it could be sewage from leaky sewer pipes. >> underground you have sewage pipes. storm water pipes and drinking water pipes and the sewage pipes are leaking. >> bay keeper has sued to force repairs to aging sewage pipes. water pipes are under pressure keeping out bacteria but water companies don't routinely test drinking water at your house. you can. preliminary home tests can be seen in 24 hours. utilities say drinking water contamination is rare usually associated with a disturbance of the water pipes. >>> you may notice the hig
john fowler talked to officials about why it took days to give people notice. >> 300 homes on notice, ecola could peak -- on co-lie could make their water unsafe. >> we have to put clorox in the water. >> the water department notified people friday, we learned the utility discovered the contamination two days before. >> for a period of 48 to 72 hours people were delivered the bacteria infected water. three people got sick. the school shut off the drinking fountains. the...
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reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> some parents contacted ktvu, they are worried their kids are being held back by being put into a program for children that need help with english as a second language. and 2 investigates found they are not the only ones who may have been misidentified. ktvu'seric r is here now -- ktvu's eric rasmussen is here now. >> they tested 160,000 children last year. 2 investigates discovered the majority of the children are limped in development programs whether they need or not. state and federal law requires districts to identify english learners but the test they use to do it has misidentified students. a mother of two kids in the west contra costa county school district said her children were forced to take the test and failed to pass even though english is the only language they speak. >> what did you think when you got that news? >> i was furious. upset. ful kind of -- felt kind of like a hostage to the system. >> reporter: her problems started with one answer on a survey when siamangsed spanish was spoken by -- she answered spanish was sp
reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> some parents contacted ktvu, they are worried their kids are being held back by being put into a program for children that need help with english as a second language. and 2 investigates found they are not the only ones who may have been misidentified. ktvu'seric r is here now -- ktvu's eric rasmussen is here now. >> they tested 160,000 children last year. 2 investigates discovered the majority of the children are limped in...
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in san francisco, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and on ktvu.com we have posted the full schedule for fleet week. you can also get our mobile ktvu app to help get you in and out of san francisco this weekend. >>> high school hate. >> it should be taken more serious. >> i think it's a hate kraoeubg. >> what officials told parents after a noose was found on campus. >> and she wasn't on the road but she's been charged in a deadly dui. >> it doesn't bring my son back. >> the drunken party that led to a teen's death and the kopbs -- consequences for the mother who's accused of buying the alcohol. >>> a fremont mother faces felony charges in connection with a dui crash one year ago that killed a teenage boy. 42-year-old yuseff was arrested for manslaughter and contributing to the delinquency of minors. as patti lee reports, prosecutors say she let teenagers drink at her house. >> reporter: jason park was a fun loving 15-year-old. killed instantly after his best friend crashed into a tree. >> kids will do what they do. but if you're going to contribute to this, it's just wrong. >> report
in san francisco, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and on ktvu.com we have posted the full schedule for fleet week. you can also get our mobile ktvu app to help get you in and out of san francisco this weekend. >>> high school hate. >> it should be taken more serious. >> i think it's a hate kraoeubg. >> what officials told parents after a noose was found on campus. >> and she wasn't on the road but she's been charged in a deadly dui. >> it...
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. >> john fowler reporting. the centers for disease control and prevention confirmed 500 cases of enterovirus across the country. it was in august when hospitals in missouri and illinois first noticed the cases this year. 43 states have confirmed cases of the d68 strain. only 7 states have not seen infections. at this point there are four diths linked to the virus. they are -- deaths linked to had virus. they are not releasing information on them but a 10- year-old girl in rhode island died. on www.ktvu.com we have a list of symptoms. >>> it felt like it middle of the summer today. it was hot inland and spots like walnut creek and clayton but what is unusual is it hawse hot a-- it was hot along it coast. ktvu's rob roth is at ocean beach where people are warned not to go in the water but we begin with mark tamayo. >> typically we talk about the microclimate range but that was not the case today with the fog wiped away, lots of sunshine. walnut creek near 90 degrees. look at ocean beach this afternoon, maxing out
. >> john fowler reporting. the centers for disease control and prevention confirmed 500 cases of enterovirus across the country. it was in august when hospitals in missouri and illinois first noticed the cases this year. 43 states have confirmed cases of the d68 strain. only 7 states have not seen infections. at this point there are four diths linked to the virus. they are -- deaths linked to had virus. they are not releasing information on them but a 10- year-old girl in rhode island...
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john fowler now joins us with new measures and some long term strategies, john to protect against ebola >> reporter: that's right gasia. in the bay area some 4,000 people are from liberia. that's west africa's ground zero for ebola. at this oakland church parishioners grieving and praying for education back home. >> to be able to recommend them to hospital to get treated. and also the culture of hugging and shaking one another. >> reporter: reverend bob ray are asking for donations to help pay for disinfection supply. mark zuckerberg today gave a donation to the cdc. >> we want to keep etiquette in people as to how to resolve this congressman sowell gave recommendations. >> they will be immediately isolated and treated so that we can limit the spread. >> reporter: the cdc today announced a new strategy it will send special teams to any hospital with an ebola case. >> i wish we had put a team like this on the ground the day the patient, the first patient was diagnosed. that might have prevented this infection. >> reporter: we also learned bay area hospitals are now training putting on an
john fowler now joins us with new measures and some long term strategies, john to protect against ebola >> reporter: that's right gasia. in the bay area some 4,000 people are from liberia. that's west africa's ground zero for ebola. at this oakland church parishioners grieving and praying for education back home. >> to be able to recommend them to hospital to get treated. and also the culture of hugging and shaking one another. >> reporter: reverend bob ray are asking for...
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john fowler, ktvu news. >>> rain and snow are heading our way as a cold storm moves toward northern california has the timing of the system and a look at the weekend ahead. >>> in two minutes, cleaning up san francisco after last night's big world series celebration. and how police plan to beef up staffing for tomorrow's big parade. >>> jubilant but tired. the giants returned arriving at about 4:45 this morning. there they are. as those bussed pulled into the parking lot. several hundreds sleep deprived fans feared. giant's ceo made their wait worth it. >> it's simply wonderful. but to have it three times people think there's a special thing going on in this clubhouse and i think there is. i think a lot of these guys will have multiple championships. >>> san francisco's chief of police say officers arrested nearly 30 people during the mayhem that followed. we have more on the chaos and the clean up. >> reporter: busies in san francisco's mission district are dealing with the hang over from the giant's latest world series championship. hanging over the graffiti that marred their busy -- busines
john fowler, ktvu news. >>> rain and snow are heading our way as a cold storm moves toward northern california has the timing of the system and a look at the weekend ahead. >>> in two minutes, cleaning up san francisco after last night's big world series celebration. and how police plan to beef up staffing for tomorrow's big parade. >>> jubilant but tired. the giants returned arriving at about 4:45 this morning. there they are. as those bussed pulled into the parking...
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john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> still to come, more on this big night for the san francisco giants>> and a big night for their fans as well. >> party? what party? the cleanup is already underway. we'll show you what the celebration here looked like. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. >>> breaking news now, i want to show you the scene live outside of at&t park. thousands of people still set braille -- celebrating out in the streets tonight. police officers have been confiscating and pouring out bottles of beer and champagne. they had to move for security reasons, but john did show us, there's a strong police presence in the area watching the crowd trying to keep everything from getting violent. again, a lot of people still out cele
john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> still to come, more on this big night for the san francisco giants>> and a big night for their fans as well. >> party? what party? the cleanup is already underway. we'll show you what the celebration here looked like. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na...
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fowler said that 350 personnel will be sent there. britain is aiming to supply clinics. secretary of state john kerry said that they're considering an idea of setting up a buffer zone between the syria. the attacks have help contain into the city, but the group is just changing its tactics moving its positions and so they shifted the attacks from the southwest of kobane. launching a new offensive from the east of the town. also using a truck bomb for a suicide mission against the syrian target. blaminthey want turkey to let weapons through the border, even allow fighters to come in from turkey to syria, and to return the other way. well, john kerry said a short while ago about creating that kind of buffer zone between the two countries. >> the buffer zone is an idea that has been out there. it's worth examining. it's worth looking at very, very closely. there are million-plus refugees across the border, and another 180,000 driven out in the last several days from kobane. this should not be a problem that is thrust on to turkey, lebanon, jordan, where they bear an incredible burden with respect
fowler said that 350 personnel will be sent there. britain is aiming to supply clinics. secretary of state john kerry said that they're considering an idea of setting up a buffer zone between the syria. the attacks have help contain into the city, but the group is just changing its tactics moving its positions and so they shifted the attacks from the southwest of kobane. launching a new offensive from the east of the town. also using a truck bomb for a suicide mission against the syrian target....