now, at kaiser hospital, she was doctor liu points mystery patient. >> one of the mystery physiciansng saw her and said, it is just not right, and from their our team was called. >> doctor lapointe has board certification in medical toxicology, a rare thing in an er. as it happened, his expertise would prove critical. >> as a toxicologist, i was a little bit more in the detective role. >> so what was causing brigida's hair to fall out, not to mention the severe pain, vision loss and weakness? >> doctors, when they first saw her said oh, it could be lupus? >> she had this chronic kind of withering, slow course. so auto immune stuff was on the list. cancer does not make you lose your hair, it's the therapy that makes you lose your hair. >> doctor lapointe knew he had to solve this mystery fast. brigida was fading. the clock was ticking. >> when i saw her and i knew that she was dying, she was in a lot of pain. she was in excruciating pain. and i remember being in the hospital room and i was like, i want to be close to my sister. so she put herself through an insane amount of pain just

in response, kaiser permanente did not directly address what transpired before flag was taken to the hospital, but said quote a septus care countdown begins as soon as at risk patients enter the hospital or show signs of sepsis, enabling aggressive early intervention and monitoring. kristina tells me flat, loved his children and that they miss him. i'm angry. i'm sad. i'm scared. i miss him . it's awful. christina is advising people to get a second opinion and don't delay getting care when something doesn't feel right. she says she'll continue speaking out to get kaiser permanente to encourage doctors to see patients in person in san rafael amberleigh ktvu, fox two news. bay area fire departments continue to show support for an east bay firefighter who remains hospitalized tonight after battling a fire. oakland and san francisco firefighters are wearing pink socks for jen matthis. she was wearing pink socks when she got hurt. battling a high rise fire in oakland last week to other firefighters were also hurt in the fire, but have since been released from the hospital. three cars ram into an o

kaiser permanente looked at pfizer's effectiveness against hospitalizations and deaths. after the two doses, immunity went down to eight months. after three doses, it provides 88% effectiveness against infections and hospitalizations within the first few months. >>> for mask mandates, we are tracking all the changing guidance for you. go to nbcbayarea.com, click on covid in the trending bar. we have a list of commonly answers and questions for you. >>> rally organizers have been calling people not work or shop for the day. it is an effort to revive immigration reform. here is sergio quintana . >> reporter: for the 15-year-old the fear of her parents being taken away from i.c.e. is always on her mind. >> would you have to take king fire of your brother? >> yes, i would. >> reporter: there was hope under the joe biden administration, they may see a new effort to create a pathway to citizenships for her parents and millions of undocumented immigrants. >> the last year and a half is not that way. >> reporter: there are people frustrated on the president. on the campaign trai

in response, kaiser permanente did not directly address what transpired before flag was taken to the hospitalbut said quote a septus care countdown begins as soon as at risk patients enter the hospital or show signs of sepsis, enabling aggressive early intervention and monitoring. kristina tells me flat, loved his children and that they miss him. i'm angry. i'm sad. i'm scared. i miss him. it's awful. christina is advising people to get a second opinion and don't delay getting care when something doesn't feel right. she says she'll continue speaking out to get kaiser permanente to encourage doctors to see patients. in person. alex all right. hopefully others can learn from her tragic loss. amberleigh live in san rafael. amber. thank you. ktvu has learned that dna gathered from crime victims in san francisco other than sexual assault survivors may have been used to investigate unrelated crimes. earlier this month, we told you how san francisco's district attorney chase a boudin dismissed a property crime case against the woman whose dna was collected by san francisco police when she reported b

volunteers loaded donations from kaiser permanente in redwood city into a truck yesterday. the hospital donated boxes of mass and other personal protective equipment. kaiser says the supplies are needed since the island is seeing its first cases of covid-19. kaiser is one of the many partners working with bay area groups to get those supplies across the pacific. tonga still struggling to recover from that massive volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit last month. millions of people in the united states are celebrating the lunar new year, and a new bill could soon make it a federal holiday. new york congresswoman grace meng proposed the bill last week. the time on these americans says lunar new year is the most significant time of year for the asian american community. but many families have to put off, celebrating in order to send children to school and go to work. if the bill is passed, lunar new year would become the 12th federal holiday and the chinese new year parade is back this year and there are a couple of ways you can see it. you can go to san francisco and watch it live on feb

in response, kaiser permanente did not directly address what transpired before flag was taken to the hospital, but said quote acceptance care countdown begins as soon as at risk patients enter the hospital or show signs of sepsis, enabling aggressive early intervention and monitoring. kristina tells me flat, loved his children and that they miss him. i'm angry. i'm sad. i'm scared. i miss him . it's awful. christina is advising people to get a second opinion and don't delay getting care when something doesn't feel right. she says she'll continue speaking out to get kaiser permanente to encourage doctors to see patients in person in san rafael amberleigh ktvu, fox two news. and turning now to our weather here in the bay area, lot of blue sky roberta out there, but a lot of twenties as well as 28 at my house. when i got up this morning did you have to scrape any of the ice off your car? where you in the garage that was in the garage, but the vehicle outside there is ice all over it. that was me. that was me. of course it was. you got cia? alright good afternoon, everybody. yes it was another fr

the only difference is, instead of an organization like kaiser having control of your health care in terms of who is providing it and the hospitals and clinics, on top of that they also have control of the payment, which ends up creating a very expensive process, profit taking process. we want to get rid of the tens of billions of administrative costs in the health-care system and the profit motive that makes us have the most expensive health care in the world, expensive not just for families but for businesses. and instead, focus on the health care, the doctors and nurses providing health care. kristen: a lot of attention has been paid to the cost, act -- estimated at $350 billion. right now, you say we pay more collectively as a system, so it is cost savings. but who would pay more? would it be taxed? businesses, people who make more money? where is the cutoff? who would pay more? >> right now we pay the highest health tax in the world in the form of premiums, deductibles, co-pays. the average business spends $20,000 or more for one for -- person to have family insurance. what we want to do is have them separate employment from

kaiser walnut creek. and get this. he was born early this morning 2:23. >> oh! >> almost had it. just missed it. missed by a minute. and on this unusual day, tuesday, packard children's hospital seeing double. twins, they were born just before 9:00 a.m. dad says he is bad with numbers, but he will never forget 2/22/22. congratulations on twos-day. >> take us home. >> we got that cold blast coming in. so tomorrow morning dress in layers, heavier jacket. you need all of that stuff but. we are going to take a closer look at this and we are talking about some of the coldest air so far this year. really in recent memory. look at this. marin, napa, sonoma counties, 29 in santa rosa. 31 napa. 3 san jose 32 and san martine at 30. patchy frost and isolated fog will be possible as well. as we move through the day tomorrow numbers will warm up but it will struggle to get warmer. widespread 50s in the bay area. we will have some sunshine. so not expect anything storms tomorrow after we did get that rainfall today. on my seven-day forecast we are tracking a trend that could see some increasing chances of showers by sunday, monday and tuesday. this is all part of a big system early next we

hospital and later died. police are not releasing any information on a motive there. the deadly shooting comes one day after another early morning shooting. a man was shot and killed near the kaiser arrests have been made in either case. >>> san mateo county is giving out covid tests and masks for families in need. the at home tests and masks will be available for free at the county library. each is eligible for two free tests. no appointment needed. you can just go in and pick up your test. counties also dropping its mask mandate on wednesday along with the rest of the state. in fact, all of the bay area counties you see right there except santa clara county will allow those who are vaccinated to ditch their masks. if you have questions, we of course have the answers for you. be sure to check out our website to find some commonly asked questions and answers about the pandemic. all you have to do is click covid faq on our trending bar. >>> now to an eye in the sky. take a look at this video from the international space station earlier today, it passed over santa barbara, oxnard, and ventura, not far at all from los angeles ahead of the super bowl. trying to see if we can spot ai