the family started on their journey at lucille packard children's hospital at stanford. it took a team of 50 doctors, nurses and operating staff 18 hours to complete the separation and it was a success. now each girl has a portion of their vital organs an each still has one leg. while the girls are recovering, a world of support surrounding them is exploding with heartfelt messages from the family and even complete strangers. her aunt posting to facebook, they made it! hashtag, survivors. >> we have seen one gall bladder, we haven't seen the other. >> reporter: they still have a journey ahead. at least for the next two weeks they will be monitored in intensive care. the doctor says the twins did very well and is very pleased saying, this is as good as we could have hoped for. >>> wild winter weather is pounding the midwest. this is the first major arctic blast of the season. wind and ice caused this semi to lose control on a highway in north dakota last night. the storm will stretch more than 2,000 miles across the country soon. and people are preparing for the worst. i'

kpix 5's maria medina is live near lucille packard medical center with the details. children's hospital with the details. >> reporter: the hospital staff is expected to announce later today that the twins are doing well after their marathon surgery and we're talking 18 hours of surgery. their names? eva and erika. >> little ballerina socks, huh? >> reporter: all right. so they have separate hearts, lungs and stomachs but they only have three legs. and as you can imagine, it was a long journey for the twins. they have lived with skin expanders since this past summer to stretch their skin get them ready for surgery and on tuesday, they were separated successfully. they each have one leg and they are now recovering in the icu. a miracle because when they were born not only did doctors think the twins would die but they thought the mother would die, also. >> with every day, every week that passed, for me it was just like we have made it. we made it, you know? >> reporter: later today a team of doctors from lucille packard children's hospital are expected to announce just

this past tuesday morning, the little girls were wheeled into the operating room at lucille packard children'spital stanford in what is the last time that the twins are seen sharing one body. what happened next was a 17- hour-long successful surgery to separate the girls and reconstruct their newly individual bodies. using 3d models, the doctors had to figure out which organs went with which girls. they have separate hearts and lungs. >> it was a big challenge but little by little and with a little help of a lot of people and a lot of qualified people, we were able to from the top down finally able to separate them. >> it is a dream come true. >> reporter: on thursday, it was hard for the twins' mother to hold back her emotion. >> thank you to all of the doctors for believing. >> reporter: it has been a long road for these two little girls from antelope, near sacramento. >> this is eva and this is erica. >> born at 32 weeks by emergency c-section the tips spent 7 months at lucille packard's intensive care unit. following the surgery, you see one of the twins eva being wheeled down the hallway

and lisa argen will track that wet weather >>> the force was with cancer patients at lucile packard children'sospital.% we hoped to show you. oh. well, i can tell you. a 16-year-old ryan tam brought "star wars" characters to see some brave kids fighting lieu chemoya. >> he knows the feeling. he was diagnosed but he beat it. and it's a pick-me-up for patients, too. >> they are joyful to see a living survivor. >> it's been hard going through it. but i'm strong. and i can fight through it. >> a brave spirit. this is the second year ryan has brought storm troopers and christmas gifts to kids who need a lilt boost of positivity. >>> animals at the oregon zoo got a snow day. one found a slippery spot that is perfect for a slide. and the polar bear climbed over a snowy log just for the fun of it. >> does look like fun. >>> time to turn to sports. >> i've never seen an unhappy otter. >> that's true. >> i wish i was an otter. 49ers spent big bucks to keep one of their own. why? why? and the match why? and the match sweetie, you know what we're craving right now? crispy chicken and fried egg with bacon-

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. >> at stanford's lucile packard children's hospital earlier this week good-bye kisses from family , and prayers from the medical team before doctors went to work separating the conjoined twins in a marathon surgery lasting 17 hours. >> the area of fusion was right by their sternal bones right here. >> a team of 50 working around the clock, using a 3-d virtual reality imaging system to help then for the first time in their lives, the sisters were wheeled out into their own rooms. the twins' parents and other siblings embracing as they learn the surgery was a success mom , and dad looking forward to new challenges. >> they always say when you have twins you're going to go crazy because one's over here, the others over there. i want to go chasing after one that way, then chasing after the other. >> and also overcome with emotion, grateful for their daughters' new chance at life. >> thank you to all the doctors in the department be in stable condition in the icu, the lead surgeon saying there will be many challenges ahead for these girls, but they'll most definitely be better off apart.

thanks so muc >>> a 16-year-old cancer survivor has returned to lucille packard children's hospital. us how he's helping other young people battling the same disease. >> a few unlikely characters showed up to lucille packard children's hospital. dig this guy in darth vader gear. meet the 16-year-old stormtrooper made it all happen. ryan tamm was diagnosed with leukemia at six months old. his cancer is in remission. and this is the second year tam and his "star wars" team delivered gifts to kids battling cancer. >> he said the kids can't be part of the promotion for "star wars" so let's bring "star wars" to them. >> he says this is a cool way to connect with other kids dealing with the same disease. >> the stories they share with us and show me and they are joyful when they see a cancer survivor. >> we want you to join our team. >> i'm there to come back and say you can make it. >> twelve-year-old justin parker is battling leukemia, too. >> it's been hard. just going through it, i'm strong. i can fight. >> the tam family remembers the time when their son was in the hospital bed fighti

a 16-year-old cancer survivor has returned to lucille packard children's hospital.ng other young people battling the same disease. >> a few unlikely characters showed up to lucille packard children's hospital. dig this guy in darth vader gear. the 16-year-old stormtrooper made it all happen. ryan tamm was diagnosed with leukemia at six months old. his cancer is in remission. and this is the second here tam and his "star wars" team delivered gifts to kids battling cancer. >> he said the kids can't be part of the promotion for "star wars" so let's bring "star wars" to them. >> he says this is a good way to connect with other kids dealing with the same disease. >> the stories they show us and show me and they are joyful when they see a cancer survivor. >> we want you to join our team. >> i'm there to come back and say you can make it. >> twelve-year-old justin parker is battling leukemia, too. >> it's been hard. just going through it, i'm strong. >> the tam family remembers the time when their son was in the hospital bed fighting cancer so this is their way of paying a

for months, doctors at lucille packard children's hospital worked on the plan and after 18 hours of surgery the twins are separated. they are not out of the woods but their mom is optimistic. >> there's going to be challenges. i'm not going to deny that. but it's something that i want to help them through. they are going to show not only me but other people that disability something isn't going to bring you down but make you stronger. >> we are expecting an update in less than an hour. we'll have the latest on kpix 5 news at 5:00. >>> glad to know they are doing well. time to check the weather with roberta. >> boy, it has been so busy in the weather department because we transition from 20s and 30s as far as our temperatures are concerned yesterday to full on rain and we still have the rain and look at the visibility issues at this particular time. rainfall amounts almost 2" at sfo and because of that the visibility we have delays on some arriving flights. just about an inch in san francisco or in santa rosa probably a little over. over three-quarters in redwood city, danville, lots gas. an

and lisa argen will track that >>> the force was with cancer patients at lucile packard children's hospitalped to show you. oh. well, i can tell you. a 16-year-old ryan tam brought "star wars" characters to see some brave kids fighting lieu chemoya. >> he knows the feeling. he was diagnosed but he beat it. and it's a pick-me-up for patients, too. >> they are joyful to see a living survivor. >> it's been hard going through it. but i'm strong. and i can fight through it. >> a brave spirit. this is the second year ryan has brought storm troopers and christmas gifts to kids who need a lilt boost of positivity. >>> animals at the oregon zoo got a snow day. one found a slippery spot that is perfect for a slide. and the polar bear climbed over a snowy log just for the fun of it. >> does look like fun. >>> time to turn to sports. >> i've never seen an unhappy otter. >> that's true. >> i wish i was an otter. 49ers spent big bucks to keep one of their own. why? >>> abc 7 sports, brought by river rock casino. >> mark melancon is a fitness fanatic. he wears a heart monitor on the mound. melancon had 47

conjoined twins reunited for the first time since being separated in an intricate surgery at lucile packardhildren's hospital. how they're doing this morning. >>> we're in a microclimate weather alert and you can get updates to your smart phone. download your nbc bay area app where you can get alerts where the rain hits your area specifically. you can track the storm with your live doppler radar. the deadline for signing up for covered california is extended until saturday. head to our twitter page for more information. back in two minutes. >>> welcome back. 4:55 on thursday morning as you take a live look outside at the embarcadero. you can see there already were wet streets there, lots of fog and mist in the air. it is going to get heavier. kari will have more in minutes. >>> governor brown delivered a message of support to a room full of scientists at a san francisco conference yesterday. he promised to collect climate research as trump continues his position that climate change is fake. yesterday's meeting of the american gio physical union is the largest earth and space science meeting

. >> reporter: it was tuesday evening at lucille packard children's hospital. five days before christmas isaiah was taken off life support. his mother wrote on facebook, i will never forget the moment your heart stopped and my heart kept beating. his older brother had a quiet moment alone to say good-bye. >> i laid on his chest and i held on to his jersey and i said, no one will ever replace you, just know that. >> reporter: two weeks ago he had just finished his first football season with the menlo- atherton bears with a 3.8 gpa. he felt like he had a cold and collapsed december 12. after a week, his condition worsened. surgeons tried to reduce the fluid building on his brain but after the surgery, he never regained consciousness and could not even breathe on his own. the hospital says meningitis has been ruled out. health officials are investigating what looks to be a mysterious rare infection. the brother says if a cure is ever developed he will name it after his middle name bow jack. >> i know he going to be smiling down at us saying don't cry, stay strong,

. >> reporter: it was tuesday evening at lucile packard children's hospital five days before christmashen isaiah matali was taken off life support. his mother wrote i'll never forget the moment your mart stopped and mine quit beating. his brother had a quiet moment alone to say good-bye. >> i laid on his chest and held onto his jersey. i said no one will ever replace you. just know that. >> reporter: two weeks ago isaiah had just finished his first football season with the men lowe bears a man -- menlo bears maintaining a 3.8 gap. he felt like -- 3.8 gpa. he felt like he was getting a cold. after his surgery he could not breathe on his own. meningitis has been ruled out. health officials are investigating what looks to be a mysterious rare infection. if a cure is ever developed, they'll name it after isaiah's middle name bojack. >> bojack saved many lives. i know he'll be smiling down at us saying don't cry, guys. stay strong and i'll always be here with you. >> reporter: his cousin paul said it well. sunset is their proof. rest easy. >>> police in australia have made several arrests a

the team at stanford's lucile packard children's hospital with the sandovals every step of the way.ing each milestone. the twins here, just 3 months old here. their tiny socks. for years, meticulously planning the surgery to separate them. and this week, they were ready. >> it has been a long journey to get here. it's really been a dream come true. >> reporter: first, a prayer in the o.r. then, a grueling, marathon operation. 3d models used to help guide them. 17 hours later, success. watch as the sisters wheeled out, one by one. >> they have a strong, loving family, and they'll have the independence that they've been looking for. i wanted each girl to have half of the belly button, so for the rest of their life, they can look at that and think, that's where i was connected to my sister. >> reporter: eva and erika's parents overcome. grateful to the team they call family. >> thank you to all the doctors and the department for believing. >> reporter: the first 72 hours after, the most harrowing. tonight, they've marked another milestone. eva and erika are recovering in stable conditi

erika and eva sandoval have been in the icu at lucille packard children's hospital since their marathonurgery december of. they are both recovering well. there are no significant signs of complications after the surgery on december 6. but they still need healing time. they are expected to stay in the hospital for about another week. >> incredible. incredible work by those doctors and great to see those little girls doing well. >>> well, that's it for kpix 5 news at 5:00. the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. allen and veronica will be right here at 6:00. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: cyber war. how russian hackers crashed the democratic party. >> you were up against two adversaries. it wasn't just donald trump. it was also the russians. >> pelley: also tonight, the syrian ceasefire collapses. assad's bombing resumes. civilians are trapped as the world watches. four years after sandy hook, a video designed to head off another tragedy. >> they're saying i should have been able to recognize the signals that the kid was giving. >> pelley: and we'll remember one of t

the doctors and nurses brought the formerly conjoined toddlers together today in the icu at lucile packardldren's hospital. erika and eva sandoval underwent the 18 hour surgery last week. both are doing well, no significant signs of complications, but the girls will remain in icu at least another week. >>> the movie that tells the story of the boston marathon bombing premiers tonight in boston and it's a story that can only be told by bostonians. >> reporter: april 15th, 2013, is a day no american will forget. the mood tonight was surreal on the red carpet as the real life heroes of the boston marathon bombing embraced the actors and producers who insured their stories will not be forgotten. tonight was a night to celebrate a community of heroes who came together in the face of unthinkable tragedy. it's the untold story behind the hunt and capture of the boston marathon bombers before they could carry out a second attack in new york city. boston native mark walberg is both producing and starring in the film as boston police officer tommy saunders. >> we wanted to tell their story, share it

doctors and nurses reunited them yesterday at the icu at lucille packard children's hospital. erika and eva sandoval endured the 18-hour separation surgery last week. doctors say they are recovering well with no significant signs of complications but as a precaution they will stay in the icu for another week. >> glad to see they are doing okay. >> two of my favorite christmas stories so far. that one right there that just makes you feel good all over, very warm all over, and the dog adoption in sacramento where the woman went in and said i'm paying for all the dog adoptions. >> so cool. >> right? >> yeah. >> those are warm stories. >>> you're going to have something that makes you feel fuzzy inside all warmed and bundled up because we have the biggest storm since march barreling towards the bay area. live hi-def doppler radar picking up all kinds of colors on your tv screen. yellow to orange is moderate to heavy rainfall. that's ukiah throughout clover day through lakeport and clearlake. we're talking about lake, mendocino and humboldt counties being smacked by this potent pow

now after their lengthy surgery at stanford's lucille packard children's hospital. the two toddlers can live seperate lives. reporter vicki gonzalez spoke to their mother. the twins parents say each girl has retained portions of the organs they shared. each girl still has one leg and surgeons say they would likely need a prosthetic leg. their parents were overjoyed with the success of the separation. 85-hundred-dollars is being offered as a reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who killed a rohnert park teenager. >> reporter: moments in life are hard fought. and each girl has shared the parents overjoyed. >> grant:the teen was then burried on the campus of sonoma state university. 18-year-old kirk kimberley's body was found on november 2nd in a woody area on the college campus. police say he had been stabbed multiple times.and was burried in a shallow grave. now his family and friends are collecting money online.hoping someone will come forward with a lead. the sonoma county alliance is also offering a reward.and is asking any

. >> gary:the grant recipients include lucile packard children's stanford hospital and vista visually >> gary:last year the foundation donated 565- thousand dollars to 24 organizations. >> gary:you have the 49r's, the warriors and sharkies doing great stuff! >> pam:thanks gary. here's what's next. many sleep-aids have pain medicine but zzzquil is different because why would you take a pain medicine when all you want is good sleep? zzzquil: a non-habit forming sleep-aid that's not for pain, just for sleep. >> pam: i am pam moore. >> steve: and, i am steve aveson. >> steve: thank you for joing u--joining us for our 11pm newscast. now, let's switch over to brittney. >> brittney: heavy downpour,/floods, i went,-- high winds... expected from thursdaay to

. >> gary:the grant recipients include lucile packard children's stanford hospital and vista center fornd and visually impaired. last year the foundation donated 565-thousand dollars to 24 organizations return >> gary: i know pam once it --wants it neat. but, what if we came on with all the good things? >> steve: just keep doing a good job, gary. >> gary: aww, thank you! >> pam: we will be right back. (laughter) ♪ ♪ ♪ all the care your family needs. all connected for you. >> stanley:tonight at 10 >> stanley:we talk to some of the drivers caught in the fremont police department red light runner crackdown there was a red light but there was no stop sign like stop on red. we'll here what they have to say in the next edition of people behaving badly return >> brittney: 10-the heavy rain will continue. and we will see lots of heavy rain and wind gusts up to 40 mi. per hour for the sierra. snow rain mixed so we will be tracking a lot for tomorrow >> steve:thanks, brittney >> steve: news at 8. stay connected with kron 4 developments at kron4.com or download one of our mobile apps. our next new

the sandoval girls were born at 32 weeks by emergency c-section and spent seven months at lucile packard's intensive care unit. doctors expect them to spend another month at the hospital before to world news now... in south korea -- lawmakers vote to remove the president from office. this after she became involved in a corruption scandal. the country's prime minister will take over until a court rules on whether the president must step down permanently. last week, south korea's leader tried to avoid impeachment by offering to resign, if the country's parliament could come up with a plan to transfer power. the season of hitting the slopes is here. but what if mother nat coming up, how one wisconsin ski hill is bringing in some new technology to make sure there's plenty of fresh powder. [ tower pinging ] [ whistling ] we've got a problem, friend. half off any smartphone for anyone who switches? what's the problem? the naughty list shouldn't get deals! yeah, but anyone who switches gets half off of any smartphone. yeah, any smartphone. call the big guy! [ bell dings ] santa? no, jingles. [ kn

. >> reporter: at lucile packard hospital, lyanne melendez, news. >>> survivors of the oakland warehouseing manager derick ion. >> one after the other, artists in oakland speak out. the backlash they are trying to block. >>> plus, a moment in time. the photographer who captured a picture and helped ease someone's sorrow. >>> and the stairwells at san jose state are starting to feel sinister. there have been sexual assaults there and police are searching for a predator. >>> now at 5:00, oakland city council takes action officially approving a local state of emergency. this will pavement way to state and federal help after the warehouse that killed 30 people. let's go to laura anthony live at city hall with new revelations about what happened in the days leading up to the fire. laura? >> reporter: kristen, hi. we'll get to that in a moment. like many cities, oakland was hard hit during the recession. many positions were left unfilled. but now that the funding has returned, despite that, many of those positions, especially in fire prevention, are still vacant. it was a tragedy waiting to ha

. >>> a 16-year-old cancer survivor has returned to lucille packard hospital.how he is helping young people battle the same disease. >> unlikely characters showed up at the hospital, if you dig this guy in darth vader gear. meet the guy would made it all happen. ryan tam was diagnosed with leukemia at six months old. his cancer is in remission. this is the second year tam and his "star wars" team delivered gifts and good vibes to children battling cancer. >> he said the kids can't be part of the promotion for "star wars," to let's bring "star wars" to the kids. >> a big "star wars" fan himself, ryan tam considers this a cool way to connect with other kids, dealing with the same disease. >> stories they share with me and they're joyful they see a living survivor. >> we want you to join our team. >> i'm very tickled to come back and say you can make it. >> justin parker is battling leukemia too. >> it has been hard going through it, but i'm strong. and i can fight it. >> the tam family remembers the time their son was in the hospital fighting cancer. this is thei

surgeons at lucille packard children's hospital separated them and then did reconstructive surgery.ght you their story last week before the surgery. their parents say it is surreal to see their daughters in different beds. the girls are still in the hospital. they are expected to stay in intensive care for two weeks. >>> sophia vergara is being sued by her own eggs. a new right to live lawsuit has been filed in louisiana by her ex-fiance on behalf of her fertilized eggs. while they were together, vergara and nick loeb signed a contract agreeing that neither party could use the embryos without the consent of the other. the contract didn't say what should happen if they were to split. >> i think he is trying to take advantage of a potentially more pro-life state and in, uhm, a political environment where things may be in flux. >> the court documents have named the two embree i don't see isabela and emma. in the state of louisiana, a fertilized egg is considered a person with rights. vergara has been fighting to keep the embryos indefinitely frozen. >>> coming up in the next half- hour

two conjoined twins can lead successful lives separately thanks to lucile packard children's hospitalnd erin were joined from the chest to pelvis. despite sharing a liver and other organs, they're lively and giggly toddlers z. now they're in separate beds. for their mother it's a miracle that will take some time to get used to. >> the first time i saw the girls, it was very surreal. it still seems very surreal. it has been a long journey to get here. it's really been a dream come true. >> each girl kept a portion of their shared organs. each has a leg. the third smaller leg was used for skin grafts. doctors say the surgery went as well as they had hoped for. >> that is remarkable. the mother probably didn't know if they were going to survive that procedure. >>> breaking news we've been following all morning long. >> reporter: a 12-inch water main break here in the heart of san francisco. now it's affecting several hundred customers. i'll tell you how long these customers will be without water as they wake up this morning. >>> determining the cause of the deadly warehouse fire here in

conjoined twins after they were separated in a marathon 17-hour-long surgery performed at stanford's lucille packard hospital last week. the picture, taken on monday, was the first time the 2-year-old sisters were that close to each other after being separated. the intensive care team and their parents carefully placed them side by side so they could say hello. >> they're from sacramento. they were joined from the chest downward and shared a liver and a bladder and a leg. the doctors say they're now breathing on their own and getting better every day, though how nice that they're close together once again. >> they are. just in time for the holidays too. neat story there. >>> up next at 11:00, amazon making its first drone delivery. the time it takes from you clicking your mouse on order to when the package is delivered. >>> uber's ceo says the future is now. the big moves the ride-sharing company is taking in san francisco today. >>> what does a giant panda, a pair of sneakers and a giant warehouse full of volunteers and toys have in common? it's the family giving tree. more details coming up in a b

. >> reporter: at stanford lucille packard children hospital earlier this week goodbye kisses from familynd prayers from the medical team before doctors went to work separating the conjoined twins in a marathon surgery lasting 17 hours. >> fusion was right up to their sternal bond. >> reporter: a team of 50 working around the clock using a 3-d imaging system to help with the procedure. then for the first time in their lives the sisters were wheeled out into their em rooms. the twin's parents and other siblings embracing as they learned the surgery was a success. mom and dad looking for toward new challenges. >> 33 always say when you have twins you're going to go crazy because one is over here and the other is over there. i wants to go chasing after one that way and then go chasing after the other. >> reporter: also overcome with emotion grateful for their daughters' new chance at life. >> thank you to all of the doctors for believing. >> reporter: at last check the twins were in stable condition in the icu. lead surgeon saying there will be many challenges ahead but they'll be better off

doctors at lucille packard children's hospital in palo alto worked painstakingly to separate them.a risky endeavour. doctors gave the girls a 70% chance of survival. >> we know that if one twin gets critically ill or passes away, the other will die within a few hours. >> it has been a lock journey to get -- a long journey to get here. really been a dream come true. [ crying ] >> after the marathon 17-hour surgery, doctors say eva and erika are doing great. their mom says she cried tears of joy when she saw them sleeping in separate hospital beds for the first time in their lives. ♪[ music ] >>> the rain continues in the bay area. not everywhere. it's not terribly heavy but it's persistent all day long it's been raining scattered showers on the radar. that will continue tonight and for the majority of tomorrow. and then it's going to pick up in intensity as we roll into your weekend. saturday morning is going to be sloppy out there. palo alto, stanford, east palo alto, across the bay to fremont, up to pleasanton, the tri-valley in livermore getting some showers. and you will notice

for months, doctors at lucille packard medical center have used 3d printers to figure out how to safelythem. they operated three days ago. >> there are challenges but it's something that i want to help them through and they are going to show not only me but other people that disability isn't something that is going to bring you down. it's something that's going to make you stronger. >> the surgery was a success and the twins are doing well this morning. >>> there's now just four weeks to go before the end of the year and big changes to the tax code looming. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger says there may be some smart moves to make right now to reduce your tax bill in april. that sounds good. so jill, president-elect donald trump says that he plans to overhaul the tax system. so what should we know? >> reporter: if you are someone who itemizes your deductions, sit up and pay attention! the main theme for 20 16-year end is it may make sense to pre- fund your deductions this year. talking about state and local taxes, charitable donations, the reason is they are likely to be less

. >> reporter: it was tuesday evening at lucille packard children's hospital. five days before christmas, when isaiah was taken off life support. his mother wrote on facebook, i will never forget the moment your heart stopped and my heart kept beating. his brother said good-bye. >> i laid on his chest and i held on to his jersey and i said, no one will ever replace you, just know that. >> reporter: two weeks ago, isaiah had just finished his first football season with the menlo-atherton bears maintaining a 3.8 gpa. he felt like he was coming down with a cold and collapsed december 12. after a week, his condition worsened. surgeons tried to reduce the fluid that was building up pressure on his brain. but after the surgery, isaiah never regained consciousness and could not even breathe on his own. the hospital says meningitis has been ruled out. health officials are investigating what looks to be a mysterious rare infection. the brother says if a cure is ever developed they will name it after his middle name bojack. >> i know he is going to be smiling down at us,

doctors and nurses reunited the toddlers yesterday at the icu at lucille packard children's hospital. eva sandoval endured the 18 hour separation surgery last week and doctors say they are recovering well. >> good for them. >> see the way they are just looking at each other. >> yes. >> she shared a toy the first thing but they will be fighting over it soon! captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, december 15th 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." u.s. intelligence officials now believe russia's president personally approved hacking attacks to disrupt our presidential election. how will the future trump administration respond? >>> a powerful new storm moves into the west. snow and ice leave thousands stranded in portland, oregon. >>> and california orders uber's self-driving cars off the road just hours after testing began on city streets. it's a battle between innovation, and regulation. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> cold continues to be the

two conjoined twins can live separately thanks to surgeons at lucile packard children's hospital. >>> 2-year-old eva and erica sandoval were joined from chest to pelvis. despite sharing a liver and other vital organs, they're lively, giggly toddlers. now for the first time in separate beds. for mom, it's a miracle that will take time to get used to. >> the first time i saw the girls, it was very surreal. it still seems very surreal when i see one-on-one side and the other on the other side. it has been a long journey to get here, but we've been a dream come true. >> each girl is going to carry a portion of the other one, a portion of shared organs. each one has one leg. a third smaller leg was used for skin grafts. doctors say the surgery went as well as they could have possibly hoped for. the girls will stay in intensive care for about two weeks. we posted a slideshow of the girls on our website at nbcbayarea.com. >> oh, my goodness, the journey the parents must have gone through. amazing to see that. good for them. >>> here is a holiday shortfall no one wants to hear about but most

at stanford's lucille packard children's hospital. a medical team of 50 prepared eva and erika for separation. using the twins' c-t and m-r-i scans to create 3-d models to determine the best way to surgically divide them. the children facing trying odds, with a 30-percent change they wouldn't survive. aida sandoval: "you know i watch them, and i can't imagine life without them, you know?" a painful possibility now overshadowed with profound joy. as erika and eva embarked on a new chapter this week. after 17-hours of meticulous surgery. the twins are now a healthy two. as the sandoval family rejoices in unwavering love. aida sandoval: "there's going to be challenges. i'm not going to deny that. but this is something i want to help them through. and they are going to show not only me but other people that disability isn't something that is going to bring you down. it's something that's going to make you stronger." reminding us all, that some moments in life are hard fought. the twins are expected to remain in the hospital for two weeks.

this is erykah badu >> born at 32 weeks by emergency c-section, twins spent seven months at lucile packard's intensive care unit. >>> following the surgery, you see one of the twins being carefully wheeled down the hallway the first time in a bed by herself. before this milestone was reached, gary herbert was concerned about the smaller twin erica. >> we were concerned about her preoperatively because she kept getting smaller. more calories we gave, the bigger ever got. >> reporter: he says erica is recovering quicker than her big sister. doctors expect a little girls to spend another month here at the hospital before heading home. in the meantime, they share a hospital room in separate beds. >>> a big stutter for golden state warriors fans coming up. the surprise on the court as a team plays. oh, life-sized dragon hand back scratcher. if only it came in a luffa. it does! oh, a raisin re-hydrator. it turns them back into grapes. wow, what an exhausting journey. that's a good wedding present. good call. thank you... and thank you, lady blue. with the blue cash everyday card from american expr

this happened at lucille packard children's hospital in stanford, california. >> our best to that family. >>> one thing everyone at this table wants to remember today. what happens at the office christmas party -- which ours is today -- does not always stay at the office christmas party. here's the problem. lot of times things go down at the parnd real problems. here are some tips from the "new york times" how to keep your office holiday party from going off the rails. pretty straightforward. watch your alcohol intake. >> never thought of that! >> watch it go down your throat. >> what's the limit? three drinks? >> one? >> three? >> i think you can do one an hour. >> the other thing, make sure there are adults in place. necessarily age wise but people who act like adults. i always think you shouldn't stay too long. >> i leave early. >> i always like to find out where the bosses are, then i go on the other side of the room. just keep an eye on them. >> had now to the reason why we have burgers in front of us, you guys. people have been talking about these. they're called beyond burger. al,

. >> reporter: doctors at stanford lucile packard children's hospital separating the twins in a marathonry lasting 17 hours. >> the area of fusion was right up to their sternal bone here, and right down to their belly button. >> reporter: a team of 50 surgeons and medical staff working around the clock even using a 3d virtual reality system to help with the procedure. then for the first time in their lives, the sisters were wheeled into their own separate rooms. >> i wanted each girl to have half of the belly button, so that for the rest of their life, they can look at that belly -- that half of a belly button, and think, that's where i was connected to my sister. >> reporter: eva and erika's parents overcome with emotion talking about how much they endu endured, grateful. >> thank you to the doctors for believing. >> reporter: erika and eva are in stable condition in the icu. here in new york at hospital, another set of twins, jadon and any ania anias mcdonald separated at the head and their mom posting this video of them cuddling and talking. really warms your heart on this friday. >>