national medical center at bethesda. pretty challenging the cultures that exist there, you have cultures that exist here, you are speaking about cultural differences between the military and its hierarchy of command and control and the civilian command and control and figuring out the two greatest things you need in the chaos of disaster. no. 1, communications. no. 2, who's in charge. i dealt with a lot of cultural issues when i was combining the army and the navy medical forces between walter reed and bethesda. america's army is an amazingly heroic army. they have occupied valley forge , tokyo, berlin, danang and now it occupies bethesda, maryland, but we're working through that. how do we break those cultural barriers, how do we figure out supporting supporters, how do we do that before the next capacity goes on? so what have we done, what capabilities do we bring, where do we use them and how will they be playing a role here in the event of the most likely nightmare scenarios for this area? i grew up in the bay area,

proposed development agreement for the long range development plan for the california pacific medical center. >> colleagues, this is the item simply to allow us to sit at 3:00 p.m. to consider this as a committee of the whole. let me ask if there are any members of the public that wish to speak with regards to simply the motion of whether we should sit. okay. seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk, if you could call the roll on this motion. >> on item 30, supervisor kim? kim aye. supervisor mar? mar aye. supervisor tang? tang aye. supervisor wiener? wiener aye. supervisor yee? yee aye. supervisor avalos? avalos aye. supervisor breed? >> what are we -- >> on item 30, a motion to sit as a committee of the whole. breed aye. supervisor campos in campos aye. supervisor chiu? chiu aye. supervisor cohen? cohen aye. supervisor farrell? farrell aye. there are 11 ayes. >> motion passes. and with that, madam clerk, could you call the 3:00 p.m. special order items 23, 24. >> item 23 and 24 are the board of supervisors sitting as a committee of the whole for a hearing of persons interested in

we provide acupuncture at the vast majority of our medical centers.and then progressively more complicated things such as rehabilitation, et cetera. and eventually when you're not able to manage the pain in any other way, it's opiates the vendor are very careful protocols about how that prescribing should be done. second step in that is that we have just begun producing the computer program that provides through the medical centers a listing of patients who are taking an unusually large number of opiates, and prescribers or prescribing an unusually large number. and a person is responsible for tracking that down at the medical centers to see what the issues are. than a third thing is we are participating in the state reporting of opiates. that's very important because some of our patients are getting prescriptions outside of the va, and we need to be able to bring that data together so we fully understand the extent of the problems. so we will be giving them our data and we will be able to access to the statewide data. >> senator blumenthal? >> thank

the medical centers treat the most severe cases such as ptsd. your critical investing needs of patients admitted to the hospital for physical injuries. i am a great supporter and i'm not sure we utilize tennis matches we should. that provides a safe welcoming homelike environment for veterans who receive care both on one counseling as well as group settings. veterans often feel comfortable in the nonbureaucratic environment. additionally, often closer to veterans homes of certain situations, see back for veterans to clinicians at va medical centers and has done an excellent job in terms of total health in general. it's critical va provide options of care. they must ensure not only option to made available for veterans know about them. the next hearing will have is a reach general. you have the best are in the world et cetera doesn't know about it, does nobody any good at all. while va has made strides in improving the full bench and mental limits to more to ensure better prevention for today's series amendments, veterans of tomorrow. the army an

the deal, the transaction i believe is a win win for the city of san francisco and for the medical center and the center health system. by the name, my name is gerardo. this agreement ruts results in a significantly larger hospital. 120 beds. a significantly smaller hospital. 255 beds. saint luke's hospital will be 25 of all the cpmc. it will continue to provide the level of care with no financial conditions or projections and i think we have solved what was an issue and initiated on the side of the hospital. over and above the on going care obligation of the hospital. the agreement is $90 million for cash benefit and others related to health care, affordable housing and pedestrian safety. that's an overview of the deal and you will hear, i'm going to be to make some acknowledgements an those that negotiated the contract, the development agreement as to specifics. the process was one that i came into with somewhat or some bit of trepdation. i have been involved and know what i know from the board of supervisors from what i read in the newspapers. i was concerned about what it would be lik

sinai medical center. doctors, good morning. welcome. >> happy easter, happy passover. >> yes, definitely. >> it's easter, but we begin with really a frightening story. have you heard about this in oklahoma? raises fears for denltal patients nationwide. authorities are warning 7,000 patients of oral surgeon dr. wayne harrington to be tested for hiv and hepatitis, this after they say his office did not sterilize the dent ool instruments properly. a report says he may have reused needles and rusty instruments were even used. dr. siegel, you go to the dentist, you trust them, know them, you go once or twice a year. how do we know they're following proper procedure? >> marc, i was accepting that question. of course this is a rare, rare event. times when this has happened. dr. samadi pointed out dr. sedine in colorado last year, also with cardiology appointment where people got hepatitis c. in general, this is a rare occurrence. still, if you go to any doctor's appointment, you look at the sterile procedures, is the doctor wearing gl

teams converged on san mateo medical center in the middle of the night. they say they got an urgent call about an agitated patient. they were worried he might hurt himself or other patients. ktvu's tara moriarty is at san mateo medical center right now telling us about this two-hour stand off, how it started and ended. tara? >> reporter: well, i spoke to a hospital worker who said drama does not happen at the san mateo medical center. it's situated in a very quiet residential neighborhood. all of that changed last night just before 11:00 when a patient apparently became disgruntled inside the e.r., flashed a knife and barricaded himself inside a room. police and fire surrounded the area and could even see him through a ladder through a window where he set a small fire inside. workers were evacuated to other floors as a precaution. >> i heard all of the sirens, commotions, about 20, 25 squad cars flying by with their sirens going. i see a number of police officers running around the hospital with their firearms out. >> reporter: a police negotiators talked

[speaker not understood], planning department staff and manager for the california pacific medical center long range development plan or cpmc lrdpmr. and i'm here with the planning department staff and will be available to answer your questions regarding this project's e-i-r. to quickly summarize the e-i-r process so far, the board received an e-i-r appeal letter on may 16th, 2012 from [speaker not understood] on behalf of california nurses association and other groups. the principal issue through the appeal related to the scope of project objectives, alternatives and analysis of [speaker not understood] population and employment, transportation, air quality and greenhouse gas emissionses in the e-i-r. these issues have been previously addressed in the department's e-i-r comments and responses document published january 9, 2012. therefore the planning department recommended rejection of the e-i-r appeal for reasons stated in its july 9, 2012 responses to appeal memorandum to the board ~ and supplemental staff testimony provided at the previous july 17th, 2012 appeal hearing. during the pe

after years san francisco reached an agreement with california pacific medical center to refurbish one hospital and build a new one in the city. one scheduled for the safety project. >> transaction, i believe is a win, win. >> it allows california pacific medical center to build two safe hospitals. after years of controversy and contention. >> there was mer than one time when everybody felt justified. these institutions are important to the city. >> st. luke's has been a fixture in the mission district taking care of the under served for more than 100 years. it's future had been uncertain. >> we want st. lakes -- luke's to be a world class hospital this, ensure wez get that. >> new, it's part of a $2 kbrinl project, st. luke's will be rebuilt, offering 120 beds rather than 80 called nor a previous plan. other hospitals could be built on the cathedral hill hotel will be down sized to 304 beds. >> smaller this does reflect concerns. >> under the compromise california pacific will continue it's charity care and contribute millions to the city. >> we're very much looking forward to final s

however, the medical center plan will be scaled back to just 304 beds instead of 5555. california pacific will continue offering charity health care and contribute millions to affordable housing as well as work place training. jant clara county supervisors voted to hold a special election on june 4th toj fill the seat left vacant by this man. the former supervisor resigned and is facing criminal clarjz -- charges. investigators say he used taxpayer money and campaign donations to support a gambling adiction. he has aprol jized. the motion still needs final approval. that is expected to happen at next tuesday's meeting. the special election is expected to cost $1 million. a bay area world war ii landmark is the sift a u.s. citizenship swearing in ceremony. several surviving rosies attended the ceremony. a mom and daughter were among those who took the oath. >> we're coming from different places and can be here together. so that the melting pot aspect encompasses a little bit that have and that. >> the site was chosen as part of the womens' history month. >> congratulatio

she was rushed to santa clara valley medical center. here you can see video from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news. that shows the baby being carried in by a paramedic from an ambulance. to the emergency room. soon after. the infant's mother was escorted in by police detectives. where the two were reunited. the baby was checked out by doctors, and is in good health. the hospital spokesperson says the mom seems to being doing a lot better as well. >> "very relieved" little gabriella was discharged at around 3:30 this afternoon. the so we can see that the mother was escorted and. or the two were reunited. she generally seems very relieved. >> she was discharged at 3:30. keep it here as we follow this developing story. we'll have more at 5-30 -- and we'll bring you and new information as soon it comes in. we've been watching people line up outside the supreme court over the past few days. tonight, dan kerman has a preview of the upcoming proposition 8. >> when they gather on tuesday the will have 30 minutes to argue for proposition

an angry hospital patient barricaded himself inside the medical center.d a small fire and you can see them moving in and they arrested him without injuries. >>> and they have closed the washington d.c. areas we look at the white house with the snow coming down and that's the reason federal offices in d.c. are closed and they are expecting heavy snow and schools are closed and you can have a live picture of what the d.c. area is dealing with. >> maryland and virginia are hit especially hard and story is showing the impact that the storm is already having, good morning. >> reporter: hey, pam, you can see looking at the shot how much snow is falling right now and this storm has really started to ramp up and here in winchester virginia, we could see anywhere between 10 to 18 inches of snow and for people in the mid-atlantic, this will be a problem for a lot of people. if your plans include columbus ohio chicago or even louisville, a massive winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the plains and midwest is moving east bearing down on mid-atlan

at the all animals medical center in calabasas, california, every animal is special. >> here at our clinic we see a variety of species. we have a collection of birds, reptiles, fish and even a primate. this is our next patient, she's a 4-year-old intact female north american porcupine. not your everyday patient. unfortunately, she's not feeling very well. we have found that she most likely has a problem in her reproductive tract. we are concerned that there could be a mass, an infection, or possibly a baby that didn't form properly. our goal today is to take her to surgery safely and perform an exploratory surgery, where we can examine her reproductive tract closely. north american porcupines are

> today san francisco officials are expected to announce a compromise with california pacific medical center to build two earthquake-safe hospitals after supervisors rejected the original plan brokered by the mayor. the "san francisco chronicle" reports under the new deal the house affiliate would scale back the size of the hospital at the old cathedral. hotel and expand the capacity of a rebuilt st. luke's hospital in the mission stick. >> new this morning, santa clara supervisors are holding a special election june 4 to fill the seat left vacant by the former supervisor who resigned and is facing criminal charges. investigators say he used taxpayer money and campaign donations to support his gambling addiction. he has since apologized. the motion for the special election still needs final approval and that should happen next tuesday. the western span of the bay bridge takes on a new look tonight, with the bay lights spectacular debuting after two weeks of testing. a ceremony kicks off at 6:30 with events around the city. there are 25,000 lights and is now the largest l.e.d. light sculpture

we conclude that at the vast majority of our medical centers. then progressively more complicated things such as rehabilitation, etc.. eventually, when you are not able to manage the pain in any other way, it is drugs. there are very careful protocols for how that prescribing should be done. the second step is we have just begun producing computer programs that provides to the medical center's the listing of patients who are taking on an and the pere number scribers who are prescribing an unusual large number. that is transmitted and a person is responsible for tracking that down to see what the issues are. the third thing is we are participating now in the state reporting. that is very important. some of our patients are getting prescriptions outside of the the day. we need to be able to bring that did it together so we fully understand the extent -- the extent of the problem. we will get our data and have access to the statewide data. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. my thanks to senator sanders for having this hearing, which i hope will

special force died as a medical center in germany. he was injured in a shootout in afghanistan, just days before he was to return home. the 31-year-old was from hay werd, we talked to a neighbor who has nope the family for four decades. >> he was great kid. loved bugs and snakes. a terrific kid. i just broke down crying. just like family to us. >> grissom had previously served in iraq. after his death he received the bronze star medal. he leaves behind his wife, his parents, and his sister. >>> the supreme court begins hearing arguments on two mex same-sex cases on -- same-sex marriage cases on thursday. one was a ban for mex -- attorney general harris opposes the band. >> we talk about fundamental rights as relates to the constitution, we're talking about those rights that we as a nation designated as being in of the most sacred of all the rights we can have, and 14 times the united states supreme court has described marriage as a fundamental right. >> the court then hears arguments on the defense of marriage act, which denies feder

a viewer called and said she saw the mountain near the medical center this week.he sent us pictures showing the animal in the bushes. san ramon police have been in contact with the people who spotted that mountain lion. looks like a scene right out of the jungle. and that's somebody's backyard. >> yeah. anyway, we are looking at changes. mild out there right now with numbers in the 50s. so really pleasant, and a gorgeous sunrise. in fact we are looking at a few high and mid-level clouds and that makes for a pretty start to the day. live doppler 7hd is very quiet. we will be looking at a few returns being pick up later on tonight and tomorrow and that's because a weak weather system will arrive and that will bring just a couple of sprinkles, maybe a light shower, but that sets the stage for not the storm door, but another system, a more significant one, heading our way tuesday and wednesday. so we do have some nice shots for you. isn't this beautiful from our roof camera. numbers this morning are mild with a few clouds around. 53 in san francisco with 50 in oakland

doctors medical center. the center held a first spring survivorship celebration today for breast cancer survivors including a free makeover and gift bags. patients say this helps them keep a positive attitude you need to be yourself. very positive. everything around you. because being positive helps you a lot in getting well. >> doctors say in addition to medicine a sense of community fellowship and support are important part of the giving process. >> governor brown today signed a bill to improve breast cancer detection. the bill requiring doctors to inform patients if they have dense breast tissue which can be harder to lok yale yait until ls informing about alternative screening options. that r.seven new inductees will joint hall of fame in sacramento tonight. 49ers legend joe montana led san francisco to four super bowl titles during his time. warren baity's career dates back more than 50 years as an actor, writer and a producer. this year's other inductees include labor leaders, designs charles and ray e

he died thursday at medical center in germany. afghanistan just days before he was scheduled to return home. the 31-year-old was from hayward. we talked to a neighbor today that has nobody the family for four decades. >> he was a great kid. he liked bugs and snakes. he was a terrific kid. i almost broke down crying. he was just like family to us. >> ama: he graduated from mounted eden high school and previously served in iraq. after his death he received the bronze star medal. >>> we are learning more tonight about the 19-year-old marine from oakley who was shot and killed last week in virginia. he was the youngest of three children and a graduate of liberty high school in brentwood where she was on the honor role. she was murdered last thursday along with another marine at quantico. they say a sergeant lopez of pacifica was the gunman. we will hear from the family coming up at 11:00. >>> people are now back in their homes after a gas leak forced an evacuation i in milpitas today. a worker doing routine maintenance broke a valve o

at santa clara valley medical center, nick smith abc 7 news. >> thank you so much, nick. santa clara county officials calling their second gun buy back of the year a success. officials collected 610 guns including 17 assault-style weapons and 225 handguns they paid $60,000 for the people who no lock longer wanted the firearms. more than 1100 guns were purchased at the first buy back. >> the family of a bay area marine killed in a shooting is making plans now to go to washington to retrieve her remains. investigators say the 19-year-old was shot to death thursday by a 25-year-old tactics instructor sargeant lopez from pacifica. also accused of killing a fellow marine from mississippi. the shooting may have stemmed from a romantic entanglement. >> the under the circumstances us supreme court will begin hearing arguments in two same-sex marriage case that's could have an impact across the country ai. woman and her lesbian partner will be sitting in reserved seats in court courtesy of her cousin chief justice roberts. they are first cousins. >> the question of same-sex marria

that emergency call came in from the senior living center here on this campus, not from the nursing home. emergency medical personnel has never assisted or never goes to that living center. but tonight local police say they want to know if that cry for help was handled properly. the 911 call came in here. this bakersfield dispatch center. 87-year-old lorraine bayliss collapsed inside the senior independent living center. >> we need to get cpr started. that's not enough. >> okay. >> we can't do cpr. >> the caller refuses to perform cpr. management at glenwood gardens says it's against company policy. >> our practice is to immediately call emergency medical personnel for assistance and to wait with the individual needing attention until such personnel arrives. that is the protocol we followed. >> this woman is not breathing enough, she's going to die if we don't get this started. do you understand? >> i understand. >> okay. >> i am a nurse. but i cannot have our other senior citizens who don't know cpr -- >> i will instruct them -- >> i am in a dining room. >> i will instruct them. is there anyone there -- >

bellle island man. 30-year-old christopher faulkner was last seen february 5th at a contra costa medical centerphotograph from bank surveillance camera shortly after faulkner left the hospital. investigators say he suffers from a medical condition and does not have his medication. >>> some lucky people got a lot more than expect order a sight- seeing tour of the coast of california. >> this was happening tuesday at dana point in southern california. this is part of the ocean home to the dolphin stampede. the tour group got a real treat when they saw a mama dolphin with her young calf. even the tour guide said this is something you don't see every day. >>> 30 miles north of dana point two, other dolphins are getting a lot of attention in huntington beach. the first dolphin was spotted in wetlands near the pacific coast highway. now another dolphin has joined in. marine mammal experts say the dolphins appear to be healthy and not in distress. >>> 80s in southern california area. nice here as well. >> i think i saw 85 at laguna beach, beautiful up here. nothing to sneeze at for early march. above

those two people have been taken to valley medical center.ve been told no officers were injured. >> my son came inside said that some people were fighting. coming out the backdoor, i heard five or six shots. i could walk over to it, you can see the officers had their gun drawn and had the doors open. you can see the lady head moving back and forth. we stood there watching. finally the police put their guns away and they brought some guy out of the back. the police came and they took the girl out of the ambulance, she had like a band-aid on her arm. i don't know who shot but officers had their guns out. >> reporter: understandably scary. thank you tim for your time. we are told that police are currently investigating witnesses to gather more information about how this all started. we are told there was a man and woman inside the car. we're waiting for a lot of confirmation. live in an sews, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we're following developing news in san francisco where a man was struck and killed by a bart train. officials say if appeared the

well, i have a medical condition and i went up to that center trying to find a doctor in my community to see my condition. the place is closed. money i understand was spent trying to get in down there. so much for wellness in the community. and whoever said the whole place is polluted. it can go anywhere. it might as well go anywhere. if you know that person god heard it too and they have a karmic debt to pay. thank you. >> next speaker please. >> good afternoon everyone. my name is theresa ballard. to the commission and the audience i am a lifelong resident of bay view hunter's point and up to this date i have chronic asthma. i have fieb ramiaga and lupus. to this day they don't understand why all of these auto immune diseases are attacking the minorities and the black community, but i am here to tell you that on a daily basis i struggled with breathing, not just from the sewer plant, but from the toxins, from the shipyard and everywhere else. you know i know like she said before our whole community is toxic but why there? and we -- like she said we are not opposed to wellness. we ne

doctors and staff at kaiser medical center volunteered their skills to provide same-day surgeries for about 30 people. among the surgeries performed, cataract removal, hernia repairs. they started the program back in 1993. >> here we are 20 years later, 10,000 patients, 1,200 volunteers, and about $80 million of donated services. it's ooh a remark accomplishment without the entire health care system pitching in. >> if you want more information on the program, program called operation is set for april. >>> in the bayous of louisiana and texas researchers have discovered a potential medical break through in alligators. >> reporter: these keepers of the bayou are known for their tenacity. but behind the alligators' piercing eyes and sharp teeth is an immune system that's as ferocious as the serene creature. >> they put a lot of pressure on themselves to develop this immune system we even been studying for the last 12 years. >> reporter: he handles them like his own children. he's been bitten and scarred but never deterred to determine what it is that makes them survive in bacteria and fu

the sergeant first-class griffin died thursday at a medical center in germany. he was injured in a shootout early this last week in afghanistan days before he was scheduled to return home. the 31-year-old was from hayward. we talked to a neighbor who has known the family for four decades. >> he was a great kid. he likes bugs and snakes and three was just a terrific kid. we broke down crying. he was like family to us. >> he graduated and had previously served in iraq. he received the bronze star medal and leaves behind his wife, his parents and a sister. >> the oakland police academy trains a new class of 55 recruits this morning after just adding 38 new officers to the police department. the rank and file welcomed the newest academy graduates in a ceremony at the scottish rite center on friday the first academy class in four years and the graduates are sorely needed the city report add 22 percent rise in murders and 43 percent jump in burglaries last year. police chief jordan says he still needs 200 more officers. that is when they will have adequate staffing, h

victim, who is said to have suffered second and third degree burns, was airlifted to uc davis medical center>>> just ahead, hometown heroes. the petaluma all-championship little league team offers some words of wisdom to future little leaguers. >> a change in the weather is on the way. perhaps you noticed some today. >> the warriors have struggled on the road trip. golden state would love to get a >> ama: it was opening day in pet human half. the home of the little league team that made it to the world series last year. the team bid farewell to their little league years. here's the story. [applause] reporter: as the new little league season begins an era comes to an en, the team that made it to the world series last year is now passing the torch. they know they're inspiring the younger generation but wish their victory walk wasn't ore yet. >> it's absolutely crazy how we get to come here and be ourselves at a baseball game and be able to watch the younger kids degree and be good role models for them. >> i know that once this whole thing is over, then all those kids will have their own fight.

colorado including visits to hurricane sandy visits and arlington national cemetery, and walter reed medical centerhe games no veteran athletes. harry made headlines when three was caught on camera after a game of "strip bill yards" in las vegas. >> get a look at this, waitress turned kate middleton look alike purchased a baby bump to keep her new job going. she quit her $9 an hour job to make $1,000 an appearance acting as future queens. the baby bump keeps up appearances until the real [dramatic music] ♪ [cheers and applause] [both speaking indistinctly] >> hello, everybody, and welcome to millionaire. once upon a time today's first contestant was voted "best legs on the vegas strip," which she says was in 1908. from new hope, pennsylvania, please welcome allison mckay. hey, allison. [cheers and applause] oh, excuse-- [cheers and applause] very nice. you've still got it, baby, huh? and you flaunt it. >> you too, darling. >> yeah, well, you try. you try. if you've got nice legs, show 'em off absolutely. >> i try, darling. >> you know, i know you because you have been on the show before. i met you

ambassador stevens is brought here to the benghazi medical center and doctors tried desperately to savem for 45 minutes. he died of severe asphyxiation. more than six hours after the attack begins, hillary clinton calls president obama. >> to bring him up-to-date, to hear his perspective. >> when did you talk to the president? >> i talked to the president at the end of the day, but i had been in constant communication with the national security advisor. i had been on secure video conferences with high level officials in the white house, in the defense department. by this point the cia annex is under heavy attack. the team from tripoli finally arrive at the annex and glenn doherty joins ty woods to help fight off this assault. >> around 4 a.m. this annex compound is hit by another wave of attacks, it's described as planned and praecis, a round of mortar fire targeting the roof of the building set well behind this gate that turned out to be dangerous and deadly. former navy seals doherty and woods are killed when mortar rounds explode in the roof. security agent is severely injured. aroun

marry's medical center to develop targeted antibiotics for shark bites. >> we have the sharks here.hy don't we find out what bacteria are in the shark's mouth? >> all they have to do is swab the gums of a live shark. >> i don't want to lose the fish. >> josh's job was to reel in a 6-foot black tip shark. >> it's a black tip. >> a nice one. >> good. now underneath the gum and along the tooth line. this is where the bacteria is going to grow. the shark was released. the samples went to the lab. the goal is to fine tune antibiotics biotics for special species of shark. finding an antibiotic answer could mean the answer between life and death for the people attacked each year. cbs news, rivera beach, florida. >> there were more than 50 shark attacks in the united states last year. half a dozen of them off the california coast. >>> mission accomplished at a local raptor center. today, a great horned owl was set free. back in december, someone found the owl caught in barbed wire with injuries that are typically too extensive to heal. but, after weeks of physical therapy and a will the of

. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> you were a substance treatment expert for the medical center. i understand there is some promising new treatments about alcohol that maybe on the horizon. tell us about that. >> as far as treatment for alcoholism, the first things to consider is how somebody gets into treatment in the first place. there is 4 l's, liver, livelihood, lover or the law. those 4 things. liver, livelihood, lover and law. within those l's is when somebody shows up in my door, someone suffering, a family member suffering who brings somebody in. when it company ms to treat we know there is different types of treatment, there is evidence base treatment. there is good evidence for it, we do it. there is evidence free treatment, there is no evidence whatsoever and there is evidence proof treatment. one of those evidence proof treatment is incarceration treatment. there was an office inspection in general report and eventually matt case became supervisor for it. i have been involved in other places. treatment in custody doesn't work. flash incarceration does not work. as far