the leadership of the first lady, university of medical center and the department of human services, we will soon begin construction on a long-term palliative care unit in jackson's medical zone. [applause] this center will offer a home-life treatment for the medically fragile children who are now living there. this will be a life-altering experience for those patients and their families. if there is ever a mission of mercy we can achieve, it is this palliative care medical home for the children of blair. [applause] we have an additional opportunity in jackson's medical zone. i believe real potential exists to move the department of public safety headquarters. we have a good location in the county near the state crime lab. the current building located in heart of the medical corridor was constructed in the 1970s and is in deplorable condition, a new medical conference center could be construct in it place. this facility would become the gateway of the medical corridor, medical city is rising out of the piney woods of hairson county -- harrison county, complete with a new pharmacy scho

a new medical conference center could be constructed. this facility would become the gateway of the medical corridor. rising out of the piney woods of harrison county, complete with a new pharmacy school and nursing and simulation center and national diabetes research center. it is the result of partnership between william carey university and the cleveland clinic, one of the top rated medical entities in the world. obesityl help us fight and diabetes, often associated with it. with the help of the cleveland clinic, this is a fight i expect to win. [applause] even with all of this progress and the help of our population, it continues to lag behind most of the nation. many of these problems are of our own making. we have an overwhelming tendency to be our own worst enemy when it comes to obesity and substance accuse -- abuse. if we are to solve these problems, we must face the uncomfortable fact and take the necessary steps to assist those suffering, while encouraging them to be more responsible for their own preventative health care. the

a new medical conference center will be constructed in itsn place would be the gateway of the medical core door. medical city rising out of the tiny words of harrison county complete with a new pharmacy school and a simulation center with the national obesity and diabetes research center as a result of a partnership between william perry university and to the cleveland clinic one of the top rated medical entities in the world. for this partnership to fighth obesity and with the help of the cleveland clinic this is the fight i expect to win. [applause] but even with all this progress the population continues to lag behind the nation many of these are of our own making with a tendency to be our own worst enemy with substance abuse and sexually-transmitted diseases and obesity we must face the uncomfortable fact to take the necessary steps while encouraging them for preventative healthcare. those healthcare choices have resulted in time or talent he rates in the treatment of more disabling illnesses as costs continue to increase straining the federal budget frankly we have spent far too

he was born at 12-02 a-m at u-c-s-f medical center...ing in at >>> well, the first bay area baby of 2018, pretty darn cute. look at that little guy. he was born at 12:02 a.m. at ucf medical center. >> i always knew i had a due date, but i didn't expect it to go that way because i read only 4% of the population delivers on their due date. in the end, it got down to starting to have contractions around the 30th. >> the next night, the first new year baby in the bay area was born. >> i love her energy. she is amazing. >> how is that possible? >> she is so cool. yes, no problem. >> she is wonderful. >> okay. >> coming up in sports, raiders react to john gooden being hired -- jon gruden being hired as their next head coach. a trip to the nation cbs eye on the community... presented by target. art and history spark connections across cultures, igniting curiosity, conversation, and inspiration. that's why target supports the asian art museum in san francisco. the asian museum is here to make asian arts and culture relevant. the reality is we al

center. he lies for 15 seconds on a kind of medical couch.se, , respiration, routinely recorded. at the same time, his body is scanned for any isolated temperature pockets that signal on coming disease or a localized infection. at the end of the examination period, the computer calculates the amount of exercise necessary to balance his food intake and maintain proper muscle tone. >> eight and one half minute bicycle. six minutes, statics. >> that is ridiculous. it can make a mistake you know. >> your weight increase over 30 days. 1.1 kilograms. repeat exercise required, eight -- 8.5 minutes bicycle, six minutes programmed calisthenics. >> the computer now relays any important physical changes to a central community medical center where mike's personal physician will be alerted for further diagnosis. at conclusion of the exercise period, the pertinent data is recorded for pre-exercise -- for comparison with pre-exercise measurements. the results are forwarded to the community medical center for further study if necessary. if the computerized l

he was born at 12-02 a-m at u-c-s-f medical center...ing in at >>> well, the first bay area baby of 2018, pretty darn cute. look at that little guy. he was born at 12:02 a.m. at ucf medical center. >> i always knew i had a due date, but i didn't expect it to go that way because i read only 4% of the population delivers on their due date. in the end, it got down to starting to have contractions around the 30th. >> the next night, the first new year baby in the bay area was born. >> i love her energy. she is amazing. >> how is that possible? >> she is so cool. yes, no problem. >> she is wonderful. >> okay. >> coming up in sports, raiders react to john gooden being hired -- jon gruden being hired as their next head coach. a trip to the national championship gape. we'll be right back. woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. woman 2: and i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear. but you're in the right place. man: and dr. pascal and her team, they kno

a new medical conference center could be constructed in its place. this facility would become the gateway to the medical corridor. a medical city is rising out of the piney woods of harrison county, complete with a new pharmacy school, a nursing and simulation center, and the national obesity and diabetes research center. it is the result of a partnership between william carey university and the cleveland clinic, one of the top-rated medical entities in the world. this partnership at tradition will help us fight obesity and the diabetes often associated with it. with the help of the cleveland clinic, this is a fight i expect us to win. but, even with all this progress, the health of our population continues to lag behind most of the nation. unfortunately, many of these problems are of our own making. we have an overwhelming tendency to be our own worst enemy when it comes to obesity, substance abuse and sexually transmitted diseases. if we are to solve these problems, we must face the uncomfortable facts, then take the necessary steps to assist those

the results are forwarded to the community medical center for further study if necessary.sionally extracts its pound of flesh, it holds up an interesting reward. >> hi fred, how is the old golf game? >> don't ask. six inches of snow in a blizzard on the way, what do have in mind? >> how about some golf at pebble beach saturday afternoon? >> anything to get out of here. >> hold on a minute. the coast looks doubtful. ow moving in. let me check mexico city. it looks great. here is what we will do. we will meet at the el centro at noon, have some lunch and then we will tee off. >> great. i will have to get about two strokes a side because i have not played all winter and i'm a little rusty and i know you've ?een playing all day, right >> i will have to get to strokes >> in a virtually dirt free environment, karen shaw gets her hands a very dirty. she is a skilled potter. the work decorates their home and the homes of many friends. during her career years she was a teacher of fine arts. now she is able to continue practicing her craft. because a household demand's have been gre

here at john muir medical center, they are not scheduling elective surgeries because they want to keep beds clear for the surge of flu patients coming in. now, the flu is widespread across california and across the bay area. already more than a dozen people in the bay area have died from complications of the flu including six in contra costa county, five in santa clara county and in california overall, 42 people have died of complications from the virus. a new study from san jose state and uc-berkeley researchers found people can spread the flu just from breathing not just coughing or sneezing. it's more contagious during the first few days of the illness. 6% of americans have flu simple symptoms. >> influenza is probably the greatest natural health threat we face! >> reporter: the main strain is the h3n3, part of the current flu vaccine which is only 30% effective. so americans should get the shot anyway. as the numbers continue to climb as we see more deaths day by day from this flu, health workers, doctors, nurses are prepared to work extra shifts. here at john muir medical center t

he's 71-year-old and he'll be examined at walter reid medical center and president's aren't required to have a medical examination, but they have done so for years. the navy add moral who supervised the last -- >>> it's 4:17. time to check in with sal for traffic. >> why get up so early, you have good traffic. traffic on the 101 commute from gilroy to morgan hill and san jose. it does look pretty good as you drive into san jose. no major issues here and the south bay commute looks pretty good. we have a nice look at 280 in downtown san jose and it's nice. northbound 280 getting off to highway 17. bay bridge, this traffic is moving well, so we're two days away from that rain, and i can tell that now it has been gone for a while and roads dry and traffic light. no serious crashes out there to report. 4:18. let's bring steve in. >> thanku , sal. >> you're well. >> good morning, everybody. our power house low has moved off into arizona giving them rain. we'll show you that in a second. a lot of cloud cover spilling over the ridge if you will. and that's going to allow for a mostly cloud

corona regional medical center> "it's hard to think of them as adults when you first seem them cause they're small, and it's very clear that they're malnutritioned."social media posts show the family together, often dressed alike ... even dancing to the elvis impersonator. "i did not see any unusual activities between the two of them. they seemed to care. quiet kids, but yet, they seemed to enjoy the family as a unit."last sunday morning, a break in that unity.their seventeen year old daughter climbed out a window, and used a deactivated celllphone to call 9-1-1.she told police her siblings were being chained to their beds and starved. "if you can imagine being 17 years old and appearing to be a ten year old and being chained to a bed... i would call that torture. officers confronted louise turpin about the appalling conditions in her home. "it seemed that the mother was perplexed why we were at that residence." neighbors say

prince william medical center and haymarket medical center are discouraging hospital visitors under thetors are asked to stay home if they have flu symptoms, like a fever. to be clear restrictions apply to visitors and not people seeking treatment. hospitals across our area are coping with the flu emergency right now. nationwide, there are already three times as many flu cases as there were this time last year. >> over the last week we've had two of our busiest days in the history of the hospital here. >> we're seeing both elderly and children, but we're also seeing healthy people that are coming in with the flu as well. r. suburban hospital said the flu shot is still one of your best defenses and it's not too late to get one. >> higher pay and an extra thousand bucks in the bank, that's what some wal-mart employees get to look forward to. the world's largest private employer is now considering that new lower corporate tax rate and it is going to raise its starting hourly wage from $9 to 11. full-time hourly workers will get a cash bonus based on their time with the company and employee

the school's websites that he needs help breathing and is still at the medical center in walnut creek. visitors are not allowed but the school is encouraging friends and supporters to send cards. a gofundme account has also been set up to help pay medical expenses. >>> we are learning more about a horrifying story from riverside county in the city of perris where 13 children were found, some change two beds, and living in filthy conditions. his 17 girl escaped on sunday and called 911. brothers and sisters locked in that home. they were all malnourished and deputies say they were shocked to find out seven were actually adults because there was a physically small. they were between 2 and 29 years old. investigators say the parents, david allen turpin and louise anna turpin, gave no explanation as to why their children were being held captive. neighbors say they rarely saw those children. >> everybody was super skinny and not a flight to skinny, malnourished skinny. >> we respected their privacy but now it just breaks my heart. it makes me want to cry. >> the children were giving food a

this flu, doctors and nurses are preparing to see more patients here in walnut creek, john muir medical center they are keeping beds open at their urgent care center they are extending hours for the flu patients. live in walnut creek, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> today the city of oakland celebrating it other warriors team. >> a parade is planned through the city to honor the mcclymonds high school warriors football team. city leaders will be on hand to show their pride for the team which won its second state championship in a row. this is video from last year's parade after they became the first-ever oakland athletics league football team to win a state championship. the parade starts at 1:00 through downtown and lake merritt and then a rally is planned at the high school at 4:00. so congratulations to them. >> i brought emergency packets for everyone. >> i took three of them. >> and vitamin c and all of this. >> we are battling colds and flu. >> no kidding. >> well, um, we'll talk about the flu some more but we do have some traffic to get to. this is definitely starting to get busy on int

>(grant) valley medical center and most other area hospitals are now restricting and screening visitorselp prevent the spread of the flu. (vicki) this years flu season, according to the centers for disease control.. is the worst since 2015. kron 4's justine waldman tells us why this years flu is hitting us so hard... sot the flu it puts you out and you can't get out of bedif you've gotten it. or been around anyone the sick with the flu virus. you know it's a nasty.people ill with the flu are heading in droves to emergency rooms. in the last two weeks, .there has been a 5 fold increase in the number of people with flu-like symptoms seeking care at er's such as valley medical center. sot it is concerning hospitals are busy 5 people in santa clara county have now died from the flu this season..according to assistant county health officer dr. george han.he announced latest fatality today.sotdr. george han/santa clara county health dept."...this person did not receive the flu vaccine similar to the other four who have died so far this flu season"the centers for diasese control reports widesp

kron four's rob fladeboe has more now live from valley medical center in san jose. rob? (rob live) of the seven flu related deaths reported so far in the greater bay area, five of them have occurred here in santa clara county. health officials announcing outside the emergency room here this afternoon that the flu is exploding in what is likely to be one of the worst flu seasons in many years. here's more. in the past ten days, there has been a 5 fold increase in the number of people with flu- like symptoms seeking care at emergency rooms like this one here at valley medical center. the county ems is reporting a sharp increase in the number of calls for an ambulance and transport to one of those emergency rooms. the flu is more severe this year and it is spreading fast. there are five new outbreaks, bringing to 13, the number of outbreaks of at least two or more diagnosed cases, most at long term care facilities in the county. in an effort curb the spread of the flu, valley med has joined several other area hospitals in restricting and screening visitors, many of whom are

>(pam) valley medical center and most other area hospitals are now restricting and screening visitors.. to help prevent the spread of the flu. (steve) this years flu season, according to the centers for disease control.. is the worst since 2015. kron 4's justine waldman tells us why this years flu is hitting us so hard... sot the flu it puts you out and you can't get out of bedif you've gotten it. or been around anyone the sick with the flu virus. you know it's a nasty.people ill with the flu are heading in droves to emergency rooms. in the last two weeks, .there has been a 5 fold increase in the number of people with flu-like symptoms seeking care at er's such as valley medical center. sot it is concerning hospitals are busy 5 people in santa clara county have now died from the flu this season..according to assistant county health officer dr. george han.he announced latest fatality today.sotdr. george han/santa clara county health dept."...this person did not receive the flu vaccine similar to the other four who have died so far this flu season"the centers for diasese control reports

william schaffner of vanderbilt university medical center says this year's flu vaccine is about 20% to0% effective. does the flu shot ease symptoms if you still do get the flu? >> even if you've gotten the flu despite having received the vaccine, you're likely to have a less-severe case. you're less likely to have the complications of pneumonia, having to be hospitalized, and dying. >> reporter: this epidemic means extreme measures across the country. a few california hospitals built tents outside to cater to patient overflow. some churches are telling parishioners to skip holding hands during prayer to avoid germs. and all schools in bonham, texas, closed for a week after flu cases there soared. charlie also battled pneumonia, but after three weeks of treme, she's now home and healthy. if you haven't gotten a flu shot yet, the c.d.c. recommends you get one right away because it can only help. and, reena, flu season usually peaks in february. >> ninan: still weeks away. thank you so much, nikki. well, three months after the death of tom petty comes a heartbreak revelation. the los ange

medical center tried to improve their quality metrics. we started looking at this how it affects us in our state. the emergency department medium time for administering pain medication--median time. on the hospital website is listed as nonavailable. and is also footnoted as no cases met the criteria for this information. that seems unacceptable to me for an emergency department. how are you equipping local v.a. medical center staff to track and record these types of vital data? and who in west virginia v.a.s are responsible for collecting the data? we couldn't find out from my office. >> yeah. on hospitalcompare.gov, which is run out of the department of health and human services. >> are you all working with the -- >> v.a. used to have all of its data up there. and due to contract issues with the department of health and human services, not v.a., they lost the ability to take v.a. data. they are now actively working to get it back up. by the end of this year, they will have all of that data back up. we still collect and produce all the dat

it will happen at walter reed medical center. is expected to release a short statement after the exam is >> 4:45 and fierce backlash towards the president after he used an expletive to lash out against immigrants coming to the u.s. from certain companies. president trump reportedly said why are we having people from comple expletive come here. the residents have come to the u.s. with temporary protected status. >>> good morning to you and thank you very much for join and us. >> it is friday january 12th. let's start things off by talking about weather. we've got rain out there but it's really warm so. >> feels almost tropical outside. >> not bad at all. mike thomas. >> tropical out there. it's feeling almost like a little springtime morning with temperatures in the 60's as we're waking up. guys, here's the big kind of picture here. we have a cold front out to the west right kind of sliding through right around indianapolis at this hour through indiana. out ahead of it we're getting a whole lot of moisture coming up off the gulf,

larry: ryan hughes is outside the university of maryland medical center. why did they let this woman go? a supervisor can be overheard saying that. the woman was medically cleared. the man who shot the video said 4 hospital workers dumping the woman at the bus stop, which is down the street, in the freezing cold on tuesday night wearing nothing more than a hospital gown and a pair of socks. he recorded the whole thing outside of the university of maryland's midtown campus. he posted it on facebook where it has gone viral. the woman appears to be disoriented, stumbling on the timealk, and having a hard talking. he asks the supervisor why the woman was dropped off. issuing aummc statement saying we share the shock and disappointment of many who viewed the video. disgusting andt irresponsible. psychotherapist in the city. clearly, there are mental health issues that appear to be going on with this individual. the hospital saying we failed to fill our mission with this patient. the hospital saying it is ryan hughes, "good morning washington." autria: a bombshe

activity and each one of those medical centers that are close to capacity or have significant. last week in southern california specifically, where i think it's been a bit of a bigger hit so far, they -- we were close to capacity last week. it's gotten slightly better this week. and so what we also do in that situation is we look at nonurgent scheduled surgeries, for example, and postpone those by a week or two, to make, to ensure that we have enough beds and enough staff to cover those urgent needs that come in. >> all right. thank you. >> thank you. >> any other plan representatives? >> i just want to make a comment. >> commissioner breslin. >> to united health care, i wanted to say complaints from members about harassing phone calls still, and, we just received this nice mailer, and then addition i got another letter and i called the number, will you please call us, we are trying to reach you, i called and they took about ten minutes, they could not figure out why they sent whoever was on the phone sent out the mailer and i had to go by then. it's ridicu

apparently left there by four pushing an empty wheelchair back into the university of maryland medical center. the hospital says it is investigating -- and issued an apology. the hospital hasn't ruled out disciplinary action -- including firing the person responsible. developing now, a college park man - facing charges after admitting to stealing hundreds of items from the national archives. french historian antonin de-hays pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing over 300-dog tags and more from archives in college park. the items were all taken bewteen 2012-and-2017. the thefts were discovered after de-hays gifted a virginia beach museum a dog tag belonging to a former tuskegee airman. de hays now faces a maximum ten years prison sentence. still ahead-- a local man found murdered. why his family says a popular app set him up on a date with death. - feeling like spring today (60s); back to winter tomorrow (30s) - have the umbrella today; gusty thunderstorm possible tonight with the front - temperatures crash overnight - cold & dry for the mlk jr. weekend today: unseasonably warm. rain likely. hig

this will happen at walter reed medical center in bethesda.he exam will not look at the president's mental fitness though it comes as the white house continues to fight reports in a new book that he is mentally unfit. the white white house is that expected to release a short statement after the physical is complete. >> the white house this morning is standing by comments made by president trump there have set off a huge firestorm. >> at a white house meeting on immigration, the president reportedly used an expletive to lash out at immigrants coming into the u.s. from our melanie alnwick is live outside the white house this morning on this -- she has more on the latest growing controversy and it is growing indeed, mel. >> reporter: that's right. so many people just -- it's one thing after another and this really is one of those comments that people are just more than shaking their heads at. some people are even saying that it's time for congress to perhaps take action when it comes to president trump and his comments, his statements, his fitnes

the reason why is most of the patients with this disease don't get treated in big academic medical centersn go to where the patients are. erik: it is going to be a crowded area. others are seeking approval for applications. the longer they are in and you are not, the more entrenched they become p what can you do? hans: --. what can you do? hans: the competition is cancer. competition is good between companies because we will make a better therapies. if we are right that we have encouraging levels of efficacy without side effect penalties, drugs -- doctors and patients will want to use it. erik: you think that doctors will willingly drop the novartis drug or other drugs in favor of yours? than i think there is more -- room for more than one drug. if you look at some patients in europe, many patients battling that disease. those patients, we all need to do well. i do feel very confident that the profile we have means we will be highly competitive against others. erik: patients and doctors would agree with you that there are room for many therapies pier 1 potential therapy -- therapies. one p

nbc bay area's pete suratos joins us live from seton medical center. pete, you talked with the chief nursing officer there. can you tell us what the hospital is seeing so far? >> reporter: good morning to you, kris. well, you know what, it's busy like we're seeing at many hospitals right now because of this flu season but right here at seton medical center, they're saying they're seeing a 10% increase compared to last year when it comes to the flu cases. when it comes to folks coming in with the flu, it's not who you would think. >> this time we're seeing a lot of patients under the age of 65 being affected by it 40 and 50-year-olds and 20 and 30-year-olds. that's unusual and being admitted to the hospital for it. >> reporter: hitting all populations. some interesting stuff there from the chief nursing officer. he said that 10% increase is a combination of respiratory complaints and flu illnesses. as a result they're making sure they're staffed correctly, even bringing in more travel nurses here to help out at the seton medical center. more than two do

. >> today the university of maryland medical center, apologized and promise aid thorough investigation are you sure this is an isolated case. >> we feel comfortable in the statement that what you saw on the video is not -- is not a process that, that would occur with any frequency at all. >> there is no national data base that tracks so-called patient dumping incidents. they occur because a patient lacks insurance or financial resources. >> minimum requirement. >> katherine layman with u.s. commission on civil rights. >> what i see from that video is a person who was not stablized. is a person who needed care. clearly there was there that hospital needed to do. >> to protect her privacy we are not identifying the patient. but, in a face book post her mother said, that that strid yo was horrifying. she says that her daughter is with family and will be getting medical treatment not here, but at another medical facility. jeff. >> jeff pegues staying on the storien baltimore. jeff, thank you. >> congress is trying to reach a deal by the end of next week to extend the obama era daca program

seven people have been killed after an airstrike hit a building which doubles as a home and a medical center five others were injured in the attack in the northern province of sada it's believed the airstrikes were carried out by the saudi led coalition. bangladesh has delayed plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of ranger refugees who fled violence in me and mine the process was due to begin on tuesday but a list of verifying the details of people to be sent back is still incomplete or than six hundred eighty thousand have crossed the border to bangladesh since the crackdown began last august charles stratford has more. foreigners and his wife should jeter it doesn't matter whether the stance of the myanmar bangladeshi government's repatriation plan has been delayed they say they would not have agreed to return to myanmar anyway and. if we do here at least we get a feel if we are killed a member there is no federal data just burnt. we must be recognised as a hinge we want to houses rebuilt and freedom of movement if they kill us and meanwhile they just burn the bodies that even three c

i sent a letter last week after the reading of "the new york times" story, that the oregon va medical center has tried to improve the quality metrics. we start looking into this, how it affects us in our state. i found that the emergency department medium time for administering pain medication statistic on hospice -- hospital compare website is listed as nonavailable. and also noted that no cases met the criteria. it seems unacceptable to me for an emergency department. how are you equipping local emergency medical staff to track and record these type of data and who in west virginia is responsible for collecting at a tima? we couldn't find out from my office. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. on hospitalcompare.gov out of the department of health and human services -- >> are you all working with -- >> va used to have all of its data up there. and then due to contract issues with the department of health and human services, not va, they lost the ability to take va data. they are now actively working to get it back up by the end of this year. they will have all that data back up. we still collect and prod

seven people have been killed after an ass strike in yemen hits a building which doubled as a medical center five others were injured in the attack in the northern province of sada it's believed the astronauts were carried out by the saudi led coalition it's increased attacks on yemen's her face in the past. this asked saudi arabia promises today it's one and a half billion dollars in aid to yemen half of the un's humanitarian a pail as the war continues the situation is deteriorating in areas controlled by the saudi backed government and in the southern port city of aden secessionist say they want to overthrow the internationally recognized government a sound of binge of a reports. the u.n. says three billion dollars will be needed if yemeni children to stop eating out of dumpsters. not many will also be used to provide health sanitation and basic necessities to eleven million people desperate for humanitarian aid. part of the three billion has been promised by saudi arabia as it continues to carry out attacks in yemen. it's targeting hooten rebels but rights groups say most of those dying

. >> president trump had his first physical examine as president at walter reed medical center in maryland, and physician described 71-year-old trump as being in excellent health. full results of the exam expected to be announced on tuesday. >>> police need your help who tried to sexual harassment a woman in walnut creek on iron horse regional trail, east bay region police says the womane t approached a woman from behind and ran away for no apparent reason, was last seen running north bound on broadway. >> suffered some minor scrapes and cuts and bruises, fortunately nothing that required hospitalization. she was released at the scene. but it was a scary event. >> suspect was a black male adult, thin build between ages of 30 and 40, approximately 5'9", wearing black beanie, white t-shirt dark jeans, brown shoes with white tips. >>> a car going just 15 miles an hour hit a woman crossing the street in berkeley the impact was enough to kill her. it happened at intersection of channing and fulton. it happened just before 1:30 this afternoon. city berkeley employee was driving a city vehiclend

all va medical centers are now required to work with their local communities to develop and operate a coordinated entry center and system for all homeless individuals including veterans. this insures coordination of community wide services for veterans experiencing homelessness, system wide awareness of available housing and services, and easy access to an appropriate priorization for resources. after six years of consistent progress, hud's 2016 point in time count shows a continued decline in homelessness in most communities. but stalled progress in others due largely to high rent and low vacancy rates. we are promoting housing and working with all partners to encourage aims of additional housing stock. when veterans are at risk for homelessness, va and its federal, state and community partners must work together to rapidly connect them with appropriate assistance to provide housing stability. sustaining the momentum and preserving the gains made so far requires continued attention, collaboration and investment of financial resources. mr. chairman, this concludes my testimony. my col

the children are being treated at a medical center and reported to be doing well accord. i can tell you that they're they're very friendly they're. they're very cooperative and i believe that they're hopeful that life will get better for them after this event the children's parents are set to appear in court on thursday. francis has held a public may also in front of hundreds of thousands in the chilean capital santiago earlier he asked chileans to forgive the catholic church for a sex abuse scandal that has turned many away from their faith the pope's. it has sparked protests. pope francis is used to addressing adoring crowds some four hundred thousand turned out to hear his mass in santiago. but not everyone in chile gave him such a warm welcome. this woman is shouting that's how you protect rapists she's one of thousands of protesters angry over a child sex abuse scandal many here accuse the pontiff of complicity. we are here to say that the church violates human rights when it is complicit in paedophilia and does not submit those who committed the crime to judicial pr

they were pronounced dead at lordes medical center. of the forecast, it was a bone chilling day out there and temperatures are expect to fall in the teens overnight. meteorologist melissa magee here with the first check of your accu weather forecast, melissa. >> yes, sarah that cold air has filled back in across the delaware and lehigh valleys, high temperature today only 27 , well below average of 40 this time of the year, looking at some wind chill numbers we are in the teens along i-95 corridor, 13 degrees there, but to the north and west 9 degrees, minus two, in the poconos. and here's satellite six with action radar we have high pressure that is dominating our region and with high pressure overhead it was mostly clear, plenty of sunshine today but certainly on the cold side. high pressure stays in control as we get in the rest of tonight as well. if you are stepping outside on the town we've got you covered with the evening planner, 7:00 , temperature of 22, or stay in our 20's at eight, nine, 10, 11:00 o'clock tonight underneath

that cutting the ribbon the owner of this medical center in oakland says he wants california to be a beacon of hope to parts of the world where people are still suffering under prohibit as he put it. customers have been lining up since early in the morning to be the first to take advantage of the change in the log it allows adults twenty one and older to buy possess and grow marijuana until now it only been available for medical purposes it is history it is history and i think it's the way it's been a push on say going to help a lot of people a lot of different demographics in the long run tribe in a medical patient her quite some time and my car expired so it was kind of waiting for the balloon for the new year to legalize and i'm going to come out to w. spoke to the director of a rehab clinic that helps heroin addicts overcome their habit by using cannabis and other states will absolutely follow suit when you see the benefits of california another sister you know washington colorado. oregon none of them have had the negative outcomes. they've also very positive outcomes as some buy

mary's medical center thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> so we haveeen getting questions about the flu. it takes months for medical experts to predict what strain. >> in order to get it into production by march or april they have to have that information. so they have to make guesses what was circulating last year which is why sometimes it's a good guess, sometimes it's not so good. but it's really hard to predict what mother nature is going to do. the flu changes every year which is why we need to get a new vaccine every year. to your question, yes, it's not too late to get one. there are more than one strains. and perfectly safe. it's well worth taking. and is it effective? what i've heard is it's probably 30%. having said that, the flu is normally 50, 60%. but even that will keep you from getting into the hospital. will make your disastease less severe, especially in the elderly, and i think it's very important to get that shot. very safe vaccine. no reason not to get it. what we have seen before is the last few years very mild, people have been lackadaisical about it. this

touching the ribbon the owner of this medical center in oakland says he wants california to be a beacon of hope to parts of the world where people are still suffering under prohibit as he put it customers have been lining up since early in the morning to be the first to take advantage of the change in the law it's allows adults twenty one and older to buy possess and grow marijuana until now it's only been available for medical purposes. its history its history and i think it's it's kind of pressure are going to help a lot of people a lot of different demographics in the long run been a medical patient for quite some time and my car expired so i was kind of waiting for the reason for the new year legalize and i'm going to come out w. spoke to the director of a rehab clinic that helps heroin addicts overcome their habit by using cannabis in other states will absolutely follow suit when you see the benefits that california and other sister you know washington colorado. oregon none of them have had the negative outcomes. they've also very positive outcomes. as some buyers of marijuana sat

undergoes the physical exam at the medical center right now, leaving behind a firestorm of controversyana perino, and this is "the daily briefing." ♪ the president says that he was certainly talking tough during that meeting, but there is a discrepancy amongst lawmakers about exactly what was said. to clear this up, john roberts is live on the north lawn. over to you. >> that is a burden that y

> over the past month, more than 100 patients have been diagnosed with the flu at santa clara medical center. the medical services agency reports an increase in daily responses and medical trans ports. as local emergency rooms fill up, the praf telemedicine has become an alternative for patients who want to be treated immediately. this is a san francisco-based provider. >> so you can be treated quickly in the comfort of your own home. that's extremely important for the flu because you need to get treated within the first 48 hours. >> health officials say you shouldn't return to work or school until 24 hours after a fever has completory resolved. otherwise you could be putting others at risk? when you sneeze, it is going he have where. it can pass on to other people. >> so far at least five people countywide have died because of the flu. >> the flu is hitting everyone hard. in air args there have been more than 11,000 cases statewide. that come fires 1100 cases a year earlier. >>> a federal judge heard arguments in the ongoing legal battle. >> they staged a protest outside the courthouse in s

he'll be examined at walter reed medical center and the presidents are not required to have annual medication -- exams, but they have for years. the one who -- >>> 5:16 is the time. back over to sal to check in on the morning commute. sal. >> good morning, pam and dave. today's commute is better than it was yesterday and certainly before than the day before. monday it was raining. tuesday it was still wet and today, it's dry. that is making things easier from gilroy to san jose as you drive through morgan hill, it looks good and it continues to look good into the silicon valley. if you're driving to the valley, your commute is good. it seems to me the valley commute doesn't get started until 6:30. that's when it starts getting busy. here's a live look at 280. this is 280 on the right near downtown san jose exit. it looks good up to cupertino. before we want to want for the christmas break or whatever you want to call it, 5:17 or so is when the metering lights came on. maybe it will happen at 5:30, but we're easing back. as we bring steve in at 5:17, steve, some of the community colleges are n