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officials say using hand sanitizer is not enough to kill norovirus. only washing your hands with soap and water is good enough. some people found out the consequences could be unpleasant. >> you have no idea what is wrong with you. i was weak, just -- it just hit you. >> reporter: that is how she described her bout with norovirus. 24 hours after eating a sandwich from north park deli. >> ham. roast beef. >> reporter: 50 people got sick, all from a lunch inn at a biotech company. they called the health edepartment on monday that race -- health department on monday that traced the virus to north park deli. >> we have an impeccable record. >> reporter: they owned the deli for 13 years and never had a problem. officials shut them down to do a full cleaning with bleach. >> they are back open. cooperative. probably the safest place to eat right now. >> reporter: customers will keep coming back but we heard mixed reaction from those who spent the weekend in agony. >> probably once or twice a week. >> reporter: will you go back? >> i will. >> i will be wary.

norovirus hits hardest in the winter months and stopping it is a no brainer.before, but wash your hands with soap and water. sanitizer will not cut it. live in walnut creek, kristen ayers, kpix5. >>> coming up, here is more food for thought. we are days away from the new year, but why is there concern surrounding the year of the snake? >> this is a live look in massachusetts. a snowstorm so fierce, states are banning people from driving on the roads and it's just getting started. >>> boston just recorded a wind gust of 76 miles per hour. it couldn't be more calm around here. we have cold conditions, but dry conditions. find out how long the dry weather will stick around this time coming up in your forecast. ,,, [ woman ] don't forget the yard work! okay. right from his citibank account. nice job ben. [ male announcer ] next up, the gutters. citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at citibank. to deposit checks from anywhere. [ wind howling ] easier than actually going to the bank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. goes on, it's on

in concord, about 45 people caught the norovirus after eating at an event catered by north park delis week. it's believed the norovirus was spread by one of the deli's employees who had it, but continued to work anyways. the norovirus is a gastrointestinal infection which symptoms include vomiting, nausea, diaherra and high fever. the deli reopened today. in world news. 14 people are dead and 100 others injured in a building explosion that happened in mexico. it happened at at the main headquarters of pemex, a state controlled oil company. the cause of the explosion is unclear at this time, but it's believed to have come from the basement of the 52-story tower. never has a sibling rivalry been so in your face. john harbaugh versus jim harbaugh in the super bowl. it's the stuff t-v stories are made of. but, put yourself in their place. could you destroye your brother's dream for your own? of the >> we fog over everything, but now we both have our girls we-what -- over everything. >> we know the task but maybe because this is a sibling rivalry goes back decades. carol costello has more

but how can you protect yourself from the flu or norovirus. we did an experiment using a black light to show you how quickly germs can spread. the results may have you stocking up on hand sanitizer. bacteria and viruses these microscopic germs that make us sick are everywhere. with this year's especially bad flu season, you can run but you can't hide from the germs all around us. >> viruses start from a human. so these come from some one who coughs or sneezes or someone who gets the virus on his or her hand and then touches something. >> so once the germs are present just how easily do we pass them around? news 4 conducted our own unscientific experiment to find out. we want to offices of carfax, centerville, virginia, spread around this special powder called glo germ, mostly invisible to the eye, but glows under a black light. we placed powder on high use areas, door knobs, phones, kitchen, computer. and then let employees go to work. after about 20 minutes we took out the black light for a look. the powder like a virus had spread on to nearl

here's what to do if your kids come down with norovirus.tantly, push fluids breast milk, formula, or a re- hydration solution like pedialyte for babies. pedialyte or water for toddlers. older kids can sip on sports drinks like gatorade re-introduce foods carefully try things like popsicles and jello then crackers, bread pasta rice and pretzels. and call the doctor if your child shows signs of dehydration. too much time on the couch watching tv could damage a man's sperm production. researchers studied nearly 200 healthy men ages 18 to 22. they recorded the men's tv watching habits, along with how often they exercised and how intensely they worked out.. then collected semen samples from each man. men who did moderate to vigorous exercise 15 hours or more per week had a significantly higher sperm concentration than those who worked out less than five hours a week. and men who watched more than 20 hours of tv a week had almost half the sperm concentration as men who watched no tv. the study is published online in the british journal of sports

north park deli owner johnny kim tells me two of his workers who put the sandwiches together had the norovirus and didn't know it. kim says his workers delivered the food to bio care medical in concord. 110 people ate the sandwiches, and 45 people got sick. they complained of fever, vomitting, and dirahrea. the highly contagious virus lasts 48 hours. contra costa county department of public health, asked kim to shutdown his restaurant on tuesday, in order to scrub it from top to bottom. kim says his employees never showed any symptoms. kim says his deli passed the last health inspection, with no violations reported. in concord reggie kumar kron 4 news. super bowl is fever building. kron 4's j.r stone is in new orleans. interviewing fans ahead of the big game. and while in the big easy he happened to run into what could be 49er star quarterback colin kaepernick's biggest fans. stay with kron4 as we count down to super bowl 47. we'll have live coverage from the super-dome all week. >> maybe we could spread some bread under there? >> we have family in town. >> you can tell? >> are you part of the

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. >>> outbreak of the norovirus left 50 people sick in the east bay. it's when two employees at the north park deli came to work sick. one group who ate the the restaurant employee included bio care medical. >> you have no idea what was wrong with you. i was very weak. it just suddenly hit you. i hadn't been in contact with anyone that had been ill. but now i'm fine. >> the owner of the restaurant has since done a thorough cleaning of the building and issued an apology to his customers. >>> it's no longer to bear it all in san francisco. opponents say they are not going to comply. they plan to hold a nude protest at city hall this afternoon. they argue the new law violates their right to free speech. first time violators could face a fine up to $100. >>> during the past four years more than seven people have died while trying to save their pets. that is why this morning the east bay spca has teamed up with the coast guard to help educate dog owners about the dangers of the water. they are hoping to send the message dogs are better swimmers than people.

by food workers who have 50 to 72% of norovirus outbreak viruses.ve paid sick days and so they must choose between coming to work sick or for fit a day's wages and when they make the decision to go to work ill, you will become ill as well. and we know that there is a bill to require employers to give workers five sick days a years, with but the council mayoral hopeful christine penn opposes this and has not brought it to the floor for a vote. if you are a new yorker who has had the unfortune of contracting the norovirus, maybe you should send her a vote of gratitude. mona? >> well, i would like to share about a egyptian feminist whose picture is being shared in cairo with protests, and i am mentioning her and i want the viewers to know about her, because this idea that feminism is invented in the west, but we in egypt have a long history of feminism. this woman stormed parliament with 1,500 women for the right to vote. she ended her life sadly, because hee was put un -- she was put under house arrest and committed suicide, but globally what we are t

there's also fears about the spread of disease, particularly norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrheaafter three days of silence, corn value ceo, gerry cahill, is talking. >> we try very hard to do that full-time. in this particular case, we did not deliver on that promise. >> to say the least. with good weather conditions, that ship should reach mobile, alabama, by tomorrow. >>> well, they say it takes a village to raise a child. but in this case, it took a whole family to deliver a baby. little josiah decided to make his appearance two weeks early. and that's when mom yelled for help from her two older sons. 15-year-old damian called 911 for some hands to help. >> they said, can you see the umbilical cord? i said, yes. they said, tie it with a string. i was running down the hallway. i couldn't find a string. and i found my brother's shoe. >> when the paramedics arrived, all of the hard work had been done. mom and baby are doing just fine. the shoestring was to cut the umbilical cord. >>> mind-boggling is how one former gold-winning wrestler describes a decision to drop his sport alt

experts found care facilities that use alcohol-based hand sanitizers had more outbreaks of the norovirus even though it kills the viruses that causes colds and flu. it does not kill bacteria that causes intestinal troubles. no. 2, who talks more, men or women? researchers from the university of maryland found women really do talk more than men, about 13,000 words a day to be precise. there's a reason for this, ladies. women have a higher amount of the fox p2 protein which affects how much a person talks. no. 1, you want to take your kids to the white house easter egg roll? sign up now through 10 a.m. monday. go to recreation.gov to enter the online lottery. winners will be notified march 1st. the 135th egg roll will take place monday, april 1st, the day after easter. that's tonight's fox 5 top five. five. >>> the white house called on a viral video star to help promote this year's easter egg roll. president obama sent a special message to his protegee kid president. >> kid president, looks like you got my message. >> yes, mr. president, i got your message. this is historic. the white hou

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. >> they are among 50 employees at a biotech company who got sick with norovirus. she thought it was something she cooked. >> i got rid of the pasta and decided i was going to die within the next couple of days. >> reporter: when dozens of co- workers called in sick monday the company alerted the health department which determined two employees at the deli were the cause of the virus. >> deplorable. there are things that are out of my control. >> reporter: his deli had a thorough cleaning and always had an impeccable record. he hopes his customers will come back. >> reporter: his employees showed no signs of being sick, we talked to customers about it and we are putting that together for 6:00 p.m. live, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a monitor released a reported about the police department. he calls the lack of progress unacceptable. opd was ordered to implement 51 reforms as part of a settlement. the department is regressing. he says it continues to come up short when it comes to investigating complaints against the department and reporting the miscondu

we're dealing with staph infections and norovirus and any number of other things. >> better safe than sorry. kim and mary, what a nice valentine's it's going to be when you have your daughters in your arms. thank you for talking with us. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> you bet. are cruise ships worth the risk? let's ask our expert, jason clampett. i didn't want to say when the moms were on here, but there were reports too that the stabilization system on the boat, that takes power. so the boat is listing. i can't imagine the thought of your kid out on the deck and the boat is listing. >> and when the power goes out, as it did, they have backup systems that can back up generators, but they only manage the most important functions, the navigation and keeping lights on up top. >> the reason we had you on tonight, i wanted to know what rights do you have as a traveler? who buys a cruise? so you're paying and you're probably hitting i agree on something that you signed your life away on a boat that is probably flagged in the bahamas. so as an american traveler, what do you got? >>

. >> the nor norovirus is ram papt. rampant.you think of those that just carry bags for politicians and suck up. somebody would have looked at the set and said maybe just move it here. >> or here is a simple solution, a beer helmet. >> the coolest thing would have been if somebody threw him a bottle of water and he caught it and he threw it back. >> or a super soaker to the mouth. the world's most interesting man. >> i have to americas the ease scare -- i have to go to the esquire story the first thing i hear is "i dress like a hedge hog" i don't know where you went with that and i don't know if i want to know. >> it will come out in the book, but it was an operation where we had to dress up. >> ron jeremy. >> english countryside, and i had hedge hog. it is a long story. it is not as exciting as taking down bin laden. >> you never explain the hole in this though. >> thanks, guys, back to you. >> thanks, jedediah. >>> oh look. it is kate upton again. the weird thing is i am not even sure if we are doing a story about her. >>> was

there are also fears about the spread of disease, particularly the norovirus.th good weather conditions, that ship should reach mobile, alabama, by tomorrow. >>> another benefit to a common supplement used by millions of expectant mothers. folic acid can reduce the chance of having a child with autism by 40%. that's if women take it a month before conception and two months into pregnancy. the study followed more than 85,000 norwegian mothers who gave birth between 2002 and 2008. >>> carnival season is officially over this year, and gloomy skies a little bit of rain did not stop it from going out with a bang. >> about a million party goers crammed into new orleans for fat tuesday festivities. but forecasts may have kept away the feint of heart, but most of the revelers were so focused on the drinks and beads, they didn't pay much attention to the rain. >> the party wrapped up at midnight just in time to usher in ash wednesday. most people forget there is a religious history behind mardi gras. so now the lent season begins to repent of the last two weeks of party

we've seen norovirus outbreaks pretty frequently on the ships. imagine the housekeeping department is doing double time duty not only cleaning the mess that's coming out of the drain but wiping down every handrail, elevator button, everything in the common areas. >> reporter: the ship is due in mobile, alabama between 1 and 4 tomorrow afternoon and late word just coming in, shepard, that a third tugboat as now been dispatched to get this thing safely back to land. > >> shepard: man. i bet you'll be able to smell that thing from a mile away once it gets in mobile. besides that, what do they do once they dock? >> reporter: well, more than 20 charter planes have been secured and they're going to be flying the passengers from mobile to houston and then they will be driven down to the port of galveston where this whole cruise ship originated, and carnival tells us they've also secured more than 1500 hotel rooms in mobile and new orleans for thursday night, but for people who want to get home immediately and are basically over this, coaches will drive

an east bay deli is back in business after a norovirus outbreak forced to temporarily shut its doors. on monday, the contracostas county health department received calls from goz dozens of people who got sick after eating an event catered by the north park deli in concord. health inspects are determined at twleest employees had the virus. the inspectors say the people who prepared the food for the event did not follow proper hand washing procedures. today after inspection and a refresher course on hand washing the deli was allowed to reopen. >> and this is my livelihood. this is everything for me and my family. and for our customers to show their support and come back, it means so much to me. >> the owner of the deli says the employee who's had the virus were not showing symptoms of it which is why they kept working. >> the palo alto police department held a moving ceremony today to remember an officer killed in the line of duty. there's a twist though. he was killed four decades ago. reserve officer lester cole was hit and killed by a car as he set out flares at an accident 44 years

. >>> outbreak of the norovirus left 50 people sick in the east bay.started when two employees at the north park deli in concord came to work sick. one group who ate the the rest -- ate at the restaurant included employees at bio care medical. they knew something was wrong when monday dozens of workers called in sick. the owner of the restaurant has since performed a thorough cleaning of the building and apologized. >>> the cost to rent a home in san francisco may be leveling off. the average rent for a two bedroom apartment in the city was more than $2700 during the last quarter of 2012. that is down $27. but san francisco does remain one of the most expensive places to rent in the country. >>> san francisco historic gold dust lounge will reopen today. the bar was forced to move from its original spot after losing its lease. the new bar on jefferson street will have all the decorations from the original bar. the grand reopening celebration is set to begin at 3:15 this afternoon. >>> let's go to sal. busy already on the friday morning. >> yeah we are w

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. >>> a popular east bay restaurant is now back open, after being shut down for norovirus outbreak. this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. for me, it's cinnamon. it means a lot to be able to give them something that's good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. 'cause i really love those smiles. we're the harris family. and we love chex. [ male announcer ] love chex? connect with us on facebook. . >>> 9:55 on the clock. recapping top stories this morning, the search for an ex- los angeles police officer suspected of hunting down other officers and their families resumed at 7:00 this morning in big bear lake. crews have been battling snowy conditions for the past few days there, but the skies are clearing out. now, armored personnel carriers are transporting searchers through the rugged terrain. >>> a powerful nor'easter has dumped more than two feet in new england, knocking out power to 650,000 customers. this connecticut firefighter had to hike through waist-deep snow to r

got the norovirus.ather have been on the endurance stuck in the ice than on that boat, but aside from that, i do have real world reasons outside of my own experience to fight disney one, a fundamental one and technical one even though i'm supposed to be the fundamental guy. the fundamental reason is falling wages. wage growth is tepid at best in this economy. b of a put a report out that this week with high gasoline prices and falling wages that's a toxic recipe going forward and the second reason, and when i look at apple versus disney, these two stocks until roughly thanksgiving traded very much in unison and we've seen a very we well-advertised plunge. i think that's broader and indicative of the consumer in general so my guess that the apple selling will start to infect disney and i did short it this morning. >> jeff, you're allowed to do some fundamental talk then as well if he brought a chart along. >> that sounds great. bill, i want to know how bill will show up at home tonight. what are his kids

north park deli owner johnny kim tells me two of his workers who put the sandwiches together had the norovirusknow it. kim says his workers delivered the food to bio care medical in concord. 110 people ate the sandwiches, and 45 people got sick. they complained of fever, vomitting, and dirahrea. the highly contagious virus lasts 48 hours. contra costa county department of public health, asked kim to shutdown his restaurant on tuesday, in order to scrub it from top to bottom. kim says his employees never showed any symptoms. >> there are is nothing that we could have done to change the situation. i do not control the health of my employees. they were carrying the virus and touching their face. >> kim says his deli passed the last health inspection, with no symptoms were visible. >> some cold medications are being taken off the market after the child- resistant caps failed to function properly. the consumer product safety commission says triaminic syrups and theraflu warming relief syrups for coughs, colds and fevers were voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer. the c-p-s-c says the cap could s

on the television you always see stories about people stranded in horrible conditions or getting norovirusa. sure enough that was over christmas. in february we're watching very thing play out. >> it is happening more and more in a very complex society. what they have to do is bring in the best experts they can possibly fine to demonstrate that the various parts of their cruise line are safe. and are going forward. that's what they really have to do. melissa: what do you mean? you get scientists? get engineers? ntsb and people come out and say we have checked out every single carnival ship and we swear this will never happen again. >> you get the people and carnival passengers to validate the fact they will try again. in other words you have to get this behind you and go forward and demonstrate that the cruise line is safe, this isn't going to happen again and they're going to have a good experience. melissa: what should they do for the passengers that came off? do they have to, is that part of rehabilitation of their image? >> they have done a lot. i think this will be forgotten in a shor

you experienced the norovirus outbreak.se pictures that darryl sent us of sewage running down the walls, what do you make of this? >> it takes me home to the days of working on a ship. i tell you, i was on a ship where we would have pipes that would break and i've got similar pictures of carpets being flooded. you know, raining down from the ceilings. when i sailed on the "triumph" and we went through a hurricane, we had some pipes break and i've got pictures of water coming out of one of the ac vents in the ceiling. so, yeah, this rings true. this doesn't surprise me at all. >> jay, this is chad myers. let's suppose these guys are going to get off tonight, they are going to go home. what happens to this ship now? how are you going to clean this? >> yeah, so they are going to go in and we're probably going to look at replacing carpets, certainly vacuuming and steam cleaning anything that doesn't need to be replaced, certainly the mechanical issues are going to be addressed. i mean, this is going to be major overhaul and tha

health officials shut them down for violations after guests at one affair got sick from norovirus.the openers kept that secret. they looked you right in the eye and said everything is great, no problems? give me more money? >> yeah. pay in cash. we'll give you a discount. >> oh, yeah. >> eep after they knew your wedding was never going to happen? >> yep. >> reporter: in fact, more than a month after they were shut down -- >> this is where your guests will sit. >> reporter: griffin mansions was still trying to book new customers. it was all captured on hidden camera. >> cocktail hour can be inside and out. so it's a really nice option for your guests. >> reporter: nbc station in las vegas went in, posing as a bride and groom. >> and you guys have a liquor license, i'm assuming? >> we do, yep. >> reporter: officials say that's not true. >> they don't have a heart. >> there's a special place in hell for them. >> reporter: what's worse, documents show the husband and wife owners, anthony and portia, were using the business account on lavish expenses, racking up big tabs at victoria's s

it makes you think if you go on cruises since norovirus was spreading on cruises anyway in normal goodtions, make sure next time you go have a lot of hand sanitizer. use that as much as you can. don't walk into water if it is standing even if it looks kind of clean. you don't know really what the water is. if you have cuts, i tell everyone take a first-aid kit on a trip so you have your own bandages to cover because you get infections from that. and, you know, it's hard. obviously they tried to get rid of the sickest people first but, you know, anyone in these conditions could get sick. i mean there's --. jon: get rid of in a good way? >> yes. get them off the ship. i don't know why they just, when they brought the ship for supplies they just didn't off-load passengers on the ship? they off-loaded the sickest ones but they're slowly towing it into port but it's very difficult. i think if you prepare ahead of time and bring these things for your family and always keep them with, you know, maybe you'll be able to stand it for a couple days. jon: the cruise line says evacuating 4,000 peop

heather: despite that, a norovirus and other things going on.way we showed the folks sheet up on the deck before. i understand that carnival cruise, took down all the sheets prior to the ship coming into port, presumably so people wouldn't see that from that port because that would be another bat image for them. >> yeah. heather: i guess the company is banking on people having short memories about these things? >> yeah. you know, it is funny like we hear with reports we don't see any slowdown in bookings, carnival will take a hit on revenue on this ship specifically specifically for the lost bookings. heather: for a couple months. jay, we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much for coming in. he is a former senior officer for carnival cruise lines. that stock is down, or expected to lose about 8 to 10 cents per share in the early part of the year. bill: the ceo was there last night. he needed to be there last night especially for the company's image. pick up on the woman she spoke to. what did she say? i'm done with you people. heather: nev

and the norovirus. it is incident after incident.is going to become even worse of a pr nightmare for -- i'm gearing up to go on another cruise and i don't know what to pack. >> one word for all of you people. >> your one word and then are the make goods good enough? >> "titanic." come on. cruise ships sink. they have rough waves. they have all these problems. i've never been on a cruise ship in my life because i'm scared, not because i don't like water and andrew, do you bathe? >> oh -- >> tmi. >> i shower. >> tmi in the middle of the day, guys. >> i thought you were afraid of water. >> i think the real issue is regulation. i think that the coast guard has not implemented proper regulations for cruise ships. there is the cruise vessel security and safety act, but these ships are traveling to different countries, and i think in addition to all of the problems that we have been talking about, sexual assaults are probably the highest reported crime on cruise ships, and i think there needs to be re-evaluation of those regulations. >> at

i mean we see norovirus outbreaks pretty quickly on the ships. i imagine the housekeeping department right now is doing double-time duty, not only cleaning up a mess coming out of the drains but wiping down every handrail, every elevator button, everything in the common areas. >> reporter: if there silver lining here no injuries have been reported on board. again, martha, scheduled to arrive in alabama sometime we hear from officials on the ground between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m.. martha: boy, those poor people. you would not want to be on the cleaning detail on that ship right now. so what has been the company, carnival's response to what's happening here? >> reporter: well obviously they're working very closely with the u.s. coast guard. those tugboats getting this vessel back to the united states. passengers they say are clearly going to be given a full refund. in fact, including a credit toward a future carnival cruise. if they want to get on a boat after this whole ordeal, the president and ceo of carnival cruise line is holding a press conference

so if you're suffering from norovirus or food pois -- poisoning, just hold it. >> air conditioning isn'tcks. >> party on the lido deck. >> ain't we got fun! >> stephanie: i don't understand why anybody goes on a cruise ever. all right. stephaniemiller.com. the web site. >> for the karaoke. >> stephanie: you can do that on dry land. >> really? i had no idea. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> stephanie: crisis of epic proportion, snowstorm back east. dogs and cats living together. however, gawker brings us a story. think snowstorm is bad? in brazil, it is raining spiders! [ screaming ] >> oh, god! [ ♪ dramatic ♪ ] >> brazil has some of the nastiest spiders in the world. >> stephanie: you're worried about a little snow falling on your head. meanwhile, in brazil, it's raining spiders. [ screaming ] footage proves that thousands of spiders are falling from the sky. in brazil! [ screaming ] now i'm debating whether i would rather be on a carnival cruise line or in brazil. i'm not sure. >> what caused the spiders to rain from the sky? >> stephanie: no. that's why it's terrifying. >> probably a st

. >> when the flu hits, when a bad epidemic hits, when a norovirus hits, people die, because they are number of flu-related deaths in california is now at 14 and because of the most recent death, santa clara county is now sending mobile units to offer flu shots to people living on the streets. >>> a spare the air day is in effect for today due to high levels of air pollution. and that means it is illegal to burn wood or any other fuel indoors or outdoors. first time violators have the option of taking a smoke awareness class. a second violation could result in a $500 ticket. >>> it is cloudy out there today. giving you a live look, san jose, in addition to the clouds, fog, patchy dense fog. petaluma, still between half mile visibility and a mile, if you do have an early morning drive. san jose right now, about 50 degrees. 50 in hayward. 53 in oakland. so on a positive note, these clouds helping to insulate us. temperatures are up over yesterday morning at this time by several degrees in most cases. santa rosa right now at 44. 52 at half moon bay. visibility along the coastline, right