as because of polio. this was the greatest come back in american political history. it was not a deception but it was a kind of performance. and so i am trying to get this point of across as people start to get introduced to this book. this is an important part of the story and i thought i would read three passages about performances that fdr made at crucial points in this period from 1921 to 1933 when he became president. he became ill when he was 39 years old, summer of 1921. the previous summer, 1920 was nominated for the vice presidency on the ticket with james cox, governor of ohio, lost to warren harding and calvin coolidge but roosevelt made a spectacular campaign, made a name for himself nationally, he was absolutely the rising star of the democratic party, in the prime of his life, vigorous guy, in summer of 1921 he became ill. within days he not only couldn't walk but couldn't even stand up. everyone assumed his political career was absolutely over. no one could imagine that a man who was paraly

but because of polio. this was the greatest comeback of american political history. it was not a deception but it was a kind of performance. and so i'm trying to get this point across as people start to get introduced to this book. this is an important part of the story. and i thought what i would do is read to you three passages about performances that fdr made at crucial points during this period from 1921-1933 when he became president. of 1921. the previous summer he had been nominated for the vice presidency. they lost to warren harding and calvin coolidge but roosevelt made a spectacular campaign, made a name for himself nationally. he was absolutely the rising star of the democratic party in the prime of his life, vigorous guy with his great political name. and then at some of 1921 he became ill. within days in not only couldn't walk, he couldn't even stand it everyone assumed that his political career was absolutely over. no one could imagine that a man who was paralyzed from the waist down could ev

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it's not polio but it leaves those affected with polio-like symptoms or paralysis. at two years old, two years ago, she spent days at oakland hospital. doctors thought she had as ma because she had problems breathing and then her mother noticed she started losing strength in her left arm and her leg. a scan of her spinal cord showed patterns of damage similar to that found in polio sufferers. two of the affected children tested positive for virus 68. a virus usually associated with respiratory illness. >> the condition is a sudden onset of flaccid weakness that can o kur over the course of hours. it can affect one or more limbs, and the prognosis is not good. most of the children we've seen have not recovered use of their arm or leg. we want to emphasize that this is extremely rare. we're reporting five cases. there are preliminary reports of several more from the cdph. sglp n >> now as you just heard, they are reporting the average age of 5 and 12 years old. sofia is four years old. they are calling it concerning since polio has been eradicated in the united states

symptoms look very much like polio. it's in the same virus family as polio, but it's not polio.e's no vaccine. once you get it, there really is no treatment at all. it's so bad that doctors say the best-case scenario would be a complete loss of movement in one of your limbs. that's the best-case scenario. worst case is losing movement in all four of your limbs as well as having respiratory problems. the first case was a 2-year-old girl back in 2012 in the bay area. she's now 4 years old. her left arm was totally paralyzed because of this. in 24 other cases in california, doctors say the average age is about 12 years old. but they're also trying to calm parents down. listen to this. >> if you look at what the cdc is saying at this point, it's called a cluster, a small group of cases. they do not expect this to be widespread. they have seen this before in a couple of other isolated cases and a few cases in asia as well. >> yeah, you hear him say asia because california, of course, has huge interaction with asia. that may play a role in this. but doctors are now asking families who

when they say polio like, it might be that it looks like polio in terms of the effects on the person who has it, so the paralysis may look the same, but doesn't mean it looks like the polio virus. >> what has to happen, they have to figure out what it is and are we talking about developing a new vaccine for it? >> if they can find a vaccine, that would be one thing, but the first thing is treatment. they don't have an actual and the dote right now. they don't have a cure, but it is important for people to get into the hospital if they have symptoms. if parents notice their kids have weakness, they plead to bring them in and small kids don't always say that they're weak especially kids that can't talk. look for asymmetry, if a right-handed child is suddenly using their left hand more, sometimes standing up, they press on their knees or thighs. >> what are your thoughts on the aacetaminophen study, children and adhd? >> this is a new study within preliminary study that came out. >> suggesting what? >> that tylenol during peg nancy might be linked to the fetus or child later developing

. >>> a mystery illness with polio like symptoms has medical resergers baffled. they are trying to find the cause and the connection between two dozen children. sofia jarvis seems like a normal healthy four-year-old until you notice her left arm which she has nicknamed lefty. >> lefty is my favorite arm. >> reporter: her left arm is paralyzed. she has developed a mysterious polio like illness that paralyzes limbs. >> it can affect one or more limbs and the prognosis is not good so far. most of the children have not recovered use of their arms or legs. >> reporter: some of the children had symptoms of a cold, but health experts don't know if it is caused by a virus or something else. >> even though it is acting like polio where the par sis develops suddenly over 48 hours, it is definitely not polio. all of the children who have the illness have been vaccinated against polio. >> reporter: sofia was hospitalized for what the doctors thought was asthma, then she got sicker. >> she ran to the treasure box to grab a toy and i saw her left hand mid grasp stop. >> report

polio? >> reporter: that's correct. it acts like the disease where kids get a sudden onset of paralysis. in fact all the children confirmed with this illness were vaccinated against it and they tested negative for polio. >> all right. cate caugiran live in the newsroom, thank you. >>> breaking news overnight. one person is dead after an early-morning fire in san jose's midtown area. kpix 5's kiet do is there live. now, kiet, arson investigators are on the scene right now. >> reporter: absolutely. also, with the arson investigators, they have the coroner trying to figure out how to get that body out of there. the police department has declared this a crime scene but that is standard procedure when they don't have an obvious cause of the fire. we have video of this now. it started around midnight today around the 400 block of willard avenue in a house behind another house. the fire department calls it a cottage. they satisfy it was burning when they got here -- they say it was burning when the

that was when she was diagnoised with polio like symptoms.ia's parents refuse to accept the paralysis as a permanent thing. she has been doing physical and occupational therapy on a weekly basis. they hope this will help her nerves recover, and use her arm again. a bubbly 4 year old with all the personality in the world is now dealing with a setback.her left arm is paralyzeda year and a half ago, little sofia started wheezing. her pediatrician treated her for asthma. on the way home she started vomiting. there had been a stomach bug going around so we thought that was what she was possibly experiencing. sofia jarvis was eventually admitted to the i-c-u. the difficulty in breathing just wouldn't go away. for days she was treated for asthma. before leaving the hospital her pediatrician gave her a shot of anti- biotics for fear she may have pneumonia. doctor's couldn't pin point her symptoms - they had no idea what they were looking for. by then paralysis had already started kicking in. for days she couldn't use her left arm. didn't realize she

this is a different disease. >> it is absolutely not polio and in fact it's acting like polio, where the paralysis develops suddenly over 48 hours, it's definitely not polio. in fact, all of the children who have been confirmed to have the illness were vaccinated against it and tested negative for it. >>> prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for last week's mass murder at a northern california indian reservation. court documents say a modot county undersheriff saw the suspect this woman cherie rhoades stabbing someone in a parking lot in alturas. rhoades is charged with four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. she was under investigation for allegedly embezzling $50,000 from the cedarville rancheria. she is accused of opening fire on the tribal council last thursday, then grabbing a knife when she ran out of bullets. she is scheduled to be arraigned today. >>> it's another sign of growing hostility in san francisco toward the tech industry and people connected to it. kpix 5's joe vazquez has the story of a woman who was attacked because she was wearing the new

. >> polio is a devastating disease.bout forgotten about the disease in the west. as you saw from some of the photos it's a deadly, devastating disease for the children, for the families, for the communities. it paralyzes and can leave a child permanently paralyzed for life. and the disease, as we've seen, can travel across borders, find children who have not been vaccinated or not protected by the vaccine, thousands of miles away. the only cure or the only permanent solution is eradicating it completely and that is what we are very, very close to with this huge development in india. >> reporter: good to have you with us and that is bruce speaking to us from the geneva from the world health organization. peace talks between greek and turkey are underway and two years to end decades of stalemate following the turkish invasion in 1974 and many believe that economic necessity will bring about resolution and john has more. >> the turkish flag taunts the greeks in the capitol. a reminder of war and division. but he is not int

but the words polio-like disease are frightening to people.s there hope that because we've been able to deal with polio, that maybe modern medicine can deal with this disease? >> i think that polio is a great public health success story athat actually originated here in pittsburgh where jonas salk developed the vaccine. we are dealing with a rare presentation from a rare virus. you may see if it is actually more common efforts to have a vaccine. therthere arenessefe other dise. >> thank you. doctor for joining us. >>> thank you. >> warning, contradicts common advice from doctors who recommend the pills during pregnancy, this is a denmark study published today in the journal of american medical association. the research was done over a 15 year period. it shows american women taking acetaminophen having 40% of their children developing adhd symptoms. >>> now back to our headlines. president viktor yanukovych has support in the city of kiev. nick shifrin is there. >> thousands of government activists have taken over the government headquarters. a

dozens of children are afflicted by a disease similar to polio.> passivist. when i was a kid, my father told me never to hit anyone in anger unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it. >> and remembering a comedy master, a look back at the life and career of harold ramis. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, february 25th, this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, february 25th, 2014. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the thaw is over and the deep freeze is back. this morning, another ground of potentially dangerous arctic air is sweeping across the border from canada, hitting the upper midwest with temperatures well below normal and the possibility of more snow. the coldest temperatures will be in the northern great plains and great lakes. in some areas, 10 to 30 degrees below normal. and windchill advisories are posted in minnesota and the dakotas. in western indiana a tributary of the wabash river was blocked by an ice jam and flooded. large chunks of ice were pushed on to the shore,

cate,tors say the illness is like polio but haven't pinpointed what's behind it. >> reporter: yes. the illness is still being investigated and held officials say so far there have been 20 cases in california and doctors haven't found common causes connecting them. in the past year children have developed a sudden paralytic polio-like illness meaning their arms and legs have lost the ability to move. the centers for disease control and prevention says so far it's a small cluster and want to ease parent concerns. they say this is not an epidemic but a rare phenomenon. the diseases are difficult if not impossible to treat once diagnosed. >> it can affect one or more limbs and the prognosis is not good. most of the children have not recovered use of arms or legs. >> reporter: the doctor from lucille packard children's hospital at stanford says polio vaccines do not protect children from the disease. the cdc says this isn't the first time we have seen this. there have been similar outbreaks in asia and australia. >> to be clear, the disease has always signs of polio but doctors say it's

it's being compared to polio eradicated a few decades ago.gad shaban reports. >> reporter: sophia enjoys playing with her dad like any other 4-year-old. the little girl is with a rare disease that has stumped doctors. her left arm is paralyzed and she has trouble breathing. could be a new infectious s disease similar to polio. >> it didn't affect her mentally. there are day to day getting dressed. and tying her shoes. we are going to are to find a new way of doing. >> reporter: doctors say at least five children in california are infected with the same mysterious disease. all were vaccinated against polio and tested negative for it, but suffer with similar symptoms leaving them unable to move their arms and legs. the pediatrician said in each case the simple tops set in within four hours. >> the prognosis is not good. most of the children have not recovered use of arm or leg. >> reporter: sophia now undergoes physical therapy. she was too shy to talk to the cameras but whispered something to her mom is that she wanted passed along. >> she sai

. >> : now that eight frightening polio like illness affecting children in california including this 4 year old girl from berkeley. symptoms include weakness and paralysis. >> : the actors just wrapped up a news conference. >> : doctors say they have more questions than answers. it's extremely rare numbers are increasing. they want to start tracking this. it wants to find out if more people have it then they think they hope will starting toward a cause and treatment. >> : now doctors in california seen as many 20 cases before are rare polio like elvis that paralyzes arms and legs. >> : most children have not recovered use are of arms or legs. >> : he himself has seen five cases of this illness which often begins with a cold. for this recent increase steadily seen one case in the last seven years. as for the cause doctors say they do not know. >> : there are other viruses that can do this we know is not polio virus california department of health are putting their trust years of hard work of what might be causing this pre doctors it is something similar has been seen in asia and austr

vaccinate forked polio.ey had mounted appropriate immune response to the vaccine and so there was no evidence for the polio virus. in only two of the five patients, we have evaluated in detail we were able to find virus 68 in the nasal swaps and whether it was related or not to the paralysis experience is unclear. in the other patients we were not able to identify any virus, but we suspect that the disease is very likely triggered by eye virus and the main thing is to identify the culprit. >> programs to the limbs is not notifiable to the cdc. could there be more cased around the country that haven't been reported? >> there could be a few more cases especially if it happens -- i think our strength was to combine our efforts between two big medical centers and realize that each of us had seen one case so it was more than we would expect and then we saw a few more cases so getting five within 18 months, and we were able to really work together to identify the findings across these cases, now, if you are a prac

they say this is definitely not polio. they believe that what the culprit here is something called enterovirus. it's a family of viruses that does include polio and newly identified strains of this virus have been linked to poliolike outbreaks. so they do have theories this virus could have traveled from there to california. >>> just a few hours ago we learned eight patients were treated recently at children's hospital in oakland. >>> tonight we're hearing from people in a bar where a woman was attacked because she was wearing the new google glass. joe vazquez is outside that bar tonight. joe? prepare i talked to several people who said things were -- >> reporter: i talked to several people who said things were going well friday night into saturday morning. people were trying on those super hi-tech glasses, but at some point somebody expressed displeasure of the possibility of being videoed by the glasses and that's apparently when it got ugly. >> you want to extend for videos. >> reporter: in in youtube video sarah slocum

the children have polio-like symptoms but not polio.one of the doctors who treated five children in the past 18 months. she said researchers are investigating another 20 or so cases in california. but don't know if they are related to this virus. all five children have paralysis that developed over 48-hours involving one or more limbs. three had a respiratory illness before the paralysis and a fourth had a flare-up of asthma before the paralysis, suggesting four of the five had a respiratory infection. m.r.i.'s showed injury to the spinal column despite treatment with steroids and other medicines, all five children remain paralyzed. >> pelley: and how did they get the virus? >> it's not clear in this case. but in general enteroviruses are transmitted through stool and respiratory specimens. to put this in perspective every year in the united states there are 10 to 15 million infections with enteroviruses and only a very small percentage do you get some kind of serious side effect like paralysis. >> pelley: we'll keep following up, jon,

pakistan's health ministry has restarted his polio vaccination under tightened security after several kali workers were killed in the campaign had been canceled after an attack on the polio vaccination team in karachi which killed three workers health authorities say that the campaign will restart in all twenty four union councils. in fact this is a high risk area around six thousand six hundred children will be covered today in this area police forces from the two police stations are providing security. we have called baxter forces and from the reserve police as well in addition paramilitary rangers are also engaged in the security of polio worker under the cover of the security polio workers are dispensing the vaccine dropped two children pakistan is one of the only three countries for polio stool and panic militant suppose vaccinations claiming their campaigns are covers for spying and that the vaccines are intended to make muslim boys stare german chancellor michael mccoy when russian president. let it be seeing the same degree. in its territorial integrity must be fooled the anno

. >>> a little girl has become the first person in years to contract polio in afghanistan.ing up, we'll look at the country's efforts to stop others from falling victim. >> these numbers are just impossible. >> also sky high deals at the singapore air show, so how does this booming industry plan to keep soaring. >>> the olympic committee lifted a ban on athletes allowing them to compete for the winter olympics. those details coming up with jo. ♪ >>> china and taiwan have held a new chapter in relations after holding their most significant talk since separation 65 years ago. but no formal agreements were signed and china still refuses to recognize its neighbors sovereignty. rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: the delegation from taiwan for the highest level talks with their chinese counterparts in more than half a century. it is the surest sign yet of improving relations. >> translator: we need to make efforts to realize meetings like this, but we must also think more creatively for the future of taiwane se. >> translator: i hope we can further promote the relationship on the

no cure for polio but prevented by vaccines and 95% of the people with no visible symptoms.he average age is under the age of five. 50% reduction in the vaccination rates. humanitarian crisis, standard of living the plummetting. talk about some of the new medical concerns that are emerging and the solutions that emerged from the syrian americans that are trying to help. the problem is that the area is under siege in syria. we have the refugees and again, we are there and i think that people are trying to figure out ways to pure the water and sanitation the conditions at the camps and trying to fix the issue,but the problem is we can't get medicines to a loot of the people in these areas. during the geneva talks there was talks of letting in the aid and the regime only allowed the people out and making them refugees. we have 800,000 people in the southern parts. these people have no water and no food and no medicines. whether treatable disease like high blood pressure and so on, so there are creative syrians of tunnelling and getting so some of the aid in. you know, what i ha

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we know if it's not a polio virus. the california department of public health are harder work try to figure out what could be causing this. the line >> doctors say, something similar has been seen in asia and australia. but there remains no treatment. they want physicians and parents to be aware of what is happening so the symptoms can be spotted early. >> kron-4's alecia reid was at the meeting, and spoke to the bay area parents of one of the children affected. she learned, the lack of any definitiive information on the illness is only making this worse for the families. >> a little girl is down to only using just one of our arms. her parents first realized and took her to the hospital where she was treated for asthma. her breathing difficulties would not go away and they could not pinpoint what was wrong with her. even after they treated her for pneumonia. after different treatments and did not work her parents reached out to a neurologist. they identified the disease and although doctors say that this paralysis is m

. >> a polio-like illness playing children leaving little hope of recovery. also tonight, it's considered one of the most dangerous jobs in america. caring for the elderly. in our special series aging america, a closer look at the courageous caretakers who aren't often well taken care of themselves. >> they want to pay you $5 an hour and they want to you work 10, 12 hours a day. >> and taking back the street. art, new orleans neighbors rain down on the thieves who tried to take their bank see. >>> good everything, thanks for joining us, i am adam may, joie chen is on assignment a misterly ailment is battling doctor in california. the symptoms are a lot like polio a disease that has not been seen in the u.s. for more than 35 years, "america tonight's" sheila macvicar has the story. >> reporter: sophia is now four years old. before her second birthday, she had trouble breathing and flu-like symptoms. so her family took her to the doctor. >> as we were leaving that appointment sophia went to the treasure box to grab her toy after seeing the doctor and i saw her

reminiscent of a disease that has long vanquished, polio. cecilia vega with the new clues. >> reporter: doctors thought this 4-year-old had asthma, then came the weakness in her left leg and paralysis in her right arm. doctors say that she's one of five children in california showing signs of a mystery polio-like illness and they're investigating as many 25 more. their average age, 1237. >> there can be some mild improvements. but overall the level of paralysis remains severe. >> reporter: the children had been vaccinated against polio and researchers suspect that this may be a related virus. the cdc is monitoring but cautions most of these polio-like virus don't end in paralysis. her case seems to be an extremely rare one. cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >>> and business news tonight, a challenge thrown down to the egg mcmuffin, symbol of nation that likes breakfast on the run, taco bell essentially saying, game on, they'll counternext month with the taco muffin. >> reporter: taco bell is hoping america will run to the border for break

there's a vaccine for polio as you know but not for this particular virus.as more common, more cases they may develop a vaccine for it. as far as treatments go, unlike a bacterial infection for which you can take an antibiotic there isn't a specific anti-viral. if they've developed the upper respiratory cold-like symptoms you treat them for that. if they develop weakness you do the physical therapy as you just heard there. you can get some pretty good results. it takes time. sometimes the weakness will come and go, but the physical therapy can help in certain situations. >> obviously i don't want to freak out parents. what's the message for parents on this? what should they watch out for? >> it's interesting. part of the reason this got back in the news again this is going to be presented at a conference. one of the things they're trying to do is first of all get a message to doctors and parents that if you've seen something like this in your own community away from california, go to the hospital, get it checked out. maybe you'll find this particular virus a

theiris an urgency in work because a three-year-old girl was recently diagnosed with polio. the first case in the capital for more than a decade. they were nomadic herdsman until recently. the nomad life has become harder and they settled on this. the uncle says that she is paralyzed and complains, i can't stand up. the other children are playing and i cannot. wealthgside increasing and a disease that has been wiped out almost everywhere else in the world. >> just 14 this last year. taliban,extremist killing health workers. the health minister said it would make iharder to eradicate the disease here. >> in your relatives of the polio victim have now been vaccinated. could comedisease back at any time. >> the eastern seaboard is bracing for another winter storm today with ice and snow in the forecast. in the u.k., the problem is rain. the prime minister even cancel the trip to the middle east to deal with the crisis at home. duncan kennedy has been to look at how one english community is coping. >> this is the story of a street under pressure. where the river meets road. it n

vikash is one of a handful ha down with a mysterious polio-like disease that causes paralysis in the limbs and untold stress for they and their families. >> it would it was a very scary. >> we were a little panicked at that point in time. >> reporter:while vikash and a few other symptoms prior to infection,it's not clear how this so-called polio- like syndrome is contracted. there's no off known cure but through intense physical therapy, vikash is making steady progress and his parents want others to know there is hope. >> and one to tell the other parents out there that there is hope. you can help your children get better. >> we are lucky to be here. >> every week we find some think milk it has been slow but we see a lot of improvement >> reporter:doctors can't say as yet if what's ailing vikash is a virus or something else but they say it resembles polio. they say 20 cases statewide is not an epidemic butphenomenon. unlike others with the malady, vikash is slowly recovering, he can handle a pair of scizzers once again and he can type 75 words a minute. >> don't give up... don't giv

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health officials say polio-like viruses do not usually result in paralysis. sophia may be an exception. >> we're so grateful that sophia is with us today, and she's going to do amazing things. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >>> new concern this morning about women who take acetaminophen while they're pregnant. researchers say the commonly used painkiller that is found if tylenol may raise the risk of adht and other behavioral problems in their children years later. the ucla study found the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was even higher when acetaminophen was taken during more than one trimester. >> it can affect thyroid function in the fetus, and we know that the thyroid function and the levels of hormones in the fetus are important in development of the brain. >> reporter: experts agree that more research is needed. they say women should not be afraid to take medication if necessary. >>> well, our other big story, weather extremes from coast to coast. >> heavy rain could prove to be too much too fast for a parched west coa

it is possibly associated with a virus, same family as polio tool is not polio -- but it is not polioentify it but -- so far they haven't been able to identify it. but there have been outbreaks world wide of similar viruses and they are asking patients and physicians to be on the look out for similar systems and to report it to the centers for disease control and prevention as well as to state hospital and state health officials. they are trying to figure out whether or not there really is a significant increase. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you very much. we are working to get more information on the virus. we will get more for you coming up tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news. >>> he dubbed himself the leukemia slayer,ered to marked a milestone, the new -- today marked a milestone, the new battle he is waging against cancer. hey! hi! ladies, how are you? let's taste some wine. ♪ ♪ seize your vacation with a southwest airlines sale. go to southwest.com, where our lowest fares are now available as low as $69 one-way. book now at southwest.com and carpe vacay.

recently in the budget compromise, polio got an extra $50 million a year.e progress has been made on something where we have very clear targets. in that case, by 2018, completely eradicating the disease. >> it is very self-serving as well. if you cure a disease elsewhere, then you are not likely to catch that disease. if we live in a world where diseases can spread very easily, we want stability around the world, that is self-serving because our safety depends on a world that doesn't start wars and gets along. there is a compassionate part of this. we have an obligation to stop genocide. you come back to right where we started with this interview. things are better. we can make a difference. you are not going to cure everything overnight or even ever but to sit back and say oh, it is hopeless -- that is not true. one of the things in bill's letter, he points out the better educated people don't overpopulate the world. quite the contrary. a lot of poor people have lots of kids because they don't think they will survive. there is not going to be a breadwinner

we know it's not polio virus. there are other viruss that can do this. >> reporter: researchers say two of the children tested positive for enterovirus 68. the centers for disease and control are all so on the case. doctors and sophia's parents just want to get the word out. >> how horrible for the family and how frustrating to just not know and simply deal with it right now. clearly a lot to continue looking at. >>> turning to the weather now. remember those warmer temperatures this past weekend? what a wonderful memory. a deep freeze is quickly making its way across the country. the midwest is already feeling the affect. temperatures are going to plunge below zero up north. brace for it, more snow is on the way. let's get over to meteorologist indra petersons. it's changed very quickly just over the past couple days. >> having to deliver such bad news. that sounds horrible. if you're seeing the purples, pinks and blues, that's where the cold air is once again diving down. we were talking about windchill advisori

they are showing symptoms similar to polio. katie marzullo is in the newsroom. >> doctors are looking into 25 cases in all of california with the five confirmed cases in the bay area left five children paralyzed. one is a four-year-old, her left arm is paralyzed. she will probably not regain the use of the arm but they describe the case as "mile." other childrens ages two to 16 are paralyzed in more than one him. it is polio like symptoms, leading to paralysis. researchers suspect it could be a virus but they do not know the cause. >> you can see the kid loves to climb and there are certain things she can not do when she is there. most of the children have not recovered use of their arm or leg. we want to emphasize this is extremely rare. >> researchers do nut want parents to panic. it is not a widespread outbreak but they want the wore out to doctors so they can alert the california department of health in they see similar cases. the illness has been selected since 2002 when a doctor sought a polio test for a two yield in berk