he is a sierra leone national but was treating patients.ll arrive in nebraska if his condition is stable enough to allow travel. >>> and british prime minister david cameron says he will ban travellers to return home unless they submit to strict screening. he also says they will have the right to take passports from anyone trying to leave and join a terror group. he is there for the g 20 summit. >>> and ukraine's government accuses russia of moving military reinforcements across the border saying ukrainian servicemen report a constant movement of russian units. a russian spokesperson denounces all of that as quote, horror stories. >> i am telling you very frankly and officially as well, there are no military forces or any military movement across the border. and moreover, there is no presence of our troops in the territory of ukraine in its southeast. there has never been and there is not. >> we'll continue to follow those developments as people in ferguson, missouri, await a grand jury ruling in the michael brown case. authorities are push

it is the first holiday weekend for sierra resorts. we'll have more on the sierra snow.ally, it's there. coming up next. >>> i'm going to have to reopen -- hey, how are you? live tv. how are you, buddy? >> take a look at this guy. let's give you the background here. the featured pet of the week made his tv debut at this miami tv station. he was there this morning when he interrupted the weather segment. the dog's name is king. he's a 1-year-old american bulldog mix. judging business his performance here, he'll probably find a nice home soon. if he doesn't, i hope they call me because i'll take him. >>> snow lovers are enjoying this long holiday weekend as well. snow has been falling all day in the sierra. they could get as much as 10 inches by the end of the day. most of the snow down near the bottom. they have reported a foot of new snow this afternoon. more expected tonight. on that note, let's bring in our meteorologist. this is terrific news for the sierra and getting rain in the lower elevations. >> the rain here in the bay area and watching the sierra right now. ma

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but a lot of people coming home from the sierra tomorrow. right now, we have more rain out to blue canyon and truckee. right now, on live storm tracker 2. we have some rain showers to talk about. mainly focused up in the north bay. napa reporting rainfall. and sonoma and santa rosa. some scattered rain showers in parts of the east bay. not much coverage in the south bay. we were track the one cell closer to gilroy. but now we are watching areas to the south and west. right now, looking out toward san francisco, across the bay, this is our emeryville camera. we have mostly cloudy skies. right now. actually continue to hold onto mostly cloudy conditions. more rain for tomorrow. more storms next week. so this is a series of storms tracking over the next few days. a rainy pattern with a significant first one moving in today. next one moves in for tomorrow. next system sunday morning. a stronger storm, that is one we have to keep our eye on for tuesday and wednesday morning. rainfall expectations including the system that moved through yesterday

salia, coming from freetown, sierra leone.ell you? >> it tells me that, as i anticipated from the descriptions we've been getting, that he is probably sicker than some of the other patients. remember, he's well into week two of the illness, presumably -- i don't know how much you guys heard before i got cut off -- without having plasma from survivors or experimental antivirals yet e.'s probably just been getting supportive care, hopefully aggressive live. but remember that the patient whs who were infected, those other eight patients who survived in the united states, they were able to receive the antivirals and the more aggressive care very -- much earlier on in their illnesses than he is. >> dr. azar -- >> remembering also that the vast majority of people who survive this illness in west africa don't have access to any of those specialized treatments. so you still can survive this illness without that. so i wish him the best. again, we're probably going to need a good 24 hours for the doctors there to evaluate and assess him

>> welcome to sierra leone.s ebola treatment center paid for by british taxpayers and built by british army engineers. it's hard to believe eight weeks ago this seven acre site was scrub land. now it's a fully functioning treatment center. let me show you around. ic haves will be taken through here to the triage area on the left. this is where it will be established by health care workers whether they're suffering potentially effects of the disease. as you see, there's a screen there to divide the health workers from potential victims. it is vital to separate out those people suspected of having the virus and those that actually have it. symptoms clue diarrhea, nausea, high fever and those kinds of problems similar to malaria. you can have malaria and be a suspected ebola victim. they have to be acceseparated f those that have the virus. being mixed together would cause huge problems. further down here, on the right-hand side where the confirmed cases are kept. for them it's important they're rehydrated and give

as i did mention it's really going to be mostly rain in the sierra. high snow leve level.ew flurry few inches of sne perhaps that's bit at the highest elevation. tomorrow morning didn't forget to bound el up. consolidate start. low 40's to the low 50's. watch out for the fog. that is what is going to slow you down and it's a lot of the valley fog even in the sacramento vaechlt san joaquin valley. tomorrow the afternoon 61 in santa rosa exploratorium 63 oakland palo alto out towards livermore 64 san jose. 61 santa cruz. cloud cover. get much-needed rain on saturday and then the rain will move out in time for the big game. stanford cal partly sunny saturday at 1:00 p.m. 64 degrees dropping down to 62. accu-weather 7 day forecast it's a rainy saturday morning but the weekend is not a wash-out. temperatures will come up on sunday and really from saturday afternoon through all of sunday it's dry beyond that we brighten it up warm it up 70's on the board tuesday wednesday above average and then thanksgiving rate now a little cooler. some clouds. tonight hurt anybody. >> pretty g

in sierra nevada they are polling -- proving that every effort is worth it. >> they are flocking to the hummingbird feeder. it is like a filling station for births. every morning the employees of the privately run el dorado or reserve fill the feeders with new sugar water. the hummingbirds drink five tons of body weight every day. there are more than 130 species of them in columbia. >> the feeders help us to keep tabs on the populations of many of the endemic hummingbird species. they help us determine whether specific ones have increased and monitor their migration patterns at different times of the year. >> the sierra nevada is the world's highest coastal mountain range. the 5000 meter summits are visible only early in the morning. with the first rays of the sidearm, clouds begin to form. the warm sea air from the caribbean cools off at a hits the mountain range and hits the gigantic fog machine that supplies the many species of flora and fauna with moisture. it is here that the pro-office foundation -- pro-avis foundation has found that their 4000 hectare were preserved. the rangers

up in the sierra ski resource are getting snow. blizzard conditions in bear valley kept the lifts closed on opening day. they are hoping to open tomorrow. back here in the bay area people in flood-prone places are getting ready for the next round of rain. businesses in mill valley have sandbags stacked and ready to go along with shop vacs and other storm supplies. >> problem with the storm drain at the corner so just about every year when it rains these two businesses flood. >> san mateo and contra costa counties also have set up several sandbag stations. they are free to anybody who wants them. you can track the storm on the go with our cbs bay area weather app. it includes realtime radar and you can download that at kpix.com for your iphone or android. much more on this wet weather pattern is coming up in your full forecast. we'll do that in just a few minutes. >>> the other big story is a return to business as usual in san francisco's central shopping district tonight after another night of violent destructive protests. rioters

at the center are liberia, sierra leone or giwhich have bu fires wild spread. the first time the world has ever had an epidemic of ebola, spreading to multiple countries. around them are the sparks that emerge from that forest fire. that might land in nigeria or mali or senegal. each of those sparks has the potential to create another set of wildfires, another forest fire unless it's rapidly extinguished by intensive effort. just to give a sense of how intense that effort needs to be in nigeria when an ill traveler went from liberia to lagos and was so ill he had to be carried off the plane, he went to a local hospital. his ebola diagnosis was initially not suspected. pretty soon there was a cluster of cases in lagos. cdc had staff on the groundworking on polio eradication in nigeria as well as the malaria work. we could bring staff from other parts of africa. within 48 hours we put ten of our top staff on the ground. we were able to help the government repurpose their polio infrastructure to manage the lagos outbreak. we were able to take 40 of the trainees th

he died treating ebola patients in his home country of sierra leone. dr. salia was the third ebola patient brought to the nebraska medical center. but he was the sickest so far. >> i want to thank our local heroes who took care of a global hero these past few days. they did a remarkable job. and their work was second to none. >> repor dr. salia died early this morning. his wife issued this statement from the hospital. we're very grateful for the efforts of the team led by dr. smith. in the short time we spent here, it was apparent how caring and compassionate everyone was. we are so appreciative of the opportunity for my husband to be treated her, and believe he was in the best place possi besides his wife, dr. salia leaves two sons who look up to him as a hero. >> for him doing that, even though he knows the sickness is already out, he decided to still go and help his people, because he wanted to show that he loves his people. >> reporter: he knows the pain the salia family faces. his brother of beltsville died of ebola in august, treating patients in sie

it says the majority are in sierra leone. the country's response is lagging behind with a tenth of patients being quarantined. health officials say the information on more than half the patients is incomplete. the cuban doctor working in sierra leone has been infected. the doctor will be flown to geneva for trooemt who says 600 of the workers have been infected and half have died. >>> sales are down at stores closest to homes. not talk luxury retailers but super markets. ron madison is here with more on this story. >> not just big ticket items seeing a decline. managers at super market across japan wondering when people will start spending again. they've reported a year on year end fall on revenue every since april. sales in october came to $8.8 billion u.s. officials attribute the disappointing results to bad weather. they say people spent more time at home to avoid typhoons and forked out less for food and other necessities. officials say higher prices are squeezing household bungts and forcing people to be selective how th

we take a country like sierra leone with a medical school is close all during the war. after that graduate about 10 medical doctors a year, probably i would guess half of those are drawn up to the brain drain to begin with and in some estimates of 20% have died of ebola. so you figure, you could ask the question is going to do this work and, of course, the to competition between the work that needs to be done and the public health response and patient care and in the research. we have a big problem there. we try to get around that with some issues of national of come back to that. do we use local labor? how much of that is there? of course with international labor. this is a photo taken of the first training we did last month in trying to get some of the international phs and dod under the people trained to work in this. but, of course, this is a difficult task as we'll to get all those people trained and over there and the volunteers also, how many people have the time, the interest to really go and take care of patients who might look like this. is a very dangerous pa

he tested positive for the deadly disease in sierra leone. his wife in maryland is praying for a miracle. roz plater has the story. >> she is very nervous because time is critical. last night a medical transport flew to sierra leone to pick up the doctor, and now the family can only wait for him to get back here to start treatment. i'm worried for him. >> she says she is on edge, worried and afraid as she waits for her husband of 21 years to get back to the u.s. for treatment. towson, but spends part of his time working as a surgeon at a methodist hospital in sierra leone. in this online video, he talks about why. not goingit was to be easy. i believe god wants me to do it. >> sierra leone is ravaged by ebola and a couple days ago he tested positive for the deadly disease. the cdc is arranging to have him brought to a biocontainment unit in omaha. doctors have been put on notice. >> they are trying to make sure they are stable enough to transfer. >> the family said in a phone call he assured them he is good,. . >> so far he is responding well

there has been a view that is clear in sierra leone, and has been the case in guinea.u start restraining journalists, arresting them, you allow them to be in, denial has been the worst quote in spreading ebola in the country. the easiest way is to allow them to be free and at the end of the day we'd have a hand in stopping ebola. competitive school... >> but life has been a struggle... >> black and latino kids... they feel shut out of these schools and shut out of the opportunities that they offer >> and you only have a solitary chance to turn your world around >> the way to get entrance is through taking one single exam... >> testing under fire an america tonight investigative report only on al jazeera america >> at the height of the cold war >> we're spies... intercepting messages from embassies, military bases... >> one of the america's closest allies... >> we were not targeting israelis... >> suddenly attacked >> bullet holes... ...just red with blood... >> 34 killed... we had no way to defend ourselves >> high level coverups... never before heard audio... a shocki

there has been a view that is clear in sierra leone, and has been the case in guinea.u start restraining journalists, arresting them, you allow them to be in, denial has been the worst quote in spreading ebola in the country. the easiest way is to allow them to be free and at the end of the day we'd have a hand in stopping >> it's a weekday morning in new york city and a line forms well before doors open at this east harlem food pantry. the people waiting for food range from young mothers to older people on fixed incomes. inside the pantry, the number of people needing food is only growing. congress cut 5 billion dollars from "s.n.a.p." or the "supplemental nutrition assistance program" in late 2013; because of that, the new york common pantry, one of the largest in new york - serving 3 million meals annually, reports a 26% increase in recipients in the last year. new york ranked 4 in a recent survey of cities around the globe with the highest percentage of millionaires. joel berg, who heads the new york coalition against hunger says, as the city gets wealthier, demand

there has been a view that is clear in sierra leone, and has been the case in guinea.u start restraining journalists, arresting them, you allow them to be in, denial has been the worst quote in spreading ebola in the country. the easiest way is to allow them to be free and at the end of the day we'd have a hand in stopping >> at the height of the cold war >> we're spies... intercepting messages from embassies, military bases... >> one of the america's closest allies... >> we were not targeting israelis... >> suddenly attacked >> bullet holes... ...just red with blood... >> 34 killed... we had no way to defend ourselves >> high level coverups... never before heard audio... a shocking investigation >> a conscience decision was made to sweep it under the rug... >> the day israel attacked america only on al jazeera america >>> other media stories that are on our radar at "the listening post," picking up on the story in russia, there are more changes coming. c.n.n. international were stopped broadcasting effective december 31st, according to a letter published by a state-ow

he's a native of sierra leone and he was treating ebola patients in sierra leone. right now he's in the country awaiting for a long trip back here to the u.s.. the doctor is 44 years old and he got sick about a week ago. and initial tests came back negative. but then he was tested again monday and results were positive. salia is heading to the biocontainment unit at the nebraska medical center. that's in omaha. he is expected to arrive tomorrow. and he'll be the third ebola patient treated there and that hospital has been successful in treating two of the other ebola patients. in fact, there have been ten patients who contracted ebola overseas and they were all treated here in the u.s.. only one person has die. that was thomas eric duncan who died when he was being treated in dallas. coming up at 6:30. more on the doctor's trip back here to the u.s. and the physicians who are waiting for him here. mac the you in the studio. -- back to you in the studio. >> it is worth noting that clinical trials of experimental ebola treatments begin next month in west africa. doct

. >>> from rain here in the bay area to snow in the sierra. the path that this storm system is paving. >>> and halloween, it has arrived and it is a multi billion dollar business. coming up, the fastest growing moneymaker that has nothing to do with your kids. the giants took an intimate moment, mad dog underwear. we got holds of the jockey shorts and a pick of madison bumgarner and another piece with aubrey huff checking out his underwear on stage and whipping it around and attribute to the rally thong that brought him good luck during the post-season. the same storm system that drenched the bay area is expected to bring rain and snow to the sierra and that's great news obviously as we head in the winter ski season in the midst of a very serious drought. we have more of the outlet. it looks like it is raining up there, david. >> reporter: frank, it is not rain and it's not snow, kind of freezing rain that has been falling here for the past hour. a not coating interstate 80. if you look at the ground, look closely, the ground is turning white.

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salia was working at a hospital in sierra leone's capital. it is not clear if you was involved in the treatment of any bola patient. he called the work a calling from god. >> he sent me here. >> he is being treated at nebraska medical's biocontainment unit with fluids, i'd liked her lights, and possibly experimental drugs. >> he is doing very well. alia is a sierra leone citizen who lives in new carrollton. he told his wife friday that he loved her. his family is due in nebraska soon. richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> open enrollment on th federal health care. of website wasealthcare.gov website moving smoothly. washington state had to take their exchange off-line because tax amounts were being in properly calculated. the department of health and human services reported more than 23,000 people submitted applications in the first eight hours. hundreds of people packed west potomac high school in alexandria virginia to remember hannah graham. the uva sophomore was found dead after a months long search. john and sue graham emerged from was potomac h

no tule fog in california. 63 in the high sierra.airport delays now at sfo, mineta or oakland international airport. we have delays in new york, newark and also in philadelphia. freezing in chicago. sun-up at 7:02. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. yes, unseasonably mild. just a couple of degrees cooler for thanksgiving under partly cloudy skies and then that transition day friday rain saturday through monday sometimes locally heavy. frank and michelle. >> thank you. >>> san francisco zoo is making a big push to better protect its animals. the changes coming in the wake of the accident that killed a baby gorilla. >> and i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, reaction from pablo sandoval in boston and can the golden state warriors make it 11-2 to begin the season? highlights coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning, pablo sandoval was one of two big free agents signees by the red sox. the other was hanley ramirez. he is a former dodger. now that they are teammates it looks like the former rivals are long-term friends. they alre

statewide looking at the gusty winds northern sierra, red flag warnings southern sierra and into los angeles some dangerous winds." looking at very, very dry air. so tonight it will be chilly, even freezing in southern california. some of the valleys there, as well. 68 in fremont with 64 today at the coast, with the high clouds. 67 in richmond and then tonight we are looking pretty frosty around the north bay valleys, east bay valleys. but the coast should stay mild. accuweather seven-day forecast shows temperatures then staying into the low 70s in our inland valleys and even the upper 60s at the coast. but the nights will be chilly. here comes the rain on wednesday. a break on thursday. looks like more rain friday and saturday. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you to follow. it's following live doppler 7hd on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions, vein ortiz shine, individual year forecasts, spare the air alerts, power weather outages and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. we have to ponder that before the thanksgiving forecast. >> you know

he was a doctor who contracted the virus in his native sierra leone. he died on monday in the hospital the state of nebraska. >> he arrived in very critical condition. in spite of that we had doctors and nurses working around the clock. to try to reverse his condition but were unable to do so. >> the patient, martin salia was 44 years old. he was a citizen of sierra leone with permanent residency in the united states. he had been working in a hospital in the sierra leone capital, freetown. doctors said they gave him a transfusion of plasma from patients who survived ebola and gave him an experimental drug called zmapp. doctors say the case serves as a reminder of the need to begin treatment of the ebola patients as soon as possible. eight others in the u.s. have survived the disease. officials in washington want to do more to keep ebola out of the u.s. they ordered new screenings for travellers arriving from mali. visitors will be required to report their temperatures every day for three weeks. travellers from guinea, liberia and sierra leone are alrea

most we have seen in the sierra. good news. travel delays likely there. heading home from the holidays. sierra. lake tato. 53, san jose. not much rain. futureca futurecast. tomorrow morning. 5:00, 6:00. downpours. downtown san jose. highway 17. about lunchtime. then we will see a break in the action. then tomorrow night. early sunday morning. here come the next wave of rain. into just before dawn. scattered showers. brief break setting up for sunday into monday. weekend rain totals. highest likely for the north bay. close to two inches, wetter locations, coastal hill tops. san how say. heavier rainfall totals coming in. system due in tuesday. wednesday. a look at sierra snow pack totals. a foot of snow. highway 50. maybe up to 8 inches. fresh powder. more coming into, tuesday, wednesday. tomorrow, rainy start in the south bay. changing over to sunny breaks. showers for the afternoon. see around the north bay. tri valley. highs, cool, breezy, 50s, 60s. not nonstop, all day rain. scattered showers. followed up by sunshine, at times for the afternoon. before

have learned in liberia and put it in sierra leone. we have fewer cases it they are concentrated in difficult to reach area in the forest. seeing a major effort in the forest region, some of it supported by the ad states and other supported by the french. >> you mentioned the international response, in october we saw secretary of state john kerry made passionate urgent pleas for up and do o step their part, i am wondering if you have seen a response or if you are still struggling. >> we have seen a response, -- from early september, president obama has in getting nvolved other countries, saying this is a national security priority and we will continue to have problems unless we deal with that other source. they have been very active in others to do more, nnow we are seeing the results of that. range of upport from a international partners, the -- british military are on the ground. the chinese are sent material. we are seeing medical teams around the african union, the african union itself mobilised hundreds of workers. they are trying

in sierra leone, we think there are just under 2000 cases. we still think there's a very high transmission rate. we are working hard to take the lessons we have learned in liberia to our british colleagues without the uk military on the ground and building treatment units. to take what we have learned in liberia and put it in sierra leone. in guinea we have fewer cases but they are concentrated in it difficult to reach area in the forest. we're just now seeing a major effort ramp up in the forest region, some of it supported by the united states and other supported by the french. >> you mentioned the international response, in an october we saw the u.n. come with a report and secretary of state john kerry made passionate, urgent request for countries to step up and do their part, i am wondering if you have seen a response or if you are still struggling. >> we have seen a response, from late -- from early september, president obama has been very involved in getting other countries, saying this is a national security priority and we will contin

square miles from the bay bridge past the oakland bridge and on and on camp mather the city owned sierra park it dates back before the area became is a popular vacation it i sites it was home to indians who made the camp where the coral now stands up and artifacts are found sometimes arrest this was the tree that the native people calm for the ac accordions that had a high food value the acorns were fatally off the trees in september but they would come up prosecute the foothills and were recipe the same as the people that came to camp camp is celebrating it's 90th year and the indians were up here for 4 thousand we see every day of them in the grinding rocks around the camp we have about 15 grinding sites in came so it was a major summer report area for the 92 hawks. >> through there are signs that prosperity were in the area it was not until the early part of the century with the 76 began the construction of damn in helpfully a say mill was billed open the left hand of the math for the construction by which lake was used to float logs needed for the project at the same time the yosemit

let's head to the sierra with snow falling over the sierra as well.right now right about yuba pass. we have flurries falling over the tahoe valley area and a mix of rain and snow getting down to about blue canyon. if you are going that direction be prepared. we are expecting travel delays and it'll be dangerous at times a winter weather advisory lasting from now into tomorrow night. you are looking at from six to 12-inches of snow at the higher elevations and snow level dropping to 5500 feet at times. giving you a look at what we can expect at home. we are again mostly cloudy, quite a bit of rain fell over the north bay and the overnight. from a quarter inch much to eye half inch reported to areas like santa rosa, mount saint helena had almost an inch. into the afternoon we will be mostly cloudy and notice pop up showers. not a complete wash out. if you are going to be out maybe thinking about going for a run you will be okay. it'll be soggy but not to bad. it's not going to end. there to tonight and tomorrow notice more on the way. here is tomorrow m

as i did mention it's really going to be mostly rain in the sierra. high snow leve level. flurry few inches of sne perhaps that's bit at the highest elevation. tomorrow morning didn't forget to bound el up. consolidate start. low 40's to the low 50's. watch out for the fog. that is what is going to slow you down and it's a lot of the valley fog even in the sacramento vaechlt san joaquin valley. tomorrow the afternoon 61 in santa rosa exploratorium 63 oakland palo alto out towards livermore 64 san jose. 61 santa cruz. cloud cover. get much-needed rain on saturday and then the rain will move out in time for the big game. stanford cal partly sunny saturday at 1:00 p.m. 64 degrees dropping down to 62. accu-weather 7 day forecast it's a rainy saturday morning but the weekend is not a wash-out. temperatures will come up on sunday and really from saturday afternoon through all of sunday it's dry beyond that we brighten it up warm it up 70's on the board tuesday wednesday above average and then thanksgiving rate now a little cooler. some clouds. tonight hurt anybody. >> pretty goo

and there's been a large increase in sierra leone in recent weeks. do move up and down sometimes, the fact is that the number of people who are dying is still on the increase. this is still a major crisis, and the international community has not mobilized the resources yet via the united nations that the u.n. needs to defeat this disease. >> i imagine they're not saying it publicly, but in private, why are the officials leading the fight against ebola? why do they think those countries around the world have been so slow in their response? >> well, united nations officials are diplomats, so they won't go around pointing fingers, but i can say it. i mean, the fact is that this disease started in africa. the rest of the world didn't really care very much about it. it started in the '70s in isolated villages. this latest disaster, this latest outbreak, this biggest ebola outbreak there's ever been. and the international community frankly didn't really care very much about it until it started appearing in the united states and europe with some isolated ca

you are born in sri lanka, raised in sierra leone, you spend a lot of your time traveling around the world actually looking at the impact of global warming. >> right. >> hinojosa: so when you hear people say, in this country, "well, i don't really feel it, it doesn't feel like a crisis," you say what? >> so the way i approach global warming is that i think of it as an insurance question. it's like if you were driving down the street and someone told you that your house was on fire, and then someone said, "oh, no, it's not really your house, it's the house next door, don't worry about it," what would you do? you'd probably turn around and go back. you have insurance not because you actually think your place is going to burn. you have insurance because, you know, if it happens, it's such a catastrophic problem that there's no real way out of it. so right now we're in this really important point where i feel like if there is a possiblity that this is going to happen it makes a lot of sense for us to take care of it now. and i think it's not just a possibility. most scientists would agre

as i did mention it's really going to be mostly rain in the sierra. high snow leve level. few flurry few inches of sne perhaps that's bit at the highest elevation. tomorrow morning didn't forget to bound el up. consolidate start. low 40's to the low 50's. watch out for the fog. that is what is going to slow you down and it's a lot of the valley fog even in the sacramento vaechlt san joaquin valley. tomorrow the afternoon 61 in santa rosa exploratorium 63 oakland palo alto out towards livermore 64 san jose. 61 santa cruz. cloud cover. get much-needed rain on saturday and then the rain will move out in time for the big game. stanford cal partly sunny saturday at 1:00 p.m. 64 degrees dropping down to 62. accu-weather 7 day forecast it's a rainy saturday morning but the weekend is not a wash-out. temperatures will come up on sunday and really from saturday afternoon through all of sunday it's dry beyond that we brighten it up warm it up 70's on the board tuesday wednesday above average and then thanksgiving rate now a little cooler. some clouds. tonight hurt anybody. >> pretty

we'll get the latest from one of the worst affected countries sierra leone.t spokesman joins us on the program. ♪ heal the world let them know it's christmas time ♪ >> pop stars join for a new format. will it be effective? also in the program, aaron is back. not good news. japan has done it once again. >> yes, japan is back in recession. so despite all the attempts by this man, prime minister shinzo abe, japan's economy is still not working. stay tuned, we're going to try to find out if he can ever get the world's third largest economy back up off its knees. >>> a surgeon in the united states is in a critical condition in a hospital in nebraska after contracting ebola in sierra leone. he had been working in a hospital in the capital freetown. sierra leone is one of the three worst affected countries by ebola along with liberia and guinea. so what is the situation like there right now? how has international aid made an impact? with me is the deputy government spokesperson for the government of sierra leone. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you very

. >>> a number of new cases of ebola in se sierra leone has jup dramatically they show 111 new casesaily rate defense august, our diplomatic editor james bays has been speaking to the head of the united nation is ebola response mission. >> the facts on the ground suggest no one should be complacent now. we are seeing big increases in some areas like liberia, sarah leon, guinea, we are still in a major crisis right now with ebola in west africa. >> reporter: how concerned are you about the situation in sierra leone right now? >> sierra recipients loan is very worrying, free town, port loco, this very remote area that have been the single chief come out of 149 with no ebola cases now is seeing a dramatic spike. i am worried about all three countries. i am worried about any case where we are seeing this increase in cases in parts of sierra leone. >> reporter: you have been asking since your mission was set up for money and resource, do you still need more? >> owe definitely need more, we need trained personnel particularly those that can manage the facilities. the clinical care is strai

our response to the ebola outbreak has been robust in both liberia, and sierra leone. more than two thirds of all ebola cases and over three quarters of all ebola related deaths have come from these two countries. by the end of this month, we anticipate having a total about 800 staff in those two countries, and by year's end, we expect this number to exceed 1,000 working in four ebola treatment units, two in liberia and two in sierra leone. i would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge dedicated and courageous international and african national staff working in our treatment centers. they are from liberia and sierra leone as well as many parts of the united states, europe and other states. our staff is compromised of doctors, nurses, technicians, specialists in water sanitation and hygiene, logisticians, mental health professionals, custodial workers, and burial teams. in addition to the treatment units, we have established several services for groups just now arriving to combat the outbreak. one example is a training center on the ground in liberia. it will tea

this will be a snow-producedder in the sierras. the winter weather advisory in place until 7:00 sunday. forecast highs for tomorrow, mainly in the upper 50s to the 60s. it's going to be a wet day especially for the morning hours. more breaks throughout date, but still keep the umbrella nearby, because will you need it into your sunday afternoon. more clouds into monday. a chance of showers and the one impressing us the most ons if you with possibly heavier rain and possibly a thunderstorm or two or scattered showers later tuesday into wednesday. so we used to make a big deal about .1" and .25", it's nice to measure the rainfall in inches and that will be the case. >> bring it, we need it. >> we need a lot more than that, too. >> thank you, mark. >>> coming up, the cal bears have their bowl-hopes on the line, as they take on byu and from the hospital to the ice, how one shark's player makes a huge impact despite being sick. sportswrap is next ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na

meanwhile over in the sierra there's the snow.nd not a lot of snow at the moment but we expect more to fall overnight early morning hours. back to the bay area emeryville camera across the bay. 57 in oakland and san carlos. san jose 55. morgan hill 54. 57 at half man bay. check out this view from sutro tower over san francisco on what is partly clear night right now. it's 54 degrees at santa rosa napa petaluma. 55 at fairfield concord livermore checking in at 57 degrees right now and check out the giants colors lining up embarcadero. the embarcadero center as we look at the forecast feature. we had a brief break and we are still in the break for trick-or-treating but we do expect more scattered showers to develop late tonight early tomorrow and expect sunny mild week next week. here's satellite image showing the passage of the cold front that brought us today storm if you will and still stormy ahead of the frontal system just mainly cloudy. with few pockets of shower activity but there is area of cold air here and showers out to s

tell us about sierra. >> sierra is a 4-month-old mini pincher mix.'ve healed her leg, fixed it up and she's currently in foster care. she will be available for adoption. you can come and meet her this saturday from noon to 2:00 at the shelter. >> or call 262-2133 and get more information on sierra and all of the dogs that want you to take them home and give you lots of kisses. >> thank you so much. that's going to do it for us. thanksgivi thanks for joining us on abc 7 news. "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up if aunder a microscope, put we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture everyday. [dramatic music] >> oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! ha! ha! ha! ha! [cheers and applause] welcome to millionaire. all this week, some of the smartest young people you've ever seen are playing for big bucks. it's millionaire whiz kids! [cheers and applause] our returning whiz kid is a 14-year-old science genius who inv

he contracted the virus while working in sierra leone. doctors are holding a live press conference. let's focus in. global research elements are truly remarkable. they are the standard for quality and an inspiration for all. the ebola virus infection is obviously an extremely deadly disease. we are reminded today that even though this was the best possible place for a patient with this virus to be, that in it -- that in the very advanced stages even the most modern techniques at our disposal are not enough to help these patients once they reach a critical threshold. withocus needs to remain global emphasis on prevention, as well as early diagnosis and treatment. over to ourn it panel, i am reminded of the words of theodore roosevelt, who said it is far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to write with for those who live in a gray twilight that knows not victory or defeat." it is my pleasure now to turn this over to dr. phil smith. >> you are listening to the remarks from one of the directors at the nebraska medical center. w

>> sierra leone is very, very worrying and free town and port loco and this very remote area that hadthe single chief and 149 with no, ebola has a spike and worried about country where there is a single case of ebola and unfortunately seeing dramatic cases increasing cases in parts of sierra leone. >> you have been asking since your mission was set up for money and resources. do you still need more? >> oh, we definitely need more. we need to have more trained medical personnel particularly those who can manage the facilities. the clinical care is fairly straightforward. what is really difficult is running an ebola treatment facility in a way that provides good medical care for patients and keeps the healthcare workers safe. we need experts at that and also because we need to expand our response across a broad geographic area, that is very resource intensive and cost money and we need more money as well. >>> ahead for you this news hour, ♪ street artists singing a new tune and calling for greater legal protection, decision day for african futbol, who is willing to host the african cup

resident but native of sierra rey i don't know whe leone where he contracted that virus.ska. but for now, back to "caught on camera." >>> november 2, 1995, miami, florida. a 25-mile low-speed police chase comes to a deadly conclusion. after an emotionally disturbed man takes 13 special needs children hostage on their school bus. miami tv crews capture the entire incident on camera. at the time, nubia cast lawn noes by putting her son on the school bus. but this day is different. >> translator: i noticed someone crossing the street, a well-dressed man. he quickly pushed me into the bus, closed the doors and ordered the bus driver to drive, to keep going, and that he had a gun. >> the man is highly agitated. he demands to be driven to a local irs headquarters. when the authorities get a tip from someone who witnessed a hijacking, they respond by sending a swarm of police vehicles to the scene on the palmetto expressway. >>> it was like a cross between "speed" and the oj simpson chase. it was a slow-speed chase for a long time and everybody was afraid of what might happen. >

also, let us know, the sierra turning into a winter wonderland. we'll give you a look at it coming up. >> hurry up! >>> numbers are in. black friday starting to look like cyber monday. data companies report that online sale were up yesterday by 8% from a year ago. also, what's most surprising, 47% of that online traffic came from mobile devices. people doing a lot of shopping right there on the smartphone. also notable more online retailers rolled out deals on thanksgiving, accounting for a 20% jump in growth over last year. not all web sites were able to handle all the business. best buy site crashed several time throughout the day. small stores often live in the shadow of big box competitors. on this small business saturday. they saw a lot more foot traffic. nbc bay area's, maryann favro showing us how it paid off. >> reporter: here in japan town, restaurants have been bustling as people embraced small business saturday. many say they feel that shopping in local businesses makes them feel look they're giving back to the community. in a world of

he was working in sierra leone as a surgeon when he was infected. he arrived just hours ago at the nebraska medical center. the surgeon's son spoke about how his father always focused on helping others. >> when i was little, he brought me up to the kind of man i am today. even if i don't do medical work, i do something that'll really make people feel happy or they have somebody they can look up to. >> he is the third ebola victim to be treated there. the doctor is possibly in the worst condition compared to the other patients that have been treated. >>> open enrollment for cover california, the state's health insurance exchange. it was one of the many events held this weekend to help people sign up for and also compare health care plans. healthcare.gov also opened today. this year the obama administration is promising that health coverage will not have any problems if you're trying to sign up for it. people with talked to today said they have seen improvements. >> the information is clearer. the web sisite is working a lit bit better. everything see