. >> total hospital bill of over $1 million. >> over $1 million? >> over $1 million. in that situation that patient has no insurance essentially that's free charity care provided by the hospital. >> by one estimate annual firearm injuries end up cause costing $645 per gun. and doherty says, that's not who you feel is paying the price. >> out there there's the thought that those who get shot deserve it. but the majority of our patients are not in gangs and don't relate to a gang involved incident. most are innocent victims. >> in may, michael was driving in the suburbs, when he heard the window crack. >> it felt like someone had punched me in my left shoulder in the back. and i -- but i knew it wasn't just a punch because it knocked me over and i slumped over the wheel. >> the 57-year-old father of two had been hit by a stray bullet. >> i'm not a gang banger, i'm not a thug, i'm a teacher, you know. and i'm thinking why would someone want to shoot me? you know. and i guess i figured out it was just an act of random violence. fest. >> that bullet would leave brown withou

if they want to look at total hospitalization, x, y, or z there is no flexibility for us to be able toactually put that in the contract. even though it would make common sense and we may say yes we will put skin in the game. that flexibility around what we measure is one piece. >> what would have to change for you to do that? >> at the fda level. what is consistent, not misleading, not misrepresenting but something that is proving value according to what the health insurance plan needs. so that is one. another issue is incentives, if you will. if we are trying to talk to a pbm they are only measure is the drug costs. so they have very little interest in talking with us about outcomes -based contracting because they are not responsible for the medical fees. the short-term incentives versus the long-term gain not only is a problem today the becomes a bigger problem later. we have a medication developed at the university of pennsylvania for a form of leukemia where we have patience children, emily is one of them in particular who was dying and she has gone through every other medication.

if a payer or health insurance policy plan says i want to look at total hospitalizations, i want to look at x, y or z, unfortunately there's no flexibility for us to be able to actually put that in the contract. even though it would make common sense for them to want to do that. even a though we may say, yes, we'll put skin in the game and pay you on that. so that flexibility around what we measure is one piece. >> and what would have to change for you to do that? is it fda? >> yes, it's at the fda level for us to be able to say, what is consistent with label, no misleading, not misrerptipresen but most importantly what they need for their patients. so that's one. another issue is incentives, if you will. so if we're trying to talk to a pbm, their only measure is their drug cost. so they have very little interest in talking with us about outcomes-based contracting because they are not responsible for the medical piece. and the short-term incentives versus a long-term gain, not only is a problem today, but comes as a bigger problem later. we have a medication, cart 19, co-developed with t

hospital. they represent a small - but growing - proportion of the total. but what are the risks of giving birth outside of the hospital setting? to try and answer this question, researchers looked at data on babies born between 2012 and 2013 in the state of oregon. of the 79,000 births they analyzed, about four percent occurred in homes or birth centers other than the hospital. they found that in both settings, the risk of death or other serious medical issues was very low. however, compared to planned in-hospital birth, out-of-hospital birth was linked to a slightly higher rate of perinatal death - in other words, death during development or in the first month of life. clearly more studies are needed can be truly understood. until then, the best step a woman who is interested in giving birth at home can take is to talk to her doctor and decide together what birth plan will work best. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson. we'll be right back with a final check on your forecast from bryan. you're watching channel 13 action news... where you ask

. >> reporter: it can spread to the bloodstream and go anywhere in the body, in total 350 newborn exposed. the hospital working its way through the list of patients and recommending treatment that can start as early as monday. >> well, making a recommendation that babies go on once daily antibiotics, and that's a big deal. we think it's necessary to prevent any possibility that these babies will get tuberculosis, but it's not a step to take lightly. >> reporter: this nurse's case was considered active for four months, august through november, the hospital says don't worry, it p you're a patient here at that time, they'll make sure that they contact you. in san jose, emily turner, kpix 5. >>> well, tonight, police are looking for the arsonist who set fire to a southern california mosque right before friday prayers. worshippers at the islamic society in coachella say they heard a loud boom as the fire erupted, no one hurt. and a fire was contained to the lobby, a small group gathered across the street to pray as firefighters worked, so far police have no suspects, federal agents now joining in on the inv

hospitalized. three are in critical condition and two are in serious condition. everyone has been treated and released, inclduing the 11 year old victim. over at sunrise: a total on 13 victims were transported to that hospital. the majority have been discharged but five are still being treated. we're told four are in fair condition and one is in good condition. we just learned many of the victims were visiting from out of state including: quebec, canada.. that's why we heard from umc folks that french speaking translators were needed to communicate with patients. others are tourists from mexico, california, colorado, arizona and oregon. in fact, we have confirmed that four college athletes from pacific university in oregon were injured in yesterday's crash but they are expected to be ok. night and two were kept overnight for observation. a spokesperson for the university says a group of 19 athletes and coaches were in town for a wrestling tournament. they were supposed to compete today but have decided to go home instead. we're told they are were to fly out tomorrow but are making arrangement to fly out today. ((karen castro)) again, more than 30 pedestrians w

hospital. they represent a small - but growing - proportion of the total. but what are the risks of giving birth outside of the hospital setting? to try and answer this question, researchers looked at data on babies born between 2012 and 2013 in the state of oregon. of the 79,000 births they analyzed, about four percent occurred in homes or birth centers other than the hospital. they found that in both settings, the risk odeath or other serious medical issues was very low. however, compared to planned in-hospital birth, out-of-hospital birth was linked to a slightly higher rate of perinatal death - in other words, death during development or in the first month of life. " after the break... thinking about buying a home ? why you may st trigger in 20-16. buying a home ? why you may just want to pull the trigger in 20-16. but mary moloney why you may make 2016 the year home. buyers -- 2016 might just be your year. here's why. one -- rock bottom mortgage rates are on the way out. interest rates are going up and that's going to make new home loans more expensive.

totally. >> maybe police should check local hospitals for hernia victims. feel like applauding him. >> oh, boy. there's a will. near san antonio though, he took the time to disconnect what he was stealing watch as a man calmly walks up to an inflatable snoopy christmas lawn decoration. he takes it away. he didn't take any of the other figures just the dog. the homeowner says the crook is a grinch. look at him walking away. we're going to catch you because you're on home video. >> why does that happen more often? >> i think it's pathetic. you're going to steal decorations that people spent their hard earned money on. >> the fact it happens so rarely makes me like humans. >> on the other hand, may be the thief didn't need any of the other snoopys or decorations. >>> coming up, a remote controlled gift guide. >> we're riding along with the toy insider mom with the hottest toys on the go. you're watching "world news now." >> you are. >> announcer: "world news now" continue ♪ >>> many of us can remember when we made the jump from playing with little kid toys wha

poppy is a good friend of mine from my cnn days and she did tell me she is home from the hospital and the baby is totally fine. we are so glad to hear that. by the way, poppy's having a baby girl. >>> time for our look back at the stars we lost in 2015 and the special time that they spent with "e.t." we begin with the most tragic loss this year, the death of bobby christina. >> when news broke that she had been found unresponsive in a bathtub, we all thought, please, not again, not like her mother, whitney houston. i immediately flew to atlanta where her loved ones held a constant vigil until they had to say good-bye. at the funeral home dionne warwick, aunt pat and grandmother cissy houston, with her hands folded in prayer during the procession to the burial site. bobby christina passed away on july 26th after months in a coma. during that time her family did not allow her ex-boyfriend nick gordon to see her. last week gordon poefed this photo shop christmas card of the two of them both wearing santa hats with presents on their laps. there issen a ongoing investigation into her death and now a source cl

hospitalized. three are in critical condition and two are in serious condition. everyone has been treated and released. over at sunrise: a total on 13 victims were transported to that hospital. the majority have been discharged but five are still being treated. we're told four are in fair condition and one is in good condition. ((karen castro)) as for the victim who died, her family has set up a go fund me page. so far, more than 17- thousand dollars have been donated. we have that we have that information on las vegas now dot com. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. ((paul joncich)) > thanks karen... our coverage of the deadly strip crash continues. after the break... we look into the history of the accused driver... including how she seemed to turn her life around once... and where she may have been heading when she made a pitstop in las vegas./// every morning these men ate a tired breakfast and had a tired day. they weren't lumberjacks, they were slumberjacks. then one day jack showed up with a breakfast burrito poweredby jalapeos. it didn't just change theirmorning. it changed everything! turning these tree loggers.

rescuers took a total of 41 people to area hospitals. the quake began after midnight, lasted for almost a minute. >>> police say they now have a killer on the street -- off the street of falls church. investigators say it all started with the christmas eve party. it ended with murder. news 4's jackie bensen show us who police say is responsible.ç >> reporter: a 911 call led police to trail run road in falls church, where they found the body of edgar armando serrano of annandale. >> when we arrived we found an individual who has died with trauma to the upper body. we're currently investigating that death. >> reporter: serrano was pronounced dead at the scene. investigators learned that just prior to the fight, the victim had been at a christmas eve party at a home just around the corner an camp alger avenue. they believe 34-year-old santos narcisco osorio chased the man down the street and attacked him with a sharp object. police suspected ea early on the two knew each other. investigators need the public's help with information about th

. >>> and night of the wounded came to the medical center, a total of 17 people taken to area hospitalsbut officials have yet to give details about their injuries or conditions. so we have several reports coming up tonight. christie hears from the police commissioner charles ramsey and former r.b.i. agent in philadelph philadelphia. chad pradelli talks to police from smaller departments about how they train for active shooting solutions. and i am tagging live with a terrorism experts and former high-ranking official at the homeland department. and a report from the scene in san bernardino, california. let's begin with "action news" reporter who is live at the federal building in philadelphia. law enforcement all over the country is paying close attention to and has appreciation for and unique reaction for the police. >> and an f.b.i. agent says connecting the dots starts with the evidence at the crime scene. >> it looks like this was something that seemed fairly organized and planned and they seemed very planned. >> officials describe the gunmen on wednesday's mass shooting as if they w

same-sex nationwide. 8.3 million people signed up for obamacare, surpassing last year's total, signaling good news for hospitals health insurance companies. at about the same time last year , 6.4 million people had signed up. prosecutors in the charged a woman with murder, child abuse, and felony hit and run after she allegedly plowed her vehicle into crowds on the las vegas strip. lakisha holloway is due in court tomorrow, held in court tomorrow -- without they'll. police say that her three-year-old daughter was with her but wasn't hurt. global news, 24 hours per day, powered by our 2400 journalists and more than 115 or -- news bureaus around the world. common beliefthe is that a rising interest rate environment in the u.s. will help things to make -- help banks make more profits when they lend money. you might be surprised to learn that profits and rates are not as linked as you thought. our next guest has some charts that might help to dispel that believe. j joe b -- jw mason is a fellow at the roosevelt institute, joining us now from los angeles. joe: thank you for joining us. what is the gist of the resear

mark: 8.3 million people have signed up for obamacare, surpassing last year's total, signaling good news for hospitalcompanies. time last year 6.4 million people had signed up. for the families of some of the victims of the sandy brooke , severaly school lawsuits were filed against the estate of the gunman's mother. the families of 16 people who were killed will split the funds from the estate. her son, adam, gunned down 26 graders and six adults in 2012. the man who blown the gun to the boston marathon bombers to kill a police officer has been sentenced to 17 months he has already served. he apologized, saying that his actions were "dumb." he testified during the trial of of garcon i have -- of one the bombers. he said he did not know about the plans and had no idea that the gun with the used to come in officer. global news, 24 hours per day powered by our 2400 journalists and 150 news bureaus around the world. i mark crumpton. betty: thank you, mark. the stocks trading pretty much here session highs, we are trying to accelerate going into the closing bell. i want to get to abigail doolittle, live w

hospital says she showed no symptoms.. and the t-b was detected by accident on a chest x-ray. in total.. 350 newborns were exposed.. and the hospital is taking precautions: (((dr. stephen harris/chair of pediatrics, santa clara valley medical ctr.) "we are making a recommendation that babies go on once daily antibiotics. and that's a big deal. we think it's necessary to prevent any possibility that these babies will get tuberculosis...but it's not a step to take lightly." )) ((denise valdez)) santa clara valley medical center said that it was reaching out to mothers who were in its care between mid-august and mid-november. anyone who was possibly exposed will be screened.. and treated if necessary./// ((denise valdez)) > las vegas' summerlin hospital had it's own tuberculosis exposure in 2013. it started with a pregnant mother in the neo-natal unit... when a woman gave birth to premature twins. after she was discharged she returned to visit them.. disease. both the woman and her newborn daughters died. the health district identified 59 people with tuberculosis.. but said they may not all be linked to the hospital..

u-m-c says in total there were 15 people brought to them last night... 10 were able to leave this morning... hospital officials say the victims that were able to leave the hospital were suffering from broken bones.. cuts and bruises. u-m-c says they varied in age but the youngest was also said a lot of the victims were from canada so a french translator had to be brought in. i also spoke to a woman who witnessed the crash... here's what she said. "i cant believe it people fly like paper like something she doesnt stop she doesnt have a beak she just driving marina ivanov says her husband and her tended to the people that were injured. she also says her husband chased down the car that lakeisha holloway was supposively driving. in total police say about 35 people were injured. a memorial has also been set up right outside the planet hollywood to honor the victim.. jessica valunezela. victims were also taken to spring valley and sunrise hospitals. sheriff joe lombardo did stress he believes terrorism was not a factor in this crash. but did say with the new year's eve las vegas strip next week... they ar

hospitalized. three are in critical condition and two in serious condition. everyone else has been treated and released, including the youngest patient... an 11- year-old child. over at sunrise: a total of 13 victims were transported to that hospital. the majority have been being treated. we're told four are in fair condition. we have also learned many of the victims were tourists from quebec canada, mexico, california, colorado, florida, arizona and oregon. ((karen castro)) investigators have not released the names of the surviving victims. but again, a 32- year-old mother and wife from buckeye, arizona was killed in yesterday's crash. we have more information on how you can help on las vegas now dot com. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) karen, i know you've been trying to talk to families of the victims -- many of those visotrs from out of state or out of the country. do you know if they are with their loved ones right now? ((karen castro)) umc folks tell us family members of the victim's are the second most important besides the actual patient. they say one of their main focus is to reunite families and we're the hsopital right now. ((paul joncich)) > fo

the hospital says she showed no symptoms and passed their tests one month before it was detected by accident on a chest xray. in total, 350 newborns were exposed. the hospital is contacting mothers who were in its care between mid- august and november. they will provided testing and preventative daily treatments for the infants, as well as any parents or employees who were possibly exposed. if you're a little squeamish... bear with us... this is really good information though... the f-d-a has approved an injectable sponge that manufacturers claim stops bleeding in seconds. the agency cleared the "x- stat-thirty" wound dressing for use by anyone, previously it was only used in the military.. the sponge expands and can be used to control life- threatening wounds in areas where a cannot be used... like the groin or armpit. the product can be used for up to four hours, allowing time for an injured person to receive medical care. good luck buying a hoverboard on amazon. the online retailer just removed all "swagway" hoverboards from its site. the move comes just days after a swagway hoverboard was identified as the brand

total shock. >> the driver was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. the worker inside the building was also hit by debris and had to be treated. engineers will examine the building for any structural damage. >>> 4:34 on this tuesday morning. time for weather and traffic on the 4 chris, good morning. >> good morning, darlene and rob. unusually mild. starting out in the mid 50s. 56 degrees already this morning. temperatures continue to rise slowly overnight. what to expect today? mild morning, indeed. 40s in the suburbs. that's as chilly as you're going to find it. 50s in the city. showers will break out from the southwest to rtheast. winds out of the south and southwest. right now at 56. won't see a dramatic rise in temperature from the clouds and temperatures. nonetheless, upper 50s at noon. even in the evening hours. showers should diminish for a time tonight. more rain and temperatures ahead. let's talk early commute. here's lauren. >> thanks, chris. it was a busy night for the mta. lot of track work. 11 different delays. that should be wrapped up a

totally different person. >> reporter: pat spent 63 days in the hospital recovering from burns that robbed him of his scalp, ear and nose. his eyelid and lips also gone. when he got home his young children were terrified. >> the first time i realized what he had gone through was the first time i saw him. >> reporter: alison, pat's oldest daughter, was just 6 at the time. >> and i remember going up to the house and my mom and stepdad house because i was scared. >> reporter: over time his devastated family adjusted. >> to us he became normal. he looked normal. we didn't think anything of it. >> reporter: ever the family man, he went on to have two more children. but inside, he was struggling. the guy once known as life of the party became withdrawn, depressed, and began abusing his pain medication. his friends felt helpless. >> it was hard for me to tell him. it's even harder for him to hear and accept it as the truth. >> reporter: he endured months of surgeries. doctors were able to apox mate a mouth, nose, and lips, facing those ears. >> look to the left. look to the right. >> reporter: but there was nothin

out of the express lane and collided with other vehicles.there was a total of five vehicles, and two were transported to local hospitals. nigel: a stretch of i-95 was shut down for hours as troopers investigated. gabrielle: investigators now say the pilot who crashed into a building in alaska, sparking a fire, was not authorized lie that type of play. it crashed into another building yesterday in anchorage after clipping and office building. take a look at this. nigel: carrying stun guns in chicago. they have announced that ever chicago officer who response to service calls will be equipped with a taser, a move that comes after growing criticism of chicago police and their use of chicago police officer jason van dyke is charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of an african-american teenager. gabrielle: tonight, there is another strange twist in the story of the texas affluenza teenager who was just captured in mexico with his mother. he was using a false name in mexico. couch clan his escape and even held a farewell party. he became known as the aptly whence a teenager during his trial for a deadly drunk

hospital. he will have surgeries after that totaling about 20 hours. he will stay in the states another year to recover. >> he's a tough kid. there's a reason that he sur vived it. >> they're hoping that having the surgery will help him and his family reintegrate to life back at home. >> kristen thorn, channel 7, eyewitness news. >>> a test run today for the time's square ball drop ahead of tomorrow's new year extravaganza. as we take a live look at time's square, less than 30 hours from the first second of 2016. it's already getting busy down there. the nearly 12,000 crystal spear raised to the top of one time square today just in practice. the ball will officially begin descending down >> as the ball goes out and the numbers light up with 2016 there's no other moment like it where the world truly comes together as one and celebrating the future. >> is that beautiful or what? with about a million people expect today pack into 20 blocks around time's square security is being stepped up. 6,000 cops, some heavily armed, others under cover will be deploye

a patient was transported to the hospital and that is the patient that is deceased. a totalatients. seven critical, one deceased. >> what hospitals? >> i'm not sure. valley trauma center would be sunrise. i'm not sure how many patients went to each hospital. >> is the driver local? is the driver local? >> i do not know that. >> i know there's possibly somebody else in the vehicle. i can't confirm who that person is. >> is it possible there was a child in the vehicle? >> i do not have that information. >> talk about as someone who lives here seeing this happen on the strip. >> this is a huge tragedy that occurred on our strip. that's one of the things we have brought automobile other investigative components out. we have our counterterrorism here to be sure we covered all aspects of this investigation. whether it is potential homicides here. if it is terrorism. we are not stating thought is terrorism we are not stating it's intentional. we have all our investigative components here to ensure we have this investigation lock and stock by the end of the night. >> was the car dri

hospital. reid had been a police officer for a total of 25 years. >>> a philadelphia police officer ending up in the hospital after her cruiser is rear ended by another car. she was stopped on i-76 near passyunk avenue around 1:00 o'clock this morning. that's when the other car slammed into hers. investigators suspect that driver was drinking. the officer suffered head and neck injuries from the impact and was taken to presbyterian hospital. we're toll she is expected to be just fine. no word yet on any potential charges again the other driver. >>> happening right now, in camden county, current military members, their families and veterans taking a hike this weekend with a lot on their shoulders. they're taking on a very serious issue, veteran suicide. fox 29' is that so bean in a cure cure rows is live at haddonfield memorial high school where dozens are taking part in the carry the fallen event. sabina? >> reporter: that's right, dawn much as you can see behind me we're going on hour six and these guys are still going very very strong as you mentioned they are walking to prevent veteran suicid

a total of five expreex two people were transported to local hospitals. an investigation is underway to determine if drugs or alcohol played a role in that crash. >> a fire at a seattle marina occasioning serious damage. the fire sinking two boats, two others were left with severe heat damage. at least a dozen emergency vehicles worked to put out those flames, even cutting through metal walls. there were no injuries. investigators are working to figure out what caused that fire. >> a family rescues their dog after their home is destroyed by a devastating tornado in texas. and you can see them digging underneath the rubble to get their dog out. he was trapped for two days. he had some injuries, but is expected to be okay. >>> police in new york want to make sure people are safe when hundreds of thousands of people will head to times square on thursday. officials say they have not received any credible threats but still taking extra security measures. nearly 6,000 officers will be hand in times square. police say -- people say they feel safe with the extra

has minor injuries the driver of the monster is when three people taken to hospital this pileup to semi's pastoral 12 car totalthey know wants the road it's like the number of traffic accidents goes up basking driver to slow down and increase the distance between cars use your head lice and check the tires finally be patient these commuters in the stock for more than our. >>marty gonzales: schiff the man is dead at the his pickup truck burst into flames after crashing into a train yard in south san francisco police said a truck accident-115 east grand avenue shows the driver was pronounced dead at the same market news from menlo park as mine sand hill road disclosed a of the rich and the plan santa cruz of an acclaimed following a deadly accident involving a car and a pedestrian we discount the from of menlo park police department the accident happened just before 7:00 this morning with the can offer us in the of the details they're still on the scene for and don't know when san here world will reopen some. >>marty gonzales: his lawyers gonna fight the subpoena to his wife's deposition the attorney is against

in total, 350 newborns were expressed. the hospital is -- exposed. the hospital is working through the list of patients and recommending treatment that can start as early as monday. >> we are making our recommendation that babies go on once daily antibiotics and that's a big deal. we think it's necessary to prevent any possibility that these babies will get tuberculosis. but it's not a step to take lightly. >> reporter: out of those 800 or more people who are potentially exposed to tuberculosis, the hospital says so far no one has actually been infected. and they say they don't want mass hysteria to break out. if you have been at this hospital, they say they will find you. they have done extensive research, gone through their records. they know who the mothers were the babies and families involved. live in san jose, emily turner, kpix 5. >>> so you think you're having a bad day? check out what happened to this driver in san jose. yeah. that's a metal beam that came flying through that bmw's windshield on southbound 280 near the saratoga exit. the met