instruments were found to be contaminated at ucla medical center. as many as 179 other patients may have been exposed. >> it is resis tent to most of the antibiotics. they will need a combination of several different antibiotics. >> >> reporter: id can lead to coughing, fever and chills. it may have been transmitted through to indoe scopes but they say there's little chance of a broader outbreak. >> the chance of several infections is fairly low but not zero. the chances of a widespread outbreak occur as a result of this i would say is extremely unlikely. >> reporter: ucla says they were sterilized but they are now using techniques that go above and beyond national standards. they say it should be a wake up call to hospitals across the country. >> we need more widespread

. >> reporter: health officials at ronald reagan ucla medical center insist everything is being done to protect its patients after two people died and potentially 178 others were exposed to a superbug resistant to antibiotics. >> this particular outbreak of cre is not a threat to the health of the public in los angeles county. >> reporter: ucla became aware of a problem back in december when a patient who had a procedure using endoscope immediately became sick. seven other infected patients were identified and by late january, the hospital says they realized a superbug was to

a super bug may have contributed to the death of two people at a ucla hospital. the threat is not over. we're live in san jose tonight where an expert talked about infectious disease. >> ucla says the patients were examined with an endoscope that were sterilized according to the manufacturer instructions. they were couldn't team natd with -- didn't contaminated with bacteria. >> it's a class of bacteria resist tan to advanced antibiotics. there have been outbreaks across the country since 2001. >> the mortality associated with these infections can range as high as 14%. >> that is for people who are already vulnerable. ucla 179 patients were exposed during endoscopic procedures between october and january. seven are infected. the scope looked like this. >> the device can have the bacteria on it and that's why if it's not cleaned out appropriately, then it can spread from one person to another. >> a spokesperson says the scopes in question have been removed and decontamination procedures upgraded. dr. malick believes the manufacturer will also be reevaluating its p

and as susan mcginnis tells us, critics say ucla acted too slowly. >>> reporter: healthcare officials are offering free testing kits to 179 patients who may have been exposed to deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria at ronald reagan ucla medical center. at least 2 people have died and 7 patients have been affected by the bacteria called cre. one of those patients is an 18- year-old southern california high school student who has spent months in the icu. >> everyone has dealt with an infection that gives you fever. it's like that except on steroids. >> reporter: the exposure is linked to two medical endoscopes that might know have been properly cleaned. ucla put the endoscopes out of service and changed its sterilization process. >> we have implemented a whole new sterilization process that's much more stringent than what was -- what the manufacturer had originally given us based on fda standards. >> to me it's really egregious. >> reporter: a cbs news health contributor says ucla dropped the ball not notifying patients they were at risk for several weeks and then only offered mail-in k

a super bug may have contributed to the death of two people at a ucla hospital. the threat is not over. we're live in san jose tonight where an expert talked about infectious disease. >> ucla says the patients were examined with an endoscope that were sterilized according to the manufacturer instructions. they were couldn't team natd with -- didn't contaminated with bacteria. >> it's a class of bacteria resist tan to advanced antibiotics. there have been outbreaks across the country since 2001. >> the mortality associated with these infections can range as high as 14%. >> that is for people who are already vulnerable. ucla 179 patients were exposed during endoscopic procedures between october and january. seven are infected. the scope looked like this. >> the device can have the bacteria on it and that's why if it's not cleaned out appropriately, then it can spread from one person to another. >> a spokesperson says the scopes in question have been removed and decontamination procedures upgraded. dr. malick believes the manufacturer will also be reevaluating its p

officials at ucla say they cleaned the scopes according to the standards set by the manufacturer but they say if the scopes are not cleaned properly the bacteria can spread. a warning going out to 180 patients treated at ucla's ronald reagan medical center they may have been exposed to a deadly bacteria. >> its a potent organism that could cause death. >> a super bug called cre, officials at ucla say they are i.d.'d two reuseable scopes that may have spread the bacteria and they removed them. the hospital said in a statement that so far seven patients have tested positive and an internal investigation may have contributed to two deaths. ucla sterilized the scopes to standards. >> if it's not cleaned properly it can spread from one person to another. >> now the hospital is using a disinfection process that goes beyond standards. >> the death rateses could be as high as 50% and medical experts say that even though the outbreak is concerning not everybody exposed develop an infection. >> many people can have this in their body and it won't cause a problem. >> this is not the first outbr

>>james: this super bug is a drug-resistant bacteria ucla's says the patients affected may have been infected during procedures using contaminated mescaline medical instruments and procedures have laws in october and january at the ucla medical center in auburn is caused by the bacteria can contribute to desk and up to half of those infected. the 1079 cases to men have been exposed are they contacted but they can use at home and determine if they have been infected will let you know those numbers arise. >>james: the city a further to mazurka face a legal action from the department of justice if the firm simply to the farmer does not make some changes on its own the doj is prepared to bring also protected that discriminate against minority because of the federal investigation of the shooting death of michael brown reference and refuses to revive the tactics that adds for the court to step in. >>james: coming up on the kron 4 morning news will show you the most reaction as to is react while crossing the street changes come from the san was the airport would say what those changes inclu

a super bug may have contributed to the death of two people at a ucla hospital. the threat is not over. we're live in san jose tonight where an expert talked about infectious disease. >> ucla says the patients were examined with an endoscope that were sterilized according to the manufacturer instructions. they were couldn't team natd with -- didn't contaminated with bacteria. >> it's a class of bacteria resist tan to advanced antibiotics. there have been outbreaks across the country since 2001. >> the mortality associated with these infections can range as high as 14%. >> that is for people who are already vulnerable. ucla 179 patients were exposed during endoscopic procedures between october and january. seven are infected. the scope looked like this. >> the device can have the bacteria on it and that's why if it's not cleaned out appropriately, then it can spread from one person to another. >> a spokesperson says the scopes in question have been removed and decontamination procedures upgraded. dr. malick believes the manufacturer will also be reevaluating its p

ucla says they are now using gas sterilization to clean all of their scopes. across the country there have been four deadly outbreaks of this superbug since 2011. in westwood, i'm kristine lazar, kpix 5. >>> the santa cruz sheriff's office is asking for help finding a woman who disappeared from a hospital two years ago after giving birth. she was last seen in november of 2012 at the sutter maternity center in santa cruz. no one heard a word from her since. she left her newborn son at the maternity center. his name is brody and he is now 2. his biological father is raising him on his own. he is holding on to hope that his son's mother comes back to be part of his life. >> i just hope the best for her. i just hoping everything is fine with her. there's going to be a time when he is going to school and everything that i'm going to have to explain to him -- i would like his mom to explain to him what's going on besides me. >> she is listed as a voluntary missing adult. brandon says he was -- she was previously involved with drugs and that may have played a factor

. >> reporter: the superbug that infected seven people at ucla medical center has kept an 18-year-old man in the hospital for months. >> to call this an ordeal, i think, is an understatement. >> reporter: attorney pete kaufman represents his family. >> we're talking about an infection on steroids. it's highly resistant to treatment. so you're gravely, gravely ill for a long period of time. >> reporter: officials at ucla wouldn't address specific claims citing patient privacy, but doctors have notified nearly 200 people about possible exposure to a bacteria called cre, after an investigation last month connected infections to instruments used in a special kind of endoscopy. the complex devices can be hard to decontaminate. >> ucla followed all of the recommended procedures for cleaning the scopes. >> reporter: now, though, the hospital goes above and beyond what's recommended, just like doctors at this suburban chicago facility which had an outbreak of the same superbug. >> when you have a process that's sufficiently complex like that, there are ample opportunities for the human elemen

is notifying nearly 200 others who may have been exposed to the bacteria during examinations at the uclaedical center. erica nochlin of our los angeles station kcbs has our report. >> reporter: the super bug is attacking patients at ucla ronald reagan medical center is known as cre. the centers for disease reports the germs are resistant to almost all antibiotics and they're more deadly than the popular known bug mrsa. specialists say contaminated equipment like this scope used for endoscopic procedures is the cause of this. there are a total of seven who may have been infected so far. the hospital reports it told health officials about the contamination last month but the l.a. public county health department said they only started sending out notification letters on tuesday. ucla said in a statement the two scopes that were involved have been removed and has now utilized a decontamination process that goes beyond the national and manufacturer's standards. state officials found the majority do not report screenings as a prevention tool even though this is considered a growing public heal

doctors here at ucla medical center said the bacteria spread during endoscopic procedures between last october and this january. the hospital said sterilize the scopes according to the manufacturer's standard but the implement's design makes it difficult to clean. >> we've implemented a different process that's much more stringent than what the manufacturer has originally given us based on fda standards. >> reporter: the cdc says it has connected previous super bug outbreaks to the same type of equipment. olympus said it is cooperating with various health agencies. teri okita for cbs news, los angeles. >>> well, coming up on the road rage news an arrest. a teenager is in custody for allegedly shooting a mother outside of her las vegas home. this is the "cbs morning news." [richard] america. did you file your taxes with someone else last year? if so,come into block and pay us half,what you paid them. get your billions back,america! [ julie ] the wrinkle cream graveyard. if it doesn't work fast... you're on to the next thing. clinically proven neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it targets

. >>> next to the deadly infection at ucla medical center. two dead, five sickened, including a teenager. his family arguing the medical equipment is too hard to clean. nearly 180 patients exposed. and the warning for hospitals across the country. cecilia vega has the story. >> reporter: as an 18-year-old victim of a superbug outbreak at this los angeles hospital fights for his life -- ucla's ronald reagan medical center says patients were exposed by an endoscope contaminated from a past procedure. >> there were two endoscopes that were used that had a cre infection embedded in them. >> reporter: the potentially deadly superbug known as cre is so powerful, it is resistant to antibiotics. superbugs are most commonly spread in hospitals by contaminated equipment. but even simple physical contact, such as a nurse changing a bandage on a patient, can spread the infection. since 2001, this superbug has made its way into all but three states. ucla now says it followed manufacturer sterilization guidelines. the patient's lawyer promising to sue the

we need less overuse of antibiotics. >> reporter: ucla is contacting every patient and each has been sent a home testing kit, fox news. >>> two bay area mayors host a summit to spur economic growth. >> reporter: they met here in oakland, find out what both mayors say is the biggest economic challenge to the region. >>> and low clouds and fog, we have a look at the clearing and weekend in view up next. >>> plus the big hitters, the big change for one team as players arrive today. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for for the 415 and 628 area codes? no what is it? starting february 21, 2015 if you have a 415 or 628 number you'll need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. okay, but what if i have a 415 number, and i'm calling a 415 number? you'll still need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out! >>> san francisco mayor invited leaders to gather together today. sal castaneda is live with a topic that was on everyone's mind. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. this regional summit, they were s

the infected ucla patients had endendoscopic procedures.ther 179 may have been exposed to the superbug while also undergoing the procedure. that group was notified of possible exposure just last week. >> tens of thousands of these ercp procedures are performed around the country and around the world all the time and we've not had multiple clusters of patients who are developing these super-bug infections. so we know that these cleaning protocols can work. they can be effective. >> attorney pete kaufman is representing two patients who are infected in ucla. he is suing olympus saying it didn't provide effective cleaning protocols when it rolled out its latest device. >> we are very early in our investigation but what appears to happen is the tweak was made to the device, something that olympus has described it was a complete redesign without adjusting the cleaning protocol. if that happened, olympus was asleep at the wheel. >> did olympus get fda preeivel? did itapproval?no answers. something called a 510k. >> so i think you have probably tw

ucla is notifying up to 100 patients who may have been exposed. it is believed it was transmitted during complex endoscope procedures. the doctors followed the recommended decontamination procedures. >> superbugs are scary. when you look at the hospital situation where deadly infections are a real problem and when you have one that has multiple drug resistant is scary. >>> european stocks lower. no deal yet, but greece expected to ask for an extension of the bailout agreement were eurozone today. yesterday's stocks fell. pulling back a bit from records. the federal reserve raised questions about the economy and it is no hurry to raise interest rates. exxon stock fell 2.2% after warren buffett sold its shares. yesterday, we had a very weak producer price figure. inflation is so low. causing concerns about the underlying strength of the economy. >> the fed doesn't know what to do. >>> jeb bush lays out his foreign policy vision. how did he talk about his father the former president, his brother, a former president, the invasion of iraq? controversia

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treat digestive orders could be linked to a super bug that is deadly and blamed for two deaths at ucla medical center. here is how the hospital is already making some big changes. >>> the hospital is in the process of upgrading how it cleans the instruments to prevent bacteria from spreading. doctors are concerned because this super bug is especially difficult to treat. >> people should be scared. >> emergency room doctors and staff explain the bacteria is one of the worst. it is aggressive. it is resistant to modern drugs. >> it is a very potent organism that causes death. >> the centers for disease control reports it can kill up to what of those infected. >> two deaths at ucla ronald reagan medical center have been linked to the bug. 179 other patients may have been exposed. the source? contaminated instruments similar to this one. they are used to examine digestive disorders and cancers. doctors guide them down the throat. the hospital says the instruments were sterilized but the f.d.a. released a new warning today saying that though could be hard to clean because of the design. in

kru ucla said the scopes have been remove and is utilized a decontamination process that goes beyondhe national and manufacturer's standards. state officials found the majority do not report screenings as a prevention tool even though this is considered a growing public health concern around the country. the super bug can be passed from person to person. healthy people are at very low infection. it's much more a concern for people with underlying medical problems in places like hospitals and nursing homes. >>> well overseas it's reported that peace talks between the united states and the afghan taliban could begin today in qatar. previous talks that have been raging since 2001 have fail and even now it's unclear if the taliban leadership is united enough to end the fighting. >>> a summit aimed at countering violent extremism continues at the white house this morning. during yesterday's session president obama made his most direct comments to date linking rekrejts terror acts to islam. the president had previously been cautious about describing terrorist organizations such as isis abo

. >> reporter: outside of ucla medical center the bacteria was growing. infection is often drug retis sisresistant and fatal half the time. they were instead spreading them. >> we took them immediately out of service. we stopped those scopes from being done. and we have implemented a whole new sterilization process that's much more stringent than what the manufacturer had originally given us based on fda standards. >> reporter: the number of patients potentially infected had grown to nearly 180 people already two deaths linked to the case. seven infected. >> he was very very unfortunately close to death. >> reporter: kevin boyle is the attorney for one of the seven infected patients an 18-year-old high school student. the young man went for an outpatient procedure at ucla medical center, an endoscopy so doctors could look at his pancreas. he was in the hospital for icu. he remains hospitalized. >> they went into a very well respected place of healing. that if this can happen in a place like ucla reagan, imagine what could go on at a lesser health facility

it may have contributed to the deaths of two people in ucla.eaks have been seen recently in seattle, in chicago, a hospital in pittsburgh as well. so that is where the concern comes from. all of these patients who have been exposed, about 170 of them, are being given free home testing kits so they can see if, in fact, that bacteria has infected their bodies. important to note here, healthy people generally don't have to worry about it. it's mostly a kesh for fol lly with other conditions. we'll have much more coming uppen the "today" show. >> hospitals checking their equipment as well, thank you. >>> of:51. this morning gilroy police would like to you take a good look at surveillance video showing two women using a dead person's credit card. it's video from inside a san jose convenience store. police say the two women are persons of interest in the killing of robert heiser. officers found heiser dead inside of his gilroy home early monday morning. so far they're not saying how he died but they are calling his death a homicide. >>> of:51, two mo

ucla doctors and administrators fielding the hard questions this afternoon. >> some was a logistical issue. >> reporter: perhaps the toughest one, why did it tang until yesterday to tell patients and the rest of us what happened. this after two patients had already died. >> it takes a little bit of time to identify the patients at risk for the procedure. >> reporter: two months ago a ucla patient received a gall bladood er exam using an endoscope like this one and developed fever, chills, and then a massive infection. they tested the scope, made sure it was used and sterilized properly and found seven other cases of infection. the cre bacteria, fatal in as many as half of those whose blood streams are exposed, somehow entered the ronald reagan ucla facility. doctors believed two of the scopes being used carried the infection. >> we do surveillance on cre and have done investigations over the last two years. >> reporter: somehow the bacteria did not turn up when the first patient was admitted the one who may have been a carrier. cultures were taken from that person, say doctors, but -

. >>> the ucla superbug is worse than we thought. nascar gets ugly ahead of this weekend's daytona 500. the dose of cuteness right here to warm you up on a friday morning. a cold one at it. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for joining us. speaking of the cold today could be the coldest day of the entire winter. parts of the u.s. are colder than places in antarctica. a nasty bitter freeze has an icy grip on the eastern half of the country. up north, niagara falls is an ice castle. large portions are entombed. probably won't melt entirely until may. it is brutal down south as well. nashville hasn't been above freezing since last weekend. of the 15 weather-related deaths, 11 happened in tennessee. take a look at this a parked jeep pulled away leaving behind its frozen casing. yesterday's coldest temperature in the lower 48 negative 42 degrees, and that was near cotton minnesota. you can thank the siberian express for all of this. arctic air from northern russia passing through the north pole 5,000 miles away. it is rough on the roads too. a mic

ucla is now stepping up its sanitzation process going beyond standard guidelines. at the university of pittsburgh they sterilize the devices for 18 hours, using a special gas. the fda says it's studying solutions, but some argue that's not enough. >> so we need better regulation, we need more education and we need better drugs to fight these resistant bacteria. here at ucla officials said they sent out 179 letters to patients who were exposed to the superbug and now it's just a waiting game. >>> a waiting game indeed. aditi, thank you. >>> we turn to texas and the american sniper trial. as dlib riceacial s /* /* grow near, the hollywood depicting real-life murder is about to hit the big stage at the oscars. here's lindsey gonzalez. >> reporter: the drama of american sniper chris kyle's life played out on the big screen. but the final chapter is being written here in this texas courthouse, and the timing, experts say, is unprecedented. the trial for eddie ray routh who admittedly killed kyle and his friend chad littlefield at a shooting range two years ago is soon t

>> and ukee, super bug outbreak at ucla surfaces right here in philadelphia. coming up the details of a recent outbreak that far same deadly bacteria. >> also, get ready to freeze when you walk out that door. katie is updating the frigid forecast. and also, tracking some snow for the weekends, when we do traffic and weather together on the 3's. we'll be right back. >> two car cab crash has sent two to the hospital. live look at the scene on the corner of 63rd and chestnut. crash happened shortly before 3:30 this morning. they must have been going at a very high rate of speed. police say the 50 year old cab driver was trapped in his car for about 20 minutes before rescuers were able to cut him out of the vehicle. his arms, we're told, are fractured, but is in stable condition this morning. the driver of the second vehicle has minor injuries, from the airbags. no word on what led to that crash. >>> 5:11 right now. as health experts in california continue to probe a super bug outbreak at ucla, "eyewitness news" uncovering details about recent outbreak of the same

ucla medical center. two dead 179 exposed to a dangerous superbug. and now, a new national warning to doctors and hospitals from coast to coast about a piece of medical equipment that may be to blame. abc's cecilia vega in california. >> reporter: tonight, an vest game under way into how nearly 200 people who came to this hospital for a common medical procedure may have been exposed to a potentially deadly bacteria. >> we're very sorry about some of the anxiety and concern that this situation has posed for our patients as well as our community. >> reporter: the drug resistant superbug known as cre likely transmitted through contaminated medical scopes. thin tubes inserted eded down a patient's throat. a camera on the tip allowing doctors to examine organs. the from see jury performed on very sick patients. >> the symptoms for the patients were immediate and patients developed fever, chills and severe infections right after undergoing the procedure. >> reporter: ucla says it followed manufacture guidelines in sterilizing the scopes and now is going ab

fast<operate and ucla.the infection has been transferred to traffic devices. it was contaminated with bacteria even though they've undergone routine sterilization. the other supports the part of the surgical devices very difficult to the queen. hospital officials say nearly a hundred and 80 patients people who went to the ucla med center may have been exposed to these and a bad experience seven of the people who went and an explosive as the vice 7 had an infection because of it and two of the patients have died. they say this is not a threat to the general public. <

. >> nearly 180 patients at ucla medical center are being warned they may have been infected by a drugnt super bug and the fda is worrying that a commonly used medical scope could be the source of the infections we're live from ucla with the story. denise? >> what happened here sparked national discussions about the particular scope devices these procedures can be life saving yet in rare instances dangerous infections can happen and in this case it may have contributed to the deaths of two people. >> when something like this happens, it's really just gets us in our gut. >> doctors at ronald reagan ucla express condolences and broke down how to discover the deadly infection that contributed to death of two patients. first red flag in mid december following an endoscopy to access a gal bladder. >> the patient developed a bacteria resistant to a lot of strains of normally-active antibiotics. >> they identified two devices embedded with cre bacteria. investigation revealed a total of seven patients had undergone a procedure with the same scope with the same infection. the hospital immediat

. >> nearly 180 patients at ucla medical center are being warned they may have been infected by a drug resistant super bug and the fda is worrying that a commonly used medical scope could be the source of the infections we're live from ucla with the story. denise? >> what happened here sparked national discussions about the particular scope devices these procedures can be life saving yet in rare instances dangerous infections can happen and in this case it may have contributed to the deaths of two people. >> when something like this happens, it's really just gets us in our gut. >> doctors at ronald reagan ucla express condolences and broke down how to discover the deadly infection that contributed to death of two patients. first red flag in mid december following an endoscopy to access a gal bladder. >> the patient developed a bacteria resistant to a lot of strains of normally-active antibiotics. >> they identified two devices embedded with cre bacteria. investigation revealed a total of seven patients had undergone a procedure with the same scope with the same infection. the hospital

. >>> the ucla's super bug is worse than we thought. >>> nascar gets ugly ahead of this weekend's daytona 500. >>> and here to warm you up -- it is friday february 20th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. happy friday. i'm frances rivera. today could be the coldest day of the winter. parts of the u.s. are colder than places in antarctica. this nasty bitter freeze has aan icy grip. niagara falls is an ice castle large portions are entombed and won't melt until may. sculptors in minnesota are building this giant dragon. massachusetts firefighters rescue two dogs although one wasn't too happy. both got nice warm blankets when they reached shore. >>> it is brutal down south as well. nashville hasn't been above freezing since last weekend. of the 50 weather-related deaths reported 11 happened in tennessee. >>> take a look at this really an amazing image. that is a parked jeep that pulled away leaving behind its frozen casing. yesterday's coldest temperature in the lower 48 negative 42 degrees near cotton minnesota. and you can thank the siberian express. arctic air from northern

ucla is claiming the scopes were cleaned properly, but that it's now using a process that goes above and beyond the manufacturer and national standards. >> they can't find a breakdown in any of those cleaning procedures. there's something going on here whether they have to change the procedures or not. there's a aren't scopes are spreading this in hospitals. >> reporter: because of what happened at ucla. the fda issued a safety alert urging hospitals to closely follow the cleaning guidelines for reuseable scopes. >>> here's something you won't see every day on the streets of san francisco, a ram roaming around brought out to celebrate the lunar new year. >> celebrations are happening across the globe. and the bay area is no exception. abc 7 news reporter chris winn is live in chinatown to show us the festivities there. hi chris. >> chinatown has been packed all day long with people who have seen a lot of people taking pictures in front of the entrance to chinatown behind me. you can bet with all these people out here many restaurants and businesses will certainly be busy throughout t

usc and ucla. [ cheers and applause ] usc, right?n you also have ucla. [ cheers and applause ] it's hard to say which one is better, but i think one way to find out would be to have both schools' mascot come out and have a dance-off right here. right now. [ cheers and applause ] so ladies and gentlemen, give it up for usc's tommy trojan and ucla's joe bruin! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ nice. welcome, welcome, welcome. all right, guys. welcome. thank you. let's see what you've got. give them some tunes there, roots. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's pretty good. they were both pretty good there. but i know another mascot who might be able to show you guys what's what. [ cheers and applause ] hashtag the panda, everybody. ♪ hey, hashtag. hey, hashtag. hashtag. nice to see you, buddy. okay. hashtag wants you guys to dance one more time but do it to the hashtag song. on the way out. you ready, bruce? do the hashtag song. ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] usc's tommy trojan, ucla's joe bruin, and hashtag. we've

charles grove at the ucla school of medicine. he has been a frontrunner in psyche deltic research. he is here to share experiences with patients. >> james girodano at georgetown university. thank you for being here. dr. grove, when you think about psycheodelic drugs one things of the 1960s, counter culture and tom wolfe's "the electric cool aid acid test." why the study around compounds that were deemed dangerous and abandoned in the 1960s. >> i think that's not often appreciated is that during the 50s and 60s, into the early '70 did, there were some compelling and potentially valuable research with psychodelics being conducted with psychiatrists and other mental health and health professionals around the world. there was very very exciting promise that this treatment model held. however, it went off of the rails with the culture because of cultural turmoil and the politization, research had to be shut down by the late '60s and, early '70 did. it took a few decades for enough time to elapse to be able to open up this area of i hope vestgation in a more objective manner and subseque

ucla is sending home testing kits. a statement was released saying they have removed the two scopes links to the confection and using a process that is before the manufacturers' standards. >>> south bay democratic congressman mike honda is getting a lot of positive response on soldier media this morning after announcing he is the proud grandpa of a transgender grand child and he made the anewsment on twitter say as a proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild i help she fells safe as school without fear of being bullied and the temperature has been retweeted 3,000 times during a national conversation about people would struggle with >> today a status hearing is scheduled in suspend state senator lee's corruption trial. the lawyer tried to push back the trial from june to mid-august say he needs more time because he is about to begin another trial for another client. ye. was indicted on accepting $62,000 in proper campaign contributions and offering to arrange the sail of machine guns and missiles to an undercover f.b.i.

hit me up on kennedy nation and let me know your thoughts. >>> speaking of the delightful ucla bruinsblue tonight. a hip-hop spawn, snoop dogg's son has committed to the finest team in america, the kid is 6'2", 195 pounds, a wide receiver who turned down arizona state and usc to become a bruin, and joins the spawn of puff daddy combs. all they need is ice-t's sead and it will be a trifecta. the best part is snoop's tweets, he wrote i'm going to back him up 100% and throw out my usc drawers, and he proclaimed i'm throwing all my usc stuff away, i'm all ucla now. go ahead and burn that stuff, snoop. blue and gold all the way. hip-hop royalty in westwood. i know this may surprise you, but i also went to ucla. >>> topic number three, 2008 study from pentagon think tank surfaced that claims vladimir putin has asperger's syndrome, characterized by difficulties in social interaction, repetitive interests like constantly posing shirtless, over normal social interaction and, of course, invading crimea. that's what all asperger's people do. we can't confirm the diagnosis until vlad visits the p

ucla's says the bacteria was found on two of the devices.ospitals routinely clean the scopes after their use, but the design makes that process difficult. >> if it's not, quote unquote cleaned out app app -- appropriately, it can spread from one patient to another. >> reporter: on thursday the fda issued a warning to doctors, saying that even following the recommended cleaning instructions may not be enough to eliminate the bacteria. >> jake ward join us now from san francisco. and put this into context for us. the scopes in question here are how the bacteria passes between patient, but they didn't create the drug-resistant bug. how did the bug get into the hospital to begin with. >> that's right. good evening tony. the scope itself is not responsible here. it's a really the rise of antibiotic resistant bacterias in hospitals and around the world. we're looking at the overprescription and misuse of antibiotics, which is giving bacteria a shot at practicing. in this particular case we're talking about a specific thing, cre, the cis a specific

ucla discovered the outbreak late last month running tests on a patient.that's when they realize ad specialized endoscope, one inserted down throats of about half a million people every year, may have transferred the cre bacteria from patient to patient. >> they probably could have sterilized the equipment better this is a wakes upcall for how hospitals sterilize equipment in between procedures. we're talking ucla here. this is one of our top medical centers in the country. so this can be prevented. it shouldn't have happened. and now that it has happened we have to screen the people who have been in contact with it. >> reporter: uca has been in touch with patient who is have been exposed. they're working with the cdc and if the. da the good news this is not contagious through the air. so experts are not anticipating a major outbreak. that said, since 2012 there have been half a dozen outbreaks impacting about 150 people all across the country. health medical experts say the medical industry needs to better clean equipment. they make sure they don't overus

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