the biggest percentage gainers have been home depot, united health care, visa, nike and intel. that's a broad group. retailers, health care, financials and technology. it wasn't all a walk in the park though. several dow components have really struggled in the second half of the year. for example, oil stocks fell apart chevron and exxon still down 17% and 9% respectively since july. slower global growth concerns weighed on caterpillar and ibm terrible all year with the decline of the hardware business and intense competition in services and software. mcdonald's has struggled to reduce the size of its menu and verizon and at&t held by price worries and high rates. how about dow, 19,000? look at the laggards i mentioned, particularly the oil stocks. for "nightly business report," i'm paul pasani at the new york stock exchange. >> more on the 5%, fastest annual growth rate since 2003. hampton pearson with a look now at what's behind the gdp number and whether that level of growth is sustainable into 2015. >> reporter: what a year for the economy. from the winter deep freeze that p

li lou with united health care can either work with a qualified entity or apply to become one and also has another channel. this is also part of the context. i'm going to stop my talking. >> thank you, paul. it's really terrific to be speaking with you all today. and i think the first question i want to get into it whether this data release of the physician charge and payment data is a big deal. again, i'm coming at this from the perspective of a research. we had a couple conversations at rand, salivating over this new data source. what can we use it for? what questions can we ask? we figured out, well, there isn't much new we could do with research. any research questions we would want to get into the claims data that we do all the time. does that mean this data release is not a big deal? not at all. i think this data release is really important and is a step forward. why is it important? number one, i think the release of this data has laid down a marker. for decades as niall mentioned this, there was an injunction in place that prevented cms from reporting what individual physicians

some of the dow leaders have included names such as united health care. ge. united technology. names that have hit some highs include united health. 3m. travelers. vis co,those are the names that hit the highs as we're closing into a closing bell where we're likely to see records. also, seen plenty of winners on the s&p 500 as well. electronic arts included. al againy. some of the winners there. we have a winning year in 2014. going into the end of the year, may see some window dressing. pretty amazing. i walked into the office today with this hat on. dow 15,000. one of the traders said to me, nicole, really? i already made 20,000 hats. come to my booth. pick it up. honestly, i needed a hat. i'm not a bear or bull for that matter. but i got reamed for wearing this hat. liz: you still i have a blackberry like me. we're a little behind at this point. >> update. update. liz: i like my old stuff. but the 15,000 is well in the rearview mirror. this is why you should watch fox business. on may 5th, just before the bidding war food fight between hillshire brands, tyson foods and pilgri

with united health care, either work with a qualified entity or and also has another channel. i will stop my talking. >> thank you. it is great to speak with you all today. the first question i want to get into his if this data release is a big deal. i am coming at this from the perspective of a researcher, when the data came out, we had a couple of conversations. we were salivating over this new data source and what we could use it for. we figured out there isn't anything new we can do with the data. any real research questions we could get into, we would really want to use microlevel claims data. does not -- does that mean this is not a deal question mark no. i think it is a step forward. i -- why?on mark the right to privacy does not outweigh our right to the public to know what medicare's buying. for decades, there was an injunction in place for cms to be reporting being paid by medicare. cms said that balance to the right part -- right privacy in public's writer know, it is now officially tipped in the direction of the public's writer know what is going on in the medicare

intel, united health care, microsoft. those are some of the best performers this year.nited health up about 36%. disney, 26%. some other stellar performers, names you know well, jetblue, up almost tesla, facebook, and apple more than 40% each. the reason at least some of the traders would tell you, one of the reasons is low gasoline prices. better fundamentals for businesses that you see them growing, and, of course, a very accommodative fed keeping the interest rates low after they just finished the bond buying program. still accommodative fed. with all that, we're seeing dow, 18,000. remember the dow 10,000 happened in late 1999, but i want to just show you, dow 15,000, 18,000, and some of the guys think it's going to 20,000. i'm not jinxing it, but they do have the hats here to celebrate each milestone. back to you. >> all right. i do remember in the late 1990s juan williams saying i predict the dow is going to go above 10,000. >> here we are. great for the 401ks and ira's. >> don't miss nicole on our sister network. if you're not sure to find box box, log on to fox

with anthem it was $2250 and now this one with united health care is $6300. >> reporter: susan is justover the limit for subsidies for a single person so she has to pay the full cost herself. an she's healthy, not the kind of person that reaps the full benefits of obamacare. >> the people of very limited means, the people that had substantial health issues when they took their nongroup coverage out, but we're dragging about maybe 90% of the population down the drain to help that population. >> reporter: susan is still trying to figure out how she can afford $10,000 for health care. >> i am thinking about having someone live in my home to make up the difference. >> one of the main reasons so many consumers are upset, they're paying a lot more for coverage they find less attractive. >> reporter: as charles schumer recently said, 85% of people were happy with their insurance beforehand and though the massive changes to health care were aimed as insuring the uninsured, millions of americans will remain without insurance. >> even if they are successful to the degree these projections indica

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united health care. disney hitting lifetime highs. plenty of names on the move here.all up arrows with the exception of telecom really hasn't participated. i want to show you a name here. radio shack. will you be shopping there? we'll see. stock down 15 percent. they had difficulties with their lenders. they have been bashing with a loan -- they're saying the lenders may be trying to force an early bankruptcy from radio shack. a lot of back and forth. the stock halted for five hours. reopened as we go into the close. a tough day for radio shack. down almost 15 percent. it was almost a 3-dollar stock. 2.89. now looking at the lows. but we don't want to bury our lead here. record close is likely. liz: record close is likely for anybody who thought that we were going to have a christmas correction. we were talking about that earlier with teddy. not happening right now definitely. we are watching radio shack. it's just moving at about 67 cents. it's down nearly 15 percent. here's a question. in an effort to save money, what would you get rid of? would you rather get rid o

i signed up on december 8 for united health care, and i am from louisiana. they told me they would send me the paperwork. i never received it, and now i called back yesterday and they told me that i had to get back online and make a payment, and i do not have a credit card. i'm on my dad's account, and he does not want to give his account number. i do not know what to do. i do not know what doctor to go to. i have no paperwork. i do not know what to do. can somebody help me, please? guest: i think the problems you are describing are problems a lot of people are facing. the way the exchange works is definitely better than last year. you can select a plan on the website. that is an improvement. a lot of the communication between the exchange and the insurance companies is not perfect. some of those insurance companies, sometimes the processes can be flawed. i would recommend to go back to the website and perhaps contact united health care again. host: she said she will not receive the insurance until she makes a payment. that is a crucial step. guest: that is

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also by hillco partners, texas government affairs consultancy, and its global health care consulting business unit, hillco health. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith, he's a comedian and actor who spent nine years on saturday night live, including three as the anchor of weekend updates and seven seasons in the cast of the showtime series "weeds." he's kevin nealon, this is overheard. >> i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now. [laughter]. >> it would be nice that i win an emmy. >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream, it's hard work and it's controversial. >> without information, there's no freedom, and it's journalist who's provides that information. >> window rolls down and this guy says, hey, he goes till 11:00. [laughter]. >> kevin nealon, hello. >> hello. >> thank you for being here. >> we've caught you here in the middle of tour, you do a fair amount of standup touring. >> yeah. >> how much of that would you say you do in the course of a year? >> you know, i never like to think of how much i do

i signed up on december 8 for united health care, and i am from louisiana. if they told me the paperwork. i never received it, and now i called back yesterday and they told me that i had to get back online and make a payment and i do not have a credit card. i'm on my dad's account, and he does not want to give his account number. i do not know what to do is stop i do not know what doctor to go to. i have no paperwork. i do not know what to do. can somebody help me, please? guest: i think the problems you are describing are problems a lot of people are facing. the way the exchange works is definitely better than last year. you can select a plan on the website. a lot of the communication between the exchange and the insurance companies is not perfect. some of those insurance companies, sometimes the processes can be flawed. i would recommend to go back to the website and perhaps contact united health care again. host: she said she will not receive the insurance until she makes a payment. that is a crucial step. guest: that is true, and it is important for ever

this is a service bureau function like united health care we have the physician and portal that is open to all physicians in the network. this is an important suggestion. let me make some suggestions to go from here. the first is due cleanup the data in june offers some ball descriptive statements for the stakeholders added is reasonable for the sponsors to do even with the other analysis. second, the ability to combine data and data sources and thus set in this particular case it is the limitation and you can get the full picture. that we may find the physician and expending a great deal of resources in the office to look at the total cost of care they're quite efficient. but you will live see that with to integrate and combine data sources. in the health care costs is a chair that is why it is so important to contribute data as the multi pair effort to bring transparency to the private sector market. and it originally started as a private sector trend data but as was mentioned once of parties got together and payers started to put the data together we can use this gore transparency pu

also by hilco partners, texas government affairs consultancy and its global health care consulting business unit hilco health and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith, he's the coolest astrophysicist in the universe, the director director of hayden planetarium. dr. neil degrasse tyson, this is overheard. >> actually, there are not two sides to every issue. >> i guess you can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now. might win an emmy. >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream. it's hard work and controversial. >> window rolls down and this guy says, hey, he goes until 11:00. [laughter]. >> dr. tyson, welcome. >> thanks. my first time. >> it's wonderful to have you here, the coolest guy in the world. >> the the introduction it was the coolest guy in the universe. what did i do in the last five seconds to lose -- >> and it died out -- it's an honor to meet you and i'm so excited about this series, i and other peoples here watching remember the carl sagan series which is the sequel. >> which was 1980. >> if anything in the i

also, by hilco partners, texas government affairs consultancy, and its global health care consulting business unit, hilco health. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith. she's an acclaimed author whose 6 novels have been new york times best sellers, "the joy luck club," "the kitchen god's wife" and the valley o of"thevalley of amazem" this is amy tan and over terd. >> i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now. [laughter]. >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream. it's hard work, and it's controversial. >> got information, and it's journalistic pride. >> when the god -- when he says, goes to 11th. [laughter]. [music]. >> amy tan, welcome. >> good to be here. >> so nice to meet you. congratulations, this book, what a great book. >> thank you. >> epic in every way and so much like your other books and yet so different. >> different, yeah. >> that's what we'll talk about. eight years or more in the making. it's eight years since the last book. i suppose this book probably took longer than that took, right? >>

texas government affairs consultancy, and its global health care consulting business unit, hilco health, and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith, he's an academy award nominated writer and director whose credits include lone star, passion fish, the brother from another planet, the secret of roane inish. his most recent film, his 18th, is go for sisters. he's john sayles, this is overheard. >> actually, there are not two sides to every issue. >> i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now. >> the night that i win the emmy. >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream. >> it's hard work and it's controversial. >> without information there's no freedom and it's journalists who provide that information. >> window rolls down, this guy says, hey, goes to 11. [ laughter ] >> john sayles welcome. >> thanks. >> nice to see you again. >> nice to be back. >> congratulations on the film, fantastic movie. >> thank you,. >> as they all are. this one really felt great to me, we'll talk about lone star in a minute, it

health care. intel with a great year. not a typo. 40%. united health and home depot.k at microsoft and cisco. both of them up 25% roughly on the year. as for the laggards here ibm was a real standout in tech on the downside. competition in the services and software intensified. sold that. chevron and exxon no big surprise there. general electric down and pricing competition in the telecom business. etfs continuing to see overall inflows. $2 trillion in the etf business in the united states. not quite where the $10 trillion in mutual funds are but substantial. big winners, china. a lot of investments there. not a typo. 51%. that's mainland china. not hong kong and didn't do nearly as well. bio biotech up 34%. ipos in that business. cancer therapies. quietly semiconductors didn't get a lot of attention but smh big in the space and attracted money moving up later in the year up roughly 30% and the reit business did very well. a lot of them refinance their debt at much lower rates, lower rates helped reits to buy new properties at much lower rates up 25%. keeping an eye o

that is just the nature of health care outside of the united states. people who have never been outside of the united states and are not health care consumers in other countries don't realize this but there is, excellent world class health care out there. >> suzanne, how do we handle taxes if we consider doingg something like this. >> the best thing to find a tax advisor who understand what your obligations are if you ownte international property but remember that if you are a u.s. citizen you have to file your taxes every year no matter where you live, no matter if you have residence in another country or even have a second passport. so you still have the same obligations of your u.s. citizenship no matter where you mightou live. >> okay. so, dan, to you first, where are you living right now? >> i am talking to you from ecuador, up in the northern and december of ecuador. >> pretty good connection via skype. >> not bad. >>l susan, what about you?u? >> i also live in codacchi. dand and i are married. i'm in the states, in hot springs, arkansas, visitin

health care cuts, protesting changes tot health care teaming. thesystem. they say the loss will lead to massive being gaps at health care centers. >> united in opposition to the government's draconian restructuring of russia's ramshackle health care service. nobody disagreed that it need a radical makeover. knowledge being rb being 27 moscow hospitals and clinics and 8,000 health care workers being made jobless. health care is being buried it says ton side of the coffin. the doctor a gastroengt rolingss igastroenterologist,dire shortaf in the capital. >> they fired doctors and nurses of preretirement age. those who gave up to 30 years of their lives to medicine. many doctors in city hospitals were offered ridiculous positions of cleaning staff. the situation is critical. they fire people because they say there are way too many doctors although it is acknowledged that there are way too few of them. >> genuinely concerned that the proposed cut would leave the vulnerable knowledge part of society at risk during a brutal moscow winter. sending a message to the government athat this rebellion by the doctors and their patients is far from over. peter sharp, al j

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planet earth, and while we are sitting here, there are hundreds of volunteers health care workers in ebola treatment units in care centers in library and sierra leone, government employees who have taken voluntary leave, reassignment to fight this disease on the front lines, putting themselves at risk, doing the most important work that can be done to battle this epidemic. and the chance to meet with those folks and do whatever i can to facilitate their work is the most humbling part of the job and the most important part of the jump. >> tony, take us into the perfect storm. why west africa? why are things appearing to stabilize in liberia, but on the increase in guinea and sierra leone? what explains some of the phenomenon? >> what this really brings out, and i hope, if there is something good that comes out of this, the realization of how, when you do not have a minimum modicum of health care infrastructure, how vulnerable you are to so many things. and then when something as cataclysmic as a highly lethal disease inserts itself into the community, do you realize how that lack of infrastructure and abil

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. >> my question is, why does health care spending -- why is health care spending in the united states to war three times that of other countries -- two or three times that of other countries with no better results? [applause] >> that is a great question. our health care spending is about twice the developed country average. part of that is because we are richer and bigger, but even if you control those factors, our health care spending is on an order of one-third higher than it needs to be. we do not exactly know why. it is partly prices. we pay a lot more for things like prescription drugs. we pay a lot more for our cat scans and mri is. we pay our doctors more. not our primary care doctors, but our specialists. they make a lot more. part of it is utilization, but that is not all of it. in many european countries they go to the doctor more than we do. in japan, the use twice as many prescription drugs as we do. what isn't unique about the -- what is unique about the mess up system in the u.s. is that it gets all of you and does not let you go. it's a test you, keeps you in the hospit

she is expected to be placed in a special unit where another health care worker was successfully treated for ebola. >>> the top kremlin critic has been found guilty of fraud, but he was given a suspended sentence. he's maintained his innocence and called the charges politically motivated. protests against the verdict are expected later in moscow. >>> well there's grim news from that search and rescue official in indonesia. he says debris spotted in the eastern java sea is almost definitely from the missing airliner. the debris field is six miles from the plane's last known position. video showing what appear to be a floating body also shown at that news conference. >> family members of the 162 passengers on airasia flight 8501 received that news a short time ago. the airline's ceo tweeted his condolences saying "my heart is full of sadness." >>> let's go back now to surabaya where andrew stevens is standing by. any updates on what they may have or may not have found in the waters there? i think we have some communication problem with andrew right now. he's been reporting for the last cou

united states. not an outbreak or epidemic, but occasional works. we'll have health care workers come back to the united states infected so this is a health care problem for us. secondly, it's a geopolitical and national security challenge for the united states to see this kind of devastation and loss in west africa, that's something we have to respond to. it's a humanitarian crisis to see this kind of loss and devastation. we're seeing great response from the united kingdom, france, even non-traditional partners. china i think has mobilized its largest global let response in response to this crew sis. we have doctors from cuba working in sierra leone right now. it has been a global response, but i think our leadership has been critical and i think it is something the american people can take a great deal of pride in. >> if there were other elements in the current structure for addressing a challenge like this from a global perspective, are they needed, or are there existing elements in the structure that just need to be used more effectively or efficiently? >> well, we n

. >>> well, health care officials and united kingdom are trying to prevent an ebola out break after a health care worker returning from sierra leone tested positive for the disease. >> authorities say the female worker is being treated at a glass co hospital. officials say she traveled on a british airway flight from cast a blank contact to glass go and officials say there is very little of it spreading. >>> at 4:19. a a fresh wave of demonstrations hits the city of los angeles as a long awaited autopsy reports confirms police fatally shot an unarmed young black man in august. the report released yesterday confirms 25 year-old izel ford was shot three times during a confrontation and struggle with police officers. authorities say officers tried to speak to ford but got in the violent struggle that left an officer pinned down beneath ford. officers reportedly opened fire after ford tried to grab an officer's gun. his parents have filed a civil rights lawsuit and 57 million-dollar claim against the city. we will keep an eye on that. >>> family of the marine murdered in afghanistan still

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the united states does not have a sustainable health care system.is fragmented, quality is uneven. >> why is that? >> i think it has grown up organically over many years. physicians were trained, still are trained, to work in isolation as opposed to in teams. we need to change that, and i think we will going forward. but mayo is trying to make a sustainable future for itself and sharing it with anyone wants to learn from us. >> technology has had an amazing impact on medicine. more cutting edge than ever before. one reason is that technology is developing machines that give us more power to look inside the human body. secondly, we are getting tons of information we never had before. so you can see disease and a broader spectrum as well as it broader perspective. >> that will accelerate. no doubt about it. with the human genome work that is becoming affordable, we can now do whole human genome testing for under $1000. patients in the future will have their genome done, and they will keep that in place. as new advances come forward, they will have it

united states. the issue of ensuring that funding is provided will prolong the quality and longevity of human life. while there is a very important need on health careoverage that congress has been working hard to accomplish, there's also the need that i know they are focused on as well to ensure that innovation within the united states __ that has delivered some a breakthrough __ so may break used for so many patients in the united states. i have worked in the united states for 32 years of my career, but have also had the great opportunity to travel the world. i've seen what is being done most recently both in the united states and in the world. i've also been able to work on a number of boards. also, specific care delivery systems. also, your life have been touched by cancer, i lost both of my parents, many friends and family members, and i must also say, i am also a cancer survivor myself. that gives you a racist edge for innovation __ razors edge for innovation. research, development, and most importantly, advancement has led to significant increases in survival. for decades, and unprecedented success has left many feeling __ why haven't they cu

i look forward to them coming back to the united states and providing health care to our population herewoman, i want to pay president obama responding to those who oppose the actions he took today. take a listen. >> sure. >> to those who oppose the steps i'm announcing today, let me say that i respect your passion and share your commitment to liberty and democracy. the question is, how we uphold that commitment. i do not believe we can keep doing the same thing for over five decades and expect a different result. >> congresswoman, is this an example of the cbc exerting pressure on the president and bringing him to your side or is this one of the issues the cbc and president were on one accord on from the beginning of his presidency? >> well, i think it's an example of many issues that we're on the same accord on. i don't believe that the congressional black caucus pushed the president to do this. i think this is something that the president committed to doing when he was running. but let me just echo something the president said, because i do understand that my colleagues on both sides

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orphan drugmakers who charge 340,000 for a pill they say health care companies want them to do that because it costs $800,000, $900,000 for unitedf itself in a way i didn't think the market would do. >> you've been vocal on twitter past couple of months. oppenheimer initiates with a target. >> i told david last week, carl, i said, in the spirit of kind of the christmas future and the christmas carol. >> peace on earth. >> goodwill toward -- >> you know, i'm done with knocking dick c. cso. >> you're being kind again. the kindness continues. >> and then, bob pisani talked about a book that i had read that i like, the dalai lama's book about happiness. my daughters told me, dad, never too late to change. >> nice. that realm, s&p capital today, sam stovall, says don't reduce exposure to tech though it's done so well. leadership has not outstayed its welcome. you agree. >> tech is bifurcated. we have remarkable action in western digital. in seagate, hewlett-packard, but, geez, the cloud names, and the social media names have b n been -- geez, i imagine they're going to be sold between here and year end. >> talking facebooks, links in

i felt like i was personally taken care of by united health.ou'll also be connected to more ways to save. our pharmacy saver™ program offers select prescription drugs for as $1.50. you can also save with the convenience of our preferred mail service pharmacy when you're on a limited budget as we are now, you want to count every penny and the nice thing is i don't have to count any pennies on the program i'm on. and thanks to unitedhealthcare, you'll have access to exciting tools and programs that help take control of your care. print out your health records online and bring them to appointments so your doctor is well informed... and create your own wellness program to manage your diet, exercise and stress. unitedhealthcare has never disappointed me. i have been very pleased with the service that i have received. open enrollment ends december 7th, so give us a call now. as a member of unitedhealthcare, you too can discover how our medicare advantage plans can give you so much more. >>> this is shaping up to be the best year for a very long time.

. >>> health officials in the united kingdom confirming their first case of ebola after a health care worker returning from sierra leone tested positive for that disease. >> authorities say the feel maim worker is being treated at the glassgow hospital. officials a she traveled on a british airways flight from cast a blank contact to glassgow. passengers will be contacted as a precaution but there is little risk of it spreading. >>> a birth defect left a seven year-old with only a thumb on his right-hand but that never slowed him down. >> no, as fox's maury glover shows us johnny's classmates and teachers decided to build him a mechanical hand and now he is faster than ever. >> reporter: like most seven year-old boy johnny's can be a hand tool but so far his young life he has gotten along without a full hand. >> he has done very well because he was born that way. he doesn't know any different. >> reporter: johnny was been with a thumb but no fingers on his right-hand. when he switched schools last december his aunt asked technology and engineering teacher at the high school if he coul

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health problem for the united states too. as long as people are getting ebola, we will have people get ebola in the united states. not an outbreak or epidemic, but occasional cases for health care workers coming back. this is a problem for us. secondly, it's a geopolitical and national challenge to see this devastation and loss to us, that's something we have to respond to. it's a humanitarian crisis to see this loss of and devastation. the united states has led this response which had great papers and great response from the united kingdom and france and non-traditional partners. they had the largest response to this crisis. doctors in cuba. it has been a global response, but i think our american people can take pride in. >> if there were other elements like this from a noble perspective, are they needed or existing elements in the structure that need to be used more effectively or efficiently? >> we need to expand what we have. you cannot under estimate what it means to have a country be able to do it themselves ultimately. the classic example of that and it was really almost the foundation for so many other things, including what we developed. many dpeem this well, but what

united states who will succumb to cancer. our nation will have spent $201.5 billion in health care costs to fight cancer and to provide treatment to the $1.6 million -- 1.6 million americans who will be diagnosed with cancer this year. these statistics are not numbers. they are families. they are futures not realized, and they are failures. they are failures we all share as we have been waging this war on cancer that was declared 50 years ago. progress.de 2000, life8 and expectancy for cancer patients increased by four years, which translated to 23 million additional years of life and roughly $1.9 trillion in value added to the economy. in an article entitled "an economic evaluation of the war on cancer." on behalf of every family in our nation who has mourned the loss of a loved one, thank you for being here today to listen and to learn about the work of the cancer innovation coalition through project innovation. cancer cures are born of innovation. you will be addressed by experts. they will include our first congressman robert scott, and i must say our dear congressman, whom i will formally introduce in a moment. the panel t

. >> as long as we have health care providers in the united states and in california who are going to in west africa we need to be prepared. >> ucsf medical center is the other bay area hospital that is ebola certified. this is video they provided us of the two hospital rooms. there's two other hospitals also on the list, uc medical center and kaiser in sacramento. there's no southern california hospitals on the list yet. cdc representatives are visiting some of the facilities there this week. allie rasmus. >>> city college in san francisco is in the middle of a civil lawsuit. two students filed a civil lawsuit. they claim police used excessive force on them during a campus demonstration back in march. 21-year-old pippinger and demetrius hill were arrested during a sit in. neither student was ever charged. >>> hundreds of people huddled under umbrellas tonight to watch the eighth annual christmas tree lighting at the bank of america building in san francisco's financial district . >>> a mystery uncovered today at a bay area business. we'll tell you about the discovery of a human skull