taken to highland hospital in critical condition and was later transported to ucsf where she is doing extremely well. she ran the department of homeland security before leaving in 2013 to take over the ten campus uc system and five medical centers and three affiliated laboratories. her office confirmed that the one time arizona governor has been battling cancer for five months. during the course of the treatment president napolitano has consistently performed her wide range of duties at full capacity without interruption or impact. but yesterday she had complications. the self prescribed single workaholic was appointed to the post by governor jerry brown. as president of u c california she has handled the uc davis pepper spray incident and salary increases. officials won't say what type of cancer napolitano had. in 2000 she had a surgery after recovering from breast cancer. >> she has shown remarkable strength during this time and she is making great progress and should be released in a day or so and back to work soon. live in san francisco. tara moriarty, back to you. >>> that is goo

she was taken by ambulance from her home in oakland to highland hospital and transported to ucsf. we are told she is doing well and should be released in the next day. officials haven't said yet what kind of cancer she has but we do know that napolitano had a double mastectomy 17 years ago. you are watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30. >>> we are less than 3 days away from president-elect donald trump's inauguration and no shortage of controversy. newly released policy show mr. trump will interoffice with record low approval figures. >> and the relationship with vladimir putin getting stranger with him comparing trump's critics to prostitutes. john roberts has more from new york. reporter: donald trump is taking aim of the lowest popularity of inauguration saying the same person that did the phony polls are doing approval rating polls. they are rigged. blaming the negative news reports for taking the hit. with just 66 hours until donald trump takes the oath of office. the transition team is accusing democrats to de legitimatize his presidency and leave a mark on his victory. even sena

several times a day investigators say of the signals or working at happened to call highland hospital says the men are both stable critical condition we know that mark dinner neurosurgery understatement the tower are bad and later it said that he was a hospital last night and saw david. courteous will members but lucid and expected to recover. we appreciate their responses in fares from our former band mates friends and family leave. they say both men are not only great musicians but also great people. several times a day and then also be lower in the area all the allies of the noise makes. this one was doubly tough o'clock this morning at avenue road sackler out. the woman involved did not pull her car far enough forward and not the back and was still on the tracks south on train approached it hit the car. they said the conductor did everything properly the sounding horn activating the states and lights applying emergency brakes on fortunately none of that was fast enough to stop the collision. in the east bay third chair crashed last two days no one was injured tonight happened just

so a lot of good vibes being sent to these guys at highland hospital this morning. we're waiting for more information on exactly where this investigation stands. we're told by the oakland police department that we're going to get that information from union pacific and we haven't heard from them yet this morning. live in oakland, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> a man beaten by san francisco police officers is now suing the city and the officers involved. brandon simpson filed a lawsuit against four officers claiming his civil rights were violated. the attack happened in the tenderloin in 2015. he was facing charges for gun possession. those charges were dropped after video surveillance proved otherwise. >>> san jose may be one step closer to fixing a staffing crisis in its police department. city leaders just reached a tentative agreement with the police officers association. under the proposed terms, officers were earn wage increases over the next 3 1/2 years. they would also get a one-time retention bonus. a formal vote on the agreement is set to take place in the comin

a prenatal program at oakland's highland hospital is credited with reducing premature births by more than a third. abc7 news reporter laura anthony filed this story in august. >> it's a program that's proving the value of shared experience -- moms-to-be at oakland's highland hospital undergoing their prenatal care together. it's called centering, and it's credited with reducing preterm deliveries by 33% to 47%. >> when babies are newly born, do they have a lot of head support? >> in centering, you bring it all out in the open. everyone gets to share their experiences and their fears and their hopes, and they learn that they're not alone, that everybody's having similar experiences or, if they're having different experiences, they can determine what's normal, what's of concern. >> besides the usual blood pressure and weight checks, centering includes group sessions in the late stages of pregnancy -- 8 to 12 women with similar due dates. >> they said that the milk is -- for the first six months -- is the best. >> elicia alvarez is expecting her third child but is getting valuable, new

police say that the child was transported to highland hospital. no word on the condition of that child. also no word if there is someone in custody or if they are looking for anyone who fired a weapon again hitting that child. we have a crew on the way to the scene there in east oakland. as well as to the hospital where that child was transported and of course we will monitor the situation and bring you the very latest in this newscast as well as online at ktvu.com. >>> we are closely monitoring the bay area weather because this weekend could be a wash out. >> yeah. absolutely. normally we are talking about make a is six to eight hour time window that could be a wash outt. will be all weekend long. saturday, sunday and i think for one portion of the weekend we are talking about some intense downpours. kind of a neat, dramatic shot here toward mount diablo. cloud build ups here and all these green littles and a lot of water to those hills over the next couple days or three days. as you can see right now we have a freeze warning to talk about for po

we are here at highland hospital, both men are here. band spokesperson told us that they are responsive and are being treated. we're also told we will get an update on their condition later today. this all happened in oakland last night at around 8:00. the two band members with the iconic r skpb group, tower of power, were hit by an amtrak train last night on embarcadero west in washington street, right next to yoshi's. that's the venue where they were set to take the stage. david garibaldi and marc van wageningen were not in the designated crosswalk when they were hit. david garibaldi is one of the original members of tower of power and bassist van wageningen was filling in last night. >> fantastic drummer. i can't believe that he wouldn't cross right in front of the train. that's not like him at all. >> reporter: in a statement, amtrak says the two men were trespassing on the tracks. none of the 26 pictures or crew on board were injured. the band's management is asking for prayers this morning. reporting live in oakland, matt keller,

hospital off if we did not specify his injuries or condition. >>j.r.stone: police need your help finding a man who attacked or writer in san francisco with a machete it happen at the san francisco bart station what is to describe a single blood everywhere police in san francisco are renewing their efforts to find a man who slashed about writer at the civic center bart station police said these calls are from january 6th at the civic center in muni station the man is pictured carrying a large machete in. >>reporter: he used a machete to attack the 29 year-old man in this together said the suspect left to get the with serious wounds to his head in his hand. >>j.r.stone: we are following two members of the bay area tower of power are still in the hospital after being hit by china oakland another amtrak train crash to this one is deadly unit of pacific grove said the train operator at the intersection of salam abdel just before 9:00 this morning according to police the 62 year- old there is a huge sinkhole they're dealing with we are live there now

many of his co-workers describe him as the heart of highland hospital. he worked at the hospital for 46 years. >> very down to earth. even after i was no longer his patient, he would always recognize me and say "hi." >> he would tell it like it is, but he cared so much about people, that always came across. he wouldn't deliver bad news without delivering hope, and without showing his capacity. >> well, salman trained more than 1200 doctors during his career. he leaves behind four children and five grandchildren. >>> well, there are special inauguration gifts for president-elect donald trump and vice president-elect mike pence. lennox is creating the gifts from the american people. there will be one of a kind engraved crystal bowls to the president and vice president at the inaugural luncheon. >> i like to see the expresses on the faces when they receive these. it'sspecial moment. >> it follows the swearing in ceremonies at the u.s. capitol where donald trump officially takes office at the 45th president of the united states. >> a best concert was heldfor

hospital said they're both in stable but critical condition marked did undergo surgery the band leader said i was at a hospital last night and saw david but mark was in intensive care and i was not able to see him he added that we appreciate the response and prayers are former band mate friends and family we all remain hopeful and prayer they started a page for him to help pay for medical expenses both men and not only great musicians will great people. >>reporter: the train passed through here several times a day most people we spoke with who work in the area of their surprise that happen because of all the noise is the train makes. >>marty g: union pacific grove said the train operated did everything properly activating the day in the light and applied the emergency brake the third crash happened in the east bay just before 7:00 p.m. friday night still had high with 37 was on drive the ball after last week's storm the may reopen we have an update coming right up. for your health: here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week: çááámartyáááÑ[take vo] çÃ

the mother rushed her daughter to high which is land hospital, and -- to highland hospital. bystanders tell me the car was honking as it pulled into the emergency area and a woman got out of the car frantic saying her baby had been shot. another perp told me they heard someone come on the intercom saying they had a code 10 emergency and they were paging a pediatric doctor. within an hour that little girl was trarches ferred here. a man acting as the family's spokesman told me he prayed with the family. >> what happened was, driving down the street, cars shooting at each other, and end up shooting the baby. she's two years old. she's fighting for her life right now. of course we have to deal with this the first week of january 2017. just keep the family in prayer right now. that's all we can say. >> our assistant chief david downing immediately came to the hospital and met with the mother to check ton the child's condition, assured the mother we are actively pursuing this investigation to identify who is responsible, locate them, and remove them from our streets. >> reporter:

cardiologist walter stullman described by co-workers as the heart of highland hospital. >> he turned on the lessons of cardiology in particular. >> reporter: stullman died last month from a stroke at the age of 62. he was the full-time doctor and cardiologist working here for 46 years right up until the end. >> he would tell it like it is, but he cared so much about people that always came through. he wouldn't deliver bad news without delivering hope and without showing his compassion. >> i mean it is really hard to believe dad is gone. mainly because he was just so alive. >> reporter: those who came to say good-bye is one of stullman's former heart patient. one of countless lives the doctor saved. >> he was very down to earth. even after i was no longer his patient, he always recognized to say hi. >> reporter: stullman treated more than 1,200 doctors including this one. >> he was always about seeing the important things in life and always seeing the big picture. >> reporter: he also loved traveling and the arts. most of all those who knew him said he cared most about his family and

. >> both were rushed to highland hospital. meantime at yoshi's shows were cancelled and words spread about the tragedy on the train tracks. >> to stead study with him, to get to know him was a dream, a dream come true. i thought i will never, ever stud aye with the best drummer in the world, and i got to. good guy. fantastic drummer. i can't believe that he crossed in front of the train. not like him at all. >> reporter: train service resumed quickly tonight through this corridor. local well-known musician sheila e send out this tweet tonight saying, please pray for my friends, bassist mark van van and drummer dave garibaldi for tower of power hit by a train in front of yoshi's in oakland. tonight was supposed to be the final show here. lisa gulezian with breaking new. >> after polite attendants on board a plane got sick. a miss tear you substance is to blame. abc reporter katie marzullo is live with what is being said. >> reporter: we believe this is the plane. it was towed from gate 26, and that is where alaska airlines pass

the two are recovering here at highland hospital this afternoon. [ jackhammer noise in the background ] >> reporter: everybody is cautiously optimistic about their condition after they were hit by a capitol corridor train last night. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: this is the "tower of power" earlier this week performing at yoshi's in oakland, the same venue that two band members were headed to when they were hit by an amtrak train last night. it was going about 25 miles an hour. bassist marc van wageningen who was filling in with the band and drummer david garibaldi one of "tower of power"'s founding members. the two were walking from their waterfront hotel near jack london square to yoshi's for a gig that started at 8:00. it was just after 7:30 when they crossed the train tracks, first waiting for one train to pass, and then being hit by a second train going in the opposite direction. >> we don't know if they didn't hear the train or -- we don't know how the tragedy happened. >> reporter: yoshi's as manager came out and called 911. >> the band is, you know, emotionally destroyed. >> repo

. >> both were rushed to highland hospital. meantime at yoshi's shows were cancelled and words spread about the tragedy on the train tracks. >> to stead study with him, to get to know him was a dream, a dream come true. i thought i will never, ever stud aye with the best drummer in the world, and i got to. good guy. fantastic drummer. i can't believe that he crossed in front of the train. not like him at all. >> reporter: train service resumed quickly tonight through this corridor. local well-known musician sheila e send out this tweet tonight saying, please pray for my friends, bassist mark van van and drummer dave garibaldi for tower of power hit by a train in front of yoshi's in oakland. tonight was supposed to be the final show here. lisa gulezian with breaking new. >> after polite attendants on board a plane got sick. a miss tear you substance is to blame. abc reporter katie marzullo is live with what is being said. >> reporter: we believe this is the plane. it was towed from gate 26, and that is where alaska airlines pass

hospital. a woman identified herself as a relative of the family. she says she is hoping this girl is okay. >> i can't answer no questions bye can let you know that she is stable and we just ask for prayer. we're holding up fine. thank you for scsmght. >> what happened was, driving down the street, cars shooting at each other and cars shooting at each other end up shooting the baby. she's fighting for her life. of course we have to deal with this the first week of january 2017. >> we are actively pursuing this investigation to identify who is responsible, locate them and remove them from our streets. >> reporter: police are looking at all possibilities for the shooting including whether this was some sort of retaliation for a homicide yesterday. but the girl's family says as far as they know there is absolutely no connection to that case. we do know that the little girl was in car seat which was seen in the backseat of the car parked there at highland hospital. we will of course keep monitoring

doctors and workers at highland hospital in oakland will demonstrate in favor of the affordable care act. 40 million people nationwide will lose coverage if the act is repe repealed. president-elect donald trump vowed to repeal obamacare his first day in office. republicans have not said what they plan to replace it with. >>> vice-president joe biden will be in san francisco this afternoon to speak at a health care conference. he is going to talk about the cancer moon shot initiative, an effort to make a decades worth of cancer treatment and prevention in five years. in his final state of the union address, president obama charged biden to head up a any effort to end cancer as we know it. biden lost his eldest son, beau, to brain cancer a year and a half ago. >>> if you have to pay for or fight a ticket in santa clara county, buckle for a frustrating ride. the courts are dealing with a backlog right now. according to the bay area newsgroup, there is one full-time clerk, and she his 12,000 tickets behind now. you get the picture, doesn't add it. the county blames budget cuts. two new

. >> reporter: a subcontractor on the massive highland hospital renovation in oakland beginning in 2009. clark construction was awarded the contract with the akbreegre it would give 15% of the work to minority workers. clark defaulted on the promise to make timely payments to him, the workers and union which triggered penalties and other liabilities which eventually drove him out of business. >> i would have to beg to get paid. the construction management company who assured me through their construction management person, he was working to help develop us. >> reporter: they were hired to ensure that clark treated minority contractors fairly. instead he charges the supervisor began extorting money promising to expedite clark's payments and his lawsuit says he paid $400,000 to the supervisor between 2010 and 2014. vanir said it had no idea and when they found out, they fired him. clark construction eventually paid the union debt after he says he threatened suit. clark says it disagrees with the allegations and will provide more information later. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> san jose will la

the girl was first taken to highland hospital, and then brought here to ucsf benninghoff children's hospital children's hospital in oakland. the new police chief has been briefed also about this incident. elissa harrington, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and we did send out a push alert when this story broke. stay on top of breaking news by downloading the abc 7 news app for free and enable push alerts. >>> preparations are under way in the santa cruz mountains for possible evacuations for the next big storm. the so-called river of rain has experts checking flood monitoring devices to try to get as much of an early warning as possible. the san lorenzo river in santa cruz county is of particular concern for flooding where david louie is live for us tonight. david that's always a tricky spot when it rains hard. >> reporter: yes, it is, dan. the river looks very tame right now, but come saturday night, sunday, when we get some heavy rainfall the san lorenzo could end up being 16, 19 feet comparing to its current level of just 7 feet. >> all our streams and all our rivers are going to be out of the b

. >>> two members of tower of power the bay area band are in highland hospital in oakland after an amtrak train hit them as they walked across the tracks at oakland's jack london square on their way to a performance. the drummer and bass player were walking and crossing the train tracks from their hotel to go to the show. that's when the amtrak train hit them. when the gm of yoshi's heeder they had been hit he ran out to help them finding them unconscious after being thrown by that train. >> i was the person that called 911 because i guess -- told that something happened. >> i know the bass player. i love tower of power. play their music in my own band and this was their final sendoff concert at yoshi's and a tragedy. >> 26 passenger was on that amtrak train that was going from sacramento to san jose . none of them were hurt. reportedly the two were responsive after being hit but both had internal injuries. many consider him one of the top r&b drummers of his time. mark is not a regular member of the band. he was filling in for another musician last night. >>> we have some new information

the men were taken to highland hospital and were responsive at that time. >> we don't know if they didn't hear the train or we don't know how the tragedy happened, but we're very, very sad about this. the bad is, you know, emotionally destroyed. so are all of us working with them for days and many years. so it's really sad. >> they just said we're sorry, but the show has been canceled. they're cancelling the next two shows are canceled due to an emergency outside. >> reporter: this was supposed to be the band's last night in oakland. they were scheduled for two back to back shows here. there are signs posted on the door announcing both were canceled. many concertgoers were telling us they didn't even know a band member had been hurt until they stepped outside. a fellow musician put up a facebook post a short time ago saying he had talked to one of the men at least and said one is going into surgery. another is doing well considering the circumstances, but we do not have an official condition on both of them. live in oakland christin ayers, kpix5. >> this tweet tonight from sheila e., plea

both are in stable condition at highland hospital. >> very sad and i was scared. yeah. scared for them. >> reporter: eric is a fellow musician and knows the two men very well. >> just hope there's no permanent damage and they can resume doing what they do which is playing music. >> reporter: the band posted on their facebook page, the information they heard was a freight train had just passed. marc and dave started crossing the street and did not see the passenger train coming from the other direction. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the band started in oakland back in the late '60s. last night was their 6th and final night at yoshi's. >> my first concert ever as a high school kid was at winterland, san francisco, to hear "tower of power." >> they got the spirit of oakland, the soul. >> reporter: in oakland, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> meanwhile, in santa clara, investigators still trying to figure out what caused a deadly collision between an amtrak train and a car. this happened near the intersection of agnew road and lafayette street about 10 a.m. the driver of the car was kill

the drummer was rushed to highland hospital with face and head injuries, according to a facebook post by the tower of power band leader, who also said a fill-in bassist made it through surgery for internal bleeding. both are in critical condition. >> i grew up listening to them. and just listening to them even on the way in this morning, you know, they have had great music for decades. >> so hearing this accident -- >> it's very sad. >> reporter: there are two train crossings by yoshi's jazz club at jack london square for pedestrians and for cars. and even a pedestrian bridge over the tracks. >> at every crossing, there's the bars that come down, the lights start to flash and then as the trains approach, they blow the horns. >> reporter: those who live and work down here say it's hard to imagine not noticing the warnings of an oncoming train. tower of power's merchandise manager drove off with the band's equipment this morning, saying they have not yet decided if they will cancel shows in san diego next week. in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> peninsula commuters began f

hospital and says the matter olefins stable but critical condition. he underwent surgery and part of a statement that bandleaders said that i was a hospital last night sought david but mark was in intensive care was not able to see him dave said that they were presold and bruised but lucid and expected to recover. also added we appreciate your responses and prayers from four bedmates and friends. will remain hopeful and in prayer. they say both men and not only great musicians but great people. >> reporter: we spoke with say they're surprised hit will happen because the noise the train makes. another train crash today. >> pam:this one fatal. it happened around 10 -this morning on agnew road in santa clara. police believe the woman involved did not pull her car far enough forward. and the back end was still on the tracks when the southbound train approached causing it to hit the car. union pacific railroad says, the conductor did everything properly. sounding his horn, activating the gates and lights, and applying the emergency brake unfortunately none

many call him the heart of highland hospital. he worked at the hospital for 46 years. >> very down to earth. and even after i was no longer his patient, he would always recognize and say "hi." >> he wouldle tell it like it is, but he would care so much about people, that always came across. he wouldn't deliver bad news without delivering hope, and without showing his capacity. >> he trained more than 1200 doctors during his career. he leaves behind four children and is five grandchildren. >> there are special is inauguration gifts prepared for president-elect donald trump, and vice plect mike pence. for the 8th straight inauguration, lennox is creating the be special inaugural gifts. the one of a kind engraved crystal bowls will be presented at the inaugural luncheon. >> i like to see the expressions of the faces on the president and vice president when they receive these gifts opinion it's a very special moment. >> this follows a swearing in ceremony at the u.s. capitol, where donald trump will officially become the 45th preside

. >> the girl was first taken to highland hospital, you could see her car seat in the back of a sedan. then she was brought to children's hospital oakland. that cousin told us this was not a retaliation shooting. i asked how she knows that, she would not answer. police are still investigating if this is related to yesterday's homicide. police are investigating, people are devastating and asking for you to keep that little girl in your thoughts. >> absolutely we will. >> thanks very much. let's turn to the weather tonight. you can see the calm before the storm on live doppler 7. nothing on radar, what is lurking off the screen is cause for major concern tonight. we have team coverage of what's heading our way. we begin with spencer christian tracking the major storm system. >> we have a powerful storm coming our way. clear and calm conditions, it's getting cold. here's our storm impact scale. ranks two on the impact scale, bringing morning downpours, strong evening wind gusts north bay can expect 1 to 2 inches from this storm saturday. the stoum will intensify overnight into sunday. an

. >> the girl was first taken to highland hospital, you could see her car seat in the back of a sedan. then she was brought to children's hospital oakland. that cousin told us this was not a retaliation shooting. i asked how she knows that, she would not answer. police are still investigating if this is related to yesterday's homicide. police are investigating, people are devastating and asking for you to keep that little girl in your thoughts. >> absolutely we will. >> thanks very much. let's turn to the weather tonight. you can see the calm before the storm on live doppler 7. nothing on radar, what is lurking off the screen is cause for major concern tonight. we have team coverage of what's heading our way. we begin with spencer christian tracking the major storm system. >> we have a powerful storm coming our way. clear and calm conditions, it's getting cold. here's our storm impact scale. ranks two on the impact scale, bringing morning downpours, strong evening wind gusts north bay can expect 1 to 2 inches from this storm saturday. the stoum will intensify overnight into sunday. an

he had friends taken to highland hospital but he was transferred to st. francis because of the smoke inhalation. when he made it to the burn unit he found out his situation was much more serious and he would have to be induced into a coma. >> they put me through to his doctor immediately. she talked to me about what was going on and said they needed to ink a bit him because his throat was swelling. i said i haven't seen him or talk to him. she said how far away are you? she said i'm sorry, i can't wait. >> sam spent five weeks in a medically induced coma breathing through a ventilator. >> because of the different toxins and the different materials in the fire, whatever he inhaled, it affected his ability to process oxygen. >> sam is now awake but cannot move or talk. >> they put in a throat tube. >>'s recovery will be long so his family and friends have fundraisers on gofundme. >> he has to learn how to talk and reuse his hands every single muscle in his whole body. >> they don't know how much of the fire sam remembers but he does not know the enormity of

. >> plaqblacksheer was a subcontractor in the massive highland hospital renovation in oakland in 2009. clark construction was awarded the contract with the agreement it would give 15% of the work to minority subcontractors. blacksheer said clark defaulted on making timely payment to him, his workers and to the union which triggered penalties and other liabilities which eventually drove him out of business. >> i would literally have to beg to get paid. vanner construction, construction management company who assured me through their construction management person, he was working to help developments. >> vener construction was hired to insure among other things that clark treated minority constructors fairly. instead blacksheer charges his supervisor began extorting money from him, promising to make payments. vanir construction said it had no idea its employee was extorting blackshir and when they found out they fired him. they eventually played blackshir's union debt after he threatened suit. he said he will provide more information later. vick lee, abc 7 news. >> uc berkeley student f

late word is that both men are responsive right now at highland hospital. everyone is hoping for the best.>> i was the person that called 911 because we inform -- we were informed that something horrible happened. >> reporter: the manager found them both unconscious, thrown some distance by the passenger train.>> we don't know if they didn't hear the train. we don't know how the tragedy happened. we are very sad about this. the band is emotionally destroyed.>> reporter: cab oh says the two are coming from the hotel across the street, possibly hurrying, as their show was about to start. other bandmembers already inside rushed out to the horrifying scene. an announcement was made. fans were told both the eight and 10:00 sold out shows were canceled. they were horrified to hear mac what it happen. >> very shocked, disappointed. everybody loves tower of power. we are stunned.>> i know the bass player. i love to play their music in my own band. this was their final concert. kind of a tragedy. we will find out more as they review what's going on.>> oldest funk ba

so many of his coworkers describe him as the heart of highland hospital. he was highland's first full- time doctor and a chief cardiologist. he worked at the hospital for 46 years. 46 years. >> very down to earth. even after i was no longer his patient, he would always recognize and say hi. >> he would tell it like it is but he cared so much about people that that always came across. he wouldn't deliver bad news without delivering hope. and without showing his compassion. compassion. >> he trained more than 1200 doctors during his career. he leaves behind four children and five grandchildren. >>> oakland raiders derek carr is being credited with helping to find a toddler who went missing last week. police you may remember were looking for 3-year-old brooks junior. his mother says she left him in the care of a woman named tammy martina long with her van while she ran a shorter around. martin drove off with the boy and an amber alert was issued after that. after police tweeted about the amber alert, derek carr retweeted it to his 247,000 followers. police sa

highland hospital in oakland where dan kraus took on death and dying and the decisions made by doctors, patients, families every day. he witnessed things so intimate, but so universal. >> if i can make people not feel so alone in this experience, then i think we would have accomplished that. the film is really ultimately about human empathy. i think the people that chose to participate in this film were seeking a connection with other people. they found my camera not as an intrusion, but an opportunity. >> they are both incredibly -- incredible stories about suffering, human suffering, compassion. and they are both stories that have, you know, in all that darkness they find a strange kind of hope. >> i'm thrilled. i'm thrilled for you. >> thank you so much. >> and i'm thrilled for you. [ laughter ] >> reporter: competitors, nah, they're more like mutual friends. both of those documentaries and film makers will be at the awards when those winners names are read. frank, it is funny to hear how they heard the news. dan was awake watching the web at 5:30 this morning. daphne was sound asle

. >> plaqblacksheer was a subcontractor in the massive highland hospital renovation in oakland in 2009. clark constructio was awarded the contract with the agreement it would give 15% of the work to minority subcontractors. blacksheer said clark defaulted on making timely payment to him, his workers and to the union which triggered penalties and other liabilities which eventually drove him out of business. >> i would literally have to beg to get paid. vanner construction, construction management company who assured me through their construction management person, he was working to help developments. >> vener construction was hired to insure among other things that clark treated minority constructors fairly. instead blacksheer charges his supervisor began extorting money from him, promising to make payments. vanir construction said it had no idea its employee was extorting blackshir and when they found out they fired him. they eventually played blackshir's union debt after he threatened suit. he said he will provide more information later. vick lee, abc 7 news. >> uc berkeley student fa

he had friends taken to highland hospital, but was transported to st. francis because of the smoke inhalation. when he made it to the st. francis burn unit, his situation was much more serious. that he would have to be induced into a coma. >> they put me through to his doctors immediately. i said i have not seen him or talked to him. she said i'm sorry i can't wait that long. >> sam spent the next five weeks in medically induced coma breathing through a ventilator. >> apparently because of the different toxins and all the different materials that were in the fire in the warehouse. whatever he inhaled affected his ability to process oxygen. >> sam is now awake, but still cannot move or talk. >> they put a tube and that is what he's on now. >> his recovery will be long, so his family and friends have fundraisers on ucaring and gofundme. >> how to walk and reuse his hand. every single muscle has to come back to life. >> reporter: they don't know how much of the fire sam remembers, but he does not know the enormity of the loss. >> i'm sure his friends knew

he had friends take him to highland hospital, but he was transferred to saint francis because of his smoke inhalation. when he made it to the saint francis burn unit, he found of it his situation was much more serious, and he would have to be indeuced into a coma. >> they put me through to his doctor immediately, and she said they needed to intubate him, because his throat was swelling, and i said i haven't seen or talked to him, and she said how far away are you? and i said about an hour and a half, and she said i'm sorry, i can't wait that long. >> reporter: sam spent the next five week nbc a medically induceed coma, breathing through a ventilator. >> because of the different toxins and materials that were there in the fire, in the warehouse, match he inhaled -- whatever he inhaled, it affected his ability to process oxygen. >> reporter: sam is now awake, but still cannot move or talk. >> they put in a trachea tube, so that's what he is on now. >> reporter: his family and friends have fund-raisers on guy fund me. >> he has to learn to reuse every single muscle in his body, has to c

he had friends take him to highland hospital, but he was transferred to saint francis because of his smoke inhalation. he found out that his situation was much more serious, and that he would have to be indeuced into a coma. >> they put me through to his doctor immediately, and she talked to me about what was going on with him, and said that they needed to intough bait him, because his throat was -- intubate him because his throat was swelling, and i said i've talked to him, and she said how far away are you? and i said about an hour and a half, and she said i'm sorry, i can't wait that long. >> reporter: sam spent the next five weeks in a medicallely-indeuced coma, breathing through a vent later. >> because of the toxins and the -- ventilator. >> because of the toxins, whatever he inhaled affected his ability to process oxygen. >> reporter: he isnow awake, but still want move or talk. his recovery will be long, so his family and friends have fund-raisers on gofundme. >> how to walk, reuse his hands. every much in his body has to come back to life. >> reporter: they don't know how mu

highland hospital in oakland where dan krauss took on death and dying and the decisions made by doctors, patients and families every day. >> it was a subject that i was deeply uncomfortable with before i began filming. >> reporter: he witnessed things so intimate but so universal. >> if i can make people not feel so alone in this experience, then i think we will have accomplished something special. the film is ultimately about human empathy. the people who chose to participate in the film were seeking a connection with other people. they saw my camera not as an intrusion but an opportunity. >> they are stories about adversity and human suffering and compassion. and they're also both stories that have, you know, in all of that darkness they find a strange kind of hope. >> i'm thrilled and thrilled for you. i'm thrilled for you. >> thanks so much. >> and i'm thrilled for you. >> so great. both of the documentary film makers will be at the awards when the winner is announced. dan was up and watching when the nominations came out yesterday morning. daphne was sound asleep. that is until her

they were rushed to highland hospital. ' there's an ongoing investigation by amtrak, oakland police and union pacific railroad. >> grant:another big story we are following tonight. a father in marin - suddenly dies from a case of menigitis. and now health officials fear that man may have exposed hundreds of people. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, meningitis can effect all ages. some of you may be wondering what causes bacterial meningitis.and what symptoms to look for if you think you have come in contact with someone who has it. according to the c-d-c.germs are spread from person to person.usually through saliva.like kissing, sneezing, or coughing. symptoms include.nausea or vomiting.increased sensitivity to light.also confusion.fever and nect stiffness. they typically are felt within 3 to 7-days of exposure. like we saw in marin.the illness can be deadly.they can also cause seizures or a coma. fortunately meningitis is *not as contagious as the common cold or flu. so casual contact or simply breathing the same air as an infected person will not get you sick. can you just make a

we are here at highland hospital this afternoon and we are getting updates on the conditions of those two musicians and we understand that one of those band members underwent surgery to tray to relieve internal bleeding. the other one has pretty serious swelling to his head and face after this terrible train accident last night. shortly before the tower of power show in oakland and not long ago i talked to a friend of these two. he just visited them in the hospital and he is hopeful they will both recover. >> music is sort of -- an up lifting thing. if all the love and support and thinking about playing. musicians can't wait to get their acts back in their hand or get back on the stage. whatever instrument they play. it's something that they love to do. nothing will stop them. >> reporter: the two were walking from their hotel to yoshi's nightclub when the accident happened just before eight last night. men were crossing the tracks when they walked in to the the path of an oncoming amtrak train. tower of power drummer and the bassist were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.

doctors and health care workers at both ucsf and highland hospital in oakland will be demonstrating in favor of the affordable care act. nearly 4 million californians and 30 million people nationwide will lose their coverage if the act is repealed. president-elect donald trump vowed to repeal obamacare in his first day in office. republicans have still not said what they plan to replace it with. >>> the vice president joe biden will be speaking at a health care conference this afternoon. he'll speak about the moon shine niche f initiative, working on cancer research. in his last state of the union speech, president obama charged biden to start a cancer initiative. biden lost his oldest son year and a half ago. >>> amy hollyfield has an update. >> we have another tree down to >> we have another tree down to tell you we are in mill pe milpitas. this onramp is closed at corr calaveras boulevard. they don't have an estimate when they can get it cleared. cal trans isn't here yet, and chp doesn't know when they'll get here. they're busy responding to so many downed trees across the bay area.

this morning at highland hospital. we are hoping to get the update on their conditions at some point later today. back to you for now. >> all right. thank you. >>> a break in the rain is giving the bay area a chance to dry out. that black between storms is especiallygood news for people in gurnville and all long the river area this very been dealing the floodwaters for the past week. yesterday the river receded by more than six feet. it's now back below flood stage. local business owners hope tourists will come to the river area this weekend. >> we have been doing live facebook reports every day. letting people know we are open here in the town. that the businesses are still running. >> this week's flooding created e mess in the river area. startingtoday home owner businesses can go to six different disposal sites in and around gu are rnville to drop off some of the trash and debris from the storm. >>> the effects the heavy rain being felt in ma. >>announcer: in. the credit, hp said highway 37 is closed due to the floo

he was taken to highland hospital where he later died. >> catherine:a san ramon woman who died when a tree fell on her has now been identified. 56-year-old deborah mckeown was walking through the canyon lakes golf course on saturday when a tree fell and hit her. >> catherine:police arrived on the scene just before 11 a-m and she was taken to san ramon regional medical center. she died a short time later. >> catherine:no one else was injured. the san ramon valley fire department is blaming the accident on the stormy weather and heavy rains. >> grant:deputies and good samaritans rescued a girl who was trapped in a car.submerged under water. officials say the car was upside down in a creek after a crash near auburn yesterday.that's just east of sacramento. >> grant:a woman came out running from the car and yelling that her child was still in it. >> grant:deputies and some other drivers got into the water.and managed to pull out the 12-year-old girl.who was initially unresponsive. >> grant:but she later regained consciousness and was giventhere's no word yet on her current condition. sund

. >> reporter: the shooter took off and police say the mother drove her baby to highland hospital. detectives were there collecting evidence from the car. the baby was then transferred to oakland's children's hospital. this shooting coming after a deadly shooting yesterday all just one week into the new year. >> is this retaliation or is this connected? we can't confirm that right now. but our investigators are certainly looking and following up to see what led up to the shooting. we certainly would like to have those answers. >> reporter: the family of the little girl gathering, hoping the baby recovers from the violence. >> that's all we axe for is prayer, nothing but prayer. >> reporter: detectives have briefed the newly hired police chief here in oakland and they are also asking anybody who has any information on this shooting to give police a call right away. in oakland, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> two men suspected of being part of a botched drug deal that left another man shot are behind bars tonight. police arrested a 23-year-old man and 23-year-old man soon after the d

officials say david garibaldi and marc van wageningen are at highland hospital in critical condition. both are said to be responsive. it happened at jack london square last night when the men were crossing a street to yoshi's nightclub. that's where they were scheduled to perform just a few minutes later. officials say the guard arms were down and fans of course were shocked. >> yeah, fantastic drummer. i can't believe that he wouldn't cross right in front of the train. that's not like him at all. >> train service resumed shortly after the incident. management for the band say there should be an update on the members' condition later today. >>> firefighters say deicing fluid is to blame for getting a flight attendant sick at san jose's mineta international airport. alaska airplanes still maintaining it is nontoxic. sky7 was overhead last night after three alaska airline crew members initially reported having symptoms. one flight attendant had to be hospitalized. no word yet on their condition. passengers told us the pilot had suspected deicing fluid that they had put on the plane in s

the drummer was rushed to highland hospital with face and head injuries according to a facebook post who also said a fill-in bassist made it through surgery for internal bleeding. both are in critical condition. yoshi's cancelled their last two performances here and fans were stunned. >> i grew up listening to them and just listening to them even on the way in this morning. you know, they have had great music for decades. >> so hearing this accident -- >> it's very sad. >> at every crossing there's the bars that come down, the lights start to flash and then as the trains approach, they blow the horns. >> reporter: those who live and work down here say it's hard to imagine not noticing the warnings of an oncoming train. tower of power's merchandise manager drove off with the band's equipment this morning, saying they have not yet decided if they will cancel shows in san diego next week. in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> a san francisco firefighter was burned on his face this morning while battling a house fire. it happened on fulton and 12th street near golden gate park

hospital with serious injuries we just off the phone to see there and it updates on their condition but at this early hour none was available. >>mark: along with the grateful dead jefferson airplane and santana baekeland oakland as their home several people got sick and has less situation on an airplane at mineta san jose airport alaska airlines spokesperson said a flight attendants sitting in front of the plant saw something to look like a powdery substance come out of the events in the ceiling it was the icing fluid and the flight was coming from seattle was the plane landed three flight attendants said that that was making them feel sec one of them had to be taken to hospitals has matt can to the airport and other passengers reported feeling sick because of that deicing fluid. >>mark: a stretch of highway 37 still remains closed due to flooding traffic being diverted three exit to north and novato and you can get 411 to 37 this morning traffic was backed up for most of the day yesterday the share of the promises very likely high with 37 could be closed for some time. >>darya: the

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