County ems tells kpix 5, dmc was taking half of west contra costa countys 911 ambulance transports. They estimate close to 300 transports in the last 13 days have gone to nearby hospitals. Kaiser in richmond gets most of the transports, a 73 increase in ambulance patients. Contra costa Regional Medical center in martinez has seen a 43 increase. Even though alta bates is getting fewer patients than the other two, they have seen the biggest percentage jump, 164 . So far we dont know what impact this is having on wait times in the Emergency Rooms but betty said they waited too long and her brother died. Doctors hospital needs to get their self together really do. Reporter we reached out to alta bates in berkeley regarding the case of Booker Williams but because of patient privacy laws, they cant talk about the specific case at this time. Live in san pablo, im da lin, kpix 5. Thank you. Aside from blaming Doctors Medical center, the family plans to file a grievance against alta bates Summi
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Schieffer good evening. Schieffer good evening. Scotts on assignment for 60 minutes. Im bob schieffer, and this is our western edition. The government said today that the islamic terrorists who beheaded the american journalist james foley had demanded 132 million in ransom. The demands were made to his employer and his family over the last year. U. S. Policy, of course, does not allow paying ransoms. The disclosures came as defense secretary chuck hagel issued a dire new assessment of the threat posed by isis, and new details were released about the failed attempt to rescue foley. We have more on the story now from Margaret Brennan at the pentagon. Reporter the hostages, including foley and three others, were thought to be at this camp inside an oil refinery in northern syria, an area controlled by isis. Two dozen special Operation Forces commandos dropped from black hawk helicopters outfitted with Stealth Technology to avoid detection. W