Leftie and its paralysis the result of a mysterious polio like illness affecting as many as 25 children in california. At first its like a cold. We are not clear what is the agent. We suspect its a virus explaining these cases. It can affect one or more limbs. And the prognosis is not good. Most of the children have not recovered use of their arm or leg. Reporter sofia got what doctors thought was asthma a few years ago and then it turned into something else. She went to the treasure box to grab her toy after seeing the doctor and i saw her left hand mid grasp stop. Reporter the family later turned to Lucille Packard Childrens Hospital at stanford where doctors are now taking a hard look at five bay area cases. All of the kids had been vaccinated against polio. We had boys very healthy and sofia was healthy until that point. We did not realize what we were in store for. Reporter betty yu, kpix 5. And we learned eight patients were treated recently at Childrens Hospital oakland and whil
Confusion and lack of information is just one of the reasons the department of transportation gave a firstof itskind penalty issued against asiana airlines. There were obviously Serious Problems after this crash and asiana had problems before. If they are going to fly internationally, they need to be up on what the rules are when you have a crash. Reporter paul hudson of flyersrights. Org says federal regulations require airlines have a Disaster Recovery plan and provide timely assistance to loved ones of Crash Victims like these. They are entitled to get communication from the airline and for them to provide you with the information as it becomes available. Reporter among asianas violation the required crash hotline was actually routed to an automated reservation line. Asiana took five days to contact all passenger family members and didnt have the required translator and personnel trained in crash response leaving family members to rely on cell phones and asiana with the distinction
Getting ready to see two storms. Erica kato has your Weather Forecast next with the kron 4 morning news starts right now. Good morning. It is tuesday february 25th. Im james fletcher. And im anny hong the calls are on the way but first the system or approach the bay area tomorrow morning. First system wh the bay area by tomorrow morning. It will be pretty moderate to heavy at times. It is scattered once again as a wakeup thursday morning. If the seven day around the bay shows that we will experience a storm and the system will bring gusty winds to the area. Yes, there will be rain, we may see of the 4 in. For the coastal hills locations. Saturday, the rain will taper off and sunday it will be pretty wet and windy. Monday, were looking at a slight chance of showers for work. Traffic around the bay, we are now marching in a hot spots. Were good to go on all bay area freeways. There was one accident at 880 connecting to mission but all activity has been pushed to the righthand shoulder. A
Time for a road check. Toker that we head to elizabeth. We start off with a live look at 880. They cleared the overnight roadwork between jackson and embarcadero. The flashing lights whatever was going on near the oakland coliseum, thats gone, too. So obviously, taillights, thats the commute direction, and it looks great. Its only about a 16minute drive time in those new york lanes between 238 and the maze. Even westbound 580 we are not seeing any delays yet through the livermore valley. Great time to go. 15 minutes between the Altamont Pass and the dublin interchange. Another live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. You can see the traffic is actually looking okay right now coming into San Francisco. They have even cleared out the delays in the cash lanes. And same thing problemfree out of hayward on the san mateo bridge. That is kcbs traffic. Back to you guys. Okay, liz, thanks. 5 01. The Fremont School board has a huge crowd as it decided what to do about a controversial sex
Patchy fog along the coast. All right. Time for a traffic check with elizabeth. Were doing okay so far on this friday morning now that were past 5 00. The real heaviest roadwork is now cleared out of lanes. You can see a live look at our friday light so far traffic conditions on westbound 580 through the Livermore Valley. That drive time is still only about 15 minutes and it looks clear now out of tracy as well maybe a few brake lights but nothing bad. And that eastbound 580 roadwork should be in the clearing stages. We are seeing a little bit of slowdowns in the area so maybe they are picking up the cones as we speak. Eastbound 580 between el charro and vasco countercommute. Heres a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. No issues at all all across the span from end to end between oakland and San Francisco. That is your latest kcbs traffic. Back to you guys. Thank you. Developing news in san leandro this morning. Two people are in the hospital and their dog and cat are also being tre