Reports because of the recent storms back east there were fewer donations than was needed. We have to have a strong local blood supply, if we dont have that, we cant send blood anymore. Priority number one is hospitals here, patients here. Reporter calling people to come in and give blood. Great way to spend your lunch hour, donate blood, platelets, whatever you can. Feels nice to save lives. It is good for the community. I agree. Now people as young as 16 can donate blood with their parents permission and there is no age limit as long as you are healthy. Thank you. Can the flu shot make you sick . There are myths and misconceptions. We have the facts online at news. Com. A driver of a truck ran a red light and slammed into a family truck. Two Young Children are in critical condition. Laura anthony is live on the scene with the latest. Reporter accident scene investigators still out here five hours after the crash. Starting with the deputys effort to pull over the driver of a stolen tr
In sport, edmund defies the heat to win in melbourne. Hes through to the fourth round for the first time after a 5 set win. I want to be a pilot. I want to be a game designer. I want to be a maths teacher. From sports stars to social media icons, well find out what thousands of children said when they were asked to draw their future careers. And matt has the weather. Good morning. I certainly am, i have come in search of snow and i have found it, what is of the showers again today across parts of north west england, Northern Ireland scotla nd north west england, Northern Ireland scotland and in southern scotland there could be some issues later. I will have all of the details in your full forecast in the next 15 minutes. Maps, thank you. Mat. Good morning. First, our main story. Scientists in the us are close to a major cancer breakthrough, after trials for a new universal blood test detected eight common forms of the disease. Overall, the test found 70 of the cancers but researchers s
Areas along the peninsula, but then the main storm is still well to the north of us, so we are going to see it slowly tracking into the bay area, and by this afternoon, well see it moving into san jose. While we do have a dry start now, we can see the rain drops coming down on the camera lens here as we get a look at low visibility and dense fog hugging the coast and moving across parts of the bay area. We are getting improved visibility where it was low this morning, cut down to just about 0. As we go into the rest of the afternoon, spotty showers here and there, but this storm system, not going to be a very big rainmaker here, some light amounts of downpours, and our rainfall totals into this evening, and well have lingering rain into day tomorrow. Most of us getting less than. 25 when its said and done. Another storm is in the forecast in the microclimate forecast coming up. When were not on the air, our bay area app is the best way to stay on top of the weatherment download it to w
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The parents accused of the prolonged abuse, torture and captivity of 12 of their children plead not guilty. Is this the future of travel . The train in a tube that could reach 700 miles an hour. And its already an oscar contender the british short film about the importance of sign language, starring a deaf six year old girl. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news kyle edmund is into the fourth round at the australian open. Hes now one win away from producing his best ever run at a grand slam. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. There will no government challenge to the decision to release the serial sex attackerjohn worboys. The former black cab driver was jailed in 2009 for attacking 12 women, but its suspected he assaulted and raped many more. Thejustice secretary david gauke admitted he shares the concerns of worboys victims but that it would not be appropriate to seekjudicial review of the parole boards ruling to free him. Two of his victims are mounting their own chal