Our reporter is live in fremont. There has been a rush to get vaccinated . Yes, good morning to you. Washington hospital in fremont held a clinic yesterday and is holding day two today to meet the high demand of the flu deaths. A 98yearold woman died from the flu but she had chronic conditions and statewide four have died from the flu outbreak. The centers for Disease Control report that the vaccine, though, is reducing the risk of having to go to the negotiate for the flu by 60 percent. Doctors remind patients who are parents not to forget themselves. A mother we spoke with is being proactive. I had an appointment later but i decideed to come early because it takes two weeks to kick in. I want to be ready so we dont get it. 47 states are experiencing widespread flu activity. California is the least active but we have not reached the height of the season. You encouraged to take three actions to fight the flu get a vaccine. The yearly vaccine is the first and most important step in prot
The traffic is very busy. In good news. At 6 00, we are starting off with several accidents. One of them is on the bay bridge, westbound 80 at the incline, is still blocking one lane, eight Miles Per Hour is the top speed making the drive to the highrise. When you pass Treasure Island you are looking at Clear Conditions and top speeds into San Francisco. As we head over to the san mateo bridge, westbound at the highrise, we have this, a stalled big rig that is going to be towed away hopefully in the next 10 or 15 minutes. It lost a tire can that was causing vehicles, and it was in a bad spot causing vehicles to run into it so enough slowing to make an time on the commute. It could be deja vu if commuters open monday, unions have given 72 hour strike notice, the bart period is meeting this morning and Amy Hollyfield is at the bartization in san lenadro. Amy . Guest riders are upset this morning telling stories of how this will impact their place of business because people will not be ab
Surprise me any more. Reporter he says marijuana grow operations are as dangerous and ugly as ever. He didnt take part in the lake county bust, he says weapons and shrine often go hand in hand with marijuana grows. Theyre ready to go to war. They really are ready to go to war. We see them with protective kevlar vests. Weve seen them plant booby traps. Even some of these vietnam era sticks. Reporter but medical marijuana advocates say that while theyre appalled, its not a sign of whats happening industrywide. Theres good players and bad players, theres criminals and noncriminals. In this industry, until we have a framework were going to be unable to distinguish who the good players and who the bad players are. Reporter the two suspects will be back in federal court on wednesday for their preliminary hearing. They are charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and a firearms. It was an eerie sight. Traffic was cleared because of a suspicious device. Traffic as you sigh completely shut d
School tragedy, the nra breaks its silence. The inclass punishment a teacher is accused of handing out and why some parents say it crossed the line. Tense moments tonight as San Jose City college was put under a lockdown. No one was allowed on campus for more than three hours as police searched for a reported gunman. Reporter reaction to this lockdown ranged from a so what to bewilderment to anger that this could have been a hoax. These photos show heavily Armed Police Officers searching the building room by room. Its a raw glimpse of what its like to be a student in this day and age. We barricaded down, we hushed our voices, got away from the windows, made sure we werent near where anybody could look in, and we were afraid. Reporter police got a single 911 phone call of a black male suspect wearing a white tshirt, possibly armed with a gun, at the tech center building. Officers swarmed in, locked down the entire campus, and over the next few hours, students were slowly released from t
Im christine romans. John has the morning off. It is wednesday, february 18th. Its 4 00 a. M. In the east. Overnight, isis fighters launching a major attack near erbil. Kurdish Officials Say peshmerga troops have succeeded in pushing isis forces back far enough to let airstrikes begin. I want to bring in cnns tim lister joining us from erbil for the very latest. And isis forces for some weeks now, have really been probing those lines, but the peshmerga have been able to hold them back. Tell us whats happening. Reporter yeah so far, christine, theyve been able to hold them back but the generals on the front lines you speak to say we cant go on doing this forever. Were stretched across a 1,000kilometer front. Isis is better armed than we are because they stole all these weapons from iraqi bases. And you only have to visit the privates over the last ten days to see just how thin the defenses are. So isis tries periodically almost daily to try to probe those defenses to try to break throug