Vaccine every year, and it causes thousands of deaths across the country. Reporter the Deputy Health director forfl Alameda County ss there are typically around 300 deaths in california each season. She stresses with the swine flu pandemic, both young adults and kids are more vulnerable. About 60 of the cases are unreported. Reporter in fact, babies younger than 6 months old who died from the flu were especially vulnerable. 22 of them with high risk medical conditions were vaccinated. That number was only 9 for others. It is raising a lot of Public Health problems that go beyond just the flu. There have been measles outbreaks all over the country, and whooping cough as well, weve seen larger outbreaks in communities where people are not getting vaccinated. Reporter now the height of the flu season is typically february. So local Health Experts saying right now is a great time to go and get vaccinated. There are new vaccines that have four strains as opposed to three, and all of them ar
Still moving at the speed limit. Bay bridge they just picked up all the roadwork all lanes are now open on the western span. Eastbound there are various lanes blocked until 6 00. But it is not causing any delays on our sensors at all heading into oakland. Bart is on time more than 25 trains all on schedule. So you can use that, hop a train to catch a flight, as well. Or wherever youre going, all routes are on time. Northbound and southbound 880 now moving at the speed limit. They had been doing some striping work overnight. All that should be gone now heading into downtown oakland. And there has been one accident southbound 680 by highway 84. Its involving a deer. It sounds like everything is cleared to the right shoulder but you may find some slowing out of pleasanton through the sunol grade. That is your latest kcbs traffic. Back to you guys. Thank you. Were following the latest developments in the flu outbreak. There are now at least 11 confirmed flurelated deaths this season in the
This morning stretching back over the past three days. Now we are looking at six or seven incidents. This is definitely cause for concern for them. They say though that huge five plus alarm warehouse fire that happened yesterday, they say that that one connected to this string of fires this morning, thats going to be a difficult one to make. I think the ones here this morning we could fairly say they are related. We are concerned they are suspicious. And they are exterior fires threatening the interior of a home. Thats concerning in wintertime in general. To tie these to a warehouse fire is a stretch. That fire was massive. The damage was extreme. Its going to take a lot more time to investigate that one. Reporter all righty. Three days about a half dozen fires all started on the outside of buildings. Sort of the same m. O. Police and fire on high alert. Police apparently do have a description though. They are not ready to release it just yet. Live in East San Jose, kiet do, kpix 5. Th
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Good evening. I am filling in for charlie rose who is on assignment. We begin with the escalating crisis in the middle east as the volley of rocket fire between israel and hamas intensifies, israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu said the ceasefire is not even under consideration. Thomas is saying pretty much the same. The Palestinian Health ministry as saying over 70 people have been killed, most of them civilians. Rocket fire is reaching deeper into israel although no israeli casualties have been reported as of this taping. We now turn to the abc correspondent who is in gaza. Wheres the sense where you are, is there a feeling that we are seeing the beginning of an allout war between the israelis and palestinians . It certainly feels like we are on the edge of it. There is this course of the sounds of war whether it is the missiles landing or artillery coming in from offshore or the outgoing rocket fire. This does feel like a pla
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Good evening. I am filling in for charlie rose who is on assignment. We begin with the escalating crisis in the middle east as the volley of rocket fire between israel and hamas intensifies, israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu said a ceasefire is not even under consideration. Hamas is saying pretty much the same. The Palestinian Health ministry is saying over 70 people have been killed, most of them civilians. Rocket fire is reaching deeper into israel although no israeli casualties have been reported as of this taping. We now turn to the abc correspondent who is in gaza. Wheres the sense where you are, is there a feeling that we are seeing the beginning of an allout war between the israelis and palestinians . It certainly feels like we are on the edge of it. There is this chorus of the sounds of war whether it is the missiles landing or artillery coming in from offshore or the outgoing rocket fire. This does feel like a place