Defends against infection. Following the Healthy Habits are no guarantee youll avoid the flu but dr. Martin says they may help your body fight the virus more effectively. To give you an idea just how bad our flu season is, this time last year, california reported only nine flurelated deaths. Now were at nearly 100. Reporting live in san jose. Marianne favreau, nbc bay area news. And our coverage of californias flu season continues online at nbcbayarea. Com. At the top of the main page youll find a section dedicated to the outbreak, including the latest numbers and prevention tips. A developing story out of the east bay where a 14yearold boy has been on the run for more than 24 hours. Hes accused of shooting and killing his own 17yearold sister. Heres a look at that suspect Mario Tolliver. This is a photo off his Facebook Page. As long as he is on the street, neighbors are nervous. Nbc bay areas Jodi Hernandez is live. There are reports this may have started between a fight between the
Arrested on suspicion that she tried to poison her coworkers. Good evening. Im larry beil in for dan ashley. Im carolyn john n so. Police arrest editor resaw badger for what she served at a potluck dinner. We go now to Matthew Turner Elementary School in vaw knee shaw where she teaches. Carolyn, most of the people at the party were faculty members at turner Elementary School. But the party was held off campus. Police are not saying what type of food was served, but apparently a lot of the guests got high and some got really sick. Police say 47yearold teresa badger served marijuanalaced food to her coworkers at a potluck Holiday Party in november. There were probably 15 or 20 people at the party, and i would say half of them developed symptoms or showed signs of being under the influence. Two guests who, worked with badger were taken to the hospital not knowing what they had eaten. A School Parent spoke to one. It was off yously something she ate. She was huh loose hallucinating. She wa
Jose with more. Reporter the unusual Winter Weather is causing vegetation to dry out. This is what has firefighters concerned and doing everything they can to put a stop to what could be a big problem. Its only january, but cal firestations in Northern California are staffing up, as if it was summer. Right now were seeing drought and fuel conditions for fires that we would normally see in august. This is unheard of this time of year, particularly in Northern California. Reporter warm temperatures and no rain have caused much more brown than green in wildland areas surrounding homes, prompting cal fire to take action. We ask citizens to look around and have that 100 foot of defensible space. This request is not usually made until late spring, but this year has been anything but usual. In the last three weeks, cal fire has responded to 300 wildfires. In a normal year, that would be closer to 50. And there are concerns about air quality. Today marks the seasons 30th spare the air day, whi
And surprise, an incredible story of two girls who became friends at college and looked so much alike, they joked they could be sisters. Well, guess what, they are, and theyre here live today, friday, january 24th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie. Alongside al roker and Natalie Morales. Two weeks from today, Opening Ceremony in sochi. And yet, we continue to hear about these new threats. Its like a drip, drip, drip. And governor romney is here. Well be talking about that with him. He is the guy who had to handle the games in Salt Lake City which came shortly after 9 11. He knows a thing or two about security and well talk to him in a moment. This is our top story today. That newly discovered threat against the winter Olympic Games in sochi. Lets get right to Richard Engel. Richard, good morning to you. Rep
Continues to have an impact on traffic in and out of the city right now. Monte francis with the details. Monte . Reporter terry, good evening. The event wrapped up about two hours ago, and traffic along the embarcadero has really improved in the last 15 minutes or so. In the last hour, marchers were making their way back to their buses. Just beyond at t park. Earlier today a massive crowd gathered at Civic Center Plaza for an antiabortion rally. Before marching down Market Street to the plaza. Many protesters were bused in from other parts of the state. We saw many churches from the Central Valley that were represented here, from places such as turlock, fresno, even some from southern california. We understand a much Smaller Group of about 100 prochoice demonstrators were at market. This is the tenth year for the walk for life west coast. Many marchers say San Francisco is the best place for the rally known for its liberal politics. Its a tradition. I cant stop. Weve got to save babies