Tonight we take a deeper look at hospital acquired infections and why they are difficult to contain and treat. This week two died and 200 others were exposed to a superbug in southern california. We begin with science and Technology Correspondent jake ward. We are sorry about the anxiety and concern that the situation imposed for the patients and community. Reporter warnings are going outs to 179 patients treated at u. C. L. A. S Ronald Reagan Medical Center all exposed to cre, a superbug. It has been linked to two deaths and infected five others. Its a potent organism that can cause death. Reporter centers for Disease Control says it can be fatal if it reaches the bloodstream. Healthy people dont normally attract it. It strikes in hospitals, Nursing Homes and is linked to endoscopes inserted down the throats of 500,000 patients each year to treat cancer and other ailments of the digestive system. U. C. L. A. Says the bacteria was found on two devices. Hospitals clean the scope, but th
The driver was armed with a blue steel handgun, six dogs are in the van. And dognapped. These six pooches stolen at gunpoint swiped in a doggie day care van. The desperate search right now for them and the men that stole them. And good morning, america. You dont see a lot of people out there in times square today. It is so cold out there and take a look at some of these incredible pictures showing just how cold it is. That stt imprint of a jeep the front of a jeep right after the jeep pulled away. So cold able to get right out and look what it left thats how they felt. Just frozen in time. Our extreme team is covering all of it this morning and start out in times square with ginger and it is cold ging. 15 here. Windchill zero and this is almost 15 degrees warmer than what it will be tomorrow. The core of that is singing south and east and windchill advisories all the way to south florida. Were talking record lows possible in key west. Thats how serious this is. It is not just the North
Increased frustration over the ineffective ceasefire in ukraine. It was a major topic in london. Between secretary john kerry, and the British Foreign secretary hammond. Each other is blamed for the ceasefire, itself thought that we know who is behind the problem. Russia engaged in a brazen and cynical process over the last days. There is no secret. All kinds of visibility and technical means and satellites and the ability to watch what they are doing. No to a certainty. Of what russia has been providing to the separatists. We talk about how we maintain u. N. Unity, and u. S. Alignment in response to those breaches of that agreement the two diplomats discussed the possibility of adding economic sanctions against president Vladimir Putin in moscow kerry adding that president obama could decide if the u. S. Will take more action against russia nows of a new round of financial sanctions appeared to annoy the russians as opposed to causing major concerns. Reporter the likely kremlin respon
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And is the latest in a frightening lineup of organisms figuring out how to kill you before you can kill them. Guests include a professional who is treating it. And a director on the front lines. Its inside story. The full name carbopenantresistant makes you glad medicine adopts the short and cre. This bug can be deadly. Doctors at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center believe many have been exposed to cre. Two patients died. The spread of the infection was possible by a medical instrument anendoscope used in treatment. Several manufacturers for the scopes. Because of the complexity which is necessary for the lifesaving procedures that are performed with the scopes they are very very difficult to clean. The specific procedure is called e. R. Cp or endoscopic retro raid. The mda issued this statement a medical instrument that spreads germs is a problem. But dont let that distract you from the underlying threat. Theres more and more of these microscopic things that remain alive and dangerous e