Disease. When it comes to fighting this we ne to find a solution, and find more symptomatic relief. There is no cure, and an urgent need for better treatments. That is why matt decided to push the science forward, and join a clinical trial. They didnt have to give me a synthetic compound, they gave me blood plasma. A special cocktail from blood plasma. Developed by al qaeda has. A bay area biotech company. Alga hest is working on innovative therapies for the diseases of aging. Which include parkinsons. Alzheimers, and agerelated Macular Degeneration. The leading cause of blindness in the u. S. With the aging population, that means more and more people are going to develop this disease. The therapies are developed on what theys sales provided by a multinational plasma company. It is this magical mixture. In the plasma tens of thousands of proteins, about 500 incrse with age, and about 500 proteins decrease. He calls these proteins, chronic kinds. These are in agedependent protein. He says the proteins that increase with age cause tissue damage inflammation, and neurodegeneration. Those that decrease, are beneficial. Younger people have higher levels of these proteins. They repair and rejuvenate tissues, and cells and help with brain function. This is a fundamental new insight into understanding the molecular basis of the aging. Armed with this knowledge, they have developed two strategies, the first, to replace or replenish the good proteins. The second, to block or remove the bad ones. If we block those, then it will have therapeutic benefits. Some drugs are now in early stage trials, the results are promising. En with mild to moderate alzheimers disease, received infusions containing young plasma. The goal, to see if the treatment was safe. It was. But unexpectedly, they were also showing signs of Getting Better on their cognitive test. We found significant improvement on these two measures of functional ability. As for the eye disease . Most patients improved by an average of seven letters. Dr. Michael stewart, recently presented findings that a major i conference in San Francisco. Into small studies, the majority of patients diagnosed with Macular Degeneration saw an improvement in vision. The alga hest drug given by pill, blocks information in the back of the eye. We are not going to extend lifestyles and have people live longer, but we are going to do is improve quality of life in those patients that do suffer these age diseases. Rdmedil ia all numberof patients, undergoing joint replacement surgery, will receive a plasma derived medicine. The goal, to tab down the massive inflammatory response that follows major surgery. We may be able to moderate that response. In a way that benefits patients. They can heal faster. As for matt, he enrolled in a trial designed to see if the present feature was safe, it was, but he also experienced a possible benefit. After one of five infusions, about three hours after i fell this burst of energy that made me want to run a race. All the trials will need larger studies to confirm any findings. Until the promise becomes a reality, matt continues to fight by staying fit. He enrolled in a special boxing program for parkinsons patients. It is important to note that all of alga hest medical trials are overseen by the fda. In alameda county, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. We do have more information on plasma in the Clinical Trials underway at kpix. Com. Lots on the line at levi stadium this weekend coming up, vern glenn will drive us live with more on how the 49ers are handling the pressure. The 49ers versus packers is not the only battle taking place on the field, a husband and wife who take football rivalry to the next level. Coming up allnew, passengers arriving at sfo from china subjected to additional screening, the serious warning tonight from the cdc about a deadly new virus. Tom steyer no child should have to worry about finding good food in school. So, when my wife kat and i learned California PublicSchool Children couldnt get Fresh Produce in the cafeteria, we took action. We partnered with local farmers, school kitchens, a nonprofit. That program now serves over 300 million healthy meals every year. The difference between words and actions matters. Thats a lesson washington dc could use, right now. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. You shouldnt have to pretend youre fine. You shouldnt have to be the ambulance. You shouldnt have to be thinking about the cost. You should just be focused on her. Covered california can help you find a health plan that fits your needs and budget. Because we believe you shouldnt have to choose between the life youve built and the care you need. This will be the 49ers a 16th trip to the conference championship game. This isnt unchartered territory for the franchise it is a different story for most of the players. Vern glenn joining us for an inside look at the stadium, he tells us hows the team plans to deal with pressure. Reporter i want you to take a look at this, look at the stadium. Isnt it beautiful . Look at that. That is unbelievable. So much hype around this game, we are talking about it folks at work im sore talking about it during their coffee breaks. But what about these players now, what are they thinking, are they just as amped as we are . After all, 49ers and the packers, are e pitchi ormanc i feel ke it has been a normal week as you can get up it feels like a normal week, it feels like it is the regular season still. Reporter all right, now, lets talk about these quarterbacks, eryn rogers, appearing in his fourth nfc championship game. While jimmy garoppolo, is starting in his first. The two first got to know each other, while attending the kentucky derby. Back then, jimmy was a patriots backup quarterback to tom brady. I remember teasing him as a young player when he was putting 20s into the machine. Everybody else was putting 100s. He has had a great season, he is really smart, and accurate. Tough. It will be a fun matchup. Reporter now, as we send it back from here at levi stadium, back to you in San Francisco, here is a little nugget for you. This is the first nfc championship game where both opposing quarterbacks never started a game their first two years in the nfl. Chew on that for a little bit. Are you placing any bets with the sports guys back in milwaukee . Alan, i got two kids in college, i cant afford to be making any bets. I have to hang onto every red penny i got. Understood. Thank you so much. San franciscos police chief has agreed to a friendly wager with his old partner and current chief of police, and green bay. If by chance that the packers win, i will wear a Green Bay Packers jersey if our 49ers wh, he will have to wear our San Francisco 49ers jersey. There you go, thats not all, if the 49ers win, green bays chief of police will donate 50 bucks to the San Francisco police foundation, then if the packers are victorious,s chief scott will make the same donation for the Green Bay Police foundation. It has been a rough week for one couple back and green bay, he is a 49ers fan, but she loves the packers. She took my jacket and i have to wear this stupid jacket now. Jill is the biggest 49ers fan, see that on the bottom of the recipe cards, it has been a nonstop prank between the couple, its been going on for years. Dating back to when they lived here in california. It was just me trying to find silly things to do. Being in green bay is no joke, she is leveraging the whole town. Everybody takes their football very seriously, tommy predicts the 49ers will win by 9, but you know what they say one of their teams is going to the super bowl, its true. We love singer 49ers fans pictures. People out there tailgating, also kids. Pets, everyone is decked out in red and gold. So nice to see, we want to see your 49er pictures as well you can always share them with us, on facebook, instagram and twitter, just use tran01. Catch our 49ers preview starting tonight at 7 30. Also, streaming on cbsn bay area. Other things going on several evacuations and shse after a construction crew had a gas line, triggering a gas leak. Pg andy dug down the damaged gas line on san fernando street today, to clamp it off, and stop the leak. The hazmat team, monitor the area to make sure the leak stayed below its and flammability limit. Several buildings were evacuated to city hall, others were told to shelter in place. Ignition is our biggest concern right now, we are asking people to stay out of the area. Its a small line, but is surrounded by some very large occupancies. So we have to be very careful. San fernando street from 4th to 6th street was closed as well as fifth between san fernando and city hall, fire officials warning the public they have to stay well away from that area. California is suing the trumpet ministration to allow fracking on federal lands, they want to stop the administration from drilling and fracking on more than 1 million acres of public and private land in the central valley, the lawsuit claims the activity would create health risks for some of the states most vulnerable communities. And also violates the federal bureau of Land ManagementEnvironmental Impact statement. While you are able to watch the attorney generals announcement, we carried it live on her streaming service, you can stay up to date through the cbs news avenue, also kpix. Com, or your favorite platform. Coming up the government responding to Lori Loughlin after she set they were withholding evidence that would help her in the College Admission scandal. It is probably something she didnt want to hear. A pastor on the peninsula behind bars tonight for allegedly threatening to shoot members of another church. 79yearold paul michelson, is suspected of writing for threatening letters, and hand delivering them to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in san carlos. He is a former member of that church. He apparently had a falling out with some of the leaders there. Investigators say the letters were delivered between january 7th and yesterday. Officers searched his home, did not find any firearms, but he was served in order to prevent him from buying a firearm. Live news desk, back to you. Hli admission scandal has been revealed. Just days after the actors alleged the government was withholding evidence that could help her defense. The governments response, to laughlins argument a 526 page motion, containing dozens of emails, documents and call transcripts. They show exchanges between laughlin, her husband and mastermind rick singer, prosecutors say the evidence refutes the customer the couples defense that they were duped, in new york, the jury in the Harvey Weinstein trial has been selected, of the 12 jurors, seven men and five women have been seated, he has been charged with five felony counts including predatory sexual assault, he denies wrongdoing. The trial is set to begin on wednesday, january 22nd. Some new numbers from the cdc show while flu activity is decreasing overall, it remains high across the country. So far this season there have been 13 million cases of the flu reported. Hundred and 20,000 hospitalizations, and 6600 deaths, of those, 39 her children. The majority of those deaths are kids that had influenza b infections. Only about 8 of those were vaccinated. We know the vaccine can be effective in preventing death. With weeks of the flu still ahead of us, Officials Say it is not too late to get the flu shot. We have got a nice weekend on tap we have some sun and some clouds, and then we have some rain coming into the area. We will tell you about that, first a beautiful sight i, san jose on this friday evening as you can see, the city hall is lit up, down in the south bay is looking nice. The highs today managed mid50 50s. 53 degrees in the bay. Otherwise its going to get chilly tonight, well, weve got kind of a gauze of high clouds up there. That will keep us not as cold as it couldve been. We will be down to 34 degrees in santa rosa. And 36 in san jose. Here is how it looks, we have High Pressure that is off the air force base down south, a little bit further south, so, this low pressure, which is impressive looking, is going to spread rain and snow up into the pacific northwest. For us it will spread a few high clouds of the area over the weekend. The rain is coming on tuesday. At the same time we are chatting about how rainfall is below average in San Francisco. In livermore, as little as a third of the average. The snowpack, is also behind where it should be, around 82 of average. Not catastrophic but we could use some more, we are not going to get much in the next seven days. Thats have a look at newark for fun. Lets see, its looking like we will begin with sun and clouds, and 56 degrees on saturday. Warms up to 58 on sunday, and that is reflective of the rest of the bay area. So, partly cloudy nights, we will have some fog towards the sunrise, it will be a dry weekend with sun and clouds, the next rain chance is coming in on tuesday. We might get wet then, in the meantime, the numbers tomorrow, will be in the 50s, San Francisco at 55, close to average for this time of the year. San jose is right on average at 58 degrees for a high. Los angeles, 55 degrees in cupertino, 57. Concord will be 54, venetia, at 53, and at fairfield, 54 degrees, up in the north, sun and clouds tomorrow, more clouds 55 degrees in san rafael. Excuse me, i hope im not getting the flu. 54 degrees at lakeport, we have clouds for saturday, and sunday and monday. Tuesday we have a chance of rain moving into the bay area, by the time we get to wednesday, thursday and friday we will go back to dust cloud, in the meantime, im going to go lie down. Coming up all new at 6 00, a Community Meeting in sonoma county, the two milliondollar plantar term parking lot into a homeless camp, that has neighbors up in arms. Plus president ial hopeful Michael Bloomberg in the bay area today, he may not be in thbut he is trying to stay top the voters minds, and two major sponsors for the pride parade, now uninvited from the annual event. Next for us, a popular social media tool, coming up how east bay police say it may have saved a teenagers life. Can my side be firm . And mine super soft . Yes. With the sleep number 360 smart bed, on sale now, you can both adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. So, can it help us fall asleep faster . 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According to court documents, the victim was disoriented, drug with pcp, she used snapchat to send a desperate plea for help, messaging somebody help me, im in a random mans car, im not in santa cruz, where am i . If you are calling the police, people, you can leave the phone in your pocket. You have to understand that snapchat can give the location to multiple friends. Professoronopolteaches a science, he demonstrated for us just how precise the socalled snap map can be. Right down to a specific neighborhood, or street. It is very precise. I tested that many times, its even a location in the building. It will give you an approximate location where that person is standing. For mac investigators say the victims friends were able to pinpoint her location through the app. They led police to the easy eight motel in san jose, where 40 miles away from where she was kidnapped. Police say victim was being held against her will, and threatened with being prostituted out to men for money. Police arrested Albert Vasquez and antonio salvador, they say the victims quick thinking may have saved her from Human Trafficking or even worse. This is a way for findg this she has done to use that to save her life. For mac her phone wouldve 5. Thats it for the news at 5 00, news at six begins right now, with veronica de la cruz and ken bastida. Travelers coming into sfo from china have to go through additional screening, the warning from the cdc today, about a deadly new virus. A deadly avalanche, after a heavy storm warning tonight, hitting the slopes, this weekend. Two days until the nfc championships, fans at sfo greeted by a sourdough sam, and the gold rush cheerleaders, the big excitement leading up to sunday. Our top story on kpix 5, we begin tonight, with breaking news out of east oakland, i am veronicakilled in an appa tandrun, chopper five, the scene, about 30 minutes ago. Investigators say the victim was struck in front of elmhurst middle school, about 3 30 after classes got out for the day. The suspects then took off, police say are looking for a newer model White Nissan Maxima with the damage to the front passenger side windshield. Our other top story, concerns a new virus detected in china, it could be brought to the bay area. Sfo, one of three airports adding extra health screenings, for passengers arriving from china. Ondrea warwick, joins us now with the details. Reporter this includes sfo, jfk, and l. A. X. In los angeles. Passengers if they are exhibiting symptoms of the virus they will be taken to a local hospital, and not the final destination. If you thought customs lines were bad, they are about to get arrive from china, will be rs screened from for coronavirus. They would be diverted to a separate area inside the customs facility. Where they would go through this interview and screening process with cdc officials. Reporter dr. William schaffner, from vanderbilt says the passengers will fill out a questionnaire, and have their temperature taken. He says, it is the same type of virus as sars and myrrh scares a few years back. Capable of causing serious lung disease, it has sickened over 40 people so far. Two of whom, have died. Reporter this virus is believed to have originated at a fish market in china. The screening process,