Colorado has a better way to protect our blood products from zika and other viruses. Reporter ken has settled in for a 2. 5 hour process. He is donating platelets. Ken has given for years. This time, his platelets may did through a brandnees intercept system. The first of its Kind Technology to rid platelets of nearly all possibility bacteria, viruses, and microorganisms that can cause disease. The traditional products are just screen forward bacteria. With intercept, were actually doing something to the product. Reporter theyre first adding a photo active compound putting the mixture into the intercept machine. The process inactivates pathogens. This would inactivate the zika virus within the final product. Reporter every Blood Donation is always subjected to screening. Theres not a test currently in place for zika. The fda has stated that we could use intercept in place of that in. Health facility in colorado to use platelets treated with the intercept system. Experts believe it coul
Management at the d. It released a statement. We are saddened by the unfortunate incident that took place at the d las vegas. We are cooperating with the authorities and cannot comment on the ongoing investigation. Fire Officials Say the power outage that left the hundreds on the westgates gaming floor in the dark was caused by a faulty transformer. Fox 5s Ophelia Young is outside the Clark County Department of building and Fire Prevention after finding out what exactly caused the sparks. Right an old transformer started smoking the assistant director tells me a water leak in the area of the hotel caused some corrosion. Last friday we showed you what happened from a guests perspective heres a look at what happened from the fire inspectors point of view. It was 11 40 last thursday night when guests say all of the casino floor but the sports book went dark. Guests were left wondering what happened. Meanwhile in another part of the westgate after reports of smoke. From my understand it wa
Well, we do know that that is the priority for general manager paul wiedefeld. We do expect that to work on safety and maintenance in the coming days or weeks. He is expected to lay out a new maintenance plan. So what do the general manager think of what happened here today . What is his takeaway . We talk to him oneonone moments ago. There is a clear understanding of the importance of the system to this region and we better get it right. That is what i keep hearing for everybody. Not saying this is a dumb idea or why are we doing it . They are not saying that. They are saying look, we cant survive without this. Make it work. Get on it. Brianne that is one of the things touted is the ridership and the number of the federal employees that rely on metro every day. Also here testifying in this Committee Hearing we heard from ntsb and the f. T. A. We did get an update from the ntsb in terms of the investigation into the deadly smoke incident at plaza. We understand that report now conclude
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Councilwoman rhonda capron says concerned citizens have reached out to her about the dangers of that hill. Capron says the area is a death trap. But it doesnt have to be. 3 i know that we had a hill like that on 24th street and what we did was make it a green space, so we cut it off. You cant drive over it obviously, so maybe we can do Something Like that to make it safe. Residents in the neighborhood are concerned more lives will be lost. And they want to see changes made 3 3 South Sioux City is nearing completion of a bike trail will circle the city. Work on the final phase of that trail is taking place along highway 77 near the walmart and hyvee stores. This segment. Which is a little more than a mile long. Started at 21st street and will stretch to crystal cove. Parks director gene maffit moffet says this final leg cost 650 thousand dollars to build. It will complete work on a bike trail that runs 14 miles around South Sioux City. 3 it looks like two teens accused of stealing from