Prompting new efforts to better deal with the new realities. Michele miller reports. Reporter hospitals were always designed to treat the ill. But battling covid19 over the last seven months pushed many to their limits. The assumption if you get sick we willor you is a false assumption. Reporter hospitals like chicagos Rush Medical Center have began to spring into action. We created a command center to bring together all of the people in the organization that represent all of the potential landmines and unmet needs that we may have. Reporter president and ceo at rush. Then we just took a giant board and we wrote down how do we physically change the hospital to take care of larger numbers of people. The process started eight years ago, long before the pandemic when rush added a new wing to their hospital. When you build something for the future of health care, you try to add something with flexibility or agility in it and we built an 830,000 square foot building in the city that has the
Concerns about the diagnosis and treatment of some Service Members traumatic brain injuries from iraq and afghanistan. Why a whistleblower decided to speak up. And a new mission for veterans, how a former marine is giving fellow vets a sense of purpose by offering them a chance to make a difference in disaster zones. But first, heres tie eyeopener. Its your world in 90 seconds. The news of the vaccine should not get people to say that we dont need to continue to do the Public Health measures. More than 60,000 americans in the hospital, sick with covid. The most ever since the start of the pandemic. I just think its an embarrassment. Biden slamming President Trump for refusing to accept defeat. You said there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump Administration. Were you being serious there . Well see what the people ultimately decide when all the votes have been cast. The Supreme Court signalled their unlikely to strike down the aca in its entirety. This doesnt need to be a par
Underestimated. The data so far suggests that Young Children are less likely to get a severe illness. That doesnt mean cant carry and it spread to it other students, parents and teachers, vendors, anyone else in their community. And older kids, weve seen it with studies, can spread it even at the same rate as adults do, even if theyre less likely to be hospitalized. And one other variable. Port past six months or so, schools have been shut down, some schools have been. And theres summer vacation. So lets say kids have been getting sick 1 5 of the time. Were about to reopen schools and increase their exposure. So whatever low rate weve seen in children could potentially increase by a major magnitude. Many working parents are scrambling to find childcare solutions. A new Affordable Program from the ymca could be a saving grace for many parents and their kids. Cornell bernard has the story. I love being at home but i miss my school, my teachers. Reporter this 10yearold is ready for the fi
Reporter liam cardinal says he wasnt surprised his 80year old father was being a good samaritan, helping a stranger. He saw a young man with a bicycle that had a flat tire and my father, being the way he is, he was out walking the dog and he said, he probably said hey young man, can i help you with that flat tire . Last friday night in this palo alto neighborhood at linden and seneca he grabbed a light poem from his home of 48 years. When he returned, unbeknownst to him, the young man was armed with a knife and began violently stabbing him. Its to my understanding it was multiple, multiple stab wounds to the neck and the face. Reporter neighbors who witnessed the assault told his wife and immediately called 911. It was a random, violent attack against an elderly male for no apparent reason. Reporter the suspect took off on his bike. Coincidentally, the suspects family members arrived looking for him. Authorities found him less than two miles away at his East Palo Alto home. 18yearold A
The San Mateo County Health Officer says the states covid19 restrictions are flawed and will do more harm than good. Most studen also be starting the school year from home. Now education experts are noticing a growing interest in true handson homeschooling. Its the latest in outside dining. A geodome. The reaction and inspiration, coming up. Llhow y howot this g a comeback. Weekend. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Its like hotel california. You can check in, but you can never leave, right . There is no way to get off the list that any of us are aware of. Tonight, the Health Officer in San Mateo County is blasting the state over its watch list saying it does more harm than good. It comes just days after the county was forced to close businesses. J. R. Stone is along the peninsula tonight with details. Reporter this outside canopy in san mateo was going to be where vivian wen did her customers nails but it b