. >> now you ucsf medical officer ken jones says we plan to improve the efficiency of them and negotiate with them, however more than half of our expenses are for our employees and we must also address these costs. now the union here is the largest collective bargaining unit within the university of california system, representing more than 22,000 service and patient care technical workers at 10 campuses and 5 medical centers. protesters here say that ucsf medical center, their ceo is expected to receive millions so they are out here protesting until 1:00 was the plan but again these officers i have sort of overheard them talking and they are ready to move in shortly. i do expect traffic jams in this area near the ucsf medical center, if you are in the area avoid it for the next hour, tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> a bay area women's college team makes history. see and hear the send off they receive on the campus of 1 bay area university. >> steve paulson is coming up in minutes to tell us how much rain we got and whether we are in store for anymore. a much anticipated announcemen

. >> now you ucsf medical officer ken jones says we plan to improve the efficiency of them and negotiate with them, however more than half of our expenses are for our employees and we must also address these costs. now the union here is the largest collective bargaining unit within the university of california system, representing more than 22,000 service and patient care technical workers at 10 campuses and 5 medical centers. protesters here say that ucsf medical center, their ceo is expected to receive millions so they are out here protesting until 1:00 was the plan but again these officers i have sort of overheard them talking and they are ready to move in shortly. i do expect traffic jams in this area near the ucsf medical center, if you are in the area avoid it for the next hour, tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> a bay area women's college team makes history. see and hear the send off they receive on the campus of 1 bay area university. >> steve paulson is coming up in minutes to tell us how much rain we got and whether we are in store for anymore. a much anticipated announcemen

but, there was a clinical trial at ucsf. >>>reporter: doctors recommended he take part in the drug file in fact ucsf is holding a spot for him in the trial specifically for rhabdomyosarcoma. his health insurance is through his father's work at sutter health. third-party administrator called u mr sent a letter saying since ucsf is outside the health plan network, only emergencies are covered and nothing experimental. luis says he was referred to another dr . >> i said that the dr. have any experience with rhabdomyosarcoma? they said no. i am not comfortable with that. >>>reporter: his oncologist of five years of the latest drugs could slow his deadly cancer and ease his pain. >> and, lived a very good quality of life. i think that is what we are hoping insurers will pick up on . >>>reporter: his sister claudia says she made 20 calls to the insurance caseworker this week alone. >> i was sitting next to my brother while i was on the phone with these people and it was just a disregard. >> whoever's making the decision, they are

this is a busy street here in front of ucsf medical center. when protesters refused to move, police arrested them. >> i planned for it, and if i could do a little bit of extra, then i'm in on it. >> reporter: officers arrested and cited ten protesters. among them, a patient and a lab technician. the ucsf employees and union officials are speaking out against the recent elimination of 300 positions here, including nurses and hospitality workers. >> i don't like to lose my job here. i like to work with the patients, with the people, especially the elderly ones. >> reporter: the hop's chief operating officer says the layoffs will help the center prepare for some of the costs associated with the new health care reform act. we'll have much more on ktvu at 7 p.m., including reaction from a nurse who says this has created a problem, she thinks, in the intensive care unit here. reporting live, lauren blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a measure has passed the assembly education committee to install alarms in classrooms, cafeterias, gyms and other busy a

so, partner with ucsf to do a district wide school youth study. this includes i the middle and high school. and this is actually the first time anyone has ever looked at the school commute data at all. ~ and we've done it three years in a row. we can see a quarter of the children in elementary school walk and bike -- walk and bike to and from school. that 23% of the students live within a half a mile. another 19% live within a half mile to mile buffer, and that is actually over the buffers that are sort of the rule of thumb of how far a child could walk or bike to school. so, we still have a lot more families that we could be working with. >> anna, earlier you said there's about 40 to 50% of the population, 40 years ago walk to school. and then -- >> nationwide. >> and then 15% today nationwide walk. but it looks like san francisco has double -- >> we're higher than the national average for sure. >> okay. >> we're at -- i think due to -- this is my personal opinion. due to san francisco's density, we don't -- we have schools located within the cit

. >> reporter: but it's available for women giving birth at ucsf as well. >> it's really about having more choices, more low-tech, more -- less invasive options for pain relief. >> reporter: professor judith bishop is a midwife. she says nitrous is a safe alternative to patients seeking an alternative. >> it doesn't build up in the baby, doesn't build up in the mom. it's quick on, quick off. >> reporter: it's not a pain killer. >> it just takes them to a place where they can handle the pain, they feel good about their experience. >> i felt that way. just in a cloud. >> reporter: new mom shana did not what an epidural or narcotic. she gave laughing gas a try. >> it helped me a lot in terms of getting -- feeling more relaxed. >> you can hear the pressure valve. >> reporter: anesthesiologist jennifer says unlike other products, nitrous can be used at any time. >> they can use it when they want it, and not use it when they don't. they're able to walk around. >> reporter: unlike betty boop, none of the gas escapes the mask. you won't find anyone laughing in labor. >> they're not laughing.

but, there was a clinical trial at ucsf. >>>reporter: doctors recommended he take part in the drug file in fact ucsf is holding a spot for him in the trial specifically for rhabdomyosarcoma. his health insurance is through his father's work at sutter health. third-party administrator called u mr sent a letter saying since ucsf is outside the health plan network, only emergencies are covered and nothing experimental. luis says he was referred to another dr . >> i said that the dr. have any experience with rhabdomyosarcoma? they said no. i am not comfortable with that. >>>reporter: his oncologist of five years of the latest drugs could slow his deadly cancer and ease his pain. >> and, lived a very good quality of life. i think that is what we are hoping insurers will pick up on . >>>reporter: his sister claudia says she made 20 calls to the insurance caseworker this week alone. >> i was sitting next to my brother while i was on the phone with these people and it was just a disregard. >> whoever's making the decision, they are

ucsf is holding a spot for him in the trial specifically for the cardoma. the third party administrator from umr said only emergencies are covered and nothing experimental. luis oncologist of five years carla golden says the latest drugs could slow luis' fatal cancer and ease his pain. >> and live a very good quality of life. and i think that's what we're hoping insurancer will pick up on. >> luis' sister claudia said she made about 40 calls to the insurance company. >> i sat next to my brother when i was making these calls and it was just a disregard. >> whoever is making the decision, they're not everyone doctors so how do they know what's best for me. i think they're being selfish. >> reporter: at 4:00 this afternoon after our conversations with umr a representative confirmed to me that sutter health will pay for luis' two day evaluation at ucsf beginning tomorrow. no word yet on coverage for any treatment. john fowler, ktvu. >>> the effects of the rutgers university basketball schedule are spreading. athletic director tim preneti resigned for not firing

this is a busy street here in front of ucsf medical center. when protesters refused to move, police arrested them. >> i planned for it, and if i could do a little bit of extra, then i'm in on it. >> reporter: officers arrested and cited ten protesters. among them, a patient and a lab technician. the ucsf employees and union officials are speaking out against the recent elimination of 300 positions here, including nurses and hospitality workers. >> i don't like to lose my job here. i like to work with the patients, with the people, especially the elderly ones. >> reporter: the hop's chief operating officer says the layoffs will help the center prepare for some of the costs associated with the new health care reform act. we'll have much more on ktvu at 7 p.m., including reaction from a nurse who says this has created a problem, she thinks, in the intensive care unit here. reporting live, lauren blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a measure has passed the assembly education committee to install alarms in classrooms, cafeterias, gyms and other busy a

ucsf is holding a spot for him in the trial specifically for the cardoma. the third party administrator from umr said only emergencies are covered and nothing experimental. luis oncologist of five years carla golden says the latest drugs could slow luis' fatal cancer and ease his pain. >> and live a very good quality of life. and i think that's what we're hoping insurancer will pick up on. >> luis' sister claudia said she made about 40 calls to the insurance company. >> i sat next to my brother when i was making these calls and it was just a disregard. >> whoever is making the decision, they're not everyone doctors so how do they know what's best for me. i think they're being selfish. >> reporter: at 4:00 this afternoon after our conversations with umr a representative confirmed to me that sutter health will pay for luis' two day evaluation at ucsf beginning tomorrow. no word yet on coverage for any treatment. john fowler, ktvu. >>> the effects of the rutgers university basketball schedule are spreading. athletic director tim preneti resigned for not firing

>> late yesterday afternoon, sutter health said it would pay for a two-day evaluation at ucsf. the insurer did not say if it planned to change its decision on covering the costs of the treatment. >>> your time now, 7:49. in a life-changing lotto ticket, a homeless man won a $50,000 jackpot and how he plans to pay it forward. >> and why target is apologizing for a product description that went viral. customers say they were so offended by the discount chain's dress. >> it's a bit dreary, a bit damp outside our doors this morning. i'll have what you can expect for your saturday afternoon, coming up. ♪ alright, let's go. ♪ ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. ♪ nom, nom, nom. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ the only thing we'd ever grown together was a record collection. no. there was that fuzzy stuff on the gouda. [ both ] ugh! when it came to our plants... we were so confused. how

there's a lot of -- we had a strong partner thinkv with ucsf, ucsf is moving forward with looking at building their own structure or constructing their own building on that campus. these buildings, especially 80 90 where we have our urgent care clinic are seismically unsafe. and building 5 where the current hospital is, is unsafe for hospital-type uses. and the plan is to put clinics in there when the new hospital is open. the debt program is the other area where we have funds that we can spend on capital. similar to geo bonds, we are retiring old ones. this time the policy that was actually formalized by the board last year, this is one that we do have to follow unless a super majority of the board votes otherwise, requires that we only spend 3.5% of the general fund discretionary revenue on debt service. so, this results in about $515 million of cops we can spend the next 10 years. the majority of that is going to be going towards the replacement of jail 3 and 4 atop the hall of justice. as i mentioned in my introduction, there is money to get to court related agencies so we'll be

both ahead of neurosurgery at ucsf and man whose wife has brain disease say the president proposal is a very big deal. more now from 7 news political reporter mark matthews. >> president obama says 100 million dollars will help researchers find new which to treat maybe even prevent ailment like alzheimer's and epilepsy. >> study particle smaller than an atom but haven't unlocked the mystery of the 3 pounds of matter that sits between our ears. >> ucsf the chairman of neurosurgery and says the president challenge to scientist and researchers lead to better understanding of how parts of the brain inner act. >> so that we know what areas work together say in the normal function and then when a disease like alzheimer's disease we can understand which piece of that puzzle is not firing. >> to illustrate brain connection the doctor shows me this picture of brain wired to show which areas activated on the subject asked to think about what you do with a ball. >> think about saying hit you then open up the mouth and you say hit and you hear the word hit. >> happens in a second or 2 when the br

>> late yesterday afternoon, sutter health said it would pay for a two-day evaluation at ucsf. the insurer did not say if it planned to change its decision on covering the costs of the treatment. >>> your time now, 7:49. in a life-changing lotto ticket, a homeless man won a $50,000 jackpot and how he plans to pay it forward. >> and why target is apologizing for a product description that went viral. customers say they were so offended by the discount chain's dress. >> it's a bit dreary, a bit damp outside our doors this morning. i'll have what you can expect for your saturday afternoon, coming up. ♪ alright, let's go. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. ♪ the one and only, cheerios was a record collection. no. there was that fuzzy stuff on the gouda. [ both ] ugh! when it came to our plants... we were so confused. how much is too much water? too little? until we got miracle-gro moisture control.

. >> ucsf would not comment on camera. we have carefully evaluated the impact of the affordable care act. we must make a correction if we are to maintain resources to care of for patients. >> a cancer patient said cutting staff will hinter patients. >> here, if they lay people off, people will be rushed, they'll be injured, they'll be mistakes. >> the hospital estimates that of the 300 positions cut, 75 are layoffs. the rest will come from not filling vacant positions and planted retirement. >> ktvu channel two news. >>> the heaviest rainfall came before dawn today, but many areas saw down powers throughout the compute. the wet roads and standing water did cause problems for drivers. our meteorologist will let us know when more wet weather is on the way. his complete forecast coming in at 7:23. >>> there's been another delay in a kram criminal case charged with -- in a criminal case. they postponed the hearing for garcia torres. it's been unna believe to review all the -- unable to preview all the evidence because of techn

. >>> there's a labor dispute in san francisco involving ucsf. coming up in about 12 minutes, why employees went on strike this morning because of who showed up at the job site. >>> san francisco police chief greg suhr is giving up his push to arm officers with stun guns. he withdrew his proposal. chief sur said officers need sob -- chief suhr said officers need to be armed. the decision leaves san francisco as one of the last major cities in the country that does not arm its police with stun guns. >>> suspected carjackers running from the highway patrol caused this watery scene in san francisco. it happened just after 3:00 a.m. at van ness and union street. the nissan that hit the hydrant also crashed into a minibus -- or rather a muni bus. the chp says the car was carjacked a few days ago in modesto. officers spotted it this morning and that's when the chase began. the suspects ran from the scene after the crash. >>> vallejo police are investigating a scene that left four people wounded. police responded to shots fired at 10:00 last night on mi

. >>> there's a labor dispute in san francisco involving ucsf. coming up in about 12 minutes, why employees went on strike this morning because of who showed up at the job site. >>> san francisco police chief greg suhr is giving up his push to arm officers with stun guns. he withdrew his proposal. chief sur said officers need sob -- chief suhr said officers need to be armed. the decision leaves san francisco as one of the last major cities in the country that does not arm its police with stun guns. >>> suspected carjackers running from the highway patrol caused this watery scene in san francisco. it happened just after 3:00 a.m. at van ness and union street. the nissan that hit the hydrant also crashed into a minibus -- or rather a muni bus. the chp says the car was carjacked a few days ago in modesto. officers spotted it this morning and that's when the chase began. the suspects ran from the scene after the crash. >>> vallejo police are investigating a scene that left four people wounded. police responded to shots fired at 10:00 last night on mi

and here we are in a neighborhood that is a bustling neighborhood of technology and biotech with ucsf up the street. it's a pleasure to be a san franciscans in this day and age. in terms of our project, we are very excited about the fact that anchor represents the first major tenant and the kick-start to our mission rock project. to us it's the perfect partnership. we have been around a while, 1958. but that pales in comparison to anchor. 1896. as keith mentioned they are long-time partners with the giants back to candlestick park days. and anchor plaza was launched in 2010. and we won that year. and so we are going with a team that helps us win baseball games as well. this project is interesting in that it's about 20% of the total square footage. 20% of the total size of the project and 5% of the total square footage of mission rock. it will serve in many ways as the front door to the mission rock project. people will see it as they come to games and the neighborhood. just a reminder that the mission rock project is something that we feel will be a major asset to this city. and to th

. >>> and an angry protest at ucsf medical center. join us at 7 on tv 36. >>> film critic roger ebert has died. he spent 46 years writing for the chicago sun times newspaper. but he's better known for his television appearances. he died in chicago after a long battle with cancer. ebert's signature thumbs up- thumbs down has become part of the national culture. ebert blogged earlier this week that the cancer had returned and he was going to take a break from work. roger ebert was 70 years old. >>> the mariners and the a's went at it again today at the coliseum. mark is going to tell us who came out on top. sports is up next. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv starting at $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bund

in san francisco where hundreds of union workers construction workers just walked off a job site at ucsf hospital. we'll tell you what happened when "mornings on 2" continues. >>> welcome back. happening right now -- more than 100 workers on strike at a ucsf complex south of at&t park in san francisco. ktvu's lorraine blanco is right there with the details. what's this all about? >> reporter: they walked off because of the use of nonworkers. there are several dozen people on this side of the street as well as on the other side of the street. this is local 38. this is video from newschopper2. the union includes pipe fitters, electrics and sheet metal workers. they say l and s refrigeration and dr construction brought in nonworkers yesterday. that's why they are doing fg they can to shut down -- everything they can to shut down the site. >> i'm always anxious to see a nonunion worker on my job site or in my area. it's bad for me and it's also bad for our economy because they don't get paid what we get paid. they are typically out of state or from somewhere else. >> reporter: local 38 says

in san francisco where hundreds of union workers construction workers just walked off a job site at ucsf hospital. we'll tell you what happened when "mornings on 2" continues. >>> welcome back. happening right now -- more than 100 workers on strike at a ucsf complex south of at&t park in san francisco. ktvu's lorraine blanco is right there with the details. what's this all about? >> reporter: they walked off because of the use of nonworkers. there are several dozen people on this side of the street as well as on the other side of the street. this is local 38. this is video from newschopper2. the union includes pipe fitters, electrics and sheet metal workers. they say l and s refrigeration and dr construction brought in nonworkers yesterday. that's why they are doing fg they can to shut down -- everything they can to shut down the site. >> i'm always anxious to see a nonunion worker on my job site or in my area. it's bad for me and it's also bad for our economy because they don't get paid what we get paid. they are typically out of state or from somewhere else. >> reporter: local 38 says

>> hello my name is rupa maria and i am a physician and professor of medicine at ucsf. there is an expression that i learned is the expression of fuba or found on earth barely alive and what refers to a tragically common experience, while orthopedic surgeons were busy replacing knees they forgot the principles of keeping people alive on service like giving them food and water, it seems hard to believe that you can go to school to learn to be a doctor for 12 years and forget this basic thing, but we suffer as a culture from tunnel vision and as dak tores we have had to learn the crucial importance because there is no future for a patient whose knee is replaced if they are not kept well with the basic necessities of life, people are saying because of climate change the planet is sick, sighting worthy vents as evidence. that is not so, it might be sick as us, but the planet is fine, it can. what is suffering is our place on the planet which is fragile and other organisms will manage and thrive at the higher temperatures, like the mosquitoes that are spreading disease at al

. >>> san francisco police detained 10 demonstrators today outside at a protest -- outside the ucsf medical center. the word is the hospital is eliminating 400 jobs. the job cuts include getting rid of the hospital's lift team. something nurses say intensive care patients cannot do without. >> we utilize those teams to help us to move patients every two hours which keep them healthy. prevents pneumonia, prevents bed sores. that unit is completely slashed. >> the hospital released a comment that says we must make a coarse correction if we are to maintain our resources to care for our patients. >>> a soldier has been captured and charged with a murder in fort knox kentucky. a civilian worker was shot 10 times and died yesterday. witnesses said they said the civilian and soldier arguing at a parking lot. >>> the district attorney and wife were put to rest today. a large crowd turned out to honor mike mcclellan and his wife. their deaths come two months after another prosecutor from the area was killed in a courthouse shoot out. >>> stock markets rallied today despite some discouraging economic

if authorized workers would strike at 5uc medical centers including ucsf and uc davis. >>> in two minutes, a huge sink hole opened up and swallowed three cars. the two things that may have triggered this collapse. >> then -- >> i think it's a lot of money. >> reporter: the expensive mandatory repairs a bay area city is ordering for certain types of home. >> plus when temperatures could climb near 90 degrees in your exclusive bay area forecast. >>> heavy rains in the midwest have triggered widespread flash flooding in the st. louis area an emergency evacuation was ordered today. residents there were told to seek higher grown. in illinois the owner of downers grove declaredded a state of emergency after four major roadways were shut down -- declared a state of emergency after four major roadways were shutdown. >>> check out this video. watch the car there on the right. the sinkhole swallowed three cars including that one there. one person was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. officials say the water main dates back to 1915 and it broke then sent water gushing into the streets tri

if authorized workers would strike at 5uc medical centers including ucsf and uc davis. >>> in two minutes, a huge sink hole opened up and swallowed three cars. the two things that may have triggered this collapse. >> then -- >> i think it's a lot of money. >> reporter: the look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> heavy rains in the midwest have triggered widespread flash flooding in the st. louis area an emergency evacuation was ordered today. residents there were told to seek higher grown. in illinois the owner of downers grove declaredded a state of emergency after four major roadways were shut down -- declared a state of emerg

. >>> and an angry protest at ucsf medical center. join us at 7 on tv 36. >>> film critic roger ebert has died. he spent 46 years writing for the chicago sun times newspaper. but he's better known for his television appearances. he died in chicago after a long battle with cancer. ebert's signature thumbs up- thumbs down has become part of the national culture. ebert blogged earlier this week that the cancer had returned and he was going to take a break from work. roger ebert was 70 years old. >>> the mariners and the a's went at it again today at the coliseum. mark is going to tell us who came out on top. sports is up next. well, well, well. growing up we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv starting at $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundle

for the head of neurosurgery at ucsf and a man whose wife has brain disease, the president's proposal is a very big deal. more from abc7 political reporter mark matthews. >> reporter: president obama says $100 million will help researchers ways to treat and maybe prevent ailments like alzheimer's and epilepsy. >> we can study particles smaller than an atom but still haven't unlocked the mystery of the matter that sits between our ears. >> reporter: mitch berger is the chairman of neurosurgery. he says the president's challenge will lead better understanding of how the parts of the brain react. >> what areas work together in normal function and when there's a disease like alzheimer's disease, we can understand which piece of that puzzle is not firing. >> reporter: to illustrate brain connectivity, dr. berger shows me this picture of a brain wired to show which areas are activated when the subject is asked to think about what you do with a ball. >> you think about saying hit. you then open up your mouth and you say hit, and you hear the word hit. >> reporter: it happens in a second or t

. >>> san francisco police detained 10 demonstrators today outside at a protest -- outside the ucsf medical center. the word is the hospital is eliminating 400 jobs. the job cuts include getting rid of the hospital's lift team. something nurses say intensive care patients cannot do without. >> we utilize those teams to help us to move patients every two hours which keep them healthy. prevents pneumonia, prevents bed sores. that unit is completely slashed. >> the hospital released a comment that says we must make a coarse correction if we are to maintain our resources to care for our patients. >>> a soldier has been captured and charged with a murder in fort knox kentucky. a civilian worker was shot 10 times and died yesterday. witnesses said they said the civilian and soldier arguing at a parking lot. >>> the district attorney and wife were put to rest today. a large crowd turned out to honor mike mcclellan and his wife. their deaths come two months after another prosecutor from the area was killed in a courthouse shoot out. >>> stock markets rallied today despite some discouraging economic

but there was a clinical trial over at ucsf. >> they recommended he take part in the drug trial. they are holding a spot for him specifically for the condition. his health insurance is through his dad's work at sutter health. his third party administrator said, since it's outside the plan's network nothing experimental. he was referred to another doctor. >> i said does the doctor have any experience with this car coma and they said know -- sarcoma, i'm not comfortable with that. >> his oncologist said the latest drugs could slow the deadly cancer and ease his pain. >> and live a very good quality of life. i think that is what we're hoping the insurers will pick up on. >> his sister says she made 20 calls to the insurance case worker this week alone. >> i was sitting next to my brother while i was on the phone with these people. it was just a disregard. >> whoever is making the decisions, they are not even doctors. so, how do they know what is best for me? i think they are being selfish. >> reporter: at 4:00 this afternoon, a representative confirmed to me that sutter health will

for the head of neurosurgery at ucsf and the man whose wife had a brain disease, the president's proposal is a very big deal. more now from mark matthews. >> reporter: president obama says $100 million will help researchers find new ways to treat, maybe even prevent ailments like alzheimer's and epilepsy. >> we can study particles smaller than an atom but haven't unlocked the mystery of the three pounds of matter that fits between our ears. >> reporter: dr. mitch burger is the chairman of neurosurgery and says the president's challenge will lead to a better understanding to how parts of the brain react. >> so we know what areas work together, say, in the normal function, and when there's a disease like alzheimer's disease, we can understand which piece of that puzzle is not firing. >> reporter: to illustrate, dr. burger shows me this picture of the brain wired to show which areas are activated when the subject is to think about what you do with a ball. >> you think about saying hit, you open your a mouth and hear the word hit. >> reporter: when the brain is not working right, joel can tel

here several high-tech titans gathered together to give twice as much of that money to ucsf alone. google is telling app developers this morning that are interested in its new glass device, the company is going to be much more restrictive than it is for android. android, you can do pretty much anything you want. glass, no. no advertisements, for instance and apps will have to be approved ahead of time. google reports profits today. watch for increased costs. larry page has always said, if he wants google to change the world but not necessarily make money. now shall the company says a tremendous amount of money. that's not important to investors, though. well, i got confused there as we talked to somebody. the bottom line is that google is going to make some profits, probably not as much as everybody expected. i'm just going to throw it back to you. >> a lot of companies reporting profits. >>> 6:20 right now. keeping tabs on weather. meteorologist, christina loren, here to sell it. >> i will sell it this way. a really tough news day. very ease why i easy in the we department. 6:20,