Alan Grayson, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress in Florida's 8th District, talks about why he is running for Congress.
If H1N1 hits the Albuquerque Fire Department hard, it could jeopardize their ability to get to residents in an emergency, but the department is offering vaccinations and making other preparations to prevent that from happening. At all of the city's fire stations, it's all about extra gloves, masks, hand sanitizer, and vaccinations. At the Albuquerque Fire Academy, more than a dozen cadets lined up Thursday for something that many firefighters are eager to get their hands on: the H1N1 vaccine and the seasonal flu vaccine. The Albuquerque Fire Department got 600 doses of H1N1 vaccine for firefighters. So far, 300 have been vaccinated— it's not mandatory. Over the past month, 24 firefighters have called in sick. Six had flu-like symptoms, and the rest to deal with sick family members. There have been no confirmed H1N1 cases in the department, the number of sick firefighters is up. Commander Tige Watson said, "The numbers have been slightly up, but it's not at a level that we feel there should be an alarm sounded." Fire crews are taking extra precautions, however, stocking up on gloves, masks, and hand sanitizer. Paramedic Driver Anthony Romero is concerned about dealing with patients. "That's what all of this equipment is for," Romero said. "That's where we use the gloves, and masks, goggles sometimes." Commander Watson said, "We have to remain concerned. We're trying to remain vigilant. We're hoping that we have seen the worst of it, but just like everyone else, we're not sure." The World Health Organization says the H1N1 virus is now the main flu strain worldwide. The WHO says in some countries, H1N1 accounts for up to 70% of the flu viruses being sampled. The organization says the virus is mutating very little, and samples from around the world remain very similar to when the virus was first identified in April. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KOB Albuquerque]
UNM Press Conference on Locksley investigation. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRQE CBS 13 Albuquerque]
Chicken Express Assault [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman, and apprehended two other soldiers suspected in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WOOD NBC 8 Grand Rapids]
KMBC's Kris Ketz reports. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City MO]
800 doses of vaccine ripped off [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTMJ Milwaukee, WI]
The Phillies are already looking ahead to next postseason. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTXF FOX 29 Philadelphia,]
Highlights from boys and girls games in the first round of the state high school soccer tournament. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRQE CBS 13 Albuquerque]
WTHI Sports Team 10 [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTHI CBS 10 Terre Haute]
WTHI Sports Team 10 [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTHI CBS 10 Terre Haute]
Nat guard weapons [www.clipsyndicate.com | WPRI CBS 12 Providence]
The Latest: Fort Hood Shootings [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAVY NBC 10 Norfolk]
UNM Press Conference on Locksley investigation. University President Schmidly's statement. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRQE CBS 13 Albuquerque]
A home goes up in flames, but it's not a normal investigation for firefighters. The homeowner is murder suspect Faleh Almaleki - the father accused of running over his daughter for being "too Westernized." FOX 10's Diane Ryan reports. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRIV FOX 7 Houston, TX]
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has suspended Detective Chris Dunn indefinitely because of the way he handled the Internal Affairs investigation of the Nathaniel Sanders shooting. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTBC FOX 7 Austin, TX]
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc., the insurer bailed out by the U.S., fell the most in two months in New York trading after posting sales declines at its property-casualty and life insurance divisions. AIG today reported third-quarter net income of $455 million, or 68 cents a share. Bloomberg's Zahra Burton reports. (Source: Bloomberg) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
After a Jefferson Parish deputy is arrested for allegedly raping a woman, experts question assigning officers to patrol without a partner. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WDSU NBC 6 New Orleans LA]
Teams face off Saturday. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WOOD NBC 8 Grand Rapids]
The Lee's Summit Tigers are KMBC's Team of the Week. KMBC's Karen Kornacki talks with football coach Mike Spiegel and his players. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City MO]
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