twitter. be part of the segment we call your buzz. we are back next sunday morning at 11:00 and 5:00 eastern with the latest buzz. fox news alert to oh the grim search for wreckage and victims from flight 8501. authorities say they have discovered several large objects at the bottom of the java sea believed to be pieces of the missing plane. but more dangerous weather is keeping divers from reaching the wreckage. welcome to "america's news headquarters". >> hello everyone. despite the severe and unforgiving conditions, search crews are optimistic they can recover the black boxes tomorrow. that would help in finding the cause of the crash. this as we learn teams have recovered four more bodies now, bringing the toe tall to 34 of 162 vichose who were on board. david piperer has the latest

from thailand. hi, david. >> reporter: hi, eric. yes, despite the best evidents of the search teams they haven't been able to explore the body of this missing plane so far that they believe is on the ocean floor. it's now over 7 days since the airasia flight disappeared. more bad wetather stopped attempts to find large objects at the bottom of the java sea are parts of the missing plane. indonesian officials are confident the objects found by sonar a hundred feet down are major parts of the aircraft. divers weren't able to go down again today. there was zero visibility. the sea was too rough for a remotely operated under water vehicle to take pictures of the objects. search and reare kovry teams have now recovered four more bodies from the sea. the u.s.s. sampson brought three to shore today.

34 bodies have been recovered. the airbus went missing with 162 people on board last sunday morning. the indonesian agency says the initial analysis suggests icy conditions in the air caused the engines to stall. meanwhile a traditional church service was held today to remember dozens of members on oh board the lost plane. indonesia is a predominantly muslim country. this disaster hit the local christian community hard. the u.s. embassy in jakarta issued a warning to americans about a terrorist threat against u.s. interests in surabaya. some indonesians are believed to have traveled to the middle east to support isis. despite a government crack down it's believed there are some members of isis and al qaeda still in indonesia. >> david thanks so much. of course if the black boxes are recovered tomorrow, what could they reveal about the final moments of the doomed flight? in a few moments we'll speak to

aviation experts on what they expect to find if the black boxes are recovered. >> tensions still running high in new york city today as one of oh two officers assassinated in an ambush is laid to rest. many police officers outside the church in brooklyn turning their backs to mayor deblasio as he spoke at the funeral for liu. many blame him for the violence against their comrades because of his handling of the eric garnerer choke hold case. her's more from brooklyn. brian? >> good morning. we are an hour into the funeral service here in brooklyn for the 32-year-old officer, a seven-year veteran of the nypd. we have heard from fbi director james comy, bill bratton and new york city mayor bill de blasio and p many of the officer's family member s including his father and his wife.

he was a newlywed killed just two months after he married his soul mate. his cousins describing wenjian as the best cousin. his father in tears giving an emotional speech minutes ago as well as his widow who was trying to compose herself as they described how officer liu dreamt of being an nypd officer and wanted to join especially after 9/11. who took the time to call his mother and father after every tour as an nypd officer except for that fateful day two weeks ago. listen to fbi director james kome as he spoke. >> the man we mourn today was a peacemaker. he was there to protect life and preserve peace. to act as a force for stability and hope and trust. >> reporter: of course there is

controversy that's been in the city regarding mayor de blasio. dozens in my general area outside the funeral home of police officers and veteran nypd officers turning their backs during his speech. remember commissioner bratton sent out a memo on friday discouraging officers from doing so. they did it last weekend. yet many officers here at least in our general vicinity here in front of the funeral home ignored the request and they did turn their backs as he gave remarks. of course today is all about officer liu. an emotional day. a funeral service still ongoing. we'll bring you the latest on this very sad day as thousands -- thousands of officers from toronto los angeles, boston lining the streets out here as far as the eye can see for someone they didn't know but someone they consider a brother. arthel? >> indeed. so sad. thank you, bryan. the funeral services will continue. we'll be streaming them for this

fallen hero live on fox news.com. you can see it in its entirety. now to that astounding story of inspiration and hope and a heartbreaking and horrible turn for a little girl. she walked away from a private plane crash that tragically killed her family. the thags's thoughts and prayers are with 7-year-old saylor. she walked almost a mile in the cold dense kentucky woods for help after her father's plane she was in went down killing her parents sister and her cousin. will carr is live in los angeles with more details today. hi. >> reporter: the ntsb should hold a press conference any minute that may shed light into what happened saturday night. at the same time the community of nashville, illinois is expressing mourning over this tragedy. also they have sheer amazement in the fact that this 7-year-old girl survived. the plane crash over western

kentucky somehow she came out relatively unscathed. authorities say it's a miracle. she walked through rough terrain for almost a mile and knocked on larry wilkins's door. >> i went to the door. i seen this little girl about 7 years old. nose was bloody. of course trembling, crying. she told me that her mom and dad were dead and she had been in a plane crash. >> reporter: authorities say her parents marty and kimberly died in the crash along with her he 9-year-old sister and 14-year-old cousin. all four were from nashville, illinois. the f.a.a. said the plane was going from florida to illinois when marty reported engine trouble in the small twin engine plane. that's the last time air traffic control heard from the family. friends say he was a seasoned pilot with a passion for aviation. >> he loved flying.

you didn't have a conversation with marty without him talking about flying. >> reporter: she was released from the hospital yesterday. a family spokesperson has come out and asked for the nation's prayers for the family and especially for sailor. >> our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family at this difficult time. will, thank you so much. >> that's for sure. meanwhile, rescue crews saving all 25 crew members of a car go boat that ran aground just off the southern coast of england last night where the 51-ton ship was heading from denmark. crews are assessing the stability of the ship to see if it can be salvaged. new report that is the radical islamic terrorists of isis are seek ing to expand further saying the terrorist group wants to secure bases inside of lebanon. according to reuters isis wants to control some villages in lebanon to try to shore up support for the fighting

positions in the mountains on the syrian/lebanese border. security forces are on full alert because of this. those reports come as we learn more about the staggering continuing humanitarian crisis fuelled by the brutality of assist. u.n. reports showing at least seven beheadings of oh soldiers and journalists at the hands of the islamic radical terrorists. over 12,000 iraqi civilians have been killed. more than 23,000 more have been wounded. this as we learn about the group's efforts to groom y jihadi babies trying to grow the movement over a generation to establish the islamic caliphate by enslaving women and making them pregnant. john bolton, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations and a fox news contributor joins us. the president warned of genocide. you have kurds slaughtered one million refugees and counting.

is it at all possible to prevent this? >> we could have done a lot in the early days. it's been six months now since isis really burst on the scene defeating the iraqi army before mo sul. during that time the american response has consisted of air strikes from time to time. not really in a coordinated way but looking at a target of opportunities. we have no real strategy. we are not arping the kurds effectively. the notion of training the iraqi army that failed earlier, i think, is going nowhere. the free syrian army is dissolving in front of us. all this time isis is consolidating andle controlling. you heard about the iraqi army about the move on the offensive. the kurds have done well themselves. purely in a defensive mode. i'm afraid time is slipping away from us. i have said it br. the longer this goes on, the harder, the costlier it will be in terms of lives to defeat isis

and stop them from accomplishing what they say they want to do to create a radical islamic state out of two previous countries. >> it seems they have created the caliphate and they are expanding. do you think it is possible to stop them, when they talk about arming rebels and training them at least a year away? >> it's possible to do it. you can't do it without a strategy, without resources and without leadership from the united states. none of which we have demonstrated adequately to date. i think the arab states of the region are extremely worried that if isis takes hold there if the radicalism that embodies will be turned first against them. that's why the attacks on the yzitis, kurds arab christians are important. the conflict between al qaeda on one hand and isis on the other is that al qaeda accuses isis of too much concentration on her ticks in the muslim world and not enough on the main enemy --

us. in the region, i think there is fear, for example, in jordan that if isis can stabilize on with a used to be syria and iraq they are the next target. right down the arabian peninsula. >> look at this dispatch talking about targeting christians and genocide. this is what happened in libya. 15 gunmen went room to room. the assailants asked for identification papers to separate muslim workers from christians who they handcuffed and drove away with. they had a list of full names of christians in the building while checking i.d.s. muslims were left aside while christians were grabbed. we are seeing this increasing. >> this is sweeping the middle east and north africa. the region is descending into chaos. the new york times reports what our military is doing is studying the isis psychology to understand better. it's very clear.

they are following the rad al politicized ideology from a distorted view of islam. they know what they are doing. you don't need shrinks to tell you what the list is here . the longer we study what they are doing the more they can do. >> you don't have to put them on the couch. >> it's mind boggling. >> thank you for your insight and analysis. >> thank you. >> okay. a new republican controlled congress set to open session early next week. what issues will they tackle first as lawmakers get back to work? ws. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm... amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief.

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world. the new cardinals will be formally installed on valentine's day. >> president obama now preparing to get back to work after a two-week vacation in hawaii. the first family stepping off minutes ago. congress not far behind. later this week the house is expected to tackle votes on obamacare and the keystone pipeline. in the senate a changing of the guard with senator mitch mcconnell expect ed to take over as majority leader. hi peter. >> hi. the very first thing the new republican congress wants to address in the new year is the keystone xl pipeline. they have democrats on board already like amy plobishar who said she doesn't think it's up to congress to decide where a pipeline goes. >> the president needs to make a decision. a lot of us are frustrated it's taken this long. the bigger issue -- >> how are you going to vote?

>> i have always voted to allow the process to continue. >> allow the process to continue means -- >> to allow the president to make a decision. >> gotcha. >> i'm getting frustrated with it. >> as democrats and republicans talk about coming together in the senate, there is a republican versus republican fight brewing in the house. even as they bring their largest house majority since the great depression. not everyone in the gop conference is sold on boehner as speaker for another term. in fact, conservatives ted yoho and louis gome rt each plan to offer themselves as alternatives to boehner. they are upset with the decisions and deals he made since 2011. >> it really is time for a change. you deceived us when you went to obama and pelosi. you said you would fight amnesty tooth the and nail and you didn't. you funded it and took the only hostage obama would like for us to shoot. it was a terrible strategy.

it follows a number of years of oh broken promises. >> this morning we heard from the incopping senate majority leader mitch mcconnell who said another priority this obamacare. if they can't repeal it they want to at least amend certain parts of it like updating the way a full-time job is defined from 30 hours to 40 hours a week. >> thanks peter doocy. >> the slow and agonizing search for airasia flight 8501 continues. rescuers are looking for the black boxeses to provide clues about what happened to the doomed flight. coming up, we'll talk with an experienced aviation disaster attorney on what the data recorders may reveal once they are found.

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this morning the sports world mourning the loss of espn's stuart scott. he lost his battle with cancer this morning. he was an anchor for the flagship show of the network "sportcenter" and continued to work while battling the disease. he leaves behind two daughters. scott was 49 years old. okay. we are back now to the grim search for wreckage and victims from flight 8501. bad weather hampering today's recovery efforts. this coming as we learn airasia was not given permission to fly the route it flew over the java sea before vanishing from radar and crashing last sunday. how exactly does this play into the investigation into how flight 8501 crashed. weighing in now is an aviation

attorney doug loto. i want to start with with this. i'm sure you read the same thing that the transport ministry said the air line didn't have a permit to fly on sunday. but singapore's civil aviation authority said saturday from its end the airline had been approved to fly the route. what sort of questions does this raise for you? >> most importantly, it raises insurance issues. and what impact the insurance coverage will have with respect to the airline flying on a day that it wasn't authorized to fly. apparently they were allowed to fly on four days per week. for some reason they were given permission to fly on saturday but not on sunday. will the insurer use the fact they violated regulations to deny coverage and compensation to the families which would be tragic. >> as you know the news today is they are saying the black boxes, they are pretty sure they will find them tomorrow. how will this open up the investigation? >> critical. the digital flight data recorder, the cockpit voice recorder will tell us what

happened. everyone believes it was a weather related event. what impact did the weather have? did the pilots enter an aerodynamic stall? did the engines become ingested with ice which prevented them from functioning properly? it all depends. the cvr records communications in the cockpit and digital flight data record will tell investigators what the aircraft was doing will be critical and will give answers to what happened. >> i know the families will be looking for answers. of course you have litigated a number of aviation disasters. what are the attorneys for the families looking for at this point especially now with the new information you mentioned it may impact -- >> first thing is recovery of the victims. absolute number one priority. then get the black boxes so we can understand what happened. with respect to legal issues, that's a question for the insurance industry whether they will use this violation to deny coverage to the families. i understand that initially there was a letter sent out that

provided initial compensation to the familieses of $24,000 each, if they want it. that would say hopefully the insurance market is going to do the right thing and compensate the families. but that remains to be seen as we move forward. >> without that it changes -- not to focus on the monetary aspect -- but it changes how much they could get. singapore, indonesia have different compensation. >> absolutely. under indonesia law they were party to an old treaty which limits compensation to a smallment amount of oh money. indonesia -- singapore was the more mo attorney treaty. i think the insurance market will make decisions. they need to do the right thing and compensate the families. >> doug, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> thank you. the centers for disease control are describing this season's flu season as a bad one. it's an epidemic. spreading now to 36 states. coming up, we'll tell you how to protect yourself and your family

from the flu. plus, there are new concerns about the effects of sugar on our bodies. what you can do to try to kick the habit. sunday housele call and the doctors are in. that in a few minutes as we come back.

time now for sunday housecall. >> welcome. joining us as always dr. mark siegel professor of medicine at nyu. also author of the inner pulse unlocking the secret code of sickness and health. >> and professor of urology at lennox hill and chief of robotic surgery. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> it is but it could be sadly maybe a sick one for people. that's because of the flu. the flu virus is at one of the worst points ever. it's now become an epidemic, according to the centers for disease control. they say the virus has caused

the deaths of at least 60 people. it spread to 36 states. how can you prevent getting the flu? does the flu shot work? what can we do to protect our family? this scares me. the one year i didn't get the shot , man, oh man i was out of it with the influenza. it's bad. >> this is a particularly severe nasty strain this year. the predominant strain in 90% of cases is something called an h3n2. that's the protein s on the surface of the flu. the flu molecule, the virus itself is a little package of rna, genetic material. it hops cell to cell and this flu can get you very sick. the last two times this strain depredominated we had twice as much hospitalization as we had otherwise. the very young and the very old are sus september able to this. the flu is an enabler. it knocks down your immune

response. next thing you know pneumonia, bronchitis, science infections. that's what lands you in the hospital. i want to tell people what to look out for. in the medical community we use a term called influenza-like illness. this is important. fatigue is number one. we used to call it the grippe. it makes you knocked down. >> you can feel it in your bones. >> one day you start feeling achy. >> muscle and bone aches. that's the virus. fatigue, headache, sore throat. those are the issues. a little bit of nasal congestion. if you're coughing up a bunch of crap that's not the flu. the flu is fatigue. >> tamiflu? does that help? >> if you catch it early i'm a fan of tamiflu. special in high risk groups. stay home. bedrest, fluids get the fever down. if you get sicker, see a doctor. >> if the current vaccine isn't work withing against the strain out there should you get the flu shot? >> that's a very good question. there is a lot of debate going

on. as a physician, every doctor recommends to get -- there is 160 million vaccine s out there. everyone is recommending to get it. i'm debating even among ourselves whether we should just recommend it to everyone out there. if you are a high risk one children over 6 months adults over 65, if you have lung disease, asthma, copd, pulmonary, kidney heart disease, those should be getting vaccinations. the complication of flu is a disaster. that can kill you. last year we had 109 kids that died. this year only so far 15. cdc for the first time apologized that the vaccine isn't working well. maybe around 40% to 50% efficiency. the problem with the flu is it's unpredictable. doesn't tell you what's going on. we have to predict in march what's going on in october. perhaps with ebola and other things the cdc didn't come up with the right formula. i think part of the issue with

flu is there are so many combinations. you have h and n. h is the particle -- you have 17 of them -- that binds to the cell and makes it spread. you have h1n1, h2n2. there is some mutation. that's the problem. should even get vaccines i think you should talk to your doctor and personalize it. the side effects aren't bad. there are cases of a neurologic disease. those are rare. i know people are concerned about this. most of the time the symptoms are just soreness. but tamiflu, if you have symptoms of flu in the first 12 to 24 hours, tamiflu, 75 grams works well and shortens the period. >> go to the doctor and ask for a prescription. then ask about washing hands. there is a study in an office. 80 people in the office. he put a fake virus on one surface. >> fake?

>> i don't know what it was. within four hours half the office, they found the virus on everybody. when you go and type, touch the doorknob, pick up the telephone. how can you stop the flu virus from spreading? what's the best thing to do? >> that's a great point. although most of the time it's respiratory, from someone coughing and sneezing on you though you can get it by touch. washing your hands for sure. i'm not a fan of the other point you made which is should we stock pile tamiflu? no. then everybody will use it inappropriately. your doctor should tell you and hopefully there will be enough. in terms of the flu shot i believe in it. last time we had drift and the virus changed and mutated. it was still 40% effective. in a severe flu season, 40% is better than nothing at decreasing the risk of going to the hospital or seeing a doctor in an urgent care center. two days ago i brought my 9-year-old in to see the pediatrician. she said spell football.

he's busy spelling football and she's sticking him with the shot. he still tried to kick her. >> they should come up with a better vaccine. the technology of the vaccines are old. we need to do better than 40%. >> i agree with that. >> going back, washing hands is not only important but you touch your eyes. when you start rubbing your eyes that's when the dirt and viruses can get into your system. also sneeze in your sleeve or a handkerchief. >> the vampire. >> absolutely important. finally -- >> dracula. >> if you are sick stay home. you're going to contaminate everyone. that's the most important thing. >> bottom line except for those who don't need it, get the shot. >> to david's point, they have the ability to make a flu shot that will last ten years and will cover every strain. we need money in that. they better get it out here . >> we need better vaccines.

>> it's life threatening and it ain't fun. >> copping up we'll talk about sugar, it's not so sweet. the damage it does to your body and what you can do to kick the habit. we'll ask doctors about it next. .. ...heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm... amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief.

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are you addicted to sugar in many americans say they are despite the warnings about its effect on our health. how much should we be consuming of the sweet stuff? is there an easy way to cut back? before we answer the questions i would like for the doctor to explain what it is that sugar does to the body. >> this is probably the most important segment of 2015. i truly believe in it. we know sugar is causing all the

problems that we have. heart disease, obesity. it's all the secret behind the issues that we are having. so the big question is how is sugar a toxic material? we never thought about sugar as a silent killer. it increase it is visceral fat. fat around the belly isn't as bad as fat around the organs. it loads up the liver so the extra cholesterol can get into the system and cause heart disease. that's how sugar affects us. sugar can increase insulin and growth factors which there are more studies coming from harvard that it may cause cancer growth and tumor. they can get in the receptor cells, attract sugar and cause increases in cancer. we are finding out sugar is addictive like heroin rock cocaine. it could be addictive. there are studies shown that when you take the sugary drinks

on mri, the reward sentcenter signals can go off. you build a tolerance like any other drug. sugar isn't good for you. the american heart association tells you that you should only take 6 to 9 teaspoons. we are taking over 20. this is a disaster. we want people to know. there are already 30 40 sugars out there. high fructose corn syrup, lactose, fructose, sucrose. they are all in our bread yogurt, everything that you may think is healthy. sugar is there. >> so look at the ingredients and say don't -- stay away from sugar? artificial sweeteners as an alternative? >> i want to start with that point. we need to know where the sugar is. it's not where we are looking for it. it's in bread. people say well, i can have bread. you can't. it has sugar, salt. soda pop is loaded. i want to give a shout out to a

little boy in montana who cut out all soda pop, all fruit juice, all kinds of drinks including water that has sugar water, fruit water, for a year. and juices. he made $500. if you did it with your kids give them $500 if for a year they don't have sugar. the fda has come out now saying if you are in a restaurant with more than 20 chain restaurants has to put on the label of the food exactly what the calories are, the sugar content, the salt content and alcohol beverages aren't excluded which is important. people don't realize full bodied beer, blue moon or sam adams, over 150 calories. light beer has under 100. >> one thing we talked about bread like wheat bread. look at whole wheat. some have sugar in them. others don'tment. >> you would never know because there is no label. the fda has new guidelines that

if you are a restaurant over 20 branches you have to put the amount of sugar, amount of calories on the processed food out there. >> exactly. >> the problem with sugar is it's hidden in a lot of food. fat was a huge problem. over the years we took care of fat. so the trans-fats in the restaurants are going down. sodium is a problem. we talked about sodium and the american heart association is doing a great job getting sodium out of the food. i have said many times don't add salt to your food. this is another recommendation. get rid of oh sugar if you want to live. >> club soda and that sort of thing. >> love that. that's a substitute. >> polar is based in massachusetts. they have incredible flavors and no sugar. >> that's really good. you can do the substitution thing at home. that's where it works. a. p. diddy a survey and found americans want this information. over 50% of americans want to know at the restaurant what is the calorie breakdown.

they don't care about vitamins and minerals. they care about sugar salt and fat. get it out of the food at the restaurants and the grocery stores. we have more information at the grocery stores than the restaurants. but americans want to know even more. >> i would love to know what the content is. i love it. >> that's the battle of the obesity epidemic. >> a lot of it has to do with high fructose corn syrup. that's the way the food becomes tasty. once you take the fat out, it becomes like cardboard. by adding this it's addictive. so read about it. i think that's the way we'll get rid of obesity. it's difficult to be self-disciplined if you have all the sugar around. certainly don't add. when i talk about drinking coffee i have said don't add sugar. remember that. >> drink black coffee. >> i treat diabetes high blood pressure and heart disease. they all come from obesity which is because the sugar is converted to fat in the body. >> too sweet.

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back on sunday housecall on our weekly segment, should i worry. today we are talking about leg cramps. one viewerer writes i have leg cramps that i can want get rid of. should i worry? >> i wouldn't worry. but i'll tell you what to do about it. leg cramps are caused by

different things. number one nighttime. when you don't really stretch your legs as much as you would like to. you wake up in the morning with cramps. one third of people as they get oldercramps. one-third of all people as they get older get leg cramps. the reason for that is they have less electrolytes. you got to watch out for calcium, magnesium potassium, phosphorous. if you're on diuretics you're more likely to have this problem, if you're on birth controls, you are more likely to have this problem. pregnancy causes this problem. people who exercise a lot tend to get this problem. so when you stop exercising, stretch. stretch before you exercise and use those drinks like gatorade that have a lot of electrolytes in them. >> the stuff you mention, if you take a vitamin -- >> no, it has to be a liquid. you have to hydrate. >> i agree, that's the best way, the combination of the liquid and electrolytes. when i go mountain biking they give us jelly beans and these fluids. it is all about this cramping.

>> it really depends on the kwaus cause of what this leg cramp is. dehydration is number one cause of leg cramps. number one. the first thing you want to do is just drink water. that could take care of this. another reason, as you run or as you walk you start having leg cramps. when you stop, the pain goes away. that could be a vascular disease. you can have some sort of atherosclerosis or cleft ralcholesterol black in those vessels. if you're taking medications, that could cause muscle pain. the genel pain you get from statens is more proximal -- >> what do you mean statens? >> meaning it is a general pain above the knee. once you stop the medication, it goes away. this leg cramp could be from liver disease, from thyroid disease. >> or kidney disease. >> or kidney disease.

the night restless leg that marc is talking about that probably would wake up your wife. that's most likely genetics. we don't have treatment for it. it is good to get massage, warm bath sometimes and just rest. a lot of times when you stretch in the middle of the night you maybe pulling on those messles and you get a real knob. i'm sure his wife is not happy about that. >> differentiate between benign causes and some of the other causes like vascular disease and kidney disease. you have to see your doctor about these things. dehydration is number one. i also want to clarify, the reason my wife wakes up in the middle of the night is because i snore. not because i have those leg cramps. >> if your mag neednesium or poe taz yum is potassium without your doctor's recommendation

recommendation. >> i take that over the counter. >> you don't want to overdo it. that also has cardiac issues. finally, a lot off studies talk about vitamin b-complex which is really great for leg cramps. i'll post it on my facebook and you'll see the dosage and vitamins. >> electrolyte depletion is a big factor but your doctor can check all these levels for you, magnesium, potassium and phosphorous. >> and have that banana. >> they make special jelly beans that have the electrolytes. >> any more secrets? >> hydration is the key. we move on now. millions of people made their neerz new year's resolutions this past week. some helpful tips on making yours stick.

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goals are not realistic and it is not practical. people say i want to lose 30 pounds by valentine's. that's not going to work. if you replace them by something realistic. for example, i'm going to sleep more or eat health they are better choices of food, those are more practical and people stick to them. i also think that if you are serious about it you should get help. if you want to quick smoking and you can't, get help. if you want to lose weight, get a dietician. those are absolutely helpful. follow, if you follow the bandwagon, the key is to get back on quickly. eric, back to your resolution. i want to hear from 2014 first. how did it go? >> >> sure, exercise and all that. but this year i just gave up. i gave up before i ever started. >> for this year? i need to not stress as much. >> stress is a huge factor. i'm going to ask you if you had a good resolution last year. i think it was weight loss which

you achieved. >> this year it is to be forgiving of people at all times. if somebody does something that gets you annoyed or upset, let it go. >> you're not talking about me. >> no, you're great. david and i are like -- whatever. we're like a married couple. but anyways -- note ♪ let it go let it go ♪ >> you know number seven on the love was find true love. in scranton pennsylvania they did a study last year that said more than 50% of americans have new year resolution. i think the most important thing for me is to do that exercise every day. if you do that park avenue thing and say three days, it ends up being one day. then it is gone. >> the best one i came up with this year i know a lot of people on fox facebook is writing about this. is to look at your dish and make sure you have those five colors. believe me it works. white and black are not considered colors.

that's how you encourage fruits and vegetables. finally stay away from negative negativity. >> i think the best thing, try to be a better person. >> i like it all. >> works well. >> happy new year. that does it for us. thanks for watching. saying good-bye to one of new york city's finest. thousands turn out for the funeral of wen liu. as cops around the current mourn they are also dealing win creased are fears for being targeted for an attack. we'll talk to two former officers about that. as more bodies are recovered, searchers struggle to reach the ocean floor where a large object believed to be the fuselage from airasia 8501 rests. severe weather is making it tough both above and below