friedan, internationally with cdc. are they also looking to dedicate and prioritize autism at those two agencies? >> sure. i think global health is a priority and we're fortunate to be able to work with mental health and human development, for instance, in this area. cdc similarly has an interest and often globally in international research network that autism speaks is a network that's actually codeveloped with the cdc and with research from 30-plus countries. i think that usaid and other agencies is certainly some, you know -- we will welcome the opportunity to work with them. we'll have a prousaid and understandably at that point. autism is not one of their priorities. but we certainly look forward to revisiting that opportunity and to work with agency. our sense is that from our travels and conversation with stakeholders around the world, it's a highly respectable agency and their work has had tremendous impact on the population around the world and we would love to be a part of that. >> you were very diplomatic an

friedan, internationally with cdc. are they also looking to dedicate and prioritize autism at those two agencies? >> sure. i think global health is a priority and we're fortunate to be able to work with mental health and human development, for instance, in this area. cdc similarly has an interest and often globally in international research network that autism speaks is a network that's actually codeveloped with the cdc and with research from 30-plus countries. i think that usaid and other agencies is certainly some, you know -- we will welcome the opportunity to work with them. we'll have a prousaid and understandably at that point. autism is not one of their priorities. but we certainly look forward to revisiting that opportunity and to work with agency. our sense is that from our travels and conversation with stakeholders around the world, it's a highly respectable agency and their work has had tremendous impact on the population around the world and we would love to be a part of that. >> you were very diplomatic an

skin samples have been sent to the cdc. the symptoms, pain, swelling and skin discoloration didn't show up until a week or more after the twister. it's now feared right after the tornado, doctors who tended to victims unknowingly stitched up wounds only to find mold growing in their skin days later. while we do await the results from the cdc, we know this was a type of aggressive fungal infection has been an issue after national disasters before, particularly after the tsunami in 2004 in thailand. >>> we move on to a tragic milestone in afghanistan to report. the u.n. says 368 afghan civilians were killed in may. most as a result of insurgent attacks. that makes it the deadliest attacks since the u.n. began keeping record. and then learned today that 21 more people were killed in new attacks, one by a suicide bomber pushing an ice cream cart. >>> and on the syrian border along turkey, thousands now fleeing syria, where the syrian president is trying to quash a mutiny breaking away from the regime. alex marquardt reports. al

. >> this is cdc. >> even the backyard of mef labs is a test kitchen. >> persistence led him to a pesticide, bc i. an israeli scientists discovered it in 1940s to kill larvae before they hatched. >> that bacteria was a gift from god. >> he discovered how to get bti to kill mosquitos. >> we are in the warehouse. >> he joined forces with the ceo of mit holdings, a savannah-based company. the completed product is called the provector. >> we want to go global and help every single person. we don't need a single person to be dying from malaria. >> there are 250 mosquitos, that is the amount you would find in a home in kenya in 5 minutes. here on my arm, these are a painful announce. in that village in kenya, it could be deadly. a child dies there from malaria every 70 seconds. >> trust me, malaria is bad. >> malaria nearly killed this man. he was just 8 years old. >> even has i talked about it now, i can still feel the heat on my body. >> in the slum of nairobi, more than 70 percent of residents have been effected by malaria. they traveled there to set a provector projects. >> over time the mosq

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the cdc says this strain is highly toxic and its incubation period up to 12 days. far, all the cases have been linked to northern germany. experts say there's no risk unless you live there, travel there or have close contact with someone who did. >>> still ahead, we've got rob mayeda with our complete rainy forecast. >> an unbelievable forecast by june standards. take a look at the satellite view. you can see theound area of low pressure just offshore. even though the main rain event has moved on, heavy showers at times. right now occurring as we head towards sunday. look at the forecast that's coming up. . .>) og(iÑrg.yp f their photos today of the weather. we'll show you one of our favorites. ç theqw knol rain. asb0e fh i'msv fhep só5 let'so tr7t >> three locations that smashed rainfall records today. getting close to an inch of rain in san rafael. right now, showers off to the north in oakland and the temperatures mild outside. low 60s and around san francisco and in san jose, but breezy this evening. so yes, the heavy rain has moved on. still a very impressive

. >> this month marks the 30th month anniversary the cdc -- and bay area ground zero and jay levy has been the forefront ever since the beginning. i understand your lab -- >> i thought it would be in some bottom basement but they called a few months ago and they wanted to -- the they took the lab 20 years ago and so they use it as demonstration. >> part a true part of history. >> i want to ask you about, an hiv patient who received a bone marrow transplant for leukemia, 20 months after the procedure hiv has not shown up in his body? >> this is a wonderful story. it's something that i thought would practically impossible. what we're seeing by replacing his bone marrow with cells that can differentiate into the whole immune system and blood system, over time he has been abe apparently get rid of the virus. we call it a functional cure because you can't be sure the virus isn't hiding out anyway but we don't find virus in his blood. >> we talked about the possibility of a vaccine. are they any closer to that, you do you think? >> you've got two directions. we have drugs to take care of pe

to determine cdc by our statistics and if we are underin the autism. the prevalence in other public health data and their policy and service development is not available in most of the world. however, our recent estimate over 90% of autism research conducted on about 10% of the global community. and supporting gab related activities like korean opportunities worldwide it's to help bridge the knowledge gap in foreign policy and development and hence evidence-based and as a result narrow the service gap. in south africa, for example, we found a prevalent study where aids is an epidemic. with public health statistics and explore a compromised means system on brain development. simultaneously we're working with stakeholders from that country including government officials to develop consistent community priorities having upcoming programs and discussions with public agencies and it's worth noting that one of the recurring themes we've encountered with health officials and low resource countries in those in africa is how best to prioritize autism with so ma

this appears to be disproportionate because the cdc looks into who pays what for this proportion of what they are being taxed. it is incumbent upon the administration to be able to explain to everybody why this is fair, even though they may perceive this as not. i think the city and the administration needs answers. they need this more clearly. there is something that caught my attention. i do agree with the public comment, what have been noticing lately. this is not the fault of anyone with the conspiracy in mind. well i believe it is that it is an even further to the multiple representatives in one location. i would like to see each representative from single lots. it turns out that we have a few people from the same business who might be residence or owners, or somebody else. this begins to restore everything and i will correct this. i will look to be amending this, before the full board. i want to say that for us to have this conversation five years later, lessons have been learned. and i will not demean the good work of the people who have taken their volunteer time in order to help

the cdc will have to permit all of the floating docks and construction activities happening up and down the waterfront. the workload for both agencies is quite high. in this case we have a slightly different approach other than factoring in with both of those agencies. payback would be the employer for this that that would be processing permits on behalf of those agencies we are estimating a similar cost split. the arrangement would again be the same regarding transferring an l.a. to them -- transferring mla to them. in the dream team, our environmental planner on loan from the planning department. he is helping out a lot with kermit issues. if there are any questions on this, but would be happy to answer them. let's second. >> is there any public comment on this item? those in favor? resolution 1136 has been approved. item 9d, informational presentation on the draft people plan for the 34th america's cup event. >> hello. this is michael martin. he is the proud owner of all of the city's obligations under the america's cup. the hosting the new agreement,. you cannot tell by looking at h

in 2007, the cdc called for hiv testing to become a routine part of care in 25 high-risk cares. since then, nearly 3 million people were test and close to 20,000 people diagnosed with hiv. experts say it's important for patients to get tested and treated if needed as early as possible. national hiv testing day is next monday. state senator mark leno and scott weiner say they plan to get hiv tests tomorrow. >>> an aspirin a day it turns out, may help keep melanoma at bay, at least what a new study suggests. doctors have recommended a daily aspirin to seniors to ward off strokes or heart disease but boston researchers found that the risk of medical know that cut nearly in half when patients took an aspirin a did for five years. melanoma is not as common as other types of skin cancer it is the most dangerous, killing 9,000 people in the u.s. last year alone. >>> in an unusual move doctors are talking on the fashion world. the annual meeting this week of the american medical association, they took a firm stand on photo shopping models. the doctors oppose fashion ads which are manipu

. >>> the cdc says the e. coli outbreak blamed for 18 deaths in europe has not affected food in the u.s. four people have gotten sick, all had recently visited germany. i'm porlts are being tested before being sold in the u.s. >>>ly be back at the top of the hour with a look at how some commuters are saving money. they're car pooling with perfect strangers. have you ever heard of this? it's called slegging. there are rules to this. i'll tell you what they are. >>> would you invite your child's principal into your home? see what happens on steve perry's education make over. that's next on cnn. don't change the channel. superpages.com®. for local maps, reviews and videos & it's the only local search site with the superguarantee®. so next time, let the good guys save the day. get the superguarantee®, only at superpages®. in the book, on your phone or at superpages.com®. and all we need to do is change the way we're thinking about them. a couple decades ago, we didn't even realize just how much natural gas was tra

according to the cdc and prevention, three people in the u.s. may have been sickened by the same e.oli strain, all three have recently travel today germany. it has been linked to vegetables to the source of the con contamination is unknown. at least 16 have died in europe, most of them are from germany. >>> the food pyramid is out after almost 20 years being replaced by my plate. it is divided into four parts showing grains, protein, fruits and vegetables. the record more atraiskt. first lady michelle obama was among those in attendance, made healthy eating for children a priority with the let's move campaign. >>> are wrapping up o night in washington. we have pictures here of 14- year-old kate of walnut creek. she didn't have enough points to make it to finals but those who made it got through such tough words as -- the week began with 275 a written test on tuesday and two oral rounds helped to reduce the field for the final. >> >> sen this neighborhood has not forgotten about the earthquake and tsunami victims. they're still raising events and have to make money. last week they pr

the cdc says about 20% of people infected with hiv don't even know they have it until it's too late. one in three will develop aids within a year of an hiv diagnosis. a new analysis shows the states with greatest number of late diagnoses are florida, new york, texas, georgia, and california was not included in the study. >>> june is national hunger awareness month and for the fourth year in a row a state lawmaker has decided to shine a light on the problem. she's just completed taking the hunger challenge. she pledged to live for one week on the nation's average weekly food stamp benefit of $4.33 a day. taking the challenge helps her put the problem of hunger in perspective. >> for people who do not have access to that kind of extra supplemental food, i think it really just heightens the contradictions that we face here as legislators when we are making policies and voting on budget items that we know are going to hurt real people. >> the menu today? turkey burger, ramen noodles and green beans on top. fast food chicken and pizza were too expensive. >>> toll lane cheaters may soon fi

recent cdc statistics indicate that up to 32 million cases of waterborne disease occur each year in this country. roy: but the vast majority of waterborne outbreaks go undetected. when people first get ill, they think, "oh, it's something i ate last night." they don't think, "oh, it's something i drank last night." narrator: the milwaukee incident pointed out the potential vulnerability of our drinking water infrastructure in controlling the spread of illness. biedrzycki: it's incumbent upon us to try to stay ahead of the curve, but it's very, very difficult. there's always another bug on the horizon. narrator: in 2008, the associated press reported that water quality testing across the nation uncovered trace amounts of pharmaceutical compounds in the drinking water supplies of millions of americans. the health effects of these low levels of medications diluted in our water are still being determined. but these findings further illustrate the fundamental relationship of infrastructure to health. the quality of water plays a significant role in public health. but reliable quantities of wa

we have been collecting data for the past 20 years through the cdc pause risk youth behavior survey. it is weighted for all of our students. sixth grade to 12th grade data regarding teenager in dating violence. the first is on intimate partner violence. around 8% of high-school students have been the victim of intimate partner violence. particularly, a hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend in the past 12 months. we can put it on slides if you would like to as well. supervisor cohen: you want to put it on the overhead nextdoor? >> thank you. 8% of high-school students have reported being victims of pilots. 7% for middle school students. when we break that down by sexual orientation, our gay and lesbian students are at a much higher risk for partner violence. particularly mail gay and bisexual boys are four times more likely to be victims of violence. lesbian and bisexual the mills are three times more likely to be victims of violence. supervisor cohen: i wonder if there was a correlation as to why the numbers are higher for the young boys. >> the

the cdc was then flooded with calls with reports of the puzzling disease. since then about 600,000 people have died of aids from the disease. worldwide the figures are staggering an estimated 25 million deaths since 1981. coming up later in our newscast, ktvus maureen naylor takes us back to the 1980s to remember what that time was like here in the area. >>> the death this past week of two san francisco firefighters has cast a pall over the city. people have been coming forward to offer their condolences and support. >> reporter: at station 26 in diamond heights, firefighters welcome a community officers condolences. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: the majority of well wishers stayed here at this lobby where there was a growing makeshift memorial. two chairs with the helmets and jackets of the two firefighters that died. the in the line of duty deaths of lieutenant vincent perez and officer anthony valerio that died thursday are hitting the community. >> something happening in that family seems even more emotional. >> reporter: this afternoon, first respo

the cdc predicts that one in three kids if the current trends will continue will have diabetes in theiretime. and it's the number one disqualification for military service. so when four-star generals are telling us this is one of our greatest national security threats, we know we have to come up with solutions. i think the first lady has laid out a really broad comprehensive agenda around better education and better tools for families. the better choices. we need to improve access so all families have access to healthy affordable food is critical. and we have to make sure our kids are moving more. physical activity is absolutely key to solving this problem. creating a safe space where businesses and anybody who is serious about becoming part of the solution has a seat at the table is absolutely the starting block. and i think we've done that. and we're seeing really great progress. >> what are you harvesting from the white house garden now, sam? >> we are harvesting all kinds of stuff. in fact, we just took out about 75 pounds of lettuce and spinach and kale, and we're picking peas. lot

the cdc published a special supplement in the american journal of obstetrics and gynecology. >>> whyney says surveillance video taken at a gas station one day after the attack could clear his client. >>> and gas prices are making a move in the cheaper direction. why some bay area drivers aren't celebrating just yet. force force >>> outgoing u.s. defense secretary made a farewell tour of afghanistan. robert gates warned the u.s. must finish what it began. >> nobody wants to give up the gains that have been won at such a hard cost and nobody wants to give our allies the excuse to run for the exits. >> secretary gates wrapped up his final visit to afghanistan before he retireds at the end of the month. secretary gates says the pentagon must move slowly as it begins to bring the troops home. not yet unveiled a timetable. some in congress say it's time to end u.s. involvement in afghanistan now. >> it's not working. 10 years, the longest war in america's history. >> defense secretary gates cautioned it's too soon to bring all the troops home. coalition forces and afghan troops are beginni

for the crimes of the worst but then we have members of law enforcement against prohibition leap dot cdc men like neil franklin who are doing the good work of those five percent to keep the rest honest and to end the war on drugs so i encourage you support them leap c.c. all right so our favorite shrubbery hiding the bridge dwelling friends in highway patrol's across the country are out in force in a city near you yahoos has released a report on the ten worst speed traps cities in the united states with some disconcerting statistics in regards to just how much money the state is repossessing from private citizens speeding tickets have become a whopping four to six billion dollars per year industry for the police and with their economic woes it's only getting worse but only to squeeze might hurt your grocery bill but it's the oregon cars right and the cops have to keep funding their salaries otherwise who would protect you you by the way i figured out how to solve the problem of police brutality we just need to give them a little bit more money. for penis enlargement anyway take notes her

. >> some members know that the agency within the cdc is charged statutory with the investigation of the level of contamination. we had to do some tightening things in the last 18 months to get the department of the navy to actually pay for what the law required them to pay for. sure what the level of cooperation is today between the department of the navy and the corp with the atsdr investigation. >> it is like i said in my testimony. there have been told allies that have been distorted by the department of the navy into marine corps regarding this issue. one was a letter that they sent out to every member registered on there website. in that letter, it stated that to the national research council had done an evaluation of exposures to certain chemicals in the water in cape lejeune and they're expected- health outcomes. one of the chemicals said that there was a known he human carcinogen -- a known human carcinogen, benzene. the department of the navy and marine corps persists on saying that they did. that miss information was distributed to everyone registered on there website. sen

. >>> the cdc say 9 people have become ill from a salmonella outbreak spread to the handling of baby chicks -- chicks or ducklings. cases are spread through 15 states mostly in the east. there were no cases reported in california and no deaths have been reported. >>> there is a new poll suggesting constituents of anthony weiner want him to stay in office. when the congressman came back home to his new york apartment yesterday, look, the reporters were waiting for them and -- for him and there have -- there have been a lot of calls for an ethics investigation. weiner continues to insis he's not resigning. -- to insist he's not resigning. >>> it appears gop presidential candidate mitt romney does not need iowa. the -- the former massachusetts governor will not tweet in the straw poll in las vegas. why change of heart? well, aides say he needs to just gain name recognition. >>> 24,000 of sarah palin's e- mails will be released today. she said some were not to be made publy -- made public. >>> ford says it will triple the amount of green cars it makes in the next two years. that will add

a state may ask for help from the cdc. the cdc.he different agencies look at all aspects from a federal perspective. tim is joining us from virginia. good morning. caller: hi there. i hope i am not repeating something that was already discussed, but i am interested in your opinion on radiating food and whether that would prevent these outbreaks. secondly, it is interesting to me that somebody from the center for science in the public interest is not a vegan. what is your comment about repeating the food? guest: irradiation would destroy e. coli. it does not destroy everything. for example, it would not destroy viruses but it is largely very effective when it comes to e. coli, salmonella, and many types of common food pathogens. so, what is the status of irradiation? a lot of consumers do not want to buy it. the food industry has been approved to use it, both for leafy greens and for ground beef for quite a while, well over five years and as many as 10 years. but the bottom line is they have had trouble selling it. there is a crucia

. >> reporter: each year the cdc states there are 70,000 new documented hiv cases.mber has remained the same for 20 years. tavare wilson is the director of black coalition on aids. he says 30 years later, there's still people who don't know exactly how the virus is transmitted. >> some people still believe you can get it because of saliva. >> reporter: wilson says he teaches prevention in jails and schools because he says it's important to educate those who are most as a vulnerable. >>> the source is still a mystery, fresh fruits and vegetables are suspected. of the 1,600 victims about 600 have developed serious kidney problems and 18 people have died. there are concerns about a similar outbreak here in the u.s. the food and drug administration says it has stepped up testing foods from europe but very few fruits and vegetables are imported. most tests focus on a single train of e.coli who until now has been considered the most dangerous. >>> supporters say the containers often end up as litter and harm the environment. business groups that oppose the law say styrofo

. >> reporter: each year the cdc states there are 70,000 new documented hiv cases.hat number has remained the same for 20 years. tavare wilson is the director of black coalition on aids. he says 30 years later, there's still people who don't know exactly how the virus is transmitted. >> some people still believe you can get it because of saliva. >> reporter: wilson says he teaches prevention in jails and schools because he says it's important to educate those who are most as a vulnerable. >>> the source is still a mystery, fresh fruits and vegetables are suspected. of the 1,600 victims about 600 have developed serious kidney problems and 18 people have died. there are concerns about a similar outbreak here in the u.s. the food and drug administration says it has stepped up testing foods from europe but very few fruits and vegetables are imported. most tests focus on a single train of e.coli who until now has been considered the most dangerous. >>> supporters say the containers often end up as litter and harm the environment. business groups that oppose the law say s

we also have improved physician awarene nesness and the america academy ofpede adrics and the cdc areing sure people are aware this season what to look for. when they see a child and they suspect measles, there has to be a immediate and rapid isolation to prevent the spread of infection. >>> beginning this season. they're making sure that someone from another country isn't bringing measles into the united states. >> what should we do not to contract measles? >> the world notifies 48 countries, including china, pakistan, and cambodia, but these are the lists of the leading immigrants. they travel to places like the united kingdom and ireland. if you're traveling to western europe, you still may have contact with someone who has active measles. >> thanks so much for joining us here today. >> we'll talk about soon. >>> okay. >>> well, if you're a recent college grad and need work, where do you go? we have the top five cities to land a job. that's coming up. a? a? - what about ways to save people money? - do you have taco tuesdays? - have you guys started combining policies? - i like your

and i just found out by looking at the cdc--some papers by the centers for disease control that 99 percent of the people that died in this epidemic were under age 65, so it was--it was an astonishing, devastating epidemic. and what made it a story for me was this idea that all these years later, almost a century later, molecular biology had advanced to such a state, and there is just incredible serendipity involved, that somebody could actually have some lung tissue that still had those viral genes in there and ask the question: what was this virus? how could an influenza virus become such a killer? and could it happen again? and if so, would you recognize it in time? c-span: there's one reference in the book that maybe as many as 20 million to 100 million people died worldwide in 1918 from this flu? >> guest: yes. historians keep--keep making the--racheting the number upward. people now think that 40 million is an underestimate, which used to be sort of the median estimate. and i heard that most recently, there was a meeting of historians and people who were interested in this flu in sout

saying 53 people had symptoms and the ship is back today undergoing disinfection with the help of the cdc. peak passengers say the outbreak had little impact on the trip oo. and the food service was perhaps slowed down a little bit because tourists couldn't reach in and pick up a roll. they were handed to us with tongs and employees kept things cleaner and nicer. >> and those protections because noro virus is a common sickness transmitted from person to person. symptoms include stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea lasting between one and three days. >> firefighters managed to holtd line on the 108 square mile line, flames are burning outside of the lab boundary, scientists want to make sure no chemicals or materials have seeped into the air. so they're taking samples to make sure. and. >> thousands of people have been evacuated from the town of loss alamos. a wildfire consumed 61,000 acres ofland. as crews battled flaimts, there are concerns over the safety of nuclear and hazardous materials stored on that site oo. if the fire reaches a site, temperatures will rise because sites are above

new numbers from the cdc dealing how many people get poisoned each year gives a clear picture of an outbreakthe u.s. nearly 50 million americans get sick from contaminated food each year. in 2010, more than 60 people died. experts say the problem usually starts with contamination on farms, then prop -- improper handling of food at home. couldn's wrinkles indicate her bone density during early menopause. yale university gave a score of face and neck recalls bait -- based on the death of wrinkles. -- the death of wrinkles. experts think that can balance share a common group of proteins that may shock -- may explain the association. more studies are needed >> and now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> temperatures are gradually starting to warm up a little bit. the humidity level is slowly returning and we are in for another heat wave through the middle of this week. 92 degrees in downtown baltimore at this hour. that is the hot spot in our region. most other spots are peeking out at the mid to upper 80's. -- most other spots are peaking at the mid

direct result of the special statutory funding, we have developed a program in collaboration with the cdc to begin to search for the incidence and certain places around the country to begin to determine whether our incidence rate is static or whether it is increasing. we are beginning to see the same thing that is occurring over in the scandinavian countries that not only over time is the incidence increasing but it is occurring at a much earlier age. >> one last thing if i may add a chair on. you are seeing that same disparity geographically in this country? i think in my state we have a few counties where the incidence rate is over 10% and not true in other counties. it is a more concentrated in the southeast part of of the united states? >> i'm not aware of any predilection and the united states although i would say the search and study with in conjunction with the cda is looking at particular clusters where they may exist. when one sees clustering of the best that has a high possibility or opens a possibility that there might be all environmental factors and that is something we are n

when cdc response to an outbreak, many of those are our officers working at cdc, fda, or hhs. host: all medical degrees? guest: health degrees. some veterinarians, dentists, administrative, lab techs. host: what is the average salary? guest: comparable to civilian salary in that area. whatever a physician makes -- and it is actually the very same salary as any other military. we have the same salary and benefits as other military, so we are one of the uniformed services. host: we were talking about the nation's debt and the talks going on. how can this country afford to pay 6500 people the salary that they might make in the private sector -- physicians, veterinarians -- pay them to not only be and our country but all across the world? guest: again, we are the military. technically it is not called military because we don't carry guns. there are two branches of the armed forces that don't carry guns -- united states public health service and noaa. otherwise everything else is like military. our officers are on active duty. we pay just like we do for anything else it if our whol

a state may ask for help from the cdc. the cdc.he different agencies look at all aspects from a federal perspective. tim is joining us from virginia. good morning. caller: hi there. i hope i am not repeating something that was already discussed, but i am interested in your opinion on radiating food and whether that would prevent these outbreaks. secondly, it is interesting to me that somebody from the center for science in the public interest is not a vegan. what is your comment about repeating the food? guest: irradiation would destroy e. coli. it does not destroy everything. for example, it would not destroy viruses but it is largely very effective when it comes to e. coli, salmonella, and many types of common food pathogens. so, what is the status of irradiation? a lot of consumers do not want to buy it. the food industry has been approved to use it, both for leafy greens and for ground beef for quite a while, well over five years and as many as 10 years. but the bottom line is they have had trouble selling it. there is a crucia

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the cdc did a study and it convinced about a quarter to consider not smoking. since last fall the fda has been trying to come up with new visual graphic images to put on cigarette boxes, on advertisements, to get people thinking about the dangers of smoking and quitting. these ads are required to say that smoking is addictive, it can be harmful to children, even unmorn children, it can give you lung disease, cancer, and in fact there is a way you can quit. all of the ads have a 1-800 number you can call to quit. they have to be very prominent on the cigarette package, in the upper portion containing half the size of the package we're not going to see them for about a year. we'll take time to change the manufacturing. but the fda as of today saying we need to come up with a new way to encourage adults and children to stop smoking. >> have you seen anybody die of dancer, that's all it takes. 5:45. we continue to follow the fire at a fraternity house. marla tellez is live in downtown and joins us with an update. >> so much activity on south 11th in downtown san jo

the cdc has been very quiet. what kind of preparations are we doing in the united states?nd this is not, this in the kind of epidemic that people say, well, just a warning. this is something that is killing a lot of folks in europe. >> thank you, doctor, great to see you. updating you now on breaking news from a few minutes ago, now word that man, new york congressman weiner, will hold a news conference about 11 minutes from now can the congressman will address the media at 4:00 eastern time, regarding new information that has come in about new pictures that may have been revealed of a man with his shirt off. again, this is in the confirmed but it is the congressman, if it is in, and we will bring you the news conference at the top of the hour 11 minutes from now. authorities in arizona working to tame one of the most wildfires in the state's history. the fire is so big that they are sending smoke across other states. the latest on that up ahead. en . and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stan

direct result of the special statutory funding, we have developed a program in collaboration with the cdc to begin to search for the incidence and certain places around the country to begin to determine whether our incidence rate is static or whether it is increasing. we are beginning to see the same thing that is occurring over in the scandinavian countries that not only over time is the incidence increasing but it is occurring at a much earlier age. >> one last thing if i may add a chair on. you are seeing that same disparity geographically in this country? i think in my state we have a few counties where the incidence rate is over 10% and not true in other counties. it is a more concentrated in the southeast part of of the united states? >> i'm not aware of any predilection and the united states although i would say the search and study with in conjunction with the cda is looking at particular clusters where they may exist. when one sees clustering of the best that has a high possibility or opens a possibility that there might be all environmental factors and that is something we are n