the cdc says i cases of immediatels have hit a 13-year high.prising since many celebrities in california including jenny mccarthy sum ported the work of dr. wake field that claimed a connection between vaccinations and autism. his work has been widely disproven. this concern comes as a vaccination milestone approaches. revolutionary mass trials for a polio vaccine began 60 years ago saturday. it can attack nerve cells cause paralysis often permanent. the disease reached epidemic levels in the 20th century. president franklin roosevelt was paralyzed from polo in 1921 at the age of 39. the first vaccine was developed by jonas salk. 1.8 million children were tested, leading to the vaccine becoming standard. he never got a pattern. forbes reports it could have made him $7 billion but he wanted it to be accessible to anyone with no fear of cost. he had this famous exchange that was later used in a promo video. >> who owns the patent on this vaccine? >> well, the people i would say. there is no patent. would you patent the sun? >> jonas salk died at

the cdc says firearms kill or injure 100,000 people a year. some gun advocates argue that president obama is an anti gun heard and that any research done would be propaganda. we talk to the head of the lobby indianapolis group, and that's what he thinks. >> and that's why we feel it's best that we are armed ourselves and we can protect ourselves and we can stop it, and most places where people know that there are armed people in that area, they are not going to go in there and start anything. >> reporter: dr. mark rosenberg is still hopeful. >> we can make this country safe and protect the guns. >> reporter: del you could see the live pictures inside the nra convention. if you noticed in our story there is not an official comment from the national rifle association, that's not because we didn't try. we have been trying for the last two days. everyone was very polite that i got on the phone. they all promised a statement in response to the report that you just watched. sure enough, as the time ticked on, we never got that response. and if any f

connecticut president obama proposed giving the cdc 10 million dollars for gun studies. at the time, one of the few republicans who wanted to reconsider gun control laws was georgia republican jack kingston. "put guns on the table, also put video games on the table, put mental health on the table," those words came less than a week after newtown. today, kingston is running for re-election and leading the effort to block the president's request for research funding. the president's request to fund propaganda for his gun-grabbing initiatives through the cdc will not be included in the fy2015 appropriations bill. among the research proposals kingston is trying to block-- firearm violence prevention and other interventions gun safety technology and the influence of video games and other media the cdc says firearms kill or injure 100 thousand people a year and cost the country 47 billion in medical and lost productivity costs. now, some gun advocates argue that president obama is an anti-gun leader who is trying to make them look bad and any government sponsered research is j

robert ray what exactly will the cdc be doing to assist. >> we got a call from the cdc yesterday tellings that they had five scientists on their way to guinea. they lackeded last night in the capitol. they are there to assist with this outbreak that is crossing borders. they are very concerned with the situation. they are hoping to advise government officials and help the world health organization set up camps that can help people that are infected and helping to improve communications in the region. we spoke with one of the scientists here, and here is what he told us. >> a question which is coming up frequently is why are we seeing this virus over here in west after ya ka? and i think this relates to the bats as the likely reservoir for the virus. bats are highly mobile, so the virus can actually be present out there a much broader area of africa than was previously known. >> reporter: del, we have a team, couple teams in western africa now on the ground reporting on this deadly outbreak. here is one from them. >> reporter: the world's most deadly infection diseases is spreading across

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>> good evening, richelle, the cdc can do a lot. they study all of these viruses and diseases around the world. over the weekend pepper asked to send a team over to guinea, which they did. they arrived late last night. today they arrived at the ministry of health and the world health organization. they're going into clinics, hospitals and explain the severity of the situation. that part of africa has not seen an outbreak of ebola in nearly 20 years, and it was not that significant at that time. so the cdc is going to explain to everyone that no this is not an airborne virus, but it can transmitted from saliva, blood, mucus. they want to make sure that folks on the ground understand the severity and communicate with the public that the spread of this does not go further. >> the "world health organization" is hesitant to call this a serious health crisis, why so? >> well, it's interesting. the doctors without borders earlier said this is an epidemic, this is unprecedented, well, the numbers don't necessarily back that up. the reason f

guest: the cdc has adam sites. the study reflects 11 different sites. it is not a general population study, but a comparison of apples to apples. what we have seen is a staggering doubling of the firstence since the cdc started doing the studies back in 2000 and 2002. 2010.numbers reflect what we see, is we are not making enough progress on it comes to the age of diagnosis. we know from research that we can diagnose children as early as two. in fact, many symptoms start months tovident at 18 a year. at this point, 4.5 to five years old is the average age of diagnosis. the hispanic and african-american communities are being diagnosed as late as eight years old. we are losing precious bible time in the six years on the skids be getting services and behavioral therapies. they can make a meaningful difference in their progress. the age of diagnosis is too late . a terrible disparity between the different populations in the , and again this 32% rise in the last few years. if you look at a chart, ribbing going in the wrong direction since it started counting.

bats, what else are the cdc experts going to be doing there?> on the ground today, they met with the health industry in guinea and they met with the who and clinics, and makeshift situations. the western part of africa hasn't seen an outbreak of ebola in 20 years, and these are the people that are not used to this. they want to realize that if they come in contact with someone infected, their saliva, tears coming from their eyes, could transmit human to human. this is not airborne, but the cdc wants to make medical officials communicate just the severity of the situation this. >> it is not officially considered an epidemic yet. but talk about how it spread, and what the chances are of it reaching those epidemic levels. >> exactly, it's not an epidemic. it's a major outbreak. the numbers are not huge as we have seen in the past like the congo and uganda in years past. at this point, we have 80 people who have passed away. and over 120 cases of infection, and this is again not an airborne virus. this cannot be spread from human to human, but it's

literally some of these girls -- this is sort of backed up by a cdc study. girls were pregnant and they didn't know about birth control. then this cdc study this week that says essentially teen pregnancy is down but we need to have sex education earlier as in before they have sex. kids are learning about sex education after they've had sex in some instances. and it may be because they either got pregnant or something else happened. but this idea that how about we give them the information on the front end? >> disclaimer. i am the aunt of three beautiful nieces and if it were up to me i'd lock them in a closet until they are 25 years old and not allow them to date. but here's the thing -- cdc has talked about how the level of teen pregnancy has gone down. but what they are recommending is earlier intervention because the link between education and positive life outcomes is strong, including reducing teen pregnancies. think about the negative life outcomes that come when these young girls are getting pregnant. they are dropping out of high school. that means t

the highest in almost 20 years, and tonight, the cdc is hitting back at parentwho are not vaccinating their children. >>> hospital attack, a security guard opens fire on american doctors caring for children in afghanistan. a father and son among the dead. >>> new rules on e cigarettes, just as they become a big thing, now comes the crack down. >>> and get a grip, what was he thinking? tonight, major league baseball reacts not so much to cheating but to doing it so openly. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. a disease once thought to be gone in the united states is making a come back and today, the centers for disease control pushed back at parents who are declining vaccines for their children. the number of children with measles in this country is spiking, along with mumps and whooping cough and in light of the new numbers, an infectious disease expert blamed rumors and conspiracy theories for a fall off in vaccinations. young parents today haven't seen these diseases, and they d

here are some of the good news. the cdc says there were fewer cases of salmonella last year. it dipped by 9% in 2013 compared to the previous three years. there was, however, a spike in illnesses caused by bacteria caused in raw shellfish such as oysters. food safety experts say the report should issue a warning to congress to fully fund the food safety bill passed back in 2010. >> if fda does not get the resources, we're going to continue to see outbreaks, maybe even large outbreaks. >> congress is debating 2015 funding levels for the food and drug administration. coming up later on channel 2 news, what officials say could be causing that increase in illnesses related to shellfish and also why they're not necessarily celebrating the drop in salmonella. for now reporting live in washington, jacqueline fell. >>> mostly sunny but the breeze is picking up. noticeably picking up now as the system gets closer. it's starting to ramp up a little bit of the fog south and higher clouds drifting over us. system is on its way. won't be here till late tomorrow night or tomorrow morning.

so, the cdc says a couple reasons for this.irst of all, people are catching it overseas and bringing it back to the united states. significant number of those they reported. but, also, kids in this country are not getting vaccinated at rates that they would be comfortable with. 1 in 20 going into kindergarten without their measles vaccines and the cdc thinks a lot of misinformation out there making parents concerned about the safety of the vaccine. also, they note there's an entirely younger generation of parents and doctors who've never even seen measles. number one if the parents are concerned or sort of an attitude of no fear because they haven't really lived through half a million people every year being sick and if doctors really know they don't know what it looks like, they have. >>> seen it before and a whole re-education effort on that. bottom line, the cdc says we're in the middle of what appears to be a brand-new outbreak. a comeback of measles. something that some people have never seen. others haven't seen for decad

we are back filling some of the from the cdc related to control to make sure we are doing everything we can to prevent the spread of that disease. on the reduction side, they're all actually coming from san francisco general this year so -- and there's two components to it. the first is related to the use affiliation agreement. similar to san francisco general, they are projecting increases and fee for service and rates due to a large number of our patients transferring from low income health program or no insurance to med-cal. that will allow them to capture payments on their end so they can, for the next two years, cover their projected cola increase. because we had budgeted an increase in the prior two years we can reduce that expenditure for saving. we're going benchmark for san francisco general to improve efficiency and patient flow, then we will actually see an increase in revenues and consequently they will qualify for a million dollar bonus payment in year 15, 16 based on 14, 15 performance. the second part of the savings is related to salary savings as san francisco general

and the cdc came up with a program in '94 called vaccines for children program. i'll post that. vaccines for children program said if you can't afford that vaccine and your insurance doesn't cover it, we'll give you a free vaccine. since then compliance has been over 90%. we need it over 100%. >> what about that 10%? it's controversial. some people are saying they don't want to vaccinate their children. >> for religious reasons or fear. there was a mercury scare that went around after a bogus study in great britain in 1989 that was since disproven. vaccines are safe. they're much safer than the disease you're trying to defend against. there's something called herd immunity. we're starting to see a resurgence of measles in the country right now. only 134 cases this year, nothing compared to the 55,000 i was talking about. tell you what the problem is, measles spreads like wildfire. there's a 90% infectious rate with measles, three to four times what it is influenza. we've got to get everybody vaccinated. some people have religious reasons. they don't want to be vaccinated, for pu

according to the cdc, 3,000 reports are give on the the cdc every year but there are up to 18,000 people hospitalized every year. so definitely a concern. >> thank you. stephanie chaung with us here. >>> new at 11:00 possible legal relief for people renting out their apartments or rooms. right now there is a ban on short term rentals in san francisco. and some people say they have been evicted for renting out their space. a proposal will lift the ban but impose restrictions. people renting rooms would have to register with the city and pay taxes. >>> bring in jeff ranieri with the microclimate forecast. an interesting midweek coming up. >> warmer weather on the way tomorrow. a lot of folks on spring break throughout this week and temperatures surged up today. one of the hottest. dublin 78. walnut creek 77. san jose 75. what i want to show you next is the fog map. we have low clouds and pga patchy fog in the north bay, the east bay and peninsula. it is not as strong, especially off the coastline. that's going to help to give us a jump on our temperatures as we head throughout tomorrow. lo

and cdc are now trying to understand why has this virus traveled further than ever before and why is it still spreading. the first reports of a possible ebola outbreak came from these districts in the heavy forest in the southern part of the country. march 23rd, the government and the world health organization announced 49 cases, 29 people are dead. doctors without borders and the w.h.o. send teams in to help control the outbreak. just three days later the number of cases jumps to 86. and by now 62 deaths. isolation units are set up to help try and control the spread. >> dealing with those who have been infected in a way that the virus is not transmitted to health workers and to the families, this involves putting up the isolation wards and facilities. >> scared of what's lurking in their hometowns some of the people start to make the journey to the capital city. it's hundreds of miles away along the coast. they may not even be sick yet but they come here anyway. some of the people walking around here could be carrying the virus. not even knowing it. march 27th, we learn that ebola h

the cdc warns it's back and spreading. doctors don't recognize it. >> most residents who are training have never seen measles. >> 129 cases so far this year. 58 in california. last year at this time, just four. on track to be the highest number of cases since 1996. it's so contagious dr. sawyer has prepared negative pressure rooms in the er in san diego. >> a special filter which takes out any infectious agent. >> reporter: behind the outbreak, many unvaccinated travelers after traveling to the philippines where there's an outbreak. and increasing number of parents who won't vaccinate their children. or choose to delay vaccines past the recommended ages. >> we are up to 4 1/2% of our children who have not had all their vaccines. >> that's lot of kids. >> reporter: something to say for parents who don't want to vaccinate. >> that's not fair. you're relying on everybody else to, you know, to do it for you. >> reporter: for many pediatricians it's a hot button issue. >> is it a parents' right to vaccinate or not vaccinate the

the cdc was showing a decline. so what gives?to you. back in february, the centers for disease said obesity is down between 2-5 ages. but a new study from unc says the government wasn't showing us the same story. 2-19 age childrened and 14.5 were obese and it increased. and the greatest increase was among children who were sever y ll leo obese. most at risk were children who were white or hispanic girls in elementary or african-american boys in high school. >> these extreme levels are where we are concerned about type two diabetes in kids and other health problems developing while children. >> you will remember mitchell obama made the cdc news a big deal, but this study suggests the good news she is promoting doesn't exist. >> what is behind the difference in the findings? >> the cdc found a 43% decline over a decade. but the unc researers went back to when the data collection started and found no decline. in 2003, there was a bubble in the obesity rate and it would look like a decline. but if you move it back further, the bubble

it was principally funded by the industry and by the cdc. and that created an opportunity. so there's a new organization, it's not incorporated. it's a collaborateive effort between the positive women's network, the global network of people living with hiv and aids and the -- [inaudible] project which robert and i and lawrl and tammy and a few others founded. and so we're actually, there's a level of collaboration right now that is, that i haven't seen in many years. and our idea is that only that will lead ore storing funding to support these networks at a local level. i kind of got off on the networks, but that's one of my things. so the criminalization stuff, say something about criminalization, then we'll go to some more questions. if you ask someone do you think it should be -- or if you ask yours do you think it should be a criminal offense for someone with hiv not to disclose that fact prior to having sex with someone, right? just honestly ask yourself that question. about two-thirds of gay men respond to that question that they believe it should with a criminal offe

almost two decades and that's why the cdc is cerb oncerned. 1 in 20 kids aren't getting their measles shots before they go into school. now, this is having an impact not only across california, but specifically in the bayiaryia. two incidents at uc berkeley raised concern just this year because one of them was astru t student who road b.a.r.t. as a result of that, they think thousands of people may have been exposed. they are seeing through southern california. lots of younger parents and doctors who never lived through the original measles outbreaks and vaccines. they want to make sure that not only parents are taking it seriously, but they've never seen it before in their lifetimes but also the doctors know what to look for. peggy? >> tracie, one of the investigations is the herd is vaccinated and that's not happening here. >> we see this with the flu vaccine. well, everybody around me gets vaccinated, i don't need to. that's not necessarily the case with measles. one of the concerns one of the things that people are seeing are people going out of the country unvaccinated and bringi

guest: the cdc has adam sites. the study reflects 11 different sites. it is not a general population study, but a comparison of apples to apples. what we have seen is a staggering doubling of the firstence since the cdc started doing the studies back in 2000 and 2002. 2010.numbers reflect what we see, is we are not making enough progress on it comes to the age of diagnosis. we know from research that we can diagnose children as early as two. in fact, many symptoms start months tovident at 18 a year. at this point, 4.5 to five years old is the average age of diagnosis. the hispanic and african-american communities are being diagnosed as late as eight years old. we are losing precious bible time in the six years on the skids be getting services and behavioral therapies. they can make a meaningful difference in their progress. the age of diagnosis is too late . a terrible disparity between the different populations in the , and again this 32% rise in the last few years. if you look at a chart, ribbing going in the wrong direction since it started counting.

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. >> the cdc is collecting samples from each ship to test.randeur of the seas is on a cruise to the bahamas. good news to report about a story we brought you yesterday. 54-year-old andrew taylor does not have a broken leg and plans to rejoin his mates on their around the world trip. taylor was swept over board in the middle of the pacific ocean during rough seas march 30th. this video shows what crews spotted after a search, a dot on the horizon. he was pulled to safety and covered with blankets and given plenty of coffee. >>> prince williamx@ x@ duchese and prince george with on their big overseas trip but did prince william trip up revealing the family soon be growing? cecilia ca vega has the latest from the new zealand. >> kate's first solo stop on this royal tour a visit to a new zealand's children's hospice. it was a chance for a duchess to meet a princess. >> a tea party. can i join you? >> her work with children's hospices a cause close to her heart. and to the woman nicknamed the queen of hearts, the images of kate and princess diana

the cdc says most of the infections involve people who decided not to get vaccinated or who refused toize their children. >>> new test for hpv. >> plus shocking testimony from a supervisor accused of peeping into a woman's apartment in his underwear and socks. what he admitted to prosecutors today. >> the warriors face-off with clippers in game three. first round playoff series. how the team plans to feed off of this crowd. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >>> a bay area supervisor takes the stand. he is accused of showing up at a neighbor's home in the middle of the night wearing boxers and a pair of sock. efren carrillo told his side of the story today and while he admitted to doing some of the things he didn't admit to all of it. >> we get new developments from ktvu's mike mibach. what did he say about what happened that night? >> reporter: efren carrillo testified he was hoping to have sex on that july night and admitted to a number of things he did wrong, including knock on his neighbor's door in his underwear but th

we're joined by a congress woman and nra member who was a top doctor at the cdc.o a man supposed to be making history on everest left mourning a friend after the deadly avalanche. plus russian forces allegedly kidnap seven international observers in ukraine.

. >> cdc said it collected samples from both ships to send to a lap to confirm the outbreak. >> now, the search nor the missing malaysian airliner, there is concern that the batteries on the black boxes may have gone out. they typically last a month. it is 36 days since the plane disappeared. now, they had detected four under water signals in the past week and none since tuesday. once they are certain. no more sounds will be heard. they will send down a robotic sub. >>> malaysian newspaper is reporting that the copilot tried to make a call on his cellphone after it was diverted from the scheduled route. the signal was then lost. they believe they were flying away from the tower and never connected. malaysian officials have not corroborated this report. >>> on tuesday. vice president joe biden will travel to kiev, his visit was designed to show unwaving support for the ukraine. they will talk about the escalating tensions with russia. >> this is since the crimea crisis began. >>> we will go to rosemary with a look at the forecast. >> today, is a warmer day. >>> rat this hour, it is a

tonight the cdc warns it's back and spreading.doctors don't recognize it. >> most residents training have never seen measles. >>reporter: 129 case so far this year. 58 of them here in california. last year at this time just 4. on track tonight to be the highest number of cases since 1996. so contagious dr. mark sawyer prepared negative pressure room in the er here in san diego. >> special filth they are takes out any infection. >>reporter: many unvaccinated travelers bringing measles back from the philippines. parents won't vaccinate their children or choose to delay vaccine past the recommended ages. >> we are up to 4.5% of our children in kindergarten age who have not had all the vaccine. >>reporter: that's lot of kid. >> baby exposed to measles had something to say to parents who refuse to vaccinate. >> that's fought fair. like about you are relying on everybody else if to do it for you. >> for many pediatrician hot button issue. isn't it a parent right to vaccinate their child or not vaccinate their child. >> if you send your

we're joined by a congress woman and nra member who was a top doctor at the cdc.pposed to be making history on everest left mourning a friend after the deadly avalanche. plus russian forces allegedly kidnap seven international observers in ukraine. and has the u.s. become an

. >> indeed, good afternoon, the cdc was contacted over the weekend by the department of health. they were called in, they landed in the capital last night, and today they met with the health administers in the country of new guinea and the who. going over what they think is a good plan. perhaps even two months. there are five people on the ground. with two going in later this week into the neighboring countries of ginny. they think what they need to do is put the situation into a controlled environment. make the public aware of what they should have doing to stay clear oof 24, communicate what they need to do, we spoke to one of the individuals earlier today, here is what he told us. a question that is coming up frequently, why are we seeing this? >> i think this relates to the likely reservoir for the virus, obviously highly mobile, and so the virus can actually be present throughout a much broader area. than was previously known. >> now, this is not an air born virus, but it can be transmitted through sweat, their mew cushion, and their saliva. ten the cdc is concerned that pe

in january the cdc said the outbreak appeared to be done but another uptick began in february. no deaths have been linked to the outbreak. they have implemented a salmonella program. >> hillary is going back to college. she will speak at the event center at san jose state university. it is part of sjsu's unique live series that begins at 8 p.m. a limited number of tickets are still available. >>> the bike share program will expand to the east bay next year. they vote later this month on spending more than $8 million to add locations in berkeley, emeryville and oakland. a committee approved it u nan newsily yesterday. it is already operating in san jose, san francisco and on the peninsula. >> the first game will be during week two of the nfl preseason. there is no specific date yet, but between august 14th and 18th against the denver broncos. the first event to be held at the stadium will be august 2nd. the major league soccer match between the earthquakes and sounders, i'm ready for football to start. >> are you ready? >> wouldn't that be fun to see that game in the new stadium

. >> the cdc recently released a report that the number of phone calls to poison control related to e-cigarettesave been involving children age 5 and under who are most exposed to the cartridge. linking cigarettes to disease, health warnings are required on every pack of cigarettes. dr. lauren dutra sees the same need on e-cigarettes. >> how is this different than caffeine? >> the body thinks that nicotine is something naturally occurring and the addictive potential of this drug is higher than other substances that people use that are considered less harmful. >> several cities and states have already banned or restricted the use of e-cigarettes in public places. >> it's a semantic debate whether you call it harmful or not. >> e-cigarettes have been around since 2003. and the makers of e-cigarettes can see change coming. >> we're prepared for that. >> the blue e-cigs website is prepared. >> come on guys, rise from the ashes. >> i understand you brought us something. >> i did. so i -- i have two examples here and i want to see if you can tell just from looking which one is the strong cigarette and

the residential property adjacent to this project and by way of full disclosure i'm a member of the cdc. i want to rise in support of the project i didn't have a chance to write a letter but i outlined several concerns notely how this practice writing project can impact our property. we've worked closely with mr. gonzales and have reached an agreement in form of on there pining agreement this hearsay underlined our concerned. i'm here for that today. we're in support of the wong family they've been a good neighbor and i've been personally be a neighbor of that's right. i'll not miss the sound of chainsaws every november and december because of the christmas tree lot. >> thank you. >> members of the commission i'm ricky i'm the owner of the property north i come from the work site where the work is underway. i come to support of the 2198 project it will help the wong's and the all renovation wouldn't have been possible. victor has helped our project on to their site and they've been great neighbors and the result is you have to better projects and that's good. the wong first name has bee

cdc reports that as many as 11% of the conditions aboard ships are an emergency.onsumer reports tells us how do-to-avoid a health care crisis on the high seas. glitzy ads and luxury cruises often feature indulgences they skip less glamorous story of being sick at sea the limited treatment options available. when the noro virus tore through this ship, 600 passengers were struck. including jane upton. >> i just remember leaning in the bathroom like is this what it is like to die? it's horrific. >> now, imagine yourself days from the nearest port on a ship without diagnostic equipment like an mri, a blood bank or specialty doctors >> many people believe they're boarding a boarding hospital. it's a floating hotel with a doctor. >> one doctor from consumer reports says think twice about travelling with a chronic medical condition. the coast guard can't always launch a rescue if seas are rough or ship is too far from land. next, know most prescription drugs are not available on a cruise ship. so always travel with an extra supply of medications >> also, get ready to pay

the highest in almost 20 years, and tonight, the cdc is hitting back at parentwho are not vaccinating their children. >>> hospital attack, a security guard opens fire on american doctors caring for children in afghanistan. a father and son among the dead. >>> new rules on e cigarettes, just as they become a big thing, now comes the crack down. >>> and get a grip, what was he thinking? tonight, major league baseball reacts not so much to cheating but to doing it so openly. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world

the c- >>> tonight the cdc is "you can get food poisoning just by touching a lizard specifically thisof lizards of a bearded dragon. cdc says most people infected with a specific strain of salmonella have had contact with these pet lizards. apparently they're pretty common. 132 people in 31 states have gotten sick. california has more cases than any other state. >>> a new campaign is launched to encourage hepatitis "b" testing. it will include bus ads similar to this sign shown on a car today. the multilingual ads will target asian-americans especially. >> one in 12 asian-americans is infected with hepatitis and the aapi accounts for over half the chronic hepb cases. >> it can cause liver cancer. the santa clara county health department is the first in the nation to have a coordinator solely dedicated to hepatitis "b" prevention. >>> a bill offering a big break to private space companies is headed to governor brown's desk. today the state assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of this bill which offers the industry a 10-year property tax break. now it passed the senate this month. pro

research, all of us rely on the dedicated service of scientists, researchers at hhs and the fda and cdc and nih. all of them are an extraordinary team. and sometimes the american people take for granted the incredible network of outstanding service that we have, helping to keep us healthy and improving our lives every single day. so i want to thank steven, sylvia's husband, and matthew and helene for sharing wife and mom with us a little bit longer. we'll miss seeing you around the white house, but i know you're going to do an outstanding job as america's secretary of health and human services. i hope that the senate confirms sylvia without delay. she's going to do great. last time she was confirmed unanimously. i'm assuming not that much has changed since that time. with that, i want to give them both an opportunity to say a few words, starting with kathleen. >> i want to start by thanking you, mr. president and mr. vice president, for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime to serve in this cabinet. i want to thank my hhs family, many of whom are here, at least the health leaders are

something in the amount of $20 million from cuts from the federal government to our hiv program and cdc prevention programs. and we have thanks to all of you and to the mayor, every penny of those cuts locally, we anticipate another $2.7 million of cuts from the district and i and others are prioritizing making sure we keep those safety net in fact for those living with the disease and to make sure that we keep reducing infection rates in san francisco and don't go back to the bad old days. we'll be hearing from our city attorney and advocates working on this issue. i'm submitting a hearing request relating to the -- the board of supervisors passed legislations that i updated articles for districts and landmarks. and the planning department was directed to move forward to craft and compile san francisco local interpretations of the secretary of interior standards, to make sure that we are -- that we have codified standards in place that are tailored to the needs of san francisco and not the monuments virginia which is held secretary of interior standards basically started. today, those

>> the cdc has linked a number of these cases to be imported from places where measles is more common the philippines is one of those places. but out of people contracting it within the country, the vast majority are unvaccinated, some for personal reasons and others are children who are too young to be vaccinated. >> how serious is this illness? >> it causes complications like ear infections and pneumonia and it is life threatening. you're contagious for four days before you get any symptoms at all. it can spread like wildfire through a community if you're not vaccinated. >> the cdc does a study of the effectiveness of vaccine programs. what did they find on that? >> the vaccine program which launched in 1994 calling for vaccinations for children, it has been very, very effective. and it's still doing very well. in most states 90% of people get vaccinated for measles right on time but in 15 states the numbers are lower. california is one of those states so not surprisingly, they're the state hardest hit by the measles right now. >> as a physician, when you hear this, do you worry thi

projecting a potential $3 million reduction to hiv funding in the areas of brian white funding and cdc funding for hiv prevention. these are still projections at this time. we've gotten preliminary heads up that there's going to be a reduction coming, but have not received final notification so this is still a little bit of an unknown but it's possible it could be as high as 3 million. and lastly as we mentioned before, the 33.8 million in state realignment reductions. so in terms of next steps, there's some corrections to these dates. our next health commission meeting will be on may 6 and then following that we'll actually have a hearing at the board's budget and finance committee where they want to hold a preview hearing for our budget. on june 1 the may or will have his balance budget commission and we'll start the board review process and the finance committee is expected to improve by mid july we expect approval of the new budget. that's all i have and i'm happy to answer any questions you guys have. >> is there any public comment? >> i have not received any requests for public c

. >> it's part of a study, the cdc saying the projection includes $295 billion in direct medical costs and $1.3 trillion in societal costs. >> the cdc said vaccines given to infants and young children will prevent 322 million illnesses, 21 million hospitalizations and 732,000 deaths over the course of their lifetime. >> an oregon advisory panel wants the state to drop its website and use the on line federal marketplace. fixing the existing system would cost the state $78 million and take too long to implement. he claims switching to the federal system would cost between $4 million and $6 million. the full cover oregon board will consider the panel's recommendation. oregon could be the first of many states to make is that switch. >> the number of americans who want to buy a gun are skyrocketing, up 380% since 2005. according to "u.s.a. today," there is a backlog of 70,000 applications. the a.t.f. temporarily suspending part of its computerized system and hiring more employees to speed up the process. gun production is at a record high, meeting that demand, more than 8.5 million guns mad

cdc just put out a warning about an outbreak.stephanie elam has the story from los angeles. >> highly infectious disease. >> it may start with a fever or cough but splotchy red rash is its signature. >> you're infectious four days before you develop symptoms. you may not know you're sick. >> reporter: many people in the united states have not seen measles since it was all but eradicated a decade ago. >> i've seen it. i know what to look for. the new physicians haven't seen it. part of the campaign that public health has been doing is to make sure they know what to look for. >> in california, the number of confirmed can as has risen in the last couple of years. so far this year, 58. in orange county alone, the number of cases has skyrocketed. >> we had 22 cases here in orange county. that's a lot more than we normally have. we have, over the past five years, no more than one or two cases a year. >> reporter: why the sudden outbreak? the reason is the growing number of parents refusing to vaccinate their children. last year in cali

numbers released by the cdc show in september 2010 poison centers across the country averaged one call a month about ecigarettes. february 2014, that number sky rocketed to 215 call as month. we checked with poison control in california, january 2013 to february 2014, they handled 147 calls about ecigarettes. more than half the calls involve young kids under 5 years old. estrest particularly dangerous because -- ecigarettes are particularly dangerous because they come in bright colors that are appealing to children. we spoke to a farmest who says -- pharmacist who says some of their cases, the ecigarettes had been left out within a child's reach. >> i can remember a two-year- old finding an ecigarettes that slipped between the cushions of a couch and was found sucking on the end. >> reporter: liquid nicotine can be absorbed if they touch it. coming up at 10:00 p.m. tonight we will talk to a local father who had a close call with his two young children. how it happened and the message he has to parents. live in san francisco, cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a break in the wet weather