the cdc advising anyone with symptoms to stay away from the game.learning tonight more about cases, new cases in california nebraska and minnesota igniting fears around the united states that this highly contagious virus is just beginning to spread. dan simon is out front in san francisco. what are you learning about the new cases where you are which is the epicenter of this outbreak? >> reporter: concern here definitely rising. you have two new cases in marin county north of san francisco. the public health department they are issuing an urgent press release telling us about the two cases. these are siblings both unvaccinated and it's related to the disney land outbreak. they know where the children go to school but they are not diz disclosing it. they will not tell the children there to not vaccinate because they think they have this under control. if they feel like there's an active situation tlail do so. that happened in orpg county a few days ago where there's an active outbreak there. 20 high school students told not to go to school. if you we

the great news is the cdc made the recommendation that it's provided. medi-cal covers this in california and medicaid nationally. most employee sponsored programs pay for it and we have patient assistance programs outlined here but it's a complex situation and people seeking prep need a lot of assistance because each plan within a given program pays for a different amount and may cover one component but not visits or lab tests, and so we really need what we found is most successful in getting people prep is having the navigators that help them arrange the appropriate insurance and find providers willing to provide it, so we have a three pronged approach for what is needed for prep. we need assistance from providers. there are providers not comfortable providing prep so support for the new prep clinics and training on line tools and assistance for the users and we still have the disparities and we need the information about availability into the communities most impacted by hiv. we would like to set up a user hot line so people can call and get informati

the great news is the cdc made the recommendation that it's provided. medi-cal covers this in california and medicaid nationally. most employee sponsored programs pay for it and we have patient assistance programs outlined here but it's a complex situation and people seeking prep need a lot of assistance because each plan within a given program pays for a different amount and may cover one component but not visits or lab tests, and so we really need what we found is most

now we're hearing that the cdc is urging doctors to do a response. and whether it's the right decision for you. we'll talk about that after the break. ght, so this tylenol arthritis lasts 8 hours but aleve can last 12 hours. and aleve is proven to work better on pain than tylenol arthritis. so why am i still thinking about this? how are ya? good. aleve. proven better on pain. >>> well, this year's flu season shaping up to be one of the worst on record. a map compiled by the cdc showing the flu has now become widespread in all but four u.s. states. the agency is now urging doctors to prescribe more anti-viral drugs in hopes of containing the virus. dr. siegel, is this a good idea? >> well, the first point i would make is, don't prescribe it unless you know what you're doing. don't just suddenly prescribe it. the point the cdc is trying to make is if we don't have a great match this year for the strain. it's a swiss h3n2 strain. you got to do something. one thing you can do is recognize the symptoms early. that's the point they're making. if you have s

the cdc has called it an epidemic. most states have seen it widespread, including in maryland and virginia. this physician says up to four to 10 patients per day have been seen for the flu. >> symptoms come on suddenly with fever, the chills coughing. >> the flu test -- >> if anyone tests positive, you will see two lines. >> have been in high demand. d.c. has a localized outbreak. >> if you compare it to the ebola outbreak we went through in october, influences much more serious because it's much more life-threatening. >> the cdc says that most people have gotten a strain that has not been protected by the flu shot, but doctors say to still get it. >> people do feel better and they are not as sick as long. >> patients can also received tamiflu within the first 24 hours to treat it. >> the flu claimed the life of a fifth grader in ashburn. he died in december after running a high fever for several days. a letter to parents from the principal said that he had a bright smile and caring attitude. funeral services were held

but today the cdc announced that this year's flu vaccine is only 23% effective. compare that to 60% for last year's vaccine. a big difference. tom roussey live in the newsroom to explain all that. >> add to that the flu is hitting our area hard. red is a bad color when you're tracking the flu. here is shows it's widespread. virginia -- it tracks things differently, but this is the last few months. look how low it was. the last month -- look at this bike and the numbers. a lot of these folks probably took the flu vaccine. did you get the shot? >> no. have not had the shot in a few years. >> there are a lot of people skeptical about the flu shot especially this flu season. >> i waited a long time and the reports came out that it was not effective, so i didn't bother. >> today we found out just how ineffective this year's flu shot is. a new cdc study estimates it was only 23% effective just about the worst the vaccine has done in a decade since the cdc has tracked it. >> i was not planning to get it anyway, and that gives me confidence that i did not need it. it wou

know every year there are millions more -- although i think it's less this year and ryan white and cdc funds and the mayor and board has been great in back filling the federal cuts and we're doing beyond that in terms of moving forward with great prevention efforts. i want to start with the getting to zero consortium and followed by the aids foundation, dph and ucsf. >> good morning supervisors. i am jeff sheea and living with hiv and i was the hiv advocate to gavin newsom and serve on the governing board on the california institute of regenerative medicine. thank you supervisor wieners and supervisor campos for sponsoring this meeting and thank you supervisor farrell for the opportunity to present today and thank you barbara garcia and the department of public health and i am part of the consortium and we're here to talk about the historic opportunity for san francisco, ground zero in 1981 at the beginning of the aids epideppic to be the first mutiny of injury new infections, zero deaths from hiv and zero stig ma. this is a realistic goal for several reasons. first there is the amazin

city down at cdc with my fellowship we would chop the heads off mosquitos that were infected. we could pick it up from the monkey house where is the monkeys were infected with malaria and they would bring back to the lab to put them in incubator and he said i hate to see that. i did not understand them well enough yet because i didn't know the different species so i attracted because i did not want to malaria i smacked though i got it. i did see his mouth curl that blends with an infectious mosquito not until four years later that i was studying monkey malaria that i realized what we were working with could not jump species so he was having fun with me so that would not have the effective three - - infected me. of fred had come down with it we were told that the clinic we got her there just-in-time because she would is showing early signs of cerebral malaria that can kill you. the one product that came out of this project that we stole from the germans but it is still in use today. in fact most of the drugs used today were created during the project. so when ed drug becomes in

[applause] and the cdc remains an integral part of this effort. our event partners for today's ceremony include revlon, national association of broadcasters, celgene corporation sentry link comcast nbc universal t-mobile, t-mobile, and verizon. we are able to fulfill our mission because of the generous support you each provide and for that we thank you. [applause] enclosing and on behalf of of the staff i would like to thank our outgoing chairwoman for her strong support of the congressional black caucus chairman chairman elect and all of the new officers whom we look forward to working with join me in congratulating and saluting the members of the 114th congress. [applause] >> the members of our corporate committee. [applause] the foundation is uniquely situated because of our most important stakeholders the congressional black caucus. i want to thank the members for their partnership as we go forward. i want to say a few things about the work we are doing and have been together. first and foremost, we placed 148 students in internships 18 and fe

. >> reporter: the cdc said this year's flu vaccine is only 23% effective, the worst seen in a decade. early on the cdc realized this vaccine is poorly matched to the virus but it was too late to change it. dr. alyssa frye is a cdc epidemiologist. >> if we look over the course of time we've been new york vaccine effectiveness, effectiveness can range from 10% to 60%. >> reporter: the flu vaccine is made by isolated specific proteins from the surface of the virus. it causes the vaccine to make antibodies to recognize and lock onto the proteins. when there's a good match, the two fit well together. when the virus mutates which happened this year, the two don't lock together as well and the virus escapes the immune system. dr. david nace runs a program. the eldest have the risk of dying from influenza. >> it's not too late to get the flu shot. if you don't get the flu shot, you won't have any protection. >> reporter: in addition to the less effective vaccine, the predominant flu strain is nastier this season, so in addition to vaccination the cd krc wants the prompt use of tamiflu. >>> c

when you go globally, the who is kind of like a global cdc, what the cdc is for us. they sort of coordinate health globally throughout the various nations. >> let me show you some video that you probably have not seen for a long time. this goes back to 1998, it is very quick. it is from the debate with george herbert walker bush. >> there is nothing corny with having sports heroes, they are out there setting the pace. i think of dr. fauci, you will probably never heard of him. he is a fine researcher, a top doctor at the national institutes of health. he is working hard on aids. >> that is 1988. do you remember that? >> yes i do. >> what do think about that? >> i did not see the debate, i was out of town coming in on a plane. and when i walked into the lobby at the nih people started , clapping like this. [laughter] i said, what is this all about? they said, what do you mean what is this all about? the president called you a hero. i was totally surprised. >> did you know him? >> oh well, very well. i had the great privilege of getting to know president george h w bus

flu out break has reached epidemic levels according to the cdc. this years flu vaccine is not as effective as experts hoped it would be. >> having just celebrate celebrated her birthday the last thing on christie green's mind was the flu, that is until will she got body aches. >> she said mom, i cannot breathe, help me. >> reporter: days late are a after two hospital visit and being told to go home the missouri mother of three died from flu complications. enters for disease control and prevention says this years out break has hit epidemic status earlier then expect. >> a lot have of people with a lot of flu like illness. >> reporter: this business conn inn doctor says emergency visits for influenza have been on the rise in recent weeks. cdc says state is one of 22 seeing high levels of flu right now, some doctors say the spike is about two weeks earlier then last year. >> it may be we had an earlier spike or it may just be a longer harder flu season. >> reporter: cdc ace 15 children nationwide have died from the flu so far this season, the young e

the cdc says the number of flu- related deaths has almost doubled in recent weeks. it brings the total nationwide to 45 since the flu season began in the fall. >> we have seen an increase in flu cases. >> reporter: this doctor is the san francisco department of public health's director of emergency preparedness. she says handwashing and getting a flu shot are still the best lines of defense. but this year's flu vaccine is falling short of expectations. it's just 23% effective. that's well below what's average. >> it's normally about 50 to 60% effective. >> reporter: she says that's because this year's strain h3n2 has changed. >> that flu strain, um, shifted, um, and you um, that means a genetically shifted. >> reporter: even if it doesn't works the cdc and local doctors still say you're better off getting it than not. this person doesn't want to take chances. >> i'm trying to protect my family. >> reporter: but it is january and the prevailing thought is that it's too late in the flu season to get the vaccine. but bay area health officials made sure to say today tha

the cdc claims the drugs reduce hospitalizations and complications from the flu. researchers have said there's not good evidence that that's true. >>> tonight we're learning more about president obama's controversial plan to provide free community college education to any american. >> we first told you about the proposal last night and today the president was in tennessee unveiling what he's calling america's college promise. the plan would make the first two years of community college free for full time and halftime students who maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average. it's a welcome idea for students in montgomery college in rockville. >> even though it's a community college classes are still at a high price. education should be something that's actually free or like available for most people. >> it would be great because the money that we're spending right now in our first years of college we can save it to go to the university. >> the white house says the program would cost $60 billion over 10 years. that would be paid for using both federal and state mone

reminding parents here cdc recommendation. appreciate it. >>> coming up next she was that 7-year-old survivor who somehow walked away from the plane crash that killed her family. this was the little girl who walked in the dark and rain through the woods. we heard moments ago what may have taken down that plane over kentucky. >>> plus dramatic video of this rescue at sea as a 75-foot fishing boat capsizes in the seas of the north atlantic. we have more of that for you. >>> we will soon know the punishment for that american teenager who was determined to join isis. we talked to her. stay with me. ugh... ...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. before larry instantly transferred money from his bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter

most of the people who work in the field of malaria especially the cdc to work on the ground will just use this word to try to reduce the number of infected people and the number of mosquitoes so that you don't reach the threshold of an outbreak. you need to have a certain number of each to reach a threshold that will break an outbreak. if he can get those numbers down malaria will exist in a garment but it won't be endemic and constantly infecting people. >> host: so malaria can be passed from person to person? >> guest: just threw mosquitoes. if i have malaria and i sneeze all over you you are not going to get it. if i wipe the sweat off my forehead and shake your hand you are not going to get it. it has to come from a mosquito and it has to be a mosquito that is that the parasites in the god long enough for the eggs back to burst and send what i call babied parasites. i think of them in the lifecycle lifecycle. that's kind of the incense better in the saliva. the mosquito bites you and within minutes anywhere from minutes to a day those parasites get to your liver to avoid your immu

most of the people who work in the field of malaria especially cdc, the people who work on the ground and understand the disease will just use this word, elimination. try to reduce the number of infected people and the number of mosquitoes so that you don't reach the threshold of an outbreak. you need to have a certain number of each to reach the threshold of an outbreak. if you can get those numbers down malaria will still exist in the environment, but it won't be endemic, and it won't be constantly infecting people. >> host: can, so malaria can be passed from person to person? in any way? >> guest: oh, just through mosquitoes. >> host: just through mosquitoes. >> guest: if i had malaria and i sneeze all over you, you are not going to get it. you know, if i wipe the sweat on my forehead and then shake your hand, you are not going to get it. it has to come to you from a mosquito, and it has to be a mosquito that has had parasites in its guts long enough for the sac to burst. that's kind of the inference that are in the saliva, the mosquito bites you within minutes those parasites get

flu season is in high gear, already declared an epidemic by the cdc. earlier this week the cdv reported high flu activity in 22 states. >> it starts in the southeast, the east, everywhere from there. we just had holiday vacation. speem spread the flew. >> with the flu vaccine less effective than desired hospitals are preparing. >> i'm sick right now. i got the flu, i think. >> a growing practice called tele medicine is helping people get seen by a physician without going to the doctor's office. >> we can see they're not in any acute distress, and we can treat them the same way i would treat them if they came into the office. >> if you get the flu don't wait long to begin your treatment since anti-flu medications only work if started in the first two days. >> thank you very much. napa residents are hoping police can find out who vandalized the city's moose tree. somebody cut off a piece of wood shaped as a moose head and painted a smiley face. here is what it used to look like. the moose head was painted for various causes, includeing marriage equality.

speaking of having babies, the cdc says the twin birth rate has hit a record high and chris you'd knowis. >> proud of dad of twin girls five years old. more parents are having twins these days. 34 out of everyone thousand deliveries in 2013 were twins according to a report from the cdc. that's up 2% from thousand work work 012. health officials say the up tick may be linked to women having children later in life and more use of fertility treatments while the number of twin births is up in the united states, over all deliveries are down. >> dinosaurs you about to invade camden' as adventure aquarium this winter. a special exhibit hopes to the public today. the dinosaurs of the deep will feature giant creatures that rule the seas more than 100 million years ago. you will come face to face with a 34-foot lulu dom. one of ocean's most dangerous predators and touch horseshoe crab at the touch a living dinosaur exhibit. i would be into that. >> that's a great exhibit. >> you haven't yet. >> can't wait. >> college students developed knew technology that's helping the visually impaired get aro

already declared an epidemic by the cdc.ek the cdc reported high flu activity in 22 states. >> it starts in the southeast, the midwest then spreads out from there. we have just had the holiday vacation, people spread the flu as they travel around. >> reporter: with the flu vaccine less effective against this year's strain, flu related hospitalizations are up. in milwaukee more than 220 hospitalizations, more than double the number at this time last year. >> i'm sick right now. i'm sick right now. i've got the flu. >> reporter: beyond calling your doctor, there's a growing practice called telemedicine. get on your computer or tablet log into a virtual waiting room, then connect with a physician. [ indistinguishable ] >> reporter: health officials say people in the highest risk groups for severe flu include those older than 65, children under 5 pregnant women, and people with medical conditions. don't wait too long to begin your treatment since anti-flu medications only work if started in the first two days. abc news, los ange

we certainly, the cdc and w.h.o. anticipated very well the seasonal flu.ppened is that when you decide what vaccine to put into the vaccine package that you have you make that decision in february. and in february it looked like one strain of the h3n2 was going to be prevalent. and as it turned out right about the end of march and into the summer it became clear, and when we got hit this fall and winter that that was not the strain. so that the vaccine does not protect. in fact it isn't -- it doesn't protect 67%. so it's the other way around. it only protects about 30-plus percent. >> wow. >> so that doesn't mean you shouldn't get vaccinated poppy. vaccines can still be very helpful because of cross-protection. so i think people should be wary don't take the fact that it isn't a good match this year as an excuse not to get vaccinated. vaccination can be very helpful. >> so 100% people should get it even though it is not as effective as people would have hoped? >> absolutely. because it's effective against the h1n1 although that's not circulating very much

the cdc says the flu season is now at epidemic elevens. 19 children died last week in the u.s.ng the total number of pediatric flu deaths for the season to 45. >>> europe on high alert. what would world -- what world leader was saying. >>> up next, a school burglarized and it's caught on camera. we'll speak to a teacher who had thousands of gear stolen. >>> storm tracker four is showing rain and some is going to be in the bay area for tomorrow. i'll show you where coming up next. >>> a man breaks into a south bay school stealing thousands of dollars of personal items and it was caught on surveillance camera. kron reeves spoke with a teacher whose classroom was burglarized. >>reporter: this was the time the 8th grade teacher said he left the door to his classroom door open. he walk away for a momentá]úb and by the time he got back his bag and belongings were gone. >> it's outrageous to think that someone just comes into the school campus and does something like that. >> in this surveillance video you can see the suspect stroll in on the left of your screen. look around the desk

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earlier this week the cdc reported high flu activity in 22 states it starts in the southeast and the midwest and spreads from there. people had the holiday vacation and people spreads flu as they travel around. >> with the vaccine less affective against this year's strain hospitalizations are up. in milwaukee 220 hospitalizations. >> i'm sick right now. i'm sick right now i have got the flu i think. >> beyond calling your doctor there is a growing practice called telemedicine and log into a waiting room and wait for a physician. children under 5, pregnant women and people with medical conditions are recommended to get the vaccine. and don't wait too long to get treatments because anti-flu medications only work if started in the first few days. >>> officials in mercer county new jersey have connected two new cases of hepatitis a to a restaurant. public health officials in hamilton diagnosed with the disease ate from a restaurant where a food handler contracted the virus in november. both recently diagnosed patients are recovering at home and officials are releasing more information th

the cdc says that's because it doesn't match the dominant strain of the virus currently circulating. >> what's happened, the virus has changed ever so slightly but enough that our immune system are not recognizing it. >> reporter: despite that, the cdc still recommends everyone six months and older get the vaccine, saying it does still have the potential to prevent at left some flu viruses but relief can't come fast enough for hospitals across the country which are reporting a increase in the number of cases this clear. >> the intensity is different every year. this year does seem to be more intense than recent seasons. >> we came on earlier this year. it's been a little worst than anticipated. we've seen a big increase in those type of calls. >> reporter: as health officials continue to urge people to get the vaccine, researchers are hard at work on a universal flu shot. now, scientists say a vaccine that protects against all strains of the virus and prosides at least two decades of protection could soon be a reality. >> it's an interesting idea, an important idea and that work has

>> you have to discuss the pros and the cons and most doctors only discuss the pros. >> the cdc says the risk of a serious allergic reaction to vaccines is less than one in a million, still when we spoke to dr. steers last summer, he said half of his, half of his patients choose not to vaccinate. >> parents just don't fear the disease anymore and they don't want their baby or child to have a bad side effect. >> i think what parents are wanting are choices. >> rebecca estepp stop vaccinating her children after her son had a severe reaction. she encourages other parents to think twice. >> they know they are tabling this risk and their child could be susceptible to some of the infectious diseases out there. >> most doctors would say that disneyland outbreak is a wakeup call. >> carter evans, cbs news, orange county, california. >> glor: up next, boston's bid to host the olympics runs into some resistance. >> >> glor: boston is officially in the running to host the summer olympics in 2024 so far, they are up against rome while other cities are still considering bids. boston's toughest co

already this season the cdc is reporting 15 pediatric deaths from the flu. health officials have warned that this year's flu shot isn't very effective against the dominant strain, but they also say it's better to get the shot than to have no protection at all. >>> an idaho family is dealing with a terrible tragedy this new year's eve. a young mother took her son and nieces shopping in a walmart, but inside a horrible accident took her life. and now many are asking how could this have been avoided? our report tonight from nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: shopping at the walmart in hayden, idaho, authorities say 29-year-old veronica rutledge was shot and killed by her 2-year-old son. the boy was sitting in a shopping cart and found a gun in his mother's purse. >> heard about the incident and just brings me to tears right now because it's so sad. >> reporter: the sheriff's department says surveillance video should answer lingering questions. was the safety on? did the toddler pull the trigger or was the gun dropped? but some are asking different questions. >> why

. >> alarming news tonight from the cdc about this flu season. it may be reaching epidemic levels. results from the bay area san mateo -- marianne what are we seeing this weekend? >> well, terry, doctors here at kaiser permanente in santa clara have definitely seen an increase offing into the emergency room with flu-like symptoms. the spike in cases started last week and is continuing this week. more cases are expected. at keiser santa clara specialist dr. jonathon bloom said he is seeing more patients also needing to be hospitalized because of the flu. >> people typically need to be hospitalized if they're having trouble breathing or if they develop pneumonia a result of getting the flu. they can get pneumonia on top of that. >> he says a recent cdc report shows the current vaccine is only 23% effective against the strain that is circulating right now. we likely have about six more weeks of the flu season left he says and it takes two weeks after getting the shot to get the most protection. so highway you won't gain the maximum benefit from a flu shot now, you can get some protect

alarming news tonight from the cdc about this flu season. it may be reaching epidemic levels. four adults from the area have died from the flu. victims in san francisco is, san mateo and sonoma counties. marianne favro has more. >> doctors here at kaiser permanente santa clara say they are definitely seeing more people coming into the emergency room with flu-like symptoms. the spike started last week and continued for thisr(e week. we have not seen the peak of flu season yet. kaiser santa clara infectious disease specialist dr. 5q!b&um says he is seeing more patients that need to be hospitalized because of the flu. >> we've seen a busy flu season over the last two weeks. and the er is seeing an increased volume of people coming in with respiratory symptoms. >> dr. blum says a recent cdc report shows the current vaccine is only 23% effective against the strain that is circulating right now.

the cdc said this month alone 84 people were diagnosed with the measles. most of them are linked to disney theme parks in california. this california doctor posted on facebook that he would not be accepting new patients who decided not to vaccinate their children. some parents choose not to vaccinate their children because of personal beliefs. other children can't get the vaccine because their immune systems are compromised like 6-year-old rhett cruwett who has battled leukemia. >> we rely on the people who can be immunized to be immunized to protect the rest of the population. >> reporter: the cdc says the measles can kill as many as three of 1,000 children infected. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. >>> well the northeast is getting socked with more snow as a clipper system moves across the region. piles of snow is causing headaches for thousands of residents. traffic is bumper to bumper as drivers take to the roads as crews work to clear them. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston affiliate wbz shows us more. >> everyone going to arizona thinking to so

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 everyone go out there and 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 i

cdc says the flu is widespread in 48 states including california. the bay area has four deaths this weekend. >> middle of winter but it follows like spring but be careful. you have scent evidence there, unseasonable warm weather comes with a serious warning. high surf for everyone head together beach. nbc bay area's michelle roberts is in pacifica there evening with the big waves. we begin in house here with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> there are high wind pushing to 39. the thing that will be increasing heat again for the weekend is high pressure sitting across the west. a lot of hot air associated with it. and also some dry off-shore winds. so two main factors on why we are going to see the temperatures stay warm for saturday. here is a preview of what you can expect. south bay 73 for average. san francisco 71 and try valley 72. but there is an event that not only warms it up for the interior valleys but also at beaches. check out the forecast here. monterey 74 degrees. ocean beach 70 and bodega bay at 71. so temperatures this warm you may

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the cdc says it's not clear how bad the outbreak will be this season. flu kills an average of 24,000 people in the u.s. every year. last month the cdc warned this flu season and its vaccine doesn't protect against one of the common flu strains, but officials say a flu shot is recommended. >>> tensions and the search for answers in the shooting deaths of two unarmed black men why some are calling for an end to grand jury secrecy. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler in new york. [ explosion ] >> boston bombing the marathon attack suspect in court, we'll look at the risk of home-grown threats. new congress more women, more diversity, but will there be more gridlock. full disclosure, the public called for an end to grand jury secrecy. and the cutting edge rocket that could save taxpayers billion dollarses. >>> 12 people were decide the faith of the boston marathon bomber. the search for a jury started today. tom akerman reports. >> reporter: in the boston courthouse where the trial is taking place, the suspect showed no expression as the

but i spent enough time with researchers, and i even -- i won a fellowship to go down to the cdc and spend some time with researchers there and especially with one man, bill collins, who had been at it long enough to have actually done some of that research on state hospital patients. because even after the war state hospital patients with late stage syphilis were still given malaria as a treatment so that malariologists could study parasites, and he was one of those people. he made me understand that this is a very nuanced project that there is, there were many considerations that one needed to understand to put what went on during world war ii in context. and once i spent time with him, i realized there was no way that i could write this in a magazine-length piece, that it had to be a book. and i had book-writing friends who kept telling me you have a book here, you need to write this book, and i kept saying well, you know, i'm not sure about this, give me some time. so i just i continued my treks up to the national archives. i went through 500 boxes and found bits and piece of the

. >>> topping our other news tonight, as we mentioned alarming news from the cdc that's about this flu season reaching epidemic levels and particularly how it's been hitting children. the latest figures show widespread flu in almost every state. 45 children have now died of the flu during just this flu season 19 of them in the last week's time. all across the country a much more lethal pace than in years past and doctors say it has to do with this particularly aggressive flu strain this year and a vaccine that didn't live up to expectations. our report tonight from our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. >> reporter: 16-month-old angel was rushed to the hospital yesterday by his mom jamie. >> he would get up and start crying and not breathing. hearing your kid like that, it's like you got to take him to the hospital. >> reporter: on the front lines of the epidemic this doctor at the hospital in new york treating angel and other children. the number of pediatric deaths is four times higher than last year at this time. >> about 70% of the strains that we're seeing circulate this se

now the cdc says the situation has reached an epidemic level. what health officials have to say about how to treat the sickness. >>> plus new pictures from iceland where a volcano has been spewing lava for months. we'll tell you more about the situation there. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> at 5:40 this morning here's a live look towards society hill in old city and the ben franklin bridge. this morning, it is cold out there. we are in the teens right now. in some areas it feels even colder than that. it's not going to warm up a whole lot more today. we are expecting some rain tomorrow. we'll have more coming up in the forecast. >>> delaware health officials confirm 15 people have died from the flu this season the same number of people died during the four previous flu seasons combined. according to the cdc, this flu season is reaching epidemic levels particularly in children. the latest figures show that widespread flu in almost every state and 45 children have died. doctors say it has to do with an aggressive flu strain this year and a vaccine t

they have done remarkable work, they and doctors and nurses of the cdc and uniform public health service turned the corner on the ebola epidemic. but i'm calling for a change in strategy by the pentagon. we can't declare mission accomplished withdraw too early here. we can bring home a thousand or more of these troops now. they are currently bored because they have accomplished of building new treatment units all over the country military testing labs all over the country and setting up a vital infrastructure. the raging epidemic that threatened the whole country in september is now down to a few embers scattered across this country. but we need a new strategy to adapt conditions on the ground. our troops should remain, some of them for the rest of the year, to help make sure that liberians can transition our emergency ebola treatment units in to community level health clinics and transition our hi-tech military mobile testing lab in to liberian-run local labs. so going forward this epidemic really is brought to an end in liberia. >> schieffer: i notice congress i guess in the last appro

the cdc says either a foreign securist -- tourist or an american traveling overseas was probably infect spread the virus. >>> a boy was sexually assaulted as et walked home from school this week. a 10-year-old boy said a man lured him off the street on 98th avenue near international boulevard. the attack happened around 3:00 this afternoon this past tuesday. investigators are reviewing surveillance video from nearby homes and businesses to see if it can help identify the attacker. police alerted schools in the area and they are encouraging parents to talk to their kids. >> talk about what children can do. strangers, you don't want to engage in conversation with them. you don't want to go anywhere with them. stranger is danger. >> police say the man they are looking for is described as hsht in his 40s about 5'7" with a slim build. he has short salt and pepper hair with a bushy salt and pepper beard. >>> san francisco business owners whose stores were destroyed in a deadly fire are being you a loud -- allowed back in side. the fire raced through 22nd and mission wednesday tonight. today t

the cdc described this outbreak as a wake-up call. and here in phoenix they're listening. at this children's clinic, signs warn a runny nose, cough and fever could be more than a cold. it could be measles. a real possibility not just here where hundreds may have come into contact with a measles patient, but throughout arizona where seven people with the virus potentially exposed about 1,000 others. what state health officials call a critical point in this outbreak. >> we're making a big deal out of this because we need to contain it now before it gets really widespread. >> reporter: most of the people exposed to measles have probably been vaccinated, but if they haven't been they're being asked to stay home for three weeks, away from work school or day care to make sure they don't infect anyone else. it's how experts hope to stop the spread of measles, which is now in 14 states. most of those cases linked to disneyland in california where one school sent 66 unvaccinated kids home this week just to be safe. carl crowley hopes his son's school will do the same. 6-year-old br

. >> catherine: just this week the cdc deliver the disappointing news that this season's flu vaccineg a miserable job. it's only reduce your chances of getting flow by 23 percent as opposed to the more typical 60%. >>: >> catherine: the cdc says that nationwide the flu season is now at epidemic levels. 19 children died last week in the u.s. bringing the total number of pediatric flew death for the season to 45. doctors say it's not too late to get a shot despite the fact does not give you complete protection. >> pam: the demands the demolition of candlestick park is expected to begin at the end of this month. but the controversial plans to implode the old said stadium have now been sidelined. kron 4 as maureen kelly reports many residents are released >> reporter: back in the '90s the old geneva powers were leveled by implosion where you can see an is video. and he does see the cloud of dust that goes up. bay view residents did not want the same thing that happened. >> reporter: redmond tompkins isn't retired professor he's happy that this that would be reached them all demolished by

the cdc held a briefing thursday.n an attempt to prevent measles from getting a foothold in becoming pandemic again. host: the u.s. declared measles a limited in 2000, but the disease has researched in recent years. fueled by epidemics and other countries that were imported into the u.s. by travelers and spread mostly among unvaccinated people. last year, when the measles cases in the philippines reached 50,000, the u.s. counted 644 including a cluster of cases in ohio among unvaccinated people in the amish community. in the u.s., median number of cases after 2000 was 60. around the world, there are about 20 million cases of measles annually and in 2014, many people died of the disease. 79% of the measles infections among unvaccinated people were contracted by people who chose not to be immunized because of personal beliefs, not medical necessity. the number of states allowed the personal exemption. 202 is the area code for all of our numbers. 202-748-8000 -- for parents. 202-748-8001 four medical -- for teachers. we

but cdc guidelines say children should not have the mmr vaccine until they are at least 12 months olds will make some exceptions. talk to your doctor if you have any question. you can find the full guidelines another cdc got governor. >>> today a man charged with kidnapping is back in rickley senning is charged with kidnapping and assaults judge creighton. because she's a montgomery county judge, they have recused themselves from the case. prince george's county state attorney's office will handle the case.accident happened in may of last year. the hearing will take place this afternoon in montgomery county circuit court. >>> overnight a third person died from a gas explosion in mexico city at a children's hospital. take look at the scene. officials say there was a leak in the hose that a propane truck was using to deliver gas to the hospital kitchen. thank workers struggled to repair the leak before the blast. a baby and nurse were killed. 8 more children and 7 adults were seriously hurt. >>> now to another developing story. taliban claiming responsibility for an attack at the kabul

what the cdc is saying because this flu season is shaping up to be a pretty bad one.don't want dock aretors to hesitate. because this year looks so bad. cdc is telling doctors don't hesitate. use those antiviral within the first 24 to 48 hours. those antivirals are for adults not for children? >> some children can use them. it's important to take them early on. >> all good advice, seema yas yasmen. happy new year. >> happy new year. >> all right. a police chief calls 911 and then tells them this -- >> accidental? >> yes. >> who shot her? >> me. >> hmm. we'll have more on that extremely unusual call from a police chief admitting to shooting his wife. >>> all right. checking other top stories this afternoon. according to a 911 tape the police chief of a city near atlanta said he accidentally shot his wife while he was sleeping with a ghun theun in the bed. >> i'm the chief of police. the bed -- the gun was on the dresser. >> okay. >> you're the chief of police in peachtree city. >> yeah unfortunately yes. >> you said she was shot twice. >> accidentally? >> yes. >> who s