the cdc. the agency's guidance has far-reaching implications affecting not just public health but our day-to-day lives and overall well-being of our children. it is imperative that we make a commitment to cooperate. to many of our inquiries the president an adequate answer to hold it nor do i think we all agree being transparent with us the americans that we represent is foundational to restoring trust. i know this is your first time testifying before congress is director of the cdc. appearing is more than a perceived formality. it's a pivotal moment for accountability and reassessment. the insights to share today will only shed light on past decisions that will take a step toward rebuilding trust. this hearing is an opportunity to share how you will use lessons learned and apply them to the respiratory illness season as well as future decisions by the cdc. you have an opportunity to show the american people hiding a plan to lead as director and we look forward to your testimony and hearing ab

and the answer they got from the cdc officer was, i'm not sure.re than a thousand, i think i got more. they didn't thousand for say all the gay men in this country and everybody who might be helping take care of them. and, you know, seriously, you don't know how many doses and you know, they didn't. and when i call the national stockpile, they refuse to tell me, because that's a biodefense asset. we're not allowed to describe the size of our our biodefense supplies that i want to the same. yeah, i'm sure you did you know. so there are some fun historical facts in the book that i didn't know. one was about hookworm and back to the civil war to tell us about that. i'm sorry. i didn't couldn't hear part of it. what about you write about hookworm? hookworm in the civil war and rumors that the rockefeller foundation was buying up shoe companies right. i guess that there's a fun historical facts in the book about i didn't know this that i didn't know that hookworm was a problem at the battle of gettysburg. well, so we're conflating a few ideas here. it'

we have this kind of messy state-by-state, cdc, fda.re's no one in charge when we have to respond to diseases. uniforms was just, it might be helpful. we have people in uniform like the surgeon general. i don't want to have to die on the hill of defending the most extreme versions of what i said. mostly i want a more organized response. in answer to your question, i think the chances are zero. i recognize that. there's no way congress would pass a single thing i proposed. i am trying to get people to think about a different way to respond to diseases so not so many people die. what i'm trying to do is getting into the heads of today's generation of medical students and public health students and say to them, it doesn't have to go as badly as it did during covid. covid was a cakewalk of a pandemic compared to some of the other pandemics we faced in the past and those we might face in the future. john: you point to china and the way they had forced isolation of infected people. indeed it was effective. china in 2020 by march had stopped t

some states are breaking with the cdc guidelines when it comes to covid—19.bad as 2021 or 2022, but it's looking the same size as around this time last year, and we are still at around 30,000 hospitalisations on a daily basis, and so it is a pretty serious pandemic situation still unfortunately although we are in the fourth year of the pandemic. deaths have dropped, so we're not in the same scenario as before. is not reasonable, therefore, for people to go back to school, or back to work if they are asymptomatic or do we need to take covid—19 far more seriously? the odd part of this is why the states are not in sync with the centers for disease control. they always worry about the states going rogue and setting president from what the cdc recommends because it gives some states a licence to say, well, if that state did it, why can't i? the most egregious example is what has happened with the florida surgeon general who has gone very rogue and making false claims about covid—19 vaccine, saying they cause cancer, and his defence could reasonably, well, if calif

that shows you where the cdc is.for example, only 18% of adults have gotten that shot. the flu shot is well below 50% of adults. lower than it was last year. so experts of course say when you look at those numbers plus the fact of where we are right now. typically, we saw of course flu, rsv, the common cold, but this really is the first season that is officially beyond the pandemic. so now covid has wrapped into this kind of list of normal illnesses we see around this time and that's why experts expect this number to continue rising for january. >> how can we best protect ourselves and loved ones? are vaccines and boosters as important as they were before? you heard that the cdc has put on a notice from doctors saying get your patients vaccinated. >> it is important to think about vaccines and boosters. i know we have covid fatigue, virus fatigue. vaccine boosters are incredible tools in our tool belt. don't feel defeated if you get a diagnosis of covid because we have treatments. paxlovid has been shown to treat pro

. >>> a warning today from the cdc to costco. it's about a salmonella outbreak across the united states that has been linked to charcuterie meets sold in two stores. the cdc began investigating the outbreak in salmonella cases across 22 states, not including california. here are the items you need to avoid. the circular sampler at sam's club, the anti-posto. these products are no longer being sold in those stores. the cdc is looking into possible contamination of other products. >>> let's talk climate change. it's impacting winter weather, but they're still research that shows we are seeing less snow overall, but getting bigger snowstorms, like what we are seeing across the country right now. >> winter in north america is actually the fastest warming season, but we are actually. think twice as many of these frigid outbreaks of arctic air. we explain some of the connections between global warming and the more extreme winter weather. >>> bone chilling cold. is it because of climate change? yeah. >> i know it seems counterintuitive,

. >>> the new warning from the cdc about covid, flu, and respiratory illness. what they're seeing right now. >>> the recall tonight from quaker oats now growing. more than two dozen products added from cereals to granola bars. >>> the new coach tonight for the patriots already making history. >>> and six sisters sharing one dream. who are our "persons of the week"? >> announcer: from the abc headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >> david: good evening. it's great to have you with us as we near the end of another week together. we do begin tonight with this dangerous winter storm hitting right now. in fact, the storm is so sweeping, 49 states are under alerts at this hour. new york's governor declaring a state of emergency in western new york with this storm coming followed by the lake-effect snow machine there. the national guard called up, prepared for blizzard conditions and what they're calling life-threatening cold behind it in several states. wind chills -- get this -- from 20 to 65 degrees below zero. the blizzard warning

no rorts of injuries or damage. >>> the cdc is reporting on respiratory illness in this country.hey say 23 states still experiencing high or very high levels of flu, covid, rsv, and the common cold. you see them lit up there. they say the number of cases elsewhere is beginning to slow. >>> when we come back here, the sad turn for the iconic "sports illustrated" magazine. >>> news tonight on the electric ford f-150 and about 1,400 workers. she's been looking for. she found sotyktu, a once—daily pill for moderate—to—severe plaque psoriasis... for the chance at clear or almost clear skin. is back. or finding psoriasis can't deny the splendor of these thighs. ♪ once—daily sotyktu was proven better, getting more people clearer skin than the leading pill. don't take if you're allergic to sotyktu; serious reactions can occur. sotyktu can lower your ability to fight infections including tb. serious infections, cancers including lymphoma, muscle problems, and changes in certain labs have occurred. tell your doctor if you have an infection, liver or kidney problems, high triglycerides, or

one person and sent 16 others to the hospital, the cdc report confirms. earlier reports by napa county's health and human services that the outbreak back in 2022 was linked to a cooling tower. while the cdc report doesn't name the location of the tower, a map in the report places it at the embassy suites, which was previously identified by napa officials as the source of the outbreak. the cdc reports a clogged pipe in the cooling tower meant that no disinfectant was getting into the water, allowing the bacteria to build up. >> our time now is up and ten. in napa, a man is now facing felony allegations of possession and intent to sell drugs in napa, police say they made the arrest after getting calls on sunday about suspicious drug activity and seeing a hand to hand drug deal. the police say they found almost a pound of suspected meth and some other drugs when his vehicle was searched. the suspect was free on bail from a previous case, more than a month after a massive fire at a storage yard, destroying a section of interstate ten in los angeles, the state

. >>> here at home tonight, the new alert from the cdc this evening about respiratory illness in this country. 23 states dealing with significant illness. we'll take you through it. >>> the sad news coming in tonight involving the iconic magazine "sports illustrated." >>> we've reported on the dogs being saved, the heroic efforts. tonight, the dog who saved her owner. you'll hear the dog sending a message to the rescuers. ♪ >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >> david: good evening. it's great to have you here with us on a friday night. we begin tonight with yet another passen plane and an emergency landing in the middle of a storm system hitting the east today. the plane taking off from washington's dulles airport and landing on a virginia highway just minutes later. the small commuter plane making an emergency landing on that highway in loudoun county, virginia. it wasn't long after taking off, the pilot declaring a mayday in the middle of bad weather. federal authorities are on the scene tonight. everyone on boar

in principle i would prefer all the states within the same situation is what cdc is recommending._ the best. as a reminder california, oregon - the best. as a reminder| california, oregon state the best. as a reminder. california, oregon state is the best. as a reminder- california, oregon state is far more cautious during the pandemic so that's why people were surprised they relaxed those restrictions. covid—19 side you think we have learned the lessons of the pandemic, enough to prevent the next pandemic if and when it does come? i pandemic if and when it does come? ., �* ~' pandemic if and when it does come? ., �* ~ pandemic if and when it does come? .,�* ~ , , come? i don't think so because we are now _ come? i don't think so because we are now in _ come? i don't think so because we are now in a _ come? i don't think so because we are now in a situation - come? i don't think so because we are now in a situation in - we are now in a situation in the 19 states, where we are trying to actively discredit both the science and the scientists, and here in the us we had a very unique

in 2022 according to the cdc, estimates killed about 70000 americans, chinese fentanyl.have a president who will not do anything about it. he takes xi jinping's word that xi jinping said on november 15 to president biden i don't want to see one more america die from fentanyl. we know the communist party run by xi jinping is behind the fentanyl gangs. mark: i guess you just don't understand. joe biden is protected to defend democracy in our country, so he says. let me ask you another question about this. which is this. our universities and colleges are receiving and have tens of billions of dollars from communist china from countries in the middle east like qatar, why doesn't the president put an end to this. unless he doesn't have a problem with it. let me put it to you this way. if you are president xi, could you be happier with this administration? could you be happier with this administration do you feel like you're the luckiest genocidal maniac on the side of the earth, don't you think he's thinking that. >> i'm sure he's thinking of that. we saw the 2020 campaign th

the cdc said wastewater treatment may be the key to finding cases. it is a rare disease and scientists initially thought it would be impossible to find look wastewater but now they say it is showing up. the cdc hopes to use the data to locate outbreaks in the u.s. >>> sleep is important for teenagers, part of the new plan to help parents manage how kids use apps is called nighttime nudges. it reminds teens that it is late and encourages them to log off for the night. a notification will pop up that the teenager spends more than 10 minutes on instagram or direct messages late at night. they said the company will restrict what minors see on instagram and facebook. >>> the athletics continue their push to move to las vegas. they are looking to another city for some help. >>> from raising money for pediatric cancer to taking care of pets for people who need some assistance. we have two amazing stories in the bay area proud segment next. >>> rain and a lot of it will be heading our way. >>> the oakland a's are planning to move to las vegas in 2028. they a

usaid and cdc supported and worked closely with w.h.o.espond, because of their particular relationships and technical capacity there. equatorial guinea had resisted, as often happens with countries, resisted sharing information, or permitting foreign involvement in what was happening. but, w.h.o. persuaded the government to accept u.s.suppended up delivering diagnostic capacity proper screening, isolation, and emergency trt t usaid w.h.o. emergency stockpile for front- line wor. thoutbreak before it spread anywhere else. there is simply no entity in global health other than w.h.o. that has an eqndate or capacity to influence the countries where usaid works, and where we don't. that influence is not, however, foolproof. it is up to countries whether they adhere to w.h.o. recommendations, but as we saw during the covid-19 pandemic, there are systems for safety vi, for sharing technical information, for emergency response, made vaccines, tests, and treatments available globally, saving millions of lives. the pandemic exposed some fractures i

cdc concerned about increasing amount. my answer, masks worn on your chin on the street do nothing.l fitting, old and soiled, do nothing. masks stuck on a 4-year-old problematic interfere with learning. i don't have a problem with masks in hospitals. there's a lot of sick patients and presumably doctors and nurses know how to wear masks because we wear them in surgery and we would where the right masks. if a hospital feels there's a lot of respiratory viruses going around in the hospital, it is okay if they decide to do that. i will point out that every time they drop the mandates everybody in the hospital takes the mask off. did you believe in this policy. as soon as it stops everyone that instituted the policy is not wearing a mask. there was one study at mass general hospital seemed to show that within the hospital, masks are worn properly they may help. stuart: they should be worn properly in the hospital. i find it reassuring a hospital or medical facility supports masking up. the governor of utah claims social media is causing anxiety and depression to spike. watch this. >> it

the cdc says that much of the country is seeing high to very high levels of the flu virus. nbc's sam brock travel to one of the sickest states, louisiana. the doctor said that this flu could be as bad as the 2009 h1n1 flu pandemic. >> it is something i worry about because no one knows where the peak is going to be. this current one, it is only our best guest -- guess as to where it will be. >> we speak with the head of the cdc about flu concerns and how effective this years flu vaccine really is. >> and old shopping mall will be the site of a new state-of- the-art science and technology research center. governor newsom, academic, business, and healthcare leaders made that announcement today. ucla plans to transform the former westside pavilion into a global innovation hub where scientists and engineers can work on breakthroughs to help solve the world's greatest challenges. that includes helping to prevent another pandemic, and developing potential cures for cancer and other diseases. >> we believe in education. we believe in partnerships. not just public and private partne

the cdc says the worst is yet to come. here's what's happening specifically in california.se charts kind of tell you the story. on the left, the number of people in the hospital because of covid. a steady rise since november. on the right side of your screen, look at that rise. people in the hospital because of the flu. a sharp increase in the past few weeks. no coincidence. this comes right after the holiday season. according to the cdc, california's actually seeing some of the highest levels of flu activity in the country. doctors are bracing for what could be one of the most severe flu seasons in decades. >>> tonight the doctor is in. dr. peter chin-hong at ucsf is back on with us. nice to see you. what are you seeing right now at ucsf? >> well, we're seeing exactly what you illustrated in california in general. covid never really went down. it kind of stayed at a high level, continuing to increase from that high level. we have maybe about 30 patients in the hospital with covid. in november, we were around 10. so that to give you some level. but not 100 like we were in j

the cdc says more than half the country is seeing a rise in covid, flu, and rsv cases. cbs's meg oliver reports the spike in cases comes as fewer americans are getting vaccinated. >> reporter: covid is making a comeback across the country with the most hospitalizations seen since february of last year. >> it's concerning in the sense that the volume of patients is higher. >> reporter: the emergency room at st. joseph's medical center in paterson, new jersey, is packed with patients. hospital admissions for covid more than tripling here from a month ago. >> how concerned are you with the increase? >> they are sicker, especially patients that are the most vulnerable, that have comorbid disease, things like cancer or respiratory disease. >> reporter: nationwide, emergency room visits and deaths are up from the previous week, and it's not just covid cases that are climbing. >> we're starting to see a higher number of influenza-like illnesses, influenza a, rsv, and other viral illnesses. >> reporter: 31 states are reporting high or very high levels of respiratory illnesses,

cdc estimates between october and december last year there were between 10 -- 19 million flu cases.00 hospitalizations and up to 19000 flu -related deaths. experts fear cases will only continue to climb in the new year. so, how can you protect yourself this flu season (doctor marty mckay professor at johns hopkins school of medicine on a fox news conservative. so doctor mary, is this flu season worse than others? or are we mingling more? >> it is nice to see you arthel but does not appear to be worse than other flu seasons but the country has been oddly complacent about flu deaths each year we have got almost 5000 this year from just this flu season. they has not yet peaked in many parts of the northern united states inmate peak in february. we may see 15 -- 30,000 deaths in the typical flu season where the hopes of the pandemic was the silver lining is that we basically learn better hygiene. it should not be acceptable to show up to work coughing on people and slobbering. and if you are sick you should generally stay home there's also the vaccines. so in this case i think the cdc d

the cdc reports hospitalizations are up nearly 17%, that's based on the most recent week of data.lise preston is in los angeles county where some health care facilities have introduced mask mandates. >> reporter: new year, new concerns about spike and covid cases. >> our volume has really surged and i attribue that not just to covid about influenza, rsv -- i'm not seeing as many people fully immunized as in past years for flu, for covid boosters two so it makes them much more vulnerable. >> reporter: the rise in infections has prompted at least five states to reinstate masking requirements at health care facilities as a new variant spreads across the country. cases are up at least 25% in los angeles county, where emergency room dr. angela dr. ae campen said she's happy to see mask mandates return. >> it helps to protect vulnerable people sitting in the weight of her bike now. >> reporter: the cdc says the covid vaccine is the best tool to stay protected against serious illness but vaccination rates are at an all-time low -- less than 20% of adults have received the updated vaccine

cdc says more than half of the country is seeing a rise in covid, flu, and rsv cases.liver reports the spike in cases comes as fewer americans are getting vaccinated. >> reporter: covid is making a comeback across the country, with the most hospitalization seen since february of last year. >> it is concerning in the sense that the volume of patients are higher. >> reporter: the st. joseph's medical center in paterson, new jersey, is packed with patients. hospital admissions for covid more than tripling here a month ago. how concerned are you with the increase? >> they are sicker, especially the patients that are the most vulnerable to the disease, things like cancer or a respiratory disease. >> reporter: nationwide, emergency room visits and deaths are up from the previous week, and it is not just covid cases that are climbing. >> we are seeing a higher number of influenza-like illnesses, influenza a, rsv, and all. >> reporter: 31 states are reporting high or very high levels of respiratory illnesses, including flu and rsv. are a lot of these people vaccinated? >> a lo

. >> reporter: the cdc shows a stretch of states from louisiana to the carolinas in a very high categorye national picture is normal for now >> week over week, i don't see this being a worst season than we had last year. >> just a little poke here >> reporter: the cdc says, this year's flu vaccine is effective against the prevalent strain, but warns inoculations are down. many states in the south aren't even reaching a 40% vaccination rate for adults, while nationally it's around 50%. >> you see a lot of kids presenting to the emergency room with influenza-like illnesses approaching the above 30% to 40% of er visits in children are for that reason, which is a big number. >> reporter: a trifecta of illnesses, covid, flu, and rsv weighing on parents like keoni, whose son kingston has been in the icu for almost two months. >> i mean, i almost lost my child. he was intubated three times. he had to have a trach and ng tube put in because he could no longer breathe >> reporter: physicians warn the critical symptoms to look out for, wheezing and prolonged fever, to see a doctor. lester >> all r

what are the cdc numbers showing and what are doctors telling you?w they're low. officials warn they were low. the cdc put out a rare message to doctors in december, basically saying urge your at risk patients or high risk patients to get the shot. so when you look at the covid boost, 18% of adults have had that shot. the flu shot is less than 50%, it is down from last year. so, when you combine that with the fact that we typically see a rise in respiratory illnesses around this time, people are traveling for the holidays, they just had big gatherings, but up until now, it really was rsv and the flu. the common cold. this is the first flu and cold season that we're officially past the pandemic, so cold has folded into the list. so all of that combined means this is just an especially high season. i spoke with dr. vin gupta, he told me even though we're seeing a lot of cases, we have not yet reached the peak. take a look. >> we do expect cases are going to rise, hospitalizations are going to rise well into the end of january, early february. >> report

the cdc is urging doctors to think twice before prescribing antifungal medications. a new study revealed clinicians may be overprescribing topical antifungal treatment potentially making drug resistance worse. this has a drug-resistant strain of ringworm has been identified in at least 18, a rather 11 states. the cdc is urging health care providers not to diagnose fungal infections by site, but rather can for their diagnoses when possible. coming up next year across 4 at noon house republicans are holding plans to hold president biden's son in contempt this week. >> what this means in terms of the subpoenas he was previously issue. plus, governor gavin newsom vows to protect youth football. this as the state legislature contest considers a bill banning the sport. and lawmakers and community leaders statewide gather in sacramento urging support for prop live. more on that measure. up next. (vo) if you overdraw your account, wells fargo gives you an extra day grace period to avoid the overdraft fee. what if everything came with a grace period? like accidentally parking

but the cdc says more than half of women diagnosed with cervical cancer. have never been screened before. so you want to make sure that you do get checked the best way. experts say to prevent cervical cancer is to keep up with routine exams. and that means pap smears. got to do it. you want to know rather than not know early. well at our state capitol, the latest push to legalize sports betting in california has failed. >> the attempts has been called off due to the opposition from native american tribes, which would make it unlikely for the proposed initiatives to succeed at the ballot. the leaders of the initiative say that, yeah, without support of the basically be impossible to pass in a public election. the 2 initiatives would have allowed california's governor to negotiate agreements with tribes to set up a framework for both in-person and online sports betting this was pretty similar to 2 other measures that failed back in 2022. and you saw people using their phones for everything. samsung's got this new fancy, fancy phone. yeah. with some improved

but cdc data says less than 20% of adults, 8% of kids have received the updated vaccine. what do you say to those ambivalent about the boosters now? >> it's a real mistake. this booster does help protect against the current variant. and most importantly, it helps protect against long covid. this is a real bonus there. for people who are of advanced age, over 65, only 35% have had the booster, compared to 95% with the primary series. they're the higher risk of the we have got to get people with increased risk to get a booster. >> you mentioned something i want to cover with you, again for the complacent, speak to the impact of long covid, symptoms that persist. is enough attention given to long covid and its impacts? should people be motivated by that? >> i would hope so, michael. this is extraordinary how much we're not having enough respect for that potential. how we don't have any treatment for it. and the only preventions we really have are not getting covid or not getting reinfected and getting the booster or vaccine, 40-50% reduction of the chance of getting long cov

>> here's why the cdc is putting out this alert. had been considered to be eradicated about 20 years ago. now the cdc tracking a handful of cases in this country. we're also following an outbreak in the u.k. we have to remember for perspective, in 2023, there were a lot more u.s. states involved in measles outbreaks. the reason? a lot of parents either deliberately or unintentionally foregoing that mmr vaccine that's recommended for babies which is 97% effective. so the vast majority of these cases, both here and in the u.k., are occurring in unvaccinated people. >> seems like a lot of it can be eliminated, you don't necessarily have to go through this. what are the complications of the measles? >> people need to understand initially it looks like a flu-like virus. the incubation period and infectious period can be as long as three weeks. it can be serious.e in five peoe infected with measles are hospitalized. possible complications involve lung, pneumonia, encephalitis, permanent disability and in some rare cases death. so we have

. >> reporter: the cdc says the new covid vaccine is the best tool to stay protected against serious illness, but vaccination rates are at an all-time low, less than 20% of adults having received the updated vaccine. tonight, there's also a growing number of flu and rsv cases with 31 states seeing high or very high levels of respiratory infections, leading to worries that a triple virus threat could strain hospitals. are you concerned that these numbers will continue to get worse? >> we're not at the peak yet this winter. i'm still seeing numbers increase. right now it seems like every other patient i'm seeing in the emergency department is one of these viruses. >> reporter: here in california, the first child flu death was recently announced. doctors say it's not too late to get vaccinated for both the flu and covid to help protect your family. major? >> elise preston, thank you. >>> a colorado woman faces extradition to the u.s. after being arrested in england over the weekend on suspicion of murdering two of her children. 35-year-old kimberly singler appeared in a london court tod

i mean, we know now since since the book went to press, you know the cdc has released prevalence numbers about the illness, about the prevalence, profound autism and eight year olds today and you know, the cdc looks at at eight year olds and so this is just about eight year olds. but of autistic eight year olds, almost 30% meet the criteria for profound autism, which includes iq less than 50 minimal or no language and the need for round the clock supervision. so this is not we're not talking about some fringe couple of people you know my son and a few others this is a of individuals who are profoundly autistic and who are kind of shoehorned into a system that it's now being built reflect this you know this intact mind and all these hidden capabilities that our kids that my son he just doesn't have. i guess what really struck about this is and there are autism families in the audience and people are trusted that autism organism organizations around here. even within our profound autism community, we usually walk around saying, oh my, we might discuss the challenges that our children face,

fda approved the booster vaccine and booster goes to the cdc and all pro vaccine and voting the same way and getting the booster over 65 and how did it get to six month breadwinners it is now? six months and older and a political appointee and reversed both science committees and of beinghe right antiscience. no, they ignored their own scientific communities and paul who was on the committees and was an esteemed scientist from children's hospital in philadelphia, he said he wouldn't give the vaccine to his 24-year-old kid. he said the risk of covid was much less. risk of covid if you're 24 and healthy, almost zero. the risk of vaccine of getting myocarditis, still small but who wants to give your child something that could cause a heart problem when the disease is not deadly for children. maybe one more. >> what have you learned from this? you've been intensely involved in this and the senate and rise of modern government. what do we conclude from this? not just this example and what larger concludes thinking about the -- conclusions and the administrative stateg and going around the

pointing out hospital isolations are a lagging indicator, and new cdc data shows only 24 states are nowxpecting to sing high or very high levels of respiratory illness. that's down from 37 in the first week of january, but vaccination rates remain low. only 11% of children have gotten the most recent covid shot, and 21% of seniors rolled up their sleeves for the rsv vaccine, meaning those two groups are still vulnerable to serious infections. >> a very difficult situation. but i think for parents, um, to monitor their symptoms of their children and if possible, to keep them at home, away from other children, to stop the spread of these respiratory viruses, the cdc also says the percentage of positive tests for covid and rsv decreased last week, while positive flu tests remain stable in washington, alexandria, hoff, ktvu, fox two news well, california's providing mental health support for children through free apps. >> the state launched two mobile apps this month called soluna and bright life kids. the services include counseling, peer support and other resources . bright life is intend

according to the latest cdc estimates more than 7 million people have become sick with flu this season.s. right now 6.1% of out patient visits are for suspected cases of influenza and the figure is trending upward . 73,000 cases have required hospitalization and 4500 people have died. although covid causes more severe disease to the average person, so many more people are infected with flu right now. >> flu is so dominant that there are more patients with influenza, milder infections that can go home, but also people that need hospitalization right now. so i would say right this moment, flu is causing more severe disease than covid. but we can't forget either virus. >> the cdc recommends everyone six months and over get a flu vaccine. 36% of u.s. adults got the shot as of november 11th compared to 38% the same time the year before. >> it's never too late to get the vaccinations. and then practicing proper hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette is something we should do all year long. >> if you get sick contact your physician because treatments work best if started early. >> bill: thank

. >> when reached out to washington for help, she says the cdc hung up on her in mid sentence. >> as an entity and agency, i think there is some room for improvement. >> this morning, the epa cleared the building. all tolled, inspectors took out 100 tons of toxic chemicals, equipment, and bioagent to be incinerated. >> this is a national problem. >> this is a biosecurity issue for the entire country. we can't simply say because the building is clean the issue has been solved. >> now the fbi found no criminal intent and the cdc, no evidence of a crime even though it refused to test a single sample even at city expense. congressional inquiry, bret, found the agency's response, quote, inadequate and baffling and revealing a serious gap in national security. >> bret: we'll continue to follow this story. william, thank you. ♪ >> bret: breaking tonight, we are learning disturbing new information about the local law enforcement response to the horrific shooting at a school in uvalde, texas. may of 2022: senior correspondent casey stegall takes a look new report from the justice department t

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. >> con datos de los cdc, el fbi y la oficina de estadisticas judiciales lograron estimar que en estadosiones condujeron a mas de 64.000 mil embarazos no deseados de 4 a 18 meses desde que la ley entro en vigor. >> he tenido pacientes durante anos que me han dicho que fueron victimas de agresion sexual, pero poner esas historias en perspectiva de esta manera, ver estos numeros en decenas de miles es horrible. >> entre los al aborto, ocho cuentan con excepciones por violacion e incesto, 14 no tienen esa prohibicion en la ley estatal. >> los investigadores calculan que 91% de estos embarazos forzados sucedieron en estados sin sin excepciones, 45 por todos los casos se reportaron en texas. >> ahi, quienes se oponen al aborto argumentan que las excepciones por violacion no son necesarias. >> el bebe en el vientre materno pues no es culpable de esta situacion, no es culpable de esta crimen y seria responder violencia con violencia porque bueno pues el aborto tambien es una violencia. >> los investigadores consideran que incluso en los estados con excepciones, este procedimiento no es accesibl

. >>> in today's daily health, tobacco use is on the rise particularly among women according to cdc. smoking has more tripled. >> the united states, more than 200,000 women die from smoking-related disease. for years, we've heard about the dangers of smoking that part is not new, according to cdc, more middle and high school girls are using tobacco compared to their male classmates. so, what do you think is behind this shift here? >> well, unfortunately, we are seeing the tobacco companies coming after our kids and as a mom of two middle and high school-aged boys, i'm concerned and we know that there's a lot we can do as parents and in our communities and states, but we certainly have to take action to protect our kids. >> it's strange that it almost sounds like it's becoming cool again, which no one wants. responsible for 80% of lung cancer deaths in u.s. women every year. >> that's correct. >> tell us more about -- let's get the word out, how risky is it to use tobacco. >> well, there's no safe level of tobacco use for anyone and forred a lis sents not only does it set them up for

i think we have lost a lot of credibility in both nih and unfortunately cdc because of their lack of >> ainsley: also dr. redfield we wanted to ask you about this story out of virginia. officials are warning travelers if they travel through dulles airport or reagan airport january 3rd or 4th. be on the lookout for measles. a patient was walking through the airport and had measles. i know this is easily transmitted. can you tell us more about this and what should we look for if someone watching did travel during these dates? >> yes. so, measles is highly infectious. probably the most infectious virus we have. i think covid-19 is probably the most second most infectious virus we have. and that's why, again, i think it was engineered. the reality though is if you have been vaccinated against measles, or if you are older and had had measles when you were a young child, like i did, you really have nothing to worry about. the immunity that you get from the vaccine or from natural infection is long-term durable immunity. the people at risk are the people that have been unvaccinated. unfortu

segÚn los cdc mÁs de 40,000 personas son admitidas en hospitales por infecciones respiratorias una semanalibra en tres frentes. >> tenemos mayor incidencia en enfermedades respiratorias co influenza, covid-19, rsv. >> mÉdicos dicen que algunos pacientes estÁn dando positivo a 12 enfermedades como la influenza y la covid-19. >> me dio fiebre, escalofrÍos y dolor de cabeza. fue todo. >> con mÁs de 3000 casos registrados en la semana que finalizÓ el 23 de diciembre, el pico mÁs alto en 10 meses condado como el de los Ángeles han adoptado la categorÍa naranja en hospitalizaciones por covid-19. algunos toman precauciones. >> ponerse el cubrebocas al salir, y al llegar lavarse las manos. >> se requiere que en hospitales tanto doctores, enfermeras y pacientes ademÁs de visitantes usen mascarillas como esta en la mayorÍa de los espacios de atenciÓn mÉdica. asÍ se ve la actividad de influenza en tod el paÍs que incluye casos de covid-19 con niveles altos, aunque menores que el pico de la pandemia california, nueva york y georgia. vacunarse sigue siendo la mayor recomendaciÓn. >> la vacuna es como