employers $10.4 billion in healthcare costs, according to the centers for disease control.but this year is expected to be far worse. that figure does not include the cost of lost worker productivity. >> reporter: to make matters worse, many employees are reluctant to call in sick, for fear of losing their jobs. so they continue going to work, delaying their recovery and infecting others. some businesses have so many sick workers. they're severely understaffed and are scrambling for back-up plans. >> it's a perfect storm. companies are already quite lean in terms of their abilities to duplicate work if somebody is out. and this year's flu season isç three times what the normal levels are for flu. >> reporter: doctors also have some recommendations forç companies trying minimize the impact of the flu on theirç workforce. >> if your employee is sick, they should stay home. you should recommend that your employees get the influenza vaccine, if they haven't done so already. >> rorter: and that's advice i personally took to heart today. erika miller, "n.b.r.," the bronx. >> to

public health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $519,945 from centers for disease control and prevention to participate in a program entitled "active, enhanced surveillance for viral hepatitis in san francisco, california" for the period of november 1, 2012, through october 31, 2013. item number 2, resolution authorizing the san francisco department of public health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $300,000 from centers for disease control and prevention to participate in a program entitled "hepatitis b early identification and linkage to care for foreign-born persons with hepatitis b in san francisco" for the period of september 30, 2012, through september 29, 2013. >> thank you. and we have dr. melissa sanchez here from the department of public health? >> yes, correct. >> thanks for joining us. >> thank you. yes, i'm the project director and the principal investigator for both projects. >> okay. >> i'll be happy to answer any questions you have. >> colleagues, do we have any questions about item 1 or 2? okay, i think we're good. thanks for bein

the centers for disease control reports data showing this season's vaccine is reducing the risk of having to go to the doctor for the flu by 60 percent for people who have been vaccinated. doctors remind their patients who parents not to forget about themselves. >> if you get yourself or your kids vaccinated and you are not vaccinated you could get the flu and not be able to take care of your kids. it is important to close the loop. >> the centers for disease control says 47 states are spenting wide-spread flu activity. california is the least active states but we have not yet reaped the height of the season. in the state five people have died of the flu this year. one in the bay area as we mentioned. one in sacramento. one around porterville, and two in los angeles. the flu clinic at washington hospital in fremont runs from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. so it is a short window and the shots are $10 each. >> new developments in the hostage situation in algeria. about 60 foreign hostages are unaccounted for right now in the stand off with the militants. algeria says there were 132 hostages all to

. >> this may not be a surprise, the latest numbers from the centers for disease control say the flu is still on the rise on the west coast, a spike in cases in western states comes as the centers for disease control report as drop in flu-related deaths in the east but 10 percent of all deaths nation-wide were flu-related. >> study says people with mental health disorders could benefit great yoga found to have a positive effect on almost every mental health disorder including attention deficit, hyper activity disorder, insomnia and schizophrenia. the findings are preliminary and the constituted guy is appearing in the journal frontiers. >> and now a look at the movie about steve jobs today from the sundance film festival in utah. >> no one wants to buy a computer. no one. >> how does someone know what they want if they have never seen it? >> ashton kutcher stars as jobs from the 70's to the year 2000, and wozniak saw a clip and describes this scene as totally inaccurate. jobs, the movie, comes out next month. >> you are invited to celebrate a birthday, marian brown turns 86, one of id

. >> this may not be a surprise, the latest numbers from the centers for disease control say the flu still on the rise on the west coast, a spike in cases in western states comes as the centers for disease control report as drop in flu-related deaths in the east but 10 percent of all deaths nation-wide were flu-related. >> study says people with mental health disorders could benefit great yoga found to have a positive effect on almost every mental health disorder including attention deficit, hyper activity disorder, insomnia and schizophrenia. the findings are preliminary and the constituted guy is appearing in the journal frontiers. >> and now a look at the movie about steve jobs today from the sundance film festival in utah. >> no one wants to buy a computer. no one. >> how does someone know what they want if they have never seen it? >> ashton kutcher stars as jobs from the 70's to the year 2000, and wozniak saw a clip and describes this scene as totally inaccurate. jobs, the movie, comes out next month. >> you are invited to celebrate a birthday, marian brown turns 86, one of iden

everything in red here, according to the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta. and it's already killed, authorities tell us, more than as to children. we expect to get a better picture of the flu season tomorrow when the centers for disease control issues it's updated report. emergency rooms are getting three times the amount of patients. a bigger concern in massachusetts, outside boston, the mayor announced state-run flu clinics have run out of the vaccine. but he says the locals still have plenty of options. >> appears all our local pharmacies, cvs, wall greens, rite-aid, and target, has that available. we ask the public to please check with their store location. we have checked throughout and right now they all have some. some sort of administration costs. so there is amp supply right now in the community. >> shepard: then in boston, the city declared a public health emergency yesterday. we're live in boston. molly, how is the scene? >> number of people have the flu and have come forward. they've been trying hard to bring attention to this, convincing people t

after a year and with the baby boomers in the highest risk group the center for disease control has called for mass screening they say they could identify almost a million people now living with the disease and save many more lives but the question remains if the present generation will listen my to the question archie reporting from los angeles california. well shortly we have expert insight into what's behind america's latest interest in the asia pacific region crosstalk is after the break what. it sounds like a drug crashing through the forest but it is in fact technology versus trees and would you believe it this machine can fall and strip hundreds of them each day get a word for it when building this facility we wanted to use advanced technology that would increase efficiency and allows not to use manual labor. also this provides for better quality goods as a result we were able to conquer western markets the demand for corrina birchwood is high since our production line is quite efficient where over to work for higher wages to our employees the trunks end up here where they're turned

thousand people in the us after a year and with the baby boomers in the highest risk group the center for disease control has called for mass screening they say they could identify almost a million people now living with the disease and saves may need more lives but the question remains if the present generation will listen to the question archie reporting from los angeles california. and on our website following the brutal gang rape that should delhi to the core hundreds of indian women apply for firearm licenses and join self-defense classes. record reveals a number of japanese nuclear plants are ill equipped to deal with fire threatening to send back their reactivation of the country's nuclear stations by year's balanda r.t. dot com to find out more. now space has fascinated generations as a scientific mystery but have you ever considered going into orbit for your next holiday while it appears manic people have an early year are to talk to eric anderson a space entrepreneur about the part that private orbital travel has played in space exploration the full interview is on air at six forty five pm g.m.

after a year and with the baby boomers in the highest risk group the center for disease control has called for mass screening they say they could identify almost a million people now living with the disease and save many more lives but the question remains if the present generation will listen my to the question archie reporting from las angeles california. thanks but with us tonight this is r.t. live from moscow it's twenty eight minutes past midnight as coach it was katie she got the business cycle to quiet well there is no course still very much holiday season but in america or we've talked about your first day back of holidays well we've been talking about fiscal cliff fiscal cliff the last minute the problems were carnival verted for a while anyway markets are going up question is now are they going to stay up or is just a blip that is the massive question because we're looking at the numbers and they're looking very rosy for a positive at the moment but the comments are very pessimistic and people are saying it's a short letter as you say they're thanking the can down the road they h

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thousand people in the us after a year and with the baby boomers in the highest risk group the center for disease control has called for mass screening they say they could identify almost a million people now living with the disease and saves many more lives but the question remains if the present generation will listen might you know question archie reporting from los angeles california. bunkers or something slightly more cheery coming up off the bright we continue our look at the people who prepared for the cosmic calamity that never was a minor. in this remote siberians units people still sing the songs which russians sang in the middle ages and they cherish the nation through choice practiced by the will set up church before the seventeenth century the old believers here assigned the area are conservative community. leaders need there yet again i feel right. now i'm the first to do it the five. people here are happy to show their way of life to tourists and to show them how to dance in the local star. seventeen year old nada is from the same village she now studies in the city and. yes is it a club.

thousand people in the us after a year and with the baby boomers in the highest risk group the center for disease control has called for mass screening they say they could identify almost a million people now living with the disease and save many more lives but the question remains if the present generation will listen mind you no question archie reporting from las angeles california. on our web site today following the brutal gang rape that took delhi to the core hundreds of indian women fought for foreign licenses and joint self-defense classes. are sort of feels a number of the japanese nuclear plants are in equipped to deal with far as into setback reactivation of the country's nuclear stations by years of want to r.t. dot com to find out. what well twenty thirteen and bring to the international political arena that's the question for people of analysts guests in the latest cross talk show among the main issues the growing tensions in the asia pacific where experts believe the u.s. is continuing its military buildup against china and you can watch the full episode next hour here on r.t. here's a quic

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reporter: there mark rosenberg used to oversee research into gun exprieness prevention at the centers for disease control. in 1996, the nra successfully lobbied congress to put this restriction into the cdc's budget. none of the funds made available may be used to advocate or promote gun control. >> these were shots fired across the bow, and they terrorized the people at cdc. they terrorized researchers who said, "whoa! this is scary. i don't want my funding jeopardized." >> reporter: the nra was infuriated with a 1993 study sponsor bide the cdc, that concluded having a gun at home offered little protection but increased almost three-fold the risk of one family member shooting another. cdc spunding into gun violence research has been plummeted 96% since 1996 to just $100,000 of last year's $5.6 billion cdc budget. is gun violence a legitimate public health issue? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: bob barr, a former georgia congressman, sits on the board of the nra. >> the issue of firearm violence is handled and ought to be handled as a law enforcement matter. we don't need the government involved in this.

thousand people in the us after a year and with the baby boomers in the highest risk group the center for disease control has called for mass screening they say they could identify almost a million people now living with the disease and save many more lives but the question remains if the present generation will listen my to the question archie reporting from watts angeles california. because of the past now it's. exactly twenty. three with this case you say with a business like a to see a bucket of most holiday and everything back to work now the bugs to work with some good news of course what we've all been talking about the last forty eight hours or so the fiscal cliff drama over the last minute it's been averted or the worst of any way the markets are going up but the big question for how long of those markets going to go that is the question we've been asking this of course we've been saying how long do you see this optimism because we are looking at overleaf rally we're calling it and we're saying how long and we're getting comments like kicking the can down the road short term fix not everyone is

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the centers for disease control confirmed today that more than 7% of deaths in the country were due to flu and pneumonia last week. that's just above the threshold for an epidemic. nine of ten regions had "elevated" flu activity, confirming the seasonal outbreak has spread earlier than usual. california shivered today as some of the coldest weather in years hit much of the state. early morning temperatures dipped into the 20s, and some citrus growers shrouded plants in protective covers to save them from frost. others used fans to circulate the air. the system also dumped snow on thursday that closed part of interstate five for 17 hours. the cold was expected to last through the weekend. west virginia senator jay rockefeller will not seek a sixth term in 2014. the veteran democrat announced the decision today. he said he believes he could have been re-elected, even though the state is trending more republican. but at age 75, he said he wants more time with his family. >> it is not a political decision. and it has not been easy. it's simply this. as i approach 50 years of nonstop public

. >>> the centers for disease control and prevention says this is one of the worst flu seasons we have seen in a decade. ktvu's lorraine blanco is here now. >> reporter: it isn't too late to get vaccinated. the flu shot is the best prevention. >> reporter: one reason why she never got a flu shot and this is why she is this year. a public health emergency in boston and flu illness across the country. >> i wash my hands. >> reporter: according to the centers for disease control and prevention this could be among the worst flu seasons in a decade. there were 22,048 flu cases. during the same time in 2011, there were 849. that is 26 times more cases. >> the form of flu generally tends to be a strain that is more virulent. >> reporter: target offers free flew shots to employees and anyone under 18. >> we had emergency and cough drops and wipes and hand sanitizers so we could keep our members healthy. >> reporter: some refuse to listen. >> i am sure when i go to the doctor he will try to push it on me but i am still not taking it. >> the good news is, california is among the 9 state reportin

michael young is a flu expert at the center for disease control in atlanta. r good work at cdc.gov. so is there any explanation for why, this early in the season, we're seeing such an outbreak of flu? is it weather-related or what? >> we really don't know. there's probably a couple of reasons. some of them we know. some of them we can guess at. ultimately influenza seasons will vary from year to year. we've occasionally seen seasons this early before. sometimes we see them much later than average. it may have something to do with the virus that's out there. the most common virus that is circulating in the united states is something we call an h3n2 virus. this particular virus, in the past, has been seen commonly in severe and early seasons. so it may have something to do with what we're seeing this year. >> bill: and not -- i did hear one report that part of the problem might be with weather conditions, you know, for example, here in washington, d.c., it is 60 degrees. it should be 30 degrees right. in other parts of the country it is a lot colder than it norm

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joseph brizi at the centers for disease control and prevention. for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> we asked our viewers on twitter to go ahead and ask us specific questions. we've got a whole bunch of questions. let's get right to them. this from jeff on twitter. he asked this. why should we actually be worried? isn't this just another flu season? maybe a little worse, but not worth panic. go ahead, doctor. >> well, we don't know how severe or how long the flu season's going to be. but we know flu seasons can be severe. even in a mild year, we get tens of thousands of hospitalizations. in a severe year, we get tens of thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations. so flu is a severe disease. and so i don't know whether this year is going to be more severe or less severe than the average flu year yet, but i know that flu is a disease worth of taking note of and getting vaccinated to prevent. >> we don't know how deadly this season is going to be? >> we won't know quite yet. at the end of the season, we look back and tell to be hon

the centers for disease control is going to release a status update. 41 states all right reporting widespread flu. health efficiency expect tomorrow's report to show it's spreading even more. doctors say this virus is one of the worst in years. still ahead at 5:00, doreen gentzler will have more. >>> today the federal communications economic released its long-awaited report on what went wrong with 911 during the derecho. we are learning that 3.6 million people lost 911 in six different states. news4's i-team's tisha thompson is here. >> the fcc said there were 911 outages in several states, but no one was hit as hard as northern virginia. they say far fax county alone had 1900 calls that went unanswered in the first 29 hours of the storm. verizon provides 911 service in our area. according to the report, verizon's two key generators, which have to work in tandem both failed during the storm. verizon then ran out of the battery power. as a result, today's report recommends the fcc require all providers to create reliability backup power by install extra generators, something verizon says it's

but now let's take a look at what the center for disease control says. the cdc uses data from hospitals and research centers. it's not as close to real time as google flu trends is, but it's probably more accurate. according to the cdc, this is what the county looked like back in october with very minimal flu activity. as we move forward into november and december, the same story plays out as influenza reports start to spike in the south and by new years it's everywhere, just like with google. but here's the good news, if we move forward a week into 2013 the cdc map actually shows that influenza cases started to drop off. the center for disease control has actually seeing fewer flu cases, but in it's not unheard of for cases to dip and then pick back up again as it did in in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: if you're flying in or out of s-f-o this weekend, you could experience some delays. and they have nothing to do with the weather. kron 4's dan kerman explains. a closure of another type is causing problems for commuters on the dumb

the center for disease control releases its latest findings on the deadly flu outbreak. back on the ice, find out how the caps paid tribute to their fans. take a look outside in frederick, maryland. sunny skies, nice to see. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon. >> police in philadelphia have arrested a man who they say through all woman onto the subway tracks. this is disturbing video. this was caught on tape. in this video, look at this, the man walked up to a woman. he asked her for a lighter, and then he attacked her. fortunately, she was able to pull herself to safety. the misconduct trial of john leopold is under way today it with opening statements. he waived his right to a jury trial, a judge is going to determine his guilt or innocence. he is denying any wrongdoing. seven is on your side with some new information on this year's widespread flu outbreak. cdc says nine more children have died from the virus. that brings the total to 29 deaths. the virus may be on its way out. new numbers show that flu cases are decreasing in some areas. officials said it is not t

. >> he is directing the center for disease control to conduct research into the causes of gun violenceolence is not a disease. and lawful gun ownership is not a disease. it is a constitutionally protected individual right. >> jennifer: he is right about this: gun violence is not a disease. it's an epidemic in this country. just look at chicago. there have been 40 gun deaths there so far this month making january the deadliest month in a decade there. something has to be done. and if the centers for disease control can help us understand why so many americans needlessly die from guns. if the cdc can help us understand the mental health triggers for gun violence, i'm all for it. i pray that our next guest can lift my sags spirits, vincent dimarco is the national coordinator for the "faiths united to prevent gun violence." he comes to us from baltimore tonight. thank you for joining us in "the war room." >> thanks for having me. >> jennifer: when and how did your organization get it's start? >> faiths uniteed to prevent gun violence started in 2010. when faith leaders successfully worked

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the centers for disease control and prevention is reporting cases have taken a huge jump just in the last week. >>> 41 states reporting major outbreaks and hospitals say they are overflowing with patients now. erica edwards explains why doctors are now saying this year's flu season could be as bad as the h1n1 outbreak of 2009. >> reporter: doctors' offices are inundated. >> people have really high fever, severe body aches, nasal congestion, cough. >> reporter: the centers for disease control and prevention now reports 41 states shown here in brown have wide-spread flu activity. >> it has been a crazy flu season. we're out of our tamiflu right now. >> influenza is the viral infection every winter that can put even a healthy person into the intensive care unit in 48 hours. >> reporter: max died from complications of the flu the day after christmas. athletic and seemingly the picture of health, this picture was taken just 24 hours before he was admitted to the hospital. >> it started out as a flu, turned into pneumonia, with a staph infection on top of that. those three things dom bind

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the centers for disease control reports that 7 percent of all deaths in this country in the last weekf 2012 were flu-related. the epidemic rages across the entire country, and the cdc is reporting now that they have classified 41 states as having what they call widespread flu activity. more than 2200 people hospitalized, 18 children, 23 adolescents, sadly have died nationwide. the percentage of people seeing their health care provider for flu-like symptoms has climbed sharply. from just under 3% the almost 6%, doubling in the last four weeks. last year's relatively mild season peaked. experts are calling this year's flu strikingly similar to the severe strain of 2003 and for resulting in more than 40,000 from related deaths. this season is just getting started. according to the cdc, increased selectivity could continue for up to two more months, persisting much as the h1 in one or swine flu pandemic of 2009 that resulted in nearly half a million deaths worldwide. meanwhile, hospitals across the country are reporting they are overwhelmed by the number of patients with influenza-like sy

the study by the centers for disease control says one in 24 drivers admitted nodding off once in therevious month. drowsy driving is more common in men and in people that average less than six hours of sleep a night. >> many women do not need to be screened for cervical cancer but a study says most after a his histerectomy get one anyway probably because it was always part of the visit. the centers for disease control surveys thousands of women ages 30 and older who had the surgery. >> first time parents rush to babies at the first time of a cry but a study says resist the urge. temple university researchers compared six-month-old babies whose mothers jumped to soothe them when they tried and mother whose did not. they found babies whose moms allow them to self soothe slept through the night. infants have natural two hour sleep cycles so it is critical they learn to fall back asleep without being picked up. the study is published in the journal of developmental psychology. >> it take as while to realize the babies are not suffering. the parent is upping when they hear the cry. >> you

so the centers for disease control just releasing the latest numbers on this flu outbreak that is allhe country. we'll have those brand new numbers for you coming up right after the break. bill: we're awaiting this. a hearing for the suspected mass murderer james holmes back in court in aurora, colorado. we'll take you there live inside the courthouse aig? we said we were going to turn it around, and we did. woman: we're helping joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now we're helping the t recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. martha: fox news alert for you right now. the centers for disease control have just come out moments ago, with their latest update on the outbreak of flu across this country. emergency rooms from the rocky mountains to new england, reportedly swamped w

>> we went to the centers for disease control for help to answer your question. it says people with the flu can spread it to others from up to 6 feet away. after a person is exposed to the flu virus, they normally start showing symptoms after one to four days with most people showing symptoms after two days. now the period where a sick person is contagious depends on age and how factors. however, most adults can infect others from the day before showing symptoms and up to five days after developing symptoms. and young children can be contagious for longer than a week. oh, boy, if you've got a question to consider for "ask liz," send it to askliz@nbcwashington.com. >> so just assume that everybody has the flu and we're all right. right? >> stay away. >> in our bubble. >> wash your hands. wash your hands. >> always. >> wendy, back over to you. >>> well, we aren't the only ones dealing with extreme weather conditions. the wild weather across our country. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss in silver spring, the flurry still flying here. we'll tell you all about i >>> i'm sto

. >> according to the centers for disease control, chers five year -- children five years and younger are at a higher risk of getting the flu. there's a checklist of the things your daycare provider should be doing. they say anyone who works at a dray care center should get spraxnated and make sure this is as germ free as possible. you can routinely clean surfaces and items. everyone at the center should wash their hands often with soap and wart, especially after touching things like door knobs. daycare workers should stay home if they're sick. if your child is sick, he or she should stay away for at least 24 hours until the fever is gone. we have set up a special flu section guide. it's on our website. this has everything you need to know to stay informed and keep your family healthy. you'll contained -- find several different articles and that includes foods that you eat. so we have that link on our website. there's a special flu section. it's at the right of the home page under featured stories. just go to abc2news.com for more information. reporting for abc2 news. >>> all right. t