dr. richard besser, abc, news, new york. >> dr. er also gives us this tip to always store those medications up and away so that kids can't reach it but of course, a lot of people don't remember to do that. >> it's hard when you're taking your daily pills you don't remember to put it up and away. >> the most dangerous drugs kids get their hands on, pain relievers like acetaminophen and cough and cold medications and antidepressants. not good. >> coming up, the news anchor who fainted on air. >> and a special surprise for fans of "the x files." "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our ♪ skinny, so skinny ♪ skinny, so skinny >>> it is time now for "the skinny" and a big fear shared by all of us who work on camera. >> it happened yesterday live on cnn. some fright nipping moments played out for anchor poppy harlow who is six months pregnant, by the way. she apparently fainted while reporting on a story about america's war on isis. >> bad news for the obama administ

dr. richard besser is lear to break down the guidelines. importantly? >> the most important for a parent to know once your child has entered school and they have had their school entry shots, it doesn't mean you stop going to the doctor. the visits should take place every single year. and as a pediatrician, those visits between ages five and 11 are critically important. we are not giving shots. but that is where we are tracking growth. looking at diet and exercise. and looking for any kind of school problems. asking about heart disease. family. that is the time where if you can pick up a problem early, you can make a difference in a child's life. life. >> a more holistic approach. >> exactly. when they hit 11, there are some more shots, but many parents think that once the shot business has stopped, you don't have to keep going to your doctor. pediatrics, saying that you continue to make the visits and important things, mental health place. >> and the message of course is get a shot, right? >> and flu shots,. >> flu season time as well. >> yes. >> lee,

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dr. besser heard. >> reporter: it's a sound no little kid should bebeaking. icking open a pill b b. child-resistant caps are designed to help keep kids under five from getting into medications. 2012, more than 64,000 children under 5, went to a poisoning and in many cases, the medicine belonged to a parent or grand parent. with the help of a montclare children's hospital in manhattan, we got some little kids together to see if they could open medication containers, child-resistant and not. >> how do you open these? >> yeah, i'm not going to tell you. >> reporter: but getting into weekly pill organizers, which are meant to be easily opened by elderly is a different story. 3-year-old margo opened this pill box in nine seconds. okay, you got that one open. that one opened up, gabriella? >> yes. >> reporter: let me see. you wantt to try another one. >> reporter: experts say the eye-catching bottles look like toys. >> use them for storage for toys or for arts and crafts. when they see that, they're curious and they put things in their mouth. >> reporter: while 3 out of our 5 little kids

dr. besser's over here going eww. thinking. >> battling obesity, parents worried about passing on unhealthy traits. if you lose weight before your child is born, could your healthier lives, abc's dr. richard besser joining with that. plus the skin conditions that can flare-up during the winter. >> and getting in the holiday spirit with christmas lights but could those decorati switch now, new york and get installed as early as today. mom switched. we switched. i switched to time warner cable and knew exactly when they were coming. thanks to their 1 hour appointment window. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100 meg internet, hundreds of hd channels, and unlimited calling across the u.s, and 34 other countries around the world. and for a limited time, you could get a $300 reward card plus tv equipment and epix included. >>> prenatal checkups aren't just for moms to be anymore, and we're going to take a look at winter skin conditions. just two of the topics abc's chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser is here to

dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >> wow, that's eye opening.hands on are pain relievers like cough and cold medications and antidepressants. try to keep everything locked away. >> keep it high on the shelf. it's a scary thing. good warning for everyone out there. >>> the new year is just days away and we're helping you jump-start your 2016 with the number one new year's resolution for so many -- yep, losing weight. a political insider who's helped win elections is now revealing how he also won the battle of the bulge in his new book "fat-burning machine." and abc's deborah roberts is here with more on his story. good morning, deborah. >> reporter: you may be wondering what a political strategist knows about losing weight. well, it turns out that he knows plenty after he put his skills to work, enlisting the help of nutritionists and physical trainers and learned how to finally switch the flip to get healthy. for years, michael steered political campaigns. like for bill and hillary clinton. but while his career was expanding so was his waistline

dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >> wow, that's eye opening.nds on anti-depressant and keep it high up on the shelf so they can't reach. with small kids, i'm passed that. it's a scary thing. >>> the new year is just days away and we're helping you jump-start your 2016 with the number one new year's resolution for so many -- yep, losing weight. our political insider who's helped win elections is now revealing how he also won the battle of the bulge in his new book "fat-burning machine." and abc's deborah roberts is here with more. >> reporter: you may be wondering what a political strategists knows about losing weight. he knows plenty after he put his skills to work after enlisting the help of personal trainers and learned to finally switch the flip to finally get healthy. for years, michael steered political campaigns. but while his career was expanding so was his waistline. >> you were on the campaign trails, eating junk. >> yeah, i was 245 pounds. i said that's enough. how do i solve the problem? use the same research and analytical technique

dr. besser breaking down the risks. >>> the billion-dollar force awakens" slamming records at high speed >>> and we're kicking off a new year with a bang, buzzfeed is here to help you throw an amazing bash on a budget as we say -- >> all: "good morning america." >>> and good morning, everyone, you're looking at the football team from rosemary hall, yeah, as we look forward to tonight's monday night football game. peyton manning's denver broncos bengals. >> the wild bore squares. >> look at that. left and right. 70 pounds he dropped. his way of working out made all the difference for her and his mother. deb roberts is here to break it down. >>> speaking of new year's, if welcome in 2016, we have the tips on how to throw the ultimate bash at a bargain. how to raise a glass to the new year without breaking theback. >>> but first, let's raise a glass to dan harris. >> thank you, guys. >>> big story this morning, the killers storm delaying travel across the south and the midwest this morning. at least 15 people have died in the historic flooding in the mid- mid-south and mississippi valley. n

dr. besser's advice as we head into cold season. >> let's fee he agrees with my mom, a little salt water. it's nice enough out here for an outdoor audience and they're not very shy. if you're heading out and about tonight, the nice weather means the construction season has continued. a little cool but nice for a run, and the overcoat is more than enough. the mild seven-day forecast with a little rain we have to first at 4. >> thank you lee. and another live look at chicago where protestors are blocking traffic. they're on the move. this was part of the continued unrest related it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. are you happy with your bathroom? i w

dr. besser is here. we're very happy for jimmy carter. >> yes. >> what is his prognosis now?s is just terrific news. but it is too early to say anything about prognosis. most doctors would want to wait three to five years because you can have microscopic amounts of tumors somewhere in the body. so, he's going to remain on the drug as long as he can tolerate it. >> but, you know, people tuning in, especially nose who are facing cancer and their families, and they're saying okay, especially when it comes to invasive melanoma, what does this mean possibly? >> well, i mean it can give some hope, but it's important to put some reality in that. in the trial that was done to approve that drug, only 1 in 14 one in four patients responded to the drug at all. those who responded didn't respond as dramatically as he did. there's hope there's some progress but most patients aren't seeing the dramatic turnaround that president carter seems to be seeing. >> what about, though, with this drug with other cancers. >> yeah, well, this drug was approved as well for lung cancer but it gives us t

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dr. besser put toddlers to work to see if they could open the containers. >> a sound no little kid should be making. clicking open a pill box. child resistance can'ts are designed to keep kids under 5 from getting in medications. what about pill boxes and organizers? in 2012, more than 600 children went to emergency room because of medicine cases and in many case the medicine belonged to a grandparent. we got kids together to see if they could open medication contaries -- medication containers. not one toddler in the group of 2 or 3-year-old is able to open the child reanalysis about the bottle -- child resistant bottles. but getting into pill organizers that are meant to be easily opened by elderrously a different story. this 3-year-old opened the pill box in nine seconds. does that open up? >> let me see. >> try another one. >> experts say the eye-catching boxes look like toys. >> use them for storage of toys or the small trinkets or for arts and crafts. >> three out of the five kids broke into the boxes in under 15 mex. >> this 4-year-old opened and every 4-year-old opened it up in und

dr. richard besser. >> reporter: it's a sound no little kid should be making clicking open a pill box. child reese sissent caps are designed to help keep ids under 5 from getting into medications. what about pililboxes and organizers? in 2012, more than 65,000 children under 5 went to emergency rooms for medicine poisoning and in many cases it belonged to a parent or grandparent. with the help of montclair childrdr's school in manhattan, we got some little kids together to see if they could open medication containers, child resistant and not. not one toddler is able to open the child resistant bottles. >> how do you open these? >> yeah, i'm not going to tell you. but getting into weekly pill organizers meant to be easily opened by the elderly is a different story. 3-year-old margot opened this pill box in nine seconds. boxes look like toys. >> we use them for storage of you know, toys or small trinkets or for arts and crafts. when they see that, they're curious and put things in their mouth. >> 4-year-old kai got into a child resistant medicine bottle >> get one open, kai? >> and every

dr. richard besser reporting. now, experts say that's exactly what you should do to keep those boxes out of the reach of children. put them up high and you should treat them like you would that pill bottle. there's still more news ahead. eyewitness news at 5:00 begins right now. . >>> channel 7, eye witness news. >>> and good-bye to the warm temperatures. our first dose of winter weather is headed right for us. we are tracking a storm system that will hit overnight. plus -- >> okay. okay. >>> for the first time, we're hearing a man's calls for help inside a cave in >>> and good evening. i'm diana williams. >> and i'm sade. it's finally beginning to feel like december. but along with the cold, parts of our area could see wintery mix over night. >>> and salt spreaders are ready just as a precaution to hit the roads later tonight. amy freezes in with what we can xrekt. >>> good evening to the both of you, sade and diana. it's a winter advisory posted for the northwest of the city. and what that means is a messy mix a

dr. richard besser, a, news, new york. >> dr. besser also gives us this tip t always store those medications up and away so that kids can't reach it bu of course, a lot of people d d't remember to do that. >> it's hard when you're taking your daily pills you don't remember to put it up and away. >> the most dangerous drugs kids relievers like acetaminophen and cough and cold medications and antidepressants. not good. >> coming up, the news anchor who fainted on air. >> and a special surprise for fans of "the x files." "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.s from our abc stations. her nurse. her personal assistant. her housekeeper. her cook. her accountant. when i starled taking care of mom, i didn't realize the challenge of playing so many roles. but above all, i'm still... her daughter. [announcer] visit aarp.org/caregiving to connect with experts and other caregivers. together we can better care f f ourselves, skinny, so skinny skinny, so skinny >>> it is time now for "th

dr. besser here with the simple >>> holiday shopping alert. the eye opening new story that reveals most of us are parking the wrong wayt the mall. how to be safe before hitting the stores. >>> the holidayay divor hitting paws over the cats and dogs. why mandy moore is asking for spousal support from her rock star ex to take care of all their pets and how she says it's hurting her career. drag me down >>> the force is strong with lupita. one-on-one with robin and what shs very vririeling about her "star wars" right here a we say -- >> good morning, america. >> and daymond john here doing some judging on "gma." >> that's right. three moguls in the making will try to beat that clock live. the pitches that will heat up your morning. organize your life. >> i need some organization and excited about "star wars" right now. i think we all are especially this super fan actually turningchurning a special "star wars" ice cream and we all get to taste this ahead coming up. >> as fresh as it can be. >>> plus, some tips this morning about dating online and

dr. richard besser here right now and as paula said a lot more testing to be done on this. also some, you know, concern about parents right now, their kid can have a concussion and they have no idea. >> it's hard. a really young child they'll tell you if they have a headache or dizzy or blurred vision. but a high cool or college athlete they want to get back in that game. having an objective test has a lot of value. you know, a blood test would be terrific, the science there is really, really too soon to know. >> right now they use a simple test that's effective. >> yeah, the standard testing requires a medical professional but there's a simple eye test that many people are using when you have a hard hit to your head you have trouble reading along lines and following text and so they administered this card where you just simply read numbers for about two minutes across and they compare it to how fast you read them before the season started. and it can be very useful in diagnosing a concussion even if the child doesn't want you -- >> the coach used to look at you to see if y

dr. besser is here. what is his prognosis now? >> this, this is just terrific news. anything about prognosis. most doctors would want to wait three to five year. you can have microscopic amounts of tumors somewhere in the body. he'll remain on the drug as long as he can tolerate it. >> people tuning in, those facing cancer and their families, they're saying okay, especially when it comes to invasive melanoma, what does this mean possibly? >> it can give homepe. only 1 in 14 patients responded to the drug in the trial. those who responded didn't respond as dramatically as he did. there's hope for progress. but most patients are not seeing the dramatic turnaround that president carter seems to be seeing. >> what about this drug for other cancers? >> it was approved for lung kantser. it gives us the sense of -- we talked about the cure for cancer. cures for a specific type of tumor. this is an example of a drug that turned on to fight cancer. what makes the cell become cancerous. and designing a designer drug there. the drugs are expensive. it give us hope that the more

dr. richard besser will discuss a new study about adhd and why more kids, especially girls, are they will take a look at that coming your way. we will see you back here in about .5 minutes -- 25 minutes. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its visit ncicap.org] catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99. america runs on dunkin'. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. dunkin's new sweet black pepper bacon sandwich, with double the slices of caramelized crispy pepper bacon. it's the b