let's bring in erin tolbert, a nurse practitioner. erin, welcome to the show.g me, kennedy. kennedy: i do think parents should have better sense. they should vaccinate their kids, especially for things like measles, and the government shouldn't have to force you to do that. parents should make better decisions, but it is these enclaves of mostly privileged white people who have decided to take these philosophical exemptions. now, let's talk about measles a little bit. why is it so contagious? >> well, measles is one of the most contagious viruses we actually know of. about 90% of people who come into contact with the measlings will become -- measles will become infected if they're not vaccinated, so that's one of the major problems, is that the virus will spread very quickly. in fact, each person who gets measles spreads it on average to about 12-18 people. we used to see about 3-4 million cases per year in our country before we started vaccinating. so that's the issue when you get these pockets of people who aren't vaccinated, it spreads so rapidly. kennedy: a

nurse our friend erin tolbert here to explain why.>> time for news by the numbers. first, $150,000. that's how much taxpayer money the state department is spending for music dance and poetry performances in saudi arabia. it's all to promote quote, cultural diplomacy. sounds like a great investment. next, $300,000. that's the amount of money raised online for a car for james robertson. you may remember seeing him this week on "fox & friends." he walks over 20 miles a day from work and from work and does not have to do that anymore. >> really, it's been such a whirlwind ride since this whole thing came out. i can't say how grateful i'm feeling since the money has been raised. >> that's his buddy that helped drive him to work a few times. more than 11,000 people donated. 35%. that's the amount of high schoolers in 1987, a report partying six or more hours a week. compare that to their kids' generation. ucla study shows only 9% of teens now partying that hard. kids today say they're too bogged down with school work and college application