this outbreak started in an unvaccinated mennonite community here in gaines county.ity of the cases were children. even though this community is hard to get to, it's not hard for the virus to get out. public health officials say a gaines county woman who later tested positive traveled more than 400 miles to san marcos and san antonio, visiting two universities and tourist hot spots while infected. now officials are warning people in those locations that they may have been exposed. measles is so contagious that if you're infected, up to 90% of the people who you come in contact with, if they are unvaccinated or don't have immunity, they will get sick. >> maurice: omar, talk to us about this being such a remote location but the concern this could get out and spread so quickly. >> reporter: yes. that is why they're trying to test right now but they are also working a state system to try to make those counties across the state aware that somebody with this sickness went to their area and be alert and look for cases. >> maurice: omar villafranca tonight in texas. thank yo

but, in gaines county, which accounts for more than 60% of cases in texas, nearly 18% of people havemptions, according to health department data. >> we have a high number of unvaccinated. they just don't believe in it. it's just not something that they choose to do. >> reporter:r: doctors across texas are urging patients who might be sick to stay out of hospitals for fear of infecting others, pointing them instead to mobile clinics in gaines county. >> what i want you to do is call me first. but do not come into our building, and don't come into our waiting room. we want to help you. but please don't come in and infect everybody else that may be immunocompromised. >> and our thanks to erica for that report. >>> still to come, she's already conquered the bear, and now she's set to take on the dinosaur? bringing a beloved icon to life. ? bringing a beloved icon to life. . so we switched to tide free & gentle. it cleans better and doesn't leave behind irritating residues. and it's gentle on her skin. tide free & gentle liquid is epa safer choice certified. it's got to be tide. ( ♪♪ ) fe

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state health records show the epicenter of the outbreak gains county has seen a dramatic jump in theaccine negations and schools. you could have seen this one coming or not, new study says just one hour per day, can significantly increase the risk of nearsightedness and it goes way up with one to four hours of screen time, so don't look too long. and tonight we know -- and tonight we note the passing of jerry butler, known as the iceman for his rich baritone, first with the impressions and then later in his solo career. butler reportedly was diagnosed with parkinson's disease and died thursday at his home in chicago. he was 85 years old. coming up on the cbs evening news plus, from political showdowns to policy shake-ups, we break down the turmoil of the justice department. plus this. >> these tracks are clearly quite fresh, right? and you see them going about directions. >> john: we are tracking super >> john: on the u.s./canadian border, there is an epic battle between man and beast going on. and it seems that beasts are winning. large wild hogs are wreaking havoc on ranches and fa

here is that for those children, for the child, children at population 1 in 5 kindergartners in gaines countynot have that mmr vaccine. that is about 18% exemption rate. that is the highest rate in the state of texas, according to the texas department of health. and they're worried that these measures might not be enough to to curb the spread of the virus. again, measles is a very contagious illness. it spreads through coughing and sneezing. it can cause fever, rashes. in severe cases, it can lead to blindness. pneumonia, swelling of the brain as well. it can be deadly. and deaths mostly occur in that unvaccinated population, especially in children under five years old. another concern. this virus now is spreading into new mexico, just across the border in lee county. now also a state of emergency declared by authorities there after a third case. three cases total were diagnosed this week, including one unvaccinated teenager in that county. now, measles cases already in six different states this year alone. and authorities nationwide, paula, are asking parents to make sure that their kids are

state health data shows gaines county has one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in all of texas 7.5% of kindergartners in 2013 to 17.5% a decade later. health officials say having unvaccinated people in the community puts everyone at higher risk and warn additional cases are likely to occur. now, the cdc recommends receive their first dose of the mmr vaccine between 12 and 15 months and second dose between 4 and 6 years old, and they're working with texas officials to get more people protected, especially young kids, to contain this outbreak, whit. this goes beyond texas. the cdc says at least 285 cases of measles were reported nationwide last year. that's the highest numbers since 2019. whit? >> whit: all right. christiane cordero, thanks so much. we'll have much more on this coming up in our second hour. dr. darien sutton joins us with what parents need to know about the symptoms and advice on protecting kids from the measles. >> rachel: yeah. looking forward for those tips. >>> time now for the weather, and meteorologist brittany bell joins us from our new york station, wabc.

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and one of the things about the place where this is centered, gaines county, texas, is they have an 18%tion rate for kindergartners for at least one vaccine there. and so vaccination rates are way too low to be protecting people, even folks. jake, we're learning who think that they're vaccinated. >> that's right. 25 years ago, the measles was considered eradicated in the united states because of the high level of vaccination. but we do not have that high level of vaccination anymore. meg tirrell, thanks so much. veganism. artificial intelligence, gender identity and murder. police arrest the supposed leader of a cult like group linked to multiple killings across the country. stay with us. >> it's the news. >> welcome back. >> but it's also kind of not the news. >> the information on this show. so terrible. >> have i. >> got news for you. news saturday on cnn. >> every parent. >> knows when it's. >> time to go into. >> protect mode. adding lysol disinfectant spray to your cleaning routine is three times more effective at stopping the spread of germs. >> where are you headed? >> where am

and that's what happened in gaines county. the it has one of the lower vaccination rates in our state of texas. and it's like a hurricane going over a warm caribbean ocean. it just ignites and spreads. >> well, it's important point that you made there. that really is a gateway to other. conditions, ailments, et cetera. this is really sounds like it's just kind of the beginning. doctor peter hotez, thank you so much. >> thanks so much. >> all right. coming up, heated town halls. >> and you can do it in a way that is humane. and keeps people with dignity. and doesn't fire them on the spot for performance when we all know how hard these people work. >> frustrated voters are airing out their concerns to congressmen over the trump administration's massive cuts to the u.s. government. what this could mean for republican support of trump's agenda. >> lockerbie. tomorrow at 9:00 on cnn. >> zyrtec allergy relief works fast and lasts a full 24 hours. so dave. >> can be. >> the. >> deliverer of. dance. >> okay. >> dave. >> let's be more

but in gaines county, some of the cases appear to be linked to private religious schools. texas allows vaccine exemptions, including for religious beliefs. this county having one of the highest opt out rates in the state. with vaccine hesitancy on the rise, we could see more of these outbreaks. rachel. >> morgan, thank you. >>> drivers scrambling for safety after a fiery exploration inside an interstate tunnel. massive pileup, drivers and passengers forced to flee the flames and black smoke. what we are learning tonight. jaclyn lee. >> explosion. >> reporter: tonight the ntsb is investigating a deadly pileup on a major highway in wyoming. stunning images showing thick black smoke billowing out of green river tunnel on i-80 after a multivehicle crash shut down the highway in both directions. >> uniqueness is it was in the tunnel and fire started there, prevented our response into the tunnel. >> reporter: the accident occurring friday morning around 11:30. multiple fires on site making it so hot that tires were exploding. first responders racing to the scene, announcing two p

in gaines county, which kids. in gaines county, which borders new mexico. to "dateline." i'm andrea canning. two months after shele covlin died under suspicious circumstances, her family urged investigators to exhume her body and perform an autopsy. the medical examiner's chilling conclusion? shele was strangled to death. then the investigation stalled, and shele's loved ones feared the case would go unsolved. but they didn't know that even years later, authorities would have no intention of letting that happen. back now to "endgame." shele covlin had been found dead in her bathtub in december 2009. investigators have long believed her husband rod had killed her, but they didn't have enough evidence to prove it. then after nearly six years of slowly building a case, prosecutors finally became convinced they had enough to persuade a jury. in november 2015, shele's sister eve got word from the district attorney's office. she said, we're about to arrest rod covlin for the murder of shele covlin. so i started to get very emotional. and she says to me, are you o

now, this is, of course, just across the border from gaines county.now, west texas, new mexico. authorities are still investigating if those two outbreaks are related, but that is bringing now the number of six states. six states have now had cases of measles this year alone. we're still in february. authorities across the country are urging parents to please check the vaccination records of their children to make sure that they are vaccinated. they have both doses of that vaccine to help curb these outbreaks before they spread even further. fred. >> all right, julia vargas jones, thanks so much. all right. here with me now to discuss the outbreak and more. and danielle fallon, she is the dean of public health at emory university's rollins school of public health. welcome. great to see you. so we're talking about 48 cases of measles in that west texas area. that number doubling in a week's time. that really helps underscore how highly contagious measles is. >> that's right. and we know it to be. >> one of the most highly. contagious infectious disease

>> well, paula, we know that this is centered around gaines county in west texas, but has now spread to neighboring neighboring counties as well. wayne, terry and yoakum counties. the vaccination rates in this region are lower than the recommended threshold, which is worrying officials, but they are putting measures into place to help curb this. they're extending hours and vaccination clinics are now open seven days a week. and this week, at least 80 people, new people were vaccinated with that mmr. the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, like the difficulty here is that for those children, for the child children of population, 1 in 5 kindergartners in gaines county does not have that mmr vaccine. that is about 18% exemption rate. that is the highest rate in the state of texas, according to the texas department of health. and they're worried that these measures might not be enough to to curb the spread of the virus. again, measles is a very contagious illness. it spreads through coughing and sneezing. it can cause fever, rashes. in severe cases. it can lead to blindness, pneumonia, s

this outbreak spreading from its epicenter in the gaines county where health officials say some of theear to be linked to private religious schools. >>> the ntsb is investigating a deadly pileup on a major highway in wyoming. stunning images show thick black smoke pouring out of a tunnel after a crash. multiple fires on site making it so hot that tires started exploding. >>> next tonight, egg prices hitting a record high as the u.s. struggles with an outbreak of the bird flu. some grocery stores even having problems keeping eggs on their shelves. her >> reporter: tonight, as the cdc confirms another human case of the bird flu, the ongoing outbreak wreaking havoc on the nation's egg supply, sending prices to reported s s to recor the u.s. the price of eggs more than doubling in the past year, sending the average price for a dozen eggs to $4.95. shortages coast to coast, from long lines for fresh eggs in california to empty shelves in new york. >> i go to the store, and it's like $10 a carton. i'm like, what? >> reporter: lawmakers in nevada suspending a cage-free law to meet demand. sto

health officials confirm at least 15 cases in gaines county alone. it's a rural area where vaccination rates are low. let's bring in cnn medical correspondent meg carroll. meg, how worrisome is this outbreak? >> yeah, you know. >> it's pretty. >> worrisome because measles. >> is such. >> a contagious. >> disease and it can. >> be severe in. >> some. >> people, particularly. >> unvaccinated small. children and babies. and so we've just. >> learned that. >> an additional case. >> was identified. >> over the weekend in. >> gaines county. i was talking with the executive. >> director of the. >> south plains public. >> health district. zach holbrook. >> he said that they've. >> been running screening. >> clinics with mobile busses. they've been. >> running an. >> mmr vaccine. >> that's measles, mumps, rubella. >> vaccination clinic. he told me that. just as of now, his latest update, about a dozen people. >> have. >> come. >> through to be screened. >> more cars. >> are still. >> coming through. he said. >> 17 people. today have been. >> vaccinated agains

so far there is no direct link to dozens of cases across the border in gaines county, texas.de, texas has confirmed 58 measles cases, the most there in more than 30 years. >> john: in the ongoing shortage of eggs, the u.s. is getting some relief from turkey. the country, that is. reuters reports turkish farmers have begun shipping about 15,000 tons of eggs to the u.s. to ease the shortage caused by the avian flu. >> maurice: and the trump administration is ending new york's congestion pricing program, weeks after the city put it into affect. most cars entering the central business district of manhattan are charged an extra $9 toll. the money is to go toward upgrading the subways and buses. transportation secretary sean duffy says the toll is unfair, and he pulled the federal government's approval. >> john: our senior transportation correspondent kris van cleave talked to duffy today about congestion pricing and the string of air accidents over the past three weeks. >> reporter: is it safe to fly? >> so the simple answer is yes, it is safe to fly, of course. actually, i'm goin

the epicenter of the outbreak is in gaines county, texas. here's maria villarreal. >> reporter: tonight in texas, the worst measles outbreak in 30 years is getting worse. now reporting 90 cases in west texas alone. that's 32 more cases since tuesday. 16 patients had to be hospitalized. nearly all of those infected, children, and in almost every case, the patient was unvaitded. >> when you layer a very infectious virus in close quarters with many kids who are unvaccinated, that is a recipe for a disaster. >> reporter: day care centers where some are too young to be vaccinated on alert for fevers and rashes. >> newborn babies don't receive the vaccine until they're 1 year old. >> reporter: and children can't get the second dose to be fully vaccinated until they're 4. texas requires vaxations but allows for parental and religious exemptions. >>> now to a series of deadly avalanches in the west. colorado hit with more nan 200 in the past week. more now from jaclyn lee. >>> as more than 200 avalanches occurred across the state in the past week. t

officials have now confirmed at least 15 cases in gaines county, which has the highest rate of unvaccinatedn in the state. none of those stricken with this disease had received the measles vaccine, and it is the latest outbreak of the disease which had virtually been eliminated in the u.s. it comes as vaccination rates are declining nationwide. cbs' manuel bojorquez has more. >> reporter: tampa area mom tiffany vargas says her 8-year-old daughter who she has not identified has not received childhood vaccines. so no measles, no chicken pox. >> nothing. >> reporter: no polio. >> nothing. >> reporter: and why is that? >> well, i started doing research, and i saw that a lot of doctors were just having a really hard time answering the questions that i had. >> reporter: her questions go beyond long established safety studies to whether there is enough transparency from the medical community on possible side effects. her research, she says, includes reading vaccine warning labels and looking into their ingredients. >> we're not anti-vaccines. we just want our questions answered. >> reporter: in fl

in gaines county where this has started we're only having an 80% uptick of that vaccine because of alleptions and more laws have been passed in the state of texas and they are about to be passed allowing more and more exceptions. there has been question about why governor abbott isn't coming forward because again, this is like kindl. if you are unvaccinated. measles leads to hospitalizations, about one out of ten times. if you get measles and you aren't vaccinated a risk of measles pneumonia. 16 of 90 cases in texas are in the hospital now and hitting over 100 cases and seeing outbreaks at two universities in texas, that's the latest including the university of texas in san antonio. it has gone across the border into new mexico. this is not going to be stopped without the vaccine. >> bill: another thing. the united states declared measles eliminated 25 years ago. that was in the year 2000, meaning the disease had not spread domestically for more than 12 months. the type of thing that can easily cross borders here and anywhere around the world. >> yeah. in europe they are having a big p

our next guest runs a medical facility for the gaines county area.albert pilkington is the interim ceo of the seminole hospital district. albert, thank you so much for sharing part of your afternoon with us. tell us about the patients you've been seeing coming in with measles. i understand it's primarily young people. >> that's correct. it is young people, which is, you know, common for the measles and stuff. i think we've had 13 hospitalized. i think only two were adults. and that's, of course, the entire region. the rest were all children. >> what are their symptoms like? >> well, just what you would probably read on google or anything. you know, obviously rash, you know, fever, which is always the big risk element that, you know, the fever element of the measles and stuff. um, what you would typically expect for, you know, cold and flu kind of symptoms. um, but the problem with measles is always, you know, really high temperatures. not surprising to see 104, 105. and then, of course, you know, associated problems that come along with a high fever.

seen a steady decline and have pocket communities significantly undervaccinated, particularly gains countyh is where we're seeing this current outbreak. >> whit: you have other viruses and chicken pox, other skin conditions. so how do you know if it's the measles symptoms that you're starting to see, and how long does it take for these symptoms to develop? >> i treated measles during the outbreak here in new york city in 2019. the way it looks, often it can present one to three weeks after exposure to measles and starts out with a cough, a high fever, sometimes exceeding 104 degrees fahrenheit and this rash that can develop about three days after that fever starting at the head and goes down to the body. what's so important there are also complications, for example, pneumonia, encephalitis or inflammation of the brain or spinal cord and even something called immune amnesia where it can decrease your ability to remember your protections against other infections that can make us more susceptible. >> whit: how do we protect ourself? >> vaccinated. the mmr vaccination is up to 97% effective so

the 15 confirmed infections are mostly in school age children in gaines county. >> which. >> has onenta, where health officials are working to. contain an infection among two unvaccinated. >> family members. >> research shows a population achieves herd immunity from measles. >> when more than. >> 95% of people are fully. >> vaccinated, preventing. >> the disease from spreading. but the associated press points. >> out, during the covid pandemic. >> national vaccination rates for kindergartners. >> fell to 93% and remain there. >> many pockets. >> of. >> the country have far lower. >> rates even. >> than that. >> this map shows the percentage of. >> vaccination rates for measles, mumps and. >> rubella from 2023. >> to 2024. the dark orange the states there represent areas where less than. >> 90% of the. >> population is protected. the drop is. >> driven in part by record. >> numbers of kids getting. vaccination waivers. joining us now, doctor adam ratner. >> he's the. >> head of pediatric infectious diseases. >> at nyu. >> and author of the. >> new book, booster shots. >> the urgent le

but these individuals like in in gaines county down there that that come to shop here we have costco and sam's and walmart's and they come here to do big shopping on the weekends. and they bring their kids and they walk through costco, or they walk through these big shopping centers, and then they're exposing these people. >> it's why they believe this outbreak is likely to continue for weeks, if not months, and why every shot here will make a difference. doctor sanjay gupta, cnn, lubbock, texas. >> all right. coming up. federal workers are facing cuts and uncertainty across several agencies. cnn's rafael romo reports on layoffs of workers at the cdc. >> super man, the christopher reeve story tonight at ten on cnn. >> this is the emirates premium economy seat. economy. perhaps they need to call it something else. >> if you. >> have heart disease. >> and struggle. >> with ldl. >> c even with statins and diet. >> listen to your heart. >> talk to your doctor about repatha. >> repatha plus a statin lowers ldl-c. >> by 63%. do not take repatha if you're allergic to it. serious allergic re

at least 24 cases have been detected in gaines county.n, all of whom were unvaccinated. and today, the cdc released a report that shows increased evidence of the bird flu spreading to people. as some veterinarians who work with cows were unknowingly infected last year. the washington post reports that the report is one of three about bird flu that were scheduled to be published three weeks ago by the cdc. but the scientific publication was abruptly suspended when the trump administration instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications on january 21st, day after inauguration day. joining me now is holden thorp, editor in chief for science magazine and professor of chemistry at the george washington university. good to have a scientist on. mr. thorp. what is the immediate danger, if you believe it is a danger of the centers for disease control not informing people? i know people who have been texting me, you know, furiously that the cdc is not updating things like the flu and bird flu, etc. if we're not getting that

. >> this outbreak started in gaines county in west texas, but has now spread to neighboring countiesll. wayne, terry and yoakum counties now are part of this outbreak. they have vaccination rates lower than the recommended threshold for this area. experts say that the risk of further transmission remains high, but they are putting in measurements to try and curb the spread of this virus. clinics have been open now in extended hours, seven days a week, and last week about 80 people got their mmr shots, their measles, mumps and rubella vaccines. but this area in one in about five kindergartners is not vaccinated against measles. that is the highest exemption rate in the county, about 18%, according to the texas department of health. measles is an extremely contagious virus that is spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes, and in some cases it can lead to blindness, pneumonia, and swelling of the brain, and it can be deadly, especially for those unvaccinated people or under those who haven't completed their second dose of the vaccine. and for children under the a

gaines county in texas, 20% of children are not up to date on their mmr vaccines, which is one of the, and in texas history, close to 30 years, some of the highest numbers we've ever seen in measles. symptoms to look out for, common symptoms include high fever sometimes exceeding 104 degrees fahrenheit, that textbook rash that can cover your whole body, cough. it can start one to three weeks after exposure, and vaccines work. the mmr vaccine which you get between 12 months and 15 months is up to 95% effective in preventing, so these numbers are all preventible. >> gio: so two follow-ups on the vaccines. do adults need the vaccines and do we need to accelerate the vaccine series for young kids? >> dr. darien: that's a good question. i think we just need to catch up. we need at least 95% of the population to be vaccinated. in order to prevent outbreaks. we're steadily declining to 93%, but that number is not uniform across every state. as i said, you have pockets of significantly undervaccinated communities. do you need a booster? most likely no. the vaccine thankfully provides protecti

majority of cases are in gaines county.and local officials suspect the outbreak crossed the state line into new mexico. that's where three people in bordering lea county are now sick with one of the most contagious diseases in the world. >> let's bring in doctor paul offit, a member of the fda vaccine advisory committee and the director of the vaccine education center at children's hospital of philadelphia. ari, doctor, just tell us what you see happening here, why you see this spreading so quickly. >> well, so we. >> hear. >> about 50 confirmed. >> cases. >> meaning cases that have been proven to be measles by either doing a pcr or doing serology. this is probably the tip of a much bigger iceberg. i think it could be 200 cases. the other thing that worries me is i don't think people realize how contagious measles is. if you look at viruses like sars-cov2 or influenza or influenza or respiratory syncytial virus, the contagiousness index, meaning how many people will you infect during a day assuming you're contagious and eve

. >> gaines county down there that. >> that come. >> to shop here we have costco and sam's and walmart and they come here to do big shopping on the weekends. and they bring their kids and they walk through costco, or they walk through these big shopping centers, and then they're exposing these people. >> and dr. sanjay gupta joins us now from covenant children's hospital. how long do they expect this outbreak to last? >> yeah, they think we're probably at the beginning of this right now. anderson. it's it's tough to tell. so maybe weeks to months. but as you heard there in the piece, this probably is primarily focused on this small mennonite community. but it's starting to spread beyond that. the numbers that we hear, the official numbers 58, it's really hard to know what to make of those numbers. there's so many people who don't come forward at this point. i'm thinking the numbers are likely to grow just because there's more cases that will come forward. but then, given how contagious this is over the next weeks and months could potentially have hundreds of people who actually come do

so this is a area just a little south of here, gaines county, texas, that we're talking about, where it's a largely rural, close knit, close knit mennonite community. um, and that's where you really see the the lower vaccination rates. so what you want with measles is around 95. that gives you that herd immunity or that community immunity that we've talked so much about in the past and gains, it's around 82%. and that's part of the problem, because when you have people who are unvaccinated and then they're interacting with the rest of the community, interacting with children, for example, who have not yet been vaccinated, or people who may have weakened immune systems for some reason, that's when you start to get into real trouble. the vast majority of the people that we've been talking about have been unvaccinated, but there have been some people who were vaccinated. and again, it's, you know, 93 to 97% effective, but not 100%. so even some vaccinated people, especially vulnerable people, may still get infected if you're living in one of those areas. but again, it's small pockets us

people, this county in texas, where this measles outbreak, this measles outbreak is occurring, gaines county, texas, it has one of the lowest childhood vaccination rates in that state. the cdc also today belatedly published new data that shows human beings, specifically veterinarians, are getting bird flu now, apparently from contact not with birds, but with infected cattle. a multi-species outbreak. now, this is data the cdc had and had ready to publish three weeks ago. it was supposed to be published then. so, among other things, people who work with cattle could start taking steps to protect themselves. but the trump administration shut down scientific publications from the government, including the cdc. so we did not get this crucial and worrying news until today. we did, though, today get the swearing in of new health secretary robert f kennedy jr, who has said that, who said, you know, as he was getting ready to take the helm of america's health system, he said publicly that we should take an eight year long break as a nation from any work at all on infectious diseases. right. so there

. >> but these individuals like in in gaines county down there that that come to shop here we have costco and. sam's and walmart's and they come here to do big shopping on the weekends. and they bring their kids and they walk through costco, or they walk through these big shopping centers, and then they're exposing these people. >> it's why they believe this outbreak is likely to continue for weeks, if not months, and why every shot here will make a difference. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, lubbock, texas. >> our thanks to sanjay for that report. and in a matter of minutes here, the los angeles county district attorney is expected to provide an update on the menendez brothers case ahead of their scheduled resentencing. we are live from l.a. right after this. >> i'm dr. sanjay gupta in atlanta, and this is cnn. >> a sleep number. smart bed is perfect for couples. the climate 360. smart bed is the only bed that cools and warms on each side. and all our smart beds adjust the firmness for each of you and now save 50% on the new sleep number. limited edition smart bed shop a sleep number store near y

. >> gaines county down there that. >> that come to shop here we have costco and sam's and walmart's they come here to do big shopping on the weekends. and they bring their kids and they walk through costco, or they walk through these big shopping centers, and then they're exposing these people. >> it's why they believe this outbreak is likely to continue for weeks, if not months, and why every shot here will make a difference. doctor sanjay gupta, cnn, lubbock, texas. >> if you've ever wondered what would you like to win the daytona 502 years in a row, world sport's patrick snell talks to driver william byron after the break. please stay. >> with us on on video because everything is just kind of a blur. it's really subconscious at that point. >> ah, it's a good day to cough. >> oh no. >> bob baer cough later. >> chest congestion. >> hello, 12 hours of relief. >> 12 hours. mhm. okay. not coughing at yoga, and not coughing. not coughing at the movies. still not coughing. >> ah mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion in any type of cough day or night. it's not cou

the bulk of these cases are in gaines county. have the highest vaccine exemption rate in the state of texas. that's nearly at 18%. and the wall street journal reports that rfk jr. is preparing to fire members of the cdc committee that decides whether and how to recommend vaccines for the public. the first cdc vaccine meeting under the trump administration has also been postponed. big picture. what are your thoughts? >> yeah, i. >> think. >> the big picture here, alex, which is unfortunate, is that the institutions with which i've always held, regardless of administration, very high regard, even during the first trump administration, the cdc mostly, let's be honest, because of the efforts of thousands of federal workers inside these agencies, that trust is in jeopardy right now, not just because of what you were talking about previously with firings or checking in on what people are doing in their jobs. but to your point, these advisory committees, these are committees that are not stacked with just someone's friends. alex, these

from gaines. >> county, which is where you would. >> see sort. >> of the largest. >> aggregation of theserts of. the state, specifically. >> san marcos. >> san antonio. this person. >> had visited, according. >> to health officials, multiple college. campuses had been to a bucky's and to. >> other restaurants. >> and so the exposure. >> is high. >> measles in general. >> is far. >> more infectious. >> than the flu. >> or than covid. it can sit in the air, chris, for. >> like 90. >> minutes. >> to 2. >> hours. >> after someone has. >> been there. >> and so this. >> is a. >> huge cause of. >> concern when you dip below 95% vaccination rates in communities, that's sort of the firewall. then the. >> disease itself can find ripe conditions. >> for spreading. that's sort of what's. >> happening here in texas. i want to play real quickly, a comment from a local official in west texas about advice for people. >> as they're trying. >> to figure out what they're doing. >> here. >> if. >> especially if they're. >> not vaccinated. >> take a listen. >> we want to. >> protect the community and. >> you

down in terms of especially children who are getting vaccinated against mmr and particularly in gaines county, the center of this outbreak. in texas, we see an exemption rate for kindergartners of 18%, john. and that is, of course, one of the big concerns about why we're seeing this outbreak. >> yes, angie always talks about what you need like 90 to 95% vaccination rate to keep measles away. that is nowhere near where they need to be. meg tirrell, thanks so much for being with us, kate. and joining us right now is doctor george benjamin. he is the executive director of the american public health association, a leading public health organization. doctor, thanks for your time. you have that measles outbreak in texas. we're hearing it's the state's worst in nearly 30 years, all because of as we look as meg was reporting on low vaccination rates there. add to that you have moves among state health officials, like in louisiana, moving to pull back in promoting vaccination programs. what is the impact of just these two things together? what are you hearing from your members right now? >> you know,

but these individuals like in in gaines county down there that that come to. shop here we have costco and sam's. >> and walmart's and they come here to do big shopping on the weekends. and they bring their kids and they walk through costco, or they walk through these big shopping centers, and then they're exposing these people. >> it's why they believe this outbreak is likely to continue for weeks, if not months, and why every shot here will make a difference. doctor sanjay gupta, cnn, lubbock, texas. >> sanjay, thank you. scientists in china are celebrating what they say is a breakthrough drug for treating cancer that can go toe to toe with american alternatives. but not everyone is sold on that new treatment. >> i'm dr. sanjay gupta in atlanta, and this is cnn. >> ontario, canada, your third largest trading partner and number one export destination for 17 states. our economic partnership keeps millions of americans working. we're here right by your side. >> what would you look at. >> that? >> jerry. >> you gotta see this. saying that. >> trust me. after 15 w

. >> gaines county, texas. >> nine patients have been hospitalized with measles, the state's health servicesent said. no one in the group of at least 24 reported cases was immunized. that includes 22 children. health officials warned there could be more cases because the disease is highly infectious, according to the cdc. u.s. vaccination rates for measles have been falling in recent years. kelly, back to you. >> all right, pippa, thank you very much. meantime, apple securing an important deal in its key market. china now partnering with alibaba for iphone ai features in the country and hoping to revamp its falling sales there. steve kovach has more in today's tech check. and they just teased a new product. steve. but maybe that's unrelated. >> it's sort of related, but we'll get to that in a minute. and by the way, the folks in cupertino probably woke up this morning a little upset that joe tsai, the chairman of alibaba, ruined their announcement, saying that alibaba is now going to be the partner for apple intelligence in china when that product eventually does launch. this is sort of the

i think there's 124 people who have contracted measles at this point in gaines county, texas. um, mainly, we're told in the mennonite community, um, there are two people who have died. um, but, uh, the were watching it and there there are about 20 people hospitalized, mainly for quarantine. >> okay. so that was rfk jr. just commenting on what we, especially sanjay gupta, has been reporting on extensively going on in texas. okay. so now here at the table, we have cnn's david chalian, zolan kanno-youngs of the new york times, nia-malika henderson of cnn and bloomberg. david, before we start, i do want to just run the sound bite of elon musk. what he was saying about the pulse check, not a performance review. >> i think that email perhaps was misinterpreted as a performance review, but actually it was a pulse check review. so we think there are a number of people on the government payroll who are dead, which is probably why they can't respond. um, and, and some people who are not real people, like, they're literally fictional individuals that are collecting paychecks, somebody co

gains county has one of the highest rates in texas of school-age children opting out of vaccines. why are parents in that county in texas and a few others forgoing lifesaving vaccines? because of fraudsters like mr. kennedy. what about polio? i know that issue personally. i see senator king on the floor. he remembers it as well. since 1955, the polio vaccine prevented 20 million people from becoming paralyzed, and saved 1.5 million lives. most americans are lucky never to have ever experienced the fear of polio. i remember as a kid it scared the hell out of us. a kid could go to school healthy and be paralyzed at dinnertime. a constituent of mine, maryellen from union county in southern illinois wrote to me. i want to quote what she said -- when i was in kindergarten, my best friend disappeared for weeks. when i asked about her, people shook their heads, saying, polio. when she returned, she couldn't walk without heavy leg braces. we could hear her cry and scream with pain. i remember that era, iron lungs, leg braces, paralysis and worse. had mr. kennedy been our nation's health s

specifically gaines county. most affected are children.tagious diseases and inclues symptoms like fever, cough, runny nose and rash. but serious complications are possible. think pneumonia or even brain swelling. so far, guy, 13 people have been hospitalized. most of those cases involving people who are not vaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown. that's key. experts say the more unvaccinated people in a community, the higher the risk for everyone. even for those who are vaccinated. more virus can mean break through infections. the best protection is vaccination. two doses of the measles vaccine are 97% effective. that's why the cdc and texas health officials are working to get more people protected, especially young kids. they're really trying to contain this outbreak. this is the largest outbreak in the state of texas in 30 years. >> george: measles seemed to been eradicated for so long. >> exactly. back in 2000, health officials thought it was eliminated from the country. now it's back, we're seeing this outbreak. >> michael: