john torres. ♪ >> sometimes, even when we do everything right, viruses sneak into our body, and they make us sick. regardless of what type of illness, covid, the common cold, the flu, a sore throat, or even a stomach bug, we do have a few tools to fight them off. the first? sleep. when you're sick, your immune system is working really hard to fight off the virus. this will make you more tired than usual. you want to get as much rest and sleep as possible, because sleep slows down other functions your body does while awake, like thinking, talking, and even blinking. this saves energy so your immune system can keep fighting. to help you feel better, your parents may give you some medications that they got at the store or from your doctor. these can relieve symptoms like coughing, fever, or a sore throat. the most important thing when you're sick, stay hydrated. it's very important that you drink a lot of fluids. that can include water, fruit juices, or sports drinks. why? well, all the cells in your body need water in order to work properly. and when you're sick, it's especially import

john torres.ift of finding more cancer in women than we had before? >> they think there is a few reasons behind this. they can't focus on one thing an can't definitely say these things are causing it, but they are accumulation of things out there. and number one, we are talking about the typical things we are looking at, diet, alcohol consumption, lack of exercise, especially in diet -- those thigh ultra processed food foods. radon, obesity rates increased. with that, cancer rates increase as well. those combinations or at least those in individual people are causing this rate in the younger people to develop cancers. >> and to the point of younger people, the report finds cancer rates going up with young americans. which types of cancers specifically are we seeing in that group? >> you guys mentioned it earlier with women, especially those under 50, we are seeing increases in breast and thyroid cancer. and those breast and thyroid cancers might be driven by some of the facts we talked about. 30,

john torres. dr. john, we heard from dana earlier how difficult the air could be to breathe.at follows. >> i had to vok wait in colorado. it's amazing how much particulates are in the air. that's what you want to avoid because they can cause problems. first and foremost, avoidance is the biggest thing. get up wind, away from it, perfect. if not, there are things you can to. these n95 masks, they don't work as well as respirators but work pretty well. this has the ear loops. if you have behind the head loops those work better. the wet bandannas don't work. and the other thing, yoyou don' want to exercise, breathe deeply in these situations because those particulates are very small, get deep in the lungs and might cause problem. >> quality coverage matters. i imagine the risk difference by person and demographic? >> it does. and there are short-term, if it people have lung problems already, asthma, those types of pulmonary issues, it can exacerbate those. long-term issues as well we don't know about, cancer, different times of inflammation that might be going on as well. they h

john torres and ann thompson onset.y we need warning labels. what's going on? >> it's surprising because it's not based on new research. he's looking at the compilation of research over years and saying americans need to be more aware of the possible links between alcohol consumption and cancer. he said fewer than half americans already make that link and he said there is extensive evidence that there's a link and it involves seven different types of cancer. let me read those to you, mouth, throat, voice box, esophagus, breast, liver and colon. he said the risk could start at one drink or less a day. right now the recommendations are two drinks or less for men, one drink or less for women. it could take less to increase your risk of cancer. >> dr. john, help us understand the science ann was talking about here. why can alcohol consumption lead to cancer? >> ann is absolutely correct. getting that one drink could cause some issues. the key word is possibly. they want people to be warned. that's why they're talking about

john torres is here to talk about both stories with us. let's start with bird flu if we can.r? and how concerned should we be? >> unfortunately he passed away. he was hospitalized in december from bird flu. he got it from his backyard flock of chickens he had and also wild birds in his backyard. the concern say lot of people could see wild birds that are sick, maybe try to attend to them. he was also over the age of 65, had underlying medical conditions. and that combined with the bird flu is what actually ended up causing him to pass away. >> that's one person. for everyone, what are symptoms to look out for? >> so, symptoms for bird flu -- and flu is the operative word here -- where you get fever, bodyaches, sore throat, those type of things. they can get more complicated later on where you end up getting seizures, high fevers, respiratory problems. one of the early signs of bird flu, one to two days after exposure, you start getting red eyes. that's the biggest include to look for. >> how to protect ourselves? >> the biggest way to protect yourself is a couple of things. n

john torres. hi. >> good morning. >> so coffee, caffeine, is that what it is? we have known throughout the years that coffee is good for us. usually 2 to 4 cups a day can help with cardiovascular health, all these things, but we've never looked at the timing. if you drink that coffee before noon, you get those benefits. if you drink it after noon, you don't get the benefits. >> why wouldn't you? >> it turns out in the morning because of our circadian rhythms, we absorb antioxidants better than in the afternoon. plus, we think in the afternoon, caffeine with interfere with your melatonin, interfering with sleep. we know how crucial sleep is. >> what if you are not a coffee drinker? what if you drink tea or something else in the morning, should you switch to coffee? >> whether it was caffeinated or decaffeinated, it didn't matter. it was the coffee itself. we think it's the ant oxioxidan in there. the same thing with tea. with tea, what's interesting, tea you can get half the caffeine in there, but it's not giving you the melatonin interference. during the day, w

john torres to find out more about this. let's talk about this specific case down in louisiana. what more do we know about it? >> that's the concerning thing, the first human death. here in the united states from bird flu. he was over the age of 65, had other underlying medical conditions, which is one of those things we look at when we look at other conditions as well. on top of that, he had severe respiratory illness, had been in the hospital since december and unfortunately he passed away at this point. >> talk about the trajectory. this is something that officials are watching very closely but we haven't crossed that threshold of human to human contagion, correct? >> exactly. there's bird to bird. bird to other animals, dairy cows, for example. stage three is animals to humans. that's where we right now. those 66 cases here in the united states in cases worldwide as well. and the one we get concerned with is when it starts going animal to human, that's stage four -- excuse me, human to human, stage four. we haven't gotten to that stage yet. there were mutations in this patie

my great friend steve forbes, forbes media chairman and editor in chief and breitbarts john carney, the coed torr- c coedit torr of the -- co- editor of breitbart. i think mr. trump will dive in with sort of shock and awe meaning 10% universal tariff and ring around the collar. 10%. i'll leave out mexico and canada and that's about the border of negotiations and he may not and 1% and 10% and he'll go after china with a larger tariff. but here's the thing, and taxes going to be okay and unfair trading practices and that's exporters will pay half oturu the price of more than some of the goods here. meanwhile, as much as $500 billion in revenues per year is possible. that'll go to tax cuts and businesses large and small and individual families so, you know what, i think it's a net plus. that's my view and i think that's what mr. trump will say, what say steve forbes? >> well, this is why i'm here and he's in the white house buy orlikowski sell it's a theme between the two and products and services and going for 10% in there and what made the other tariffs compatible was he had a big huge beautiful t

we have john carney, breitbart finance coed torr and breitbart business digest and taylor riggs cohostg money show. happy new year, kids. john, welcome back. so what i'm getting at is the fattest cut there by -- fed cut target rate by 1 basis point and the 10-year bell weather treasury, which is an indicator of inflation fears; right, has gone up not down, gone up by about the same 100 basis points or 1%. meaning if you buy into this thing, there's going to be trumpen inflation and not what they called for and more goods and services and combat inflation or maybe we are doomed because the fed is running monetary policy. john, i'll start with you. >> yeah, look, the bond market is clearly rejecting the fed cuts and they're telling the fed they gave the wrong thing and fed is now rejecting its own cuts and saying we might cut twice this year and look at market pricing and they're saying maybe twice, maybe one more time this year. which is a total retreat from where they were. i think there's a danger that they may have reignited inflation, but the way out of it is trump economics. we nee

john saying the bills are going to win. mika. and i think the ravens good choice joe. it's going to be good. >> all right pablo torreia msnbc contributor pablo torre cannot wait to talk to you via text message when the bills went. >> that'll be awesome. >> he's a taunter. all right. good to see you. coming up, we'll get to the confirmation hearings for incoming president donald trump's treasury secretary. pick what he had to say about extending tax cuts for billionaires and eliminating the debt ceiling. and a programing note this weekend, on sunday today, willie sits down with hollywood icon glenn close to talk about the new movie that has her teaming up with jamie foxx and cameron diaz, the latest in an extraordinary 50 year career of unforgettable roles, with plenty more to come. that's this weekend on sunday today, and we'll be right back with much more morning joe. >> it is a entire transformation. it's like we have a new home. >> real customers share their stories about empire today. >> it's just that above and beyond that empire is known for the crew was professional. they were courteous. they worked so fast.