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with good advice we are joined by lauren ashburn. this is scary. what is going on? >> it is scary. "usa today" has a weekly article. this is written by lisa peterson of the american kennel club and what she is saying is they have spotted a trend starting in 2008 of dognappers. this year alone 100 cases of dog nappings across the country compared to 17 last year. >> what's behind it? >> money? >> in the recession. there is a group of women in california who paid $10,000 to have her dog returned to her. >> reporter: are these kidnappers taking special breeds or take our friend from the pound we have got? >> mostly special breeds. idaho a puppy was taken from a 5-year-old this summer. in oklahoma a boxer was taken from a backyard. a last is a was taken from a backyard. and states are cracking down. in texas they tried to regulate this. they tried to regulate it and make it a felony, and same in oklahoma and delaware and california. >> reporter: how do i keep my dog safe besides not letting him stay outside without me watching. >> that's one of the tips and we have a full screen full o

headlines, hand to face touch is crucial link to catching flu but with a closer look we are joined by lauren ashburn. headlines like that invoke fear but there's good news about h1n1 flu and young people. >> that's true. a week ago today there was a study released that said that h1n1, those vaccines do work with children who are ten to 17 years old but as people know and they have been hearing as we head in to flu season, 36,000 people can die a year from the flu. so we do have some interesting tips for you. >> exactly. now, this headline, hand to face, touch is crucial link to catching the season -- flu, we are talking seasonal flu. >> we are not sure with h1n1 if this works. we are not sure if it is hand to face touch or particles in the air but this is the point. berkeley, university of california at berkeley did a study that found. they put students in a room and found with a some camera and found they touched their face an average of 16 times an hour. so you are sort of touching all the time. it is just a habit and what researchers are saying you can't really get the flu in unless it gets in yo

managing editor lauren ashburn has more on the audit from the government accountability office. parents preparing school lunches are scared after this and all ears. >> the federal agency that supplies food for 31 million children failed to ensure that tainted products are pulled quickly from the the shelves. if you take in to account the salmonella peanut scarey generallier this year where 700 people were affected. the problem was while the investigation was going on, no one told the schools you might have these products, pull them from the shelves. the story was reported by two people in our news department. >> which agency is responsible for telling schools there is a problem. >> the usda is responsible for sending down the chain and the gao say that's failed to send out a timely complete notification about suspect food products. >> i was saying how long of a delay? they know it and -- >> within a week at least. at least within a week. >> significant difference. >> of course it can. look at the statistics on the salmonella outbreak. the cdc says those thicken -- sickened were

here to talk about that is lauren ashburn. it bet this is controversial. >> already hundreds of comments on our website about this. the center for disease control says the swine flu, h1n1 does not discriminate whether or not you are legal or illegal and they are recommending that illegal immigrants get vaccinated. >> you say you are getting comments. what are people saying? >> a lot of people are against this, thinking public health dollars should not go to this. however, the cdc is saying this is our position. this is what we are doing. they are reaching out to hispanic media and going to church groups to make sure that hispanics know they need to get vaccinated. illegal immigrants are afraid of even wise sigh government organizations like their local government public health departments and since we know that h1n1 or swine flu affects younger children one thing we are hoping is they will be vaccinated in school. but if they don't it is difficult for illegal immigrants to pay the 20 or $30 that a drugstore would which charge.

with a closer look we are joined by lauren ashburn. good morning. thought they had made changes. >> last week four of the big banks said they would scale back overdraft policies and chris dodd, the powerful senate banking chair said he will prepare legislation to make sure this happens. the last years, according to "usa today" research, banks have made it very easy for people to overdraw their accounts to the tune of $37 billion of revenue. >> bottom line for the banks is really good. what do they do that helps them to fatten their bottom line and make us deeper in debt? >> there are three things. debit card transactions cost a dollar to $35. >> seems like a lot of money. i know. they can deduct a purchase chen -- when it is made, not when it clears the bank. >> i might have the money later on. >> but you don't have it right when it is made. >> reporter: and the third thing i find interesting is they process, they process from highest to lowest. so if you have a $500 amount and a $2 amount that happened they are going to take the $500 first. >> not

with a closer look we are joined by managing editor lauren ashburn. thank you for coming in to talk about the story. fascinating common household problems leading to common health problems. >> the national center for healthy housing looked at census data in 45 metropolitan areas and found one in three homes has problems like peeling paint, rodents, holes, and the number one cause water leaks. >> what sort of health problems is this leading to once you have discovered these problems exist in the house. >> they cause asthma. the mold can cause asthma. look at the top problems and especially in our area here as well as nationwide. here in washington, d.c., water leaks from the outside are the most common home health hazards. water leaks from the inside number two. serious roofing problems three. heating equipment and mice at 5%. metro areas that are the healthiest are the ones that are the smallest and newest and if you are living in a city and you are renting that's when you will see the most problems. >> reporter: what is being done to address these is

managing editor lauren ashburn has a fundmental change in communication. i want it and need it now. >> and i will have it now. all the social networking sites we are seeing are changing our behavior and pattern. it was a couple of years ago that we thought sitting in front of the computer was making us a nation of disenfranchised people. now we are more connected than ever and look at the generation now. generations born from ' 77 to ' 97 is the web, net generation and they have 80 million people. they will be driving things as we move forward. >> it is not just connecting with each other. this is serious business applications. >> certainly does. look at the information we are put together. they just came out with a new study and they are saying that there are now companies that are web squared which means they are driven by data by consumers. 95% surveyed plan to use social networks in the coming year and this is where the money comes in. 53% of marketers say they will increase their social media marketing expense. >> it is amazing but we were worried abo