>> that is measles, mumps, rubella.le a baby is in the hospital, the federal recommendation is that they receive hepatitis b vaccine. that to me is irrational. that is one example of what is wrong with our vaccine schedule. many other developed countries have no mandates for hepatitis b. it is something you give to someone who is hep b positive or engaging in risky behaviors. >> i want your comment on president obama who talked about or said his message to parents was "get your kids vaccinated." >> it is preventable. i understand there are families in some cases are concerned about the effects vaccinations. the science is pretty disputable. we have looked at this again and again. or is every reason to get vaccinated. there are not reasons to not. >> are you saying to get your kids vaccinated? >> it is good for them. we should be able to get back to the point were measles effectively is not existing in this country. >> mary holland, what is your response to president obama? >> i think it is extraordinary that we need the

the measles, mumps, and rubella were individually given.hen they were combined, it made for a better situation for children. rather than three injections they are getting it at one time. i think that combination vaccines are an important part of our immunization schedule so we can prevent multiple of these diseases with one visit and one injection. there is no evidence that combining measles, mumps, and rubella has caused autism. in fact, and amar and autism has been -- mmr and autism has been studied repeatedly across multiple countries. there is no evidence of any cause or link the tween the vaccine and the disease. we have studied it enough. i think one of the things we have to do is we all want our children to be safe. we all want to understand how to prevent measles. we also want to understand the causes of autism and direct research to that. we share the concern about autism. what we want to do is make sure we do not waste our valuable research dollars repeating studies on a question that has been put to rest. the original question wa

. >> test results are pending on four suspected mumps cases at the university of virginia. the department of health says there is no indication that mumps is spreading through the campus community, but those who have not had the vaccine are urged to get it. the sister of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell is opening up about his legal troubles. his sister says the ordeal has brought the family closer together, that they even pray for jonnie williams, the businessman accused of giving loans and gifts to mcdonnell and his wife in exchange for promoting his dietary products. mcdonnell's sister believes it is a blessing. >> it's an interesting blessing where he has the time and energy to focus on other folks, parents who have lost a son or daughter people who are newly widowed people who are suffering and earth. he has greater empathy for individuals going through what he has gone through. >> a judge ruled bob mcdonnell can remain free while he appeals his corruption conviction. his wife is set to be sentenced later this month. singer bobby brown is asking for privacy as hi

. >>> in the battery of vaccinations a child gets before starting school is the mmr, the measles, mumps, rubella. in almost every state in the union parents can, for personal, religious or medical reasons object to the vaccination requirement for entering school, and the percentage of american schoolkids declined. in marin county california, a higher personnel of parents than any other state asked for exemptions, where 6-year-old rhett is a student. he battled leukaemia and with the climbing number of measles cases in california, his family is concerned and trying to protect him. rhett can't get the measles vaccine because leukaemia has weakened his immune system. carl is rhett's father and joins us from san francisco. welcome to the programme. has the large number of exemptions in marin county made the act of going to school for your child risky? >> thank you for inviting me to your show. first of all, we knew there was a risk sending our child to school, not just to get the measles, but any ill possess. it is lower now because he's finished his chemotherapy. the real risk is not just

one of the problems is measles is lumped together in the mmr vaccine, measles, mumps and rubella.ines used to be separated. the idea is that we don't want our children to get so many shots, right, growing up. you already take them to their pediatrician, and they might have to get three, four shots in the same visit. so by grouping them together, we can increase compliance with vaccine schedules, mumps and rubella are also dangerous diseases. rubella, for example, can cause miscarriages in pregnant women, mumps can lead to sterility in young boys, so because all these diseases do cause such bad health problems, it really helps us vaccinate our children more effectively and conveniently for parents. so we could separate them, but really the compliance is much higher with vaccines when they're together in the single shot. kennedy: i think parents should have the choice to separate them so they can sit down with their doctor because the worry is for some people if they bundle them together, they're going to have deleterious effects on the brain. another public health crisis was shroud

measles, mumps polio all these things we've been able to eradicate until now we see them creeping back in because people are very adamant about their political ideology the problem is it's affecting the health of children in this country that's where you draw the line. i don't think that people -- then homeschool your child if you will not comply with the rules -- >> hold on. let me ask kimberly she's the attorney here. judge napolitano said if you don't vaccinate your child and your child gets someone else's child sick and that person dice or is harmed you can see the child who was not vaccinated. >> you could sue the parents and bring a civil case against them to be able to recover damages. >> isn't that enough, though? wouldn't that be enough deterrent so that people who were questioning whether they were going to vaccinate would vaccinate on those grounds? >> there are still people who would act in disregard they would just do it anyway. if you're going to have that then homeschool your children, keep them away from my kid. >> exactly. >> think about how this problem will be solved

the vaccine that protects against mumps is also recommended to protect against measles. at least 14 states have been affected. began at disneyland in southern california in december. >>> another anticipated spacex launch was scrubbed due to a tracking error. preventing the falcon 9 rocket from launching. second test for the rocket, last month's rocket ended up in flames.(p) much of new england is already covered in snow. rebecca stevenson is tracking this. they got a couple of feet and now another foot . >> now the storm moving in currently, talk about disrupting life. disrupting life, disrupting travel. disrupting a lot of schools too. we've got cancellations for parts of massachusetts so you want to call to check in if you are anywhere in the northeast because it is going to be along duration snow event for massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, northern connecticut, the focus of heavier snow is going to impact part of vermont. new hampshire getting amounts too. focused area we'll get snow, but we've got ice and freezing rain to worry about for the morning hours to

what doctors are saying about mumn pleases -- mumps at the school. plus, singer bobby brown has released a statement about his daughter who is in a medically induced coma at this hour. his message to fans. and it's news drivers don't want to hear after falling for months gas prices are creeping back up. >> it could be tuesday before we know the professional fate of montgomery county school superintendent joshua starr. within the last hour the board of education released a statement saying it and starr are still discussing his future with the district. starr faced a deadline to apply for another four-year contract. reports had surfaced last week starr lacked support on the board for a new term. the board has until march to make its final decision. the university of virginia reports at least one case of mumn ps on campus. the school sent an alert to students and staff that it is awaiting test results on four other suspected cases. the department of student health says there is no confirmation the disease is spreading on campus. even so, students who ha

. >>> uva issued a mumps alert on campus. the university said a case of mumps has been confirmed there. they're waiting on test results for other suspected cases. students were notified in an e-mail about the incident. mumps is spread through coughs sneezing or direct contact with an infected person's saliva. >> a d.c. man's family is preparing a funeral after he was killed in a hit and run. we spoke to his mother, she said she forgives whomever hit him. rick warrick was changing a flat tire. he fiancÈ and two teen children with him. she hopes the driver turns him or herself in. >>> it's 6:34. new security measures the next time you visit the national zoo on easter monday. the zoo released a draft of the safety plan to news 4. during big events the zoo will do random bag checks and may use metal detectors to screen visitors. the zoo police will also limit the crowds if necessary. last year two 18-year-olds were shot outside of the zoo on easter monday. that prompted the zoo to review the security measures. >>> maryland may so

mumps is prevented with the same vaccine used to protect measles. >>> we turn to tonight's other breaking story. a new winter storm on the move nearly 100 million people in its path. and it is hitting the plains at this hour. that means trouble is on the way for a huge stretch of the country, including the northeast still frozen from this week's blizzard and tonight much of the east plunging into bone-chilling cold. here's abc's senior meteorologist. rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, heavy snow still menacing parts of maine. >> tuesday, wasn't too happen about that one, and not too happy about today, either. >> reporter: but he might wanna keep that snow blower handy, as the cold air pours down from canada. gio benitez is in massachusetts. >> reporter: here in boston we're feeling the bitter cold. it feels like 7j¡ow zero right now with incredible gusts of wind at 40 miles per hour. >> reporter: dangerously cold windchills across the northeast. it felt like 19 degrees below zero in plattsburgh, new york. 21 below in burlington, vermont. and a startling wind chill of 27 degrees below zer

. >> and then getting it with the mumps and the rub ella -- rubella vaccine. idaho has been warning about the mumps outbreak at the university of idaho. 21 reports possible cases, including six no the boise area and as of february 6th two cases in the moscow area. do we have to worry about that too? >> it is. it is easier to catch, and the vaccines go together and there is a good reason to vaccine against all of those. mumps is difficult as an adult male, it could cause impotence and as a pregnant female. i think we are failing to engage and understand and community about the vaccine. >> and hopefully some friends were listening and can pass this on. thank you dr. alexander van actual ken. >>> and new details released from the new book by david axelrod syrian campaign adviser to president obama. the rule views on the president saiz same-sex marriage marriage were not reviewed and he was always in favor the samz. opposition to gay marriage was marley strong in the black church and he ran for higher office he accepted the council of pragmatic votes like me of a

mmr stands for measles, mumps, rubella.e shot, and he gets the mumps, he can get orchitis which can cause him to be sterile and not have children. if a lady doesn't have her rubella shot she can have a stillborn child if she gets it. this is much bigger than the measles. this is far with broader implications here. >> there is a collective action problem here. >> if you think these diseases don't affect anyone anymore and i can make a decision because i feel icky about it. enough people do that and you get measles at disneyland. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> rachel maddow starts right now. >>> that was remarkable television. that was really, really incredible stuff, chris, well done. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. governors almost never quit. it's a good gig. why would you quit if you were governor? that main question, how hard it is to imagine why someone would give up that particular job. that was one of the challenges for the news media when alaska governor and former republican party vice preside

i want to say one more thing about this measles, mumps, and rubella shot. if a boy does not get the shot, and he gets the mumps, he can get orchitis which can cause him to be sterile and not have children. a woman can have stillbirths if she did you want get the shot. >> if you think these diseases don't effect anyone anywhere, and i can make the decision because i feel icky about that, enough people do that and you get needles in disneyland. that is all in this evening. >>> that was remarkable television. that was really, really incredible stuff, chris, well done. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. governors almost never quit. it's a good gig. that main question, how hard it is to imagine why someone would give up that particular job. that was one of the challenges for the news media when alaska governor and former republican party vice presidential nominee decided to quit during her first term in alaska. there didn't seem to be in good reason to quit. when she announced she was quitting, for a long time into her speech, no one could figure ou

and i was one of those kids, because there was thousands with mumps, i developed the most severe form, and i was just lucky i survived. you can die from the disease. what we have now, which is the real surprise is a generation who has had this kind of dire illness and range of illnesses that shorten lives eliminated from our memory. and that same generation that benefitted from it is the one that doubts giving it to the next generation. >> so, i guess the question here is, and this pertains to the new book you have out about end of life care and how we make these difficult decisions in concert with medical professionals and family about end of life care, and the vaccinations. which is how do you go about rebuilding a trust so you can have conversations or reconstituting medical authority at an age where it seems to be on the decline? >> i think this is where story telling is incredibly important because we don't remember the stories of what happened to people when there was a time when infectious disease was the most dire thing that families worried about. now it is injuries. and we'r

that school is monitoring four possible cases of mumps on its campus in charlottesville. one case has already been confirmed. the school sent an e-mail to students friday night. mumps causes pain fever, swollen saliva glands and can be spread through coughing and sneezing. >>> a re-opening at the washington navy yard went smoothly after a year and half of the mass shooting. and explaining why some survivors won't be returning to 197. >> reporter: inside the remodeled 197 it doesn't look anything like it did before the attack. there's a memorial of the people who died that day to give returning employees a place to reflect and pay respects. >> there's a few who are still dealing with things. i see it in their faces as i walk around. we're ready to help them. >> we established a fairly robust counseling system anybody who needs to talk 24 hours a day, seven days a week have counselors to reach out to and we have been running therapy dogs and people seem to like that. they have been giving people tours of the building so their first day back won't be the first time coming to

it's a little inactivated virus, in this case, measles, mumps and rubella. allows the inactive virus to be suspended and in the antibiotics. i should point out the merasol, a mercury preservative is not and was never in the mmr, this measles mumps rubella vaccine. having said that, people can be allergic and oftentimes, manufacturers can create without a particular component. eggs, for example, is one of the big allergies associated and people can make these vaccines, in particular for those individuals without eggs or give some medicines ahead of time to try to diminish the allergic symptoms. >> sanjay, thank you very much. and dr. redlener as well. >>> in argentina, was it suicide or murdered because about to drop a bombshell about the massive old terror attack? the deadly mystery up next. skagway, alaska... e th happened to come across quicken loans online... quicken loans constantly kept us updated and got us through the process twice now... quicken loans is definitely engineered to amaze. they were just really there for us. who cares how tight it can if

. >>> uva issued a mumps alert on campus. a case of mumps has been confirmed there.they're waiting on test results for four other suspected cases.pread through coughs sneezes, or direct contact with an infected person's saliva. >>> around here we complain about the commute. it it's really bad. but how about this man? he walks 21 miles to work every day. >> yeah. he lives in detroit. does it daily. this is james robertson. he makes the 21-mile trek each day. he's been commuting this way since 1998 when his car took the last breath. he said he hasn't been able to save up for a new car. >> five days a week. i don't even get any sleep. i don't get any sleep until the weekends. >>> his story seems to be gathering national attention. people are donating to help him buy a new car. a college student in the detroit area started a go fund me page. it raised more than $130,000. >> robertson is going to be driving a really nice car very soon. >> i bent he won't. i bet he'll have a economical, logical $15,000 and hopefully do good with the money. a lot of people have that situati

. >> measles, mumps, rubella, they're in baby.m the past. >> reporter: vaccines in the u.s. successfully wiped out measles, mumps rubella and other diseases by the year 2000. autism of inexplicably rising. fueling theories based on incomplete and now-discredited science. >> parent after parent after parent says i vaccinated my baby they got a fever, and then they stopped speaking and became autistic. >> when a hollywood celebrity like jenny mccarthy says something about a medical issue, for some reason people pay attention although there's really no reason why they should. scientists are left scrambling to figure out how do we counteract that. >> reporter: the anti-vaccine movement popularized by those celebrities grew out of a 1998 study in "the lancet" medical journal. the author andrew wakefield, is considered a hero to anti-vaccine supporters. he lost his medical license after his data was exposed as bogus. >> there was one study that's since been shown to have been fraudulent. >> reporter: still, the study launched numerous a

. >> you ask any mooght, mother, we will take measles mumps over autism any frickin' day of the week. >> made it clear there is no link between autism and vaccines. with vaccines at the forefront the question about immunizing kids have become political. aafter president obama says kids should be vaccinated some potential contenders weighed in. chris christie said this. >> you should have some measure of choice. >> christie's office later clarified his remarks saying he thinks they should get measles vaccines. rand paul later said he and his kids are vaccinated. democrat hillary clinton said, the science is clear the earth is round the sky is blue and vaccines work. >>> there is debate in the united states about getting immunized against measles parents are not scared of the vaccines that vaccines have wiped out. >> they didn't know that 48,000 would be hospitalized and 500 would die every year. we have frankly eliminated the disease since 2000. that's what i mean by the vaccine being the victim of its own success. >> mary snow joins us. it's remarkable it's resurgeent. there are a sma

corner of the country, usually considered among the least healthy, has led the way in fighting measles, mumps and rubella. we get our report tonight from nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: despite 1-year-old's skylar thompson's protests, her mom says she knew what she had to do. how important was it to bring her for these shots today? >> it's very important, i don't want her to be sick. >> reporter: here in mississippi, they have the nation's highest infant mortality rate. and the second highest level of childhood poverty. when it comes to vaccines for school aged children the state leads the nation. and so far, not a single case of measles. >> i'm grateful, really grateful that we have it, and hope it can continue. >> reporter: last year, 99.7% of kindergartners here were fully vaccinated. compare that to some other states, pennsylvania just 85%, and california, 92%. what's mississippi's secret? decades ago, the legislature passed a strict mandatory vaccination law for kids, without some of the loopholes found in other states. here there are no exemptions for religious or philosophical reaso

another two people in washington state sick with the mumps.iversity of idaho. joining us for the entire hour, yes, he's back, trial lawyer trial attorney -- i should say -- mark lanier. all right. let's get to it shall we? be supposing my child or one of my grandchildren goes to school, they've been vaccinated for the measle, they go to school. they're mixing with a child who has not been vaccinated and that child gets the measles and passes it to my child, okay? >> all right. stuart: who can i sue? >> not a person in the world. no lawsuits for that. i'm sorry stuart. i'm sorry. stuart: no no, no. >> i know you want the lawsuit, stuart but as your lawyer no, there's no lawsuit for that. stuart: why not? >> i mean, look -- stuart: i've suffered a tort. i have suffered a harm. wrong has been done to me by the action of somebody else. the negligence of somebody else. >> there's just not -- that's not negligence. there's no way you can sue some kid for giving your kid the measles. you can't even sue the kid. now, you want to try and sue the parent

there's a vaccine for measles, measles, mumps rubella, and there is not a vaccine for ebola.is point in time, there's no reason for parents not to vaccinate their children and protect them against measles. >> are there other diseases where choosing not to have a vaccine has shown that disease is back or on the rise? >> we are definitely seeing more whooping cough than we have been. there's been spread of whooping cough or pertussis throughout the country in the last few years. that vaccine is not quite as effective as measles vaccine, but also the spread is going through communities of those who are opting out of vaccines. we are seeing an increase in that as well. >> finally and briefly, what are the symptoms that we should be on the lookout for when it comes to measles? >> measles are fever, rash and the three cs -- cough, conjunctionivitis or pink eye and then runny nose. the rash looks like it's been poured over the head and goes down on the trunk. get in and get seen if that's the rash you're seeing. >> ifill: dr. patricia stinchfield, children's hospitals and clinics of

. >> the segment of the population that really felt that the measles mumps and rubella vaccine was causingn increase in autism. we have more science now than ever before to help us say there just is no connection. >> reporter:. >> reporter: in most of the measles cases the infect we had not vaccinated. back now in pennsylvania where the risk is among the greatest. according to the cdc the number of kindergarten aged children who last year failed to get a measles vehicle accidentsy -- vaccine was nearly 15 percent the second highest rate among states in the country. recordering from delaware county, i'm steve patterson cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> well, the search is on for a prisoner who escaped from a correctional facility in berks county. pennsylvania state police say john diven pulled a fire alarm inside building 30 of the wernersville community corrections center and then made a run for it. the man was last seen getting into a red car just after midnight. officials wouldn't say why he's been ar rert arrested. >>> the daughter of late singer whitney houston remains in a georgia hospital t

probably did, too, with nine kids and we were constantly quarantined for all sorts of things measles, mumpsbut there is a moral question. if parents belief, say christian scientists, they do not automatically want this one -- done, i think they themselves don't have to have it done but it's really a question of what you vaccine inrate these kids the -- vaccinate these kids. in the last analysis i don't think you can take a child and force a needle into its arms if the parents resist. >> what's the legal answer? >> thee -- they need to be quarantined. >> and you have physicians now saying they're not going to accept patients who are not vaccinated because they have other children in the waiting rooms who have compromised yumune systems and can't be. >> the flu kills far more than measles and we can all omentally take or not take it and we do. >> very different from children entering into public schools. enough people comply that we have close to what is called a herd immunization. and we should point out that when candidate -- candidate obama made those comments about the link with autism, t

i found that, according to this medical journal, there is a relationship between this measles and mumps vaccine and the possibility of my child being autistic. what would you say to that parent? >> autism is a terrible condition. that paper you are mentioning has been totally discredited. it was found to be fraudulent and is not the case. there have been dozens of studies of vaccines -- they do not cause autism. they are highly effective and safe and/or a good way to protect your children from vaccine preventable diseases. guest: when you say totally discredited, what do you mean by that? >> information was found to be fraudulent by a british investigator. there have been dozens of studies that were better to understand whether there is a link between vaccines and autism. it was a natural question some parents had because of the onset age for autism. those studies have been incredibly reassuring. when i talk to the parents, i explain that as a physician and a public health expert, i can tell you that vaccines are very safe and effective. while autism is a terrible condition, vaccines do

. >> you and i have sat here for the last few months talking about whooping cough, mumps and now measles. these outbreaks aren't an accident. they're happening because we've become rather lax. we forget what these diseases look like they forget that they kill we forget that a simple vaccine can prevent these illnesses. it's inherently important that those of us who are healthy vaccinate ourselves to protect those who are less vulnerable in society. that's why it's called public health. what concern meese is this may be the canary in the coal mine. we see a break in public health in this country. there's no debate. vaccines save lives. what if a year two years from now, you and i are sitting here talking about the first case of polio in this country? i don't think we can be so cocky as to say that can't happen. so this should be the call to arms. >> dr. nancy snyderman with a cautionary note here. after our coverage, thank you, nancy, as always. >>> our weather continues to make news as millions are in the grip of a cruel kind of cold, clear to the eastern seaboard. many communities saw y

we spoke with one east bay pediatrician who say some parents have been asking about the measles mumps rubella vaccination for babies, at nine months before the standard of 12 months. yesterday the health department said an infected person took part. if you are vaccinated you shouldn't worry about getting the virus. when it comes to early vaccination, she considers them on a case by case basis. >> what i told families is that i would not recommend you do it when we don't have a case in our county. but now we have a case in our county. i feel obligated to entertain that. if that is something that my patients are wanting and concerned about then yeah absolutely i will have a conversation with them about it and decide if it is right for them to do that. >> she said they do use public health recommendations as framework. there is an important note for everyone vaccinated at nine months. that would be that they would need two more shots before age four to six, as opposed to the the single final booster p. chris if i smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >> want to take you out live to sfo

at some oregon schools, more than half the kids lack protection from diseases such as measles, mumps, and rubella. as a doctor, what do you think of that? >> scares the living daylights out of me. >> elizabeth steiner hayward is an oregon state senator and proposing legislation to eliminate all nonmedical exempt yons. you don't buy the argument there's a personal belief? >> no, because a belief has to be based on something. you don't have to demonstrate that you really understand the issue, that you've really done valid research on this. you just have to say, "nah, don't think it's the right idea for my kid." >> reporter: wednesday is the deadline for oregon's school-aged kids to get their required vaccinations or claim an exemption. jolynn reynolds is furious she may soon be forced to get her kids their shots. >> you can try to teach my child. you can educate my child but you can't force my child and you can't force me. >> reporter: now oregon could become the first state to revoke the so-called personal belief exemption and, scott lawmakers in both california and washington state ar

. >> reporter: he says more people are coming in for the measles mumps rubella vaccine as well even parents who previously filed personal belief exemptions to keep their kids from getting vaccinated. >> now when you have a case where you have multiple cases popping up and it's starting to hit close to home then i think people say okay this is a good time to do it i now see that risk for my child. >> reporter: the doctor also says that the outbreak has forced his office to use some precautions as well for appointments. he said they keep track of people who have visited his office who are not vaccinated and make sure that they have never been exposed to measles. live in burlingame, christian hartnett, kpix 5. >>> an oakland doctor is using rap music to address the controversy over the measles vaccine. [ rap ] >> the doctor from highland hospital hosted it on a website. he first made these videos just for his medical students. but he says that it the recent measles outbreak made him realize it was time for a public service announcement. you can find answers to your questions about measles on o

. >> the segment of the population that really felt that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was causing an increase in autism. >> we had more science now than ever before to help us say there just is no connection. >> reporter: in most of the current measles cases the infected were not vaccinated. >> back now in pennsylvania where the risk is among the greatest. according to the cdc the number of kindergarten aged children who last year failed to get a measles vaccine was nearly 15%. it's the second highest rate among states in the country. reporting from delaware county, i'm steve patterson cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> well we do continue to keep a very close eye on winter storm that's approaching and the impact it will have on your morning commute. >>> a live look now from the cbs3 mobile weather lab. snow is falling in west chester as you can see. meteorologist justin doctor dick is tracking the very latest for us. >> that snow is not just falling in we have chester knowledge it's in the city and moving to the north and east and picking up in intent is the. i'll break down what to expe

. >> reporter: nikki before the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella which his parents claim blame for his autism. >> i should have never had him have that vaccine. >> reporter: science has discredited the link first floated by a dr. in the journal "lancet," in 1998. there is no doubt, not that much, that there is no link between an m.m.r. vaccination and autism. >> absolutely no doubt. m.m.r. vaccine does not cause autism. it never made biological sense that it would and now we have all the epidemiological studies showing it clearly didn't. the director of the vaccine education center at the children's hospital of philadelphia says since wakefield's article, there have been 14 studies looking at hundreds of thousands of children on three continents that show no linkage. why did dr. wakefield's hypothesis get any traction at all? >> because we don't know what the cause or causes of autism was, and now he's got a reason right. he's got a boogieman.e >> reporter: only in the view of science now, his boogieman has been widely discredited. >> it was just wrong. >> reporter: the "lancet

and i thank you very mump. >> power plants are the longest single source. so epa not only has the legal authority, you have the response responsibility to act. the deal with that single largest source of carbon emissions. thavs based upon your best judgment vrks is that correct? >> thaekt, senator. >> it didn't gist come out of thin air. it's not just by more efficient ebb e energy sources: it's by conserving energies. >> that's correct. >> as we become more e fishlt consumers save, don't they? >> yes they do, senator: so i just want to make that point. the cost benefit analysis under the clean air act or clean waterer act, there's direct savings, that senator boxer has talked about >>> the number of premature deaths and workdays which pashlts have to stay home because their child can't breathe. or the days lost at summer camp. it will also safe us money. >> correct. you look at globally, the cost is incredible. in maryland, we have taken steps to deal with our power emissions. we've done that and we've had a growing economy. it's helpd our economy. you hav

the health department moved in holding a vaccination clinic at the school, offering free measles mumps and rubella shot. they brought 120 doses of mmr. but barely anyone showed up. >> i think we've had two. >> reporter: they would have three by the end of the day. edwards got his first vaccination ever. keenan's mom felt there were too many shots at one time when her son was growing up. >> it's kind of more my decision now i guess and i just wanted to get it. >> reporter: he talked his mom into getting him vaccinated because of the recent measles outbreak and he wants to travel. >> brazil maybe. and -- africa. my dad's pretty big on traveling. >> reporter: the third world problem of measles has a first priority for county health leaders. they're even rushing to find out which teachers, staff and volunteers are vaccinated. and it's up to school principals like laura shane to keep track. >> it's been tricky or many people that recall having the measles or the vaccine but we really need to have the documentation. >> reporter: if there's ammeters outbreak at school, those without the vacci