flu is spread through coughing or sneezing or by touching infected surfaces. >> this health alert isponsored by cancer centers of america. care that never quits. visit cancercenter.com. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> washington wizards got that monkey off their back last week, beating toronto for their first win. but it seems that they have regrets again. wizards hosting the houston rockets, looking for win number two. john wall finds mcgee for the beautiful hoop. nice one. ties things up at 58. under 6 minutes to go, wizards are down again. that brings him within 7, but the rockets would not lay down. wizards drop another one. 114-106. >> we have some of our main guys and feel sorry for themselves and things don't go right. we are finding some things out. when you're a main guy, all of a sudden reports are geared to stop you. how are you going to react to those situations? >> and caps defensiveman will have abdominal surgery and expected to miss the next four to six weeks. he did injure his groin and only played ten games this season. redskins rook

or sneeze sanctions what's going to happen is exactly what is happening now iran is gone to russia china india south korea and there bypassing the federal dollars by forcing the sanctions they're putting a ram into a corner where they have no options but to go and deal in currencies other zammit fessor dollars so they're really creating their own demise in the situation let's talk about iran's response to the e.u. oil embargo it's preparing to stop all supplies to europe within days and not wait until the summer for that ban to actually come into full of fact what is tehran hoping to achieve with that move. well i think if we were dealing with honest people possess integrity then i don't think anything new of the brown as in the detected and numerous inspections that have already been performed over the years the sad fact is that we're not dealing with honest people when it comes to the to the us and the e.u. and he says the best of our loses of standing in the us and through them the e.u. is now in a position where i think they will create the evidence they need or they may even perform

. >> it will put a back drop so the urethra can press closed when one is coughing or sneezing. >> the doctor says it is important to talk to your doctor about the problem 0. he joins us this morning with more information. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> there are so many different causes and kinds of incontinence. childbirth is one. >> there are many risk factors. childbirth is one. obesity, vaginal birth, heavy lifting can cause trauma to the pelvic floor. >> there is simple treatment. one you have this model here. >> this is a treatment we use for stress urinary incouldn't nens. -- incouldn't nens. you can see when a woman sneezes it pushes on the bladder. one of the treatments we will use for incontinence that works roughly 80% to 90% of the time is to provide a sling around the urethra that provides a backstop against which the urethra is pushed closed with coughing and sneezing. >> that's simple. >> simple, quick recovery. works 80% to 90% of the time. a very good surgery. these things have been around for a long time, lisa, but now we have new minimally invasive proced

environmental sounds effects people who cannot recognize a dog barking, or an alarm clock ringing, or sneezing, or laughing. there are a variety of music agnosias, so-called amusias. and the best recognized there is so-called tone deafness. these are people who not only cannot carry a tune. >> that's me. >> yeah, but they don't recognize if you give a tune and alter it or make it dison at, they don't recognize anything's wrong. they night, if it's severe, be able to tell which of two pitches is higher than the other. i think one of the most fascinating agnosias though is the long name agnos agnosia which refers to the ability to recognize that anytng was near logically wrong-- near logically wrong and a spectular form of this is agnosia for one side of your body being paralyzed. somebody with a stroke might have complete paralysis of the left arm and leg. >> rose: and not know. >> and when it's pointed out, refuses toecognize it. >> some patits actually move the arm out of the bed thinking it doesn't belong to them. >> write, yeah. >> it's amazing. >> you say raise your right arm it goes up, y

. >> reporter: sick or not we all should cover our mouths or nose when we cough or sneeze. >> preventionmething as obvious as during the flu season, simply try not to tush your eyes or mouth -- touch your eyes or mouth. >> a flu vaccine is recommended. >> that lowers the duration of flu and some of the symptoms. >> reporter: though the number of cases is still low, they have doubled in the past month. in townsend, mike schuh. >>> government figures show that traditionally january and february are the worse months for outbreaks of the flu. >>> we've experienced that here for a number of years. >> yeah. >>> still to come on eyewitness news. >> blood all over the place. >> reporter: struck by a bullet, how new year's eve celebrations turned tragic in florida. >>> home sweet home kidnapped from a zoo. how this monkey made his way back. >>> and i'm bernadette woods from bob turk putting together from bob turk putting together your five day ,, i just had it with cable. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. a lot of times, the picture would break up. for the amount of money that i am pa

it's transmit thud coughing or sneezing. >> new information tonight about what caused a fire in mountain view last night. pg&e said an equipment failure sent three lines crashing to the ground. the results fire let up the sky near the microsoft campus. they had the flames contained. one person was sent to the hospital. the down -- the power was restored early this morning. >> reporter: state regulators suggests a new, less expensive plan for customer who want to opt out of the smart meter. the plan by the public eye -- it the prices substantially less than pg&e's proposal of a 270-dollar initial fee and a 14- dollar monthly fee. >> california is about to be the first state in the country to crosswalk don on energy wasting charges. the state emergency commission voted to regulate the vampire charges that suck up as much as 60% of power they consume. the new standards are take effect next year. >> park officials at yosemite are working to bring in big crowds. what they are doing and how mother nature is helping. >> and bill martin ♪ [ woman ] i was ready for my trip, but my smile wasn't. [

it's transmit thud coughing or sneezing. >> new information tonight about what caused a fire in mountain. pg&e said an equipment failure sent three lines crashing to the ground. the results fire let up the sky near the microsoft campus. they had the flames contained. one person was sent to the hospital. the down -- the power was restored early this morning. >> reporter: state regulators suggests a new, less expensive plan for customer who want to opt out of the smart meter. the plan by the public eye -- it the prices substantially less than pg&e's proposal of a 270-dollar initial fee and a 14- dollar monthly fee. >> california is about to be the first state in the country to crosswalk don on energy wasting charges. the state emergency commission voted to regulate the vampire charges that suck up as much as 60% of power they consume. the new standards are take effect next year. >> park officials at yosemite are working to bring in big crowds. what they are doing and how mother nature is helping. >> and bill martin tracking a change in the weather. is he back in six minutes with how it'll

. >> sick or not we all should cover our mouths and nose, when we cough or sneeze, preferably with therook of our arm. >> experts say prevention can be something as obvious as during flu season try not to touch your eyes, nose or mouth. >> to avoid a hospital or doctor visit a flu vaccine is recommended. >> that lowers the duration of the flu and some symptoms. >> thousand the number of cases is still low, they have doubled in the past month in towson, mike shoe, wjz eyewitness news. >> figures show traditional hi january and february are the worst months for outbreaks of the flu. >>> coming up, armed america, why gun sales are soaring across the nation. >> missing toddler a desperate plea from the father of a missing 20 month old girl. >> it is a chilly monday are we in a deep freeze for good? first warning weather forecast and wjz 13 is always on at wjz.com for updates on the first warning weather and all the time click on wjz.com ,,,,,, >>> now, first in weather, complete forecast and first warning of severe weather. >>> it is january, it is supposed to be cooler, so we are going to

whiplash about half of people who get these no recalled trauma might have had a cough cold or flu where they were sneezing or coughing in such a way that actually for the order rate batt but needs to decreased blood flow causes artery itself to become a very narrow down the troubles up the artery causes a stroke represented by the darker area and this dad liked the bruce its wells >> swelling can be fatal potentially swelling but what is called the brain stem and deeper into the brand >> dr. buehrle please let not before the stroke impacted the right side of the brand unlike congresswoman gabrielle giffords suffered a left brain injury speech and mental acuity are not the biggest concerns vision and movement are. >> right brain injury less likely to cause the problem being a legislator fortunately on the side of the bread not in bald with language might not be able to see as well or move his left side very well >> how well do most patients recover from a stroke of this magnitude? >> small minority complete recovery but i would think a stroke large enough to cause that type of swelling something he would h

conditions of mission station with regard to security , that the office can suspend their commission or the staff sneeze to walk -- staff needs to walk. this approval is for indoors only and does permit in no way it addresses any outdoor entertainment or entertainment on the patio. that is my motion. >> you mean non-amplified entertainment. can you restate that? >> this permit does not address entertainment on the patio. whether it is amplified or otherwise. it does not cover the patio. it only covers the interior. >> i want to make sure that everyone understands a boombox is amplified entertainment. you cannot have one of those outside. >> that is correct. amplified sound. we use entertainment so lot. the amplified sound is required to be permitted by a loudspeaker permit. >> you have to have your doors and windows closed, for this permit. all of your windows and doors have to be closed. all of the sound must be contained? >> yes. it requires the containment of sam. -- sound. commissioner joseph: you have to announce it. >> if that is true, hopefully we will have better relations with the neighbor as a

it is a common infection that spread from person to person by sneezing or coughing. school officials say they are taking steps to prevent it from going from student to student. representatives will be at the school tomorrow morning to answer any questions or concerns parents may have. there are asking them to monitor children for the symptoms of scarlet fever which include a sandpaper brash, high fever, sore throat, and nec plans. if your child has any of the above conditions contact your doctor scene. it can be treated with antibiotics but if not it can lead to kidney disease in extreme cases. children should stay home during treatment. city health officials will be at the school tomorrow to meet with parents about the confirmed cases. >> we have a school closing for you tonight. grace elementary school will be closed to students because of a strong odor caused by work on pipes earlier this week. in hartford county,grace elementary close to students. will the hamilton post office close its doors for good? it is on a list of post office is being considered for closin

. >> the bacteria is spread from person to person contact, and by respiratory secessions like sneezing or coughing. doctors say while scarlet fever is highly contagious, it's also very treatable, most often with antibiotics. in the letter, parents of students at the school are urged to contact their medical provider if a child has symptoms. doctors tell us the students can return to school as long as they've been on antibiotics for 24 hours and if they haven't had a fever for 24 hours unassisted by a fever reducer. back to you. >> kai, thank you. the school system tells eyewitness news they're working to sanitize the building by cleaning all surfaces and handrails. >> monday the nation honors the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. and baltd more city is ready to celebrate. the only wall mlk parade will march through town. the theme this year is ask me about my dream. 30,000 people are expected to watch. hall of fame legend lenny moore is this year's grand marshal. step off begins at noon on mlk boulevard and utah street. >>> a human organ dropped on the pavement on its way to a transpla

this is a common infection that is spread from person to person by sneezing or coughing. school officials are wiping down hand rails and cleaning different services. representatives from the health department will be able to answer any questions from parents. they are asking parents to monitor the children sentence for scarlet fever which includes a sore throat and swollen neck glance. call your doctor if your child has any symptoms. scarlet fever can be treated with antibiotics. to prevent illnesses like this from spreading come any child with those symptoms should stay home and contact your doctor. health officials will be on hand today to answer questions from concerned parents. jennifer franciotti reporting, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a milestone for one of the staples of american television. today is the 60th anniversary of the "today" show. >> marking a milestone. >> it is historic. 60 years of a television show is not something that is accomplished very often. >> the celebrated their 60th anniversary in style. >> it is magic. the "today" show is still magic. >> the big-in

they say it is a common infection that is spread from person to person by sneezing or coughing. school officials are taking spreading to more students. they will be disinfecting all surfaces and hand rails. representatives from the city health department will be at the school today to answer questions from parents who have any concern. parents are asked to monitor children for symptoms of scarlet fever, which includes a sand-paper-like rash, high fever, sore throat, and swollen neck glands. if your child has any of those symptoms, you are asked to call your doctor immediately. and keep your child at home. scarlet fever can be treated with antibiotics. but if it's not, it could lead to rheumatic fever or kidney disease in extremely severe cases. parents of infected children are asked to stay home and call their doctor. health officials will be on hand today. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police have tracked down the man that officers were trying to detained when an officer was attacked. police were trying to take shershallan bond-brooks into custody. another man attack

. >> and coughing, sneezing or enough elling, but it's not flu, so what's keeping you sick. >> we'ven there, hello, everybody, and welcome to news 4 at 5:00 tonight. >> our top story, new developments in the case of the 22-year-old man who's charged in a crash that took the life of an 8-year-old boy and badly injured that child's mother. >> today investigators tell us, victor aldana had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit. he was ordered held without bond during the court appearance today. julie carrey joins us with the latest. >> reporter: that fatal accident happened just a couple hundred yards down that asphalt foot path you see behind me. the victim's family is glad that victor will be behind bars for now. but angry at what police and prosecutors say he was doing sunday before the crash. >> 22-year-old victor aldana told police he started drinking at 9:30 sunday morning. it was around 2:30 afternoon when police say he drove his roommates car off the road and struck a mother and son. 8-year-old w

we get colds or flu through contracting a virus. you get it by people sneezing, coughing near you, touching a contaminated surface and your mouth, nose or eyes. that's how you get the flu or a cold. we see it more in the winter because we are in closer quarters with people. we're too close to people and that's how we get sick in the winter. >> we're just making sure we're not catching anything. let's go through the symptoms and you tell us which is which. first, runny nose or stuffy nose. cold or flu? >> this is more often a cold. the runny nose is a sign -- the viruses that cause the cold affect the nasal passages. you may have a little bit of stuffiness with the flu but it's an overall body symptom. for the runny nose, sneezing that's annoying, more likely to be a cold. >> next is the dry cough. >> a cough could be a cold or a flu. the difference is if the cough is accompanied by chest pain or trouble breathing that's a more serious situation, more likely to be the flu. just a dry cough that's not really bothering you much could be a cold. >> body aches and fa

or crash. rumored to be bankrupt about grumpy and sneezing. well you know rumors of course are as good as anything else the entire global economy runs on rumors goes rumors traded chicago mercantile exchange or c m a c f t c doesn't regulate rumors and create rumors and cash in on the rumors and everyone plays austerity measures it's all about the rumors are i think sam or thanks so much for being on the kaiser report thank you max you know your own good well be right back don't go away. you. mass casual welcome back to the kaiser report time now to go to double and speak with economist professor constantine good yeah constantine is from moscow and now teaches at trinity college dublin welcome back to kaiser report constantine thank you monks all right doesn't think if it were to happen what impact would a euro zone breakup have on russia there i read it two ways in which the euro can break up and we can call it or the disorderly in the orderly case of a default or breakup of the euro what will happen is that the monetary months for that money

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default swaps they've bought on any of these banks or nations falling apart or crash and rumored to be bankrupt about grumpy and sneezing . well you know rumors of course are as good as anything else the entire global economy runs on rumors goes rumors traded chicago mercantile exchange of c m a c f t c doesn't regulate rumors and create rumors and cash in on the rumors and a lot of plays austerity measures it's all about the rumors are i think sam or thanks so much for being on the kaiser report thank you max you know you're. all be right back don't go away. right to. the square. one. i'm finding we're just. getting it out here. but not saying hardly any birds squirrels you know. you know i don't know what's going on. concrete. technology innovation. developments around russia. the future. back to the kaiser report time now to go to speak with economist professor constantine good to have constantine. and now teaches at trinity college dublin welcome back to kaiser report thank you all right. wasn't tant if it were to happen what impact would a euro zone breakup have russia there i read it two ways in which the euro can

or even 10 days? everybody has been complaining, sneezing and wheezing.e never heard so much sneezing in my life. i think we're all ready for a little transition to warmer weather for now. >> all this up and down doesn't do much good either. >> this is such dry air i think people's throats are kind of affected by it. >> drink a lot of water. >> most definitely. >>> we are monitoring metro tonight with cracked rails on the yellow and red lines. the yellow line crack was between the pentagon and l'enfant plaza stops and the pentagon. the red line cracks was by the tacoma stop. they were fixed by 10:30 this morning. >>> you heard jokes about how many people changing a light bubble. think about. this new efficiency -- bulb. think about. this new efficiency standards have gone into effect and that nines a lot of choices. reporter: 133 years ago thomas edison invented the light bulb. now in 2012 the standard incandescent is fading as edison's technology is being replaced with more energy efficient options. >> we'll have all about 100 different bulbs just energy

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sneeze at. suddenly the guy who saved or created a stickler for job numbers. >> bret: what about the line from republicansssentially this is going to go to the chinese? the company can reapply and start the process again. there is the risk. >> who thinks it's greener to shift it and have it move overseas? it's not great for jobs here. you can tell that it's damaging to nebraska or montana or what have you. that is not the main concern. main concern is they want money from the speculative green energies and not to oil. >> there are two arguments against this. on ecological side. number one in the global and the other is local. global is ridiculous. canadians are not going to stop pumping alberta oil. a bunch of people on the united states on the left don't want to receive it. they will go, pump it, use it and ship it to china. it's not going to have any effect on global warming if you assume a connection. >> bret: second on the local stuff -- >> second on the local stuff the idea that the nebraska sand hills are the dead kale ecological spot you can't have a pipeline, today, nebraska sand hills are crisscr

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coughing, sneezing, fever, nasty symptoms sending people in the bay area to the doctor's office, instead of school or work. doctors say they are not seeing a spike in flu cases, so, what's making us sick? >> we have seen an increase in rsv the past few weeks and a substantial amount of rsv going around, probably hasn't hit its peak yet. >> reporter: rsv produces cold-like symptoms that hit kids hard, often causing them to be hospitalized. a spike in rsv also provides clues about what other viruses may soon infect us. >> most years, we see a peak in rsv activity and within a couple of weeks, see a second peak of influenza activity. rsv always comes first. >> reporter: at silicon valley pediatricians in los gatos, doctors say she has had to admit several children to the hospital for another respiratory illness. >> we have had some very sick children who have been wheezing as a result of these -- some of these viruses and so when they wheeze it is a process very similar to asthma. their airways are smaller. they can't get good breath. can't get their breath out. it leaves them prone to having pneumonia

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