infectious disease emergency order of course a pandemic flu scenario. health care sectors are already near capacity with this flu season so they are woefully unprepared to respond to a mass casualty biological event. so, for both i would ask how can we begin to prepare hospitals, let's just focus on hospitals for a mass casualty biological event? i know that's a lot to bite off but as best as you can. >> thank you for the question, senator. i think as it has been said, fully funding to its prior levels would be hugely helpful. i think he made some important points in terms of the financial incentives of the current system just in time for supplies and staffing. there's limited search capacity and we are seeing that in tennessee right now at a call with the hospitals a couple of weeks ago in another call tomorrow some of the challenges this is the flu season that is more severe. we don't know exactly what this will look like in compared to others. we are reporting more. and as people hear about those things there's a perception of greater severity. one of

are we adequately prepared for an outbreak of pandemic flu that could strike in the near term? how would a pandemic in the middle of this severe seasonal flu season complicate our vaccine readiness? >> thank you for the question, senator. i think at the start of your statement, you immediately gave part of what would be my answer. i think your question and your comment about the stockpile as it exists today is a result of the underfunding that has occurred particularly since 2009. with the funds that were provided, kind of supplemental or emergency balances that were provided up to 2009 from 2005 that is from 2005-2009, it allowed for the building up of a stockpile of various pandemic strains. it was allowing us to test and to understand how to manufacture. this was a good partnership with barta and was fundamental to our preparation at that time. since then, the funding has really dropped off as you commented. that is really what's behind the point that i was making. there's product that sits in the stockpile today that was manufactured quite some time ago. in some cases, seven

that we adequately prepared for now right of pandemic flu that could strike in the near term and how would a pandemic in the middle of this severe flu season complicate our vaccine readiness? >> thank you for the question senator. at the start of your statement portable would be my answer, think your question your comment about the stockpile as it exists today is the result of the underfunding that is occur particularly since 2009 so the ones that were provided and balances for emergency funds would provide from 2005 to 2009 it allows the stockpile of bearing pandemic strains, three of pandemic strains allowing us to test and understand how they manufacture and this is in a good partnership with barda and was fundamental to our preparation at that time. since then the funding is dropped off as you commented mats behind the point i was making. there is a product that sits in the stockpile today that was manufacturing sometime ago. some of them seven or eight years ago and our ability and the ability of the country to replenish the stock pile

and today the threat of pandemic flu is joined by new threats. what have we learned in the last century? are we better prepared for the next catastrophe? when you consider ebola and how the centers for disease control and prevention and summary partners supported nigeria, as they instituted evidence-based policies and track the path of that disease and contained it when the outbreak reached "after words" answers clearly, yesterday we consider our strategic national stockpile which can deliver 50 tons of emergency medical supplies anywhere in the us in 12 hours, the answer is clearly, yes. many consider the fda's approval of new medical countermeasures to combat anthrax and flu and radiation and plague, the answer is clearly yes. however our track record is far from perfect. we still can do better. we can do better than the presidents way to slow response in puerto rico and the us virgin islands after hurricane maria. the storm left many americans without access to clean water and electricity and healthcare for months. we can do better than the ad

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as the cdc reports this year's outbreak is more severe than any other since, the 2009 swine flu pandemiclgrim with the latest. >> reporter: the flu epidemic pushing hospitals to their limit. at grady hospital in atlanta, a team is setting up the country's first mobile emergency unit to handle what doctors say is historic demand for care. >> i have been working at grady 15 years, not seen it this bad in the 15 years. >> already this season 37 children have died from the flu compared to 21 this time last year. more families are sharing their stories off to help others. maria pantiaga's family said maria was 7 months pregnant. got the flu, then pneumonia. put her in a coma to try to save her life. could not save the baby. >> be careful with that because you are pregnant. you are going to the hospital. you or your baby survive. and maybe neither one survive. both can die. >> carly slavin, a busy mother who've didn't get the flu shot herself. but got sick and died after caring for her husband and two kids. her father is encouraging others to get the vaccine. >> we are doing this for her. they

today, the threat of pandemic flu is joined by new threats. so what have we learned in the last century? are we better prepared for the next catastrophe? when you consider ebola and how the centers for disease control and prevention and so many partners supported nigeria as they instituted evidence-based policies and tracked the path of that disease, and contained it when the outbreak reached lagos, the answer is clearly yes. when you consider our strategic national stockpile which can deliver 50 tons of emergency medical supplies anywhere in the u.s. in 12 hours, the answer is clearly yes. when you consider the fda's approval of new medical countermeasures to combat anthrax and flu and radiation mrai and plague the answer is clearly yes. however, our track record is far from perfect. we still can do better. we can do better than the president's way too slow response in puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands after hurricane maria. the storm left many americans without access to clean water and electricity and health care for months. we can do

prescription drug benefit for seniors and by helping to build a global, national, state and local pandemic flu preparedness and our response to threats such as sars and monkeypox and our efforts to continue to perform welfare programs and to make them as monarch, responsive and empowering as possible for the individuals and families that we serve and through innovation in the private sector to bring life improving therapies to our people and the people of the world and finally in harnessing the power of data and analytics to make it more efficient and capable of serving our fellow americans. the department the size and scope of hhs it can be difficult to prioritize. nonetheless shy be confirmed i do envision focusing my personal efforts in four critical areas. first, drug prices are too high. the president has made this clear, so have i. my experience helping to implement part d and with my extensive knowledge of how insurance, manufacturers, pharmacy and government programs work together i believe i bring skills and experiencesnc to the table but can help us to tackle these issues while still

that's the highest level since the swine flu pandemic of 2009. >> we've been following the state health departments asking them what kind of activity they're seeing and this is the third year in a row where 49 out of 50 states are indicating there's widespread activity in their state. so we've not had that 3 weeks of 49 states since we've been collecting this information. >> and the flu season is far from over. we are only halfway there. health officials continue to urge people to stay home if you're sick. cover your cough, and if you have not yet done so, get the flu shot. in new york molly line, fox news. >> oakland a's fans gathered for fan fest celebrating the new season. what they're looking forward to after the break. >> plus some of your favorite cookies back on sale next week. how the girl scouts are getting ready to sell you some thin mints and more coming up. >>> the oakland a's celebrating 50 years of baseball in oakland today. here's how the team and fans kicked off the unofficial start to the 2018 season together at fan fest. >> a's fans began flooding into oakland shortly

that's the highest level of activity since the deadly swine flu pandemic nearly ten years ago. >> it evere. >> reporter: she says her best friend, maria ya penanogwa was seven months pregnant when she caught the flu. the heartbeat of the unborn child faded. the california mother of four survived. her baby did not. >> if they would have operated her with the cesarean, they would have lost her or the child or both. >> reporter: at least 37 children have been killed by the flu this season. centers for disease control and prevention expected flu related pediatric deaths could reach record highs. dr. daniel jernigan. >> kids are really making up the predominant amount of influenza-like illness. they're taking it to school and it's getting transmitted there. that's what's driving a lot of visits to the outpatient clinics right now. >> reporter: schools across the krunt ra country are racing to contain the virus. six districts in oklahoma closed because too many staff and students called out sick. in gulf county, florida, more than 20 students were absent because of flu-like symptoms. >> 11

that's the highest level since the swine flu pandemic of 2009. the old and long are the most vulnerable. toby rhode island died this past tuesday, the community middle school student as being more by his friends, classmates, and stunned family. >> everything was normal. just a regular cold. and then shocking, you get a call that he is pass. how does that happen? take care of your kids, hug them a little tighter. consider having that flu shot perhaps. >> 37 pediatric deaths have been reported. health officials expect their be more in the coming week comparing this year to the 201,415 season when their 148 pediatric deaths. this year the flu strain is a especially by roland. officials were that the season season is far from over. >> we been talking with the state health department asking what kind of flu activity there same. this is the third week 49 of 50 states or indicating there is widespread activity. health officials continue to encourage people to stay home if they're sick, cover your cough and get the flu shot. president trump will outline

the last time we had very high figures was after the swine flu pandemic. , and this, relatively speaking, we were due a bad year. there is a lot of advice about things you can do. the main thing is, if you are eligible for the vaccine, get it. and basic hygiene. the flu can live for hours on hard surfaces. washing your hands regularly, simple stuff. avoid people who have got the future good advice! hospital consultants in wales are warning that patient safety in accident and emergency units is being "compromised to an unacceptable degree". 46 doctors — that's most of the emergency medicine consultants in wales — have signed a letter to the first minister, carwynjones, outlining their concerns. it comes as figures published this morning show the lowest level of a&e performance in wales since march 2016. sian lloyd reports. half past eight in the morning and staff at this hospital in swansea discuss the challenges ahead in a&e. patient waiting time targets are being missed at emergency units across wales. today more than three quarters of all consultant in em

the last time they needed an extended treatment area was during the 2009 flu pandemic. >> i'm concerned that this one may hit us hard. >> reporter: so far, 41,000 cases nationwide this season. >> our transport numbers have never been higher. >> reporter: the flu can be deadly, especially for those with underlying health conditions. >> baby came in with respiratory problems. >> reporter: those patients truly need emergency c recover without any complications. >> these patients could truly stay home and seek medical attention with their primary care physician instead of rushing to the emergency department. >> reporter: the flu vaccine is not as effective this year, but experts say some protection is better than none. >> even if you get sick, having had the vaccine, your illness tends to be milder, not quite as severe. >> reporter: the vaccine also lessens the chance of getting complications from the flu, like pneumonia. erica edwards, nbc news. >> now at 5:00, storm team4 preparing you for our coldest weather yet. >> and i'm doug kammerer. wind chills way below 0 again tonight. we'll show

we have the strains of flu which can be epidemics, pandemic.s the most specific groups of the size you are vulnerable, some of the headlines of the writing around this is a bit apocalyptic interview the bid daily express's readership tends to be over 60 so this could be a serious health risk. we get these strains of flu that come in from time to time, not being an epidemiologist, not much more i can say. the flu jabs are much more i can say. the flu jabs a re often much more i can say. the flu jabs are often different types of flu. sometimes the jabs run short. are often different types of flu. sometimes the jabs run shortlj remember once i sometimes the jabs run shortlj remember once i was sometimes the jabs run shortlj remember once i was in romania on holiday, somewhere no one had been, i found that the only bit of avian flu to worry about was there. it was a strange holiday. the daily star has a map. a big red map. can ijust borrow that please? it's after nine o'clock don't need to see a woman who's forgotten to put her on. there you go. ——

this year's outbreak is now considered the worst flu since the 2009 swine flu pandemic. >>> ahead ofext week's state of the union the white house revealed its immigration plan. it proposes a path to citizenship for daca recipients and eligible dreamers but in exchange president trump wants $25 billion for a border wall and an end to so-called chain migration and the visa lottery system. critics have called the proposal a ransom note. a reminder that lawmakers only have weeks to reach a bipartisan solution here. the president set a march 5th deadline for a daca fix. i'm joined now by nbcnews.com contributor raul reyes. thanks for being here. >> my pleasure. >> when it comes to daca, president trump goes back and forth everyone proposing a bill of love. at the same time this is a president who signed a travel ban who's cracking down on immigrants we know. is this latest proposal a daca fix? >> well, it could potentially be in theory a daca fix. the problem with it is that it has upset people on both the conservative side and the progressive side of the aisle. for instance, conservative

federal health officials warn this year's outbreak is the most severe since the 2009 swine flu pandemicand it is still getting worse. >>> and the trump administration is reportedly, and i want to dig into this story, considering a takeover of a portion of the nation's wireless broadband network. according to axios, officials are considering building a centralized 5-g network to prevent china from spying on our phones. >>> and new reports show hillary clinton decided not to fire a senior adviser on her 2008 presidential campaign who had been accused of sexual harassment. clinton's campaign manager recommended the adviser be fired and clinton herself decided against doing so. >>> and republican senator marco rubio has fired his chief of staff after hearing he allegedly had improper conduct with subordinate staffers. >>> and in his first state of the union address, president trump plans to strike a tone of unity, hoping to sell a country with a stronger economy and safer borders just one year into his presidency. here's a question, will people buy it? what do people outside washington thin

week one out of 15 doctors visit were for symptoms of the flu, that's the highest since the swine flu pandemict kind of flu activity they're seeing and this is third week in a row where 49 out of 50 states are still indicating there's widespread activity in their states. we've not had that three weeks of 49 states since we've been checking this information >> the season is far from over, we're only halfway there. health officials continue to urge people to stay home if you're sick, cover your kind of and if you have not yet done so get the flu shot. in new york, molly lyon, fox news >> i just saw myself on tv. >> did you get any sleep. >> 0 sleep. >> after the break we'll go through mike's bag to see if he packed appropriately. do you know the temperature there today? . >>> ultimate doppler lit up with a lot of 14 as we track some of the heavier rainfall right now down the shore. keep the anyone gear, umbrellas handy, you'll be in and out of the showers throughout the day. temperatures it's mild, 50 currently in philadelphia, we'll hold pretty steady, right around 50 for much of the day, with

this year's flu season is now more intense than any since the 2009 swine flu pandemic. tting worse, according to federal health officials. and the flu season still has weeks to run. >>> "the new york times" reporting hillary clinton declined to fire a top adviser from her 2008 presidential campaign, despite repeated accusations that he sexually harassed a younger female aide campaign manager patti doyle advised clinton to fire her, who was the feith adviser on the campaign he was instead moved to a new position. >>> overseas, six children were killed in central afghanistan and there are conflicting reports on who killed them officials say they died in a taliban mortar attack but some villagers say they died in an air strike by afghan forces. two other children were injured in that attack >>> and nasa putting two satellites into orbit after a night launch thursday night. the satellites will study the border between the earth's atmosphere and space >>> you're up to date. that's the news update at this hour kelly, back downtown to you. have a great weekend. >> thank you, su

. >> reporter: this is shaping up to be the worst flu season since is 2009 swine flu pandemic and it ot letting up. we're hearing a gut wrenching message from a family of one of the outbreaks victims. the morning, the worst flu season in almost a decade is getting deadlier. near indianapolis, the family of 37-year-old carly slaven is heartbroken. >> things just went downhill so fast. sorry. but we were all there holding her when she died. >> reporter: her father says she died just three days after being diagnosed with the flu. the symptoms quickly escalated into pneumonia. >> she got the kids' shots. my son-in-law being in the military didn't have any choice. he got his shots. and she didn't get her's. >> reporter: the flu now widespread in every state but hawaii. dozens of schools like this one in florida shutting down. the centers for disease prevention so far this year 37 children have died compared to just 8 at this time last year. but the cdc says it's the elderly who are most at risk, followed by adults, ages 50 to 64. >> this year the baby boomers have really replaced their gra

our entire community >> this year's flu season is now more intense than any since the 2009 swine flu pandemicd it's getting orse. that's according to federal health officials and the flu season still has weeks to run we're almost just halfway through it >>> robotic bartenders are shaking up biloxi, mississippi that's sjengo making his debut during the grand opening of the hard rock cuzino's new robo ba last night that's a nice shake. >> customers choose their drink from a kiosk, swipe their card the robot makes the drink, and then you can scan your ticket and pick it up >> that's the news update this hour i don't know whether you have to tip him, but whatever. melissa, back to you >> what if you want an extra twist or something >> i don't know. that's a good question >> all right, sue, thank you >> let's get a check of the markets. fresh intra day record highs for the dow and s&p 500. the dow and s&p are up five times in six sessions. this would be the longest both indices have gone at the beginning of the year without suffering a losing streak of any length nasdaq at session highs right now.

flu. that is the highest level since the swine flew pandemic back in 2009. 39 states including pennsylvania reporting high flu traffic for doctors. authorities say by the end of the flu season they estimate 34 million americans will have gotten sick from the flu. >>> a fourth grader with cerebral palsy is closer to her dream of playing the viola and her helpers are three local engineering students who have never even picked up an instrument. >> i just love music and i really want to play an instrument. >> rain mason smith doesn't just want to listen to music she wants to make it but cerebral palsy makes holding the bow difficult. since fall a trio of engineering students from concorde high school has been designing and manufacturing a brace to give rain just the right grip. julia weeks says the first step was pretty basic understanding how to make music. >> none of us play any instruments. >> once they learned that, they focused on rain's specific challenge. >> the motion of bowing comes from the elbow so when we realized that's the trouble we realized we needed to figure out something else

. >>> this year is likely to be the worst flu season since the swine flu pandemic of 2009 joining us w with impact on business is meg tirrell. good morning >> good morning. it is promising to be a pretty intense flu season it ramps up quickly since december the strain isn't well protected by the flu vaccine still public health experts say getting a flu shot is one of the most important things to do to protect ourselves and others and another report is staying at home when we're sick but a lot of us don't do that. urgent care providers conducted a survey about where americans go when sick almost 70% went to the drugstore or pharmacy. 33% went to the grocery store. almost 40% went to work sick health experts say that's a big problem. it's even got a maim for zenkyism, and can contribute to the further spread of the disease. while it can be costly for employers, the lost productivity from six days related to flu lost $9.4 billion this year. having employees show up in the office while contagious can be costly as well puck health experts recommend employers take a few steps to help reduce

every year do we take flu seriously enough as it is even when it's not reached pandemic levels?nd what can we be doing better to address it from a medical standpoint >> well, first of all, we're not taking it seriously enough, and the first line of defense that's really effective that we're not taking is good personal prevention habits. good hand washing does work. protecting your coughs from sneezes, not with your hands where you wipe it around, in your sleeves, that works staying home when you're sick, those things work. that's number one. number two is a universal flu vaccine. the problem with flu is it keeps changing it keeps trading its genes with other flus and it keeps eluding us we're late getting started on that we're moving on it >> are we investing enough to get to a universal vaccine >> we've looked at vaccines as with medicines, often it's trial and error. the more people in the game, the more likely it is. so it's both under invested, the professor at the university said we need to be putting a billion dollars a year in. we're not coming close to that. >> when you

he says the method would even protect against never before seen flu strains like the spanish flew pandemicllion worldwide in 1918. >> and that's why a universal vaccine would be so revolutionary is we would not have to worry about that as much. >> reporter: and flu as we know it could become almost a medical after thought. tom johnson, fox news. >>> the snow is not stopping people from searching for their next job. hundreds have been filling the oxford mall in long harn hoping to get one of the thousands of jobs available from all kinds of recruiters some of the jobs available are in health care, retail, manufacturing and more. good luck to everybody there. >>> you will find more pitbulls in our shelters than any other dog. and more dye in shelters than any other dog in our area. but a local woman all about exploding the stigma associated with pitbulls while benefiting our community it's a win/win and our bill anderson has more. we do have a pitbull in our possession now. we rescued her. her name is wildflower from down south. >> reporter: walk into any animal shelter in the country and it

researchers are closing in on a stronger flu shot guarding against future pandemics and need to be takenust that one time. >> there are two weeks left to get health insurance under covered california. if you have questions, our team will have a panel of experts. you don't have to wait to ask. you can submit your questions right now using the #ask finney. look for your answers beginning at 4:00 p.m. on abc 7 news. michael finney's facebook page and abc7news.comment. >>> the warriors tell us the construction of their new home, the chase center in san francisco's mission bay is on schedule. abc 7 news sports anchor, mike shumann toured the site yesterday and construction there in full swing with over 500 workers on the site daily. construction managers told us that it will start looking less like a giant erector set and more like an arena in the next few months. >> 40% done at this time. the next big lan mark that a lot of think of is topping out. that's when we're done with the structure of chase center. that's going to be this august. >> the chase center is scheduled to open for the 2019-

flu vaccine as well as within the next decade. doctor fauci said the method for protecting americans against another pandemic influenza is to encourage them to invest stockpiling of vaccines that will protect against the virus. the hospitals are filling up with people with the flu. so if researchers were any sort of partner with them discovery platform technology that can speed that it's a tough the universal flu vaccine, what would they do to support the development of the technology and what is the fda ready to do to encourage that for the new innovative vaccines and there are three minutes. >> i will bewi very brief. there's an integrated portfolio so once a product gets through thecl clinical trials that wille transitioned and take the development through to fruition to produce that in the emerging technologies. we already have universal flu vaccine that could achieve what you're outlining. we continue to provide advice to manufacturers looking at bringing those new technologies through. i would point to one place that we have adopted to address these threats that have been helpful for the manufacturing capacity particularly cell

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paul cosford from public health england said the number of flu cases didn't amount to a pandemic.a completely new strain that we've never experienced before. and, of course, the worry then is that the whole population is susceptible. the strains that we see circulating now, there will be many in the population who have had the same flu before, so there tends to be better immunity against these strains. what i would say is we are seeing high levels. of course that is contributing to the pressures on the nhs and i would like to thank all our nhs staff for the work that they're doing to treat people who've got the flu. but they're not unprecedented levels. 0ur health correspondent catherine burnsjoins me now. just an these flu figures, we come back to it, it is a bleak time of year. just give us an element of context? let's talk about the numbers. there were very high rates. hospital admissions last week, they we re hospital admissions last week, they were up 78%. 78% more people last week when to their gp because of flu than a week before. that sounds like a massively. in fact, that

brian: here with advice is medical a team marc siegel swine flu the new pandemic, is this what you arearly peak. they don't have the immune system you have as you are older. hospitalizations and 37 deaths among kids which is extremely tragic. ainsley: is this worse this you're than it has been in the past? what's different about this flu. this is a strain, ainsley that we just don't have protection against. this particular strain of flu often causes trouble. the flu shot, which i still say everybody out there should get, is about 30% effective, but it actually decreases spread around the household it decreases severity and very smart to get it. because, of the children who have died, 80% of them in the past hadn't gotten a flu shot. steve: so how do we protect our snlves you brought out gloves. you can do gloves, you do mask. >> if you are sick with the flu you should wear a mask. you should wear a mask. you should stay home from school or work. how do you know whether you should do that you? know because you feel dehydrated. because you get a headache. because you feel droopy. brian:

the most recent one called swine flu, the new pandemic. how do i know if i have the flu?'s a very early-season, which worries me. we are at a 60,000 reported cases. it's probably doubled. this is bad and is peeking out. how do you know if you have the flu? number one tip is fatigue. if you feel suddenly tired, walking along and have to lay down, difficult to grip, that's the first symptom. muscle aches, lot of inflammation with the fluid in your body. high fever, headache. if you have high fever, headache, muscle aches, joint aches, fatigue and sore throat, you've got the flu. if you have congestion or coffee menu don't feel that bad, that is the cold. everybody comes to me this time of year, and stuffed up i got the flu. you don't have the flu. you know when you have the flu you suddenly can walk around. rachel: i'm a mom. if my child is exhibiting the symptoms, what do i do? keep them at home and give them fluids and rest, to bring them into you? >> i'm a big believer in overreacting to the spiritual brand and elderly people have to see me, the physician. not just that.

pandemic. we refer to that as a universal flu vaccine.to understand what part of that virus actually doesn't change very much from year to year and now how can we induce with a vaccine a response that would be dominant against that particular part of the virus because the vaccines we make now when they protect you, they make a response that's a good response, but it happens to be against that part of the virus that tends to drift because of mutations from year to year. >> okay. dr. fouche, thanks for being with us. >>> immigration will be a focus of president trump's state of the union address. it comes on the heels of the president's plan to protect so-called dreamer immigrants from deportation while increasing border zusecurity. it's an important issue to the five orlando area voters we spoke with ahead of mr. trump's speech. the group ranged from liberal to conservative in ideology and spanned from -- we poke spoke about the need tore a border wall and the challenges the president faces overseas. debbie, you voted for hillary clinton.

they're closing in on a stronger flu shot to boost protection against winter influenza, guard against pandemics time. >>> two weeks left to get insurance. you don't have to wait. you can submit your questions right now using the #ask finney. look for your answers on abc 7 news. michael finney's facebook page and abc7news.com. >>> from the live desk this morning, very important news if you're a wells fargo customer. you want to check your banking accounts right away. a problem with the bill pay system drained the accounts of some customers. it was a glitch that led to some bill payments being processed twice late yesterday. it left some accounts overdrawn. some customers say they got e-mails telling them their checking accounts had nothing in them. and then customers jammed the bank's service lines. people who finally got through were told their accounts would be fixed overnight. wells fargo tweeted, it's working to fix the issue and does thank customers for their patience. >>> it is 6:48. time for your morning money report. another record for the stock market. it could continue today. the dow c

testified before the senate, health, education, prevention committee about the flu outbreak, public spending, and reauthorizing a pandemic preparedness bill. this is two hours.

>> seasonal flus are generally as they say catastrophic, they can be really bad. you get catastrophe when you get a pandemic. we only had three, when you have a pandemic, that is a raging amount of a brand-new virus in which there's no background protection. leland: we are not quite there yet. >> don't take away from the fact that this is-leland: great to have you, thank you. hopefully we don't have to have you back to talk about a pandemic, if we do, we will have you back. >> speed dial. leland: we will keep monitoring the house floor and the senate floor as things develop throughout the afternoon. fox news sunday. chris: i'm chris wallace, the federal government partially shuts down as divided congress fails to reach a spending bill. ♪ >> happy anniversary, mr. president, your wish came true, you wanted a shutdown, the trump shutdown is all yours. >> we will not be blackmailed because republicans are unwilling to compromise. >> they believe that the issue of illegal immigration is more important than everything else. >> schumer shutdown. nice little ring to it, doesn't it? >> partisan finger pointing and

happens, the shadow health secretary chose not to try to take advantage of the near pandemic that existed in the time in fluan has chosen to do... the minister of state for health answering the labour question from jon ashworth. the absence of the health secretaryjeremy hunt something those on the benches were keen to discuss. it doesn't necessarily mean jeremy hunt keen to discuss. it doesn't necessarily meanjeremy hunt is changing jobs on this reshuffle date, after five and a half years in the post. that is a length of service that the minister referred to, saying it's nearly as long as the founder of the nhs. jeremy hunt, we are expecting news from downing street on that reshuffle butjeremy hunt one of those, it was suggested, might be moving. we haven't heard anything yet and when we do, we will let you know. jamie is here and will bring us the business news shortly. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. david lidington is appointed cabinet office minister, as the prime minister's reshuffle continues. amber rudd keeps her role as home secretary. meanwhile brandon lewis becomes the new conser

tirrell out in san francisco of course, flu is a huge problem but we're also hearing about perhaps the u.s. and the world's lack of preparedness for other huge pandemicsf we get something that we really have no way of addressing, pharmaceutical companies may not be incentivized based on past experiences to really step up there and put aside their more profit-making work to work there. what solutions do you see, if any, on the horizon for fixing that problem >> in ebola, the companies did come forward and come up with new products, they worked hard, put their own money into it so there was a lot of good governance, good citizenship during ebola we need that kind of approach even when there's not a global epidem epidemic that means congress needs to come up with the money to fund the centers for disease control and prevention, to be able to strengthen the systems around the world to find, stop and prevent health threats where they emerge so we can fight them there and don't have to fight them there. >> the iv bag thing is freaking me out when you read about this, how a basic thing can be in short supply i understand the puerto rico storms hit the articl

seeing the most severe flu season for many of our indicators of activity, like people going to the gp, since 2011, but with the last most severe one which just followed the pandemichere and we are being very clear to urge anyone who is in one of the eligible groups for a vaccine to go and get out if you haven't already. we are giving the catch it, bin it, kill it message that we launched again last week, it is the basic stuff about if you have a sneeze or a cough up captured in a tissue, through the tissue away and wash your hands. when those things can help us to bring the flu season to a close as soon as we are able to. why is it so many people have been affected this year? flu is unpredictable every year and what we are seeing this year is three different strains circulating. usually we see one in the early part of the season and another in the later part but those seem to have come together and of course it is just a matter of what happens to the flu strains, the flu virus each year, to see exactly how things are going to predict —— hit us, we can never predict that it what we can make sure is we are prepared with a vaccine that people no how to protect thems