the best way to prevent a peanut allergy is feed your baby peanut foods early and often. the more allergy prone the child, the earlier they should be exposed to train their immune systems. babies with severe be started on peanuts earlier. the new recommendations come after a large trial found regular peanut consumption before age 5, cuts a child's allergy risk by 80%. right now, 2% of u.s. children have a peanut allergy, that number has quadrupled in the last 13 years. one more note, peanuts can be a

i think we can significantly reduce the amount of peanut allergy. >> reporter: peanut allergy can beal. so it's very important for parents of children at risk to discuss with their pediatrician whether and how to introduce peanut protein. in any case, never give a baby whole peanuts, which can be a choking hazard. >> elliott: such big and fascinating news for those with little ones at home, like myself. jon, thank you for it. well, still to come here, phone companies send a "kill" command to thousands of smartphones. smartphones. platinum-based chemotherapy, including those with an abnormal alk or egfr gene who've tried an fda-approved targeted therapy, this is big. a chance to live longer with opdivo (nivolumab). opdivo demonstrated longer life and is the most prescribed immunotherapy for these patients. opdivo significantly increased the chance of living longer versus chemotherapy. opdivo works with your immune system. opdivo can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in your body and affect how they work. this may happen any time during or after treatment has

i think with can significantly reduce the ant of peanut allergy. >> peanut allergy can be fatal, so it'simportant for parents of children at risk to discuss with their pediatrician whether and,000 deal with peanut allergies. never give babies whole peanuts which can be a choking hazard. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning" big changes at seaworld. as the famous shah mao show ends at the park. we'll see why critics aren't happy with the new show. washington's farewell address and actress cynthia erivo of the broadway hit "the color purple" joins us in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hey, thanks for waking up with us! a live look at the by bridge. dare i say it? the calm, the quiet -- >> oh, oh!! >> the quiet ahead of the big rainstorm on its way this weekend. i never said calm before the storm. now we said it. good morning, it's friday, january 6. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. we hate that saying! >> but i said

peanuts. new research shows babies exposed to peanuts at an early age are less prone to lifelong peanut allergies. alyana gomez is live with this change approach. alyana. >> reporter: heather, this is pretty odd because we're even talking about infants as young as two to three months. it's surprising information for new moms like myself. my son is about two months old and we were told not to give him peanuts until about a year. but now it's the opposite. parents are told to wait until at least 12 months to start introducing it. today the institute issued new guidelines. >> back in the past we thought we should delay a lot of foods until age one or older. eggs, fish, peanuts. but now it is showing that early introduction of these foods is actually beneficial. >> reporter: this doctor says it has been an ongoing discussion since 2015 but confirmed now by new research. the study tested more than 600 infants and found that regular peanut consumption reduced the likelihood of allergies by 81%. >> i

giving peanut puffs and hot water. avoid giving whole peanuts, which could cause choking. >> he has been eating yogurt with peanut powder every day and no signs of allergy. >> not having to worry about the allergy is huge. don't have to worry about a life or death reaction. eases your mind. >> reporter: today a newer approach that could spare kids from developing peanut allergies. nbc news, new york. >>> when we come back here tonight. return to sender. how all the holiday gifts you don't want are adding up to a historic day. they keep telling me "drink more water." "exercise more." i know that. "try laxatives..." i know. believe me. it's like i've. tried. everything! my chronic constipation keeps coming back. i know that. tell me something i don't know. (vo) linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation, or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to c

we need to get peanut into their diet early to try to prevent peanut allergy. >> it is a little scary to -- to think that here's this thing, this peanut that they are telling to us avoid like the plague but to say, give it to your kid early. >> reporter: lucas has been rushed to the er about a half dozen types and his parents now carry around an epipen wherever they go. >> this would essentially save his life. >> reporter: but kiet's advice for other parent out there, give the new guidelines a shot. >> if this is what doctors are recommending, this could save you a lifetime of fear and anxiety. >> reporter: kiet and his wife actually introduced peanuts to lucas when he was just six months old but maybe not enough. according to the new guidelines, not only do you have to give peanuts to babies regularly but you have to give it to them in the first four to six months. in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> samsung is virtually killing its fire-prone galaxy note 7 smartphone. today carriers are rolling out a software update that prevents the phone from recharging or even connecting to th

we can significantly reduce the amount of peanut allergy. >> peanut allergy can be fatal.is very important for parents of children at risk to discuss with their pediatrician whether and how to introduce peanut protein. in any case, never give a baby whole pea nuts which cane >> such big, fascinating news for those with little ones at home like myself. jon, thank you for it. still to come here, phone companies, send a kill command to thousand of smart phones. i really did save hundreds on my car insurance with geico. i should take a closer look at geico... i regeico has a long history on my caof great singsth geico. and great service. over seventy-five years. wait. seventy-five years? that is great. speaking of great, check out these hot riffs. you like smash mouth? uh, yeah i have an early day tomorrow so... wait. almost there. goodnight, bruce. gotta tune the "a." (humming) take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more. from surfaces for up to 48 hours. you can pick up the flu it's like having a sick family me

they didn't give peanuts to a certain group of those kids, then the other kids got peanuts or peanut butter three times a week. and the kids without any had an increase, almost five or six times, risk for peanut allergies than the ones who didn't. that was two years ago. so that study came out and doctors and parents in the u.s. were like, well what do we do with that? is this a good study? should we actually base practice on this? so we put together a bunch of experts in this country from the american academy of pediatricians, family physicians, immunologists, and those guys just released their statement today saying, you know what, we actually do recommend that for some infants to give them peanuts as early as four to six months. >> dr. larry, what's the rationale? is it so that you can build up the immune system so that you can kind of train in the. >> yeah, exactly. we used to be afraid that if you would expose them it would trigger an immune response that would lead to allergy, but now we're thinking it might actually provide a protective immune response to peanuts. so we're act

taste of peanut at the doctor' office. parents use a dropper at home and keep her in just a diaper to avoid contamination with her allergic brothers. >> it's amazing. and she doesn't reaction. she eats peanuts every day, and you know i think as long as we maintain it, she'll never have to worry about that. that won't be a problem in her life. that won't be an obstacle. >> reporter: kenneth craig cbs news new york. >> very interesting. parents will be interested in that. still ahead on "eyewitness news" it's a popular high-tech gadget that may be making things a little too easy at least for one family. >> amazon voice contro controlld helper alexa did her job technically but why it came as quite a shock for this mother. >> we're closer to the upcoming weekend boy will it be a cold one. take a look at the daytime highs. we will not get above the freezing mark anywhere through the course of the weekend. we're still watching what may end up being a coastal concern. it's still a question mark. but there is a possibility for a l

in these high risk children we need to get peanut into their diet early to try to prevent peanut allergy. >> it is a little scary to -- to think that here's the thing that's peanuts that they are telling to us avoid like the plague but to say give it to your kid early. >> reporter: lucas has been rushed to the emergency room about a half dozen times and his parents now carry an epipen wherever they go. >> this would save his life. >> reporter: but kiet's advice for other parents out there: give the new guidelines a shot. >> if this is what doctors are recommending, this could save you a lifetime of fear and anxiety. >> reporter: in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> today is the last day for people to use their samsung galaxy note 7 smartphones. carriers are rolling out a software update to prevent the phone from recharging or connecting to the network. the phone is under a worldwide recall after several blew up. samsung says more than 93% of the phones have been turned in but more than 100,000 of them are still out there. >>> one of the country's biggest tech conventions is under way i

if >> reporter:combatting peanut allergies with peanuts sounds recognizing the results of a study five years in the making that could prevent a life of reaching for an epi pen. >>daniel kelly, pediatrician "i think it must be a nightmare for families who have to live with this every day." >> reporter:nearly 6 million american kids have a food allergy with peanuts at the top of the list according to food allergy dot org. >> reporter:exposure to the smallest amount could trigger a deadly reaction. >>"if the child is exposed and goes into shock he or she can die within 5 minutes." >> reporter:baby rio here is allergic to eggs which makes him a contender for a peanut allergy. because exposure to peanuts forced to make sure there is an epi pen nearby at all times in case of an attack. >>macy fujiu, mom "i do keep the epipen on me at all times and if we go on vacation i have multiple epipens on me." >> reporter:but thursday the national institute of allergies and infectious diseases published a new guideline based on a study five years in the making >> reporter:learning early about peanut al

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we can significantly reduce the amount of peanut allergy. >> peanut allergy can be fatal.t is very important for parents of children at risk to discuss with their pediatrician whether and how to introduce peanut protein. in any case, never give a baby whole pea nuts which can be a choking hazard. >> such big, fascinating news for those with little ones at home like myself. jon, thank you for it. still to come here, phone companies, send a kill command to thousand of smart phones. you knmegared omega-3s... but did you know your eyes, your brain, and your joints really love them too? introducing megared advanced 4in1... just one softgel delivers mega support. from surfaces for up to 48 hours. you can pick up the flu it's like having a sick family member in your home. but lysol kills 99.9% of germs including 8 cold and flu viruses. to help protect your home lysol that. >>> folks who have stubbornly hang on to the samsung gal,y note 7 smart phone will soon have little choice to turn them in. this week, several carriers, sending out software updates that will prevent the phones

six months. >> i wish this would cure peanut peanut peanut allergy but it is unlikely.can significantly reduce amount of peanut allergy. >> reporter: caitlin got her first taste of peanut at the doctor's office. >> it is amazing, and she doesn't react, she eats peanut s, every day, and i think as long as we maintain it, she will never to have worry about that. that won't be a problem in her life or an obstacle. >> reporter: if you guidelines follow research that found early introduction of peanuts to high risk babies prevented more than 80 percent from developing, peanut allergies. parents who have concerns, questions about this you need to check with your doctor before you make any changes. >> yes. >> check with the doctor. >> exactly. >> thanks very much. >>> kate joins us with the forecast. we're talking snow but this isn't a french toast alert, you know, milk, eggs, bread. >> someone said should we start stocking up. unless you plan to go grocery shopping at 2:00 a.m. you might want to go early but you will be fine. there may be dicey conditions on the road tomorrow

we have need to get peanut into their diet early to try to prevent peanut allergy. >> it is a little to think that here's a thing this peanut that they're telling to us avoid like the plague but say give it to your kid early. >> reporter: lucas has been rushed to the e.r. about a half dozen times and his parents now carry an epipen wherever they go. >> this would essentially save his life, yes. >> reporter: but kiet's advice? given what doctors are recommending a shot. >> this could save you a lifetime of fear and anxiety. >> reporter: kiet and his wife actually introduced peanuts to lucas when he was just 6 months old, but maybe not enough. according to the new guidelines, you have to give them regularly and in the first four to six months. >>> two backcountry skiers are safe tonight after triggering an avalanche on mount rose. the snow came tumbling down that mountain hitting a few cars forcing crews to close the state highway between reno and lake tahoe. the skiers were wearing locator beacons and survival gear. the fire department says they were in good condition when they were p

studies have shown babies given peanuts early on are 80% less likely to develop a peanut allergy. a doctor advised the peanut protein after she turned 6 months old. her older brother had been al j j allergic to peanuts. >> i think it's worked. she's 2. >> reporter: the guidelines say parents can introduce peanut products to kids at lower risk for an allergy around 6 months old. the most important part, never give a baby or any child under age 4 whole peanuts. they're big choking hazards. >>> hope you join us saturday and sunday at the washington convention center for medical tests and screenings and wellness information. also brian datillo is going to be taking the stage saturday for a q & a. it's best to travel by metro. you can find all kind of information on our website as well as the nbc washington app. >> i'll be there saturday before i come to work. are you going to be there? >> i'll be there too. >>> it's going to be a busy night for storm team 4. >> that's right. that means that road crews all over the area are gearing up. why they hope a special combination of ingredients

babies given peanut early on are 80% less likely to develop a peanut allergy. doctor advised the shriner family to give their daughter peanut protein after she turned six months old. her older brother had been allergic to peanuts. even though camden tested negative for the allergy, mom kelly says it was unsettling to give her baby something that could possibly make her sick. >> it was scary in that regard, but i think it's worked. she's two. we've been doing it for 18 months and hasn't had reaction. >> reporter: kids can introduce kids without high risk around six months old. >>> never give a baby or any child under age four whole peanuts. they're big choking hazards. erica edwards, nbc news. >>> it's also important to look for signs of allergic reaction anytime a baby tries a new food. signs includes rash, itching, vomiting and trouble breathing. >>> nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. >>> up next, we continue to track the snow threat on our region tonight. >> glenn tells us exactly when it gets here. >>> the snow will start falling in the next couple of hours outsid

this does not mean whole peanuts, a choking hazard, but watered down peanuts or peanut flavored foodsoctors believe this can prevent peanut allergies in babies with severe eczema or other allergies should visit a doctor before being exposed. >> what was thought to be an axiom for decades is now on its head. see if it works. >> i'm done with the babies. someone else can check it out. >> got some snow out there. double scan showing the snow north and west of philadelphia. this fills in through the overnight hours into south jersey. a bit of a refresher course. the gray, the flurries, the brighter whites, the pink is the heaviest snow. we have a band of that over florence also heading toward lands down and heading to lancaster county, another area of snow pushing up to the north and east clipping chester county and burke county over the next hour. temperatures cold enough for snow. philadelphia 30, allentown 28, trenton 29, cape may 30 and lee valley 30. most of the roads are treated, so they are just wet. the side roads are a major concern. satellite 6 showing this system is fast. it's

. >>> doctors are now shattering a long held belief about peanut allergies. kpix 5's maria medina shows just exposure to the product at a very young age may actually prove life-saving. >> reporter: you may know him as kpix 5 reporter kiet do. but he is also a husband and dad. >> so these are the epipens. >> reporter: a dad to a little boy allergic to peanuts. >> his throat will start tightening up. his body will start developing rashes and hives. >> reporter: kiet and his wife discovered lucas' allergy at a year old after he ate a peanut butter sandwich. doctors told them then, keep him far away from peanuts. >> the worst-case scenario is when their throat tightens up and they can't breathe and that is just scary. >> reporter: now new guidelines are telling parents to do the total opposite: introduce high risk babies to foods containing peanuts. according to the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. >> we're saying it's not only okay. we're saying go do it. in these high risk children we need to get peanut into their diet early to try to prev

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her older brother had been allergic to peanuts. even though she tested negative, it was unsettling to give her baby something that could make her sick. >> it was scary in that regard but i think it worked. she's two. we've been doing it for 18 months and she hasn't had a reaction to it. >> parents can introduce peanut product to kids at lower risks for an allergy around 6 moenths old. never give a baby or child under age 4 peanuwhole peanuts. >>> back to the weather, much of the country is bracing for blizzard. the same storm that brought us rain earlier this week toppling trees and power lines. tomorrow parts of the deep south are bracing what could be a foot and a half of snow falling in less than 24 hours. >> milk and bread, hamburger meet, chicken breasts. i'm ready. i can survive. >> that storm forced north carolina new governor to move his inauguration indoors. >> the snow is a welcome sight for skiers. this should be a really good ski season. take a look at this tweet from heavenly valley, 70 inches in 7 days makes it a litt

you've seen them talking about giving peanuts to kids and bowls of peanuts.nuts are a choking hazard, especially for babies, infants, and young kids and so that's why the guidelines take special care and talk about how to give it. take peanut butter and hot water. >> and thin it out. >> i don't want young people, maybe young parents who don't know any better do something wrong. >> what about other groups, tara? could they expand it? >> it's a big problem. it results in hundreds of thousands of e.r. visits. there's no cure. to be able to find a way to prevent these allergies would be a big deal and there are only about eight foods that are a cause of 90% of the food allergies. so theoretically it could make sense, that you do the same thing, which is basically introduce it into the immune system early, early on in life at a time where you can retrain, recondition the body to react in a different way to these allergenic proteins. they're doing this already with egg and milk. so far the egg studies have been small and they've had conflicting results. some have s

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the best way to prevent a peanut allergy is feed your baby peanut foods early and often. the more allergy prone the child, the earlier they should be exposed to train their immune systems. babies with severe excema should be started on peanuts earlier. the new recommendations come after a large trial found regular peanut consumption before age 5, cuts a child's allergy risk by 80%. right now, 2% of u.s. children have a peanut allergy, that number has quadrupled in the last 13 years. one more note, peanuts can be a choking hazard, you'll want to ask your doctor, what's the best way to safely give it to your baby. >> really interesting. >> thanks, kristen. >> still ahead at 6:00, a bay area man's effort to buy some shoes online turned into a giant pain. pain. >> whaha pain. >> whaha it's just a date. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise we'll help you handle what's next. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. >>> most

the best way to prevent a peanut allergy is feed your baby peanut foods early and often. the more allergy prone the child, the earlier they should be exposed to train their immune systems. babies with severe be started on peanuts earlier. the new recommendations come after a large trial found regular peanut consumption before age 5, cuts a child's allergy risk by 80%. right now, 2% of u.s. children have a peanut allergy, that number has quadrupled in the last 13 years. one more note, peanuts can be a choking hazard, you'll want to ask your doctor, what's the best way to safely give it to your baby. >> really interesting. >> thanks, kristen. >> still ahead at 6:00, a bay area man's effort to buy some shoes online turned into a giant pain. >> wha >>> most people probably purchased something online recently. maybe a few more than they need. >> especially for the holidays. >> one san franciscoan who tried to buy something back in april never received his order despite paying for it in advance. >> sports item. everyone's wearing their favorite team jersey. ideally, you buy som

the new guidelines suggest giving children peanut puffs or peanut butter dissolved in hot water and avoid whole peanuts and crackers which could cause choking. camden has been eating yogurt mixed with peanut powder for eight months and no signs of the allergy. >> not having to worry about the allergy is huge. you don't have to worry about a life-or-death reaction. it eases your mind. >> today a new approach that could spare a whole generation of kids from dropping pe newt allergies. rehema ellis, nbc news. >>> breaking news overseas, four people dead, more than a dozen hurt after a truck rammed into a group of israeli soldiers in jerusalem. police say the driver was shot and killed. they refer to the incident as an attack. police also say similar truck crashes in europe may have influenced the incident. >>> back in the u.s., trumping the spysmas centers. u.s. intelligence insists russia interfered with our presidential election. joining us for a preview of "meet the press" is moderator truck todd. president-elect donald trump said he did learn a lot from the security briefing he received

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bee peanuts as early infancy. 2% of us children have peanut allergy which is more than four times the 1999. new guidelines based on study that found that introducing peanuts early in life i mean really early lowered the risk of developing allergy by age five talk with your doctor about all of that. >>> all right. sean bell in the house. >> lucy, i'm not a believer in getting fourth and fifth chances i'm a believing in second chan chances but it gets to a point you just got to cut guys out. another daal has player in trouble. i'll tell was needs to happen to him and ♪ >>> sean bell takes on troubled athletes and second chances or third or fourth. his commentary in 15 seconds. ♪ >>> i'm a big believer in second chances. even third chances but after while people need to get cut off and habitual offenders need to get what they deserve. randy gregory suspended for entire year aft violating the substance abuse policy once again. gregory suspended four games in 2015. and then was suspended 10 games for missing a drug test. listen i don't care what the reason. at some point we have to make a

new government research shows the best way to prevent a peanut allergy is feed your baby peanut foods early and often and the more allergy prone the child the earlier they should be exposed to train their immune systems so babies with severe ex-ma or egg allergies should start on peanut based foods four to six months when they start solid foods. those with mild allergies six months and for anyone else is whenever the parents and the doctors see fit. the new recommendations come after large trial found regular peanut consumption before the age of 5 cuts the child's allergy risk by 80%. so right now about 2% of u.s. children have a peanut allergy. that number has quadrupled in the last 13 years. so hopefully these new guideline also make a dent, and one more note. peanuts obviously can be a choking hazard so you want to ask your doctor what is the best way to safely give to your baby. >> thank you, kristen. >>> sports news the raiders two days away from their first post season game in 14 years. unfortunately they could be without their all-pro offensive tackle donald penn. he didn't pra

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even children with a family history should eat peanut products early on to ever prevent peanut allergies from developing. introducing infants to small doses of peanuts at 4 months, certainly under a doctor's supervision. all other children can begin at 6 months at home. it comes with a warning, never give a baby or any child under the age of 4 whole peanuts. of course, that's a choking hazard. >>> still ahead, the president and first lady have a party planned for the white house tonight. first, here is bill with our weather forecast. >> it's not epic amounts throughout the south but they don't have the plows, salt to treat this stuff. we're talking about montgomery, birmingham, alabama, one to three inches, 0 to 2". these will be the higher totals here, 6 to 8" in areas of north carolina and even virginia, that's a big deal. some of that storm will move up and clip areas of new england. if you have any travel plans in the east on saturday, theles. 62 today. san diego, 63. again, the storm moves in tomorrow morning for most. >>> i'll give you that complete weekend forecast coming up. we'r

peanut allergies. experts now say the parents should feed their children peanuts at an early age to prevent the allergies. the cdc says that more than 50 million americans have a peanut allergy. and the number of children with it is growing. of course, it can be deadly. but a study in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology shows parents can introduce infants to peanuts as early as four months! >> we're saying not only it's okay, we're saying go do it. in these high risk children, we need to get peanut into their diet early to try to prevent peanut allergy. >> the study was the first and only large randomized prevention trial for peanut allergies and the results considered definitive. >>> 23 of the world's hottest peppers eaten in just a matter of minutes. but it was all for a good cause [chuckling] >> you got the tastiest hot peppers i have ever had. >> again, kids don't try this at home. >> kids? no one should be drying this one at home! this is boy scout leader johnnie [ indiscernible ] devou

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allergies by eating peanut products. that goes against a lot of what we already heard. >> here are four things to know. >> we went in search of the at the allergy asthma center in rockville and we start with the facts about peanut allergies after some new recommendations came out last week. myth buster number one, you can prevent allergies by avoiding certain foods. introduction early on, around 4 to 6 months of age, especially those with high risk for peanut allergies, those with egg allergies, eczema, early introduction prevents peanut allergies by 80%. >> smith buster number, you think you have a pin sillan with allergy. >> nine out of ten don't have it and you can outgrow it. your local allergists can do skin testing. smith buster three, food allergy testing always works. >> if you get tested and it's negative, it's likely you have an allergy. but if you get tested and it's asthma, there's a chance it's not a true food allergy. >>> smith buster number 4, hives may mean you are having an allergic reaction. >> food all

fighting fire with fire, and preventing peanut allergies with peanuts.l institutes of health has issued new guidelines on peanut allergies and its director calls them a game changer. experts now saying that parents should actually start feeding their babies foods containing peanuts before their first birthday to reduce the risk of potentially deadly allergies later in their lives. just how early depends on your child. if your infant has severe asthma, egg allergies or severe eczema, you can feed them peanut based foods four to six months, but talk to your doctor first. if your baby has mild to moderate eczema and already started solid foods he or she can start eating peanut based foods at six months of age. no family history of such they can be fed peanut based foods at an appropriate age. interesting stuff. >>> in our money lead, the end of an era for sears. following disappointing holiday results, the already struggling retailer announced it is shutting down more than 150 stores nationwide. the latest decision will affect 109 k-mart stores, which the s

one reminder from the researchers -- don't give young babies whole peanuts or peanut bits because they can be a choking risk. >> catherine:otherwise -- bring them - on and know you're doing your baby a favor. the advice is coming from the national institutes of health. >> catherine:vicki and grant? >> technical >> brittney: we are tracking dangerous conditions as we get closer to the weekend. with rainfall totals coming in and with the new system. i will over more details after the break. >> vicki: the post season is just around the corner for the oakland raiders. p>> grant:in less than two days, the silver and black.will suit up for their first playoff game in 14- seasons. and the man running the offense-- rookie quarterback connor cook. >> vicki: no pressure! (laughter) >> vicki:mark carpenter caught up with the team before it left for houston. and has the latest on how the 23-year-old is preparing for his big moment. >> mark: depleted at the quarterback position, the raiders have a chance to pull off the most incredible feat yet in their resuregent season-- win a road playoff game w

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>> well, because the peanut residue. nowadays, everybody brings something on the plane to eat, and the concern is that they're going to get a hold of a peanut beforehand. it's a nutrition food that doesn't refrigeration. >> so people want to get on board early and wipe down their tray tables and seats. does that work? >> it actually does. there has been some study of this by the university of michigan that wiping down the tray tables, the seats, the armrest, does work. but here's the key. is it doesn't make a difference when you do it. you don't need to preboard, necessarily, to get that done. buffer zones, which some airlines do create to, you know, protect people. >> yes. >> around you. protect you from people around you. but that's not required. >> that's right. it's not required, and here's another one not necessary. that if you smell peanut in the middle of the air, 30,000 feet, or if there is peanut in the cabin, it's not going to come get you. so you're really quite safe. so you don't have to be suspect of the peo

and don't use a whole peanut broken up so it's not a choking hazard. experts hope this new approach will save lives. >>> also, today we have a safety alert for young children, a federal appeals court overturned the government's ban on super strong magnet sets, they are back on the market. consumer reports says that there is a dangerous swallowing hazard especially around young children. >> magnets are so strong if they are swallowed they can pull together with enough force to punch holed along different sections of the digestive system. >> they say they are perfectly safe when properly used how consumer reports urges families with children not to have them at home. >> before the ban thousands of people ended up in emergency rooms with injuries after the ban doctors say it dropped to only a few. so good for something for parents to know for small children. >> thanks ali. >>> it was originally called the trial of the century. 20 years ago, eric and lyle menendez are behind bars and lyle menendez is speaking out about his life in jail. >> i'm the kid that