i agree with the cdc. i don't consider this a change in the viral pattern but i'm really glad that they are tracking it so carefully that they are looking to see where it's going. they are going to isolate this guy. anybody who has been exposed should be isolated, but it brings up one final point here. there's something called subclinical infection. you don't have to end up in the hospital. you don't have to die from something. you may get a very mild case and not even know you have it, so when we're reporting 30% mortality with this virus it may actually end up being a lot less than, that because plenty of people may be exposed to it and not know it. the more the cdc goes around testing for it the more they will find the mild cases. >> amazing. it really is amazing. dr. samadi, basically, bottom line is, it's hard to get, and it really is over in the middle east. it's not like it's spreading or the cdc said it's not a danger to the public. >> eric, actually so far we've had three cases as marc mentioned. s

he just spoke with the cdc. but first, steve osunsami retracing the path of the latest infection. >> reporter: tonight, an unidentified illinois businessman is believed to be the first mers infection transmitted in the u.s. he initially tested negative. a second test showed his body fought the disease and won. health officials who say they're still learning about the disease are now keeping a close eye on friends or family who may have been in close contact while he was infected. they believe he probably caught the virus during two business meetings with the man they're calling patient number one, a health professional who worked in saudi arabia with mers patients who brought the disease stateside in april and was hospitalized in indiana. investigators say the two shook hands. the new patient said he never felt sick. cdc investigators tell us there's good news here. proof that a person can contract the virus and remain healthy. more than 160 patients with the virus have died. most of them in the middle east. the

press secretary jay carney saying the cdc, of course, has taken all of this very seriously. we do know they are monitoring it very carefully and that's about it, jake. >> joe johns at the white house, thank you so much. here is what we know about the two confirmed cases of mers in the u.s. the first confirmed case involving a person we're going to call patient "x" was discovered in indiana on may 2nd. patient "x" is an american health care worker who traveled from saudi arabia to see family. patient "x" has been released and recovered. the second confirmed case traveled from saudi arabia to the u.s. patient "y" is still being treated. i want to bring in the director of cdc forress sp respiratory d. the cdc has confirmed that mers is a low risk for americans but you are concerned enough to post warnings in airports. why? >> whenever we see a new virus like this capable of causing severe illness and death, we take it seriously. we've been preparing for two years since this virus emerged to be ready if the virus was imported. that preparation paid off when we did see the first i

the cdc and local health officials are tracking down hundreds of people who were on those multiple airplanes with these individuals, and senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has a look behind the scenes. >> reporter: we're here at the cdc's emergency operations center. it's the nerve center where they're tracking the mers virus. off to my right there are people who are making phone calls to passengers on the plane with the mers patient in florida. they want to know, did anyone else get sick. on this monitor a map displays the 34 states where the passengers live. >> we are basically trying to reach everybody. we're administering a short questionnaire that you have here, making sure they're well. >> reporter: so, what kind of questions are you asking? >> have you had a fever? that's a temperature greater than 100.4. have you had any cough? >> reporter: the passengers are likely not sick. they didn't have close and prolonged contact with the mers patient. most at risk family members and health care workers. that's why this box was rushed here. it contains specimens from health care work

. >>> next here tonight, the cdc sounding an alarm. a second case of the mysterious and sometimes deadly virus known as mers here on u.s. soil. this time in florida, the first victim diagnosed ten days ago in the midwest. but both patients had been in saudi arabia. so can people here in the u.s. catch the virus? here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: this new and deadly disease is travelling into the u.s. with unsuspecting passengers on airlines. today the cdc is announcing that a second patient in the u.s. has been diagnosed with "mers" or middle eastern respiratory syndrome, this time in orlando. a medical professional from saudi arabia who was here visiting family and had to be hospitalized and isolated. >> mers has no vaccine and there's no treatment that we know that works. >> reporter: the world's top doctors believe the disease came from camels in the middle east and spread largely to health professionals there who've been treating the sick. the symptoms resemble the flu. fever, cough, and trouble breathing. more than 530 peop

tonight, what the cdc is saying about this mysterious illness and the chance of it spreading. and the moment a barrier fell in the nfl with millions watching live. but not everyone was happy about how it played out. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening, the world today got its first glimpse of the teenage schoolgirls taken hostage by terrorists in nigeria. for starter, they no longer look the same as when they were in school. in the video, you can see they've been forced to wear the garb preferred by their captors, with their heads and bodies covered. tonight, a senior administration official has confirmed to nbc news, the u.s. military is flying manned surveillance flights over nigeria at the request of the government there and is sharing information, including imagery from satellites and aircraft that may help in figuring out their location. we sadly also learned the abducted girls are being used as a bargaining chip in a proposed trade. stephanie gosk is in neighboring cameroon. >> reporter: the world has seen hostage videos before, but never quite like this. more th

a reminder right now, the cdc is not recommending people change travel plans but if anyone has fever, cough, chest pain and the symptoms of influenza, this is not flu season, report it to your doctor and get tested for the mers virus. lester? >> dr. nancy snyderman thanks. >>> we learned a rising star in the democratic party has been tapped for a cap anytime position in the white house. president obama plans to nominate castro as secretary of housing and development. tonight there is speculation the move could be part of a larger play. kristen welker is at the white house with more tonight, kristen. >> reporter: he turned down a job as transportation secretary after the 2012 elections but a source tells nbc news he is being vetted for secretary of housing and urban development and if asked, he'll likely say yes. san antonio mayor castro became the first hispanic to keynote the democratic convention. >> america will prevail. >> reporter: and now he may be heading to washington. government sources tell nbc news president obama plans to tap castro to become the secretary of housing and u

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until i saw it was the cdc. >> the cdc is usually very straight-laced and doesn't use words like that>> hoffman: if this is a really big public health problem, who's in charge of this problem for the united states government? can you tell me who's in charge? >> who's in charge of resistance? >> hoffman: of antimicrobial resistance and fighting it, and it's a threat to public health, right? >> it is a threat. >> hoffman: so who's in charge with dealing with that? with coordinating it? >> well, i think that the issue of who's in charge of combating antimicrobial resistance speaks to the fact that this is a very, very complex problem. so there's not one single group that can take full ownership of solving the problem of resistance. >> hoffman: when i look at the department of health and human services, for example, i look at the assistant secretaries, there's not an assistant secretary who deals with antimicrobial resistance. there is for other kinds of health problems. it seems that this is a problem that hasn't actually registered in the high levels of the government. it's a crisis, yo

a warning from the cdc and there is no known cure. and count enskounterror. the spectacular show causing so much excitement in california. "night lie news" begins now. >> from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. i'm lester holt. sitting in tonight for brian. as president obama dangled the threat of tough o'er action against russia, the crisis in ukraine took a dangerous and deadly new turn today on the ground and in the air. as ukrainian forces in the east launch a major counter offensive against pro russian insurgents who then shot down two ukrainian helicopters. but the conflict has spread to southern ukraine. a country increasingly divided against itself, coming closer to the brink. we get more from our british partner itn. >> the term civil war should not be used lightly, but tonight, ukraine appears to be perilously close. >> the southern port city of odes odessa, a city split between those loyal to russia and those to ukraine. the two sides fought in the city center and the result was a bl

let's bring in the head of mers response activities for the cdc. dr. david swerdlow. the patient in the florida case traveled from saudi arabia on may 1st. the case was not reported until may 11th. everybody he came in contact with is still in the potential incubation period, correct? >> that's right. we think it's about five days. but it's up to about 14 days. we're watching people for a full 14 days. >> are you concerned we could see an explosion of cases in the u.s. over the incubation period? or is this a question of caution and health officials being overly cautious. just because we don't want to take chances. >> i think you said it perfectly. we don't want to take chances with the virus. we don't know how it's transmitted exactly. we're not taking any chances. we're monitoring everybody. we're asking everybody to take temperatures, call the health department if they get sick. at the end of the 14 days, we would like a blood sample to see if anybody was inflected. we're not taking any chances. it doesn't mean we think people are at high risk. we don't want to take

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what the cdc says, if you've come off a flight from the arabian peninsula and you have certain symptoms like a cough or fever, you should talk to your doctor. if someone gets off a flight from the arabian peninsula and they seem ill, airline employees are told, pull that person aside and call the cdc, which has offices at airports, wants to talk to these passengers. if you're not going to the arabian peninsula, there's no special reason to be concerned. if you've come from the peninsula and you're feeling ill, you should go see a doctor. >> i'm going to be speaking later with assistant general director of the world health organization in geneva. as you know, it's spread to about 18 countries including the united states. so i suspect that's why folks have to be worried about too much potential contact, not just in the arabian peninsula but maybe elsewhere. >> that's true. let's take the two mers patients. there is the potential they've spread it to other people. health care workers taking care of them before they realized, could they have spread it to them. what we know is so far, they h

should the cdc not be the place where this research is conducted? >> first you need to realize when people don't like the results that they're getting from honest scientific research, they try to discourage the researchers and the methods. the nra did not like the research that suggested that having a firearm at your home does not protect you but puts you at 300% more risk that someone in your family will be killed in a homicide and 500% more risk that someone in your family will be killed in a suicide. so the nra didn't like the fact that the research, very legitimate, high-quality research, showed that putting a gun in your home did not protect you. cdc is the only background and the epidemiologic skills to look at the picture, the picture of mental illness and what happens when the adjudicated mentally ill have firearms. the department of justice can look at what happens when convicted felons and criminals have firearms. but the cdc has the skill to check the impact on the population at as a whole. we fund them here -- >> there is research by oth

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now at the cdc here behind me there are people making phone calls as we speak for the florida patient who was on a series of flights. is it possible? sure it's possible. but the likelihood seems low. this is a new virus with a very high mortality rate, 30%. they want to take every precaution they can. >> as they should be. thank you so much. and just ahead here on cnn, a man searching for his biological father makes a disturbing discovery because he says his dad may be one of the most elusive serial killers in history, the infamous zoed y zodiac killer. >> and the mount everest of ocean discoveries, christopher columbus's ship is being attacked by looters. >> and a bounce house goes airborne, the kids inside falling out. look at that! we'll be right back. cut! [bell rings] this...is jane. her long day on set starts with shoulder pain... ...and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for... ...all day relief. hmm. [bell ring] "roll sound!" "action!" those little cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tab

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richard besser who spent many years there at the cdc. in fact, that's where you were before we were lucky enough to have you join us. remind us again what mers is. >> stands for the middle eastern respiratory syndrome and it's a respiratory infection that can lead to pneumonia and the concerning thing is that up to a third of people, 30%, can die from this infection. >> the concern about its spreading here in the u.s. where does that stand? >> this weekend it was really a big turn in this investigation. the concerning thing is the person who got the infection only spent 40 minutes with the infected patient. 40 minutes face to face and a handshake. that's very concerning.

the cdc has issued an urgent new warning about measles, a rampant increase in the virus america nearly vanquished. remember, this is a virus that can take lives. abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser who once led the cdc tells us what the experts are urgently asking families to do tonight. >> reporter: measles is wildly infectious, spread by coughing. you can catch it from the air two hours after someone infected was there, and tonight it is spreading. the new record, those 288 cases, the most since the virus was eliminated from the u.s. back in 2000. 18 states affected. the biggest outbreak, in ohio, where the amish are getting sick. unvaccinated, some traveled to the philippines on a mission trip catching the virus. now families are racing to get the shots. another outbreak in upscale san diego where parents deliberately avoided vaccination. >> most residents who are training have never seen measles. >> reporter: pediatricians now on the lookout, trying to spot the telltale rash, the extreme fever, the cough. measles is so contagious they've put special "negative pressure roo

the cdc believes he was infected by the original indiana patient.t would be the first case of person to person transmission within the united states. let's bring in elizabeth cohen. what does it tell us that this virus was spread through casual contact? >> i think it's worth going into detail. the indiana man was feeling sick, had a fever. didn't know he had mers. he had this business meeting with this man in illinois. it was a meeting that lasted 40 minutes. they shook hands. the next day they had an even shorter meeting. the thought that you can get mers through a business meeting in shaking hands. no hugging. no kissing. it makes you wonder about what health experts have been telling us, which is mers is hard to get, mostly spread within people living in the same house hold. this is not in the same household. this is during a business meeting. it is giving people concern. >> we had been told that the contact needs to be close. a health care worker or a partner, not a business parter. a partner in your home. let's go to this man in illinois. he ha

but now the cdc wants to test people they came in contact with. use even without symptoms, it's possible he could have spread the deadly mers virus. >> now, all that we know about this meeting again is that it was 40 minutes and that the only physical contact that the cdc knows of was his shand shake. so it's not clear was it spread because the men were close to each other and breathing on each other, or was it spread because of that handshake? kate? >> elizabeth, thank you so much. let's get insight from the clinal emergency professor of emergency development and chief at medical hills. doctor, thank you for waking up early. >> thanks for having me. >> as elizabeth described it seems as described by health officials, it's less of that extensive person-to-person contact that was required necessary for contracting the virus. they shook hands. it was a face fo tace meeting if you think about the people you encounter in the workplace, that's dozens of people. that concerning for you? >> there's no ke it's more concerning but the gateway or entry for m

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the cdc wants more people that are at risk at getting hiv aids to get a daily pill. e fda approves it, but so far it has barely been used. roxanne that is back with more. >> and now for the first time the cdc is issuing new guidance to persuade more doctors to prescribe the drug. as we learned few of them have been embracing it. >> at play, and sometimes at risk, gay men are using condoms less andless, 20% rest in recent years according to the center of disease control new york psychotherapist is gay. he is doing what many others aren't. taking a pill called truvada. >> i explain to my doctor, i am having a more difficult time staying consistent with condoms. and here is this medication that can be more than 90% effective if taken every day. >> he is such a fan, he started this page promoting it. but other gay men are less enthusiastic about it. she has offered it to her patients but only one is taking it. >> when a person is young, you know they have that spirit of being invincible. it's not going to happen to me. >> most of her patients at this drop in center in har

this was a week before the indiana patient was confirmed to have mers. a cdc doctor says the illinois man was never really sick, but now the cdc wants to test people he came in contact with because even without symptoms, it's possible he could have spread the deadly mers virus. now, considering the illinois man never got sick it could be that mers maybe spreads more easily than we had thought. but on the other hand, it also may turn out that it's not quite as deadly. remember last week we were talking about a 30% morality rate? it may be that's high. it may not be that high. >> but elizabeth, we're talking about this -- >> i know, and sitting about this distance apart. >> i thought last week when we talked about these cases that it was difficult to get. that changes the game. >> it does. because last week the experts were talking about households, people who lived in the same household or doctors and patients who have very close and prolonged contact. this is two business meetings. that really changes the game in a lot of people's minds. now, the cdc doesn't w

so first off, we should note that president obama ordered a similar study last year from the cdc the d the study. it didn't get a lot of attention. why? because the study showed more gun laws actually don't reduce crime. came from the cdc. media ignored it because didn't fall in line with their agenda. second we should point out homicide have been cut in half since 1992. crime is down. mass shootings have also gone down in the past decade. so why are we going to spend, sandra, $60 million studying the same thing we studied last year when we're seeing the results of gun crime going down already? >> this is 17-year ban on studies, right, katy? if they can find any way to fit this into the political agenda this time they will certainly use it. by the way adding to your statistics look at cities in the united states that have the most gun laws, chicago, for example, they have the highest rates of gun violence. but katy, this goes back to the point that guns don't kill people, people kill people. so to go and pay $60 million, but you say that, what is driving those people to kill? that is

the cdc is tracking the virus right now. agency's situation room where a meeting was held this morning. blood tests from an orlando hospital have now been sent to the cdc. there is one patient in that orlando hospital who has mers. hospital workers have also been exposed. they have been sent home until tests come back showing they do not have this virus. cnn's senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is at cdc headquarters. elizabeth, what's the latest on those hospital workers? >> reporter: there's really some good news coming out of the state of florida and also here at the cdc. there were two health care workers who were taking care of the gentleman we know who has mers. they started to get flu-like symptoms which was concerning. i was told by a federal official that the state of florida tested those two health care workers and they are negative. they were so concerned about do not have mers according to testing done in florida. now, the specimens from those two workers were federal expressed to the centers for diseas

now the cdc reports it's looking for people who came in contact with him. john roberts has more from atlanta, home of the centers for disease control. john? >> reporter: this is breaking story, and this is a big story as well. this is what everybody worried about. up until now we had not seen middle east respiratory symsyndrome here in the united states but the centers for disease control confirming the first case here in the u.s., raising fears we could see more up until now there had been a number of suspects cases but they've all turn out to be negative in the end. the person who brought the disease back from the middle east is a fellow from indiana. he went to the middle east two weeks ago in saudi arabia, where it's believed he pick up the virus. there's been a dramatic explosion in the number of mers cases in saudi arabia. on the 24in' of april he boarded a plane from saudi arabia to london, then caught a connection to o'hare in chicago, and from there he got on a bus and went back home to indiana. british public health authorities are-under generally

here is a look at the cdc report. 62 was for 2010. it's down from 80-plus a decade ago. is this ad truthful in the representation of gun accidents in. >> is it accurate? it's accurate in terms that children die from gunshot wounds, yes. where it gets hazy is do the numbers rise to the level of the attention they are getting? that's where people have a reason to look and think twice. >> this ad is focused on winning over the hearts and minds of women and moms in particular. the nra has done a fabulous job of recruiting men. if it's this easy to poke holes in, reassess the strategy. accidental deaths happen among kids, but deaths from drowning, driving and choking that happen, quote, all the time. >>> in a few days bloomberg's safety organization released another ad. narrated by families of gun violence victims as well as gun violence survivors and takes aim at the nra and other prominent pro-gun groups. here is a look at part of it. >> there's no victory until we get guns in school to protect ourselves. >> we will buy more guns than ever. >> these words were said by the gu

. >>> well, some uneasy news coming from the cdc. the u.s.w has the most measles cases in 20 years. and possibly even more alarming, it's the most we've had since home grown outbreaks were eliminated back in 2000. since last week, there's been nearly 300 confirmed cases. most of which are in the state of ohio. well, the cdc says the increase in outbreaks is largely because of people not getting vaccinated and see this trend continuing throughout the summer. >>> in the meantime, it's known as one of the most forward-thinking companies around, but some critics accusing google now of being backward when it comes to who they're actually hiring. and now they've got the numbers to back it up. >>> and nba players have been trying to stop lebron james. that's a tough task. for more than a decade, but this definitely one of the more unusual attempts to faze the king. what did they do? right back. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, like me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira he

the cdc urges vaccinations for everyone starting at age one. >> today a house committee endorsed a republican plan to allow some schools to opt out of healthier meal standards, coming as the first lady launched a campaign two days ago in support of the healthy lunch standards many rules require more fruits, vegetables and whole grains at lunch. limiting sodium, sugar and fat. >> tanning beds and some lamps will soon carry new warnings, recommending machines not be used by anyone under age 18 because of a skin cancer risk. including limits on the amount of radiation. >> this weekend a popular local coffee chain will stop tracking visits through your smart phones. you probably heard of phil's coffee but not of the tracking technology called euclid. fill's has been using the technology to tell them about the coffee-buying behaviors. the company faced a backlash comments criticized it. one called it inexcusable. phil's decided to stop tracking. >> san francisco company shows what happens to you when you shop online. brick and mortar stores want to be able to do that, too. a spokesperson says the

the cdc says an illinois man picked it up after coming into contact with an indiana man. he was the first case with the respiratory syndrome. the illinois man does not have an active case of mers, but blood tests show he had been infected. the cdc says the risk to the public remains low. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," at&t's mega deal with directv, and what you'll be paying at the pump as you hit the road for memorial day. jill morgan is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, lauren. the mega merger is a go. at&t agreed yesterday to buy the satellite provider for $48.5 billion. if it goes through, the combined company would be the second largest paid tv operator behind the other mega deal, comcast/time warner cable. the fcc and justice department still have to approve the deal. another possible mega merger was rejected this morning. astrazeneca turned down pfizer's $119 billion offer. it was the u.s. company's third, and they say last attempt to take over its british rival. if the deal had gone through, it would have created t

. >> although the illinois man did not get sick the cdc is concerned how this potentially deadly virusrom the middle east is spreading here. >> reporter: an unidentified illinois businessman is believed to be the first mers infection transmitted here in the u.s. at first he tested negative but a followup test showed his body fought off the potentially fatal disease. >> every case is different. it is a spectrum of possibilities and we are learning as much as we can. >> reporter: public health investigators are keeping an eye on this patient's friends and family. they say he probably caught mers during two business meetings with the man they're calling patient number one, a health professional that worked in saudi arabia with mers patients and brought the disease state side last month. >> this virus is more easily transmittable than we thought initially. >> reporter: investigators say the two only shook hands. the illinois man was told to stay home, wear a mask and avoid contact with his family. the virus killed 160 people, all of them in the middle east. there's growing fear that mers i

. >>> back in this country, the cdc said today measles cases continue to accelerate at least 288 cases reported this year alone. that's a 20-year high, and we're only five months into the year. the cdc says nearly all these cases have been linked to travelers who caught the virus while abroad and spread it to unvaccinated people in this country. >>> still ahead for us on this thursday night, the shock of a lifetime. over a thousand feet up with only glass beneath their feet when suddenly, a shattering sound. >>> it's one of the tallest buildings in the world, the willis tower, formerly sears tower in chicago and has something called the ledge. when it opened back in '09, it was a feat of engineering and a dare to thrill seekers who visit, but last night, something happened on that ledge more frightening than the usual experience. the report from katy tur in chicago. >> reporter: alejandro garibe was 103 stories up and four feet out in midair, when suddenly the one and a half inches of glass between him and the abyss below seemed to crack. >> you can hear the cracking. >> a million thin

the cdc numbers show the use is up four-fold during that time span.e study shows that women are more likely to take them than men. >>> magic johnson is responding to a shot from clippers owner, donald sterling, whose racist comments have earned him a ban from the nba. sterling brought up the star's hiv status. and called him an unfit role model for children. johnson says he found sterling shockingly ignorant. >> he's living in the stone ages. he can't make those comments about african-americans or latinos. he just can't do it. >> sterling's comments won him a quick and stinging rebuke from nba commissioner, adam silver. who said owners were working quickly to force sterling out of the league completely. >>> if you were watching yesterday, you know we mentioned that the two teams could move on to the nhl conference finals with a win last night. >> the rangers and the blackhawks did just that. >>> as for the nba, we go to our colleagues at espn. >> good morning, america. we're excited. he's stan. i'm neil. this is bristol, the "sportscenter" set. >> cli

it was the nra that lobbied to have gun research money taken away from the cdc in the mid '90s and in 1996 republican congressman jay dickie sponsored the dickie amendment that resulted in cdc funding being slashed but after the theater shoot income aurora, colorado, dickie changed his stance and pushed to have funding reinst e reinstated writing in the washington post quote we don't know whether having more citizens carry guns would decrease or increase firearm death or whether firearm registration and licensing would make inner city residents safer or expose them to greater harm. we don't know whether a ban on assault weapons or large capacity magazines would have saved lives in aurora or would make it riskier for people to go to a movie. dickie's change of heart has done very little to rally support among progun groups who say the cdc has a history of producing skewed results. megyn? >> trace, thanks. >>> for the first time in weeks, some big news, breaking in the search for that missing malaysia airlines plane and wait until you hear what happened now, plus president obama is now

and the cdc is not proposing that. it is going to be innovation. it will be driving technology, coming up with products that allow us to turn around the problem we have got. that is what we're talking about here, and i look forward to the work you are doing. thank you. thanks. thank you, senator burr. last month's proposal to expand the authority to include more products marked an essential step forward. while i was heartened by the release of this proposal, i was disappointed that the rule did not address some of the most egregious practices of manufacturers. i mentioned in my opening statement that last month i released the findings of our investigation into the marketing practices of nine commonly sold tte brands. to see those funds were disheartening is an understatement. youg his findings i know will not be surprised to hear that six of the companies reported that a market e-cigare ttes in flavors that appeal to children and teens. like cherry crush much outreach, mint. keen, i would say anyone who claims these products are explicitly targeting

>> we've been talking with investigators here at the cdc. they underline that this has spread through extended contact. >> jon: extended contact. okay, okay. >> the cdc say an illlinois man got the virus from an indiana healthcare worker who brought it from the middle east. their only physical contact, a handshake. >> jon: wait, what? since when does a handshake count as "extended contact"? you better tell me they were shaking hands in thanks for the blowjobs they just gave each other. i must say, that 69 went exceedingly well. yes, say hello to the wife! yes, say hello to the -- all right. listen -- (laughter) how do you know they weren't giving each other ice cream? so i guess this is it. we ear taking the mers training to extinction down, population -- >> they say the patient is in good condition. all the people on the flight are fine. it might be more treatable. >> should americans be worried at all? >> no. >> jon: oh, so it's less of a contagen and more you got mail situation. i guess they will have to find another way. >> scientists wa

the cdc wants more people that are at risk of getting h,v to take a daily pill called prep. it is more than 90% effective in preventing the virus, and the pga approved it, but so pharr it has been barely used. back with more on this story. >> we first looked into prep back in january. that was right after new york state endorsed it, now for the first time, they are issuing new guidance to persuade more doctors to take the drug. as we learned before, few of them have been embracing it. >> at play, and sometimes at risk. gay men are using condoms less and less. 20% less in recent years according to the centers for disease control. new york psychotherapist is gay, he is doing what many others aren't. taking a pill called truvada. >> i explained to my doctor i am having a more difficult time staying consistent with condoms than before, and here is this medication that could be more than 90% effective if taken every day. >> he started this facebook page promoting it. >> it has been shown to be safe and effective. >> but other gay men are less enthusiastic, also called prep. >> has

tonight the cdc sending this warning to airports around the country telling passengers to wash their hands, not to touch their face. abc's steve osunsami now on this new alert tonight. >> reporter: tonight, health officials are trying to track down more than 500 passengers from at least 20 states. anyone, including crew members, who shared a may 1st flight with that florida patient diagnosed with mers. a new and potentially deadly respiratory disease imported from the middle east. they're posting warnings tonight, at 22 of the nations busiest airports. the infected passenger from saudi arabia, flew into boston, atlanta, and into orlando. where state health departments are warning travelers to look out for flu-like symptoms. >> we travel a lot, so it's very concerning. especially we're going overseas next month. >> reporter: at two hospitals in orlando, where the 44-year-old saudi medical worker went for treatment. two healthcare workers who treated him are already showing symptoms. one is hospitalized with what looks like pneumonia. to be safe, the hospitals sent 20 other health care

we'll have more with the cdc scientists leading the effort to stop this in just a little bit. >>> hot, dry, windy conditions that fed fires in california this week forecast to return today. right now the more than 20,000 people who were evacuated from the wildfire areas around san diego are returning home. all evacuation orders related to the 800-acre fire have been lifted. the wildfire is only 5% contained but it is no longer an imminent threat to homes. >>> a federal judge has declared idaho's ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional. the judge's order will take effect from friday morning unless the state appeals. the order will knock down idaho state laws and state constitutional amendment passed in 2006. same-sex marriage is legal in 17 states and in the district of columbia. >>> a desperate race against time to save more than 100 coal authorities say they are trapped in a shaft about two-thirds of a mile underground. you are looking at live pictures right now from turkey. hundreds of other miners are confirmed dead in this disaster. what a disaster it is. a transformer ble

the cdc, w.h.o.ollowing it very carefully. >> is there fear that this could become -- mers could become like sars or something even worse? >> well, jake, i wouldn't say fear. that's a word that has a lot of connotations. i would say that there is concern to stay alert that this might happen. there certainly is a possibility that it will develop the capability of spreading more readily from person to person. it hasn't done that yet. it might not ever do that and the molecular configuration of the virus doesn't suggest that it's doing that. so what we really need to concentrate on are very strict hospital infection control practices because we've seen in the middle east, particularly in saudi arabia, that there have been many cases now that have been due to close connection either by a health care provider or family member. so good, typical infectious disease control is probably the most important thing that needs to be done right now. >> dr. anthony fauc ichli, than so much. >>> s.e.a.l. team 6, why a