bonati about how united healthcare, one of the nations largest insurance providers is pulling out of obamacare citing unsustainable losses and what that could mean for the marketplace as a whole. > ethan: at american medicine today we often feature medical innovations but we also never forget the healing power of the human spirit. > kimberly: in todays program we are happy to highlight a real life story of heroism, courage, humility and a true triumph of faith, hope and love. > ethan: it's a pretty incredible story, kelly. but take us back and paint a picture if you will prior to 1999, which is when you had this accident, you were a star athlete, cheerleader, dating a star basketball player. tell us what your life was like back then. you had it all by all accounts. > kelly: yeah. you know, back then when i was 19 i lived a pretty carefree life. and i honestly thought everybody did. i was living in a bubble. and i was a iu cheerleader, was going to major in elementary education. i was a freshman at iu, which is indiana university. and was in a three-year relationship with a guy named

. >>> united healthcare expects to lose nearly $1 billion because of obamacare policies. the company says people who need expensive medical services are signing up during the so- called special enrollment period. insurers say many americans are using that as a lap hole to sign up only when they get sick. united healthcare says it's considering dropping out of all obamacare exchanges in 2017. >>> a serious safety flaw could lead to a recall of hundreds of thousands of vehicles. the national highway traffic ford focus owners that the doors don't latch properly and can fly open when the vehicle is moving. the probe covers focuses from the 2012 and 2013 model years. a similar problem led to recalls of nearly half a million other ford models last year. >>> more drivers used the ohio turnpike last year than ever before. nearly 54 million vehicles used the toll road in 2015. that tops the previous record of 52 million back in 2006. turnpike officials say low gas prices, mild weather, and an improving economy contributed to the increase of everybody using the ohio turnpike. so th

>> that's a good question that comes up a lot at united healthcare. we actually trisha yearwood healthy nutrition. we have grocery store tours. i have to say weight management it's a question that comes up all the time and what you we answer that is really eat healthy. that you can have, vegetables, fruits, avoid processed foods, anything that is in a box or in a can, because the fad diets come and go. it's really you have to think about getting good nutritious foods throughout the day and back to portion size. weapon to make sure that we're not overeating at all. >> the hardest part is sticking to it can you give us -- since we're running out of time -- the biggest tip you have to stick to some healthy eating. >> i think a good thing is log what you are eating throughout the day. a lot of times we think, oh, i'll have a snack here or grab a handful of chips here or piece of chocolate there. if you start writing down everything that you are actually eating throughout the day and look at it at the end of the day or the end of the week, you'll realize t

the insurer, the parent company of united healthcare, ended last year with about 500,000 enrollele in obamacare exchange plans. viacom, cbs and respective tuesday for prioritizing the 3 interests of sumner redstone, the companies' 92-year-old executive chairman, over that of their shareholders. the suit, first reported by the hollywood reporter, states that viacom ceo philippe dauman, cbs ceo leslie moonves and other top executives "put their personal loyalty to mr. redstone... well ahead of their loyalty and respective fiduciary duties they owe and owed to viacom and/or cbs and their respective shareholders." the world is flooded with plastic garbage. there will be more plastic than fish in terms of weight in the world's oceans by 2050, the world economic forum warned tuesday. plastic has become one of the world's most popular materials, combining amazing functionality and very low production costs. its use has increased 20-fold in the past 50 years and is expected to double again in the next 20 years. 3 3 3 the time is now 5:xx. actor jamie foxx saves a man. what he did to help afte

kirk pion vice president with united healthcare and their innovation champion is here to tell us about what is on display this year. kirk... what is the newest must have gear for health and fitness on the c-e-s floor. - how have technological advancements changed today's modern health care system? - through technology, how can people become more active participants in their own health health care system? - tell me about the new program, solutions for caregivers, that unitedhealthca re announced yesterday at ces? - what other cool health- related innovations did you see at this year's ces? ((brian loftus)) annoucement... who will entertain us during the big game's halftime show? we bowl half-time show is going to be one star- studded performance! pepsi just announced beyonce will hit the stage next month at levi's stadium in santa clara california. coldplay was the first to announce it will perform during half-time. "entertainment tonight" reports bruno mars is also expected to perform with coldplay. all three artists have previously headlined the pepsi half-time shows. you can watch su

they paid nearly $500 for a plan with united healthcare. they received insurance cards. and this week an e-mail states they have no medical coverage. record of us signing up. >> reporter: they turned to 8 on your side for answers. i went straight to state regulators, the watchdogs for insurance companies. their case is now under review by the state to find out what went wrong and make it right. >> this has turned into a huge problem. and we're just hoping that it finally gets resolved. >> regulators say this should have never happened. a spokeswoman says a state insurance expert will follow up with them next week to clear up the problem. >>> a ferifiying situation on a california highway. a driver noticed the road was wet. he threw the car in reverse and tried to outrun them. the water slowed down long enough for him to turn around and get away. quite a problem because they had some very heavy rain and flooding out in california. rare but typical for an el nio phase, one of the strongest on record. 76 degrees on saturday. a mild morning but shower chances pick up later a

that united healthcare is reminding him are =not= covered. (sot: chris walker, patient) "i'm also desperate for some way to go. i'm running out of ideas." we asked united healthcare about the information chris says he received at the last minute... after a lengthy investigation, a spokeswoman told news four: "the meer was told on several occasions prior to his surgery that the hospital... was not in his plan's network." they didn't specify when. they add: "he had the option to seek care at an in- network hospital." so the nearly thirty thousand dollars in charges.... stand. (sot: chris walker, patient) "when i asked about the surgeon, about the hospital bills what about the anesthetist and gone through a list of being you know something like that. that would've saved everything." >> that was lynda baquero reporting. if you do have to have surgery, make sure you check your insurance policy first. still to come on news 4 today..... siouxland leaders from different faiths came together to promote religious tolerance. how they're helping feed the

they paid nearly $500 for a plan with united healthcare. they received insurance cards and this week, an e-mail stating they have no medical coverage. >> they say they have no record of us signing up. >> reporter: they turned to 8 on your sign for answers. i went straight to state regulators. >> this shannon, a reporter with channel 8. >> reporter: their case is now under review by the state to find out what went wrong and make it right. >> this has turned into a huge problem. and we're just hoping that it finally getting resolved. >> regulators tell us this should have never happened! a spokeswoman says a state expert will follow up with them next week to help them clear up this problem, and we will check back to make sure that they do. >> do you have any idea whether this is an isolated incident? >> we've been hearing all along from people who are having trouble with the marketplace. and in this case it looks like it was a computer glitch. but the state experts want to talk to the folks at the marpt place to find out why -- marketplace to

to help us out - we have krsten race here - from united healthcare - with some tips....and you also have a new program that launched, right? - tell us a little about grocery - what kind of things will they be going over during the tour? - eating healthy is sometimes easier said than done..but there are some easy switches you can make that will - you have some tips for meal planning to show us - - finally - let's go back to minute. from stealing packages. this time - it's caught on camera. take a look. this is out of north carolilna. you can see a man casually walking up to a house - just talking on his cell phone - but then - he grabs the package - and takes off! the homeowner says the package was a late christmas gift for her daughter. she also says this same thing happened to two of her neighbors. still ahead this morning... ces wraps up today...but the event has already had its share of drama we have video of a booth getting raided by u-s marshals! you're watching channel 13 action news, thanks for spending this saturday morning set to open later today... but there's something very un

we have tracy truin a health coach from united healthcare joining us with details. this is one of the hardest things for people every year. especially coming out of the holidays and everybody eat as little more than that normally do. i've heard so many people say to me, it is the holidays. everybody gains weight so don't worry about it. >> just let it go. right. that's the first problem. but we have to worry about it at some point. so really, you know, setting goals for the new year, i mean, that's what everybody does. we set goals for different areas of our lives. and i think just exactly because of what you said we kind of let loose during the holidays. more active, maybe taking care of our stress, managing stress a little better can be goals. it's really important to prioritize goals so we don't feel overwhelmed with trying to tackle so many goals at the same time. >> michelle: meaning like instead of saying i'm going to lose 30 pounds within six months, how about starting with something smaller. this is what t do this year is drink more water because i'm terribl

this new proposal by seiu's united healthcare west would raise that by $1 a year until it hits $15 anncreases would be automatically tied to the cost of living. union officials say they have gathered more than 600,000 signatures, and that is enough to qualify for the november ballot. >>> youtube is preparing for a major expansion in san bruno. youtube has bought an office park near the corner of el camino real and 380. it can accommodate more than 2500 employees. analysts say youtube is increasing staffing to compete against tv and movie studio content, and digital rivals netflix and amazon. >>> on the peninsula, a business owner is suing the city of daly city, claiming he was treated unfairly when he was denied a permit to open the store, and is accusing the vice mayor of being biased against him. christina rendon talked to people on both sides of this lawsuit. >> i never wanted this battle. >> reporter: he has the building, but was denied a permit to operate his gun repair and sales store last year. s he's now see -- he's now suing the city and vice mayor for that decision. a lawsui

measure would raise the minimum wage a dollar of year until it hits $15 an hour and supported by united healthcare workers. union officials have gathered more than 600,000 signatures more than enough to qualify for the ballot. >>> more questions tonight for pg and e about the condition of the natural gas pipe lines. at a hearing in san francisco. a state administrative law judge questioned p g and e about allegations of improper recordkeeping. tom vacar was at the hearing and tom is in the newsroom with more on that. >>> well at the center of all of this is whether or not pg and e has really done a good job of digitizing all of those paper records, millions and millions of them and do they truly reflect what is in the ground. >>> after the san bruno explosion five years ago pipeline incidents in carmel and castro valley and morgan hill and mountain view indicate that performed g and e has a long way to go in making sure it knows exactly what it has in the ground. the task, convert 12 million paper records, some many decades old to useable materials for those that monitor and repair the pipeline sy

we have coca-cola, united healthcare, procter & gamble, mcdonald's. yeah, we do have green on the screen here, looking decent. walmart not looking bad either. >>> up next, the power brokers of the world starting to arrive in davos, switzerland, why the world economic forum is so important and who we expect to speak with this week? fascinating introduce. "countdown" is coming right back. . liz: 37 minutes before the closing bell rings. we have the nasdaq faltering and it just continues to be a tough session for the markets, as we look what's going on here. dow industrials pearing the losses. we were down much more. lower by about 7 points, could we hit the flatline like john corpina anticipateed? we shall see, the nasdaq lower by 24. let's look at twitter, twitter cannot catch a break here. the blue bird sinking to a new lifetime low. here it is. $17.23 today. this after reporting outages overnight like here in davos, i tried to log onto twitter and immediately said in both german and english, we're having a problem, we'll fix it soon. twitter, the sto

with us now is the political director of united healthcare workers west which is backing the statewidet measure. ariana, thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> let's talk about this effort. you guys have reported some 600,000 signatures have been collected, 366,000 were needed. how confident are you that this will make the november ballot? >> we're incredibly confident this is going to be on the ballot. this measure to increase the minimum wage gradually over the next five years has enjoyed tremendous support across the statement we see that i know a field poll that showed 68% of likely voters in november support this effort. you see that in the over 600,000 signatures we collected to qualify this issue on the ballot in just a few weeks, so we're very excited. >> ariana, the california restaurant association is not here but i did pull up the statement they issued in response to this measure calling it, quote, a recipe for disaster, that mom-and-pop restaurants will be closing their doors. your response to their response. >> sure. the reality is no one in california can a

wendy ronovench from "united healthcare" is here with a making a resolution and keeping it. unitedhealthcare provides tips to develop achievable, realistic goals for the new year. provide information on classes the hew program offers to assist with new year's resolutions -grocery store tour, jan.12 -nutrition classes -smoking cessation -stress management -weight management support group as a longtime cat it's good to have always! see why there's only room for one feline in this family reportedly spent the new years right here in las vegas... and some say johnny manziel, was here as well. fans took to social media with reports the cleveland browns player was wearing a blond wig and fake mustache. they say he even made reservations under the name billy.... you know, that reminds me of when i went to snuck into a cleveland browns football game without anyone from fox5 knowing. i wanted to look like any other browns fan... i think i called in sick or something... and didn't want anyone browns are never on tv. a group of tourist had a close call while on an indian safari. a tiger

healthcare today. what our today. what our campaign is about is asking the american people think big. united states of america today is the only major country on earth the only one that does not guarantee healthcare at all people is right. they do it in england, france, germany, all over scandinavia. i would 50 miles away from the border. in america today 25 million people have no health insurance at all. millions more have high deductibles and high copayments. sound familiar? and by the way we paid by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. at a time when one out of five americans are unable to afford the prescription drugs their doctors are prescribing, at, at a time when seniors are cutting their pills in half because they can't afford to buy what they need, the three major drug companies in america last year made $45 billion in profit. and because they are so powerful because they provide hundreds of millions and lobbying and campaign contributions because they have 1400 lobbyists in dc, there is no legislation on the books to prevent them from doubling, tripling, qua

look at dow component united healthcare up about 3% in early trade on better than expected quarterlyth was outside the insurance business but strength in it's pharmacy benefit business. the company says the year is off to a strong start and is considerably stronger than 2015. shares up about 6% in the last 12 months. simon? >> thank you very much. >>> clearly retailers or the stock of retailers have been struggling. warm weather late last year causing problems. retailers are gathering in new york today for the national retail federation's annual conference. courtney reagan is with them and amongst them. she joins us live now. hi, courtney. >> good morning to you. there's a lot to talk about here at the national retail federation's annual big show. as the retailers continue to release and talk about their holiday season and their results. this morning tiffany released holiday sales, down 5% year over year. as a result the high-end jeweler is warning earnings will come in at the lower end of the previous forecast. if you look at it by region, comps dropped just 2% in europe, they did g

as for individual stocks, united healthcare. 11286.ected quarterly profits. despite losing money in the obamacare exchanges. executive action on tougher gun control. happening this week, the nations largest gun show in vegas. joining me now is former nra president david king. thank you very much. critics say they do nothing but hurt with those that want to comply. in the past we have looked at these laws. they do not do anything as the president describes as mass killings. they get more difficult for honest citizens who have never had any kind of problem. exercising the fundamental right. it is if the president is more interested in symbolism than harassing people just because they own and use firearms. he is not solving these real problems. keeping guns out of the bad guys hands. dealing with gun crime. those jurisdictions where it has done, it has great impact. you rob a 7-eleven with a gun. you are committing to crimes. second is a federal crime. that crime is prosecutable by the federal government. the list suggested that he was go

tonight, we're looking at the issue of healthcare in the united states, and the state of the affordable care act, now in its third year. nigel: we will also break down the health care issue on a local level, showing you how, in south carolina, many families are just one procedure away from poverty. look in western north carolina,

[applause] now, it turns out that the united kingdom provides healthcare all of the people. germany does not call france does not, scandinavia does not come all and does not comemy candidate does it. in fact, every major country on earth guarantees healthcare tohealth care to all of their people. we do not. i have been criticized for this, butthis, but let me be honest and clear with everybody in this room. yes, iyes, i do believe that health care is a right of all people, not privilege. [applause] and yes,yes, i do believe that we should move to a medicare for all single-payer program. [applause] now, i am on the committee that helped her idea for the care act. i helped write it and vote for and i am proud of the many accomplishments that the affordable care act brought about. before the aca private insurance companies had this obscenity of pre-existing conditions. which meant that if you were a person who had known us they would not ensure you for that illness. that isis like getting fire insurance ask if they want to assure you if you fire. totally absurd, totally crazy.

healthcare for everybody. you have the power to take back the flag of the united states of america, so that it does no longer belong solely to jerry falwell and rush limbaugh and dick cheney and john ashcroft, and together we have the power to take back the white house in 2004, and that is exactly what we're going to do. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you. . ♪ [applause] [applause] watching american history tv on c-span3. all weekend every weekend. >> one of this -- several directives for the commission was to create a national world war i memorial in washington, d.c.. up next, commissioned representatives announce the winning design and explain the process that led to the decision. this national press club event is almost an hour. >> good afternoon everyone. my name is libby o'connell and i am proud to serve on the centennial commission. 240thday marked the anniversary of this nation's first military memorial.

healthcare for everybody. you have the power to take back the flag of the united states of america, so that it does no longer belong solely to jerry falwell and rush limbaugh and dick cheney and john ashcroft, and together we have the power to take back the white house in 2004, and that is exactly what we're going to do. [applause] thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you. ♪ here in iowa. >> i am so pleased to do this. >> if you told us one year ago we would be fared in iowa, we would give anything for that. >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> people care so much about the iowa caucuses. ♪ is this an average caucus? >> hard to say. that is the third when i have been to. they are all different. 18, 19, 20. >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> thank you for the great sendoff you are giving to us. >> you have to show respect for islands. >> i want to thank the people of iowa. >> iowa is the first. >> i love you all. now, if i lose iowa, i will never speak to you people again. ♪ >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american his three, every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twi

healthcare for everybody. you have the power to take back the flag of the united states of america, so that it does no longer belongolely to jerry falwell and rush limbaugh and dick cheney and john ashcroft, and together we have the power to take back the white house in 2004, and that is exactly what we're going to do. [applause] ♪ ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] ♪ ♪ >> c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house iowa caucuses. monday, our live coverage begins on c-span and c-span2 and we will bring you live coverage, bringing you phone calls and tweets and text. then we will take you to a republican caucus on c-span and then on c-span two. see the event live in its entirety. stay and join in on the conversation on c-span.org. ♪ >> the senate crime investigation committee shifts operations to washington where among theeneral is witnesses. he urgently recommends legislation to curb gambling information. thegar hoover, chief of fbi,

in the united kingdom, they guarantee healthcare to all other people that we spent almost three times as much per person, 50 percent more than the french do. what we need to do is create a healthcare system which number one, guarantees health care to all people as every other major country on earth does comics a cost-effective. i think when we do that, among other things, 29 people have -- 29 million have insurance, we do away with the deductible and copayments gone more people will be utilizing healthcare, you'll see more jobs being created. >> blue cross blue shield, they still exist or don't exist? >> it depends. they could exist to administer the program. >>'s come he's will to generate, program, that's possible. also look at some of the money involved, doctor, i'm going to less money? >> not necessarily the case. what you may see is a change in funding priorities. right now, we have a major crisis in primary health care in this country. we don't have enough family doctors. >> especially in rural areas. >> rule and urban. what we need to do as a country, i work on this with some s

unit that met the aircraft at the airport. >>> the final deadline to sign up for that healthcare coverage, and if you do not enroll in healthcare, you could pay a penalty of $695 or more come tax time. >>> offering free diabetes screening at the office of the community health until 1 pm this afternoon, located on sumter street.>>> the car that traveled through time and back to the future, the delorean motor's plans to make 300 replicas of the stainless steel iconic sports car, not produced since 1982, and the new car will cost about $100,000, on want you to get more expressive, the social media giant experimenting with six additional emoticons, and they women's basketball team is streak tonight. they will take on ole miss and tipoff is at 7 pm. this is one of two unbeaten women's teams in the nation, ranked number one, and they're just behind connecticut.>>> the countdown is on, 10 days away from the big game. you can see the super bowl right here on wltx on february 7, and you can see more football action as the nfl >>> let's >>> welcome back. 12:15 pm, and we have seen a little bit of rain so far this afternoon.>>> a gorgeous

healthcare to all people. that country is called the united states of america." " sabrina: the question that got some of the most buzz on social media tonight was for hillary some of the most buzz on social media tonight was for hillary clinton, the third candidate to take to the stage. "secretary clinton, can you tell us what the term 'white privilage' means to you and can you give me an example from your life or career that you think you have benefited from that?" "for me, look i was born white, middle class and in the middle of america. i went to good public schools, i had a very strong, supportive family, i had a lot of great experiences growing up. " sabrina:: when asked about whether clinton would deport would give each child due process, but deport them. she did, however, slam raids of immigrants this forum was very different platform than the other campaign events. very important voter base.. latinos and both not only are democrats vying for are the republicans. your local election we are iowa. live from drake jack: donald trump isn't letting up on his attacks against fellow presidential candidate ted cr

you can place multiple units out at a much lower cost than to build a branch l lation. " in the healthcare industry, experts are expecting a big need for health care workers who provide care 24 hours per day, seven days per week. that's to help care for the baby boomers who will turn 65 this year. live in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. now here's a look at some of a-b-c. world news is next. the university of iowa is getting closer to completing more than 750-million dollars worth of construction on four buildings. and marion releases renderings showing what the city's new y-m-c-a could tonight at 6 tonight's forecast. we can begin to wave goodbye to the milder weather as arctic air is in sight. there is a slight chance for a mix overnight with some light snow on friday as colder air begins to move south. saturday features falling temperatures with the winds increasing from the north. as an arctic front moves through late saturday light snow is possible. wind chills will drop to dangerous levels between -25 to -35 later on saturday and sunday so take precautions necessary to stay s

united mileageplus explorer card. look at health care through our eyes and you'll see healthcare differently too. across 21 hospitals and over 450 community and research facilities, we're 61,000 people looking to not just raise our standard north shore-lij is now northwell health. look north. >>> the great news when a local team isn't in the super bowl is these two weeks pass like that. we've got the pro bowl. >> oh, i forgot about that. >> we open almost two full weeks of super bowl anticipation. broncos, panthers, super bowl 50. february 7th. santa clara, california. the who, what, when, and where of the nfl's big game. overall champion. broncos and panthers won their title games yesterday. now they get set to meet each other for the big prize. both teams have definite personalities. coaches say today that's not going to change before kick-off. >> we're going to stick to what got us here today. we'll emphasize that with the players and make sure we keep our personnel. >> our preparation, how we do things as coaches and stuff, we're going to stay committed to our routine that we use throughout t

healthcare costs. all national women's hockey players are wearing her >>> a united flight headed from new york to chicago passengers say a woman began shouting to get off the plane. passengers restrained her while the pilot made an emergency landing. she's been charged with assaulting a crew member. >>> coming up, why you may be better off not winning the $800 million jack pot. what that's all about. >> it's saturday, january 9th. if it's your birthday let's see who you share with. joan biaz is 75, jimmy page is 72, krystle gail is 65 and hataway is 51. what about you? is the economy rigged? acquired more wealth than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, my plan -- and the ultra-rich provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. the middle class unless we level the playing field. with your help, as president, >>> welcome back. since you have a virtually non-existence chance of actually winning tonight's record-setting powerball jackpot to be blunt here's something to make you feel a little better about having to go to work on monday. last october the game was

our homicide unit is conducting >> marie: the police chief says she believes the shooting was not random. >>> the flint water crisis . tuesday healthcare workers conducted hundreds of checks on children for lead expose you are. the testing is free offered to children under six. since the state of emergency was declared thousands of bottles of water and water filters have been delivered to the people of flint. >> reed: toyota held on to its title of top selling automaker in 2015. the japanese automaker sold more than 10 million cars last year alone. this despite the fact that it's been caught up in a massive recall over possible faulty airbags. toyota had to recall millions of vehicles due to fears that the airbags might actually explode. volkswagen briefly passed toyota in global sales last year. but that was before an emissions scandal damaged the german giant's reputation. >> marie: las vegas is nationally known for its many restaurant treasures and now our prime time spotlight in the show on cnbc. and it will feature one of our city's own restauranteurs. >> if we're going do this tolthd and grow this, it's 250 percent from both of y

healthcare legislation to millions of americans who couldn't get healthcare. we made it possible that anyone in any state in the united states can marry the person they love, irrespective of sex and orientation. what he also did is laid out and spoke clearly, though implicitly, about donald trump. stay away from division, dissension. one of the great moments is when paul ryan, speaker of the house stood up scpo plodded when president obama said, as did his republican colleagues fernings when president obama said we can't use politics to attack on the basis of race or something, something i think we can all agree on. but that was a direct shot on donald trump when he made the comment about we can't carpet bomb the me go. we've gotta make sure we're thoughtful and intentional in our occasion. that's another shot at donald trump. so i think he's providing not only a track record of success the democrats can rely on and move forward with, but also looking at the division, the discord, the disagreement that frankly the republican primary has been as a basis. what we don't want to do is democrats. >> and then donald trump s

new threat has emerged with international healthcare workers warning of the devastating conference as more and more cases of the zika virus surface a cross united center. just how great is the danger and who is most at risk. we get answers from lisa fletcher on the trail of a vicious attacker. >> reporter: this tiny insect so small but doing big damage around the globe. doctors say this particularly aggressive mosquito, is carrying the zika virus, which may be responsible for serious birth defects. the numbers rise almost daily. right now at least 24 countries are battling active transmissions, mostly in central and south america. the latest numbers here in north america show at least 34 cases spread over 12 states, the district of columbia and four in canada. all are related to people returning from countries where the virus is endemic. a few weeks ago, we sat down with dr. anthony head of allergies and infectious diseases for the national institute of health. he told us he was working late nights in the research lab anticipating this virus would emerge in a big way. >> we haven't started on a vaccine for seek, zika, but wel very soon, when i

only person in either party ready to be president of the united states and defend the country and promote shared prosperity and deal with the healthcare issue and make college affordable and get equal representation for women in the workforce on day one. >> reporter: one of the problems for the clinton camp, of course, they made that same argument in new hampshire and around the country in 2008, remember that 3:00 a.m. phone call ad, about how barack obama was not ready to be commander in chief. it didn't quite work then. the fear in the clinton camp is there may be a repeat of all of that right now. >> and clinton also going after sanders on foreign policy experience. >> reporter: yes, it goes back to the commander in chief test. he's a democratic socialist. in the debates, for example, over the weekend in south carolina, he talked about normalizing relations with iran, the clinton camp jumping on that, putting out a letter from a foreign policy expert saying sanders appears to be out of his depth. sanders is citing a republican to say clinton is wrong. >> experience is important. dick cheney had a lot of experience. a whole lot of p

he also laid out the need for healthcare reform, called on americans to unite around common values. this year, in his final address he highlighted political rhetoric and democracy in america, continuing economic recovery and his administration's legacy and america's future. judy. >> so interesting, hari, to go back and look at the differences, and i am struck, yes the length is the same, but the reaction of the audience has changed. now, while we have been talking lisa desjardins has been on the capitol getting reaction from the president's speech from members of congress, and i believe one of those individuals she talked to was congressman chris van hollen of maryland who happens to be running for senate. let's go to that right now. >> joining me now maryland congressman chris van hahn, also a member of the democratic leadership in the house, quickly what did youable make of some speech? >> i thought it was an optimistic speech about future america, the president ticked off many of the challenges we face, progress we have made recently toward those challenges, but also our huge pot

united states. the question sent in to me by group actually sponsoring the program asked the question, chronic disease treatment account for 86 cents of every dollar spent on healthcare and half the population has at least one chronic disease. how do you -- how do your proposed health policy address fighting and preventing chronic >> i have a plan to balance the budget. i've done this already, so it is not like i don't know how to do it, i've done it, one area that we really need to emphasize and maybe reform the overhead of our universities, but we need to spend significantly more amount of money at the national institutes of health to deal with this problem of alzheimer's , dementia, als, pancreatic cancer this, is legitimate and necessary area for the federal government to spend resources. when i mention the overhead, somebody told me, the overhead at universities is eating up a lot of research. i don't know if that is true, i will find that out. that is very, very important that we begin to unlock some of the mysteries connected to these really, really terrible illnesses. >> let me ask you this, you know, you come out against marijuana, both recreational and medi

united states. away. the race for the democrats heating up. fourth debate in south hillary clinton and bernie sanders went head to head. they football on issues like healthcare and gun control. >> i have made it clear based on sanders' own record that he has voted with the nra, gun lobby, numerous times and voted for immunity for gun sellers and it was the most important piece of gun legislation. >> she knows what she says is very dis ingenious. i have a d- voting record from the nra. >>> the next debate is february 11 in wisconsin. >> another award show in the books. the big winners from the choice awards coming up. >>> what caused a massive pileup of more than 50 cars on a michig in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, home of the original >>> this week is your chance to win four tampa bay lightning tickets to the february 3rd game against detroit. we're giving away signed team gear also. you have to listen to the word of the day. today's word is ice. take the word, enter it in wtsp facebook pag

unit locations are listed on the map. cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, . >> it isesda 2015. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more real news ahead including facts the hospitals do not want you to know so we're going to tell you. the new information that can help you or a loved one avoid a costly mistake. but first, here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> turkish officials are quoted as saying there's a high probability that isis is responsible for today's attack. >> authorities here at the prison where he is being held are moving him from cell to cell to make it difficult for him to escape. mentioned bernie sanders when she is leading in iowa but now is highlighting her differences with him. >> had you know lately that she's been getting more aggressive with you? >> yes. >> the best shot here is to offer the first ta

an effort at the united nations to bring people together and he took the risky decision without knowing the consequences and all of what was happening but on the basis of our healthcare, expert advice we sent several thousand american troops and put them on the ground to build the capacity, to be able to respond to this crisis and together with partners around the world, france, great britain particularly, china, japan, others all joined in. we built a broad coalition of actors to educate the public, isolate the stricken and stop the spread of the virus. spelling the difference between life and death for hundreds of thousands of people and in response to the global refugee crisis president obama is going to host a summit at the u.n. this fall and the summit will be the culmination of a sustained, rigorous effort to rally the world community on several fronts to increase by 30% the response to humanitarian funding appeals, the number of regular humanitarian donors, to increase it by at least ten, to at least double the number of refugees who are resettled or afforded other safe and legal channels of emission and to expand by ten the total number of countries admitting

agreed to form a strategic partnership in areas such as the internet, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing. ge's sale of its appliance unit comes in the midst of an effort by the company to shift its focus to higher- technology and higher- profit areas such as medical equipment. this morning -- a highly debated rock quarry project proposed in lexington county, will go before a judge. the company behind the project, vulcan materials, wants to build in the leesville area. one of two proposals vulcan gave county council in november would close stutman road -- that is what will be discussed in vulcan says closing stutman road would keep the mining operation farther away from houses. many residents have voiced concerns about noise and pollution, but say closing stutman road is not a solution either. today's hearing is at 9am. governor nikki haley's busy week continues as she holds a meeting today at 11 at the state house. she's expected to announce her executive budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. we'll have the latest on the news conference ahead this afternoon on wis. the house's highest- ranking republican woman says gove

on the question of building a more united society there's really not much more important than preserving and, congress is about to vote again to defined healthcarebody what a tail barrel failure it is. we have 90% of our people insured for the first time. [applause]. we were headed straight to 80, if the 22 states that still have not taken medicaid would do it, we but up to almost 95. we had four years of the lowest medical inflation in history, it is true last year we had a bump in the cost of premium but that is because all of the people who joined the health exchange, by by and large were older people. the older we are the more healthcare dollars we consume. this year, 2.4 million more people, new people have entered health exchanges. they are overwhelmingly younger, healthier healthier people who are now going to help us build the system that will hold premiums down and continued to universalize access to healthcare. i don't don't know about you, but i think it would be a real mistake to get into the attempt to weaken, watered down or reveal this health care law. we we ought to do it hillary says and continue [applause]. i'm very proud of th

united states on our debate stage. they were substantive and really talked about the issues that are important to the american people, education, healthcarehow to keep people safe from harm and making sure we can build on the economic progress we have been able to make after president obama helped pull us out of the worth economic crisis since we had in the great depression. con pras that with the debate stage on thursday night with the republicans which was such a food fight and so much personal sniping. i think that as we move into the general el lek campaign once we both have a nominee it will be even more clear that americans want to continue to build on the economic success we have had with a democratic president. >> president clinton holds a double dig get lead nationally. if she does become your nominee there's polling that suggests there's trouble. the latest says she loses to rubio to cruz and to donald trump. tied with jeb bush at 44 percent each. your reaction to those numbers? >> we are focused rate now getting ready at the dnc for our nominee when our primary nominating time is over. national polls in january don't mean very

united are giving s note. norwegian and carnival cruise women to reschedule travel. mark: hospitals across the state to improve the delivery of healthcare statewide. now a statewide alliance between 10 hospitals and medical centers has been unveiled in frankfort. among those is saint elizebeth healthcare in edgewood. as a part of their new agreement these 10 health systems will , share best practices in order statewide. the other participants are in owensboro, bowling green, and danville. lisa: the president has created a white house task force that will help tackle finding a cure for cancer. president obama pledged in his final state of the union address to initiate more efforts to cure cancer. vice president joe biden, who lost his son beau to cancer, will lead the panel. joe biden my goal is that we : find absolute cures, but for some cancers, we get to the point where we can manage them enough to become chronic diseases. lisa: the panel is expected to monday. randi: we have been calling our winter weather a weather roller coaster which is typical in cincinnati. if that is the case right now, we are at the bottom spot of a hill and a

healthcare coverage through the affordable care act, do so. to promote the coverage, health and human services secretary sylvia burwell visited an orlando united way office today. her office says florida has the most amount of enrollees out of any state. 1.5 million people have signed up. this morning, burwell stopped by the wesh 2 studios to explain. >> right now and the marketplace, seven in 10 people can find plans for $75 or less the financial assistance. jim: if you don' t sign up, you will face a penalty. amanda: -- angela: we know it' s cold, but it' s going to get colder. >> i am glad i wore my jacket to the studio today. on a day like today, you look at that camera and think that' s not too bad. you get out there and think yeah, that' s brisk. i like it. it' s invigorating. a little extra jump in the old step there. we talked about freeze warnings heading up the palm coast and back toward marion county. we will have to watch , there is could be put into this later on. s talk about that for a second. when you have a freeze warning, that means you are expecting temperatures to be below freezing for at least two hours over a widespread a

united states? but there is also the other factor, david. once something comes into effect it becomes very, very difficult to unwind it. take a look at healthcare reform in this country, for example. take a look at some other security measures, especially arms control with russia, it's very difficult for congress to try to make substantial changes once something has been put into place and is actually taking effect, very difficult to unwind. >> roslind, it's an obvious delight for four americans, five americans have been freed in iran. but not so much-- >> five. >> but where you are about some of the people who have been--some of the iranians who have been let out of jail. >> there is concern about some who have received clemenscy whether they got all the punishment they should have faced when they left iran there is a concern that the u.s. may be throwing up its hands when it comes to others who it is believed violated sanctions on iran. the real question right now, at least to some who are running for president is whether or not the administration basically handled the negotiations to get these five people out of iranian custody in the proper

to provide healthcare for everyone by the government there is one country in the entire industrilized world one that does not gurantee health care to all people that country is called the united states of america o'malley was the 2nd person to come on stage he talked about his viablity in iowa and how hes going suprise everyone come caucus night he also spoke about education funding and he slammed governor branstad about his stance on education funding now hillary clinton the 3rd person to take to the stage got a bit of social media buzz regarding one question she unversity regarding white privliege take a listen secratary clinton can you tell us what the term white privlege means to you and can you give me an example from your life or career when you think you have benefited from it for me look i was born white middle class in the middle of america i went to good public schools i had a very strong supportive family i had a lot of great experinces growing up clinton also spoke about immigration and she was asked about her stance on children she kind of skirted that question but did say she would process now the conversation tonight criminal justice economic development very i

to provide healthcare for everyone by the government there is one country in the entire industrilized world one that does not gurantee health care to all people that country is called the united states of america o'malley was the 2nd person to come on stage he talked about his viablity in iowa and how hes going suprise everyone come caucus night he also spoke about education funding and he slammed governor branstad about his stance on education funding now hillary clinton the 3rd person to take to the stage got a bit of social media buzz regarding one question she received from a student here at drake unversity regarding white privliege take a listen secratary clinton can you tell us what the term white privlege means to you and can you give me an example from your life or career when you think you have benefited from it for me look i was born white middle class in schools i had a very strong supportive family i had a lot of great experinces growing up clinton also spoke about immigration and she was asked about her stance on deporting immigrant children she kind of skirted that question but did say she would give all of them due process now the major topics of conversation t

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units and deputies believe most of the family that survived. they were searching last night for a man who neighbors say is the homeowner. allyson: and to the midwest in flint, michigan, the water healthcare workers conducted hundreds of checks on children for lead exposure tuesday. the testing is being done for free and offered to children 6 years of age and since the state of emergency was declared three weeks ago, thousands of bottlr and water filters have been delivered. that includes from our area. oskar blues brewery in brevard is sending canned water today to distribute in flint. they'll also hold a fundraising event there tomorrow, to support healthcare needs for children in flint. geoff: one of hollywood's best known character actors has died. abe vigoda pas at the age of 94. vigoda's acting career spanned half a century. he is best known for playing a mafia soldier in the "godfather," and the over-the-hill detective phil fish in the 1970's tv series "barney mil allyson: trending this morning. a picture of a swath -- sloth in ecuador has gone viral. rescue crews found it in the middle of a highway. highway, and ended u to a roadside barrier. police say the sloth was examined by a

united states of america. thoughts 25 to carry the present address tomorrow night darting wednesday present obama's cabinet will travel nationwide to highlight what it considers progress. areas ranging from veteran healthcare to small business growth because nine-year-old searing revenue losses on the airstrike will be a guest at present obama's final state of the union address tomorrow told you about ahmed story back in november. the boys being treated at force injuries and is seeking asylum here he wrote a letter to the present asking for help congressman is hosting him as his guest. mbta thing it's new snow plan was a success last month. coming up right is way in about that and they are also weighing in about the t-zone passing marks. >> is powerball check could have your name on how much you could walk away with after taxes where those taxes and of. >>> a big fire at home in mattapan sent two people to the hospital at one point flames were shooting through the roof firefighters had to be forced out of the building there that fire broke out after 4 o'clock this afternoon this home is on babson street it's not far from blue blue ave., ted down on the scene is telling us that by partisan still battling th