a child is left unvaccinated could contract measles, pass it to another child.he family of that child has emotional costs, the child that suffers pays in physical price, and they have financial costs. why should they have to pay for someone else's choice? >> is any kind of legal precedent for that? >> not at this point. the case has not come up. we have other cases of liability for infectious disease. we have a case of liability when someone went to a boarding house with whooping cough and wasn't told there was whooping ocughcough. we have liability for infectious transmitted disease. we have a history but this context hasn't come up yet. >> what should happen? what should be the consequence for a parent who doesn't immunize their child, vaccinate their child? should they be jailed? >> no. there's a range of possible consequences. i have heard the idea of jailing parents, and i think that is going substantially too far. a parent making the decision is making the decision based on their best judgment. there's a lot of misinformation out there. it is natural for t

legitimate reason to be unvaccinated? >> yes as long as there's not an outbreak in the school. meaning the regular day-to-day life that we all knew for many many years, when this disease was eradicated which is because of herd immunity, there was no measles. and therefore, those children are protected by the herd immunity in the community. so i would never expect a child to be kept home from school. our son was kept home from school because his immune whereas so low, any illness could have an affect on his health. but when his immune system is high enough we want him to go to school and be around other children and socialize like a regular kid. >> what do you say to those parents who say i don't want to take the chance of vaccinating my child? >> i say read the science books. that the risk is very low. we all know that. and i also say don't go to public school then. you know they -- i often ask the questions who responsibility is it to isolate their children for fear of an illness? is it mine because my child can't be imm

hotez: i am of the opinion that we should not allow unvaccinated children into our schools. it is too dangerous to the other children in the school. people talk about this as a civil liberties issue. i flipped that around the other way. when thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence, he talked about the right to liberty and happiness and mothers and parents of children in these affected counties

or we have a whole flow of people that are unvaccinated.e know that this disease is 90% contagious. it's one of the most contagious virus we have. the vaccine works also 90% plus, 95%. and so, we -- this is completely foolish. and if you look at the pockets of people that are coming with measles, it's only few states either from religious reasons or maybe they've seen the side effects that cause autism which we already have put this to rest already and it's enough of debate, and i'm sure a lot of people may not like it. but this is a safe vaccine. now 1 in 500,000 you may have a side effect. you may have a bad side effect. if you don't get this, one out of 1,000 are going to get encephalitis and this kind of thing. the other important part you is may have absolutely no symptoms. meaning that you may have -- you may be contagious before you start having the symptoms. like a day before. we talk about the rash, this rash may show up way down at the time when you're contagious, you're already contaminated so many other kids. so is it fair for m

at some schools, the number of unvaccinated kindergartners is nearly triple the rest of the country.mark matthews is in sausalito. once again marin county making national headlines for what it's not doing. >> right. we're at the marin village school. this is in sausalito where the parents of six out of 22 kindergartners have decided to take the personal belief exemption from the polio vaccine. there is no polio here in marin county. no polio in the united states. nor north america or south america for that matter. but polio victim russ says that is no reason not to get vaccinated. >> we are only a plane ride away from polio being here. >> he says is he extremely disappointed to hear the numbers of unvaccinated children are up just as total eradication of polio seems within reach. >> you and i don't worry about smallpox. it's gone. type 2 polio is gone. gone. >> but type 1 the most virulent is still around in pakistan and afghanistan. >> and it has jumped into seven other countries last year. as i said it's only a plane ride away. >> is he adamant about the need to vaccinate but the n

they include two unvaccinated siblings who were exposed at disneyland back in december. they are warning to get immunized. more than 13,000 kindergarteners are unvaccinated. >> the fact that we have schools in the united states with high proportions of children univac tin nateed really sets us up for these types of outbreaks in the future. >> he said parents should not be afraid of giving kids a vaccine. he says it is 98% effective and has been safely given to tens of millions of children. >>> students at a sacramento high school are being warned about possible exposure to active tuberculosis. health officials say that student is now isolated at home and is under care. students and staff who shared a classroom with the student will be tested. >>> the east baregal park district is warning to stay away at least for now. that's after three tag deaths have been linked to toxic algae. a dog died from exposure last last week. the park spokes american is advising people to keep their dogs away from the water. >>> a major storm is setting its sites on the northeast. we report on

the measles outbreak is linked to disney land where an unvaccinated family vacation oned. disney is the parent again of abc7 and we expect more details in a news conference at 11:15. >> the case in in contra costa county gives us a total 15 measles cases in the bay area including six in alameda, these in san mateo, two in marin and santa clara and one in solano. measles is very contagious and just with a fever, run any nodes, red eyes and sore throat. you may be tired. the symptoms go away and people get spots in their mouth and a rash all over. it takes 7-18 daze for symptoms after you have been around someone with meals. we have more information on measles and how it is contracted at abc7news.com. >> a marin county school district is taking a stand against measles with the help of one of their youngest students who demanded change. >> my name is bret. >> six-year-old bret urged the school direct to support legislation to abolish the personal belief exemption. the leukemia survivor made news when the measles scare first broke and the parents asked the unvaccinated childre

to support that proposal i do want to alert you all that we have relatively small percentage of unvaccinated acids at the san francisco unified school district and one of the comparatively speaking one the phenomena that is interesting we should think about the percentage of unvaccinated students especially those who are not vaccinated because of the personal belief seems to co-related to the affluence of the community not having kids vaccinated at the end not to be the kinds of action that our families take but i will tell you and you'll all were provided with the materials it excludes our current policy it says that our vaccination policy is whatever is the same as the state law and we have the committee members have asked members of the our legal office and also for those who are working on the policy to review our policy and look at it things we might do that would be beyond what the state law may do either if it stays the same or changes this is something that should probably that would come to the full board we asked this policy review which is in a section we haven't done a fuel revie

health department sent an e-mail to parents recently recommending a 21 day quarantine for all unvaccinated kids at local schools where there's a measles outbreak. the department says it's a standard public health recommendation and the law is on its sides. >> there are legal reasons we can issue formal orders, usually don't have to but we can and we have nor? southern california the daisy cancer at? >> reporter: southern california the day care center is also closed. all 14 infants who attend that day care are now quarantined for three weeks. by the way, day cares operate under the same state law as schools. immunizations are required but parents can still file personal belief exemptions if they don't want their children vaccinated. live in the news room, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> rye i can't believe thanks. health officials say one reason for the quarantine is a sick person rather is contagious up to four days before symptoms actually show up. >>> well, a bay area traffic it might be tough but at least you know what's going to be. >> that's true a study suggests the bay area has the most pre

all of the children are unvaccinated because they're under the age of 1. since december more than 100 people in 14 states have been diagnosed with a highly contagious disease. the centers for disease control said the majority of measles patients are unvaccinated. now the debate over vaccinations getting political. brian webb is here in new york with more. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, allyson. 50 states require children to get vaccinations before attending school. now some potential candidates for president are weighing in on whether parents should have a choice in vaccinating their children. >> on a three-day trip to england many say is meant to solidify his foreign policy credentials, new jersey governor kris christie was forced to solidify his statements. christie told parents he thinks parents should have a choice in whether to vaccinate children. his office put out a statement saying with a disease like measles, there is no question kids should be vaccinated. christie's sentiments were echoed by another potential candidate for the wh

parts of unvaccinated children are receiving robocall laying out the possible for the measles. if a student in the district comes down with measles, all unvaccinated kids will be forced to stay home for three weeks. last month the district sent home letters urging all parents to get their children vaccinated. >> today, san francisco's archbishop will hold a news conference to discuss the controversial proposal regarding the personal lives of catholic schoolteachers. archbishop will change faculty hand books at four high schools asking teachers to grow to list their public and personally lives according to court teachings and homosexualality and birth control are not allowed and some say they go too far. >> parents and students and teachers opposed to the changes held a vigil in front of st. mary's cathedral. they called on the archbishop to not move forward with adopting the clauses because it could remove workplace protections. >> police say a plan to teach their son a lesson on stranger day sent them to the slammer. >> devoted dad win over the internet, what he did to become

and concern is growing that unvaccinated children can contract and spread the virus five infants were diagnosed at a daycare center near chicago and they determined there was no link to the original outbreak in disney land. >>> "action news" is addressing concerns about the measles with a live facebook chat. a dr. from cooper university health care will be in the studio answering questions starting at 4:30. >>> we are waiting to hear if charges will be filed after a 13-year-old boy brought crack cocaine to his school. after officials found students with the drugs the child showed the drugs to other students and they were all taken to childrens hospital to be evaluated and the police searched the teenagers home last night and the parents deny any involvement. >>> in new jersey, police have arrest aid suspect that may have committed more than 40 car burglaries authorities in toms river caught the man behind the break-ins in fisher boulevard. 40-year-old cody diaz was arrested after his girlfriend tried to use a gift card stolen from a vehicle. she is also charged with receiving stolen p

all of the children are unvaccinated because they're under the age of 1. since december more than 100 people in 14 states have been diagnosed with a highly contagious disease. the centers for disease control said the majority of measles patients are unvaccinated. now the debate over vaccinations getting political. brian webb is here in new york with more. good morninbrian. >> reporter: good morning, allyson. 50 states require children to get vaccinations before attending school. now some potential candidates for president are weighing in on whether parents should have a choice in vaccinating their children. >> on a three-day trip to england many say is meant to solidify his foreign policy credentials, new jersey governor kris christie was forced to solidify his statements. christie told parents he thinks parents should have a choice in whether to vaccinate children. his office put out a statement saying with a disease like measles, there is no question kids should be vaccinated. christie's sentiments were echoed by another potential candidate for the white

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. >> meanwhile some schools in california are firing back telling unvaccinated children to stay home. some pediatricians there are even refusing to allow unvaccinated children into their offices. >>> a video posted on line appears to show the beheading of a second japanese hostage held bias is lame being straight extremist. the execution of kenji goto, comes after the negotiated a had been happening for days. it is quite similar to other beheadings videos posted isaiah miles. they describe the video as quote deplorable acts of terrorism. >>> a family from philadelphia, mourning the loss of a loved one is turning to you for help in finding the hit and run driver who took her life. here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> she was a great person. good heart. >> reporter: visitor says his sister loss teresa posey was a wonderful person. >> she was a person that would go out of her way to help you. >> reporter: on tuesday, december 23rd, at about 5:20 in the evening, the three three-year old was crossing state road in the 8500 block of philadelphia's a holmesberg secti

so you have unvaccinated people going to the philippines, and they brought it back.utbreak is that it started in disneyland. it didn't start in ohio. it started in disney land where you have a lot of people grouped together. >> and it's infectious. >> it's extremely infectious. >> it's hard to give somebody ebola. measles, that's not the case. if i had measles and you weren't vaccinated there's an excellent chance you'd get it just from us speaking to each other. >> and health officials are telling everyone go out and get vaccinated. would that be an immediate solution? or does it take some time for the vaccination to take effect? >> it doesn't take all that long. it's just that you have pockets of people who really don't believe in vaccination. and the cdc can say it until they are blue in the face. and you can say it's their decision. it is their decision for themselves but it's also their decision for other people. so i spent time with a family whose baby was in a doctor's office with other people someone who had measles. >> i grew up with vaccinations. we all gre

. >> pam:most of the victims were unvaccinated. >> pam:marin's two cases were unvaccinated siblings. whose parents filed for a personal beliefs exemption. >> pam:marin has the highest rate of vaccine opponents. in fact, three- times the state average. >> pam:last night in tiburon, a young cancer patient told a school board meeting. his health is threatened by unvaccinated classmates. >>everybody should get vaccinated unless they are in chemotherapy like i am >> reporter:state senator- doctor richard pan. sat with the boy's parents. >> pam:he introduced legislation last week that would make it more difficult for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children. >> pam:marin school officials plan to hold a community meeting to debate the issue. later this month,. >> pam:the body parts found inside a suitcase on a san francisco sidewalk last month. in the south of market neighborhood. have now been identified. >> pam:catherine heenan is here with the story. >> catherine:at least part of this grisly mystery has been solved. the dismembered body has been identified by the medical examiner

the unvaccinated attack rate was 29.22 per 100,000, almost four times as high. the studies involved about 8.5 million children whose ages range from five to 11 years. even though most of the children had only one injection instead of the full dosage of three, the vaccine was found to be about 78% effective. put another way, the boys and girls who received at least one injection of vaccine had about four times as much protection as those without it. we can all be proud of the saulk vaccine. we can share in the hope that this victory will lead to many more in the years ahead. >> the second given not less than two weeks after the first, the third not less than seven months later, your child or any member of your family eligible for polio vaccine in your community should be vaccinated now. vaccination now will save lives from death or paralysis this year. make use of increasing supplies of vaccine. help your child grow up strong and straight, free from crippling polio. youngsters like david eisenhower, like polio pioneer randy kerr are part of a bright new future a

the unvaccinated rate was 29.2 per 100,000. almost four times as high.he studies involved about 8.5 million children whose ages ranged from 5-11. even though these children had one injection instead of three the vaccine was found to be 70% effective.

the unvaccinated rate was 29.2% almost four times as high. the studies involved about 8 million children, five years old to 11 years old. even though most of these vaccinated children had only one dosage, the vaccine was found to be about 70% effective. to put it another way, boys and girls who received at least one injection of vaccine had about four times as much protection as those without it. we can all be proud of the salt vaccine. we can all share in the hope that this victory will lead to many more in the years ahead. >> for maximum protection from paralytic polio three in occupations, the second given not less than two weeks after the first, the third not less than seven months later. your child or any member of your family on eligible for polio vaccine in your community should be vaccinated now. vaccination now will save lives from death or paralysis this year. make use of increasing supplies of vaccines, help your child grow up strong and straight, free from crippling polio. youngsters like david eisenhower like randy kerr, are part

the unvaccinated rate was 29.2 per 100,000. almost four times as high.he studies involved about 8.5 million children whose ages ranged from 5-11. even though these children had -- most of these children had only one injection instead of three, the vaccine was found to be about 78% effective. put another way, the boys and girls who received at least one injection of vaccine at four -- at least times as much four protection as those without it. we can all be proud of the salk vaccine. we can all share in the hope that this victory will lead to many moore's in the years ahead. >> for maximum protection for paralytic polio, three inoculations. the second given not less than three weeks after the first.

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researchers said it's exactly the opposite -- it costs way more money when easy pockets of unvaccinateduse more kids are at risk and you have to take more intensive steps. you're not just trying blood and sending people on their way. you are doing all of the contact tracing and blood tests were 50% of the kids instead of just one. today while we think it could cost $180,000, it's probably a lot greater than that. >> continuing the coverage of the measles outbreak we see across the united states. thank you. the european central bank last night shut off a source of funding for greece's financial institutions. the ecb says it will no longer accept greek government bonds as collateral for loans. this puts new pressure on the new prime minister's government. alix steel who will be in for trish regan on street smart joins me now. >> it matt miller and myself, so it's two for the price of one. >> what does this ecb decision mean? >> are clays came out and said the probability of a greek exit is higher now than it was in 2012. so really upping the stakes versus what we saw a few years ago. ask

if your kid is going to school and that kid is unvaccinated and some kid in the school. >> if you say they decide not to vaccinate they can't go to public schools. >> that is what should be debated. >> should parents be held responsible if they don't vaccinate their children? log on to "fox friends first facebook page for a live debate #keep talking. >> president obama packing more than 20 new tax increases into the proposed 2016 budget adding up to aing $2 trillion. the president is saying we need to put politics aside. pu but republican leaders are already criticizing the plan. where the budget battle is underway, no doubt. >> good morning peter. >> all of the walk at the white house is how important it is to pass the president's budget because it is full of funds for federal infrastructure and programs that will help reduce income and equality. that stuff costs money. 2 trillion in taxes republicans would say kwobwould be a killer. >> we hear them echo policies aimed at helping the middle class. we see the white house push more of the same stale policies favored by political bosses

. >>> a warning for parents of unvaccinated children. they are sending out robo calls for handling the measles outbreak. if a student comes down with the measles, all unvaccinated kids will be forced to stay home for three weeks. >> we are trying to make sure parents really understand what the repercussions would be if there were a case of measles at their child's school. >> last month, the district sent home letters urging parents to get their children vaccinated. they will offer them at some schools for the public health department. no cases of measles in san francisco county. late this afternoon the state announced there are 103 cases of measles in california. >>> there are new developments in the labor dispute in the port of oakland. containers will not be loaded or unloaded as part of a temporary work suspension. workers at 29 ports are involved. they have been working without a contract for nine months. the association claims there's a work slowdown for the past three months and says it doesn't want to pay a premium for less work.

. >> there's a new daycare center that's figured out a way for vaccinated and unvaccinated kids to stillttend school together. >> for children who haven't been vaccinated, there is a real danger, a danger of being ostracized, of being made to feel unwanted. but here at kind hearts daycare, we've create add safe environment for all children, vaccinated and unvaccinated. we provide a safe nonjudgmental environment, where all children can enjoy a carefree existence, and in the event of danger, kind hearts has procedures in place to keep your beautiful children safe with minute pal disruption. kind hearts daycare. >>> how do they do that? >>> next up, a profile david axelrod in "new york" magazine reveals another cha president in the weird history between mike rumsfeld jordan and president obama. jordan send -- but when it came bomb, the the inscription read to barrack. the problem is the basketball legend misspelled his name. when axelrod gave the signed poster, the president refused the gift saying he couldn't put it up, so axelrod kept it, eventually hanging it at chicago university's ins

the article also talks about how fewer than half of marin schools are unvaccinated against polio.se are the percentages of kids that are not fully vaccinated against the disease. new village school in usa lee toe at 65%. balin at 64%. greenwood school in mill valley at 61%. and 52% in san rafael. coming up on mornings on 2, we hope to talk with people in marin county about how they feel about getting the polio vaccine. >> all right, thank you, brian. >>> our time is 6:38. parents have been told for years avoid giving foods containing peanuts for babies for fear of triggering an allergy. there is new research that shows the opposite is true. the studies in the new england journal of medicine shows feeding babies food that have peanuts before their first birthday seems to prevent the allergy. the study followed babies to be at risk of developing a peanut allergy. those that ate peanut snacks before 11 months old and kept eating them three times a week before they were five years old lowered a chance of developing a peanut allergy by 80%. >>> a warning to parents who use social media

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people there unvaccinated children hang out with kid who are infected with the measles, and parents sayhat the goal it is to help their children become immune to the virus without the help of vaccines. cdc warns that measles can lead to pneumonia, folks brain damage and death and many public health officials are blaming the spread of the out break on unvaccinated children. doctors say that side effects from the measles vaccines are very mild and mess children don't have any issues whatsoever well i just spoke out of both side of my mouth. i said it will kill you but then it is mile. so who knows. >> it depend on what kind of case you have. >> the vaccine is mild. >> okay. >> 6:11. town meeting in ardmore opens up old wound why some people say officers need to work on race relations. >>> good morning everybody. not bad right here on 422 but the road are wet temps are on the dive, we have a little jammo out there already, and we will check with sue >>> i'm too much. i had to finish it there we're looking at the foxboro massachusetts which is southwest of boston, and insult upon injury. yo

unvaccinated staff and children are asked to stay home for two more weeks. >> we expect there will becases associated with the day care. public health nurses have begun reaching out to the exposed individuals to provide guidance to each family. the cook county department of public health will facilitate identification and notification of individuals who may have been exposed. >> at least 102 cases of measles confirmed this year. most of the cases in california. updated numbers from california are expected today. >>> a field trip for the jury in the aaron hernandez murder trial. jurors will take a bus tour of the crime seencene and the house of odin lloyd and house of aaron hernandez as well. lawyers grilled a police witness and the claims the crime scene was tainted. >> have you been trained in the collection of evidence at a crime scene? >> no. >> you said at some point a decision was made to pick up pieces of evidence right? >> yes. >> okay. that was before anyone from state police crime scene services arrived, right? >> yes. >> nobody measured it right? >> no nobody measured it. >>

also showed the increase in the rate of stds was the same in both vaccinated and unvaccinated teens. >>> national highway traffic safety administration released ground breaking studies about impaired driving. the research found the number of drivers with alcohol in their system has declined by nearly one-third since 2007. the number of drivers with marijuana in their system grew by nearly 50%. the survey is completely voluntary and gathers data from drivers across the country. >>> new research shows sugar sweetened energy drinks may cause increased risk of adhd in children. yale researchers surveyed 1500 middle school students about soda and energy drink consumption. kids who drank more highly sweetened and caffeinated beverages were 66 more likely to have symptoms of hyperactivity and inattention. however, researchers say the study does not prove the drinks are the root of the problem. >>> we have new information about how many home owners know their mortgage rate. as cnbc reports, knowledge can be financial power. >> reporter: we could weather may be battering much of the nation to

last year the vaccination rate for those unvaccinated at the school were about 6%. tonight, the board is going to hear that that unvaccinated rate is down around 1.5%. reporting from tiburon, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, mark. the measles outbreak taking center stage on capitol hill today. a senate committee heard testimony from leading health experts about the highly contagious virus. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree that parents need to get their children vaccinated and they also heard about the safety of immunizations. >> as a physician and as a public health expert i can tell you that vaccines are very safe and effective and while autism is a terrible condition, one thing we know is that vaccines don't cause autism. >> the measles outbreak has spread to 17 states, 121 cases. 107 are in california including 14 in the bay area. the majority of those cases were linked to december's outbreak at disneyland. >>> big news in cupertino, apple doing something no other company has ever done. the tech giant is america's first $700 billion compa

. >> the decision was then made to instruct the unvaccinated individuals at this day care center to stay at home. >> where the children got the disease is unknown. medical officials say it is too early in the investigation to determine whether or not there's a link between the day care is z the nationwide outbreak associated with disneyland. that's the recognized ground zero for the recent spread in the u.s. so far the centers for disease control confirms more than 100 cases in 14 states in january alone. california has more than 90. >> the outbreak that we are currently experiencing is the largest we have had in this county and in this state in 15 years. >> california is one of 19 states that allowed vaccination exemptions. all states allow exemptions for medical reasons. but now several california lawmakers are pushing a bill to get rid of the imization exemption. requiring all children in public schools to get the shots. here in illinois state that does not allow exemptions the imization rate is high. >> it is important to note, that the vast majority of residents have been vaccinated

. >> if you get one person to come here that has the measles, anyone who is unvaccinated can catch it >> the american academy of people pediatrics says doctors should bring up the risks. right now there is only one case of meeszasles in our area. in pennsylvania the department of health warned people of a potential exposure in cumberland county. new jersey has had no confirmed cases this year. >>> an ambush. tonight, police are calling the murder of a woman they say was shot by her own co-worker at a north philadelphia bus stop. randolph sanders is locked up tonight charged with murder. he worked with a nonprofit organization in center city. kim jones also worked there. she kiss discovered that sanders stole about $40,000 from the organization. surveillance cameras captured that crime. they believe that she was going to turn her coworker in that morning and he was not going to let that happen. >> it is one of the most egregious things i have seen. >> the surveillance video says it helped link them to the suspect. rob mccord will plead guilty to federal extortion charges. he had two ch

children policy on unvaccinated children.any wilson has the story. >>reporter: forget david earl no question. >> almost feels like criminal negligence when parents don't vaccinate their kids. >> on the flip side dr. amy feels just as strongly about parent rate to choose. >> i don't think that we should mandate vaccinations ever. >> 1.8 percent of san francisco unified family file personal belief exemption to avoid vaccinating their children. now the school district wants those parents to know there could be major consequences. yesterday sf usd sent out this robo call. >> if you do not have proof of the immunization on fill and there is a case of measles at the child school the child will have to stay home from school for up to 3 weeks. >> that's 21 days of finding a babysitter. 21 days of missed class work. >> that would be extremely hard to deal w.21 days. staying home. >> what we are trying to do is just make sure that parents really understand what the repercussion would be if there were a case of measles at the chilled sc

. >> reporter: an unvaccinated 20-something female caught the virus overseas and brought it back. traveling to less-developed countries is risky without that shot. >> there is no immunity and please els is rampant. >> reporter: there was an outbreak at disneyland. >> measles can kill. and it's more likely that your children or even you can get infected. so you might want to give it a second thought. >>> from our jersey shore bureau new video of a house fire in wildwideood. residents throughout the area have reported power outages but it's not clear if it is connected to the fire. no one was hurt. >>> the sale of atlantic city's former rebel casino is on hold while the company that ran the nightclub appeals. they have until tuesday to respond to idea board walk's appeal. the tenants have argued they could be wiped out if the sale goes through as planned. it was scheduled to close one week from today. >>> from magazine covers to tv appearances, philadelphia little leaguer mo'ne davis spent much of 2014 in the national spotlight. >> i told them i'm going to meet somebody and they're

. >> reporter: regarding the endangers of other children around unvaccinated children she is not shy. >> i reject the premise that i have a moral obligation to my child's health at risk for another child. >> reporter: blunt in increasing dangerous talk. gary tuchman, ashland, oregon. >> joining me dr. sanjay gupta and seth manuga autism vaccine controversy, director of m.i.t.'s graduate program in science writing. parents in gary's report laid out the biggest concerns for parents choosing not to vaccinate, one is that there's just too many shots and given too early. what do you say? what does science say? >> we've heard that circulating quite a bit. the number of shots and people equate that saying is this too much of an insult to the child's body and their immune system? the answer is that it's not and in fact if you look over time you'll find that the amount of vaccine that we actually give has decreased. i have a graph i want to show quickly if i can, anderson. take a look. the graph on the left side reflects the amount of vaccine, the amount of antigen dating back to 1980. close

many public health officials are blaming spread of the current out break on unvaccinated children and for every parent throwing a measles party others feel safe getting the vaccine. >> i mean little kid don't scratch yourself or, just i would rather have them have the vaccination. >> public health officials warn letting your children catch the measles is a horrible idea. the infection can kill them. side effects from the measles vaccine are very mild and most children don't have any issues whatsoever. >>> i find that when i heard about this story i said what. >> bizarre. >> crazy. >>> so, a teen who was once told he would never be able to walk, just helped his high school basketball team win the game in air zone. >>> tonight he is a hometown hero. fox's jessica flores has the story. >> reporter: basketball practice at red mountain high school. >> there we go. >> reporter: once again senior kyle johnson is on the side line supporting his team. >> i'm almost a cheerleader and very good supporter because in matter what if people need help i will there been no had matter what. >> reporter

they actually took a look at about 42 of those 100, and 80% of them were unvaccinated. so there is a contingent of mainly the people who were unvaccinated who got measles but i think further research really needs to be done because there have been cases in 2014, in 2015 where we don't know if, indeed, people who have been vaccinated and then who got the booster eventually got measles. that's the much more concerning scenario because that means that the virus has mutated. >> got it. thank you so much for joining us. as worries about the measles mount, should the u.s. government mandate vaccinations? doctor, i know you believe this should be mandated. why? >> there are a tu things. i think we should look at the history of measles. it's a deadly disease and essentially since -- between 2000 and 2013, essentially 70% of the cases were stopped. that's saving 15 million people from death according to the world health organization. if you look at that, we haven't really heard that much about measles since that time because the campaign was so effective because the vaccine was

. >> now, some pediatricians are refusing to let unvaccinated families into their offices. >> they're putting the community at risk put are your child at risk. just not company. >> abc news washington. >> east san jose matters. that's the message of more than 100 volunteers who came out to clean up the neighborhood surrounding arbuckle clyde elementary school. city leaders and community members picked up and hauled off truckloadded of illegally dumped trash and cleaning up graffiti. they say its the first step in taking back control of their neighborhood. >> coming up at 5:00, the auto industry's air bag troubles deepens. million of vehicles are being re-called twice. >>> the tribute for an east bay english teacher gunned down while out for a walk. >>> a high assess rescue caught on video. what went wr >>> the coast guard released this video of a dramatic rescue at sea 200 mimes off the coast of north carolina. five people were rescued after the mast of a luxury boat broke in 40-miles-an-hour winds and 13-foot seas. crews hoisted each person into a rescue helicopter. aboard the boat m

. >> reporter: a way for unvaccinated children to catch measles. >> we wanted to know if they are happening so we called around and took our search online. media reports about it. a search on craigslist came up empty. we called health departments in san francisco, contra costa county, alleada and santa clara. -- alameda and santa clara. they do not have proof they are occurring and then we facebooked a woman. she said the party never happened. how did the story make headlines? it may stem from a statement the california department of public health made, they said they do not have information to share about the background or frequency of parties but they recommend against the intentional exposure of children to measles. >> measles is a very infectious disease. >> reporter: she would discourage parents from purposely getting their children sick. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: it appears that won't be a problem since there is no proof the parties exist. cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> there is a push for all children attending head start pree schools to be vaccinated. law makers are push

i've been to disneyland", they identify with the experience "i could get sick because there are unvaccinated people here." >> absolutely, it's a teaching moment for public health, medicine and parents. a fact about the disneyland outbreak that concerns me, six infants caught the measles from the outbreak under the age of one, which was the first age at which we can give the measles, mumps, rubella, they were depending on their herd, the rest of the community, to keep them protected until they are old enough to get vaccinated for the disease themselves. the children are depending on the rest of us to do our part, keep up community immunity. i feel it's a valuable experience because they were not anticipating going to the happiest place on earth. that is not what they wanted for their family whatsoever. the more that families are looking at these are not just personal risks or choices, but that we are building a community health experience, that we are building community immunity together. i feel that is a valuable outbreak. >> and it's a reminder of how contagious measles can be. these are no

department sent an e- mail to parents relating a 21 -- recommending a 21 day quarantine for all unvaccinated kids at any school where an outbreak occurs. so far there are no cases in berkeley but the point is to motivate parents to get their children immunized. this is a standard public health recommendation and that the law is on its side. >> there are legalities that we can issue formal orders, we usually don't have to but we can and we have. >> in southern california the infant room at a day care center at santa monica high school is closed because a baby tested positive for the disease. all 14 infants who attend there are now quarantined for three weeks. the children are all younger than a year old. they are too young to be vaccinated. pushing for a hearing on the outbreak in washington. republicans are split on the issue of preventative vaccinations. >> false rumors still exist that vaccines and a preservative for multidose vaccines which used mercury as a preservative to preseptember bacteria growth led to autism. there is no credible evidence that supports that claim. >> representativ

the title of this blog entry was "to the parents of the unvaccinated child who exposed my family to measles." in this blog evented my frustrations, my anger at the situation, and i explained -- and hopefully educated some people -- as to why my children and many other children like them are at risk. ely, my ten-month-old son has received all of his immunizations on schedule but is too young to receive his first dose of mmr. and my daughter can, maggie, who was also previously fully immunized is at extra risk right now because of her weakened immune system due to her leukemia, as well as her treatment. the blog went viral. in over two weeks, it received over 1.3 million shares on facebook and has been read countless times. i have been contacted and interviewed by cnn, fox news and many other local and national media outlets. i have taken these opportunities to share our story and hopefully raise awareness to this issue. my hope is that we can prevent some families from going through the same thing that we've gone through these last three weeks. .. there is congress to take actions pouring th

religious or personal belief exemptions which have a allowed thousands of schoolchildren to go unvaccinated. now more than 90 confirmed cases of measles here in california. >> you have to have a soebbering reality that something like this can happen again. >>> prepareing for disaster. they support the roads and the bridges that we drive on and why have they not be retrofitted to withstand the next big quake. >>> and from two parents to the three parents, the controversial procedure is next to reality, but some warn it is a historic mistake. >>> and coca-cola is branching out, and how the soda company is trying to reinvent milk. >>> jeff rainier and when can we expect rain? >> some of them collapsed in the 1989 earthquake and some of the collumns collapse and wep saw the damage, but now 29 years later, are we we better off? >> all week long, we are talk thing about disaster preparedness and now denise kirschness tells us how we are when it comes to bridges and roads. >> after the earthquake of 1989 we are finding that many columns have to be retro fit and some that have been retrofitted, nee