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Rob: welcome back, fox news health alert, fatal flu cases on the rise, 13 children have died from the flu virus this season, fox news medical contributor nicole saphier joined us earlier and said its still not too late to get vaccinated. >> we had nearly 200 kids die from the flu last year, 80% of those were not vaccinated and right now we dont have 13 and we dont know vaccination states, if you havent gotten flu shot or children havent gotten flu shot i highly recommend still getting it. rob: i...

Call, go online or demo in an xfinity store today. the influenza virus is on the rise this season. the flu is on the rise. the centers for disease control is now reporting that the number of states with high levels of flu activity have doubled in just the past week. cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen spoke with the mother of one of the 13 children who have died from the flu so far this season. >> hi. >> reporter: allison eaglespeaker, 6 years old, loved her big brother matt and l...

Flu. new numbers out from the centers for disease control and prevention friday showed that the situation is getting worse. 19 states are showing high levels of flu activity compared with nine states last week and 13 children have died from the flu this season. children are particularly vulnerable to h 1 n 1 this years predominant flu strain. allisons parents wants other parents to be watchful. she died 48 hours after becoming ill. >> this illness hit her really hard and really fast for it to ju...

Officials running the migrant shelter in texas say they expect all children to be held there to be released and placed in sponsor homes within weeks. according to officials at the tent city shelter, the population has been steadily dropping since the department of health and human services eased background check requirements. >> they expect to close the facility completely by the end of the month. an hhs spokesperson told cnn they have flow updates on the -- no updates on the matter. did you g...

Increasing the patrols who as a task force is committed to reviewing leads. i think that, frankly, theyre taking jazmines case seriously this time. were hopeful that we will not have the same result, that it will go for over a year without being resolved. >> s. lee merritt, we appreciate so much you taking the time to be with us. a reminder, there is a community rally this afternoon at the walmart parking lot where jazmine was killed. we appreciate your time this morning. thank you very much for...

To "the index" and other news. theres a search tonight for a young customer after a deadly hit and run in las vegas. police say surveillance shows krystal whipple left the salon without paying. an employee, ngoc nguyen, chasing after her. she was struck and killed. authorities are now asking for the publics help. we have news on the flu tonight. the cdc reporting today 19 states with high levels of flu activity now, there on the map. the number of pediatric flu-related deaths at 13. health off...

It difficult for many people, but especially one family in montana. >> say hi. >> allison is 6 years old and loved her big brother matt and little sister daisy and native american dancing. >> she was a beautiful little girl. we were blessed with her life. we miss her dearly. >> allison who lived in montana died on december 1st from the flu. new numbers out from the centers for disease control and prevention friday show the situation is getting worse. 19 states are showing high levels of flu acti...

Court documents say pg&e could face a range of criminal offenses if the wildfires broke out as a result of the utility failing to properly operate and maintain power lines. the attorney generals office has not come to a conclusion of the pg&e responsibility for the recent fires. there is still no official cause of the deadly camp fire which killed at least 85 people. pg&e says it is determined to do everything it can to reduce wildfire risks. utilities and equipment was found to have caused 17 f...

The equipment was found to have caused 17 fires last year in 2017. flu cases on the rise in the u.s. the latest numbers from centers for disease control and prevention show nine states with high flu activity as well as new york city. that is an increase from the previous week when georgia and colorado experienced high activity. 11 children died from flu-related issues this season. two employees who asked a black guest to leave an oregon hotel after he stopped to take a phone call in the lobb...

One lion escaped a locked space and entered the public park area. authorities identified the victim as 22-year-old alexandra black. she was an intern at the zoo for about two weeks. >> this persons passion was the zoo ministry. this was not this persons first internship. this person wanted to spend a lifetime around animals. >> the male lion was euthanized. it is not clear how the animal escaped. in a statement overnight, blacks family said she was a beautiful young woman who just started her ca...