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New numbers show the flu is getting worse and spreading throughout the country. it has more than doubled now to 25 states with widespread flu activity. texas one of the hard 6th hit states. everyone over age 6 months should be inoculated. boeing approved a new contract. 51% approved the deal. they will building the new 777-x airplane in washington state. boeing had been exploring the prospect of building the new model elsewhere. >> smoke bill lowing from radio city music hall. no injuries repo...

Appreciate that. a new report by the cdc shows a massive spike in flu case, this at the height of the flu season. officials in nearly half the states reporting widespread flu activity, from just 10 last week. the shows particularly high numbers of the h1n1. it is putting an extra strain on parents whose children have become hospitalized. >> its tough. especially for a first-time parent like me to see a child this way. to know i can go through it and fight. but you cant fight for them. >> its h...

Begins to push across portions of the central plains. back behind it, snow showers, and in front of it, we have rain showers in the forecast for the northeast. thats the initial setup, at least. heres what were talking about. 7 to 10 around st. louis. see 10 inches around chicago, and indianapolis could get a foot of snowfall as we head into the morning hours on monday, and thats when the coldest air comes in. look at these highs expected around minneapolis. minus 13 on monday afternoon, while c...

Types of materials. i would go inside a fair amount as well. get inside to the heated bathroom areas, outside of the wind chill in particular every so often. im not sure that i would go but i think you can do it safely if you do go. >> this time of year doesnt just bring weather concerns. we are also at the peak of flu season. the cdc reporting a big jump in widespread flu activity in half the country. what does that mean? should we be more concerned than normal? >> i dont think so, jake. you ma...

The number of states reporting widespread flu activity has more than doubled from last week, from 10 to 25 states. health officials consider an outbreak widespread if its seen in more than half the states geographic regions. rowe night, the most severe a activity is in the southeast. while the markets didnt ring in the year in a nice way after 2013, zain joins me. yesterday was ugly. are things better today? >> i have to tell you, the first two trading days of 2014 have been a surprise, even for...

Super bowl. one won, the 1999 rams. john as you know as the saying goes, defense wins championships. well have to see if the broncos will buck that trend and go all the way this year. >> i dont know. hes good. hes just not tom brady, right? he did beat the broncos? >> i decided we can no longer be friends. >> you cant sit that close to each other. >> we might have to agree to disagree. >> all right. andy, thank you. thank you for creating all of these problems for us this morning. >> wishing you...

This could be a very bad year for the flu. ten states now report widespread flu activity. i spoke earlier with dr. jennifer cot el about flu myths, like the idea that vaccine can give you the flu. its one of the biggest minls out there. the flu vaccine does not give you the flu. the flu vaccine will not give you the influenza virus. that is not just the flu shot but also the flu vaccine nasal spray as well. a lot of people use it as a reason not to get the flu shot. remember there is a couple ...

Massachusetts, new york, pennsylvania, virginia, texas and wyoming are reporting widespread seasonal flu activity. last week only four states. the flu season usually begins in the winter. months and in peaks in january and february. experts say so far the cases appear to be those of the typical flu season. and still ahead, your phone and internet records are still fair game for the national security agency. a federal judge says the nsa spy program that includes those records is constitutional. j...

In the united states. >> the administration counters that and the president says he stands by there has been some progress because of it. so you have these competing rulings. and what happens next? its an appeals process for each or what? >> theyre separate appeals courts looking at this issue. what you likely will have is another maybe a couple of years of rulings that will go through the appeals courts in both sides here in d.c. and in new york. there are other lawsuits that are still outstand...

The vaccine which is a shot or the live vaccine which is a nasal mist. it is just a mist in the nose. great for kids older than two years old. the flu vaccine should happen now. our flu season peaks january, february so it isnt too late. >> it goes all the way till may? >> the flu season can stand from october until may. in the south central states weve been seeing lots of flu activity. >> as your mom says, wash your hands, wipe down surfaces. >> soap and water always best. if you dont have acce...