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Are surprised to learn that 54% of the flights in the united states of america are on these lower costs. theyre usually lower cost regional carriers and theyre lower cost to the airline and not lower cost to the passenger and the government attacked this problem and disparity and safety way back in the 90s and they came up with the program called one level of safety. since that time its been bringing up the safety of these regional carriers and in some cases with wages and training they still ha...

Same-sex marriage. later this week the justices will decide if they want to weigh in on the matters. the latest from the centers for disease control and prevention says this seasons flu bug has not reached its peak and is widespread in 43 states. officials say it is particularly nasty this strain of flu and this years vaccine is not as effective. 21 children have now died from influenza. i was talking to a pediatrician yesterday. he said still get a flu shot. it commituld mitigate the effects....

Swab. i just treated them because its so prevalent, so were definitely seeing a lot. >> reporter: the cdc is set to release its latest figures on how widespread the flu bug has become this coming monday. in the meantime officials still recommend getting a flu shot even though it may not completely prevent against it it may lessen the severity if you get sick. george howell, cnn, chicago. a quick break and more news right after this. ♪ when you dont get enough sleep... and your body aches... ...

Disease control showing the flu has reached an epidemic level in the united states. one of the strains making people sick this season has mutated, causing this years vaccination to be less than optimal for protection. >> the most common virus were seeing causing disease is this h3n2 virus. when weve seen h3n2, its widespread. >> reporter: its being felt widespread. reaching peak levels. >> i was on a ship the other day, i saw about 35 patients. i saw ten positive flu. there were a couple i didnt...

Were seeing causing virus is this h3n2 virus. when weve seen h3n2 in previous seasons weve seen relatively severe seasons. its possible we could have a severe season again this year. >> reporter: its being widespread in 32 states approaching peak levels that we saw two years ago. doctors are seeing more patients. >> i was on a ship the other day. i saw about 35 patients. i saw ten positive flu swabs. and there was a couple i didnt even swab. i just treated them because its so prevalent. were def...

Respond privately. >> okay. >> if they dont put their name and most of them are anonymous and you say, you know what? im so sorry you had a bad experience. we had that flu bug. we had three of our staff was off that day. could you guys come in and let us treat you to a meal, and make this right. what you want to do is not go public with it, and really just by responding to them so many people are so excited. well, somebodys listening to me. >> thats what i found. people just want to be heard. >>...