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>> steve: rather than sell to an american broadcaster, he sold so al-jazeera which is operated by the people in the united arab emirates, all that money from oil. ironically, hes the green guy. >> eric: that little hypocrisy alert has been mr. green, against fossil fuels, dirty fuel, dirty oil. then sells it for his stake being $100 million to the dirty group. >> steve: before the higher taxes kicked in. >> alisyn: let us know what you think. do you have questions about the flu, like when should...

We know you have many. we brought in dr. mark siegle to answer some of those. dr. siegle, great to see you. >> good to see you. >> alisyn: lets start with this question, when do you go to the hospital? when are your symptoms? how do you know how bad your symptoms are that should prompt going to the hospital? >> key question because you dont want to add fear to the equation here. you dont want to go to the hospital unnecessarily because you can pick up germs there and you can block people who hav...

The biology, research and laboratories across the world. >> they cost up to $140,000. units like this one may one day soon be available and less expensive for paralyzed patients everywhere. in new york, dr. mark siegle, fox news. >> heather: great story there. coming up, president obama pushing congressional leaders to strike a fiscal cliff deal before its too late. so far, though, neither side have put forward a deal that will pass both houses. so what will it take to get members lined up behin...

>> kelly: more than 5 million americans are currently suffering some sort of debilitating paralysis permanently forcing them into a wheelchair. now a new type of robot developed by the military could actually be the key to helping many of them get back on their feet. fox news medical a teamer, dr. mark siegle has the story. >> hi, manny. >> manny was paralyzed in a car accident in 2009. in every sense has dreamed of walking again. now a 48-pound skeleton developed by the military to allow soldie...

Wasnt balanced, even though it is balanced. it does actually raise revenue. democrats want the tax rates to go up. >> brian: they had a christmas party last night, the speaker and president were there. the word is they were going to talk. maybe they did. five minutes after the hour. lets change gears. prince william arriving at the hospital where kate middleton is waking up after suffering severe morning circumstanceness. whats that? >> gretchen: the condition -- is hard to pronounce. it strikes...

You know, we tend to eat a lot more of this than we need. 100 to 150-milligrams of sugar more than we need. >> heather: what is the recommended total? >> we take 55 pounds per person of fructose in the united states a year! thats enormous. all of us are having way too much sugar. >> heather: thank you very much. we appreciate it. for more on this and all the stories that dr. siegle is covering, watch him on sunday house call at 10:30 a.m. eastern time and now find the show on facebook. facebook....

And doesnt use the stuff at all. im glad were bringing this up because the question is, are these chemicals me tabbized differently? what does your body do when it sees fructose? does it use the same amount of insulin? there is some evidence it causes more fat to produce in the liver. one thing is sure, its not healthy. sugar is not healthy an is not . i have gone on tv saying many times people should have less calories, period. thats how you lose weight. you exercise more. were having a diabete...

Sure its helpful in terms of lack of trust that exists from previous negotiations and the lack of trust exists on both sides. lets be honest. but they have to find the trust. they got to work towards a solution that will help the american people in both the short-term and the long-term. it can be done. dont forget, once the leaders cut a deal, its got to pass the house and its got to pass the senate. >> steve: there are a lot of people on both sides who say yea and nay to both of them. thank you...

Coming up right now, a new on-line test may help parents predict if their baby will actually be obese. its a simple formula that takes into account a childs birth weight, the parents body mass index, household size, moms professional status, and whether or not mom smoked during pregnancy. so is this actually right? joining us is the fox news medical director, dr. mark siegle, part of our a team here. great to see you. >> great to see you. >> gretchen: i find this study fascinating on many, many ...

>> gretchen: there is a big piece that got into the studio as well. were smelling it. >> brian: they only left us one piece. 27 minutes before the top of the hour. headlines. >> gretchen: last night, another person has passed away from the meningitis scare. this time in tennessee. it brings the total number of deaths from the outbreak to nine. there are now 105 cases in nine states, but the cdc says as many as 13,000 people may have been exposed to the disease. dr. mark siegle from our medical a...