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Like this, you have a bombing in beirut, begins things, it may well end with another civil war this time also in lebanon. jenna: disturbing video yet again of another little child being held up, obviously, a victim of the latest rounds of attack in syria. leland, thank you. we'll continue to watch it. jon: now, this fox news alert. new developments in the deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak that so far has killed 20 people. a new lawsuit targets company officers at the pharmacy that produced the contaminated steroids behind this whole outbreak. elizabeth prann is live in atlanta for us now. ...

That have so far killed 20 people several states and affected others. a lot of patients on their families have already filed legal claims against this company, right? >> that's right. many of the people who did get injections and did get sick were already retaining attorney against new england compounding center. what we did learn today is that reports indicate there is a legal move this morning to go off the personal assetts of any cc's corporate officers. raoult ters is reporting that a civil case has been filed in massachusetts which would seek damages from the personal property of those wh...

We're going to do this as a precautionary. my point, get out there and get tested, see your doctor. martha: good advice. jonathan serrie joins me live in atlanta. why are we seeing the numbers increase in these cases jonathan? >> reporter: because even though effective treatments are available, these treatments are generally not used until after the cases appear. since most people receiving these potentially contaminated medications from the new england compounding center are not getting sick, doctors believe treating everyone preemptively would do more harm than good. and at this fungal thera...

Phobia. the light bothers your eyes. nausea and vomiting. confusion and fever and headache are number one on the list. jon: we are coming up on flu season. a lot of those symptoms sound like a lot of things you get with the flu. >> fair enough. people should be on the look out for both if they got a shot from this new england compounding center. you can check with your physician, your physician will tell you or your clinic or hospital if you got a back shot exactly where it came from. i say look, even if you have fleflu symptoms. jon: i got a shot a couple of summers ago. am i in the clear? >>...

There could be a coat tail effect. bret? >> mike, thanks. the company at the center of the meningitis outbreak said it's difficult to understand the purpose of tuesday's search by federal investigators. an attorney for the new england compounding center said the firm made it clear it would voluntarily provide anything requested. the outbreak has now killed at least 19 people. it's been linked to steroid medication from that company. violent crime is up for the first time in almost 20 years. the government is reporting an increase of 18% in 2011, the first year to year jump since 1993. prop...