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Considering an admission to doping. those close to him say he plans to open up in an interview he will do this week with oprah winfrey. first a fox news alert on the serious concerns today about the flu outbreak our country is seeing. it is gripping most of the country. take a look at this map. according to the centers for disease control, 47 states are reporting widespread flu activity, up from 41 states last week. 20 children have lost their lives to the flu so far. and the cdc says the flu outbreak has surpassed the epidemic threshold. it's serious. new york governor andrew quo me has been ...

In washington, went for his routine fitness exam earlier today, the results of that exam will be released coming up later this month. so medically speak, the chances are if you don't have the flu yourself, you know someone who does and if you don't you're probably not watching us from within the united states. the virus is now in nearly every state and there are signs that the season could be picking up. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more now from us from a hospital in brooklyn. gabe? >> reporter: just declared a public health emergency for new york state and that means over the next 30 days, com...

It's contagious for longer than a week. really something to pay attention. doctors say you really need to get the flu shot and 47 states have a wide -- the flu activity is widespread in 47 states. >> parents need to keep kids home from school when they are sick. don't put them back out there when they are contagious. new developments about the planned pullout of troops in afghanistan. president obama and president karzai met at the white house and announced an accelerated time line. >> by the end of next year, 2014, the transition will be complete. afghans will have full responsibility for t...

The cdc says the flu has reached epidemic levels in the u.s. with widespread flu activity in 47 states, more than 3700 have been hospitalized. 20 children have died. the faa has ordered a co comprehensive review in boeing's 747 dreamliner after a fire and fuel leak happened on two of its jets. a body of a million dollar lottery winner who was poisoned after collecting his payout. now, back to "hardball." welcome back to "hardball." the war in afghanistan, which we've been fighting now for over 11 years, has taken a huge toll. more than 2,000 americans have been killed, thousands more serio...

Season. here in brooklyn, they are very busy. doctors saying that about a third of the kids that come to this area or come to this hospital are showing some signs of flulike symptoms, and in other parts, things improving slightly. in the south, we learned that there seems to be an indication that the flu season may have peeked. flu activity is leveling off. many parts of the country, 47 states reporting widespread instances of the flu. so far, 20 confirmed deaths of children, so right now this is still very serious, alex. >> absolutely. let's talk about folks considering getting a flu shot. ar...