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I definitely feel privileged to be in that position. ♪ hello and happy friday. i'm ana cabrera in new york. a growing threat to your holiday celebrations. new flu numbers are in, and show just how hard this virus is hitting the nation. also today, the american college student who went missing in france is found safe in spain. what happened? we're on it. and we're following a crisis at the southern border as texas struggles to contain an unprecedented influx of migrants. officials are warning the surge in crossings could mean big bucks for bad people behind the scenes. we'll explain. plus...

Being with us. first i want to touch on the case loads, on hospitals where you are and hospitals across the country. what are you seeing right now? >> well, luckily for us, covid cases around the united states have remained relatively stable for the next few months. we are not seeing signs of the surge we have experienced over the last two years, but i cannot say the same as it relates to rsv and the flu. we are seeing unprecedented numbers of rsv in this time of year. not only are the cases higher than we're used to seeing, the rate of rise is also a lot quicker than we are used to. the posit...

Months old is eligible for an in influenza vaccine. flu numbers are still on the rise. we are concerned after holiday gathering, lots of people coming together we may see increases in the number of covid-19 cases as well. and it's all in a summary to say, do everything you can to prevent it by getting your vaccines. >> should parents of young kids try not to gather for thanksgiving? >> you know, we've had a couple of really hard seasons and i do know that people are very interested in being together with family. but the important thing is if you are up to date with your vaccines, you have done...

Out there, it is not enough. because people are still getting really sick. you know, 1300 people are still dying every day, you know, right now, on average. if you do the math that is over 400,000 deaths a year if those numbers crept up. yes, i think at some point the policies have to change and say, look. should a mild breakthrough case be treated the same as a severe breakthrough case? i think those conversations will happen. but i don't think we're there yet. >> is it fair to say you don't quarantine a workplace or school when the flu is spreading, which it does pretty much every winter. wh...

And we had gone from having fabulous numbers actually to, in my community, some of the worst in all of new york city. my husband is an i.c.u. doctor and he'll be heading in for another shift in a very crowded i.c.u. in hospitals that are now full. but remember, there is a lot of covid and the adult population is certainly still being hit harder by covid, but our pediatric hospitals certainly is seeing an increase in numbers as well, but we're also seeing all the other germs, so all the other winter stuff, flu numbers are starting to appear. respiratory virus, all the other stuff is back becaus...