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Flu. new numbers out from the centers for disease control and prevention friday showed that the situation is getting worse. 19 states are showing high levels of flu activity compared with nine states last week and 13 children have died from the flu this season. children are particularly vulnerable to h 1 n 1 this year's predominant flu strain. allison's parents wants other parents to be watchful. she died 48 hours after becoming ill. >> this illness hit her really hard and really fast for it to just take her life. nothing prepares you for how fast it moves. >> reporter: while allison had mild ...

Think a lot of republicans -- conservatives would be all ears. the democrats aren't being reasonable on this. they don't want to be. they will never ever give trump a win. they don't care. they are taking up a scorched earth policy. griff: we have got to leave it there dan weighing in. always energized. turning now to your headlines. a democrat mayor in florida removed from office after an fbi sting busts her for corruption. governor rick scott suspending hallen dale beach mayor joy cooper while she faces three felony charges. surrendering to authorities following under cover investigation nea...

Now, this just in. nearly every state in the nation is now reporting widespread flu activity and the cdc warns that the virus will likely be around for several more weeks. 12,000 new cases confirmed just last week. already 37 kids have died. some hospitals in california are overwhelmed with flu cases, and an entire school district in florida is closed today because of a spike in the flu. i want to bring in cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. people are looking at this, sanjay, and they're wondering why is it so bad this year? >> expect it to go until at least the beginning of apr...

Involved here? >> yes. this year, the dominant flu strain we call the h3n 2. this is what the flu does. it's something we expect this virus to do and particularly this h3n2. >> a lot of people are wondering if it's immune to the vaccine because there there have been reports of children who got the vaccine and still died. what do you say to people who are wondering if they should go get their kids vaccinated? >> yes. unfortunately, this year, it's not an optimal match between the vaccine and the strains. that means the effectiveness of the vaccine is less than we would hope. the latest estimate...

President trump will speak to the march for life crowd. speaker ryan will address the markers in person. >> bret: do you think the creation of the religious freedom office is a good thing? let me know on twitter @bretbaier. use the hashtag #specialreport or on facebook at facebook.com/bretbaiersr. if you have not come down with the flu yet, chances are someone at your family, at school or at work has. this year's flu strain appears to be especially strong and resistant to the vaccine. chief correspondent jonathan hunt reports from los angeles. >> he looked like a fish out of water. i still can...