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Actually had reports of freezing rain and a little bit of snow early this morning and that will continue. a quick shot of your high temperatures, 50 in minneapolis, 47 in new york city and 55 degrees in new orleans where it is raining very heavily and will continue throughout the day today. >>steve: i just got an e-mail, maria, from somebody thanking you for putting alaska and hawaii on the map. >> hawaii, much warmer. 75. >>steve: thank you very much. we've got headlines for you on this wednesday morning. it should have been a routine procedure, so how did a man die after getting his wisdom t...

Paying your weight. should have been doing this all along. maybe it would help these people realize they need to lose weight. by the way, we should point -- >> brian: an airline reminding you you're too heavy. >> steve: i saw a statistic that a couple years ago, last time they did a study, 80% of the women in the american samoan island are obese. >> gretchen: isn't it everyone? >> brian: everyone in samoa is obese? >> gretchen: 80% of all people. i think they have a huge problem. >> brian: if you're in samoa and you're not obese, tweet us. >> gretchen: here are the other stories making headlin...

Being raised. we prescribed 136 million prescriptions of hydrocodone compounds each year. 147 million patients are getting prescriptions. yes there are patients that need the prescription for legitimate medical need. after surgery. after wisdom teeth extraction. there are many patients with chronic pain a 100 million patients in the united states are taking these medications for chronic pain. so the problem here is not just prescribing these medications but the length of the prescriptions. who is getting them? are they being prescribed appropriately? what is the time frame. you do not need 90-...

Smith is one of dr. harrington's 7,000 patients who might have been exposed to those viruses because of what's called risky practices by the doctor and his staff. >> it makes my skin crawl. it's horrifying. >> reporter: marissa's mom says dr. harrington took out her daughter's wisdom teeth in june 2011. what do you remember about getting your wisdom teeth out? >> i just thought he was a really nice guy, like there wasn't going to be any problems. obviously now i don't really feel like that. >> reporter: melissa is a nurse and understands the risk of infection is low but she's infuriated. >> i'...

I don't like needles. i don't like, really, testing. after this whole ordeal, i just want to be free. >> reporter: free from hiv and hepatitis. one of the 7,000 patients who might have been exposed to those viruses because of what oklahoma investigators call risky practices by the doctor and his staff. >> it makes my skin crawl. i think it's horrifying. >> reporter: marissa's mom says dr. harrington took out her daughter's wisdom teeth in june of 2011. what do you remember about getting your wisdom teeth out? >> i thought he was a really nice guy. there won't be any problems. now i don't feel ...