expected in the next day or so at princeton university whether to give thousands onñr that caus a vaccine not approved in this country buthat could protect them against an outbreak of meningitis. we get the latest from kristen da dahlgren. >> rorter: at princeton ai waiting game, many ndering if the university will approve a emergency vaccine for a potentially deadly meningitis outbreak >> the fact that thanksgiving break is scar with all of the families coming to princeton. >> reporter: meningitis kills 120 people in the u.s. every year and the b strain fod at princeton isn't covered by vaccines approved in this country. >> outbreak is b it doesn't make sense that this many childre over a six month period have been infected. reporter: the first princeton stent was diagnosed in march after she returned from spring break. those who had come in contact th her were given prophylactic treatmt. may 6t a student wa taken to the hospital and agsed, may 20th another diagnosised afte he traled home.

: what was princeton like at that time? >> guest: well, princeton at that time, it's a kind offal goer call representation of affluent white, christian america in general and princeton is sort of an exemplary community. and woodrow wilson has a cameo in your book, doesn't he? >> guest: well, woodrow wilson is a principal character, he's in much of the novel, and in a sense, it's about wood wilson. he's confronted by a demon. he's tempted and -- well, i shouldn't say what happens, but he behaves quite nobly in the novel. but he does represent many of the shortcomings of people of his time such as he was a racist, and he was a sexist and other -- probably his most principal problem was that he really thought he was anointed by god. >> host: to what? >> guest: to be a leader. he was anointed by god. i don't think this is that uncommon for some people to feel. politicians and statesmen and leaders. some of them are, obviously, psychopathological and some of them are less obviously so. >> host: without giving away the plot, can

so sending them to princeton would be better for them, but it would also be better for princeton. he is not the only one to do this. if you look at those colleges founded in the middle 18th century, they all send ambassadors to the west indies in search of money and students. >> tell us about betsey stockton, who was enslaved by an early president of princeton. to thekton was given wife of the president as a gift when she was a young woman. through marriage, comes into the of asheville green, who ends up being the president of instant. he eventually emancipate her. he establishes -- this is the tension between slavery and anti-slavery -- establishes a ministry with many people in the black community surrounding princeton. he emancipate her, lives in the presidents house and works there and becomes quite famous as a biblical scholar. she becomes good" geography. >> spending most of her time in the library. biblicaleographic skills. she then becomes a schoolteacher in new york and then heads off to a mission to the sandwich islands, hawaii, where her skills of language and religion

>> this is where i graduated. >> how long have you been at princeton? >> since 1978. >> are you teaching this semester? >> i'm teaching at this very minute. i'll be teaching and a couple of days, yes. >> what are you teaching? >> i'm teaching to writing workshops and type two students i advise. >> do you pick those students? >> to some extent i pick them. basically they apply to the program, and then i choose my thesis students. >> on the first day of class, what do you assign? >> oh, the first day of class we made it over in great detail a short story, a classic story. we may go over a hemingway story. line by line, almost word by word, the story may be two pages long and they go over it carefully because i want to see -- i went in to see how it's written. the very best isn't poetry. so the other day, which is like a couple weeks ago we did a rate carver story and we spent about an hour on the story. so that's the first class. >> do you enjoy teaching? >> very much. the students are very interesting and the writing is often engaging and original. and i

a health crisis at an ivy league school, princeton university. an outbreak of an unusual potentially deadly strain of meningitis. and it is so serious, that the cdc is taking an unprecedented step tonight. they are rushing to get a vaccine, that might help control the outbreak, even though that vaccine is not yet approved here in the united states. abc's linsey davis has the details. >> reporter: with seven cases of meningitis diagnosed at princeton since march, new jersey health officials declared an outbreak. >> it is very serious. >> reporter: so serious in fact the cdc is taking the unprecedented move of importing emergency doses of the meningitis vaccine not yet approved for use in this country. late today government health officials confirmed, they have agreed to import bexsero. it is currently licensed in europe and australia. it protects against meningitis b, the particular strain the students have been diagnosed with. bacterial meningitis is a dangerous infection of the protective membranes that cover

the outbreak began here at princeton last march. most recent case is still in hospital receiving i.r. antibiotics. symptoms include stiff next, headaches, rash, high fever. 10% of the cases are usually deadly scaring everyone else but so far princeton has been lucky. the cdc urged the fda to give provisional approval for the new vaccine seen here known as bexsero which is available in europe and australia. the approval was given and the new jersey department of health and cdc are meeting to discuss options using the vaccine to control the outbreak. a doctor i spoke to, a top perfect in infectious diseases said the vaccine could play an important role in stopping the outbreak. >> this is a very effective vaccine. it has effectiveness rates well over 80%. it ought to stop this outbreak if it's used widely and we would hope that with appropriate education, this is an educational institution, those

nbc's kristen dahlgren joins us now from princeton, new jersey toxplain. kristen? >> reporter: good evening, lester. turday night after a big homecoming win here there are a lot of people on campus in tight quarters. the university is concerne enough they e considering that unprecedented step of admistering a vaccine still not approved here in thu.s. homecoming weekend at princeton. but there is more to wor about than whether the tigs beat yale. a potentlly deadly strain of meningitis is spading across campus. six studen and one visitor sickened since march. >> people are thinki about it. i had a frnd who had a fever yesterday and wento the health center. >> was actually home briefly last weekend. my mom sent me back with six hand sanitizer bottles. >> reporter: studes in dorms are required to have a vaccine but it doesn't cover theare meningitis b strain princeton. >> meningitis b i young adults in the unid states is very unusual. this is a stinctive circumstance. >> reporter: the cdc is no taking the unpredented step of impoingbexsero, a vaccine lensed in europe

it has not affected the faculty at princeton. it seems it's only the college students that are becoming infected, do we know why? >> we don't, and isn't that curious, zoraida. and you know, this also a disease that occasionally occurs more frequently just in the state of oregon in the united states. and we've never understood that either. so, why this is occurring is not clear. but the trick that everybody's working on now, the cdc, the new jersey department of health, the folks at princeton, is how to stop it. how to prevent further cases. >> so, there's this possibility they could bring in this vaccine that's only been approved abroad. what's the protocol for this? i mean, if you have something that you need to cure, you need to stop, but you don't really have anything legal to stop it? >> actually, we have a mechanism so that can be done legally. but it's very elaborate. you have to bring it in, you have to educate everybody about this vaccine. and then they have so sign disclaimers or forms that let everyone know that they've

a total of six students and one visitor to princeton are linked to the outbreak. the latest case was diagnosed last week. that student is still hospitalized this morning. >> i remember it was pretty innocent. she went from feeling almost mine to the next minute 103 fever. >> reporter: but meningitis is rare the strain of this outbreak is very rare in the the united states. not included in currently available vaccines. the back tear can cause infections of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. symptoms include headache, fever, vomiting, rashes and stiff neck. those infected need to be treated right away. and even those who recover can suffer serious complications such as hearing loss, brain damage and limb amputations. >> they're treated quickly. so a community that may have other cases has to be aware of the symptoms because the quicker you put someone on antibiotics, the more likely they are to recover. >> reporter: to combat the disease, the cdc has approval to import the only vaccine for meningitis "b" as an experimental drug called baxsero, approved in aust

it's very rare, but this is an at risk population. >> reporter: the vaccine is being given at princeton this week with a waiver from the cdc and fda because it is not approved for use in the u.s. it's the first vaccine that targets specifically the rare form meningitis b, a bacterial strain which struck seven students at princeton, all of whom survived. marso is author of his survivor's memoir worth the pain. >> there's carriers here, too odds are. >> reporter: the journalist from kansas said today students nationwide should advocate for instant approval and distribution of the vaccine in the united states because current meningitis vaccinations here do not protect against the b strain. >> you can get that shot today. it could potentially prevent what happened to me from happening to you of. >> reporter: marso survived, but about 20% of meningitis victims die regardless of the medical care they get, reason enough he says to get this vaccine distributed nationwide, not just in response to an outbreak at princeton university. at the university of maryland scott broom, wusa9. >> we should

reporter: the first princeton stent was diagnosed in march after she returned from spring break. those who had come in contact th her were given prophylactic treatmt. may 6t a student wa taken to the hospital and agsed, may 20th another diagnosised afte he traled home. june 3h a student on an academic trip abroad was diagnosed and there have been two more cases snce school resumed thifall, one october 3 d the most recent novembe 10th. meningitis is spread bylose personal contact, a quarter of the population couldarry and spread t dsehout getting sick themselves. symptoms va but may include high fever, headache, stiff neck, naus and sentivity to light. bexsero the vaccine does prevent the b strain and used in europe since january and australia since august. >> our approvalrocess can be exemely rigorousut it's designed to prott the united states populatioagainst side effects that may not appear right afr approval of a drug. >> reporter: if approd the ccine will only go to those on caus. >> routine, everyday, going to e movies, the restaurant, it's not a concern. >> reporter:o on ca

late today princeton university in new jersey said that it will use a vaccine not approved in the u.s. to fight an outbreak of meningitis on campus. an uncommon form of the brain infection is spreading so princeton gotten a emergency waiver to use the vaccine that is already used in europe. here's elaine quijano. >> reporter: princeton officials announced they will make the vaccine available starting in early december to undergraduates and graduates living in dormitories and to people at the university with conditions that may make them vulnerable to the disease. dr. william schaffner studies infectious diseases at vanderbilt university. >> the food and drug administration in that kind of an emergency has developed a process where unlicensed drugs-- and in this case a vaccine-- can be introduced to be used just in that specific patient or in this public health circumstance. >> reporter: princeton students like emma kurz have been following news of the outbreak closely. >> everyone's on their toes-- as they should be-- about the spread of this disease. >> reporter: will you get the men

now officials at princeton university are deciding whether or not to offer it to students. we get more from jess ica schneider from our affiliate. >> reporter: another student was diagnosed with meningitis this week. the seventh since march. >> i think a lot of people are concerned for the fact it didn't go away over the summer after everybody left. >> reporter: now, the food and drug administration is coming forward with a war for the school to combat the serious health scare. it's offering a vaccine called baxsero. the meningitis has been used in australia and it's not meant to fight the type "b" back tear at princeton. students believe it's proactive and considering using this new vaccine. >> i think it's smart to consider that because there definitely have been other deaths at other colleges. and we're lucky we haven't had a death here. >> reporter: in the meantime, the university is telling students to wash their hands, cover their coughs and not to share drinking glasses or eats utensils. meningitis can be spread by kissing, coughing or lengthy contact. symptoms inclu

so princeton is trying to import a lot of this vaccine from europe so we can give it to the princeton students. >> how easily is it spread? >> it is spread very, very easily and adolescents are most at risk. that is why routinely we give the vaccines to 11-year-olds, you share water bottles and you have risky sexual promiscuity behaviors. with that intimate contact, it is spread through ris rest pri - respiratory droplets. they get exposed by drinking out of the red solo cups that everybody drinks out of. that's how it's spread. >> it hasn't been proved outside the united states, is there any dangers there? >> novartis pharmaceuticals makes the vaccine that's in the united states, as well as the other vaccine for meningitis group b, they didn't approve it because they said it wasn't really a cost-effective measure to bring that vaccine here. not because of any safety issues. i want parents to realize if your child goes to princeton or any ivy league school where meningitis breaks out, this is a very safe vaccine played by the same manufacturer that we give to every 11-year-old in the

a dangerous outbreak at princeton university. this week a seventh case of meningitis confirmed on campus. the university is working with the center of disease control which says current vaccines given in the u.s. do not prevent the rare stream. health officials are taking an unprecedented step and importing an investigational vaccine only licensed in europe and australia. >> this is one of the most dangerous diseases that we know in the united states. there are several different strains of this. a, c, y, with 135. our vaccines in america cover all four of those strains. however, in princeton they're having an outbreak of "b." that strain-b there is no vaccine for that in the united states. >> reporter: the strain can be fatal and doctors say it spreads easily. young people are at a particularly high risk. >> the risky behaviors of adolescents meaning that you share water bottles and risky behaviors, those things with that intimate contact. that's the cause of the spread by respiratory droplets. >> reporter: officials are staying

the cdc tells us, the risk for princeton university students is quite high. and one concern is that because it's thanksgiving time a lot of students will head home and potentially bringing unwanted germs with them. >> again, three to seven days after exposure. >> reporter: that's right. >> linsey davis, thanks so much tonight on this story. >>> next we turn to the backlash over the president's proposed fix of the troubled health care web site at the white house today the president feeling the heat meeting face to face with insurance giants. so what happened in that room? abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl tells us. >> reporter: today an embattled president obama met with insurance company ceos who are unhappy with his latest effort to fix obama care. many consumers are simply confused. suzie and jim fenelli of silver springs, maryland watched the president once again promise to help them, but right now the only thing they are sure of is they got a letter cancelling their health insurance. >> right now i'm promised a lot of things, and the onl

in to princeton and vicinity in the years 06 when wilson was president of princeton. >> host: what was it like at that time? >> guest: it's kind of a representation of affluent, white, christian america generally. and princeton is an -- >> host: and wilson has a -- cameo in your book? >> guest: he's a principle character. and it's about wilson. he confronted by a demon. he's templed. and he -- i shouldn't say what happens. but he behaves nobly in the novel. he does represent many of the shortcomingings of people of his time such as he was a racist and sexist and other -- probably his most principle problem was that he thought that he was anointed by god. >> host: to what? >> guest: to be a leader. he was anointed by god. i don't think it's uncommon for some people to feel. politicians and statesmen and leaders. some of them are obviously psychopath logical. some are less obviously so. >> host: without giving away the plot. can you tell us about the course? ? >> guest: it means the white upper-class christian people who literally look the other way when the co clucks clan was operating

does come to princeton as planned at this point, it would only be available within the princeton community. the recommendation would be for all 5,000 undergraduate students to get the vaccine. graduate students who live in dormitories would also be recommended to get the vaccine and certain people with prior and pre-existing medical conditions who would qualify for it. beyond that, the vaccine would not be any more widely available. christine, john? >> alexandra field, thank you so much at princeton university today. >>> still to come for supporters of toronto mayor rob ford, who can't get enough of the controversial lawmaker? for those of you who just can't see enough of him, good news for you. there's a tv show that follows his every move. a chat with a member of "ford nation" is next. 1ñp [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. >>> ok

one of the first things he does when you message country princeton shortly after. one of the chapels is named after it, in which he says the name has come to imply great wealth. then he goes on to promise that if they send their boys to princeton will be well taken care of. and guided unsupervised entering into substantial and responsible young men. but if you send them off to england, there's british universities too large and too decentralized to give them that kind of attention. what he's really telling is the potential of the american colonies to serve themselves and the potential of the institutions cater to the needs of the colonial elite. the colonial elite is largely a product of the slave trade. slave trading merchant of large plantation owners in the caribbean and american south. >> we read across the review says most people probably will be for without getting into the meat of "ebony & ivy." we are talking with her presser craig steven wilder. the book's subtitle, "ebony & ivy: race, slavery & the troubled history of america's universities," the impressi

the most recent days at princeton was diagnosed last weekend. the number of students diagnosed with meningitis on campus has caused new jersey health officials to declare an outbreak. but it's what the cdc is doing that's unprecedented. state and federal officials are taking drastic measures to battle the outbreak of meningitis on the grounds of one of the nation's most distinguished institutions. seven cases of the potentially deadly bacterial infection have been diagnosed at princeton university since march. >> it's very serious. >> reporter: so serious, in fact, the cdc is taking the unprecedented move of importing emergency doses of bexsero, a meningitis vaccine not used in this country. it protects against meningitis b, which is the particular strain the students have been diagnosed with. bacterial meningitis is a dangerous infection of the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. it's spread through respiratory droplets exchanged through close contact, such as coughing or kissing. >> you see someone saying i'm not feeling

. >> reporter: a dangerous outbreak at princeton university. a september seventh case of mens been diagnosed. federal health officials are taking an unprecedent step and importing an investigational vac teen only licensed in europe and australia. >> this is one of the most dangerous diseases we know of. and so our vaccines in america actually cover all four of the strains, however at princeton they're having an outbreak of b, so that train strain b, there o vaccine in the united states. >> reporter: it can be fatal. doctors say it spreads easily. young people are at a particularly high risk. >> the risky behaviors of adolescents meaning that you share water bottles, and you have risky sexual promiscuity behaviors, those things with that intimate contact, is the cause because its spread by respiratory. >> reporter: they did not say when the vaccine will be rolled out on campus. saying that when they have something to announce they will make an announcement. if launched 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students at princeton could be vaccinated. e

alexandra field is live for us from princeton university. alexandra, what are government officials trying to do and how are they going to make a vaccine that is available overseas available to this university? >> reporter: what happened is the fda cleared the way for the cdc to import the vaccine under the experimental drug program but it is up to the trustees of the university to decide whether to make it available to 8,000 students here. princeton university officials are meeting this weekend to discuss possible vaccinations on campus to combat an outbreak of meningitis "b" which can cause life threatening illness. new jersey department of health says the first case developed when a student returned from spring break in march. after additional cases were reported, an outbreak of the disease was declared in may. a total of six students are linked to the outbreak. the latest case diagnosed last week. that student is still hospitalized this morning. >> i remember it was pretty incident, she went from feeling almost fine to next minute 103 fev

it will only be available as an option at princeton university. there's no estimate on how many students will take it. >> i want to do a little more research and find out exactly what the vaccine entails. >> reporter: and princeton university students will have some time to do their homework on the vaccine. cdc review board still has to sign off until the cdc can give recommendation to launch the program. still, they hope to have the first doses of the vaccine on campus some time in december. chris, kate? >> alexandra, thank you so much for that. for more, turn to senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. princeton students will have a choice whether to get the vaccination or not. >> i can't remember another time when people have been offered a vaccine that hasn't been proved in the united states, sort of in a big group like this. princeton students will have to decide, do i want to take a vaccine that's not been approved in this country? and the doctors that i talk to, and the cdc, are really encouraging them to do it. this meningitis is real

his brother also went to princeton but they developed a totally united view of the world. they always saw the world in the same way, politically and ideologically. they were perfect wins. but in their personalities, they were totally different. foster dulles was very dour, very unfriendly, very offputting. i read in one book, even his friends didn't like him. allen dulles was exactly the opposite. he was a sparkling conversationalist. >> let me show you some video of allen dulles. they are not twins. what was the difference in their ages? >> they were five years apart. they were twins politically and ideologically but not biologically. >> who was older? >> foster dulles. >> let's look at allen dulles for a moment. >> there are times when the united states government feels that the developments in another government such as in the vietnam situation is of a nature to imperil the safety, the security, the peace of the world. at no time has the cia engaged in any political activity or intelligence activity that was not approved at the highest level. >> he was interviewed by jo

alexandra field is live for us at princeton. alexandra, what are government officials doing, to what extent are they trying to make the vaccine available? >> reporter: they're talking about a few solutions. as you know, there's no meningitis "b" vaccine allowed in this country. there is one in use in australia and in europe. now the fda has cleared one major hurdle that could bring that vaccine to princeton where there have been seven confirmed cases. the fda says the vaccine could be imported and reach the campus as part of a drug trial program, but it is up to the university to decide whether or not they want to have the vaccine here. that's something that trustees are discussing this weekend. we asked students whether they might be interested in using that vaccine if it came here, and here is what they had to say. >> i think i would first see what they decide and then kind of do more research on my own. >> i trust the vaccine, as long as it is approved in europe and australia, gives me confidence in the fact that it works i g

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i am erstwhile self in particular in the princeton where botharchives dulles brothers had deposited their papers. there is a lot of rich stuff in there including oral histories that referred to these affairs. other curious aspects that have never been published before. i tried to present a picture of them not just as political leaders but as people. who were they? i am a great believer in telling stories. i want people to finish a chapter and want to turn the page to find out what happens next. this is not an academic study. there have been good academic studies of the dulles brothers but that is not what this is. >> there is a person that a lot of americans might know now who was named after jenna avery. -- janet avery. he turned out to be a cardinal in the catholic church. i want to show video of him and explain the relationship between john foster dulles and a cardinal who was his own son. >> the government has an interest in seeing that the moral tone of society is kept in order just for the sake of the observance of law and the making of law. people have the right moral and religious

joining us, sue and seema, let's start with princeton. the university could decide as early as today on whether to distribute novartis meningitis vaccine to students. the vaccine not approved in the u.s. but the fda is apparently going to give special permission to the school to administer it following a meningitis outbreak there. so should, seema, the school give out a foreign vaccine, the wrinkle here is that the traditional vaccine doesn't protect against the particular strain at princeton? >> right. some of the health care experts i spoke to say that the european approval process is rigorous for safety so this might be a good option, actually, for the students. >> why, sue, are we so far behind on something like this? in other words -- i don't know whether we're so far behind but we vice president approved it and it is approved apparently in europe and australia? >> yes. it has been approved in australia. it's widely used in europe. you know, i don't know that we are, quote, so far behind. however, there has been some finger-pointing

woodrow wilson was president of princeton university. >> what was princeton like been? >> princeton at that time and it's kind of -- a representation of affluent and white christian america generally and princeton is sort of an exemplary community spent woodrow wilson has a cameo in your book speak with woodrow wilson is a principal character in. the novel is about woodrow wilson. is confronted by a demon. he's tempted. i shouldn't say what happens but he becomes quite noble in the novel but he doesn't rub that many of the shortcomings of people at the time such as he was a racist. he was a sexist and probably his most principled was he thought he was anointed by god,. >> to what? >> be a leader. he was annoyed by god. i don't think it's not uncommon for people to feel, politician and statesman. spin without giving away, can you ll

she's ever been with voters in the wake of governor chris christie's landslide victory last night, princeton research associates tested the water on how he would shape up against hillary clinton and the poll shows if the race were held today, clinton would win with 44% of adults to christie's 34%. what's even more impressive in this poll, how well clinton polls against another democrat. 66% of democrat voters would back clinton in a primary while only 14% say they would pick another candidate. 18% are said to be undecided. as for what's different for hillary clinton this time around. our first read team puts it this way. in 2005 there was a real clinton fatigue among democrats that provided an opening for obama. that's not the evidence right now. the polling found clinton did not score less than 60% within any major demographic group for the democratic party. women and seniors and people making less than 30 grand a year and scored 70% or higher. joining me live now, mark murray. do not say -- we know 2016 is a long way away. there's a reason that we did this poll today and it also comes at a

. >> a horrific story out of fear spreading this morning on the campus of princeton. there has been another confirmed case of meningitis b. now the ivy league school is looking overseas for help. here is alexander field. >> reporter: princeton university officials are meeting to discuss possible vaccination efforts on campus to on combat outbreak of meningitis b which can cause life-threatening illness. the new jersey department of health says the first case in march after a student returned from spring break and additional cases were reported, an outbreak of the disease declared in may and six students and one visitor to princeton are linked to the outbreak. the latest case was diagnosed last week. that student is still hospitalized. >> i remember she went from feeling almost fine to next minute, 103 fever. >> reporter: bacterial meningitis is rare and the strain causing this outbreak is rare in the united states and not included in currently available vaccines. it can cause infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord and symptoms include feature fever, head

this time university in west long branch 45 minutes away from princeton, university. seven people have contracted the potentially deadly disease. no word yet on which strain infected the school. >> three people held against their will for more than 30 years. a 67-year-old couple in london is now under arrest. they are accused of a 30-year-old british woman a 69-year-old malaysia woman and another hostage in their home. >> we have never seen anything of this magnitude before. >> they were highly traumatized and taken to a place of safety where they remain. >> the rescue taking place after one contacted a group that brings awareness to human trafficking. >>> michael skakel waking up out of jail for the first time in 11 years. he was freed on $1.2 million bail as prosecutors appeal a ruling giving him a new trial in the 1975 murder of martha moxley. skakel must live in connecticut and wear a gps tracking device. last month the judge ruled skakel's trial attorney failed to adequately represent him in 2002. that's when he was convicted in moxley's murder. >> a lot of traum

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. >>> but first, an unprecedented move by the government to stop the meningitis outbreak at princeton university, federal officials have given approval to a drug it's approved in europe and australia, seven princeton students have been infected by march. the latest case this week. it goes after the brain and spinal cord and the school and students are considering the new drug. >> you never think it's going to happen to you. when you don't have the protection that you normally have against meningitis. >> would you take the vaccine? >> yes. if they do good research on the side effects. >> in the men time, princeton students are being told to wash hands and not share cups. >>> turning now to the weather and a snowstorm out west, in oregon, heavy snow is making roads treacherous, skiers and snowboarders are getting excited about it. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is here with more. >> along the coast of seattle and down into northwestern oregon it's mainly rain, this is an elevation-type storm, you can see from the mated snowfall totals we're possibly going to see upwards around a foot of

they have tried to control the spread of menigitus at princeton university. they are importing a vaccine. it is approved for europe and australia but only vaccine known to treat the type b bacteria that infected princeton. there are seven cases of the fatal menigitus. the decision to receive the vaccine is optional should princeton and the centers for disease control offer it to the students. university leaders say they are working with local and state health officials to prevent the further spread of the disease. meanwhile, students are advised to wash their hands and not share glass or eating utense ils. >> vip who attend a meeting are at the pentagon, defense chuck hagel and chairman of chief of staff martin dempsey. dom nick joins us from the reagan library in simi valley. >> reporter: harris, this is what is happening in the today. chuck hagel will talk about how essential it is to maintain readiness in the future. the time line is 2025. as they orientate away from the middle east to the pacific. the rise of china's military and the system they target u.

the princeton website offers students tips on how to avoid contracting the disease. but reports say trustees are consideringa vaccine made by novartis ag.. that is not currently available in the u.s. the shots could be ready in the next month or two. novartis stock is up 38% for the year. a multi billion dollar spin off is in the works at general electric. the company is splitting off its financial services company that is expected to go public sometime next year. the financial times values the unit at more than 20 billion dollars. the ipo market continues to heat up this week, with 10 companies set to go public. first up, cardiovascular biotech firm trevena....with an ipo tomorrow. walmart is admiting to safety problems at factories in bangladesh. walmart hired a firm to investigate 300 factories it uses in bangladesh following building collapse last april that left more than 11-hundred people dead.now, the retailer reports finding 32 safety failures in the initial inspecations of 75 factories and says it will improve working conditions. bangledesh has become a majo

princeton says it's the only way to protect thousands from a men meningitis out break. there have been seven cases reported linked to the new jersey school in the past eight months. >> the government's new rules on fighting cholesterol is under attack. it comes from harvard doctors that say those guide lines are putting patients at risk. >> the fear that the country's leading heart socia associations encouraging people to take pills they don' don't need. it affects 70 million americans. is ou1 out of 3 have bad ldl. the american heart association and the american college of the cardiology released a new call calculator to figure out a person's heart problems. >> some are worrying that it's over predicting the risk. >> let's say you are a 60-year-old black man with northerly cholesterol level an overall healthy and you are not a smoker an no diabetes. the calculator show hs he has a 7.5% risk of having a heart attack or stroke. that number seems high to doctors. at that level he should take statons. even though he is healthy. >> the number of people with high levels of b

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since march, seven cases of meningitis have been confirmed on the princeton campus. last week the fda approved importing the vaccine. meningitis is rare in the u.s. but victims can die in a few days, and survivors can suffer mental disabilities. the first doses will be available next month. >>> in other medical news, the new guidelines for cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are being questioned. some doctors argue they significantly overestimate the risk for certain groups. now in an article to be published today, two researchers argue the new guidelines suggest statin treatment for about twice as many middle-aged americans may significantly benefit from them. doctors who devised the new guidelines argue they are part of a process to help figure out who should take a statin. but dr. steven nissen of the cleveland clinic said the guidelines should have been tested more thoroughly. >> the right thing is to pull back from these guidelines. put this out for public comment. let independent scientists examine the risk calculator. because we're talking about the treatment of

we told you about that outbreak of a rare and possibly strain of meningitis at princeton university. tonight an update. princeton university has announced it's going to make a vaccine available on campus and this is a vaccine that is not officially approved for use in the united states. the university doing what it can to stop the spread of this strain of the disease. >>> and next tonight we take you inside a private family feud playing out on the national stage, the two daughters of former vice-president dick cheney, both of them moms, both of them married. one is straight and the other is gay and now the sisters are squaring off over the meaning of family and marriage, even their parents are weighing in. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: it all started when liz cheney, the daughter of the former vice-president, came out against same sex marriage in her campaign for senate in wyoming. that's not a surprising position for a republican in wyoming. but liz's younger sister mary is married to heather poe and the lesbian couple has two children. >> i love

seven people are diagnosed with meningitis b at princeton. the only vaccine for the disease bexsero is the only one for the disease. >> i'm confident it will work. i probably wouldn't get it though. i'm not too worried about the outbreak. so if princeton starts vaccinating students, i wouldn't be first in line. >> the fda says the cdc may import it because of the outbreak because of the symptoms. >>> we have a video coming up. >> i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, the raiders do they have a quarterback controversy? and would the trip back to new orleans be better than the last one for the 49ers? sports in a couple of minutes. ,, ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, helped up after this play..e jag's defensive end, jason babin, comes up >>> a hairy situation lawed out in the jaguars cardinals game last night. as they get helped up after this play, the jags defensive end comes up with an unexpected prize. a handful of runningback andre ellington's hair. bab bins shows us the locks and then throws them to the turf. ouch. >>> good morning, everybody. the last time th

. >> we have alexandra field at princeton. officials are deciding whether or not to let the students get the vaccine. >> reporter: they are making that decision this weekend. after they make it available, it would be up to the students to decide if they want to get the vaccine that has only been approved overseas. princeton officials are meeting this weekend to discuss vaccinations on campus. it is to combat the meningitis "b" outbreak. the first case developed when the first student returned from spring break in march. additional cases were reported and an outbreak was declared in may. a total of six students and one visitor are linked outbreak. the case last week reported is still hospitalized this morning. >> it was instant. she went from feeling almost fine to the next minute at 103 fever. >> reporter: bacterial meningitis is rare. the strain causing this is rare in the united states. it is not included in currently available vaccines. the bacteria can cause infections of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. symptoms a

witherspoon's princeton, the american academy is deeply implicated in slavery. these are the explosive new conclusions in a new book by historian craig steven wilder. "ebony and ivy: race, slavery, and the troubled history of america's universities." it argues that the academy never stood apart from american slavery. in fact, it stood beside the church and state as the third pilar of a civilization built on bondage." i'm pleased to welcome craig steven wilder to the table. so nice to have you. >> thank you. >> i say the conclusions are exclusive but it's not a treatise, a sort of polemic, it's a careful history. why write this history of enslavement and universities? >> i think for the same reason that we write about slavery in the constitution, we write about slavery in the founding father, we write about slavery in the presidency. we write about slavery in the churches. we have as much of an obligation to be honest with our own institutions and to be as aggressive in pursuing truth within those institutions as we have to unfolding truths outside our walls. >>

right now princeton is facing a rare meningitis outbreak. this morning official there's are deciding whether to offer students and emergency vaccine that has only been approved overseas. >> there are seven cases now of meningitis already reported on the new jersey campus. our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us live from new york. clearly big concerns when you have seven cases. >> reporter: sure. if i were a parent of a princeton student right now i would definitely be concerned. here's why -- meningitis can be very sneaky. it can look like any old virus or the flu and your child can go from having a fever and not feeling well to being in a coma in a matter of hours. here are the symptoms you see. headache, fever, vomiting. who hadn't had that? it can turn on a dime. that's why they're considering at princeton letting students take a vaccine that? approved in this country. approved in europe but not here. >> what do we know about this strain? >> it's meningitis b. unusual to see a cluster, an outbreak of meningitis b. it's