>>an update now on the measles outbreak, according to the cdc. the total number of cases has jumped to 704 in the u s and that number is expected to rise it's already at a 25 year record about 37% of all cases involved children for years of age and younger. the jump in cases is forcing the cdc to issue vaccine guidelines for babies, maybe traveling internationally. reporter james didn't has a closer look at the recommendations. >>preventi t in babies, the centers for disease control and prevention is out with new recommendations r fants because of the fans spread of the highly contagious virus. the cdc says babies between the ages of 6 to 11 months should get the vaccine before they travel internationally. the cdc, normally recommends parents wait until about 12 months to get their babies vaccinated the changes comes as global concerns for measles are surging as of monday the cdc says there have been 704 cases of measles nationwide and that 71% of those infected were not vaccinated doctors recommend 2 doses of the m m r vaccine which covers measl

also as we know from cdc and the latest in the cdc has released him hiv incidence which have been going down is a longer going down. we have plateaued again and that's a concern. and, of course, in this country the epidemic is concentrated. we know the epidemic is affecting people in certain groups, in certain locations, much more than others. this is the current state of our epidemic. last on this, federal funding discretion of funny, this is a funny that congress appropriate every year, relatively flat for the last several years. it's not been increasing. while funny is not the only part of the croatian avenue from the new initiative, it can help jumpstart and get things to a new level. this new initiatives comes into that moment as admiral giroir talked about. it would mark new funny and this just shows you two of the key programs that would get new funding approved for 2020. that's the ryan white program on the left and cdc hiv prevention funding on the right pick what you see is taken out, forgetting the orange bar for a second these programs have been flat funded for many, many ye

on tuesday, the cdc announced they found one strain of this fungus resistant to everything. it's pretty serious and it seems to be getting worse and at the moment, there's no drug that can conquer it. >> when it comes to letting the public know, you are reporting on it obviously but what is the role of the federal government and releasing this information? >> federal government, the cdc will release generic information about our pics but they will not identify the hospital or nursing home where it takes place. this is because it's an agreement with the state not to force them. it's up to each individual state that. they will keep the outbreak secret basically, critics say this is because hospitals don't want to have a repetition, you're not going to want to check into a hospital for a surgery if you know they have an outbreak. hospital officials and health workers will say the reason is, they don't want to scare away patients, people can get medical care because they are afraid of infection and it's worse than the bucks. the truth is, these infections, most people will not b

my colleague at cdc spoke a little bit to the public health lens through which cdc views water and sanitation in the agency absolutely similarly looks at safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene through that health lens. we also know, though, that water is incredibly cross cutting. it's impossible to talk about water without talking about the other development outcomes it impacts. from economic growth to women's economic empowerment to education, water just touches so many different parts of the agency. our job is to really represent the cutting edge resurgery that's coming out and making sure our programming in the field reflects all of that. it's a big task, but we're very happy to be doing it. just in terms of where we are in this moment right now, a year-plus since the release of the global water strategy. there's obviously a strong foundation in history of water and sanitation programming within the agency that we're standing on. we've reached well over 30 million people with access to drinking water and over 20 million with access to sanitation since we first started receiving appro

. >> reporter: she understands why the cdc issued new guidelines in 2016 encouraging doctors to consider tapering patients off high doses. too many lives have been destroyed by abuse of opioids. but maria and many other chronic pain patients feel they're being punished when they've done nothing wrong. >> while i think there have been some good aspects that have come out of the cdc guidelines, there has been incredibly detrimental unintended consequences. >> reporter: dr. sean mackey, chief of pain medicine at stanford, says those cdc guidelines have made a lot of physicians worried they'll be in trouble if they don't reduce prescriptions. >> the fear is incredibly real. i am on the phone on a regular basis with docs who are being told just get people off opioids or get rid of those patients. just get them out of the practice, because everybody is running scared. >> reporter: mackey, and 300 other experts sent a letter to the cdc last month urging it to clarify the guidelines for patients like maria. >> i'm not involved in my life anymore, and i want my life back. i want to be able to fun

sean mackie says those cdc guidelines have made a lot of physicians worry they will be in trouble if they don't reduce prescriptions. >> the fear is incredibly real. i am on the phone on a regular basis with docs who are being told just get people off opioids or get rid of the patients. get them out of theict pr pract. >> they sent a letter to the cdc last month urging it to clarify the guidelines for patients like maria. >> i'm not involved in my life any more and i want my life back. i want to be able to function. >> we're really glad that you're doing this because people feel that while solving a very serious problem that you have been reporting on for a long time. >> which is a crisis. >> which is a crisis that there is this other crisis. how real is it that people who have real chronic pain don't get diagnosed or can't get the medication they need? >> get addicted. >> is the question is how real is it that there are people like maria out there suffering from chronic pain? absolutely real. the numbers i can't tell you. but an estimated 50 million americans have chronic pain. i do

. >>> and the new cdc warning tonight about a very deadly super bug. they say it is drug resistant. what we know about it. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on this tuesday night. and we're following that major blizzard set to slam several states. but first, that legal storm growing tonight for that famous mom. lori loughlin, her husband and 14 other parents were hit with a second charge today and potentially more prison time if convicted. it comes just 24 hours after former "desperate housewives" star felicity huffman delivered that sobering public apology. apologizing to her daughter, her family and the young students whose spots in college were taken. so tonight, with this new charge, how much prison time could we be talking about if convicted? abc's linsey davis leading us off. >> reporter: high stakes tonight for actress lori loughlin and her husband, who are now facing a new criminal charge along with 14 other parents swept up in that college admissions scandal. all accused of conspiracy to commit money laundering, on top of that mail fraud charge unvei

. >> reporter: the hd of the cdc, the u.s. surgeon general, and now even the president whoa wasn't a so supportive of vaccines all agree on one thing. >> they have to get the shot, the vaccinations are so important. this is really going around now. > reporter: it's the biggest outbreak since the cdc declared measles eliminaten 2000. 695 caseshi across 22 states ts year, the most, 390 inew york, and here in california, 38, includ g two students infected at ucla, and cal state los angeles. >> i remember when i got the e-mail, i told my mom, hey, did you hear there's a measles outbreak on campus, and she was kind of shocked too.or >> repr: this is bolter hall, it's back open now but university officials say this is the building where the intcted studenook classes. as soon as they figured that out, they contacted about 500 tuople, both snts and faculty in case they had been inside the building at the same time. the cases ite los angeles sm from two carriers who arrived here on international officials traced their movementn d those

the cdc says one dose of the measles vaccine is about 93% effective at preventing measles if you come in contact with the virus 2 doses about 97% effective. >>still ahead former vice president joe biden speaking out after a woman claimed to be made her feel an easy but to many people are coming to a big story tonight, a former nevada assemblywoman says 5 the back of her head... making her fell uneasy. (grant) biden responded yesterday saying "not once" did he believe he acted inappropriately. arlette saenz reports. joe biden -- on defense --- after a former nevada state lawmaker said he made her feel "uneasy" during an interaction in 2014.lucy flores/ (d) fmr. nevada assemblywoman:"i was just shocked. i felt powerless."lucy flores first made the allegation in an essay for the cut on friday, detailing a 2014 encounter with the former vice president at a campaign rally in nevada as she ran for lieutenant governor.lucy flores/ (d) fmr. nevada assemblywoman:"very unexpectedly and out of nowhere, i feel joe biden put his hands on my shoulders, get up very close to me from behind, lean in,

a new report from the cdc reveals the number of cases has surpassed 700, a 25-year high. now lawmakers are taking drastic measures in hopes of containing the outbreak. a stunning announcement from the cdc as health officials battle the ongoing measles outbreak. >> we're reporting 704 cases of measles from 22 states. that's more cases of measles in a single year than we've seen in the past 25 years. >> reporter: nearly 80 new measles cases confirmed in the last week alone with at least 89% of those cases seen in unvaccinated people despite pleas from doctors, lawmakers and religious leaders to get immunized. >> it is necessary for all the physically able to receive the vaccinations that they do so. >> there is not one religious institution, not one single one that denounces vaccines. >> reporter: the rapid spread spurring officials in new york state to introduce a bill that would do away with nonmedical exemptions for all students attending public schools. on these outbreaks or the measles will get a foothold and be a permanent problem with the results being disastrous. >>

and we are decided in united states, the cdc we decide this is the best public health approach. i think the data as far as i read them and this is purely a personal observation. the data really is in high-risk group people should get it, is still not terribly effective but and everybody else, let's talk about that group, the young healthy middle-aged adult, probably does very little. and yet, as you know, beginning of august, you'll see signs in the pharmacy saying we are ready to give the flu vaccine. come and get it. we'll give you a coupon. or something like that. two very different approaches. it is a bit of a nuisance, it's a deadly disease and i think he drives how we look at the vaccine. and of course, i think this is a bit of a larger discussion but the question, if it kind of works we should use it. that is the aspect of the american health system. if it works, put it out there. even though my network terribly well, even though there are problems with it. in the united kingdom i talked to the chief officer. he said in the united kingdom the think about things beyond how

the cdc reported yesterday that there now 626 confirmed cases in 22 states. this is already the most sense 2014, when there were 667 cases for the entire year. the majority of the cases are new york city and nearby suburbs. at the current case, the nationwide total could surpass the number of cases reported in 1994. >> we are really concerned. >> reporter: more than 80% of the new york city cases have occurred in williamsburg brooklyn. this is among unvaccinated members of the orthodox jewish community. they say the count is now 390, this is up from 359 just last week. this includes two pregnant women. neither is hospitalized. the doctor is the deputy director of the cdc. >> some of the outbreaks are not yet under control so i do expect the numbers to rise. >> reporter: there have been other outbreaks in washington state and this weekend los angeles county. two weeks ago, the new york city health department took the unprecedented step of issuing an emergency order requiring anybody in williamsburg over the age of six months old to receive at least one dose of

so far no one has contracted the measles there but according to the cdc. the total number of cases in the u s has jumped out to 704 and that number is expected to rise, 71% of those cases involved unvaccinated people and the rise in cases is forcing the cdc to issue vaccine guidelines for babies who could be traveling internationally james dining now has a closer look at those recommendations. >>preventing the measles in babies and the centers for disease control and prevention is out with new recommendations for infants because of the fast spread of the highly contagious virus. the cdc says babies between the ages of 6 to 11 months should get the vaccine before they travel internationally. the cdc, normally recommends parents wait until about 12 months to get their babies vaccinated the changes comes as global concerns for measles are surging as of monday. the cdc says there have been 704 cases of measles nationwide and that 71% of those infected were not vaccinated doctors recommend 2 doses of the m him or vaccine, which covers measles mumps and rubella

the cdc warning if you're bitten, it could be fatal years after it gets you. >>> surprising results from a popular crash test. are you actually safer in the front seat than the back? tonight where you're most at risk and it might not be where you think. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west. the announcement was no surprise but how joe biden entered the race for president today turned a lot of heads taking on donald trump straight out of the gate using the images of the ugly charlottesville protest to draw a moral distinction between himself and the president. this is biden's third try for the white house entering the race with more name recognition and experience but more baggage. facing his past calling anita hill, a woman thought he publicly wronged nearly 30 years ago, her response not what he expected. andrea mitchell has the latest. >> reporter: joe biden's first campaign stop, gianni's pizza. his former announcement a conventional video and saying there were fine people on both sides at that deadly white

the integrative plan, which integrates cdc funding, it's not an epidemic plan. it basically integrates two extremes, but it doesn't deal with things like comprehensive sex and for schools, it doesn't deal with some of the problems we have without transportation and so on. i think we have to look at these broad epidemic strategies. i think georgia will have challenges in terms of ordination and the right people at the table, the community driven and when i say community, i mean more than people living with hiv. obviously people who are highest risk for hiv but let's not forget about the healthcare workforce. it is the people who are working in the trenches who also really have a sense of what is not working in our community. my community and atlanta, half the people living with hiv are not in care. what does that mean? say to this initiative, we could get those people back. who will take care of them? we do not have the workforce to take care of all of these people living with hiv. you're going to have to have policies that encourage loan forgiveness for people w

the cdc says there were an additional 71 cases just last week, bringing the total now to 626 measles cases in 22 states including california. the fda says it is deeply

numbers come just days after the cdc confirmed that the us reached a. >>highest number of measles cases in a year since it was declared eliminated back in the year 2000. the cdc says 71% of the confirmed cases are patients who were not vaccinated about 37% of all cases involve children for years of age and younger officials say the mmr vaccine measles mumps rubella it's very safe and effective. 2 doses are about 97% effective all one dose is about 93% effective local health officials are also warning anyone traveling internationally to make sure you get vaccinated. >>and more than half of the nearly 800 students and staff quarantine in la following exposure to the measles they've been cleared to resume their normal activities, the corn team mark one of the most sweeping efforts to contain the nationwide measles outbreak. people at cal state l a and u c l a were cleared after providing proof of immunity at the cal state campus 343 people are still under quarantine after being exposed to an infected students at the school library there and you steal a 27

now 15 states and the cdc blaming the crisis on people not getting vaccinated. here's kirsten dahlgren. >> reporter: tonight a nation on alert. the cdc reporting 387 cases of measles through march. 15 more than in all of 2018. making this the second most active year since measles was eliminated from the u.s. nearly 20 years ago. >> 1 in every 4 cases results in hospitalization, so it's a very serious disease and it's readily preventable through vaccine. >> reporter: six outbreaks are currently ongoing in washington state, california, and the new york metropolitan area where officials in one county have tried to stop the spread by banning unvaccinated children in public spaces. dr. michelle myer is a pediatrician nearby. >> we don't want to keep kids under lock an key but we don't really know where they can come in contact with measles. orter: california proposing state health officials say over which children can skip vaccinations to counter what some say are bogus. communities on edge tonight as the disease once eliminated continues its spread. >> and lester, w

numbers come just days after the cdc confirmed that the us reached a. >>highest number of measles cases in a year since it was declared eliminated back in the year 2000. the cdc says 71% of the confirmed cases are patients who were not vaccinated about 37% of all cases involve children for years of age and younger officials say the mmr vaccine measles mumps rubella it's very safe and effective. 2 doses are about 97% effective all one dose is about 93% effective local health officials are also warning anyone traveling internationally to make sure you get vaccinated. >>and more than half of the nearly 800 students and staff quarantine in la following exposure to the measles they've been cleared to resume their normal activities, the corn team mark one of the most sweeping efforts to contain the nationwide measles

the cdc says there have been 704 cases of measles nationwide and that 71% of those infected were not vaccinated. doctors recommend 2 doses of the m m or vaccine, which covers measles mumps and rubella doctors typically give the first goes between 1215 months and the second between 4 to 6 years. the cdc says if you were vaccinated with 2 doses you have a 97% chance at preventing the measles i'm james diamond. >>doctors say this allergy season is going to be an extra bad and a heartwarming encountered a baseball game. we'll tell you the story behind this emotional reunion. and a live look here at the san mateo bridge. it's gray in this spot traffic is slow but that terrible. ♪ let's go. bye, mom. thanks for breakfast, mom. with quality ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, nutella is sure to bring a smile to breakfast time. nutella, spread the happy. show your appreciation with a limited edition nutella jar! >>this tuesday and a very similar morning to yesterday your view from bethel island, not as cloudy as the rest of the bay area is there's the clear skies the rest of us a

the cdc putting out its latest numbers. five states with widespread flu, four of them in the northeast, georgia is the fifth. what's happening right now? >> right. so basically you can think of it this way, it's almost like we have had two different back-to-back flu seasons from october to the middle of february, and seeing the predominance of h 1 n 1, which is less strengthening than the one we have seen since mid february, happily we think we're near the end. we are seeing cases going less than the national average as per the last cdc counts. i say this a lot, flu season lasts all yearlong, technically, you can develop flu anytime throughout the year, and we often say in the fall that it can last well into spring, and we certainly saw that this year. >> really dwikquickly, are thery clues that lead you to know that help you with the vaccine next year. >> they're doing it now. the last i read about it, the w.h.o. was picking their h1n 1 strains, i think they're adding two new ones, but this is the time it's happening. they

doing asay the cdc is much as they can to contain this. ands a tough bug to kill i've gotten a lot of emails from researchers and scientists working on this issue. hopefully something will come along. i hope the larger issue -- i think the larger issue for all americans to consider is the use of antifungal drugs in agriculture. fungicide is that used on crops. that is a big issue. a lot of experts say that by onng these antifungals agriculture is what is fueling assistance because you are killing off all the fungus in c. auris fillse the void and is resistant to these drugs and there you have it. there were a lot of people who say we need to focus on, what we can focus on is the use of these anti-mac -- antimicrobials in agriculture and raising animals. host: by the way, if you go to the cdc website, they have a page devoted to hospitalized patients and fungal infections. that is at cdc.gov. in jupiter, florida, john, go ahead. john in jupiter, florida, hello? caller: i am curious to know about all of these illegals streaming across the bo

the cdc wants americans to know the mmr vaccine is very safe and very effective. just one dose prevents measles by more than 90%. but let's be clear, this massive outbreak was preventable. the cdc blames a majority of it on misinformation that many parents have bought into. the cdc wants parents to ignore these claims and get the facts from your family doctor. the cdc is also calling on local leaders across the country to provide accurate scientific-based information to counter fake news claiming that vaccines harm children. i'm not a big subscriber to the fake news claim, but in this case there is a lot of false news about vaccines. and let's be clear about something else. america is not alone in this. it is a worldwide problem. the world health organization reports a 300% increase in global measles cases compared to this time last year. it's in part because of declining vaccination rates in other countries. in short, this is a dangerous, potentially deadly disease that's on the rise and it's our own fault. >>> that wraps things up for us this hour. i am kasie hu

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this is the second worst year for measles since 2000 when the cdc declared it was eradicated. the vaccine is 97% effective but measles is often brought into the country by unvaccinated travelers. >>> a coroner says the south carolina college student killed after getting into a car she thought was her uber was likely stabbed to death. surveillance video shows samantha josephson getting into the suspect's chevy. police say he activated the child safety locks trapping her in the backseat. her body was found 65 miles away. the university of south carolina issued a statement monday urging all students never to get into a ride share car without checking that license plate and the make and model of the car match what is in the app. >>> and we have new details on this unbelievable hit-and-run crash near atlanta where a 9-year-old girl was nearly killed. police now believe they know the identity of the young driver who fled. meanwhile, the girl's family shared the picture -- this picture of her in the hospital smiling as she recovers in the intensive care unit. >>> magician david blain

the cdc reports nine out of every ten smokers try their first cigarettes by age 18. >>> a new concern for people who must have gluten-free meals. a new study finds 32% of restaurant foods labeled gluten-free actually contain gluten. eating gluten can be dangerous for people with celiac disease or other gluten-sensitive conditions. the worst offenders were pizza and pasta. >>> say good-bye to premium burgers and chicken. mcdonald's is ditching the premium sandwiches to focus on old standards like the quarter pounder. mcdonald's came up with the signature burgers to match moves by competitors. the fancy sandwiches cost more and slowed down service lines because they took longer to make. what about the milkshake machines? >> i was going to say, don't get rid of the mcflurries. >>> coming up, uber rolls out new safety measures. >>> but first, the new court ruling on whether parents can be forced to vaccinate their children during the measles outbreak. >>> and exclusive video of the cave rescue in tennessee to save one of the most elite divers in the world. ask about xeljanz xr, a once-dai

the bay area outbreak, you should know that the cdc has it controlled. he says that 14 of the 38 cases are international travelers who contracted the virus while abroad and then returned home and passed it along to 22 more people here. the cause of the remaining two cases is unaccounted for. nationwide, the cdc says 695 measles cases have been reported in 22 states. new york city faces the largest outbreak in the country with 390 cases reported. mainly in the old jewish orthodox communities. in the neighborhood more than 80% of the cases have occurred. anyone that is six months or older must get vaccinated or their families could face a $1000 fine. so far, no deaths have been reported from the recent measles outbreak but the state health department says the symptoms are serious and they are urging international travelers to make sure they are fully immunized. that means two shots of the mmr vaccine and not just one. >>> the shares of tesla are down about 4% after a huge first- quarter loss of $700 million was reported yesterday. looking at the big board,

the cdc is going also into overdrive. they are at a campaign to get out the word that vaccines where the cdc director was tweeting up a storm. he said the cdc continues to encourage parents to speak to their family's health care provider about the life-saving benefits of vaccination. the cdc also encourages local leaders to provide accurate and scientific-based information to counterinformation because, hallie, they say it is happening because of misinformation and they want people to know that those vaccines work. >> molly, hang tight for a second. we have that sound bite from the president as he was on his way to indianapolis talking about this very big issue. watch. >> we have to get the shots and the vaccinations are so important. this is really going around now. they have to get their shots. >> the president pretty clear there and aiming, molly, a message at so-called anti-vaxers. people who are refusing the vaccines for various reasons. when it comes to this quarantine, how many students are we talking about and spe

in january the cdc, watch this, the cdc did put out an alert on bacteria that got more than a dozen people sick when they went to get elective surgery in tijuana, mexico so they put the cdc put out that alert so how come they don't put out alerts about this super fungus coming in? they put out an alert about that but not about this. >> that's really inconsistent i think we're shedding a spotlight and that has to change because there's a culture of antibiotic overuse. by the way that culture could get worse. cdc would say if we tell everybody everyone is going to over use the antibiotics even more. we don't have enough antibiotics there's not enough incentives for drug companies to make new anti-fungal drugs so a fungus like this propagates. we can't do anything about it. we don't have -- liz: really? okay. >> but here is what we can do about it. keeping in mind by the way that some hospitals are taking care of very sick patients, elderly patients they may not have a choice but what we can do is dis infect our facilities better. liz: good point. >> so knowing that a hospital has this proble

the cdc said it's one of the longest flu seasons in decades. the current season began the week of thanksgiving and has beenoi in a row. experts say it's due to the u.s. being hit with a surprising second wavemid-february. longest recent flu season was 20 weeks which was in 2014 to 2015. the cdc said this is not as bad as last season's 19-week season which was the deadliest. >> christians gathered to celebrate easter. pope francis delivered his address and took the opportunity to issue a heart felt appeal for peace. during his remarks he condemned the cruel violence of the attacks in sri lanka and prayed for the resolution in war torn parts of the world. queen elizabeth had two things to celebrate. easter and her 93rd birthday. members of the royal family including prince william and kate middleton. prince harry is solo because meghan is expecting their first child this month. easter means a fashionable parade and incredible hats. thousands of people and pets put on their best easter bonnets. the tradition dates back to the 1800s and did not dis

the cdc sd so far this year 695 cases have been reported across 22 states. california has 38. >> that is an increase of 15 cases from last week alone. >> reporter: the virus known to be highlygi contaous. >> the infectivity rate is high for measles. the chance that you will get measles in a room with somebody o has measles is somewhere like 90%. >> reporter: if you e wondering if you and your children are safe the cdc said to try toind your immunization records. if you do not have ddocumentation, you shoul immediately get vaccinated. they say there is also no harm in getting another dose if you've already had it. >> that was nbc'sal miguel guer reporting. experts say one person with the measles could infect thousands. just one of them. th i quarentine at uclas expected to last between 2 and 48 hours. >>> don't let the name fool you. kissing these blood-sucking insects are dangerous and spreading. kissing bugs bite people's faces and cdc said those could spread an illness that may lead toll potentia life-threatening conditions. kissing bugs are common in warm

. >> reporter: a stunning announcement from the cdc as health officials battle the ongoing measles ou704 confirmed cases, more in a single year than we've seen in the past 25 years. >> reporter: nearly 80 new measles cases confirmed in the last week alone, with at least 89% seen in unvaccinated people, despite pleas from doctors and religious leaders to get immunized. >> there is not one religious institution, not one single one that denounces vaccines. >> reporter: the rapid spread that would do away with non-medical exemptions for all students attending public schools. but the coast-to-coast outbreak has already shut down campuses in multiple states. >> one person with a confirmed measles case can expose thousands of people. >> reporter: more than 200 students and employees are still in quarantine after exposures at ucla and cal-state los angeles and two more schools in brooklyn were closed for violating vaccination rulersdoctors effective. the cdc blames it on an anti-vaccine movement, which they say is being fueled by myths and misinformation about the vaccine, no measles-related dea

all we are hearing from the cdc and the president is get vaccinated, these vaccinations works. if you don't get vaccinated, 90% of people who don't get vaccinated will contract the disease. the answer is simple. go do it. >> molly hunter, thank you so much from los angeles. >>> one more thing before we go. a federal court has ruled the state of michigan must redraw dozens of legislative and congressional legislative districts. a three judge panel, the state republicans drew district maps in 2011 violating democratic voters constitutional rights, essentially strategically wrapping district lines in a snake like fashion through republican strongholds. the state now has until august 1st to redraw at least 34 districts for the 2020 election. the ruling also mandates michigan hold special state senate elections in 2020 instead of 2022 as scheduled. now, getting this done won't be easy for two reasons. number one, republicans remain in control of michigan state legislature, and they are already vowing to appeal this case to the supreme court. two, michigan now has a democratic govern

the cdc reports the number of confirmed cases is 704 across 22 states. that's the highest in 25 years. the cdc also recommended today that anyone flying internationally be fully vaccinated at least two weeks before their trip. >>> now to the road to 2020 going through the key battle ground of pennsylvania today. joe bihon 2016. at we independents who have the same view have to choose hope over fear. unity over division. maybe most importantly, truth over lies. [ cheers ] >> nbc's kristen welker joins us from the white house. that audience biden was talking to could play a very big role in 2020. >> reporter: indeed, lester. former vice president biden was speaking to a firefighters union that just endorsed him. it's a part of biden's argument that if he's the nominee, he can win back working class voters in rust belt states prompting president trump to fire back. many union members are trump supporters and tweeting welcome to pennsylvania, sleepy joe enjoy the trump economy. biden is just four days into his primary rollout and has faced criticism for not

the cdc also urges everyday preventative measures like avoiding close contact with anyone who is sick and washing your hands often with soap and water it's an individual saying say might be coming down was clue. >>they have fever or maybe aches knees in costs. whatever they should contact their physician kristen holmes kron 4 news. >>actress lori loughlin is not ready to enter a plea in the college admissions scandal source close to the actress says she and her husband would rather let everything play out in court. adding that they're innocent until proven guilty. the couple appeared in a federal courtroom in boston last week. they are accused of paying $500,000 to a fake charity to get their 2 daughters into the university of southern california as crew recruits, even though the girls did not participate in the sport. actress felicity huffman and several bay area parents are also charged in this case. >>i taking a live look outside and on the precipice of a weekend and here's the hustle home on the san mateo bridge. what's the weather looking like this week and everyone's trying to g

jacobs of the greater pennsylvania all simers association told the senate aging committee that the cdc estimates 14 million people will be living with the disease by the year 2060 just in pennsylvania along. >>280,000 people. they have this disease pennsylvania senator bob casey says not all the victims are elderly segments of our population, we sometimes overlook when it comes to those disease. those who are under the age of 65 over 200,000 folks are the kindness of the younger onset alzheimer's disease and so it is by no means are air-conditioned acs co sponsored legislation to provide additional access to benefits for people diagnosed under the age of 65 in case, he wants congress to increase research funding overall to make an impact on the disease and we need. >>billions of dollars more every year. and we can certainly afford that for help a health researcher. >>and the hearing senators vowed to work together to fund research for a cure and provide a comprehensive approach ommittee senatornsusan collins of maine. >>i stand with you to do everything we can 10 make alzheimer's itsel

and new statistics ming up, from the cdc. what may come out about the latest measles outbreak. >>> angry parents voiced frustration ovan entire junior school. more on that coming up. >>> good morning. in oakland right now we have traffic that looks good in both directions in front of oracle arena. north and south. we will tell you more about the early morning commute. >>> cooler after a couple of very muggy and humid days . the breeze is picking up. we will look at that and see what's in store for the next couple. >>> welcome back. in health check this morning, the cdc warning we are headed for a new record for measles here in the u.s. for the second straight week health officials recorded dozens of confirmed measles cases. now there are 465 . the highest number in the past five years. measles has been found in more than one third of the country with most cases occurring in children. meantime, health experts and international agencies continue to warn about kum & go, vaccine hesitancy. the world health organization recently c

. >>> the new warning from the cdc, the measles outbreak surging across the country. dozens of new cases in just a week spreading to even more states. >>> where are your donation dollars really going? after the go fund me scam that made headlines, the ceo gives us an exclusive look inside his company's war on crowd funding fraud. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west. we got word late today that actress felicity huffman and a dozen other parents are admitting guilt in that scheme to buy their children's way into elite universities. huffman expressing shame and apologizing for her role in the admission scandal. the deal struck with the government today does not automatically spare huffman or the others from possible jail time. our miguel almaguer has late details. >> do the kids know? >> reporter: days after felicity huffman was in federal court, today the "desperate housewife" star agreed to plead guilty along with 12 other parents all admitting to a felony charge of mail fraud in a college ch

the cdc says there have been 21 weeks of elevated the flu activity reported here in the us that's one week longer than the previous 10 year high. that happened during the 2014 2015 season and that lasted 20 weeks, but there's some good news. the report also shows that so activity is now starting to decline 11 states reported widespread influenza activity compared to 20 states the week before. still ahead. >>20 years since a mass shooting at columbine and amid the tragedy there are stories of resilience. we'll hear from a man who survived being shot in the head and was seen dangling out of a window trying to escape. to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. to craig, this rock. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california. america watched in horror has 2 young gunmen killed 12 fellow students and a teacher at columbine high school in colorado, it was a definitive moment for the millennial

the cdc says it's reviewing and validating the latest reports. >> i hope parents realize that measles can be serious and making sure their children receive this safe and effective vaccine is important. >> roughly three-quarters of this year's illnesses have been reported in new york, mainly new york city and nearby rockland county. most of those cities have unvaccinated people in their orthodox jewish communities. the cdc recommends the vaccine for every american over the age of 1. >>> police in california who say a driver who plowed into a crowd of pedestrians did not say why he did it but indicated it was intentional. investigators say 34-year-old army veteran isaiah peoples expressed no remorse when interviewed by police. peoples' brother says he was in bad shape when he stopped taking his medication for ptsd. >> he had a whole little episode where he went to the hospital and he was gone for like a whole year. i didn't see him for almost a whole year. he was gone because he was battling mental issues. >> eight people were injured in tuesday's crash outside san jose. six of them wer

. >> the cdc says bites can spread an illness that may lead to potentially life-threatening conditions. kissing bugs are comn in warm climates and southern states, but now they're moving north. you'll need to be on the lookout because unlik some otherpests, kissing bugs can show up almost anywhere. p bed bugs are adapted to living whereple live, and in your bed or in your home. kissing bugs are bugs that live in the wild. >> kissing bugs carry a parasite that can cause agas disease, believe is how you say that, seich can be deadly and c infection -- >> these sound horrible. my goodness, gracious. >> the cdc says the best way to protect yourself is to remove wood piles and brushia hour home -- wood piles and brush in your home and turn off the lights when you leave home because they're attcted to light -- and good luck. >> i think there needs to be a new name. kissing bugeems -- >> too nice. >> too friendly. >>> montgomery county schools has named a new teacher othe year. >> the champions forhildren awards ceremony last night, i emceed. educators, volunteers, and community parers were h

as the debate rages the cdc warns measles is highly contagious. if someone with the virus just left this studio, the virus could still spread because of contaminated air or surfaces for up to two hours. unless vaccinated 90% of people close to someone with measles will contract the disease. so it is a very serious problem. >> sandra: very serious warning. when i said widespread. 700 cases, 22 states. >> that's right. the fear is that number will continue at least in the short term, continue to increase. >> sandra: we'll continue watching it. david lee miller. >> bill: he is in, joe biden now officially running for the democratic nomination. new reaction from former new mexico governor ambassador bill richardson. he is our headliner next hour. president trump vowing to fight subpoenas from house democrats. the a-team is on deck. they weigh in top of the next hour. come on back. was so frustratin. my skin... it was embarrassing.ratin. my joints... they hurt. the pain and swelling. the tenderness. the psoriasis. i had to find something that worked on

the cdc recommends that all children get 2 doses of measles vaccine. it says that the vaccine is 97% effective. >>a new study shows the number of children and teenagers in the us who visited emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts has doubled. >>yeah that's very scary and it's according to the publicly available data from the cdc between 2007 and 2015 it a chance talk to mental health experts to understand why it's happening. >>2007 more than half a million children between the ages of 5.18 went to the emergency room for suicide attempts suicidal thoughts. 8 years later in 2015 that doubled to more than a million. nearly half of them were between ages 5.11. >>unfortunately, the results from this study are no mental health experts agree there are multiple reasons for this there's tremendous pressure on young people now. >>2. a car. you are happy friends you have. here's increase of cyber bullying. >>also pressure to get into increasingly competitive schools. parents and guardians are stressed to look at how they're modeling how to dea

starting today the cdc is again rolling out hard-hitting tips from former smokers ad campaign. they feature people whose smoking addiction led to disfiguring and fatal diseases. even the family of a hollywood start leonard nimoy are joining in the effort. >> even though it's really hard to quit, you can't give up. you have to keep trying. and if you fall backwards, you start again. >> the cdc credits the ads with prompting 9 million americans to try to quit smoking. . >>> new for you on the "today" show, global warming is the big focus. nbc sent al roker to the arctic circle this morning. he's actually speaking with scientists studying the effects of climate change. al is there as they conduct their experiment on the ice. >> you see stuff, social media and interviews from some politicians saying, oh, there's always been climate changes, always been variations in weather. what's the big deal? what do you say to those folks? >> it's true that there has always been changes in climate. usually they span thousands of years. what we are seeing now is unprecedented. the changes that a

the cdc says so far this year 695 cases have been reported across 22 states. california has 38. >> that's an increase of 15 cases from last week alone. >> reporter: the virus, known to be highly contagious. >> the infectivity right is extremely high for measles. the chance that you will get measles in a room with somebody who has measles is somewhere like 90%. >> if you're wondering if you and your children are safe, the cdc says try to find your immunization records. if you do not have written documentation of measles immunity, you should immediately get vaccinated. they say there's also no harm in getting another dose if you've already had it. >> miguel almaguer reporting there. some more details for you across california. there are at least 38 cases statewide of the measles. 75% of those people who got sick are adults. and majority, we're talking about 65% there, were unvaccinated. now, almost everyone who got the measles got it while they were out of the country. so who needs to worry? if you are traveling out of the country or anywhere where measles is ac

if you don't know which version you got, the cdc recommends you get vaccinated again. but those born before 1957 probably weren't vaccinated at all. and you don't need to worry. most everyone back then came down with the measles and won't get it again. >>> and flu season still going strong at 21 weeks, making it the longest in the past decade, according to the cdc. one of the reasons for the lingering illness, two separate viruses that started at different times. more than 40 million people have showed flu symptoms so far this season. >>> plans for new subway carsen on hold after a stunningid it sws woman being dragged by a muni train after her hand was struck in the door. transit officials insist the cars are safe. $62 million to buy more cars are slated to be released tomorrow but now that won't happen in light of the recent developments. >>> well, coming up, the five-year anniversary in the flint water crisis. >>> also ahead, how young is too young? the new study on peewee football and why most parents want to see an age limit for the sport. >>> and one woman's epic