Under fire. Today well learn more about americas escalating involvement in two different wars. A new wave of airstrikes hammers isis targets in syria. These photos reportedly show the aftermath. U. S. Ally jordan again takes the lead and vows not to ease up until isis is destroyed. Jordan was accompanied by american f18s and f22s. In the meantime top u. S. Allies scramble to moscow for peace talks on the escalating crisis in ukraine. Can france and germany convince Vladimir Putin to shut off the pipeline of troops and weapons. Cutting through the fog of war. National security adviser susan rice will tell americans the plans and priorities in confronting these crises. Six years into the Obama PresidencyForeign Policy in a changing world. Lets begin with the crisis in ukraine and todays meeting between u. S. Allies and the russian president , Vladimir Putin. Cnns National Security correspondent jim sciutto is in the nations capitol. Aaron mcclauf lynnlaughlin is in moscow. Lets start with you, jim. Reporter theyre arriving in russia shortly. Theyre going to end a war on the ground. The focus is now resurrecting a Peace Agreement negotiated in september. The trouble is theyll be sitting across the table from the man, russian president Vladimir Putin who they accuse of breaking that piece agreement agreement. No question who they blame for an acute escalation. That is russia. That is president putin. Minor progress today. Cease fires in some of the towns worst hit, but the worry is that with each of these smaller cease fires that the front lines move further ahead. That leaves more territory under, in effect russian control. Two questions still not answered. One, will there be another round of economic sanctions against russia but also unresolved will the u. S. Send military aid to ukrainian forces. That decision still has not been made. Carol. Jim sciutto, many thanks to you. Germanys Angela Merkel says theres only one thing clear heading into this mornings talks. There is no military solution to the fighting. Only diplomacy can forge a lasting peace. So what will it take to convince Vladimir Putin to buy into that plan. Lets turn to cnns erin mclaughlin. Shes in moscow. Hi erin. Reporter Vladimir Putin has kept the west guessing at every stage pretty much along this crisis with Eastern Ukraine though the kremlin though has said that it welcomes the visits from french president Francois Hollande as a positive step forward. It has also been very quick to point to its own proposals. President putins own proposals to resolve this crisis proposals that western officials have largely thus far rejected. Meanwhile, there is news out of ukraine ukraine. Were still waiting to hear kremlin comment on it that ukrainians have arrested a russian spy. Now the report coming from ukrainian intelligence officials that they have arrested a Lieutenant Colonel in the Ukrainian Military on suspicion of spying on behalf of russia which raises all sorts of questions about the scale of russias potential involvement in this crisis. Carol. And arming the rebels as well. Erin mclaughlin, thank you so much. Now to the fight against isis. Jordan unleashes another round of punishing airstrikes against terrorist targets in syria. Officials vowing to up the ante and hunt down the killers of that jordanian pilot. A second set of strikes is now complete. Among the latest targets destroyed, isis training centers, weapons and ammunition depots. The air mission now being called moat the martyr in honor of the slain pilots. Theyre dropping bombs with messages scribbled like this one. Islam has nothing to do with your actions. Friends and family of the pilot are remembering him as a hero. Yesterday queen raynia visited his town. The queen is embracing the pilots widow. The couple had only been married for six months. Lets bring in jomana karadsheh. Good morning. Reporter we were there when the king and queen visited his family in a show of solidarity to pay their respects to the family of a man who has become an eye coop for so many here in jordan. Carol, that tent where women had gathered to mourn him, we went into that tent and it was really emotional scene. We saw his mother there. She looked so frail, numb and in so much pain she could barely speak. But we were also able to meet other relatives who were able and really keen to share their memories of this young man and also tell us how they felt about what happened to him. Heres what his 21yearold cousin leyla told us. He not only lived, he existed, you know . He did something for his country and for his religion. He had to die in that way to show people how true the people are. Its sad and its heartbreaking and were so sad and were crying all the time and when were not crying were talking about him. Reporter and, carol, describing his personality, people were saying that he was an outgoing person had a really strong character and was very popular and his dream, his ambition he always wanted to become a pilot. His family and friends really proud of what he did in his life and ultimately in his death. Now they feel that their country is more united than ever in their stance rallying around the government to strike isis back. Jomana karadsheh, thank you very much. Jordans airstrikes focused mainly on raqqa, syria. Thats where theyve set up its de facto capitol. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently posted these pictures. The group claims they show the aftermath of the coalition airstrikes. Oddly, isis has just released some more propaganda showing women sewing burkas and head gashes gash garbs being handed out to children. Children. Nick paton walsh showed us what the isis strong hold of raqqa is really like. Its interesting how jordan is showing the world its bombing raqqa. It put this on youtube. Lets dig deeper with cnn Global Affairs analyst Lieutenant Colonel james reese. Welcome, sir. Good morning. Have you watched these youtube videos . Theyre sort of like reality tv shows. I have. Its what they have now is counter propaganda to isis and the arab world is trying to move this along. Weve been talking about it for months and theyre able to take the gun videos from the f16s and put them into production. It works out for them. Heres a couple of things that we found interesting in viewing those youtube videos. You have jordanians writing messages on the missiles including islam has nothing to do with your actions. Drop upon them stones of fire. And they will turn their back and run. Your thoughts on the effectiveness of such a thing. Well you know those are the young troops that are prepping those fighter jets to go into combat. If you can look back at the videos from centcom in iraq and afghanistan and look at the carriers we did the same thing. Our kids that are loading up the bombs on those aircraft the u. S. Air craft, they write messages to bin laden. We did all those things. So i understand it. Its the passion. Theyre into the mission and they want it and i think thats good. I think its good for the arab people. I think its good for the islamic aspect to see the passion that they need to get into and for us we need to allow them to do that and push that along so we can kind of sit back and watch. Okay. The other thing that i found interesting, there are women in this video in fatigues. Was that done on snurps. Absolutely carol. I mean what isis is trying to do is show the flex and the aspects that they can put inside of isis. The other piece is they are training females in type of soldier tasks because they want to send them out and they want them to do death and destruction as they either move them into iraq or even back into europe because, remember when a woman walks down the street no one really gives her a second thought. Weve seen that in other places. That is a great tactical move by isis to train those women in combat operations. We know that women can be fierce fighters because kobani is a prime example of that right . Absolutely. The kurdish women are great fighters. They have a passion for their people and so you know i have got to believe if something happened like this in the u. S. Our women, we have great women in our military that are just as good fighters as our men. So you know its all about the girls. This he can do it too. Colonel, thats why i like you so very much. The other thing i notice is that the pilots as they bored their f16s, theyre giving the thumbs up sign. I would suppose every military pilot in jordan is a hero now. They are. The thumbs up is what all the jet pilots do. They give a thumbs up to their crew to let them know thank you, theyre ready to go on their mission. Right now theres a sense of urgency for them and pride and let the jords go at them. I salute them. Lieutenant colonel, james reese, thanks for your insight as always. I appreciate it. Thanks, jierlcarol. The Unemployment Rate crepes higher. Thats not necessarily a bad thing. Really. Christine romans has more on that. Good morning. There was a lot of good job creation the beginning of this year. Guess what the end of last year was stronger than we even thought. Ill tell you whats going right in the job market right after the break. We have breaking news on the economy. The january jobs report was released a short time ago. 257,000 jobs were added last month, more than expected but the Unemployment Rate ticked up a notch to 5. 7 . Now these latest numbers coming as the president heads to indianapolis to talk about, you guessed it the economy. Christine romans is following the numbers for us this morning. What do they mean . Its a strong report carol. The president s going to be able to go there, to indianapolis today and say that the job market is still improving and wages are rising. I want you to look at the trend here carol. Youve given that headline number but look what happened to the end of last year. November 423,000 jobs created. We saw revision thats bigger than we initially expected. December 329,000 jobs created. Here 257,000 jobs created. Youre seeing strength in the labor market. The end of last year carrying into this year. Heres something thats really important. You mentioned that Unemployment Rate and how that Unemployment Rate had ticked up to 5. 7 . Heres why you dont need to worry about that. It grew the Unemployment Rate grew because more than 1 million new people came into the labor market probably seeing these signs of encouragement from the jobs market and saying all right, i stepped back. I havent been looking for work for some time. Now im going to try. We also saw a broadening out of the kinds of jobs being created, carol. Its not just the bartenders waitresses very low paid Home Health Care aides. Youre seeing broadening out of construction manufacturing jobs business and information services. Jobs lost in the oil patch, not a surprise there as oil prices have collapsed, but youre seeing jobs created in broad sector broad Different Industries in this country and the wages increase. So there you go carol. Now wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wages increase . Thats a passion that you and i share, the wage gap. Yeah. What happened . Wages increased. Youre now looking at year over year 2. 2 wage growth. That is encouraging. Id like to see more like 2. 5 because i always want a little more than im given in the labor market of course. You want to see that trend continue. You want to see a lot of different kinds of jobs created, not just the lower paid jobs. You want to see a lot of different kinds new jobs. This is the most dynamic labor market in the world. Its starting to get its mojo back. Still have a lot of work to do. Sounds good. Christine romans thanks so much. Still to come in the newsroom, ukraines army is desperate for supplies including toilet paper and sleeping bags one officer is taking matters into his own hands. You wont believe how. Well talk about that next. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ susan ] my promotion allowed me to start investing for my retirement. Transamerica made it easy. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. Transamerica. Transform tomorrow. 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Some lawmakers say its time to step up. This is a military that really hasnt had any influx of new military equipment since the breakup of the soviet union. Its a country that gave up its Nuclear Weapons under this promise of freedom and integrity. Now i think the United States is in a position to say, look you need to have the tools and the ability to defend yourself. A top nato official tells cnn even if aid gets there, it simply would not be enough. One ukrainian Intelligence Officer is taking matters into his own hands. Crowd funding 500,000 in manhattan since june of last year his next stop is washington. Foreign policy columnist Michael Weiss recently spoke with him directly. Michael, thank you for joining us. Thanks for having me. Ive never heard of this before. It sort of reminds you of what the Syrian Rebels have been doing for four years, doesnt it . Completely desperate at total, you know a loss for any kind of institutional or governmental support. Yeah hes gone to new york and theres a huge and very activist ukrainiane ianian diaspora population here. Who is yvonne . Its important to make the distinction. The way the war is being fought theres the conventional Ukrainian Army and, you know interior ministry forces. Then there are volunteer battalions. Hes a member of the volunteer battalions. They contract with the Defense Ministry or interior ministry. You have to understand when the war broke out a year ago ukraines military was so defunct that they were taking anyone off the street that was willing to carry a pack and an ak47 to go to the front and fight. Hes a member of a 40man intelligence platoon that is part of the kiev rouse battalion. At most they were 700 or 600 soldiers. I dont know what their number is now. So his complaint is twofold. One, with the United States for not giving ukraine the support that it needs and, two, with the government of ukraine for not giving his battalion what they need. Were talking about things like sleeping bags toilet paper, poettable and radio equipment. Theyre using walk can iietalkies that you find it paint ball tournaments. They are fighting soldiers that have the surveillance equipment to tap into cell phones and walkietalkies. Its a david and goliath story i havent seen. The other disturbing thing, im going to quite a bit from it. This is from yvonne. My guys have died on the battlefield because theyre wearing the same helmets my grandfather war to fight the nazis. Talk about desperation. Yeah no totally. You know you have to understand also the weaponry that theyre using. Ak47s. This is a very old kind of gun, right . The separatists are bringing in antitank, antiaircraft, you know radar guided artillery sis stems to pound these cities. The story i opened the piece which was haunting yvonne said there was a soldier in his battalion battalion, he had his head taken off by a machine gun. They came over and rifled through his belongings found his cell phone, went through his contacts and called his mother and father and girlfriend and said we just killed your son. This is the level of brutality. Like tin helmets to protect them from the most sophisticated armaments known to man. Thats just awful. Yes. You also mentioned in your article, this is sort of like what yvonne is doing, hes running a startup war. What do you mean by that . Well i mean you know its you know the people that are part of these volunteer battalions a lot of them were just activists on the streets of kiev. They were protesting the yanokovich government. They had no experience whatsoever. Some worked for tech companies, were journalists, whatever. So for them this is this is a really a to z, how to go to war without any kind of you know training or any kind of you know really indepth professional background. His whole battalion was trained up by a Ukrainian Special forces commander. 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Some lawmakers are balking because they say he doesnt have a plan. We have colonel poot ter monsoor and paul kccruickshank. Colonel, do you have a plan for what the white house plan is to fight isis or any idea what the deadline is . The deadline is going to be years in the making. They say this is a long campaign. It wont be over in a matter of months and they have varied strategy that will take a long time to come to fruition. What that strategy is is to use airstrikes to degrade isis meanwhile building up the military capabilities of the iraqi army and the Kurdish Peshmerga to eventually retake the ground zblost so, paullost. So paul can you set a deadline to fight a terrorist group . No this will take many years in iraq and many more years still in syria because there are no credible partners on the ground in syria, boots on the ground that can take the fight to isis. So this is going to be a really long struggle in syria, in iraq, in the wider region. Isis has spread its ten tackles to libya, to egypt. Its expanding in those countries. Those airstrikes have halted isiss momentum to some degree. Theyve been pushed out of kobani. Theyve lost out of baghdad. They still control vast areas of syria and iraq. Theyre mixing with the local population using them as human shields. There are only a limited amount of isis targets you can go after. This air campaign is not going to be able to defeat isis absolutely no chance of that. It can degrade isis. It cant defeat isis. Meanwhile, isis is pivoting towards plotting terrorist attacks in the west. We saw that with a plot in brussels last month. So if we continue with our Coalition Partners colonel, to fight isis terrorists from the air, i mean at some point doesnt somebody have to step up and say, look we have to put boots on the ground . Its not going to be boots from the arab world, its got to be boots from the United States . It has to be both and thats why its so important for this authorization for the use of military force to not tie the president s hands in any way with specific types of military force that it can use or not use. Boots on the ground have the president has to have that option otherwise, the enemy will know that we have a very onesided campaign and they can they can defend against it. If we have the authorization to put boots on the ground it probably doesnt mean the sort of industrial strength war we saw in the iraq war, but it can mean advisers helping out the forces on the ground the iraqis, the kurds, the syrians and the tribes if they rise up and be with them on the front lines in combat. So i think its incumbent upon congress to debate this fully, but in the end they cannot tie the president s hands, otherwise, they may be baking failure into the cake. Okay. So paul is raqqa, syria, an example of why you need boots on the ground to root out isis . Because we know that jordan is really hitting raqqa hard this de facto capital of isis. They can hide in the town among the civilian population. Is that a good example of why you really need boots on the ground, to effectively get rid of terrorists . Thats exactly right. If you look at raqqa, theyre absolutely mixing with the civilian population. Theyre in apartment buildings. You cant really get at them without killing a lot of civilians, and obviously that would create a big backlash and be very very counter productive. Its the same in mosul. Isis is embedded in urban areas. This is not like afghanistan and pakistan where the groups in remote areas. Theyre in cities and towns and its only going to be forces on the ground that are going to be able to root them out, carol, in the end. And we just got this video in id just like to show our viewers because its so well its pretty amazing, frankly. Queen rania, shes at this rally for the slain jordanian fighter pilot. Hes become such a hero. Im sure colonel, that this is part of jordans pr campaign at home as it sends more and more jordanian fighters into syria and maybe next into iraq to root out isis. Well the king and the queen are clearly rallying the people behind the flag showing their support for the slain pilot. And theyre exacting revenge for this heinous action on isis. Now if jordan really wants to be effective, theyve got to sustain this military action over a long period of time and be with the United States and our Coalition Partners in it to the end. And that again, goes to the authorization for the use of military force. It cant tie the president s hands in terms of a time line either because that would also mean failure in the end, i think. Well hes got i mean its just that most americans dont want boots on the ground. They dont want to get into another full out war so the president s going to have maybe a harder time with the American People than Even Congress but well see. Paul cruickshank and peter monsoor, i appreciate it. They teemed up with the nfl for the first ever commercial against Domestic Violence to air during the super bowl. Now critics say no more death. Its really all about branding the issue, not solving it. Eeeeeeeeee financial noise financial noise financial noise financial noise at ally bank no branches equals great rates. Its a fact. Kind of like shopping hungry equals overshopping. Ommmmmmm my new website on squarespace is designed to help you tuck yourself in at night. It features guided meditations soothing melodies, and stories to help you get cozy. Ommmmmmm i sincerely hope you dig it. Whatever your idea is, build it beautiful on squarespace. The nfls fight against Domestic Violence under fire this time from the sports biology deadspin. Take a look at the headline. No more. The nfls Domestic Violence partner is a sham. In case you dont remember no more crafted a powerful ad that aired during the super bowl. It was so powerful it actually brought me to tears. Youve called 911. This is an emergency. Do you know how long itll be . Maam, is everything okay over there . Do you have an emergency or not . Yes. And youre unable to talk because right. Right. Is there someone in the room with you . Say yes or no . Yes. Okay. It looks like i have an officer about a mile from your location. Are there any weapons in the house . No. Can you stay on the phone with me . No. Thank you. Okay. But heres the thing, as deadspins diana moskovicz charges no more is about branding the problem than educating the nation about Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. She writes the brands have a theory as to why they persist. The issues of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault dont have a Strong Enough brand. They came up with a color teal a slogan and merchandise like tshirts, cup, makeup. Another quote from her article, surprise the nfls Big Partnership involves ending Domestic Violence through the nail polish headphones and ugly shoes. Who doesnt want to fight this by painting their nails. Imagine your girlfriend saying i love that color, then being able to respond with yeah its my antiDomestic Violence polish. Its what weve been missioning all this time end quote. Pretty harsh, right . Ariel zwang is the ceo of safe horizon and a Steering Committee member of no more. Welcome. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you, carol. First off, explain to us what a Steering Committee member of no more is. No more is a Public Awareness campaign and the Steering Committee is a group of nonprofits like mine. Safe horizon is the largest nonprofit provider in the country of services to victims of Domestic Violence. And we know that people suffer in silence and in shame because theres not enough awareness of the issue. Thats why we Work Together with no more and are delighted with everything theyre doing to raise awareness of Domestic Violence. So i take it you think deadspins criticisms are unfair . You know the main criticism that deadspin seems to be making is that no more is a Public Awareness campaign but no more is a Public Awareness campaign. We do need more awareness so that the crime people dont under report suffer in silence and live unaware that help is available. See, heres the thing that i think thats in some peoples heads. You know its great when we see like Football Players wear pink during the games, but p yourif youre really a victim of that disease, do you sit back and say, wow, thats really helping me through this . For example, if a Domestic Violence victim takes a look at Football Players wearing teal on their uniforms somewhere, does it really help them . You know i look at this a little bit differently. Im old enough to remember 30 years ago the way people thought and didnt talk about cancer about aids and thats not so different from the way people are not talking about Domestic Violence as well. So to me its more an aspect of Overall Societal awareness and keeping society aware that these are terrible problems and need help and need action. I think there is a sense theres a lot of money flowing into groups like yours. Safe horizon with 48 million in 2013 and joyful heart with more than 4 million in the same year. And everybody wonders, you know because campaigns like no more help you guys raise money, and those a good thing, right . But people do wonder how much of that money is going into the programs that really educate the public about Domestic Violence. No more doesnt raise very much money, but the money that it does raise all does go to Service Providers like safe horizon, like the other Steering Committee members who every single day of the year are working to assist people who have been victimized of the worst crimes the worst things that people do to each other. And ill just ask you one more question about the merchandising because we just saw it. It just because, really this campaign should be directed at men, right . Because theyre the ones the abusers who need to be educated through the nfl, right . So when you when you put out products like these, i dont think men are going to buy and wear these things. Theyre not going to buy their sons these tshirts or cups are they . Domestic violence awareness is not only for men. Everybody needs to be aware of Domestic Violence and whether or not you buy a tshirt or a cup, if society is more aware that this is a very prevalent issue. The centers for Disease Control says one in four women in their lifetime and one in seven men will be a victim of intimate partner violence. Everyone needs to know and be aware. Thank you so much for having the conversation with me. I know it was hard but i sure appreciate. Thank you. Thanks so much. Still to come in the newsroom, were talking to a former Surgeon General to find out if concern over the current Measles Outbreak is overblown. Well follow the money behind the antivaccine movement. You wont believe it. Christina alesci has that story. Reporter thats right, carol. Well break down exactly who is funding all those scary messages about vaccine safety. I have moderate to severe crohns disease. Its tough, but ive managed. But managing my symptoms was all i was doing. So when i finally told my doctor, he said humira is for adults like me who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohns disease. And that in clinical studies the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief. And many achieved remission. Humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. Serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. Before treatment, get tested for tb. Tell your doctor if youve been to areas where certain fungal infections are common and if youve had tb hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have flulike symptoms or sores. Dont start humira if you have an infection. If youre still just managing your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira. With humira, remission is possible. Newsroom, were talking to a well break down exactly who is at ally bank no branches equals great rates. Its a fact. Kind of like mute buttons equal danger. That sound good . Not being on this phone call sounds good. Its not muted. Was that you jason . It was geoffrey it was jason. It couldve been brenda. Ommmmmmm my new website on squarespace is designed to help you tuck yourself in at night. It features guided meditations soothing melodies, and stories to help you get cozy. Ommmmmmm i sincerely hope you dig it. Whatever your idea is, build it beautiful on squarespace. Curious parents searching for information about vaccines will often find slickly produced websites and videos online distributed by groups warning against routine shots for measles and chicken pox but getting that message out doesnt come cheap. We follow the money behind the Antivax Movement. Reporter lets start with the loudest voice. The National Vaccine information center. Theyre the group that promotes the alleged risks of vaccination through flashy campaigns, billboards a jumbotron in times square and even a short film airing on deltas inflight network. How do they fund these campaigns . With the help of wealthy families like albert and claire bwoskin. They donated 260,000 but thats not their only contribution. They funneled about 950,000 from 2011 to 2013 to the university of British Columbia to Fund Research including a study that linked aluminum in vaccines to Neurological Disorders and helped finance a documentary which featured one of the studys doctors and the film profiles children who developed illnesses and suggest vaccines are the cause. Another wealthy businessman also taughts s tauts the ties between vaccine and disease. And a former financier founded generation rescue in 2005 but you may know the Organization Better by its celebrity face. Jenny mccarthy. She claims vaccines caused her sons autism in various Television Appearances including cnn. I believe that vaccines triggered his autism. Reporter they used her face to raise awareness and money and some of that money supported one of the most controversial critics of vaccines andrew wakefield. The former doctor from britain whose 1998 study linking vaccines to autism sparked the current antivaccination movement. In 2010 the study was discredited and retracted by the journal that originally published it. England stripped him of his medical license. Soon after he received 100,000 check to continue his research at his Company Strategic autism initiative. Who signed that check . Generation rescue. Two of the organizations cnn contacted insisted they were not antivaccine but rather advocates for safe vaccines and the right to choose. The third did not respond to requests for comment. However, most of their Research Finds fault with vaccines. One of the things that struck me while i was reporting is why are these people so committed to raising concerns about vaccines . The doctors we spoke to said they generally fall into three groups. Antigovernment, the people that dont want the government metdal meddling in a personal decision and the other group who say that doctors make money for administering vaccinations and all of those arguments fall apart when you consider the risks that you are putting others that you are exposing others to by not vaccinating your children and the science supports the safety and ethicacy of these vaccines. Well talk about that next. Many thanks to you. Two california lawmakers trying to put an end to californias reputation as being the beginning the Antivax Movement say the high number of unvaccinated students is jeopardizing Public Health not only in schools but in the broader community. We need to take steps to keep schools safe and our students healthy. Im joined by the former attorney general. Welcome, sir. Hi carol. Nice to be with you. Its great to have you with us. You heard the story about the money behind the Antivax Movement. One way to eradicate their efforts is to pass laws requiring that all children be vaccinated right . Well certainly thats a way. The government has a compelling industry. The individual rights we want to listen to parents and what their concerns are but the individual rights when they dont vaccinate children against the best science actually have a ramification in society where we see a spread of disease like is happening now. So the government may need to get involved to make sure society is safe and healthy. In your opinion, does the government need to get involved especially now . Absolutely they do. They should watch and i believe they are. We would hope that we would educate the public and give them the best information and raise their health lit raseracy to make the best choice and protect your children your family and the nation. As you can see, some people arent doing that. Doesnt the government have to make hard and fast laws to get your kid vaccinated . It may be that. As i said as Surgeon General i would prefer to try and educate the public to make these decisions but when they dont, the government has a compelling interest to get involved because the health and safety of society is at risk and rising cost of healthcare if we have diazseases that continue to spread. Weve done a lot of stories on this measles controversy on cnn and some people criticized us because there arent that many cases in the country when you look at the bigger picture. Are we right to be concerned, doctor . Yes, we should be concerned. Go back a few months ago, ebola started as one case and then it became a significant epidemic with death and we still have problems. Measles is very very contagious. It has significant complications as it spreads. Children can die. Children can get pneumonias and so on. Its important to stop this disease. Is there a message to send to people who say they dont want to vaccinate their child . I would say take another look. 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