Falling fast and very fast. And that feels pretty good at the pump, but dont look at your 401 k . It might feel the pain. So welcome once again. It didnt get done yesterday, so now the senate is meeting today in a rare saturday session to see if they can strike a deal on a spending bill. Senate majority leader harry reid has been locked in a battle between democrats and republicans over passing the measure. And it appears now any vote will be tomorrow. So for today it looks like they will try to knock out some nominations instead. Our chief Congressional CorrespondentMike Emmanuel is on capitol hill. Sorry about that, mike. How troubling is this . Can they get it done . Kelly, at this point theyre going through some procedural hurdles. All indications are theyll vote on this massive trillion dollar plus government funding extension, maybe tomorrow, maybe monday, but at some point they will. Right now Senate Majority leader harry reid is using procedures to introduce nominees he would like to get confirmed. A short time ago he blasted some of his colleagues. Regrettably small group of Senate Republicans has determined that if its in their political interests to hold this legislation hostage. Ill remind everyone 12 00 midnight, 12 00 a. M. , the United States government tonight runs out of money. Lets take a live look at the senate floor which is buzzing with activity. Very rare on a saturday. At some point the senate will need to pass at least a temporary funding extension. The house passed one to run the government through next wednesday to allow a little more time. So the senate could vote on that one or strike a deal to vote on the huge 1600plus page bill the house passed thursday night, but some Senate Conservatives showed late last night they want to fight the president s executive action on immigration now. Were going to have a vote in time on this omnibus bill, but part of that vote critical in that vote should be a vote on president obamas illegal many nesty. The American People have great concerns with the president s decision to take action unilaterally with regard to executive amnesty. This is an action thats rather unprecedented and rather unsupported by the law. No, some of their republican colleagues say they want to fight the president s executive action on immigration, but they want to fight when they can win, meaning when the republicans control both the house and senate in the new congress in the new year. So at this point its a wait in game to see. Like so much going on, we thank you for keeping us updated on all of it. Mike emmanuel reporting from capitol hill. Where is this money going in the 1. 1 trillion omnibus spending bill . The big ticket item is defense. Nearly half of the money, 487 billion goes to the pentagon with another 85 billion for operations overseas. Among the other expenses, the Education Department will get about 160 billion to fund School Programs and try to keep the job market humming along as well. Also, 5. 4 billion of the 6. 2 billion the president asked for to fight ebola. Thousands of protesters sweeping through the streets of washington at this hour. Al sharptone justice for all march to call attention to Police Brutality against africanamericans. The marchers including the families of michael brown, eric garner and others. Rick enson is live along the route in washington with the latest. Hey, rich. Reporter now reaching its conclusion. It started all the way up pennsylvania avenue to the white house, taking the milelong march all the way down to the Capitol Building where you see the crowd. Already some arguments on stage. And we apologize. Were using some technology not our normal satellite Truck Technology but live view, which is essentially a portable satellite that our photographers carry along with them where you cant quite get there where you have this large satellite truck within the crowds to report there live. Once we get that back up well bring you rich edsons report. Its been a violent day in afghanistan with 20 killed in taliban attacks. In one attack a suicide bomber blew up a bus killing six Afghan Soldiers and officers. Thats on top of a bombing yesterday at the u. S. Military convoy that killed two american soldiers. Now, the attacks come ahead of the formal end of the u. S. And nato mission there at the end of the month. 13,000 troops will remain with that number dwindling over the next two years. Its been more than 13 years since 9 11 and the beginning of those operations. Coming up well talk about winding it down with retired navy captain chuck nash, a fox news military analyst. New developments in a high profile case regarding freedom of the press. According to the Associated PressNew York Times reporter james rison will not be forced to testify on the identity of a confidential source. Were following this story from washington. A federal judge had given the Justice Department until tuesday to decide if their prosecutors would compel New York Times reporter james rison to reveal his Confidential Sources or face jail time, but now attorney general eric holder, who has stated previously he would not jail a reporter for doing his or her job, reportedly has decided against that option. Rison has insisted that he would go to jail rather than reveal his sources and said back in august that the Obama Administration turned this case into a, quote, showdown over the first amendment. There is just no way to conduct aggressive investigative reporting without a reporters privilege of some kind, without Confidential Sources. And i dont believe you can have a democracy without aggressive investigative reporting. And without freedom of the press. Justice department prosecutors say a former cia officer jeffrey sterling leaked information to risen about the cia blowing the cover of some of its iranian agents in iran during the clinton information and that risen used that information in his 2006 book. Sterling said if the result is that the attorney general decides not to issue a subpoena, that means a subpoena to risen compelling him to reveal his sources that his own department of justice fought for all the way to the Supreme Court, three years of mr. Sterlings life has been wasted. Risen could still be called to testify in the upcoming trial in january but wont have to name confidential source names. Thank you very much. We all remember nelson mandela, he championed education and the causes of helping people fight poverty. Coming up on beyond the dream well talk to his grandson and talk about his dream. Also, california, it is known for its earthquakes, of course, but this tornado did some damage in l. A. Look at this caught on that amateur video. And the harsh weather that is pounding the west coast may not be over just kxxtyet. Plus the police are not too happy with mayor bill de blasio giving him an unceremonious invitation to stay out of their events. You would never think ta Tea Party Favorite like ted cruz could actually agree with liberal House Minority leader nancy pelosi, but you know what . It happened. Are these strange bedfellows a sign of things to come in next Years Congress . Well debate next. So theyre trying to blow the place up, and they really wanted to shut the place down because there were some provisions in the bill they just didnt like. Then hot pins. Almost like lightning bolts, hot strikes into my feet. So my doctor prescribed lyrica. The pain has been reduced and i feel better than i did before. [ male announcer ] its known that diabetes damages nerves. 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Global warming talks in lima, peru, were extended after countries couldnt agree on what 190 partner nations should pledge to do to keep our air cleaner. Hot button issues included a review process where top foe offenders like china and wealthier countries playing for cleaner initiatives in poorer ones. While the senate tries to knock out nominations today, there has been quite a shakeup in congress over that elusive spending bill. Its making for some strange bedfellows pitching allies against each other and joining rivals to either pass or block the bill. Some are saying the unusual dynamics could give us a taste of things to come in 2015. A fox news contributor. Sure. Doug, talk about unlikely alliances here, who could imagine the Obama White House, john boehner and harry reid teaming up or nancy pelosi and Elizabeth Warren taking sides with ted cruz. Is this a foreshadowing of the congress in 2015 . I dont think so. An alliance to get the spending bill through. The left and the right realize that you really cant hold the entire government hostage to a desire to defund immigration as ted cruz is trying to do now. So i dont think this is really going to foreshadow anything, julie. You dont agree, angela, i assume . I think they should work together. This is going to blow your mind. I commend president obama and harry reid and boehner for working together because, julie, the American People spoke, theyre tired of the kabuki theater. They want to see leadership in our elected officials. Finally we have a bipartisan support for a bill and bipartisan support against a bill even though ideology with nancy pelosi and ted cruz, they dont match, at least theyre standing together against something. This is a great start. How harmful is this for democrats . We learned a lot of thing last night after the Narrow Passage of the house, 1 trillion spending bill. Nancy pelosi, she was fired up, angry at the white house. She actually said that she was enormously disappointed in the Obama White House for supporting passage of the bill. Is this another sign that the president isnt respected by his own party . That part is certainly right. Let me commend my colleague Angela Mcglowan for her comments. Youre the only democrat who has commended her. Shes laughing because its true. It respects the will of the American People. But youre right, julie, to say that with the white house now being totally at odds with the congressional leadership. Yeah. We are in for really, really tough times for the Democratic Party as they move to 2016. You guys are freaking me out, angela, with you agreeing with doug here. What got overlooked was the bill that passed the house and likely to pass the senate in the next couple of days is a bipartisan bill, something that washington hasnt seen these last few years anyway, but is this the new normal . Im hoping that it is the new normal. If you look at the bill, there are great things in the bill. Listen, theres a new way for president obama to report the congress dealing with sanctions. Theres this policy regarding the irs. There are great things in there, but this is how the congress should work in a democracy. It should be bipartisan support. You shouldnt have republicans on this side and democrats on that side. So im hopeful that this will continue, but we have a new congress coming in, julie. Lets talk about some of the big ticket items in this bill, okay . Were talking about for ,xqgcde, for example, nearly half of the money, some 487 billion goes to the pentagon with another 85 billion for operations overseas. Right now a lot of people would say that our operations overseas is a little bit of a mess. I mean, were in, were out, were in iraq, were in syria, were fighting isis, were trying to defeat al qaeda in afghanistan, were pulling out of afghanistan, where is this money going, doug . Well, it is going to fund essential operations of our defense. What youre talking about is the failure of policy. Frankly were being outspent by the russians, by the chinese. We face, as you point out, multiple threats in multiple theaters. We need a robust defense and, candidly, i dont think were appropriating enough. We dont have a policy and weve got to take on isis, make sure iran doesnt develop a nuclear weapon, stand strong against north korea. So youre talking about bad policy. So were talking about president obama. Why then are they going to vote to throw more money at bad policy, angela . Well, because our military needs support. Of course they do. Theres wasteful spending in washington, d. C. No question. At the pentagon, theres wasteful spending there, but we need to support our troops and the world needs to see us stand together united. Its about time. So even though some of president obamas policies have not been up to par, at least we are supporting the troops. Doug, are you surprised at Elizabeth Warrens role in this wasnt too dissimilar from ted cruzs. Thats one that i dont know that many predicted. Ted cruz i think made sense given his prior action. Elizabeth warren was seated in a policy position. Shes one of the architects of daud frank, the idea that she thins its being watered down, give her position, is real question is will she run for president. Speaking of the president ial election, because president obama and the white house got enough democratic support but they just dont have the same juice. In the end, obama won and pelosi lost. How will this spill over into the president ial election . Shes going to given hillary a run for her money. Youre a clintonite. Were not going to anoint hillary. If she run s oh, shows going to run. If she runs, it will be a real horse race. Oh, my god, they agreed like four times. Whats going on . Is there a full moon out . This is a new era, you guys just spelled it out. Doug schoen, thank you very much. Happy holiday segment. Ill have nightmares about that one. I hope not. Just live beyond the dream. Speaking of that, in beyond the dream we focus on Kweku Mandela, the grandson of nelson mandela, the father of modern south africa. Kweku recalls how his gran father conducted his life even through his years in prison and beyond and whose legacy still inspires us today. You hahe had this insatiabler to learn. Even when he came out of prison. Whether to use a tv remote or ultimately the sports with played at school or the way we interacted, he was always asking us questions. One of the other key atrints of my grandfather, he refused to be stuck in a bubble. Whether youre a high profile individual, statesman, you are in a bubble that allows you to be disconnected from everyday people. He refused to do that ultimately. He always kept his human ilton. He wanted to be in touch with what was real. My grandfather was a huge inspiration but people like Martin Luther king, ultimately, ov inspired by those little moments or acts of kind of kindness and bravery. I dont know if ill ever be able to achieve what those men were able to achieve, but in my small way as a filmmaker ultimately, as a human being, i want to try to leave an imprint on this earth. Every man has a decision, every man has a purpose. There are numerous film projects Kweku Mandela aspires to leave an inprint on the world about the power of forgiveness, healing and restoration. He challenges leaders to rise above race, gender and religion and instead develop hope and inspiration in a world filled with cynicism and despair. I stress that i think if we can bring people closer together, if governments can realize their responsibilities, you know, well have a world ultimately where its easier to forgive where people are more tolerant and understanding of different cultures ultimately and different perspectives. Kweku, who is continuing his grandfathers legacy through the Foundation Africa rising, hes promoting positive images through amedia, the arts, social interaction and education. Our problems lie in a society, as a community. If youre not happy with something in your country, dont blame the government. Go and figure out how you can change it. Because were all actively involved in politics whether we like it or not. I always say that to people. We have an opportunity to use our voices collectively and ultimately to chamg things. Like his grandfather kweku envisions People Living in a better world through gaining a better education. How do we continue to educate our youth ultimately and empower them, make them realize they have not only the power to change their community tore nation but potentially the world. From a very young age i realized the power i had, not as Nelson Mandelas grandson or a mandela but as an individual to actually communicate with people and figure out ways to bring people together. I want to tell great stories. Its been something thats been a passion of mine since i was a very young age. Hopefully those stories can inspire people young and old ultimately to look within themselves and find something great. Kweku mandela, living life beyond the dream. Adding to that kweku says we need to inspire the Younger Generation to follow their dreams wherever they may be. What he understands is the power of you and the power to change. Talking about following a dream, mandela. A legs a e there really is no other person that you can think of that led that charge the way he did. Excellent story. Thank you. The economy getting a boost from those low gas prices. We told you about this last the good news at the pump could actually be taking a major bite out of your 401 k . 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Even saw aifhm twister. [ bleep ]. Hey, oh [ bleep ]. Oh [ bleep ]. Wow, that had to be scary to watch. That tornado tearing off a roof. The strong winds also leaving tense of thousands of people without power. California meantime is getting a break from the deluge today. But another storm thats supposed to soak the northern part of the state is on the way. Plummeting oil prices having a major effect on the economy. On the plus side americans are buying more. Retail sales rising by 0. 7 . Thats the highest jump in nearly a year. But on the down side, the stock market taking a big hit posting its worse weekly loss in 2 1 2 years. Lets bring in the managing partner at chatwood investments. Always good to see you. Good to see you, to. This looks like a bittersweet kind of scenario where many people are applauding the fact where they have extra money in their pockets, but whats happening with the oil industry . You really kind of a double bomb here, if you want to call it that. You have opec printing or actually creating more oil or letting more oil on to the market. On the flip side of that or in addition, i should say, you also have world demand slowing. So you have more supply and less demand. Thats pushing oil prices lower, but this actually shows evidence that the World Economy is slowing, so the stock market and kelly, its important for all of our viewers to understand, stocks will move up six to nine months ahead of earnings and Economic Data being released. Right now stocks have already moved up, but now were starting to see the world slowing down and the earnings that would push the stocks higher in the future are maybe not going to be achieved so people are selling out of the stock prices. This is not a good sign for 2015. Im so sad that you said that because that means were skating on thin ice. How does it impact our 401 k . Well, look, the 401 k s are primarily moved by the Larger Companies in the s p 500 and if those companies are not going to achieve those earnings in the future, their stock prices are going to start to fall a little bit. Most 401 k plans have a lot of those Big Companies in them. A lot of those investments that our viewers have are the s p 500 funds and other large cap funds. If you have a short time horizon, this is not a good sign. Long time horizon dont worry too much about it but be aware that this could happen, but dont rush out and start selling stocks for sure. A short gain but weve got long losses that are being predicted or forecasted because of whats happening with oil. Let me ask you this. How does this impact employment here in terms of natural gas, drilling . I mean, is it impacting people in texas and other places where theres a heavy concentration of people who work in the oil industry . Absolutely. The oils in that ground. If a company can pull that oil out when they can get 120 for it or 100 for it per barrel, theyll pull it out. If 60, theyll wait. I have friends in the natural gas business. Things are slow. We know the gas is still there, but we wont pull it out till prices rise. A lot more supply. It will probably continue to hurt the oil business in the United States for quite some time. So people are, you know, anybody who is in oklahoma, texas and other places theyre drilling for oil on private property, private enterprise, youll see that slow down a bit. The big smiles in texas from the oil guys, theyre not as happy as they were a couple months ago. When you said oklahoma and texas, that struck me because theres a large concentration of employees out there who have earned their livelihood on the oil industry. So yes. 2015 doom and gloom are can they weather the storm . Well, its not doom and gloom. I think oil prices will find a natural bottom at some point after all the supplys there and we start to see demand pick up, if we do, but the economies of texas and oklahoma are very strong, north dakotas very strong because of the oil market. Its going to slow a little bit because of this. If im running a company and my job is to pull oil out and sell it and i can sell it for 80 to 90 if i wait a while, im going to wait, i wont pull it out at 60 or 50. You mentioned south dakota, too, which is hiring people for this kind of industry. Thats right. So 20 20 foresight, what should people do in terms of dealing with the oil industry and what should we do as consumers realizing that this bubble is going to burst with oil prices because it goes back up . Nobody can predict whats going to happen. We dont know for sure. We just continue im happy that oil prices are lower because gas prices are lower, we have a little extra money in our pocket but the costs to maintain the standard of living rises a lot more than the cpi does. So were facing struggle thes every single day just making ends meet. Be happy those oil prices are lower. This shouldnt change how you have your lifestyle. If youre in the oil and gas business in any of those states, keep doing what youre doing. Things should bounce back. That makes me feel a lot better. Im sure it makes a lot of people watching us feel a lot better, too, because theyre saying, oh, boy, whats going to happen in 2015, now because of what you said im sure theyll be weathering the storm and preparing for it. They should. Thats always important. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Yes. Without any question. All right. Ed, always good to see you, talk to you soon. You too. Thanks, kelly. 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Two american soldiers are dead after a wave of violence across afghanistan. And just weeks before the end of the u. S. Mission there, a taliban suicide bomber targeting a u. S. Military convoy near the Bagram Air Base outside kabul. It is one of several taliban attacks this weekend killing about 20 people including six Afghan Soldiers and officers in this suicide bombing of a bus. And the formal u. S. And nato mission is set to wind down at the end of the year, so is this the right time to leave . Were joined by retired navy captain chuck nash, a fox news military analyst. I want to remind our viewers watching right now that all this violence comes less than a week after United States 13yearold combat operations in afghanistan ended on monday. Is this the right time to leave sth. Well, were going to be leaving at some time and i think over 2,000 years ago Julius Caesar said, you know, the die is cast when he crossed the rubicon and came back into rome. Well, thats the same thing here. Weve been going down a path for years now accelerated recently in the last two where weve put out a timeline. The enemy knows what were doing, our friends know that the time is running out. And so the die is cast. It is what it is, to use an overused phrase. Many skeptics might ask the following question, after so many years our brave men and women serving in afghanistan, theyre coming home, many of them will never come home again. Were still hearing of such violence, i would hope to god that their service there was not in vain, but will it only get worse with less u. S. Military presence there . Well, i think what the taliban will try to do is, as they have over the last year or so, increase the green on blue attacks to show vulnerability. Theyll continue to attack the dwindling number of u. S. And nato forces to try to keep the narrative alive that it was they who forced the United States and the west out of afghanistan. It will be a big political coup for them after the United States withdrawing and standing up an active afghan army and resilient government. It is not a very active afghan army even though their losses have been absolutely horrendous same with police forces. Right. And the government will seal how resilient that is. I want to say with setting a hard time table for pulling out, did the president set Unrealistic Expectations and that hard timetable actually enabled the taliban. Yeah, it does. Because once you set a timetable and you vow to stick to it, the enemy now can gauge their response, the level of activity, how much they want to lay on the line early, how much they want to hold in reserve until your forces dwindle. Theyve watched all the supplies leave. Weve gone from 130,000 western troops, nato troops in afghanistan to 13,000, so weve got a tenth of what we had just a year ago, the enemy watches this and says, yeah, these guys are going to pull out. Their planning is well advanced on when theyre going to strike, when that crucial crossover comes and then theyre going to do it. Is there ever a right time to leave . And after so many years are we still talking about these added terror threats such as isis because isis was one that our former president bush in fact had warned that had we pulled out too early that perhaps a whole new level of terror would be born, and unknowingly, at the time, he did not know that isis would be that evil you know, subsidy that he was talking about. How do we fight isis then as we start to deliver the message that our mission is starting to come to a close in a lot of these wartorn countries . Well, president obama was pretty prescient when he said that. I think anybody who has looked at the events of the last dozen years can see that all of these places be it afghanistan, iraq, libya, look at libya, its a total mess but its out of the news now because were focused on afghanistan. Libya will probably never be a libyan state again. Thats dividing. And so the world is becoming a less stable place. Is it the right time to leave afghanistan . History will tell us that. We cant determine that right now. Its easy to know when to get into war because youve been attacked. Its much more difficult to figure out when do you leave . Its like buying and selling a stock only lives are at stake. Everybody wants to buy low and sell high, but mostly not about when to buy a stock, its about when do you sell it . Theres a difference between iraq and afghanistan. Because while the handover has gone down differently than in iraq, we obtained a status of forces equipment to maintain a military and diplomatic presence. That gives our us personnel legal protections. The larger question and Bigger Picture here is are we maintaining the proper timetable. Are we maintaining the proper timetable and that timetable is to allow what action . And if we dont know what that action is, we say well be training afghanistan troops and were going to be bolstering the government and doing that. Well, fine, all right. Youve got 13,000 western troops, the majority of which, 10,000 plus, are going to be u. S. If that is their mission and their roe is to stay inside the wire, then they can only do what they can do with the local troops. So its you know, weve got people at risk. Is that risk worth the gain that were going to extract . Thats the question. And if it isnt, then were going to accelerate the timetable. If it is, then give them everything they need to effect the roe. Thank you very much. My pleasure. Well have more on the latest rise in the violence in afghanistan and our fight against isis on sunday morning futures. Maria bartiromo will be speaking with krentcom commander general anthony zinni. Thats tomorrow right here on fox news channel. They say its the most wonderful time of the year, right . But for your waistline, it can also be the most treacherous time of the year. Dont tell me about it coming up, a member of our fox news medical hteam on how to indulge while winning the battle of the bulge. Soft holiday music ] can you help me up . [ snow intensifies ] [ sleighbells ring in the distance ] aleve. All day pain relief with just 2 pills. Get back to being you. Were for an opens you internet for all. Sing. Were for creating more innovation and competition. Were for Net Neutrality protection. Now, heres some news you may find even more surprising. Were comcast. The only isp legally bound by full Net Neutrality rules. Okay. We should be dancing to that music burning off calories right now. All right. From thanksgiving to new years the holidays seem to bombard us. That was a good song. With delicious things to eat and drink. And the Million Dollar question is, how do you maintain your preholiday weight without skimping out on all the fun and all the Delicious Food . Lets bring in a member of our fox news medical team, the chair and professor of urology at the Hofstra North shore Long Island University school of medicine. Good to see you guys. That was a mouthful in a statement about you. You lost a calorie right there. One calorie. Good luck. Tell me, what are we going to do about this weight gain that so many of us get over the holida holidays . So, look, i think this is a very critical week. Because we gain all the weight from thanksgiving, were heading towards christmas and new year. Im convinced this is our chance this week or next ten days to get a few pounds and not get to january 1st and say, okay, im going on diet pills and laxatives and those stuff that doesnt work. Number one, i would not treat this as a real holiday. Meaning that once you say this is a holiday, you make an excuse and justify to take that extra plate. So treat it like any other day. This is just another normal day. Theres a lot of celebration. Try to drink a lot of water before you go to the party. I think thats the key. When you fill up your stomach with fluid, water, youre not going to be as hungry. I also think that by changing the size of your plate to much smaller one so you dont have room to put more food or more candies or more cake theres another small trick you can use. And finally, a funny thing is to use chopsticks. When you use chopsticks to eat rice or other things, youre going to struggle. Im really good with chopsticks. I struggle. I agree on the portion control. But many of us, i might be speaking about myself, dont go for the plate. We go right for the pie in the actual box and a fork. She eats the whole thing. And a Blueberry Pie i would say would be difficult to eat with chopsticks. I agree. I think once in a while having a little pie is perfectly fine, julie. I kind of ate like a half a pie on monday. Thats what im talking about. Everyone goes through this. Its bad. Everyone goes through this situation, youve got a pie, do you want a piece or whole pie . And why dirty a dish if you can eat out of the pie plate. Okay, fine, a challenge. This is what wooe going to do. The three of us are going to weigh ourselves today. Im serious about that. I only do that in the mornings when im lighter. I dont know if i want people to know that. You dont need to tell us what your weight is. But were going to come back next saturday and see if stick with this formula im going to talk about is going to work. I dont know how much time we have. One minute. I want you to start activity, a, alcohol, b, dont skip breakfast, b is for coffee. No dieting. Dont go crazy skipping food. Seven hours of sleep, f is for fiber. Add some fiber to your food. Green tea is important, thats g. And h is water. Seven glasses of water a day. Youre not doing that. If you start to do that, youre going to lose weight. Add fiber and water youre going to lose weight. The three of us are going to do that. Im not going to have a drink until saturday. The three of us will not be able to get seven hours of sleep. Were going to come back next saturday and see how many pounds we have lost. Andy, did you see that . I get to sleep this week. And the winner will get a brand new ipad from fox news. Yeah right. Well see you on the fox report. Is a really big deal. U with aches, fever and chills theres no such thing as a little flu. So why treat it like its a little cold . Theres something that works differently than overthecounter remedies. Attack the flu virus at its source with prescription tamiflu. And capproved to treat the awaya flu in people 2 weeks and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. Before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if youre pregnant, nursing, have Serious Health conditions, or take other medicines. 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