in our health lead, the cdc says cases of the flu are showing signs of slowing down in some parts of the united states. while the number of people hospitalized with the flu has declined slightly from last week, the overall rate at this point in the season is sadly higher than it s been in decades. joining us to discuss, dr. sanjay gupta. sanjay, is the flu season close to peaking, or might it get even worse? reporter: i don t think we can say right now. there s been this significant frame shifting of cases of flu ear earlier. we re seeing them much earlier and sort of lots of cases. we are seeing a decline now, but keep in mind the biggest week, the highest week in terms of flu activity, was the week right after thanksgiving. people likely got together, you know, and that s probably where a lot of the flu was exchanged, and that s when the numbers went up. we ll see what happens after these holidays. it s early to tell.