Measles outbreak now spilling into more and more states. Yeah, the highly Infectious Disease now spread to arizona where thousands are heading for the super bowl this weekend. Abcs susan saulny has the details. Reporter its one of the most contagious airborne viruses on earth, measles. And this morning, with more than 84 cases in 14 states just this month, alarm is growing that measles is spreading. I think its kind of scary because it used to be pretty eradicated, and now its becoming a problem again. Reporter the centers for Disease Control is urging americans to get vaccinated after an outbreak that began at disneyland in december. And now in arizona alone, just as super bowl fans are arriving, state officials are monitoring a thousand people and nearly 200 children for possible exposure. In california, 66 students at Palm Desert High School who cant prove they were vaccinated are not allowed to return to class for two weeks after a fellow student showed possible symptoms. Parents a
Super bowls in history. The deflate gate and tom brady. Footballs in this game set to receive unpress departmented security. Savannah and al are live in phoenix today friday, january 30, 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is a special edition of today at the super bowl. With matt lauer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, and Savannah Guthrie live from phoenix, arizona. Good morning. Welcome to today on friday morning im matt lauer with tamron hall. Savannah and al are in phoenix getting ready for super bowl xlix. Savannah, whats with the down coat. Is it that cold out there . Its not that cold. Its rainy. I cant believe it. Its chilly. You can see your breath. Its been raining unusually wet. Yes. So you are well within your rights. The weather is a little bit i guess leaving a little to be desired. And weve been taking turns washing watching the footballs for the nfl. Is so i wont get fined. Apparently not. Al, weve got a big storm out east. We do. And thats our top story. Weve
The disease now spread to arizona where thousands are heading for the super bowl this weekend. Abcs susan saulny has the details. Reporter one of the most contagious airborne viruses on earth, measles. With more than 84 cases just this month, alarm is growing that measles is spreading. I think its kind of scary because it used to be pretty eradicated. Reporter the centers for Disease Control is urging americans to get vaccinated after an outbreak that began in disneyland in december. In arizona alone as super bowl fans arriving state officials are monitoring a thousand people and nearly 200 children for possible exposure. In california 66 students at Palm Desert High School who cant prove they were vaccinated are not allowed to return to case for two weeks after a fellow student showed possible symptoms. Parents are afraid and nervous about what might happen. Reporter they start out like a cold runny nose fever, sore throat then the rash begins. Most people recover. But measles can cau
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Comp. How he explains himself tonight. Good evening. As we come on the air for the west coast tonight, we begin now with the growing concern over measles. More than 80 cases in 14 states tonight. Authorities actually monitoring 1,000 people in arizona alone, home to this weekends super bowl. Concerned that they might have come in contact with the disease. Dr. Richard besser is standing by answering your questions. Shouldnt the vaccine work . But first, abcs brandi hitt on what parents are learning now. Reporter in arizona tonight, state officials are monitoring those 1,000 people and nearly 200 children for possible measles exposure. And in california 66 students at Palm Desert High School who cannot prove they were vags nated are not allowed to return to school for two more weeks after a fellow student showed possible symptoms of the measles. They are going to be asked to stay home in the incubation period for con day job could be complete. Reporter its the latest scare with the cdc r