gained 96. the s&p 500 lost 5. the nasdaq dropped 90. officials at the cdc say influenza hospitalizations are on the rise with at least two child deaths reported so far. according to the newest data, the most intense flu activity it is in the nation s capitol, washington, d.c. states with high flu activity mexico, kansas, indiana, new jersey, tennessee, georgia and north dakota with that let s bring in fox news contributor dr. marc siegel. doc, thanks for joining us, let s start there. we have to remember as we battle covid that there is flu out there. and influenza can be a very serious thing. absolutely, bret. last year we had a mild flu season. and there is a couple of things that are worrying us this year. number one not well covered by the flu vaccine this year. you have to see what the southern hemisphere is doing. you make a guess, actually.
is giving cindy highsmith to succeed thad cochran who was resigning because of portsmouth. she will be the first woman to represent mississippi in congress. once cochran resigns april 1st, she will immediately begin campaigning for a november 6th nonpartisan special election to fill the rest of cochran s term which expires in january 2020. the federal reserve has lifted its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a range of between 1.5% and one and three quarters. it is the sixth increases since december of 2015 when the bank began raising rates from rock-bottom levels. the rate hike is the first under move. chairman jerome powell who were placed janet yellen last month. stocks turn negative after the move today. the dow finished 45 down. the s&p 500 lost 5 and the nasdaq was off of 15. the man believed to be behind a series of packet bombings in central texas is dead tonight.
appears to be an investigation into that as well. we ll see how that turns out. bret: as always, thank you. mixed day on wall street. dow dropped 9. s&p 500 lost 5. nasdaq was up a fraction. senior palestinian official says he s encouraged by early signs that the trump administration is committed to the establishment of a palestinian state as part of the peace process between israel and the palestinians. last month president trump stopped short of supporting the two-state solution while standing next to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, saying he would be satisfied with whatever both parties agree on. u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley boycotted a united nations human rights council session, focusing on palestinian areas, citing the body s long-standing bias against israel. she denounced how israel was the only country of the 47 member bodies calendar, noting the absence of syria, iran, and
appears to be an investigation into that as well. we ll see how that turns out. bret: as always, thank you. mixed day on wall street. dow dropped 9. s&p 500 lost 5. nasdaq was up a fraction. senior palestinian official says he s encouraged by early signs that the trump administration is committed to the establishment of a palestinian state as part of the peace process between israel and the palestinians. last month president trump stopped short of supporting the two-state solution while standing next to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, saying he would be satisfied with whatever both parties agree on. u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley boycotted a united nations human rights council session, focusing on palestinian areas, citing the body s long-standing bias against israel. she denounced how israel was the only country of the 47 member bodies calendar, noting the absence of syria, iran, and
13 people were arrested in new york city. organizers say dozens of schools were shut down across the country. critics would argue politics has no place in the classroom. bret: julia banderas, thank you. stocks were mixed. dow was down six to nine. s&p 500 lost 5. nasdaq was up for trying. house republicans have a plan to repeal and replace obamacare and now the battle is on. we will talk about it all with the panel when we come