this is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. glor: this is our western edition. good evening. the flu is putting americans in the hospital at the highest rate in nearly a decade. the c.d.c. today reported 37 children have died of the flu this season. the agency does not track adult deaths. it is still recommending everyone six months of age or older get a flu vaccine. manuel bojorquez begins our coverage. there you go. reporter: concerns about this aggressive flu season are epreading, especially after the deaths of seemingly healthy people, like 37-year-old karlie clavin of indiana. her father says she had just helped her husband and children recover from the virus. i never even got a chance to talk to her again. reporter: the c.d.c. says the 9.u is more severe and sending people to the hospital at a egher rate than anyone, any year since 2009. by the end of this season, it s predicted 700,000 people will have been hospitalized, and si million will have contracted
and mitt romney reveals part of his jobs plan is to start firing people. tonight we ll talk to bill burton of priorities usa on the republican jobs plan. over the past few months the people of wisconsin had their chance to send a message to scott walker and his cronies. that message my friends is loud and clear in ohio. where legislators on the republican side are pretty much shaking in their boots. less than 24 hours after wisconsin democrats won a major victory standing up for workers, now ohio governor john kasich announced he wants to negotiate with unions over senate bill five. governor kasich along with the ohio house speaker and senate ohio house speaker and senate president sent a letter to unions pleading for a sitdown meeting this friday. the letter reads in part, while we passionately believe in the reforms of senate bill five and stand ready and vigorously, and successfully defend them. we ask you to consider this option and join us in working with determination
where legislators on the republican side are pretty much shaking in their boots. less than 24 hours after wisconsin democrats won a major victory standing up for workers, now ohio governor john kasich announced he wants to negotiate with unions over senate bill five. governor kasich along with the ohio house speaker and senate ohio house speaker and senate president sent a letter to unions pleading for a sitdown meeting this friday. the letter reads in part, while we passionately believe in the reforms of senate bill five and stand ready and vigorously, and successfully defend them. we ask you to consider this option and join us in working with determination toward a compromise for the benefit of the taxpayers we all serve. such a different tune, isn t it? at this hour, the unions, i have to give them credit, they re not taking the bait. back in january, almost as soon as senate bill five was announced, this was the scene. thousands of protesters filled the capital day after
scott walker and his cronies. that message my friends is loud and clear in ohio. where legislators on the republican side are pretty much shaking in their boots. less than 24 hours after wisconsin democrats won a major victory standing up for workers, now ohio governor john kasich announced he wants to negotiate with unions over senate bill five. governor kasich along with the ohio house speaker and senate president sent a letter to unions pleading for a sitdown meeting this friday. the letter reads in part, while we passionately believe in the reforms of senate bill five and stand ready and vigorously, and successfully defend them. we ask you to consider this option and join us in working with determination toward a compromise for the benefit of the taxpayers we all serve. such a different tune, isn t it? at this hour, the unions, i have to give them credit, they re not taking the bait. back in january, almost as soon as senate bill five was announced, this was the scene. th