Breaking news. Israel is unleashing intense new air strikes on gaza tonight as it is expanding its Ground Operations there as well. The war against hamas heating up. Nearly three full weeks after the surprise hamas Terror Attack on israel. Phone lines and other communications have been cut off. Civilians caught in the cr crossfire. The United States says it is in talks with israel about a humanitarian pause to try to allow the potential release of more hostages held by hamas. White house insisting negotiations aimed at freeing more captives is ongoing. Breaking in the United States, divers join the search for the Mass Shooting in maine. Sources tell cnn the gun apparently used was bought just days before. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. We are witnessing here in the middle east, we are witnessing a clear escalation in the is israel hamas war. The Israeli Military declaring it is operating forcefully on all fronts,
Captioning sponsored by wpbt this is n. B. R. Tom good evening. Im tom hudson. Its one of the worst flu seasons in a decade. How all those sick days could impact a companys bottom line and the economy. Susie im susie gharib. Wells fargo posts better than expected earnings. We review the results and pre view a wave of Big Bank Earnings coming out next week. Tom and boeings 787 dreamliner undergoes a comprehensive safety review by federal regulators af oqr severl problems surfaced this week. That and more tonight on n. B. R. Tom if you are sneezing andc feverish tonight, youre not alone. The flu has officially reached epidemic proportions in the united states. The centers for Disease Control and prevention say more than 7 of deaths last week were caused by pneumonia and the flu. Its expected to be the worst flu season in a decade. But its not just a Public Health issue, theres the potential for a real economic impact, costing employers billions of dollars. Erika miller reports. Reporter
Costs, according to the centers for disease control. But this year is expected to be far worse. That figure does not include the cost of lost worker productivity. Reporter to make matters worse, many employees are reluctant to call in sick, for fear of losing their jobs. So they continue going to work, delaying their recovery and infecting others. Some businesses have so many sick workers. Theyre severely understaffed and are scrambling for backup plans. Its a perfect storm. Companies are already quite lean in terms of their abilities to duplicate work if somebody is out. And this years flu season isc three times what the normal levels are for flu. Reporter doctors also have some recommendations forc companies trying minimize the impact of the flu on theirc workforce. If your employee is sick, they should stay home. You should recommend that your employees get the influenza vaccine, if they havent done so already. Reporter and thats advice i personally took to heart today. Erika mil
Costs, according to the centers for disease control. But this year is expected to be far worse. That figure does not include the cost of lost worker productivity. Reporter to make matters worse, many employees are reluctant to call in sick, for fear of losing their jobs. So they continue going to work, delaying their recovery and infecting others. Some businesses have so many sick workers. Theyre severely understaffed and are scrambling for backup plans. Its a perfect storm. Companies are already quite lean in terms of their abilities to duplicate work if somebody is out. And this years flu season isc three times what the normal levels are for flu. Reporter doctors also have some recommendations forc companies trying minimize the impact of the flu on theirc workforce. If your employee is sick, they should stay home. You should recommend that your employees get the influenza vaccine, if they havent done so already. Reporter and thats advice i personally took to heart today. Erika mil
The House Local Government committee approved two bills authored by Rep. Joshua Siegel, D-Lehigh, both of which would amend the portion of state law that authorizes zoning, whereby municipalities are granted the power to restrict certain land uses to certain areas.