I'm Carl Azuz. We are starting today's commercial free coverage on the West Coast where wind gusts in the Sierra Nevada Mountains have been as high as 147 miles per hour.
Both strains quickly invaded local hospitals when needle sharing and other unhealthy practices ensured the rapid spreading of the infection by bringing people into contact with contaminated body fluids.
It's the first time in 15 years that every state in the continental U.S. has reported widespread activity during the same week and it's possible that the current flu season that's ravaging the country hasn't event peaked yet.