jeff. >> glor: manuel bojorquez in miami. thank you. for more on this we turn to our cbs news medical contributor, dr. tara narula. tar awhy is this season taking such a heavy toll on baby boom jeers well, there are several theories. first of all, we tend to know that baby boomers tend to be less vaccinated than the over-65 population. we know the over-65 population can get a higher dose, more potent vaccine and there is imprinting, which is a child, will dictate how your immune system responds down the road. and it may be the baby boomer population had less exposure when they were younger to the circulating strain going around so they're getting harder now. >> glor: 37 pediatric deaths from the flu so far. we talked about this-- there is always concern during flu season. this year there is real concern among parents. >> the things that parents can do-- first, they can get vaccinated themselves, get their caregivers vaccinated. get their kids vaccinated. if their child is breathing faster or harder, if they have a very high fever, are n

we are the people that are giving back to our communities every single day. >> glor: manuel bojorquez in albuquerque tonight. orosco's daca status expires in less than a year. if it isn't extended, she likely will the be abe to continue teaching. texas governor gregg abbott ordered a criminal investigation today into claims that former doctor larry nassar abused gymnasts at the karolyi ranch near houston. it is owned by bella and marta karolyi, and once hosted training camps. more fallout from the mistaken missile alert that caused a panic in hawaii. the state's emergency management administrative resigned and the worker who sent out false alarm was fired. he told federal investigators he did not hear the words, "exercise, exercise," on the recording announcing the drill, so he thought it was the real thing. fema will end its food and water aid for puerto rico tomorrow. since hurricane maria, the agency has provided more than 17 million gallons of bottled water, and nearly 60 million meals. 20% of the island remains without power. there is much more ahead on tonight's cbs evening news

jeff. >> glor: manuel bojorquez in miami. thank you. for more on this, we turn to our cbs news medical contributor, dr. tara narula. tara, why is this season taking sch a heavy toll on baby boomers? >> well, there are several theories. , rst of all, we tend to know that baby boomers tend to be less vaccinated than the over-65 population. we know that the over-65 population can get a higher dose, more potent vaccine. and there is imprinting, which is a child, will dictate how rur immune system responds down the road. and it may be the baby boomer population had less exposure when they were younger to the circulating strain going around is they're getting harder now. >> glor: 37 pediatric deaths from the flu so far. we talked about this-- there is always concern during flu season. this year there is real concern among parents. >> so, the things that parents can do-- first, they can get vaccinated themselves, get their caregivers vaccinated. get their kids vaccinated. recognize the warning signs. if their child is breathing faster or harde

we are the people that are giving back to our communities every single day. >> glor: manuel bojorquez in albuquerque tonight. orosco's daca status expires in less than a year. if it isn't extended, she likely will not be abe to continue teaching. mi is owned by bella and marta mirolyi, and once hosted training camps. more fallout from the mistaken missile alert that caused a panic in hawaii. the state's emergency management administrative resigned and the worker who sent out the false alarm was fired. he told federal investigators he did not hear the words, "exercise, exercise," on the recording announcing the drill, so he thought it was the real thing. fema will end its food and water aid for puerto rico tomorrow. in the four months since surricane maria, the agency has provided more than 17 million gallons of bottled water, and nearly 60 million meals. 20% of the island remains without power. there is much more ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." >> an announcement by three big companies sent shudders through loe insurance market. >> glor: extra beds are brought in to handle the

manuel bojorquez paid a visit. >> reporter: so are you going to give it a spin? >> let's give it a try, all right? >> reporter: in syd kitson's city of the future, people leave their car in the garage. and take rides in self-driving shuttle buses. this autonomous vehicle hailed with an app is zero emissions, powered by electricity generated from the sun just like the street lamps, the buildings and lights we used for this interview. >> we want to be the most sustainable new town in the united states. >> reporter: kitson, a developer, wouldn't want it any other way. babcock ranch has been his passion project since 2005. >> we had the advantage of a green field, a blank sheet of paper, when you have a blank sheet of paper like this you really can do it right from the beginning. >> reporter: is it more expensive to build this way, is it more expensive for the consumers? >> you know, it's not more expensive. the people here pay the exact same amount that everybody else pays in the florida power and light network. >> reporter: the town doesn't run on solar power all t

manuel bojorquez reports. >> reporter: at least 30 children have died from the flu this season. the latest is believed to be a boy in palm beach county, florida. manuel bojorquez has more on this. >> reporter: mike medwin met us today after doing the unthinkable-- making funeral arrangements for his 12-year-old stepson, dylan winnik. he seemed like he was somewhat sick, but you never thought it would come to this, clearly. >> this is a lightning strike of -- i've described it. no indications. no warnings. just a -- just a common cold. that's what is so scary about it. >> reporter: he says doctors told him it was actually the flu. winnick had not gotten the flu shot. while the medical examiner has yet to rule on the cause of his death, at least three other children have died from flu-related illnesses so far thissen? florida, 30 nationwide. more than what's typically expected this early in the year. in one school district along the florida panhandle, 20% of students are out sick, forcing officials to cancel classes friday to scrub down the campus. >> we think that it truly makes

and manuel bojorquez visited her classroom in albuquerque. >> what makes an ideal community member? >> reporter: this 27-year-old teaches at the high school in albuquerque. >> hey. >> recently named new mexico's teacher of the year. but was brought into the country illegally by her parents from mexico when she was 123 a daca recipient one of 9,000 undocumented teachers working across the united states. talking about immigration is sometimes part of the lesson plan. how often are the conversations happening? >> you know, most of what we do in the classroom is very academic. it is not an everyday thing. but, when they do happen, i like to make sure that, that we do have a safe space. where students can express all of the things that they're carrying in their hearts. >> we joined her sixth period class to see what that looks like? >> we are going to focus on the topic of immigration in our community. how does it affect your every day life? what does it look like for you personally? >> when i was younger, i didn't recognize immigration as a big issue. black and white. just illegal. >> i

here is manuel bojorquez. >> this was i-95 through brunswick, georgia, while it isn't rare to see a massive backup here, the cause of this one was. ice on the road. this far south. dozens of long haul drivers decided it was team to pull over. even lee church from indiana put it in park. some where in south carolina knew it was supposed to start snowing. didn't work out. >> why not? >> i would say there is a quarter inch of ice on the road. and, it's, it's icing everything up. just snow on top of it. bad situation. >> hundreds of accidents littered roadways from georgia to the carolinas. semitrucks flipped and ka cars lost control. those who didn't heed the warnings to stay off roads found themselves stuck. georgia state patrol captain. chris wright. >> this is not something that our people accustomed to dealing with. so, we want them to stay home. stay off the roadway. stay safe. and stay warm. >> southern snow, dipped as far as tallahassee, florida which hadn't seen much of any snowfall in nearly three decades. while it wasn't a whiteout it was an unusual sight for tourists. gus krall visi

manuel bojorquez has more on this. >> reporter: mike medwin met us today after doing the unthinkable-- making funeral he seemed like he was somewhat sick, but you never thought it would come to this, clearly. >> this is a lightning strike of -- how i've described it. no indications. no warnings. just a -- just a common cold. that's what is so scary about it. >> reporter: he says doctors told him it was actually the flu. winnick had not gotten the flu shot. while the medical examiner has yet to rule on the cause of his death, at least three other children have died from flu-related illnesses so far this season in florida, 30 nationwide. more than what's typically expected this early in the year. in one school district along the florida panhandle, 20% of students are out sick, forcing down the campus. >> we think that it truly makes good sense on behalf of all of our kids to take this proactive step. >> reporter: hospitals, like palm beach gardens medical center, are being inundated with new patients. dr. jaime snarski says beds have even been set up in conference rooms to accommodate t

manuel bojorquez paid a visit. >> give us a spin? >> give it a try. >> reporter: in the city of the future people leave their car in the garage. and take ride in self driving shuttle buses. this autonomous vehicle, hailed with an app zero emissions powered by electricity generated from the sun like the street lamps, the buildings and the lights we used for the interview. >> we want to be the most sustainable new town in the united states. >> reporter: kitson, a developer, wouldn't want it any other way. babcock ranch his passion project of 2005. >> we had the advantage of a green field. a blank sheet of paper. when you have a blank sheet of paper like this. you really can do it right from the beginning. >> is it more expensive to build this way. more expensive for the consumers? >> you know, it it not. not more expensive. >> it's not. people here pay the exact same amount that everybody else pays in florida power and light network. >> reporter: the town doesn't run on solar power all the time. at night when the sun is down it has to

here is manuel bojorquez. >> this was i-95 through brunswick, georgia, while it isn't rare to see a massive backup here, the cause of this one was. ice on the road. this far south. dozens of long haul drivers decided it was team to pull over. even lee church from indiana put it in park. >> trying to get up to at least some where in south carolina knew it was supposed to start snowing. didn't work out. >> why not? >> i would say there is a quarter inch of ice on the road. and, it's, it's icing everything up. just snow on top of it. bad situation. >> hundreds of accidents littered roadways from georgia to the carolinas. semitrucks flipped and ka cars lost control. those who didn't heed the warnings to stay off roads found themselves stuck. georgia state patrol captain. chris wright. >> this is not something that our people accustomed to dealing with. so, we want them to stay home. stay off the roadway. stay safe. and stay warm. >> southern snow, dipped as far as tallahassee, florida which hadn't seen much of any snowfall in nearly three decades. while it wasn't a whiteout it was an unusual si

manuel bojorquez paid a visit. >> give us a spin? >> give it a try. >> reporter: in the city of the future people leave their car in the garage. and take ride in self driving shuttle buses. this autonomous vehicle, hailed with an app zero emissions powered by electricity generated from the sun like the street lamps, the buildings and the lights we used for the interview. >> we want to be the most sustainable new town in the united states. >> kitson, a devil tupper wouldn't want it any other way. babcock ranch his passion project of 2005. >> when you have a blank sheelt sheelt -- sheet of paper. >> reporter: is it more ex-pensive? >> it's not. people here pay the exact same amount that everybody else pays in florida power and light network. >> reporter: the town doesn't run on solar power all the time. at night when the sun is down it has to draw from the traditional electrical grid. the technology for storing all that surplus energy, some lar cells generate during the day is too costly. another problem too many overcast days. >> clea

here is manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: this was i-95 through brunswick, georgia, and while it isn't rare to see a massive backup here, the cause of this one was-- ice on the road if that are south. dozens of long-haul drivers decided it was time to pull over. even lee church, who is from indiana, put it in park. >> trying to get up to at least somewhere in south carolina because i knew it was supposed to start snowing. didn't work out that way. >> reporter: why not? >> well, i'd say there's about a quarter inch of ice on the road, and it's icing everything up, and just snow on top of it is a real bad situation. >> reporter: hundreds of accidents littered roadways from georgia to the carolinas. sem trucks flipped over, and cars lost control. those who didn't heed the warnings to stay off roads found themselves stuck. georgia state patrol captain chris wright. >> this is not something that our people are accustomed to dealing with, so we want them to stay home, stay off the roadway, and stay safe and stay warm. >> reporter: southern snow tipped as far as tallahassee, florida, which hadn't

here is manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: this was i-95 through brunswick, georgia, and while it isn't rare to see a massive backup here, the cause of this one was-- ice on the road this far south. dozens of long-haul drivers decided it was time to pull ier. even lee church, who is from indiana, put it in park. >> trying to get up to at least somewhere in south carolina because i knew it was supposed to start snowing. didn't work out that way. >> reporter: why not? >> well, i'd say there's about a quarter inch of ice on the road, and it's icing everything up, and just snow on top of it is a real bad situation. as reporter: hundreds of accidents littered roadways from georgia to the carolinas. ovmi trucks flipped over, and cars lost control. those who didn't heed the warnings to stay off roads found themselves stuck. georgia state patrol captain chris wright. >> this is not something that our people are accustomed to e aling with, so we want them to anay home, stay off the roadway, and stay safe and stay warm. >> reporter: southern snow dipped as far as tallahassee, florida, which hadn't see

manuel bojorquez has more on this. >> reporter: mike medwin met us today after doing the unthinkable-- make funeral arrangements for his 12-year-old stepson, dylan winnik. he seemed like he was somewhat sick, but you never thought it would come to this, clearly. >> this is a lightning strike of-- i've described it. no indications. no warnings. just a-- just a common cold. that's what is so scary about it. >> reporter: he says doctors told him it was actually the flu. winnick had not gotten the flu shot. while the medical examiner has yet to rule on the cause of his death, at least three other children have died from flu-related illnesses so far this season in florida. 30 nationwide, more than what's typically expected this early in the year. in one school district along the florida panhandle, 20% of students are out sick, forcing officials to cancel classes friday to scrub down the campus. >> we think that it truly makes good sense on behalf of all of our kids to take this proactive step. >> reporter: hospitals, like palm beach gardens medical center, are being inundated with new pati

manuel bojorquez has more on this. >> reporter: mike medwin met us inday after doing the ththinkable-- making funeral arrangements for his 12-year-old stepson, dylan winnik. he seemed like he was somewhat sick, but you never thought it thuld come to this, clearly. >> this is a lightning strike of-- i've described it. no indications. no warnings. a st a-- just a common cold. that's what is so scary about it. >> reporter: he says doctors told him it was actually the flu. winnick had not gotten the flu shot. while the medical examiner has yet to rule on the cause of his death, at least three other children have died from flu- related illnesses so far this season in florida; 30 nationwide. wire than what's typically expected this early in the year. in one school district along the florida panhandle, 20% of students are out sick, forcing officials to cancel classes friday to scrub down the campus. >> we think that it truly makes good sense on behalf of all of our kids to take this proactive step. >> reporter: hospitals, like palm beach gardens medical center, are being inundated with new p

. >> manuel bojorquez is albuquerque tonight. the daca status expires in less than a year if if the isn't extended she like ly will not b able to continue teaching. >>> now, our evening news feed. texas governor, ordered a criminal investigation to dave into claims that former dr. larry nassar abused gymnasts at the ranch near houston. owned by bela and marta karolyi. and once hosted training camps. >> more fallout from the mistaken missal letter that caused panic in hype high. state emergency management administrator resigned. the worker who sent out the false alarm was fired. he told federal investigator he's did not hear the words exercise, exercise on a recording announcing the drill. so he thought it was the real thing. >> fema will end food and water aid for puerto rico tomorrow. in the four months, the agency provided more than 17 million gallons of bottled walter and nearly 60 million meals. 20% of the island remains without power. ♪ ♪ >>> an announcement by three big companies, center shutters through the insurance m

manuel bojorquez is in chilly georgia. >> this was i-95 through brunswick, georgia, while it isn't rare to see a massive backup here, the cause of this one was. ice on the road. this far south. dozens of long haul drivers decided it was team to pull over. even lee church from indiana put it in park. >> trying to get up to at least some where in south carolina knew it was supposed to start snowing. didn't work out. >> why not? >> i would say there is a quarter inch of ice on the road. and, it's, it's icing everything up. just snow on top of it. bad situation. >> hundreds of accidents littered roadways from georgia to the carolinas. semitrucks flipped and ka cars lost control. those who didn't heed the warnings to stay off roads found themselves stuck. georgia state patrol captain. chris wright. >> this is not something that our people accustomed to dealing with. so, we want them to stay home. stay off the roadway. stay safe. and stay warm. >> southern snow, dipped as far as tallahassee, florida which hadn't seen much of any snowfall in nearly three decades. while it wasn't a whiteout it

and manuel bojorquez on a construction crane with the story. best way to give you a since of scale here. take a look at this. more than 300,000 solar panels over, 40040 acres. enough to power the town and surrounding areas. it is operated by florida power and light on land donated by the developer of babcock ranch who believes it will serve as a model for sustainability. >> you are going to give us a spin. >> give it a try. >> in the city of the future. people leave their car in the garage. and take rides in self driving shuttle buses. how far away are we from being able to do that. i think it is a lot sooner than i think people actually understand. it is much sooner. this autonomous vehicle, hailed with an app is zero emissions. it is powered by electricity generated from the sun like the street lamps. the buildings and the lights we used for the interview. we want to be the most sustainable new town in the united states. kitson a developer wouldn't want it any other way. babcock ranch his passion project since 2005. we have advantage of a gre

and manuel bojorquez on a construction crane with the story. best way to give you a since of scale here. take a look at this. more than 300,000 solar panels over, 40040 acres. enough to power the town and surrounding areas. it is operated by florida power and light on land donated by the developer of babcock ranch who believes it will serve as a model for sustainability. >> you are going to give us a spin. >> give it a try. >> in the city of the future. people leave their car in the garage. and take rides in self driving shuttle buses. how far away are we from being able to do that. i think it is a lot sooner than i think people actually understand. it is much sooner. this autonomous vehicle, hailed with an app is zero emissions. it is powered by electricity generated from the sun like the street lamps. the buildings and the lights we used for the interview. we want to be the most sustainable new town in the united states. kitson a developer wouldn't want it any other way. babcock ranch project since 2005. we have advantage of a green field. a

manuel bojorquez is at one of the four resorts that already introduced the change. >> reporter: good morning. this is the new occupy sign. it tells guests that staff will knock and announce themselves for coming in for safety, security, maintenance, or any other purpose. some of the disney hotels closest to the magic kingdom starting using the new door signs last month. the grand floridian, polynesian village, baymont tower and contemporary resort along the loop. disney visitors welcome the tighter security even if it means a loss of privacy. >> i think it's an invasion of privacy but i understand. >> i welcome them in. the safer the better. >> reporter: disney is now considering extending the policy to the rest of its reports. other hotel chains have made the changes. last month hilton instructed all employees to alert staff if they see a sign for more than 24 hours. boyd gaming which owns 12 properties in las vegas began doing safety and welfare tags if a do not disturb tag is up two days in a row. marriott and hyatt are visiting their policies. former fbi agent jeffrey muller advi

manuel bojorquez reports. >> reporter: concerns about the aggressive flu season are spreading after the deaths of seemingly healthy people, her father says she had just helped her two children and husband recover from the virus. >> she did obviously have the flu, was struggling taking deep breaths. i never got a chance to talk to her again. >> reporter: the cdc says the flu is more severe sending people to the hospital at a higher rate than any year since 2009. by the end of this season it is predicted 700,000 people will have been hospitalized. 34 million will have contracted the virus. surprisingly the second hardest hit group, babyboomers. doctors like bobby kupur of jackson memorial hospital are urging people not new let their guard down. even though flu season is halfway over. >>> nasty strain of the flu, in a segment of the population that may have not gotten the shot into early what we are seeing. >> that's correct. >> reporter: one reason it is hitting schools and children bring it home. >> reporter: the reports of flu related deaths are enough for those who typically skip the s

for "cbs this morning saturday," i'm manuel bojorquez in miami. >>> reuters reports south korean president moon jae-in is promising a full investigation of building safety protocols in his country following the latest deadly fire there. we spoke to grieving family members today at the site of friday's hospital fire. 37 people were killed and more than 100 others injured. investigators say the six-story hospital did not have a fire sprinkler. it follows a deadly fire at a fitness center that left 29 people dead. >>> "the los angeles times" reports lawmakers in kentucky are considering preventative measures following this week's deadly high school shooting in benton. two students were killed and 21 others injured when a 15-year-old classmate opened fire. one bill would allow districts to designate staff members to served a armed guards. supporters say it requires s o changes to the state's gun laws. >>> the hill reports the trump administration is reviving an obama administration proposal to block a massive gold mine proposed in alaska, this after saying it would revive the proposal. epa adm

manuel bojorquez is at one of the four resorts that already introduced the change. >> reporter: good morning. this is the new room occupied sign being used here at the grand floridian. it tells guests that staff will knock and announce themselves for coming in for safety, security, maintenance, or any other purpose. some of the disney hotels closest to the magic kingdom started using the new door signs last month. the grand floridian, the polynesian village, the baymont tower and the contemporary resort along the loop. disney visitors welcome the tighter security even if it means a loss of privacy. >> i think it's an invasion of privacy but i understand. >> i welcome them in. the safer the better. >> reporter: disney is now considering extending the policy to the rest of its resorts. other hotel chains have made similar changes. last month hilton instructed all employees to alert staff if they see a do not disturb sign displayed for more than 24 hours. boyd gaming which owns 12 properties in las vegas began doing safety and welfare checks on rooms if a do not disturb tag is up two da

-- completely solar powered town. >> reporter manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: in the city of the future people forego their cars and take rides in self- driving shuttle buses. it's powered by electricity generated from the sun just like the street lamps, the buildings and the lights we used for this interview. >> we want to be the most sustainable new town in the united states. >> reporter: kitsen, a developer, wouldn't want it any other way. babcock ranch has been his passion project since 2005. >> we had the advantage of a green field, a blank sheet of paper and when you have a blank sheet of paper, you can really do it right from the beginning. >> reporter: is it more expensive to build this way, more expense sufficient for the consumers? >> -- expensive for the consumers? >> you know, it's not more expensive. the people here pay the exact same amount that everybody else pays in the florida power and light network. >> reporter: the town doesn't run on solar power all the time. at night when the sun is down, it has to draw from the traditional electrical grid. the technology for stori

manuel bojorquez is in brunswick, georgia, where they're under a state of emergency. manu manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're riding along with georgia state troopers who are out in full force taking a look at the roads. in fact, captain rice said it's becoming a busy morning with state highways. schools are either delaying the start of classes or canceling them all together. let's go ahead and give you a look right now at our outside camera of i-95. of course, this is the main artery up and down coastal georgia. and the big concern here will be ice, which we're told has already started to form on bridges and overpasses. let's talk about the numbers. nearly 250 crew members and 13 trucks began treating roads last night with sand and brian to keep the anticipated ice from sticking, but the headaches are not just here. in texas, slippery roads caused more than 30 car accidents on tuesday. and with possible snow later today, georgia officials are hoping to keep coastal cities from experiences what happened in atlanta in 2014 when a mere 2 inches of sno

manuel bojorquez is at the alabama beach gardens medical center where they're reaching. >> reporter: hospitals like this one have been inundated and some doctors say treating the flu is becoming harder to find in some spots. here they've set up beds in conference rooms to accommodate all the new patients. >> this is probably the worst flu season i've seen in the last ten years. >> reporter: dr. jaime snarski says it's putting the hospitals strained to capacity. >> we're not quite sure why that is yet. >> reporter: just last week the state saw v 2 new community outbreaks bringing the seasonal total to 159, the highest in nearly a decade. but according to federal health officials, florida is not the only state seeing the highest level of viral activity. still parts of the sunshine state are struggling to treat the virus. >> some pharmacies have been running low on the medication tamiflu. >> reporter: despite the shortage there are other options. >> the preferred route, i would say, is vaccination. we have plenty of vaccine supply. >> reporter: all three children who died from the flu i

manuel bojorquez is in savannah, georgia, where the temperatures are stuck below freezing. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're at the foot of this bridge which is shut down due to ice as are many other bridges and overpasses like this one right here. it is hard to walk on these streets, let alone drive. many haven't been treated because they don't have the resources here. it is so cold that an amtrak train part tracks because the controls froze. >> stay home. stay off the roadway at all costs. >> reporter: more than 5 inches of snow were recorded in charleston, making it the city's third snowiest day on record. >> everyone is completely freaking out. as you can see, the town is shut down. >> reporter: more than an inch of snow blanketed savannah. on the city streets, police helped get traffic moving and back in the right direction. >> this is crazy. >> reporter: raven knight said she's never experienced anything like this. >> i really don't know how to drive on a road like this in this type of weather. >> this is the scene at our house. >> reporter: a rar

manuel bojorquez has a unique view of the massive solar field powering the community. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. up high is really the best way to give you a sense of scale here. just take a look at this. more than 300,000 solar panels over 440 acres. that's enough to power the town, and even some surrounding areas. it's operated by florida power and light on land donated by the developer of babcock ranch who believes it will serve as a model for sustainability. you're going to give us a spin? >> let's give it a try. >> reporter: all right. in the city of the future, people leave their car in the garage and take rides in self-driving shuttle buses. how far away are we from being able to do that? >> i think it's a lot sooner than i think people understand. it's much sooner. [ bell ] >> reporter: this autonomous vehicle hailed with an app is zero emotions. it's powered by electricity generated from the sun just like the street lamps, the buildings, and the lights we used for this interview. >> we want to be the most sustainable new town in the unite

manuel bojorquez has more. >> reporter: concerns about this aggressive flu season are spreading, especially after the deaths of seemingly healthy people like 37-year-old carly slaven of indiana. her father says she had just helped her two children and husband recover from the virus. >> she did have the flu and she was struggling taking deep breaths. i never even got a chance to talk to her again. >> reporter: the cdc says the flu is more severe and sending more people to hospitals than any year since 2000et. by the emtd of this season it's predicted 700,000 people will have been hospitalized. and 34 million will have contracted the virus, surprisingly the second hardest hit group, baby boomers. >> i think it's a confluence of convenients, maybe a perfect storm where we have individuals such as baby boomers who have lower numbers than typical ofs have nakss. so a nasty strain of the flu and a segment of the population which may not have gotten the shot is causing what we're seeing. >> that's correct. >> reporter: one reason, it's hitting schools and children are bringing it home. >> what we'

manuel bojorquez is in brunswick, georgia, where they're under a state of emergency. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're riding along with georgia state troopers on what has already become a very busy start to the day with dangerous conditions on these roads. we've seen them respond to one accident after another where cars have spun out. it's part of the reason that parts of brunswick have essentially shut down ahead of the weather. they don't want people out in this. schools have either delayed the start of classes or cancelled them altogether. let's give you a look right now at our outside camera. this is looking at i-95, the main corridor through coastal georgia. it's already slick. the main concern is ice. it's already started to form on bridges and overpasses. we're also getting late word that in florida, a 50-mile stretch of i-10 is shut down because of ice. here in georgia, nearly 250 crew members and 13 trucks began treating the roads last night with sand and brine to keep the ice from sticking. the headaches not just here, in texas slippery roads c

manu manuel bojorquez. good morning. >> reporter: this aggressive flu season is causing problems across the country. hospitals like this one have been inundated. some doctors say the medicine used to treat the flu is becoming harder to find in some spots. here, they've even put beds in conference rooms to accommodate all the new patients. >> this is probably the worst flu season i've seen in the last ten years. >> reporter: dr. jamie snarski says the volume of new flu cases has put the medical center at full capacity. >> for some reason, these strains are hitting young healthy people a little bit harder than in past years and i'm not quite sure we know why that is yet. >> reporter: just last week, the stat saw 52 new community outbreaks, bringing the seasonal total to 159, the highest in nearly a decade. but according to federal health officials, florida is not even among the 24 states seeing the highest level of viral activity. still parts of the sunshine state are struggling to treat the virus. >> some ph