Now from Times Square, here's what you need to know.

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to what you need to know on this baby Friday.

It is almost Friday.

We love to call it baby Friday, right? How those resolutions going,

Dr. Jane, you're still dry?

So far, so good.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm checking on our next week.

Dry as a bone.

Dry as a bone.

Feeling good.

Well, let's talk about some people who are not feeling so good.

New York County health officials are warning public of cases of whooping cough have been on the rise.

I mean, I feel like everyone is sick right now.

Talk us through this.

They are.

And I think, again, while this is getting headlines,

certainly in the New York City area,

it's important to keep our eye on the trends of

various respiratory infections that are occurring across the country. We expect to

see them this time of year. So focus today on whooping cough. This is a contagious respiratory illness caused by a bacteria,

pertussis. It can spread person to person up to two weeks from the onset of someone's

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