hold an emergency meeting today. the w.h.o. is looking to find ways to stop the spread of the disease which is linked to birth defects. >> the virus is carried by mosquitos, and here in the u.s., one texas woman describes its symptoms. here's abc's dr. richard besser. >> reporter: we head into the countryside to visit one of the many families here dealing with the zika virus. >> very nice to see you. months old. anna beatrice born with microcephaly, an abnormally small head. her mother tells us she contracted the zika infection when she was three months pregnant. when during your pregnancy did you know that there was a problem with anna beatrice? never. and this virus that took so many by surprise is on the move. nearly 40 cases reported in the u.s. mother, got see ca on a christmas visit to el salvador. she developed a rash.

to do anything. not to even sit down. >> reporter: she is not pregnant and her symptoms subsided. there are now four pregnant women in the u.s. with the virus and a number of states in the south that are particularly vulnerable to mosquitos that carry the virus, leading to questions how prepared we are to handle an outbreak in the u.s. >> it's a new phenomenon. the more relearn, the better we can guide people and guide prevention and control efforts. >> reporter: back at her home, anna's mother is doing everything she can for her child. dr. richard besser, abc news. >> it's so heart-breaking. they're also offering some advice for women in brazil to wait until at late as 2018 to have babies because they don't know exactly what could be happening with this disease. there's really nothing that i've heard of that you could take that would protect you from, give you immunity to this. i know a lot of women who are actually canceling trips down there because they're thinking of having children and don't want the risk. >> why would you want to even

i mean, it's your child. and like 2018, that's a long time. >> sure is. >> it's a long time. but it is a scary thing. well, coming up, convicted murderer steven avery hoping for another chance. >> what his new lawyer is saying that might overturn his conviction. that's next on "world news now."

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role in putting avery behind bars, even taking to twitter, defending her client. >> we will do everything necessary that's forensically available. >> reporter: the netflix docudrama putting the spotlight on his bizarre legal journey. charged for a rape he didn't commit only to be charged for the murder of 25-year-old teresa halbach and convicted. >> it's hard enough. you know, going to prison for something you didn't do and you got to do it all over again. >> reporter: now zellner telling abc news she noticed something strange saturday. seven of her tweets about the former prosecutor and allegations of planted evidence mysteriously deleted. zellner says she didn't delete them and she doesn't believe twitter did either, tweeting, so if the truth hurts, just delete it. zellner launching an independent investigation focusing on dna evidence found on halbach's rav4 that prosecutors said linked avery to the murder. the attorney even purchasing the same car model halbach owned.

should have been tested. since 2007 there have been significant advances in forensic testing. >> reporter: and even hinting that possibly someone else killed theresa halbach. filmmakers here have been given a lot of criticism saying they left out some information, things prosecutors are saying are unfair. if you watch it the whole time, you're like, i don't know. >> you watched this? >> absolutely. interesting to see the resolution.

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sports. so i cannot wait to see you get going here. >> thank you, phil. i appreciate that. you know i got this one. i got it. less than one week away to the super bowl. but last night all the great players who will not be playing enjoying a little island time at the pro bowl. apparently held every year in hawaii. the talent incredible. the defense almost nonexistent. and the stakes, well, the game means absolutely nothing. seahawks qb russell wilson named the offensive mvp. who did he offend? >> what did he do? >> he completed three passes to the special zone where you get six points in that zone. if you total it up, that's 18. good job. don't forget, tip your waiters. and 20% there. >> i was told there would be no math. > they won 49-27. yeah, those numbers get complicated, don't they? the one, the whole thing. >> and earlier in the evening, there was even more all-star action. this time on the ice. the nhl all-star playoffs and

dwishgs john scott. this is an incredible story, folks. you know why? because he was voted in by the fans as a joke. and the nhl tried to stop him from playing, even demoted him to the minor leagues, pressuring him not to play. but guess what? he said not going to have that. he ended up scoring two goals which is one shy of that hat thing that they do. the performance earning him the title of mvp. you go, john. >> who is laughing now, right? >> who is laughing now. >> there you go. >> from the ice to iceland, vikings taking on our boys on the soccer field, or pitch, as they say. team usa scoring first with michael bradley kicking it to buddy josey altidore for the goal! next time, look at this. iceland pulling a sneak attack. free kick. making a break toward the goal right there as bradley was arguing with a ref. boom, they score. take the lead. later the game tied 2-2 and in the 90th minute, bradley, look

ball, sets up the birnbaum into the goal. team usa wins 3-2 as they gear up for the world cup two years away in russia. it's going to be great. i'm looking forward to that. >> i'm looking forward to you calling another goal. >> goal. i might use that for the iowa caucus tomorrow morning. >> there you go. who won? trump! >> trump! >> cruz! >> cruz, no goal. goal! >> i love that story, though. that nhl story. that is so great, you know. there you go. he got the mvp and he didn't even -- wasn't even supposed to be in the game. that's the story. >> very impressive. >> that's the news and sports for this half hour. >> nailed it. nailed it. hour.

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