this is only central america. year-to-date we are 10% above 2014 numbers. >> 68,005 41 is what i have. >> that's right, for the entire year. year-to-date the entire year. year-to-date in 2016 we are at 23000. if you include all in a company children, we are up 10% which would apply we are going to be 10% over 68,000 which is about 75000. that's including mexican children as well. mexico is four times the population of central america. yet mexican unaccompanied children are somewhere between 20 and 25% of the problem. that's why i isolate unaccompanied children from central america because we treat them differently. i'm trying to figure out what the best way is to address this problem in which way is the best to reduce the flow. the length and adjudication processes one, the fact that when unaccompanied children from central america get here, there apprehended, the processed and dispersed and, the point i'm trying to make is there should be alarm bells ringing right now because in the first four months with just un

let's stick with central america for just a moment. i want to applaud the administration for deciding to not just support force multipliers on the border, we need to invest not just in border patrol officers but to aircraft, invest in unmanned aircraft, helicopters, boats, motion detectors, all of the above. the administration's budget calls for a very small reduction out of 22,000 border patrol officers, but a significant investment in technology that will enable those officers that we have deployed to be more effective. my colleagues have heard me say more than a few times with respect to central america and the flow of unaccompanied children and families, they are not coming from mexico. -- there areare more mexicans going back into mexico that coming in. for the most part, these numbers represent people, but most of them are coming in from honduras, guatemala. dollarsr of a trillion to strengthen our border with mexico, the same 10 years, we spent less than 1% to address the root causes for why all of these folks are trying to get

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american nations, support for ending the conflict in colombia and initiatives to improve security in central america present obama has woven a clear narrative, most notably he is improved our with all latin america by restarting the us cuba relationship. and making continuous progress between the two countries. these issues are at the heart of the work of the center from our february 2014 poll on evolving us attitudes towards cuba to our recent work on reintegrating cuba into global financial institutions such as the inter-american development and to our policy brief this month about the outlook for argentine energy sector. our centers narrative is optimistic because we believe that the us is poised to engage in further on the vital political and economic connections that will continue to advance prosperity and hemisphere. with that, i would like to welcome to the stage ambassador susan rice. [applause]. >> could evening, everyone. thank you, friend, for that generous reduction. , and to think peter as well for the great work you're doing here. adrian, for your generosity in making this all possible

she had gone to central america several months ago. they had a news conference half an hour ago.a county public health officer announced the good news for that pregnant woman is that she is now showing no signs of the virus despite having come back sick. zika virus is a dangerous pathogen spread by mosquitoes. what's most frightening is its possible link to microcephaly. officials are emphasizing there's no public health threat. while there have been cases nationally of people contracting the disease through sexual contact, officials here say that's not the case hear. if you are going to central or south america make sure to use bug spray to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. coming up at 6:00 we will have an update from that public health officer. will you hear from her at 6:00. back to you. >> john sasaki in napa, thank you. u.s. health officials testified to a congress impressional committee telling them the zika virus is, quote, scary. the head of the centers for disease control told congress the number of zika cases in puerto rico is doubling every week. >> by april we're lik

nations, support for ending the farc conflict in colombia and initiatives to improve security in central america, president obama has woven a clear narrative. most notably he's improved our relations with all latin america by restarting the u.s.-cuba relationship and making continuous progress between the two countries. these issues are at the heart of the work of the arsht center from our february 2013 poll on evolving u.s. attitudes toward cuba to our recent work on reintegrating cuba into global financial institutions such as the interamerica development to our policy brief this month about the outlook for argentina's energy sector. our center's narrative is optimistic because we believe that the united states is poised to engage even further on the vital political and economic connections that will continue to advance prosperity in the hemisphere. with that, i would like to welcome to the stage ambassador susan rice. \[applause] ambassador rice: thank you, fred, and governor huntsman, it's always a great honor to be with you. i want to thank the organizations that fred just named that helped

. >>> cubeages stranded in central america have begun to enter the u.s. they left cuba wearing their special status which provides them the u.s. residency will end soon. it's thought out of the 8,000, many will go to miami. officials there say the city can't comb. andy gallacher reports. >> at the church world service in miami, newly arrived cuban families are given all the help they need to resettle in the u.s. it has been a long and per lus journey. many recent rivals made way their way through south and central america and face a series of setbacks. >> perez tells us he was robbed several times by corrupt officials, a story not uncommon among those seeking a better life. thousands of others cubans have started making their way out of central america concerning city officials in miami. resources are stretched. they say they won't be able to cope with an influx of new rivals. >> it's hard to see people living on a parking lot or in front of a store and we cannot just help them. >> over the past few months, the number of cubans arriving by sea has increas

i'm looking at the total numbers. >> let's just stick with central america. want to applaud the administration for deciding to have support for full -- for small suppliers but invest not just in border patrol officers but in fixed wing aircraft, unmanned aircraft, helicopters,, helicopters, boats, motion detectors to all of the above. the administration budget calls for a very small reduction by maybe 300 out of maybe 21 or 22,000. political to the significant investment to technology that will enable border patrol to be more effective. i applaud that. my colleagues let me say more than a few times, they are not coming from mexico. we know now more mexicans are going back into mexico than coming. and for the most part of the flow represents people. most are coming from honduras, guatemala. we spent over the last decade, quarter of a trillion dollars to strengthen our border with mexico. we spent less than 1 percent of that quarter of a trillion dollars to address the root causes. to make it to our country. the chairman and i have been down there, and they lac

heather: they will only say they traveled to central america within the last month and the symptoms associated with the virus. he says she is not of since it is mainly transmitted through a certain type of mosquito. the county health director says at this point, residents do not flex rest at this time shall be -- >> at residence at this time should not be concerned. secret is not one of the things to be concerned about it this point because we do not have any transmission in the united dates. -- united states. heather: there are 100 cases of travel related seeker in the u.s. and it has also been reported to be sexually transmitted. symptoms include fever, joint pains, and a rash. if you recently traveled to south or central america particular, and you think you may have symptoms, you are urged to call your doctor. john: thank you. turning now to the fatal police shooting in raleigh. a public viewing begins in about one hour. prayer and discussion on the shooting that has polarized the community is just getting underway. john has more. this is your fourth straight day that there has been some k

this is central america. the equator running right here. these are sea surface temperatures compared to what you are looking for is basically the region, sea surface temperature going above it. this is flashy in and out. look for the general trend here. it starts off december 31st with 2014 and goes all of the way through 2015 and you can see those warmer temperatures lining up right along the equator as the trade winds weaken and allow warmer water in the western pacific to work its way eastward towards central america. it is weakening, the effects of the el nino can linger sometime many, many months or at least a few months beyond the time it falls apart. so, we will see how the atmosphere responds to that over the coming months and if we go into a big l nina. here is a look at the skycam ra. looks like a quiet evening on the appex. a clear sky and the air is dry. the humidity at 69%. humidity and the dew point temperature 39. that is still a pretty dry air mass. high temperatures today. making it up into the 70s everywhere but the outer

the total number of those sent back to central america is just over 28,000. the total number sent back either by cbp this fiscal year to mexico's around 128,000. as a pretty significant numbers. so we are sending a very public message you do not have a valid claim for asylum and have been ordered deported by immigration court. i have been public about that. >> again, in february 2014 2014 at did not have the numbers to compare. 3400 unaccompanied children from central america. in february of 2016 about 3100. >> the february 2014 number is 4,840. >> border metrics. >> am happy to share this. >> and we will take a look at that. we are pretty darn close, and you and utilize where we are. looking at 77,000 this year versus 51,000 and 2015. we can massage the numbers little bit. >> i don't think that's accurate. >> what do you have year to date? >> year to date uic, 23,553. >> up to 28,000 already. >> twenty-three. >> so that's just four months. >> five months. >> through five months. still at a pretty high pace. >> the numbers are high, definitely. but they are -

>>charles c: miss etta pregnant woman who would travel to central america returned here about a month ago has been confirmed of having zika , the commerce confirm our the state department helped confirm the she indeed has contracted the virus. >>charles c: and deal with people that really addressed to anyone who may have traveled to problem areas in central and southern america of taft they said they're actively testing pregnant women who have traveled to problem areas and they do expect some form probably see more cases of this virus. >>pam m: catherine h: lawmakers in capital hill they're getting no update from the virus to a the cdc director acknowledged that it is scary part because it is no also because of the spreading so fast concerned areas for the nation by more than 80 take have been reported in 21 states. >>reporter: with to kron 4 transition to the north into widespread buying it is is 62 degrees in san the tail low 60s and san francisco 64 santa rosa is another attempt to start to drop and the cost average coming up for the seventh forecast and a close look at the we cann

many recent arrivals, they made their way through south and central america and faced a series of setbacksvictor perez tells us he was roped several times by corrupt officials. the story not uncommon among those seeking a better life but it's the fate of the thousands of other cubans who now started making that i their way out of central america that's concerning city officials in miami. the city's may occuror says resources are stretched. they will not be able to cope with an influx of new arrivals. >> it's a pain to see people living in a parking lot or in front of a store over the past few months, the number of cubans arriving by see has increased dramatically. it has many concerned. organizations who deal with the new lee arrived my grants is nothing short of panic they say many are now settling in states like texas, kentucky and michigan oscar rivera says most new rivals local settle quickly and have explained to go. there has been over reaction this time around because of maybe the idea we will be homeless or they didn't put in perspective the majority have families and we are not go

more than 100 environmental campaigners in the central america country over the last few years. >> she is representative of this group of people who are threatened by development, by land seizures. in her case, the land was being threatened by the construction of this dam. >> reporter: while she had a manner of protection provided to her by international recognition and support from the american commission for human rights, it appears it was not enough to protect her life >>> shark fins are a sought after delicacy in many asian countries, but with a third of all shark species distinct, there are calls to ban the hunting of the shark. >> reporter: this always being restocked with dry food and fruit and vegetables but it is shark fin the most controversial. it is a stable ingredient in soup and attracts high high price tag and considered as a state us of health. hong kong is responsible for # 50% of the international trade. >> many people consume shark fin in the restaurant. as of today, 10% of the chinese restaurant are selling shark fin. although the hotel say many of them have banishe

the county health department says she is 30, pregnant and came home to napa from central america.t ole health, napa's long-time community clinic, flyers about the zika virus have been circulating for weeks. >> we are learning new things all the time. it's a disease we don't know that much about. >> the guilty zika virus is linked to a birth defect where babies are born with a serious brain disorder. there have been enough cases to prompt health officials to issue warning. >>> a san jose high school student is trying to postpone this weekend's state wrestling championships after he says he contracted herpes at a tournament last night. 17-year-old blake flovin says his face a was covered with lesions following a regional tournament. he is not sure he picked up the viral skin infection from a wrestler or mat. he says he will likely never wrestle again. >> i never thought from wrestling i could get this. now that we are researching and finding out, it's a fairly prevalent thing in wrestling and they actually have a name for it which is herpes gladiatorum. >> a spokesperson for the cal

factors also a push because there is an industry down there in central america that is -- it is much more profitable than smuggling drugs. most of these countries don't have human trafficking laws and placed on their. so, they can do this and there is no real dire consequences as there would be if they were trafficking in drugs or guns. and so, i mean, so i'm asking my border patrol folks, is this the nature of the problem? what is the greater factor? the pull factor of the united or the push relaxed factor of the industry down there pushing people up to the border. >> thank you, congressman. we found in our report that there are a multiple of factors that drive people away from their home country. smugglers have taken advantage of the situation wherein people believe that if they came to the united states they would be able to stay. smugglers, we have reports that smugglers are actually using the concept to draw more people that might not otherwise consider the trip. mr. mccraw? the pull part is they want to encourage as many to come across . it or have to grow it. they make in a me

. >> reporter: was it central america. >> one traveled to central america and one traveled to south america. >> reporter: officials are saying little about the people who got zika. not age, not where they live, and not whether they were pregnant. it may cause a birth defect which is dramatically stunted skull growth called microcephaly. >> because most people recover i think that's helpful. i think that there's still a lot unknown and there's a lot of stuff coming out every week that's new. >> reporter: perhaps most importantly all experts are emphasizing the public is safe. >> there is no risk here in contra costa some one has zika, because we don't have the mosquitoes that transmit zika. >> there have been a few confirmed cases of zika being transmitted, but health experts emphasize that beyond that it is not spread person to person, not like the flu or the common cold. in martinez, john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a new study in brazil makes the strongest link yet between the zika virus and birth defect zion children. the study is small but suggests that the zika virus can damage fetuse

an outbreak of the zika virus in central and south america has made thousands of people ill. and could also be causing birth defects in the unborn children of pregnant women. kron 4's charles clifford was in napa today. he spoke with health officials about this new case. >> charles :here in napa tuesday, health officials announced that the a pregnant woman who recently travelled to central america has tested positive for zika virus. she returned to here to napa about a month ago,developed a rash and went in for testing and today the state department of public health confirmed that she did indeed have zika virus. health officials worked tuesday to get the word out that there is little to no risk of the virus spreading. the disease is not airborne, it doesn't spread person to person through the air. the disease is mainly spread by two types of mosquitoes that don't exist in napa county. the only people who are really at risk right is anyone who may have travelled to countries where the disease is spreading, such as in parts of central and south america. pregnant women in partic

a louisville man contracted the virus in central america. he's expected to be ok. the virus has now been confirmed in 31 states.health experts don't think mosquitos in the u-s are carrying the virus.. and, they don't expect the number of cases to balloon here like they have in latin and central america. 3 we're tracking a major recall this morning. nearly three million boxes of digiorno's pizzas, lean cuisine meals, and stouffers lasagnas are not safe to eat. there may be small pieces of glass in them. nestle says the glass may have come from the spinach. the company has listed each recalled product online... which we have linked to local 12 dot com. 3 as if coach class is not crowded enough..united airlines is stuffing more people into the back of the plane. the airline is retrofitting some of its ten- seats across, instead of nine.. that will add a total of 20- seats to each plane. some other airlines already have that style of seating. 3 all too often 3 videos go viral for the wrong reasons. but a high school is getting recognized for its 3 sophomore:) (:46) "ou

like many recent arrivals they made their way through south and central america and faced a series of setbacks: he tells us he was robbed several times by corrupt officials, a story not uncommon among those seeking a better life. it is a fate of thousands of other cubans who have started making their way out of central america that is concerning city officials in eye miami. the mayor says resources are stressed and may not be able able to cope with an influx >> it is bad to see people living on a parking locality or in front of a story, and we cannot just help them. >> reporter: over the past few months the number of cubans arriving by sea that is increased dramatically. it is that combination of so calmed rafters and-- so-called rafters and often arriving by land have many concerned. >> reporter: people are keen to point out that in years past miami has dealt with greater numbers and they see them settling in other states. >> reporter: this man says most new arifles will settle quickly and have somewhere to go >> there has been an over reaction for the cubans this time around because

they made their way through south and central america and faced a series of setbacks. he tells us he was robbed several times by corrupt officials. the story not uncommon among those seeking a better life. it is the fate of thousands of other cubans who have started making their way out of central america that is concerning city officials in miami. the city's mayor says resources are already stretched. they may not be able to cope with an influx of new arrivals. for me it is a pain to see people living on a parking lot or in front of a store and we cannot just help them. >> reporter: over the past few months the number of cubans arriving by sea has been rising dramatically. organizations who deal with newly arrived cubans here say those fears are nothing short of unwarranted panic. they're keen to point out that in years past miami has dealt with far greater numbers. cubans are now settling in states like texas, kentucky and michigan. most new arrivals will settle quickly >> there has been an over reaction for the 8,000 cubans this time around because of maybe the idea

cubans stuck in central america will soon get to continue their journey to the u.s. many are expected to head to miami. a knock at the door forever changed the minds of one l.a. couple. why they became wards of the state even though they had family who could help them. bot ice lli's paintings around the world. 40 of them now are on display in london. >>> looking at the primary results from super sat. we begin with the-- super sat. we begin in kansas where ted cruz has been declared the winner, 48% of the vote, following donald trump marco rubio an john kasich. in maine ted cruz also the winner there with 45% of the vote. 23 delegates in play in maine. louisiana donald trump wins with 41%, ted cruz second and marco rubio third, john kasich fourth. in kentucky donald trump winning again with 35%, a closer margin, cruz no.2, rubio third, almost tied with john kasich in fourth place. now to the democrats. three big contests, kansas, 61% over hillary clinton. in nebraska bernie sanders 55% won, but hillary clinton won louisiana with almost as many delegates as bernie sand

>>charles c: apartment woman had traveled to central america has contracted the virus so she returned to not thought about a month ago she developed a rash off and on tuesday instead farm your help confirm the she had indeed contracted the virus said that the officials also inform the public that it is very unlikely that this disease will spread in apple set the only people or really at risk of contracting the disease is and will leverage and job to central or south america from the women in particular should be careful hist they do not expect to its stores to come to may have the additional resources just in case they do find more cases hist the coverage continues on our web site. >>james: www.kron4.com sphere is all available on our web site would take a break coming up we have big changes that could become so popular restaurant find out how the change could benefit your health trust the former presidential nominee is awaiting the battle in the roof of the party here hi donald trump is responding to us will track and the rain headed toward the bay area showers possible to the mornin

the recent -- and a warrant drug's and central america have increased people's awareness of the failure of prohibition and the need to tackle the so-called drug rovlin using a different approach. tom argues that an economic perspective can help us to understand how the illicit drug industry and what's wrong with the current policies. he was after all leading free-market cons from university chicago using simple ruse of supply and demand who forcefully pointed out the fragility of prohibition. this approach was echoed by none other than the one of latin america's most renowned drug warriors mexican president felipe aycock around. it's to acknowledge that there are of its own drug holidays. by the end of his term in 2012 he told "the wall street journal" if the price of drugs goes up thanks largely to interdiction efforts and that demands the same you increase profits so you are creating more incentives for participants in the market. he went on to say that it's clearly a case for an economic system which the more successful you are the more -- you are creating. this is precisely what the

bay area and this time in san francisco the purse was infected with the virus will travel to central america the five-star between two in may just after 3 afternoon the final day will be july 1st. >>anny hong: and leased it is the weekend of 34 hopefully home is pretty quiet right now on the waterfront just under a mile visibility for half on bay along the coast sfo oakland and san jose airport reporting the visibility right now the clout to condition this morning all across the bay area by 6:00 potentially with the system showers arriving in the south of them. >>anny hong: livermore concord getting some pretty impressive rain professionally if you have plans at 5:00 we're still holding on to scatters our chances most of it should be like in the afternoon saturday and that is the things that is really active would talk more about the storm system also talk about the sierra snow. >>robin winston: no major problems we are checking shower time beneath the travel time dark the check picking up here on was about 80 airports in the bay bridge toll plaza of the drive times a to 10 minutes from the

countries, and do we have to do a kind of accounting like the way this country did in africa, in central america, and in south america during the cold war? >> i think that there has been a fair amount of accounting. thousands of pages of classified documents, reflecting on human rights abuses of the warriors in el salvador, in the declassification effort around guatemala and around argentina, and these are ones that either were requested by the u.s. congress, done by the executive branch. other documents have come into the public record, largely as a result of freedom of information request by non-government organization. i would like to take issue here. i think that i would certainly, with humility, differ with people from argentina who directly suffered the consequences of these terrible military governments. but i think that we have to be careful about the use of certain language, war criminals, whatever, applied to u.s. officials. i think that there's a difference between the people who carried out these atrocities, and the people who seemed to influence political sanction to them, and that'

to babies born with a small heads in this case the person was infected when they traveled to central america and the person was not pregnant and they are said to currently be doing well and did not transmit the disease to the united states according to states san francisco is the second bay area counties to confirm a case this week and napa officials announced on wednesday that a pregnant woman has in fact tested positive for the virus. area doctors that i talk with said that if it comes to the virus is a learning process for everyone and they tell me that many of their patients have already changed vacation plans and try to stay clear of places in central and south america all because of the virus fears the cdc states that the symptoms include fever rash of joint pain and retinitis in total the cases have been confirmed in five total california counties which includes san francisco snap,-- napa and san diego county >> pam : a vaccine to stop zika. google engineers are also working to develop a system that would track the spread of the virus. which has been linked to birth defects including

pick one traveled to central america and went to south america. >>> the public is safe.t when it comes to cases of sexual contact zika is not spread from person-to-person on like the flu or the common cold. >>> california state wrestling championship is underweight this weekend even though a student athlete raised concerns about highly contagious virus. 70 don't pull this earlier that he believes he contracted the virus known as mat herpes during the central coast section championships. other wrestlers might also be exposed. the interscholastic federation released a statement saying it is taking precautions to safeguard the health of athletes. the event is being held in bakersfield. >>> a livermore in any accused of smothering the cries of redeemable boy has pleaded not guilty to felony child abuse henry lee spoke with a lawyer for moriah gonzales he says there's another side to the story. >> reporter: the caretaker scene here in the middle wearing great said nothing as she walked to court in pleasanton with her attorney and sister >> she pleaded not guilty friday to a f

. >>> no longer just in central and south america. two more cases of the zika virus here in the bay area. this time in san francisco and alameda county. health officials say two people tested positive for the disease last month. we're just now getting the details today, though. the san francisco patient contracted the virus after traveling to central america. that person has fully recovered. no details have been released about the patient in alameda county. the news comes one day after napa county confirmed its first zika patient. that case involved a pregnant woman infected while traveling to central america. >>> okay. are you ready to go? the streak is still alive. we'll see what happens tonight. the warriors are gearing up for another showdown in oakland. the oracle lighting up for this national tv game. if they win, they'd tie the chicago bulls for the longest home win streak in nba history. the warriors face the oklahoma city thunder again. this is the team that they beat over the weekend after stephen curry made that dramatic an

news is that she's now showing no signs of the virus despite being sick after she returned from central america month ago. >> the general symptoms for zika virus are fever, rash, red eyes or conjunctivitis and joint pain. >> reporter: zika virus is a dangerous pathogen that's spread by mosquitoes. what perhaps is most frightening is it's possible linked to microcephaly, something that can be fatal before or after birth. officials are family sizing that despite this confirmed case there is no public health threat. while there have been some cases nationally of people contracting the disease, experts say that's not an issue here. >> i think the important thing is to get the message out there that any pregnant women considering travel to areas where zika virus transmission is taking place should either abstain from travel there or consult with their healthcare provider. >> reporter: those areas include central and south america and the caribbean. if you are going to make sure you use bug spray and other methods to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> to the weather n

thousands of cubans who had been stranded in central america are now finally, entering the united statesthey left cuba worrying that the quick path that they have enjoyed will soon come to an end. many are expected to go to miami. the city administration says it can't cope. anti-galled ger reports. >> at the church world service in miami, newly arrived cuban families are given all of the help they need to resettle in t the u.s. for the perez family, it's been a long and per allowing journey like many recent rifles they made their way to fake a series of setbacks. victor perez tells us he was roped several times by corrupt officials, a story not uncommon among those seeking a better life. it's the fate of the thousands of other cubans who have started their making their way that's concerning city officials in miami, the city's mayor says resources are already stretched. they may not be able to cope with an influx of new arrivals. >> it's a pain to see people living on a parking lot or in front of a store and we cannot just help them. >> over the past few months, the number of cubans arriv

control, reports test controls for a man who returns to the louisville area after travelling to central america. the man is expected to make a full recovery. zika is spread by mosquitoes. there are indications, there's a the birth defect, michael cephale. >> they are trying to make sure parents know to, if college students don't show they have p . >> huge recall, you need to check your freezer much stauffer's lasagna. we have a link at local12.com, with details on exactly which products are being recalled. >> you hire a contractor to do major work around the house, you need to check if any permits are needed. >> local man, learns a lesson that could cost him. >> harsh windows, and insurance company, paid for repairs for the window frame and flooring. he notices problems. >> i called mason department and major engineer came out. and he couldn't see a whole lot. he said that it doesn't look like it's done to code. more importantly, no plans were submitted and no permits were maintained from the building department, which he says, they have to do. >> crenshaw notified the the city said that's not

from the surge of unaccompanied minor answer family units from central america coming across our border to the ongoing syrian refugee crisis as well as the fiance visa, that was erroneously issued to the san bernardino terrorists, there seems to be no shortage of immigration issues that impact our national security. today's hearing takes a closer look at the national security implications at our nation's porous borders. now i want to emphasize that it is a national security interest that brings us here today. there are plenty of other rhetoric and discussion that can go on as it relates to immigration, immigration policy, but indeed, this is looking at not only immigration, but border security and how it affects national security. it's been in the forefront of much of the political discussion, in recent months. the department of homeland security officials have often indicated to the american public that our borders are more secure today than it's ever been. i think many of us have heard that. they tout the low number of apprehensions as proof which seems to be a little bit counter intu

working for president bush he pushed for cafta, creating jobs in central america. and portman supported special trade status for china, rob portman, a job creator >>> the f.b.i. now says it may not need apple's help in unlocking that i phone that belonged to one much the san bernardino shooters. the two sides were due to meet the f.b.i. says an outside party has come forward with a possible method to access the data on syed rizwan farook's incrypted iphone. they have until april 5 to test the method. >>> if you are a kindle user you may notice your device cannot access the internet possibly. amazon says if you don't update your older ereader by today it will not be able to download store. if you wait until after tomorrow you will have to manually add the update using a desktop computer to regain access. >>> let's talk with jason right now. how are we looking? >> not too bad. looking at slow warming over the next couple of days but because of that we track rain showers and even thunder. i'll let you know who will get wet first and for how long. all of that coming up

people who are traveling to those areas we're concerned about so many different areas, south meck, central america, plex co, the caribbean and so forth. so if you are pregnant or you are looking to get pregnant, if have to go to those areas, make sure you talk with the health care provider before hand and take precautions about preventing mosquito bites which include insect repel anti, wearing long pants, wearing long sleeves, making sure that you stay up side as much as possible. those are the thins that we would mostly ad voice you to do. there is also, of course, human transmission. men can spread this to women via sexual intercourse. we know the zika virus can stay in the male semen for two months. remember that 20% of people will have symptoms. 08% of people will not have any symptoms. we are talking about fever, rash, a joint pain or red eyes, those are the classic symptoms. if you have questions, be sure to speak with your doctor about there is really no vaccine, no medical treatment. people aren't dying from zika. we are mostly concerned about pregnant women. >>> police need your help to f

mosquito blamed for spreading diseasing like dengue, chicken gunya and now zika, the disease hitting central america >>> most people think it's crazy to stick your hand in a box full of mosquitos, but these are the males. they don't actually bite. the females on the other hand do. if you give them a blood meal, they will be feeding. so we're going to keep an eye on this because in about 30 minutes we will see them start to feed. if you get these-- to get these females get them really excited, you take the heat and the blood and add ar bondi objection onned-- carbon dioxide. that red in them is red for a reason. that's the blood. [ ♪ ] >>> we have come to this laboratory about an hour from london, england, to learn about a very interesting mosquito. it's a genetically modified mosquito that is showing promise in the fight against dengue fever. there. >> it is >>> that is incredible. how many are in there? >> threes 60 thousand mosquitos in there. 12 thousand females and four thousand males >>> this man is the product development manager and oxetet labs. they are a company that first developed genetic

say a 33-year-old woman caught the mosquito-borne virus after traveling to mexico and central americashe was 11 weeks pregnant at the time. early ultrasounds did not show any signeds of birth dee effects. >> it was clear that there was significant impairment of development in some of the major structures of the brain. and evidence of injury. >> but at the 20 week, the ultra sound showed severe abnormalities. researchers hope it may answer questions about the link between zika and birth tdefects. >>> i'm landon doughty. commit p chipotle is developing a burger chain. the concept was well in the works before the chain was hit bay a wave of food bourne illnesses. other chains include chop house engine kitchen and pizzeria. i'm landon dowdy with your krcht nbc business report. >>> four things to know on thur this thursday morning, service workers are on strike at reagan national. first time service workers at dca have gone on strike. >>> donald trump goes back on comments that women should be punished for having abortions. trump released a new statement saying whoever does the abortion sh

she recently came home to napa from central america. ato lay health it's a long time community clinic in napa. flyers have been circulateing for weeks. the zika virus is linked it a birth defect where babies are born with unusually small heads and brains. it doesn't happen in every baby whose mother is infected but there have been enough cases for health officials to spread the warnings. >>> those are some of your morning headlines, mike, pam, sal, right back to you. >>> thank you, dave. >>> spring break is around the corner and people are parking for their trips. >> yes. the travel website orbitz is taking a locations how the top destinations have actually changed and what is fueling the traveler preferences. >>> we will be joined via satellite from the space center in houston. good morning, thanks for taking the time. >> good morning. my pleasure. >> let's get right at it. it's been a while since i have been on a long spring break. what are the emerging destinations across the united states or the grown, for that matter? the hot spots

working for president bush he pushed for cafta, creating jobs in central america. and portman supported special trade status for china, even more jobs - in asia. rob portman, a job creator . >>> it was a huge night in the political race for the white house. democrat hillary clinton won the big delegate prize in arizona. bernie sanders took idaho and utah. on the republican side, despite a huge win in utah, ted cruz fell behind republican rival donald trump. as kenneth explains, crews and -- cruz and trump are in a feud over attacks on their wives. >> the fight for delegates. >> i am also very proud to have won arizona tonight. clinton and republican donald arizona. the victory party or news just a tweet. much bigger win than anticipateed in arizona. thank you, i will never forget. not to be outdone, the front runner's rivals picked up victories. idaho and utah for democrat bernie sanders and republican ted cruz swept up all the delegates in utah and they took a back seat to the terror attacks in brussels. crews called for surveillance and muslim neighbors in the u.

affected areas include south america, central america, and the caribbean. the big concern is that zika is linked to micro cephaly which causes severe birth defects. the woman in this case is not pregnant. health officials do have this warning for women thinking about having kid who could be exposed to zika. >> any woman that is pregnant should consider postponing travel to one of these areas because of the risk to the unborn fetus. aadditionally, if a pregnant woman has a male partner that traveled, the recommendation from the centers for disease control and prevention is to either abstain from sex or to use a condom correctly and consistently every time a sexual encounter occurs to try and prevent the mother from getting

look at the train of moisture off the pacific, and a central america into the gulf of mexico, and a straight up the mississippi valley. a long channel of deep moisture. the rain is relentless. look at louisiana, it has been some areas outside of shreveport have picked up as much as 17 inches of rain. this is in the ballpark of the devastating floods in south carolina back in a over. with the nearly two feet of rainfall. same is going on there, basically. heavy rain showers, a few thunderstorms continuing to train over the same area. flash flood warnings from western kentucky to memphis, down to shreveport, you rarely see that many counties under a flash flood warning at one time. but, incredible rains there. that is in addition to the 5-7 inches that have already fallen. and california has a wave of storms, they will see 5-8 inches nothing like that coming our way. lower mid 50's for overnight lows. but clouds tomorrow morning as you head out. mostly cloudy skies, partly sunny throughout the day. mild in the mid-50's, 72 through 11:00. we get a little more moisture coming in, a few more clou

look at the train of moisture off the pacific, and a central america into the gulf of mexico, and a straight up the mississippi valley. a long channel of deep moisture. the in is relentless. look at louisiana, it has been raining nonstop two days. some areas outside of shreveport have picked up as much as 17 inches of rain. this is in the ballpark of the devastating floods in south carolina back in a over. with the nearly two feet of rainfall. basically. heavy rain showers, a few thunderstorms continuing to train over the same area. flash flood warnings from western kentucky to memphis, down to shreveport, you rarely see that many counties under a flash flood warning at one time. but, incredible rains there. that is in addition to the 5-7 inches that have already fallen. and california has a wave of storms, they will see 5-8 inches of rain's -- rainfall. nothing like that coming our way. lower mid 50's for overnight lows. but clouds tomorrow morning as you head out. mostly cloudy skies, partly sunny throughout the day. mild in the mid-50's, 72 through 11:00. coming in, a few more clouds tomo

>> one traveled to central america, and one traveled to south america. >> reporter: people are saying little about the people would got zika. pregnant women are perhaps most concerned because it may cause a birth defect called microcephaly. senate's important for us to do surveillance to learn more. because most people recover, i think that's helpful. i think that there's still a lot unknown, and there's a lot of stuff coming out every week that's new about zika. >> reporter: perhaps most importantlily, all experts are family sizing the public is safe. >> there is no risk here in contra costa. if someone has zika. because we don't have the mosquitoes that transmit zika. >> reporter: there have been a few con formed cases of zika being transmitted through sexual contact, but health experts family size beyond that it is not spread person to person, not like the flu or the common cold. in martinez, john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> officials at an east bay community college are warning students about a sexual assault on campus. authorities say los medanos community college said the incid