cdc is a data-driven agency.cientists who are iny committed to the best the most accurate science. we actually have an extremely to providingment the best information and the most scientifically valid information and the most comprehensive information to the american public in a transparent way as soon as we learn it. iterative kind of process and we learn more every day. our commitment is to providing have,st information we the most scientifically valid information at any time, sharing that information and certainly sharing new information as it becomes available. that is a commitment that we stand by and if you look at the cdc's history, our website, our response to all of the global where we spend hundreds of sometimes of -- thousands of disease detections around the world to investigate the threats, to use our scientific tools to get to the bottom as quickly as possible, you can see we really do rely on science and data and that is what we use to stop outbreaks and provide the best guidance we can to the amer

where does the cdc stand on using ddt? >> guest: there are a number of different mosquitoes that can cause malaria. it is a good question. appreciate your understanding of the history you know, we really are involved using the current tool while at the same time exploring other options.the question of mosquito control is quite complicated. there is a related issue about resistance to pesticide which is another important concern we have. fighting this mosquito which carries a.ka you probably know because it sounds like you're quite educated on the subject. there are many other insecticides currently being used to fight malaria and using different modalities. bed so, i think we are open to considering any option. is whate and that is what we are doing. i will say in terms of a statement that the cdc is not involved with regulating pesticide. but we certainly are promoting and supporting looking at all kinds of strategies for mosquito control. >> host: virginia is next. >> caller: high. thank you for taking my call. asking qu

cdc is a data-driven agency.e are staffed with a large number of scientists who are iny committed to the best the most accurate science. we actually have an extremely to providingment the best information and the most scientifically valid information and the most comprehensive information to the american public in a transparent way as soon as we learn it. iterative kind of process and we learn more every day. our commitment is to providing have,st information we the most scientifically valid information at any time, sharing that information and certainly sharing new information as it becomes available. that is a commitment that we stand by and if you look at the cdc's history, our website, our response to all of the global where we spend hundreds of sometimes of -- thousands of disease detections around the world to investigate the threats, to use our scientific tools to get to the bottom as quickly as possible, you can see we really do rely on science and data and that is what we use to stop outbreaks and provid

and it is my pleasure to appear today to discuss the work of cdc cdc is doing to prepare and respondo threats to the help lath of the public. as you know, cdc works to protect the public costs helped by helping communities improve readiness and response. this is for chemical, biological, radiation emergencies, whether those are intentional, naturally occurring events, like the ebola epidemic, or the zika virus epidemic, or accidental. there are two key programs at cdc that enable us to prevent, detect, and response to health threats. the public health emergency preparedness program and the strategic national stockpile. both programs have their origins before september 11, and the and thrax attacks of 2001. they were expanded after those events, and recognition of the need to improve the ability of the public health system to respond in scale and in speed. the public health emergency preparedness program's overall aim is to prepare the nation to respond to public health emergencies. since 2002, $10 million has been devoted to the effort. the program funds 62 awardees, all states, for

. >> the cdc director of public health preparedness and response, dr. stephen redd, says the zika virus is a new threat. he made the remarks over the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee on the state of the nation's defense against biological threats. some category here -- from capitol hill, this is just under two hours. >> good morning. this hearing will come to order. i want to thank the witnesses for taking the time to attend, for taking the time to write your thoughtful testimony. we appreciate it being on the record. this is an important hearing. i would consider this our second hearing on the subject. we had governor ridge and senator lieberman here with their pal -- their panel on bio defense. document,ught-out lots of detail. the number one takeaway was the fact that we have no central authority to kind of accumulate all of the data, acute late the budgets, and direct activity, particularly in the event of a significant outbreak. whether it is, and we have dealt with ebola, avian influenza, we have had hearings on those. n

our scientists shared information with the cdc. we had no reason to think that it was going to be human health threat but avian diseases mutate. we, working with colleagues in the fish and wildlife service to test wild birds. the good news is we tested 43,000 wild birds over the last nine months and have found no more examples of high path avian influenza in those birds. we spent a lot of time controlling our efforts in controlling avian influenza last year and our ability to detect it and compiled a very substantial, large new planning document on what we can do to prevent it from becoming a huge plan again. we had a chance to test that out already in indiana, in january, there was one case of highly path ogenic influenza and nine cases of low pathogenic avian influenza and we were able to get on top of that immediately and wipe that out and have no cases since june 17th. something we slerlearned is we to rebuild our response to animal health emergencies. we need to rebuild that workforce. secretary vilsack certainly recognized th

i'll defer to my colleague from the cdc. there is active tracing going on. >> doctor, tell me what happened there? did we get to a level of zero and it's coming back or why not? >> so the widespread transmission that was seen in 2014 and 2015 has been contained. what we have seen repeatedly in liberia, sierra leone and guinea are very small clusters, identified after a few cases, very rapid response and implementing the measures that brought the disease under control, when it was more widespread. this is not -- unfortunately, this is not unexpected. the latest case we believe is from sexual transmission. a person that had ebola in the past transmitted that disease through the route of sexual transmission. and then a small cluster occurred. and i think that this outbreak is now being worked very hard, both in guinea and in liberia. those cases in liberia are connected to the ones in guinea. the thing that's different now is that the response is very vigorous, large number of contacts being identified and traced to be sure if

does the cdc get involved with that? my second question is, is the cdc considered to be a part of the executive branch of the government? what is the cdc exactly as an entity? guest: thanks so much. the cdc works closely with the health care system. one of our priorities is to strengthen the link between public health and health care and to make sure there is quality services around. we don't accredit the hospitals but we do track things like hospital-associated infections and have made real progress in that area. the cdc is part of the executive branch. the largest part of the federal government headquartered outside washington, dc. our headquarters is in atlanta, georgia. host: how many centers are there? guest: 10 centers at the cdc. we cover the waterfront. we were a communicable disease center. now we are the centers for disease control and prevention. what we cover is infectious diseases and noninfectious disease. environmental health, injuries, occupational illness as well as global health. host: what is the role

the cdc saying it will be, quote, scarier than they thought. we'll show you the map. 30 states where they say, be prepared. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a monday night. and we begin with the race for the white house and the all-out battle under way now for new york. donald trump on home turf, but it's not just new york he's concerned about now. it's the likelihood of a contested convention. and tonight, he's now saying the system is corrupt. that he's being cheated out of delegates. and asking, shouldn't the person with the most votes at the end win? ted cruz is feverishly working to make sure he's the one with the best strategy, if there's a convention fight. and the new poll just in tonight, here in new york, showing donald trump at 54%, far ahead of john kasich and ted cruz. but we have learned of two people who won't be voting for trump in the new york primary -- two of his own children. abc's jonathan karl with their explanation tonight. >> reporter: donald trump is fuming, calling the republican primary pro

spent years at the cdc. these were their words today. scarier than originally thought what are families to do? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, now is when you have to take action. you want to make your home unfriendly to mosquitos. get rid of free-standing water. repaired. you want to do it before the mosquitos arrive. >> this is going to scare a lot of people, who saying avoiding the bites is almost impossible. >> reporter: it's a hard thing to do. but the cdc is saying, there's no period during your pregnancy when it is absolutely safe. there won't be a vaccine this year. so, using repellant, avoiding bites, it's what you can do to stay safe. >> all right, dr. besser, thank you. >>> we turn next to a moment of outrage at laguardia airport here in new york. long lines and a mother frustrated after multiple delays nearing 12 hours. abc's david kerley with the video. >> reporter: talk about a meltdown. >> don't give me this [ bleep ] anymore, and you are all going to pay for my did knee cruz and you are going to pay for >> reporter: this is ne

i read called you a virus hunter at the cdc. do you have that name? >> i've been working on disease and vaccine-preventable diseases. a lot of work on influenza. a lot of work on unusual viruses like the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus that affected china ask toronto and other countries back in 2003, but really i'm about prevention and dr. ann schuchat. if you're in the mountain or pacific time zones it's 202-748-8001. with zika, when it comes to zika, how closer we to a zika vaccine? >> people always want a vaccine when something is new and scary, but vaccines take a while to develop. they used to take about 10 to 15 years to develop, but with some of the newer technologies and science we have an opportunity to fast track that and the nih has candidate reserves for the zika and we don't have a vanning saeb that could be in general use for at best case, two years after that. >> the house tomorrow taking up a bill that would make zika virus vaccines eligible for fda priority reviews. what does that mean and explain why th

that means making sure that they are prepared to monitor and respond. >> reporter: cdc director dr. tom frieden says the response is critical to protect pregnant women and their babies. the virus is linked to a rare birth defect called microcephaly which causes newborns to be born with smaller heads. but federal officials say they can't fight zika if congress doesn't approve the $1.9 billion aid package that the president requested. >> that money is not enough. congress needs to act and do its job. >> reporter: so far a zika- infected mosquito hasn't passed the virus on to any person in the continental u.s. there have been 312 travel-related cases. of them, six were sexually transmitted. 27 were in pregnant women and one person developed a rare neurological disorder. texas is considered a high risk state. dallas county health department director zachary thompson says his workers are going door to door to get the word out. >> these mosquitos are centered around our homes and so each individual resident has to take a responsibility to make sure they remove standing water. >> reporter:

cdc is not doing that here. yoy >> 1.5 year old daughter living in taiwan, it's a bigger issue than in america. while they wanted to have a larger family, they are putting that on hold right now. >> we are getting calls. >> reporter: no hear about zika on the news, grabbing headlines and a real thing to think about for people wanting to start a family, soon and down the line. this woman is 5.5 months pregnant with her first child. >> i planned a trip to belize. my friends didn't want to go, being an american traveling down there because you might think about being pregnant. >> we are following the cdc and american society for reductive medicine regulations. >> if a woman is is infected, she should wait 8 weeks before trying to get pregnant. a man, 6 months, if a man or women have been exposed to zika, they should wait 8 weeks. the cdc says it can be spread through mosquitoes and cause microcephaly and other birth defects in some babies. risk is low, cdc isn't telling women not to get pregnant but does say avoid

the cdc says that families in the u.s. aren't concerned enough. even "the new england journal of medicine" is rushing a special report to publication tonight, saying that the devastating infections usually happen within the first or early second trimester of pregnancy. >> never before in history has there been a situation where a bite from a mossquito could result in a devastating fall malformation. >> reporter: this is life-long brain damage, it's irreversible, and health officials say there could be hundreds of children born with these birth defects in it only takes a tablespoon of standing water to breed nearly incentives for drug makers, but $2 billion in zika funding is still stalled tonight. david? >> steve, thank you. >>> next, we turn to your money, and we're back on it tonight, tracking your tax dollars. as we ask, in part, about 2,000 tanks just sitting in the california desert. abc's mary bruce says, who is paying for it? it's all your money. >> reporter: tonight, critics on capitol hill are squealing that pork is back. pork spending, t

a chilling new warning from the cdc >>> tonight, scarier than we thought. a chilling new warning from the cdc about the spread of the zika virus in america and an urgent plea to act now. >>> commanding leads. our new nbc news poll, hillary clinton and donald trump surging in new york. what it means for trump's chances of avoiding a convention fight. >>> road rage revenge or self-defense? the growing mystery as a former nfl star is gunned down after a car accident. tonight, piecing together a deadly confrontation. >>> nbc news exclusive, the cia will refuse to use waterboarding even if ordered to by a future president. the agency's director hitting back at campaign rhetoric. >>> and the price you pay for things you might not realize you're being billed for. how one company is helping people find forgotten money. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. just ahead of the spring and summer travel season we got a sobering update on zika today. the nation's top health officials warning the zika virus appears to be a lot scarier than first thought, spre

>> steve osunsami at the cdc today for us. steve, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, and to brussels now. a new image this evening of that key suspect in the paris terror attacks. salah abdeslam waiting to be sent back to france. guards reportedly checking up on him eight times an hour. abdeslam was arrested in blessles just days before the attacks there. and tonight, word two more suspects now under arrest, accused of renting a hideout for the bombers. >>> back here at home tonight, and to the outrage at this hour after a police officer's sentencing. this dash cam video just released, showing him coming alongside a car after a chase, sticking his gun in the window there, and you see him firing. the driver, who was 68 and unarmed, did not survive. tonight, that officer has now been sentenced to probation. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: this is the dash cam footage authorities refused to release for more than two years. then 25-year-old police officer justin craven giving chase to this chrysler sebring driven by 68-year-

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>> announcer: this is the "overnight news". >>> the cdc has confirmed what has long been suspected.fact cause severe birth defects. mosquitoes in the united states are soon likely to carry and spread the virus. this map shows the 27 states where the particular type of mosquito thrives. here's dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: the cdc said confirmation the zika virus causes microcephaly, is undeveloped brain at birth, is unprecedented. it is the first time in history a virus transmitted by mosquito bite has been found to cause birth defects. dr. sonja rasmussen -- with the cdc. >> what we are learning is they have a severe form of microcephaly often associated with problems in the brain seen on imaging on ct scans or mris. that make us really concerned. >> reporter: the cdc made determination on mounting evidence from many studies. images released to day by researchers in brazil where the virus is widespread shows severe brain damage in babies with microcephaly. the white areas are signs of calcium. felt to represent destruction, inflammation and scarring in tissues of the nervous system.

do you believe the nih and cdc? >> we do believe the nih and the cdc.have to use the resources we have wisely. >> we need the money now. >> reporter: democrats and the white house favor emergency request which doesn't need to be funded at the expense of other programs. house minority leader nancy pelosi. >> the budget process takes a long time, practically nine months before we could ever get any other money. there is no guarantee that you'll have it, the money at the end of the year. >> reporter: at the end of the day that money will be there or went be there? >> i don't know. honestly don't know. that is what is -- has us very concerned. >> reporter: congressman cole says he understands the importance of funding. w work with you. >> do you have the guarantee money will be there if needed truly needed? >> yeah, they do. >> reporter: scott, yesterday the cdc confirmed, zika causes birth defects. that makes it all the more our jnt to launch a full-scale assault against the virus and mosquitoes. >> jon lapook, the best doctor on capitol hill. thank you. >

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a new cdc map shows the range of the species that may include some of the midwest and northeast. the potential range for a related mosquito less likely to transmit the virus stretches even farther north. >> if zika behaves the same as the other viruses, we may see an explosive spread followed by a long period of lower level transmission. >> reporter: zika is considered a global emergency by the world health organization. most people experience mild symptoms after infection, if any at all, but it is being linked with birth defect where babies are born with smaller than usual heads. >> the spectrum of risk to pregnancy is beyond microcephaly. the spectrum includes apparently miscarriage and other adverse outcomes. >> reporter: puerto rico, american samoa and the u.s. virgin islands are already experiencing active transmission. here in the continental u.s. air conditioning and screened windows may help inhibit the virus' spread. in atlanta, jonathan serrie, fox news. >>> upset parents tonight threatening to have their students walk out. the reason, a week-long study of lgbti. >> why

overwhelming support of the democratic caucuses and the cdc. our whole caucus -- see. it was a preview of the committee and they took pride in this with cooperation of the obama administration. the only reason we did want prevail was in the senate but didn't get 60 votes. that would have made a big difference. to see it used in the way it is is really quite disappointing because the fact is -- again, it was following the supreme court decision and the disclose act was the only opportunity to supreme court gave us to undermine the impacts of the citizen united ruling. it was a defeat in the senate and a defeat for democracy. i have to denounce the pac that put out this ad and i think it should be pulled from the airways. we were trying to have truth and advertising and this is a total misrepresentation of who was supporting that and where it came from. so for anyone in the pac to imply this is an nra-friendly bill -- this is about disclose. everybody would be different in our politics today if that disclosed bill passed the senate. it was excellent and i believe it was

. >> the cdc says active zika infection has been identified in 39 countries and territories worldwide. a health alert was issued after the first brazilian zika case was confirmed in may of last year. since then the virus has spread through much of the americas. >> when it comes to pinpointing an organism like zika with the potential to cause devastation around the world, it is a huge challenge. >> cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta visited the cdc lab that first linked the zika virus to microcephaly. >> reporter: at the centers for disease control. >> december, one week contacted by our colleagues in brazil about looking at some cases of children who were reporting with small brains or microcephaly. and see if there was an association of the virus infection. >> reporter: what happened is they received samples from two miscarriages and two infants who died shortly after birth. all the mothers to be had the mosquito-borne virus while pregnant. >> we got the first pcr results. i couldn't believe it at first. four out of four were positive for the virus. so that's the virus

head of the cdc calls it unprecedented in human history for a mosquito bite to result in a devastating malformation. zika can lead to other severe brain defects. results are being published tonight in a new england journal of medicine special report which says zika infections usually occur within the first or early second trimester of pregnancy. >>> on the political front tonight reports say that donald trump's campaign manager, corry lewandowski will not be prosecuted on battery charges. the florida state attorney's office in palm beach county will not prosecute. police in jupiter, florida a rested lewandowski after video showed him pulling reporter michelle fields, away from trump, as she was trying to ask a question. >>> in pittsburgh tonight, intense confrontation between donald trump supporters and anti trump protesters. police had to separate the two side. at the rally itself trump continued to rail against the republican party, claiming it is trying to steel the election from him. in erie, pennsylvania, ted cruz was looking ahead to this state's primary. that is on april 26th. h

the cdc rarely make statements like that. while pregnant women remain at risk, there is evidence that adults could suffer serious side effects. >> we are focusing on this about pregnant women and the baby.people can be in brazil they found they get symptoms to multiple sclerosis . >> there is not a vaccine . we hope to having one ready for testing later this year is contingent on more funding. >> this is a very unusual virus that we can't know everything about. >> in addition, they say they are studying various medications with a treatment 15 drugs out of 60 could prove effective but they say it all comes down to funding. they need more money . the obama administration did say they are real we are locating to the zika virus to study it. >> you are pregnant. that is right. >> did you talk to your doctor? >> of course. they cautioned not to go , florida, texas warmer there sooner and the mosquitoes are there. if you are there , wear long pants and long sleeves. where repellent. you think of it as a poisonous substance but they

me as of last week the cdc reported nearly 900 cases here in united states and u.s. territories including to confirmed in my home state of washington. a recent survey shows 40 percent of adults sees the zika by wrists as the reason to delay starting a family. those that are very frightened by the virus they want to know how to travel safely been tragically in their concern what this means for the baby they have on the way.ol and to help raise awareness of contraception and family planning to a celebrate the efforts that is why for months democrats and republicans to come to the table and work with us to push for the strongn proposals involve some in the republican party said they wanted to work with us it is clear there beaten back by the extreme right-wing. to realize the zika is an emergency.his and as a result of that delay we're behind the eightball that is why we have come to the floor earth together to send a clear message we need action now they should not have to for family is a and communities who were working to congress i hope republicans joining us now th

what has the cdc called for?ing we look at with this virus seems scarier than we initially thought. that is troubling when it comes to the cdc. may be underestimating, 346 confirmed cases in the us. they know it is associated will believe strongly it is associated with small brain birth defects but also it could be responsible for premature birth, blindness in babies that have been reported, 7 of those cases the virus with sexually-transmitted. this is a healthcare that is gaining more momentum and also the mosquitoes that carry this virus, in 30 states. charles: a lot more. ashley: they said 12 initially. before bernie sanders and his backers going after the fracking industry. roll tape. >> i asked myself the question what can i as an individual do to stop the biggest most powerful industry on the face of the earth from destroying everything that i love and everything that i know? the answer is, as an individual, not very much. fracking activism and climate activism and democracy is -- we are going to stop the b

well, here we go again, the cdc with another ruling.ing fears about the zika virus, the center says there is enough definitive scientific evidence that the virus is causing birth defect. >> so, lauren has more information on this, and this is where it goss confusing, always new, more details? >> slutly right. centers for disease control and prevention calling it turning point in the zika outbreak. medical officials say there is no longer any doubt zika virus cause microcephaly, birth defect, causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other brain defect. zika spread through mosquito bites and can be transmitted through sex. health officials been investigating the linc since doctors in brazil started seeing zika infected women have newborn babies with unusually small skulls. >> we want to be sure that women know that it it doesn't mean that all babies born to moms who were infected with ziika will have problems like microcephaly or severe brain defect, one of the things we need to understand. what's the level of risk. it is

meg is joined by the cdc director. over to you. >> thank you.ou for joining us. >> thank you. >> >>> today is about preparing the united states but what should folks here be really expecting in terms of zika. we had hundreds of americans come back from zika effected areas with zika. hundreds of cases in puerto rico and other u.s. territories. we need a few things to be really clear. first if you're pregnant don't travel to somewhere that has zika spreading. if you're a male that travelled to somewhere where there's been zika and your sexual partner is pregnant use a condom every time. we're learning more every day but much more needs to get done. >> as we approach the warmer months here and we do have the mosquito and what we have been talking about up in new york and the northern parts of the country, how much should we be worried about transmission here. >> it's all about preparedness. figuring out how to reduce the risk to americans. it's so important that we have the resources we need to provide the protections that americans deserve. >> tal

the cdc tested about $300 across the country and they found that half of them don't clean the slicers every four hours like they recommend . it could give a risk for listeria, salmonella and other creatures and critters. according to the cdc, the delhi chain was more likely >> speaking of germs, you think about the germ and the plague . before we get started, get in each other's jugular veins, i come bearing gifts!it's for the birthday boy! i am a big spenders here. that is very and grateful of you . >> look! open this up! it's a little spongebob squarepants. >> $.99 it's peeps! >> these are all mistry flavors. >> i will pass on that one. >> you are so overcome with emotion . >> is there money in here or something? curtis: they are looking to shake me down. down, donald trump meets with the rnp.basically it was the clearing of the air and the new york times is reporting that trump said they are arguing about delegates that will happen in cleveland. it's classic good cop bad cop . here is to donald to is not having a good weekend. i would say it's probably the worst week for him since

a week ago, the cdc announced new guidelines for prescribing for doctors. why did the cdc do that? >> like you said, the cdc sees that as an epidemic in the health care system that often does start with doctors prescribing a patient a prescription. 15 years, since 1999, the cdc says sales of prescription opioid medications have quadrupled. corresponding with that is a quadruple in the number of overdose deaths. the cdc guidelines are trying to change how doctors think about prescribing opioids, encouraging them to prescribe much shorter durations of treatment. lower doses of the medications. and also in many cases, encouraging them to think about not starting a patient on opioid, if that's not necessary. other kinds of perception medications, even trying modification first to deal with pain. host: executive action from the president yesterday, the cdc making initial guidelines on overprescribing. what about on capitol hill? as the senate left, they just pass the bill dealing with opioid addiction. what would that do? sarah: that bill would direct some money the federal government a

there are two programs at cdc that enable us to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats. the public health emergency preparedness program and their strategic national stockpile. most programs have their origins before september 11 and the anthrax attacks of 2001. they were greatly expanded after those events in recognition of the need to improve the ability of the public health system to respond in scale and in speed. the public health emergency preparedness program's overall theme to prepare the nation to respond to public health emergencies. since 2002, $10 million has been devoted to this effort. the program funds 62 awardees to all states for large cities and eight territories, and what it actually funds our staff epidemiologists, laboratory experts, risk communication experts come emergency operation centers, laboratory equipment, planning and exercising in efforts to respond or to correct things that are identified in the natural. the strategic national stockpile is the national repository of life-saving medicines vaccines and medical supplies such as mechanical ven

go to cdc, their web page. they have all of the information sitting right there. where the disease is, the means of contagion, et cetera. zero cases spread within the internal 50 states. and so that's kind of the good piece for right now. but that can change by the moment. and in economics, this is the perfect case of a public good and there's a strong federal role in theory and in practice. to solve this. because -- >> yeah, why be caught flat-footed? what if the virus does take off? the cdc is certainly not making people feeling at ease right now. >> yeah, well, i think that's the problem with the federal government. when you do everything under the sun -- look at some of the studies the cdc is running and we're funding at the federal level, and then put that in a priority with this and go and explain that to the american people. there's some silly programs out there. and so you're caught flat-footed when you're not nimble. and the federal government is not known for being nimble. when you have $100 trillion in unfunded liability, like we noted in the past. we'r