we are about to approve a $1.3 billon budget for the cdc. we owe it to the taxpayers to make sure this money isn't spent on more zombie comic books and zombie bug research. (applause) you're moving that we delay approval of the cdc budget? yes, until such time as the cdc director can assure us that the people's money isn't being misspent. are you studying zombie bugs? are you researching bugs that eat human brains? well, i'm doing research into a bug that, yes, like a screwworm eats human flesh. stop. but, sir-- our budget is being held up by this. this was given to me by a very trustworthy-- i don't care! ♪ and who doesn'tb then seize the day already. crabfest is back at red lobster with so many kinds of crab and the most crab dishes of the year. so dive into whatever floats your crab-loving boat. like crab lover's dream. crack open tender snow and king crab legs, and twirl creamy crab alfredo. or try the new alaska bairdi crab dinner. sweet and straight from the icy waters of alaska, you've gotta get it... to really get it. but it won't la

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the cdc should be more ambitious. more like our friends in finland, who aren't satisfied with just getting by, like we americans are. i would like to challenge the cdc into fighting a war on death. and i move that we give the cdc . ella... what is she doing? uh, closing you down. the republicans will never double your budget. this country can't survive without the cdc. yeah, well, we're about to try. what? there's a chance gustav's right. (chittering) gareth: okay, so, let's start over. okay. i'm gareth. i'm a chief of staff to red wheatus. i'm laurel healy. if we're being honest, why insane? because i think bugs are eating people's brains and turning them stupid. (chuckles) huh. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org (cricket chime) step up to our great, big network and see what we've got. bust a move to cricket wireless and get the lg spree for free after $20 mail-in rebate cricket visa promotion card. don't sweat it. just get it. discover card. i'm not a customer, but i'

the move the cdc is taking today, it's unprecedented. at no time in recent history have they told a group of people not to travel somewhere in america for health reasons. >> an unprecedented move, as you point out. and now, rich, the warning from the cdc that these mosquitos could be resistant to pesticides? how much does that concern you? >> reporter: well, that's very worrisome. if you can't knock this mosquito down by spraying outdoors, then you have to rely on people using repellent, getting rid of free-standing water to control this disease. it's much harder. >> all right, dr. richard besser with us tonight. and dr. besser will stay on this. >>> in the meantime, to new flood concerns at this hour tonight, amid the storms hitting right now. it comes after that historic flooding in maryland, triggered by torrential rains. a human chain saving a woman. more than 100 others saved, too. the power of that rushing water washing cars away. as though they were toys. the water tearing up the asphalt. this car almost buried underneath it. ging

meanwhile the cdc is warning pregnant women to stay away from winwood offering this advi advice. pregnant women should not travel to the area, pregnant women and tear partners should follow steps to prevent mosquito bites. women or men lio or travel to this area and have a pregnant sex partner should use condoms or not have sex during pregnanciment finally, women thinking of becoming pregnant provider. warning from officials as the fogging continues. >>> the cdc also says they continue to monitor the blood supply here in the miami area. we're in miami, brandon buyer, 7 news. >> anchor: also today two suspected robbers tracked and in trouble. plus say they made off with hundreds of dollars from an atm all over new england. investigators say they were able to track down those robbers using cell phones. >> anchor: so said they were in court facing charges linked to a number us tonight dan? >> reporter: police say these burglars used or stole the phones in cars they used in the atm burglaries. the one thing they say these guys bought were tools they used to break in. prosecutors say

the cdc warning women to avoid an area north of downtown miami.es after the number of local zika transmissions from mosquitoes in the area, more than tripled from four to 14. officials say women who live or travel there should be tested for zika in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy. even if they have no symptoms. >>> united states conducting air strikes in libya. the pentagon calls this the beginning of the ongoing campaign with the air strike coming from the request of the libyan government. cnn's correspondent barbara starr with the latest. >> reporter: the first round of air strikes carried out at president obama's authorization in conjunction with the emerging libyan government, the government of national accord. the government has been asking the u.s. for help in striking isis in libya. they are looking for precision u.s. strikes to push back isis fighters. one concern is isis had been gaining strength in libya. these fighters had been moving against isis. now they want the extra fire power from the u.s. to push them out once and f

although the cdc says that number is undoubtedly higher. >>> in southern california, all of the blue cut fire evacuation orders have been lifted. and as of last night, crews had the wild fire 85% contained. no deaths have been reported but according to officials at least 105 homes were destroyed. at this point the cause is still under investigation. >>> and in northern california, evacuees are returning home after being forced out by the clayton fire. at least 189 homes were lost in the flames as the fire scorched about 4,000 acres.

the extraordinary warning from the cdc telling pregnant women to avoid a popular area of the city, as the government activates an emergency response. >>> donald trump firestorm on two major fronts, the gop nominee continuing to spar with a fallen soldier's family. >>> hundreds of dramatic rescues, residents form a human chain, to save a woman trapped in her car. >>> protecting the olympics, security forces deploy in rio, as half a million people pour in, four days before the games begin. >>> and hollywood uproar over a blockbuster in the works, critics accuse filmmakers of whitewashing history. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening, there is an urgent and highly unusual new government warning out today for pregnant women as a jump in the number of confirmed cases of zika in florida. the ten newly identified cases are attributed to homegrown mosquitoes. and have affected a neighborhood in miami, a neighborhood the cdc tonight is urging pregnant women to avoid. right now

unlike any the cdc has ever made before. we'll have the latest from the current hot spots in florida. >>> and new this half hour, the efforts to stop some from playing pokemon go. >> the governor of new york calling it to ban sex offenders from playing the app. the potential danger at many of decision day has come after jojo finally made her final pick between jordan and robbie. which man won her heart? our senior bachelorette analyst has the complete story in "the skinny." it's tuesday, august 2nd. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> it was jordan, nick. sorry. good morning. i'm linsey janice. >> and i'm nick watt. >>> we begin with donald trump refusing to back down despite widespread condemnation over his ongoing feud with a grieving gold star family. >> during a campaign stop in nevada, running mate mike pence was forced to defend trump's remarks about the khan family. he was confronted by a woman the pro trump crowd immediately turned on the military mom. >> time and time again trump has disrespected our arm

cdcs? >> guest: okay, i'm i'm afraid my science background, i have an undergraduate degree in rhetoric from uc berkeley.self the science i know is basically self-taught from being a reporter in science. i was a broadway theater reporter brepo and an africa correspondent and there ien i started covering aids and in nei york when i came back i was covering infectious diseases that hurt people out in the poor countries ofpoor the world and n countries that might reach to our country. zika is certainly that. the second question is what iser the mutation. we don't really know there is any important mutation in zika but has made it moree. dangerous or more transmissible. the disease has been known about since 1947. it was in monkeys in africa in 1947. it was then found to be in humans by the 1960s but because it was mild and very obscure,t nobody started testing for it until 2007 when it turned up in the islands and the cdc was investigating an outbreak of the mystery disease and that's when i st

the cdc is issuing a travel warning to pregnant women and their partners to avoid the affected area in miami. of the ten nearly discovered cases six showed no symptoms. health officials only discovered them during door to door urine testing. how concerned are officials that >> they're very concerned. it's a very unusual step the cdc took to issue a travel warning for one specific neighborhood in miami. some are calling this the zika zone. this is where mosquitos are spreading the zika virus. local mosquitos, not folks getting the virus from outside the united states and coming into south florida. 14 people have contracted the the cdc director says this mosquito that spreads the zika virus has proved to be a worthy adversary, possibly immune to insecticide or hiding in standing water in the area. >> what we're looking at carefully is is it expanding? is there a place beyond this one-mile radius that needs to be looked at? right now that one-mile radius already is quite a buffer zone beyond the concentrated area at the center of it where there's been transmission. >> now, the cdc pregnan

state officials and the cdc has a team here.ect to continue those surveys in the days ahead. >> nick, thanks so much. >> the delaware supreme court has declared the state's death penalty law is unconstitutional. the court ruled that judges and juries are playing too large a role in abolishing sentences laid out by the u.s. supreme court. they can appeal it but legal experts say that's highly unlikely. capital pun mishment has been abolished in 18 states. >>> five people were killed and more than a dozen others injuresed. the pole sliced the bus in half. the bus company has been cited for more than 40 violations over the past two years. seven of them specifically for the bus that crashed. >>> officials in california are blaming a campfire for setting off a deadly wildfire. authorities say the fire was apparently built around july 22nd and then abandoned in the state park. the persons responsible for the blaze could face criminl and civil penalties. the flame scorched 40 acres of land in the big sur area. a bulldozer operator died

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unlike any the cdc has ever made before.r, the efforts to stop some from playing pokemon go. >> the governor of new york calling it to ban sex offenders from playing the wildly popular app. the new report showing the potential danger at many of the game's places to gather. >>> and the wait is over. decision day after an emotional roller coaster. jojo finally made her final pick between jordan and robby. which man won her heart? our senior "bachelorette" analyst has the complete story in "the skinny." it's tuesday, august 2nd. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> it was jordan, nick. sorry. good morning. i'm linzie janis in for diane macedo. >> i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. >>> we begin with donald trump refusing to back down despite condemnation over his ongoing feud with a grieving gold-star family. >> during a campaign stop in nevada, running mate mike pence was forced to defend trump's remarks about the khan family. he was confronted by a woman whose son is currently serving. the crowd immediately turned

, and is there a vaccine currentlt in development with the cdc? thank you. >> guest: okay.i'm afraid my science background -- i have an undergraduate degree in rhetoric from uc berkeley. the science i h know is, basically, self-taught from being a reporter in science. i was a broadway theater reporter, and then i was an africa correspondent, and from africa i segwayed into covering aids, and from aids when i came back to new york, i started covering diseases in general, and i cover sort of all the infectious diseases that might -- well, that hurt people out in the poor countries of the world andt also might reach frm those countries to this one. ando zika's a pretty good exame of that. the secondat question was is there -- what is the mutation. we don't really know that there's any important mutation in zika that's made it more dangerous or more transmissable. been known about since 1947, it was in monkeys in africa in 1947, it was then found to be in humans by the 1950s, they realized it was inhu humans. but because it was this mild and very obscure disease, nobody started

the cdc is making those that don't like needles unhappy. it could lead pediatricians short monica robs has what parents need to know. >> 12-year-old rosh has had her share of shots after spending time at the children's hospital for a brain tumor. she's not happy that the flu mist is not available this year. >> i like that a lot better than the flu shot. >> her mom knows how dangerous influenza can be. >> i feel it's my job to so much more. >> this year there's no nasal spray option. cdc says it doesn't work. >> they've looked at studies over three years and found it was not good enough to go forward to use that product. >> the company that makes flu mist says other research contradicts the cdc findings but in a statement said they're better understanding the data to make sure eligible patients receive the vaccine in fut another concern, potential vaccine shortage. >> in all our pediatric practices in akron and northern ohio, that accounted for a third of all doses. >> best advice? >> they need injectable vaccine this year. that's their opti

the cdc has come out with a very important recommendation. what the cdc is saying, in the united states, all over the united states, when pregnant women go for their antenatal visits they should be assessed, not necessarily tested, but assessed for the possibility that they may have inadvertently been exposed to zika. how does that work? if i am an ob/gyn, summit he comes in for their routine and they say, i may not have asked you this before, but have you done any traveling in the following areas? if the answer is no, the next question is, your husband and/or sexual partner, has he traveled to that area? because he may have been inadvertently affected. 80% of them are without symptoms, and then they come back. if that triggers a red flag, then you get tested. >> ok. over here. >> tom howell with the "washington times." you mentioned you need $33 million to make sure the face two -- phase two. if congress does not act, are you able to kind of scratch around in the couch cushions? dr. fauci: secretary burwell as secretary of hhs has the author

a health alert from the cdc, the u.s. location pregnant women are from. >>> good morning to you. 6:00 right now on the dot. >> it is tuesday, august 2nd. danielle is tracking some areas of rain. >> yes, it's a little bit of a damp start across parts of central massachusetts, especially with areas of rain expanding across wooster county now and just coming inside of 495. temperatures are running in the 60s at 68 in boston. light rain extending back along route three. areas of rain milford as well. gets some deeper yellows here stretching down to wooster. inside of 495 with a little bit of light rain. south port, south bridge along the mass turnpike all of this is slowly spreading east. so eastern massachusetts dry for now but these areas of rain will continue to expand eastward and weaken by the time we get to late morning. so 7:00, 7:30, boston, we're into it. not everyone gets into the rain today. by the steadiest rain. leftover showers from the south shower back down -- back down to cape cod and brightening skies. 74 by

state officials and the cdc has a team here.e those surveys in the days ahead. >> all right, nick valencia, thank you, nick. >>> the delaware supreme court declaring the state's death penalty law unconstitutional. the court ruled that judges and juries are playing too large a role in abolishing sentences laid out by the u.s. supreme court. they can appeal it but legal experts say that's highly unlikely. capital punishment has already been abolished in 18 other states. >>> authorities in central california are investigating the deadly crash of a charter bus that went off a highway and into a sign post. five people killed, more than a dozen areas injured. the pole sliced the bus nearly in half. police have been unable to speak to the driver because of his injuries. the bus company has been cited for more than 40 violations over the past two years. seven of them specifically for the bus that crashed. >>> officials in california are blaming an illegal campfire for setting off a deadly wildfire. authorities say the fire was apparentl

the cdc has come out with a very important recommendation. thatthe cdc is saying is in the united states, all of the united states, when pregnant women go for their anti-natal ,isits, they should be assessed not necessarily tested, but assessed for the possibility that they may have inadvertently been exposed to zika. somebody comes in for the routine and they say, by the way i'm an unabashed you this, but have you done any traveling in a phone areas? if the answer is no, your husband and or sexual partner? he may have been inadvertently affected. 80% of them are without symptoms. if that triggers a red five, then you get tested. >> you mentioned any need 30 to nine to make sure that things go smoothly. to find the $33 million? >> secretary burwell in her capacity as secretary of hhs has the authority to transfer money within accounts. money from other things that are going on at nih to get to you -- give to you to do 32 madonna trial. that is under serious consideration right now. there is movement in that direction as we speak. from?re do t

a new alert from the cdc, from one of the busiest tourist areas >>> and lochte says he's sorry for his behavior as his robbed in rio story falls apart. but what his fellow swimmers reveal to the police. >>> and paul manafort resigns amid a wave of campaign headaches and questions about ties to russia. tonight the inside story on how it all went down. >>> nothing left, families wiped out by ragesing fires and floods, as first 15 save more homes. >>> and olympic thrill and glory here in rio. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news with lester holt" reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. >>> good evening from copacabana beach as we begin the last weekend of the 2016 summer games. the fact that we are here in brazil reporting our top story tonight carries a certain degree irony, because for all the worries about zika in the buildup to the olympics, it has traveled to florida. a new zpeika infection zone as the cdc warning women against travel to two areas in miami. word of new cases now threatens to deliver a blow to the area's nbc's kerry

the cdc says four out of five people never have symptoms when they do have the virus. that's why it's important to go see a doctor for immediately after you been and one of the seekers owns. as we said before, the wynnewood section west of south beach. it's a very popular hip area. lots of restaurants. new apartments. a lot of new things. >> my dad would not agree with this. the government issued the dietary guidelines with a press look that so many studies for just brushing. it says the studies find the evidence are weak and unreliable. still, the urge their parents to floss to help prevent gun disease. >> you have one more layer? what's the difference? >> it feels great. there is more coming out. mcdonald's looks to your meal happier and healthier. how the company is changing the founder, nick denton has filed for personal bankruptcy after a florida jury awarded 40 million to hall: in the privacy case. remember the one regarding the sex tape? it's meant to protect him from others. the founder says he the former professional wrestler. he is appealing the verdict. they

the move the cdc is taking is unprecedented. at no time in recent history have they told a group of people not to travel somewhere in america for health reasons. you have to rely on people using repellant, getting rid of free standing water to control this >>> our thanks to dr. besser. today miami is increasing the number of workers spraying the breeding grounds from 12 to 32. >> in chicago the family of an unarmed teenager fatally shot in the back by police officers is filing a lawsuit. paul o'neal was killed as he got out of what was believed to be a a body camera worn by an officer did not capture the shooting for reasons unclear. the shooting is under investigation. >>> july was a particularly violent month in the windy city. there were 65 homicides and more than 360 shooting incidents. the total number of homicides in chicago for the year so far is almost 400 compared with 490 for all of 2015. >>> pokemon go is a no go for sex offenders in new york state. the nearly 3,000 registered sex offenders now on parol from playing t

a new zpeika infection zone as the cdc warning women against travel to two areas in miami. word of new cases now threatens to deliver a blow to the area's vibrant tourist industry. >> reporter: miami beach early this morning in a cloud of insectside, but with so many high-rises, planes can't swoop down to spray. at risk, public health, and a $24 billion tourism industry. >> tourism is a driving force of our economy and this industry has the full support of our state in the fight against the zika virus. >> reporter: today local oic mosquitoes infected five people with zika, two men and three women. >> i'm a young father who may want to have another child, this is a conversation we have in our household, and the scariest thing is what we don't know. >> reporter: the new travel warnings for parts of famed south beach, this new zika zone, only six miles from wynwood where the virus already showed canceling trips to miami beach. >> this week we had three phone calls and three cancellations, one of which was pregnant for the fear of zika. >> reporter: tonight the cdc says it's po

the cdc says an el paso, texas resident contracted the virus after visiting miami. mosquitoes that spread zika. ed: health insurance provider, aetna is dropping health exchanges in 11 of the 15 states where it operates. aetna says it has lost $430 million since the exchange opened two years ago. the move is a similar story. competitors including the , nation's largest insurer, unitedhealth group, also plan to exit the obamacare exchanges next year. heather: it seems the great flu mist debate is not over. back in june, the cdc recommend vaccine because of lack of evidence that the flumist vaccine works. but a canadian study says that judgment may have been too harsh. however, the two studies used different methods to analyze flu mist data. it's possible that the canadian study could lead the cdc to re-evaluate its stand. ed a new offer from google. heather: the feature launched by the tech giant. ton's" creator is taking tonight. a little bit of a loss on wall street tonight. i know it's in. it's in, but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to the my fios app tha

the cdc is warning pregnant women to avoid south beach, a major tourist spot. there are now 36 locally-transmitted cases in that city. heather: more breaking news in littleton. this crash landing. his cessna experiencing some sort of apparent engine failure as he headed back to the airport in stow this afternoon. the plane is owned by a flight school at that airport. this was a student pilot. ben: yeah, a teenager. rhondella: walked away without injuries. remarkable. -- heather: walked away without injuries. remarkable. right now, pe stabbed a man in the neck outside this woburn restaurant. it happened overnight at jack-n-joe's sports grille. ben: newscenter 5's antoinette antonius spoke to the manager who was stunned by what took , place. internet: crime scene cleanup. a man's stabbed in the neck. >> devastating, devastating. reporter: he says nothing like this is ever happened here

the cdc has put these mosquito airport. it specifically talks about the zika virus and we have seen travelers checking the sign out, getting some of the tips of how this protect themselves. this is the very first time the cdc has recommended avoiding a u.s. city because of an outbreak. now this zika outbreak in wynwood, an area found in miami's midtown section. so far the cdc said they had ten reported cases just that neighborhood alone. and because zika has been linked to birth detects, -- defects. the c -- c is warning pregnant women to stay away from that area. if you you have travel there, they are asking to you get tested if you have been there on or after june 15. they are also recommending women to avoid getting pregnant for eight weeks after visiting that area. now this is the first locally transmitted zika outbreak in the u.s. because up until now everyone who has become infected has been traveling i did just speak to one man is headed back to orlando this morning where he lives. he told me that being just a few ho

an historic warning from the cdc telling pregnant women to stay away from one florida community. >>>nd the investigation into the deadly hot air balloon crash continues today. this morning, new details on the pilot's past, including four drunk driving convictions. >>> good morning, from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. >>> donald trump is suggesting the upcoming election is, quote, going to be rigged. trump offered no specifics. trump is also ratcheting up his attacks of hillary clinton. this is trump speaking last night about bernie sanders' decision to support her. >> once he made that deal, and believe me, he has buyer's remorse, but he made a deal with the devil. she's the devil. he made a deal with the devil. >> a new cbs poll taken after the democratic national convention, shows clinton with a seven-point lead nationally. 60% of voters say clinton is prepared for the job. 35% say trump is. 57% say clinton has the right temperament, and only 31% think trump does. >>> a bipartisan group of members of cong

we are in daily contact with the cdc. to spread the message and information the cdc develops. these guidelines change quite frequently. our guidelines probably six times in the last couple of months. the most recent one came out last month -- last night to advise and not surprisingly, when there was little information known in the beginning, the guidelines were relatively brief. now there is more known but clearly, we know far less and the guidelines are much more expanded. they are challenging to understand and implement. the implementation pieces translating those guidelines into practice in the trenches. a patient shows up who has been exposed and they are traveling somewhere and what to do and how to get the testing done and how to interpret the testing and advise her on what her risks are and what the prognosis is as best we can and how to further manage the pregnancy. theork very closely with other women's health care organizations, nurse practitioners, midwives, family practice and anyone involved in women's health to try to get this message out as much as possible. inv

>> i'm not the cdc is. the cdc has a very important recommendation. what the cdc is saying is that on -- in the united states, all over the united states, when pregnant women go for ante natal visited they should be assessed -- not nestle tested but assessed for the possibility that they may have inadvertently been exposed to zika. how does that work? i'm an ob/gyn person. somebody comes in for routine. they say i may not have asked you this before but have you done any traveling in the following areas. if the answer is, no, the next question is, your husband and or sexual partner, has he traveled to that area? because he may have been inadvertently infected. 80% of them are without symptoms, and come back. then if that triggers a red flag, then you get tested. >> over here. >> tom howell with the "washington times." you need 33 million to make sure the phase two goes smoothly. with come deadlocked are you able to joining round the couch cushions and get that 33 million? >> the secretary burwell in her capacity as secretary of hhs, has the authority t

at the request of the governor the cdc sends an emergency response team to florida to help control the outbreak. since the virus can cause birth defects, pregnant women are once again being put on alert. >> we advise pregnant women to avoid travel to this area and pregnant women who live and work there and their partners to make every effort to avoid mosquito bites and prevent the cdc is also advising women who traveled to the wynnewood section of miami to get eight weeks before trying to conceive.en should wait longer. the virus lingers in sperm for six months of travel. if their partners are already pregnant, to abstain or use barrier methods like condoms for the rest of the pregnancy. doctor health community does not believe the virus will be widespread here in the us. there are over areas. >> is more prevalent in the southern part of the united states. the longer hot season with more swampy areas. >> the system are rash, fever, pinkeye. four out of five people never have any symptoms. that's why it's so important to go see a doctor immediately after like that wynnewood area is a po

we were fortunate in the united states, cdc, one of the only federal agencies, always took me a whileo figure out why that is, and there was a -- sending troops to be trained in the south. and men and women ready to be more. and they were eradicated in 1945-46. and on the texas border, in mexico, and it was due to screens and air-conditioning, and need to use every tool available, and it is about killing the adult mosquitoes. it is about source reduction which means sources of water out there, get rid of it. we need to be thinking about every tool that is available to us including ddt and others, the right tool for the right area, what are they not resistant to. >> thank you for this presentation. i wonder, the number of societies with prohibition against consumption of certain animals, the faith i grew up in fleas were forbidden. you made the connection that there is a lot of connection between these viruses that come from animals, i wonder if any studies have been done to show the consumption of animal protein is limited or not at all or the ability to resist these illnesses, abilit

an historic move by the cdc advising people to avoid an area in the u.s. as the number of zika cases rises. why the concern over this one community and the pregnant women already there on high alert. >>> donald trump stepping up his attacks against hillary clinton calling her the devil as more republicans condemn his comments about a gold star family who spoke at the dnc. we are live in washington. >>> breaking overnight, a powerful typhoon slamming hong kong. the major financial hub shut down. this new video as the storm made landfall just in. >>> and a mama bear and her cubs barging into a home chasing a terrified man up the stairs. >>> good tuesday morning. i'm nick watt. >> and i'm linzie janis. diane and kendis are off. we begin with the growing zika outbreak in miami leading to an historic travel warning to pregnant women. >> they are being told to avoid the neighborhood where more than a dozen people have been infected. >> and as the number of cases grows, so too is the city's battle against the mosquitoes that carry the virus. 20 more workers heade

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and its territories, the cdc says there is no epidemic. but the worry is devastating birth defects and particular sis in some adults, caused by a mosquito. our team of reporters with the latest facts. florida's battle against the dangerous virus is ramping up with an aerial assault spraying from airplanes where the zika virus hit with an insecticide to kill larva and adult mosquitos. the health department said it's limited a one-square mile of miami. florida is the only state to report cases. another region to watch is harris county, texas. >> there's my trap. and in here, i should have mosquitos. see a couple. flying around. >> harris county, texas, which includes houston, is 1,800 square miles and the third most populous county in the u.s. >> health officials warn this city could become the epicenter of zika this summer. with a warm, muggy climate, it's an ideal habitat for mosquitos. and the diseases they carry. max vigilant is a county's mosquito hunters. he knows what attracts mosquitos to humans. >> we got some leftover. co2 in there

tonight the cdc has issued a travel warning. the cdc is telling pregnant women not to travel at all to a small area north of downtown miami. >> this is the first time in recent memory that the cdc has warned people to avoid part of the continental u.s. because of about trips to florida. >> reporter: travelers tell me they refuse to live in fear of that does not mean they are not heeding the warning. tonight travelers heading south take to the skies with caution. >> the fact that it is already in florida shows how easily it can spread. >> reporter: tammy: is taking the zica virus seriously. >> it is scary and we don't know how to protect ourselves. >> reporter: on monday the number of people infected by mosquito bites increased to 14. pregnant women should avoid travel to a zica virus took a part of miami and urge pregnant mothers who visited the area to get tested for the virus. >> it is a 1 mi.2 radius north of downtown miami. we will be aggressive making >> people are saying, what can i do this winter? >> reporter: the travel

governor rick scott has asked the cdc to send an emergency response team to the state.ntime scott is offering his top suggestion center city for eliminating zika. >> no standing water, no standing water and then no standing water and then no standing water. >> and health officials i would imagine also with long sleeves and doing what you can. they're also going door to door spraying pesticides and testing floridaians. zika is lingd to serious birth defects that can lead to babies being born with abnormally small heads. >> aqua america has worked overnight to repair a broken water main. the main burst at 8 o'clock last night. fortunately it is not affected water service for customers but the road is expected to be closed until 8 o'clock this morning. >>> wildlife officials are trying to catch a bear that was spotted in delaware county over the weekend. upper providence township police say residents first reported seeing the black bear on friday night just north of gradyville road at providence road. they are warning residents the keep their distance and not to feed it. t