. >> alarming words today on capital hill about the zika virus head of centers for disease control and prevention told congress the virus could spread creating hundreds of thousands of new cases around the world. and fox's garrett teny has details. >> the head of eus centers for disease control and prevention is calling zika virus "new and scary" testifying to congress today about >> we have staff in brazil and columbia and puerto rico and other parts of the world looking at and learning from the developing situation. cdc predicts there could be hundreds of thousands of zika infections worldwide by end of this year. >> in puerto rico today cases are doubling every week. by april we're likely to see widespread transition in puerto rico and by june mosquito season is likely to start part of u.s. where mosquito --. >> and experts testified and we do have a couple of candidates that are looking at putting into a phase one trial hope lullly by indof summer and early fall. >> meanwhile in hard hit brazil measures are being taken to tackle zika risks ahead of summer olympics. >> we received renewed assu

previously, test samples had to be shipped to the centers for disease control and prevention to be checked. doctors say it's important to confirm whether patients have zika as quickly as possible... so their doctors can act when will the rain stop? frank will have an update next on fox19 now. and tickets are now on sale for the st. jude dream home giveaway.... how you can enter for a chance to win.. and help children battling cancer at the same time... ahead. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. download the fox 19 weather now app for live street level radar in your neighborhood. and lightning tracker warns you the instant lightning is detected near you. search fox 19 weather now in the app store or google play and watch for standing water during this the bottom line on and off rain showers at any given time today with periods of steady rain this morning and again for the evening drive. i do not expect any flooding concerns but standing water and ponding could be a issue during some of the steadier rainfall. daytime highs will reach 66 degrees. we could here a rumble o

for @and 29% voting against. @>>> a break from election @coverage for developing health @news. @we have known about the heroin @epidemic and tonight the @centers for disease control and @prevention is taking action. @monica robins explains what @they are trying to do. @>> reporter: our heroin @epidemic started due to the @prescribe of pain killers. @doctors wanted to treat the @pain and patients wanted to end @it. @unfortunately many patients @became addicted and when the @prescription was cut off they @turned to heroin. @now the cdc released guidelines @on the dispensing of @medications and urged doctors @to avoid prescribing them for @chronic pain. @when the drugs are necessary @they advise doctors to @prescribe the lowest dose for @the shortest amount of time. @this is a long time coming. @>> literally killing people @every day. @more so than it has ever been. @i applaud the cdc and i hope @the physicians honor that. @>> the guidelines are targeted @to primary care doctors who @prescribe half of the opiates. @doctors are not obligated to @follow the recommendations. @but some local hospitals have @already started similar @protocols in an effort to stem @the epidemic. @>> than

. >> the centers for disease control and prevention are taking aim at the country's worst drug crisis in decades. experts say began not in the streets but in doctors offices all around america. tonight we take a deeper look at the prescription drug epidemic in the united states, patients suffering from chronic pain want treatments had will work quickly. a prescription for opioids such as vicodin or oxycontin can help patients get back on their feet but long term use is not as effective as one believed, instead they are apparently a gateway to addiction. as al jazeera's erica pitzi reports, it is a prescription that reverses decades old practices. >> reporter: the centers for disease control and prevention has put its foot down. announcing new guidelines to curb drug abuse. >> the goal of the new guideline is to help providers improve patient care and safety and prevent opioid overdose. >> the drugs in question are opioid pain medications like vicodin and oxycontin. to give most patients only enough pills for a few days. the cdc hopes the new standards will save lives. its director tho

for a dangerous summer, and a federal proposal aimed at protecting online privacy, details on which companies escape the regulations. >>> the head of the strrs and prevention strrs strrs center for disease control and prevention says zika could be more serious than thoubility. he gave a warning, and asked congress for $2 billion to fight the virus in latin america and slow the spread of the disease in united states. nearly 200 zika cases have been reported in the united states. texas confirmed 21 cases, and as mosquito cases are started. it rises quickly. health clinics in dallas are bracing for a surge. this mother is keeping a cheese eye on news. >> it's travelling because the mothers get it. it's sad. with the moss skeeto season. stagnant water, where the bugs breathe is common. here? texas, the front line of defense looks like this. hispanic patients that are poor, uninsured and travel sides for countries experiencing the worse outbreaks. >> apart from the territory, united states has not seen a case of locally transmitted zeke area, but 30 states have seen zika caused through travel, and texas one through sexual transition. it's feared mosquitos will carry the virus in dallas. >> if a huma

possible dose forthe shortest amount of time.the new guidline were just issued by the centers for disease control and prevention. officials say the move is in response to the rising number of americans addicted to them. adding the risks outweigh the benefits for most people. a dog missing for 5 weeks after being lost in the pacific ocean is back with its owner this morning. morning.meet luna...everyone thought she was dead after falling overboard from a fishing boat.but as fate would have it luna survived but only after somehow managing to swim to san clemente island which is owned and operated by the u-s navy.navel staff said luna approached them earlier thsi week.luna was reunited with her gfamily yesterday. accused of stealing from the emergency rescue department he served.but craig whitham sits in jail this morning.how after more than a month on the run. it's a big weekend for tri-state college basketball. nine is on your side.our a local emt is now behind bars after going missing.what his department is saying now also went missing. a lot of people might be using their sick days today.march madness tips-off

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the centers for disease control and prevention has put in virginia as slow. and fairfax county hospitals have -- no one under the age of 16 can visit the hospitals. able with flulike symptoms are also banned from the hospital. people may be asked to wear masks, and to wash their hands. regulators may be lifted once the flue systems drop off. doug will be back after the break after a i've been blind since birth. i go through periods where it's hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. learn about non-24 by calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok that women get paid 20% less than a man for doing the same job? i'll fight for pay equity, to protect planned parenthood, now some politicians will belittle this as a women's agenda. more proof that we just need more women in congress. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. jummy: good thing a florida family took a look in their pool before taking a dip. he let his pets out to use the saw somethinghe unusual i

centers for disease control and prevention reports that about one in 68 children have autism or a relateddisorder. that figure remains unchanged since a similar report was published two years ago. it's too soon to determine whether the disorder has stabilized. >>> cdc is warning the zika virus is more widespread in the united states than previously thought. health officials say the mosquitoes may live in a broader area of our country. new maps indicate the mosquitoes could be living in the midwest. and in the state of new york. >> still ahead, a very excited warriors fans. the accident when they tried to get close to one of their golden state titles. >>> a series of storms is sweeping the southern us and the twisters are all caught on camera. >>> good afternoon, everybody. the skies are clearing out your the sky is blue. and we're going to be pushing 80 degrees. i will tell you when as the news continues right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 22-year-old "brett connella was taken to a hospital last night... after losing most >>> a server is recovering after being mauled by a shark off the austr

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>>> taking action for your the major change involving serious medications, the centers for disease control and prevention releasing its very first guidelines for opioid growing abuse of painkillers. the cdc saying non opioid drugs and they should get it for low dose medications. >>> a 5-year-old girl ended up paralyzed after doing a back bend inside her home. kylie says her daughter started to cry of back pain two days after christmas. after an mri doctors sedated her putting her in a controlled state of hypothermia to raise her blood pressure. >> we were basically told like the first or second day of her injury that you know prepare for the worse. she will be a paraplegic. i couldn't pick her up or move her. we couldn't even couple are comfort her by picking her up. >>> she is back at home continuing therapy and the parents are going around the country so theling girl can hopefully walk again. >> we are getting video of a florida. surveillance cameras capturing a car slamming into a publix. the 24-year-old failed to make a turn in the road and went airborne and crashed in the store. cameras capturing th

and kidney failure. ask your doctor about a simple blood test for prediabetes. sponsored by nacdd with support from the centers for disease control and prevention. cdc.gov/prediabetes >>> now it's stars without makeup. cameron diaz had to pose without makeup. clearly she's doing something right. >> i've got to see myself. i would rather see my face aging than a face i don't recognize at all. >> gwyneth pa also out looking freshfaced. it must be her new skin care line. >> what we want to do is look our bests we age gracefully. >> yesterday gwyneth pose this picture in a $40 trench coat. last night nacho posted their dinner date eating argentinean, in where else? in where else? buenos arie >>> i know one place you won't see a woman not wearing makeup, standing at the alter getting ready to get married. but you know a bride's got to make more decisions than how much blush she puts on so we have the celebrity dos and don'ts. >> are you going to go into wedding mode? >> i vnlts haven't even thought got it. >> i'm not going to give a thought about it. >> we don't have wedding plans yet, but we are so happy. >> i said i don't mind doing the little whit

no change in how common autism is for last estimates released two years ago. >> centers for disease control and prevention find one in 68 children have autism, and cbs news reporter hena daniels digs deeper into this new. >> reporter: report for this family it is all about routine, their three children were diagnosed with autism around the same time. mom jessica says it was hard to accept. >> i just never knew how many different degrees of autism and how different autism really shows up in all my kids. >> reporter: new cdc reports shows the number of school age children with autism remains one in 68. unchanged, from the last report in 2014. >> the take home from this data a is really saying okay, now we have yes, one more estimate to get things. this is a really common neuro developmental disorder. >> reporter: governmental health officials say it too soon to determine whether autism prevalence is stabilizing. report highlights less than half of the kid developed an evaluation by age three. >> plenty of kids have a concern indicated on their record before three years of age yet average age of diagnosis co

the centers for disease control and prevention released a new guideline for physicians that prescribed the painkillers. selecting appropriate dosage and assessing the risk in harm from opioid use. they are not mandated but a tool for primary care providers to use for reference. a recent survey revealed a spike in many rural counties across the country. fueled by drug overdose deaths. much of that attributable to loss of workplace possibilities. time to cut down on opioid use even in the emergency room. >> pain management is different in a hospital setting. using cocktail medications they will try to minimize the amount of opioids the patient gets trying to prevent further addiction. the problem with transferring that type of resourcefulness to the outpatient setting is you just can't inject all these drugs into people we're walking around. simple medication that they could take every day. >>> still ahead, content has been king in the sports tv business but is that about to change. >>> the government has officially withdrawn its battle against apple. the fbi found its way into the iphon

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 reporter: again this woman has already recovered, she is not considered a health threat to anyone. and people who are concerned about their travel plans are encouraged to contact their health care provider. i'm shelley walcott, wmur news 9. jennifer: thanks. while zika might be a health concern, new hampshire is already in the midst of an epidemic of a different kind. tom: right now according to a new poll, people in new hampshire say drug abuse is the number one problem facing the state, dwarfing jobs and the economy, by some 26 points. more problematic, according to manchester's police chief nick willard to joins us live in our studio at 5:00, a new mix of drugs is emerging on the street that could render the life saving antidote narcan ineffective. >> i haddity the drug dealers actually don't know what they're sell at this point

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previously, test samples had to be shipped to the centers for disease control and prevention to be checked.but now, patients in houston and several surrounding counties can learn quickly if they have zika. 3 :50-1:05(porfirio villareal/houston health department)"we are able to tell physicians rapidly that yes we can confirm that your patient does have the zika virus or no you have a patient that has another illness. so that's important so that the doctor can act appropriately." houston's health department says there have been six confirmed zika cases in the city this year.all of the patients visited countries that had zika outbreaks.zika has been linked to a birth defect that causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads. 3 a seattle man creates a new invention to avoid "porch pirates."they are the people who have been making headlines for stealing delivered packages. 3 mike grabham says a package was stolen from his porch during the holidays.he noticed security cameras.. so he developed "package guard." when packages are delivered -- they go on top of the guard. the package guard sends

the centers for disease control and prevention said five people in puerto rico could be infected by the end of the year. we could see more cases here in the united states because of the economic crisis in puerto rico. many residents are lacking basic preventive measures, like window screens and health care there. the cdc said action must be taken because mosquitoes reach their peak with the start of the rainy season in april. the cdc is sending spra staff to puerto rico to give tesng and give out prevention kits. >>> at last count, there were at least 147 confirmed ziga cases he in the u.s. 17 in miami-dade, 6 in broward. >>> a former host of spanish language variety show known to audiences is returning to television. san francisco signed a multi-year deal with telemund to form a joist production company, for tino audiences in america and latin america. the chilean board sbratentertainer will conduct interviews. >>> next month, the rolling stes will offer a free concert in havana three days after presidenobama visits the island. they announced the concert on the website today. cuba's mu

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the centers for disease control and prevention says that on any given day -- 1 patient out of 25 has at that they didn't have prior to being admitted. many of those infections are caused by superbugs. overall, the c-d-c reports hospitals are doing a better job at preventing many of these infections. an update on sports authority filing for bankruptcy. we told you yesterday at four, it will close 140 stores. new at 5:30 - we're learning which stores in hampton roads will be commonwealth. that includes: the store on coliseum drive in hampton, the sports authority on east virginia beach boulevard in norfolk, and the store near lynnhaven mall in virginia beach. sports authority was once the largest sporting goods retailer. there was a slight jump in unemployment last week. according to the labor department, applications for unemployment benefits rose by 6-thousand. economists say despite the bump, the unemployment numbers remain low enough to suggest that layoffs are rare and the job market is healthy. unemployment is at an 8-year low of 4- point-9 percent. the labor department is tomorr

and those people will develop liver -- end-stage liver disease if we don't treat them today. >> reporter: the centers for disease control and preventionelped design the cherokee hep c program, which includes screening and treatment, as well as public information campaigns and a program to train healthcare providers to treat the disease. doctor john ward directs the cdc's viral hepatitis division. he says it's not entirely clear why native americans are more likely to die from hep c. >> some of it could be under- recognition which is a problem throughout the country. they also have other co-factors that when brought together with hepatitis c accelerate the progression of their liver disease, and those other conditions include alcohol use and obesity. >> reporter: the cdc recommends hep c screenings for all baby boomers -- everyone born between 1945 and 1965-- now aged 50 to 70. but doctor mera discovered half of his hepatitis c patients are younger than 50. so now, under the tribe's hep c elimination program, anyone over age 20 who comes through the cherokee health system, for any reason, is screened for hep c, regardless of other risk

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the centers for disease control and prevention release new guidelines for providing opiates are in responsethe rise in addiction. bo's among nearly 80 people that we met as part of our in-depth look at the opioid epidemic. join vince lattanzio, denise nakano and another reporter as they take you into the world of addiction. >>> it's been said that politics makes strange bed foe lows. donald trump and ben carson get a special serenade. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> right now, new jersey state police are on the scene of a deadly accident between a salt truck and a car along route 55 in vineland. >>> do be on the lookout for slick spots on the roads today. temperatures are near freezing, roads all over the area are wet like here along i-95 in south philadelphia. light snow continues to fall in parts of our area. nbc 10 found a few cars here in gloucester county that had a dusting of flakes on them. take a look at the nbc 10 first alert radar. storm system is moving out. parts of new jersey and delaware are still see something of that light snow. 4:30. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today,"

sponsored by nacdd with support from the centers for disease control and prevention. visit cdc.gov/prediabetes >>> local non-profits huddle up for third annual eagles care summit. >> and place to get your head in the game and eagles locker room at the link. the summit allowed members of the non-profit community to connect and share ideas, and organizers say it is all in an effort to help these groups increase their work in the community. >> i want people to be able to walk away with one of those new skills and new friend, that will help them do their job better. >> it is working. the eagles say this event has tripled in participation over the last three years. >>> now there was a big birthday bash for king and queen today at philadelphia a zoo. >> that is right, john mcdevitt from our sister radio station kyw news radio radio tells bus the zoo's mission and how you you can help. >> ♪ happy birth the day to you ♪ >> well wishers sang happy birth the day to african male lion, and as the big cats played with scented gifts, they received in an ice cake to mark an occasion

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. >>> the centers for disease control and prevention is urging ohio officials to address the growing number of opiate deaths. the youngest overdose victim was 17 and the oldest was 71. the cd c released the numbers and continued support for testing for fen tan nol. there is a strong warning for pain killers and it will apply it is part of a bigger federal epidemic of abuse and death tried to drugs such as vicodin and percocet. >>> an ohio board is recommending that state lawmakers increase the tobacco task and boost the age to 21. this is just one of many ideas, leaders of the ohio commission included in a report released at a news conference at the state house. the other recommendations included improvements to collection of data and building on interventions and strengthening the health system. >>> let's check in with motion jason nicholas. >> the sunshine is out there. mostly cloudy skies across the lakes and you head inland south and west, sunshine. here is a live look. astubula mostly cloudy skies and the sun well off to the west here. today is a good blend of sun and sunshine an

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. >>> the center for disease control and prevention are taking aim at what has been called the country'sworst drug crisis in decades. they're not seeing it in streets but in doctors' offices all over america. we take a deeper look at this epidemic. patients suffer from chronic pain want treatment that works quickly. opioids can ease their pain and get back to work, but new cdc guidelines ask doctors to prescribe fewer pills for shorter periods of time arguing that long-term use of pain-killers is not as effective as once believed. instead, they are apparently a gateway to addiction. it is a prescription that calls for reversing decades old practices. >> reporter: after months of debate with doctors and drug companies, the centers for disease control and presence has put its foot down to kerb drug abuse >> the goal of the new guideline is to help providers helping their drugs and to remove the possibility of overdose. >> reporter: the guidelines call for doctors to give patients over the counter drugs like ibufrof neshgs before resort to go prescriptions and give them enough pills for a f

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the centers for disease control and prevention will soon begin using a new diagnostic test to determine whether the person has the virus faster. herere's the deal -- it allows people to tell if a person has sica, chikungunya or denge in just one test. we told you zika virus is linked to birth defects. all three of the viruses are >>> it cacan be tough finding g a parking spot. but now city officials are considering building a parking garage and they want your input. they proposed a $15 million project to build a parking garage and it would be paid for in part by parking meters. it would be built on the meters installed by december 2018. >> i wouldn't want to take away from the aesthetics. this place is beautiful. let's don't modernize it to much. >>> they are meeting monday night. again you could have your say -- that meeting starts at 6:00. just show up if you want to share your opinion. >>> st. patrick's day is over but the fun is end. the city of tampa will die the hillsborough river green. take a look at the video from the previous years. i remember this. it was so pretty. the mayor

. >> listen to this, according to centers for disease control and prevention, every day 2,100 kids and young adult become new regular smokers. >>> next, all-new on "nbc 10 news at 5:00," looking for answers after a mother and her baby were murdered. the local connection to the virginia killings and what police believe may have been the motive. >>> plus, bracket busters affecting fans' financing. say that six times fast. how gambling during tournament time can be addictive. what one local organization is doing to help people out. >> showers moving through part of the area right now. as you see on the live nbc 10 first alert radar, you may have heard thunder or seen lightning. also in for cooler temperatures coming behind that rain. >> nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz tracking fast moving storms. overhead a couple of minutes ago. >> yeah. moving so fast, in a couple of minutes, they are gone. we're already seeing some improved visibility across much of the city of philadelphia, that one storm has moved through so, so fast. it moving probably 40 miles an h

the centers for disease control and prevention issued a travel alert to cuba as the president makes his historic visit there. and in puerto rico they expect one out of every four people to get the virus this year. eventually eight out of ten will be infected. many people there don't have screens on windows to keep mosquitoes out. do blood tests especially on women. the virus is linked to birth defects and there is concern about it being linked to sexual contact. >>> we told you how we could see the mosquitoes bringing in the zika virus here in the u.s. by the end of summer. now the cities where they are most likely to show up shows computer models studying this. tampa and other florida cities are all in the red s which is high risk. the red means high risk. the doubling red lines are areas where there have been cases of chikungunya. the mosquitoe's life cycle, as well is something else they are looking at. east coast cities like washington, d.c. have a moderate risk because the mosquitoes carry zika and can live there in the hot and humid summers. >>> researchers say we could see small,

the centers for disease control and prevention have released information to curb the epidemic of opioid. first none opioid therapy is preferred. second when open yoidz are used they should be in the lowest effective dosage -- finally providers need to be cautious and monitor patients closely. >> pope francis makes his table by on instagram. he's been busy. palm sunday instagram. it's all happening there. how many of you want a glimpse of his every day life. that's a live look. still dark out there. forty-three degrees in charlotte. rain in the your buddy ron once said he could install your ceiling fan. he couldn't. and that one time yeah, it wasn't. so when ron said you'd never afford a john deere tractor, you knew better. now ron does too. the e series. legendary john deere quality. unexpected low price. now you can own a 3e series tractor for as low as 135 dollars per month. you like everybody outside the carolinas. >> what are you wearing carolina blue. >> i would call this carolina blue. we're keeping it even keel. >> it's hard with all the hughes. >> you can enjoy some guilt free c

and kidney failure. ask your doctor about a simple blood test for prediabetes. sponsored by nacdd with support from the centers for disease control and prevention.ov/prediabetes (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody! ( band playing ) >> stephen: we're back with tom hiddleston. tom, i've done a fair amount of damage to the edge of my desk with the spoons. tom is playing hank williams in the new movie "i saw the light." hank williams was a beloved character but he had a dark side. >> yes, he did, yeah. >> stephen: tell me about luke the drifter. i never knew about luke the drifter. who was he? >> luke the drifter was an extraordinary discovery for me. it was toward the end of his life, once he became a star -- >> stephen: he was only 29 when he died. >> he was 29 when he died, one of those stars that burned very bright and not for long. towards the end of his life, he released -- they are essentially poems under mgm records. they didn't make any money. >> stephen: he didn't tell anybody it was him? >> i think fans knew it was him. but they are meditations on the art of life and loneliness and sadness and death. one's called the

the centers for disease control and prevention sending five disease detectives to work on the case. many of the ill fell ill after being admitted to nursing homes or hospitals. >>> dow futures lower this morning. wall street awaiting a big jobs report. look at the stock markets in europe, higher. shares in asia with gains. the dow with a three-day win streak. it is now up five of the past seven trading days. 512 points. besides oil prices, the only thing standing in the way of gains is the jobs report. it is released at 8:30 a.m. eastern time. here is the number to watch. cnn money's forecast is 190,000 positions created in february. we think the jobless rate will stay at 4.9%. wages up 2.5% over a year ago. that is okay. wages have been moving higher since october. you want to see that paycheck fatten up. when you have a job market that is good as those numbers, you have to have it. >> the job numbers have to get bigger. >>> north korea warning they have nuclear weapons and aren't afraid to use them. we are live with that story coming up. >>> the pentagon calling on north korea to

>>reporter: the head of the us center for disease control and prevention is calling this new and scary and testifying about us. >> we have staff in brazil, colombia, and puerto rico looking and learning from a developing situation. >>reporter: the project there could be hundreds of thousand and puerto rico today. cases are doubling every week and bite april we are likely to see life -- wide spread by puerto rico and we will likely see it in mosquitoes. >>reporter: they have also tested different efforts. >> we are looking at putting candidates into a phase 1 trail and hopefully by the end of this summit and early fall. >>reporter: measures are now being taken to tackle this ahead of the olympics. >>> we've received assurances about measures that have been taken or are being taken and are controlling the extending water in all olympic facilities. >>reporter: cuba is porting its first case and he has family in venezuela that have also tested positive. in washington, garrett tenney. >>> as we look outside the studio here in oakland the clouds are starting to roll in across san francisco a

the centers for disease control and prevention will soon begin using a new diagnostic tesest to determine if a person has s the virus faster. this could be good news. the test allows people -- doctors to tell if the person chikungunya in one test. pregnant women are most at risk since -- from severe complications from seek a fair -- zika virus. all three of those are spread through infected mosquitotoes. >>> it can be tough finding a parking spot the at the circle but now they are considering building a parking garage and they want your input. they proposed a $15 million project to build a parking garage. it would be paid for in part by parking meters. the garage would be built on the meters installed by december 2018. >>> the scenery -- this place is beautiful. let's don't modernize it too much. >> city commissioners will vote on the project in their meeting monday night and again they want to hear from you. that meeting starts at 6:00 and you can show up there to share your opinion. >>> good news from eight -- for at&t customers. the company is expanding its 4g network. customers in dow

sponsored by nacdd with support from the centers for disease control and prevention./prediabetes ( applause ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. everyone. my next guest recently won a golden globe for her work on the critically acclaimed tv comedy "crazy ex-girlfriend." please welcome the lovely rachel bloom. ♪ ♪ ( applause ) >> stephen: hello! holo. lovely to see you again. lovely to have you here. >> i'm just so thrilled! >> stephen: we're thrilled to have you. that's a beautiful dress. >> thank you very much. i have no idea the designer because i'm horrible. ( laughter ) but whoever it is, they did a great job. >> stephen: they did. they absolutely did. >> they really crafted it. >> stephen: congratulations. you're on an absolute rocket ride. this must feel great. "crazy ex-girlfriend." you haven't finished your first season. how many more episodes. >> two. >> stephen: you already won a golden globe for your performance as ribecca. what are you, 28 years old? >> i am. almost 29. >> stephen: all right lm 29. the world is your oyster. and yo

earlier this week, the centers for disease control and prevention released new guidelines for providingthe response to the rise in addiction. bo is among nearly 80 people we met with as part of our in-depth look at the epidemic. join reporters vince lattanzio and denise nakano. watch "generation addicted" right here on nbc 10. >>> now it's time yr your first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> the snow in new jersey and delaware has quickly moved offshore. there you see it off the coast of atlantic county, finally moving out and for ocean county, finally moving away. we are still seeing wet roadways and cold temperatures either at or below freezing in some spots. the brunt of theç storm is hitting new england. we'll be clearing out through the afternoon. 35 degrees, 33 wilmington, lehigh valley though and some of our suburbs north and west in the upper 20s. 29 in doylestown, 28 pottstown. 32 though in atlantic city and millville. lower cape may county seeing temperatures a couple degrees above freezing but then other spots, upper cape may county, sea isle city all comin

united states health officials are reminding the president and other oh specials the centers for disease control and prevention is adding the island to the travel notice about virus. the virus has not been a factor in the president's travel decision and is not expected to be in the future. zika virus heavily impacted the caribbean and latin american countries and brazil. it is linked to serious birth defects. it is known to cause adult paralysis. there are six cases right here in north carolina. >> >> investigators are looking into possible pilot error or other mechanical failures as a deadly cause of a plane crash in russia. investigators suggested bad weather could be the reason the flight crashed killing 62 people. they say if the crash was not a mechanical failure, it may have been caused by the pilot not hand lick the weather all 62 people on board were killed when that flight crashed in southern russia friday night. the victims include 55 passengers and 7 crew members. officials do not believe there were any americans on board that flight. >>> right now the fbi is investigating a body found on the campus

according to the centers for disease control and prevention. there are more than 100 cases of travel-associated zika virus in the united states. however, zero cases of transmission by mosquitoes in the u.s. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, have been found in our area. local health officials found six cases in the state alone with another nine people showing mump-like symptoms. four of those confirmed cases are in mecklenburg county while another four are not confirmed but are being investigated. bill: a number of charlotte residents are without power tonight, here's the reason why, take a look. this is a crash that happened earlier this morning that took out utility poles. duke energy crews have been out there attempting to restore service from the crash around 1300 people had power knocked out when the crash happen, but that number has gone down to just around 33 homes. kayla: after more than a month on the run, the rock hill prisoner who escaped is back behind bars tonight. 26-year-old zachary reeves was captured in fulton county, georgia early this

country not only by promoting prevention and education but also treatment and recovery for those who have fallen to this growing epidemic. the centers for disease control and prevention found that from 2002-2013, the number of heroin-related overdose deaths nearly quadrupled with approximately 82,000 deaths. the c.d.c. found that 44 people die every day due to prescription drug overdoses. they estimate that the use of alcohol, illegal drugs and tobacco cost the united states roughly $700 billion every year because of increased criminal activity, loss of employment and health care costs associated with drug use. colorado unfortunately is no exception to the increase in drug overdose deaths. the centers for disease control and prevention reports that drug overdose deaths in colorado has risen in every single county except for one over the last 12 years. the colorado health institute found that colorado's 2014 rate of 16.3 drug deaths per 100,000 people exceeded the u.s. average of 14.7 deaths per 100,000 residents. the same study by the colorado health institute found that drug overdose deaths climbed 68% in colorado between 2002-2014. 68% increase in dr

. >>> the centers for disease control and prevention are putting out new guidelines for prescribing opiate painkillers. outweigh the benefits for most people. doctors will now prescribe the lowest dose possible for the shortest amount of time. it's the first time the cdc has issued guidelines for opiate painkillers. >> brian: this is amazing video that went viral of two extreme kayakers going over a waterfall. look at this, these are the cumberland falls in kentucky. now they have a problem. they're in trouble with the law. park rangers fined them each 200 bucks for trespassing because the area is a no-boating zone. i'm willing to guess that they could care less about the $200 fine. i'm sure she knew it was coming, and they wanted to do it. so they did it. i'm sure they'll be happily paying their 200 bucks. whatever. >> tia: and do it again probably. >> brian: probably. >> samantha: the video is there, they made it through safely, i guess. there this morning. i'm not very adventurous, so i see video like that and is it freems me out a little bit. no extreme weather. we're dry as a bone. al