showsime, my reporting they have increased their messaging campaign in central america. don't come, you will begin by wolves or killed by smugglers. it goes on and on. that brian mentioned that is going on now is part of -- determines effort deferments effort, but there seems to be another think coming. brian: they are taking a different path, which is this two-pronged approach. they are trying to send a message that if you are here illegally, you will sent home with was not the message sent to you in a half ago. they are trying to have it both ways they are trying to increase money for refugee vetting and they will open up more offices in central america to vet people with legitimate claims. that sends a mixed message to people that we want you to come if you have freedom of asylum claims but if you come it legally -- program that president obama's executive actions that are so controversial, they are able to shield 5 million immigrants from deportation. these are people that have been here that have not been held up in the court. we will not do for you, but then we wil

there has been a huge surge in migrants from central america over the last year and a half. jerry broke a story a few weeks ago about administrations deciding to increase the number of raids to have final orders of removal. the advocacy communities have said those people who have been arrested recently, that their asylum cases have not been properly heard. what does that look like? leon: we have it and we continue to. there is no running away from the fact that we have a clear challenge in the asylum ward. it is a workflow that continues to grow, and it is not reasonable to think it may still grow some yet. we have surged in particular at the border where we have a time sensitive need. overall, we are continuing to staff our asylum program who are among the very strong as professionals in our system and a most highly trained and the most specifically trained. brian: are you taking staff away from other processing programs? leon: refugees do not pay fees. there are programs that finance those. those are relatively small areas in terms of volume compared to the larger mass of

or why can't they move to another country in central america? at doris's house family members wait for word from dominga, who is still in ice custody with her children. there is little they can do but hold onto hope she won't be deported any time soon. >> "america tonight's" lori jane gliha is here. what was her status at this point? >> she was about to be deported, taken into custody, already on one flight from san antonio to laredo, texas. >> she's on the plane. >> she's on the plane, and the authorities came on and took her off the plane. there are nonprofit groups doing pro bow flow work, they found out they hadn't filed an appeal they had a right to appeal when they got their deportation judgment. they were able to do that for about 11 families and so none of those families were deported and what happens now is they're in limbo, there's still some reviewing going on perhaps their case could be reopened but they are still not completely out of the woods. >> but she is still in custody. she is not free to go wherever? >> correct, she is in cu

. >>> still to come on "impact," cubans stuck in central america for months are making their way to miami-dade. how the local government is that's coming up next. [ ] jackie: now on "impact," hundreds of cuban refugees stuck >>> now on "impapa," hundreds of cuban refugees stuck in central america are making their way to miami-dade county. ow is the county government all is dr. emilio gonzalez. thank you much for joining us on "impact." >> 4hank you for having me. >> we've been reporting about the 8,000 cubans stuck in limbo, most in cota rhee- costa rica. now they're coming to south florida and other parts. how did the pilot program go? >> the fact we haven't heard went well. the fact remains that tre are going to be a lot more coming. 8,000, as you said, is just the number that is in costa rica. we don't know how many are in panama, in transit in colombia or ecuador. it's something we need to watch as a community, and the mayor has been really forward lning in putting together the people that would need to handle thls type of situation. >> so what is needed? is there a task force? is there a

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-- left central america three decades ago. >> central america is always been a struggle you knowbut now it's worse. >> we should not be deporting people especially children, especially women and children back to dangerous conditions. >> reporter: the group says families shouldn't be torn apart. ♪ through song and prayer, they pledge to protect those who face deportation no matter how different they may be. >> we are all brothers and sisters, and we are all ekely created than to -- equally created on this earth. >> reporter: in richmond, cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news news. >>> a santa clara county firefighter is facing animal cruelty charges. authorities say that nicholas joseph louise was arrested at his home. he was abusing his german shepherd puppy. while serving a warrant there at the house, police say they found the dog dead inside the home. and they say luiz admit today killing the animal -- admit today killing the an -- admitted to killing the animal. >>> a car crash shut down traffic on mission street in san francisco tonight for more than an hour. it happened just

targets families from central america that have come to the u.s.ithin the past year and have been ordered to leave by an immigration judge. reverend lee says many don't know they've been ordered deported because they've missed court appointments. >> the journey itself is a life endangering journey and many are taken that risk to come to be with an aunt or an uncle or a brother or a sister or a family member who is already living here in the united states. >> reporter: oscar led central america three -- left central america three decades ago. >> always been struggled you know, but now it's worse. >> we should not be deporting people especially children especially women and children back to dangerous conditions. >> reporter: the group says families shouldn't be torn apart. ♪ through song and prayer they pledged to protect those who face deportation no matter how different a person's country or culture may be. >> we are all brothers and sisters. we are all equally created on this earth. >> reporter: in richmond, cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >

we need to have that scaled, not only in u.s., but in central america, south america and the caribbean countries as well. >> is that possible, since they are poor countries and we only have five labs? >> this is going to require a plan. we need to have a commercially care. it is going to cause a backlog and delay diagnosis. >> only about 1 in 5 people infected actually get sick. symptoms are usually mild and last about a week. fever, rash, joint pain and pink eye. but in brazil, something more startling and insidious is happening. there infected pregnant women have given birth to more than 4,000 babies suffering from microcephaly, a rare neurological disorder that's being linked to zika virus. with this birth defect, the brain doesn't develop normally during pregnancy, resulting in a disproportionately small head and that's just the beginning. microcephaly can cause a host of other problems, including developmental delay, seizures, hearing and vision loss. the sheer numbers have caused officials to warn potential mothers not to travel to brazil. >> the guidance that the cdc has issued

court from central america. they correspond with us by text, and the text is coming in, "i'm worried, maybe not for me -- i'm worried for my dad. i'm worried for my grandma." and so we're finding that this kind of raid is creating a real fear in families. people are afraid to bring children to school, people are afraid to go shopping, and we're here, i think, today to talk about being prepared and be calm. >> yeah. your organization, its mission, lenni, would be... >> so, safe passage project was created by me, a law professor, to bring pro bono lawyers -- that means for free -- law students, volunteers, social workers. we go to the immigration court. we meet people there. we then interview the children, find out the ways they have the right to stay in the country. then we recruit wonderful lawyers like barbara's firm and others to do the work for free. >> a question for the three of you -- and, lenni, we'll start with you and work down the line. what do you find is the best method, best approach, to present thi

from a deal in central america. >> some 8,000 cubans have been stranded for weeks in costa rica. the first group of 180 finally reached u.s. soil at el paso, texas, on friday. their long and at times harrowing journey began last fall on flights to ecuador-- ecuador where they they traveled north through costa rica but nicaragua blocked them at the border and there they stayedn a kind of limbo until central american nations reached an agreement to fly the cubans to el salvadore. >> from there they got on buses bown for the united states and the first a friefd on friday where the cuban my grants set foot on u.s. soil. our colleagues were there and reported extensively on the process and the people. and they were there for the first arrivals. >> thursday evening, randy is the first of 180 cuban pie grants to be released on american soil. >> a rough trip, he says. but i now have reached freedom. >> he spent two months stuck in costa rica like thousands of other cuban my grants. local 10 was there when the crisis started back in november after nicaragua stopped allowing cubans to cros

.>> michael is to hopefully end up in central america.>> bake -- my goal is to hopefully end up in central america. >> people can go into research and many areas. >> reporter: powered by the wind. >> this will set me apart.>> reporter: in aurora, nelson >>> jobs in renewable energy group 12 times faster than other areas.>> anytime you drive by, the parking lot is packed.>>> what do people look for in the solar system when they look up at the sky? >>> if you are up before the crack of dawn anytime in the five planets will align and become visible. it starts tomorrow morning. from left to right if you want to pick them out is mercury, venus, saturn, mars and jupiter. you have time. you have until january 30 and the last time they appeared in the sky at the same time was in 2005. >>> a first membership-based primary clear clinic -- care clinic completely run by nurse practitioners. you can get physicals, bloodwork, vaccines and even mental health services. it is 70 -- 59's for droughts and $15 for children -- $59 for adults and $15 for children. >> we accept private insurance, or maybe people

from central america. they were detained during a raid that swept up a dozen people. they are all in the country illegally but as heidi zhou-castro reports activists say the families have legitimate asylum claims. >> two weeks after celebrating christmas when the one gift she had hoped for was asylum in the united states, gloria diaz and her 12-year-old daughter are back in detention awaiting deportation to el salvador. the pair had crossed the border last summer a weaf o wave of wod children escaping violence in central america. the family had to pay extortion fees and when the money ran out, diaz says, the gang killed an uncle and said the others were next. that's when they fled. once in the u.s., an asylum officer determined there was enough evidence for mother and daughter to pursue their claim in court. they were released on bond to stay here with diaz's sister in atlanta. diaz's sister said they had salvadorian police reports to prove the family was in danger. but an immigration judge denied the case and on the 2nd of january diaz's son woke to thousands of ice

. >> the feds are targeting illegal immigrants from central america and now korean americas are speaking out against those raids. >> reporter: some korean americans here in northern virginia say the raids and the fear they bring affects the entire community. and now, are backing these victims of the raid. [ speaking foreign language ] >> juan rents out a small room along with several other families with children trying to survive in this country for the last 19 years. he is a day laborer scraping by and sending money home for his daughter who has leukemia. >> the translator: she is very sick and i have to take care of her. >> reporter: he is just one of many who works hard everyday. and each day runs the risk of being caught and deported. that fear has turned to panic in the last couple of weeks with homeland security's latest massive deportation push. >> mothers an fathers who don't want to send their kids to schools because of the fear of deportation and raids in the schools. millions of people are suffering because of these raids. >> reporter: and now, the national korean american ser

she's a research scientist at the university of central america. but that's her new job. before, she worked closely with dr. salvador montenagro. >> so why the change in jobs? >> well, i was slowly forced out. >> why do you think you were really forced out? >> because of the canal issue. >> you are a scientist. you look at what the data presents. you do your analysis. >> exactly. >> yet if they don't agree with it all of a sudden you had to leave. >> vammen wanted to show us why she opposes the canal here. there is no better way to understand lake nicaragua, than this. this isn't exactly what we planned. the waves and wind are brutal. soon we'd even lose one of our cameras. >> so we're here in the middle of lake nicaragua and one of the national newspapers took something like this into the lake. this is a depth finder what they did is went up and down the proposed canal route what they found, it's shallow. much too shallow for any of those giant supertankers. >> this documentary from the independent nicaraguan newspaper confidential, followed the proposed route through th

half hour of international news, cuban immigrants who have been struggling to make it through central america for months are reunited with their relatives in the united states. but first, the american minute. recovery and salvage efforts are underway after the search for 12 marines were suspended. coast guard officials say they are still not sure what caused two marine helicopters to collide last week. underwater crash site and debris field. memorial is planned for friday. >>> president obama was in detroit today, visited the north american auto show. last year the industry sold a record 17.5 million vehicles capping off a decade of growth, from the recession in 2009. >>> bill called for heads of fbi homeland security and national intelligence to personally sign off on each refugee saying they don't pose a threat. democrats prevented the bill from going forward. the republican led house passed the bill, the first 200 out of nearly 8,000 cuban migrants stranded in central america and mexico are starting to arrive in the united states. al jazeera's adam rainey traveled with them across mexico.

are stranded in central america. recent thaw in relations between washington and havana has led to a surge of migrants and the uncoordinated response of central american countries have left many cubans in limbo. credit barnaby in whichaga has the story. >> this is not what they imagined, getting to the u.s. remains difficult. tens of thousands of cubans have gambled their savings to pay for the treacherous 8,000 cloment journey as they try omake their way through central america. costa rica stopped issuing transit visas to migrants. the estimated 1,000 migrants worry they won't be able to continue their journey north either. >> translator: to start with we don't evenly have the public stamps or the where right visa. it's like we don't exist here. no one is making any decisions no one is hefng us. >> the configuration flight on to bus, is due to take off in a few days. it's just a drop in the ocean with an estimated 11,000 cooush answer stranded across central america. the preferential treatment in u.s. may end soon.

many after fleeing violence in central america. >> we are seeking to deport felons not break apart families. >> the administration says it is rounding up people who are already rounded up by immigration court and found ineligible to stay. the obama administration has long faced criticism from the republican party for being too easy on illegal yaitio immigrat. now the president is getting it from democrats as el who call him the deporter in chief. city will no longer cooperate with federal enforcement immigration officials. mayor jim kenny says the raids are unsuccessful. >> we are not safe in any city when the people who live here whether they're documented or not are fearful of the police. >> immigration advocates are now lobbying democratic members of congress. >> i think the democratic party absolutely has lost faith from the latino community when they are going after women and children and then they say they're for immigration doesn't make any sense. >> advocates continue to call for immigration reform and warn the undocumented thought to answer the door. kristin saloomey, al jazeera, p

pregnant women can get refunds traveling to parts of central america. the c.d.c. is warning pregnant women to take precautions against michael chertoff bites when traveling to areas -- against moss kito bites when traveling to areas in central america. there's a fever, joint pain and red eyes and can last to a week. 70% of individuals affected have no symptoms. >>> honoring our state's bravest athletes. this morning, the law enforcement torch run for carolina kicked off its 30th year of support for the special olympic pick -- olympics. >> there's one thing from saving lives is changing lives. that's what we do for special olympics. when we meet athletes like josh and his special personality, that's why it grows every year. it really does. >> more than 22,000 south carolina athletes take part in the special olympics. >>> and you probably guessed it's going to cost a lot of money to see the carolina panthers take on the denver broncos. super bowl sunday, the average resale price of a ticket is $5,178. that's on pace to beat a super bowl record. a pair of club seats

have begun arresting and deporting families that crossed the border, many fleeing violence in central america there's real concern they'll spread here. randy gyllenhaal joins us from center city with details. >> reporter: it's causing a lot of fear, but immigration officials do tell nbc 10 the raids are not happening in philadelphia but in places like georgia and north carolina, 120 people have been arrested including families with young children, and tonight in south philly, a meeting was held as paranoia begins to take over. in a packed south philly meeting room families gather with burning questions. fear of a raid has sent many into hiding, some not showing up to work or school. >> i started getting calls on sunday. and it's been nonstop ever since. >> reporter: advocates explain families do have rights, to see an attorney and see a signed warrant. but the worry is everywhere. >> you have the right to remain silent and a right to defend your case. >> reporter: the new enforcement targets faeps who have arrived in the past two years including young children fleeing violence in central amer

from central america.aids started over the weekend, and they have caused concern over latino communities, and now in reports of maryland, there's concern over the activity. ellison has more. >> reporter: over the weekend a facebook post aledly showing immigration officers parked in from of this mart. a number of calls have been received making similar reports. >> we got the rumor that the vans were park at megamart. >> reporter: some of the reports are simply rumors, but other times they are real. >> immigration van, three of them, pulled up to one of our neighbor's home and began to knock on the door, probably trying to execute a particular deportatiosays none of it results in detainment. >> we are no reports of raids in grocery stores, schools, roadblocks, no massive presence, but what we do have and have seen is activity. >> reporter: whether the reports are rumors or reality, in prince george's county, the fear is real. maria is the mother of three, an undocumented immigrant from nicaragua. >> on sunda

many after fleeing violence in central america. >> we are seeking to deport felons, not break apart families>> reporter: the admission says it is rounding up people who have already been processed by immigration court and found ineligible to stay. it points out the president took executive action to saich people from immigration. >> reporter: the obama administration has faced criticism from the republican party for being too easy on illegal immigration. now they're getting it from democrats as well who call him the importer in chief. the mayor has announced that the city will no longer cooperate with federal enforcement imprisonment aggravation officials. the mayor says the raids are counterproductive because they make the undocumented afraid to report crimes. >> we are not safe in any city when the people who live here, whether they're documented or not, are fearful of the police. >> reporter: immigration advocates are now lobbying democratic members of congress and the presidentialed candidates who-- presidential candidates who have also criticized the rates >> i think they have lost fait

county take s a stand against the deportation of illegal wim sxn children, fleeing violence in central americase says this year's state of the union address, president obama's lat is like any other. >>> first indications of jesse matthew's possible defense strategy in the hannah gram murder case. i am bruce johnson. >> i am jan jeffcoat. a blunt warning to the obama administration, local police will not cooperate with immigration raids to deport women and children who left violence in central america. >> the raids continue despite criticism in montgomery county and the campaign trail from hillary clinton and bernie sanders. bruce johnson live in wheaton, maryland. >> reporter: all sides is right. the leader of donald trump's presidential campaign in virginia said he is over joyed by montgomery county's announcement. he is prince william county board chair cory stuart, and stuart says he is encouraging immigrants in his community to pack up and move to maryland. >> you have identification? >> reaction to the raids rolling across social media with immigrants massing the word not to ansther knock

from central america. this afternoon the department of health and human services confirmed to politico, the government is looking at six military bases including travis as possible sites to open facilities to hold unaccompanied minors. these would be temporary holding centers before the kids are sent back to central america. back in 2014-15, tens of thousands of central american kids crossed in to the u.s., most of them alone. today a congresswoman from alabama who is fighting to stop a detention center at a base in her state says the kids should be sent home quickly. >> this is unacceptable and active military installation is no place to house these children. the most compassionate thing that we can do for these children is to send them home to their families. >> the feds haven't made any final decisions yet on any detention centers but officials are visiting each base including travis this week to scope them out. >>> major layoffs are coming to yahoo. it's planning to cut 10% of its workforce. that's mor

right now it's spreading in south america, in the caribbean, central america.travelers people coming back to the u.s. who have been in places with zika. that's who we are diagnosing in the in the u.s. if you go to it a place where mosquitoes spread zika, you have to use mosquito repellent. pregnant women should not go to a country where zika is spreading. >> what are the symptoms? is there a cure and if you are -- third question, pregnant woman why are you the biggest target? >> so, four out of five people who have zika don't have any symptoms at all. usually it's he very mild, rash, fever, again, it's only spreading in south america, central america, parts of the caribbean and pacific. and we're concerned about pregnant women because just in recent months brazil has reported a rare fetal mall formation called+4ke÷wçç microcephlar children born with small heads. very severe birth connect. appears to be relate to do zika. there is a lot we don't know about it we have disease detectives on the ground in brazil and puerto rico, studying, preparing, learning more s

for now the risk is really to those traveling down to south and central america. most of us have heard the risks to pregnant women who become infected. with brains that are not fully developed.

campaign, would be the first large-scale effort to deport families who have fled violence in central america. the operation is targeting only adults and children who have already been ordered removed from the united states by an immigration judge. but community activists all across the nation are mobilizing and raising awareness. to tell us more about the local community's reaction and call to action we have invited lucy pineda, community organizer and director of luma, a nonprofit in everett that focuses on a wide range of services to the immigrant community; cristina director for mira, which is the massachusetts immigrant and refugee advocacy coalition, the largest organization in new england promoting the rights of immigrants. and immigration attorney julio henriquez. welcome to revista hispana. >> various concerns, and the concern is well-founded, i the department of homeland security issued some numbers reported.were deported. the numbers were lower than 2014. and, among the top priorities, national security or, there are still a large number of people who are in favor. they're going to

tens of thousands of children from central america have crossed into the u.s. in the past couple of years most of them alone. >>> no one won last night's powerball drawing worth over a half billion dollars. but a liquor store in union city did sell a ticket matching five numbers. it's worth $1.4 million. brian webb shows us how lottery fever is spreading nationally with a record jackpot at stake. >>> reporter: across the country it's time for america's favorite jackpot game, get ready, everybody, this is powerball. >> reporter: saturday's powerball drawing will be the biggest jackpot in u.s. history. $675million could be yours for the price of a $2 ticket. lottery machines spit out tickets as fast as they could print them wednesday. >> today's my birthday so i thought maybe it's my lucky day. >> my powerball jackpot is worth an estimated $524.1 million! >> reporter: but there were no lucky winners last night, leaving disappointed players dreaming of the good deeds they could have done. >> i'm going to pay off my jeep and take a trip and maybe give some donation

reporter: 8 on your side learned that the virus is already spreading throughout south america, central america and parts of texas with a case confirmed in harris county, texas. there's a fear it could spread to florida. and now it started in africa. health officials warn pregnant women to protect themselves from mosquitoes if they travel to those regions or to avoid those places altogether. it can cause rash and joint pain that can last several weeks and there's a possible link between the virus and birth defects. at this point, there's no vaccine to protect against this but 8 on your side will keep you posted and let you know if the government does issue a warning later today. some scary stuff. >> yeah, got to be informed. thank you so much, ryan. >>> this might surprise you, florida is among the top three states for human trafficking. and now the bay area is playing a major role in fighting what is becoming a big problem. this week, pinellas county commissioners passed an ordinance to strengthen laws already passed by the floridaless which you are. i spoke to a -- by the florida legislature.

not just here in the u.s., but also in central america, south america, and the caribbean countries as we. >> reporter: is that realistic different that they are far poorer countries of the united states and we only have five labs. >> this he will require lots of assistance, that will require a plan and we don't have a commercially available test that can be done at the point of care. you actually have to take a sample and accepted to a lab that's what will cause a big backlog and delay diagnosis. >> reporter: according to the centers for disease control and prevention, only about one in five people infected actually get sick. symptoms are usually mild and last about a week. fever, rash, joint pain and pink eye. but in brazil, something more startling and insidious is happening. therein frequented pregnant women have given birth to more than 4,000 babies suffering from microcephaly. a rare neurological disorder that is being linked to zika virus. with this birth defect, the brain doesn't develop normally during preis a or stops growing altogether. resulting in a disproportionately smal

central america. >> there's no treatment. any of these countries. if you have to travel, use precaution. mosquito repellant, mosquito nets. long sleeve, pant, if you are going out. try to avoid as much as possible, mosquito bites. >> we're talking about the pregnant population. that's a small sliver. what if are you not pregnant? are there any risks? >> i think he can answer bet but i think that the risks are not significant. the reason is requires so much attention because of the impact it can have on the fetus. these are permanent changes that occur. you can talk more on how severe it is on someone not pregnant. it's just a mild disease. >> generally, it's mild. as i said, it lasts about two to seven days. i have to say also that 80% of they don't have symptoms at all. one complication has raised the attention besides pregnant woman. gillan baray system. patients can not move. there's a paralysis. and it's associated with other viruses and illnesses as well, but in the countries where this is an epidemic, we have seen an increased number of cases

uses. >> reporter: zika originated in africa and moved include asia, caribbean and south and central america. health experts have been cautioning anyone traveling to the regions to protect themselves from mosquitos. the cdc is preparing a travel warning advising women of child-bearing age and pregnant women to avoid the areas. >> what we will likely see more of are people who travel to the region get infected and come back home to the united states. >> reporter: at least one woman in texas is thought to have already returned with the virus. in new jersey, ashley is pregnant with her fourth child and just ed ned rico. >> when it's your chance. vaccine currently available, researchers unveiled a map warning that mosquitos to carry the virus into florida and beyond. as brazil prepares for the summers' olympics, the zika virus is bringing heartbreak and fear. >>> they beat the odds and life is about to change profoundly for the folks who hold the three winning tickets in the $1.6 billion powerball jackpot. one ticket was sold at a 7-eleven store in southern california. miguel almaguer is followi

president, these children are coming not from mexico but from central america, and this is something that about a year or so ago that the president and his administration called a humanitarian crisis because you had this flow of children, unaccompanied children and some with their mothers, but mostly without, who came flooding across our border, and we just simply were struggling to keep up with them to deal with their safety, their health needs, and their security needs. well, at that time we had a discussion about what should we do to protect these children to make sure that they weren't victimized by human traffickers and other predators who might prey on their vulnerability when they get to the united states? and, indeed, this morning, under the leadership of chairman portman from ohio, the senate permanent subcommittee on investigation held a hearing to explore a disturbing and tragic problem related to this flow of unaccompanied children coming across our nation's southern border. after these children are apprehended by the border patrol, they're placed in the hands of the depa

thousands of artifacts in brazil is likely to spread to almost every country in south america, central americad north america. there is no vaccine against the disease which is carried by mosquitoes. pregnant women have been advised to avoid traveling to countries where it is present. our north america correspondent reports from rio de janeiro. >> caret four and loved as much as any other for the rest of their lives. it is driving fear into the hearts of thousands of families. in many cases, mothers may not be aware of it until their baby is born. link to the mosquito borne6 -- zika virus, the crisis is having worldwide repercussions. >> this spread is in new geographical areas with little population immunity, another cause for concern. especially given the possible link between infection during pregnancy and babies born with small heads. >> in the brazilian city of salvador, therapy helps ease the pain of muscular problems associated with microcephaly. in addition to smaller than average head size, zika virus may be responsible for a range of debilitating conditions affecting a generation of c

you can see how it's backed up through mainland mexico, central america. the conveyor belt will deliver a shot of energy beginning to solidify and gel up real nice over the gulf of mexico. wednesday rain, and thursday a continuation. oval we peel back from 90% on wednesday to 70% on thursday. part of thursday we begin to see rapid clearing on the back end of thursday. getting into friday, saturday, and sunday, it'll be delightful, gorgeous out there. we have to get through this mess first. tuesday late in the evening. rain chances slowly beginning to rise. overspreading the area by tomorrow morning. the heaviest, the potential for stronger storms, even a marginal risk of severe weather south of orlando. that's one hot spot. across brevard county. the theme parks come to mind. quite a bit of strong storm activity. seas 3 to 5. fresh. we have a big shot of northeast swell in the water. our sea heights comprised of mainly open ocean swell. a little bit of chop on top. the surf i wouldn't call it going off, but punchy. waist high range. and a plus high set at

a university of iowa researcher is studying the zika virus as it spreads through central and south america. the world health organization is getting ready for an emergency meeting monday to address the mosquito-born disease. it estimates between three and four million people could be infected. researchers believe the virus may increase the risks of a rare birth defect that causes babies to be heads. brazil is the hardest hit country. it launched a nation-wide effort today to eliminate pools of stagnant water where the mosquitoes that carry the disease breed. kcrg-tv9's dave franzman joins us now. dave, some travelers have brought the virus into the u-s. do researchers say we should be worried? bruce, the word right now is be cautious and pay attention to some of the health recommendati ons. pregnant women under care at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics will be urged not to travel to a list of about 20 countries in south america, central america and the caribbean. so far, the number of zika cases from mosquito bites in infected countries that have come to the u.s. number just a b

been analyzing what's been going on in south and central america since december. while he says the disease will make its way to this country--there's no reason to believe it will be widespread--and may not even affect nevada. that opinion is based on, in part, the mosquito that carries the virus. dr. james wilson is with the nevada state infectious disease forecast center. with a group of disease specialist throughout the country, he and others will be watching the zika virus closely and its impact on countries in central and south america. dr. james wilson/nevada state infectious disease forecast center: pregnant women have been the focus of this. and we really should expand the consideration to any fertile woman. really should avoid unnecessary travel during this hot period of transmission. that's because pregnant women exposed to the virus can have children with a syndrome called microcephaly, the brains are highly underdeveloped--it is sometimes fatal and extremely debilatating where life expectancy is short. this mosquito, the ades aegypti is responsible for

. >> reporter: health officials have confirm that a person who traveled to central america has contracted it had home in northwest virginia. it is not transmitted person to person. it is transmitted by mosquitos. health officials have issued travel advisories. >> we are concerned about pregnant women who have traveled to the areas where it is occurring. >> reporter: there has been no reported case of zika inside the united states. anyone suspected of contracting the zika virus is to stay home for seven days. for more information,head over to wset.com. >> danner: a 2-year-old maryland boy in the hospital tonight after shooting himself >> the little boy shot himself with his father's gun. >> danner: police say it happened yesterday in charles' county. the police responded to a 9-1-1 call and found the toddler wounded and crying. the father had been taking a nap and woke up to the toddler crying. according to law, the gun should have been secured. >>> and a police officer assisted in something that's not in the job description early this morning. helping the deliver a baby. officer michael g

kristen: so far, it has been found in southern and central america. brazil remains the hardest it. the virus is carried by a species of mosquitoes and has been linked to birth defects. >> specifically birth defects called microcephaly, which is small head and brain size. kristen: dr. benjamin chan says the biggest risk remains in pregnant women and their babies. he says 80% of people who become infected don' t feel sick. >> if people do develop symptoms, they are generally pretty mild consisting of fever, rash, joint pain, pink eye. kristen: dr. chan says the virus is not spreading in the u.s., but residents are being asked to avoid affected areas. the lefevbre family says after cancelling their trip to st. thomas, they are out due to $4200 rental fees. only 60% was refunded, but on the bright side they say the accommodating. but apparently it' safety and not making the situation worse than it already is in the united states. kristen: public health officials say new hampshire does not have the kind of mosquitoes that can transmit the zika virus, but the state is preparing to assist

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they are targeting illegal immigrants for central america, but the national korean american service sayshey don't want those immigrants to suffer say loan. >> a lot of the folks impacted by this are fleeing violence and war. >> reporter: federal law officers have taken 100 men, women, and children into custody since the new raids began. advocacy groups say many should be given protection as refugees from the violence in their country. >>> an unusual fire in montgomery county today. a piece of equipment known as the beast went up in flames as it was recycling christmas trees it happened today. no one was hurt, but it took dozens of firefighters to put the fire out. >>> let's talk about playoff football. with sports, washington hosts green bay this sunday, and the mayor of those two towns made a friendly wager. dc smokes against the wisconsin cheese, and the loser has to wear the winning t-shirt during a public service event. the mayor said she looks toward to tasting the wisconsin cheese. she added those words, what are they adam? >> you like that? you like that? >>> many fans who gave up

it's a weather phenomenon. a lot of the moisture in the pacific ocean just streams all across central america and across florida. that's why we have the clouds. i want you to watch the going to show you two of them. first off, tomorrow, for thursday, winds go northeast, still a warming day. look in the gulf of mexico. area of low pressure forms down there with a lot of rain. here we go, friday morning, 6:00 in the morning. warm front forms. along that warm front and ahead of it, we could be seeing strong, if not severe thunderstorms friday morning into the midday hours. by friday afternoon, the system pulls off to the north and east, looks like we'll see better weather for saturday. another quick moving system, the less severe comes through on sunday with rain. now i want to show you the potential for squally weather across central florida and we'll time it out for you on friday morning. this shows the lift in the atmosphere, and you can see, 3:00, 3:30 friday morning. a band shaping up, as we go through the 6 and 7:00 hours, a band of showers, maybe heavy rain and thunderstorms in that band,

and staff at columbia university came together to remember three students killed last week in central america. the students were on a volunteer mission trip to honduras with the school )s medical brigade program. they were headed to the airport to come home when bus they were on killing the students and injuring many others. at columbia-- flags flew at half out for a candlelight vigil to honor the students and their families. a rockslide forced a major roadway in california to shut down. officials say heavy rain caused the rockslide, which closed the highway for a ten mile stretch in both directions. crews worked throughout the the road was cleared by the afternoon-- closed because the hill kept sliding. 19 people are dead after multiple gunmen attacked a university in pakistan. explosions and gunfire erupted on the campus of bacha kahn university near the border. security forces killed four attackers, but officials say they don )t know if there were more attackers among the dead. they did warn that recovery the death toll could rise. and in haiti-- a second day of protests turns violent. off

the c-d-c has issued travel alerts for countries in south and central america affected by the zika virus. they world health organization said today the virus has been circulating with quote "very high intensity." next on newschannel three at 6. a teacher taking action promises to shave her head for a sick student. find out how her supporters went expectations. and i m barbara ciara live at out taking action phone bank for saint jude research hospital.. i ll have more on how you a york county teacher is taking action for one of her students -- by shaving her head. miss muraski is a kindergarten teacher at magruder elementary. when one of her students was diagnosed with leukemia -- she pledged to shave her head if her students raised five hundred dollars for their classmate. the school raised three thousand dollars. and that meant a new hair do for miss muraski. newschannel three is taking action for st. jude childrens research hospital. and you can help get results for kids fighting cancer. barbara ciara is live at the phone bank -- right now volunteers are helping you reserve your $100 t

use repellants, wear long sleeves and pantnt >> unless you're traveling to brazil and parts of central america, experts say you don't have to worry about it. >> i don't know if it's something, we don't need to panic yet. >> the virus is not contagious, as far as they know the only way you can get it is if a mosquito bites a person who has zika virus and then bites you. we've put the full list of countries with the travel you wltx also. >> people are using their skills to build on homes this month who were damaged in the flood. costs of supplies s re granted by the fema grants. the groups are volunteering their time, the labor is free. >> we get to share the love, what jesus did for us. i can't do what jesus did, but i can do what he leads me to. the closesties can get is to reach out here. >> they'll continue to help until the end of may and are e beginning their construction on their 8th home tomorrow. >>> now, the midlands most accurate forecast, with jim gandy, chief meteorologist. >> most of the rain has moved out of the midlands, we have one lone shower to the south of the orangeburg area