dr. anthony fauci. dr. fauci, we had you on last week.e always have you on to talk about infectious diseases. since last week, we learned that a case of this virus was sexually-transmitted in texas. some are saying that potentially is a game-changer. is it? >> well, i wouldn't go so far as to say it's a game-changer. but it does add a new dimension to how we have to address the adequate control of spread of this infection. the fact that there was a clearly very well-documented case of sexual transmission adds the dimension, as what the cdc is addressing with their new recommendations, that when men travel to the region where they could have been exposed to zika when they come back, if you have a wife that's pregnant or a girlfriend that's pregnant and you're going to have sex with her, that you clearly should use consistent and correct use of condoms. because if the -- theoretical and now reality of the possibility that you can transmit it sexually, you certainly would not want to infect your pregnant wife or your pregnant girlfriend with

dr. anthony fauci, the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases he said it would be nearly impossible to prevent the hundreds of viruss. >> developing one vaccine against one or two or three of them is almost follied, the odds are your vaccine is not going to be doing a pretty good job of protecting you. >> for most of us, a cold is often more annoying than dangerous. but the elderly, children and those with weak immune systems or chronic lung disease can suffer serious consequences even death from the cold. dr. fauci and team of researchers are focusing on potential treatments and vaccines for specific viruss >>> it's tuesday, february 16th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." the race for south carolina simmers. donald trump steps up his attacks on ted cruz while a former president tries to pave a path to the white house for his brother. >>> wild weather sweeps through the southeast, damaged twisters

dr. anthony fauci. she shares new details about when a vaccine could be available for the first time. >>> and there's a new plan of attack on the heroin epidemic in virginia. >>> the temperatures aren't bad out there right now. this weekend as we've heard from doug and vj is going to be bitter cold and some of you could still be dealing with ice in the morning. more weather alert coverage throughout this hour. >>> a warning tonight to drug dealers in virginia. the feds are pouring resources into investigating and prosecuting heroin cases. they're focusing on those whose customers end up overdosing and dying. >> our message is more important than just one criminal prosecution. our message concerns the hundreds of deaths from heroin overdoses across the state of virginia. and the thousands across the united states. >> that tough talk came at a news conference today announcing the guilty plea of virginia beach man who sold heroin to a 23-year-old woman who ultimately died from it. the charge carry as minim

dr. anthony fauci/director, nih)"this is done in close collaboration with the cdc. there are classic ways you control vectors: insecticides, larvicides, cleaning up the environment."the virus has been linked to a rare birth defect known as microcephaly... which causes head and brain abnormalities.the government has issued a travel warning for zika affected areas - but not a travel ban.(sot: dr. anne schuchat/deputy director, cdc)"we're not cancelling spring break, we're telling people who are pregnant, you may not want to go."the white house says it is expecting congress to act quickly to pass the funds.(sot: josh earnest/white house press in the category of things that shouldn't break down along party lines, democrats and republicans should reasonably understand that resources to confront a public health challenge like this is something that merits a serious response from the u.s. government."so far there are 50 confirmed cases of zika in the continental u-s.omar villafranca, cbs news. 3 the zika virus outbreak has hit latin america hardest leaving thousands of chi

fauci ) (dr. institutes of health) "q (mark albert): do we know precisely how long someone remains infected? a (anthony fauci): the answer is no. and some of the research we're funding will be to determine that. two weeks . ///we don't know how long." no vaccine currently exists for zika, although doctor anthony fauci says testing for a potential vaccine could begin as early as this summer. (dr. anthony fauci/national institutes of health) "when that vaccine will be proven safe and effective is something we can't predict." the mosquito borne virus originated in brazil and is spreading rapidly through latin america and the caribbean.it's expected to america and the caribbean.it's expected to eventually infect up to 3 million people. mark albert, for cbs news, washington./// ((paul joncich)) eighty percent of people who contract the zika virus show no symptoms. so far, more than 100- thousand zika cases have been confirmed in 33 countries./// ((denise valdez)) latino community leaders and voters united today to promote the for the upcoming primaries and caucuses. the latino vote summit nevada provided in

dr. anthony fauci, the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases he said it prevent the hundreds of viruss. >> developing one vaccine against one or two or three of them is almost follied, the odds are your vaccine is not going to be doing a pretty good job of protecting you. >> for most of us, a cold is often more annoying than dangerous. but the elderly, children and those with weak immune systems or chronic lung disease can suffer serious consequences even death from the cold. dr. fauci and team of researchers are focusing on potential treatments and >>> the supreme court after scalia. with the senate battle brewing over his successor, will the court be gridlocked? >>> also tonight -- trump and cruz keep firing at each other. jeb bush looks to w. to put him in the win column. >>> first the freeze. then the storms. and plenty of accidents. >>> and, the odd couple. opposites on the bench. best buddies in life. >> we agree on a whole lot of stuff. we do. >> ruth is really bad only on the knee-jerk stuff. she's -- >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> th

dr. anthony fauci z in goodi have been caseska of into the united states. >> the question we are keepingye on is the question of locally transmitted zika. at this point, there are no cases of locally transmitted zaika in the continental united states. mark: he said it would not be surprising to learn of isolated clusters. on identify dna has been discovered on to explosive belts linked to the paris terror attacks according to the local procedures office. when the belt was discovered in a paris suburb of the cell phone of a fugitive attacker was located. that person's dna was also found on the suicide belt of the attackers blew himself up. on king of jordan is calling the international committee to act as one diplomatically to stop the civil war in syria. at an annual munich security conference, he said arabs and muslims have a responsibility and a duty to be in the lead against isis which he called out laws of islam. >> this is a war to protect our religion, our values, and the future of our people. effort thatso an must be global in partnership. the diplomats and king agreed to seek a t

dr. anthony fauci/director, nih) "this is done in close collaboration with the cdc. there are classic ways you control vectors: insecticides, larvicides, cleaning up the environment." the government has issued a travel warning for zika affected areas - but not a travel ban. the white house says it is expecting congress to act quickly to pass the funds. so far there are 50 confirmed cases of zika in the continental u-s, including at least one in virginia. we're hearing from the attorney of the chicago officer who is countersuing the estate of the 19- year-old he shot and killed back in december. a woman who opened the door to the apartment building for the officer also died in the shooting. the lawyer claims the quintonio legrier instigated the whole thing, and took a full swing at officer robert rialmo's head, just barely missing it. joel brodsky/officer's attorney: "he told me that the bat passing in front of his face, it was that close. that entire time he was shouting orders for legrier to drop the bat. this is an emotional and psychologial trauma that officer ria

dr. anthony fauci and other medical experts are speaking here in the nation's capital.e said not to be afraid of a major outbreak in the u.s. >> will that localized spread explode into a broad explosion in the u.s.? we're cautious, but it's highly unlikely due to conditions in the u.s., compared to south america. >> this panel is part of the annual meeting of the american association for the advancement through the weekend, barbara. >> thank you, pat. >>> this morning, we're learning about maryland's first official case of the zika virus. but medical confidentiality restricts what officials are allowed to say about it. it looks like the person did travel to a country in central america were mosquitoes carry that virus. officials say the person has recovered and does not pose a danger to the community. >> this is really not cause for alarm or panic. >> maryland sent 17 zika test kits to the cdc for analysis. so far only one has been returned positive. two have been returned negative. >>> better cell service. >>> at&t plans much faster than today's networks. verizon says

dr. anthony fauci and will join us the next half hour. >>> this isn't fiction, it's a secret weapon that helped police in northern virginia bring a missing girl home. the whole thing caught on camera. >> the storm team 4 by 4 is out on the roads right now in some of the hardest-hit areas from today's snowfall. now the focus shifts from the snow falling to icy spots waiting for you when you leave your house tomorrow. >>> there's a little bit of rain and a few flakes left flying across the area. the last of it heading through areas of fairfax and d.c. earlier today we were able to measure a little bit of the snow up to the north. 3.5 inches in gaithersburg. 2.8 around frederick and winchester picking up two. that before the melting, while we have low impacts on area roads, we'll have more moderate impacts as we get into the overnight. it all has to do with the refreezing. temperatures below freezing. at 6:00 p.m. we stay in the pocket below freezing. not just until 6:00 a.m. 27 degrees inside of the beltway. d.c. metro area. above freezing, by 10:00 a.m. right now we're looking at delays a

dr. anthony fauci of the national institutes of health testified. just like he told news4's doreen gentzler, he said researchers are already working on a vacc e vaccine. >> all we've done already is to take that same plas mid, pull out the west nile gene, stick in the zika gene, and now you have the beginning of a zika vaccine. so it really is a testimony to having the experience of continued years of support in trying to >> health leaders also told congress they don't believe the virus will become widespread in this country but they said steps are being take ton reduce transmission. >>> well, the days of standing on a street corner to hail a cab may be over. the d.c. taxicab commission just announced a new app, and it's going to be available for iphones and androids as well. the app comes after years of government reforms aimed at modernizing the district's cab industry. some of the recent changes include upgrading d.c. cabs so they can accept credit cards and changing the colors to a more uniform red and gray. >>> well, i don't have to remind you

dr. anthony fauci/director, nih) "this is done in close collaboration with the cdc. there are classic ways you insecticides, larvicides, cleaning up the environment." the government has issued a travel warning for zika affected areas - but not a travel ban. the white house says it is expecting congress to act quickly to pass the funds. so far there are 50 confirmed cases of zika in the continental u-s, including at least one in virginia. while flint citizens continue to deal with contaminated water, the michigan governor refuses to testify. republican rick snyder's office says he didn't accept an invitation to testify in front of a house democratic group. the steering and policy committee scheduled a flint water crisis-themed hearing for tomorrow. but the governor plans to deliver a state budget to lawmakers during that time. his office says the budget includes putting more resources toward the water crisis. we're hearing from the attorney of the chicago officer who is countersuing the estate of the 19- year-old he shot and killed back in december. a woman who opened

dr. anthony fauci is the head of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. he's the top guy and when it comes to infectious diseases at nih. well the emphasis on tackling zika is on public health there are also far-reaching consequences to this virus. i sat down with dr. fauci earlier today. >> i can't remember covering something like this where there was so many radiating consequences. the economic, people not traveling. what could happen in rio. >> there's no doubt that the situation with zika has multidimensional implications. it's triggered and the focus of the intention is on it is this issue of the likely connection between infection of pregnant women and serious birth defects like micrcephaly in a baby. if you extracted that and there was not a problem with that, and twas just zika in a vacuum, you wouldn't be seeing anything like this. because zika generally is a mild infection, self-limited. virtually no mortality associated with it. people recover. and it has been in the pact, minor somewhat inconsequential infection. >> faste esest scenario for a

dr. anthony fauci the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases at the nationalstitutes of health. welcome back doctor. dr. john armstrong is the surgeon general and secretary of health for the state of florida. we have doctors bills moreau and he is the managing director for sports medicine for the united states olympic committee. i want to welcome all of you and pursuant to the committee rules this is an investigation in oversight subcommittee. i will ask you to stand and be sworn. raise your right hand please. you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to get before the subcommittee of congress are the whole truth and nothing but the truth? let the record reflect the witnesses answered in the affirmative. while dr. fauci has been here before it's customary to give a five-minute statement and you have additional information or data you would like to be made part of the official record asked her the chair are members that they be included and we will do that. we will start right out. i want to welcome again the deputy director from this center

dr. anthony fauci who is director of the national institute and allergy and infectious diseases at the institute of health. dr. fauci has overseen an extensive research portfolio devoted to preventing and treating infectious diseases made numerous important discoveries regarding hiv/aids. dr. fauci serves as one of the key advisers to the white house on global aids issues and on initiatives to bolster medical and public health preparedness against emerging infectious disease threats such as ebola and pandemic influenza. he's also one of the principle architects of the president's emergency plan for aids relief. now we'll hear from dr. ariel pablo menendez who is the assistant administrator for global health at usaid, a position he assumed in august of 2011. dr. pablo menendez joined the leadership team with a vision to shape the bureau for global health's efforts to accomplish a measurable and sustainable impact on the lives of people in developing countries. before joining usaid he worked on global health strategy and transformation of health systems in africa as well as asia. he also served as

dr. anthony fauci, and he is the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases atthe national institutes of health. welcome back, doctor. dr. john armstrong, india's the surgeon general -- and he is the surgeon general of the secretary of state for the state of of florida. do we have a dr. bill moreau, managing director for sports medicine for the united states olympic committee. i want to welcome all of you and pursuant to the committee rules, and this is an investigation and oversight subcommittee, i will ask you to stand and be sworn. raise your right hand please. [witnesses were sworn in] anlet the record reflect that te witness answered in the affirmative. and while dr. fauci has been a before maybe others, it's customary to give a five minute statement. if you have additional information or data you would like to be made part of the official record of these proceedings, ask the chair or member that they be included and will do that. so we will start right out. i want to welcome again the deputy director of the centers disease control, dr. anne schuchat. welco

dr. anthony fauci, the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases he said it would be nearly impossible to prevent the hundreds of viruss. >> developing one vaccine against one or two or three of them is almost follied, the odds are your vaccine is not going to be doing a pretty good job of protecting you. >> for most of us, a cold is often more annoying than dangerous. but the elderly, children and those with weak immune systems or chronic lung disease can suffer serious consequences even death from the cold. dr. fauci and team of researchers are focusing on potential treatments and vaccines for specific viruss >>> it's tuesday, february 16th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." the race for south carolina simmers. donald trump steps up his attacks on ted cruz while a former president tries to pave a path to the white house for his brother. >>> wild weather sweeps through the southeast, damaged twisters

dr. anthony fauci. he is the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious dzs at the national institute of health. welcome back, doctor. and dr. john armstrong, and he is the surgeon general and secondary of health for the state of florida. and then we have dr. bill moreau. he's the managing director for sports medicine for the united states states olympic committee. i want to welcome all of you. and pursuant to the committee rules,s this an investigation and oversight subcommittee and committee of conference. i'll ask you to stand and be sworn. please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give before this subcommittee of congress is the whole truth and nothing but the truth? let the record reflect that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. and while dr. fauci has been here before, maybe others, it's customary to give a five minute statement and if you have additional information or data you would like to be made part of the officia

dr. anthony fauci: we' re cautious. we' re not presumptuous. you never say never, and you never say always. but it is highly unlikely, due to the conditions in the united states compared to south america -- particularly brazil and the caribbean -- it is unlikely that we' ll see that. but we' for it in anticipation of it. cara: if you' state' s zika hotline, take note of the number right there at the bottom of your screen. or you can head to wesh.com, where it is also opening. universal orlando' s newest ride ahead on sunrise, what you can s return plus, daytona speedweeks kicks >> the green flag awaits on a new season of sprint cup racing. and even though the sprint unlimited tonight is not a points event, it' s still racing. and drivers want to win races, no matter the stakes. that includes joey logano, the defending champion of the daytona 500 who had, short of winning the sprint cup title, a spectacular 2015. six race wins and a whopping 16 top 5 finishes. on the track in daytona with the friday other 24 buggies that qualified for the unlimi

dr. anthony fauci, the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases he said it would be nearly impossible to prevent the hundreds of viruss. >> developing one vavaine against one or two or three of them is almost follied, the odds are your vaccine is not going to be doing a pretty good job of protecting you. >> for most ofs, a cold is often more annoying thth dangerous. but the elderly, c cldren and thososwith weak immune systems or chronic lung disease can suffer serious consequences even death from the cold. dr. fauci and team of researchers are focusing on that are more dangerous. >>> the supreme court after scalia. with the senate battle brewing over his successor, will the court be gridlocked? >>> also tonight -- trump and cruz keep firing at each other. jeb bush looks to w. to put him in the win column. >>> first the freeze. then the storms. >>> and, the odd couple. opposites on the bench. best buddies in life. >> we agree on a whole lot of stuff. we do. >> ruth is really bad only on the knee-jerk stuff. she's -- >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight newsws >

dr. anthony fauci and dr. frieden, the head of the centers for disease control. orrin hatch, the chairman of the senate finance committee. live coverage here on c-span3. >>> this is the senate finance committee. normally chaired by orrin hatch. and perhaps will be but he's right now on the senate floor speaking about the measure the senate -- the trade enforcement measure the senate is taking up. that's pat roberts in the chairman's position there. >> come to order. it's going to be my distinct privilege to introduce secretary burwell. it would appear that senator wyden, senator grassley, senator grapo, senator schumer are not here. they have conflicts. none intended. and i'm going to ask unanimous concept that the statements by the distinguished senator from oregon, mr. wyden and our distinguished chairman mr. hatch be inserted into the record at this point without objection. our witness today is health and human services secretary sylvia mathews burwell. secretary burwell has been leading the department of health and human services since june of 2014. ms. burwe

dr. anthony fauci who is director of the national institute and allergy and infectious diseases at the institute of health. dr. fauci has overseen an extensive research portfolio devoted to preventing and treating infectious diseases made numerous important discoveries regarding hiv/aids. dr. fauci serves as one of the key advisers to the white house on global aids issues and on initiatives to bolster medical and public health preparedness against emerging infectious disease threats such as ebola and pandemic influenza. he's also one of the principle architects of the president's emergency plan for aids relief. now we'll hear from dr. ariel pablo menendez who is the assistant administrator for global health at usaid, a position he assumed in august of 2011. dr. pablo menendez joined the leadership team with a vision to shape the bureau for global health's efforts to accomplish a measurable and sustainable impact on the lives of people in developing countries. before joining usaid he worked on global health strategy and transformation of health systems in africa as well as asia. he also served as

dr. anthony fauci of the u.s.the early stages, and we can predict that we likely would be in phase 1 trial just to determine if it's safe and if it induces a good response probably by the end of the summer and get that going by the end of this year. and if it makes it safe go to the next stage. unlikely to have a vaccine that's widely available for a few years but we certainly could take the initial steps. >> that's certainly important of course. let's move to weather now. parts of california are experiencing record heat this week while the coldest air of the season is moving into the eastern u.s. meteorologist pedram javaheri joins us now to talk more about this and the outlook. >> start off with california. we know it's an el nino season. cooler, wetter conditions expected. it's been much the case for parts of california. but the heat you're experiencing right now pretty impressive. take a look at these kofrks observations. close to 90 degrees fahrenheit. in a few spots in california. that's the usc campus in lo