dr. jennifer mcquiston/deputy response: "mosquito borne transmission is really the most common way the virus spreads but with these new suspected cases we are investigating we are becoming more aware that sexual transmission may happen more thought." )) ((brian loftus)) right now, the c-d-c is researching to find out... how long pregnant couples need to have protected sex.. before the virus goes away. /// ((brian loftus)) > a las vegas couple is doing more than just helping the homeless. ((kirsten joyce)) the friendships they have created over the years... to help put them in a better place... in this week's acts of kindness. dozen bald eagles were found dead on a farm in maryland... and it's prompting a federal and state investigation. state officials are offering a 10-thousand dollar reward for more information. thirteen bald eagles were found dead on saturday. state officials believe the birds were poisoned... but they don't know if it was intentional or an accident: (( glenn therres, former maryland bald eagle biologist) "it's the largest number of dead birds found in one location on a s

dr. jennifer ashton talks about the findings this morning on "gma." her current or death after being treated versus treatment with radiation is the same. >> that is surprising. jummy: women are more likely to take it if they have a genetic mutation. coming up, jummy: rain for the rest of the day. doug: the next couple of hours. area.l show you the main starting tomorrow, the storm system in the lower left-hand side comes in. look how much warmer, almost 20 degrees warmer. windy, partly cloudy. we will check out the updated weekend outlet at 4:00. jummy: thank you. thank you for joining us. 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? choice for women, and expand paid and family leave. 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. >> hey, everybody. we're going to have even more fun that usual today, because we've rolled out the red car

dr. jennifer for health and human services. let's talk about zika. what is it? >> it's a virus transmitted by the bite of a mosquito. it's very important for people to know we don't have the seeca in north carolina and in the united states. there is an outbreak in the caribbean and south and central america. >> holly: we know there was a concern for pregnant women. talk to us about the concern and what is the threat? >> so, there have been a lot of reports, mainly coming out of brazil, that have seen that babies born who were infected with the zika virus have a serious birth defect called microcephaly, where the head does not grow as large as would be expected for a baby. that can lead to problems with, you know, mental development, long-term health consequences. and so, there has been a concern, but i have to say, there is no proof yet that the virus is the cause of this. they are actually just started studies to look for this. concern that this virus, as you said, transmitted by the mosquito, could be passed from person-to-person in certain circumstances, righ

dr. jennifer ashton chief women's health corresponden "this is perhaps the right intention, with a very wrong execution." v/o: the cdc points out half of all pregnancies in the us are unplanned. many women don't know they are pregnant for several weeks?possibly, unintentionally, putting their child at risk. dodolars in grants are being offered to help train nevada students in high-paying science and technology jobs. 'the stem workforce challenge grant' was awarded to six programs earlier this month. western nevada college will recieve a portion of the grant for their welding programs. the college of southern nevada and the nevada state college will also recieve a portion of the grant for a program that will teach hydroponics and other techniques for farming in the desert, among other things. forget peyton manning...beyonce took over twitter during the superbowl. so just how much love did she get online? that story and more is >>> hey, there. in today's "techbytes" -- the top twitter mentions during the super bowl. >> beyonce took the top spot, the half time show, receiving more than 2 1/2 @me

dr. jennifer ashton chief women's health corresponden "this is perhaps the right intention, with a very wrong execution." v/o: the cdc points out half of all pregnancies in the us are unplanned. many women don't know they are pregnant for several weeks?possibly, unintentionally, putting their child at risk. today the cdc telling abc news: "we were sorry some people took offense at our communications." the cdc stands by its advice..which it says is to clearly explain the risks that drinking.. may have on an unborn child. an unusual sight at a southern california restaurant.... we'll tell you why this guy got away with stealing a corner booth. here's a kolo-8 sports break -- cam newton has been named m-v-p of the n-f-l... the carolina panthers quarterback receiving 48 of the 50 votes... cam also named the league's offensive rivera earns coach of the year honors... texans defensive end j-j watt named defensive player of the year... todd gurley and marcus peters win the league's rookie of the year awards -- and chiefs safety eric berry named comeback player of the year, after battling lymphoma ou

dr. jennifer ashton chief women's health corresponden "this is perhaps the right intention, with a very wrong execution." v/o: the cdc points out half of all pregnancies in the us are unplanned. many women don't know they are pregnant for several weeks?possibly, unintentionally, putting their child at risk. today the cdc telling abc news: "we were sorry some people took offense at our communications." new york governor andrew cuomo has announced a ban on the controversial practice tries to change a gay person into a heterosexual. a number of medical organizations are against the therapy - including the american psychological association. this announcement prevents private and public health care insurers from backing the practice in new york. it also bans mental health facilities from trying it on minors. members of the community turned out for some great events today. still ahead, we'll show you how people here in the valley pitched in to help out families whose children are receiving praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. a practical and successful legislator,

dr. jennifer lawless. [applause] >> thank you. cockroaches, head lice, kohl not so byes, used car salesmen, traffic jams, root canals and donald trump. [laughter] what do all of these things have in common? they're for mar popular than the united states -- more popular than the united states congress. [laughter] it's true n. held-to-head matchups, a national random sample of americans said they find the charming things i just mentioned far more appealing than their representatives in washington d.c. now, the house and senate make take solace in knowing that they rated a little bit higher than playground bullies, north korea and meth labs -- [laughter] but to be perfectly honest, the margins were quite close. [laughter] it's not just cute little polls that find this to be the case though. the political climate has culminated in the most negative attitudes toward congress that we've ever seen. the advent of modern polling doesn't even know what to do with these numbers. not one in five voters trusts the government to do what's right

dr. jennifer house, a veterinarian and infectious disease expert says skate toe which doesn't live in colorado but does along the gulf coast. `his map from the cdc shows countries that have seen an outbreak. >> any individual who is pregnant or who is attempting to get pregnant is to postpone their travel into these affected countries. >> reporter: that's because of concern that zika may be causing a deformity in new boards. several cases were noted in brazil a few months after the zika outbreak last year. those deformities have led some in medicine to suggest lifting the ban on ddt, an insect side that interferes. >> i don't think that we need to be concerned about the toxicity on birds or humans of ddt when we're balancing it against infants born with devastating neuro developmental abnormalities thanks toothe virus. >> reporter: dr. gill ross of the american council on science widespread use of ddt, just enough to cure mosquitos in infected areas. >> reporter: and most cases contracted are mild. they get better in a weak and are thought to then have lifelong immunity. >>> it's the chase for

dr. jennifer caselle is a marine biologist analyzing el nino's impact on sea life. >> you don't necessarily study the climate, you study the creatures in the ocean, what are they telling you about el nino? >> the things we're seeing up here now in my area, we do not see, except on el nino's and some of the things we don't even see during normal el nino's, only this big one. >> in november 2015, california state officials closed the $60-million dollar commercial crab industry because domoic acid, a neurotoxin, was found in marine life. >> when we eat the infected crabs you can get all kinds of serious neurological issues, really bad stuff... leading to death. >> in the uc santa barbara marine lab, dr. caselle gave me a closer look at more of the sea life in distress. >> so if we start with the urchins... that's amazing. these urchins are in trouble, why is that? >> well, the urchins are actually being affected pretty negatively by the warm water, we just noticed that we might be on the start of an urchin disease epidemic or die off. the urchins in our area are also fished. >> the urchins are

dr. jennifer is a family physician with rowan university. she says the popular pro verb dates back to the 15 hundreds. what it does it mean. >> back then the idea if you had a cold, it meant that your body temperature was low. and to fix that, people want to do actually good you food and warmth and nourishment to make that body temperature go up. >> if you had a fever you'd starve the body to bring it back down. >> i think you would get weaker if you didn't eat as opposed to stronger. >> i like to eat period fever or not. >> there was some research to support the old addage. >> the study did conclude that perhaps nutritional status affected the immune system. but that's really as much as we can say. we really need more studies. >> the bottom line here -- >> don't starve at any time but certainly when you're sick i don't want you starving. you need that nutrition. you need those nutrients. >> plenty of water, lots of rest and if all else fails -- >> whiskey. honey and lemon. >> magic in a cup. >> magic in a cup. (laughter). >> she followed th

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dr. jennifer ashton a lot of people talking i was walking home. with one swipe, it devoured one of theroissants. then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, about the big game this morning and the commercials. this year's superbowl ads took on a new tone. here's abc's clayton sandell. let's face it? a lot of last year's super bowl commercials were downers. nats - boy: i couldn't grow up, because i died from an accident. the super bowl was more of a bummer bowl. but tonight? nats - "puppy monkey baby. puppy monkey baby." ?advertisers are bringing back happy. singing sheep? nats - honda / singing sheep / "take alook at yourself in the mirror?" aliens? nats - avocados from mexixo / guide: this is the cube of rubik. this simple puzzle was considered unsolvable. kid alien: did they not have brains? guide: simple ones. weiner dogs in costumes. hollywood hotties. nats - hyundai / ry

dr. jennifer mcquiston/deputy incident manager for cdc's zika response) mosquito borne transmission is really the most common way the virus spreads but with these new suspected cases we are investigating we are becoming more transmission may happen more often than we previously thought. the cdc says men who have traveled to zika-infected places should use condoms if their partner is pregnant. the water crisis in flint, michigan could have you questioning your own tap water -- but there are some things you can do to make sure its safe to drink. you can check if your supplier will test your water for free. or you can buy a testing kit and do it yourself. make sure to test the first water that comes out of your pipes after sitting overnight. then send those samples to a certified lab, which you can find addresses for on the e-p-a's website. president obama laid out his plans to close the detention center at guantanamo bay, cuba. 91 prisoners are left at guantanamo, and the president proposes to transfer the u-s. it could cost as much as 475-million dollars to move them new facilities. but obama

dr. jennifer ellis, cardiac surgeon at medstar washington hospital center. thank you for joining us. explain to the viewers some of the symptoms that are often overlooked. >> sometimes it can be fatigue. about her ojida but only happened if she walked up the flight of stairs? shortness of breath. or vague sense of unease for women. we don't have the typical elephant on the chest. pain going down the arm or up the neck. we might have a pain on the other side. in the pit of the stomach. you might think is it a gallbladder. when it's relieved by rest it happens every time when you have the activity. that is something to be concerned about. >> a man is more likely to have the elephant pressure on the chest. going up the left arm. women are less likely to have that. less than half the women present with the typical symptom. michigan what age should women think about the heart health? >> it depends. ask y disease? they will talk about the family history, diabetes,ing if you're a smoker, overnight or exercise. if you have a severe family history you might need to be tested in the 20's or th

dr. jennifer ashton corresponden "this is perhaps the right intention, with a very wrong execution." the cdc points out half of all pregnancies in the us are unplanned. many women don't know they are pregnant f several weeks?possibly, unintentionally, putting their child at risk. today the cdc telling abc news: "we were sorry some people took offense at our communications." " lukas: still to come... the race to the white house is still up for grabs on both sides of the aisle... you'll hear a unique method on how one person is predicting who will win the nominations. stay with us. scott: we'll have... "you're watching abc9 news this morning... jessica rae... and scott larson.... an active weather pattern for today as strong winds are combining with light snow to produce winter weather advisories and blizzard warnings. snow amounts will be light at an inch or less total with the greatest amounts falling in the east before noon today. really the primary concern across our eastern counties. make sure to travel with caution! onto the stormcast hd you can see that we'll have a calmer tuesd

dr. jennifer mcquiston/deputy incident manager for cdc's zika response) the the virus spreads but with these new are investigating we are becoming more aware that sexual transmission may happen more often than we previously thought. the cdc says men who have traveled to zika-infected places should use condoms if their partner is pregnant. the water crisis in flint, michigan could have you questioning your own tap water -- but there are some things you can do to make sure its safe to drink. you can check if your supplier will test your water for free. or you can buy a testing kit and do it yourself. make sure to test the first water that comes out of your pipes after sitting overnight. then send those samples to a certified lab, which you can find addresses for on the e-p-a's website. president obama has announced his plans to close the detention center at guantanamo bay, cuba. 91 prisoners are left at guantanamo, and the president proposes to transfer a third to other countries and 56 into the u-s. it could cost as much as 475-million dollars to move them and renovate or build new facilities

dr. jennifer ashton spoke about the possible risk of talc powder today on "good morning america." >> thea is all over the place. kind of inconclusive. some studies show a doubling of the risk. some studies show a 20% increased risk. some studies show no link. >> legal analysts says it doesn't bode well for johnson & johnson, who face 1,200 similar cases around the country. >>> coming up next, the intense effort to give this litt >>> fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >> a severely malnourished sea lion that was rescued near moss landing is recuperating today. we were at the marine mammal center in sausalito. this year, the 1-year-old male sea lion was examined by veterinarians at the center. staff members say it's been days, maybe even weeks since the sea lion ate. >> so sometimes when these animals come in that way, they are using their last bit of energy to try to make it. but fortunately, we can see many of them turn around just with good nutrition. >> let's hope that is the case. the pup will also be given a dose of antibiotics to treat abscesses

dr. jennifer is here with five things you can do to get better night sleep. before we get to that.ts don't get enough? how much do we need. >> i would say for people 18 to 60, seven to eight hours of sleep. do you get enough sleep >> i actually do try get seven hours, it's broken up, light sleeper. i try. 7:15 i'm in bed. >> many of us don't. i'm so glad to hear that you do. lack of sleep can play role in many medical conditions, diabetes and things like that. it's amazing how many things lack of sleep can affect. this is really important. so seven, eight hours. i just found a reason study that married people tend to sleep better than single. how is that >> i don't actually know. >> i would think going to bed yourselves to awake you sleep better >> it was self reported. i think it's delightful that married people get better sleep than those single. i don't know i can tell you why. probably a lot of factors. maybe once you get married you get better sleep. >> if you feed another reason, there we go. we have five things you can do before you go to bed to get better sleep. >> let's st

dr. jennifer mieres, a cardiologist from northwell health and spokesperson for the american heart association. she is also an advocate for a women-centered holistic approach to heart health. so nice to have you on again. >> thank you. a pleasure to be here. >> and perfect color for the -- for the subject matter and i wanted to ask you, when you talk about a holistic approach to heart health, what exactly do you mean? >> well, i think we have to focus on the entire body, the interaction with mind, the heart, things we do, how we live our life. so, i want us as women to focus on not just -- when you think of heart health, to think about factors that effect heart health such as sleep, stress, how we deal with stress. and as we have done more research, we recognize that in addition to the traditional risk factors for heart disease are smoking, being overweight or weight-challenged, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, we now know that in women, things like stress, how much sleep you get, whether you had complications in pregnancies, and how you live your life affects your overall heart h

dr. jennifer ashton is here with the details. so, what's going on here, jen? >> so, robin, if you are overweight or obese and in my office, i would likely counsel you about the importance of losing weight and then might likely refer you to one of these weight loss centers to help you because this is an ordeal. so what this study did is they kind of went behind the an urban area of medical weight loss centers and what they found, they didn't do so well. there is a lot of room for improvement. one of the findings was about 1% only follow the actual medical guidelines in helping patients lose weight. fewer than one in three are actually supervised by a physician, and only about 3% are recommending the proper amount of physical activity. so, again, not such a good report card here. >> these are shocking numbers. >> yeah. >> why are they not following the requirements? >> we don't know. i mean, my take on this is a number of possible explanations. number one, a center may choose deliberately to pursue their own approach, which is fine as long as you're transparent

dr. jennifer ashton is here with more. we have heard about it, been around forever but don't know that much about it. >> you could arguably say this is the most painful and least discussed gyn issue affecting so many women, so we do need to explain it. i want you to take a look. you can look right there. what endometriosis is the lining of the uterus, the endomeet triial flandzs instead of coming out of the body go all over the abdominal and pelvic cavity and plant little seeds or lesions or im implants all over the body and they are hormonally responsive so as the uterus contracts every month so do those lesions and can cause excruciating pain. it but know it can be debilitate debilitating debilitating. >> i have heard from so many friends how painful this is. how are you able to diagnose it. >> the thing is truly endometriosis has to be diagnosed surge iicallysurgically. either with a camera and taking a biopsy. you can't diagnose it with ultrasound. we can get clues with the symptoms a woman is having but important to m

dr. jennifer ashton wants to weigh in and pasquale looked like this before he lost the weight and here he is now, come on out.oh. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> you look wonderful. how are you? >> very good. >> oh, mwah. >> you said your energy is better. everything is better. >> everything is better. and my energy went, you know, much more, the pain went away and play with my son and before was very hard. >> yes, no pain in the knees or anything like that. >> the back and everything was a lot. >> so you is the trick but it's not just the pizza, it's the crust and you make it yourself. can you show us how. >> exactly. this is -- a hundred years ago ingredients, yeast, sea salt, water and flour. we mix everything together, settle there for 36 hours and then the have any more heaviness, so it's a process, ready to be easy to er is the key. make sure you have the right amount, 36 hours. >> yes. this is my favorite pizza. >> margherita. >> y calories. >> a 570 calories. >> is this what you eat. >> yes. >> that's your lunch. >> absolutely. >> come on, jen. what do you think? >> it's, okay,