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and experts say legionnaire's is a far bigger threat than most people realize. one to 18,000 people hospitalized in this country every year. we get our report from nbc's anne thompson. >> these box-like cooling towers on some new york city rooftops are the source of the deadly outbreak of legionnaires legionnaires' disease and growing fears. >> we're not at the level of panic but anxiety is high. >> reporter: annie minguez. 's 'cause zinn one of those stricken. he survived. >> we almost lost him. >> reporter: this outbreak part of an increasing trend in legionnaires'. the cdc says the number of cases jumped nearly 200% from 2000 to 2009. the legionnellea bacteria occur naturally usually in warm water found in hot water tanks, large plumbing systems and air-conditioning cooling towers where water is passed over a heat exchanger, putting a mist in the air that can carry the disease away from the building. how do you get it? it's as easy as breathing in air containing microscopic water droplets carrying the disease that inflame the lungs. >> most residents are not

during a legionnaires' outbreak, if you're in the south bronx, we say get tested for legionnaires' disease. >> there have been some political ramifications of all this, but the city comptroller yesterday, scott stringer, suggested that the mayor and the city did not act fast enough to deal with this disease. you followed it very closely. what do you think? >> i followed it very closely and was in very close contact with the people doing the investigation. i think they did a great job. i really do. you know, they detected this because they have an outbreak detection system that was triggered when there was an increased rate of legionnaires' disease in those areas, and that's when they sprung into action and they took these steps. i think they did a really good job for so much politics around this. >> well, there is. we're not gonna talk to you about it, but we have political experts coming up next that i will talk about. >> yeah. >> personal question -- you are a public health doctor. you're a pediatrician. your whole life designed for public health. you come to television. we all saw you d

he could get sick and have legionnaires disease and not play next saturday. he could play, i don't know. >> the phillies, leave miami with two out of 36789 aaron nola had eight innings, shut out ball, three hits, six strike outs and cameron rupp is your new starting catcher. the phillies beat miami two to nothing. >>> not a good sunday in tiger wood and wyndham championship. it is a bad chip. he tripled bogey the par three. four shots behind davis love. will in the play now in the fedex cup. that is sports in the minute. i'm howard eskin. >>> you know how many times i have done that, hit the ball across the green like tiger just did, back and forth, back abe for the. >>> classic chase utley send philadelphia a huge thank you in today's daily news. >> here he is hoisting up world series trove that i magical night back in 2008. it read, thank you, philadelphia for taking me under your wing12 years ago. it has been a honor and dream come true. thanks former manager charlie manual who says, stand alone for what he has meant to me and shouted out his teammates old

. >>> the water was shut off at san quentin because of a legionnaire's disease scare. chopper 5 showing the inmates lining up for bottles of water. one person has tested positive for that disease. 30 others are showing symptoms. kpix 5's joe vazquez at san quentin for us where prisoners are not allowed to take showers. joe. >> reporter: allen, because they have just had one confirmed case, they are not calling this an outbreak yet but there are 30 prisoners showing symptoms. this is very serious like a severe form of pneumonia. so they are taking this very seriously. from chopper 5, you can see the calm but chaotic scene on the san quentin prison yard. hundreds of inmates are lined up to get water. also about 200 porta-potties have been brought in for 3700 prisoners. officials say they have shut off the water to the prison as they deal with the possible outbreak of legionnaire's disease. it all started with one sick inmate yesterday. >> one of the patient tested positive for legionnaire's disease. there were a number of other patients with symptoms also. >> reporter: i

india the total number of people killed by the legionnaire's outbreak rises to 12 but city officials say there isn't urging news pointing to an end to this outbreak though they said that a couple days ago. one 113 people have been diagnosed with this disease. juliet: new taser lawmakers discussing the need for new hudson river tunnel. construction for the much-needed tunnel comes with a $14 billion price tag. guess who that will trickle-down to? you guys are pretty on top of things. ben: donald trump could help with that. juliet: wouldn't he be a lifesaver if he did that? ben: i am ben simmoneau. juliet: i'm juliet huddy. you might be on to something. it is 5:31, august 11th. every year since robin williams passed away, we loved that man. the late july, august, we lost joel rivers, robin williams, it has been a year. juliet: let's get to mike. radar looks like the christmas tree. >> meteorologist: that is not what you want, not monday or tuesday. we do have -- this is consequential. here is what we have, flash flood watch in effect for green shaded counties and that is all five burro

>> the way to stop legionnaires' disease is to test for legionella bacteria in water systems. so the proposal by mayor di blasio to test cooling towers will go a long way to preventing legionnaires' disease. >> the contaminated cooling towers are now clean but city officials warn the numbers of people infected could still climb. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> investigators continue to scour the beaches of reunion island, hoping to find pieces of flight mh370 and debris, some of it intriguing, keeps turning up, including this piece of plastic found today. there's no indication that it is from the missing flight or even from an airplane. a piece of wing found last week confirmed to be from a boeing 777 that's now in france where it will be closely examined beginning tomorrow. >>> it's being called a potential game changer in the war against isis. the ability to launch u.s. and allied air strikes, fighter jets, not just unmanned drones, from bases a lot closer to isis positions. and could start very soon. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more. >>> the u.s

the death toll is now at seven. >> he has legionnaires'. he's in the hospital. he's in the medical center. >> reporter: barbara kay says her 40-year-old grandson contracted legionnaires' disease. she came here hope fog get answers. >> we are very concerned. we are praying, they are are praying, everyone is praying. >> reporter: with seven confirmed dead from legionnaires' and 81 diagnosed cases, the officials say the it's under control. they narrowed it to five didn't locations. >> these are used from some buildings, usually commercial buildings as part of their air- conditioning or ventilation systems. >> reporter: outside of the museum, health department doctors answer the questions of residents who couldn't get inside because of capacity. >> one of the supermarkets in concourse plaza they said was infected, i get my produce from there. >> reporter: raina was relieved to find out she cannot catch it through food food but is upset she experiencing things others are not. >> it raises questions if buildings are being maintained. >> new this morning, police are se

. >>> now to the outbreak of legionnaires' in the bronx. the city's health department says the number of dead has jumped to seven. matt kozar is live in the concord section where residents brought their concerns tonight. matt? >> reporter: good evening, maurice. it was packed inside of the meeting hall, shoulder-to- shoulder as health officials tried to calm the anxiety about a disease that is treatment and preventable. >> he has legionnaires', and he's in the hospital. >> reporter: barbara care says her 40-year-old grandson is in a coma after contracting legionnaires'. she came to the forum, hoping to get answers. >> i'm just very concerned. we are praying, they are praying, and everybody is praying. >> reporter: it was standing room only in the bronx museum of the arts, with seven confirmed dead from legionnaires', and 81 diagnosed cases, health officials say the disease is under control. they narrowed the ground break to five locations with cooling towers filled with the bacteria were found. >> they are using it for their cooling systems

legionnaires is a form of pneumonia. health officials say the illness was picked up in the neighborhood, the search for the source of this outbreak is focused on local cooling towers. >> more than 15 cooling towers have been effected at least five of them tests positive the the bacteria, including tours at a nearby hotel and this hospital. >> the illness attacks the lungs with flu like symptoms it is treated with antibiotics. certain people are at higher risk. >> it can be quite deadly in certain patient groups so in particular, the elderly smokers, people who have underlying lung disease. like emphysema people who have weaker immune systems. where she made sure she wasn't effected, and me being a pregnant woman, i will panic naturally so coming here i'd rather take precaution, than sit around and not do anything about it. >> other residents say they have little information to go on. >> i am confused i know it is something, but i don't know -- i don't have any idea exactly what it is. >> health officials say there's no c

together. >> we'll continue to see sporadic cases of legionnaires' in new york city. >> the city is still writing the rules and the fine print on exactly who has to clean a cooling tower and how. >> it does sound like a daunting task as the mayor indicated. >>> lester holt is here now. >> we've got a story from cynthia mcfadden, a fascinating and shocking story. it's about a doctor who supposedly misdiagnosed maybe hundreds of patients. told them they had m.s., when in fact they didn't. they were subjected to all kinds of treatments. the doctor accused of fraud. a u.s. attorney says he was in it as a con man. horrible story. >> i can't even imagine being one of those people being told that you have this disease and the despair. so what happened to this doctor? >> well, the civil fraud case was settled for $150,000. u.s. attorney says there is the possibility of criminal charges. right now, he is still practicing. we have a lot more of this coming up on "nightly news." >> looking forward to it. >>> it has been missing from the rockaway beach community since superstorm sandy ripped th

so far there are 109 people reported with legionnaire's, ten people with legionnaire's have died but everyone who passed were adults with underlying medical conditions. over the weekend the governor stepped in sending the state health commissioner and 150 workers to test even more buildings in the bronx. this afternoon at around 12:30, mayor de blasio will have a press conference on this new legislation he is rolling out. he'll also give some updated numbers. we will be there. we're live in lower manhattan. kala rama channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> just in, thank you. police looking for these two men after shots were fired in the crowded courtyard at the douglas houses on columbus avenue. the two men opened fire on a large crowd of people. no one was hurt. >>> new this morning, no charges have been filed after a pedestrian was hit and killed on a brooklyn street. the 66-year-old man was trying to cross atlantic avenue at clinton street last night when witnesses say a mercedes knocked him into the air. the man was pronounced dead at the hospital. the driver stayed at the scene. witness

legionnaires cannot be passed from person to person. steve keeley is coming up in the the next half an hour with the live report on this because a lot of students are moving in there today. >>> yes. well, we are 32 days away from the pope's visit to philadelphia today organizers with the world meeting of families will release, get ready for this, the papal play book. >> pp. >> pp. the papal play book, okay. any questions you have about getting around town, and all of the other questions, supposedly will be answered in this papal play book. they say it is a comprehensive, all you need to know web site, on it, will be things such as how to participate in services, how to get around the city, and even, what to do if you have a pet. mayor nutter joined us here on fox over the weekend and gave us some advice, if you get here without a plan you are in for a rude, a awakening. >> how are we supposed to get around, our supplies, how are people supposed to travel because, you are going one way and then you are stopping for like ten or 15 blocks.

he believes he contracted legionnaires from the lincoln hospital. he plans to sue new york city for $10 million. >> we think we think the hospital breached its duty to adequately check the environmental systems for legionella. >>> the state is taking action hoping to stop this outbreak. >> we're starting a massive testing effort in that immediate vicinity where we will actually have a coordinated testing program where we will send people out to test these cooling towers to determine if they are a source of the bacteria or not. >> the health department says you cannot get legionnaires from person to person contact. people have gotten it in cooling towers. >>> thank you. >>> we're following developing news in mali where 12 people killed and four hostages freed after a stand off. this happened in central mali over night. saying five malian soldiers a u.n. contractor and three hotel members are among the dead. three jihadis were also killed, saying the hotel was a popular location for staff. >>> and james holmes will spend the rest of his days behind ba

the bacteria that causes legionnaires. 114 people have become sick. but mayor de blasio said no one has gotten sick since august 3rd and called a positive sign. governor kwom know also saying there's no excuse for building owners with cooling towers to wait to get tested because the testing is free. >> this is the height of irresponsibility for a building owner that has a cooling tower to not have checked the cooling tower by now. >> reporter: 12 of the 39 cooling towers have tested positive. so far, the city is still running more tests. and they're also trying to inform the public by going out to subway stations, darlene and kerry, and give people, residents around here, information. back to you. >>> 5:03. and charges will reportedly be filed today against a group of financial traders and the hackers who allegedly helped them make loads of dollars illegal profits. according to "the wall street journal," these trader, accused of using the hackers to get information about mergers and acquisitions before they were publicly announced. more details are ex

the family of a man in a coma because of legionnaires disease. tonight hundreds packing a meeting wondering how new york city plans to stop this deadly outbreak. good evening at 11:00. i'm sade baderinwa. >> i'm bill ritter. every day more cases of legionnaires disease reported in new york city. seven people so far have died from this disease. 81 others have gotten sick. five cooling towers in the bronx have tested positive now for legionnaires. >> those towers getting clean, but none of them definitely the source of this outbreak. eyewitness news reporter josh einiger in the bronx where people tonight packing a town hall meeting. >> there's a lot of concern out there, especially on social media since i've posted about two hours ago on facebook about this topic. nearly a thousand people have weighed in or shared the post here at the town hall meeting. the health department saw more people than they saw at a similar meeting about ebola several months ago. new tonight, we hear from the mother of one legionnaires patient who for the past week has be

meanwhile in a dual battle front against legionnaires governor cuomo said his campaign against legionnaires will continue to test in the bronx. over the past two days he said more than 500 buildings have been canvassed. more on the state and city battles coming up on eyewitness news at 5:00. >> thank you. you can find ex extended coverage on legionnaires on our website at 7online.com. >>> we want to turn to that state of emergency declared in ferguson, missouri. violence erupted as protesters marked the one-year anniversary of the death of michael brown. candace gibson is live in ferguson with the latest. >> reporter: that state of emergency just declared within the last hour from the st. louis county executive. it gives the county some sweeping power to protect property and people here in ferguson. of course it comes after the unrest last night which even by the standard set violent. there were gunshots all throughout the city. the first scene some 60 shots were heard following a gun battle one of the suspects involved in that gun battle left the scene and four detectives followed him and

. >>> legionnaires outbreak is growing. there's no word on what is behind it. the number of people sickened has jumped to 57. a third person has died from the disease. the city added a hotel to the list of locations where samples tested positive for the bacteria. the melrose section of the bronx, people are very concerned. >> reporter: some guests at the opera house hotel had no idea until we told them. the bacteria that causes legionnaires disease was found in a cooling tower here. >> i didn't know it was this hotel. >> i hope nothing happens to my wife and me. >> reporter: so far, no one at the hotel has gotten sick. the hotel manager tells us the cooling tower is being disinfected. >> we're taking all the necessary steps to make sure we're safe, the hotel is a safe place to stay and making sure no one getting sick by the bacteria. >> reporter: the outbreak of legionnaires is growing. 57 people have gotten sick and three have died. health experts are trying to track down the source. so far, they've checked 22 buildings. 17 of them have cooling towers. three o

legionnaire's disease. the state effort for exampling on testing 100 cooling towers in five sections of the bronx, fordham, mount eden, hunts point, mott haven and highbridge. >> we are here today to help manage this process. we are in constant communication with all levels of government including the city. >> reporter: the governor and mayor's offices are teaming up to fight the outbreak despite growing tensions and concerns over who is in charge just hours after the governor deployed 150 state workers to the bronx, mayor de blasio held a news conference. the mayor revealing five new sites in the bronx where legionnaire's bacteria has been found including a verizon facility, bronx housing court, bronx hall of justice, soon to be decommissioned post office and high school. those sites samples and disinfected. >> as revealed, the potential of 161 buildings in the catchment area of the south bronx which is very defined, the good news is that this outbreak is clearly tapering off. there's still more work to be

legionnaires disease began in philadelphia in 1976 when american legionnaires returning from a convention at the bellevue stratford hotel began to show mysterious symptoms. within a week 130 people were in the hospital and more than two dozen died. >>> to our national night out and the celebration to build stronger communities. nbc 10 in ardmore, montgomery county last night. police and firefighters spent time hanging out with neighbors, enjoying live entertainment and carnival rides. >>> in delaware dozens packed into wilmington's rodney square to get an up-close look at the wilmington police and fire department's high-tech gear. officers served up cool treats to help beat the heat. in camden they celebrated national night out with an old-fashioned barbecue. nbc 10 at the new jerusalem baptist church where police kicked back with neighbors to enjoy a beautiful night. national night out is a yearly event aimed at building better relationships between police and the communities that they serve. >>> and staying in camden check this out. policing is a family affair there. the camden county p

inhaling it can cause a severe form of pneumonia known as legionnaires disease.how this happened, the university says it's looking into that long-term solution. an employee tested positive for bacteria. so the workers started testing the cooling towers. it prompted workers to wonder if other buildings -- the last update provide by the university was on friday. students are on campus now. there was no preneed to curtail activity. students and parents now, the first day of classes. we expect an update hopefully later on today. we're live in westchester, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> something else we're keeping an eye on today. pennsylvania's attorney general will face a judge from a side of the courtroom she normally doesn't stand on. >> kathleen kane is charged with leaking grand jury information and then lying about it. katy zakhsy is live in norristown. what can we expect today in court? >> pennsylvania's top prosecuto defendant's table. the preliminary hearing is scheduled for later this afternoon inside the montgomery county courthouse. kathleen kane has ref

juliet: the death toll from legionnaire's disease is up to seven people. a town hall meeting was held last night where city health leaders announced the undated numbers and tried to calm residents's concerns. ben: duke is here with sports, the mets on fire. duke: it is exciting, quote wait for the game to start last night. after completing a three game sweep of the nationals over the weekend, tied for first place, the new improved mets in miami taking on the miami marlins. first home run right there, three run homer making it 3-0 mets, he will never forget that. in the fifth newly acquired first home run as on that, toward the top, driving in power runs, 3 for 5 with four r b is, three hits all doubled. nets win 12-1 your final score. ever wonder what it is like to hit or first major league home run, first home run of the big leagues? >> just a blur. seeing that trip around the bases, a flash in your mind. moment i will never forget. pretty cool. duke: can you imagine that? hitting their first home run? he gets set down and two days later back in the big l

headed up the city's lee legionnaires' unit before coming to abc. i don't want to alarm people out there. but you were teling me, you can actually catch it simply walking down the street. >> that's right. that is why the outbreaks were so concerning. i was up on a roof in one of the cooling towers. and you can see, if they are not maintained, the outbreaks can happen. and there's nothing you can do about it. >> people are going to wonder if their own air conditioning units in their home can spread it too. but it's completely different? >> it's totally different. the good news is that your window or home air conditioning unit can't cause this disease. >> okay. you're going to stay on this as we know. >>> in the meantime, we turn to other news tonight. the manhunt under way at this hour in california. after a string of violent crimes. a kidnapping, a murder, a shootout with police. the suspect said to be armed and dangerous. s.w.a.t. teams on the scene. more than 100 officers scouring a five-mile area for clues. and police warn the suspect is not afra

a health threat, legionnaires' disease, forcing the prison to shut off its water supply. our nbc chopper overhead at this hour. you see all those people down below, those are the inmates in the prison yard. they're picking up water to take back to their cell. now it's a hot day, and this was a serious safety and security concern. let's bring in nbc bay area's jodi hernandez at the maximum security prison, and jodi, what's the plan here? >> reporter: raj, i'll tell you, it has been a highly unusual 24 hours here at san quentin. 30 inmates have come down with symptoms consistent with legionnaires' disease. one inmate has tested positive for the rare illness. tonight the prison here has been closed off to visitors and volunteers, and inmates are getting very limited access to running water. an ambulance took the latest san quentin inmate to the hospital late this afternoon for pneumonia-like symptoms. that could be a sign of a potentially deadly disease. >> we received confirmation from an outside hospital that one of the patients that we sent out tested positive for legionn

. >> reporter: san quentin is dealing with legionnaires' disease. one case is confirmed. 30 other people are showing symptoms. ktvu's john sasaki reports the prison shut off the water supply to try find the source and stop had spread. >> reporter: strawberry canyon san quentin on the waters of san francisco bay but now waters is blamed for legionnaires' disease. >> there are individuals that are in different stages. >> reporter: her son is an inmate with pneumonia. >> he is very ill with pneumonia. >> reporter: officials announced one inmate came down with a case thursday. three people have been taken to the hospital. >> out of caution that we -- anyone who has symptoms will be evaluated for legionnaires' disease. all the other cases that are potentially legionnaires' disease are much less sick than the individual that was first confirmed case. >> reporter: legionnaires' disease is spread through water sources. a form of pneumonia that could be fatal in 30% of cases although it is closer to 5%. officials are confident they caught the disease early.

. >> year chasing the story about legionnaires' disease, there's been a recent outbreak what you got. >> i'm glad you asked me? with several local appearances canceled at the last moment, and his seemingly this interest, the deadly outbreak of legionnaires' disease is affecting just under 20000 people in the u.s. annually. in the last two weeks 92 people have been hospitalized, all in the south bronx due to headache, diarrhea, if anybody has a please see cal. monday there'll be a print on a press conference that a comprehensive package with a new plant prevent these outbreaks in the first place will be announced. new yorkers have yet to see this. rubio has canceled appearances, also skipping the major policy announcement about the homeless, diblasio did find time to shoot a promo, and he had time to shoot a special with a comedian. >> who was the mayor really gonna do? you're gonna break down legionnaires' disease everything that i've read has come from essentially, air conditioning. so if you have old air-conditioners with mildew and bacteria you're going to get it. i'm not sure what

. >> seven of dead in an outbreak of legionnaires disease. officials try to calm the public as they hunt the source. >> until we secure the border, it's not going to stop. it's like a serious wound you want to haunch the flow. >> gop presidential hope was gather in a prequel to the big first debate. major issues were on the table but they mostly focused on the democrats. >> 13,000 people have evacuated their homes in california because of wildfires. twenty fires are burning in the state, many in northern california. it is still early in the summer fire season, but firefighters say what they are seeing is unprecedented. jacob ward explains. >> just over the riming, you can see behind me, it is literally hell on earth. the firefighters be deal with not just the local challenges of terrain and local climate they're fighting against global forces. >> the western states of the u.s. are on fire. northern california is the latest casualty. >> we just passed a checkpoint where residents are no longer able to go. we are driving into a 60,000-acre blaz

doctors say it was legionnaires.hose cooling towers here in new york have been cleaned, but legionnaires' disease has an incubation period that can last up to two weeks. doctors here now worry there could be more cases to come. cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> it's scary, but they say that some of the symptoms are very much like the flu -- cough, headache, achy body. so, you can easily think that you have the flu when you have a far more serious disease. >> but you've got to pay attention now. you're right. you think you've got the flu, you get some soup, get some rest, get some fluids and that's it, but this is -- i was talking to dr. richard besser about this yesterday morning, and again, it was one of those things where, yeah, this is not something we think about or talk about that often, but here we are. now we're being educated, so it's an opportunity at least to be educated. >> sure is. >>> well, coming up in our next half hour, renters from hell shown on videotape allegedly stealing tens of thousands of do

but legionnaires' disease can have a period that lasts up to two weeks. doctors here in new york fear there could be more cases to come. >> thanks so much. let's get to dr. richard besser. i don't want to alerm people out there. but you can catch it simply walking down the street. >> that's right. that is why the outbreaks were so concerning. i was up on a roof in one of the cooling towers. if they are not maintained the outbreaks can happen. >> people are going to wonder if their own air conditioning units can spread it at home. >> it's totally different. the good news your window or home air conditioning unit can't cause this disease. >> okay. >>> in the meantime we turn to the manhunt under way at this hour in california. a string of violent crimes a kidnapping a murder. s.w.a.t. teams on the scene. more nan 100 officers scouring a five-mile area for clues. and police warn the suspect is not afraid of another shoot out. warning neighbors to stay in their home. here is kayna whitworth. >> reporter: he is armed and extremely dangerous and has alluded the

even they this legionnaires disease bacteria was found and administration and office build initial july, eight buildings then, ten more buildings now they are classroom administration buildings, not found in any dorm buildings. and the the latest ten buildings it it was found in was hot water systems of those buildings and, of course, dorms where you use hot water for showers and everything else, and that is the good news in any of this. however it is still concerning news for the moms, dad, and all of the kid coming back for class for west chester university would obviously not let anybody near this campus if they thought there was a slightest hint of any danger. they have a company that cleaned it up in july. they found it again recently in august because they were doing precautionary testing and good thing too and new they are cleaning up and shutting down the hot water system in these ten buildings. here is reaction from the kid hearing the news on the return here to that campus. >> they sent out a lot of communications. they put our mind at east so we know that our kids are safe ..

the death toll rises in an outbreak of legionnaires disease. and when this song is performed in public-- happy birthday note >> pelley: somebody is celebrating in private. happy birthday to you captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: there is misery on each side of the country tonight-- wildfires devouring the west, severe storms rattling the northeast. last night, winds gusting to 80 miles per hour knocked trees into houses and power lines into streets. nearly 275,000 homes and businesses lost power. it was a deadly storm last evening in new hampshire, and vladimir duthiers has that. >> reporter: it was just before 6:00 p.m. when 60-mile-per-hour wind tore through the lancaster, new hampshire, faire grounds just after the start of the walker brothers circus. james sampson and savannah turgeon were looking forward to taking their three-year-old daughter samantha for an evening out. >> you know, we went to a circus. it's supposed to be family fun. >> reporter: but what happened next was anything b

that shows the legionnaires' outbreak in the south bronx in decline. still, there are 113 cases now. two more people died for a total of 12 and now 12 cooling towers have tested positive, two more than the end of last week. the state has gotten more involved. >> i am comfortable with the state's action. i think we have been aggressive. i think the aggressiveness was called for. >> reporter: the governor and mayor held dueling news conferences today oddly at the same time but with some conflicting information. still -- >> they've been working together from the very beginning of this out brake. -- of this outbreak. the politicians are not the issue here. >> we're talking about it how we need somebody to represent us. >> a lot of people very frightened about this. we do want to stress whenever they find a cooling tower that tests positive for the bacteria, they decontaminate it, cleanse it out immediately. one time note, there was a case in rocklin county but that person works in the south bronx so they believe he or she is part of the same outbreak. jim

days of any new cases of legionnaires. the last day someone became sick with legionnaires was august 3rd. as we go through every passing day with no new sicknesses, it's a promising sign. >> reporter: city council hopes to have a deal done by thursday. they have a hearing today to hash out more of this new legionnaires legislation. live in the bronx, kala rama, channel 7 eyewitness news. thank you. >>> developing, it has been another night in ferguson, missouri. police made nearly two dozen arrests as the demonstrators blocked traffic, threw rocks and water bottles as well. a state of emergency was declared after gunfire erupted sunday night at a march to commemorate the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man, michael brown, one year ago. shirleen? >> michelle, new this morning, police want your help catching a man who pretended to be one of them. take a look at this video. here is the suspect running in a bronx alleyway friday morning. police say he and another man knocked on their victim's apartment door and told the ma

. >> what is going on today with legionnaires' disease to try to stop that problem. >> developing story once begun out of ferguson, missouri, protest continuing for fourth straight night. two dozen people all the way into the morning arrested. ben: seemed to be a lot of challenges drones among them. but a startling new study finds two out of air traffic controllers 20% have committed significant errors on the job. more than half of them are blaming fatigue. juliet: very stressful job i'm told. ben: i can imagine when you have a lot of peoples lives in your hands. good morning. juliet: juliet huddy good morning. ben: august 11th. having a whole facts of life conversation. ben, who knows a lot about this story of four girls at a boarding school up in new york. ben: you ever watch the show michael? mike: i do but it sounds like you're an encyclopedia. ben: a fire, traumatic. i remember it vividly. i was scared of fire as a kid. mike: scarred we should get him therapy. juliet: for many reasons. [laughter] jinx. mike: good morning everyone. as you step out the door flash flood watch in effec

>> well not legionnaire's. i had a different problem.ut it is once you have these problems anything affecting the lungs or your immune system you've got a big problem. so what is critical is that for people who have this they have to get treatment. they have to get early antibiotics. i think one of the things here is that people may not realize right away that they're sick. especially because this thing takes two to ten days anywhere between that period of time to actually show up as symptoms. so people might think they have cough and cold symptoms when they might have something more serious like legionnaire's. they should get evaluated. and aside from the antibiotics. the problems are if you start having trouble breathing. if you start getting really dehydrated this can affect your whole body. it's important for people to get lots of fluids and supportive care. >> how does one protect themselves when you talk about, you know ingesting or taking in a mist? are we talking about many of us need to wear masks? >> i don't think people need t

. >>> now to the latest on the deadly outbreak of legionnaires' disease in the bronx. officials are holding a town hall meeting right now at the bronx museum of arts to answer public questions. news 4's ray villeda is there. ray? >> reporter: chuck, i'm going to talk quietly, because that meeting is under way right now. you can see a lot of seats are taken here, and i want to show you outside. there's actually a long line of folks outside, also waiting to get in. we're also waiting for an update from the health department. the latest numbers is that there are 71 people sick and 4 people have died as a result of this legionnaires' disease outbreak. tonight, these folks want to know what's being done to stop the spread of the disease. >> because i'm concerned, because there's more questions than answers to this disease that's going around. >> reporter: tonight renita henry hopes to get some answers. she lives in the south bronx and is worried about the spread of legionnaires' disease. the outbreak started july 10th. dozens have been sickened. it's a type of pneumonia spr

legionnaires' disease appears often in the u.s. according to the cdc. 13,000 people a year are hospitalized with the disease. earlier this month an outbreak in brooklyn killed 12 people. a water cooler tower at a hotel was to blame. it was the worse outbreak of legionnaires' disease in the city's history. >>> virginia governor met with friends and family of the two journalists killed earlier this week. >> hour hearts are broken. our souls are crushed. it is hard. i mean, crying, and -- it is a very, very, very sad time. they lost two colleagues, two friends. >> on wednesday staff members and viewers watched as wdbj7 reporter alison parker and wdbj7 photographer adam ward were shot and killed by a disgruntled former employee during a live news report. police released new information on the gunman vester flanagan. he fired 17 rounds from his pistol and they searched his home and found no other weapons. the manifesto sent to abc news and other writings left no indication of what he planned to do after the killings. >>> robin williams'

the top stories including more deaths for the legionnaires' outbreak. what's being done to top the disease. >>> a new jersey town divided over the fate of a 175-year-old tree. seconds. >>> it is 5:00, and we have 75 degrees out there on this tuesday, august 11th, and you're going to need to grab the rain gear before you head out the door today. we are tracking heavy rain headed for the tri-state area, and it's going to be a summer soaker today. good morning, i'm mary calvi. >> and i'm chris wragge. traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment, but first, here's what is new this morning. >> i urge every business owner for reasons of ethics and legal reasons to attend to their cooling towers immediately. this is a statewide problem. >> 12 people are now dead from the legionnaires' outbreak, and there's more than 100 confirmed cases in the city and two confirmed cases in rockland county. how the city hopes to contain the outbreak in a live report. >> we have devoted quite a bit to rebuilding ferguson, and i don't want to see it burnt down or looted. >>> more

. >>> another day and more bad news on the legionnaires outbreak in the south bronx. more people have died and more buildings have been identified as possible sources of the cteria. here's where we s and tonight. 12 people have died of legionnaires disease, two of hithose deaths reported just today. 113 people have been sickened and two more buildings have tested positive for the bacteria. news 4's melissa russo is live at city hall where the mayor is working with the cdc and the state to end the outbreak and lm people's fears. melissa? >> reporter: sibilia, city officials say while sadly some pe le who already have been infected with this particular form of bacterial pneumonia may continue to die from this, that, in fact, they believe they bhave successfully disinfected the source of the sickness and that the number ha new cases has been tapering off. >> the last day someone became sick with legionnaires was august 3.en >> reporter: mayor bill de blasio and his team of health ofdicials trying t assure new yorkers the unprecedented legionnaires outbreak is on the decl

it is the worst outbreak legionnaire's in new york city's history.ou may remember 34 people died back in 1976 after the outbreak at a hotel in philadelphia. bryan llenas is live at the lincoln medical center in the bronks with the very latest on this outbreak. hi. >> reporter: hi. new york city's mayor saying that he believes the legionnaire's disease outbreak has been contained and the worst of it is behind us. but they still don't know why exactly this unprecedented outbreak happened in the first place. over the last month, 108 people have gotten sick from legionnaire's disease here if the south bronks, new york. ten people have died. there have been no new deaths in the last two days and no new diagnoses in a city in the last four days. the mayor says they are sure the outbreak began in water cooling towers in five locations in the south bronks which tested positive for back tear why which causes legionnaire's disease. a type of severe pneumonia. cooling temperatures provide cool air and heat for buildings. people get sick from legionnaire's from

legionnaires was found in ten buildings. students need to know as they go back to class today. >>> also next -- >> you have to have a fall guy in the crew. >> he's supposed to be giving advice to young players but this video has an nfl legend and ex-eagle in a lot of trouble. >>> if y'all got a crew, you have to have a fall guy in the crew. >> those words were no laughing matter to the nfl. comments made last year by a former philadelphia eagle are coming back to haunt him. hall of fame wide receiver chri carter has been a regular speaker during the rookie symposium. last year, he told the group to have someone else to blame in case they get in trouble. >> if you all got a crew, you've got to have a fall guy in the crew. now, i let my home boys know. you all want to keep roll liing like this, i need to know who will be the fall guy, who will be driving. around this stuff, too. if you're going to have a crew, one of them fools got to know he's again to jail. >> the nfl released the following statement on carter's comments rea

. >>> back to the legionnaires outbreak, new york state is wanting to stop it after finding a new case. >> the state health department will conduct widespread inspections to conduct sources of the bacteria, adjoining us from the hospital in the bronx with more, alana. >>> one of the contaminated cooling towers is here at hospital now the governor isn't taking chances, the health department will go building to building testing the watt ner those cooling towers to find out how extensive this outbreak could be especially since a case was found. >> orangeburg shut down abruptly friday morning after an employee got diagnosed with legionnaires' disease, it is unclear where or how they contracted it, for the people near by. it is scary, this neighborhood it is all little kids. >> they showed uh in face masks and destroyed it in the water, neighbors question if they are at risk. >> just to be on the safe said we'll get our cooling system checked. >> it is the first case outside of the south bronx where the outbreak killed 10 people and affected 100 others, traced the problem for five areas tha

if someone is healthy with a cold or cough, they may not get tested for legionnaires. they might recover. at the same time, you have people who are very sick with cancer, their immune system is compromised, they may not get tested because people assume it's the other disease. >> ultimately what is the takeaway from this information and what we've seen happen? >> i think we need to do more in terms of regulating the plumbing. there aren't many regulations in terms of looking at this. for people at home, they can't clean the plumbing system. you can't clean your vents and say you're protected from this. it has to be something that's done with the water safety. or otherwise if our government feels like the cost-benefit is not in its favor -- steve: that would cost a lot of money. >> dari: this has been some hopefully more of the cooling towers will be cleaned and we'll be in a better spot. okay. let's switch topics now. new york state has banned the sale of powdered alcohol. it's known as palcohol. legislation today. he says this powder is dangerous to public health, and

. >>> the first for legionnaires' outbreak contained. that is the word from mayor bill de blasio as the city and state make it an unprecedented effort to track down and disinfect possible sources of the bacteria. >>> good evening. i am sandra bookman. >> dozens of wilderness were tested and disinfected today. the number of cases now stands at 108. but no n new cases have been diagnosed in four days. ten have died. >> five new tested positive for the legionella bacteria. >> reporter: well, we begin with the good news. city officials now believe that the legionnaires' outbreak is now contained. however, they continue to find the legionella bacteria in new locations, including the bronx county hall of justice behind me. five more buildings in the bronx were disinfected today -- disinfected today. the additional sites are at this bronx courthouse. new york city house court, ava post office on the grand concourse. >> this is unchartered territory. >> reporter: according to the mayor this has been learn as you go. they didn't even have a compr

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