hundreds of babies were born with catastrophic brain damage called microcephaly. the question for americans has been when, not if, it would break out here. well, now it has. already, there are more than 30,000 diagnosed zika cases, most of those in the u.s. territory of puerto rico, but also in every state but alaska. and because it is now known zika can be transmitted through number is expected to rise. in september, after eight months of political deadlock, congress finally approved $1.1 billion to fight the virus. dr. anthony fauci, head of infectious diseases at the national institutes of health, says the delay is an example of what worries him most about zika. >> anthony fauci: people don't take it seriously. >> lapook: how do you not take it seriously, when you see the babies with microcephaly? >> fauci: but people don't-- people don't. >> fauci: they tend to say, "well, i'm-- i'm not seeing anything. so it must not be happening." >> lapook: it's invisible, so it's not real? >> fauci: or you-- or you don't know somebody who's had a microcephalic baby yet. ye

when you first saw those photographs of the babies with microcephaly, what went through your head? >> fauci: you realize that the suffering that's associated with that. the suffering that that baby, if the baby does survive, what that baby has to look forward to for the rest of their life. and the impact on the family. >> lapook: the zika virus was discovered in the heart of africa in 1947 and infected small clusters of people over the next 60 years. but then, in 2007, it began popping up on some islands in the pacific. people infected there started traveling, triggering, dr. fauci says, a global pandemic. >> fauci: all of a sudden, the yap islands, french polynesia, easter island, brazil, south america, central america, puerto rico, gulf coast. i mean, that is such an example of how, when you have a transmissible agent and people and that's exactly how the infection got to florida. the mosquito didn't fly from rio de janeiro to florida. the mosquito flies 500 feet in a lifetime. it's the people who travel. >> lapook: travelers with zika have the virus in their bloodstream for abou

infants who were exposed to the virus in the womb, may still develop microcephaly even if its not present at birth. the c-d-c looked at 13 exposed infants in brazil who were born with brain abnormalities but did not have microcephaly. eleven of them went on to develop the condition along with significant neurological complications. this has a lot of you talking on our facebook page. the state is split this morning over who will win the florida - florida state college football showdown. in primetime at 8:00. we have a poll on our facebook page over which team will win. a "like" for florida and a "heart" for florida state. right now florida is running away with the social media vote with more than three thousand likes. florida state has about two thousand. we are just one day away from one holyday's most famous events: the macy's thanksgiving day parade. this year more than 3,000 police officers dogs will be along the entire two and a half mile route. and for the first time ever, salt and sand trucks will be parked at every single intersection of the route to prevent possible car bombs. mac

. >> lapook: how do you not take it seriously, when you see the babies with microcephaly? >> fauci: but people don't-- people don't. >> lapook: how do you explain that? >> fauci: they tend to say, "well, i'm-- i'm not seeing anything. so it must not be happening." >> lapook: it's invisible, so it's not real? microcephalic baby yet. yet. >> lapook: dr. anthony fauci has been on the frontlines, fighting every virus to threaten americans since the 1980s. that includes h.i.v., sars, h-1- n-1, and ebola. he says not in 30 years has a virus emerged so unexpectedly and viciously. when zika infects a pregnant woman, the toll it takes can be horrifying. the virus can attack a fetus's brain and start eating it away, malformed heads. when you first saw those photographs of the babies with microcephaly, what went through your head? >> fauci: you realize that the suffering that's associated with that. the suffering that that baby, if the baby does survive, what that baby has to look forward to for the rest of their life. and the impact on the family. >> lapook: the zika virus was disco

develop microcephaly. the cdc looked at 13 exposed infants in brazil who were born with brain abnormalities, but did not have microcephaly. 11 of them went on later to develop zika along with significant neurological complications. >>> more seniors are going to the emergency room because of issues with their medications. in a new cdc study, seniors accounted for 35% of emergency room effects. that's up from 26%. blood thinners, diabetes, drugs, and opiates were responsible for the majority of the visits, and how a dad responds to the becoming a new parent could have long-term implications for his child. oxford researchers followed thousands of children from infancy to age 11. they found kids were less likely to have behavioral problems as preteens if their dads adjusted well to >> i don't know about you, you ashton, but it took me some time getting ready to go where i wanted to go in the car. >> that's true. that goes on for a while. my guy is 18 years old and it takes forever sometimes. him and his mother

infants who were exposed to zika in the womb may still develop microcephaly even if it is not present at birth. this is the news in health. the cdc looked at 13 exposed infants in brazil who were born with brain abnormalities but did not have microcephaly. 11 of them went on to later develop zika -- develop, excuse >>> more seniors are going to the emergency room because of issues with their medications. in a new cdc study, seniors account for 35% of visits. >>> let's turn to the weather and traffic, both of which are very, very important. >> we are doing our part in the weather office. no weather-related issues today. tonight snow in the temperature, -- high country after 10:00 p.m. there could be weather problems for you. this morning we have 22 degrees outside in downtown denver. 25 out at the airport where it's so busy this morning. 21 in greeley and 30 degrees in boulder. meanwhile, mountain towns are cold. 8, for example, in leadville. 25 out in eagle county at avon. later today most mountain towns will be in the 40s. 47 in aspen. slope. 40s and 50s for the eastern plains as wel

infants develop microcephaly after birth. cdc released 2350eu7bd gz today saying 13 born with normal size heads and researchers say 11 of them ended up developing microcephaly after they were born. researchers say those infants did have other brain abnormalities as well that were consistent with the zika virus. >> the biggest college football game year could mean big bucks for hoanl owners in tampa. on january 9th, the stadium is ship and that means tens of thousands of fans flooding to the city and as hotels are book up, residence are starting to list their homes for rent at top to 'do lar. fox 13 crystal clark is here now with more on how you could cash n. okay tell us crystal. like many people found out when tampa hosted the super bowl back in 2009, a quick way to make a few thousand dollars in one weekend. now they say they are lition their homes, con dorksz even urging people to use caution. >> it's not a get small house either. stacey teagen is hoarpg two bedroom home in seminole heights will be a hotspot for toot ball

in just a >>> in health news, infants exposed to the zika virus in the womb can still develop microcephaly even if it's not present at birth. c.d.c. looked at children born in brazil. 11 of them went on to develop the condition along with significant call neurologicalably cases. >>> more seniors are going to the emergency room balls of issues with a new c.d.c. study shows older americans accounted for 35% of emergency room visits for problems with their meds up from 26%. blood thinner, diabetes drugs and opioids were responsible. >>> stephen come berth -- come colbert, at it again. ball. >> i want it really cooked. how long? >> a long time. >> my mom says cook it at 188. >> s that question about stuffing. >> okay. you call it stuffing or dressing >> i call it stuffing. on, wrong answer. bye-bye. >> so good. and there is a whole segment where he pretends the woman is accidentally calling o'hare airport in chicago and he is trying to convince her of that and that exchange is hilarious. s one of them wants to call the police? >> she wants to call the police on him and he wants to call the pol

don't take it seriously. >> lapook: how do you not take it seriously, when you see the babies with microcephaly? >> fauci: but people don't-- people don't. >> lapook: how do you explain that? >> fauci: they tend to say, "well, i'm-- i'm not seeing

a new report suggest babies born with zika can still develop microcephaly after the delivery. the cdc released their findings today after working with brazilian officials researchers say 11 of the babies developed microcephaly later on and they did have other brain abnormalities consistent with congenital zika virus. >>> president obama commuted more than 1,000 prison sentences during his time in office. >> reporter: today the president shortened the sentences of 79 prisoners, most of them shorten many sentence force more prisoners but many applications will still be pending once president-elect trump takes office and that means it will be up to him to decide. >>> a woman is facing charges after deputies say she mailed out naked photos of her ex-husband. invesigatesers say eva admitted to sending the photos to his employer, even his parents and the. deputies say it requires immediate attention. she was arrested last night and charged with stocking. >>> and today -- and charged with stalking. >>> it was shortly after noon on this day in 1963 president kennedy and his wife were

the cdc studied 13 such normal looking infants and 11 of them now have microcephaly, a medical term for a smaller head which can cause brain damage. >>> there's a lot more to tell you about. school bus dangers, how the bad driving is not limited to a few isolated incidents. the alarming findings of an nbc news investigation. >>> also, the ordinary bucket that started a nationwide movement, now headed for his we live in a pick and choose world. love or like? naughty or nice? calm or bright? but at bedtime why settle for this? enter sleep number. don't miss the ultimate sleep number week, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! hurry, ends soon! learn more at sleepnumber.com >>> we're back now with a deeper look at school bus safety and bad driving after the deadly crash in tennessee. an investigation by our dallas station, kxas, found widespread problems with drivers in that city and well beyond. scott freedman has more on the disturbing findings.

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significant brain problems that got worse as they aged and culminated with a microcephaly diagnosis. doctors are not sure why the onset was delayed and now expect to start seeing older children small. >> daniel: if you use store brand aloe vera gels they contain no traces of real aloe. instead they contain chemical that imitate the real thing. company that makes the gels for target or wal-mart still stands behind the product saying they use organic gel. wal-mart was sued saying they were not using >> gene: this year industry experts estimate holiday spending will be the biggest on record and staying home to do the shopping you're not alone. last year 1 in 3 products were not purchased online but on a mobile device to boot. >> sara: booming industry and work being done to make counterfeit and potentially dangerous toys out from under travel plans with chicago down to mississippi over to texas and storms and even snow in minneapolis that i'm tracking for you closely and show you when it reaches us here at home next. >> gene: less than 24 hours away from the thanksgiving energy costs go

action, however it's not an imagine in the sense that we already know that it is correlated with microcephaly and they said that the games are over. there was a lot of urgency over the last 9 months. now what they are doing they are here to stay. now we have to have a plan. we'll have support. we have to go in and we have to fund this and have sustainable funding. i liken it to a disaster you send the paramedics and the quart. %nd then you send in the individuals who can rebuild. clinics will be there and nurses and doctors, it's the same way with zika. we have to we'll see it, how is florida doing in the fight against zika. >> we're okay. >> we still have locally acquired cases in miami-dade. the state of florida state there are 14 investigations there. 38 have been closed and areas where people they were trying to say it was being transmitted locally there. >> we know there are two known the state has reported 939 travel related cases. 234 locally acquired, 15 undetermined and pregnant women with evidence of the virus, that total is 160. most of those, remember, came from other places and 8

women who have those been exposed, could have children born with microcephaly. eleven went on to develop the condition along with significant neurological complications. >> this has a lot of you talking on facebook. college football showed on the sick and fosters the two tames play saturday we put a poll on our facebook page. a like for florida and a heart for florida state. right now florida is running away with the votes. florida has 3000 votes. and florida state has 2000. >>> we are one day away from one of the holiday's most famous events to the macy's thanksgiving day parade. final preparations underway in new york city. this year, more than 3000 police officers and explosive detecting dogs will be along the route. for the first time ever, salt and sand trucks parked at every single intersection. that is to prevent possible car bombs. >> it is just really scary no matter what precautions -- i'm glad they are thinking ahead. >> nowhere along the entire working with nypd to make sure balloon handlers, float drivers are previously checked to ensure that everyo

circumference. 11 of them later went on to develop abnormally small heads, a condition called microcephaly. this happened in their first year of their lives. >>> more seniors are going to the emergency room because of issues with their medications. in a new cdc study, seniors accounted for more than a third drugs. that's up from 26%. blood thinners, diabetes drugs, and opiates were responsible for the majority of those visits. >>> and dads, you can enhance your kids' lives when they are just tiny babies. how a dad responds to becoming a new parent could have long- term effects on children. oxford researchers followed thousands of children from infancy to age 11 and found kids were less likely to have behavior issues as preteens if fatherhood when they were just babies. >>> we have a traffic alert here. joel hillan is watching the roads. joel, i-70 and york, what's the issue? >> he don't want to see this, right? tomorrow is thanksgiving. let's cooperate on the roadways, right? this is off to the right shoulder right lane blocking off eastbound i-70 at york. there are some injuries involved.

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doctors are looking for early signs changes with microcephaly or other goptal changes in the brain and see that usually in the second or third but can you picked up as early as 18 to 20 weeks. intracranierkrracranial calibra of the signs they look for. >> moving on now to the importance of sleep. something we all are in touch with. we have been told in our lives how important a good night's rest is but how many hours of sleep do we really need? the recommendations from the american academy of sleep depends on your age. for example, children's ages 3 to 5 are said to need 10 to 13 hours a day including naps and teens need 8 to 10 hours and adults should be logging ideal seven hours a night. i speak for this. wish we could get 7 hours a night. >> we have been told about the importance. we spend one-third of our life sleeping and we think this time is unproductive with it in other activities we have in our life. we are learning more about this that sleep is a very productive time for our body where we can conserve energy and restore and repair our body and our brain so it's critical to ou

. >> christa: the president-elect again taking to twitter sunday, blasting the microcephaly friday night. >> we are the diverse america who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us. >> christa: pence says he wasn't offended. >> when we arrived we heard a few boos and some cheers and i nudged my kids and reminded them, that's what freedom sounds like. >> christa: as trump continues to build his team, melania and baron will not be living at the white house come january. the trumps have decided against son until after the school year ends. >> kris: the patriots are 8-2 after beating the 49 centers san francisco there. it proved to be a great home coming for tom brady and julian edelman. they grew up in northern california. they connected on that early scoring drive on that four-yard touchdown pass. a little too close for comfort in this one. pats only led by three in the half. but brady turned it on in the second half, dominating the pats won 30-17. brady made plenty of being plays by buying time in the pocket even though he knows foot speed probably isn't hi

. >>> researchers in brazil say microcephaly caused by the zika virus may take months to develop.ooked at 13 babies whose head size appeared normal at birth and grew more slowly than normal. >>> the ncaa is ordering notre dame to vacate wins from the 2012 and 2013 football seasons over academic misconduct by a student athletic trainer. the program has been put on a one-year probation and was fined $5,000. notre dame says it will appeal the decision. >>> on a lighter note, and speaking of animals, lots of excitement at the columbus zoo over these very cute polar bear twins. this video is the first to be released of the two week old cubs with their mom, aurora. if all goes well, the public will be able to see them in real life at a zoo this spring. no word on where they're going to go. that's the news update at this hour. back to you, sara. >> we give them bears, goats, everything. a menagerie. >> a menagerie of animals on "power lunch." >> sara? >> stilg ahead on tl ahead, big housing front, something we haven't seen in nearly a decade. our next guest supports tpp, but his state vo