that's where the mosquitos get down to business. we know mosquitos drink blood, there?> we put the blood on top of the cage like so, and then we have a heating element which goes on top of the feeding plate and that heats the blood producing the heat like body heat and that's what attracts the mosquito to the blood and then they feed by penetrating the film >>> three days later they will lay genetically modified egg. >> we fake the paper like this and we brush it through a sieve and it is as simple as that >>> they're so small >> we actually have 40 million eggs >>> 40 million? >> 40 million eggs >>> my gosh. those genetically modified eggs can be shipped around the world, hatched, raised and released. the insect comes with something else, a marker that can help identify the g m mosquitos from the rest of the population. so when you look at this, you're seeing six mosquito pupae and three of them are the company ones and the others are not. the only way you can tell is by changing the light. now, all of a sudden three of them disappear and only three are actually remain

that extra prevents the parasites from developing in the mosquitos or being transmitted by the mosquitos>> the science is complex but the concept isn't. mall an i can't is a ar parasite spread by mosquitos. you have these special genes that make it, the mosquito resistant to malaria. >> correct >>> then the next question is how do you get it in the population >> that's correct >>> that's the gene drive >> yes. you can imagine a truck and a truck that has cargo. the gene drive component is the truck and what the truck is carrying are our genes >>> simply put, each mosquito genetically engineered in this lab could spread the new genes into the entire mosquito population. first they have to get the d.n.a. package into the insect. is that really hard to do? could i try doing that? if we go in here and i won't let any out >> and suck. okay. good >>> how did i do? >> good >>> after the eggs are harvested it's time for the needle. it's a totally tedious process. she is using the tiniest tweezers to pick up individual eggs that are hassle a millimetre across, and lining them up one-by-one. that'

mosquito. and as africa urbanize is, that our projections that suggest malaria will not be as large a problem because it's a rural mosquito. india's malaria carrier is an urban miscue. these mosquitoes will adapt. as africa urbanize is, there's no reason to believe that the mosquito will not adapt and become an urban mosquito. so the frustrating part of reading the news is seeing a simplistic representation of how these insects operate in nature. i know just enough to be dangerous. but i know that this is a lot harder said than done. because if it were easy we would have done it, right? the are plenty other diseases that came before zika that screamed for mosquito elimination. it's not really doable. what we can do is work on the conditions that people live in south africa exposed to mosquitoes. we know that works, but that's politically difficult so we don't do. we try to eliminate mosquitoes as a species. >> last question. >> in addition to mosquito transmission, how many of the emerging viru

killing mosquitoes. it may sound too good to be true, and despite more than a decade of work, it remains unclear if this can have lasting impact on a bigger scale. it's a high tech twist in the long difficult war to stop the spread of diseases carried by the mosquito species called aedes aegypti. we've been battling the same enemy for generations. >> notice the white tipped palps, the triangular white spots on the abdomen, the white leg bands, and the white flyer shaped design on the thorax. these are characteristic of the adult aegypti mosquito. >> reporter: aegypti is blamed for spreading zika virus, as well as dengue, west nile and yellow fever. combined, the diseases infect hundreds of millions of people a year, causing a host of maladies and birth defects killing several million. but with zika there is growing concern here that other species are guilty as well. in this government lab in recife, brazil they are working to develop a test that can tell if a mosquito is carrying zika virus. right now, n

urban mosquito. these mosquitoes will adapt. as africa urbanizes, there's no reason to believe that the mosquito won't adapt to that and become an urban mosquito. so, the frustrating part of reading the news is seeing a simplistic representation of how these insects operate in nature, knowing -- i know just enough to be dangerous but i know this is a lot harder said than done. if it were easy we would have done it. plenty of diseases before zika that screened for mosquito elimination and it's not do-able. what we can do is work on the conditions that people live in so that they're not exposed to mosquitoes. we know that works. but that's too politically difficult to we don't do and it so we try to eliminate mosquitoes as a species. >> last question. >> in addition to mosquito transmission, how many of the emerging viruses are sexually transmitted? >> so, the question was, how many of these emerging virus are sexually transmitted in addition to transmission through vectors. >> i think zika is really i

to combat the spread of zika is mosquito repellant. use repellants with deet because they are most effeeive in bites from aggressive mosquitos. >> the nbc 6 investigators are working for you. if you have a story you think they need to check out, send us an e-mail. >>> violence on the campaign trail. what really happened between a reporter and donald trump's campaign manager and charges filed after a punch at a trump leaked recruitment forms fro (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidatete seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so ourext president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) >>> we're about two hours away from the start of the gop debate. >> let's head right back to the university of miami and check in witt jackie before we leave. it looks like a great day for debate, jackie. >> reporter: absolutely, trina and adam. we've talked about the importance, the significance, of tonight's debate for the

it is fighting mosquitoes with more mosquitoes. >> released #00,000 mosquitoes per week in this neighborhood. >> the mosquitoes biologist cecelia releases are genetically modified by a british company to contain a lethal gene. to survive they need an bucket which they receive as they're raised in the lab. then they're released so they will mate in the wild. outside the lab, without the antibiotic, they die. as do their offspring who carry the same lethal gene. >> fight the mosquito, fighting every disease the mosquito can transmit. the mosquitoes can breed in almost any standing water, drainage ditches, trash bag, puddle. breeding sites are monitored. a second gene alteration makes the larvae fluorescent and easy to count. the larvae population in the area dropped by 82% in less than a year. >> we know we can eradicate the >> reporter: this doctor is one of the leading tropical disease experts in the word. he says an aggressive international campaign led to near eradication of the mosquito in the 1970s. but the species has rebounded. >> i think we can evaluate the new technologies, it's wort

the virus came with the "aedes aegypti" or "yellow fever mosquito." in 2007, on a little island in the pacific, over 100 people came down with zika. this was when virologists first really noticed it. in 2013, the next big outbreak hit. in french-polynesia, 1/10 of the population came down with it. two years later the virus spread to brazil and has since infected millions. at first, virologists believed an infection was benign, but we now know that's not true. reporter: the heat is stifling in this sparsely furnished apartment. a mother and her two children all sleep in one bed. jaqueline vieira is 25 years old. the doctors say she contracted the zika virus during pregnancy. baby daniel was born four months ago with microcephaly. his head is disproportionately small and his brain underdeveloped. when the father heard that his son would be disabled, he abandoned the family. now she has to take her son to hospital twice a week and is unable to continue her job at a local bakery. it's impossible to make ends meet. jaqueline: it's very frustrating. at the

it's fighting mosquitoes with more mosquitoes, millions more. mosquitoes per week in this neighborhood. >> reporter: but the mosquitoes that mosquitoes that mosquitoes that biologist cecelia kosman releases are genetically modified by a british company, oxitec, to contawn a lethal gene. in order to survive, the engineered insects need an antibiotic, which they receive as they're raised in the lab. then they're released so they will mate in the wild. outside the lab, without the antibiotic, they die, as do their offspring who carry the same lethal gene. >> if fighting mosquito, we are fighting every disease that a mosquito can transmit. >> reporter: the aedes aegypti mosquitoes can breed in almost any standing water-- drainage ditches, the bottom of a trash bag, a simple puddle. breeding sites are constantly monitored. a secretary gene alteration makes the larvae fluorescent so they're easy to count. the company says the larvae population in the area dropped >> we know we can eradicate the aedes aegypti mosquito. >> reporter: dr. peter hotez is one of the leading tropical disease expert

these mosquitos aren't like most other ftypes.refer to feed on humans, more during dusk than dawn and continue to eat over and over again. >> those in menlo park should be worried. >> reporter: aedes aegypti eggs were last found in may. >> if someone is living or comes from brazil, comes to our neighborhood, the mosquito bites that person, it can be easily transmitted. >> reporter: mosquito control officials believe chances are very low, still they want the mosquito gone. the best way to do that is to get rid of standing water. abc7 news. >>> 4100 university students can start getting the second dose of meningitis vaccine. everyone vaccinated has to wait at least 30 days before getting the second vaccine. the university will offer the vaccine tomorrow and april 6th, 7th and 8th. >>> the fbi is releasing new information this evening about the santa clara man accused of stabbing four people. he believe they may have self-radicalized. officials say mohammed's laptop contained pro-isis propaganda and he visited isis and other extreme

these mosquitos aren't like most other ftypes. aedes aegypti prefer to feed on humans, more during dusk than dawn and continue to eat over and over again. >> those in menlo park should be worried. >> reporter: aedes aegypti eggs were last found in may. >> if someone is living or comes from brazil, comes to our neighborhood, the mosquito bites that person, it can be easily transmitted. >> reporter: mosquito control officials believe chances are very low, still they want the mosquito gone. the best way to do that is to get rid of standing water. abc7 news. >>> 4100 university students can start getting the second dose of meningitis vaccine. everyone vaccinated has to wait at least 30 days before getting the second vaccine. the university will offer the vaccine tomorrow and april 6th, 7th and 8th. >>> the fbi is releasing new information this evening about the santa clara man accused of stabbing four people. he believe they may have self-radicalized. officials say mohammed's laptop contained pro-isis propaganda and he visited isis an

fighting mosquitoes with mosquitoes. it's a new way to fight the zika virus. but it is also controversial. aljazeera's jonathan betz explains why. >> in the fight against mosquitoes -- key west, florida, could be the first in the nation to test a new method of killing mosquitoes, not with chemicals, but with other mosquitoes. >> it's a paradigm shift from blanket spraying, that killed lots of things, to one mosquito that's going to go out and kill another mosquito. >> reporter: experts are turning to controversial ideas to change the genes of mosquitoes, so when they breed, their offspring die. bugs built to last. like florida university, where scientists are leading the research. >> this mosquito is hard to kill with insecticides, and it's becoming more and more resistent. so we need new ways to control the population, and one of the ways is to use genetically modified mosquitoes. >> reporter: the idea is getting new urgency with the zika virus, and other countries like brazil have released the genetically modified mosquitoes, and saw an 80% drop in enter pop

, we are fighting every disease that a mosquito can transmit. >> reporter: the aedes aegypti mosquitoes can breed in almost any standing water-- drainage ditches, the bottom of a trash bag, a simple puddle. breeding sites are constantly monitored. a secretary gene alteration makes the larvae fluorescent so they're easy to count. population in the area dropped 82% in less that a year. >> we know we can eradicate the aedes aegypti mosquito. >> reporter: dr. peter hotez is one of the leading tropical disease experts in the world. he said an aggressive international campaign led to the near eradication of aedes aegypti back in the 1970s, but the species has rebounded. >> i think, you know, we can evaluate these new technologies. it's worth evaluating them at scale, but that should not stop efforts right now using traditional methods. >> reporter: key west, florida, has applied to the f.d.a. to conduct a test using the same mosquitoes, but some residents are fighting it saying it's too soon to understand the environmental impact. >> pelley: fascinating. jon, thank you. sush surgeons have bee

a new test will determine which mosquitoes are actually infected. it uses a red whick emitting an odor that attracts mosquitoes. they drank from it and turned red. metal part it is -- nanoparticles affect mosquitoes. >> they will know where they take action and when they do not take action and it will streamline efforts and we can help respond more quickly. >> researchers are planning to begin working with mosquito >>> you were out there yesterday that we can see red and blue mosquitoes flying around? >> they set up cages. when they go out and see if there's anything with dengue fever, they set up cages but all the mosquitoes have to die and then sent to the lab. they count the mosquitoes in figure out if they are infected this way they find out right away. good news for you. >> amazing. >> ucf does it again. >>> 5:26 am. breaking news, a big mess on a morning. >> coming up we are likely the cleanup that has shut down traffic for hours. >>> southeasterly flow kicking over the next 48 hours. details on how warm we will get (vo) making the most out of

as soon as the zika virus got into this species of mosquito it grow rapidly. of course we car ry these things around. and that started the team engine where we started taking steam ships across the atlantic quickly and up and down the rivers into the united states, and of course we connected waterways by building steam engines to build canals. the eerie canal opened just in time for cholera to come over from london to paris into canada into the waterways and into the entire interior of north america happening again and again. we are much better today with the flight network. we have not just a few capital cities with airports but hundreds of airports and tens of thousands of connections between all of our airports. in fact, this is a map i have in the book, you can make a map of all of the cities of the world connected by direct flies. if you run a stimulated flu pandemic on a map like that it looks like a petal dropped into a sea because you can predict where and when an epidemic will strike by measuring the number of direct flights by infected and uninfected

is good mosquito control. monitoring the types and numbers of mosquito's so they know where to focus there efforts. apple's c-e-o opened the company's first product launch of the year with a promise to protect your privacy and data. the event came one day before apple was supposed to face off in court against the f-b-i. but that hearing is now postponed after federal officials say they may have found a way to unlock the iphone of one of the san bernardino attackers without apple's help. if you use a kindle, you'll definitely want to pay attention to this. if you have a pre- 2013 device, you'll need to update it by today. owners who have not updated their kindle in a while will lose their internet connection and that means you won't be able to get online and download books anymore. developing out of pasco county this morning.. investigators are trying to learn the identity of skeletal remains found in a wooded area near hudson. early indications are that it could be the remains of a homeless person who went missing last year. people living in manatee county will want to listen to this

which could serve as a breeding ground for disease carrying mosquitos. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports - that includes the zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects. >> reporter:san mateo county vector control's megan caldwell reminds us that the handful of confirmed cases of zika virus here in the bay area have been linked not to mosquitos but rather to travel. we of"multiple viruses or for more of a world anywhere we have those dozens of those diseases. the important thing to remember is required during travel not required here locally. >> reporter:at the same time caldwell reminds us that the aedis aegypti mosquito capable of carrying and transmitting the zika virus have indeed been found here in the bay area, most recently in menlo park in may of last year, where trapping and eradication efforts the aedis aegypti mosquito can also spread dengue or yellow fever and other diseases. caldwel says the zika virus is now thought to have been spread through sexual contact and the risk of contracting it from a mosquito is extremely low. company i

mosquito can transmit. the mosquitoes can breed in almost any standing water, drainage ditches, trash bag, puddle. breeding sites are monitored. a second gene alteration makes the larvae fluorescent and easy to count. the larvae population in the area dropped by 82% in less than a year. mosquito. >> reporter: this doctor is one of the leading tropical disease experts in the word. he says an aggressive international campaign led to near eradication of the mosquito in the 1970s. but the species has rebounded. >> i think we can evaluate the new technologies, it's worth evaluating them to scale. that should not stop efforts right now using traditional methods. >> key west, florida applied to the fda to conduct a test using the same mosquitoes. some residents are fighting it saying it is too soon to understand the environmental impact. >> fascinating. jon, thank you. surgeons forced to remove the transplanted uterus that was hailed this week as a new hope for infertile women. we met the recipient identified only

right now in the americas zika virus is being carried by mosquito that specializes in living in human has been tagses, it can actually breed in a drop of water in a bottle cap so all of our plastic garbage that we leave in urban areas are perfect environments for this environment to live in and they only bite humans. the zika virus got into and started to explode too. specially in the tropics have expanded. and then of course, we carry these things around. rivers and here in the united states and of course we connected all of water ways by using steam engines so in 1825 the capable -- canal had opened into canada and down to new york city and into the entire interior of north america. that happened again and again. we do it much better today. we have not just a few capital cities with airports but hundreds of airports and tens of thousands of connections with all of our airports. this is a map we have in book, you can make a map as connected by direct flights and if you run akimulated on a map like that, it looks like a wave, expanding outwards. you can predict where and when an epide

disease. >> they said they are all male and male mosquitos don't bite. i hope that is the case because there are 245,000 of them. >> since the start of the study in brazil the number of mass toes -- mosquitos that can spread the disease has gone way down. >> right now the fda is asking for the public's comments. after that they could be approved. >>> teachers in volusia county will try again tomorrow to hash out a deal to get a raise. they will sit down to try to come to an agreement. last month their meeting ended in a gridlock. teachers say they are being paid less than teachers in other school districts. >>> they are investigating the death of a woman that was being held in the flagler county jail. from a seizure. she was arrest d last night on an order to appear in court for substance abuse. tomorrow they are going to perform an autopsy >>> we learned two people were shot last night in palm bay near anner egg hunt. -- an easter egg hunt. officers also told us they believe the pair was involved in whatever led up to the shooting. none of the people th

we have this mosquito borne dengue virus.so i don't know how they would have helped to calm came to dengue outbreak because nobody tried that. what i do know arguably is that the biomedical model failed. we continue to have dengue outbreaks come, it is considered a permanent part of the landscape. so what i want to say in the book is as great as our biomedical solutions are, if we can start to prevent pandemics and we engage in the root causes of them which are more often political and social, in which case it isn't a question of waiting, it is a question of our own political will. thank you for listening. i take questions. [applause] >> i am halfway through and i'm really enjoying the book very much. i have a question about the zika by race because i think that probably came right after with your thoughts on political, economic and every kind of treatment in terms of the olympics and given your theory in the book, what would you suggest? >> i think that it's a difficult situation because the argument they are putting forth i

does the state have the resources to track mosquitoes? >> absolutely, we're putting that into place, jonathan. putting that into place, jonathan. >> reporter: putting that into place because right now it doesn't exist. >> definitely a big concern. tonight at 6:00, we'll show you the impact the cut funding has had and what the state's doing to fix the problem. >>> spring is here. summer is on its way. we just had a frostbite temperature yesterday. this morning we're in the 50s. 51 degrees. here is a live picture from the tower camera. just a few cars outside as we start off early on this wednesday morning as we head into the afternoon. mid-70s are going to be back for us. right now on our satellite radar, not a lot going on. we're looking at pretty clear skies right along the virginia border. they are seeing a few extra clouds keeping temperatures around the 50s in roxboro and henderson. raleigh and durham both at 51. we head toward the sand hills, clearer skies and clearer temperatures. 47 in pinehurst. also 47 in lillington while rayford

there are about 70 types of mosquitos in new york and one of them can carry zika. zucker says that species makes up 3 to 5% of the mosquitos in new york. >> the map shows in yellow the counties where there's confirmed presence of the albopictus and we'll monitor in the north counties as well for spread of this mosquito. >> reporter: as much as the state is anticipating and preparing for the arrival of zika-carrying mosquitos here in new york, the state health department and the cdc are still advising pregnant women not to travel to countries where zika is prevalent. in midtown, sonia rincon, cbs 2 news. >> the world's largest producer of insect repellents johnson says it's increasing already increased demand for things like bug spray. >>> the white house just made it easier to travel to cuba. the obama administration removed cuba from it list of countries with insufficient port security. it clears the way for u.s. cruise ships, cargo vessels and ferries to travel between the u.s. and cuba with less hassle. ships that travel to cuba won't have to wait for u.s. coast

and specifically there is a specific type of mosquito, the aedes mosquito, which we do not have in new hampshire so individuals are primarily going to contract this by travel to affected areas. shelley: those areas include south america, central america and the caribbean. the big concern is that zika may be linked to microcephaly, which causes severe birth defects. because of this, dr. chan says there are specific recommendations for pregnant become pregnant. >> anyone who travels should take strict precautions about preventing mosquito bites. that includes using an epa registered insect repellant, wearing long sleeves and pants. you know, staying indoors where there' s screens and mosquito nets possibly. shelley: and he says any woman who is pregnant should consider postponing her trip to these areas because of the risk to the fetus. >> additionally if a woman has a male partner that traveled, the recommendation from the centers from disease control is to either abstain from sex, or to use a condom, correctly and consistently every time a sexual encounter occurs to try to prevent the

mosquitos are attracted to a wick. when the mosquitoes feed, they with zika or any illness that can harm humans, they turn blue. the change in color is because of gold nano particles, particles so small they're invisible to the eye. the particles cling to the disease in the mosquito and turn it blue. >> they are able to detect the different bio markers present in the various pathogens or insects of the mosquitoes that we can detect what kind of disease they're carrying. >> reporter: who when these contain cages are put out. each mosquito tested one at a time. but researchers that use these traps would know right away if there are infected mosquitoes in a neighborhood. >> if we can give them that in real time they can know right then and there where they have to take action. >> so researchers will begin testing live mosquitoes in a lab that means these traps could be used by mosquito control officials in the next two years or so. >>> deputies say a marion county man was caught with a pile of street signs in his trucks.