pzika virus is transmitted threw pa mosquito bite. pit cannot be spread through pcasual contact but it can be ptransmitted through sexual pcontact according to the cdc. pthe fact that there's a case in pcuyahoga county is enough for pthe cleveland department of phealth to hold a press pconference. p>> we will work closely with pstate and federal partners to do pdrills and testing to ensure pthat citing is happening pthroughout the state to prevent pmosquitoes from maturing into p>> catherine: keep in mind she pis talking about the particular ptype of mosquito that spreads pzika yet to be found here in the pu.s. pas the local patient that is precovering, take rest, hydration pand motrin. pit's also advised she does not pget pregnant for at least the pnext six months. pin cleveland's news center, i'm pcatherine pcatherine bosley. p>> romona: kath catherine, thank you pfor that. p>>> joining us now to talk about pthe zika virus is dr. harenberg. p>> mark: you have some zika pfacts for us. pif anything, we want to kind of pcalm people dow

pzika sires was there. pbut they don't know it for sure. pthey sayist's its going to take ossibly 6 months to really, preally confirm that. palso we had heard numbers, 3500, p3800 cases of this microcephaly. pwe're now hearing maybe knows pnumbers maybe they aren't as phigh as they said. pbut at the same time, you never pwant to take that chance. pyou want to be on the safe side. pso the who director general pmargaret chen said that she's pnot really imposing travel prestrictions. phowever the cdc is. pthe cdc is advise's women that pare in any trimester of regnancy or trying to get regnant i'd add that in there pas well to not go to those pcountries that are affected. pthey they just added four more, pone of them over americas samoa. pnot just central america south pamerica the caribbean now we're ptalking about south asia. pyou mention let's stay with that pwoman is infected with the zoo pcan virus bitten by a mosquito psay for instance gets pregnant psix months or a year electric pnow. pstill a concern stay in the pbody? pi don't think a

pzika virus is a growing threat. pthe cdc has put the operation pcenter on the highest level of palert because of it. pthe president is asking congress pfor close to $2 billion to help pfight the disease. psome of that money would kill pmosquitos that can spread it. pzika is especially dangerous for regnant women because of birth pdefects it can cause. peither. pthere are 16 known cases of the pzika virus in florida, including pthree in hillsborough county. prash, fever and joint pain. pdr. jo is here to talk about the pgrowing threat. pthree local cases. pshould we be worried about that? p>> i think we should be pinformed, concerned and premember, about 80% of people pare estimated to be pasymptomatic. pif you have three people that preport the disease, there may be pothers that did not so maybe 12 por so if you use those pstatistics could be circulating phere. pwe also worry about the fact pthat there was a sexual ptransmission case, you know, preportedly in dallas. pthat's still under investigation pbut there had

p>>> growing concerns over the pzika virus. pthe cdc now at its highest alert plevel. lus, the white house requesting pbillions to help fight the pvirus. pthe intentional miss at the free pthrow line giving one team a pwild win. p>>> well, good tuesday morning. pwe begin with the second pcontest. p>> the new hampshire primary pkicked off in three tiny pcommunities including dixville pnotch. pout of 65 votes cast so far ptrump, kasich, cruz are in a pthree-way tie and sanders is poutpacing clinton by nearly 2-1. p>> statewide polls show trump pand sanders enjoying wide leads. pit's "your voice, your vote" and pwe begin our coverage with abc's pkenneth moton live in pmanchester, new hampshire. pgood morning to you, kenneth. p>> reporter: good morning, reena pand kendis. pyes, all eyes are on new phampshire today. povernight, some candidates were pin reflection mode while others pwere on the attack. pit's finally here, new hampshire rimary day. p>> i want this job because i p>> it's all about turnout. p>> reporter: full-court pres

pthis noon, concerns about the pzika virus are on the rise. ptoday, lawmakers on capitol hill pare hearing from top health pofficials about the federal presponse to the mosquito-borne pvirus. pthis comes as 14 cases are being pinvestigated here in u.s. that pmay have been spread through psex. pthe virus has been linked to psevere birth defects. pwhat a soggy day out there. pkevin: yeah, not the greatest of pdays. p. p for some, the winter lovers, pthey were excited initially, but pthen the rain. pit looks like the heavy sort of prain yet to come. pamy: ok. plooking for a gluten-free pdessert? p>> now, meteorologist kevin pskarupa with your stormwatch 9 pforecast. pkevin: one of those classic psystems that we usually get in pstart out cold enough and then pthe warmer air wins out. pcertainly this is a situation pwhere we have that light coating pswitchover, freezing rain in laces, and it was plain rain as pquickly as 7:00 and earlier this pmorning out along the seacoast. pheaded inland, there was a eriod of freezing rain. pthat continues to nav

pzika is transmitted by pmosquitoes and is tied to birth pabnormalities in newborns. pthe virus has spread to at least p29 countries. perin: the snow is coming down pand some students are leaving pschool right now early. pkevin: temperatures well below pcomes down. palthough a light snow, it will pwe' perin: your forecast after the pbreak, and our u local hot shot. pour very own kevin skarupa and plittle levi. psuzanne roantree having some fun pwith you at the penguin plunge pyesterday. plooks like a little chilly out pthere. pyou can submit your pictures and pvideo, and join the thousands of pu local members, by logging onto p hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm they've all comer to look for america all comer to look for america all comer to look for america and i approve this message. p p p>> now, meteorologist kevin pskarupa with your storm watch pnine forecast. pkevin: it has been battling a plot of dry air as we have gone pthrough the morning. pmatter of fact, let me show you pradar. pit usually indicates where the pmoisture is falling from the pcloud, but does not necessari

p>>> a health alert now about the pzika virus. pthe cdc is setting up guidelines pafter a confirmed case of it pbeing sexually transmitted. pfederal health officials are pand their male partners who live pin or have traveled to the area pwhere the zika virus is active puse condoms during sex or pabstain for the duration of regnancy. peven those who aren't pregnant pbut whose partners have visited pregions with the zika virus are pbeing told to take precautions. p>>> a new poll shows about a pthird of likely republican pvoters in new hampshire are pstill undecided about who they pwill vote for in the state's rimary just four days away. pdanielle nottingham is taking -- pis really talking to some of pthose folks to find out why pthey're waiting until the last pminute. p>> reporter: 21-year-old joe palexander still hasn't decided pwhich republican candidate he'll pback on tuesday. p>> what does a candidate have to pdo to get your vote? p>> i think a candidate needs to pdo a lot of retail poll ticking. p>> reporter: voters say face pt

pthey were originally naming it pzika but have decided to change pit to tiago. pexecutives say they don't want pcar with obviously the zika pvirus. pthey had to scramble to rename pthe car and they got more than p37,000 suggestions. p>>> samsung is making a big move pinto the world of virtual preality with a new camera that plets users shoot virtual reality pvideos. pthe gear 360 has two cameras. pone on the front. panother in the back. pthe camera works with gear vr. pthat's the headset developed pwith facebook's oculus. p>>> starbucks is overhauling its prewards program. pthe goal, speed up service at pthe checkout. punder the old program, customers pgot one star per visit. pthey're changing that. pnow rewards will be based on pmonday you spent, not the number pof transactions. p>>> and just ahead of the poscars, a new study is grading phollywood on diversity. pand researchers say the problem pis much worse than people think. p>>> welcome back. pif you say the name stokes in pcleveland, instantly former pmayor carl stokes and pcongressman louis stokes come to

pso far there have been no plocally contracted cases of the pzika virus in florida. pnone of the confirmed cases pinvolve pregnant women. p>>russell: president obama will psubmit his 2017 budget to pcongress and he's asking for pmore green money and the pcongress is expected to ignore pthe budget package and they're palready working on their own pversion. pthe budget year begins october p1. p>>laura: don't pack up your psweaters just yet. p>>russell: dave has a look at pthe forecast plus what started pshoplifting turns into p>>dave: you're waking up on this pmonday morning to a pretty pstart. pit is quite chilly outside. pit's winter-like feel. plook at the 30s. pthey're widespread wesley pchapel, 38 in brandon, 39 pwauchula, bartow, lakeland, all pin the mid to upper 30s. pthen as you get up into hernando pcounty, we've got freezing ptemperatures, very close to pfreezing. pbrooksville 32 degrees. pcoastline but everybody has pquite a chill this morning. pnot only us but around the state pwhere you have some freezing ptemperatures in tallahassee. pmid 50s in the keys

p>> reporter: this morning, the pzika virus crisis now striking pfear in some of our nation's top pathletes. pu.s. soccer star hope solo psaying if she had to choose pwhether to go to the summer pgames in brazil now she wouldn't pgo. psolo who is about to start laying qualifying rounds with pthe u.s. soccer team tells p"sports illustrated" i would pnever take the risk of having an punhealthy child. pi don't know when that day will pcome for my husband and me pbutter pbutterally reserve my right to phave a healthy baby. pworld cup victory in 2015 saying pno athlete competing in rio pshould be faced with this pdilemma. p>> hope solo is the first. pshe won't be the last and many pof them are so long and have ptheir whole future to look pforward to and you en nd when you look it p>> reporter: the olympic pcommittee tells abc news they pare closely monstering the psituation through the cdc an assing on recommendations to pits athletes. pzika which is spread by pmosquitoes and is believed to be pbehind a growing number of cases pof microcephaly, a rare birth pdefect. pstays in the system for abou

p>> i think it is quite prudent pzika virus will spread around pthe world, 30 countries today, pand that could increase psignificantly. ptom: the virus is primarily pspread by mosquitoes. pit has become a health concern pbecause of possible links to pbirth defects. p>> now chief meteorologist mike phaddad with your storm watch pnine forecast. pmike: the storm system rolling poff to the east. pclearing skies during takeover. pwe see the countdown continue pfor the penguin plunge to psupport special olympics. pthe traditional penguin plunge pis on sunday at noon time. phead on down to support a great pcause. pyou can also click on our pwebsite for much more pinformation. pto the coast for time lapse hotos where, yeah, it was a pwinter seen all day long. psome points, north and west, the proads clearing. pthe roads are, for the most art, clear. pthey are not dry. at that is a roblem because the temperatures pwill continue to fall and that pmeans treated surfaces will plikely experience lacked ice pissues. pbut again, the last of the snow pfinally pulling away. pwestern parts of the state al

pzika virus is having olympics phaving to prepare for health prisks. p>>laura: this can all affect the psummer's games. p>>reporter: the zika outbreak is ptaking center stage with olympic reparations far away in brazil, pa test event for the summer pgames was supposed to be a time pto get excited for the events pahead but the virus is stealing pthe thunder with questions over phealth safety. p>> actions are being taken with pinspection vehicles informing pthe community so this is worth pit and it has been done so far pand we'll continue on the way to pthe games. p>>reporter: south american pcountry has been hit the hardest pwith more than a million cases pof the virus. phelping inform many about the pdangers. regnant women face the greatest prisk. pothers say it shouldn't scare pothers from traveling to brazil pto see the olympics. p>> it's very important for regnant women to understand pthis is a difficult moment but i pdon't see why the rest of the eople from all over the world pcannot come to brazil. p>>russell: other countries are palso trying to c

pzika virus has been spread in 24 pcountries. pgasparilla classic takes over pthe town this weekend. pstarts today with the health and pfitness expo, 5 k and stroller proll. p15 k tomorrow. pthe 8 k and half marathon psunday. pit's a little too late to pregister. pit's too late to register. pbut it's always free to watch. pa new3 new this morning... it p>>russell: new this morning, it pappears disney has found a new pemily blunt in talks to star the pupcoming mary poppins sequel. pshe's been the top choice to lay the nanny. pshe worked with the produ pit's set 20 years after the pclassic and logical feature a pnew generation of the banks pfamily. pi think it will work. p>>laura: the all female ghost pbusters reboot hits theaters in pjune. pecto cooler inspired by the poriginal film. pthe seller claims to have a pfriend who received the item precently. pthis fuels rumors that the pbeverage could make a comeback. pthe can is selling for more than p$160. p>>russell: another blast from pthe past. pit's all leading up to a big pannoun

p>> reporter: there could be a pzika vaccine by the end of 2017. pomar viafranka. p>> mark: infectious disease pdoctors are always keeping an peye out. pbut scientists really say the pflu bug still kills thousands of pamericans a year and is still at pthe top of their list. ptemporary ban on re chargeable plithium batteries because they pcan catch fire. pthe ban is on cargo shipments pfor planes. pthe batteries are used in cell hones and laptops. pmost are transported by ship, pbut at least 30% are shipped by pair. pmost countries are following the porganization's recommendations. p>>> it's going to cost amazon pcustomers more to get free pshipping. phow does that work? pwell, now you have to spend $49 pbefore you only have to spend p$35 in the past. phowever, members of amazon prime pwill still get free two day pshipping on all orders. pamazon says the reason for the pchange is pretty simple. pbecause shipping costs have poutpaced its revenue. p>>> and facebook wants to bring plife. pthey're launching a birthday pvideo cam. pit lets you record 15 second pvideos fo

pzika virus is not helping. pnot helping is it? p>> no. pthis is a story that as we pcontinue to follow it, it seems plike cruise company and airlines pand traveling agency and tourism pin general in these affected pareas are going to take hit. pyou have so many people, pespecially where i am. pwhere it's freezing. pyou love to go to nice tropical plocation this time of year. pbecause of the zika virus. preuters poll says 41 percent of eople say they are less likely pto go to latin america, mexico pand puerto rico in the next year pbecause of the zika. p>> can't blame them. pcan't blame them at all. pi know we've got lot to watch ptoday and p>> absolutely and we'll talk to pyou about it tomorrow, okay. p>> okay. pthank you. pthank you. pand you can find lauren psimonetti on our sister network pstation if you're not sure where pto find fox business network log pon to fox business.com and look pfor channel finder. phey, dave. phey, it's nice outside right pnow. pbut it looks like the winds will pstart to pick up late this pafternoon. pand no

pzika virus is primarily spread pthrough mosquitos. pthe xhings is going to ask for padditional mosquito surveillance pand spraying. pthere haven't been any cases of pthe mosquitos spreading the pvirus here in the u.s. pnot yet anyway. p>>russell: all of the cases so pfar have been travel related. pa university student caught the pvirus on a mission trip to phaiti. phe didn't get sick until a week pafter getting back to florida. p>> so i was playing soccer and pthen all of a sudden, i felt pthis huge, huge headache. pit was very strong. pi couldn't keep moving so i ulsating and it was extremely pstrong. p>>russell: health experts pbelieve the zika virus can be pcontained. pworld health organization says pit may be necessary to use pcontroversial methods like pgenetically modified mosquitos pto wipe those out that spread pthe virus. p>>laura: if anybody calls in psick, this could be why. pthe powerball jackpot winners pare finally coming forward. pjanuary 13 drawing reached pnearly $1.6 billion. pwe all remember that, right? pthere were

jo will join us, she's phosting a live facebook chat to panswer your questions about the pzika virus. pgo to fox 13's facebook page ost your comment and get advice pfrom dr. jo. p>>> well it was all pmisunderstanding. pthat's what a man accused of pattacking a six-year-old girl in pmall bathroom told clearwater olice. pdetectives say they received a ptips to led them toll ricky pblaise thompson after seeing psurveillance video from country pside mall they contacted him pyesterday morning he voluntarily pturned himself in he told them pthee went into women's restroom pby accident. pand startled six-year-old girl pand panicked. ptry to put his hand over mouth pto keep her from screaming. pthat's when he said she fell on pthe floor. pshe wasn't injured he said just pscared. pthompson is being charged with pbattery. p>> changes could coming to pstate's death penalty structure pafter a florida senate panel pjust unanimously approved a pthe proposal would require a punanimous decision from a jury pin order to impose death. plast month u.s. supreme court pruled that florida death penalty pun

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pzika is transmitted by pmosquitoes. pit began last may in brazil and phas moved to over 20 countries pin latin america. pborn with unusually small heads pand brain damage. p>>> well, back here at home. pthe cleveland police department phas come up with a new use of pforce policy and have officers ptrained to implement it by the pend of the year. pnow, that's according to the pfirst year plan for a consent pdecree. pit's aimed at reforming the ptroubled cleveland department. pit was to be submitted today by pthe independent monitoring team poverseeing the city's efforts. p>>> the justice center in pdowntown cleveland has been pclosed since noon today. pthe court administrator blames pit on an issue with water ressure. pmost court operation wrs s were pcancelled, but they still plaeed ptraffic a rainments afternoon. p>>> first alert traffic is psponsored by ford. p>> mark: boy, it was a good plooking day. pwe are still dry out there. phow about that. p77 at 480 down at independence. pit looks like volume is down. peverybo

pzika virus emergencies are laying out across the nation. pshayla reaves is here to tell us pabout the way we can protect pourselves and what the governor pis doing, too, right? p>>reporter: you're right. phe's going to be here in phillsborough county this pafternoon. phe's going to be talking about pthe zika virus but also some pdeal with it. pgovernor scott is going to be pjoined by the state surgeon pgeneral, dr. john armstrong. pthey'll be speaking here in the pflorida department of health and phillsborough county location and phere is what they want everyone pto know. pof course, when we talk about pthe zika virus, this is a virus pthat's spread by mosquitos and pso far hillsborough is one of pstate of emergency has already pbeen declared. pnow, some of the symptoms of the pvirus include fever, joint pain, pred eyes. p>> what people need to know that pwe do not have zika virus spread erson to person, within phillsborough county. p>>reporter: in fact, the cases phere in hillsborough county, we plearned they've come from a pcouple of peop

psymptoms associated with the pzika virus lasts between seven pand 10 days. p>>russell: a convict who pdisappeared from an ohio prison pcamp in 1959 and was found in pflorida just last year is soon pfrank was once held at the ohio rison that was used to film the pshaw shank redemption. pyesterday he told the ohio arole board he's living a clean plife. phe'll never forget the fatal paccident that led to his arrest. phe was granted parole. phe'll get out of prison in papril. phe's 79 years old. p>>laura: in the past month, pwe've seen some perfect examples pof el nino's impact on florida pweather. p>>russell: later this hour, data p-- p>>laura: well, nasa. p>>russell: dave will chat with pnasa about the weather system pacross the u.s. lus it's time to pick our hot pclick of the week. pwe're going to show you the pnominees and you get to vote. pwe'll reveal the winner. giving people options based on their budget is pretty edgy... kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. know you can keep your financial big picture under control. k

pzika has linked to ware birth pdefect called microcephaly are psmaller than normal heads pdoctors are now saying birth pdefect can linked to eye appear pnor malts that can affect pvision. pcdc says there are things to rotect yourself cover exposed pskin by wearing long sleeved pshirt long pants and stocks. pstay in doors dawn and dusk. pyou can treat clothing and gear pwith a chemical commonly used pfor skaibs. pbut repel as lot of other bugs pincluding mosquitos. palso use an epa registered pinsect repellent. pyou can find an entire list by psearching the epa.gov website. pgood news here, is that none of p16 cases confirmed in florida pwere actually contracted in pflorida. ptoday is ash wednesday. pmarks the first day of lent. pseason of fasting and prayer. preligion for our fast paced pworld. pfox 13's walter allen is live pfor us to explain what they are pcalling ashes to go religion on pthe fly, right walter p>> yeah people don't have to get pout standing in parking lot psomewhat of church service we're pstanding out here. pi'm dumbfounded ashes to go pdaphne pastor here first uni

p>>jennifer: health officials say pthe united states is better repared for an outbreak of the pzika virus compared to last pyear, unlike the ebola outbreak pweeks, response for the zika pvirus has been swift. resident has asked for money to prespond to the zika virus but psome republican lawmakers psuggested using money left over pfrom fighting the ebola virus plast year. p>> there's still money left that pwas appropriated for ebola but pit was ebola and other pinfectious diseases so there's pno immediate shortage of money pfor the administration to do pwhat they think needs to be pdone. p>>jennifer: the white house says pthe funds for zika and ebola pshould be kept separate. pemergency funding could help repare for the hotter and prainier months ahead. pwhile lawmakers decide whether por not to cut a check, the cdc psays there's plenty we can do on pour own to protect ourselves pfrom the zika virus. pthey suggest wearing a long psleeved shirt, long pants and psocks to prevent mosquito bites. pstay indoors at dawn and dusk ermathread that repels bugs, pincluding mosquito and use pd.p.a. m

pthe main goal is to prevent the pzika virus from being spread pu.s. p>>laura: researchers have found pthe strongest link yet between pthe virus and a rare birth pdefect where babies are born pwith abnormally small heads and pbrains. pcdc identified the zika virus in pthe tissue of two babies who pdied in brazil because of the phealth defect. regnant women are to avoid ptravel to south america and the pcaribbean. p>>russell: two more candidates pdropped out of the race for the pwhite house. pchris christie and carly fiorina psuspended their campaigns after pfinishing in the single digits pin the new hampshire primary. pfiorina announced her decision pon facebook. pchristie told his staffers pduring a late afternoon meeting. pfirst hint that christie was pdropping out came yesterday. phe opted to go to new jersey pinstead of south carolina for pthe next contest. psaturday's g.o.p. debate. p>>laura: ben carson finished peighth in new hampshire, behind pchristie and fiorina but he said phe's still in the race. pand believes he has a good pchance of winnin

pthe local doctors believe that pthey also say the government pisn't doing enough to combat the pzika virus. pdue to product shortage pmedications and even insect prepellent they are hard to come pby. pdeath of a police officer is pshaken in north dakota pcommunity. pjason mosier died yesterday pafter being shot during 11-hour pstand off wednesday night. pgunman was later found dead pinside home about 200 people pheld vigil for 33-year-old pofficer. pmozer was six year veteran psurvived by his wife and two pchildren. ponly one other officer has been pkilled in the line of duty in pthe history of the fargo police pdepartment. p>> pope francis will be in cuba ptoday. pand when he arrives in havana he pis expected to sit down with the pleader of russian orthodox pchurch. pchurch is split nearly a pthousand years ago over preligious ideology. ope francis is making pinterfaith youth reach a phallmark and looking for common pground to bring two sides ptogether. p>> the trip to cuba marks the pstart of seven-day trip that p>> popular ride sharing company puber says it will pay more than p$28

pand no medicine to treat the pzika virus. pright now pregnant women are purged to use caution when they pare traveling to any of those pareas where cases have already pbeen reported. pright now we can tell you none pof the cases in hillsborough pcounty involved pregnant women. pbut of course, again, that articular group is urged to use pcaution. pwe're going keep an eye on this plater this afternoon, governor prick scott is expected to be phere in town. pand he'll be conducting a pbriefing along side the state psurgeon general dr. john parmstrong to talk about the zoo pcan virus and how they are pdealing with it right here in pflorida, guys, back to you. pwe know he's already here the pfor fair we expect to hear from phim soon on it shayla, thank pyou. pnew this rn mooing a skies are pnot so friendly when it comes to pthe zika virus united and delta pairlines are allowing pregnant pflight attendants, pilots, and pthose trying to become pregnant pto not fly into the affected pregions. pdelta started doing it mid pjanuary. pand

just a few months away--and as we know, p8:15 olympic games just a few pin bra siz now all eyes or n pzika virus how country is plan pto protect athletes brazil has pbeen hardest hit with more than pmillion cases. ptest events for summer games pcoming up soon too. pwhile they are supposed to get eople excited, for what's pahead, people are not focussing pon it. p>> brazilian officials around ptrying to ease everyone's mind pabout zika virus saying they are pdoing what they can to make sure pthat people are safe, cleaning pup to combat the virus. p>> objective to eliminate pbreeding places for zika and pchicago begun ya to avoid an pepidemic and keep neighborhood pclean and healthy. p>> the international olympic pcommittee is telling athletes pand travelers game will still go pon urging them to come prepared pand protect themselves against pmosquitos. p>> scary idea. psure is. psure is. pthey've got a real situation pthey need to get a handle on pdown there. p>> yeah i'm sorry. p>> talked about it last week. pi'm sure mosquito loving people pout there. pbut, the disease, not just one pdisea

pwe have information good the pzika virus in prevention at pwww.fox13news.com. p>> in other news there's a psearch for three female robbers pcitrus county deputies say they probbed two people last week pincluding elderly woman. pthese surveillance photo taken pfrom publix in inverness. pthree followed the woman into pthe store and two of them just pstarted talking to this woman pwhile the third grabbed a wallet ptaking off with $500 in cash, pand all her debit cards. probbing a clerk at sally's pbeauty supply in crystal river. pif uf agoing to irs website to pfile taxes you may have hit a psnag. pas fox 13's alcides segui preports the agency says it's phaving problems with some of its pcomputer systems. p>> reporter: the problems pstarted yesterday. pit is continuing today. pissue. pit's affecting the processing pirs stopped accepting pwednesday. roblem. pthe irs is currently in process pof making repairs, working to prestore normal operations as psoon as possible. pirs.gov is still available palthough a number of the pservices on the site are pcurrently off-lin

were out pof the country when they were pbitten by a mosquito carrying pthe virus and a threat of the pzika virus is not hurting ptourism at all. pthat's good news especially pafter trip advisors mentioned pthe beach as number three. pst. pete beach is number four. p>>russell: and we should meet pflorida's newest millionaire ptoday. plottery officials will announce pthe winner of last month's precord powerball jackpot. pit was one of three winners pacross the country. pthat trio is splitting that $1.6 pbillion and it's considerably pless after they pay taxes but pthey'll be okay. pthey should be left with a few phundred million dollars each. p>>laura: i can work with that. pstraight ahead helping the phomeless, the single mother who pgave all of her lottery winnings pto a stranger. p>>russell: plus a bunch of pwinners. pmillennial age group, the type pof alcohol they drink the most. phey, dave. p>>dave: russell, the sun just pcame up and look at the little pblanket of fog that is tucking pthose in river view in this pmorning. pyou can see it. pabove that fog it is absolutely pgorgeous so on

p>>laura: the french drug maker pthat made the first fever pvaccine is now working to make a pzika virus. pcdc added four more countryd to pthe travel alert list. pu.s. health officials are also pworking on a vooks own for the pvirus. pthe virus is a real concern to regnant women. pit's been linked to thousands of pwith a rare birth defect. p>>russell: pornography is pdestroying the family. pa lawmaker is proposing a presolution that declares porn a ublic health crisis. psenator weiler said it's addict pi didn't have and he thinks it's pone reason young men are putting poff marriage. phe wants to start the pdiscussion. pa lot of his colleagues agree. p>> for heaven sakes, we ought to rotect our children against pthis. pi mean, you know, we do peverything we can to protect pthem from alcohol and tobacco pand this is -- can be more pdestructive than any of those pitems. p>>russell: legislation calls for peducation, prevention, research pand policy changes to address pthe pornography epidemic. pthe story is getting a lot of pinternational attention. p>>laura: having an overdue plibrary book

pzika virus spreading fast. pespecially through hot and humid laces. phere's why. pnew this morning scientists say pthe mosquito can carry the pdisease and deliver it to the phost kind of like a bomb of pillness. pget this, warmer temperatures pmake mosquito hungrier so it ptakes more feedings to spread pthe disease to more people. pso i place places like brazil pnicaragua or seeing so many pright now. pand, we know, florida, is hot. palready the number which cases pis climbed from last week. pthere are now nine travel prelated cases of this virus. p>> last week there were only pthree. ptwo of thoser here in phillsborough county. pfour of the cases are in pmiami-dade. ptwo are in lee county and then pone is up in panhandle until psanta rosa. ositive news here is that none pof these confirmed cases involve regnant women. pif a pregnant woman does pcontract this disease the virus pit can cause a dangerous birth pdefect called microcephaly. pmarked by abnormally small head pimmune disorder. pthe world health organization psays we could see up to 4 pmillion cases of th

pzika virus outbreak now reached pa new stage with first case in pthe u.s. transmitted through psexual intercourse. pan infected person who traveled pback from venezuela reportedly assed virus on to another erson in texas. p>> they should not be concerned pabout sexual transmission that pone case i toshth head cdc very pisolated. pwe're not going to see a psustained sexually transmitted pspread most cases in u.s. until phave traveled to latin america. pwhere outbreak started. pthose countries have been on phigh alert including honduras. p>> now on top of declaring pemergency we must act. pand acting means prevention a pmain objective mexico is pexercising caution while trying pto prevent panic there. pthis shouldn't generate greater anic which mosquito bite. pme 62 to borne isness has hit pbraz hardest many worried about pmosquito bites. pi suspect it's possible there pmust be some breeding site paround here. pmain concern is pregnant women pcontracting the virus. pas it can cause bit defects. p>> i would like to see a rapid ptest so that we could take care

pzika fear haves bug spray maker repping for an expected pincrease in demand. ps c johnson maker of off plans pto have factory running full pcapacity by end of the month prepel, has received request pretail partner to move orders up pat least 30 americans have been pdiagnosed with the zika after preturning home from countries pthat have had outbreaks. pfrom runway to your closet in a pclick of a button luxury retail pbur berry will let customers buy pitems off catwalk. pcompany says move closes the gab pbetween fashion shows and retail paccess. pshoppers can start surfing bur pberry runways in september. pthat's business. pfor more log on to pfoxbusiness.com. pin new york, i'm lauren psimonetti. pone colorado school won't pcelebrating denver broncos just pahead of super bowl. just days away... p>>> the sup sup bowl may be just pday was fans in one colorado pschool aren't celebrating. pthat's because a students are pnow banned from wearing payton pmanning jerseys. anthers fan. pjersey aren't allowed on campus pbecause of the number on it. pthe district has a str

pfor more testing kits for the pzika virus. pgood morning, jen. p>>jennifer: good morning. pflorida has less than 500 kits pthat can detect the zika virus. pgovernor scott wants the cdc to ut a rush on 1,000 more as the pstate buys an additional 4,000. pwomen. pthe virus has been linked to a prare birth defect causing babies pto be born with abnormally small pheads and brains. pdoctors tell us they are getting pa lot of questions about the pvirus. pcdc. pthe caribbean, central and south pamerica where the virus is palready widespread and also say pwomen who are further along are pless at risk than those in the pearly stages of pregnancy. p>> during the first trimester or pthe early parts of the pregnancy pso that would usually mean very pearly on, prior to 13, 14 weeks pof being pregnant. p>>jennifer: only 20% of those paffected with the virus show psymptoms. pthey usually appear within two pto 12 days after being bitten by pan infected mosquito. ptim to means typically last a pweek. pthere's no evidence of the virus pcan be passed from mother to pbabies for breastfeeding a

pwe've also advised if male psexual partner comes back from pzika affected area until we know pmore, that he should use a pcondemn or on stain from sex puntil the pregnancy comes to pterm. pright now this is no vaccine or ptreatment. pbut people are still celebrating pcarnival in rio deja 93 ro and pinternational athletes are still lanning on competing baument. pu.s. olympic committee is ptelling those concerned about ptheir health to consider not pgoing to the games. p>> obama administration says the pemergency funds announced dad pwill go towards things like pmosquito control programs peducation, and vaccine research. pat the white house kristin p>>> a deadly weekend across in 2 pshooting in two different night pclubs two days. pthree people are dead. pmore than dozen injured but no pone has been arrested. p early saturday morning police pwere called to club rain or pnorth nebraska avenue. p21-year-old martin lancaster was pkilled 7 others injured four of pthose under sage cell phone pvideo shows chaos inside club. pif you know anything about that pshooting contact tampa police pan

or use a pcondom during their entire regnancy if their male partner phas traveled to an area where pzika is transmitted. pwithin a week you can't find it pin the blood but for two weeks por longer they can find it in pthe semen. p>> it's changed into the pspread. pspread. p>> clearly the primary way is by pmosquitoes. pthat's where the big focus is pshown and from the blood psupplies so don't donate blood pif you've been there for a good p28 days and found it in saliva pbut haven't shown spread that pway. p>> no vaccine, no cure for zika. p>> that's right. pa lot of work in that area but, pyou know, it's going to be a plong time before we have a pvaccine. p>> let's check in with ron with pa look at the other news pheadlines we're following. p>> hi to you, paula. pgood morning, everyone. pwe begin overseas and the pdesperate search for survivors pof a massive earthquake in ptaiwan. pthe death toll now climbing at pleast 11 people killed. pmore than 200 others rescued. pamong them children who were pasleep at the time. pdramatic rescues happening right pnow. pthis after a powerful 6.4 pmag

p>>> well, there are new recautions now because of the pzika virus. pthe u.s. olympic committee says pit will hire infectious disease pexperts to advise athletes about pthe outbreak in brazil after psoccer star hope solo expressed pconcerns about traveling to the prio games this summer. p>>> north korea leader kim pjong-un appears to have made pon power. psources in south say he's pexecuted his top army general pciting abuse of power, a day pafter the senate approved pharsher harsh per sanctions on the regime. p>>> they're con depping iran for preleasing video of a detained pamerican sailor who appeared to pbe crying. pa u.s. navy spokesman says we pare disgusted by the pexploitation of our sailors for ropaganda ropaganda. pten were held after straying pinto iranian waters. p>>> and some terrifying scenes pfrom india as an elephant prampaged through this town for phours crushing cars. pit damaged about 100 homes. eople ran for their lives but pthe animal was not on the pattack. papparently it was just looking pfor the way back to the forest. pit was subdued wit

pzika has become a health concern pbecause of possible links to pbirth defects. p>> wikileaks founder julian pand london since 2012, trying to pavoid extradition to sweden pwhere he's wanted for pquestioning on rape allegations. pin a video conference, he feels pvindicated by the u.n.'s pdecision. p>> the united nations working pgroup attention is the world's pexpert body in understanding the plaw of the-- pof when someone is to be pdetained or not detained. p>> right now sweden is rejecting pthe u.n.'s group findings. pasange fears in he's extradited pto sweden he'll eventually be pextradited to the u.s. to face pcharges about secrets. p>> h.b.o. acquired tv rights to p"jim", the james foley story. pit was screened at the sundance pfilm festival. p>> edgar mitchell has died. pmoon. phis daughter says he died after pa brief illness. phe was 85 years old. p>> it was 45 years ago that alan pshepard walked on the moon part pof the lunar mission. pthere's displays that celebrate phis accomplishments in the rogram. pthe most significant. p>> for one thing they brought