shasta darlington, cnn recife, brazil according to the c-d-c... about one out of every five people infected with zika will get infected. the symptoms are fever, rash, joint pain and pink eye. the illness is usually mild- again- the concern for pregnant women. the issue for us here in las vegas? epidemiologists tell us- because we're such a high travel destination... we get international travelers bringing their germs here... more so than almost any city in the u-s. still ahead on action news at midday... maybe you can help police catch some criminals with this surveillance video... and help a valley family save its business! plus... more local mail thieves-- this time caught on camera. can you help stop them in their tracks? you're watching channel 13 action news, where you ask, and the owner of two tortoises is there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share.

rehema ellis, nbc news, recife, brazil. >> and when we come back here tonight, how do the people here in iowa feel about becoming the center ring of a media circus every four years? >>> finally tonight, the buzz, the excitement when the circus comes to town. the campaign circus, that is, and the media sideshow that goes along with it. descending on iowa every four years, a boon for the economy and a source of pride for the first state to vote as tom brokaw, who has covered every iowa calkes since 1980, reports. >> thank you so much. bernie! >> reporter: this is iowa on television. the opening act for presidential politics, but this is the real iowa, big ag, they call it, the state's famous farm economy, including ethanol, the surprise. the state is also a leader in insurance and financial services, a home-grown supermarket chain is one of the fastest growing in the nation. the unemployment rate here is under 4%, and that's without the gold rush that comes every four years. from around the world, more every year, the media pour into iowa with money to spend on everything, hotels, tempo

rehema ellis, nbc news, recife, brazil. >> and when we come back here tonight, how do the people here in iowa feel about becoming the center ring of a media circus every four years? our tom brokaw finds out. frustrated with your overactive bladder medicine not working? can't handle the side effects? botox treats symptoms of leaking, going too often, and the strong sudden need to go. ask your urologist if botox can help calm your bladder leakage episodes. the effects of botox may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, loss of bladder control or muscle weakness can be a sign of a life-threatening condition. don't take botox if you can't empty your bladder on your own or have a urinary tract infection, or uti. side effects may include allergic reactions, injection site pain, fatigue, uti, painful urination and difficulty emptying your bladder. tell your doctor your medical history. muscle or nerve conditions, botulinum toxins, antiplatelets and blood thinners, may increase

recife brazil, they're desperate to blunt the explosive growth of zika? and this is the only way they can do it. there's no vaccine, no treatment -- all we know is mosquitos carry it. so soldiers are scouring neighborhoods? bridge: there's a government requirement that every house in this area is visited at least once a month by the soldiers to look for any place a mosquitos could breed. they are meticulous, since any standing water is their home. bridge: he's even looking to see where the water drains out of refrigerator, the condensation, to make sure there's no pooling water there. that's all it would take for mosquitos to breed. in these sprawling shanty towns residents store fresh water in ?with mosquito larva like this. soliders sanitize each tank to kill the eggs. and at this clinic we see first hand why the stakes are so high. sot dr. camilla ventura: this is scary. we are dealing with a disease that we have no information about these babies have microcephaly -- abnormally small heads and brains. there are hundreds of cases here in recife?.more th

recife brazil, they're desperate to blunt the explosive growth of zika? and this is the only way they can do it. there's no vaccine, no treatment -- all we know is mosquitos carry it. so soldiers are scouring neighborhoods? bridge: there's a government requirement that every house in this area is visited at least once a month by the soldiers to look for any see where the water drains out of refrigerator, the condensation, to make sure there's no pooling water there. mosquitos to breed. in these sprawling shanty towns residents store fresh water in large, often neglected tanks ?with mosquito larva like this. soliders sanitize each tank to kill the eggs. and at this clinic we see first hand why the stakes are so that we have no information about these babies have microcephaly -- abnormally small heads and brains. there are hundreds of cases here in recife?.more than 4,000 in brazil ... scientists suspect they are directly connected to a zika virus during pregnancy -- we don't know how. health officials are bracing for more...while mothers here struggle to p

recife brazil, they're desperate to blunt the explosive growth of zika? and this is the only way they can do it. there's no vaccine, no treatment -- all we know is mosquitos carry it. so soldiers are scouring neighborhoods? bridge: there's a government requirement that every house in this area is visited at least once a month by the soldiers to look for any place a mosquitos could breed. they are meticulous, since any there's no pooling water there. that's all it would take for mosquitos to breed. in these sprawling shanty towns residents store fresh water in large, often neglected tanks ?with mosquito larva like this. soliders sanitize each tank to sot dr. camilla ventura: this is scary. we are dealing with a disease that we have no information about these babies have microcephaly -- abnormally small heads and brains. there are hundreds of cases here in recife?.more than 4,000 in brazil ... scientists suspect they are directly connected to a zika virus during pregnancy -- we don't know how. health officials are bracing for more...while mothers here strug

there are hundreds of cases here in recife?.more than 4,000 in brazil ... scientists suspect they are for more...while mothers here struggle to plan an uncertain future for their babies besser tag: "until zika virus is under control in brazil and the other countries in which its spreading the cdc says its far too dangerous for pregnant women to travel to those areas. they should stay home, " embattled michigan governor rick snyder is facing harsh criticism for the latest water crisis. emails exposed by liberal advocacy group, progress michigan, reveal the state shipped bottled water to its workers in flint-- over 8 months before residents were officially told the drinking water was unsafe. the governor said he had no knowledge of that taking place. the state defends their decision, saying they only provided bottled water temporarily until that particular chemical threat was over. dangerous levels of lead were later found in flint water and about 200 kids have tested positive-- so far. sot melissa mays/flint resident and knowing that someone did this to my k

nat (10 seconds) we spent our friday at a hospital in recife - where we meet doctor camilla ventura. she's seen 130 babies with microcephaly - abnormal smallness of the head. sot - dr. camilla ventura this is scary.. we are dealing with a disease that we have no information about. (8 seconds) this woman's daughter was born with microcephaly? she told me through a translator she felt symptoms of zika but was told (5 seconds) saying they will work so she can speak, walk, and have as much of a normal life as possible. right now a series of little storms is dumping rain on the northwest. the weekend. and check this out..... a road is literally falling apart in oregon. this angle shows just how big the sinkhole is. making matters even worse.... there is another big sinkhole just a few feet away! both are now more than 50 feet wide - and growing. engineers say all of the water from recent storms has overwhelmed a storm drain under the road. that stretch of nearby highway 101 is now closed.. probably until spring. the winds have already picked up this afternoon, ahead of a strong storm syst

explosion and them inmates from a prison in brazil escaping over the weekend.this is in the city of 'recife', that's in northeast brazil.it was saturday when inmates blew out the exterior wall.you can see a bunch of them taking off. we're told at least 60 were able to escape he lost his daughter youg daughter after she was beaten to death by her mothers boyfiend.what he wants to see done with her unborn child. the first contestof the2016 election season is less than a week away.the democratic candidates took to the stage at drake university for a ton hall.the issues they tried to tackle before next weeks vote. a cold front moved through our area overnight, resulting in light rain. temperatures will fall during the day with 8 a.m. temperatures closer to 40 and 4 p.m. temperatures around 350f. flurries will also be possible this afternoon. coming up, how long we'll have to wait until 50 degree highs gmts anim"you're watching good morning tri-state at 4:30 on 9 on your side!" the father of a murdered two year old says he wants to raise his pregnant wife's child.. even if it isn't his. this is

our rehema ellis traveled to the zika epicenter far north of rio in a town called recife to meet a family dealing with the birth defect linked to the virus. >> reporter: 2-month-old felipe is the youngest of three children, but littlest member of this family is facing the biggest challenges. he's one of more than 4,000 babies diagnosed with microcephaly in brazil since october. born with an abnormally small head and brain damage believed to be caused by the zika virus. what do the doctors tell you about his development? his mother fernanda says she doesn't know if felipe will walk or talk or how long he'll live, but his family takes it one day at a time, hoping he will defy the odds. with building muscle tone so his father julio works hard to move his lengths and strengthen his body. feeding is another challenge. so they also closely monitor his weight. for babies with microcephaly there is no treatment or cure. julio, a craftsman and fernanda a government worker, didn't know there was a problem until her five-month checkup and now that she's learned about the zika virus she wonders if th

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we spent our friday at a hospital in recife where we meet dr. camilla venture that. she's seen 130 babies with microcephaly, an abnormal smallness of the head. >> this is cary. we are dealing with a disease we have no information about. >> reporter: this woman's daughter was born with microcephaly. she told me through a translator she felt symptoms of zika but was told it was a different infection saying they will do all they can so their daughter can walk, speak and have as much of a normal life as possible. they're trying to get a handle on it but it's not the only place affected. the virus while on a trip to el salvador before the warnings. >> i was scratching. like my whole family saw my chest and they were like wow. >> reporter: and although the illness is usually mild, her symptoms were anything but. >> you have no strength, no energy, all you want to do is lay down and sleep. >> reporter: one of the keys to stopping zika virus is controlling the mosquito. so we're going to be out with the military into slums like this to see what they're doing to get rid of th

a report from recife in brazil which has been hardest hit. >> reporter: the corridors of this publichospital in north-eastern brazil are full of distraught mothers, holding babies with one thing in common. they were born with naturably smaller than normal heads. it is a condition that severely limits a child's intellectual and physical development and which in less than four months has reached epidemic proportions in brazil. researchers say they believe the cause is a virus new to brazil called zika spread by the same mosquito that carries dengue fever. >> translation: i was shocked when i found out. she is my first baby and this wasn't heard of in brazil until now. >> reporter: doctors here believe the virus is provoking severe scarring of the retina in up to 40% of the new born babies. >> in december we had about one thousand cases, suspect cases. now we've just heard last week it has been three thousand reports. >> reporter: that is just in the state where a state of emergency has been declared and where the army has been called out to combat disease-carrying mosquitoes. they thri

authorities say 40 unmates escaped from a prison in recife a after a bomb was used to low a hole in an external wall. they say 36 have been captured, two killed and one hospitalized. right now one still remains at large. >> victor: an squawk caulks dodge in stain's northern african enclave. the 9.62 quake sent people ruck into the streets this morning. 15 people suffered minor injuries, juries and building were also damaged. >> janine: an earthquake also reported over the weekend in alaska. the state left cleaning up this mess. you can see items were knocked off shelves and walls inside of this grocery store yep. officials say it was a 6.8 magnite earthquake that hit the region. the epicenter is along the state two smaller earthquakes struck within 30 minutes after that first one. no injuries have been reported. >> victor: thai and malaysian officials are trying to determine in a large piece of metal debris that washed in off the shore from thailand could be from missing airport through it 370. a fisherman discovered on it friday. in the analysts are at odds about whether the debris li

to adopt in now to present itself with that president caliphate recife ottoman empire. with those differences to be united now. to support that muslim brotherhood and between them and to egypt those that consider the muslim brotherhood of the region itself parker --. the data are welcomed by saudi arabia. >> exactly. picks that that was very shaky as they establish themselves strongly. and did the later stages to be very well organized. had decided to ignore them. they adopt them in iraq and syria. >> and though the audience is interested and posing a question as they prepare to come to a microphone. here barquette one plate it is engaged in a campaign of expansion is some. but one night argue they're trying to protect the muslim community from attack thick fog interference in hand what would you say about that? >> end yes they want to take revenge. ifs and by the way it was that resort of the caliphate they didn't choose mosul pecos of this so it is extremely important so first to conquer and expand on the surroundings but it seems there is a shift from pierides so thi