sprague received an unusual mission from general john pope. he was to travel down the mississippi from pope's headquarters in st. louis to louisiana, and from there travel up the red river to shreveport where he was to demand confederate general edmond kirby smith surrender. using the appomattox terms as a template. the trip from st. louis to the confederate trans mississippi capital took nearly a month, far longer than he anticipated. insisting upon delivering pope's message in person, sprague was repeatedly delayed en route before he received permission to enter confederate lines. crossing into rebel territory on may 8th, sprague traveled upriver via steamboat, sharing the vessel with confederate general simon buckner, who had surrendered at fort donaldson of course in 1862 and now served as kirby smith's chief of staff. also on board were several exchanged or paroled soldiers from lee's army who were now headed home. sprague hoped that pope's letter and developments over the past month would make kirby smith's path forward clear. lee had su

asked sprague to wait while he consulted with authorities. before he left kirby smith, sprague saw a benevolent desire to avoid "the infliction of needless suffering." when he returned a week later, kirby smith told sprague he could not surrender. in a lengthy memorandum, kirby smith articulated his reasoning. he argued that "my army was menaced only from a distance and it is large and well supplied and extensive country full of resources. unlike lee's worn and exhausted army at appomattox, his force faced no immediate threat. considering the different circumstances, the appomattox terms "were not such that a soldier could honorably except. accept." he argued "an officer can honorably surrender his command when he is resisted to the utmost of his power." given the condition of his army, he reasoned that "it cannot be said the duty imposed upon me has been fulfilled to the utmost extent required by the laws of honorable warfare." unlike some of his subordinates who harbored fantasies about the trans-mississippi confederacy continuing to fight,

. >> experts however have concerns about the insecticides being used to do the aerial sprague, weijia jiang has the store. >> i sprague from the air to try to stop the zika virus began thursday in ten square mile area in miami, the target, the 80s mosquito, proved tough to get rid of. miami dade county using an insecticide to spray the bugs from the air. in puerto rico where nearly 5,000 cases of zika have been reported, officials rejected using the chemical over health concerns. but, the epa insists, the pesticide is safe. >> the win ward section of miami is considered ground zero for health officials, at least 15 cases have locally transmitted zika have been reported in south florida. >> the attack on psych from the grounds is also being ramped up. >> but health officials acknowledge the spring isn't working as well as they hoped. the national institutes of health is now testing a zika vaccine that uses dna, similar to research on other mosquito born viruses, including west nile. eighty healthy volunteers are involved in the first round of testing. if successful, up to 5,000 more co

we are also learning that the latest effort to protect the public from the virus, by sprague, not workingc is advising all pregnant women to stay away from miami. total of 14 locally transmitted cases all tied to this one square mile just north of downtown miami. and an investigation is also underway as to why, why sprague has so far failed to reduce the local mosquito population. >> what we've seen is continued mosquito activities, more larvae mosquitos, more adult mosquitos. >> i worry about it, checking out everything, all precautions necessary to make sure it doesn't turn into an epidemic. >> now, that mayor also advised that even women who are thinking about getting pregnant, could talk to their doctors and avoid certainly that one square mile area north of downtown. unheard of. and an unusual moment at the phillies game last night. the umpire says you're out. you're outta here. no, not to a player, to a fan. wow. if you want to soar along the highest, longest and fastest zipline in north america, there's only one place to do it. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new

(clint sprague, schwab family pastor) there's just no way to prepare for this. researchers at nationwide children's hospital in ohio looked at two decades of numbers from the consumer product safety commission. they found an average of 4,423 children under 18 go to the emergency room every year for amusement park injuries. add in water parks and the most no one agency overseeing all kinds of rides. (deborah hersman, president & ceo, national safety council) what we do know about water parks is there is very little federal oversight and regulations. researchers say parents should make sure kids: follow all height, weight and age requirements; use safety equipment; and trust their instincts, making safety what counts most. i'm emily schmidt reporting. ((dave courvoisier)) >>> the nationwide children's amusement ride accidents were head and neck. the most common injuries were bumps and bruises./// ((christianne klein)) >>> delta canceled 500 more flights across the country today. that fallout from yesterdays' outage is still causing delays at mccarran international

. >> zika virus continues to spread in florida despite weeks of sprague insecticides in the miami area. health officials discovered new zika zone in miami beach, five people are believed to have been infected by local mosquitos. david begnaud reports. >> reporter: the crowd in miami beach was a little smaller than usual for a 90 degrees saturday. some might say, you can blame it on zika. >> now that i'm here, and i know it is close, i feel afraid, and first thing i just want to go back. >> danger, perhaps of the holiday. >> airing mosquito spray is not effective due to eye building and strong ocean gusts, today ground sprague was done at private homes. the city warning people, standing water on your property, could result in a fine. philip levin the city mayor joined in on the fight against zika. we have vacuums. we have blowers, which below the water and disperse cents so it dries in the sun. >> according to the cdc, the first sukkah infection on miami beach can be traced back to mid-july. when did you finds out there were cases on miami beach? >> we found out yesterday. incredible. w

terminix admitted to sprague the gas that was banned for indoor use in the '80s. >>> a 5-year-old delawareboy is dead after being struck by lightning in north carolina. steven little and his family were on vacation when thunderstorms rolled in while they were on a #each along the outer banks over the weekend. police tell us the boy was with his father outside of their car and about to get inside when lightning hit the lansdowne boy in the chest. the family rushed the little boy down the beach to meet up with emergency crews. >> our crews took over, performed advanced life support. this is a wonderful family that came here just seeking a wonderful time for vacation and, unfortunately, a horrific event transpired. >> steven suffered traumatic burns and went into cardiac arrest. he later died at a hospital in virginia beach. >>> today the cleanup continues in a small maryland town after a deadly storm and heavy rain caused devastating flash flooding, leading to more than 100 water rescues and leaving two people dead. >> this is what it looks like now after the water sided in ellicott city. si

. >> officials in florida have been aggressively sprague in the outbreak area for several weeks. but it hasn't reduced local population of mosquitos capable of caring the virus. state governor rick scott says congressional action on seek a funding bill is critical. >> without acting, the federal government needs to be a partner in this. >> for now federal health officials returning g women when visiting the zika affected zone in florida to postpone getting pregnant for at least eight weeks. hena daniels, cbs news. >>> well, preliminary hearings are scheduled today for the trio charged after 12 girls were found in the man's feasterville home. >> investigators say, daniel and stayvilla, get this, 14 year old their daughter was gift today help them pay off a defendant. kaplan fathered two children with their teen daughter. he faces list of charges including sexual assault, police say the girls now in protective custody. >> the time now 5:37. in business news this morning, what you hear and don't hear with amazon's revolutionary headphones. >> and the dallas -- do you has fallen for

i don't know about water sprague on me during the movie, but could be interesting. >> you need like an umbrella inside the theater, and i am not thinking about the motion. >> me neither. i get sick on those. >> thanks, jill. appreciate it. >> sounding better and better. >> right? stay home. >> thanks, jill. the philadelphia archdioces is shutting down three more catholic churches that served as worship locations. worshippers learn at saint john the cross church in ross lands, modern dolorosa, and saint cecelia church closing. >>> they were expensive to maintain. now, no one lost paris church as a result of the closing, and that's because the three churches congregations had already merged with other parish churches. >> still ahead: learning more about the drugs authorities say were inside prince's home before he died. plus this: >> kids headed back to school in the miami area, as health officials announce a second zika zone. i'm brian web, in new york, what's being done to protect them, coming up. >> also, ahead, it cost $100 million to make. so how does ben-hur do at the box office? n

pearl road water main break between whitney and sprague. it is not passed but dispatch says watch for high water. use caution. if worried about traffic on 71, here's the picture at i-4308 near the airport. traffic getting by just fine on of the highway. your drive time seven minutes which is normal. normal drive times throughout the region. i'm not tracking any accidents. coming up in 15 minutes, i'll let you know what you can expect for work to clear in akron near the interchange. maureen, back to you. >>> thanks. topping your news feed, dozens of activists are expected to epipen price hike mylan increased the price of the pens 400%. petitioning groups will call for reforms to stop price gouging. yesterday the company announced a generic version that would cost half the price, $300. crit ins argue that's still not enough. >>> heavy rain acr people had to be rescued from high water as flooding damaged homes and cars. there was so much hail, snowplows had to clear the streets. that's hail there, not snow. storm drains were clogged with hail

. >> police arrested a mom after she admitted to pep are spraying children out-- pepper sprague spraying kids outside of a high school and why she . >>> 10 minutes after 6:00 right now. take a look at this picture right here. it is going viral. a trooper in west virginia is washing a toddler in a sink at the state police barracks after finding that baby bear in a car covered in involvement and in a soiled diaper. >> they arrested the boy's mother for drunk driving. she was so intoxicated, she all the while, her son was sitting in an improper car seat in just a diaper. the trooper in the photo says he had to do something to comfort that child. >> i'm a father myself. i couldn't let him just sit in his own urine, feces, and involvement. so i went ahead and drew a bath in the sink of the detachment and was able to clean him up a little bit and get him feeling a little bit better. >> judging by the smile on the baby's working. >> a lot of people are praising the officer for going above and beyond. >> they gave him a teddy bear and now he's with a legal guardian. >>> good news there and of co

out they are now it is 81, and southeast wind at eight and humidity and 18%, and diane sprague northwest of brushes checking and 85, tonight the storms move out, tomorrow there's enough moisture coming that we may have some cloudiness in the morning mixed in with sunshine and maybe some light rain in northern and central mountains at 9 am in the morning. by the afternoon showers and around the mentor of - around the denver metro and then around palmer divide, you may have thunderstorms late into the night tomorrow. tonight 40s in the mountains, a little warmer overnight and in the 50s across the eastern plains, highs tomorrow 80's to near 90 across the east, cool and the mountains in west with 70s and 60s in the high country and 80's on the tonight a small chance of a little sprinkle passing by, otherwise partly cloudy skies, mid to upper 50s. tomorrow mid 80s and sunny early with a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 80 monday with a cool down tuesday and back to 79 with isolated storms and then we inch back to the middle 80s on wednesday and thursday. it is really nic

diane sprague in brush is coming and 90 degrees on the button this afternoon. some thunderstorms on live doppler 4000 to the south side of the state, also starting to develop in the central mountains up here as well, we county here, running into a southeasterly flow so moisture coming in at altitude from the southwest, southeasterly flow creating a little lift along that line you can see there from deckers all the way into the central portion of park county. some of these have some heavy rain but they kind of just fired up and now starting to weaken. we call those pulse storms when they fire up and then almost immediately start to lose a lot of energy. so we're hoping that we don't have any flooding problems down there. by tonight, most of those will be gone in the morning we might have a little rain down in southwestern colorado and then that will beef up in the mountains in the afternoon. a better chance of rain in the mountains. isolated thunderstorm chance in the afternoon for us. not a real big chance tomorrow, more in the way of rain coming later in the w

continental us has many state leaders being pro-active in prevention, including, caring out insecticides sprague campaigns. >> for the first time in history, bottled water is more popular than soda, concerns about the lead crisis in flint, and growing move towards more heavy living have boosted sales of bottled water. americans spend more than billion and half on bottled water each year. the sale of soft drinks now at 30 year low. >>> that's good news, in your monday think morning, warning for anyone who uses the chip on your credit cards. say could be serious security flaw with the cards, concern over the magnet i strip intend today tell a payment machine to use the chip. but researchers say card thieves can simply re-write the strip's code to make it appear like a chip less card. allows the thieves to keep on counterfeiting. >> dills any worlds has new type of technology, tracking guests through their feet. program would use censors and cameras to help identify particular visitors by taking a high-tech snapshot of your feet when you enter theme parts. currently tracking by bands, hotel keys, f

and an investigation also underway, as to why sprague has failed to reduce the local mosquito populationhat we've seen is continued mosquito activities, more larvae mosquitos, more adult mosquitos. i worry about it, checking on everything, all precautions necessary to make sure is it doesn't turn into an epidemic. >> at this point, florida's department of health is not requiring every ob/gyn to automatically test every pregnant patient for psych a pregnant woman has to make that request herself. >> 5:26 this morning. let's toss things over to steve keeley following a developing story this morning. >> reporter: how rare is it we are lead wag positive good news story for once, here, on north broad street. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. who do you talk to for military advice right now? well, i watch the shows. i mean i really see a lot of great - you know, when you watch your show and all of the other shows... while donald trump watched tv, as secretary of state, hillary clinton negotiated a cease fire in gaza. a reduction in nuclear weapons... took on vladimir putin... an

. >> us centers for disease control said the aerial sprague for mosquitoes in florida seems to be workinge insects have been link today 16 cases of zika infection in a 500 square foot area of miami. u.s. officials say they don't expect to see a seek ab epidemic here as in latin america because of better insect controls. it's early in clinical trials to assess its safety in humans, in san jose the concern is about the west nile virus. officials confirm mosquitoes infected with the virus have been found and that means fogging for various areas, as well. fogging begins monday night at 11:00 and should last for a few hours. this video is from vector control. residents in in the affected areas will get notices placed on their doors. west nile can cause fever, headache and even death in some severe cases. >> the sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a teenager two and a half years ago has been promoted. he has been elevate to deputy sheriff from sergeant. he will get a bump in pay with the new roll. he fatally shot 13-year-old lopez as the teen was holding an air soft rifle. he was cleared of an

transmission of zika in the continental us has many state leaders caring out vigorous insecticides, spraguens, which of course carries its own risk. scientists at the national institutes of health announced the launch of clinical trial for experimental zika vaccine. >> a warning for anyone who uses the chip on your credit card. researchers say there could be a serious security flaw with those cards. the concern is over the card's magnetic strip, intend today tell a payment machine to tell a chip. can simply rewrite the strip's code to make it appear like a chip was card. that allows the thieves to keep counterfeiting. >> we are still 48 days away from the official start of fall. but general mills wants you to have one of the most popular fall flavors right now. the company is getting ready to roll out pump kin spice cheerios. the head of general mills cereal division confirms in april they would release the specialty flavor around labor day. but there are new reports that it may be released as soon as next week. that's early. >> graduating from high school just got little harder in new jers

centers for disease control said the aerial sprague for mosquitoes in florida seems to be working.o 16 cases of zika infection in 16 cases of zika infection in a 500 square foot area of miami. u.s. officials say they don't expect to see a zika epidemic here as in latin america because of better insect controls. it's early in clinical trials to assess its safety in humans, in and in san jose the concern is about west nile virus. officials confirm mosquitoes infected with the virus have been found and that means fogging for various areas, as well. fogging begins monday night at 11:00 and should last for a few hours. this video is from vector control. residents in in the affected areas will get notices placed on their doors. west nile can cause fever, headache and even death in some severe cases. >> the sonoma county sheriffs deputy who shot teenager andy lopez two years ago has been promoted. he was elevated from deputy sheriff to sergeant. he's a 19 year veteran of the force. the agency said he successfully passed the competitive civil service exam for the promotion. he will get a b

authorities say it will be challenge to go control the spread of zika in miami beach through aerial sprague because of the highrise buildings there, and strong winds. >> the fight against the zika virus could begin in your own backyard. camden county has unveiled new tool resident can use to help them track down mosquito breeding sites. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan planes how it works. >> none of these are -- >> identifying and killing mosquitos are the primary defenses against the spread of the zika virus. so far, there are no confirmed cases of people contracting zika from mosquitos in new jersey, and to keep it that way, camden county rolling out new way for people to report mosquito problems. >> with a we develop here, strategy will help us more intent gently, work through this data so we can provide a more targeted, and tailored and specific response for the community. >> in less time than it takes to control mosquito control, have someone fill out report on your problem, you can now do it yourself on line, get updates on how the county is addressing the issue. >>

the president's appeal came on the same day of officials in florida began aerial sprague above the miami neighborhood at the center of the zika outbreak. on thursday, president obama called out congress for going on vacation before approving his funding request to fight the virus. >> this is not the time for politics. it is time toll do a job, fighting zika costs money, now the money we need to fight zika is rapidly running out. the situation is getting critical. >> health officials have declared one part of that so-called zika zone in florida clear of the virus. >> and, flanked the local fight against mosquitos in florida, a federal effort to test a possible vaccine. researchers at walter reed who tested possible vaccine on monkeys, say it offered complete protection to the animal. zika is spread by mosquitos, can cause devastating birth defect. scientists say the next step is testing the vaccine on people. >> today rio will kick off the 2016 summer olympics with the opening ceremonies. fans watched the olympic torch go through downtown rio thursday night, the torch was used to light a

. >> mosquito control is out sprague but cdc officials admit it's a tough battle. >> in miami, aggressive mosquito control measures don't seem to be working as well as we would have liked. >> governor rick scott has asked the cdc to activate its emergency response team which is under way. teams will help the state investigate cases, control mosquitos and monitor for birth defects linked to the virus. workers have already been going door to door to test more people. 80 percent won't have symptoms. but if they have the virus and are bitten again by a mosquito it could spread to the bug's next victim. dr. mike cal tobias says it's possible we could see local cases in our area but it depends on how quickly the virus spreads and how far north it will travel. he's part of a team that launched the first human trial of a zika virus vaccine. he's optimistic but time is of the essence. >> i hope we win the race in that we get there before the zika mosquito gets to us. >> and the advisory actually stretches back to june 15th. if you are pregnant and you were in the area any time after june 15th, the

researchers recommend homeowners take steps to keep ticks out of their yards, getting rid of leaves, and sprague insecticides, can lower the number of ticks by about 80%. the they live in a wooded area and are well aware whatever they need to do. >> not in the woods and just going home and going to bed. you have to, you know, take a shower, wash your clothes, you know, be cautious. >> watch out for symptoms, including pain, fatigue, headaches. because the earlier lyme is treated the better. >> limb disease affect more than 300,000 people each year, and that's just a fraction of how many people may have it. the cdc estimates that only one out of ten cases of lyme disease is reported. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> look to go beat the heat? how about a movie? coming up next: ukee washington has a preview of the new movie laurence foster jenkins. fios is not cable. we're wired differently, which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios. this is ryan. you can't tell me this cord isn't in. i know it's in. it's in, but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to

. >> officials have ruled out sprague miami south beach to fight the zika virus because of highrise buildings this comes after five people contracted the virus in a area that includes the tourist hot spot. as don champion reports, the cdc is advising pregnant women to avoid both zones. >> says local mosquitos now transmitting the zika virus in miami beach. >> five individuals have already been confirmed as local transmissions of zika are connected to the miami beach area. >> scott says, three men, and two women, contracted the virus in a one and a half square mile area of miami beach, which includes south beach, the popular tourist destination. two of the infected are resident, the other three, visitors. cdc director tom says sea breezes and high raises will make attacking zika in miami beach challenging. >> you have high levels of winds, may blow some of the products applied, of course you have large numbers of people, and getting people to wear a long sleeve shirts and long pants there would be somewhat challenging. >> the wynnewood neighborhood north of downtown was the first area where th

sprague dam is getting a facelift. it's going to cause trail closures. we'll talk about that. >>> pokemon is back in the headlines. we'll tell you why one shop owner says the game has been a saving grace. >>> and in just a few minutes we're going to go live with biggest open space area. >>> let's check in with weather and traffic now. >> this drive is frustrating. all directions now are effected on this laundry list of crashes. 70, stop and go conditions. in place across 225 and parker. that's because of a crash at the tech center. we added 6th avenue into the mix. a wreck approaching i-25. 30 minutes out of the tech ce i split and santa fe and alameda still tangled up. i know i'm just listing them off here. but look at this. they just keep going. >> it's amazing around here this morning and not in a good way. thunderstorms have kicked up in western colorado this morning. they will continue to move across the central part of the state. ending up here in the front range by late in the day today. we'll get a couple rounds of storms here during the afternoo

. >> along with sprague now, the department is trapping and testing mosquitoes. so far none has been carrying zika. >>> 5:19 right now. still ahead, fitness fraud. the extremes people are going to to increase their steps. that's coming up. >>> and a mosaic masterpiece in brooklyn. this brownstone is actually an artist's way of turning pain into pleasure. since 1961, pearle vision has been providing expert eye care. today, we make caring for your eyes and get another pair free. this is genuine eye care in your neighborhood. ?? >>> welcome to tuesday. look at these temperatures. 62, big change from yesterday. let's get to traffic and weather on the 2s, see what we can expect. john. >> i think it's going to be a great day today. why is he in front of a black screen? no. look. you just found the horizon, didn't you? there it is, a always kind after weird expression to me. why do we care how comfortable bugs are? clear and 62. that's in the city. walden right now is at 46. 50 in franklin. mawagh, madison 50 to 60, 60 in westbury as well. your numbers today are just go