terminex has been find ten million-dollar by epa and has stopped methylbromide usage in the u.s. and territories but jason fears without all companies on game, nothing will change. >> i think there is just too much money, and it is more efficient to be unsafe. asterrible as that sounds, i have seen it firsthand. >> reporter: alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> new worries about the z ika virus. cdc is expanding the area where mosquitoes that can transmit the virus could live. that new includes southeastern pennsylvania, and all of new jersey, and delaware. despite that change, it doesn't necessarily mean that they will cause the disease here. so far there are almost 300 cases of zika in the united states but majority are outside the country. >>> on the cbs-3 healthwatch this morning are you glued tour gadgets all day? if so you could be doing harm to your skin. our computer, cell phones and tv screens emit high energy visible light. we know blue light is harmful to your eyes but what about your skin? >> it is all from uv imaging but can you see a little bit? we could

terminex has agreed to pay the fine and says that it has, stopped using pesticide in the u.s.erritories. the last year, delaware resident steven edmond, his wife teresa divine and their two teenagers to the sick while staying at a resort in saint john's. >>> today president obama remarks on the recent acts of terrorism and urges people to stand up against extremist groups. >> if easter means anything, it is that you don't have to be a frayed. we drawn out darkness with light. we heel hatred with love. we hold on to hope. >> speaking during a easter prayer the president says that the recent a tax, such as ones in belgium and pakistan, quote test us to cast out the stranger and turn our backs on those that need our help. he has been changed by his faith saying it taught him there is always a possibility of redemption. >>> man who held authorities at bay during a bizarre standoff in an airport in cypress could be soon returned to egypt to face hijacking charges. said mustafa was ordered to eight days detention on the court on the mediterranean island where this that plane landed.

terminex was charged with illegally use methylbromide at the 13 residence and one resort in the u.s. virgin island. the company has agreed to pay the fine of ten million-dollar, and said that it has stopped using that pesticide in the u.s. and its territories. last year, steven, and his wife teresa a divine and their two teenagers all got sick staying in the resort in saint john's. >>> right now 4:43. it looks like a nice spring day. >> it really is, there is no overwhelming factor in the forecast other than it is just nice outside. >> will we will take it. >> yes. >> the wind has tapered off. very clear overhead right now. what promises to be a gorgeous sunrise. the we will take. that we want to show you that. but, it is quiet weather. that has got to change at some point. >> yes. >> yes. >> i always come bearing some kind of bad news. >> i know. >> debbie downer at 4:43 on what day is it the? wednesday. you start to lose track, right. but it is going to at least be very quiet today. let's front load forecast with some sunshine how about that. storm scan three tranquil as could be.

justice department says terminex was charged with illegally using methylbromide at 13 residents and one resort in the u.s. virgin island. the company has agreed to pay the fine of ten million-dollar, and said that it has stopped using that pesticide in the u.s. and its territories. last year, steven edmond and his wife teresa divine and two teenagers got sick while staying in the reor the in saint john's. >>> septa police identified a group of young children seen on the cell even if video attacking riders on the el train last week. the children, get this, who appeared to be around six or seven years old were recorded yelling obscenity, hitting and even spitting on passengers. police say that the four boys got on the train with an adult at second and market and disturbing behavior continued until they got off at the york and dauphin. septa tracked down the group and connected them with social services. >>> 5:09 right now. still ahead, it used to be the butt of a few jokes. >> how a town with an unusual name is trying to capitalize on it. plus this... >> reporter: when it comes to headlig

terminex has agreed to pay the fine and says it has stopped using pesticide in the u.s.nd its territories, last year steven edmond and his wife teresa divine and their two teen to agers got sick while staying at a resort in saint john's. >>> the debate over a new state law that opponents say discriminates against gay, lesbian, by sexual and trand gendered people is taking over the north carolina's governor's race. last night hundreds of people protested that law. don champion has more on the growing fall out. >> reporter: as protest grow the governor and attorney general of north carolina are caught in the war of word. >> discrimination is wrong, period. >> reporter: tuesday the state's top lawyer and democratic candidate for governor roy cooper refused to defend a new law that limit protections for lgbt people against a challenge in federal court. law also requires transgender people to use bathrooms that match the gender on their birth certificate. >> not only is this new law an actual embarrassment, it will set north carolina's economy back if we don't repeal it. >> r

terminex will pay 1 million in rez tugs and another -- restitution and another 9 million in fines. >>w jersey hospital will be the first in the country to pan prescription pain-killers in the emergency room. st. joseph medical center says it is the first step of breaking the cycle of addiction. those who walk into the emergency room won't be treated with oxycodone, vicodin or percocet. this comes as overdose deaths have hit record high numbers across the country. >>> it may almost be free but there is still snow in some parts of the country. maria molina is tracking pos before i severe storms. >> we are talking about blizzard conditions and severe weather over a big chunk of the nation. i want to show you we have the snow coming down as you mentioned. that is coming across wyoming or higher elevations further west like nevada filling into parts of utah. significant snowfall. it is the massive snowfall that is producing our weather over the next couple days as it marches eastward. we have risks from eastern texas up through parts of iow and there is enhance risks through places like te

terminex has agreed to pay the fine and to stop using the pesticide on the u.s. mainland and its territories. >>> actress jessica alba's health and beauty company is facing another lawsuit. the company is called honest. and is said to be free of sls. street journal reported on independent lab tests that found sls in laundry detergents sold by the company. a class action lawsuit claims labeling by honest is knowingly deceptive. they faced a lawsuit last year over its sunscreen. >> lawsuits and claims over deceptive marketing practices has potential of doing great damage to the brand. >> alba's company vehemently denies all the allegations and tells abc news, it takes responsibility to its customers seriously. >>> stop at a gas station turns into a nightmare. watch as a would be robber holds a knife to a customer's neck, but the victim gives the crook much more than he bargained for. >>> william shatner facing a $170 million lawsuit by a man who claims to be his son. hear what the star has to say about it. >> and taking a live look outside. like a lamb, but can we

continues on world news with david muir, can you watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >>> terminex has reach aid deal after a family became sick staying at a resort at st. john's virgin islands. in were using a chemical even though it was banned in 1984 and the company agreed to pay $10 million in criminal fines. >>> a defamation lawsuit against bill cosby is moving forward. today a judge said she will not dismiss model, janice dickinson's lawsuit against the comedian. dickinson sued cosby after he claimed he did not rape her in 1982. >>> police say that a groomer was attacked and bitten by a dog here at a pet smart store in philadelphia. it happened at 8:00 on the 300 block of oregon avenue. medics arrived and treated the woman. the dog was said to be a bull ma masstiff. it's unclear what is happening to the dog. >>> police are investigating an assault outside of a gas station, a shell outside of newark. two people claimed they were assaulted inside of a vehicle and police are sorting out what happened here and so far no arrests have been made. >> police from philadelphia in upper

. >>> new at 11:00, terminex agrees to pay $10 million in fines after a toxic pesticide that made a local family sick on vacation and the company admitted using the pesticide banned for indoor use since the 1980s. it was used at a resort in the u.s. virgin islands where a family of delaware on vacation. the mother and father sick, two days later. and their two sons ended up in the hospital in critical condition. >>> new at 11:00, a gesture of kindness that caught some cherry hill police officers off guard and it came at a day they needed a lift. a sea of thousands of friends, family and law enforcement officers from across the country converging last week on prince georges county, maryland. there to may last respects to officer colson killed in a chaotic police station shootout with a suspect. he was hit by friendly fire. among the legions of law enforcements at the funeral, these four off duty members of the cherry hill police department. it was a difficult day. >> especially at the end of four, five-hour funeral with bag pipes and you travel home. >> reporter: before heading home, they

terminex has been ordered to pay a $10 million fine. officials say its workers played a virginiain islands resort with a toxic pesticide that nearly killed a vacationing family last year. terminex has agreed to pay the fine and to stop using the and on its territories. >>> the price of cooling down this summer with an ice cream cone could be a good deal higher. and you can blame it on a spike in the price of vanilla beans. the beans have become more popular with the push to use natural ingredients in food. the world's leading producer madagascar has suffered a poor harvest for the beans and that has pushed prices more than three times higher. >>> it's now 5:28. coming up in our next half hour, firefighters are still on the scene this morning of a massive fire in brooklyn more than seven hours after it gutted several is buildings. in the last hafer hour we learned new detail -- half hour we learned new details on the number of people who were displaced. >>> and it's a chilly start, but meteorologist bill evans says get ready for a gorgeo

boy said their son suffered brain workers applied inside their homeme an investigation found the terminex workers posted a notice on the family's door saying it wawasafe to return. however the home had not been properly aired out. the 9-year-old and several other family members suffered pesticide poisoning. sentencing is scheduled for may. >> good afternoon, south florida! looking g solutely gorgeous on this friday! at times we've been seseng passing clouds but it is mostly sunny everywhere including the northwestern bahamas. the radar continues to ow dry weather. we've been sounding like a broken record all week long. things remain throughout the day in the majority of our saturday. right now it's 79 in miami. 79 in fort lauderdale. 80 in marathon with the breeze picking up on the windy side along the east coast. up to 22 mph in fort lauderdale. adviries still in place. now from coast to coast we go we have rain still falling around northern california and turning into mounta snow and take a look at the consistent amount of rainthat continues to fall around louisiana,a, mississippi and a

. >>> terminex will pay $10 million in fine after using a toxic pesticide that made a family sick fromicide banned for indoor use since the '80s. two nearly died last march. the two sons have permanent neurological damage. >> a the villanova wildcats take off for texas today. t they play in the final four on saturday. i'm tracy davidson. you can always stay updated on the latest weather with the nbc 10 app. thanks for watching. >>> taking a look at the headlines. new study finds head lights on 1/3 of cars don't work properly. head lights were rated for more than 30 midsize cars. the toyota prius v with the advanced technology package got a good grade. of the other cars, 1/3 were acceptable. 1/3 were marginal. 1/3 were poor. halogen head lights in a bmw series were rated the worst. >>> government fined termnix $10 million for a pesticide that sickened a couple on vacation. the couple and their son suffered neurological damage after termnix fumigated the condo below theirs in the u.s. virgin islands. the pesticide has been banned since 1984. a criminal investigation is ongoing. >>> study