>> the meeting was a meeting between the president and secretary burwell, the cdc director tom frieden and me. update the president an on various aspects of the zika issue. epidemiology and the status of the outbreak in central and south america, particularly concentrating on puerto rico. with the number of travel-related cases and the number of individual women who are pregnant and infected. he wanted an update as to the status of the vaccine development program. it was a lot of discussion back and forth and he went away from that pretty well briefed. >> what is the status of that development? >> faxing development? -- vaccine development? several candidates in various stages of development, preclinical, a few getting ready within a few weeks. probably hours will go at the end of august and the beginning of september into a phase one trial to determine if it is safe or induces the kind of response that you predict would be protective. that usually anticipates a couple of months. 2017 isnning of predicted that we would be able trialance into a efficacy to ask if the vaccine works. does

tom frieden outlined some of the -- in the u.s.or the mosquito-borne disease that can cause birth defects. florida senator marco rubio b chairs this senate foreign relations subcommittee. >> could happen in today's hearing transnational crimes billing security democracy human rights and global women's issues will come to order.g is the the title of this hearing is taken the western hemisphere risks and responses and we'll have three witnesses. there's judith garber the acting assistant secretary bureau of oceans and international environment on scientific affairs at the u.s. department state, dr. tom frieden director of the centers for diseasedi control and prevention and ms. irene koch the assistant of the strait of the u.s. agency for international development. we thank you all for being here today only a paula jibes for starting late.re suppo the synagogues decided to schedule it -- at the time we were supposed to begin. we appreciate your time and your dedication. would like to thank all of those who work with my staff to make

>> the meeting was a meeting between the president and secretary burwell, the cdc director tom frieden and me. we gave the president an

tom frieden, director of the centers for disease control and prevention. so we want to try to make sure there's not unnecessary fear and panic spreading. i understand why state leaders would want the tourists to keep comes in because that's a lot of dollars and cents, but what's the threshold at which the the c.d.c. says there is concern for pregnant women or if you are traveling to this area? >> there's a several-block area in north miami where it appears that zika spread in early july. if there or anywhere else we saw continuing spread of zika or explosive spread of zika, then we would advise pregnant women not to go. that's what we did in puerto rico because we anticipated that there would be a zika epidemic, which is now, sadly, well under way in puerto rico. >> sreenivasan: how do we make sure that miami and other parts of the mainland u.s. don't turn into puerto rico and don't have the explosive growth of zika cases? >> first off, puerto rico has, although a beautiful environment, they have the bad luck of having an environment that's very conducive

tom frieden, center for disease control and prevention and maureen cope. she is the acting deputy assistant administrator. we thank you all for being here today. we apologize for starting late. the senate gods decided to schedule a vote right at the time we were supposed to begin. but we appreciate your time and your dedication. i also would like to thank all of those who worked alongside my staff to make this hearing possible. today we face an issue that's already affecting many countries in our hemisphere, including our own. it's not partisan in nature. the growing threat of the zika virus is a full-blown public health crisis in the united states, it is a clear call to action. just look at the statistics. as of july, 65 countries and territories have reported evidence of zika transmission. what's more troubling is four countries are classified as having possible endemic transmission or local vector zika infections in 2016. as much as zika remains a threat on the international stage, it poses a real and timely threat to our country. that means in these co

coming up later this afternoon centers for disease control and prevention tom frieden testified before a subcommittee on the zika virus. he'll outline preparations in the u.s. for the mosquito-borne disease that causes birth defects. that will be live at 2:30 eastern on c-span3. up next, indiana governor mike pence and republican presidential candidate, donald trump, at a campaign rally in westfield, indiana. they had breakfast this morning with governor pens who is on the short list as a potential running mate for mr. trump and announced the pick could come as soon as this friday ahead of next week's republican convention in cleveland. mr. pence: my fellow hoosiers, we are 119 days away from a great victory in the united states of america. when indiana becomes the first state on the board to make donald trump the 45th president of the united states of america. re in indiana we know that strong republican leadership works. different from our neighbors in illinois, we have balanced budgets. we cut taxes. we made record investments in education and roads. and today there are more hoosier

tom frieden, center for disease control and prevention and maureen cope. we thank you all for being here today. we apologize for starting late. the senate gods decided to schedule a vote right at the time we were supposed to begin. we appreciate your time and dedication. i would like to thank all of those who worked alongside my staff to make this hearing possible. today we face an issue that's affecting many countries in our hemisphere, including our own. it's not partisan in nature. the growing threat of the zika virus is a full-blown public health crisis in the united states is a clear call to action. just look at the statistics. as of july, 65 countries and territories have reported evidence of zika transmission. what's more troubling is four countries are classified as having possible endemic transmission or local vector zika infections in 2016. as much as it remains a threat on the international stage, it poses a real and timely threat to our country. in these countries the disease that has already spread rapidly and made its way into the population.

tom frieden, head of the centers for disease control and prevention, he's testifying before senate foreigne hard fought 2016 primary season is over, with historic conventions to follow this summer. watch c-span as the delegates consider the nomination of the first woman ever to head a major political party. and the first nonpolitician in several decades. watch live on c-span. listen on the c-span radio app or get video on demand at c-span.org. you have a front row seat to every minute of both conventions on c-span. all beginning on monday. >>> david cameron today stepped down as prime minister of great britain. this morning was his last prime minister's questions and we'll show you that up next here on c-span3. >> order. questions to the prime minister. mr. danny killohorn. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i know the whole house will join me in congratulating andy murray, gordon reed and alfie hewitt on their stunning success at wimbledon. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with minister, colleagues and others, other than one meeting this afternoon with her majesty the queen, the diary for

tom frieden, center for disease control and prevention and maureen cope.she is the acting deputy assistant administrator. we thank you all for being here today. we apologize for starting late. the senate gods decided to schedule a vote right at the time we were supposed to begin. but we appreciate your time and your dedication. i also would like to thank all of those who worked alongside my staff to make this hearing possible. today we face an issue that's already affecting many countries in our hemisphere, including our own. it's not partisan in nature. the growing threat of the zika virus is a full-blown public health crisis in the united states, it is a clear call to action. just look at the statistics. as of july, 65 countries and territories have reported evidence of zika transmission. what's more troubling is four countries are classified as having possible endemic transmission or local vector zika infections in 2016. as much as zika remains a threat on the international stage, it poses a real and timely threat to our country. that means in these cou

tom frieden, center for disease control and prevention and maureen cope. she is the acting deputy assistant administrator. we thank you all for being here today. we apologize for starting late. the senate gods decided to schedule a vote right at the time we were supposed to begin. but we appreciate your time and your dedication. i also would like to thank all of those who worked alongside my staff to make this hearing possible. today we face an issue that's already affecting many countries in our hemisphere, including our own. it's not partisan in nature. the growing threat of the zika virus is a full-blown public health crisis in the united states, it is a clear call to action. just look at the statistics. as of july, 65 countries and territories have reported evidence of zika transmission. what's more troubling is four countries are classified as having possible endemic transmission or local vector zika infections in 2016. as much as zika remains a threat on the international stage, it poses a real and timely threat to our country. that means in these co