u.s. olympic committee goes on the offensive against the zika virus. lebron and kobe face off for the last time in cleveland. good morning, welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. >> lauren: we have to start with the market this morning. global markets in silloff mode again after oil prices sink below $27 a barrel, cutting interest rates more than expected. this selloff chief market analyst james. good morning, james. >> good morning, good morning. >> lauren: european stocks trading at the lowest level, what is going on this morning? >> yeah, it's really a lot of things. we have seen first of all the oil price, we can't get away from that. we were starting to find a little support and we start today fill the oil prices weren't going to be the driver which dominate it is markets going forward. that's been smashed out of the water. we are looking below $27. that's hitting oil and gas stocks. we also have financial stocks trading down and the ongoing problems with european banks with detshe ban

u.s. olympic committee, doctor moreau. come and your recognized. >> thank you, chairman mica, ranking member duckworth and the other members of the subcommittee for holding this hearing on zika and u.s. governmental preparedness. we recognize zika is a serious global health concern and an issue we are proactively addressing. with team u.s.a. u.s. olympic committee as a sports organization to our mission is to support u.s. olympic and paralympic athletes in achieving sustained competitive excellence while demonstrating the values of the olympic movement, thereby inspiring americans. every two years we bring team u.s.a. to the olympic and paralympic games. in between games we work closely with the 47 national governing bodies of sport to build team u.s.a. the safety of our athletes and staff is our number one priority. as a managing director of sports medicine for the u.s. olympic committee my mission is to build and coordinate a complex network of medical doctors, health care services at academic experts across numerous medi

u.s. olympic committee their star players speak out. >> reporter: the u.s. olympic committee announced it's hiring two infectious disease experts to advice the 500 athletes hoping to compete in brazil, including soccer star, hope solo. >> if i had to decide today to go, i wouldn't go. fortunately, they're six months away. sfwlrks >> reporter: the soccer teams will compete in areas more vulnerable to zika, one in the amazon rain forest and another where the zika cases are especially high. >> i don't think the soccer game needs to be that close to the rain forest where there's even more mosquitos. >> reporter: new research found babies born with microensefally. there were five during the london games of 2012. >> we will be waiting to hear what kind of steps are going to be taken to make sure everything is safe and secure. >> reporter: with women making up half the american team, the countdown to the olympics is on. nbc news, new york. >>> and just ahead, a big valentine's day weekend ahead at the movies. we'll tell you what's hot. >>> plus, combining the amazin

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u.s. olympic committee is preparing its athletes and staff ahead of the olympic games in brazil a country where the zika virus is spreading rapidly. a usoc doctor, along with public health officials, testified committee hearing yesterday. >> we expect many travelers returning to the united states to have zika virus infection, but we are doing what we can to prevent the severe complications. geoff: the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases predicts it will have a zika vaccine ready to go into phase one clinical trials this summer. researchers built the vaccine based on previous work from another mosquito-borne virus, west nile. allyson: kids may have an easier time learning math and spelling if they step away from their desks and jump around. researchers in the netherlands tested the impact of combining moderate to vigorous physical activity with classwork. kids in the second and third grades participated in various forms of exercise while learning the subjects several times a week. after two years, the kids did better than other children on spelling tests and performed fas

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u.s. olympic committee is paying close attention and one of the star players speaking out. nbc's rehema ellis reports. >> reporter: the u.s. olympic committee announced it's hiring two infectious disease experts to advise the 500 athletes hoping to compete in brazil. including soccer star hope solo. >> if i had to decide today, i would not go. fortunately, the olympics are about six months away. so i believe that we have time to get some of our doubts and questions answered. >> reporter: the soccer teams will compete in areas even more vulnerable to zika than the olympic headquarters in rio. one stadium is near the amazon rain forest. another in an area where the number of zika cases are especially high. >> i don't think the soccer game should be so close to the rain forest where there's more mosquitos. i take my health very seriously. we all do. >> reporter: new research has found more evidence linking zika to babies born with microcephaly. and olympic athletes have competed while pregnant. there were five during the london games in 2012. including gold medalist kerri walsh

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u.s. olympic committee reportedly says american athletes should consider skipping the summer games if virus according to reuters. the games will be held this august in the country hardest hit by the outbreak, brazil. despite the fears, millions are still partying during carnivals in rio. >>> the u.n. security council is condemning north korea's launch of a long-range rocket. kim jong-un ordered yesterday's launch what he claims put a satellite into orbit. photos released by the north showed him watching the launch. >>> coming up on the "morning news." the race to find earthquake survivors. a woman is pulled out of a collapsed building in taiwan, days after the disaster struck. is bs m new[mus no, no, no opleoth nd rong yey!whichy o pr are anft. ss ech d fd y fm t nmaor- iecvomp womonaneeenap>ua chocionsda ffe . > s th broncos won the super bowl. ill to come, the other side of last night's super bowl. the commercials. we will talk with an pe witthe eshat madstinimpr and o ck. e pm bette. g we ur isystem s hakeep topur gam n suit atinthy, inkiids,and ing est. d yocombthmpleemies with air no o

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u.s. olympic committee says it's up to each individual athlete to decide if they want to compete. >> meanwhile, zika concerns continue to mount here in the kus. u.s. three more cases, all of them people who traveled to affected countries. the race to create a vaccine to protect us from zika is already underway. today, i sat down with the top infectious disease fighters. dr. anthony fouchi says other viruss are giving a head start. >> if it looks safe and it looks promising, then you accelerate into the next phase, which is called phase 2, trying to determine actually if it worked. >> you can see more of my interview on the app. >> it's the superbowl commercial that got everyone talking around the dmv. a local spot with a national celebrity. you've no doubt seen this app with mike tyson and son. >> reporter: all of his training didn't prepare him for this. being knocked out by iron mike tyson in a commercial that aired during the superbowl. >> how hue mill yating was that? >> since it was mike tyson, it wasn't too bad, to be honest with you. >> he was actually knocked out ten times during the m

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u.s. olympic committee tells abc news it is keeping a close eye on the situation. >>> now to that frightening explosion on board a jetliner over somalia. the pilot says a bomb blew the hole in the aircraft but officials have not confirmed that was the cause. the body of a man who might have been blown out of the jet was found on the ground not far away. if it was a bomb no group has claimed responsibility. >>> here at home a terrifying police standoff played out in irving, texas. it was all caught on camera. 29-year-old ex-con christopher dew trying to rob a check employee and gun to her head as police arrived on the scene. he tried to force her into a car. that's when police fired. killing him on the spot. his hostage was thankfully not hurt. >>> well, roh parking spaces, no, that's not because they're hard to find but in the los angeles area, this lexus ended up on the roof after a collision on the road above this house. one firefighter said he had never seen anything like this before. both the car and the house suffered extensive damage. the driver was injured, as well. >>> and luckily no

u.s. olympic committee is now considering whether at whose should go to rio. also, the obama administration asking for $1.8 billion to fight the virus known to spread through mosquitoes. $1.4 billion would be used to protect americans here. $400 million would combat zika around the world. >> what we're hearing is that we aren't ready. there's a lot that has to happen before spring and summer comes and mosquitoes start spreading viruses. outbreak, many celebrating carnival seemed undeterred. the u.s. olympic committee is telling sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the zika virus should consider not going to the olympic games in august. >> my goodness, thinking about these young athletes who spent a lifetime to go to the olympics, and now a mosquito- borne virus derails their plans. >> they'll get a handle on it, just like he bo. what. >>> closer to home, a messy ride. >> we told you last week. remember, thursday and friday i put out this weather alert for monday because it was going to be sloppy and slushy and wet and some

the chairman of the house oversit committee called on the u.s. marshals to hunt down the city's former emergency manager who failed to show for the hearing. and representative elijah cummings accused the governor of poisoning the children of flint. >> i want everybody who is responsible for this fiasco to be held accountable. we are the lasline of defense, going to do it. >> he got caught red-handed poising children in flint and the residents of flint. >> well, an attorney for that former flint emergency manager says his client will testify but he didn't have the time to prepare for the hearing. >>> the syrian peace talks are on hold with each side claiming the other doesn't want an end to the fighting. well, one thing is clear, five years of civil war has taken its toll on the country as h shows block after block reduced to ruins. once the third largest homs has se fierce fighting between the two sides. this drone video was taken by a group with ties to the kremlin. >>> from the fog of war to the fog of washington now, a week after the nation's

u.s. olympic committee tells abc news it is "...closely monitoring the situation through the cdc..." and is passing on its recommendations to athletes. the good news for athletes concerned about the rio games is that by august the mosquito population will be decreased significantly by colder temperatures. the summer games are being held during what is winter in brazil. stephanie ramos, abc news washington. " jack/otsl that royal caribbean cruise ship damaged in a storm off the east coast is due back in port today. that's after a vacation to the bahamas many passengers are ready to forget! the royal caribbean's seas" was battered by hurricane force winds sunday. winds of more than 100 miles per hour, and 30 foot waves, forced the ship to turn back. the captain says he didn't realize the intensity of the storm when the ship set out. sot -- capt. joseph ahlstrom, suny maritime expert jack: no one was seriously hurt. royal caribbean has apologized to the passengers -- offering a full refund. stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards brad ((ad lib weather independent weather experts" br

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u.s. olympics committee is telling american athletes and staff it is okay to miss the games in brazil if they are worried about catching the virus. we know the number of zika cases in florida is up to 16. meanwhile president obama is million dollars to fight the zika virus. explains the plans to gail king. >> we are putting up a proposal to congress for research and diagnostics and helping with the public health system and this is not something that people are going to die from it. it is something we have to take seriously. >> it will go to help in puerto rico. the island have 22 confirmed zika cases. >> chipotle is back open for dinner. all 2000 restaurants were closed until 3:00 so their exployees could concentrate on a food safety meeting. the company took a hit after food violations. we will see if it is not to fix the issues. touches on the story and it will be aired at 5:30. >>> the super bowl is over but plenty of moments to keep you talking all day starting with this one. that includes unsports man like reaction from quarterback cam newton. last week he was getting off a plane wearing

u.s. olympic committee announced it's hiring two infectious disease experts to advise the 500 athletes hoping to compete in brazil. including soccer star hope solo. >> if i had to decide today, i would not go. fortunately, the summer olympics are about six months away. to get our doubts and questions answered. >> reporter: the soccer teams will compete in areas even more vulnerable to zika than rio. one is near the amazon rain forest. another in an area where the number of zika cases are especially high. >> i don't think soccer being so close to the rain forest where there's more mosquitoes. i take my health very seriously. we all do. >> reporter: new research has found more evidence linking zika to babies born with microcephalus. olympic athletes have competed while pregnant, there were five during the london games in 2012, including gold medalest kerry walsh jennings. >> we'll be waiting to hear what steps will be taken to make sure everything's safe and secure. >> reporter: with women making up half the american team, the countdown to the olympics is on. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >