>> zika is a little bit different than west nile.nile has special characteristics that allowed it to be established in the united states so quickly. one is that west nile is spread by mosquitos that are very common. whereas zika is spread by mosquitos who are really in the southern part of the united states. and west nile has the ability to infect birds, which allowed it to traverse the united states very, very quickly. zika virus doesn't have that capacity. so the worst case scenario is we get zika transferred in florida, for example, the texas, mexico border, with dengay thrives. i don't see it thriving in places where the mosquito doesn't live. >> could ongoing climate change change what you just said as a prediction in >> the temperature -- temperature has a weird variation with mosquitos. sometimes it increases their rank, but also decreases their flight range and decreases their life range. so it's hard to make a one for one with temperature rises and diseases like this. >> the world has long been stocked by debilitated and dea

this is the schematic diagram of the vaccine we used for west nile. it is what we call the dna construct in which you insert the gene with west nile, but substituted and use zika, injected in an individual which will produce viral like particles which we know are safe. therapeutics also, although it is not high on the priority, and we have to do a lot of screen. we nonetheless, are looking very carefully at drug screening capabilities and possible therapeutics for the entire virus.f the i want to close with the last slide, which reminds us of something i said at the beginning of my presentation, that microbes have emerged and will continue to emerge. theuld add this is perpetual challenge, because we know we are talking about zika today, and next month or next year, we will be talking about something else in the same way as last year we spoke of ebola, and hopefully, i want to thank the congress for the support you have given us over the years to allow us to address these problems. take you very much, mr. chairman. i would be happy to answer any quest

tend to see west nile and that's usually the last week of august. bennett: okay what about measles? is this something we should be concerned about? wilson: no. not really. so long as we're maintaining a proper vaccination coverage. bennett: more about whooping cough, pertussis, another vaccine preventable disease. we've had some challenges with pertussis and we do see transmission here every year. bennett: okay, finally with just a few minutes left, what about mild this year. we did forecast the severity level of flu this year successfully and it has been mild. we are seeing some e interesting influenza b activity but that's a milder form of influenza. so all in all it's not very impressive. bennett: with the ease of transmission with the flu though, i know you've mentioned before that it's a concern, if it change it could be a real public health problem? wilson: mm-hm, we worry about pandemics right? so every hundred years or so you will see the emergence of a whole new type of influenza virus and then it can spread throughout the world and cause q

this is the schematic diagram of the vaccine we used for west nile. it is what we call the dna construct in which you insert the gene with west nile, but substituted and use zika, injected in an individual which will produce viral like particles which we know are safe. therapeutics also, although it is not high on the priority, and we have to do a lot of screen. we nonetheless, are looking very carefully at drug screening capabilities and possible therapeutics for the entire class of the virus. i want to close with the last slide, which reminds us of something i said at the beginning of my presentation, that microbes have emerged and will continue to emerge. i would add this is the perpetual challenge, because we know we are talking about zika today, and next month or next year, we will be talking about something else in the same way as last year we spoke of ebola, and hopefully, i want to thank the congress for the support you have given us over the years to allow us to address these problems. take you very much, mr. chairman. i would be happy to ans

i know that we and new york city have a really robust infrastructure for dealing with west nile virus. we've been dealing with it for over a decade. so we know that we can build on that to increase our surveillance for mosquitoes here in new york city that might carry the zika virus. right now the main mosquito that carries zika, it's called aedes aegypti. we don't see it in new york city. we've been looking at mosquitoes in new york city carefully ever since we first encountered west nile, and we don't see that mosquito. >> but some of that spraying has its own side effects and medical implications, right? >> well, we -- we, mostly with west nile virus, engineer our screenings so that we reduce the possibility that people are exposed to it when we're spraying, and we're gonna be looking at the right way that we would spray for the aedes mosquito if we needed to. you saw the spraying on the streets of rio? >> well, i can see that people would feel a little unnerved by it. >> i did a little, to be honest. >> but the fact is that there are two main ways that we're gonna contain this unt

west nile virus, nih developed a vaccine for west nile virus, we were all so frightened.ut the cases of west nile virus declined. it didn't seem like as much of a threat no pharmaceutical company wanted to invest so that vaccine went nowhere. >> interesting, doreen what did dr. fauci talk to you about spreading this virus to the u.s.? we've talked about brazil. which seems to be ground zero, mexico and the caribbean now, too. >> actually africa in the 1940s, i believe, is was ground zero many years ago. it has really taken hold in brazil because no immunities there. and when it reached brazil and also very vulnerable population there. and little mosquito control. there are more than 50 cases confirmed of the zika virus in the u.s. so far. all brought from out of the country. from those affected areas. but dr. fauci and others believe it is very likely that we will see limited outbreaks in this country, probably in the gulf states. probably in the near future. and mosquito control, vector control they call it is our best weapon until we get a vaccine. and one other thing i

we had west nile. have west now right here in d.c. >> it's mosquito control. >> exactly and that's what the people in florida -- >> that's mostly a state and local issue. i don't know if we are helping as local entities or if they can use their funds, we have cdc funds. >> we have community block. >> quite a bit of the emergency request is to be able to support state and local mosquito control. mosquito control is very patchy right now. >> in florida we are damn good at it. >> we have had mosquitoes in most of the golf course region, i've worked in louisiana and they are pretty good at it. again there are places that are not as good as it and the reaction that florida has taken is that florida set a model for the united states, but what we want to do is make certain we are covering the rest. it sounds like we are ready have a little damage in puerto rico, the virgin virgin islands and some of the caribbean regions. >> yes the lids of living conditions and climate in puerto rico and the caribbean are su

i think we were fighting west nile at that time. it was in its infancy stage in new york when you were the health commissioner. i know that you need more resources. until we figure that out, is there an ability for you to redirect some resources that you have to address this? >> we'll do everything within our power to address the zika challenge. but the supplemental calls for $828 million for cdc in three broad areas. emergency response in puerto rico, which has a significant risk of seeing widespread transmission of zika. support for the continental u.s. for states at risk including mosquito control diagnostics and a series of other measures and then international support. while we can get started with that, we can't do it at scale to the level that we would need and we've already had to curtail some other activities such as our activities that deal with lime disea lyme disease. >> i ask that we've only passed the 21st century cure act to fund cdc and nih to come up with remedies and vaccines for some of the diseases that are known

the west nile virus season is in the summer ... and the mosquitoes that carry the zika virus are not in california. chief meteorologist jeff thompson has your complete forecast. high pressure will keep the weather dry for most areas through early next week. expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy, mild afternoons, with highs in the mid-upper 60s for most western nevada valley locations, and mid-upper 50s in the sierra. nights will stay chilly, with lows around freezing. a weak system will move into the pacific northwest friday night into saturday. some clouds, a slight cool-down, and an isolated shower north of i-80 are possible. a major pattern change is not expected through week. -jeff tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 35. south wind around 5 mph. thursday: mostly sunny, with a high near 65. south wind around 5 mph. thursday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 37. southwest wind around 5 mph. friday: mostly sunny, with a high near 66. southwest wind around 5 mph. friday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 37. saturda

like we've gone after west nile. we had west nile right here. >> right, mosquito control. and that's what the people have started. >> that's mostly a state and local issue. i don't know if we are helping any of the local entities, if they can use their funds, if we have cdc funds. -- not cdc funds. we have community block -- >> quite a bit of the emergency request is to be able to support state and local mosquito control. mosquito control is very patchy right now. and there aren't -- >> we're damn good at it. >> and we're all grateful. >> we've had mosquitos in most of the gulf coast region from -- i've worked in louisiana, along the gulf coast, to texas, and they're pretty good at it. but again, there are places that are not as good at it. and the reaction that florida has taken. florida set a model already for the united states. but what we want to do, what we want to do is make certain we're covering the rest of the south. sounds like we already had some damage in puerto rico, the virgin islands and the caribbean region? >> yes. the living conditions and the climate in

it contains pathogens like west nile virus and yellow fever. virginia tech will begin work on zika virus. the development of the vaccine is paramount in helping with the public crisis. and new strategies for vector control. things like spraying. >>> as we head to the break, a live look at wintergreen resort where they are definitely they can make plenty >>> the last-known member of the bedford boys has passed away at the age of 97. tonight our marissa parra show us the legacy that he leaves behind. our thoughts and prayers with his family. outside, people still have to work in these kind of conditionswork in these kind of conditions. courtney whedon sees how they stay warm at 11:00. they may have good advice for you. >>> well, this is usually the sign that mardi gras festivities in new orleans are finished. police did their traditional street sweep at midnight after it came to an end. new orleans mayor mitch landreu joined the officers on horsebackjoined the officers on horseback. it is symbolic because bars stay open. a million people come to

we were fighting west nile. it was in its infancy when you were there.i know you need more resources. until we figure that out is there an ability for you to redirect some resources you have two address this? we will doieden: everything within our power to address the zika challenge. emergency response and puerto rico has a significant risk of seeing zika. , including mosquito control and diagnostics, and international support. and while we can get started with that, we cannot get started to the scale that we need. already have to curtail other activities. >> when we passed the 21st century to react to fund the cdc. while,realize it takes a even after you have done your work, for the fda to approve these things. is there any mechanism in place that could help you speed that up? we have beenden: working very closely with the fda, and they have been able to rapidly allow us to use effective test technologies within a day or two. that has worked well. dr. fauci: we want to tip our hat to the fda. they have helped us with ebola when we really needed to get t

this is the schematic diagram we used for west nile. the dna construct in which you insert the gene first of west nile. we'll substitute and stick the gene of zika in. inject it into an individual which would produce now, viral-like particles which we know are safe and we know they're immunojenic. and therapeutics, we have to do a lot of screening, we nonetheless are looking very carefully with our drug screening capability at possible therapeutics for the entire class of flavi viruses. i want to close with this last slide. which reminds us of something that i said in the very beginning of my presentation. that microbes have emerged, are emerging and will continue to emerge. and i refer to it as the perpetual challenge. because we know that we're talking about zika today. and next month or next year we'll be talking about something else in the same way as last year, we spoke about ebola. and hopefully, and i know i want to thank the congress for the support that you've given us over the years. to allow us to address these problems. than

we were fighting west nile. it was in its infancy when you were there.i know you need more resources. until we figure that out is there an ability for you to redirect some resources you have two address this? director frieden: we will do everything within our power to address the zika challenge. emergency response and puerto rico has a significant risk of seeing zika. support, including mosquito control and diagnostics, and international support. and while we can get started with that, we cannot get started to the scale that we need. we would already have to curtail other activities. >> when we passed the 21st century to react to fund the cdc. i also realize it takes a while, even after you have done your work, for the fda to approve these things. is there any mechanism in place that could help you speed that up? director frieden: we have been working very closely with the fda, and they have been able to rapidly allow us to use effective test technologies within a day or two. that has worked well. dr. fauci: we want to tip our hat to the fda. they have h

>> i think we're still figuring out. with west nile, there's some thought that you built resistance. we're thinking that here as well. >>> and marty already partying hard in new orleans. >> and also celebrating a super bowl championship in denver. >> we have light snow around cincinnati. we'll take a look >> fat tuesday, people, meaning the 25th mardi gras celebration in one local community. this is the homeless children, all the money raised will go to three local shelters. live music, food and parade, in the convention center. and mike mccallough. >> and thousands of people lining up, to see the culmination of mardi gras. charles avenue. they got to see the final parade before it begins tomorrow >> fans, dressed in blue and denver broncos super bowl. downtown parade featuring the players, riding on fire trucks. that's peyton manning atop engine 18. and then another super bowl ring. short sleeves in denver today. >> a lot warmer there. >> lucky duck. >> and there for a parade. >> snow showers in the tri-state. winter storm warning out today. has been discontinued now we have a winte

ingram says he may do it from assistance with a group he used for west nile called swarm. >> it stood for southwest regional mosquito task force. >> given it appears the man from texas got infected from a mosquito in another part of the world and passed the virus through sexual contact, you wonder about the concern for women and pregnancy. we're hearing about a human-to-human transmission. i know we're still learning more but what do we know so far? >> i don't know if we know a lot yet. >> the transmission, a potential vaccine and how it spreads, now part of the studies. ingram says he expects to know more soon, so we can ramp up from mosquito biting time. >> as we head to the mosquito season, we will remain vigilant. we will do what we expect to do. >> and at the public health center, liz bonis, local 12 news. families, social media challenges, bringing a matter of life and death. how it's bringing people together to prevent suicides in the tri-state. >> nearly two dozen students are the problem that called for . >> an don't forget the challenge. i shall live and not die. >> and tri-

that is essentially ready to go up with the studies it is interesting phenomenon taking those the west nileans -- gene now stick in the zika gene from the west nigel gene. in hopefully by the end of 2016 you'll have an affirmation to be a mistrial and i'll be happy to discuss that during the question period. with discreet - - screening of drugs that space new drugs to have potential activity is an important issue in with our biotech partners to do this i want to recapitulate what i said from the beginning though some were with us all along they are with us now and will always be. i would like to think this committee for your extraordinary support you have given us to fulfil this mandate. >> now i will recognize the florida surgeon general. >> members of the subcommittee am glad for the opportunity that florida has a long tradition to combat fight the mosquito borne diseases and florida department of health was created out of a napa -- an epidemic from 1885. in moderate times they have been local of short duration consistently the approach is threefold with public information and education t

it's transmitted by mosquitos like west nile or malaria. but it is *not spread directly from person to person. and four out of five people who have the virus actually show *no symptoms. 3 isis is now claiming responsiblity for a series of bombings in syria. at least 50 people were killed on sunday, and more than a hundred were wounded. the blasts went off in a predominantly shiite muslim suburb of the syrian capital of damascus. attackers detonated a car bomb at a bus stop, and two suicide bombers rescuers rushed to the area. isis controls large areas in both syria and iraq. the bombings overshadowed an already shaky start to the syrian peace talks in geneva. 3 ((jen/take vo )) a flight from london to chicago *finally landed in the windy city on sunday... but not before a *big detour. the british airways flight was diverted *back to england after a mechanical issue. and it happened two *hours into the flight. the pilot sucessfully landed the plane back in london, despite issues with the landing gear. after making its returna&the passengers

we've seen west nile and chikungunya... now zika. researchers at virginia tech have long studied flaviviruses -- that's the family of viruses the zika virus belongs to they look at how the virus can get past the mosquito's immune system and the human immune system. the flavivirus family also includes other important pathogens, such as west nile virus and yellow fever. now virginia tech reports they will begin work on the zika virus. reserachers say the development of a vaccine is paramount to resolving the current public health crisis. however, they are also exploring new strategies for vector control -- such as spraying. 3 pattie he's only 7, and has a lengthy battle with just a few weeks since the diagnosis-- and seven year old milan has already had two surgeries. mona doctors discovered a golf-ball sized tumor on his brain in january. his mother says they're thankful they discovered it in time. katie brooke reports. 3 a normal afternoon in january for malaka payne quickly became horrifying. she says her son fell asleep in the car

years ago we developed a vaccine for west nile virus. we went into phase number one to induce the response that would predict would be protected. we had industrial partners so we never made it to the advanced development but we used the platform to develop now a vaccine that is essentially ready to go in the development of the early preclinical study and it's an interesting phenomenon. we took the dna piece of the gene and we stuck in a gene to express a protein of west nile. so we took the same platform and right now we are making the vaccine and predicted will be ready to go into the base one trial by the summer of this year and hopefully by the end of 2016 we will have enough information to decide if we can even go further to an advanced trial and i'd be happy to discuss that in the question period. finally when one looks at therapy, we do the screening of drugs of the known activity against the viruses as well as new drugs that have a potential activity. this is a very important issue, and we are now partnering with many of our indus

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the henderson county health director says he is more concerned with the west nile and lacrosse viruses in our area. 3 3 3 new developments this morning on a story we've been following for you since last month. the "state department of insurance" is now looking into more than one-thousand complaints against blue cross blue shield of north carolina. the complaints began january fourth. customers are reporting problems with billing, verifying coverage, and technical issues paying premiums. a public report of the findings will be issued once the examination is finished, but there is no word 3 3 3 the biltmore estate is kicking off this valentine's day weekend with the opening of a brand new exhibit. 40 wedding gowns and costumes, featured in films, go on display today. news 13's lauren brigman is live outside biltmore this morning. lauren, this is the first time all of these custom pieces are coming together? and it is the only place you will be able to see them, because this exhibit is will not travel after opening here at biltmore. 3 throughout the home you will find costumes featured in

but the zika virus, which is related to west nile and the yellow fever virus has now triggered an emergency after reaching north and south america and putting lives at risk "we started seeing these cases of microcephaly which are brain deformations on babies." the virus is discretely carried... "the predominant mosquito species is called aedes aegypti that one is present along the gulf coast of u.s. already for a while. the other, which is aedis albopictus that's present all the way into iowa."but because of successful breakthroughs in the past... "our work on the ebola virus vaccine in 20-14."all eyes are on new link genetics corporation in ames for a vaccine... "tom monath the chief scientific officer in the infectious disease division, he's developed these types of vaccines for other viruses, related viruses in the past so he really knows the pathway."until one is discovered the world health organization is advising pregnant women to avoid travel to 14 caribbean, including puerto rico mexico and haiti... "this outbreak has been recognized as something serious so now it's all hands on dec

. >> the henderson county health director said he is more concerned with the west nile and lacrosse viruss in our area. >> ford announcing a line of sport utility vehicles. coming up, when they will hit the market. >> here's a look outside, mount pisca campground. radar and satellite active already this morning and into the early portion of the afternoon. what about the rest of the afternoon and into the night. some of us could see snow, round two next week. >> a lot of schools cancelled, delayed, let out early. what about your easy commute, is that going to be an issue? this is the radar. showing things are starting to wrap up. not seen much in the way of precip. temperatures continue ing to continuing to go up this afternoon. look at spartanburg, they see a quick shot at snow, same thing in greenville. it is pulling out of that region around gaffeny. the pink is developing. that's the mix. over the next hour, the northern mountains will still see some of this light snow. that's madison, yancey, mitchell. those locations. down in the valley not seeing much in the way of that precip. we ha

professor kevin miles and fellow researcher zach adelman have west nile and yellow fever over the last decade. now ... they're trying to figure out where the zika virus starts in mosquitos. zach adelman - "what we're trying to do is just everyday learn more and everyday learn more. and hopefully we'll reach a point where we can implement a new strategy." kevin myles - "possibly a vaccine which would prevent a person from becoming infected in the first place." the researchers hope to one day figure out how each infected mosquito's immune system reacts to the virus. those findings would bring them closer to a vaccine. losing weight doesn't have to be boring ... it can be a ton of fun. ahead ... we'll tell you about a new program in the roanoke valley that's helping in the energy efficiency doesn't pick favorites. it should apply to everyone. i'm zach bacon with appalachian power. i'm an energy efficiency coordinator here in virginia. to me, it's all about being able to help our customers learn energy efficiency. this partnership with appalachian power allows us to touch more families in

. -- to put this in perspective, experts say you're more likely to catch west nile or even malaria before zika. and, the mosquito that carries the virus doesn't like winter weather. but as you know, here in the bay area, we were at nearly 80-degrees on monday and tuesday. the c-d-c has issued travel warnings to the countries with "high infection rates." for a complete list of those-- head to the "seen on tv section"-- on wtsp.com. right now a winter storm system is trekking across the u-s, and it's spawning some powerful tornadoes. this massive and extremely dangerous tornado hit in western alabama! storm chasers there captured the large twister on camera. we're told homes have been damaged, trees toppled and power lines knocked down. the national weather service says tornadoes have been reported in mississippi and alabama. right now, we don't know if anyone was hurt. new hampshire is the new battleground in the race to the white house. the first-in-the- nation primary is less than a week away and the candidates are blanketing the state with rallies and appearances. on the democratic side

mosquitoes that carries the zika virus so concerning for women and babies but they can carry the west nile virus and bite during the day. you want to avoid the fogging area while helicopters fly elsewhere in the bay area. you can do your part by getting rid of standing water so they have fewer places to breathe and you can fight outside with insect repellent and lemon or youk leucalyptus oil. >>> you might be wondering whether the fog is dangerous to people. they say it is specific for moerks and not dangerous for people and pets. if you want to find out more on that you can find a link on the information on my twitter feed on kris@nbc and we will be following the fogging later in the morning. >> thank you. we're talking about concerns relating to the zika virus, new cases in tennessee, ohio, and delaware. it could be the key in the bay area. a new test for the virus. blood substantiamples arrived y. right now blood samples are sent to the cdc in atlanta and takes at least two weeks to get results. researchers hope to cut that down to six hours. experts say the zika virus most common in so

zica virus is in the same family as other deadly mosquito- borne ills like west nile. the symptoms of the zica virus are similar to the flu. you can have it and not realize it. there is one big part of the population that need to worry about the zica virus. women who are pregnant or could become pregnant. there is a lot more you need know about how the zica virus affects pregnant women. were putting together that part of the story for you. >>> that data breech involving one of florida's biggest universities. lesson close here. the breech affects 63,000 ucf students. social security numbers were compromised but not credit card information, financial records or grades. the school set up a call center to help you if you think your information has been compromised. >>> congress tried to get answers today from a drug company ceo you probably remember. he became one of the most hated people in america when word got around that he rose the price of a life-saving drug by 5,000%. he was supposed to testify about the please hike in front they could not get him to say much. >> i

active to use repellants contained to protect against mosquito born viruses present in our area like west nile virus. now, i think we don't have a big worry. >> we appreciate you putting our minds at ease. a special weekend for dozens of families at fort bragg. homecomings are great, 70 paratroopers returned to the airfield overnight after spending 9 months in iraq. division, took part in operation inherent resolve. their mission included training and equipping iraqi security forces. >> seeing them taking care of themselves, while i'm away, and her raise mig daughter by herself and my daughter getting bigger and learning. that's the hardest part. just because i'm not there. >> i deployed and set emotions aside, try to go day by day, once i came back, it poured out when i saw my family. >> the paratroopers who will return to work on post tuesday with reinstigation training. -- reintegration training. >>> this story we had fun with, we were hoping this would go the other way around. >> we made a super bowl bet with our counter parts in denver and lost. >> we are just reliving the great moments f

last decade, kevin miles and fellow researcher zach adelman have studied mosquito born viruses like west nile and yellow fever. familiar with the mosquito's anatomy and how other diseases are transmitted, they're hoping to find answers to better understand the zika virus. "what we're are trying to do is just everyday learn more, everyday learn more and hopefully we'll reach a point where we can implement a new strategy." "i wouldn't say so much as a cure, but a vaccine which is more of a prophylactic, it's a preventative strategy to prevent a person from becoming infected in the first place." it's a lot of lab work. nearly a dozen students - some of whom are working towards their doctorates, putting in 40 plus hours a week - will help. both researchers say by dissecting the mosquito's stomachs they can understand begins. but, before moving forward more supplies are needed. "one of the things we're ordering is the virus itself. we also have to order proteins and dna sequences." this way researchers can study how each infected mosquito's immune system reacts to the virus. hoping ti inch closer

west nile.we did this time is take that same platform, take out the west nile gene and stick in the zika virus gene, so we predicting this will be ready to go to phase one trial by the summer of this year and hopefully by the end of 2016. we will have enough information to decide if we can go further to an advanced trial. i will be happy to discuss that during the question period. finally, we are doing screening of drugs known activity against drugsort of virus and new that have potential activity. this is an important issue and we are partnering with many industrial and biotech partners to do this. the: that was a portion of testimony of dr. andrew, a frequent guest on this network, he is with nih. your reactions to what he said about treatment options? guest: what he said about axing development is personally exciting -- when he said about vaccine development is exciting, but it takes time. it takes a long time. what we do in public health, in emergencies like this, we use all but towards in t

but we have mosquitoes here in florida that have been carrying west nile. so always, you know, really and truly, we should be thinking about mosquitos and what they can carry. really, when you do see the devastating effects of individuals who are bitten with transmitted disease like west nile or eastern equine encephalitis, it reminds us, we really do need to take precautions. >> follow-up is really important, especially here. if you have a person who does come back from one of these country, only 20% or so can have it. so if they take precautions. and if someone does get, you want them to get to help. you want them to have access to care, not be afraid to seek out the care. once that person is identified, what happens? we have mosquito control. we have all sorts of things that come into play to help to mitigate the circumstance. so it's extremely important that people get care or talk about it. when you think about here -- there are a lot of women -- i have emails from some of our viewers, they are concerned, they are going to some of those areas. there ar

. >> we're far more concerned locally with west nile virus. those provengs strategies are the same for them as well as the mosquito type that would >> justin: health officials have set up contingency plans in case it should make it to the area. justin hinton, news 13. >> darcel: a graham county man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison on child porn charges. mark tiegert of robbinsville was arrested in 2014 after an undercover officer found links. hundreds of images of videos of child pornography. he was sentenced to 76 months in prison. >> larry: bernie sanders and hillary clinton faced off again tonight. they met in wisconsin for another debate. that debate just wrapped up. news 13's aaron adelson is here in the studio with this highlights. >> aaron: one of the biggest differences between the debates is hillary clinton and bernie sanders agree on some issues. hillary clinton tries to be the first female president. >> somebody with my background. somebody with my views. somebody who has spent his entire life taking on the big mo

for a decade, researchers there have studied mosquito-borne viruses such as west nile and yellow fever. familiar with the mosquito's anatomy and how other diseases are transmitted --they're hoping to find answers to better understand the zika virus. researchers believe dissecting the mosquito's stomachs could tell them where the virus begins. and that could lead to more breakthroughs in combating this growing problem. :46-:56 [notes:kevin myles, associate professor at virginia tech] "i wouldn't say so prevent a person from becoming infected in the first place." before the study can move forward-- researchers need to order the virus itself. then they can see how infected mosquitos' immune systems react to it. coming up on wavy news 10 - research finds animals may understand you better than you think. how these horses can detect human emotion - next. two sheriff's deputies are recovering after being shot today. we'll tell you what according to research, horses are able to discriminate between happy and angry human faces. scientists from the university of sussex showed domestic horses-- p

west nile virus and yellow fever. now virginia tech has begun work on the zika virus. zika has only previously been associated with mild symptoms in humans and may produce more severe symptoms in areas where the virus has recently been produced because populations have no pre-existing immunity which may be why we are so scared here in the u.s. researchers say the development of a vaccine is paramount in preserving the current health crisis. mark. >> mark: danner, thanks. >>> american are not living other high-income countries. researchers found that men and women in the u.s. live 2.2 fewer years than in similar countries like the united kingdom, japan and germany. what is the reason behind it? researchers pointed to three causes of death, drug overdoses, gun injuries and motor vehicle crashes. >>> back to our top story tonight. the extremely cold weather. flickinger >>> bundle up. >> mark: bundle up. >> noreen: the operative word. >> george: everybody dressed so warmly because it is so cold out there and stay cold through the weekend, but want to give you some good new

it has spread through mosquitoes like malaria or west nile. it's a situation that so concerning that there are fears that it could derail the olympics in rio . the virus has been especially unforgiving. >> with the special vehicles, it's the work that has been done so far and it will continue. we will sure be safe . the world health organization has declared a it's only been three times. the n1 epidemic and when polio reoccurred in syria . they don't take the decision lately. that's the news this over to you. liz: . world. . still ahead, and for a mild morning. take an umbrella because it could rain this afternoon. >> i don't care about the rain . liz: that's good. mike has her full forecast. ben: reaching a deal with helicopter operators. we will have the details, coming up meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking for ways to enjoy more. so we called time warner cable and got even more than we expected. more speed, like 300 meg. more tv shows and movies on more places to make more unlimited calls. they even made it e

way people contract the zika virus is when they are bitten by an infected mosquito the same way west nile virus is spread. we wanted to know what the symptoms of the zika virus were. here is what we found. only one in five people infected with the virus will get sick. the good news is the illness is usually mild. symptoms include fever, rash, eyes. >> romona: this just in, cuyahoga county approved a measure. their salaries go from $45,000 a year to $52,000. they are technically part-time employees according to the charter. the county executive must still approve the measure. the pay raise won't go into affect until 2019. >> denise: tonight friends and classmates are remembering a freshman murdered during a robbery at an off campus apartment. >> his life is cut way too short and none of us are ready to say goodbye. >> denise: students are saying goodbye to nicholas masa. he was shot and killed at an apartment near the campus. he was a westlake high school grad and majoring in managerial marketing. portage county prosecutors want the suspect in the shooting to be pride as an adult. tk is ac

we were just alarmed over west nile virus over the past years. now zika. what do we do. >> it is a mild virus, 80% of the time, no symptoms. 20% of the time, mild flu like symptoms. absolutely no reason to quarantine people with this. 808% you don't know whether they have. it's spread by mosquitos most of the time. quarantining would be a huge waste of resources. a vaccine is years away. we have got to get the nih working on that. if we use insecticide and larvaside and we get rid of still water, we have got to get rid of the mosquitos, and rid them from brazil as well. that will get rid of the disease, if we get rid of the carrier. >> public authorities do deal with mosquitos in the public standing waters, and swamps. >> this will not be a huge problem in the u.s. because we are air-conditioning. we are going to be indoor. and this is mostly in very poor neighborhoods in south america where there is no air-conditioning, people are out there. there is rivers, stagnant water, and there are mosquitos all the time. if you usury pell ants, long sleeves, if you

. >> we have west nile, and chikungunya, and we have been successful in facing them. it's yet another challenge. >> right now there's no vaccine and no medication for the zika virus, so prevention is best and they admit getting rid of standing water, and pregnant women especially should wear long sleeves, use bug spray and avoid mosquitoes if you can. and world health officials claiming brazil is holding information back on zika. researchers saying they need more data and want to know if it's increasing the number of babies with small heads and say the lack of information is slowing their attempts to develop a vaccine. brazil claiming the problem is a law that bars researchers from sharing genetic material. >>> to breaking news from the reporting donald trump's private jet forced to make an emergency landing in nashville. the pilot reporting engine trouble. the candidate eventually making it to an event tonight in little rock. the faa is investigating. >> trump tonight pointing fingers at senator ted cruz of dirty tricks to win the caucuses. cruz e-mailed a press repo

. >> florida has got actually now, coming in, west nile is there. people need to be aware of the mosquito. reporter: governor rick scott says the state can only test less than 500 people for the zika virus. he is calling on the cdc to provide an additional 1000 gets to test women who are pregnant. matt grant, wesh 2 news. meredith: the cdc did not comment on wether they would provide florida with test kits. doctors say the number one priority is the safety of the blood supply. there are new precautions in place if any donors have traveled to zika zones. people are being asked to wait 28 days before donating blood after they return from mexico, the caribbean, and central or south america. right now, we are taking your questions about zika. a doctor from winnie palmer hospital is in the newsroom right now, answering your concerns about zika. you can send us your question right now the link is at the top of the wesh 2 app on your smart phone. or head to wesh.com to ask your question there. jim: everyone in the town of their water until further notice.

. >> reporter: you are more likely to catch west nile or even malaria before zika. and the mosquitoes that carry zika, they don't like winter weather but, here in the bay area, we are at nearly 80 degrees today. live from st. pete, courtney robinson, 10 news, wtsp >>> the c.d.c. warnings to the countries with high infection rate. for those, go to wtsp.com. >>> right now, to a system that is spawning some very powerful tornadoes. this massive and extremely dangerous tornado in western alabama. storm chasers there captured the large twister. we are told that homes have been damaged, trees toppled and power lines knocked down. the national weather service reports that seven tornadoes have been reported in mississippi andalabama. right now, it is unknown if there have been any injuries. >>> and the new hampshire primaries are a week away. the candidates are blanketing the state with appearances >> we need to take power out of washington and back to we the people. >> i don't think we'll feel any pressure. >> i think we get a chance to unify this party. this is important.