zika is no longer a public health emergency.o, after a year of hype and over a billion tax dollars, are we safer? we look at the unintended consequences of the zika effect. sharyl: on november 9, the world health organization declared the mosquito-born zika virus is no longer a global health emergency. after dire predictions, it never became an emergency or epidemic in the u.s. even so, last september, congress approved more than a billion tax dollars to fight zika. was it all overblown? lisa fletcher reports from miami on the zika effect. joe furst: i think that the dissemination of information created a crisis that, which in my opinion, was far greater than the actual facts that should have really been put out to the public. lisa: joe furst is a commercial real estate developer in wynwood, a trendy community of galleries, boutiques and restaurants just north of downtown miami. wynwood's burgeoning art scene took a nose dive last july when it became the first zika zone in the united states. lester holt: a mosquito borne epidemi

virus, and the story of zika virus is eerily similar too ebola weapon knew about zika virus in the '40s. identified in a monkey in uganda, and then it turned out that people in the area had antibodies to zika which suggested they were being exposed to it. but people didn't pay attention. one of many, many, many obscure viruses that are just -- you've go into thunder textbooks and find them and that's it. it gradually emerged, transplantation milted by mosquitoes as opposed to ebola, and then only in 2007 there was someone actually really registered an outbreak, and this was in polynesia. not ugoonda. -- uganda. so it had gotten around the world. a couple more outbreaks, relatively small, involving a few hundred people layear when it showed up in brazil, and then things just exploded. so, as of now, 2515 outbreak that started has year, 55 countries now that have zika, that didn't have it before. we have it in puerto rico, miami, and throughout the new world, except for chile, uruguay and canada, probably because anywhere not good for mosquitoes that carry it. and it's -- i don't think

the world bank has estimated the impact of zika will hit $3.5 billion in 2016.pensive problem made worse by the fact there were no specific drugs to treat zika and no vaccine to prevent it. but in a handful of labs around the world, scientists were already working on a solution. scientists who believe the best way to control zika is to control the mosquitos that carry it. >> this is the lab at the forefront at the fight against the zika virus using genetically modified mosquitos. >> a british biotech company is lieding the charge on gene drive research. simply put, it's gene editing that's quickly to push an alteration through an entire species. >> what we've shown in various field trials in countries we can reduce the population of mosquitos that spread zika virus and 90%, in about six months, which is an unparalleled level of control. >> it's an idea that the bill and melinda gates foundation championed in their $2 billion fight against malaria. >> gene editing is such a basic tool and it's going to pervade all the work in the biological sciences. those tools

tell us about the zika and where we fall on that continuum. >> zika is one of these emerging diseases that has gone from being completely unknown to something we just talk about at the water cooler and this is not a new thing.h are th there are viruses that emerge in the middle east a few years ago. it makes it sort of interesting when we are working on a book about viruses cause of the first edition of my book came out in 2011 and when you write a bookbo you try to get us up to date as you can and hope it can stand the test of time and then in 2014, my editor said you barely say anything about ebola in this book and i think people are going to want to know about it so i had the opportunity to write about ebola and update the book and generalbuck and generad edition came outec in 2015 and i made sure. the ebola outbreak was something like we've never seen before. it first emerged in 1976 but it was a relatively small outbreak affecting just a few hundred people in various parts of central africa. and then it looks like in december of 2013, there was a boy that was the first person to

whether it was ebola, zika. and it occurs to me from a prophylactic standpoint, for instance, i haven't seen enough studies on the consequences of climate change as one of the root cause or certain of the mutations and pathogens that we're talking about. it would seem to be that you -- i would be interested in your thoughts on the prophylactic aspect of it so that we're not constantly fighting the fight trying to climb up the hill. >> i'll let sue comment on the climate issue. in terms of prevention because we don't know what, where or when the next threat will come from, what's most important is to establish systems that can find it when it emerges, understand it and respond rapidly and figure out how to prevent it. that's what global health security is all about. why we establish laboratory networks so that they can find out what's going on where and when it first emerges. that's why we train disease detectives so they can do the work there. what we need is essentially a -- what we would call a pluriet pluripo

the advice to pregnant women is to avoid traveling to zika-fit areas. because of the risk of infection through sex, those returning from zika hit countries are advised to avoid sex or where protection for six months. to lived must learn with the potentially devastating impacts of zika. tim: britain's most decorated olympian and tour de france winner bradley wiggins announced his retirement from cycling. the 36-year-old said he was lucky enough to live a dream and make a career out of the sport he fell in love with when he was 12 years old. his career brought him world championships and honors. the questions were about medical treatment in training. here is our sports correspondent. reporter: on the road and the track, sir bradley wiggins dominated his sport like few others. most decorateds overian, winning 8 metals 16 years. in 2012 he became the first briton to claim the tour de france title, and achievement taking him to the palace. after so much success, sir bradley wiggins' career has finally rolled to a halt. in a statement he said "i have been luc

unfortunately, the zika virus is here to stay.ay where outbreaks continue to occur. it will continue to occur in latin america and in asia and in africa. and possibly in north america. so, countries must be ready to deal with this as an emergency situation. the world is still in uncharted territory. the official advice in some of the worst hit countries is to hold off having children until more is known. vaccines are under development, but there will not be one widely available any time soon. the advice for pregnant women is to avoid travelling to areas hit by the zika virus. if not, to take precautions not to get bitten. and because of the risk of infection through sex, people returning from zika virus countries are advised to avoid sex 01’ countries are advised to avoid sex or wear protection for up to six months. the global emergency may be over, but the world now has to learn to live with the potentially devastating impact of zika. our main headline... another row between the obama administration and israel. john kerry, in a s

. >>> the zika zone, there in florida, shrinking. and the one popular tourist area that is still affected. >>> finally, some good news in the fight against zika. >> transmission of the virus has stopped in south florida. >> reporter: the miami zika zone is shrinking. covering one square mile of miami's little river neighborhood today. >> today is a good news day. after 45 days of no local transmission of zika in the little river area, we can say the little river area no longer has active zika area. >> reporter: recommending all pregnant women in the u.s. should be evaluated for possible zika exposure during prenatal care. governor scott is unhappy with federal response to the virus. >> it's still frustrating the federal government has not been a good enough partner. we worked hard to get the funding this year. it's been 2 months and we've only seen $7 million so far. >> reporter: the mosquito transmitted case in texas is the first local transmission outside of florida. one zika zone remains in miami dade county, a 1.5-mile area in so

of the last remaining zika zones in south beach.ne still remains, however, one and a half square mile area right in the heart of south beach. the target date for that zone to be lived is december 9th. governor scott says the state still needs funding from the federal government in the fight against zika and he's also le letting residents know this should not end their concerns over zika as mosquitoes will return next year he says residents really need to remain vigilant. >> now, this is not past. we'll have mosquitoes next year. so we're all going to work together. hopefully the federal government will become a good partner and we'll get a vaccine which is long-term what we need. but everybody here is going to work hard. >> it's been 45 days since the last confirmed zika transmission in the little river area. >>> the famous tanner family owned featured in the sitcom full house has been sold and the owner couldn't be more fitting. it is jeff franklin the man who created the show. he says he paid about 4 million bucks for the victoria

. >>> from zika to ebola. predicting the next epidemic can be like finding a needle in a haystack. the medical community is making advances at a faster pace than ever before. meg terrell has tonight's modern medicine report. >> reporter: new outbreaks of major infectious diseases have dominated headlines in recent years, for good reason. >> if you look from 2013, which is only three years from '13 to '16, we've had chicken gunya in the caribbean, ebola in west africa, and now we have zika in the americas. we've seen emerging infectious diseases forever. we have them now, we always will have them. but to have a cluster like that is a big unusual. >> reporter: in the last decade in half, the world has copied with sars, h1n1 flu, ebola, now zika. public health researchers say it's a certainty there will be another. >> as much as we were unprepared that ebola was going to explode as it did, that zika was going to come along so suddenly, presumably the next pathogen could be something we haven't anticipated. >> reporter: how can we be better prepared? it's a question global health autho

zika is the latest. we have had ebola where it has never been seen before, we had influenza coming out of asia including one that last spring caused the biggest outbreak of animal disease in the united states history. we've had viruses like middle east respiratory system and a virus coming out of the middle east. and then of course all of the antibiotic resistant pathogens. and the mosquito borne stuff, we have not just sonia shah but west nile virus and a whole number of things. so, what i wanted to look at as a journalist is how does a microbe that is just a tiny little thing that has no independent locomotion, how does it become this kind of pandemic causing so i decided to answer that question into ways. first i looked at the history of pandemics and i picked one to focus on a particular and that is one of the most successful pathogens at all times in this cholera. so it's caused not just one or two, it's caused seven. it kills half the people infected with it and it could matter in a couple of hours

a once-obscure disorder thrust into the spotlight for its connection to the zika virus.hallenges of caring for severely disabled sisters. tonight how this family defied the odds with their miracle children. >>> and cat tales. the internet is full of cat videos but these are pet cinema. special effects, soundtracks, costumes, story lines. the furry film series rocketing to fame and fortune. but first the "nightline 5." >> a lifetime of your dog's nutritional needs all in one. purina one. healthy energy all in one. strong muscles all in one. highly digestible and a taste he loves, all in one. purina one smart blend is expertly blends with 100% nutrition, zero fillers. always meat number one. life long smart nutrition. it's all in one, purina one. >> number one in just 60 seconds. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. breaking news tonight. beloved and legendary actress debbie reynolds has died at age 84, just one day after the death of her daughter, "star wars" actress carrie fisher. tonight we'll hear from celebrities in mourning as we celebrate a storied life, a on

back to daflorida's governor announcethe state is of local zika transmission.the area is located in the northern part of miami beach. th health says it has been 45 days since any cases of loca trsmison of the zika virus were found there.officials believe the southern part of miami beh still "the southern part of the beach that's still impacted is 1.5 square miles. we're gonna continue to do everything we can to be able to lithat area hopefullsoon."the governor urged residents to contin to be cautious by getting rid of standing water, wearing bug spray, and wearing protesters block the doors at a wells fargo building this more than half a dozen eapolis. protesters held up a sign that read "wells fargo funds genocide," gihat the bank playa the controversial pipeline project. at one point, protesters hooked arms to prevent ?we employees from using the elevators.some workers had to force their way through the protestersbefo police showed up. a community outside of ned thld studenrandomly pricked more than a dozen of a need. the stent struck at leas17 classmates. some of the students reporte

we do have good news on the zika. miami neighborhood has been declared zika-free. governor scott made this announcement this morning in miami. he said the department of healths that cleared the little river area of local zika transmission. the only remaining zone is a small area of miami beach. >> today is a good news day. after 45 days of no local transmission in the little river area, we can see the little river area transmission of zika. >>vanessa: and the governor called on the federal government to speed up funds, getting more funds to fight zika. we have an update now for folks who live near the mosaic plant. it will continue to test their wells for contamination through 2018. they made the announcement today. they say it's all because that giant sink hole, you'll recall in august it caused 200 million spill in the aqua fer. the fertilizer company will continue to test for free. for folks within a four mile radius of the plant, they will test every three months next year and two times in 2018. new this afternoon, police are searching for the man they say murd

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. >> and governor rick scott giving us an update on the zika virus in florida. >>> thank you for joining us. we're going to head straight over for a look at our weather. >> it is shaping up to be just a started off a little bit cool and breezy and the breezes are still going but right now christ statistical clear skies. 66 degrees now and max defender 8 is running free and clear. 67 in tampa, 64 in zephyrhills, still hanging onto 50s for brooksville. dry that's word for the day. we'll usher in some lighter breezes this afternoon but bone dry air, we may get a few png course of the afternoon. sunny and 75 kind of hard to beat that and the breezes do come down for the rest of the day. we'll show your complete weekend forecast in just a bit. >>> developing this morning, south tampa firefighters threatened as they try to put out a burning apartment building. when fire crews arrived a man on the second floor of that building was threatening them with a hammer. police used shields to help fire crews enter that building safely and put out the flames. the man locking the door. eventually police

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but there are still concerns that zika fears could impact florida's busy winter tour season. the governor is expected to address that worry today and talk about what's next. >>> the governor wants to give state law enforcement officers a raise. he's propose ago 5% pay increase for next year. about 4,000 state troopers, wildlife officers, fdle agents and several other agencies. some florida counties pay more than the state which has caused some state officers to jump to county jobs. >>> this morning a convicted killer is waking up not in his prison cell but at home with his family. duley posted bond and walked out of jail on thursday, as you can see our cameras were rolling when it happened. he was convicted 3 years ago for shooting and killing his boarding at their neighborhood basketball court. he is free on $100,000 bond while he appeals his conviction. >>> this morning an 8 on your side consumer alert questions about a funeral home employee accused of selling a fake burial plot to an elderly woman. now, investigators want to know if he ripped off anyone else. he's charged

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they did not see widespread control of the zika outbreak.enneth craig takes a look back at year in health. >> reporter: the first locally transmitted cases of the zika virus turned up in south florida. crews sprayed insecticide that killed the mosquitoes that spread the virus. >> it's been referred to as the cockroach of mosquitoes. it can bite four to five people once it spreads the disease rapidly. >> reporter: pregnant women were warned to avoid the area since the virus causes severe birth defects. the number of cases of the polio-like illness in children spiked across the country. it can cause limb weakness and paralysis or death. the american academy of pediatrics recommends infants sleep in their parents bedroom for at least the first six months if not the entire year to cut the risk of sudden infant death syndromes. >> reading rainbow. >> reporter: they also relaxed recommendations for screen time saying parent who is want to introduce children to digital media should choose high- quality programming. >> you want to view it with them.

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by lifting the state's final zika zone on south beach today.e had a message to those hoping to visit the area. >> continue to welcome all of the tourist that come down here, all of the people that want to come enjoy our beaches, our weather, restaurants, amusements. we will make sure that everybody knows this state is opened for business and as we do that we will get more jobs. >> zika zone on south beach was lifted after least make disease free for 45 consistent days. officials plan to remain vigilant about keeping the disease and mosquitoes at bay. >>> back at home philadelphia police were in the holiday spirit in the 19th district where they held their annual christmas party for kid. >> among people at festivities the family of the hit and run victory jayanna powell. cbs photo journalist mike was there. >> we are having our annual festival for kid in the neighborhood. >> bring all of the kid in the neighborhood together. they look forward to this every year. so do we. this is one of our favorite days of the year. >> e46. >> reporter: playing

the governor headed to miami today to give an update on the fight against the zika virus. now, his visit comes over a week after an announcement that the northern portion of miami beach is clear of the virus. there are still the busy tourist season. the governor is expected to address that issue today and talk about what's next in combatting zika. >>> and the governor wants to give state law enforcement officers a raise. he's propose ago 5% pay increase for next year. about 4,000 state officers would benefit from this including state troopers wildlife officers, fdle agents kill certificate waking up not in a prison cell but at home with his family. he posted bond and walked out of jail on thursday. you can see our cameras were rolling when it happened. he was convicted 3 years ago for shooting and killing his neighbor david james. duley and james were arguing about a kid skate boarding at their neighborhood basketball court. he is free on a $100,000 bond while he appeals his conviction. >>> a jacksonville bank is closed this morning after nearly a dozen people attempted to

a pipeline protest in north dakota, and zika virus all over. >> i love with zika, there was no plan ini. and women in miami were like, uh -- >> it was actually aimed at pregnant women, but still -- we saw a major shift on addiction. >> dn! drugs! >>> the surgeon general is pushing more than ever before to treat it as a chronic illness, with more than 20 million americans hooked. >> from the ritzy suburbs to some of the poorest communities in this country, and if we don't get a handle on it, i think the consequences are really going to be devastating. >> but few stories shocked like the attack on a gay nightclub in florida. 49 people died, the most ever from a single gunman. >> it caused people to actually have to pay attention to the issues that face the lgbt community that i think a lot of people were trying to ignore for so long. >> to have that be a place where so many were murdered was particularly tragic. >> religious radicals struck in pakistan, belgium, turkey and france, with few clues on how to stop them. >> you can't just round up muslims in a country, because there are milli

it affects more babies than the zika virus. it can also be life-threatening tonight, one mother's message for other parents out there so them safe. hundreds of incriminating text messages between a teacher and her 16- year-old student. the price now being paid for the inappropriate sexual relationship. and it was a crash that killed a father and his young daughter. now the man accused of causing it faces a judge. those stories are coming up in the next 9 minutes. a former new berlin west teacher is sentenced for having sex with a student. 29-year-old sara domres reached a plea deal for two felonies in the case. domres will spend the next two years in prison followed by three years extended supervision. she must also register as a sex offender treatment. prosecutors say she sexually assaulted a 16-year-old student she had in her english class. hundreds of incriminating text messages were found on her phone. "what parents don't expect is that when they are sending their children to school, that their children are essentially goin

. >> florida's governor made a big announcement today about the fight against the zika virus outbreakvernor rick scott says miami and the south beach area have been declared free of locally transmitted zika. those were the final zones in florida to be cleared. florida health officials said thursday that 249 people had contracted zika statewide. >> by next summer we'll have a federal government that has a vaccine so we can make sure we prevent this. >> now, zika can cause severe brain related birth defects when pregnant women become infected. >>> all right, it is happened again, new record highs across-the-board from wall street today, the dow soaring more than 140 points. the end of the -- to end the week at 19,757. again that is a record high. nasdaq also up 27 points on the day, the s & p 500 another record there, 13 points and change up on the day to close at 2,260 points. >> department transportation proposed a new rule that would require airlines to disclose in advance if flights will allow passengers to make voice can you tell us. the fcc prohibits the use of mobile devices on c

the zika outbreak reached peak in july. health officials say it's possible it may resurface in the spring when temperatures warm. >>> it was chaos on board a flight that made a fiery emergency landing at chicago's o'hare airport weeks ago. now the passengers are questioning the airline's evacuation procedures. peter greenberg shows us what passengers really need to do in an emergency. >> 33 heavy stopping on the runway. >> reporter: seconds before the take-off flight 333 stopped its right engine in flames. >> everyone on the right side of the plane jumped up and jumped on to us because as soon as the explosion happened, there was fire. >> reporter: she is one of 18 passengers involved in a lawsuit against american airlines and the plane's manufacturers. boeing and general electric. among the allegations is that american airlines failed to instruct passengers on proper and safe evacuation procedures. but on this cell phone video the plane's overhead bins are open, an indication that some passengers took their carry-ons with

in his state and delivering it free of zika for last-called zika sewn has been cleared and the centers for disease control lifting its advisory urging pregnant women to stay away but still urging cause. >>> a case of road rage. two truck drivers stropping drank and one driver attack the other trying to pull him from behind the four-wheeler. third driver also then joined the fight. one of them pulls out a metal pipe. no word on any arrests. >> pittsburgh could be forgiven. take a look at how bill gets his bus for the holidays. santa there, the grinch and decorations in every corner of his bus. defilippo says he plays music inside and outside to enjoy. his boss lets him do it as long as he doesn't block passengers from passing and sitting on the bus. by the way, it's taken 15 hours even bigger and better thing for next year. >> i can imagine some cranky passengers like maybe might not like all the christmas carols first in the morning. >> that's the whole point too. uncrank. >> i love the glasses. love the glasses. >>> coming up on "gma," this saturday morning the new push to solve the m

(walter) governor rick scott is focused on the zika virus situation in our state. miami. that's the community where state health officials confirmed several local zika cases, back in october. last week, the governor ?cleared the ?northern part of miami beach, of any ongoing active transmission. he said then, that he hoped to clear the rest of the state soon. he plans to make an announcement at 8-30 this morning. (vanessa) president-elect donald trump says: he's narrowed his choice for a supreme court nomineee down to "three or four candidates:... and he plans to announce his nominee pret but we already know his pick for defense secretary. fox's patricia stark tells us: the announcement came, during a stop on trump's "thank you" tour. trump says: "i am here for one main reason. to say thank you to ohio." president-elect donald trump goes on a victory tour... giving thanks to voters in swing states who helped him win the election. he acknowledged how controversial his win has been... as it's sparked riots in cities throughout the country.trump says: "we're a very divided na

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zika disease. pregnant women getting zika every day. you did reporting on the connection between this and political instability showing how the scientists have connected the doubts with the drought in the eastern -- have connected the dots with the drought in the mediterranean. that was really the single most important cause of the gates of hell opening up and syria. by the way, we have a persistent confusion between linear cause and effect and systemic cause and effect. you cannot say there is one cause, one effect. in a complex system, it manifests a lot of consequences. all of the consequences. the bad news is, we are still in a reckless way proceeding. people do know the answer to the first question is yes. the second question is, can we change? the hopeful news is the answer to that question is now very clear in very persuasive. the down curve we saw with mobile phones, flatscreen tvs, does not take place in every area of technology but the good news is it really does take place in renewable energy. solar, wind is quite dramatic. a

the dunes will spread zika. seriously. how they say it will happen. >>> tragedy strike as church, it was pack full of people when it collapsed. by locals believe that building came down. >>> call you don't get every day, two boys absolutely stuck in the mud clearly they needed help. this played out in maryland right outside dc. the perch perch fire department rushed to their rescue, shared all these pictures on twitter. you can see a boy actually stuck up to his chest. one of the boys says he stayed calm although he did feel panicked. firefighters got them out definitely dirty but otherwise ok, do not play in the swamp. >>> to our west, wintery weather causi causing pile up. not far from detroit. state police say as many as 33 cars and three tractor-trailers smashed into each other. about a dozen people hurt at the height of the storm, it was snowing two to three inches an hour. a town in indiana is on the defensive and it's because of a christmas tree. the town has been sued by the american civil liberty liberty union >>

governor rick scott announced all areas of florida have been cleared of active zika transmission.he first cases through mosquito bites on the u.s. mainland reported there in july. officials credit the beginning of south florida's cool winter season with suppressing disease carrying mosquito populations along with their aggressive mosquito control measures. >> health check. new study found parents are sometimes getting it wrong when it comes to liquid medication for their children. one out of five parents who took that's right a trial measured more than twice the directed dose nearly all of them measured inaccurately to some degree. researchers are recommending pediatricians give dosage directions in milliliters instead of teaspoons and parents should also use a syringe not a cup. >> have someone show you in the office because sometimes even where the plunger line is it's confusing to parents so if you're unclear i always say let me show you, we can draw up a little bit of water in the office and i can show you way syringe. >> you can get a liquid medication syringe at any pharmacy

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in his state and he is declaring it free of locally transmitted zika for the first time since july. the south beach area of miami beach, the last-called zika zone has been cleared and the centers for disease control lifting its advisory urging pregnant women to stay away but still urging cause. >>> in houston a case of road rage caught on camera. two truck drivers stopping traffic and one driver attacked the other trying to pull from behind the four-wheeler. a third driver also then joined the fight. one of them pulls out a metal pipe. no word on any arrests. >>> finally some city bus riders in pittsburgh could be forgiven thinking they were in the north pole. look at how sam defilippo gets his bus ready for the holidays. santa there, the grinch and decorations in every corner of his bus. defilippo says he plays music inside and outside to enjoy. he says his boss lets him do it as long as he doesn't block passengers from passing and sitting on the bus. by the way, it's taken 15 hours to decorate that bus and he has even bigger and better things for next year. >> i can imagine some c

that is any risk that this nation may face so it is terrorism.a but it's hurricanes, oil spill, with zika, cyberattacking with anything and what we try to do at the department of home lapd security is focus on the security and also prepare in particular, you know, cities and states for what might happen to their populations if the threat comes to pass, and so you know,o in the book i describe to while 2001 sort of created homeland security the scary word with and everyone was so afraid 2005 was really a course correction and that was hurricane katrina, and that told people like me and people in the field and people in government that a nation that was -- about too focused on stopping 19 guys from getting on four airplanes was not nurturing an apparatus that would save, you know, over -- you know, close to 2,000 people from dying. reeght which in new orleans. >> in your view does the conglomeration that is department of homeland security work? >> you know, if you had to redue it you would to it differently. but at some stage things you have to commit with the boat you fill. and so what --