A warning about the fast spreading zika virus. Centers for Disease Control is now saying there are 31 travel associated cases and 11 states documented since last year. Pregnant women are urged to avoid traveling to several countries. Meg baker is in mineola with details on the health alert. Reporter five new yorkers have tested positive for the mosquito bone zika virus. Officials say two of the patients are in new york city. The other in orange county, Monroe County and here in Nassau County where county executives joint Health Officials to ask residents to prioritize safety. Warning pregnant women to avoid travel to 24 countries, where zika is spreading. Reporter the virus has proven to cause birth defects in pregnant women or those seeking to get pregnant. We dont want our residents to panic. There is zero chance of catching this disease in nassau reporter the issue is with returning residents. Areas on long island have some populations in the united states. We have one of the larges
The new caramel macchiato from dunkin donuts. Let handcrafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramelflavored swirl uplift your mood. Indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. Right now, shelter security. Mayor deblasio puts part of a cbs 2 proposal into action, after an unsolved murder. Plus, all in the family. A father and son accused of selling drugs out of their suburban home. And long islanders protest a proposal that could change their neighborhood. Good evening, im cindy hsu. Mayor deblasio is beefing up security at homeless shelters for the mentally ill three days after a homeless man was murdered by his roommate at a shelter in east harlem. The suspect is still on the loose. Brian is outside the shelter with more. Brian . Reporter well, cindy at the shelter here at lexington avenue behind me, residents say they are glad the city is finally doing something about the chronic violence they say they face every day. Officers are patrolling lexington area where former teacher devon
Commuter forecast in just a few. Emily west is here with a look at your commute. Good morning everyone. Black ice, as raphi said. We have a closure on long island. Starting at exit 51, be careful. At the George Washington bridge, the inbound ryan is not too bad. Thats right under the apartments. More weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. Thanks, so much emily. Breaking news in new jersey. Reports of a policeinvolved shooting in jersey city. Theyve just cleared the intersection he have Martin Luther king drive and Tracie Strahan is there working to get information from police. Reporter darlene, weve reached out to the Hudson County prosecutors office. Theyre in charge of whatever happened here. Weve actually moved to ocean avenue and forest street because thats where there was a Large Police Presence just a short time ago. We want to show you video of what it looked like when we this area. We saw a crime scene unit hauling away a car on a flatbed. We believe thats what was involved i
Emily west has a look at that commute. Little slippery, emily. Little slippery, black ice in spots. A closure on long island sunrise highway shut down eastbound between exit 51 over to nichols road. Couple things in new jersey. A jackknifed tractortrailer at kennedy boulevard and then a crash on 78 eastbound. The local lanes elizabeth avenue, thats in your right lane. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Emily, thank you very much. Breaking news in new jersey this morning. Theres reports that Jersey City Police shot a suspect earlier today. Today in new yorks Tracie Strahan is there with new information. Reporter were hearing this was the result of a traffic stop. A Police Officer spotting a car he believed was stolen and that driver then taking off. Were going to show you video of what it looked like on ocean avenue and 4th street when we arrived. Police not letting anyone through what became a crime scene. We did see a crime scene Investigative Unit taking away a car on a flatbed. Sus
More details later in the forecast. Theres another cluster of legionnaires disease in the bronx. Fourth person has contracted the disease. Its disgusting. They are treating us like we are nothing. Reporter Debora Dobson says she is sick and fed up. For the fourth time in six months, Health Officials say one resident is in the hospital with legionnaires disease. They claim theres two people in the building sick in march, tested positive, but they are just telling us now. Reporter the Health Department said they have shut off hot water in the building affected until the water filters can be installed in every apartment. How do you tell people that something is in their building, you a feeling its here, but youre just telling us at the last minute. Reporter tests in two other buildings came back negative, but results are pending for five others. The search is on for a man who used a bicycle to steal an elderly mans wallet on the upper east side. He road up to the woman last month and grab