The street. The homeowner says shes thankful nobody was home or hurt. But shes now dealing with her insurance company. From her back yard. You can see the roots completely out of the ground and the damage to her back wall. Dave Courvoisier the fate of the man who killed a teenager over an ipad is in the hands of a jury. Denise Valdez yesterday, the convicted michael solid in the murder. They will now decide a sentence for him. Dave Courvoisier 8 news now reporter kare Justice Center where deliberations are underway. Karen . Karen Castro Michael solid made an emotional plea to the jury for leniency. He also begged the victims family for forgiveness. This is the first time we are hearing from solid. He did not take the stand during the guilt phase of his trial. Where he was convicted of murder. But today, he had a lot to say. He broke down on the stand and he told arenas family that he is sorry for what he did. Meanwhile, he told the jury he wants a Second Chance at life and promises to
Brown good evening, scott is on assignment. Im james brown. Today, the food and Drug Administration took the extraordinary step of ordering the nations blood banks to begin screening for zika, even in places where the virus is not present. Zika can cause severe birth defects, and to date there have been nearly 2500 infections in the u. S. Linked to travel in countries affected by the outbreak. 42 were locally transmitted in florida, most likely from dr. Tara narula is a cbs news medical contributor. And i guess the first question up is why has the f. D. A. Called for a nationwide testing . These are updated recommend aegzs that come from the recommendationing in february. And it comes in the light of new scientific evidence, and the fact that were learning more and more about zika and how its transmitted. We know its transmitted sexually now. We know the devastating consequences that it can have on pregnant women, and now we have expanding area in florida of locally transmitted infecti
North carolina caught a break today when a tropical system that threatened the outer banks moved out to sea. But Tropical Storm hermine formed in the gulf of mexico and could become the first hurricane to hit floridas mainland since wilma nearly 11 years ago. Four Million People path. Here is omar villafranca. Pounding suffer and gusting wind the first sign of Tropical Storm hermines arrival today. In gulf port coastal town the storms first rain band submerged neighborhood streets in almost a foot of water. The water quickly surrounded this home turning the front yard into a pond. Im pretty worried. Debbie deede is fighting ankle watt r has been really bad, a pump inside ready to go to flow the water out here. Reporter the storm is expected to make landfall tomorrow. Soaking portions of the florida coast with as much as 15 inches of rain. Hermine has not reached hurricane strength, governor rick scott is warning floridians about the dangerous storm. We are going to see some water. Dont
Brown good evening, scott is on assignment. Im james brown. Today, the food and Drug Administration took the extraordinary step of ordering the nations blood banks to begin screening for zika, even in places where the virus is not present. Zika can cause severe birth defects, and to date there have been nearly 2500 infections in the u. S. Linked to travel in countries affected by the outbreak. 42 were locally transmitted in florida, most likely from mosquitoes. Dr. Tara narula is a cbs news medical contributor. And i guess the first question up is why has the f. D. A. Called for a nationwide testing . These are updated recommend aegzs that come from the recommendationing in february. And it comes in the light of new scientific evidence, and the fact that were learning more and more about zika and how its transmitted. We know its transmitted sexually now. We know the devastating consequences that it can have on pregnant women, and now we have expanding area in florida of locally transmi
Brown good evening, scott is on assignment. Im james brown. Today, the food and Drug Administration took the extraordinary step of ordering the nations blood banks to begin screening for zika, even in places where the virus is not present. Zika can cause severe birth defects, and to date there have been nearly 2500 infections in the u. S. Linked to travel in countries affected by the outbreak. 42 were locally transmitted in florida, most likely from mosquitoes. Dr. Tara narula is a cbs news medical contributor. And i guess the first question up is why has the f. D. A. Called for a nationwide testing . These are updated recommendae recommendationing in february. And it comes in the light of new scientific evidence, and the fact that were learning more and more about zika and how its transmitted. We know its transmitted sexually now. We know the devastating consequences that it can have on pregnant women, and now we have expanding area in florida of identified of infected blood in florid