Bacteria. News 4s Michael George has the latest. Reporter some didnt have any idea until we told them the disease was found ntd cooling in the cooling tower. I didnt know it was in this hotel. So far, no one at the hotel has gotten sick. The cooling tower is being dis disinfected. Were taking all the steps to make sure the hotel is a safe place to stay. The outbreak is growing. 57 people have gotten sick and three have died. Health experts are trying to track down the source. 17 buildings have cooling towers. Three of them have tested positive. Its kind of scary because my mom suffers from asthma. Now you have me a little bit worried. The three people who died were middle aged. It doesnt spread person to person. You can only get it from breathing in the bacteria. Whatevers not atmosphere gets pulled into the cooling tower. Theres a lot more dirt and debris. Reporter its treatable with antibiotics if caught early. If you notice any symptoms, contact a doctor right away. 6 04 now and a f
Bit of a transition into nassau county. T we still have more in the ne of snow and sleet moving through the area. Right along the jersey shore we do see some rain beginning to move on in w as we put the maps in motion and take a look at temperature and precipitation, watch what happens. Temperatures climb into the mid 30s right along the shorelines. But to the north and west we stay below the freezing mark. Thats tonight at 9 00. Still, theres plenty new these evalleye and ydrs of Higher Elevation where its going to take a lot longer for the ground to warm up. So its going to be slick straight through tomorrow morning when much of the area starts to dry out. But we have heavy rains ahead for us. Well talk more about that in just a couple of minutes. On the jersey shore right now the snow already turning to rain. For once, flooding not the biggest concern. Less than an hour ago governor christie tweeted a message asking people to stay off the roads. Reporter conditions are still treache
Story is still happening right now. Sportscaster erin andrews is testifying in the civil trial over that secret video recording of her nude inside her hotel room. She is seeking 75 million in the lawsuit that names the man convicted of stalking her, along with a Nashville Hotel and its management company. For like three months everybody thought it was a publicity stunt. On the front page of the New York Post the espn scandal. Fox news and cbs, everybody put up that i was doing it for publicity and attention. And that rips me apart. Earlier today, jurors watched a tape deposition of Michael David barrett the man convicted of stalking the popular secretly recording nude videos. Why did you decide to do that . Its a great question. Id like to hear the answer. So would i too. I dont have the answer. Ive thought about it over and over. The financial bind i was in. It was a huge mistake in judgment. Attorneys for the nashville marriott say they were duped as well. They claim barrett manipula
Call at the kingman jewish medical center. He ran to the scene and saw the worker bleeding and unconscious 15 feet down. So the Construction Team helped him use the ladder. We all worked together to stabilize his neck. All along they brought a basket in, put him in the basket, hoisted him up and theyre ready to intubate him and get him to the hospital. Reporter even with a hospital just inches away. He was bleeding so bad it took the pressure off. Reporter the worker was saved, critical but stable. A short time later, inspectors from osha arrived as well as city investigators. Residents wondered how routine sewer pipe replacement on east 49th street would lead to such a dramatic scene. Im sure they know what theyre doing. Theyre city workers, so im sure they know what theyre doing. Light pole, its now in pieces. Osha as well as nypd is investigating exactly what went wrong. Andrew siff, new york. We have an update of that breaking news affecting the evening rush. An accident in jersey
Four flifrs are injured and two hospitals in the area have received a total of n e patients so far. Nbc also reporting police have now surrounded the gunman in the lobby of that planned parenthood but again it is still an active situation. Here at home theifypd has added patrols to local planned important od offices in the wake of the shooting in colorado. A terrifyingly close call caught on a c inenecticut state trvooy. Rs dash cam. Bang, this car narrowly missed the Police Cruiser and those two people. Tonight the driver is facing multiple charges. Michael xualge has more from hfairfield. Reporter behind me is the spot where a camera caught an alleged reckless drictr nearly killed two people. Its a terrifying video to watch but police say theres a reason they want you to see it. A heart. Stopping close call. This car just inches away from killing two pople. ,watch it again in slow motion. The twoi bystanders have to jump ck to escape a nissan going over 85 miles per hour. Were all ve