Announced the first confirmed case of the virus. It appeared a person traveled to a country where mosquitos carried the virus. That person has fully recovered and it poses no danger to the community. Maryland has sent more test kits and is awaiting those results. While the threat of zika is relatively low in the u. S. , it is major concern in brazil where athletes and spectators will gather for the rio olympics in a little more than 160 days. As chris gordon tells us, when Montgomery County Companies Working hard to rid the country of the virus in time for the games. This little lab in rockville, maryland, is taking on a giant challenge. They want to help eradicate the zika virus in time for the olympics in rio this summer. I believe that we can. I believe we can work with government such as the brazilian government. I know that theyre very motivated to make people as safe as they can be olympics. The company is called generation. They developed the process of testing mosquitos to iden
Hi, everyone. Im veronica johnson. Well show you some of the more interesting local stories making news this week. Among them, theyre devices that save lives. The news4 itaken discovered defibrillators can be hard to find and that can be the difference between life and death. Plus, she is taking signing casts to a whole new level. We meet a physical therapist who is using her experience to make a painful experience more fun. And if you think its been cold, try a trip to antarctica. We go on a once in a lifetime trip. First a closer look at the threat of the zika virus. In the past week maryland it appeared a person traveled to a country where mosquitos carried the virus. That person has fully recovered and it poses no danger to the community. Maryland has sent more test kits and is awaiting those results. While the threat of zika is relatively low in the u. S. , it is major concern in brazil where athletes and spectators will gather for the rio olympics in a little more than 160 days.
Into the Lower Mississippi valley and across much of the southeast, leaving flooding rains along the gulf coast. For your forecast, sharon, the next few hours well be in the 70. Well already be in the 80s come noontime. Thank you. Protests in chicago after donald trump postpone adderally there due to safety concerns. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered yesterday to protest the appearance by the gop frontrunner, while supporters were there to attend the event. When the Trump Campaign decided to postpone, there was an uproar, even punches were throwow Police Arrested five people during the protes. Well learn more on this story and hear from other candidates the next half hour of news. Only three days before the florida primary and president ial hopeful marco rubio is hoping to win it all in his home state. He sat down for an exclusive one on one interview about the future of his president ial campaign with nbc 6 anchor. Its a sitdown youll see only on 6. Tuday you are not the winner in th
Found out he was alive and well. And we do say good morning, america, on this friday morning. What an incredible story. Can you imagine searching for your child for 13 years . No. Wow. Unbelievable. The family is overjoyed right now and i can only imagine as youre talking about what that first hello was like after all that. Well get to that. But right now, lets get right to the stepped up security at the worlds airports. Look at three of the busiest airports in this country, hartsfieldjackson, atlanta, l. A. X. And washington dulles, a crackdown on security involving luggage handling expected there, and at the hundreds of overseas airports that fly directly to the u. S. , as investigators try to figure out what took down that plane in egypt. Abcs brian ross starts us off. Good morning, brian. Reporter good morning, george. According to the chairman of the House Homeland Security committee, the u. S. As soon as this weekend is expected to order sweeping security changes to the u. S. Fro
A little boy who vanished 13 years ago in alabama discovered in ohio kidnapped by his father and living under a fake name. How the boy helped find himself. His moms reaction when she found out he was alive and well. And we do say good morning, america, on this friday morning. And what an incredible story. Can you imagine searching for your child for 13 years . No. Wow. Unbelievable. The family is overjoyed right now and i can only imagine as youre talking about what that first hello was like after all that. Well get to that. But right now, lets get right to the steppedup security at the worlds airports. Look at three of the busiest airports in this country this morning, hartsfieldjackson, atlanta, l. A. X. And washington dulles, a crackdown on security involving luggage handling expected there, and at the hundreds of overseas airports that fly directly to the u. S. , as investigators try to figure out what took down that plane in egypt. Abcs brian ross starts us off. Good morning, bria