We are along for the riled. Gaza ceasefire talks intensify in egypt. In one of the biggest antigovernment rallies since october 7th. Israel says it will not send a delegation to cairo for talks with hamas until the militant group responds to its proposals plus, as College Graduations begin, some are met with protests. Trouble today at the University Of Virginia. And disruptions in michigan two florida teens turned themselves in after being caught on camera Dumping Garbage into the ocean. And later, she was the majesty of the seas, the queen mary. Her reign ending in california. Why it is once again full steam ahead. Theres a soul other ships dont have but the queen mary has. Announcer this is the Cbs Weekend News from washington with adriana diaz. Good evening. Im ed okeefe in tonight for adrianna. We begin in texas where theres a Brief Break In The Rain but a flood watch across the third most populated part of the country. Some areas of texas have seen 12 inches fall in recent days, t
health officials from the cdc are investigating. boarding the ship today in st. thomas along with an epidemiologist. what happens is a passenger comes onboard unknowingly having the virus. the virus spreads so readily. then you have all those people in a confined space over a long period of time. more than 300 passengers and crew fell victim to the illness. a royal caribbean spokesperson tells cnn they have responded well to over the counter medication administered onboard. the cruise line saying presently, there s no known cause for the outbreak and apologized for the disruption to its guests. this latest outbreak comes in the wake of another royal caribbean ship in the headlines last week for a noro virus outbreak. the majesty of the seas docked in miami after 60-plus passengers and crew got sick. suffering from severe gastrointestinal symptoms. i spent the whole note on the
i ll never come back again, not on this cruise line. we were with them two years ago. same thing. the ship was overrun with this sickness. you know, it s the most disorganized trip i ve ever been on in my life. i m almost 80 years old. it s sad. thank you. the ship left new jersey tuesday. it skipped a stop in haiti and went to san juan, puerto rico, to be sanitized yesterday. this is the second royal caribbean ship to get hit with sickness this month. dozens of people suffered similar symptoms on the majesty of the seas. coming up, how you can protect yourself from getting sick if you are going on a cruise. this week you ll find very few cities that aren t shivering in frigid temperatures. it s so bad that chicago public schools will actually be closed
that sickness which can spread quickly is what health officials from the cdc are investigating. what happens is that a passenger comes onboard having the virus and it spreads and then you have all of those people in a confined space over a long period of time. more than 300 potentials and crew fell victim to the illness. the cruise line saying there is no known cause for the outbreak and apologizing to guests. the majesty of the seas got sick suffering from severe
the majesty of the seas just a few days ago. dr. william shafner is from the vanderbilt university school of medicine joining us on the phone from nashville. thank you for being with us. when you re in a position are where hundreds are sick on this cruise ship which obviously is confined, a lot of people are wondering what makes ships so susceptible to outbreaks like this? what happens is that some passengers may actually bring the virus, if that s what the cause is, on to the ship and then because people are so confined and they have such close contact with each other, the virus can spread very, very readily. i equate this in some small ways to flying. i m always a little leery when you get on a plane, especially during the flu season, all the coughing, all breathing the same air. but this goes on for a week. how does someone protect him or herself when they board this