Reporter the superintendent of schools helped hand out protective uniforms consisting of long sleeves and pants. Better safe than sorry. I know on the way to school it may be once in school, its going to be comfortable. Reporter the backtoschool push comes days after authorities identified five new cases of the virus in miami beach, apparently spread by local mosquitoes. The area is just across from the original zika zone in the wynwood arts district. Federal Authorities Say other states on the gulf coastf coast at risk. I would not be surprised if we see cases in texas and louisiana, particularly now when you have the situation with linked to devastating birth defects in pregnant women. The Carbon Dioxide is advising women who plan to get pregnant, expectant mothers and their partners, to postpone travel to the two florida areas at the center of the outbreak. President obama is gearing up for another battle with congress over funding to fight zika. So far, the administration has put 6
And as the olympics come to a close, u. S. Officials hint they are not ready to close the case between ryan lochte and his teammates. Why the swimmers may not have left their troubles behind in brazil. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning, school opens in miami, including the two areas where the zika virus has been spread by mosquitoes. Students have been given protective clothing. Mosquitoborne zika cases have been found in two neighborhoods in Miamidade County. Meanwhile, a u. S. Top official says the virus is likely to be a problem for a while. Brian webb is here in new york. Brian, good morning. Reporter good morning. A leading Health Official said he wouldnt be surprised if zika turns up in states like both have been hit hard by flooding and, of course, standing water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Health officials in Miamidade County distributed mosquito repellant over the w
A neighbor who is a registered nurse ran from his yard and began performing c. P. R. On the little girl after she was pulled from the water. He says there was also a young boy who needed urgent attention. Police did confirm to newscenter 5 that these two children are both preschool aged and they were flown by medical helicopter to boston hospitals. One child was unresponsive when pulled from the pool, and police were still waiting for an update on that second can see, investigators have still been coming and going from this property. There is Yellow Police tape in the back yard around the pool, and also a bounce house thats in the back yard. Weve been watching investigators take photos and talk to the people who live in the home. Were on freda lane in lowell, we know that two children were pulled from an above ground pool here. And flown by medical helicopter to boston hospital. Stay with with newscenter 5 as we learn more about what julie mcdonald, newscenter 5. Anchor thank you. Also
Some rain blew through the area late this afternoon, heavy at times. Meteorologist josh knight has a look at your stormwatch forecast. Are we done with the rain . Done, there ist one isolated shower pushing across the area and it did just move through laurel. Temperature down to 77 degrees per it for a lot of us, the rain did help us to cool off. Its now left with this muggy, steamy air in place. Try in laurel as we get over towards route 1. Showers continued to push off towards the southeast. Ultimately those light showers moving towards annapolis. Most of us are done behind the rain we had this afternoon. This is that lined the pushes across the area. For most of us, it was relatively light. That all fired up as it got further over to the southeast. Down cover slow to break behind this. The cold front still working its way through the sh watch as the clouds break and temperatures drop. Right now it feels like we are more in the 1980s 80s. If youre getting out there, get the dog out f
That region over the next hour or so. You can see interior south jersey, anyone coming home from the shore, on the Atlantic City expressway, give them a call and say, okay, youre going to be seeing some heavy rain on your way home toward philadelphia, or the jersey suburbs. This is going to continue to move toward the southeast toward the shore within the next hour or two. So, you can see, some heavy rain, some thunderstorms, millville right now, moving southeast into cape may county. Anyone still on the beach, or on the bay, let them know these storms are coming. Nothing severe. But a lot of heavy rain and lightning. This is the last bands of rain through lower merion, upper darby along 476 toward marple, see trediffryn, drying out there, but this moving toward the southeast, and moving toward philadelphia, behind it, some drier air. It is raining so hard in some areas, that visibility is reduced. In dover, down to a mile and three quarters, in millville, down to mile and a quarter, d