Mark strassmann is there. Reporter zika anxiety pushed teams of mosquitocontrol sprayers into florida today. Floridas hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. Governor rick scott. Were state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so its better to get ahead of it. Reporter scott has asked the centers for Disease Control or c. D. C. To rush 1,000 zika testing kits here. The state will buy 4,000 more. Testing would focus on pregnant women who are especially vulnerable. The virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. Babies are born with abnormally small heads and brains. There is no zika vaccine and no antidote. Dr. Walter tabachnick, an expert on infectious diseases. I think we have to take this so seriously that we must do the chances of getting zika. Reporter floridians often live with standing water where mosquitoes breed, but residents are being urged to get rid of it, inside in
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Fall back in the teen, well get the refrozen layer. Some of these neighbors will be a sheet of black ice once again tomorrow. This is the mobile weather lab, we took it for a spin here in capitol hill, between 11th and 12th streets on humble. Remember, we got this snow by monday and tuesday, but even a few days later we have that snow caked on to some of the residential roadways. Of course, take care if youre driving. Looking at radar and satellite across the state of colorado, you can see the clouds coming in from the west. Winds have shifts out of the northeast, we have an up slope, which means we could e see light snow in denver later tonight. Ed greene has the time line coming up. Justin mcheffey, cbs4 news. And developing tonight, the search for an attacker after a woman is stabbed in the face and the neck, the woman ran for help Howard Johnson hotel, thats on 44th avenue in wheat ridge. Jennifer brice is there now, and jennifer, police have released pictures, they hope, will brin
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today a Health Emergency was declared in a fifth florida county because of zika virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects. Broward county includes fort lauderdale. Florida is reporting at least 12 cases, in all more than 51 people have been infected in 12 states and the district of columbia. Conditions in the Sunshine State are especially conducive to zika. Mark strassmann is there. Reporter zika anxiety pushed teams of mosquitocontrol sprayers into florida today. Floridas hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. Governor rick scott. Were state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so its better to get ahead of it. Reporter scott has asked the centers for Disease Control or c. D. C. To rush 1,000 zika the state will buy 4,000 more. Testing would focus on pregnant women who are especially vulnerable. The virus has been linked to a bir
Lead on record. Its classified as toxic waste. Does it look like that water is contaminated . That looks like regular water . Right. Only to find out you got over 5,000 reporter parts per billion. Parts per billion. So this is the reason why we never really even considered our water being bad. Reporter old and corroded lead pipes in some homes are still releasing lead into the drinking water. Since january 1st, 364 homes of the more than 5,000 tested exceeded the federal lead limit of 15 parts per billion. 48 topped 150 ppbs. Mark is leading the epas effort in flint. Overall is water safer here for Flint Residents . Safer since last fall . Reporter uhhuh . We dont have the data to be able to say that yet. So were hoping, but again, thats why were here. Were collecting samples. Health of the system. Reporter concern for lead levels in childrens blood is still high. Today state Health Officials released the latest data. They show 2. 5 of children have elevated blood lead levels. Last yea