Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today, after first denying it, the state of florida reported a new cluster of locally transmitted zika virus infection, these outside the one miami neighborhood called the zika zone. Five people have been infected, apparently by mosquitoes, in miami beach now. That brings the mosquitoborne infections in the area to 36. Zika can cause severe birth defects. Miami beach gets nearly eight million tourists a year, but today the c. D. C. Warned pregnant women to stay away from the two zika zones. David begnaud is there. We believe we have a new area where local transmissions are occurring in miami beach. Reporter the five new cases involve three men and two texas, another to new york, and the third to taiwan. Florida governor rick scott has come under fire for waiting too long to inform the public about the newest zika zone. Cbs news confirmed this information yesterday, and your office told us all day and nig
You know, injustice. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. One has returned to el paso, texas, another to new york, and the third to taiwan. Florida governor rick scott has come under fire for waiting too long to inform the public about the newest zika zone. Cbs news confirmed this information yesterday, and your office told us all day and night that the reporting was wrong. Its very important that the information the state puts out is accurate and timely, all right. The department of health finished their investigation, concluded their investigation this morning. Reporter there have been fors who have told us off the record that theres a suspicion that your office is trying to downplay the zika threat. I want to make sure everybody in our state, and everybody who is going to come here, you know exactly whats going on. Its very important. Reporter joseph furst is chairman of the wynwood Business Improvement district. Wynwood was the first zika zone
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Today, after first denying it, florida reported a new cluster of locally transmitted zika virus infections, these outside the one miami neighborhood had been called the zika zone. Five people have been infected, by mosquitoes, in miami beach that brings the total of mosquitoborne infections in the area to 36. Zika can cause severe birth defects. Miami beach gets nearly eight million tourists a year, but today the c. D. C. Warned pregnant women to stay away from the two zika zones. David begnaud is there. We believe we have a new area where local transmissions are occurring in miami beach. Reporter the five new cases involve three men and two women. Two are still in miami beach. One has returned to el paso, texas, another to new york, and the third to taiwan. Florida governor rick scott has come under fire for waiting too long to inform the public about the newest zika zone. C