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KLAS CBS Weekend News August 21, 2016

The zika virus continues to spread in south florida, thats despite weeks of spraying of insecticide in the miami area. Health officials have identified a new zika zone in miami beach. Five people have been infected there, apparently by local mosquitoes. Thats just across biscayne bay from the initial zika zone, and it brings the total of mosquitoborne infections in the area to 36. The mosquitoborne virus can cause severe birth defects. Pregnant women and their partners are being advised to postpone travel to miamidade county. David begnaud is reporter the crowd in miami beach was a little smaller than usual for a 90degree saturday. Some might say you can blame it on zika. Now that i im here and i know its close, i feel afraid, and the first thing, i just want to go back. Its so dangerous for us because were on holiday. Since we discovered i was pregnant, weve been taking a lot of weve been very careful about it. Reporter aerial mosquito strong ocean gusts. Today, ground spraying was done at private homes. The city is warning people, standing water on your property could result in a fine. This morning, philip levine, the citys mayor, joined in on the fight against zika. We have vacuums. We have blowers, which blow the water and disperse it, so that it dries in the sun. Reporter according to the c. D. C. , the first zika infection on miami beach can be traced back to midjuly. When did you find out there were cases on miami beach . We found out yesterday. You know, its incredible, we found out at 12 00 when the governor gave his press interview. Reporter you didnt get a heads up . No, zero. Which is so frustrating. Its frustrating that the governor, literally, has been using this and his press conference to score political points. I mean, its a shame. Reporter a new travel advisory from the c. D. C. Warns pregnant women to avoid the area. Dana bator from chicago canceled her plans to travel here even before the advisory. I dont want to be a guinea child to be one, either. And the birth defects are so devastating, that its not worth the risk. Reporter in response to the mayor saying its shameful the governor didnt give him a heads up that zika was in miami beach before the public found out, the Governors Office told cbs news today that the governot did call the mayor yesterday and again today, but was unable to reach him. Reena. Ninan okay, david begnaud. Thank you, david. Flood watches and warnings are posted across the deep south this weekend. A large section of texas is actually at risk, as is southern louisiana. This past week, historic floods in louisiana killed at least 13 people. Entire neighborhoods are devastated. A massive cleanup is under way. Manuel bojorquez is in the flood zone. Reporter volunteers are helping Kathy Edmonston clear out what the flood destroyed. Shes lived here almost 30 years. What have you lost here . Virtually everything, virtually everything. All of what was inside of my house is gone. Reporter her home had never been hit by floods. Were going to be here for as long as we need to be. Reporter edmonston was one of hundreds of flood victims at this Community Meeting in st. Amant, outside baton rouge, learning how to apply fors federal aid. Ve fema says the number of people who have registered for assistance in the 20 affected parishes has jumped to more than 103,000, a oneweek total the h agency has not seen since super storm sandy in 2012. 40,000 homes were damaged, and the water reached areas where many thought Flood Insurance was not necessary. Get him, get him. Reporter even those who helped in the rescue effort were not spared the devastation. National guard Sergeant Justin smith rescued a man from the amite river last week, only to later find his own home had flooded. Now it is his family that needs help, much like Kathy Edmonston, who says before additional federal aid arrives, the support from neighbors near and far ishe love you. Bye. These people that are here gutting my house, these are all volunteers from katrina. Im so grateful. So grateful to them. Reporter in flooded neighborhoods across louisiana, as the water goes down, the debris piles up. Fema says it has already distributed more than 34 million in aid. President obama is set to visit the area on tuesday. Reena. Ninan manuel bojorquez, thanks. More than 10,000 firefighters are battling six large wildfires in california. 60 miles east of los angeles, firefighters have gained the upper hand on a wildfire that torched at least 300 buildings,u including 105 singlefamily homes. Carter evans is there. Reporter today, many homeowners are getting a first look at what the blue cut fire left behind. This is my grandmas china. Reporter for linda and brian shores, there isnt much. They know many people waited even longer. N i can understand wanting to stay. I didnt want to leave, didnt want to leave until we absolutely had to. But when you stay behind, you endanger the lives of the firefighters that are trying to save everybody and their homes. Reporter there reallyte wasnt much you could have done. No. Reporter so far, there aree no reported deaths, but Damage Assessment teams have counted 1 more than 100 destroyed homes, and theyre just getting started. San Bernardino County firefighter eric sherwin. Nd and we know we are assessing areas that have sustainedl damage, so the numbers will climb. Reporter this location is exactly where this massive 37,000acre fire started. Now, theyre not clear on who may have started it, but we can show you there was a homeless e encampment here, some butane cans, and theyre also able to determine the direction the fire burned by looking at burn patterns on the trees. Over the next four days, the oh, no reporter this video was taken by a homeowner as flames reached her doorstep. Her house is now gone, as are so many others. This was your dream home. Will you rebuild . We will. We will. Well be sitting on the porch watching the sunset again. Reporter most of the mandatory evacuation orders will be lifted today, so, reena, that means thousands more people will soon learn if their homes are still standing. Ninan carter evans. With the election nearly 11 mi president ial nominee donald trump is asking African American voters to give him a shot. Errol barnett has the campaigns covered. Youre living in poverty. E your schools are no good. You have no jobs. What the hell do you have to lose . Reporter it was an awkward overture meant to attract black voters to the trump train. Look how much African American communities have suffered under democratic control. Reporter Hillary Clinton with this tweet reading, this is so ignorant, its staggering. All week, trump has beenes addressing mostly white audiences while claiming he would do more for African Americans. Democratic crime policies, education policies, and economic policies have produced only more crime. Reporter but so far, only 2 of African American voters prefer trump, with 85 in favor of Hillary Clinton. Trump is also underperforming nationally, trailing nine percentage points. In addition, trumps leadershipf team is changing after the resignation of Campaign Chairman paul manafort. Ukrainian anticorruption officials uncovered records of almost 13 million worth of illegal payments for manafort from his time working for the countrys prorussian president. Meanwhile, clintons controversies also linger. On friday, a u. S. District court r clinton to provide written answers under oath to questions related to her email scandal. But because of the timeline, those answers would not be made public until after the election. Today, the trump camp and the r. N. C. Convened a group ofro hispanic leaders to help the campaign with its outreach to that important and growing demographic. Reena, according to a recent fox news poll, clinton leads trump among hispanics by 48 points. Ninan Errol Barnett in washington. A federal judge in arizona i charges against maracopa county sheriff, joe arpaio. He is nationally known for his tough stance on immigration. Arpaio could face charges for ignoring a judges order to stop his departments Immigration Enforcement techniques. In charlotte, North Carolina, of officials are investigating a shooting of a man whose speech and hearing are impaired. Marlie hall has that story. Unusual case thats left many people wanting answers. Officials say a state trooper followed Daniel Harris after the 29yearold failed to pull over. When the hearing and speechimpaired man finally stopped and got out of the car,t police say there was anr encounter. A single shot was fired and harris died at the scene. There are questions whether harris was aware of the sirens or could communicate with the trooper. Neighbors in the charlotte suburb where the shooting took place say he was gunned down w just doors from his familysok home. Ny ny i saw him out in the neighborhood one time, with his family. It seemed like a very peaceful family. These things are always heartbreaking. I asked everybody to keep them in prayer, you know, because this, you know, is a rough time for them. Reporter the North Carolina state bureau of i investigation has identifiedin the trooper involved as jermaine sanders. He is currently on paid administrative leave. Ninan do we know if there is Police Protocol in dealing with hearingimpaired drivers . Ea enforcement officials are required to follow a certain protocol when dealing with people who are deaf or hearing impaired. However, in this incident, its not clear whether the officerid involved knew that to be the case. Ninan okay, marlie hall. Thank you, marlie. Ala well, in alaska, two wilderness guides had to be airlifted to a hospital in seattle after they were mauled by a bear. The guides were leading a group of Cruise Ship Passengers on aa hike when they got between a bear and her cub. The mama bear attacked. One of the guides is in intensive care with multle the other guide is okay. The summer olympics are in the home stretch this weekend, and once again, weve learned that no human can reach the finish line faster than a guy named bolt. Jamie yuccas is covering the games for us in rio. Heres usain bolt. Three times three, theol tripletriple. Reporter it was a lightningfast farewell to thepi olympics for usain bolt, who made history again last night nine races, nine wins has given rio bolt fever. Bolt, bolt, bolt k bolt, bolt reporter the u. S. Mens track team has had peopleie talking for a different reason. They were disqualified for illegally passing the baton and lost a spot at third place. The teams appeal was denied today by the olympic committee, and they will not attend tonights medal ceremony. Tonight, host brazil takes on germany for the mens soccer final. It will be a rematch of the a world cup semifinals. To maracana stadium. They want redemption from that 71 home loss. And for u. S. Gym star simone biles, it continues to be her best week ever. On friday, she appeared on cbs this morning. I think one of my favorite moments this whole trip wase winning the team gold because thats one of our favorite competitions, and everyone worked so hard for that one medal. Te reporter today, those teammates and rest of team u. S. A. , chose the fourtime the u. S. Flag in tomorrow nights closing ceremony. Simone is the firstever femalea gymnast to be selected as flag bearer for team u. S. A. And, reena, when tomorrow nights closing ceremony ends, brazil will hand off the olympic flag to japan, who will host the 2020 games in tokyo. Ninan thanks, jamie. 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Ec and this week, a wounded boy from aleppo became the new face of the wcar. Bo debora patta recently visitedto his wartorn city and has an update tonight from london. Reporter the childs cry for her mother remains unanswered. Her only hero, a brave rescue but there is no one to save the children of rebelheld aleppoep from the daily reality of the syrian government, backed by russia, bombing its own people with near impunity, children like omran daqneesh, whose bloodied face has become a symbol of syrias civil war after this image was broadcast around the world. He does not scream for his mother, but sits numb with shock in an ambulance. The medic who rescued him says omran. Usually, when a child gets out of an air strike, theyre crying, but this child didnt say a thing, he says. These children cannot go to school. Often, they cant even go to hospitals because they are also targets, like the one shown here on a Security Camera video, the omar bin abdul aziz hospital that was struck in aleppo last month. Limited. Children cant overcome these serious injuries, this doctor says, because their bodies are too weak. D and within this, parents in aleppo are faced with the Impossible Task of making children, who have only ever known war, feel safe. At least the mother and father survived the air strike, and he got away with minor cuts and bruises, but his 10yearold brother was not so lucky. Night. The children of rebelheld aleppo not only have to survive air strikes. Food is scarce, and theres been no access to Running Water forer nearly a month now. And, reena, the United Nations is trying to negotiate a 48hour truce so that relief workers cak bring in desperately needed supplies. Ninan debora, thank you. Still ahead, an update on the infamous preppie murder 30 years later. 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