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 mosquito-control sprayers into florida today. florida s hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. governor rick scott. mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so it s better to get ahead of it. 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 birth defect called microcephaly. babies are born with abnor
millions more tourists. governor rick scott. we re state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so it s 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 everything possible to reduce 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 flower vases and empty pails, clogged gutters or wherever water pools. the c.d.c. has advised pregnant women to postpone traveling to 30 countries a
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 mosquito-control sprayers into florida today. florida s hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. governor rick scott. we re state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so it s better to get ahead of it. reporter: scott has asked the centers for disease control testing kits here. the state will buy 4,000 more. testing would focus on pregnant women who are especially vulnerable. the virus has been
i m richard jordan at the live desk. new on news4 midday, president obama signs an executive order that offers new protection to members of the lbgt community. it s an executive order that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. this is for federal workers and federal contractors. president clinton already offered federal employees protection and president obamain colluding gender identity and extending it to include federal contractors, just federal workers. that s the latest here at the live desk. back to you. now to the developing story, the israel-gaza conflict is in its bloodiest days now. israeli air strikes pounded gaza this morning. the new york times is reporting the israeli military stopped two advances into its territory via tunnels from the gaza strip. gaza returned rocket fire in southern israel. air raid sirens blaired over tel aviv as people on the street ran for cover. more than 500 palestinians and 20 israelis, in
right under the law and what s right for our patients. thank you for your comments. public speaker: my name is steve, also a member of kaiser. i think it s really not only sickening what s going on at kaiser but it s clinical. they have committed to provide mental health care to clients, their members, they are not doing it. frankly, the reason they have a board of supervisors with contempt because they are not being held accountable. what i think it means is this board of supervisors, if you are serious, to call on the san francisco district attorney to investigate the prosecution of kaiser for fraud. they are committing fraud on the people of san franciscans. they make promises and they don t carry them out and institute an investigation and criminal charges against the executives of kaiser for committing these acts of fraud which have led to the deaths and suicide of the patients who didn t get care. it s requiring the federal law to require from state law and they are j