. >> but zika is linked to 1,400 cases of microcephaly in babies, and health experts continue to warn pregnant women or women who might become pregnant to avoid the country. >> are you pregnant? >> well, yeah, i am pregnant. >> the "today" show savannah

. >> what exactly is microcephaly? and what does it mean for this child's future? >> plus, could social media be making you drink more? why you may want to limit time spent on facebook if you are trying to cut back on booze. >> first up tonight, you party animals be aware, air b and b is cracking down on you out of control renters. service introducing new feature called the animal house button. it allows neighbors to report rowdy guests staying at b and b's near them. the company plans to investigate every complaint, and follow up within five days. by the way this feature was add in the response to complaints that air b and b draws unruly guests. we'll be right back. >> social media nay be influencing your drinking habits, recent study exposed half of group of people to beer ads on facebook, the other half saw ads for bottled water of afterwards participants were asked to choose between gift card to coffee shop or the bar. group who sold the beer ads were more likely to pick the bar, researchers say the results raised questions about how influencial social media ca

hackensack university medical center delivered a baby girl with severe microcephaly. the mother is a 31-year-old mother from honduras. babies with microcephaly, a condition where the head is significantly smaller than expected normally grow to have learning deficiencies, hearing and visual problems. the first u.s. case of zika-related microcephaly was confirmed in puerto rico could he in mid may. >>> meanwhile, important protections for the zika virus. if you've traveled to a country with an outbreak of zika, you should practice safe sex or abstain for eight weeks. men who have shown zika symptoms are advised to wait six months before trying to concede. >>> it was a rough flight for passengers aboard flight 567. the boeing 767 carrying 250 passengers bounced up and down on the runway before the pilot ditched the landing. flight attendants rushed from their seats to check on passengers. fortunately the panels collapsed into the aisle and no one was hurt. the plane circled north for 30 minutes before landing to cheers by the passengers. still no word from united on what

with microcephaly. the baby was born in new jersey to a mother who had contracted the virus in her native honduras before coming to the u.s. and tonight, as we learn more about the baby, another development. a major league baseball player who came down with zika is now revealing his symptoms. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, doctors in new jersey are revealing new details about that first zika-affected baby born in the continental u.s., and her mother. >> she is trying her best to cope with this emotionally. >> reporter: doctors saying today, the mother was infected in honduras, and came to the u.s. just last week for better care. the baby, born premature and has microcephaly, an underdeveloped brain and head, and eye abnormalities. >> we continue to evaluate the extent of the effects of the virus on her, as well as her ability to do common childhood things. >> reporter: in the u.s., there are now more than 300 women who are infected by travel-related zika during their pregnancy. and toni

she only found out about the microcephaly during an ultrasound last week. the world health organization released a new guideline for zika this week. it advises people who recently traveled to infected countries to wait eight weeks before attempted to conceive. >>> microcephaly is a birth defect with the baby's head is smaller than expected. in many cases, the baby's brain has not fully developed. children with microcephaly can experience problems with speech and other developmental milestones. there is no known treatment or cure for >>> surveillance video shows a man wanted by police in prince george's county. he is accused of targeting four 7-eleven stores since april. he is armed but only goes in for cigarettes. >>> family and friends are marking the very grim anniversary. it was 20 years ago today that the missing hikers' bodies were found on a trail near busy skyland lodge. they had been bound, their throats slashed. their killer still on the loose. the fbi just created updated posters looking for new information and in an exclusive interview with julie

you mentioned the cost of raising a child with microcephaly. i think someone mentioned as much as $10 million a child. a thousand children who are born who survive, at $10 million per child, that's $10 billion. that's a lot of money. : me ask some medical and some process questions. when zika was discovered. what has changed now from the 1940's when we first covered it? is it the frequency, the number or the movement? why is her so much attention and focus? there are a couple of things to say. brazil wasrrival in populated area and very dense mosquito population area. explosiveed transmission of a virus that was mosquito borne for decades. in sparselyossible waslated areas that there zika related birth defects that were not recognize. people have gone back to french polynesia and recognize there were consequences that were not immediately recognized. the spread in northeastern brazil and what is happening today in puerto rico, probably relating to the virus getting into densely populated areas where there is less protection for people from mosq

. >>> a new jersey hospital confirmed the first baby born with the zika related microcephaly in the united states. born to a 31-year-old woman infected with zika in her native honduras. she traveled to new jersey in hopes of getting better treatment. thank you for being with me. >> thank you for having me, jose. >> what do we know about the child's condition today? >> we know from the press conference yesterday, jose is that there was delivered by c-section a 35-year-old, premature little girl documented to have microcephaly. what the doctors and health care providers right now are doing are evaluating the baby as they would any premature infant born at 35 weeks and additionally because they know the little baby has microcephaly, they are assuming there could be other neurological problems. the baby right now is getting nutrition through the iv and has yet been determined whether or not she has an appropriate suck and swallow reflexes as to whether or not she can be breast or bottle fed. they are in the early stages. >> the mother clearly knew she contracted zika because she took all of th

new jersey hospital is where a 31-year-old woman from honduras delivered a baby girl afflicted with microcephaly caused by the zika virus. doctors say the mother contracted the virus in honduras and then came to the united states specifically for care. >> quite frankly, it's catastrophic for a young, healthy patient who's seeking to get pregnant, or is pregnant, to counter this. >> reporter: the cdc is currently following 300 pregnant women in the u.s. and its territories who contracted zika. new york mother-to-be andrea osbourn traveled to jamaica while she was pregnant and is now closely monitored. though tests have been negative for zika so far. >> it is pretty scary. because everyone wants to have a healthy child. and to know a mosquito can cause all this is crazy. >> reporter: pregnant women exposed to the zika have a 1 to 13% chance to giving birth to a baby with microcephaly. today the cdc warned again that pregnant women or women who could become pregnant are told to avoid traveling to central and south america, and parts of the caribbean, including puerto rico. the infected mosquitoes a

in other words, there may be other reasons in addition to zika resulting in brazil's strange microcephaly epidemic. 80% of people who get zika don't get sick or have any symptoms. for those who do, like katz, it's usually not serious. jonathan: red eyes, a little bit of the conjunctivitis, some of the joint pain, some of the swelling. fingers and toes swell up a little, kind of like sausages. sharyl: he wrote about "reporting on zika when you have zika" for the "new york times." jonathan: zika was extremely mild. initially get it, it's not nearly as bad as most mosquito-borne diseases could be, but the jury is still out on what the long-term effects are. sharyl: there are mixed signals when it comes to the upcoming summer olympics in brazil. the world health organizations says the zika risk isn't serious enough to move the games. whatever questions remain, white house press secretary josh earnest says congress has all the information it needs to act on zika funding. press sec. earnest: ignorance is not an excuse. they've had opportunities to ask their questions. there's ample information

that was described earlier so microcephaly is very vivid and it's very obvious. it's tragic that what we don't know right now is what the spectrum of other zika associated birth defects might include. in fact because many of the babies or all of the babies in brazil who were born last summer are when you are all that reach those developmental milestones at one, two and five years of age and they could indicate more mild but still significant issues that will need to be addressed as part of the medical management of the zika virus. but the other type of information that we have learned from our preliminary studies is that once you have been infected with the zika virus wants you are going to be immune from being reinfected for some period of time in this goes hand-in-hand with observations from asia where they had explosive outbreaks five to seven years ago but once the virus went through like a waive it didn't come back. it infected a huge number of people very quickly and then it went away and that's probably because the people who got infected initially written

microcephaly as well as structural abnormalities. we continue to evaluate the extent of the effects of the virus on her. >> according to the cdc this is not the 1st case of zika virus related microcephaly in the us. a baby suffering from the condition was born earlier this year in hawaii. >>> they are young but already published authors. today they brought their books to other students to teach them about mastering stress. >>> also it may look like wasted water, but this is for the benefit of a area water customers. why you can tell the difference in quarter -- water quality. >>> i'm tracking a warm-up. it will stay hot and i can let you know what to expect into the weekend. >>> in san francisco some people were alarmed to see water running down the street water crews stood by. tom has a look at the process we will see more and more in the coming weeks and months. >> reporter: it looks like waste. water running freely for up to one hour. looks can be deceiving. >> we get a lot of customers to come out and are concerned. >> reporter:

what we look at as microcephaly, if you look at the babies microcephaly may be one reflection of developmental abnormality or direct destruction of developing tissue but the babies as you follow them have a variety of other issues. retinal, eye problems. deafness problems and a variety of other things, so i think when we do finally get the full scope we're going to see that microcephaly may be just the most obvious, gross manifestation of the effects, and there are a lot of other things that we'll be seeing that will be detrimental to the developing fetus. >> did you want to add? >> in terms of the neurologic complication of zika in a nonpregnant setting, we've made recommendations for avoiding travel if you're pregnant because we have enough data to say the risk is high enough, you know, in terms of the concern about the birth defects. we don't know of factors that make it more likely that somebody will get neurologic diseases following a zika infection and based on what we know now we don't know that the risk is so high for everybody that nobody should go to these places. in general, it incr

at hackensack university medical center talking about the many challenges in delivering a baby with microcephaly caused by the zika virus. the virus identified as originating in africa has spread into much of latin america in the past year and while carried by infected people to the united states has yet to be identified in any mosquito populations here. >> neither the mother nor the baby poses an infectious risk to others. >> reporter: doctors here say the mother found out in honduras that her baby might be born with zika-related issues and came here for better care, relatives living nearby. >> we had a very high us suspic that the patient had a zika-infected fetus and our decision yesterday was to deliver her. she underwent an uncomplicated surgery and she is trying her best to cope with this emotionally. >> reporter: microcephaly is most obvious in the head size of the baby. it is smaller than normal. but it goes beyond that. >> developmental delay, seizures, irritability are the ones that we typically think of when discussing microcephaly. >> reporter: as for the threat to pregnant moms in t

the first baby with zika-related microcephaly born in the continental united states. this morning, how and where the mother contracted that virus, and what this case says about the fight to contain it. >>> following the money. harsh questions for donald trump over his hdling of charitable donations to veterans, which he quickly turned into an assault on the media. >> you're a sleaze. i've watched you on television. you're a beauty. i find the political press to be unbelievably dishonest. >> he then questioned hillary clinton for not holding a press conference in nearly 200 days. >>> 400-pound controversy. the parents of the boy who fell into the gorilla investigation. the incident raising concerns about safety at zoos all across the country. >>> and speaking out. the motorcyclists who survived this road rage incident telling their story to nbc news. >> i can't say that on tv either. before we knew it, he was on top of it. >> today, wednesday, june 1st, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rocke

usual head. >> she has microcephaly as well as structural abnormalities of the eyes. we continue to evaluate the extent of the effects of the virus on her. >> doctors diagnosed the baby 31-year-old mother with zika and her native honduras one of four dozen countries and territories with active transmission of the mosquito born virus. ultrasound in early pregnancy was normal. but another last week showed birth defects. >> in december i thought i had an allergy or rash. i spoke to my gynecologist and told him i had an allergy. he asked if i had fever and i said maybe just for an hour and i forgot all about it. the gynecologist said everything was going to be fine. >> health officials now say sexual transmission of the virus is greater than previously thought. and the world health organization is urging safer sex or abstinence for at least eight weeks for those who have been to zika affected areas and aren't show any symptom. the wait for men who want to conceive a child but are suffering from zika symptoms is even longer. >> the period of safe sex or sex abstinence shou

. >>> developing now, a baby born in new jersey at a hospital has been diagnosed with microcephaly, the disease commonly linked to zika which stunts the infant's growth and causes severe brain damage. the baby's mom was visiting the u.s. from the honduras and hospital officials say she contracted zika prior to coming to the states. this birth is believed to be the first of its kind in the continental u.s. nbc's natalie morales has more. >> reporter: this morning, a team of doctors at new jersey's hackensack medical center providing intensive care to a baby girl born overnight with microcephaly, the medical condition commonly linked to the zika virus. the 31-year-old mother who has not been identified was visiting the u.s. from honduras. she reportedly contracted zika early in her pregnancy after she was bitten by an infected mosquito. but it wasn't until last friday that an ultrasound found the microcephaly in her unborn child. >> i think all pregnant women should be aware that this is a travel-related case of zika and this did not occur in the u.s. >> reporter: this coming on the heels

one child has been born with microcephaly. to meet the challenge, i have convened key leaders on zika in hawaii, including governor ege, health care providers and dr. elliot parks who is developing a zika vaccine on ohau. they all shared one message, that federal funding right now is critical to get ahead of a widespread zika outbreak. dr. parks has been using private funding to develop his vaccine which could turn around our fight against zika and an infusion of federal funds now could push him across the finish line. this summer is a critical moment in the fight against the zika virus. in hawaii we already saw the impact of disease. we need the same national commitment and investment to fight d.c. that we provided to fight ebola. but we must act now. months have already passed since the president sent down his emergency funding request for d.c. by passing a clean supplemental spending bill with no harmful riders to women. zika is a public health crisis in the making. and i completely disagree with my colleagues who continue

as i mentioned just yesterday, it was reported that a child with microcephaly was born in florida. now, in this case, i stand corrected. that was not as a result of a mosquito bite in the united states but rather the mother contracted the virus while in haiti and traveling back to her home in florida, but the simple point is this is playing with fire. it was just a few weeks ago, actually may 23, 2016, when the democratic leader said this. he was actually insisting back at the end of may that we immediately fund the president's request of $1.9 billion in emergency funding, but this is what he said. he said instead of gambling with the health and safety of millions of americans, republicans should give our nation the money it needs to fight zika, and they should do it now. not next month, not in the fall -- now. well, i think the urgency that senator reid was expressing was felt by all of us, but we know that there is a right way and a wrong way to appropriate money here in the united states congress. we have to pass legislation in the senate. we have to pass legislation in the hous

the first baby with zika linked microcephaly in the u.s. was born in hawaii back in january. >> check your pantry before making your breakfast this morning. general mills is recalling 20,000 pounds of flower in 4 states. it includes several varieties of gold medal flour. that is the link among four dozen illnesses across the country. most of the people who got sick ate flour in cookie dough. >> that is why you should not eat raw cookie dough. >> two brave little boys fighting cancer are now honorary members of the new york fire department. 4-year-old river lawrence of texas and 3-year-old trucker duke from hawaii just sworn in. they are so cute. they met local firefighters during treatment in new york. trucker's dad is a firefighter back home. >> i don't think we would have made it this far without the love and support and prayers of everybody. >> we are miles from home and we have a good connection with our fire department. the brotherhood from there spreads out here. >> both boys still have more treatment ahead. but they are welcome at th

the baby came out with characteristics, microcephaly and abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain. gave us the information on health status of the mother. >> the patients have zika infected. she underwent a complicated surgery. trying her best to cope with this. >> the most important part i gathered. bill: thanks. >> governor christie says the states preparedness plan is working, effective, and in place even after the baby is affected with zika complications. focus on prevention and is total confidence in the health department and expresses his sympathies to the family. >> a newborn child or any child, they have my sympathy and the sympathy and prayers bill: is he not concerned this to develop anywhere beyond this one woman having it? >> is point is that they have already channeled their concern into productive action weeks before the baby is born in the plan that is in place will hopefully last us through the summer months. >> the governor had a free-flowing freewheeling availability including a follow-up about his trip to washington dc last week where he encountered loretta wein

. >> it will be about a year whether we know whether their .indings toanie: microcephaly seems be most likely for those infected early in their pregnancy. if you have to, make sure to wear mosquito repellent. on some potentially severe weather heading our way tonight. brian has a final check on the timing of that weather coming up next melanie: there is still time to vote in the hottest dad in the dmv contest. vote for your favorite. there are a few prizes. you can get a portable smoker or a spot a. -- spa day. brian: if you go to wjla.com/hotday, i think it goes straight to my page. [laughter] brian: just kidding. hit or miss showers and storms -- best chances tonight. some of those could be severe. through tomorrow, the showers taper. looking good. melanie: terrific. we will have an update for you at 4:00. tune in then. hope you have a great day. >> welcome to "off to college" week." today, some bright young folks who are about to start their freshman year are here to play the game that answers every student's favorite question-- when are we ever going to have to use this stuff? this

and she has microcephaly, a condition which causes a baby to have a smaller than usual head. >> she has mike crow selfly as well as structural abnormalities of the eyes. we continue to evaluate the extent of the effects of the virus on her. >> doctors diagnosed the baby 31-year-old mother with zika in her native honduras one of four dozen countries and territories with active transmission of the mosquito born virus. ultrasound in early pregnancy was normal. but another last week showed birth defects. >> in december i thought i had an allergy or rash. i spoke to my gynecologist and told him i had an allergy. he asked if i had a fever and i said maybe just for an hour and i forgot all about it. the gynecologist said everything is going to be fine. >> reporter: health officials say sexual transmission of the virus is greater than previously thought. and the world health organization is urging safer sex or abstinence for at least eight weeks for those who have been to zika affected areas and aren't showing any symptoms. the wait for men who want to conceive a child but are suffering from zi

but it wasn't until last friday that an ultrasound found the microcephaly in her unborn child. >> i think all pregnant women should be aware this is travel related and did not occur in the u.s. >> this coming on the heels of new guidelines released by the world health organization. the w.h.o. advising people who have recently travelled to zika invected countries to wait eight weeks before trying to conceive. that's twice the length of time the w.h.o. had previously recommended. >> the guidance is to delay or to consider delaying pregnancy, certainly recognizing that this is maybe tough for some populations. >> major league baseball player francisco rodriguez is revealing he contracted the virus this past off-season in his homeland. the 34-year-old relief pitcher for the detroit tigers, a native of caracas, venezuela, was ill for two weeks. he says it took him two months to fully recover. >> that was natalie morales reporting. >>> meanwhile, police are looking for the killer whose attacked a 77-year-old man in his southwest philadelphia home. they believe the same people came after the vic

17 women who were pregnant when diagnosed, which is a big concern, because zika has been linked to microcephaly, a disorder that causes babies to be born with small heads and oftentimes brain damage. today the hackensack university medical center in new jersey confirmed a baby was born at their facility with microcephaly as a result of the mother contracting the zika virus internationally. the mother, who was visiting the u.s., is receiving care. nationally, health officials are warning about the epidemic spreading during the summer travel season. to combat the virus, president obama asked congress for $1.9 billion. both the house and senate have passed separate bills less than the funding request. the house version suggests cutting ebola funding to offset the cost of fighting zika. today the speaker of the house paul ryan insisted they are providing adequate money. his office releasing a statement reading in part, there is no funding shortage, there never has been, instead the white house continues to politicize this public health crisis." joining me, the director of the national institute of

. -- microcephaly. learning that vector the factorstrolling is aboard. removing standing water, using insecticides in a targeted way, is critical. public education is critical. education to the public, what they can do to prevent zika transmission. education to providers and health care professionals, so they know how to diagnose and treat zika are all very important aspect. the final thing we've learned is we need more research. we need to learn more about this virus. we need research that can help all of the vaccine, even though it's not going to be found in the near future. and we need better diagnostic tests to test the virus. host: hitting a couple of the points that you made, number one, the birth defects that can happen to unborn children of people infected with the zika, as well as to book officials recommending now that anyone who is traveled to a zika affected region, women of childbearing age weight eight weeks to start planning a family. and men, wait six months before starting to plan a family. explain why the difference in those precautions

the first baby with zika-related microcephaly born in the continental united states. this morning, how and where the mother contracted that virus, and what this case says about the fight to contain it. >>> following the money. harsh questions for donald trump over his hdling of charitable donations to veterans, which he quickly turned into an assault on the media. >> you're a sleaze. i've watched you on television. you're a beauty. i find the political press to be unbelievably dishonest. >> he then questioned hillary clinton for not holding a press conference in nearly 200 days. >>> 400-pound controversy. the parents of the boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure at the

zika is a mosquito borne virus and that is known to be connected to infants being born with microcephaly. we remember those images of ddt being sprayed in the 19 fifties. it was banned in 1972 because of health reasons as well as ecological reasons, mainly well as ecological reasons, mainly because it was worried it could cause cancer and that it was also damaging the environment. those two things have since been in question. i i wanted to get a better idea of this argument so i went to speak with a scientist at rutgers. michael is a scientist who spent his whole life studying mosquito borne illnesses and their connection with health problems and i asked what his initial thoughts were of using ddt to fight the zika virus? >> i think that ddt had a place historically, but because because about human health concerns and ecological concerns, it would be a challenge to convince me that ddt is necessary. >> there are certain situations where he says it is useful like in africa under strict supervision in small areas. he says this has been useful in fighting malaria. he said the problem with t

., a baby is born with microcephaly linked to z e zika. >>> law enforcement looking into the parents whose child fell into the gorilla enclosure. >> harambe's death was preventable. >>> general mills is recalling some ten million pounds of flour because of e. coli outbreaks in 20 states. >>> at newark airport, several panels fell from the ceiling on the united flight from houston. no one was injured. >>> all that -- >> a suspect found a 104-degree hiding place in an anaheim back yard. >> my god. he's in our jacuzzi. >>> getting dicier! >> the fan reaction was the best! >> oh, my god. >>> and all that matters -- >> this is a great year to be in comedy. >> it's either a gift -- >> the gift that keeps on coming. >> a gift from jesus or a gift from satan. >> on "cbs this morning." >> north korea is backing trump as president. he was referred to as a wise politician and "not screwy at all." >> of course koreans endorse donald trump, they want at least one other country with a leader that has a worse haircut than theirs. ♪ >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." donald trump faces strong back

an ultrasound revealed microcephaly meaning a smaller head and underdeveloped brain. that's the word from the new jersey hospital that delivered the child more than a month early by c-section. the mother contracted the in florida, 38 pregnant women are being monitored for zika. governor scott said yesterday that without immediate federal money, his state faces disaster from the battle against mosquitoes that can transmit the virus. dr. tom frieden leads the cdc and joins us from its atlanta headquarters. dr. frieden, good morning. >> good morning. >> first let me ask, what challenges does a baby face who has been diagnosed with zika? >> there's really a broad range of abnormalities that children who are affected by zika have had. some are so severely ill that they're not able to survive past a few days. others may be relatively normal. it's a range. every child needs the service and support they can get to reach their full potential. but our primary program here, the real plain truth is we have to do everything possible to protect pregnant women. that's the bottom lin

an ultrasound reported microcephaly which means a smaller head and underdeveloped games. the mother contracted the zika virus in honduras. his state faces disaster in the battle against mosquitos that can transmit the virus. tom leads the cdc and joins us from his atlanta headquaters. good morning. >> good morning. >> first let me ask you what challenges does a baby face that's been diagnosed with zika? >> there's a broad range of abnormalities that children who are affected by zika have had. some are are so severely ill that they are not able to survive past a few days. others maybe normal and the real plain truth is we have to do everything possible to protect pregnant women. that's the bottom line with zika. >> if they have contracted the virus what's the chances that your baby will be born with microcephaly? >> between 1 and 13% of infants born to mothers infected in the first trimester may have microcephaly. for the children that don't have small heads are they going to not have abnormalities. >> and how equipped are american hospitals to handle this? >> high risk ob

your side with a health alert -- the united states has another baby born i h my current so lovely -- microcephaly which is caused by the zika virus. leon: consumer news --volkswagen with a $15 billion settlement tied to a cheating scandal. the company wants to buy back all the diesel cars that were rigged to cheat the admissions tests in the u.s. cheat on emissions tests. its kind in automotive history. alison: 30 million pieces of ikea furniture are being recalled after the deaths of three toddlers. the children were killed when dressers toppled. one family is now suing the company. >> i went over to the dresser. little head poking out between the dresser in the edge of the bed. it had fallen in trapped his neck. alison: furniture built in the withstand 50 to pounds standing in front, but ikea does not adhere to that. if you want a full list of the recalled products and what you can do, go to our website, wjla.com. leon: just a few days away from the third save track surge for metro. unlike the first two this one is scheduled to only last a week. surge four involves shutting down service between

microcephaly. >> the virus can also cause muscle weakness and paralysis. zika is spread to people by an infected mosquito. the results from the human trails are expected by the end of the year. >>> according to the world health organization, up to 4 million people could be infected with the zika virus by the end of this year. experts say these alarming statistics could create new pediatric specialties in the u.s. professor at the baylor college of medicine says that pediatricians need to be trained on how to treat the long-term physical and mental affects of zika patients. >>> police in bucks county hope surveillance video will help catch the vandals that slashed the tires on dozens of vehicles. take a look at this. these are a few grainy images at lafferty chevrolet in warminster. you can just make out one person moving through the parking lot there. 27 trucks were targeted around 3:00 saturday morning. in all, 99 tires were slashed. total damage, more than $22,000. >> it was done very quickly. he probably was here three minutes, four minutes, if that. >>

as the father of three young children, i was very moved by seeing those babies with birth defects, microcephaly. >> zika, which infects people with infected mosquitoes, leads to brain damage and muscle weakness and paralysis. the disease spread quickly across latin america and the caribbean. while the virus won't be ready in time for the olympics in brazil, receiving the go-ahead was a start for people who need it. >> you could say it was a triathlon or decathlon, but we won the first leg of this race. >> the studies will start in a couple weeks with results expected by the end of the year. >>> to our weather and while they're dealing with an excessive heat warning out west and triple-digit temperatures, people here enjoy this first summer under the stars at delaware river waterfront. this free yoga class on the pier happened under a full moon tonight. beautiful. >> large crowd, too. >>> for the first time in half a century, we're seeing that full moon on the longest day of the year. you're looking live at the view from cape may. it's called a strawberry moon and it hasn't happened since 1967.

. >> reporter: but zika is linked to 1,400 cases of microcephaly in babies in brazil. health experts continue to warn pregnant women to avoid the country. >> are you pregnant? well, yeah, i am pregnant. >> reporter: savannah guthrie surprise announcement this morning means she will skip nbc's olympic coverage in rio. >> i'm not going to be able to go to rio. the doctors say we shouldn't because of the zika virus. >> reporter: also skipping the games, cyclist tejay vanguard -- van garderen. 150 health experts recently called for the olympic games to be postponed. the world health organization says the situation on the ground doesn't call for that. still, it is calling for an emergency zika summit next week. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> what was once tropical storm colin is heading out to sea tonight, but up to 10 inches of rain left a real mess in florida. take a look. rescuers were still moving people to higher ground today. strong winds and surging tides caused major beach erosion. at least one tornado was confirmed near jacksonville. >>> here in california

babies whose mothers were infected during their third trimester did not show signs of microcephaly or any other birth defects. >>> happening today, the u.s. open gets under way near pittsburgh, held at the oakmont country club since it opened pack in 1903. it has a reputation as the toughest golf course this america. i would be terrible there. >>> starting now at the 5:00 hour, we have breaking news that we want to stay on top of on the roads this morning. problem on the outer loop of the beltway. >> let's check in with jack taylor. what's going on? >> well, we heard there was a tractor trailer and vehicle into the back end of the tractor trailer on the outer loop just as you come up on to connecticut avenue. no traffic has moved for quite some time. we may be able to get traffic by to the far left after some of the authorities potentially leave the scene. but for now, nothing is moving at all on the outer loop of the beltway and connecticut avenue. do not get past georgia avenue if you're heading out the door right now and you're in the immediate he area. also potentially better news

reporter: pregnant women exposed to the zika have a 1 to 13% chance to giving birth to a baby with microcephaly. women or women who could become pregnant avoid traveling to zika hot zones, in central and south america, and parts of the caribbean, including puerto rico. the infected mosquitoes are not in the u.s. yet, but officials are on alert. >> i wouldn't be surprised if we have a small local outbreak of people who actually get infected while in the continental united states without leaving it. >> reporter: trying to protect americans against an epidemic, still unfolding in other parts of the world. anne thompson, nbc news. >>> still ahead tonight, a major new fda alert about all the salt we may be eating without even knowing it. what the government is doing to drastically cut the sodium hidden in our diets. >>> also, a startling new warning about the top distraction for teens behind the wheel, and surprise, it's not cell phones. it's not. the wolf was huffing and puffing. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. to get air in. so i talked to my do

myself as a father of three young children, i was very moved by seeing those babies with birth defects, microcephaly. >> the virus can also cause muscle weakness and paralysis. zika is spread to people by an infected mosquitos. the results from the human trials are expected by the end of the year. up to 4 million people could be infected with the zika virus by the end of the year, according to the world health organization. experts say these alarming statistics could create new specialties. pediatricians need to be trained on how to treat the long-term physical and mental effects of zika patients. >>> we're hearing for the first time the 911 call placed the night an alligator dragged that 2-year-old boy into a lake at a disney resort. take a listen. >> 911, what's your location, emergency? flo floridian. someone is in the lake. >> the woman was calling from a pool nearby. told the operator she couldn't see much. an alligator pulled lane graves into the lake last week. his father tried to save him but couldn't. autopsy shows agraves died from drowning and injuries. >>> a connecticut judge is now weig

. >> but zika is linked to 1,400 cases of microcephaly in babies, and health experts continue to warn pregnant women or women who might become pregnant to avoid the country. >> are you pregnant? >> well, yeah, i am pregnant. >> the "today" show savannah will not go to rio. >> the doctors says we shouldn't because of the zika virus. >> t.j. vanguard en says he could be a concern to his wife after returning. >> tom costello reporting. >>> bill karins is here with your forecast. good morning. >> the heat is on the move and done with tropical storm colin. minor flood threat as we go throughout the day today. flood watch for central portions of florida. this got about 4 to 6 inches of rain, maybe get an additional 2 to 4 inches. west, vegas, 109, salt lake city, 90, billings, back to normal, close to normal in the northwest, coastal oregon. as we go through the three-day forecast, portland, 60s, near 70 degrees, big change. redding, upper 80s, and boise, dropping from 100 to 73 on saturday. that's like a 25 degree change. salt lake city, saturday or sunday to get cooler air. even vegas, ou

the baby has microcephaly which is an ab normally small head and brain. and she had to be delivered prematurely at 35 weeks via c-section. >> she underwent an uncomplicated surgery and she is trying her best to cope with this emotionally. >> the 31-year-old mother is from honduras and came to the united states seeking better medical treatment. doctors say her ultrasounds early in pregnancy were normal and only a recent scan uncovered the birth defects. >>> some inner city parents are celebrating their own success tonight after graduating from a special college prep class. it is part of the league charter school in camden but tonight the students weren't the ones getting applause. "action news'" monica malpass is here with more. >> that's right, jim. these parents who have children attending the lead charter school which is k through 12th s given the chance to did back to school. they've been out of high school for years and some of them needed learning help on how to study again, even take notes to apply to college. >> our 2016 graduating class. [ applaus

the child was delivered at hackensack medical center in bergen county yesterday and has microcephaly an abnormally small brain. mother from honduras and contracted the mosquito born illness there. >>> the world health organization is reporting that the zika a virus lingers in the body longer then first thought and is now urging people returning from areas where zika is found to practice safe sex or abstain for at least eight weeks, not four, which was previously recommended. >>> hillary clinton makes a campaign stop in north jersey to day and then head to california to battle bernie sanders. both new jersey and california hold primaries next tuesday. meanwhile donald trump unleashed attacks over reporters over his donations to veterans charities. hena daniels explains. >> reporter: donald trump continued to rail against the media. hours after identifying veterans groups that received donations made on behalf of his foundation. >> i raised 5.6 million for vets, instead of being thanked or treated nicely by the press i got the worst publicity. >> honor foundation, $200,000. >> reporter