Reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We begin tonight with a stunning number 150,000. 150,000 mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, grandparents and friends now lost to the coronavirus in the United States in five months. More than 4. 3 million cases have been confirmed. Tonight, cbs news has learned that deaths across the country have recently surged by more than 30 . California, florida, and texas all smashing their daily death toll records today. Supposeddent is in texas tonight, where he was supposed to be joined by texas republican Louie Gohmert, but just hours before taking off, congressman gohmert tested positive twice for coronavirus, especially concerning as he was in close contact with attorney general bill barr just yesterday on capitol hill. And as we come on the air, weve just learned that Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a mandatory mask order for the house of representatives. Now, it all comes amid the growing debate tonight
Billion went toe m of their surg spouses received checks they cannot cash. Anna warmer has more. Tough couple of years. Ian davis lost his wife, a 32yearold mom and singer. She died in surgery related to kidney problems in february. I miss everything about her. Not a day, not a moment goes by that i dont think about her. Her laugh, her joy for life. Now davis, who had been caring for his wife full time is struggling to find work. Hes staying with family along with his 5yearold son. Inform may he thought he caught a break when a stimulus check arrived for he and his wife. When he went to the bank. What did they say to you . Cant do anything. Even with a death certificate, they said they cooperate do anything to cash it. Jenny faced a similar problem. Her husband died march 21st, possibly of covid19. She also got this joint check for herself and her husband that she, too, had trouble cashing at ou hused. W s dont. Jane oversees at the Government Accountability office. Irs maybe the initi
Juli following this tragic death, mayor marty walsh has announced changes that will take place immediately headcount, Staff Members will make sure that no children leave buildings unless a company by an adult, and their changing the ratio of counselors to children, 10 to two four under six, and 22 to four children seven years old and older. Children who enter the ocean will be required to wear a life preserver. And more than 30 security cameras will be installed to increase safety. For now live outside of Austin Police headquarters, juli mcdonald, daschle Austin Police of course, juli mcdonald, Wcvb Newscenter 5. Financial crimes case involving the new england Compounding Center. Necc was involved in that deadly tainted steroid outbreak back in 2014. Ben today a couple charged in connection changed their plea to guilty. Newscenter 5s Jorge Quiroga is live in south boston with the details. Jorge . Jorge thats right. The couple seen here leaving federal court this afternoon, not speaking
Number of zika cases contracted through mosquito bites has jumped from four to 14 over the weekend in the hardhit wynnwood neighborhood north of miami. Now the cdc has issued an unprecedented travel advisory, morning pregnant women not to travel the area and telling women who visited the area not to get pregnant for eight weeks and women and men with zika symptoms should wait six months before trying to conceive. In the miami area, Health Officials are going door to door, handou from what we know now, most of the transmissions are from mosquitoes but it could be transmitted through body fluid. As far as we know, at least in men, it can be carried in semen for two to three months, but thats fairly long and that can be in someone who didnt have any symptoms to begin with. Mary pesticides have proven to be less effective than predicted this spread . This is a mosquito found in over 30 states, so zika is likely to crop up in other places. There is some encouraging news. The virus does not
It causes excruciating pain, fever, no cure, little treatment. So far no one has caught the disease called chikundunya in the United States. The sufferers have contracted it while suffering and brought it home. But Public Health authorities in the u. S. Know its just a matter of time before its here. Chikungunya. The name comes from the language of the miconda people of tanzania. It means to become distorted. It is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes, causes fever, severe long term joint pain. Headache, rash, nausea. There is no cure for the disease, which is not fatal. It cannot be transmitted through human contact. It was first seen in 1952, but only arrived in the western hemisphere in 2015 on the caribbean island of st. Maarten. And in the u. S. There were only 2,000 cases last year. But only a tiny percentage of those originated here. By the end of this program you might be thinking, why havent i heard about this . A lot . Before today . Chikungunya can bring di billtatio