00:00This morning, global health officials and those in the U.S. are racing to contain a deadly Hantavirus outbreak
00:06as new cases emerge linked to that cruise ship in the Atlantic.
00:09KLM Airlines now saying one of the ship's passengers, who later died from the virus,
00:15boarded a flight in Johannesburg before crew members decided she was too sick to travel.
00:20A flight attendant is now hospitalized with a suspected case.
00:24Meanwhile, Switzerland has confirmed a new case of the virus,
00:27and a man who'd previously been on the ship, the first confirmed case in Europe.
00:32Here in the U.S., we learned overnight that people in at least two states, Arizona and Georgia, are being
00:37monitored.
00:38So far, no symptoms have been reported.
00:40The ship was initially carrying nearly 150 passengers and crew, including 17 Americans,
00:47but some passengers were allowed to leave the ship before the full extent of the outbreak was known.
00:52One passenger still on board was quoted by a Spanish newspaper, saying 23 people disembarked at an earlier stop,
01:00adding there are 23 people wandering around there, and until three days ago, no one had contacted them.
01:06The World Health Organization says contact tracing is now underway.
01:10It's an incubation time of about one to eight weeks where the symptoms are developing.
01:17It's like flu-like symptoms.
01:19You have pain, muscle pain, fever, feeling weak, etc.
01:24The CDC says it will be monitoring the health status and preparing medical support for all of the American passengers
01:30on the cruise,
01:31adding the risk to the American public is very low.
01:34The rare virus is typically spread through exposure to rodents,
01:38but this particular strain can spread between humans through close, prolonged contact.
01:43Three people who are on the ship have died.
01:46The ship is expected to dock in Spain's Canary Islands this weekend,
01:50where passengers will undergo health assessments before being sent home,
01:53unless their condition prevents travel.
01:56Sophie, Hannah.
01:58Lionel, thanks.
01:58Hundreds of homes and buildings in southern Mississippi are damaged or destroyed after severe storms,
02:04including a suspected tornado.
02:06New video shows homes ripped apart.
02:08The damage is reported across Lamar, Franklin, and Lincoln counties.
02:12No fatalities were confirmed overnight, but multiple injuries are reported.
02:16We hear from one man whose roof was blown off his house.
02:20One man was looking outside, Brother Keith Graves, and he said,
02:23it's coming.
02:25So, uh, we just started praying, and people started singing,
02:30and, uh, I was over here by the wall, and this wall was just moving back and forth.
02:36We didn't realize at the time that the roof was gone.
02:40A firefighter is among the people injured.
02:42The storm also brought down the steeple of a church.
02:45Check your forecast in just a few moments.
02:47Turning to the war in Iran,
02:49President Trump is claiming new progress in negotiations while gas prices keep rising here at home.
02:56This morning, more states taking action to address high gas prices.
03:01Indiana's governor suspending two gas-related taxes to save drivers nearly 60 cents per gallon.
03:07Kentucky's governor pushing a similar move and calling on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax.
03:12They thought the war would be short, that the Iranian people would rise up.
03:17They were wrong, and now the American people are paying for it.
03:21Prices, which now average $4.56 a gallon nationwide,
03:25are exposing the gap between the rich and the working class.
03:28A new report finds lower-income Americans have already cut back on their gas consumption,
03:32while wealthier households have simply increased their spending to...
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