Zika Virus Active In More Than 20 Countries; College Grads Making More Money.
ROMANS: With the Zika virus now spreading explosively to two dozen countries, the World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting today in Geneva. Scientists and government leaders from around trying to come up with a plan to halt the outbreak. Travel warnings are already in effect for pregnant women and officials could decide to declare something a public health emergency of international concern. The Zika virus was first detected in Uganda. That's where CNN's David McKenzie joins us live. David, you are there in the Zika forest, this virus was named for the very place where you are.</s>DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That is right, Christine. The Zika forest is where they identified this virus in 1947. All those years have passed by with Zika generally being unknown to the general population only affecting a few humans and then exploding on the scene in Brazil with devastating effects. The fact is scientists in the area that test viruses, particularly mosquito-borne viruses, say they find new ones all the time.</s>JULIUS LUTWAMA, LEAD RESEARCHER, UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE: We don't know for sure. We don't know confidently what is in the forests. We have not done enough. We can't say we know anything. Every other year, we come across new viruses. In the last five years or so, almost each year, we come across a new virus in the country.</s>MCKENZIE: This is the bio-diversity hot zone, Christine. That is why it is important for further study of viruses. Initially, they did not think the Zika virus warranted the attention that other viruses like the yellow fever got and did not get a vaccine, and even no way to easily identify it in a human carrier -- Christine.</s>ROMANS: So interesting, David, that it got from Uganda to Brazil and now we are talking about these outbreaks in Latin America. How did that happen?</s>MCKENZIE: Well, we don't know exactly how it happened. That is part of the mystery behind Zika because it effectively vanished off the face of the earth for many decades. Cropping up in Micronesia in 2007 for the first real major human outbreak. Now they believe that the strain of virus that's here in Uganda and one that hit Brazil are two separate ones. The Asian lineage appears to be a mutated virus or evolved virus that attacks humans more effectively and potentially with more harm. There is not a direct link yet to some of these horrible birth defects and autoimmune issues. There could be very difficult period ahead. Many scientists say that areas like this need constant study to prevent something like this taking everyone by surprise -- Christine.</s>ROMANS: All right, David McKenzie at the Zika forest for us in Uganda. Thank you so much for that report, David. It's 56 minutes past the hour. Let's get an EARLY START on your money. Welcome to February. Stock markets around the world are lower this morning. Weak manufacturing data from China and oil prices lower as well. Recent college graduates are getting jobs and making more money. Millennials with college degrees are entering the best labor markets in years depending on what they study. The jobless rate for college graduates ages 22 to 27 fell to 4.9 percent last year. Median incomes rose to $43,000. Wages for the same age group with high school diplomas are falling at $25,000 a year. Look at the starting salaries by major incomes very widely depending on what the kid studies. Chemical engineers earn the most out of college. Theology and religion got jobs that paid $28,600 a year. Those rank among the lowest of the 73 majors in that study. All right, President Obama wants students better prepared for those high paying jobs. He is asking Congress for some big time funding. A new program called "Computer Science For All" will teach tech skills from elementary school through high schools. Obama plans to ask Congress for $4 billion to help states increase computer science budget. Another hundred million would go directly to school districts and additional $135 million would come from science foundations. The money used to train teachers and pay for key instruction materials and resources. The president also wants help from the corporate sector to get everyone up to speed in public education on computer science. It's 57 minutes past the hour. In just hours, the big show begins. It is go-time for the Iowa caucuses. The first contest of the 2016 presidential campaign. "NEW DAY" picks it up from here.</s>DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We want to make America great again. That's what we want to do.</s>HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I hope you all fight for me. I will fight for you in the White House.</s>SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We will beat Hillary Clinton.</s>SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT), DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Join the political revolution.</s>SEN. MARCO RUBIO (R-FL), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I will unite the conservative movement.</s>JEB BUSH (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: You need to have a president who knows what he's talking about.</s>TRUMP: Ted Cruz is a total liar.</s>RUBIO: As more people learn about his record, they will learn he is very calculated.</s>BUSH: Shame on Donald Trump.</s>SANDERS: The email situation, this is a serious issue.</s>CLINTON: This is very much like Benghazi. It is clear they are grasping at straws.</s>TRUMP: We are going to have a winner, you better believe it.</s>CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: The Mars Cafe. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. This is NEW DAY. It is Monday, February 1st. Mich is in New York. Alyson and I are coming to you live from Des Moines, Iowa. Show them the headline, my friend. Caucus. That's the headline word --</s>ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: It has an exclamation point. Caucus!</s>CUOMO: One word says it all, 1,681 precincts to canvas. A massive ground game going on right now in the most unpredictable presidential race we have ever witnessed to this point. The hype is over. The question is, who makes history tonight?</s>CAMEROTA: So candidates making their final push across Iowa's 99 counties before the caucuses, which get under way 14 hours from now. Turnout tonight will be the key because this race is razor thin on both sides. Can Donald Trump show his strong showing into caucus goers? Can Hillary Clinton fend up Bernie Sanders? We will speak with Secretary Clinton in our next hour, but first we have the Iowa caucuses covered the way only CNN can. Let's begin with Sunlen Serfaty. She has the look at the Republican feel. Hi, Sunlen.