The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends flu shots for children of all ages, citing higher effectiveness of the shot versus nasal spray. But for children who refuse needles, FluMist nasal spray is available. 

Additionally, some evidence suggests Flucelvax and FluBlok, the only two egg-free vaccines on the market, may work better than the older vaccines grown in eggs. Dr. Richard Zimmerman, who advises the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Influenza Committee, said the major hospital group will only be buying egg-free formulations this year.

"The egg-free vaccines appear to have perhaps a 10 percent higher effectiveness over the traditional egg-based vaccines,” Zimmerman said in an interview with NBC News. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend everyone over the age of six months get a flu vaccine but they "do not recommend one flu vaccine over another."

Judge Brett Kavanaugh said in opening remarks at his confirmation hearing Tuesday that the "Supreme Court must never be viewed as a partisan institution." He vowed to always keep an open mind if he joins the Supreme Court.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will leave behind a mixed legacy after he announced this will be his final term as mayor of the Windy City. 

Emanuel, who revealed Tuesday he would not seek re-election, can point to significant changes in the city he has guided for the last seven and a half years, but there remain many challenges that could have cast doubt on a re-election bid.

In his bombshell press conference Tuesday morning, Emanuel touted the changes he orchestrated in Chicago Public Schools. 

Among the arguable positives are longer school days, a full day of pre-K, and revamped community colleges.

Still, he faced criticism from many education advocates over controversial school closings - and the potential for even more. Scandals plagued his appointed school board, particularly as former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett was sentenced to four years for bribery. 

But Emanuel's announcement comes at a pivotal time for the city with just one day before the start of the one of the biggest police shooting trials Chicago has faced -- the murder trial for Officer Jason Van Dyke, who has been charged in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald and pleaded not guilty.  

• Read Emanuel's full statement 

The release of dashcam video one year after the shooting, and only a few months after the mayor won re-election, thrust the city into a national spotlight. 

The Emanuel administration was compelled by a court order to release the dashcam video, which showed the white officer shooting the black teen 16 times as he appeared to walk away. His office came under scrutiny and some questioned whether politics played a role in the timing of the release. It also sparked a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the Chicago Police Department's handling of the case. 

Though murders and shootings are down from last year, the city has yet to shake its national reputation for violence. Last month, the city once again made headlines across the country after 12 people were killed and 70 others shot in a single weekend.

Emanuel long contended he inherited economic problems the city has long faced. He consistently said there were problems he took over from past administrations, including Richard Daley. 

Emanuel contended he was forced to push for property tax increases, and a litany of fee increases to balance budgets. But, the city still has to account for a $28 billion pension shortfall. 

But there's no denying the changes that were made to the city under Emanuel's leadership. Changes that are evident to those walking down the Riverwalk, using bike lanes or grocery shopping in areas that were once food deserts. 

But there remains two Chicagos. One that thrives and another with inherent problems - problems that must be tackled by the city's 47th mayor. 

Democrat Ned Lamont used the first day of school at a New Haven magnet school as the venue to attack Republican Bob Stefanowski over his plan to cut the income tax.

That plan, Lamont and his teacher union allies say, would amount to the biggest ever cut to education spending the state has ever seen.

"Well, I start by not creating a $9 billion hole which is what elimination of the income tax would do,” Lamont said.

Stefanowski campaigned throughout the Republican gubernatorial primary on a pledge to repeal the income tax, which is the single largest source of revenue for all state spending. The income tax brought in more than $9 billion in revenue last year, accounting for roughly half of Connecticut’s revenues.

Lamont says a tax cut like that could lead to skyrocketing property tax rates because municipalities would be forced to come up with ways to replace the revenue lost.

The Greenwich millionaire said his goals when it comes to education spending and budgeting are modest.

"We start toward the fully funding of ECS,” Lamont said. “We get a budget that's on time so schools like this can out together a budget and they know how many teachers there's going to be."

Fully funding Education Cost Sharing grants, known as ECS which is the formula the state uses to send money directly to cities and towns, would be an upgrade over recent years. School systems have described state funding as a sort of guessing game, not knowing how lawmakers and Gov. Dannel Malloy would spend money on the classroom.

Passing a budget on time is also significant, considering last year it took lawmakers until the end of October to pass a budget after stalemate that lasted the entire summer and into the autumn.

In a statement, Stefanowski pledged to “maintain state grants to municipalities,” which could be impossible if he goes through with phasing out the income tax. With less money being collected by the state, that leaves less money for the state to send to cities and towns to support education or any other program for that matter.

NBC Connecticut asked how Stefanowski could achieve flat funding with less revenue but never received a response.

Lamont also wants to cut revenue in the form of property tax cuts and relief, but it’s far less bold than Stefanowski’s plan. Lamont has proposed cutting several hundreds of millions, rather than billions.

Stefanowski said of Lamont’s education initiatives, “His plan won't do us any good if there are no jobs for graduates and no one can afford to live here.”

The first debate in the race for governor is Wednesday night at the University of Saint Joseph. Lamont will be in attendance with petitioning candidate Oz Griebel. Stefanowski has said he does not plan to participate.

Just days before the start of the high school football season, the West Haven Blue Devils had to practice indoors in an off-campus gym during their school district’s third hot weather half day.

Nicolle Camara’s son is a senior on the team.

“I get excited every Friday night to go watch him play,” she said. “Yesterday, he came home from practice and said they were going to have to practice at 5 a.m. which I didn’t have a problem with but then I guess it didn’t come to fruition.”

Camara is the assistant athletic director at the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven. She found out the gym was available Tuesday afternoon and suggested her son’s team practice there.

“It was really helpful really grateful, thank you,” Nik Camara said to his mom.

Coach Richard Boshea told NBC Connecticut he prefers to practice outside.

“Coaches will keep them safe, the 1970s ended a long time ago,” he said.

But the coach added he appreciates the JCC sharing its air conditioned gym for the afternoon.

“Well it’s a bigger gym so that helps somewhat and we can stay in it a little longer,” he said.

The missed practice time on the football field means the coaching staff has had to adjusted how they prepare the boys for the start of a new season.

“More classwork, more film watching, things that aren’t involving contact or conditioning,” Boshea said, “so it’s tough.”

While it still feels like mid-July, the season starts this Friday night at home against North Haven.

“When gameday does come we’re flying around doing what we have to do,” said Camara, who plays tight end and defensive lineman.

His mom is glad she didn’t have to worry about him putting on pads in the high heat and humidity.

“I know he’s safe and comfortable,” she said, “all these kids are safe and comfortable and going to go home to their mothers after practice.”

After the gym at the JCC closed for more than a year following a fire in December 2016, West Haven High School hosted some of the community center’s sports league.

More than 1,500 children heading back to Connecticut schools came to the state fleeing Hurricane Maria’s destruction, but many cash-strapped districts are struggling to cover the unexpected cost of educating them.

A federal aid package is coming to help schools recover some of the costs, but NBC Connecticut Investigates has learned that the funding isn't enough for some school districts.

Katiria Rosario’s family arrived in New Britain last November after Hurricane Maria dealt a fatal blow to the roof of their home in Dorado, Puerto Rico. The 12-year-old and two younger siblings enrolled in New Britain’s Consolidated School district, where Rosario needed help catching up.

At first, “I didn’t speak a lot of English,” she said, but quickly improved after spending a third of each school day in English as a Second Language classes. New Britain also gave her 8-year-old brother Jadiel, who suffers from selective mutism, his first experience with special education.

Statewide, school districts absorbed more than 2,000 displaced students last school year. Many of them, like Katiria, headed to school with donated supplies and clothing, and headed home to hotel rooms and homeless shelters. New Britain expanded its bus route to pick Katiria and her siblings up during the months the family spent at a Day’s Inn in Berlin and the shelter at Saint Patrick – Saint Anthony Church in Hartford, as is required by law for kids in transitional housing.

The arrival of more than 450 displaced students at Hartford Public Schools amounted to an emergency situation for Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez.

“It is more complex than just saying you require a teacher, you require transportation,” she said.

The district added certified teaching staff and outreach services to help families grappling with a new language and unstable living arrangements.

“We hired the folks that we needed and we paid overtime if we had to for staff to get the job done,” Torres-Rodriguez explained, “and that meant we were going to incur deficit.”

School systems that welcomed students impacted by last year’s natural disasters should soon see nearly $360 million dollars in aid from the U.S. Department of Education. The lion’s share of the Emergency Impact Aid is going to Texas and Florida. Connecticut will get $10.6 million to divide amongst 47 school districts and independent schools.

More than $2 million is intended for Hartford Public Schools, which spent over $3 million adding services. The state is chipping through a boost in Education Cost Sharing funding, but many districts will still come up short.

The aid amounts are based on a formula allocating $9,000 per child who is learning English. However, the average cost of educating a child in the U.S. exceeds $11,000, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. In Connecticut, the average cost per student is $19,000.

Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sits on the Appropriations sub-committee that developed the aid package. He addressed the challenge facing schools here in a statement to NBC Connecticut Investigates, saying in part, “Of course this is not good enough… our state did the right thing in welcoming kids displaced by disaster, and the federal government has a responsibility to help offset the cost.”

NBC Connecticut Investigates reached out to Senator Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), who is chairman of that Appropriations sub-committee, asking how the funding amounts were determined, and his office declined to comment.

Overall, the number of students in Connecticut displaced by Hurricane Maria decreased by several hundred by the end of last school year to 1,734. With some schools in Puerto Rico closing due to declining enrollment, Torres-Rodriguez expects numbers in her schools may rise again.

Katiria is grateful for the extra help she had at school in New Britain.

“The teachers help you a little bit in Puerto Rico, but here they help you a lot,” she said.

A chain of support starting with a social worker at her school helped her family move in to their new home in East Hartford. She’s gaining confidence in her English and her future every day.

“It will be better here,” she said, “better life.”

See how much your school district may be receiving in Emergency Impact Aid here.

Several gravestones at a Meriden cemetery popular among virtual gamers were vandalized recently.

The vandalism at St. Patricks’ Cemetery included graffiti and profanity.

“That is surprising. It’s horrible, it’s not a good thing to do,” said Cheryl Hulett, who lives across the street.

Neighbors say the graveyard is often busy, but people aren’t coming and going to pay their respects.

Most of the graves date back to the late 1800s, but the cemetery is now a popular spot to visit because of the online game Pokémon Go.

“I play Pokémon Go,” explained 22-year-old Christopher Oblon. “And no it’s not a dead game it’s got an active community. the stops are pretty active. When there’s a raid here, people pile in with cars. It’s almost like someone is being buried, but nope it’s just a Pokémon raid going on.”

Oblon said he noticed the vandalism while stopping by to play.

“There’s lots of writing, and graffiti on the gravestones, but I’ve never seen anyone actually do it,” he said.

The cemetery is maintained by the Catholic Cemeteries Association. NBC Connecticut reached out for comment but has yet to hear back.

Family and friends of the victims of a deadly shooting in Hartford gathered at a prayer vigil Tuesday night.

The victims, Kevin Campbell and Joshua Steele, were shot outside of a house party on Hillside Avenue Sunday.

Campbell’s family was at the vigil and said he was a young man with a master’s degree who was a coach and a mentor, and should not have died this way.

“Kevin Omar Campbell didn’t choose or deserve to die on our streets like this,” said Campbell’s stepfather Lamont Quinitchett.

The Hartford community rallied around the family in prayer, and to make a demand for justice.

“I want to encourage anybody over here that knows anything about what happened to Kevin Campbell to come forward and show a level of compassion and love for this family,” said Rev. Henry Brown of Mothers United Against Violence.

Hartford police believe more than 100 people were at the party where 34-year-old Campbell and 28-year-old Steele were gunned down, but so far, no one is talking.

Mothers United Against Violence hosted the vigil, marking the capital city’s 17th and 18th homicides this year.

Friends of Campbell echoed the call for witnesses to speak up.

“If I have one message to them, it’s to have compassion for us, for people that need closure and not to be scared. Just speak up if there’s any information on why this happened,” said Rubbab Chaudhry.

Members of Campbell’s family are hoping his legacy as someone who tried to bring good into the world won’t be overshadowed by the tragic way he died. But as they try to move forward, one thing they need is justice.

“This is tragic. I hope that there would be some way that there would be some good coming out of what happened here,” Quinitchett said. “To the young man or men or person or persons who did this. Try to turn your life around and do something right for a change.”

Police said they don’t believe Campbell was the target of this shooting, and with so many people being at the party, someone must know something. Anyone with information is asked to contact Hartford police. Tips can remain anonymous.

The new school year means getting back in that routine of waking up early, doing homework, and for parents, shelling out money for supplies and after-school activities.

NBC Connecticut Investigates looked into just how much do these extra costs add up and whether they’re on the rise.

Parents in Shelton said they were blindsided by a just announced $300 participation fee just before Shelton High School’s football season opener.

Porter McKinnon, who is the president of the team’s booster club and has a son playing, says a handful of parents who made contributions to the booster club have asked for refunds to help them cover this new, unanticipated cost.

“We potentially have four or five players that might not be able to pay at all,” McKinnon said.

These new fees on multiple Shelton high school and middle school sports teams, and other after-school activities are a result of budget problems, says Shelton Parent Teacher Student Organization President Carla Sullivan.

Speaking as a parent of a Shelton High School student, Sullivan says, “I believe that the public schools are here to educate all students, equally, to provide equal access not only to opportunities inside the classroom, but opportunities outside the classroom.”

Shelton Public Schools released a statement, saying in part, “…after reducing our workforce while trying to maintain a qualified, professional staff, we now must ask families to help support important programs in athletics and arts.”

See the full statement below.

The Connecticut Association of Athletic Directors has surveyed Connecticut public schools about pay to participate programs, the last time in 2016.

The results show Shelton is not alone, with roughly a quarter of the public schools in Connecticut saying they have pay to participate sports programs.

GET MORE: 2012 Office of Legislative Research report on Pay to Play sports in Connecticut

Another survey, the Huntington Backpack Index, a joint effort between West Virginia based Huntington Bancshares and Communities in Schools, an organization helping at-risk students, tracks not only extracurricular costs, but also out of pocket costs for classroom supplies.

The index indicates since last year, the cost of extracurricular activities remained steady, and classroom supplies dipped a little in price leading to the following average per-student, out of pocket, school year expenses:

• $637 for an elementary school student, a drop of 4 percent
• $941 for someone in middle school, a 6 percent decrease
• $1355 for the typical high schooler, down about 9 percent

All were on the decline, but it’s still a steep price tag for many.

We reached out to multiple school districts to see what their policies are. Here are the ones that responded as of 6 p.m. Tuesday.

• LEBANON SCHOOL DISTRICT: “Our students/parents pay the following fees or bear these expenses:

1. Co-op football pay $165.00. Parents provide transportation to Coventry High School where practices and home games are played.

2. Co-op boys ice hockey pay $2000.00. Parents provide transportation to practices and home games at ice rink.

3. Co-op girls swimming has no fee, but parents provide transportation to Windham High School for practices and home meets.

• MERIDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: “No sports participation fees in Meriden. No charge for AP, school day SATs, or PSATs …. No parking or common fees… Prom yes- and extra activities- field trips- yes”

• SHERMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS(Pre-K-8): No participation fees or school supply costs

• THOMASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS: “The fee for participation in athletics is $50 per athletic season. The fee for Chromebook home-use by students in Grades 7-12 is $50 per year. Please know that if a student exhibits a hardship, the fee is reduced or waived.”

• WOLCOTT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: “We do not have mandatory supplies fees or “pay to play” in Wolcott.”

• WOODBRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT (K-6): “Woodbridge School District is a one facility elementary district grades PK-6 and does not charge parents for any classroom supplies nor school fee costs”

A “15 Most Wanted” fugitive wanted for the 2002 murders of his sister and ex-girlfriend was arrested by US Marshals in Bridgeport Tuesday.

Fifty-four-year-old Andre Neverson is accused in the 2002 murder of his sister and ex-girlfriend in New York, and for a parole violation and an illegal entry into the US, according to the US Marshal’s office.

Investigators allege that Neverson shot his sister in the head and stomach on July 8, 2002. The next day, he allegedly kidnapped a former girlfriend, who was found dead two days later with a head wound. At the time of the killings, he was paroled by the state of New York for attempted murder, first-degree assault and criminal possession of a firearm.

Several months later, on Nov. 6, 2002, Neverson allegedly went into the home of yet another ex-girlfriend to try to visit his daughter, but he ran off when the woman's brother walked in unexpectedly, authorities said.

Neverson was located hiding in a home on the 600 block of Ogden Street in Bridgeport around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday.

“The United States Marshals Service is extremely pleased to have a violent criminal, who murdered two women in New York, off the streets of Connecticut after 16 years on the run,” said U.S. Marshal Brian Taylor, District of Connecticut in a statement.

Neverson is expected to be transferred back to New York City.

Norwalk police will have an extra presence at Norwalk High School Wednesday after the arrest of a school cafeteria worker accused of making threatening comments and carrying a rifle in his vehicle's trunk while on school property.

Police arrested 69-year-old Leslie Delaney Tuesday after an investigation into comments he allegedly made to a co-worker at Norwalk High School.

According to police, school security reported a threat complaint to police on Sept. 4. Investigators said that on Aug. 30, Delaney was talking to a coworker and made comments that if the co-worker saw him in his army fatigues, he should leave because he would have an AK47 and that he could come to finish everything and then “off himself.”

Police said Delaney admitted to making those comments and said it was a joke.

Based on an interview with police, Delaney was taken to Norwalk Hospital for evaluation.

Officers also searched Delaney’s vehicle, which was parked on Norwalk High School property, and found a .22 caliber Mossberg rifle in the trunk. The firearm was not loaded, and there was no ammunition in the vehicle. Police also searched Delaney’s home but found no weapons or ammunition there.

Investigators determined there was no immediate threat to students or staff, but there will be an increased police presence Wednesday as a precaution.

Delaney was charged with threatening, breach of peace, and possession of a weapon on school grounds. His bond was set at $75,000.

The NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert for the threat of storms on Thursday.

A cold front will break the heat Thursday, producing scattered storms that could be strong to severe.

The storms will be isolated but could pop up across the state.

We continue to track this threat. Stay with NBC Connecticut and get the latest forecast anytime by clicking here.

A Silver Alert has been issued for a 75-year-old man who is missing from Old Saybrook.

Police said Alton Howard has been missing since Monday and was last seen wearing a red T-shirt and blue shorts.

He is described as a man who is bald with hazel eyes, who is 5-feet-4 and weighs 160 pounds.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Howard, you're urged to call Old Saybrook Police at (860) 395-3142.

Connecticut State Police are searching for the driver of a truck that hit a bicyclist at a high school in Mansfield on Tuesday night.

Troopers were called to E.O. Smith High School around 6:30 p.m. after getting reports of an evading motor vehicle accident.

A white, dual cab GMC/Chevrolet pickup with black rims hit a bicyclist while exiting the school, troopers said.

According to police, the truck was parked at the school prior to the incident. Video surveillance footage showed the truck pick up a passenger in front of the school and continue toward the exit, where it hit the bicyclist. After hitting the bicyclist, the truck left the scene and drove south on Route 195.

No serious injuries were reported.

Anyone with information about the operator or owner of the truck is asked to call Connecticut State Police at (860) 896-3200.

A mother was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder after the body of a 2-year-old boy who was the subject of a Florida-wide Amber Alert was found Tuesday afternoon, police officials said.

The body of Jordan Belliveau was found in a wooded area near Lake Avenue and McMullen Road, Largo police said in a news conference. 

The boy's mother, 21-year-old Charisse Stinson, was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder, police said.

"This is a very emotional time," said Police Chief Jeff Undestad. "This was a job that took a lot of resources and teamwork."

Stinson was in custody as of Tuesday night. Further information about her arrest was not immediately available and it wasn't immediately clear if she had an attorney who could answer to the charges.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued an Amber Alert early Sunday after Stinson told police her son went missing.

According to police, Stinson had said a stranger offered her and her son a ride on Saturday but then knocked her unconscious. Stinson said she woke up hours later in Largo's Central Park in Pinellas County and her son was nowhere to be found.

The search for a suspect and a white Toyota Camry went on for almost three days. Officials also searched inside of trash containers for signs of the 2-year-old boy. Police even released a sketch of a suspect, who was described as a 25-year-old with brown hair, brown eyes with "dreadlocks and gold teeth."

During a press conference on Monday, Largo Police Maj. Stephen Slaughter called Stinson a "struggling single mom" as he confirmed that child protective services previously investigated the family for domestic violence.

Slaughter said Stinson and Jordan's father, Jordan Belliveau Sr., both have a "longstanding history" of domestic violence.

A July 14 police report said Belliveau Sr. was arrested for punching Stinson in the mouth. The report alleged that Belliveau Sr. brought Jordan back to Stinson to exchange custody but punched her during an altercation after Stinson told him she did not want Jordan back "yet."

Bloodied clothes and items were found inside of Stinson's apartment after a search by authorities, Slaughter confirmed Monday.

Slaughter said the previous domestic violence cases and a separate child protective services investigation were part of the missing child case.

Amid reports of child abuse, Slaughter on Tuesday clarified a previous statement he made in which he said Jordan sustained a cut that required stitches by adding that he thought Jordan had possibly fallen.

Stinson's story had been considered suspect by some, but when Slaughter was asked by WFLA Monday if she had been "100 percent truthful with investigators," he said, "I feel that she's answered all our questions so we can continue our investigation."

A boil water notice is in effect after a water main break in Pawcatuck Village in Stonington.

A notice on the Town of Stonington website says Westerly Water Works employees are fixing the water main break, the street is temporarily closed and a boil water advisory is in effect for residents and businesses that are serviced by the water main on Cogswell Street.

Anyone with questions should call Westerly Water at 401-348-2561.

A crash has closed part of Main Street in Hartford on Wednesday morning.

The crash happened at the intersection of Main Street and Fishfry Street shortly before 7:00 a.m.  Both sides of the road were closed, but one lane has since reopened. Police expect the other side to reopen shortly.

Photos from the scene show an SUV on its side in the middle of the road.

It is unclear if anyone was injured in the crash.

This is a developing story. NBC Connecticut will update this story as details come into the newsroom.

The driver of a pickup truck filled with leaflets was arrested after he repeatedly rammed into the KDFW Fox 4 studios Wednesday morning.

Police said they were called to the 400 block of N. Griffin Street about 6:12 a.m.

In a tweet, the Fox owned-and-operated station reported the man crashed into the side of their building twice, jumped out of the truck and began to rant about treason. He left behind a suspicious bag that prompted a bomb squad investigation.

Staffers tweeted that the building was evacuated. Police officers were seen investigating the truck and the suspicious bag about 8:15 a.m. A bomb-sniffing dog checked vehicles parked in the studio parking lot and lots nearby.

A picture posted to Twitter showed the man in handcuffs on the sidewalk.

Video from Texas Sky Ranger showed the crash created a mess of papers scattered on the ground. Police said the paperwork that was within the truck mentioned a different DFW television station.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit said train and bus service was suspended through the downtown area due to the police investigation.

• Southbound Red and Blue trains will stop at Pearl/Arts District Station
• Southbound Orange from Parker Road trains will stop at Mockingbird Station
• Southbound Green and Orange from DFW Airport trains will stop at Victory Station
• Northbound Red and Blue trains will stop at West End Station
• Northbound Green trains stop at Deep Ellum Station

So far there have been no reports of injuries.

China has been loosening trade restrictions with North Korea through coal shipments, construction projects and tourism, former U.S. officials and independent experts told NBC News.

The increased trade gives North Korea a lifeline and deals a major blow to President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign to sway Kim Jong Un into abandoning its nuclear and missile program. 

Beijing was stunned by the White House's plans for a summit with Kim, so it rolled out the red carpet for Kim in March and began softening its enforcement of United Nations sanctions, according to analysts, foreign diplomats and former U.S. officials.

The Trump administration has mostly stayed away from criticizing China publicly and has defended diplomacy with Pyongyang as successful so far, but declined to comment about the increase in trade on the record.

A plane landing at John F. Kennedy airport has been quarantined after about 100 passengers reported feeling sick on board the flight, airport sources say.

Emirates flight 203 from Dubai was headed to New York when at least 100 of the 500 passengers on board reported feeling ill.

The flight landed at JFK Wednesday morning about 9:10 a.m. where Port Authority Police and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were waiting in a staging area to check passengers.

The mayor's office confirmed the report, saying the plane had been quarantined.

Earlier this year a flight from New York to Florida had to be diverted after passengers reported burning throats from an unknown substance that smelled like "dirty socks."

This is a developing story. More to come.