. >> reporter: when stephanie smith looks through her camera lens at 6-year-old asante allen, she doesn't see a child with special needs, she sees a special side. >> the strength and resilience from these kids has been far more inspiring and touching and moving than any other normal child that i've ever been able to shoot. >> reporter: the 28-year-old says eight months ago, she read a blog post about another photographer who turned down a job because the client's daughter has down syndrome. >> for me, that was just my wake-up call. >> reporter: it inspired her to offer photo shoots to families of children who have diseases and other conditions for free. >> turn your body to me a little bit. >> reporter: asante has dwarfism and his twin brother does not. the allen's say people treat their kids differently, but not smith. >> someone is seeing us the way we actually are, rather than as a spectacle or some people to gawk ago.

asante has dwarfism. his twin brother does not. the allens says people treat their kids differently, but not smith. o "someone seeing us the way that we actually are, rather than a spectacle or some people to gawk at. you know, just to show asante his humanity, to show his funny side, and that's the most important thing, to show us as a family, not a special needs family." smith is a mother herself, and watched her sister battle cancer twice, which also inspired the project. (smith) "i always knew when that happened i wanted to find a way to give the family) smith named her charity "lenses for love" because, she says, love is unconditional. weijia jiang, cbs news, annapolis maryland./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> smith hopes to expand "lenses for love"...with photographers in every state donating shoots to families with children who have special needs. she has completed nearly 20 free shoots. you can learn more about what she does./// sherry how's the weather today? just about everywhere... but they could be a little breezy again today.

this is a time for asante to show his humanity and to show his funny side and that is the most importantmily, not a special need family. >> reporter: she is a mother herself and watched her sister battle cancer twice which also inspired the project. >> i always knew, like, when that happened, i wanted to find a way to give back. smile! >> reporter: smith named her charity lenses for love, because she says love is unconditional. weijia jiang, cbs news, annapolis, maryland. >> what a great idea. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a dog that that sniffs out super bugs. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." my challenge is to be in sync, with my body, myself, my life. it all starts with a healthy routine. begin the activia two week probiotic challenge by enjoying activia yogurt with billions of probiotics everyday. take the activia probiotic challenge! billions of probiotics everyday. when you ache and haven't you're not you. tylenol® pm relieves pain and helps you fall fast asleep and stay asleep. we give you a better night. you're a better you all da

(track 5)asante has dwarfism. his twin brother does not.the allens says people treat their kids differently, but not smith.(sot-donna) allen/silver spring, md)"someone seeing us the way that we actually are, rather than a spectacle or some people to gawk at. you know, just to show asante his humanity, to show his side, and that's the most important thing, to show us as a family, not a special needs family."(track 6)smith is a mother herself, and watched her sister battle cancer twice, which also inspired the project.(sot-smith)"i always knew when that happened i wanted to find a way to give back"(track 7--end with photos of the family)smith named her charity "lenses for love" because, she says, love is unconditional. for love" with photographers in every state -- donating shoots to families with children who have special needs. so far she's completed nearly 20 free shoots herself. the last few days of august - - and with the concert in iowa city - - and the farmers market in cedar rapids - - we ended up with a per

. >> reporter: asante has dwarfism and his twin brother does not.

. >>> meanwhile, asante willard has fractured his foot. the ucla transfer was never able to move up the depth chart. he remains the number three quarterback. that's your mornin update. enjoy your day. >>> coming up on abc action news at 5:00, take a look at this right here. you can't really see it, but we're going to show you pictures and let you decide, do you think that's art? the citrus county deputies say no, it's not. we'll tell you the great lengths they went to, to catch the person responsible for that. >>> walking down the aisle -- isn't just expensive for the >>> all right. good morning. we're looking at muggy, but clear skies for the most part. temps right now at 79 in tampa and generally in the low 80s right along the coast. the bus stop forecast looks dry and good. sunrise is coming up at 7:06. we'll have the afternoon storms. more on that and the tropics >>> a missing king cobra now in the bag in texas. it went missing from the barn that is within two miles of a middle school and high school. one school canceled outdoor activi

humidit in the bay area asant.59 degrees is typically right now we are bordering almost 60 degrees. if it feels a bit humid to you, this is part of the reason why. the tropics and the satellite is showing some of the midand high level cloudiness moving in. most of the energyis goin the nths far as the cud co aiad with the system. we will keep track in case there is a small possibility the north bay could see dry lightning. ne mdeline and i ia cat 3. we also haester. hawianhao are eyeing the lestseend a n thee f days it is expected to dump some heavy rain, five to 10 inches and isolated amounts. that may lead to flash flooding and mudslide. keep this in mind. there is an amazing shot as w oala with muntain view and san jose 59 in half on thereas been patchy fog. low 60s from sa to vato. live look from the kg rooftop ld and muggy i the morning. slight chance of thunder in the north bay. below average temperatures continuing into september. here is a look at your hour by hour pnn. cloudy andumid. fo aut the crack ket. 4:00 p.m., it is breezy and upper 80s.low s to t at 7:00 p.m. part c

monique asante admit to laundering $186,000. she worked in the fire department's budget office. part of her job was processing checks from vendors. prosecutors said she wrote phony checks, sent them to her friends who pocketed some of the cash, and gave her the rest. she's been fired and faces up to two years in prison. she'll be sentenced in march. >>> before the students start taking tests over the next few month, school officials have been -- spent the summer testing the waters, specifically looking for lead. bureau reporter david culver is outside arlington's jamestown elementary school with what was found and what's being done about it. >> reporter: in manassas city, it's andy hawkins who's overseeing the effort to test for >> just push it open and put the cup under there and take the sample. >> reporter: dozens of fountains, dozens of sinks, all inspected. >> we took a proactive measure. we're not required by any regulatory agency. and we decided that we would go ahead and test all of our schools. >> reporter: initial testing showed elevated lead levels in three of the fou

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. >> if son see us the way we are rather than a spectacle or some people to gawk at, just to show asantemanity and to show, you know, his funny side and that is the most important thing to show us as a tamly north a special needs family. >> reporter: smith is a mother herself and watched her sister battle cancer twice which also inspired the project. >> i always knew like when that happened i wanted to find a way to give back. >> smile. >> reporter: smith name her charity lenses for love because she says that love is unconditional. weijia jiang for cbs news, mans, maryland. >>> philadelphia's own patty labelle is proving she can expand her dessert line. sweet potato pie was such a smash hit she's whipping up more baked good including apple pecan cake and sweet potato loaf. new desserts hit wal-mart exclusively on august 29th. >>> at the move thinks weekend robert deniero is back in the ring this time as a boxing coach in the bio pick hand of stone. the it tells story of the first boxer to beat legendary sugar ray leonard, brooks silva-braga has the sneak preview. >> it is 66 seconds robe

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