in many kids with autism, there's a delay between what they see and hear so they experience speech likehis, out of sync. it's as if they're watching a badly-dubbed movie where the words and pictures don't match up. >> one of the klassic pictures that you see is children that will actually be covering over their eers. they're trying to filter out thoo confusing information and focus only on one thing, let's say vision. >> his team has develop add videogame to try to help kids with autism practice putting sight and sound together. >> one of the researchers said sound process sg delayed with autism so kids see the picture half a second before they hear the sound. >>> if you've ever been whale watching, you know sometimes it's a total bust. check out this incredible video from cabo. no bust. gold mine. a group of tourists out whale watching saw this, killer whales just jumping around, jumping out of the ocean. they hung out for a few minutes before swimming away, and there was no snoshg lg going on at that time. >> and they were in cabo, which was nice, too. >> that's right. keep recording.

today, a new medical study is shedding light on one of the key mysteries of autism.hildren have extreme reactions to noise. dr. jon lapook takes a look. >> i would describe having asperger's syndrome as being like a computer that's running a different operating system than what most computers run. >> reporter: 16-year-old austin miller wasn't diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder until he was 12. but even when he was a toddler, his mother karen noticed he had extreme reactions to sound. >> i learned very early on with him that i had to speak slower and softer because it would upset him, and i would notice that he might not really understand what i'm saying. >> reporter: researchers have long known that kids with autism struggle with communication. for the first time, scientists at vanderbilt university have shown one reason why. a typical person sees me talking and it's in sync. but in many kids with autism, there's a delay between what they see and what they hear. so they experience speech like this-- out of sync. it's as if they're watching a badly dubbed movi

autism speaks. who have come together to help the family right now when they need it the most. so hopefully this isn't the last we'll hear about this topic and we can get the word out and spread education so it never happens again. >> absolutely. you are not alone. all of those organizations have done outstanding work and i know you all continue. we'll be here for you. thank you so much. >> thank you, tamron. >>> still ahead, dozens of passengers injured after police say a man attacked a greyhound bus driver while behind the wheel. >> he was actually hitting the bus driver. hitting him hard in the face. he was saying "help me, help me." >> the alleged attacker now faces a laundry list of charges. we'll have the latest on what happened there. very scary. >>> we're also following a bizarre story, a judge ruling that a man must pay child support after providing sperm to a couple who posted an ad online. it is our gut check, and i promise to give you more details before you chime in on what you think. b

like i say, i'm sensitive to the issue of autism. i have a nephew and niece on the autism spectrum. is the science settled. >> there's no causele relationship between vaccinations and autism. the research was driven by anned in that you had an increasing in autism over a number of decades that if you laid it over an increase in vaccinations, it looked like they were increasing. dr andrew wakefield, who has been discredited published a study saying the mmr vaccine was associated with autism. a number of studies reproduced the findings, failing to do so. it is clear in the scientific community that there was no relationship. >> it's amazing what happened when false information gets out there. let's look at the map. it's the whooping cough that is the issue in the united states. how bad are these diseases in. >> both are deadly. in the united states -- >> we saw 10 kids die from whooping cough in california. >> what is sad about whooping cough is the children that die from whooping cough tend to be less than one year old. it's a dangerous disease leading to pneumonia, seizures, if not

. >>> it is one of the biggest mysteries about kids with autism, but tonight, john shows us there is breakthrough. >> i would describe havings a perger's syndrome as being like a computer that's running a different operating system than what most computers run. >> 16-year-old austin miller wasn't diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder until he was 12, but even when he was a toddler, his mother karen noticed he had extreme reactions to sound. >> i learned very early on with him that i had to speak slower and softer because it would upset him, and i would notice that he might not really understand what i'm saying. >> researchers have long known that kids with autism struggle with communication. for the first time, scientists at vanderbilt university have shown one reason why. >> a typical person sees me talking, and it's in sync. in many kids with autism, there's a delay between what they see and hear so they experience speech like this, out of sync. it's as if they're watching a badly-dubbed movie where the words and pictures don't match up. >> one of the klassic pictures that you

>>> new this morning a teen with autism vanishes on the peninsula. coming up, where he was last seen and where police are now focusing their search. >> plus, a major vote expected in the south bay today, how much water officials could urge you to cut back. >> and president obama putting the finishing touches on tonight's state of the union address. the topic he is expected to cover and what republicans are already saying this morning. >> a live look at the embarcade embarcadero. it's tuesday, january 28th and this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. it's bright and early, 4:30. i'm scott mcgrew. >> it's really early. am i right? let's check in with christina. >> in fact, you want to get the sleep out of your eyes to see this. feast your eyes on this bay area. this is what i'm talking about, rain on the radar. not quite here yet. we're still going to have to wait but just to see the showers moving through northern california in areas where we haven't had rain in over a smt a delight. we are getting a little bit of the pre-frontal precipitation in

now, there is additional concern here because he has autism. tyler is a student at carlmont high school and lived in belmont until about 18 months ago, then moved to fremont but still attended school here. normally his dad would pick him up at the library. he went there yesterday but couldn't find him. he was wearing a gray zip-up sweater, black jeans, a black beanie, white shoes and this may stand out he had on an orange back pack also he had with him a nintendo ds and dell lap top computer. it's possible that he may have had some sort of dispute or disagreement with his parents and that's why he may have left but of course they want him home desperately. and again, the search continues for him this morning. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you, christie. it's 5:02. president obama putting the final touches on his state of the union address. but he'll be hard-pressed to satisfy his constituents. peggy bunker joins us with the new poll numbers, showing how dissatisfied the people are. >> good morning. talk about a lot of pressure he

i'm sensitive to autism. i have a nephew and niece on the spectrum.s the signs settled. >> there's no causal relationship between vaccinations and awedism. the research was driven by an idea that you had an increase in autism that if you laid it over the increase in sack sination, the two things are increasing. hence there might be a relationship. andrew wakefield who is credited with publishing the research published a study. since then the findings have been rescinded. it's clear to the scientific community that there's no relationship between vaccinations and autism. >> in the united states it's whooping cough that is the big issues. in europe it's measles. how bad are the diseases? >> both are deadly. >> we saw 10 kids die in california from whooping cough. what is sad about whooping cough is that the children who die tend to be less than one year old. you are talking about infants, it leads to pneumonia and seizures, if not death. with respect to measles, there can be long-term consequences, including pneumonia and death. >> the increase of death

. >> breakthrough research giving a better understanding of how children with autism communicate. the new treatment doctors hope will result from the study. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, school shooting. the 12-year-ld gunman may have warned some students *not o to school before the attack. as for the two >>> the 12-year-old gunman may have warned some students not to go to school before the attack in the new mexico middle school. both victims are in the hospital, one in critical condition. marlie hall has the latest on the shooting. >>> reporter: hundreds gathered for a bay area vigil in roswell, new mexico, with you two students were shot victims of a school shooting. >> it breaks your heart to see these kids that you have to witness and be a part of such a tragedy. >> reporter: the tragedy began at the start of the schoolday yesterday. officials say students gathered in the gym at berrendo middle school waiting for classes to start when a 12-year-old took out a gun. >> we have confirmed that it is a gauge shotgun that the woodstock was sawed off and it was contained within a bag. >> reporter:

thank you. >> thank you. >> autism comes in a variety of forms. it can affect speech, social, intellectual speeds. it affects one in 88 children. it's the fastst growing serious development disability in the united states, and there is no cure. >> now to tonight's photo finish. it's what we consider to be the january the 16th 2014, we chose this from the wildfires in southern california, still burning tonight. that is firefighter jason menned owesa trying to contain the olympic games in california. headlines are next. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. here are the top stories. >> police say paper tossed into a campfire sparked a wind-driven wildfire near los angeles. thousands of people were forced from their homes and several schools were closed. so far the fire burnt more than 1700 acres and is 13% contained. more n.s.a. documents have been leaked. this time involving text messages. the n.s.a. has been collecting millions of messages. collecting and saving data, including locations contact and credit card detai

>> google has partnered with the autism speaks.ll be holding an investment conference to help train entrepreneurs. bob wright and his wife cofounded autism speaks in 2005. you just heard former secretary of the treasury larry summers talking about income inequality and the various challenges facing young people. one of the challenges is autism and it does not seem to have had the same level of attention that other challenges have. >> i think we have improved awareness of autism a great deal. but that accept is action has to be take -- but the next step is action has to be taken. i'm constantly amazed how we don't see that. the death of this little boy -- >> tell people what happened. >> he is in public school, a special class, doesn't speak, he is autistic. i think he was 12 years old. in a school where he is ound er special conditions, he walks out the front door, a guard stopped him, and sends them back into the school without calling any administrator. the little boy finds an open door on the side and walks out and apparently wa

ramping up search for a boy with autism.ustodian last spotted tyler simmons at ralston middle school around 7:00 last night. wearing a gray zip-up sweatshirt, carrying an orange back pack. >> the santa clara water district is expected to vote on water policies. the district will likely urge people to cut back use by 10%. >> two colorado farmers responsible for a deadly listeria outbreak are scheduled to be sentenced today. 33 people died, nearly 150 more were hospitalized. in 28 states including california. the brothers face up to six years in prison and $1.5 million in fines. >> president obama will deliver his state of the union address today. but it will come as he faces low approval ratings. peggy bunker joins us now with a look at the poll numbers just released. >> good morning. some call this the president's last chance to turn things around. the pressure on for him to address head on the public pessimism about what our government has or not been able to accomplish. recent poll numbers show the president will address t

teenage boy with autism. christie smith live in belmont at the school where he was last seen. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. police and the sheriff's department looking for tyler edward simmons, checking the high school that he attended

belmont police have found a 16-year-old boy with autism that was missing all night. tonight police found carlos simmons. we're told he is okay, and not injured. last night was scary though because he disappeared from a school and had not been seen for 12 hours. >>> the b.a.r.t. officer that was shot and killed by a fellow officer will be remembered today. b.a.r.t. officials say sergeant

he is a child with autism spectrum disorder.andered away from his school this fall without help. 50% of all asd children wander in his remains were found three months later about 11 miles from the school where he vanished from. the heart of new york's win out to his mother and grandmother and i have numbered them and i know that their grief and heartache is big. cheered by many parents with autism. you can imagine it's a very heart-wrenching situation. and so right after he went missing, i call upon the department of justice to expand a current grant program that you have in place, which is provided for the use of tracking devices to work with patients diagnosed with alzheimer's and families of those patients. the programs administered by the bureau of justice assistance. we have been doing this for alzheimer's patients at the justice department that funds the program. so it seems that almost it is obvious that hand fits into a glove that we can do this in people with alzheimer's do as well. it seems like just a perfect fit to d

. >>> an american woman is opening eyes on how to deal with a child of autism. >> dating back to 1990the nba has held 17 regular season games abroad. all with an idea to expand globally. it marked a third nba game london has hosted in the last four years. the sold-out crowd got its money's worth. joe johnson got credit many threp3-point shots, former nba r dennis rodman's controversial trip to north korea. >> he didn't invite me to go with him. and had he, i would have declined. i think those things are best done in coordination with government to make sure the right protocols are followed and sports diplomacy is used at its highest and best level. and there's a huge huge spot for sports diplomacy. birthday parties for dictators that torture kill starve, develop missiles and bombs, not so much. and that's my thought. >> well, baseball commissioner bud selig called, instant replay, only used to determine home run calls and initiated by the umpires but starting this season, fan interference, force and tag plays, foul fair calls, and batters being hit by a pitch and baseball players will

. >> first on autism spectrum disorders. i know you're familiar with the o'kendall. ti he's a child with autism spectrum disorder he wandered away from his school this fall, with this f children condition wander, and his remains were found three months later. the heart of new york went out to him and his mother and grandmother. i've met with them and know their grief and heartache, shared by many parents with autism, you can imagine, when a child wanders away and many of them are nonverbal, very, very heart wrenching situation and a dangerous situation as unfortunately asv -- avanti's death showed. right after avanti went missing, i called on the department of justice to expand a current grant program you have in place which has provided support for the use of tracking devices to agencies who work with patients diagnosed with alzheimer's and families of those patients. the program's administered by the bureau of justice assistance. now we've been doing this for alzheimer's patients. justice department funds the program. so it seems almost obvious, you know, like a ha

. >>> how an alert citizen helped find a teen with autism. >> i'm christina loren live from san jose theater grove school, we'll tell you when rain is coming into your forecast in moments. >>> good morning to you, thank you for joining us at 11:00. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm scott mcgrew. we're seven hours away from the president's fifth state of the union address and it comes as he is facing an approval rating that is under water. >> danielle lee is in capitol hill this morning where the president is hoping to turn the economy around. >> minimum wage earnings like restaurant employees, janitors, and construction worker wills get a nod tonight in the state of the union. he plans to pressure congress to raise the minimum wage. he is using his executive authority to push the pay increase for federal contractors. >> democrats are behind the president. >> it's strong. it's all about action. >> how john boehner says higher wages won't help. >> we know from increases in minimum wage in the past that hundreds of thousands of low income americans have lost their jobs. >> decisions like these h

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disturbing end to the search for a missing boy with autism in new york. remains have been found several miles from the school where avante disappeared. clothes match what avante was wearing. >>> new subpoenas on the bridge scandal involving new jersey governor chris christie. and as he heads to fundraisers this weekend, new reports that some in his party think he should take a break from the national stage plus, a victory for voting rights. a key part of voting i.d. laws in the country struck down by a judge. keith ellison will join me live. >>> hi, everyone, i'm tamron hall, the news nation is following what president obama is calling, quote, substantial reforms to the government surveillance programs the president defended the need for surveillance to prevent terror while acknowledging the privacy concerns and calling for greater oversight. >> the men and women of the intelligence community, including the nsa -- it was clear to me in observing our intelligence operations on a regular basis that changes in our technological capabilities were raising new

so the autism spectrum, which ,as a wide range of behaviors is now included in what is diagnosed as autism. recenthink the most studies were one in eight children is identified with some of the symptoms that fall on the autism spectrum. and i think it couple of things are going on. first of all, i think the diagnosis has gotten a lot more precise and a lot better. and informed by science about what this means. of concernslot about what our the intervention strategies, how early you can intervene. there are a lot of children who are identified early on as being part of that autism spectrum who can actually, with early intervention and training, lose all those symptoms. --ean, essentially recover am not sure if that is the correct terminology -- but my the identified as that -- but might be identify as that. and end up being mainstreamed in school. ofhink part of it is a lot additional testing is going on. a lot of additional scientific whatis happening around are the range of characteristics that define the autism spectrum and then how you prevent, intervene, act on that diagnosis. >> thank

a typical person sees me talk and it's in synch but in many kids with autism, there's a delay betweennce speech like this, out of synch. it's as if they're watch bagdly dubbed movie where the words and the pictures don't match up. mark wallace is the lead author of the study. >> one of the classic pictures that you see with autism is children that will actually be covering over their ears. they're trying to filter out the confusing information and focus on one sense. let's say vision in this circumstance. >> this is so interesting, jon. does it apply to all kids with autismsome. >> well, you know, i spoke to one of the researchers at vanderbilt and he told me 90% of the kids with autism have some sort of auditory processing delay. >> so how do you help them? >> what they're doing is coming up with video games and other ways to speed up the auditory processing so it gets in synch. it's not out of sink. i love this because they're finally getting down to the brain wiring and figuring out how can we actually figure out what's wrong and how to fix it? >> great news for thesekys. >>> if yo

damage three times lower sperm counts two hundred ninety percent more brain tumors autism and defects the senior white house advisor and leading epidemiologist dr different davis has testified to senate on the subject she joins us great to see you how do you explain the completely opposite findings between industry and independent studies any time with independent research what industry would you whereas three things first they would go and talk to scientists studies. they would try to get them fired they tried to get their funding taken away or they would fraud then when that didn't work they hired other scientists who knew nothing about the field to do studies that looked like they were replicating. but they really weren't and when all of those things failed they wrote a memo in which they said the cellular industry is. we think we war gamed the science that's a quote war gamed the science now science is not a matter of war not a matter of games we're deadly serious about our health and that of our children wargaming reveals this leaked email is industry paid studies purely for reas

being for it and enhance the self appointed the plan to do this kind of protocol and chillin with autism and i typically develop into him because going to make sure to be kept or idk the years that week and do an analysis of separate those two. bring the software is able to adapt to the reactions it receives in addition by giving simple repetitive stimuli that child is able to focus on the single player message but that's all the variables of human interaction which for sixty children can often find confusing. so let me back and watched him was focused on the robot which is not his usual but i guess that normally runs around a nice focus on the last thirty seconds when he saw the row parking tickets to the south and east of the kids. danny was very interested to go scientists insist that technology is not meant to replace clinicians to help them to run this term children's behavior the in i i i i the guy the day. the at that. in. the b b to b. i can each. kg. the room. he says says. it is. during her eye low. it is. little. he does little. it is. ch ch. one will will will will will . sla

to work with the same thing often singled out at sea by the consultants and the music network of autism years and three daughters but excess of seven something happens to be tested very well. before the balls of those candidates is itself a deal that sends another advance as yourself the cheese is usually lose you. a new one soon. oh sure i do it justice. it's true and. it is. he changed unfortunately i believe that authority to his reach. and even american. to me. he will the eye the air. fixing. mr miller said he holds the record for the largest gathering of scientists in one place. it is not a record breaker in two tries in seven inspired local woman sandra bubble to combine her two great loves of musical theater at her native city to stage the largest choreographed song and dance routine ever writes here in evanston square at the hard knock life the day. in. ipod i've been teaching for twenty two years i wanted to be. the ball. the event of the second half at . it's amazing i didn't. to that extent. lots of guns attempts at its most people gathered in one case a segment on snow and

the odds of him having a child diagnosed with autism? 1 in 88.ls encourages you to learn the signs of autism. . >>> okay. >> okay, this is video we just can't get enough of this moerng. we wish we had teachers like this guy. teaching the students how to bust a move. he's not bad. check it out. it's going viral on instagram. and wearing a tie. what a true professional. >> things have changed since i was in high school. >> and their cheering him on. >> this is in brooklyn. >> he's a catholic school teacher in brooklyn. >> too much coffee. >> either this was photo shopped for ron, or too much coffee app mixture of it. >> we'll look into it. >> we appreciate your cynicism. >>> and brace yourself, nerds, i include myself, a season preview of game of throwns. that's coming up. but first, new wrinkles in the case of the former pastor accused of murders his wife. >> took six months, only arresting him after he allegedly tried to flee the country. >> good morning, it is still a mystery why they waited so long. he's now charged with murder, and the authori

what could be a heartbreaking end to the search for a missing boy with autism.han three months ago. police are now investigating whether remains found overnight are his. >>> plus, more on the changes the president says are being made to the nsa. but has the president pleased anyone with his ideas that were just announced? representative keith ellison, a critic of the government's data collection program will join us live. >>> and happy birthday mrs. obama, behind the scenes of the plans for the first lady's birthday bash at the white house. plus, we'll show you her official aarp photo with her new car and all. [ male announcer ] marie callender's knows all white meat chicken was made to be blanketed in golden breadcrumbs. with whipped mashed potatoes, topped with a thick homemade gravy. so she makes her country fried chicken to be eaten together. so they savor every last bite. marie callender's. [ male announcer ] how did edward jones become one of the biggest financial services companies in the country? hey. yours? not anymore. come on in. [ male announcer ] by

it's my pleasure to introduce miss maya navajo she is the third class teacher for students with autism. her students have learning and behavioral challenges requiring a specialized program. this is her third year of teaching. one of her former students parents recommended her for this award and this is what she stated. each student requires intensive supervision just to be safe and requires real creativity and patience from a teacher to learn and to make progress in life skills. it requires tireless work well above and beyond what it takes to teach children. she spends countless hours educating children for what they need and deserve. maya states, i love working with this population and finding new and creative ways to help them learn and achieve their goals. integrating here students into general education classes is a focus of hers and is successful but it doesn't happen without a lot of collaboration and teamwork. her work goes beyond the classroom into our school community. last april, she helped organize our school wide blue puzzle project for project awareness. we are fortunate t

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it is real to the child with autism who is getting the treatment that he needs and you better believe that it is real to the family lost everything and could have moved away and started anew. but they chose to stay right there and rebuild the town that they love. in their state government has been with them every step of the way because that is what we do. [applause] [applause] we are here to make a difference to those who work hard and those who need a hand. often times people that will never meet. because the legacy that we leave will not be measured by votes on election day or back slaps and hallways. it will be measured by the lasting impact that we have on the communities in which we serve. the opportunity that we have been given to make this kind of difference in the lives of those that we represent his is where is it is fleeting. ten years from now when the trucks are still rolling off the line, folks may not remember the missouri manufacturing jobs act. twenty years from now when the mom pay for the cancer treatment that saved her life in 30 years from now when the student was

last year, alabama school bus driver charles poland is killed and a little boy who has autism is snatchedan angry, deranged man, jimmy lee dikes. >> what's going on? >> reporter: to make matters worse, the boy is being held in an underground bunker, complete with booby traps. as police arrive at the scene, they discover he's planted a bomb in this pipe he planned to talk to police through. >> they were on top of the pipe. he could detonate the bomb at anytime. >> reporter: fbi behavioral scientist is flown down to alabama to help in the unfolding crisis. >> he was angry, but intelligent and controlled. he coldly made a promise to mr. poland. you will do this or i will kill you. and he killed him. >> jimmy lee dikes is known as mean man because of his anti-government rants. a decorated navy veteran, he was due in court to face charges of shooting at a neighbor. the hostage team, which includes top negotiators quickly tries to soothe dikes in direct tyke talks on the phone. >> we wanted to try to come in and calm the situation down, calm down his emotions and try to stabilize what is a real

these banners, it would be similar to banners saying aids is god's punishment and vaccine's cause autism. scientifically false and certainly people's opinions but they have no place in the public sphere. as a former health care worker, my first precept was do no harm. these banners do great harm. i support your resolution to take them down. >> good afternoon president chiu and supervisors. i'm the manager of the climate act now. an organization that works here in san francisco with san francisco youth and adults teaching all of us about climate change and i have come here to echo support of our environmental colleagues here for a moratorium on hydraulic fracking. we are looking for leadership. i thank you all individually for your leadership in advance. every single city agency will be affected in the next decade and in the century to come. this leadership is important and we can tell the state that prop 84 does matter and we could not frak and fight climate change at the same time. frakting is bad for public health. they are going to see extreme increases. it's back for public works. to

and i was trying to explain to them how we coming to click with autism how we can benefit they use shredded the young ones who will lie in london there aren't any paved roads and villages. there's just no infrastructure. at that the only place nature protection is doing well so far is in what's known as church forests on the more than thirty islands. all species live in the trees tourists are well protected because they mean everything to the faithful. the last surviving fourteenth century ethiopian orthodox monasteries can be found here there are hardly any tourists but plenty of pristine nature the coptic monks care for personally this is an eye. although the group was named to the forest to be sacred to us will we hear all sorts of different species of monkeys wild boars and birds they all live with us in the forest that it is not. among the shows as his pride and joy. in the senate on the industry is very important to us. it's very old and highly resistant to lance. no it's my favorite reads them this centuries old trees aren't the only reason the islands are important for nature protec

treatment to caden, who suffers from severe autism.anie told investigators it appeared her son was not improving from the therapy sessions, so she and her husband decided to install a camera. it was on the second day that she saw the physical abuse. >> it's about my son. he deserves the therapy that he was promised. and he deserves more than what they gave him. and this could be happening anywhere. >> reporter: stephanie tells us she's already received calls from other parents whose children had therapy with jacob. >> the parents were not allowed to sit in on the therapy sessions, which is why the mother set up the camera to record them. jacobs told investigators he does not recall assaulting the child. autism intervention of milwaukee says they are discussing the allegations with their other therapists. >>> and coming up at 5:45, the duck dynasty brand is expanding. but its newest product line has some up in arms. >>> and next, the surprise christmas gift one woman accidentally got from the white house. >>> and it was a down day on wa

in autism, the scourge in america today, a lot of autistic kids are going in -- the science is emergingthis -- >> i wanted to get into this. because you sent me a lot of day of thea on this sauna and a lot -- by sweating this way you are letting out more toxins than you could eliminate naturally. tell us what kind of diseases or normalities, illnesses can be helped along with the infrared sauna. >> there are so many new things. the emerging of fibro mie algae and things people can't get a handle on. people are sick and the doctors can't figure it out. diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure. >> so this goes back to heavy metal toxicity or plastics in our food and water. >> yes. >> can it be that simple? >> it can be. but it is not any one toxin. it is a spectrum of them. >> but a sauna like this could let out many toxins. if you have one or many, you can get rid of all of them at once. >> and you won't believe what the doctors have found. doctors in canada who were curing the sickest of the sick in saunas and they said why is that. they measured human sweat and it me it is the most import

. >> the feds have come up with a plan to solve one of autism's biggest challenges. how to keep kids from wandering away. the justice department will fund voluntary gps tracking devices for at risk kids. another device exists for alzheimers patients. it was prompted by the disappearance of a new york city teen. the 14-year-old was found dead three months after he wandered away from school. >>> well, a little puppy nearly left for dead is about to start a whole new life. >> gem was rescued five weeks ago. what a makeover. and now, joe vasquez tells us, she is getting a new home. >> she is going to make a fantastic companion. >> reporter: she is only about four months old, but this sweet little puppy has been through the wringer. last month, workers discovered her on a conveyor belt at the bump after someone tossed her into the recycling. they nicknamed her gem as in diamond in the rough. she was in bat shape with bite marks and leg props but after surgery and some tender loving care, they decided it is time for her to be in a loving home. of the 250 people across the