>> choose your cicada cookies. save the cicada for last, just like an oreo, one, two, three. >> reporter: crunchy. >> very good. >> crunchy, sweet, delicious. >> how about a toast, to cicada emergence. >> >>> finally this half hour, we will introduce you to a real life super mom. she has been a foster mother to dozens of babies over the decades. and as we see, she is not moving her cradle to the garage any time soon. >> lind a owens has opened her heart to the smallest in need. for 34 yea snt un >> mri or children, so for these babies to come in to my care, it's a rewarding, very rewarding, heart-warming thing to be able to have sleepless nights. >> reporter: the 78-year-old has been given many names through the years. >> mama linda, miss linda or baby whispers now. >> reporter: do you remember all of the children that come in to your care? >> they all have a mark in your life. i have pictures from when i started, i have pictures in drawers and in boxes. >> reporter: some of them come pretty small. a number of them

. >> reporter: even cicada cookies. more about that later.d was 17 years ago, when people were logging on to facebook for the first time. the movie "lord of the rings" won 11 oscars. >> get out of our way. >> reporter: and no one was keeping up with the kardashians. the cicadas have been underground, living on presap, and now as the ground tonight hits 64°, they're making their way to the treetops to mate. the cicadas' mating song will loudly announce their arrival. >> it is going to be anywhere between 80 and 100 decibels. that's the sound of a lawn mower engine and jet airplanes going overhead. >> reporter: so we've got an airplane going overhead right now. you compare the sounds of cicadas to this. >> they're going to be louder than this. >> reporter: louder than this? >> chip, they're going to be louder than this. >> oh, it's flying, yay! >> reporter: last week som lucky families got to visit with some of the first cicadas of 2021. >> i'm just a cicada lord. >> reporter: in a program at hidden oaks nature center in annandale, virginia, le

cicada tacos. cookies. roots before looking for mates. that noisy mating song reaching up to 100 decibels. same as motorcycle or jackhammer. >> don't fear the cicada. >> don't let them bug you. >> some people will be afraid. but cicadas don't bite, they don't sting. >> if something about the piece made you hungry. they have a cicada cook book online. recipes from pizza and stir fry. and rhubarb pie. bone appetite. >> that's bug out. >> is it safe to >>> right new on "america this morning." weather extremes. >> storms flooding parts of the south. state of emergency declared. dozens rescued. others surrounded by water inside this diner. the images after 12 inches of rain in just a matter of hours. >> while in the west a new prediction about fire season amidthe extreme drought. conditions expected today. >> new video from the middle east. more than 200 palestinians killed so far including 60 children.

cicadas. >> i have not seen it. >> what was that, 1930s? >> you're in trouble. >> but i do want some cookiesth us. >>> for those of you without local news, "cbs this morning saturday" will return in a few minutes. for now i'm ian lee. while cigarette smoking has decreased over the last decade, cigarette butts are the most littered item around the globe. one man in israel is determined to do something about it. while others enjoy the beach, julian melser is there to save it. >> it makes me look like a professional. >> call him a professional butt remover, picking up used cigarettes on israel's beaches. >> it's burning in my soul, it's burning in my bones, it's burning in my eyes when i see trash on the beach. >> it's a big problem for oceans. cigarette filters are the most single use plastic on the planet. worldwide it's estimated trillions are tossed every year. melser had picked up onth n work. >> with plenty of timee andre, one person's trash into another's treasure by creating artwork. although he prefers another side hustle, selling cigarette pouches for a few dollars so people keep thei