dr. jon lapook will show us the right way. and the fastest man on earth sends fellow jamaicans into this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. the flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. more than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. this was one of the more swallowed this car. the driver screamed "i'm drowning," and david fong jumped in. >> she's gone. >> no, she better not be. with driver and dog. we have more on this disaster now from omar villafranca in baton rouge. >> reporter: from the air it's hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. sergeant paul meeker of the louisiana national guard took us on a search-and-rescue mission in the flood zone. >> a lot of people choose to stay until the power goes off. >> reporter: the national guard pulled more t

dr. jon lapook has more about this rare disorder. ? the its up the water spout ? >> reporter: like most 6-year-olds, edmund loves singing and toys and, of course, his mother. but unlike most of his peers, edmund has microcephaly, the result of a genetic disorder that his mom didn't know about. >> i didn't sign up for this which is not true at all. of course you sign up for it. >> reporter: she and her husband vincent said edmund might not recognize them and might not some doctors suggested he be institutionalized. what was your response? >> my first response, i didn't think people did that any more. >> reporter: edmund didn't sit up or crawl until he was 3 and still doesn't talk. but he is slowly meeting some milestones. walking with help and riding a bike and playing with his two brothers. >> we are teaching him sign language. >> reporter: give me an example. >> so he will say, edmund loves mamma. this is how ay >> reporter: you speak edmund sign language? >> yes. he has invented some of his own signs. like this is please say to me. >> reporter: you just made tha

dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: like so many new parents, janelle hanley focused on the best, safest way to get sleep. >> no loose blankets, toys, loose fabric in her crib whatsoever. >> reporter: she puts her to sleep on her back which is also the current recommendation by pediatricians. according to today's study in "pediatrics" hanley is among the few doing it right. researchers videotaped, 160 babies sleeping at 1, 3, 6 months. at 1 month. 91% slept with items, bedding, bumper pads. pillows, stuffed animals. by m over 90%. at 1 month. 14% were not placed to sleep on their back. by 6 months it more than doubled to 33%. >> don't worry about the babies when collick is part of the picture. >> this doctor is a pediatrician. >> babies should have their own sleeping environment. babies should also not have any stuffed animals in their sleeping environment. and they should be placed on their back. messages such as availability of crib bedding and also to tired parents. >> it is probably on the part of pedia

dr. jon lapook, thanks. well, delta airlines' computers are back online, but a lot of passengers stood online today at the airport. delta canceled more than 600 flights today after 1,000 yesterday when its computer system crashed. mrmore than 1,000 people were stranded last night at tokyo's time-lapse video shows a mothering thick, red cloud. s drivers were being warned to pull out. in tucson, some drivers had to be rescued when streets were flooded by torrential rain. the storms were fed by remnants of tropical storm javier, which hit mexico last night. in southern california, 35,000 students were kept home from school today because of smoke angeles. the so-called pilot fire broke out sunday and has burned about 7,000 acres. the area hadn't seen a significant fire in about half a century, so all that dried up brush is now fuel. coming up next on the cbs evening news, after a tragic death on a water slide, we wondered who's keeping amuse parks safe. and why are athletes who got caught doping allowed to compe

dr. jon lapook. thank you. >> a gun scare sends passengers running for the exits.hat's next. >>> today, florida confirmed two more people infected with the zblichlt zika virus. 30 transmissions by mosquitoes in miami. no other state reported mosquito borne infections. the virus can cause severe birth defects. tonight new york's kennedy airport is back to normal. it was bedlam last night after reports of gunshots set off panic. three terminals were evacuated. airlines grounded or diverted flights. witnesses say they heard shots. but the police found no evidence of that. >>> there was a real scare for a bear in alaska. sunny was watching her three cubs fishing above a water fall when one slid over the to she sprung into action to fish them out just as the the third cub washed over the falls. all three of them were saved. a teaching moment for the trio. no doubt. >>> coming up next, usain bolt's most amazing feat. the military is more than a career, it's a journey. and every step along the way, the uso is there. it's an experience that soldier will never forget... tha

dr. jon lapook spoke with the head of the c.d.c., dr. tom frieden. >> reporter: are the conditions on miami beach different, harder than, say, in wynwood? >> miami beach is going to be a particularly challenging area. the high-ri buildings means you can't apply aerial spraying in the same way. also, the windy conditions make it hard larvicide and adultacide products. on the other hand, you have more cement and pools that are clornated. >> reporter: as c.d.c. director, what keeps you up at night about this whole zika outbreak? >> i tha wry it will be difficult to stop transmission once it's started in neighborhoods around t u.s. i'm deeply concerned about puerto rico, and i'm concerned that we won't have the resources we need to have a robust response, come up with better ways to find theirus, and mosquito. >> pelley: jon, you've been covering zika for us since the outbreak in brazil. what worries you the most? >> reporter: scott, i'm rried about all the stuff we don't know. i mean, you have a place like florida, very well funded, a lot o

dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: 31-year-old ali simon is 36 weeks pregnant and lives in new jersey. mosquitoes in the u.s., but like many pregnant women we've spoken to, wonders if it's safe to use insect repellent. >> i don't feel like it's necessary for me to douse myself in chemicals until i know that i need to. >> reporter: but the c.d.c. has said there are insect repellent safe to use for pregnant women, and refers them to a list provided by the e.p.a. dana vogel heads the e.p.a. division that examines the health effects of pesticides. >> all of them have been evaluated for their safety. what we found for deet is th is no sensitivity, extra sensitivity for pregnant women or children from their exposure to deet. >> reporter: because of ethical consideration, most research has been done on animals. however, one study looked at pregnant women during the second and third trimester, and found using 20% deet daily was safe for both mother and baby. >> no product is put on the market unless a safety evaluation is done and it's found to be safe. >> reporter: she understands some women'

dr. jon lapook to tell us more about this rare ? the itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout ? >> reporter: like most six-year-old, edmund loves singing, toys and, of course, his mother, but unlike most of his peer, edmund has microcephaly, the result of a genetic disorder his mom elizabeth didn't know about while pregnant. >> when he first came home, my initial thought is i can't do this. i can't do this. i didn't cyber up for this, which is not true at all. of course you sign up for it. >> reporter: she husband vincent were told edmund might never recognize him, night not even survive. some doctors even sgested he be institutionalized. what was your response? >> my first response was, i didn'think people did that anymore. >> reporter: edmund didn't sit up or crawl until he was three and still doesn't talk. but he is slowly meeting some milestone, walking with h, riding a bike, and playing with his two brothers. >> here he comes. language. >> reporterve me an example. >> so he will say edmund loves mama. >> reporter: so you speak edmund, sign language? >> yes. he's invented so

dr. jon lapook, cbs news, rockville, maryland. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning,"ok at the problem with dirty water at the rio games that is blamed for sick eping at least one athlete. plus more on the greenland shark that can live hundreds of years. and stunning views. we will tell you about a mission to protect natural dark skies around the world. that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ,,,, i'm brian hackney. and i'm an >>> ladies and gentlemen, it is friday! it's august. the bay bridge has disappeared. >> that's your headline! >> we have made it to friday. i'm anne makovec. >> there's supposed to be a bridge out there. i'm brian hackney. let me say i'm speaking for all four of us on this desk when i say thank god it's friday. >> welcome to your friday! we have traffic and weather -- how long have you and i worked together? >> back in 1984? >> wow! >> really? you're that old? [ laughter ] >>> good morning. brianer you were talking about the bay -- brian, were you talking about the bay bridge an

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dr. jon lapook met a boy who has this rare disorder. >> the itsy-bitsy spider went up the waterspout. >> reporter: like most six year olds edmund picciuto loves singing, toys and of course his mother. but unlike most of his peers, edmund has microcephaly,the result of a genetic disorder his mom elizabeth didn't know about while pregnant. >> when we first came home my initial thought was i can't do i didn't sign up for this. which is not true, of course you sign up for it. >> reporter: she and her husband were told edmund might never recognize them, might not even survive. some doctors even suggested he be institutionalized. what was your response? >> my first response was, i didn't think people did that any more. >> reporter: edmund didn't sit up or crawl until he was three and still doesn't talk. but he is slowly meeting some milestones. walking with help, riding a bike, and playing with his two brothers. >> we're teaching him sign language. >> give me an example. >> so he will say edmund loves momma. well, this is how he says momma, it is really this. >> so you speak edmund. >> yes, an

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