erica pitzi looks at how we teach young drives in the country, and no matter how they drive distracted, och with devastating -- oven with devastating results. >> reporter: playing with the radio, putting on make-up. talking and texting on the phone. aum taking a teenager's eyes off the road with deadly consequences. cars. >> the most common form of distraction was teens interacting with other passengers, followed by teens interacting with cell phones, doing all sorts of things like texting, driving, and interacting with social media >> reporter: how often do you come to the memorial? >> every morning or night every three years. >> reporter: mike's daughter died in a car accident at this intersection in 2012. 18 years old, nicky was weeks graduation. >> we miss her, miss her terribly. no one can figure out or explain what it is to lose a child, and the feeling because you can't explain it to anybody. it's like an empty room, or spot killer. >> reporter: nicky was a passenger in the back seat of the car. it's inconclusive whether the driver was texting or talking on a cell phone. >> when

. >>> i am erica pitzi.his country are pointing up despite the word that china's economy is slowing, falling 6.9% in the last quarter. >> worries that worldwide growth will slow, but asian stocks closing up in toke i can't, and hong kong. it seems those markets are coming to grips with the fact that the chinese economy is cooling. >> these figures very much in line with expectations and bring the g.d.p. rate for last year to 6.9%, which is still around the 7% tarts that had been set by the authorities. it means that it is the slowest growth rate since 1990, but then many believe this is a rate that is more sustainable. there is always a balancing act in the chinese economy, having enough growth to support the fundamental changes that are taking place, the winding down of large state-run industries, moving workers from that sector into the private sector. also supporting the influx of workers from the countryside coming in search of work being pulled out of poverty. in fundamentally changing the economy, they

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. >>> i'm erica pitzi.s governor is pledging to do everything he can to fix the water crisis in flint. >> he apologized again in the state of the state address but two new lawsuits have been announced naming rick snyder and the state. during has address, protestors outside calling for him to resign. >> let's go live to the state capital of lansing. good morning to you. what exactly is the governor promises to do here? >> the governor here at the state capital is asking the state legislature for $28.5 million to help fix the broken water infrastructure of flint and to help with the health needs of its children. he is promising that this will never happen again. >> right off the bat, governor rick snyder apologized for the flint water crisis and said he would fix it. >> i'm sorry most of all that i let you down. you deserve better. you deserve accountability. you deserve to know that the buck stops here with me. >> outside the capitol building, protestors demanded transparency on the water crisis. >> i will r