in 2017, we introduced you to then-12-year-old gitanjali rao.ad testing kit. >> imagine living day in and day out drinking contaminated water with dangerous substances like lead. >> diaz: inspired by the water crisis in flint, michigan. >> our water quality is as important as our doctor appointments and dentist appointments. >> diaz: i've never tested my torer. appointments and dentist appointments. >> diaz: i never tes >> that's a big problem. >> diaz: we ended that 2017 piece asking, "what will she do next?" this month she was named "time" magazine's first-ever kid of the year. has it sunken in yet, or are you still flying high? >> i'm still flying high. >> diaz: now 15 years old, she beat out 5,000 others, not just for the lead testing kit, but she's also created apps to fight cyber bullying and opioid addictions and she inspired others through workshops reaching tens of thousands. >> it's crazy that i never thought to use a virtual video conferencing tool. and now that we're in the pandemic it just seems like common sense. >> diaz: her new t

in 2017 we introduced to you to then 12-year-old gitanjali rao, she invented a lead testing kit. >> imagineay out getting condition tam natured watt we are dangerous substances like lead. >> reporter: inspired by flint, michigan. i've never tested my water. >> that is a big problem. >> reporter: we ended that 2017 piece asking what will she do next. well, this was next. she was just named "time magazine's" first ever kid of the year. >> this is so beyond exciting. nothing i could have ever imagined. >> reporter: now 15-years-old, she beat out 5,000 others. not just for the lead testing kit but she's also created apps to fight cyberbullying and opioid addiction and inspires others through workshops. >> i cannot see a world filled with kindness without science and technology being involved. >> reporter: after a year like 2020, take comfort-- teenage scientist gitanjali rao is on the rise. adriana diaz, cbs news, chicago. >> o'donnell: we love seeing more girls in science. and we'll be right back. ence. an we'll be right back. over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes

. >>> "time magazine" named the first ever kid of the year 15-year-old scientist gitanjali rao.n app that detects contaminated drinking water. there she is right there on the cover. what a future she's going to have. >> very >>> we are now mandating a stay-at-home order for three weeks. >> right now at 4:30 shutdown for a second time. the new shelter in place restrictions now in place that went into effect overnight and the growing impact on small businesses across the bay area. >>> and struggling to make it in the bay, the looming evictions set to start and the help that could be on the way for some renters. >>> plus, dry conditions, gusty winds and growing fire danger. meteorologist kari hall tracking it all including the area seeing the biggest threat. "today in the bay" starts right now.

gitanjali rao getting that honor. a scientist from colorado. 15 years old selected out of more than 5,000 nominees young miss rao invented a mobile device to test for lead in drinking water and an artificial intelligence tool to detect early signs of cyberbullying she told us, being kid of the year is something she never imagined >> i'm so honored and humbled to be among all the amazing people on the cover of the "time" magazine i don't look like your typical scientist, of course i'm definitely a, you know, younger female of color and that's not necessarily what you see in a scientist i'm not your typical scientist, instead i'm your innote separator. someone who uses kindness for science and tackles problems in society and uses science as a catalyst for social change. >> someone clone her, please by tangly says like most kids homework isn't her favorite thing. solving the world's problems apparently less of that chore. by the way, "time's" person of the year to be announced next week two of the biggest names in identi