i'm john schiumo. how it is helping those with sudden hearing loss. new d-con.mice risk their lives for it. now 10 times tastier to mice than the lead competitor. mice love it to death. the one bill -- that is already being met with a lawsuit from the white house. plus. a big blow to san francisco's new safe injection site. why it may never open. and millions are expected in san francisco... for fleet week. the preparations under way this ..vy rls in. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's monday, october first. >>> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ ♪ let's get it started in here >> lebron james makes his los angeles lakers debut. last night, king james captivated the crowd at the lakers exhibition opener. he scored nine points in 15 minutes. the lakers lost to the denver nuggets, 124-107 in san diego. >>> well, a new medical study is giving hope to some patients who experienced sudden hearing loss. john schiumo takes a look at hyperbaric oxygen treatment. >> reporter: this is how grace ann

john schiumo is here in new york. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it's been six days since hurricane michael ripped through the florida panhandle. president trump witnessed the damage from the air and on foot and said fema is providing maximum relief. president trump surveyed the damage from hurricane michael on monday, getting a firsthand look at the devastation from the deadly storm. >> to see this personally, it's very tough. very, very tough. total devastation. >> reporter: the president handed out water to survivors and volunteers in lynnhaven, florida. the category-four hurricane tore week. >> hard to believe. i've seen pictures, but it's hard to believe it when you're above it in a plane. >> reporter: the president spoke with residents including michael rollins who rode out the storm with his four pets. >> the worst thing i've ever endured. >> reporter: alongside first lady melania trump, the president traveled to georgia to thank volunteers and will visit farmers who lost crops.ews are restore electricity to the tens of thousands in the hard

john schiumo is here in new york with more. good morning. >> reporter: that interview included a few sharp exchanges as you just report the, the two discussed jamal khashoggi, also the russia investigation, climate change, and more. >> it's okay, in the meantime i'm president and you're not. >> president trump and 60 minutes lesley stahl went back and forth on a variety of topics, including climate change. >> but what about the scientists who say it's worse than ever? >> you have to show me the scientists because they have a very big political agenda. >> today the president will visit areas of florida and georgia atere hard hit by hurricane michael. chris van holland told face the nation the president needs to take climate change more seriously. >> the trump administration and a lot of republicans who want to put their head in the sand, they don't want to hear the information. >> i have one beer -- >> the president also defended the way he spoke about christine blasey ford who accused supreme court justice brett kavanaugh of se

john schiumo reports. >> reporter: fasting may be the key to had reducing diabetes. three patients between 40 and 67 were able to stop injecting themselves with insulin after following a fasting schedule. performing a spinal tap could be a better cost-effective way to diagnose alzheimer's disease early. that's according to new guidance in the journal alzheimer's and dementia, which recommends using the test to identify biological markers of alzheimer's disease in the spinal fluid. and binge drinking among young people in europe may be becoming less popular. researchers at university college london analyzed data collected between 2005 to 2015. they found a number of 16 to 24-year-olds who don't drink alcohol increased by more than 10%. those are some of the day's sts.scumo,cbs news >>> thsh i. play o' the day...hockey >>> two 100 win teams faced of in the championship series this october. billy crystal making off season plans with the yankees on the ropes. top of the fourth, boston's christian vasquez just three home runs in the regular season that one is going to the