health specialist, kathy walsh was there when he tried the latest in cochlear implant technology for the very first time. >> are you nervous about this? are you excited? >> i'm excited. about the capabilities of what it can do. >> reporter: out with the old. in with the new. nicholas shortridge, 2016 has the sound of success. >> this is significantly or sophisticated. >> reporter: and this will change nicholas's life. >> reporter: nicholas has been deaf since he was four. is headed cochlear implant 22 years. >> i'm glad to have it because it helped me. >> reporter: today, the is getting a new year. a streamlined outside piece or processor loaded with the latest technology. his initial reaction -- >> it's a cleaner sounding signal? >> audiologist, allison biever said it includes bluetooth capability. she went down the hall and called nicholas his cell. >> how does my voice sound? >> it sounds perfect, allison. >> reporter: and nicholas is now one up on hearing people. he can tune out what those who can hear, can't. >> the other cochlear, i could hear the fan, i could hear all these di

kathy walsh shows us why this can be a little troubling. troubling. nats cell phone ringthat ring is real.vibration noise... so is that vibration.but how many times have you reached for your mobile phone only to find it's a false alarm?12;08;19;22 i'd say at least twice a day12;01;34;12 i'll feel l something i'll check it and it's not12;06;23;20 probably at least once every dayno surprise.a study of students by a georgia institute of technology professor found 90 percent of them said th felt the phantom phone sensatioio. 12;01;38;18 becuz we're so in touch with out cell phones now we're cyborgs practically ... they're parts of usthe modern day phenomenon has a name ... "phantom vibration syndrome" 11;45;16;00 it's almost like a hallucination... dr. randi smith is an associate professor of psychology at msu denver.11;46;21;02 there's a fear that we're trying to reach us and we're not being responsivedr. smith says new media and messages are exciting and rewarding.for some ... they're an obsession. 11;47;27;03 i think it's a little scary how dependent m

. >> that was kathy walsh reporting. half the money raised goes to the chris draft family foundation. the lung cancer survivor chooses the other recipient. kathy chose the center for the study of lung cancer. >>> today's wednesday's child is seth, a young man who we have met before. this science-loving kid still needs a family. science is his favorite hobby. he's fascinated by electricity and learned how to produce static electricity at mad science of colorado. he played with foam and fire, mixing chemicals to make bubbling concoctions. the 11-year-old wants to be an electrician, engineer or train conductor when he grows up. >> you knew about the experiments before they were even happening. >> yeah. >> how do you know that? >> just kind of naturally comes to me. >> don't you wish you were like that? watch the full story at noon and you can call the adoption exchange at the numbers on the screen. >> what a great young scientist with a good mind. so great for a family. >>> let's take a look at wonderful weather pics this mo

kathy walsh, cbs 4 news. >> when she is not reading her favorite harry potter book, you can find misty riding her bike and dancing and singing. we sat down were tea at the denver tearoom last winter. misty is laid back and easy to talk to, and she carries the conversation by asking me questions. she is 12 years old and is a good student who loves the arts. she admits she is shy but today >> here's to misty and having a really good morning. >> here's to having a good time at the tea party. >> for more information, call the adoption exchange and join us later at noon to see the full story. >> wonderful kid. sweet as can be. she could use a good home. >>> another huge honor for mallory pew, trying to help the u.s. women's national team qualify. the 17-year-old star made her first international appearance last weekend, a 5-0 win over ireland in san diego. u.s. coach announced she made the senior roster with 16 other women, including alex morgan, carli lloyd and others. they will head to texas next month to qualify for the olympics in rio, trying to become the first team ever to win the wor

. >>> reporting live, kathy walsh, cbs4 news. >>> students in paris at at another school told to -- students and parents are told to be on the lookout for another illness, -- scarlet fever, it's possible another student had a sentiment during the holidays, it can be treated with antibiotics, it included bright red rash that covers most of the body, sore throat and my fever. >>> happening tonight the president giving his final state of the union address. it comes us at 10 american sailors are being held by iran. mr. obama is likely to bring up the new nuclear deal with iran during tonight's address. right here on cbs4 at 7:00. specialist sean boyd joins me. let's talk about a sneak peak. you have some experts tonight. >> in those x are as, the president talks about something he spoke a lot of when he first ran for president, change, how change in steel sphere and how we all need to work together another familiar theme. the address will have a heavy dose of the nostalgia and the white house also promises a nontraditional speech. >>> as president obama worked on his final state of the union, he

today kathy walsh spoke with his widow about remembering her loving husband and finding her own way to heal. >> attention all units, two years ago today we lost sergeant duty. lined up on highway 93 and at the same time and same spot where dave baldwin was killed on duty two years ago. >> let us all honor him with radio silence. >> reporter: a gesture of love for dave at a show of support for crystal period >> in some ways it feels like a really long time and in other ways it is like this happened yesterday. >> reporter: they married in motorcycle in the mountains. when dave was killed, crystal told us she lost her joy. >> you never get it back but i am getting quinces of that this year like the candles here. >> reporter: her therapy has been working to open a new shopping golden full of plant blaze was plant -based medicine, and health products. and she is connecting with organizing classes on therapy, and planning session for saturday. crystal has found good medicine in the shop. >> it is nice to see, thank you period and it was great to see the sunshine today. >> yes, and we will fe

kathy curran, five investigates. ed: a quiet move by boston mayor marty walsh is raising questions about whether text messages sent to and from elected officials public. 5 investigates mike beaudet learning the mayor has now stopped deleting text messages so they can be released, even though governor baker still believes his text messages are off limits. >> do you think your text messages should be public? >> my work phone, absolutely. >> mayor marty walsh appears to be the picture of transparency, but months ago he was the leading text messages. reported -- repeatedly -- requests went unanswered. >> i did not always delete them. it was a habit. >> he was still leaving his text messages last year after university journalism students requested text messages about olympic bids and were told there were none. then they asked for all of their told the same. there were no text messages. a message delivered across city hall -- it' s a different story on beacon hill, where the legislatures is exempt from the public records law and the governor says he is, too. he will not release his text messages, although he supports refor