so, mireya, how much time do they have?reporter: well, you know, this island is extremely relnerable, norah. lld literally, any sort of severe hurricane could wipe them off the map and then force these residents out prematurely. otherwise, the government resettlement program, that project out there, it should be done by the year 2022. >> o'donnell: all right. what a story, mireya, thank you. ne thank you. >> o'donnell: brazil's amazon rainforest, the world's largest, ec burning at a record rate. there have been more than 74,000 fires this year, up 84% from last year. thick smoke has darkened the sky in the city of sao paulo. the emergency has prompted an outcry on social media, the nashtag "pray for amazonia." it's not clear how these fires started. critics of brazil's right-wing president blame the worsening disaster on his environmental policies, but he claims the hres are being deliberately set to make him look bad. there's still much more ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." inplane crashes and sinks into the pacific,

mireya villarreal is reporting from texas. >> it's 4:03 in the morning. el paso. >> reporter: every morning crews in el paso are out fogging to stop the mosquito-carrying west nile virus. >> we're just putting the public in danger if we don't address these concerns. >> reporter: it ramps up in august and goes through october. the first two deaths this season of the entire country were reported in el paso earlier this month. more than 2,500 cases were reported last year with deaths. >> when you hear about another death -- >> it shatters -- it shatters me. just the thought of one more person being taken from west nile when there's a way to prevent it just sickens me. >> reporter: lacy hopkins lost her 13-year-old son to west nil. cody was a happy healthy preteen who loved bull riding. >> just one little bug got the best of him. here' a tough gritty kid and definitely not what we expected to happen. >> within 48 hours of contracting the fatal virus, he started losing the ability to control his body. >> cody, i love you. >> reporter: nine days later he was go

mireya villarreal shows us how civilians are getting ready for the storm. >> which generator did you want? >> reporter: there's plenty of time to prepare for hurricane dorian. >> there's only three today. >> reporter: just not enough supplies. so, you're not leaving? >> no, we're absolutely not. >> reporter: james schuchardt got in line at 5:00 a.m. to buy a generator and gas tanks. >> i've been here for almost 30 years. it gets worse every year. >> reporter: the uncertainty of where hurricane dorian will land has people all along florida's east coast hunkering down. >> the time to act is now. you do have some time, but that time is running out. >> reporter: across the state, residents are facing long lines at gas stations and fuel shortages. in miami, nearly half of its stations ran out of gas today. this is seaport canaveral. the fuel that supplies most of central florida has to come through here. and there is a huge supply, 38 million gallons ready to go. but when hurricane dorian hits florida, there is no doubt this place will have to shut down, and that supply will be cut off. u

mireya villarreal has the photo and the story behind it. >> hello! hi, buddy!are the moments every parent lives for, the moment your child feels the the, even though he's different. a it's been a blessing for us to have someone like carson and her family with us to be able to, you know, grow up. i mean, we-- there's a lot of unknowns with joseph. witeporter: joseph was born without a left hand, one of around 2,250 babies with limb differences born in the u.s. wch year. >> i cried. iinstantly cried. sorry. tlt, honestly, it-- i don't know why i worried. i mean, look at carson. look at joseph. an, they're perfect. ke reporter: carson pickett plays defense for the orlando pride. she's one of joseph's favorite players. s it's great having him in the stands and his family. >> and every time, we'll cheer on carson, and she always can hear us, and she came over in that instant and we were able to take that picture. or reporter: joseph's mother snapped this photo of the two ngm bumping after a recent game. what resonated with people in that picture? t i think just the

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mireya villarreal is in texas. >> it's 4:03 in the morning. we are in east central el paso. >> reporter: every morning crews in el paso are out fogging to stop the mosquito carrying deadly west nile virus. >> we just put the public in danger if we don't actually address these concerns. >> reporter: the west nile virus season ramps up in august and goes through october. the first two deaths of the season for the entire country were reported in el paso earlier this month. more than 2500 cases were reported last year with 167 deaths. when you do hear about another death... >> it shatters me. just the thought of one more person being taken from west nile, when there is a way to prevent it, just sickens me. >> reporter: lacy hopkins lost her 13 year old son to west nile in 2016. cody was a happy, healthy preteen who loved bull riding. >> just one little bug got the best of him. and he was a tough, gritty kid and definitely not what we expected to happen. >> reporter: within 48 hours of ntntracting the fatal virus, he started losing the ability to c

thank you, mireya villarreal. now a cbs news exclusive. connecticut man tells us he fears for his life tonight. scott hapgood is facing manslaughter charges on the caribbean island of anguilla in the death of a resort worker. errol barnett has new details of a terrifying confrontation in a vacation paradise. >> reporter: scott hapgood was vacationing with his family at an anguilla hotel last april. kenny mitchel, a hotel employee, dressed in uniform, entered hapgood's room in the afternoon. what happened next is unclear. but their violent encounter resulted in mitchel's death and hapgood charged withughter >> my wife, my children, we wake up with it. we live in it. we swim in it. we breathe it every day. >> reporter: today at a press conference, hapgood and his lawyer, who say mitchel was armed and demanding money, raised concerns about the release of evidence by officials in anguilla. >> the attorney general withheld for more than two months a toxicology report that showed mr. kenny mitchel was not only drunk but also high on cocaine and

mireya villarreal, cbs news. >> yuccas: so touching. dozens of gun-control rallies took place across the country today. moms demand action for gun sense in america and other groups are demanding the republican- controlled senate pass universal background checks. they also want the senate to pass so-called red flag laws aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people. peter fonda will forever be remembered from the counterculture classic "easy rider." the actor died friday of complications from lung cancer. he was 79 years old. and as jeff glor reports, fonda's acting career endured for decades. ♪ take a load off >> reporter: "easy rider" was to 60's cinema what woodstock was to that generation's music. the counterculture classic, about two bikers on a drug- fueled road trip through the southwest starred peter fonda, who also earned an oscar nomination for cowriting the film. >> do your own thing in your own time. you should be proud. >> reporter: before he climbed on that red, white, and blue motor bike, fonda was already wel

mireya villarreal has that part of the story from cocoa beach. mireya?his is the sentiment everybody has around here. go away, dorian. this storm has been churning in the t atlanta for days. there are a lot of things being run out, chips, cereal, canned tuna, all the essentials. cape canaveral will be closing in this area. no ships be allowed in the channel. but the gas trucks will be coming in. we got a behind-the-scenes look. the tank farm actually supplies airports and gas stations all along central florida, and they'll still be coming in to fill up during the storm oer when the winds hit the area at 30 to 35 miles an hour. right now at cocoa beach, they've ordered a massive ev evacuati evacuation. this town will quickly become a ghost town in the next 24 hours. dana. >> thank you very much. >>> it is another weekend of vie lend unrest in hong kong as police and protesters clash in what's now the 13th weekend of pro-democracy demonstrations. protesters started fires after they retreated from the government headquarters. police in riot gear used a wate

mireya villarreal has the photo and the story behind it. >> hello! hi, buddy!these are the moments every parent lives for, the moment your child feels the same, even though he's different. >> it's been a blessing for us to have someone like carson and her family with us to be able to, you know, grow up. i mean, we-- there's a lot of unknowns with joseph. >> reporter: joseph was born without a left hand, one of around 2,250 babies with limb differences born in the u.s. each year. >> i cried. i instantly cried. sorry. but, honestly, it-- i don't know why i worried. i mean, look at carson. look at joseph. i mean, they're perfect. >> reporter: carson pickett plays defense for the orlando pride. she's one of joseph's favorite players. >> it's great having him in the stands and his family. >> and every time, we'll cheer on carson, and she always can hear us, and she came over in that instant and we were able to take that picture. >> reporter: joseph's mother snapped this photo of the two arm bumping after a recent game. what resonated with people in that picture? >>

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mireya villareal is in texas. >> it's 4:03 in the morning. we are in east central el paso. >> reporter: every morning, crews in el paso are out fogging to stop the mosquito-carrying deadly west nile virus. >> we just put the public in danger if we don't actually address these concerns. >> reporter: the west nile virus season ramps up in august and goes through october. the first two deaths of the season for the entire country were reported in el paso earlier this2,500 cases were reported last year with 167 deaths. >> when you guys do hear about another death -- >> i was shattered. oit shatters me. just the thought of one more person being taken from west nile, when there's a way to prevent it just sickens me. >> reporter: lacy hopkins lost her 13-year-old son to west nile in 2016. cody was a happy, healthy preteen who loved bull riding. >> just one little bug got the best of him. he was a tough, gritty kid and definitely not what we expected to happen. >> reporter: within 48 hours of contracting the fatal virus he started losing the ability t

thank you mireya villarreal. now cbs news exclusive, a connecticut man tells us that he fears for his life tonight. scott happengood is facing charges. a terrifying vacation in paradise. >> scott hapgood was vacationing last april. kenny mitchel entered the hotel room in the afternoon and what happened next is unclear but the violent encounter resulted in mitchel's death. >> my wife and children wake up with it and live it and breathe it every day. >> hapgood and his lawyer saying mitchell was armed demanding money raised concerns about the release of information in anguilla. >> they withheld a toxicology report showing mr. kenny mitchel was not only drunk but high on cocaine and other drugs when he attacked scott. >> no. >> the victim's mother spoke to cbs news via webcam. >> my son did not try to rob him. something else happened. >> hapgood is out on bail after posting a $74,000 bond has been threatened like this on facebook. cbs news obtained these voicemails. >> i know exactly where you live -- if i ever see

mireya villarreal is showing us what is being done to save them and the way of life on tonight's eye on earth. >> when i was six or seven years old. >> steve is a member for almost two centuries his people fished, hunted and farmed. now the land is in danger of being lost to climate change. >> salt water did all of this? >> salt water did all of this. >> rising sea levels and the intrusion of salt water from the gulf of mex destroyed much of the islands gnarl prote s natur barriers. there is only one way on or off the island, and you are looking at it right now. when major storms blow through the area anyone can be washed out. even a relatively weak category 1 storm like hurricane barry which hit here in early july could have devastating effects. >> it is barry that brought the most water compared to the larger storms. it is so much of my upbringing and so much of my identity from who i am to where i live. >> soon, all he will have left are memories of the island which since 1955 has lost 98% of its land mass. today it sustains a shrinking population of fewer than 60 people. >> there

mireya villarreal went there to find out how the school found its rhythm. >> reporter: thomas mayfieldmate, it >> reporter: he's been teaching math at this elementary school for a year where the median family income is less than $19,000, and more than 94% of the students are economically disadvantaged. >> the reputation outside the door is crime. you have families in single-parent homes. >> reporter: before mayfield came on board, the school was at rock bottom. disciplina discipli test scores were low, disciplinary action was high. >> if you can't get out of the hole, the state could come in and take over. >> you were on the verge. >> we were knocking on the door. >> she was brought in to figure out the problem. >> my mother was a single parent of four, my father was in and out of prison. i realize now my mom would go to bed hungry so we could eat. i'm abel to understand whether a lot of my kids come from, and more importantly, i'm abel to hold them accountable to not use any of those things as an excuse to not try to do better for yourgs. >> reporter: recognizing the hardships comeau

cleared by the county health department dublin unified school district confirms that a student at mireya lament murray elementary. >>showed up on campus, sick and now all the classrooms exposed have been deep clean. meningitis causes an inflammation in the brain and the spine typically caused by a viral infection. we talked to a mother at the school says she is now reminding her son and classmates to keep clean. >>you see these you know the safety procedures of washing their hands then i'm being careful of their sneezing or coughing using clean eggs. the teachers encourage them. yeah on sunday mass. >>how the student became infected has not been released. >>well for your health right now a teenage girl infected with the measles may have exposed others at disneyland in a nearby hotel happened august 11th and 12th of the desert palms hotel in anaheim. and disneyland and california adventure. they say she was in southern california through august 15th. she has since returned to new zealand. health officials say people who might have been exposed. should monitor themselves for symptoms such

in our eye on earth series, mireya villarreal got a look at the huge challenges facing the islanders.elp these people. >> reporter: there is no doubt this island is disappearing quickly. both federal and state governments are stepping in to help resettle the less than 60 people still living there but the project is two years in and not a single family has agreed to move because they just don't trust that this is the right thing to do. the history of isle de-jean-charles is as rich as the oil siphoned from louisiana's gulf coast. once home to hundreds of native american families it's now quickly disappearing and so are the tribes that once lived here. >> you can see the water line right up here. >> reporter: people are still cleaning up after hurricane barry hit in early july as a weak category 1 storm. >> people are going to need a lot of help to rebuild and stuff. it's just heart breaking. >> reporter: when barry blew through this area the road was completely washed away. all the residents decided not to evacuate had to be rescued by coast guard. the island's natural barriers are bei