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>> absolutely shocking pictures, arent they, andrew? everything seems to be whirling around the computer screen there. all tolled, more than 500 americans have died in severe weather this spring, making the most deadly tornado seas innocent united states since lack in 1953. its also taking a huge financial toll. catastrophe risk models estimate the insured losses of $1 billion to $3 billion just in the tornado deaf state city of joplin, missouri. the kind of figures were dealing with here. they ...

in syria. these rikts are set to show demonstrations in dara last friday. although cnn cannot verify when the video was shot. an estimated 1,500 people are unaccounted for in joplin,h. nearly 100 volunteers are working to reunite family and determine whos really missing. the volcanic eruption in iceland thats disrupted air traffic in europe is finally ending. the ash cloud thrown up from the volcano is drifting east and dissipating and most of the airports closed are re-opening. th...

what surprised me is voices urging caution are not only getting louder, but theyre getting more prominent. >> all right. im on my way. >> if youve ever put a cell phone to your ear, you should listen to what neurosurgeon dr. keith black has to say. >> theres no way to say that cell phone use is safe. i think the public has a right to know there could be a potential risk. the public generally assumes that if one is selling something on the market, that we have had assurances that that d...

1.6 watts per kilogram of radiation. order to test for that, krin tifts try to mimic the human brain with salt, sugar and water. let me show you precisely how they do this test. this is a model. this is supposed to approximate the human skull. an adult male. this is my phone weve actually attached there, connected at the angle most people would speak with. inside over here, very important, this bubbly liquid inside, thats what represents liquid brain. whats going to happen is the phone is making...

Take all of those numbers, put it on a computer screen, and tell us where the hot spots are and just how high the levels got. my cell phone measured within fcc limits. but the whole process was surprisingly low tech. what about different size skulls or children? >> in children, their skull is thinner, so the microwave radiation can penetrate deeper into the brain in children and young adults. and their cells are dividing at a much faster rate. >> reporter: but there have been no studies on chirp...

After a period of time, this device is going to come over here and start to measure radiation at all different points in the brain. after that, theyre going to take all of those numbers, put it on a computer screen, and tell us where the hot spots are and just how high the levels got. my cell phone measured within fcc limits. but the whole process was surprisingly low tech. what about different size skulls or children? >> in children, their skull is thinner, so the microwave radiation can penetr...

>> one of the things we have to do first is literally put the brain inside the head. >> exactly. its very light now. >> reporter: the fcc requires all cell phones emit below 1.6 watts per kilogram of radiation. in order to test for that, scientists here try and mimic the human brain, with salt, sugar, and water. let me show you how they do this test. this is a model. this is supposed to approximate the human skull, an adult male. this is my phone weve attached there, connected at the angle most ...

Take all of those numbers, put it on a computer screen, and tell us where the hot spots are and just how high the levels got. my cell phone measured within fcc limits. but the whole process was surprisingly low tech. what about different size skulls or children? >> in children, their skull is thinner, so the microwave radiation can penetrate deeper into the brain of children and young adults. and their cells are dividing at a much faster rate. so the impact of the microwave radiation can be much...

building. the media, in large part, were camped out at another location, believing that was going to be the place he would be staying. they camped out into the evening. he wanted to stay here, uptown, at his wifes apartment on the upper east side, but the apartment building said no, not wanting a 24-7 media circus, as you can imagine. dsk is facing sex crime charges, seven counts in connection with the alleged attempted raich of a hotel raid. he allegedly phoned the front desk and invi...

paraplegics. this guy could stand up again. this is when an accident paralyzed five years ago and doctors said he would never walk again. a medical team implanted an electric stimulator and within months he was taking assisted steps on a treadmill. ill be back at the top of the hour with more live news here. >> im dr. sanjay gupta. welcome to the show. today im taking a closer look at something thats become so closely woven into our lives its hard to imagine what we would do without it...