of doctors in the epidemic of painkiller abuse. reporter: what percentage of your patients get prescriptions for oxycodone? nearly 100%. pelley: and the man who talked his way into the baseball hall of fame. it s time for dodger baseball. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: an we ll begin tonight with breaking news. late today the c.d.c. confirmed what had been suspected, that zika virus does, in fact, cause severe birth defects. mosquitoes in the united states are soon likely to carry and spread the virus. this map is showing you the 27 states where the particular type of mosquito thrives. here s dr. jon lapook. reporter: the c.d.c. said confirmation the zika virus causes microcephaly, an is unprecedented. it s first time in history a virus transmitted by mosquito bite has been found to cause birth defects. dr. sonja rasmussen is with the c.d.c. what we re learning is that they have a severe form of microcephaly
pelley: an we ll begin tonight with breaking news. late today the c.d.c. confirmed what had been suspected, that zika virus does, in fact, cause severe birth defects. mosquitoes in the united states are soon likely to carry and spread the virus. this map is showing you the 27 states where the particular type of mosquito thrives. here s dr. jon lapook. reporter: the c.d.c. said confirmation the zika virus causes microcephaly, an underdeveloped brain at birth, is unprecedented. it s first time in history a virus transmitted by mosquito bite has been found to cause birth defects. dr. sonja rasmussen is with the c.d.c. what we re learning is that they have a severe form of microcephaly that is oftentimes associated with other problems in the brain that can be seen on imaging on c.t. scans or m.r.i.s that make us really concerned. reporter: the c.d.c. says it made the determination based on mounting evce images released today by researchers in brazil, where the virus is wi
we have been telling you about lawmakers in state after state, passing bills to protect people who cite religious beliefs for refusing to serve or employ gay or transgender people. we wondered why so many of these laws including some that limit ak tess to public restrooms are surfacing right now. well dean reynolds found out. being transis not a crime. reporter: demonstrators against the so-called bathroom bills were out in force in south carolina chants echoing those in other states where they say legislatures have enacted laws allowing bigotry. while they protested, the conservative group that helped author many of those measures prti orientation was working at the orlando area office on new ways to uphold what it says is really at sta. it is only about being free to pursue your faith. we have no interest in discriminating against any one. reporter: the founder and chairman of liberty council which is affiliated attorneys in 50 states drafting bills advising lawma
poll shows support for the democrat in the lead right now. hillary clinton. would dip if biden were officially in the race.. c - b - s news correspondent brook silva - braga is in new york with the latest in the 20 - 16 presidential campaign. biden is said to be in no rush to make a decision - even as hillary clinton increases her lead in national polls. (sot earnest) if you are making your decision about whether to get into a race based your perception on somebody s else standing in the race, that s not clinton will testify before the house benghazi committee on thursday.testimony that could last 8 hours. -nat - on the republican side donald trump continues to lead he s won virtually every national poll for four months. (sot trump) i don t want anybody s money. // i m not selling myself to special interest groups, or insurance companies, or lobbyists. the secret service is reviewing requests for protection from the trump and ben carson campaigns. while carson has denied th
between january of 2011 and december of 2013. he s now been sentenced to three years in prison. and must also pay 10- thousand dollars in restitution to the girl s family. larry the nebraska court of appeals has ruled that a man in prison for molesting his 6- year- old daughter should not have his parental rights terminated. that decision comes in a case where the girl s stepfather is seeking to adopt her and her two younger brothers. the appeals court says the father s rights shouldn t have been terminated under a state adoption law that allows the termination of parental rights if the parent has abandoned the child for at least six months prior to the adoption filing. the appeals court says the imprisoned father had sent the children letters and cards in the six months before the adoption action was filed. diana a northwest iowa college is trying to attract students to its manufacturing program. northwest iowa community college in sheldon held its second annual manufact