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Are supposed to keep in. some of the campers believe that is what started the fire when the winds kicked up and got the kohls going and they burned into the brush. officially that has not been determined. jenna: hopefully firefighters get a bit of help from mother nature somewhere over the next several hours. adam, thank you. >> reporter: absolutely. jon: an oregon teenager who police say plotted to blow it his high school is headed to court today. 17-year-old grant acord will be charged as an a...

It is a relatively rare form of -- a very sudden and severe onset ocd occurs in children following an infection, typically a strep infection. and what happens is the bodys immune system attempts to fight off the infection, but mistakenly attacks a part of the brain that is responsible for regulating certain aspects of emotions and behaviors. and so what you will see is very severe sudden onset, like overnight, of extreme fears and anxieties. youll see repetitive ritualistic behaviors, and often ...

And a drano bomb. >> you know there will be heightened anxiety. well be there as a visible presence. if they see anything or hear anything, dont hesitate to call. >>gretchen: the suspects mother releasing a statement saying -- quote -- "my heart goes out to everyone affected. migrant my grant struggles with pandas, a rare form of o.c.d." >>steve: this neighborhood is sitting on a pile of junk. >> you put a metal detector across my yard and you have nothing but trash. hundreds of baby food jars, ...

>> in this case, batmans secret identity is lenny b. robinson. lenny is a semiretired businessman who spends most of his time visiting sick children in hospitals dressed as the superhero. >> my youngest son was obsessed with batman. and his obsession became my obsession. then my ocd kicked in. and i had to get the real costume. the car. and what to do with it all, well, it was about going to childrens hospitals and making a difference. >> batman is on his way to the hospital when hes pulled over...

>> angie says for months she tried to mend fences by talking to the neighbor, but no luck. >> we tried calling. we tried the police. we tried, you know, getting advice from attorneys even. and that didnt work. and everyone we talked to was just baffled. so we just felt that if we just stay out of her way, it would go away, and it didnt. >> angie insists to her neighbor that its not her trash, maybe its the yard workers. after all, angie loves her home and is obsessed with keeping it clean and ti...

Itself, ocd, other things. it feels sometimes like were getting the diagnosis all over again. >> steve: its a setback. >> it is. >> gretchen: youre struggling with the main streaming of him at school. >> thats right. mainstreaming is so important because these kids need to model up. they need to be with typical kids and typical peers. so it is a little bit of a struggle. weve been fortunate that hes been doing really well. >> steve: ive done some stuff for autistic schools in the new york city a...

Tendencies. >> you dent say? >> but i wouldnt call them suspicious. if im walking to left, and i went this way and something bad happened, soi will go this way. if im walking and then i will avoid the cracks. how many cracks did i step on. will i break my mothers back. when i was a kid, i would check under the bed for, not monsters, but intruders. >> this is self protection. >> every space big enough to hold a human being. two closets, behind the shower, and i have to check them before i good to...

Good morning dr. keith. this lady says my friends think i am crazy i am extremely afraid of germs. i carry around my wet wipes to wipe things down before i touch them. i wont touch an atm or door handle with my own hands when i go out to eat i have to sanitize my silver wear. cold and flu season okay but silver wear thats a bit much. >> your friends i would tell this woman they are right. you are not normal. i dont se i dont say it with glee i say it with concern. these germs are not really a th...

Tightening in my stomach, feels like knots are getting put in. its been more anxiety and stress. >> we soon learned that drakes ocd extended far beyond where he sits in the chow hall. >> adam had rituals for everything. he even alphabetized his socks. >> i have to keep the socks in order and i got to wear them in succession. thats why its "e" is next, because im wearing "d"s right now. i tie them in a knot where i can see the letters. >> in prison offenders have little or no control over their d...

You know what? its not about you any more its about the kids once you decide to do that. >> what happens when she brings home a date or girlfriend. i thi you say hes a fine looking fellow is he going kind to you? >> not always that easy. >> it has to be. >> my supervisor told me the black head band i wear is distracting to her. i have black hair and the head band is a simple black head band with no designs no patterns is this manager normal or nuts. i think i know the answer to this one. >> blac...