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Phone one step too far. he wasnt hurt, but he is just one example of how societys romance with smartphones is causing many to flirt with disaster. walking into walls. this woman plunged 20 feet into a sinkhole. in the past seven years, the number of injured, distracted walkers quadrupled. more than 1,150 were treated in the e.r. in 2011 alone. >> i think the danger is real. and this is a growing epidemic. >> reporter: the doctor says distracted pedestrians risk injuries in from head to toe, incl...

One example of how societys romance with smartphones is causing many to flirt with disaster. walking into walls. this woman plunged 20 feet into a sinkhole. in the past seven years, the number of injured, distracted walkers quadrupled. more than 1,150 were treated in the e.r. in 2011 alone. >> i think the danger is real. and this is a growing epidemic. >> reporter: the doctor says distracted pedestrians risk injuries from head to toe, including facial fractures, eye injuries and blunt head traum...

we begin this hour with tensions ratcheting up between israel and iran. a bomb went off just as israeli tourists boarded a bus in the bulgarian resort city. six people are confirmed dead. some 30 others are wounded. president obamas strongly condemning the attack calling it in his word barbaric. cnns elise labott is joining us live with the very latest. bulgarians are of course investigating. im sure the israelis are as well. first of all, what are the bulgarians saying? >> reporter: w...

Down and im standing there looking and i go, okay. i put my foot on it the next thing i knew i was down at the bottom. jon: wow. i guess a lot of the people who were hurt were actually hurt on the slides, sprained ankles, friction burns. >> yes, yes, anybody that was hurt i believe was hurt going down the slide because everybody was trying to get off. i think we all got off in less than five minutes. everybody was just so efficient and going so fast. jetblue was wonderful. everybody was helpful ...