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Live from america head quarters i am patricia starke. let the games begin of our 2016 summer olympics. the government there is predicting a smashing success. nbc has paid $1.2 billion for the broadcasting rights. president oba . president obama admits that isis will be a threat to our country. mr. obama met with his team at the pentagon to review the war against isis. the militants are losing key stronghold in iraq and syria. the u.s. allies remaining the targets of lone wolves carrying out te...

Been linked to severe birth defects and floridas governor ordered free testing for pregnant women there. and scary moments for 300 air travelers caught on video. this happened at the busiest airport in the middle east. the emirates airline was flying to india when there was a problem with the landing gear. one passenger said people were screaming and crying. the plane landed and everyone got out safely. six passengers were from the u.s. sadly a firefighter on the scene was killed. im patricia ...

Theyre even distributing mosquito repellent wipes to people in that area. officials are concerned this could get worse before it gets better. emergency response teams in miami trying to kill a dangerous parasite. theyre going after a breed of mosquito, and pert say, that is good at hiding in places we all walk by without even thinking. >> you can see the organic matter. you get the water pooling and you have water for the larvae mosquitos. >> this type of mosquito is the cause of a travel warnin...

Cbs evening news is next and as julia just said but ill repeat wooe see you at 6:00 tonight. captioning sponsored by cbs >> ninan: a hot air balloon disaster. officials say there were no survivors after a balloon with at least 16 people on board catches fire and crashes in texas. >> i looked off over there, and the next thing i knew, we saw a big fireball go up. >> ninan: also tonight, russia is suspected of computer hacking the clinton campaign, and another democratic organization. zika in amer...

It can cause serious birth defects. it should be a wake up call to get back to work and approve funds to fight the virus. >> six past employees facing criminal charges in the flint water controversy. the new charges include conspiracy and downplaying risks to flint residents. state financial managers switched the water source more than two years ago causing toxic lead exposure in children. >> the clinton campaign is on the road taking a bus tour of the states of pennsylvania and ohio. clinton an...

Be a wake-up call for congress to get back to work and improve funds to fight the virus. six current or past state employees in michigan facing 18 new criminal charges in the flint water controversy. the new charges include conspiracy and down playing risks to flint residents. state financial managers switched the water source, causing toxic lead exposure to children the old school was closed and torn down after 20 first graders and educators were massacred back in december of 2012. im patrici...

Donald trump won the convention ratings battle. who had a better speech trump or secretary hillary clinton? >> friends, delegates, and fellow americans, i humbly and greatfully accept your nomination for the presidency of the united states.

Live from americas election headquarters in washington. good morning. san diego police are trying to determine if the killing of the police officer thursday night was spontaneous or an ambush. an officer was killed and another was wounded expected to survive. one suspect in custody and a man detained for questioning. police departments have been on high alert since the killings of officers in in baton rouge earlier this month. zika, the mosquitoes are spreading the virus on the u.s. mainland f...

>> pelley: we have two imp >> pelley: we have two important medical stories tonight. first, the case of a patient in utah who contracted the zika virus. whats interesting is it is not clear how it was transmitted. dr. jon lapook is looking into this. >> reporter: last month, an elderly man died in utah after contracting zika outside the united states. a son who helped care for him became infected despite having no recent travel to an area with active zika, and no sexual contact with an infected ...

Joining us now, editor at large for "time" magazine, jeffrey cluger. this weeks story is on the gene machine. heres a look at how this breakthrough genetic technology works. >> chris crispr, we can edit dna. its a man-made molecule. its also equipped with a pair of molecular scissors. once crispr finds its target dna it can select that. its being used to cut out the hiv virus, eliminate huntingtons disease from the brain and even alter a mosquitos genome so its less likely to spread malaria and ...