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Doing cpr on him. >> reporter: the child was conscious, alert and breathing when taken to the hospital. connecticut mom karen knows the terror all too well. two years ago her 6-year-old son, zach, drowned in a pool drain accident. >> once you're stuck, 450 to 900 pounds of pressure. >> reporter: karen and her husband started the zach foundation to increase awareness. teaching the abc and ds of pool safety. >> and then the d for drain safety. a is for adult supervision, b is for barriers around pools and bodies of water, c is for classes. >> reporter: like the ones that teach cpr, which may hav...

>> gretchen: star of star usher nearly drowned after his arm got caught in a pool drain. his aunts frantically called 911. >> what's the status of your emergency? >> i have my nephew was in the pool and he went in. i couldn't get him. i couldn't get him. i tried to get him. and they got him out and doing cpr on him. >> gretchen: any parent listening to that is shuttering. two men working at the house saved the young boy. the pool drains are notoriously dangerous. look how the suction holds down this big ball on your screen. what can parents do then to make sure their pool or the neighborhood p...

Doctors from asking the question. you're passing a law that would outlaw them being able to talk about gun safety. >> i'm not preventing them from discussing firearm safety and/or pool safety or car child restraint safety. i'm simply as a co-sponsor clearly saying that you cannot predicate your treatment on whether or not they answer a question whether they own a gun or not. >> the representative was saying that the bill would just make it illegal for doctors to refuse treatment if a patient did that about whether or not they had a gun in the house. he was claiming under his bill asking the qu...

Legislators trying to throw pediatricians in jail if they ask the parents of their patients one simple question, and the question is, is there a gun in your house? now, the reason that some pediatricians want to ask this question is to teach parents about gun safety to reduce accidental death of kids, just as they talk about pool safety and car safety. and other preventative measures for kids. but some florida lawmakers proposed a bill that would make a felony for doctors to ask about guns in the home. the proposed penalty is up to five years in jail or up to a $5 million fine. let me repeat, ...

So we focused on a democratic lawmaker in the last segment. now a republican lawmaker in florida. another keeping them honest report. this is about florida legislators trying to throw pediatricians in jail if they ask the parents of their patients one simple question, and the question is, is there a gun in your house? now, the reason that some pediatricians want to ask this question is to teach parents about gun safety to reduce accidental deaths of kids. just as they talk to parents about pool safety and car safety 37 and other preventative measures for kids. but some florida lawmakers propos...