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In 2000, it was seven deaths for every 1,000 babies born. and vak keens are a huge reason for this because the world is safer are a huge reason for this. because the world is safer for babies and for infants and for children because of vaccines. again, the study is very clear, vaccines are safe and they do a world of good. >> you know, elizabeth, there's so much passion on this subject. frankly, so much politics involved too. we need to focus on the science here and what we're seeing is whooping cough outbreaks in california, we're seeing measles we haven't seen in a long, long time. is the la...

We're passing by people as they shovel mud out of their homes. we passed about a huge line of residents who are trying to buy canned cooking gas to keep on cooking though they don't have running water. many still don't have electricity. though this is five days after manuel made landfall here it wasn't yet a hurricane, people are struggling to get on with their life, bring their homes back to normalcy, and other people lost their homes altogether. >> it's still not over, as we say, weatherwise. you've got dozens dead. you've got dozens missing after the mudslides from earlier. how is the infra...

"starting strong." >> it's a wonderful opportunity for a civilian to come into the army and experience life and culture for a week before making a decision whether or not to enlist in america's army. >> there's so many reality shows and this one they say is completely different, never been done before. what makes it unusual? >> this has nothing to do with boot camp, this has to do with ait, advanced individual training. didn't know this until i worked with the army. in addition to every soldier being a soldier, and doing what soldiers do, whether it be fight or go to humanitarian relief work, ...

To capacity and filled to capacity. one hotel received a delegation, a tornado went by the hotel flipped over trucks and cars and lost power. the stress. so our team was ready on the spot there and from that point forward through the night our crews began to reorganize with the response today. we had been at the point with the earlier tornadoes to kind of switch from relief to recovery and today, we have had to back into relief work again, which is the distribution of hydration stations, cleanup kilts, going in with assessment teams and determining what the long-term needs will be. i can tell ...

In new south wales it is feared a levee in the city of grafton could collapse now. the mayor of the town ordered that 2 1/2 thousand people living there are being told to evacuate. police are urging people to move to higher ground. listen to announcements from the emergency services. the australian military has also been brought into the worst affected areas to help with relief work. and it's been a really tough couple of weeks as i said. and as you understand it has been a very poor start to the new year for australia. back to you, jon. jon: just an awful situation. david piper, reporting liv...