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>> they've not said yet. she's in isolation and they'll investigate if any measures need to be taken. but it seems from the information the zoo gave us, kate, said this seems to have been some confusion, so they may have to actually change procedures. as i said, it is a question for authorities right now, workplace safety investigating and seeing exactly what the procedures are, so that this doesn't happen again. >> clearly it seems something went wrong. paula newton in canada for us. thanks very much, indeed. coming up, a surprising new study on what adults are doing behind the wheel. lis...

Jesus through the ritual of self-beating. now, this symbolic act during holy week is made to help participants atone for their sins. in bangladesh a celebration of spring. students play with colored powder during the annual holy festival. >> it washes out apparently. >> nice. you know they have races in atlanta where you can put your -- >> yeah. people complain because they got it on their cars. i remember that. we digress. that'll do it. >> we usually do. >> good to see you all. i'll be back tomorrow. >> good. see you tomorrow. carry on, mate. attention. texting while driving is dangerous...

Drive and text at the same time. it's not just teens doing it, so are a lot of adults. you take your eyes off only for a few moments to respond to a text. but all it takes is seconds. the this video is part of a national campaign aimed at young people called "it can wait." but it turns out it's not just teenagers who are texting while driving. >> don't do as i do, do as i say, right? their parents are actually must worse. >> people tend to justify their texting saying there's a lot of traffic, or i'm at a light. but the tinge that we tend to forget about, we have to react to what other drivers...

Of those adults, 98% said they know it's unsafe. 60% said they didn't text and drive three years ago, and 40% admit it's a habit. sending or receiving a text message takes the driver's eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds. if you were driving 55 miles per hour, it would be like having your eyes closed while driving for the length of an entire football field. >> driving is 90% visual, it's 5% touch, and 5% hearing. so anytime you take your eyes off the road, you're reducing your ability to control that vehicle by 90%. >> reporter: so, 39 states and the district of columbia actually b...

Again. 1,000 adults 49% of them admitted to texting while driving compared to 4 p% of teenagers. drivers distracted by texting is a cause of thousands of crashes a year killing more than nine people each day and thurg over a thousand according to the centers for disease control and prevention. as of today texting while driving is banned in 39 states, in the district of columbia. in six states new drivers are prohibited to do so. the study contradicts that, because it's not new drivers it's adults. those laws aren't stopping millions of offenders including 10 million teens and 180 million adult...