Late today the c. D. C. Confirmed what had been suspected, that zika virus does, in fact, cause severe birth defects. Mosquitoes in the United States are soon likely to carry and spread the virus. This map is showing you the 27 states where the particular type of mosquito thrives. Heres dr. Jon lapook. Reporter the c. D. C. Said confirmation the zika virus causes microcephaly, an underdeveloped brain at birth, is unprecedented. Its the first time in history a virus transmitted by mosquito bite has been found to cause birth defects. Dr. Sonja rasmussen is with the c. D. C. What were learning is that they have a severe form of microcephaly that is oftentimes associated with other problems in the brain that can be seen on imaging on c. T. Scans or m. R. I. s that make us really concerned. Reporter the c. D. C. Says it made the determination based on mounting evidence from many studies. Images released today by researchers in brazil, where the virus is widespread, show severe brain damage in babies with microcephaly. The white areas are signs of calcium. Felt to represent destruction, inflammation and scarring in tissues of the nervous system. The researchers said the damage was extremely severe, indicating a poor prognosis for neurological function. Obstetrician dr. Jennifer wu is with lenox hill hospital. This is not something that will go away. This is something theyll have to live with for the rest of their lives. Reporter researchers are just at the beginning of learning about the dangers of zika infection. Typically we find out about the tip of the iceberg first. And then we learn more. Sometimes it takes years to understand the full spectrum. Reporter todays news reinforces the c. D. C. s recommendation for pregnant women to avoid travel to areas where zika virus is spreading and for their partners to have traveled there to abstain from sex or use latex condoms. And, scott, the latest guidelines are at cbsnews. Com. Pelley and we want to emphasize that there have been no cases of mosquitoborne zika in the United States yet, but it is likely. Dr. Jon lapook, thank you. Russian president Vladimir Putin pitched a military brushback to the United States. Over the past two days, his warplanes buzzed a u. S. Destroyer in the baltic sea in what the white house calls a provocation. David martin at the pentagon on whats behind it. Look at the guy to port. Look at the left one. He is on the deck. Reporter theyre coming so low and fast at first you cant make them out. On the deck. Below the bridge wing. Reporter the russian planes carried no weapons under their wings, but they were flying with the commander of the u. S. S. Donald cook described as a simulated attack profile, not once or twice, but 31 times over two days. It started on monday. The cook was preparing to conduct helicopter Flight Operations in the baltic sea in International Waters 75 miles off the russian enclave of kaliningrad. A pair of russian attack jets flew 20 close passes on the ship, coming as close as 1,000 yards at an altitude of 100 feet. Ignoring radio calls from the cook and forcing the ship to cancel Flight Operations. On tuesday a russian helicopter circled the cook seven times taking photographs. Then another pair of attack jets showed up and buzzed the cook 11 times, this time coming within an estimated 30 feet of ship and again ignoring attempts to contact them. This is the latest in a series of incidents over the past two years in which russian aircraft have challenged nato ships and planes. And the Obama Administration is planning to lodge a diplomatic protest. White house spokesman josh earnest. We have seen a pattern on the part of the russians in undertaking these kinds of actions that they at least i think intend to be provocative. Reporter the u. S. Will file its protest, but russia will have made its point. It resents American Forces operating close to russian territory and intends to push back. Scott . Pelley david martin at the pentagon. David, thank you. Well, those russian fighters may have come out of the blue, but the tension has been rising for years along the old borders of the soviet union. In 2014, russia took crimea from ukraine, which the u. S. Supports. Then the u. S. Hit russias weak economy with economic sanctions, and the Obama Administration moved tanks into the Baltic States near todays incident. In syria, russia bombed rebels that the u. S. Supports, and recently the u. S. Staged military maneuvers in latvia. The russian Bombing Campaign in syria has turned the tide for the Syrian Regime of bashar al assad, who embroiled his country in a fiveyear civil war. Well, today assad held elections, ignoring u. S. Demands that he step down. Elizabeth palmer is in damascus. Reporter more than 3,000 candidates vied for seats in syrias parliament, but none represented genuine opposition, so every vote was really an endorsement of president bashar alassad, who, along with his wife, made a personal appearance today to cast his ballot. This election, with its thousands of candidates, its ballot boxes and polling stations is a surreal exercise, considering that syria is very much at war and the ceasefire that had held for just over a month is now collapsing. So to say this election is flawed is an understatement. There was no voting for the millions of syrians who fled the country. Or those who live in areas controlled by opposition groups and none in the many active battle zones, some close to the center of the capital. But the fiercest fighting right now is around aleppo, where opposition activists say on the weekends syrian helicopters dropped barrel bombs on a northern suburb, injuring children who live there. The Syrian Government is determined to reconquer this whole area and consolidate its hold militarily. While it uses the election to strengthen its political hand going into a new round of peace talks in geneva. Most of the people who turned out to vote today, scott, do support president assad, either because they have done all along or because they believe that after five years of war, he is better than any of the alternatives. Pelley Elizabeth Palmer in damascus. Thank you, liz. Weve been telling you about lawmakers in state after state passing bills to protect people who cite religious beliefs for refusing to serve or employ gay or transgender people. We wondered why so many of these laws, including some that limit access to public restrooms, are surfacing right now. Well, Dean Reynolds found out. Being trans is not a Crime Reporter demonstrators against the socalled bathroom bills were out in force in south carolina. Their chants echoing those in other states claiming legislators have enacted laws allowing bigotry. While they protested, the conservative group that has helped author many of those legislation, was working on its orlandoarea office on new ways to uphold what it says is really at stake. Its only about being free to pursue your faith. We have no interest in discriminating against anyone. Reporter Matthew Staver has talked to attorneys in 50 states, drafting bills, advising lawmakers and defending clients in what they believe to be the great cultural clash of our time. You are a strong people. Reporter we first met staver when he defended kentucky county clerk kim davis, who said it was against her religion to hand out marriage licenses to samesex couples. Lately Liberty Council has been helping to draft legislation for conservative lawmakers in at least 20 states. Theres certainly a thread of information that is similar and the same. They all have the same intent, and this is to protect religious freedom. Reporter but opponents say libertys handiwork actually protects those who for religious reasons decline to employ or serve gays, lesbians or transgender people. Their bills began cropping up in state legislatures soon after the Supreme Court legalized samesex marriage last year. An objective observer could conclude that you want to push back against that ruling. Well, i certainly want to push back against the ruling. It was a wrong ruling. It has no basis in the constitution. Reporter and hes unfazed by Corporate Threats to pull out of states in protest against his work. Money talks, right . Theyre not going to follow through. Reporter so its a bluff . Its a bluff. Theyre not leaving. Reporter but now comes word that ringo starr is the latest entertainer to cancel a concert in North Carolina in protest. Scott, the beatles old drummer said hes sorry to disappoint his fans, but, we need to take a stand against this hatred. Pelley Dean Reynolds on the story for us tonight. Dean, thank you. Now, in the president ial campaign today, republican frontrunner donald trump hired veteran g. O. P. Strategist rick wiley to be his new National Political director. Trump is adding professionals to his team because hes being outmaneuvered for delegates. Trump complained last night the system is rigged. G. O. P. Chairman Reince Priebus responded, the rules are the rules. Six days before the primary in new york, Democratic Front runner Hillary Clinton picked up the endorsement of the new york daily news. The latest poll today has her leading Bernie Sanders by ten points. Sanders got his first endorsement from a senate colleague, jeff merkley of oregon. Tonight we are continuing our investigation into the epidemic of prescription painkiller addiction. Ground zero is West Virginia where doctors write 138 prescriptions for every 100 people. Seven doctors have lost their licenses since january. 15 more are being investigated. One of them sat down to explain his practice to jim axelrod. Reporter doctor, how are you . Meet dr. Michael kostenko. Hes written more than 40,000 prescriptions for oxycodone in the last two years. How many patients do you have . At any given time, were 800 to 1,000 active patients. Reporter what percentage of your patients get prescriptions for oxycodone . Nearly 100 . Reporter according to court documents, dr. Kostenko is one of West Virginias top ten prescribers of painkillers. Did you write 325 prescriptions the first week of january for more than 19,000 oxycodone pills . Possibly. Reporter you dont know how many prescriptions you wrote . I dont. It may well be. Reporter operating at the end of this narrow, unpaved potholefilled, twomile logging road you know, sometimes its hard to keep your eyes open. Reporter dr. Kostenko hosts Group Sessions at his coal country clinic, where as seen in videos he posts on youtube, he explains his approach to treating disease and pain through changes in diet and behavior. And then bacteria and fungus particles will get into the lymph areas. Reporter after filling out a medical selfassessment, each patient pays 120 cash. As the video shows, at the end of the class, theyre then handed their prescription for pain meds. There are hardly ever private exams. Theres very little that we need to do in private in our office. Reporter you dont need to conduct a conversation confidential about my use of pain medication . That wouldnt occur in private . Um, everyones on the same pain medication. Reporter in the last two years, three of dr. Kostenkos patients have died after overdosing on a cocktail of pills, including oxycodone prescribed by kostenko along with pills prescribed by other physicians. Are you in contact with their primary care physicians to coordinate care . No. Reporter dont you have an obligation to talk to the other doctors, to make sure that cocktail isnt fatal . If the conversation would be productive, absolutely. Reporter well, the patient is dead, so how could the conversation be any less productive than what happened . There should be better communication between all physicians dealing with these drugs. There just is not. Reporter the state has suspended dr. Kostenkos license while they investigate the deaths and decide whether to revoke his license. Robert knittle is the board of medicines executive director. Is it hard to get a doctors license revoked or suspended in West Virginia . Its somewhat difficult, yes. With prescription drugs, physicians can prescribe them. Theyre legal. Its not like cocaine or heroin. Reporter did she get eight prescriptions . Dr. Kostenko didnt seem to help his case when discussing one of those deaths with us, a woman being medicated by another physician, a doctor who kostenko never consulted with. Do you bear any responsibility for that death . Yes, i do. Reporter as he explains it, dr. Kostenko wishes the hospital where his patient was being treated had reached out to him. He tells us he didnt know how bad her condition was. New investigations have been opened into the Overdose Deaths of two other patients of dr. Kostenko. Pelley remarkable interview, jim axelrod with the story tonight. Jim, thank you. 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Reporter Montgomery County Maryland Police captain Thomas Didone sees the danger of speed daily. Speed determines whether a crash is an injury or a property damage. The faster someone is going, the more likely that someone is going to get hurt. Reporter but for didone, its also personal. His 15yearold son ryan died in a crash where the driver was going at least 20 miles over the limit. If he had been going the speed limit, theres not a doubt in my mind every kid would have been home safe. Reporter but speed limits across the country have been going up since the federal government repealed the mandatory maximum of 55 in 1995. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found those increases have caused at least 33,000 deaths over a 20year period, with every five miles the speed limit rose, deaths grew by 4 . On freeways it jumped 8 . Charles farmer authored the study. For this few minutes that youre saving by going faster, youre increasing your risk quite a bit. There are people dying out there. Reporter but the National Motorists Association Says speed limits work best when approximating the natural flow of traffic, which may be higher than the posted limit. The n. M. A. s gary biller. The fatality rates overall have dropped to the point where the last couple years theyre the lowest on record. So as states have continually been raising speed limits, their safety statistics have actually gotten better. Reporter researchers estimate 1,900 people lost their lives in 2013 because of the higher speed limits. Thats almost as many lives as were saved by frontal air bags that year. Scott, seven states have speed limits of 80mph or higher. In parts of texas that limit is 85. Pelley kris van cleave. Thank you, kris. And well be right back. Well be right back. Or where youre from. City. Country. Were just everyday people fighting high blood sugar. I am everyday people, yea, yea. Farxiga may help in that fight every day. 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Reporter sportscaster al michaels. Hes remarkable in so many ways. How many people can you say in their late 80s are at the top of their game . Reporter earlier this week the road leading to Dodger Stadium was renamed vin scully avenue. Someone asked me the other day, what will you miss the most when you leave the job. And i thought a moment, and i said, the roar of the crowd. Thats what im going to miss the most. Reporter these days those cheers are for scully. Maybe on the final day of my final broadcast ill somehow come up with the magic words that you deserve. As for now, i have only two magic words thank you. Reporter no, say scullys fans, thank you. Carter evan, cbs news, los angeles. Pelley thats the cbs evening news for tonight. For all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org breaking the nba record. Five hours early. Just to s him. I love him. A front row seat to steph currys pregame ritual. Be the biggest night of his ca. New at 6 00 the chase for 73. Warriors one win away from breaking the nba record. I know its early. Make sure to see him. I love him. A front row seat before the buggest night of steph currys career. From dairy queen to krispy kreme the major fast food expansion in a city hungry for health food options. Fast food is overwhelming us. Police say this guy was running a oneman bank of phony cash. What he pulled off using low Budget Office supplies. And the cost of enjoying the coast. Beachgoers fight back against a new plan to charge more for parking. Good evening, im allen martin. Im veronica de la cruz. It would rank as one of the top achievements in professional sports. Tonight the world will be watching as the warriors try to set the alltime record for most wins in an nba season. We have Team Coverage beginning with our Mike Sugerman and mike, this is a huge night and as i can see the fans have definitely arrived early. Reporter there are usually about, i dont know, 100 fans in here about this time. There are thousands now they paid a lot of money just to be at the 73rd win they hope. They all paid to see one player in particular warm up. He is about to come out. Daughter and granddaughter. Reporter three generations, grandmother, mother and daughter and they got here at 2 30 in the afternoon. Five hours early. Five hours early. To make sure to see him. I love him. [ laughter ] reporter him being steph curry doing his steph curry thing. [ dribbling ] reporter hour and a half before game time, just about the time the fans are let into the stadium, curry goes into a pregame ritual that has become must see basketball for the
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