Refugees are children. More than three million of them. How old are you guys . We visited refugee camps in jordan. Six . When it was 111 degrees. There was no Running Water, no indoor plumbing, but there was a brandnew sesame street, produced with characters that these Young Refugees can learn from, as so many kids in america have for years. ticking this musical prodigy has been performing around the world since he was 11 years old. And hes blind. Which caught the attention of this neuroscientist, who wanted to see what would happen inside his brain. Okay. Shall we give it a shot . Yep. The part thats used for sight when he listens to music. This is what changes in his brain. Jeez, lights up. ticking im lesley stahl. Im bill whitaker. Im anderson cooper. Im sharyn alfonsi. Im scott pelley. Those stories, tonight, on 60 minutes. ticking ticking stahl tonight, dr. Jon lapook on assignment for 60 minutes. Lapook 20 years ago, scientists stunned the world when they announced they had decod
Nearly half of all Syrian Refugees are children. More than three million of them. How old are you guys . We visited refugee camps in jordan. Six . When it was 111 degrees. There was no Running Water, no indoor plumbing, but there was a brandnew sesame street, produced with characters that these Young Refugees can learn from, as so many kids in america have for years. ticking this musical prodigy has been performing around the world since he was 11 years old. And hes blind. Which caught the attention of this neuroscientist, who wanted to see what would happen inside his brain. Okay. Shall we give it a shot . Yep. The part thats used for sight when he listens to music. This is what changes in his brain. Lights up. ticking im lesley stahl. Im bill whitaker. Im anderson cooper. Im sharyn alfonsi. Im scott pelley. Those stories, tonight, on 60 minutes. ticking for my mother my father my grandmother my brothers and sisters my friends for going back to school the bbq the lake the beach my pla
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The major earthquake. An 8. 1, killing dozens in mexico. The stunning images. And the Country Music star killed today in a Helicopter Crash. Good evening from south florida, where millions have learned the worst possible scenario could be playing out. Hitting florida as a category 5 storm, winds of 160 miles an hour. Irma now clearly wider than the state of florida. Authorities warning of lifethreatening effects from coast to coast. And states of emergency in georgia, the carolinas, and virginia, too. The National Weather service issuing a new warning for people in the florida keys to get out. Saying this is as real as it gets. Ginger zee, joining us. Were looking at the real possibility of a category 5. If it makes landfall as a category 5, that would only be the fourth in u. S. History. It doesnt matter if its a strong category 4, a weak category 5, its a catastrophic storm. 5 00 a. M. , the storm is right next to the florida keys. Storm surge, a big issue. The comparison here betwee
Makes landfall on the u. S. Mainland. Some hunkering down ready to ride out this storm at home. It is very serious. Is the miami skyline in jeopardy . And floridas southwest coast bracing for what could be a catastrophic storm surge. The frightening projections, plus, states of emergency all the way up to virginia. Our david muir and amy robach on the ground leading our Team Coverage with all you need to know. And good morning, everybody. Lets get right to the breaking news. Hurricane irma bearing down on florida. Theyre calling it the big one. Look at the satellite imagery. It is a massive, massive category 4. It is extremely powerful and extremely dangerous. Now, that view is the true from space but this is the the view from an air force reserve plane that flew right over the eye of the storm. As we come on the air, things are changing furiously including where its headed. Here are the major headlines. The track shifted significantly further west. The eye wall is now forecast to hit