Central bank has had to inject $200 billion into the banking system this week alone, though experts say not to worry Source

The powerful storm that’s slamming Texas is now blamed for at least two deaths. Houston was inundated with more than nine inches of rain Thursday – that breaks the single-day record set in 1979 by more than two inches. Many communities devastated by Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters just two years ago find themselves underwater again. Houston fire officials say they responded to nearly 2,000 emergency incidents. Mireya Villarreal reports. Source

de Blasio had been struggling in polling over the course of the race thus far Source

Researchers are working hard to determine the cause of more than 500 cases of lung illness affecting e-cigarette users. Eight of those people have died. Even before this outbreak, e-cigarettes divided the medical community. The American Lung Association says bluntly, “e-cigarettes are not safe.” But the American Cancer Society says they are “significantly less harmful for adults than smoking regular cigarettes.” However, the latest figures show nearly five million children use e-cigarettes. “CBS This Morning” co-host Tony Dokoupil set out to see the science for himself. Source

Eight deaths in the U.S. are now blamed on vaping, with the latest happening in Missouri. The Food and Drug Administration has revealed a criminal investigation of vaping-related illnesses. The CDC reports at least 530 confirmed and probable cases. Most of them involve vaping with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, or both THC and nicotine. A bipartisan group in Congress is working with parents to keep teenagers away from e-cigarettes, while accusing the vaping industry of marketing to kids. Tony Dokoupil reports. Source

Dulce Maria Alavez vanished Monday from Bridgeton City Park about 30 miles south of Philadelphia Source

A frantic search is underway for a 5-year-old girl from New Jersey who disappeared while she was just feet away from her mother. Dulce Maria Alavez vanished Monday from Bridgeton City Park, about 30 miles south of Philadelphia. Authorities believe a man lured the little girl into a van and drove off. Anna Werner reports. Source

Pilot reportedly ordered to stay in China pending investigation after he was found with air gun pellets, but it comes as FedEx is caught up in trade spat Source

Hang out at the G gates at Chicago’s O’Hare International amid the masses and the candidates on their way to the next campaign stop, and you may just get some insight into the state of the race Source

David Bernhardt, a former lobbyist, says that he is a “big believer in the president’s agenda” Source