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it is taking direct aim at florida right now, tropical storm andrea is starting to bear down on that state's west coast. it spawned at least one tornado so far. a tropical storm warning is in effect from just north of ft. meyers to south of tallahassee. george howell joins us live by phone from clearwater. how do things like right now. >> reporter: good morning. this is definitely a rainmaker. a lot of heavy rain coming down. so much to the point where we've had a trouble getting a live signal out. a lot of rain coming down from this storm right now. as you mentioned, the most immediate concern right now is the tornadic activity, rotation that started in the adamsville area, moved up the i-75 corridor and then headed towards tampa itself. again, meteorologists are tracking this rotation. they say that they believe a tornado touched ground from time to time, the local meteorologist, if you live in this area, important to have that noaa weather radio handy, also to monitor the local

affiliate coverage and this coverage as we continue to cover the storm, john. here's the thing. it's a weak tropical storm, certainly. but a lot of rain coming down from the storm. they think it could drop anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of rainfall, could cause coastal flooding and a storm surge at least 1 to 3 feet higher than the high tide. so that's the big concern is the sto storm parks itself over southern florida. the northeastern quadrant, the southeastern quadrant, really the worst part of storm over the state of florida as this storm continues to churn to the north, just a lot of rain, a lot of problems here. >> you talked about the storm surge. obviously that affects the beaches. this is a heavy time of year for tourism. are people being told to stay away from the beaches right now? >> john, absolutely. certainly a den the in tourism. there's a concern about rip

currents out here. with the choppy waters, no one would want to be out there. just a bad time if you booked a florida vacation is to be out on the beach. with this storm system there's a big concern of coastal flooding and rip tides out there, you just don't want to be in the water right now. >> george howell in clearwater, florida, stay dry, george, if you can. heavy rains in texas are causing several buildings to cave in. we're hearing that part of the roof at the lubbock hart hospital may have given in and water may have seeped into patient rooms. >> we're watching the tropical storm out there, remember this was actually tropical storm barbara in the pacific. once we move into the atlantic we deal with a different hurricane season. this is actually now tropical storm andrea. you can see the development here. seeing the steady winds right now, about 60 miles per hour. it's not expected to strengthen much. that is the good news. we are going to see it go right

into the panhandle here and continue right along the eastern seaboard, southern portions of georgia and the carolinas will be seeing heavy rainfall and eventually it will make its way up towards new york. a lot of rain expected over the next several days. we are watching storm reports of tornadoes. yes, once you get in the right quadrant, keep in mind the ocean is smooth once those winds make their way over ground, the friction spins up little tornadoes. they come with almost no warning for that reason. that's what we continue to monitor especially in the morning hours, expected to make landfall in late day. we are looking for 4 to 6 inches of rain, some areas may see up to 8 inches of rain. 2 to 4 inches of rain through new york. a lot of that tropical moisture enhances the rainfall out there. out towards texas, seeing heavier showers. >> 2 to 4 inches of rain, happy weekend northeast.

thanks, andrea, appreciate it. what is the government doing with your phone records? i mean a lot of them. the u.s. government reportedly attaining top secret court orders requiring verizon to turn over the telephone records of millions of americans to the national security agency. the guardian reports that the order was issued at the request of the fbi. and the information being turned over to the nsa includes originating and terminating telephone numbers as well as location, time and duration of all the calls. according to the report, the order does not require the content of the conversations be turned over. the aclu calls the secret court order alarming and beyond orwellian. last night, newt gingrich told cnn's piers morgan, there's only one thing that can justify this kind of government intrusion. >> i'd want to know this was walled off and i would want some kind of criminal sanctions against anybody who used this information for anything except

counterterrorism. the problem is, given everything we've learned recently about the current bureaucracy, why would you trust them? >> cnn is working to independently confirm the authenticity of the court order on the guardian's website. verizon is refusing to discuss the story and the nsa, fbi and white house are all not commenting. overnight a dramatic rescuer as a survivor was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in philadelphia. six people were killed, 14 injured when this building which was in the process of being demolished collapsed on to a thrift store. a search and rescue operation continues this morning at the site. we get more now from chris welch. >> all right! >> reporter: a late-night breakthrough as crews on scene uncover a 61-year-old woman more than 12 hours after the collapse. >> they were digging and they felt her and she was able to respond. >> reporter: but others caught in the rubble weren't as lucky. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to those who lost their

lives and their families. and at the same time, we pray that those who survive will recover, not only physically, but certainly mentally from the trauma of being in a building and it suddenly collapses. >> reporter: harold corbin, a maintenance worker was there to help. >> we were on top of the roof pulling them out. they were on an angle. there was just a narrow space to climb in to help. when we got there, all you could hear was help and maybe see a hand or something through the rubble. that's when the guys kicked in. they ran straight up, jumped in and started moving stuff. >> reporter: at this point investigators kaen not confirm there is no one left inside, thus they're stressing the fact that this is still very much an active search and expect to continue through the night. reporting in philadelphia, i'm chris welch. arrests this morning in the gang rain of an american woman

in india. protesters have taken to the streets in recent days upset by a series of high-profile rains. in this case, authorities say three men in their early 20s were picked up for the crime. they apparently offered the woman a ride after she couldn't find a taxi early tuesday morning. staff sergeant robert bales admitted to the massacre of 16 innocent afghan civilians, most women and children. count by count he pleaded guilty yesterday to 340r than 30 criminal charges. he acknowledged he slipped away from his base in march 2012 going house to house on a killing spree, setting ten of the bodies on fire. bales said there's not a good reason in the world for the horrible things i did. but his attorney blames brain injuries, ptsd and steroids he says were provided by army special forces. the 39-year-old will escape the death penalty with the guilty pleas. the decision on life with or without parole is expected in august. life with parole would mean that he could serve as few as ten

years. collected and wasted. that's what they're calling today's house hearing on the irs spending scandal. jay russell george will be testifying. he's the treasury department inspector general whose scathing report detailed $50 million in irs spending an employee conferences from 2010 to 2012. two years, $50 million. and new this morning, the irs placing two employees on administrative leave for allegedly taking $1,100 in free food and other items during a 2010 conference in anaheim. that conference cost taxpayers more than $4 million. >> more of your hard-earned tax dollars at work here. this is another good one. employees at an epa warehouse in orlando, maryland, turning their facility into a playground. an inspector general's report found a personal rec room along with tvs, screens and refrigerators, as well as athletic equipment. it was all hidden from surveillance cameras using partitions and stacked boxes.

the epa has now severed ties with apex logistics, the contractor that ran that facility. a judge's ruling may help a 10-year-old pennsylvania girl to get a lung transplan the she desperately needs to save her life. children under 12 are not allowed on the adult transplant list. cnn's jason carroll has more. >> reporter: she's been on the children's donor list for 18 months. wednesday, her parents filed a lawsuit against the department of health and human services to get her included on the adult

list. current policy prevents children under 12 from being on the list. late wednesday, judge michael bailson issued a ten-day restraining order directing the department to immediately cease application of the under 12 rule as to sarah murnaghan so she can be considered for receipt of donated lungs from adults. >> the judge allowed her to be on equal ground with the adults. >> reporter: as sarah became sicker over the past few weeks, the murnaghans appealed to kathleen sebelius to change the policy. sebelius said it was not within her power to immediately change it. >> the worst of all worlds in my mind is to have some individual pick and choose to live and who dies. i think you want a process where it's guided by medical science and medical experts. >> reporter: secretary sebelius also saying there are 40 adults currently in murnaghan's region in need of a transplant.

they say sarah is so sick it's likely she'll still be at the top of the adult list. pennsylvania senator bob casey says federal guidelines have to ensure fairness to both children and adults. >> it's difficult but you've got to be able to work within the rules but also to make the case when you believe that children could be adversely impacted by a policy. >> i lost two teeth! >> reporter: time for sarah still running out, but the murnaghans now believe she has a fighting chance. jason carroll, cnn, new york. >> adorable little girl but so many complicated questions and issues. >> it certainly highlights there are too many people who need organs and too few people who donate organs and that is the underlying math behind all this. >> that is. 12 minutes after the hour. coming up, deadly cargo. what is inside russian warships heading to syria? and why the u.s. is so concerned. the latest on michael

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>> hello. this is my face. it's kind of a shocker but, yes, this is what i look like. >> reporter: a week ago, jackson released this how-to make-up video on youtube. in it she's funnily, even silly. >> what is she doing there? what? oh, what? >> reporter: the 15-year-old with great natural beauty at times acts like any other teenager, unsure of herself. >> yes, i'm pink in the face. yes, i have acne. i'm so incredibly weird. i need serious help. i'm crazy. i'm crazy. >> reporter: hours before the 911 call jackson tweeted, i wonder why tears are salty and quoted the beatles, yesterday all my troubles seem so far away, now it looks as though they're here to stay. >> paris is a sensitive and dramatic child, teenager, 15 years old, the emotions that come with that. >> reporter: jackson along with katherine and her siblings are

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major league fallout. as many as 20 major league baseball players reportedly tied to a steroid scandal. will the man, this man at the center of the investigation start naming names? >> happening now, tropical storm andrea barreling toward the coast of florida. we'll tell you what it's expected to make landfall. mystery revealed. we now know who won the country's largest ever powerball jackpot. >> i'd like to call her nana. >> e-mail us here and we'd love to help you. welcome back to "early start," i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. the big question baseball is facing, will tony bosch name names? he's the man at the center of

baseball's new drug cheating scandal. he's expected to talk to investigators tomorrow. major league baseball is said to be considering suspensions for 20 players. that's a lot, including huge stars, alex rodriguez and ryan braun. they want to know if the players used performance-enhancing drugs from bosch's anti-aging children nick florida and then, of course, lied about it. joe carter with the latest. >> reporter: a few months ago around march, shortly after major league baseball filed a lawsuit against tony bosch, bosch decided to go to alex rodriguez and ask him for money. according to the daily news, when bosch asked a-rod for money, he asked for hundreds of thousands of dollars. a-rod said no to bosch. major league baseball got word of this and they became concerned that bosch might turn to other players for financial help. that's when they decided to step in and strike a deal with bosch. baseball and bosch are expected to talk about tomorrow. baseball officials are certainly hoping he's going to provide them with enough evidence to

suspend alex rodriguez, ryan braun and possibly 18 other players. we've got new video from yesterday in tampa, florida, a-rod has been in tampa rehabbing from left hip surgery. he didn't speak to fans. he didn't speak to media after his workout. but his teammates who played an afternoon game in new york did go to his defense. >> he's like a brother to us. he's been here for a long time. we'll let that whole situation play out however it's going to play out. until everything is said and done and the facts come out, we're not going to jump to conclusions. >> everybody makes mistakes, you know. just have to wait and see, like i said. but i think there will be nothing but love and support here. >> whenever they reach a decision, we'll face the facts when the time comes. but for right now, you know, we'll support him and stay in touch with him and, you know, hopefully his rehab is going well. right now i know he's focused on getting back on the field. >> there is no specific time

line as to when a-rod is expected to rejoin the yankee. they say sometime after the all-star break in early july. at this point, no timetable for his return. this is all spend pending on whether or not baseball comes back with a suspension. >> the yankees were supportive but it seemed like qualified support. they have to be exhausted by answering questions about a-rod. what else have we been hearing players and managers say about the scandal? >> the word we're getting is that players want to get past this. they've seen enough and heard enough, they want the violators, whoever they are, punished. they're not actively rooting against those on that list but the feeling is they want to move past this whole steroid era, this whole steroid thing. players have made concessions, they've done hgh blood testing. baseball was behind the 8 ball per se but they're starting to get in front of this. all this news, this list, tony bosch, the entire situation

really kind of damages the credibility of this new drug testing program in baseball. >> i think they're just sick of talking about it, sick of being asked about it and there are still people in the game trying to get around those rules. thanks, joe. people in the tampa bay area starting to feel the affects of tropical storm andrea. the outer bands are coming ashore and already a tornado has hit the ground in manatee county. a tropical storm warning is in effect from north of ft. myers to south of tallahassee. >> storm activity overnight is causing road closures and forcing evacuations in sandy springs, georgia, part of a road has been shut down as workers try to stabilize a nearby dam damaged by the storm. the severe weather also caused a gas leak which forced officials to evacuate 100 residents from an apartment complex. the red cross is on the scene helping those displaced by the storm. let's get more on all this weather.

>> remember we had tropical storm barbara on the pacific, now that residual moisture that made its way into the gulf has formed tropical storm andrea. that's what we're currently watching. steady winds at 60 miles per hour. heading toward the big bend. it will start to make a northeastly turn, expected to make landfall later today. it makes its way up the eastern seaboard, eventually becoming a depression. bringing heavy rain with it all along the way. florida has had so much rain out there. this is a tough situation with a lot of flood watches. also the threat will be tornadoes. we've sean a couple reports of tornadoes already in the area. the reason for this, that right front quadrant, remember it goes over clear, glassier conditions on oceans. a lot smoother once it hits land, encounters friction. that spawns up tornadoes, usually without warning. a tough situation. we are watching 4 to 6 inches of rain, isolated amounts of 8

inches of rain, then it's going to make its way up the coastline. the tropical moisture enhances the thunderstorm activity. heavier rainfall amounts will make its way up there. 2 to 4 edges of rain still expected. we had the storm surge amounts as well. anywhere from 2 to 4 feet. a lot more going on. >> that looks like a mess, a lot of rain coming our way. new this morning, north korea offering an offive branch not south. a state-run media reporting pyongyang has proposed restarting operations at the shared industrial zone. it welcomes the talk s as a joit opportunity to build trust. images from the sandy hook school shooting may be blocked. the bill extends those same

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to the charges. no idea what the evil elmo connection is there. motorcyclist is in custody after leading police on a bizarre high-speed chase spanning two counties and three freeways in southern california. suspect reaching speeds, look at that, 90 miles an hour and was seen punching other vehicles as he passed them. >> defenseless vehicles. >> at one point he was standing on his bike and making on scene gestures at cops. >> what kind of obscene gesture? >> the chase ended -- sort of like the one i give you every now and then. the chase ended when the driver laid down his motorcycle at a construction zone and surrendered. >> he was punching cars. >> wow. >> what's the up side in that? >> wow. lucky nobody got hurt. >> we have a more charming picture to show you. this little guy is a bit oust place. a sea lion is on a san diego highway on ramp. this is the second time this particular sea lion was picked up by animal control officers as indicated i think you can see by the marks right there. >> shave marks. >> he or she, i'm not sure how

you tell on a sea lion, frankly, has just been returned to the sea last month. this time the up. was taken to sea world for treatment for dehydration. expected to make a full recovery. >> comfortable way to -- he likes that spot right there. this morning, the $590 million question has finally been answered. an 84-year-old florida woman coming forward to claim the second largest lottery jackpot in u.s. history. it took her 18 days but no doubt the wait was well worth it. more now from cnn's john zarrella. >> reporter: speculating is over, finished, finally we know, this woman walked out of florida lottery headquarters in tallahassee so wealthy, all you can say is wow. >> and the winner of the $590 million jackpot is mrs. gloria c. mckenzie, 84 years of age of zephyr hills, florida. >> reporter: gloria mckenzie's pot of gold, a powerball ticket,

the lump sum payout she took before taxes, nearly $371 million. she did not appear or talk at the news conference announcing the winner. instead, the lottery's secretary read a message from her. >> we bought the winning ticket as a single ticket, even though we bought four other tickets before the drawing. while in line at publix, another lottery player was kind enough to let me go ahead of them in line to purchase the winning quick pick ticket. >> reporter: talk about luck. someone lets her go first and it's a quick pick ticket? not even favorite numbers? you've got to think someone upstairs really likes gloria. she certainly appears to have lived humbly, across the street from a cow pasture in a tiny duplex. the sticker on the door reads, private, no soliciting. her neighbors say they'd only seen her once since the may 18th drawing but she never let on. >> no.

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welcome back. it was a side of michelle obama we haven't seen before. the first lady was speaking at a washington fund-raiser tuesday night when she was interrupted by a heckler. what happened next caught everyone a long off guard. here's erin mcpike. >> reporter: these are exclusive images of michelle obama tuesday night, speaking at an exclusive fund-raiser hosted by a lesbian couple at their tony, washington, d.c. home. she was given an impassioned

speech on one of her favorite topics, children. >> because they are counting on us to give them the chances they need for the futures they deserve. >> reporter: but one woman in the crowd wanted to talk about something else. gay rights. >> i need your husband -- >> reporter: it's hard to hear, but that's ellen sturtz. sturtz is from the activist group, get equal. she interrupts the first lady to ask her why the president hasn't signed an executive order that would bar a company that does business with the federal government from discriminating for sexual orientation or gender equity. it didn't go over well with mrs. obama, or the crowd. >> and i don't care what you believe in. we don't -- wait, wait, wait. one of the things -- one of the things that i don't do well is this. >> i can take the mic, but i'm leaving. so you all decide. >> no, no!

>> i need your husband to sign -- >> all right, you guys, i'm just leaving. >> no, please don't it the leave. no. >> she doesn't understand. >> reporter: she made her way back to the podium to make her point. >> so let me make the point that i was making before. we are here for our kids! >> someone, in a sense, verbally got in her face, and she didn't like it. >> reporter: lynn sweet is the washington bureau chief of the "chicago sun times" and has covered the obamas for years. >> i think mrs. obama is very disciplined, she rarely goes off script. she rarely puts herself in a position where she could have something happen unexpected. >> reporter: the first lady's unscripted response was different than how her more practiced husband tends to handle hecklers. like he did just two weeks ago

during a major foreign policy speech at national defense university. >> now, this is part of free speech, is you being able to speak, but also you listening. and me being able to speak. all right? >> reporter: a softer touch, maybe, than michelle's tough talk. but today the white house gave her performance a rave review. >> it's my personal opinion that she handled it brilliantly. >> reporter: president obama has been saying for years that michelle obama is one tough cookie. but this fund-raiser is one of the first times that americans really got to see it. erin mcpike, cnn, washington. >> is she taking it out on the heckler or the audience? she basically told the audience you take care of this or i'm leaving. >> she was definitely frustrated. i think it's bad manners at a private fund-raiser -- >> to have a heckler. >> yes. and the top choice to play

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welcome back. 57 minutes after the hour. taking a look at the top cnn trends on the web this morning, she could be the most powerful woman in america -- >> you? >> not me. >> the hollywood reporter says great gatsby actress carrie mulligan is the leading contender for the role of hillary clinton in an upcoming film. it will focus on the early days of her political career and her relationship with bill clinton. scarlett johansson in the running, as well as jessica

chastain and emma stone. >> "primary colors" wasn't exactly about 9 clintons but it was. emma thompson played hillary. pippa middleton is a new contributor at "vanity fair." she has a one-on-one with roger federer. pippa is really very busy these days as we all know. she's written a book about event planning and is reportedly planning the baby shower for her sister kate. >> it's tough for her. she's got all of this fame but she has to be careful about capitalizing on it because she can't embarrass the royal family. it would be a tough line to walk. she can write a book but you can't promote it. >> she can do no wrong as far as i'm concerned. tv ads that are much louder than the show. lawmakers are asking the fcc for an update and what's being done to remedy the problem.

broadcasters have to make sure the volume is skin the with the program and the ads. if complaints continue to come in and if passing the law, did it make a difference? >> i still have complaints. there are ads that are a lot louder. >> me, too. go to cnn.com/trends for more trends. two big exciting announcements this sunday night is the season finale of "anthony bourdain parts unknown." he's going an an incredible adventure on congo river. right after is a premiere of the new show "stroumboulopoulos." >> you need the wide screen tv to see the entire title of the show. >> i know. it's a strong name. >> it's worth every second. >> he's very

big brother is watching. new reports that the u.s. government may be monitoring your phone calls. a live report ahead. bracing for impact. tropical storm andrea hours from florida's coast. we are tracking the storm. >> pulled from the wreckage. overnight, more survivors rescued after a building collapse in philadelphia. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. the u.s. government may have your number. developing now, the feds reportedly obtaining a top secret court order requiring verizon to turn over telephone records of millions and millions of americans to the national security agency, the nsa, on a daily basis. we are talking a lot of phone records here. the guardian reports the order was issued at the request of the fbi. the information turned over includes originating and terminatinging telephone numbers, who's calling and who

you are calling as well as location, time and duration of the calls. according to the report the order doesn't require the content of the conversations to be the turned over. the aclu calls the secret court order beyond orwellian. are we hearing anything from the white house on this? it seems an enormous number of records. >> nothing from the white house so far. it is an enormous number of records. watch what you say on the phone this morning. national security agency collecting call detail records and much more from customers of the telephone giant verizon business network services since april 25th according to what appears to be this top secret order filed on that date and signed by a judge of the united states foreign intelligence court. this was first made public by

the guardian. the company was supposed to hand over listings about who the calls were to or from inside and outside the united states. the order also allows the government to collect information about local telephone calls as well as meta data for things like fax machines and all kinds of other telephone devices. not the content of the communications but where the communication originated and the number where the communication was received. so this order was requested, we are told, by the fbi. it's top secret and virtually no one is allowed to disclose the existence of it unless the director of the fbi said it is okay to do so. the order is supposed to be in effect for three months from july 19 of this year. we contacted verizon last night about the document and spoke to ed mcfadden who told me all he could say is "no comment." the order appears to be

authorized under the patriot act. not the first time questions have been raised about domestic surveillance in the united states. there you see part of the order. it is interesting also to note that while this kind of thing came up during the bush administration it's the first the time it's come up with the obama administration. no federal government authority has commented on the record. the reactions outside the government have come quickly. al gore tweeted that in a digital privacy era, privacy must be a priority. sit just me or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous. newt gingrich called it a problem of a giant government. >> this did go on during the bush administration as well. what exactly if anything is different about this. congress has voted to authorize this type of thing, correct? >> yeah. what you're talking about here

is the patriot act. this order appears to be authorized under the patriot act. so, yes, it's been done before. we really don't know all the parameters because we don't have all the information about exactly what this order is and what it isn't. typically in a situation like this, john, when you get such an order it's connected to a very specific threat. say some type of terrorist threat or something like a hacker or what have you. we don't know why this order was written the way it is. >> are they looking for something specific? we don't know. there is a lot of hush-hush this morning. joe, thanks so much. >> we begin with the first named storm of the atlantic hurricane season. tropical storm andrea starting to bear down on florida's west coast and spawning at least one tornado. a tropical storm warning is in effect from north of ft. myers to south of tallahassee. you can see the zone there.

george howell is in clearwater, florida, for us bright and early -- dark and early for you. good morning, george. >> reporter: christine, good morning. gusty winds come and go. we are in a lull now. also the torrential rainfall hits us and moves down the line. that's what the day will be like here throughout the next several hours along the florida coastline. what we are seeing now, this storm, the meteorologists here, the local affiliates have been talking about tornado warnings. that's really the big concern. just an hour ago they were concerned about a center of circulation moving up from adamsville into the tampa area. again, they are watching tornado warnings as they come and go. our meteorologists can give us the latest on that. here is the concern with the storm. as it continues to track to the north, to the northeast, they are worried about obviously how much rain could fall. anywhere from three to six inches of rainfall causing

coastal flooding throughout this area. also, storm surge. keep in mind the storm surge could be anywhere from one to three feet above the average high tide. they are watching for the threat of flooding throughout this area. keep in mind when you look at the radar, we are on the eastern side of the storm, the northeast quadrant, the southeast quadrant, the worst part of the storm to be in as it churns rain throughout the wrar. >> george howell, still dark and rainy there. we'll see how it progresses when the sun comes up. >> heavy rains in texas causing several buildings to cave in. part of the roof collapsed at a lubbock motor inn motel. we are hearing part of the roof at the heart hospital gave way and the rain may have seeped into patient rooms. no one was injured. for more on the storms andrea peterson is tracking the storms. >> we are dealing with tropical

storms from what was tropical storm barbara. that went into oh the gulf, dissipated, but the moisture is out there and has formed tropical storm andrea. that's what we are watching, currently seeing steady winds. not expected to strengthen much. we are looking at it to make a northeasterly turn starting to impact the big bend area of florida up the eastern seaboard. lots of rain in the forecast, the kicarolinas up and through w york. heavy rain. the other concern we have are the tornadoes. once you have the glassier conditions and you see the waves over land you have friction causing tornadoes out there. there is a tornado warning west of miami. pay attention in that area. listen to the noaa weather radio for that. up to eight inches of rain possible. flooding has been a concern. flood watches for the next two days or so. we are talking about a foot of rain in florida. something they do not need. heavy rainmaking it up the

eastern seaboard. two to four inches in new york. heavy rain. not just a little bit of rain. >> not welcome at all. >> no. >> all right. thanks a lot. in philadelphia there is joy amid the ruins of a collapsed building. a survivor was pulled from the rubble overnight. at least six people died when the four-story building collapsed onto a thrift story. search and rescue on going. let's get the latest from chris welch. >> reporter: a late night breakthrough as crews on scene uncover a 61-year-old woman more than 12 hours after the collapse. >> they were digginging and they felt her and she was able to respond. >> reporter: others weren't as lucky. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to those who lost their lives and their families. at the same time we pray those who survive will recover not only physically but certainly

mentally from the trauma of being in a building and it suddenly collapses. >> reporter: harold corbin, a maintenance worker, was there to help. >> we were on the top of the roof pulling them out. there was just a narrow space to climb in to help. when we got there all you could see was "help" and maybe see a hand in the rubble. that's when the guys kicked in, ran straight up, jumped, started moving stuff. >> reporter: investigators cannot confirm that there is no one left inside. they are stressing that this is an active search. they expect to continue through the night. reporting in philadelphia, i'm chris welsh. new this morning investigators may have found the cause of a deadly fire on a san francisco bridge. investigators believe air springs in the back of a limo ruptured. that set in motion a chain reaction that led to the fire. five women died in the car en

route to a bridal shower. also new this morning tensions appear to be easing on the korean peninsula. south korea welcoming a proposal from the north for talks on restarting operations at that time joint industrial zone. a statement from seoul say it is talks will be a great opportunity to build trust between south and north. there is new hope this morning for the family of captured army soldier bowe bergdahl. he's been in enemy hands since 2009. they just received a letter and a spokesman says the family is overjoyed. >> this hear this brings everybody's spirits up. maybe i will get to shave my beard this year. >> reporter: sergeant bergdahl was captured in afghanistan in 2009. the last thing the family received was a video from the taliban two years ago. u.s. army staff sergeant robert bales admitted to the

slaughter of 16 afghan civilians, mostly women and children. he acknowledged he slipped away from his base in march of 2012 going house to house on a killing spree setting ten bodies on fire. bales said, there is not a good reason in the world for the horrible things i did. his attorney blames ptsd and steroids provided by the u.s. army special forces. a decision on life with or without parole is exe expected in august. life with parole means he could serve as few as ten years. >> reporter: victims of the boston marathon bombing are running out of time to put in claims for donated money. they have until june 15, next saturday, to apply for money. administrator kenneth feinberg says only 50 applications have come in. the fund has collected 40 million dollars. >> for erika brannock, a life altering tragedy gave her a

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president obama's choices for two key posts are signalling a new, stronger stance on foreign policy. some political opponents claim he's trying to steam roll over the controversy over the terror attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. more now from cnn's jim accosta. >> i am absolutely thrilled that she'll be back at my side leading my national security team in my second term. >> reporter: in selecting susan rice to become his next national security adviser, president obama may have reignited the controversy over the deadly siege at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. it was rice who went on the sunday talk shows with inaccurate administration talking point that is blamed the attack on protesters. >> the copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo which were prompted, of course, by the video. >> any comments on susan rice and samantha power? >> any comments on samantha power or susan rice?

>> i don't know. >> reporter: a few notable conservatives slowed down enough to talk were livid. senator rand paul told cnn he's convinced the white house is hiding something. >> i think because of that appointing susan rice or promoting her is probably not the best way to regain his authority. by all accounts i don't think anybody that disputes she misled the nation for days. >> reporter: the rice pick is a sign president obama doesn't mind the fight. last month he brushed off the issue. >> the whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout the process has been a side show. >> reporter: former national security spokesperson tommy veder says rice's critics are wasting their time. >> if you want to talk about talking points ten months later, the documents have been released. susan did nothing wrong. time for people taking political cheap shots to move on, get a day job. >> reporter: her appointment doesn't have to be confirmed by

the senate. >> it would be the honor of a lifetime to fight for american values and interests at the united nations. >> reporter: that's not the case with samantha power, the president's pick to replace rice at the united nations. well known for passion on human rights issues including the genocide in rwanda she's had missteps. as an aide to then candidate obama shae called hillary clinton a monster. some jewish groups don't like her comments on the israeli palestinian comments. >> putting something online might mean alienating a domestic constituency of tremendous e financial and political import. >> reporter: some say it's too early to pass judgment. >> i'm not prepared to give an opinion. >> reporter: arizona senator john mccain put out a statement praising the president's pick for the u.n. as for rice, mccain said, he'll make every effort to work with her. cnn, washington. former republican presidential nominee mitt romney

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happening now, florida bracing for the storm. tropical storm andrea packing heavy rain, ferocious winds just

hours from making land fall. >> cry for help. michael jackson's daughter in the hospital this morning recovering from a suicide attempt. >> driving a death trap? jeep owners fed up after chrysler refuses a recall of millions of potentially dangerous vehicles. >> welcome back. i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berm arkberman. >> a tornado warning for palm beach, florida, north of miami. further north in the tampa bay area, andrea's outer bands are coming ashore. there are reports of tornadoes starting to touch down. we turn to andrea peterson who is tracking the storm for us. >> think of all the rain florida has experienced. a foot of rain. this is only the beginning of the hurricane season. let's take you out for a look at the maps now. we are talking about heavy rain seeing 60 miles per hour winds through florida. we're going to start tracking this headed toward big ben making a northeasterly turn

here. it is not expected to strengthen. early in the season, that is the good news. with the rainfall there the flood watches are going to be a big concern here as we continue to see the system move ashore. we are already noticing the northeast quadrant where you see friction. once you get friction making its way over land you see small, isolated tornadoes. we have seen several reports already. that will be another big concern in addition to the heavy winds and faithful. as far as the rain everyone is asking a good four to six inches. higher amounts of eight inches. another two to four feet is possible. then all the way to new york. two to four inches here. it's dissipating but with all the moisture you have heavy storms. it's prom weekend, there are a lot of birthday parties. rain, rain, rain. >> no one looks good frizzy. >> i know i don't. >> a tragedy here, indra.

sources close to the jackson family are calling a possible suicide attempt by michael jackson's daughter a cry for help. 15-year-old paris jackson was taken to the hospital. a suicide prevention hotline operator called 911 after speaking to the teen. sources tell cnn that jackson had a cut on her wrists. >> paris is a sensitive and dramatic child, a teenager, 15 years old. the emotions that come with that. >> a jackson family attorney said paris is fine and is getting medical attention. she's been under pressure in recent days having been questioned twice about her father's death as part of the lawsuit against aeg live. >> the outbreak of the middle east respiratory syndrome known as mers has been called a public health emergency. at least 30 of 54 people around the world with the virus have died. quicker testing will keep track of the virus. >> now to the latest in the

sensational murder trial in kansas. attorneys for ex-cop brett seacat accused of killing his wife and setting fire to their home are laying out the case. they say side effect of a weight loss hormone led her to commit suicide. >> reporter: former sheriff's deputy brett secat watched and came up with his own questions for lawyers to ask as the defense team pressed the case wednesday. one of the defense witnesses, an alternative medicine special advised his wife to take the hormone hcg to help lose weight. the defense is trying to get jurors to believe the hormone may have caused the 34-year-old mother of two to take her own life. >> when you use hcg it is a hormone. it manipulate it is body into usinging body fat as stored energy under certain circumstances.

there was a lot of skepticism in the medical community about this. that is now finally turning around. >> reporter: on wednesday a defense handwriting expert testified this suicide note was, in her opinion, real. the note includes messages for the couple's two sons ages 4 and 2. the prosecution's handwriting expert said it was a fakes last week. >> after exam ing, re-examining and taking in the different scenarios it came back to the same thing. this was either a tracing or a simulation. >> reporter: brett was served with divorce papers three days before her death. the prosecution says the prospect of losing his wife drove him to shoot her in the head with this .44 caliber magnum handgun and set the family home on fire to destroy evidence. because of the fire and the condition of the body, the coroner testifies she could not determine if it was a homicide or a suicide.

the defense will continue its case when court resumes. it is expected at some point he will take the stand in his own defense. ted rowlands, cnn, kingman, kansas. >> thanks to ted for the report. a pentagon report find it is agency gave access to the screen writer and director of the film "zero dark thirty." the report lists e-mails in which the screen writer met several times with key members of the team that flushed out osama bin laden and had access to what was then considered top secret material. critics charged the obama administration was eager to milk publicity over the killing of bin laden ahead of the 2012 presidential election. a military judge giving nadal hassan until monday. he's been cleared to represent himself at the court-martial. he could question victims he's accused of shooting. he's charged with killing 13 people and wounding dozens more in the 2009 rampage at fort food. hasan says he was protecting taliban leadership in

afghanistan from the u.s. military. former charles manson follower leslie houten denied freedom. she was convicted in two deaths. she said she's trying to live a life of healing. her bid for release was rejected. she'll be eligible again in five years. >> chrysler's refusal to recall millions of jeeps sparking concerns among owners of the suvs. >> the death machine. >> reporter: that's what kelly cowan now calls her 2000 jeep grand cherokee. >> somebody is coming up too fast behind me i get panicked and think about exit scenarios. most of my commuting if possible is done on bicycle. i don't want to risk getting rear ended. >> reporter: a dispute between chrysler, the maker of jeeps and the national highway traffic

safety administration is making headlines. in a rare act of defiance, chrysler ree fuses to follow the agency's guidance and recall more than 2.7 million jeep model it is government says have a faulty gas tank design. the recall would target 1993 to 2004 jeep grand cherokee models in the 2002 to 2007 jeep liberties. jonathan drives a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. he had no idea there was even talk of a recall until we told him. >> i haven't had a problem yet. but if it's true what they said, there's damage or it can catch on fire if i'm rear ended, yeah, it should be recalled. yeah, it freaks me out a little. >> reporter: others are taking a different stance like this driver who posted, sorry, by'm not handing over my fiery death trap for such minuscule repairs.

hold strong, chrysler. car sales experts say selling isn't an option now. >> people don't want a car that can catch on fire. that's something people aren't looking for out there, no matter what the price is. >> reporter: chrysler believes the cars are safe. one expert says the stats are on the company's side. >> if you drove a jeep for ten years the odds of this happening to you would be something like 1 in 100,000. >> reporter: that's little comfort to cowan who has created a facebook page about the issue and is saving up for a new car. >> when i have long trips and i know i will be on the highway i rent a car. i don't want to put my family in jeopardy? stephanie elem, los angeles. >> and how unusual it is for a company to tell the government, no, we don't want to do your recall. very unusually. >> seems to open them up to liability in the future. >> they say they are negotiating. recalls are voluntary.

in the government insists then a judge could make the final ruling. >> interesting to see what happens there. coming up, how is this for unexpect eed? a runner thinks she's in pain because she's been training too hard. next day it turns out it wasn't running pain. it was a new baby. she didn't know she was pregnant. >> what? you're making it up. >> i'm not. we'll tell you more of the story ahead.

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to west. that's amazing. the ef5 tornado tore through a 17-mile stretch. was on the ground 39 minutes. >> a minnesota woman in training for a half marathon thought she pulled a muscle and ruptured a disk when her back hurt last weekend. turns out she was about to give birth and didn't know it. trish stain said she had no idea she was pregnant especially since she hadn't gained a pound and her husband had a vasectomy. on monday afternoon 6 pound, 6 ounce mira was born. it's short for miracle. trish and her husband will be on starting point live at 7:50. >> now to a chicago couple who never planned for a trip to cambodia to turn into a mission to educate two young women. >> girls education is the subject of "girl rising." this story tells how a sightseeing tour ended up changing lives. >> we were horrified.

there were hundreds of people on this giant garbage dump. >> the smell was horrible. >> reporter: it was 2002 when bill and lauren smith ended up at this garbage pump. they were sightseeing when the driver asked if they wanted to see the children. >> they were starving, picking through garbage for a few cents a day. >> reporter: the smiths decided to help one person. >> i remember seeing this little girl with a red hat. i don't know if it was the red hat or if it was her eyes. but just looked kind of hopeless. >> the guy came up to me and said, hey, these foreigners want to help you, take you, go to school. >> reporter: they took 10-year-old srena home to talk to her mother and met 12-year-old salin. >> we thought, we have to help the sister, too. >> reporter: they agreed to pay the children's mother what the girls earned at the dump, $10 a

month each. >> the deal was they could never go back to the dump again. we would put them in school, pay for everything. >> reporter: over the years the girls became close to the smiths. >> we'll feel like a second family. i get emotional. i don't have a feeling with my family that much. >> reporter: now the two young women are attending college in chicago. >> education, to me, is like a second life. >> the smiths sponsored two other girls on the trip to cambodia. a few years later they started an organization called a new day cambodia. "girl rising" premieres june 16 at 9:00 p.m. >> getting to graduation. a detroit teen's remarkable recovery from a gunshot wound to the head and then the surprise he gave his classmates. it's a heart warming story coming up. [ cheers ] [ female announcer ] think all pads are the same? don't.

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court order making verizon turn over telephone records for millions of americans. they are not confirming or denying the report. but a senior administration official tells cnn that courts review special intelligence orders and approve them to ensure they are within constitutional protection. what they are saying is we are not saying we did or didn't do it. if we did do it, a court would have said it's okay. >> congress has passed over and over again has extended the right for the government to do this, right? >> yes. >> just checking. >> doesn't mean it's not disturbing to millions of people who realize their phone records have been turned over to the government. >> i'm a verizon customer wonderiwonde wondering what they need that data for. >> have you called your mom enough? >> we talked about what could be the reason thaw need the data. >> why it's useful. >> right. tony bausch is expected to start talking with investigators tomorrow about the drug scandal. >> he tried to get money from

alex rodriguez before he struck a deal to speak with major league baseball. joe carter has more. >> good morning. this is all according to a new york daily news report. tony bosch went to alex rodriguez and asked for hundreds of thousands of dollars. a-rod didn't give him any money. major league baseball became concerned about the relationship between the two and that bosch may ask other players for money. they stepped in and decided to strike a deal with bosch. he's supposed to come to them this week with tons of evidence to suspend 20 players including alex rodriguez. this is video of him yesterday in tampa, florida. he's been there for five weeks. he's rehabbing a left hip he had surgery on. he didn't speak to the media or fans, but his teammates who played an afternoon game in new york went to rodriguez's defense.

>> he's like a brother to us. he's been here a long time. we'll let the situation play out however it will play out. until everything is said and done and facts come out, we are not going to jump to conclusions. >> the white sox and the mariners played in a marathon game yesterday. went 16 innings, lasted six hours. kyle sieger hit a grand slam in the 14th inning. the first time ever a player hit a grand slam to tie the game in extra innings. chicago scored twice in the 16th to win 7-5. this game was scoreless for 13 innings. then they combined to score 12 runs in the last three innings. the super bowl champs were at the white house. president obama next to john harbaugh and general manager ozzie newsome. the president had a great afternoon joking throughout most of his ten-minute speech.

he made it clear there was no pregame dancing on the south lawn. >> ray retired on top, coming back from a tricep injury which i believe was caused by the dance he does. no, i'm not doing the dance. >> a very height-hearted event, guys. that's the blue shirt report. back to you. >> the nba finals start tonight. everybody will be watching lebron james and tim duncan. >> the star athlete and honor student from detroit stunned high school classmates when he took the stage at graduation just months after being shot in the head. he said there is more he plans to do following his amazing recovery. >> it is so good to be up here. hard to believe just two months ago this michigan teenager couldn't walk, talk, or stand. in april, balaal holings was

shot in the head trying to break up a fight at a party. he was an honor student, football star, student council president and senior class president. he was excelling until the bullet that struck him in the head threatened to take everything away. instead of finishing his senior year he spent weeks in the hospital fighting for his life. he walked on stage at graduation ceremony surprising his classmates. >> first i want to thank god. it is so good to be alive. [ cheers and applause ] >> i got shot in the head and i am fully rehabilitated. >> now, fully rehabilitated balaal is working on his pitching arm. last night he was invited to throw out the first ceremonial pitch at comerica park in a stadium full of detroit tigers fans. >> i want to show that, yeah, i got shot in the head, but i'm e still myself. i hope people just get inspired

by my story and just know you can make it through anything if you have faith in god. >> i love that kid. i love the as thele on the helmet. >> i love the graduation. >> very cool. >> that's all for "early start." i got this. [thinking] is it that time? the son picks up the check? [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving. i hope he saved enough.

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