is? she is going to water ski the english channel. made that up! >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com captioning funded by cbs >> good morning. tornado terror. a massive twister leaves a path of destruction four miles long and a half mile wide across city of joplin, missouri. >> one minute it was just barely sprinkling, the next minute, boy, just the whole world upside town. >> at least 89 people are dead, a hospital is destroyed, homes, stores and schools, flattened. the governor has declared a state of emergency and the national guard has been calmed in. this after another deadly twister hit minnesota over the weekend along a powerful storm front stretching across much of the midwest and more dangerous weather is still in the forecast. we'll get the latest from both of those hard hit areas and speak with survivors early this monday morning, may 23rd, 2011.

good morning. welcome to "the early show" here on a monday morning. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. eyes on the midwest, tornados including president obama was in ireland. he release add statement saying michelle and i send our deepest condolences to all of those who lost their lives in the tornados and severe weather that struck joplin, missouri and across the midwest. we commend the heroic efforts by those who responded and working to help at this difficult time of it at my direction fema is working with the affected areas, state and local officials to support response and recovery efforts and the federal government stands ready to help our fellow americans as needed. >> that's where we begin with the deadly weekend weather across the midwest and portions of the south. with a reported 48 tornado touchdowns from oklahoma all the

way north to minnesota, but by far the most devastating hit the city of joplin, missouri. cynthia bowers is there with the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. as the sun rises it's becoming evident that the city of 50,000 and this hospital complex st. john's took a direct hit from a dangerous and deadly storm. 89 people have been confirmed dead so far, but with so much power and communication outage problems going on, the fear is that number could go much higher. the massive tornado tore through joplin, missouri, flattening entire neighborhoods and claiming an you will told number of lives. 11 bodies pulled from one location alone. the storm was so powerful it reportedly ripped the bark from trees as wind speeds approached 150 miles per hour. >> just a really loud roar. >> reporter: on block after block, the scene is the same.

homes reduced to piles of rubble, cars crushed and scattered like toys, trees broken stand in what once were family yards. the severely damaged local hospital st. john's regional medical center, has been abandoned, its patients moved. high winds blew out hundreds of windows and ripped off the roof. one man found x-rays and hospital files in his back yard 45 miles away. this battered medevac helicopter lay crushed in the parking lot. sarah ferguson was at church when the storm hit. the side of widespread destruction was overwhelming as she made her way home. >> i started weeping. i've seen pictures of this before but to see this in person, it was just devastating. just looked like a war zone. >> reporter: the twister believed to be between one half to three-quarters of a mile wide was on the ground for nearly four miles. this is another direct assault on an american city, and people

here had time to react, 20 minutes between the tornado sirens and when the tornado hit. but as is the case in so many times when the storm is this strong, there is no place safe enough. chris. >> cbs' cynthia bours in joplin, missouri. thank you. >> here is erica. >> this morning dozens of victims are in a shelter. marie is a red cross volunteer, also a victim, her home destroyed. marie, good to have you with us. first of all, give us an idea. you are essentially homeless this morning. what happened? >> i was in my car, i was under an underpass and we saw the tornado come. it came and hit in front of us, i saw them pick up and throw, flipped off onto the shoulder a car sliding everywhere, debris flying. >> you saw full semitrucks tossed about like a toy.

>> yeah. they were completely picked up, just thrown, tossed, there was one slammed down in front of us on its side. and i ended up as soon as the tornado was out, getting out and running up and trying to get the driver out, pulled the windshield off of the semi-truck and helped him get out. >> i'm sure he was thankful to have you there. how much warning did you have? you were in the car at the time, you said. >> we had a fair bit of warning. they set off the sirens about 10, 20 minutes before. and then turned them off. i was in my car and we heard it on the radio and the radio casters were going through and telling everybody that where it was reported it's down and it was going through town. we were trying to get out of the path, we were trying to get south and i way from it. it ended up turning and came over top. >> you immediately jumped into action, you told us helping the driver of that semi. your home was destroyed. how do you make that transition

from dealing with everything you need to dinl your personal life now, figuring out where you're going to live and sleep, to helping everybody else on the ground as part of your job with the red cross? >> right now i'm not even thinking so much about where i'm going to live. my stuff, i haven't been back over to my apartment. i saw the closest i could get was a few blocks away. i really haven't even gotten there yet. right now i'm just trying to help as many people as come into the red cross shelter, and try and talk to people, make sure they are okay, make sure that nobody's bleeding or doesn't have medications, and you know, as far as finding somewhere to live, that's going to come in the days to come. >> appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >> now here's chris. >> joining us is miranda lewis for st. john's hospital. good morning. >> good morning. >> take me through what happened to you and your hospital.

>> about 5:45 yesterday evening, a tornado hit. i was at home at the time and then almost immediately began getting text messages so you know, i made my way over this direction. >> what were your thoughts when you saw exactly the condition of the hospital at that point? >> well, i mean, we had heard that the hospital was hit but really i wasn't prepared for what i found here. it's just -- it's devastation. there are cars that are upside down, wrapped around trees. most of the hospital is devastated. it was -- it was difficult to see. >> as far as the patients at the hospital, about 183 patients from what i can see here, according to this report. what kind of conditions are the patients in now? how harrowing an experience was it for them? >> well, actually what happened was almost immediately after the hospital was hit, we began

transporting our critical patients across the street to a neighboring hospital and then from there we had our walking wounded and our ambulatory patients we sent to a community center in the middle of joplin and that's where they have been treated. >> so was this a direct hit on your hospital? >> it certainly appears so, yes. >> as far as -- >> it is all around this area. >> can the hospital provide any assistance to patients now? or is everyone need to be transported to triage units and across the street? >> no, absolutely. we're still providing care for our patients, just not at this hospital. again, the critical patients went across the street because we did lose power, you can see the hospital behind me, i assume. but when we were able to move to a different location, and then there was another triage unit set up outside so we were able to take care of our patients. >> all right. miranda lewis, thank you for taking the time and joining us.

appreciate it. wish you the best. >> thanks. >> here's erica. >> that same dangerous line of storms that hit joplin is blamed for a tornado that hit the twin cities in minnesota killing one person. liz collin is there for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the tornado swept through minneapolis and parts of the northwest suburbs leaving behind extensive property damage. a tornado struck a residential area of north minneapolis sunday afternoon, damaging scores of homes and ripping trees right from the ground. >> there is a sound, the next thing there was stuff flying. we started scrambling around. the kids in our hands, trying to stay protected. >> reporter: at least one person was killed and 30 others injured. the twister toppled power lines and trees, some blocking entire city blocks. >> watched the rail fly down past us. our own grill. a big grill. >> with all of the hamburgers on

it. >> i never seen one before. >> reporter: in wisconsin, an unconfirmed tornado heavily damaged 200 homes and businesses in lacrosse, it uprooted trees and buckled sidewalks. the storm also ripped the roofs off several buildings including this apartment complex. but no serious injuries were reported. and here in minneapolis, thousands are waking up without power this morning. the storm also uprooted as many as 50 natural gas service lines so people are warned of possible gas leaks. >> just one more thing. liz collin, thanks. >> and there could be more dangerous weather later today. marysol castro is standing by with more on that situation. good morning. >> good morning. we want to show you some stormchaser video to show you the enormity of the storm that we all saw yesterday. we'll roll the tape and show you that. there you can see the devastation. this video was shot from inside a car. it was tough at some point to see the tornado because it was

actually wrapped in a lot of rain. which is why a lot of people couldn't find shelter quickly. as far as today, here is the storm report that we saw over the last 24 hours, at least 42 confirmed tornados, more than 300 reports of hail, wind damage, in the 200s. based on the damages could have been ef-3 if not ef-4. we'll investigate and get you that information as soon as we can. over the next 24 hours, unfortunately, the same exact area is expected to get hit from dallas through cleveland, there you can see joplin under the gun again. torrential downpours, one to two inches, also looking at large hail, gusty winds, winds above 60 miles per hour. this area does not need it. and the possibility of yet another tornado if not more. we're going to keep an eye on it and more on the national picture later on in the show. back to you guys. >> can't catch a break there. thanks. we'll have more as marysol mentioned. including a look at birmingham, alabama now recovering after last month's tornados which

killed more than 230 people across alabama. >> first jeff glor with a check of our other headlines. >> good morning. you heard the president comment on the tornados. the president is in ireland this morning, the first stop on a six-day visit to europe. the president and mrs. obama arrived in dublin where mr. obama bet the irish president and planted a peace tree near trees planted by president bill clinton and john f. kennedy. the president will visit the small village home to his great, great, grand faerpt. pakistan gained control of a nav base control bid the taliban. more than 20 stormed that base last night. the militants fought with pakistani troops for 16 hours, 12 pakistani troops were killed and two u.s.-supplied aircraft destroyed, a taliban said that raid was to avenge the death of osama bin laden. a wave of violence in iraq killed at least 16 people including two american soldiers. the u.s. military says they were

conducting the operations in central iraq, they were the first soldiers the too die in iraq this month. >> ash from another active volcano in iceland is causing trouble this morning. it erupted over the weekend sending black plumes into the air as you can see. air space over greenland was closed because of that. the ash cloud may reach britain later this week. it is 13 minute past the hour. over to erica. talk about a busy weekend for the republican presidential race. early sunday morning indiana governor mitch daniels announced on line he will not run for president. and then a few hours later former minnesota governor tim pawlenty release add video declaring he will run. pawlenty is in iowa to kick off his presidential campaign. governor pawlenty, good morning. >> good morning, erica. >> let's set aside what you think you can do for the country. what even may be your campaign platform. why personally would you want this job which is arguably one of the most difficult and

thankless? >> well, i love this country and it's in big trouble. a federal government out of control, the spending is out of control, the debt and the deficit has to be tackled. we got to get this economy growing. and i did that in minnesota. i was one of the few governors in the country to get an a grade from the cato institute on fiscal management, i know how to balance budgets, how to tackle spending, i know how to get economies growing. my state we thread way back under very difficult circumstances. it's a liberal state. if you can do it there you can do it anywhere. so i'm running for president to get this spending and out of control federal government back in control and to grow this economy and i can do it. >> let's tackle that spending for a minute. you write this morning government money isn't free, saying cuts are needed in the trillions and can't just be from people's favorite programs. how do you really cut? give me a good idea. are we talking entitlements, defense spending? where are you going to make a big difference if elected in the budget? >> well, we're going to have to look the american people in the eye and tell them the truth.

that's what i'll talk about today and throughout this campaign. it starts with making sure you are willing to have the courage and do have the courage to not only say it but to do it. if you look at federal spending we have to tackle entitlements as one part of bringing spending under control. we have to look the american people in the eye and say to younger people, the next jenner augs we have to gradually raise the retirement age in social security over time. we have to look wealthy seniors in the eye and say you know what, for the cost of living adjustment, not the whole program but the cost of living adjustment we have to means test that f. you are wealthy you may not get as big of an adjustment. those and many hoth others are the kinds ever things. president obama won't even tackle in detail at all those kinds of reforms or any reforms. he's been absent in this regard, we need a leader who is going to get this deficit and spending under control. he won't do it. i will. >> what about raising taxes? i bring this up again you say government money isn't free. at some point do you have to look at raising taxes and do

people have to pay more for what's needed in this country? >> well, i don't think you can make an argument that america is undertafrmed if you compare our tax structure to the rest of the world we are highly taxed. we need to do those things that shrink government so we grow our economy. if you talk to the job providers in this country, and i talk to them every day, they say get government off my back. they don't say put more burdens on me. fewer, lighter burdens on me. that's the secret to getting the jobs and the economy going, that's going to bring quality of life opportunities back to families. >> if you lower taxes too much on business you need something coming in because there is this wide deficit. you need revenue. >> of course you need revenue. but our economy continues to grow. if you don't raise tax rate the economy is growing you'll receive more revenue. and in fact, if you look back at the history of this country, every time there has been a tax cutting president john f. kennedy, ronald reagan, it's

stimulated growth, not put it in reverse. so we can look to kennedy and reagan and others for that lesson and i think history proves it out. cutting taxes helps ignite the economy and grow jobs. we have to get spending under control. we don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. the spending in the federal government is out of control and we have a president unwilling or unable to look the american people in the eye and say that and actually do something about it to bring it under control like i said that's why i'm

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good morning. if you ride the alameda harbor bay ferry service is cancelled this morning. some strong winds damaged that ramp heading out to the boat. so no alameda harbor bay ferry service. everything else is on time. just getting word of a new accident westbound 80 approaching willow. traffic is slow down the eastshore freeway. 27 minutes is your drive time now from the carquinez bridge to the maze. also stacking up at the bay bridge itself. finally turned the metering lights on at 6:55. that's your traffic. kristy has your forecast. >> thank you. seeing breezy conditions out there this morning. especially along the bay shores and at the coastline. and partly cloudy conditions as well as as you can see here in the shot of san jose. you can see the camera shaking because of the winds. similar conditions tuesday, highs low 70s in the warmest spots. rain wednesday, drying out thursday and friday. this weekend low 70s in the warmest locations. mostly sunny skies. ,,,,,,,,

you're listening to and watching there a storm chaser video of the tornadoes which are just devastating, really, isn't even the word to say, the damage that they have done. not just in joplin, missouri, but in minneapolis and across the region. >> always wonder why these kids get out there and do this stuff, the storm chasers, very dangerous work. you can hear the tone of their voice, how you can just sensed danger and you can feel it out there. we want to get back to our lead story this morning. joplin, missouri, a town that has been leveled by this massive tornado. at least 89 people have been killed. much of that city left in ruin. let's go back to cbs news correspondent cynthia bowers, who is on the ground there for us this morning. cynthia, good morning again. >> good morning, chris.

you know, i just talked to the mayor here and he told me that fully 25% to 30% of his city is gob. primarily the southern stretch of this city. this hospital has gotten a lot of note because it was pretty much destroyed. 189 patients here had to be moved to safety in other places. but if we pan off to my left, you can see, behind me just neighborhoods, just demolished in every direction around me, as i look. they say 89 people are dead. but they're still trying to establish communications. there's still a lot of power outages so that number could go up. this storm came through at about 5:30 last night. people had 20 minutes' morning. but this storm was at least 150 miles per hour, and it was one-half to three quarters of a mile wide. just right through the heart of the city. it's going to take a long time to recover here. and people are still counting the dead. but the mayor says joplin will survive. chris? >> cynthia, quick question, that is the hospital behind you like you mentioned. have they had to evacuate the entire hospital? >> yes, the entire hospital was

evacuated within minutes of the tornado hitting. as you can see behind me, every window in the hospital just exploded. and they had to get the patients to safety. and their medevac helicopter is gone, as well. >> okay, cynthia bowers for us in joplin, missouri, once again. we'll check back in with you. >> and now that it is light in joplin, city officials are really getting their first assessment of the damage. joining us now is joplin city manager. sir, good to have you with us. we heard some of the details from cindy. give us an idea, do you know this morning how many people are unaccounted for? >> we don't really have an unaccounted for list. we're developing more information as time goes on. we do know that we have 89 confirmed deaths at this point. >> one of the biggest dangers, of course, this morning, the potential for damage from natural gas. is that under control? >> well, we've been working with the local gas company, and they're doing the best they can. and they've been around shutting

off those services as quickly as they can. but that's something we're keeping an eye out for. >> what's your top priority at this point this morning? >> well, we're still in search and rescue mode. we have a lot of structures that have been damaged and completely fallen to the ground. and we've got a lot of volunteers coming in, along with city forces and nearby forces that are going around, into those damaged areas, seeking survivors, and trying to affect a rescue for those people that are trapped. >> the pictures are really just unbelievable. it's tough to grasp just how awful it must be there on the ground. we're told there's about 20 minutes' warning. do you feel that the system in place worked? was that enough warning for folks? >> yes, we were told that there was 15 minutes notice. we have outdoor sirens. that were activated twice last evening. the second time, 15 minutes before the actual storm hit. so we think they worked as designed, and city staff did

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>>ance armstrong is considered one of the greatest athletes of all time, but he's also the focus of a federal investigation into performance-enhancing drugs, which is now handling some explosive evidence. cbs news chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian is here now with the very latest. armen, good morning. >> good morning, chris. lance armstrong's life story is literally one for the ages. surviving a lethal form of cancer, to win the world's most grueling bike race, a record seven straight times. never once, he said, resorting to illegal drugs that infected his sport. but last night on "60 minutes," armstrong's inspiring story appeared to be coming crashing down.

>> he's now turned -- >> reporter: in clear, compelling fashion the "60 minutes" investigation reconfigured armstrong's iconic image. from american hero into allegedly a secretive systematic user of performance-enhancing drugs. including the blood-boosting drug epo. >> you saw lance armstrong inject epo? >> yeah, like we all did. like i did many, many times. >> reporter: correspondent scott pelley's to-part report was built around the eyewitness account of tyler hamilton. armstrong's top lieutenant for the first three of his tour de france victories. >> tyler hamilton always denied doping until this moment. he's an olympic gold medalist, who kept the secrets of his sport for 14 years. he refused to cooperate with the federal investigation of lance armstrong, but in june, he was served a subpoena, which forced him to testify before the grand jury.

tell me what you saw in terms of what lance armstrong took in performance-enhancing drugs. >> he took -- we all took, really no difference between lance armstrong and i'd say the majority of the peloton, you know. there was epo, there was testosterone. -- transfusion. >> reporter: as part of the investigation, pelley broke the news that george hincapie, arm strong's closest, most trusted teammate for all seven of his tour wins, had broken his silence, as well. >> now we are told that hincapie for the first time has told federal investigators that he and armstrong supplied each other with the blood booster epo, and discussed having used testosterone, another banned substance, during their preparation for races.

>> reporter: all part of what hamilton portrayed as a cycle of deception. complete with code words and secret cell phones. >> did lance armstrong have a secret phone? >> yes. >> reporter: before it was over, "60s" report also appeared to put an end to armstrong's most powerful defense, that he's never failed a drug test. >> i know he's had a positive test before. >> positive for what? >> for epo. >> when and where? >> tour switzerland. 2001. >> how do you know he had a positive test? >> he told me. >> reporter: armstrong, who declined to be interviewed by "60 minutes" has posted a response on his publicists website, facts for lance.com. he said cbs' reporting on this subject has been replete with broken promises, false assurances and selective reliance upon witnesses upon whom no reputable journalist would rely. chris?

>> cbs' armen keteyian, thank you very much. joining us now, bill strickland, editor at large for "bicycling" magazine, who had unique access to lance armstrong during this 2009 comeback tour. he joins us now. good to see you this morning. >> hi, chris. >> we just heard the "60 minutes" piece, tyler hamilton, at least two others coming out, testifying before a grand jury that lance did, in fact, use performance-enhancing drugs. is this evidence now credible enough that he finally needs to say, you know what, i did do it? >> it certainly -- the fact that tyler is corroborating floyd, both of them independently have some credibility problems. the fact that they're both saying the same thing is pretty damaging to lance. the news about george hincapie is probably more damaging than tyler. >> we also heard from frankie andrew that he noticed teammates in the armstrong era all getting faster. it was very, very difficult to compete with competitors who were using epo, and other performance-enhancing drugs. was it one of those elements where you just did, in order to keep up, you've got to shoot up,

that type of mentality? >> sure. the best that could be said, he was the champion of a dirty era. we looked at the top ten finishers of all seven tours he won. 41 out of 70 have been convicted of doping, confessed to doping. just an era filthy with dope. >> yeah, you had, like we said, some exclusive access to lance over the years. some unique situations. you asked him point blank did you ever use peds. what did he say to you? >> he looked me in the eyes and said, i'm looking you in the eyes and telling you no. we were on a bike ride. very powerful when he looks directly at you and he says that. >> and you believe him? >> i did. >> and now that you've seen this reports, this "60 minutes" interview with some of his fellow teammates now, what do you think? >> well, i've thought -- i wrote a story in may for "bicycling" which is on our website bicycling.com that said i thought he was guilty, i knew he had doped. in the course of investigating around him, i finally found the conviction. so i've known for awhile. this is just inevitable, i think. >> do you think this is strong enough that lance armstrong finally has to go the route of like a mrk mcguire or other

famous steroid users like an a-rod and come out and say, you know what, i did do it? or does it continue to go down the line of a roger clemens who vehemently denies any type of performance enhancing drugs no matter how concrete the evidence may be? >> lance is a fighter. he's going to go all the way. i know he thinks he won't be indicted. i tend to think that, as well. a lot of people out there -- he has a big fan base. a lot of people on his side. i don't think he's going to confess. >> but he will fight this. bill strickland, thank you very much. good to see you this morning. there is a sad postscript about a member of the "60 minutes" team that was directly involved with that report on lance armstrong. tom mceneny who edited the story died yesterday. tom was a veteran editor for the "cbs evening news." it was his dream to work at "60 minutes" and last night's story was his first assignment. his work and dedication made us better, and our thoughts are with his wife and his two children. [ male announcer ] using frontline plus

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look out! >> i got it, i got it! i got look out! >> i got it, i got it! i got it! >> stop, stop, stop! >> and that is the storm chaser video there shot from inside a car of these devastating tornadoes. which just ripped through the midwest yesterday. and we're told for a lot of folks, part of the problem was that that tornado was wrapped up in a rain cloud so it wasn't easy to see. this is the aftermath as it's coming to light this morning. >> you don't need confirmation, whether it was ef-4, ef-5, this thing did widespread, massive damage to the city of joplin, missouri. >> we're going to bring you the latest this morning. welcome back to "the early show" at the top of the hour. i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. we will be back in joplin in just a moment for more on that damage and also for the search for victims.

we're also going to bring you an update on the situation in alabama. less than one month ago, 238 people were killed in america's worst tornado outbreak in several decades. we will be in the birmingham area this morning for a better look at how people are doing now one month in, in one of the hardest-hit areas. first we mentioned we want to go back to joplin, missouri. at least 89 people are feared dead after a giant tornado plowed straight through that city of 50,000. cbs news correspondent cynthia bowers is in joplin this morning with the very latest. cynthia, good morning. >> good morning, erica. you talked about the storm that encased this tornado, it was dropping softball sized hail just on the other side of the border in kansas. it came through about 5:30 last night and just took out everything in its path from 18 wheelers to neighborhoods to the hospital behind me. it grew from a half mile to three quarters of a mile wide, as it plowed through the heart of joplin. 25% to 30% of this city is gone. 89 people so far have been

confirmed dead. but with search and rescue crews and cadaver dogs going out through the debris today the fear is that number will go much higher. the massive tornado struck the city of joplin, missouri, sunday evening, destroying entire neighborhoods, the storm so powerful it reportedly ripped the bark from trees as wind speeds approached 150 miles per hour. throughout joplin, the scene is apocalyptic. homes torn from their foundations, cars on top of cars, trees snapped in half. st. john's regional medical center may have been the hardest-hit. high winds blew out virtually every window here. one man found x-rays and hospital files in his backyard 45 miles away. this battered medevac helicopter lay crushed on its side in the parking lot. all 189 patients had to be evacuated. sarah ferguson was at church when the storm hit. the sight of the widespread destruction was overwhelming as she made her way home.

>> i just started weeping. i've seen pictures of this before, but to actually see it in person, it was just -- it was devastating. just looked like a war zone. >> reporter: the twister was on the ground for nearly six miles. people here got two warnings. a half hour before the storm, and 15 minutes before the storm. but when a storm this strong hits an urban setting, there's just really no place to hide. and as bad as it is, it could have been worse. had this hit during a weekday the city's population explodes from 50,000 to 275,000. so despite the wreckage, people here are counting their blessings. erica? >> understandably. boy those numbers, cindy, thanks. now here's chris. >> also in joplin this morning, emily from our tulsa affiliate. >> the death toll continues to rise here in joplin, missouri. we know at least a quarter of the town has been devastated by an ef-3, possibly ef-4 tornado.

here's a very common sight in neighborhoods around joplin. this tree stump lifted off the ground. look at that water inside. very muddy. the whole ground is soaking wet. which makes this a very precarious situation. cars, precariously sitting on top of this tree stump. look at these branches. they go 20 feet in the air. this tree is about 50 to 70 years old and the winds just toppled it from this twister. the branches extend halfway into the street making it very difficult for emergency crews to navigate the roads. we know that crews have been working all night going through houses, going through abandoned cars, looking for people. it's a search and rescue mission. but with the death toll continuing to rise, the people here are very concerned that daylight will mean it's a recovery mission. reporting in joplin, missouri, cbs news. >> emily, thank you. the news from joplin brings back a lot of bad memories for folks in alabama where less than a month ago tornadoes killed 238 people in just one day. kimberly rankin of our birmingham affiliate has the latest on recovery efforts in nearby pratt city. how are things this morning?

>> you know, they're still bad. as you look around, it doesn't feel like 26 days have passed since tornadoes cut through alabama. they leveled homes, wiped out cities, and broke hearts. and you know, all of this devastation that is a constant reminder of that night when alabama experienced a living nightmare. >> we all came to the window and it was right on top of us by then. what gotten most was the screeches and screams that came right after the tornado. >> i'm hanging onto the bottom of his t-shirt, and i can feel he's blowing away from me. and i just held on, and tried to reach back and get me, and it stopped. >> reporter: after the dust settled, but before we could ask for help, neighbors were by our side pulling us from the rubble, offering us aid, and a much-needed hug. >> water. you need some water? all right. the town is devastated, it's very sad, and the only thing that we can do is support the citizens, those who lost

everything. >> a lot of these people came together. a lot of young men and older men came together and really helped us out. pull people out of houses, out of cars, people get out of debris. >> reporter: mother nature claimed many lives that april day. but it didn't claim this state's spirit. that is alive and well. >> you pray, god wraps his arm around you and protects you. and he did. all this can be rebuilt. >> i'm going to rebuilt right here on my corner. this is where i want to be. >> reporter: but before any construction can begin, before people can totally heal, this debris must be picked up and hauled off. a task that seems daunting when you look at the 610 miles of destruction, more than 10 miles wide. >> we know that hope whispers one more time and that's what we'll do. >> reporter: it's that determination and hard work that will see alabama through this tragedy. alabamians will fight until they've totally recovered.

i'm kimberly rankin for cbs news. >> kimberly, thanks. now here's chris. >> erica, thank you. two american soldiers and at least 15 iraqis were killed in a wave of weekend bombings, mostly in baghdad. the violence comes as the last british troops withdraw from iraq. and the u.s., with -- and with the u.s. set to pull out of the rest of its forces by the end of the year. cbs news chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan joins us now from washington with an update on this. lara, good morning to you. >> good morning, chris. well, it appears this has been a deadly weekend in iraq, and the question looming over everybody is, is how the country will hold together after u.s. forces pull out. >> what does it say about the stability there in iraq, at present, with this increased violence, often targeting police forces? >> that is very fragile. i mean, it's not a surprise the police forces were targeted, as they're the ones out there on the street. they're easy targets, in a sense, and usually not as well disciplined or well trained as the army. but what this really points to is the fact that the surge was only an illusion of peace and security in iraq.

it's very, very fragile. and, in fact, the country with the most influence there now is iran. and that's what's really playing out here, is a fight between iran, the u.s., and the sunni/shia divide. >> the iraqi forces there, are they properly equipped to -- to handle the country when u.s. forces finally leave? >> well, they're equipped to handle the country as they've always handled it. the real question is why the u.s. should even think about staying in iraq when the iraqi government has made it very clear that they're not willing to ask them to stay. and where politicians in the iraqi parliament say it is political suicide to even suggest that you want the americans to stay. so in that kind of climate, what is to be gained for the u.s. from risking soldiers' lives and forcing its presence on the iraqi people? >> i guess the next question is what would you think about the time line that's in place right now? there's about 46,000 u.s. troops that are still in iraq right now, right at this point, the withdrawal is scheduled for december. yesterday british troops after eight years, they withdraw completely from iraq.

is this time line still on course? do you see censorship that maybe u.s. forces may need to stay longer? >> well, the time line is still on course. that's for sure. and, in fact, secretary of defense bill gates has said that u.s. forces can only stay if invited to do so by the iraqi government. what's complicating all of this, chris, is that it takes months and months and months to withdraw your forces, to dismantle these bases. there's a massive amount of infrastructure there. and the u.s. has to plan for that, they have to pay for that, and so if the iraqis are going to at the last minute say, oh, we changed our minds, we want you to stay, that's going to cost an absolute fortune in taxpayer dollars. and for the iraqis, it's a political gain. for the u.s. military planners, they want to know exactly what they're doing. but i'll tell you something that happened recently that really is force for thought. a mass grave was found outside the city of fallujah and the instant reaction of the iraqi government was to blame the u.s. forces who fought in fallujah several years ago.

and basically blamed the u.s. soldiers of killing a massive number of civilians and dumping their bodies in a mass grave. the real question americans should be asking is why are we considering staying behind in a country where the government accuses us of that kind of massive war crime against humanity? and you know, the answer to that question lies in the relationship between the maliki government and iran. and that is really what's at stake here. is what is playing out in the region with iran, who now has stronger foothold in iraq than they ever have. and it's really up to the iraqis at this point to sort out how they want those relationships to settle. >> cbs' lara logan in washington for us. lara, thank you. want to take a closer look now of some of the other headlines. jeff glor is at the news desk. >> erica, good morning. good morning to everyone at home, as well. president obama is in ireland. the first stop on a four-nation european tour today.

after arriving in dublin the president met with president and prime minister. later a homecoming of sorts. a visit to a small village of home of his great-great-great grandfather. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty officially kicks off his campaign today in iowa. he made the announcement last night with an internet video and this morning he told erica he's not afraid to make choices. >> if you look at federal spending, we're going to have to tackle entitlements as one part of bringing spending under control. so we have to look the american people in the eye and say to younger people, the next generation, we're going to have to gradually raise the retirement age, and social security over time. >> also, over the weekend, indiana governor mitch daniels said he will not run for president for family reasons. the controversial songwriter joseph brooks was found dead in new york city yesterday. after an apparent suicide. brooks won an oscar for the song

"you light up my life" but he was also awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women. joseph brooks was 73 years old. and the fourth installment of the "pirates of the caribbean" movies set a box office record. it pulled in more than $256 million overseas. making it the highest grossing international movie opening ever. also made $90 million here domestically. so not bad. it's 12 minutes past the hour. back over to erica and chris. >> oh, man. a lot of money. >> marysol castro is standing by

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unwind? in our stressed-out society, sales of relaxation drinks with names like mini chill, relaxen and drank are booming, going from zero just a few years ago to an estimated $100 million in sales annually. >> i used to take tylenol p.m. to try to get myself to sleep. and when i found drank, it had basically the same effect. >> reporter: at sleepy feeling comes from a combination of ingredients, often including melatonin. a dietary supplement that's now finding its way into products from brownies to beverages. drank's creator is peter bianchi. >> the genesis of this product was being a positive alternative to drugs and alcohol. >> reporter: the target audience, drank is marketed in sexy music videos. ♪ >> what we're doing is we're taking something that is a healthy alternative and making it hip, we're making it trendy. >> reporter: but products containing melatonin are raising concerns across the country. >> i think that there's a real potential danger there.

>> reporter: dr. david sears at the columbia university medical center said melatonin should not be used as an ingredient in food. >> melatonin has a lot of research behind it but there's just as much showing that there's potential harm as with good. >> reporter: in fact melatonin has generated more calls to poison control centers than any other supplement. most involve children. >> any concern that people would misuse this product, especially young people who will, of course, drink it? >> i think it's the inherent nature of man to misuse and abuse everything when you give it to them. >> reporter: last year the fda sent drank a warning letter, calling it an adulterated product. the letter cited safety concerns about melatonin. including an increased risk of developmental disorders during pregnancy. now, senator dick durbin is calling for tougher federal regulations. >> we don't even know what a safe dosage is. so i'm asking the fda, protect american consumers, particularly protect kids. and the products on the shelf that may have some impact on

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"the early show," we'll go back to joplin, missouri. you see the pictures here and ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

jail in los angeles for outside dodger it is 8:25. time for news headlines interest cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. a suspect is in jail in los angeles for beating bryan stow outside dodger stadium march 31. l.a. police making that arrest yesterday morning acting on a tip from a parole agent. they are still looking for two other suspects. stow remains in critical condition. a baby girl who is missing in contra costa county has been found alive in southern california. that 4-month-old is now with detectives who traveled there. her parents reported her missing saying they found her bassinette empty on sunday morning. authorities are now questioning the family. closing arguments in a murder trial of yusef bey iv and antoine mackey wrapping up today. the case could go to the jury this afternoon. the two men are accused of

being involved in three killings including journalist chauncey bailey. traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,, [ yawns ]

[ magical chime ] ♪ [ people cheering ] [ girl ] whoo hoo! good morning. well, we're seeing some improvement now across the span of the golden gate bridge. southbound 101 traffic was backed up to midspan for a while. there was an accident on the doyle drive ramp southbound

highway 1. that is now cleared. there was an overturned car. so anyway, tow crews got out there and things are improving quite a bit. bay bridge, improving i would say. no big incidents across the bay bridge this morning. but our backup is not as big as they were backed up just to the end of that first overcrossing. maybe a 10-minute wait to get you on the span. wind advisories, though, still in effect for the bay bridge, san mateo bridge and the westbound 580 ride out of the altamont pass. making it extra slow heading towards the dublin. that's your traffic. here's kristy with your forecast. >> thanks a lot, elizabeth. see plenty of blue skies this afternoon and sunshine, although some breezy conditions this morning and will continue into the afternoon. live shot outside here in san francisco shows you those partly cloudy skies but it's going to be a beautiful day overall. tomorrow similar conditions a little more cloud cover and then chance of showers for wednesday. we'll dry out by thursday and friday and then for this weekend, dropping down into the low 70s in our warmest locations, mostly sunny skies, so sunshine in store, just manage it there. ,,,,,,,,

oh, gosh, that is a monster tornado. back up and go to that road back there. >> okay. i'm off the road, so -- >> okay. oh, my gosh. bad. oh, my gosh! this is awful. >> welcome back to "the early show" here on monday morning. we're surveying the damage from joplin, missouri. a town of about 50,000 that's either ef-3, ef-4 tond.

we're not sure of the official count yet but you can see the devastation left in its wake this morning. as the death toll continues to rise in that community, people waking today, seeing utter devastation all around them. >> just incredible as you look at those pictures. we do want to get you the very latest from the ground in joplin. which is where we find cbs news correspondent cynthia bowers this morning. cynthia's going to give us a closer look at what things are actually like this morning because, of course, as the sunlight comes up more and more is coming to light. cindy, good morning. >> good morning, erica. even the mayor said that it wasn't until the day came up, he took a tour at 3:00 a.m., it didn't mean much. but then when the sun started coming up, it was kind of like an oh, my god moment for him. the devastation. this is just cars in the parking lot at the hospital that was taken out by last night's storm. keep in mind this storm started out at a half-mile wide, expanded to three quarters of a mile wide, going right through the heart of joplin, picking out

25% to 30% of the city. 89 people confirmed dead so far wp with rescue crews going out this morning and cadaver dogs they fear that that number could rise. it's just a terrible situation. as i look to the west on the horizon, severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for this area until 1:00 p.m. so it's adding insult to injury as a desperate city tries to regroup. erica? >> the last thing people need. cynthia bowers in joplin, missouri this morning. >> erica, one of the most amazing stories of st. john's regional medical center, which had minutes to move its patients before the tornado wrecked it, joining us now is reverend c.j. campbell. retired pastor and chaplin at the hospital. he joins us this morning. reverend, good morning. you were in your home when the tornado hit. is there anything left? okay, we don't -- we've lost the audio with the reverend right there. okay he's not hearing us just

yet. we'll hopefully get back with the reverend. >> it's amazing he's outside that hospital. of course we've been talking about that hospital this morning, 189 patients there at the time. all the windows blown out. but amazing that they were able to move everybody out. >> i think we've been able to kind of restore our audio with the reverend. reverend, can you hear me? this is chris wragge in new york. >> i can hear sound now. >> thanks for bearing with us. we know it's a difficult situation out there. >> i have to keep it held in to hear. >> it's probably pretty of you there. let me just ask you, i'll speak loudly so you can hear me better. you were in your home when the tornado hit. is there anything left of your home right now? >> okay. all right, erica, let's move on here. we're having some difficulty on the ground there as you can imagine. things are not easy at this hour for anybody down there. we'll try to hammer out. >> so much of that city, of course, dealing with issues this morning. 25% to 30% of it leveled. and the numbers will continue to

change. we'll continue to update you. understandably, as you mentioned, getting things out of there this morning. want to take a look how at politics. indiana governor mitch daniels is out, saying he will not run for president, even though plenty of republicans were hoping he would. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty, however is, in making the announcement yesterday online. today he is launching his campaign in the key state of iowa. earlier this morning i asked senator pawlenty if he would ever raise taxes to help narrow the government's budget deficit. >> you talk to the job providers in this country, and i talk to them every day, they say get the government off my back. they don't say, put more burdens on me. they say put fewer burdens, lighter burdens on me. that's the secret to getting the jobs and the economy going. >> cbs news political correspondent jan crawford joins us this morning from washington. jan, good to have you here this morning. a busy weekend for you. >> oh, certainly, erica. you know, in that interview, with pawlenty just now, that backdrop, iowa, no mistaking where he is. his decision to make his announcement in a yeiowa shows

really going to go after the social conservatives in the nation's first caucus state. it is wide open in iowa and pawlenty is looking to make a splash there so he can try to stand out from this field that, as you said, over the weekend really started to come into focus. it was a weekend bombshell. dropped in the middle of the night. highly regarded indiana governor mitch daniels told supporters he would not run for the white house. he delivered the news by e-mail early sunday, saying, the interest and wishes of my family is the most important consideration of all. if i have disappointed you, i will always be sorry. daniels, who served in the bush white house as budget chief, has been pressured by key republican leaders to get into the race to bolster what is perceived as a lackluster field. instead, on saturday it was long-shot candidate herman cain, the former ceo who made it official. >> i came here to declare my candidacy for the republican nomination for president of the united states of america. >> appearing on cbs' "face the

nation" sunday, former house speaker newt gingrich tried to reassert his place in the campaign, after conservatives in his own party criticized him in the first days following his own announcement. >> i think i have a record of real achievement and a record of real choice compared to obama. >> reporter: but today it will be tim pawlenty's turn. last night he released a web video officially announcing his presidential run. >> we need a president who understands that our problems are deep, and who has the courage to face them. president obama doesn't. i do. >> reporter: the former minnesota governor is respected by conservatives for most of his political positions. but he is not a nationally known figure. that's why iowa can prove so important. the role as the first contender in the primary season can launch a candidate from relative obscurity to campaign contender. now pawlenty needs to do well in iowa. he's trying to overtake mitt romney and that state is very much up for grabs. later this week congresswoman

michele bachmann is going to test the waters there with a speech thursday night. and on friday, romney will make his first appearance in iowa since he announced his exploratory committee. erica? >> all right, jan crawford in washington this morning. thanks. >> and now for the very latest, let's go back over to jeff glor at the news desk with the latest on more headlines for us this morning. >> chris, good morning once again to meeting with ireland's prime minister and had a look at his own irish blood link. bill plante will explain that. he's traveling with the president this morning in dublin. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jeff. well the president's here, because he's irish. well, only a little irish. but that doesn't matter. when american presidents come to the ancestral home to

find roots for the most important people in the world. >> now what the president had to say here in ireland won't touch on the substantive issues he'll be talking about the rest of the week, things like the uprising in the middle east, afghanistan, libya. but what he has to say here means a lot to the irish who are looking for a psychological and

economic boost after several years of a terrible recession. jeff? >> and also always looking for roots. bill plante in dublin. bill, thank you very much this morning. in los angeles, the primary suspect in the brutal beating of bryan stow, a san francisco giants fan, has been arrested now. police say that giovanni ramirez attacked bryan stow on march 31st. stow is still in a coma. a tip from a parole officer led to ramirez's arrest yesterday in los angeles. he's being held on $1 million bail, and more arrests are expected. lance armstrong's cycling career is legendary. he has won seven tour de frances, come back from cancer, and he's inspired millions. now he's facing a new round of doping allegations. cbs news national correspondent ben tracy looks at reaction from fans. >> reporter: at the final stage of the tour of california sunday, lance armstrong wasn't in the race. but he was still the talk of the event. >> he won all those races, all

of a sudden he's getting caught now because he retired? like, come on. >> reporter: on "60 minutes" one of armstrong's former teammates told correspondent scott pelley that the superstar cyclist lied and did take banned substances. >> there was epo, there was testosterone. i did see a transfusion, a blood transfusion. >> reporter: yet in a crowd still largely bound to armstrong, many are giving him the benefit of the doubt. >> why do you think he did not cheat? >> i don't know. just a feeling inside. you know. he just strikes me as the type of person that wouldn't do something like that. >> reporter: but the "60 minutes" investigation uncovered that three of armstrong's former teammates have now told federal authorities that armstrong cheated. >> one of those riders is armstrong's former teammate george hincapie, who armstrong once said was like a brother to him. >> reporter: when we found hincapie lf the race sunday he would not talk about armstrong. >> i'm not talking on an ongoing investigation, i'm sorry. >> reporter: the organizers of this race view the armstrong

news as a big distraction. they don't want to talk about it and they've asked the riders not to, either. >> i say no comment. >> reporter: okay. it doesn't seem like people want to talk about this. >> no. i'd rather talk about the racing. >> shouldn't be drawing back in the past. should be looking to the future. >> reporter: faced with the "60 minutes" report some of armstrong's fans -- >> for a long time i chose to believe. >> reporter: are now changing their minds. >> he might have realistically doped. so long as the other guys -- >> all the top athletes cheat. it's sad. >> reporter: and even though armstrong has now retired, these new allegations mean many of these cyclists are still riding in his shadow. ben tracy, cbs news, santa clarita, california. it is 42 minutes past the hour now. a devastating weather sunday in joplin. marysol and the danger is not over today, is it? >> it is not, jeff. you're absolutely right. as you take a look at the national picture, you can see about three quarters of the united states is getting some form of precipitation.

the same area as yesterday. it's expected to get more severe weather

thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to chris. >> marysol, thank you so much. over labor day weekend in 2006, 48-year-old kathy wangler died from carbon monoxide poisoning. her husband is serving time for murder. though he says it was an accident caused by a faulty water heater. the story was featured on cbs' "48 hours mystery" friday night before we speak with dr. wangler's second wife and his son, we look at the case which started with an emergency phone call. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> my carbon monoxide detector has gone off and my wife is having a seizure. >> okay. is she still conscious? i mean is she breathing? >> reporter: dr. mark wangler has always insisted his wife kathy's death was a bizarre accident.

>> we had the carbon monoxide alarm down in the basement. >> reporter: a piersing sound? >> yeah, yeah. exactly. >> reporter: but police were skeptical from the start. >> mark and kathy treated each other equally even. >> reporter: doctor wangler moved on with his life, and got remarried to an old friend. i take it you love this man? >> i do. i love him very much. >> reporter: then, after three years of investigating -- >> they examined and tested the water heater, the furnace. they could not find anything malfunctioning. >> reporter: police arrested dr. wangler. believing he pumped automotive exhaust from an engine in the garage to the bedroom where kathy wangler was sleeping. did you murder your wife, kathy? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: kill her with carbon monoxide? >> no. >> reporter: and dr. wangler's new wife, esther, is adamant he's innocent. are you living with a killer? >> no.

you know, if i was living with the evil genius, i think i might be one of the first to know. >> reporter: this past march, dr. wangler was convicted of murder. and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. >> and joining us now are dr. wangler's second wife esther and his son aaron. good morning to the both of you. >> good morning. >> i know watching that piece you're shaking your head a lot kind of in disbelief. if a jury was able to find you guilty as quickly as they did, how come you tend to think he's so innocent? >> there's a lot that didn't come out in the trial, chris. the prosecution was really interested in the truth, they would have tested the samples of kathy's lung tissue. first of all, they withheld the fact that they had these samples from the defense, even though they're required by law to disclose any exculpatory evidence to us. secondly they say they never tested the lung tissue samples but if the theory is kathy was breathing in engine exhaust at

the time of her death, surely that would tell the story, wouldn't it? >> but this jury took them a little less than two weeks for the case, less than nine hours to convict pym why didn't they see any of this? why weren't those suspicions raised? >> i really don't think the jury understood the instructions fully about beyond a reasonable doubt. there's a great deal of theatrics, a great deal of bias in the investigation that continued into the courtroom. >> aaron, that was your mother, kathy was your mom. >> yes. >> what troubled you the most as this trial continued to unfold? >> it's disbelief, still, that all this is happening, and just, i don't feel like esther said, people really understood the science behind it. with our test witnesses and everything, i just feel like the jury didn't even comprehend what they were saying and even get the logic behind it. and it's just hard to still face the fact of what's happening with our lives. >> but as an anesthesiologist as he was, he would have knowledge to commit a crime like this.

is it safe to -- >> no, no. when did you have surgery and have carbon monoxide mentioned as an anesthetic? that's absurd. it's an absurd premise. >> but it seems to be a premise that the jury bought into. >> yeah, the jury was part of the local community, which was saturated with -- saturated with bias, hearsay and half-truths in the local media. yet our change of venue motion was denied by the judge. so, they were exposed to all kinds of information ahead of time. and people have to believe that anesthesiologists gas people. which isn't what they do now. they typically use ivs and inject drugs that way. >> as far as the appeal process. >> yes. >> you're running into some obstacles there. >> yes, we are. in order to file the appeal we must have the official transcript. the person who is typing that official transcript is the wife of the lead detective. it's a clear conflict of interest, but it's something the court refuses to address.

she says it will take her at least six months to type this transcript. in neighboring counties in ohio it's required to be done within two weeks. >> aaron, have you had a chance to speak to your dad at all? >> i talked to him once since the whole trial and everything, but we e-mail every week. >> and what's he saying? >> he's keeping optimistic, positive. praying a lot. you know, just hoping that this whole process starts taking place and that we can get justice, which was not served. >> but you both sit here and you vehemently, i guess, support the fact that, that an innocent man is in jail right now? >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> all right. well we thank you both for taking the time to join us. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. all right. >> appreciate it. all right. we'll be right ,,

a little pomp and circumstance for our own commencement speaker mr. jeff glor. how did it go yesterday? >> doctor. >> honoree.

>> no, i'm not doctor. thank you very much. >> my brother rich went to school for ten years to get his ph.d. it was great. congratulations to all the students in suffolk, university. was in boston over the weekend. had a wonderful time. there were 11,000 people there. >> wow. you get nervous? >> i was inspired -- >> sure, i guess i was. but i was inspired to see all that. all the smiles on all the faces. you know, i mean, they worked hard to get there. >> it was a great honor. >> it was a lot of fun. we love boston so much. it was so nice to be back. >> congrats. >> good, thank you very much. >> make time for things that take time. >> great, great advice. i'm going to take that to heart, as well. a promming note, tomorrow morning you are actually going to be on the ground in missouri. >> exactly. headed out after the prom and we'll be reporting for you tomorrow morning. >> the very latest on that situation in the midwest. enjoy the rest of your monday, everyone. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. . ,,,,,,,, [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card

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headlines... the contra costa count it is 8:55. good morning, everyone. i'm sydnie kohara with your cbs 5 news met lines. the contra costa county confirms that detectives have found a missing baby girl alive in southern california. the parents of 4-month-old ramy gallego reported her missing sunday morning in the east bay community of knightsen. detectives are now questioning three people. things have calmed down at san quentin state prison after nearly 200 inmates rioted last night. four inmates were stabbed or slashed. guards got control by using nonlethal bullets and pepper spray. they later found at least 10 weapons made by inmates. no guards were injured. livermore police suspect drugs played a role in a powerful explosion that left three people critically burned. the blast sent two men and a woman to the hospital saturday night. one man had a hand blown off.

police say a search warrant will help them pinpoint the source of the explosion. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,

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good morning. northbound 880 approaching high street looks like an accident just cleared. westbound 580 slow coming out of livermore. high wind advisory in effect past the windmills. speeds improve closer to pleasanton. on the maps, that accident negotiable 880 cleared, also we are seeing big improvements now towards the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights remain on. but yeah, just backed up to the mid lot. that's your traffic. for your forecast, here's trissty. >> thanks, elizabeth. seeing plenty of blue skies out there this afternoon, although we are seeing breezy conditions throughout the morning. and we'll continue to see that into the afternoon, as well. a little bit of clouds as you can see out here on our live shot of the bay bridge and temperatures today will stay cool especially for this time of year. similar conditions for tomorrow. and then chance of showers back into the forecast on wednesday. thursday and friday, we will be drying out and we will be cool for the weekend, though. temperatures only in the low 70s in our warmest locations although we can look forward to mostly sunny skies. ,,,,

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