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the surveillance scandal widens. the security contractor who exposed the details of secret government spying programs promises more explosive revelations. it's something you only see in movies. a powerful spring storm system sweeps up the east coast producing damaging tornadoes and torrential downpours. and boston bound. football star tim tebow finds a new home in the nfl. this is the "cbs morning news" new home in the nfl. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, june 11th, 2013. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, the journalist who reported on classified u.s. government surveillance programs says more information is coming and it will be significant. the revelations came from leaks made by government contractor
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edward snowden, and they've unleashed a torrent of anger on capitol hill. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie, yeah. that journalist who first published the revelations about edward snowden says more stories are on the way as the justice department considers filing criminal charges against snowden for revealing classified information. meanwhile, many here on capitol hill have already made up their minds about whether edward snowden is a hero or a criminal. edward snowden, the man who reportedly leaked top secret u.s. surveillance programs may have more information to share. glenn greenwald of "the guardian" first published snowden's story and says the former nsa contractor has more revelations that greenwald said are significant. >> i had access to the full rosters of everyone working at the nsa. the entire intelligence community. >> reporter: greenwald and his colleague laura poitras
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interviewed snowden in hong kong where he was hiding out. >> he really did sacrifice knowing that he'd become the world's most wanted man, and the fact that it's happened is not a surprise to him. >> reporter: so far, the u.s. government has not charged snowden with any crimes nor has it issued an arrest warrant for him but some on capitol hill says that's exactly what needs to happen. california senator dianne feinstein, head of the intelligence committee, wants snowden prosecuted. she said he violated the law. it's an act of treason in my view. republican lindsey graham who rarely agrees with feinstein tweeted this monday night. i hope we follow mr. snowden to the ends of the earth to bring him to justice. but others are praising snowden. former congressman ron paul said in a statement snowden and greenwald have done a great service to the american people by exposing the truth about what our government is doing in secret. the fbi visited the home of snowden's father in pennsylvania yesterday.
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today, lawmakers are getting a briefing from the nsa to learn more about how the surveillance programs worked. anne-marie. >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. susan. this morning, most of the eastern half of the country is trying to dry out from soaking rains and severe storms. a storm system moved across the southeast and up the atlantic coastline on monday. at least seven tornadoes were reported. and overnight, flood watches and warnings in effect from maryland to maine. at least three twisters were reported in maryland, this water spout formed within view of i-95 near baltimore. >> the skies got really, really dark. it was raining a little bit before that. it looked like the world was ending. >> reporter: residents west of baltimore escaped injury when another reported tornado touched down monday evening. >> it was hellacious. winds were just rolling through. i saw it uplifted one tree. by then, we got down and got in the basement. >> reporter: several homes were damaged where the severe weather blew through delaware. neighbors in this community say
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they were caught off guard by the fast-moving storm. >> i could just feel the wind getting power. more powerful. so i hid inside the closet. >> what were you thinking during those moments? >> just praying. just praying that everyone would be all right. p>> this is just went over top f us. >> reporter: monday afternoon, an ef-2 tornado swept across southwestern kentucky. the storm chewed up this home. two women inside took shelter in a bathtub. >> the people in the house were very lucky. two elderly women, had minor injuries. they both got -- what i was told, they both got in the bathtub and hunkered down. and that wall you that see right there, that's the only wall that's still standing in the house and that's where they were there, there. >> reporter: the storm system also triggered flooding across the carolinas. forecasters say there's more to come. >> there's a whole other system that's going to get its act together and roll in looks like wednesday night, actually more thursday for that area.
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>> well, today, the threat of severe weather shifts to the dakotas, the ohio valley and the great lakes region. after hurricane sandy battered new york it forced the area to assess its readiness for weather and other extremes. a new scientific study suggests the changing climate and weather patterns could result in more than three quarters of a million people living in flood zones by 2050. the study also suggests the city's average daily temperature could be 4 to 7 degrees hotter by at least 2050. a well-known contraceptive pill may soon be available to women and girls with no age restriction and without a prescription. the obama administration is ending its years-long opposition to limit the sales of plan b, step one, and until recently, the so-called morning after pill was limited to women 17 and older without a prescription. it said it advocates unwanted
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pregnancy. and former south african president nelson mandela remains in serious but stable condition in a hospital in pretoria, south africa. mandela is suffering from a lung infection. and mark phillips is in pretoria with the very latest. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, the description of a lung infect is in fact accurate. but it's now emerging how serious mr. mandela's condition is. we have this from a source. not an official government or medical source, but one that's proved accurate in the past. and it also lists mr. mandela as suffering from further disabilities from impaired, major organ function. liver and kidney said to be functioning at just 50%. we know that he's still here in the icu, the intensive care unit, of this hospital. we know he's not engaging with people who are coming to see him. we know as well he had another procedure here to treat a bleeding ulcer. so the description of serious is
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in fact denotes a condition a good deal more complex even than that. the country, south africa, in fact, the rest of the world, of course, waiting for further news. thus far, no official updates on the bulletin this morning. anne-marie. >> indeed thank you very much. mark phillips in pretoria, south africa. coming up on the "morning news," high flying food. we'll show you how one restaurant is using drones to deliver food to your table. this is the "cbs morning news." so clinically proven dermatologists recommend it twice as much as any other brand? neutrogena®. recommended by dermatologists 2 times more than any other brand. now that's beautiful. neutrogena®. ♪
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[ gunfire ] turkish police in riot gear fired rubber bullets to disperse anti-government protesters in istanbul's main square this morning. they also used tear gas. demonstrators have occupied the square for more than a week. nationwide, protests have left three dead and 5,000 others injured. on "cbs moneywatch" now a
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new ceo for lululemon and drones serving up food. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning to you, ashley. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. asian markets finished lower. after the bank of japan held off on new steps to curb the volatility in the bond market. tokyo nikkei dropped more than 1% while hong kong's hang seng lost 1%. standard and poor's improved its outlook for u.s. debt from negative to stable thanks to stronger finances and an economy that is roughering, but the news left wall street unimpressed. the dow fell 9 points while the nasdaq gained 4 points. the senate voted to improve a $5.4 billion program. to provide more aid to rice and peanut farmers. it also cuts 400 million or about half air percent each year from food stamps. the house still has to vote on its version of the bill. lululemon's ceo is stepping
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down after more than five years on the job. christine day will leave at the once it hires a replacement. it comes just months after lululemon pulled one of its yoga pants from the store because of its sheerlessness leaving too much to the imagination. well, apple revealed a fresh look for its new operating system called ios7. that power its iphones and ipads. the graphics arts is simplified and backgrounds no longer from textures. a new pullup menu allows you to quickly pull up settings. now you can choose if siri has a male or female voice. and it as understands new commands. the ipistorius -- ios update also makes it possible to access the data. it essentially renders the phone useless.
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prosecutors have been urging manufacturers to import a so-called kill switch. microsoft and sony are battling for video game console supremacy. sony unveiled its playstation 4 last night. the next generation console will be priced at $399 when it goes on sale this year. comes hours after microsoft its xbox 1 system will retail for $499. the new xbox goes on sale in november. and they hundred down terrorists and control our borders, but now some drones are being tasked with a much different mission. a sushi restaurant in london is testing a drone that delivers food straight to diner's tables. well, at least it kind of tries to. there we go. oh -- it's controlled via wi-fi connection and equipped with high-def cameras to allow staff to control it with an ipad. we're getting somewhere with those drones. if we can get them to do vacuuming, grocery shopping. >> yeah, that would be stuff
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that i could really use. that situation right there, you better be nice to your server. i see a soy sauce strike indeed. >> playing a little joke on you there. >> indeed. blame it on the drone. ashley morrison here in new york. thanks, ashley. well, straight ahead in sports. tim tebow's new nfl team. and a jail sentence for former football star chad johnson. what happened to make a judge revoke his deal with prosecutors. this is the "cbs morning news." want younger looking eyes that say wow?
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home. the former jets and broncos quarterback is expected to sign with the new england patriots. the polarizing player was cut by new york before this year's draft, and it appeared he would be without a team as training camp approaches. in new england, tebow will back up tom brady. tebow is expected to join the pats at practice today. and in baseball, the rays and red sox play a testy tilt late into the night. in the first inning off of homers off of boston's pitcher john lackey. then in the ninth lackey responds by hitting him with a pitch. of course, that causing benches to clear. there were no punches thrown, though, and no one was ejected. the game goes to extra innings and in the tenth the rays overcome a two-run deficit. but they go down for good in the 14th when daniel mava singles in the go-ahead run. red sox win 10-8. golf's second major of the year looks like it's getting off to a soggy start.
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u.s. open in merion near philadelphia was soaked by rain during monday's practice round. there was also in the sports rivalry, tiger woods and sergio garcia were seen shaking hands on the driving rang. the two had harsh words for each other during the players championship last month. and finally, it looked like former nfl star chad johnson was going to avoid a jail term on his domestic violence charge. well, johnson had just accepted a deal that called for community service and counseling. but when the judge asked him if he was pleased with his lawyer, johnson responded by patting his attorney on the behind. that gesture made the judge irate. she revoked the bail and sentenced johnson to 30 days in jail. it's court, not a game. and the trial of the
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c. morning fog, 85 degrees. atlanta, morning showers. partly sunny in st. louis, though. and very sunny in denver today, seattle, showers a high of 63. in sanford, florida, jury selection resumes today in the trial of george zimmerman. he's the former neighborhood watch volunteer accused in the shooting death of unarmed teenager trayvon martin. marlie hall looks at day one of the trial. >> reporter: george zimmerman sat silently as lawyers questioned potential jurors. >> did you get excited that you had jury duty and you'd be able to participate in a wonderful criminal justice system?
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>> yes, i did. >> okay. >> reporter: zimmerman did not address the court monday but his brother spoke to reporters. >> we have death threats directed at us for being george's family. >> reporter: robert zimmerman jr. said he's confident that the former neighborhood watch volunteer will be found not guilty of murdering unarticled teenage trayvon martin. >> not only do they have to prove that his was a murder but that it could not have been self-defense. >> reporter: martin would have graduated from high school last week. his father made a statement before jury selection began. >> we ask that the community continue to stay peaceful as we place our faith in the justice system. >> reporter: police have put up barricades to contain small demonstrators. police showed up monday to keep it peaceful. about a dozen demonstrators showed their support for trayvon martin declaring it national hoodie day. martin was wearing a hooded
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sweatshirt when zimmerman gunned him down. >> with a target on his back. >> reporter: zimmerman's lawyers will try to paint martin as a troubled kid who took drugs and played with guns. martin's family said that zimmerman took their son from him and that zimmerman's attorneys can do worse than that. marlie hall for cbs news, sanford, florida. the organization that organizes transplants is refusing to change its rules for donor lungs for children. instead, the organ procurement and transplantation network will create a special review system. last week, a federal judge ruled that 10-year-old sarah murnaghan and 11-year-old javier acosta, both terminally ill, should have access to adult lungs. right now, patients 12 years and under are only eligible to receive other children's lungs. coming up on "cbs this morning," senator rand paul on surveillance program leaks. this is anne-marie green. this is "cbs morning news." n.
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for the first time, the full senate prepares to vote on landmark immigration legislation today. many believe the current system is broken. john blackstone reports on some fourth graders who are rallying for changes to save a classmate. >> reporter: there has been an empty seat for months now in the fourth grade classroom at jefferson elementary in berkeley, california, 10-year-old rodrigo guzeman isn't there. >> how long have you known rodrigo? >> since kindergarten. >> reporter: his classmates miss him. >> he's really smart and he has a lot of friends. >> reporter: rodrigo was just 16 months old when his family came to the u.s. on a tourism visa. >> he came into the fourth grade
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already reading on a fifth grade level. >> reporter: teacher barbara winger was forced to learn that rodrigo and his family were disbarred from the u.s. for at least five years. >> sharing news with a 10-year-old that their classmate can't be here because of where he was born, it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: did you understand what was happening? >> no. >> reporter: did you understand why? >> no. >> reporter: rodrigo's absence was just as baffling for the twins, kyle and chris la hara. >> it's immigration laws and congress people and stuff like that. >> it shouldn't take five years to apply for a new visa. because that's the longest to be away from your family. >> reporter: you decided something should be done about this? >> yes. >> reporter: what they did was take the case of their friend to the berkeley city council, to the streets and to the white house. >> dear president obama, please let rodrigo home. >> reporter: the students' activism shouldn't be surprising
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perhaps in a class where they've been studying civil rights leaders. >> the message is you just don't stand back. you try to do something about it. >> they all stood up in their rights and for what they believed in, so now, we're trying to stand up for rodrigo's rights. >> reporter: this summer, several of the fourth graders personally plan to visit washington. scott has a message for his classmate in mexico. >> you shouldn't give up hope because your friends are here to support you. >> reporter: as america debates immigration reform, there is a class full of fourth graders ready to testify that no matter how rodrigo guzeman got here, he belongs here. john blackstone, cbs news. berkeley, california. >> it's amazing what a group of determined fourth graders can do. coming up on your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll go live to hong kong to edward
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snowden. plus, we'll get reaction on the case of senator rand paul. and the bizarre twist in the 50-year-old kidnapping case. we will hear from a chicago man who was kidnapped as a baby. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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you are so well organized. >> 0 seconds before the show. >> it's all good. >> we got the fog out there this morning that's pushed on shore. and also seeing drizzle along the coastline. how long will that stick around ? talk about that coming up. >> things are quiet traffic wise. north of our camera 66 and southbound coming into san leandro. >> all right, liz, thanks. >> we're following breaking news. a two alarm fire burning in the bay view district. sue is there live with the latest on this battle. >> reporter: yes, this is a residential area. i'm at 1544 hudson ave. this is information i received from talking to a witness. we haven't an official confirmation yet. broke out at 2:30 in the morning.
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