ning. remember your next local update is 7:26. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com good morning to our viewers in the west. it's thursday may 15 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." wildfires rage across southern california, flames tear through homes and more dangerous wind is ahead today. >> never forgetting 9/11 on this opening day of the national museum. rudy giuliani joins us. >> and this video is all over media. you'll hear about a 4-year-old boy saved from a vicious dog by a cat. >> and we begin with today's" opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> oh, my god, oh my god!

[ bleep ]. >> this has really flared up. >> wildfires roar through southern california. >> in carlsbad north of san diego, more than two dozen homes were destroyed. >> the fire is coming up the hillside. the garden hose is not going to do anything for that. >> tens of thousands have been forced to leave. >> it's a selfie for crying out loud. >> in turkey 282 confirmed dead. the grief is turning into anger. >> and the moments as a tornado tore through central ohio. fortunately no injuries were reported. >> casey kasim has now been found in washington state. >> arrangements are being made to bring him back to southern california. >> president obama will attend a formal dedication of the 9/11 memorial museum this morning at ground zero in new york. >> people are sad here but that isn't the end of the story.

this is a museum about hope. >> several are hospitalized after an oil spill. >> are you city thinking about running for president? and when will you make the decision on that? >> yes and later. >> donald sterling may not only lose his team but his marriage. >> shelley and i are in the process of a divorce. >> i was the first female co-anchor. >> what year are we talking about? >> it was just after the civil war. >> and all that matters. >> bill clinton responded to karl rove's suggestion that his wife may have brain damage from a fall. >> first they say she faked the concussion and now they say she's auditioning for a part on "the walking dead." >> a cat comes to the rescue when a little boy is attacked by a neighbor's dog. >> i bet somebody got an extra fancy feast to reward her for that. this eye opener is brought to

you by toyota, let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose is on assignment and anthony mason is here. good morning. >> good morning. great to be here. >> great to have you here. as you wake up in the west we're going to begin in san diego county which is under a statement of emergency. crews are battling nine separate wildfires this morning thousands of people evacuated their homes. >> no serious injuries are reported but there is major damage. ben tracy is in san marcos where a fire is burning close to a university campus. we begin with carter evans in near carlsbad where ten homes and an apartment complex have been damaged or destroyed. carter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're here yesterday when flames surrounded this community. at times the smoke was so thick, you could really only see a couple of feet in front of you. when i left this home behind me was still standing. but you can see it is a total loss now.

all day wednesday firefighters struggled to stay ahead of san diego's county fast moving, wind-driven flames. some residents had only minutes to evacuate before their homes were destroyed. >> this was my child home. and to see it in shambles as it is now is something that i couldn't even picture in my head. >> once that drops it's going to go up slope and it's got some really heavy fuel in there. >> thousands of carlsbad residents were also without power, shut off by the local utility as a precaution in case the strong winds blew down power lines. >> just in the space of a couple of seconds here this has really flared up. >> one woman driving through carlsbad couldn't believe what she was seeing. >> oh, my god! oh, my gosh! >> we've had a lot of high wind today. how big of a problem have blowing embers been? >> that's probably our number one problem. fire can travel basically the speed of the wind. so you imagine if we're having 35 45 75 mile-an-hour wind if

there's fire the fire can actually travel that fast. >> here's an example of how dangerous and erratic these fires can be. it was burning embers blown by the wind that set this apartment complex on fire. firefighters can't save it now. they're just trying to keep the flames from spreading. >> there's nothing little about this fire. >> the fire was spread over a 45 mile area from the cam many pendleton marine base to the north and south to san marcos where a d.c.-10 was making fire retardant drops. the governor declared a state of emergency in san diego. no word on how any of these fires started. >> this fire so far alone has caused $22 million in damages and is about 60% contained now. we are under another red flag high-wind warning today, temperatures in the mid 90s but

forecasters say the winds will be a little calmer than yesterday but firefighters are still concerned. >> let's go 15 miles either of carlsbad. a fast-moving fire there forced people on a college campus to get out. good morning. >> reporter: cal state san marcos was evacuated yesterday and will be closed again today. 22 homes have been evacuated and three have been destroyed. it's still smoldering. the fire is 0% contained. firefighters have been back out fighting the fire this morning after working all through the night, trying to keep this from racing up the hillside. they did get help from the dc-10 that carter mentioned. that can drop up to 10,000 gallons of flame retardant or water at one time. with that help in the air, firefighters were able to may go progress on the ground. they're hoping to make more

progress and the containment number should go up. it's hard to estimate just how extraordinary this weather is. this should be may gray cloudy and cool and it is instead scorching hot and bone dry. that's why we're having fires. >> thanks. >> veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki is testifying on the veterans health care scandal. he's expected to address allegations that v.a. hospitals around the country allegedly kept secret lists hiding so that patients couldn't see a doctor. the delays could be linked to dozens of deaths. wyatt andrews is on capitol hill where some are demanding shinseki resign. >> reporter: good morning. this is shinseki's first public appearance since the charges first emerged that up to 40 veterans may have died in phoenix, essentially waiting to see the doctor. in his prepared remarks this morning, shinseki will promise

the senate a thorough investigation but he will also call this personal saying quote, he is personally saddened or angered any time a veteran may come to harm. secretary shinseki will be asked to explain the serious problems within the v.a. system of medical appointments. >> there's something just not right at the department. >> reporter: whistleblowers and investigators in at least five states say officials are concealing the long wait times that veterans endure for crucial medical tests. in phoenix where delays in care may be linked to up to 40 deaths dozens of veterans and family members attended a town hall meeting to complain. >> treatment delayed is treatment denied. >> it is virtually impossible to get ahold of somebody over the telephone. >> reporter: one veterans group is setting up a web site called v.a.oversight.org asking whistleblowers to keep the revelations coming. >> we have to make sure the stories are accurately reported. and if the people are coming

forward and brave lively blowing the whistle, that they are protected. >> reporter: some senators say they have heard enough. >> it seems to me he is unwilling, unable to provide the necessary leadership, to change the culture, to reduce bureaucracy. >> reporter: but the white house still supports shinseki citing a list of what he's accomplished outside of the current controversy. >> we've enrolled at the v.a. 2 million veterans in high-quality v.a. health care reducing veterans homelessness by 24% and decreasing disability claims back logged by 50%. >> shinseki served as a combat veteran and as an army officer has earned him great respect here on capitol hill. but as this investigation is widened, shinseki might be losing some of that credibility and even some of his ardent supporters are asking if he's the man to fix this. norah? >> thank you, wyatt.

we want to pause to bring all of the cbs stations that is cbs news special report. president obama is about to speak in lower manhattan at the dedication of the national memorial museum. a large crowd of officials, victim's relatives, and first sponsors at the night. >> the museum opens to the public next week almost 13 years after the terror attack that killed almost 3,000 people. the michael bloomberg is introducing them right now. >> this morning we'd like to share just a few of these

stories the museum tells. ladies and gentlemen, it is my hon toreor to introduce the president of the united states of america, barack obama [ applause ] >> thank you. mayor bloomberg governor cuomo. honored guests families of the fallen. in those awful moments after the south tower was hit some of the injured huddled in the wreckage of the 78th floor.

the fires were spreading. the air was filled with smoke. it was dark. and they could barely see. it seemed as if there was no way out. and then there came a voice. clear, calm. saying he has found the stairs. a young man in his 20s, strong emerged from the smoke. and over his nose and his mouth he wore a red handkerchief. he called for fire extinguishers to fight back the flames. he tended to the wounded. he led those survivors down the stairs to safety. and carried a woman on his

shoulders down 17 flights. and then he went back back up all those flights, then back down again, bringing more wounded to safety. until that moment when the tower fell. they didn't know his name. they didn't know where he came from. but they knew their lives had been saved by the man in the red bandana bandana. again, mayor bloomberg, distinguished guesses, governors christy and cuomo and the families and survivors of that day, to all those who responded with such courage, on behalf of michelle and myself and the american people, it is an honor

for us to join in your memories. to recall and to reflect. but above all, to reaffirm the true spirit of 9/11. love. compassion. sacrifice. and to enshrine it forever in the heart of our nation. michelle and i just had the opportunity to join with others on a visit with some of the survivors and families men and women who inspire us all. and we had a chance to visit some of the exhibits. and i think all who come here will find it to be a profound and moving experience. i want to express our deep gratitude to everybody who was

involved in this great undertaking for bringing us to this day for giving us this sacred place of healing and of hope. here at this memorial in this museum we come together. we stand in the footprints of two mighty towers graced by the rush of eternal waters. we look into the faces of nearly 3,000 innocent souls, men and women and children of every race, every creed from every corner of the world. we can touch their names and hear their voices and glimpse the small items that speak to the beauty of their lives. a wedding ring a dusty helmet

a shining badge,. here we tell their story, so that generations yet unborn will never forget. of coworkers who led others to safety of passengers who stormed a cockpit, our men and women who rushed into an inferno. our first responders who charged up those stairs. a generation of service members, our 9/11 generation who have served with honor in more than a decade of war. a nation that stands tall and united and unafraid. because no act of terror can match the strength or the character of our country.

like the great wall and bedrock that embrace us today, nothing can ever break us. nothing can change who we are as americans. on that september morning, allison crather lost her son wills. months later she was reading the newspaper, an article about those final minutes in the towers. survivors recounted how a young man wearing a red handkerchief had led them to safety. and in that moment allison knew. ever since he was a boy her son had always carried a red

handkerchief. her son wells was the man in the red bandana. wells was just 24 years old with a broad smile and a bright future. he worked in the south tower on the 104th floor. he had a big laugh. a joy of life. and dreams of seeing the world. he worked in finance but he had also been a volunteer firefighter. and after the planes hit, he put on that bandana and spent his final moments saving others. three years ago this month, after our seals made sure that justice was done i came to ground zero. and among the families here that day was allison crather.

and she told me about wells and his fearless spirit. and she showed me a handkerchief like the one he wore that morning. and today as we saw in our tour one of his red handkerchieves is on display in this museum. and from this day forward all those who come here will have a chance to know the sacrifice of a young man, who like so many gave his life so others might live. those we lost live on in us. in the families who love them still. in the friends who remember them always. and in a nation that will honor them now and forever.

and todayt is my honor to introduce two women forever bound by that day, yoob you ninetiedy ed -- united to keep aleve the true spirit of that day. wells crather's mother and one of those he saved,ling yung. [ applause ] . . >> my name isling yung. i'm here today because of the wells, a man i did not get the

chance to thank. it was very hard for me to come here today but i wanted to do so so i called say thank you to his parents and my new friends jeff and allison. >> i am wells' mother allison crather. my husband jefferson and i could not be more proud of our son. for us he lives on in the people he helped and in the memory of what he chose to do that tuesday in september. wells believes that we are all connected as one human family. that we are here to look out for and to care for one another. this is life's most precious meaning. it is our greatest hope that when people come here and see wells' red bandana, they will

remember how people helped each other that day. and we hope that they will be inspired to do the same in ways both big and small. this is the true legacy of september 11th. >> so many powerful stories and one exceptional one right there. the president saying no act of terror can match the strength and character of our country. >> no. she has a son she can be very proud of. >> indeed. >> and our coverage will continue throughout the day on this cbs station and tonight on the cbs evening news with scott pelli. for those in the west cbs this morning will continue now. the rest of you will return to regular programming. this has been a cbs news special report we will never forget. i'm nora o'donnell with anthony mason. cbs news new york.

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your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. good thursday morning, everyone. it's 7:26. i'm frank mallicoat. here's what's happening around the bay area this morning. a big rig crash slammed into a funeral home into san francisco sparking a two-alarm fire. the 18-wheeler hit a building on market street just after midnight. the driver and passenger suffered minor injuries. a woman accused of attacking a little girl 4-year- old with a crowbar inside a walmart, she was hit in the head. she is expected to survive. and alum rock park in san jose is closed due to the threat of wildfires. some high temperatures and low humidity factor into the decision. officials also want to keep firefighters available to respond to other locations just in case. stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment.

good morning. much better news now in petaluma. that traffic alert was canceled all lanes are back open. the accident was southbound 101 approaching petaluma boulevard south. that's the good news. the bad news look at those delays. super backed up right now all the way jammed into petaluma approaching pepper road. here's a live look at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza. there is an accident midspan two cars blocking the left lane. traffic back to the toll plaza. with the forecast, here's lawrence. lots of sunshine sea breeze kicking in to cool you down. nice look over the financial district. that high pressure ridge that brought us record temperatures now headed eastward still hot 90s into the valleys 80s inside the bay low 90s into san jose.

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rudy giuliani led people through the recovery. he will speak this morning. mayor, good morning. >> good morning. >> it's hard to believe 13 years later. i know you spent a lot of time there yesterday. what was it like? >> it was difficult. in some ways more difficult because it's been so long. back in the first three or four years i would think about it you know, all the time. so i passed there or went there or twoenlt a ceremony there, it was kind of very familiar. now with the passage of time you're sort of brought back into the day. and maybe it's also how well the museum is done. i mean it really bridges you back into that day around gives you a sense of reliving it. and for me it's a strange feeling because the television

images are not familiar to me. >> that's interesting because you didn't see them. >> of course i've seen them on documentaries, i've participated in some documentaries, but it's not the same thing. you watched it. i watched the kennedy -- as a child i watched the kennedy thing, but in this particular case for example, when the first tower came down i was in a billing two blocks away. when the police chief yelled out the tower came down i thought he meant the radio tower. we were trapped in our building. i kept wondering how could that radio tower have done that much damage to this building. it was later i realized the -- >> the whole thing had collapsed. they have so many personal things. someone's bloodied glasses, shoes, someone's diary. was there anything in particular when you walked in that gave you goose bumps. >> there's one or two items that i can recall i'd fig four people

because one of the things i had to do was to identify some of the firefighters and police officers. and, remember we didn't identify them by the way we normally identify them. we identify them with a belt buckle, with a patch, with a -- maybe a piece of bunker gear that was peculiar to them with with their serial number on it. so with the fire commissioner, when that was necessary, it was he and i who would do the identifications. i recognized some of them that i did at the time when i was down there at the morgue. >> so many of the victims' families are upset that the remains are intured under the ground. how do you feel about that? >> there is. there is. my view was always try to do what the families want. here we have a split, right? we have some of the families who are -- seem very happy with and seen very peaceful with the idea that it's there right at the base, which after all is their final resting place for the

people who weren't recovered. others feel it's wrong to have it that far below the ground. and also in a museum which in some ways although it's quite a beautiful one, is a tourist attraction. gosh, i can't resolve that. if i were doing, that i would probably take a poll and try to figure out if there's one strong feeling one way or the other. >> what do you feel? >> i'm okay with it being there. i feel they're where their resting place is. they're also where millions of people over the years, maybe 100 years, are going to come and do honor to them. >> just seeing you sitting here today and looking at the visuals of that brings back a lot of memories for people. you were such a leader on that day and many were saying rudy come back. even jeb bush said if you were to run for mayor again, he would like to lead your campaign. what do you say? >> he just about led my campaign back then. he was one of my biggest

supporters as i was this. i believe you can't go back. you know you do a job with all your heart, all your soul. you to do a lot of good things you make some mistakes. now it's es's history. i just got back from colombia. i advised the colombian government how to reduce crime. >> is that a know? mr. mayor, that's a no? >> 20% in bowca rattan. i'm very prout of that. to rupp for another office sure, but not mayor again. >> good for you. >> it was a great job and now somebody else gets a chance to do it. that's a democracy. >> mayor rudy giuliani good to have you here. thank you so much. cbs's "the big bang theory" is the number one comedy. but ahead, one country is tryript. we'll look at the mysterious

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do you recognize that music? tonight is the season finale of the big bang theory." that's the theme song here on cbs. it's the highest rated sitcom since "friends" went off more than a decade ago. it's also a up with "you know the show that has '"the big bang

theory'" note. the nerdy characters resonate in this ak dechlices come first culture. >> i like the show. i can learn from them how to be a geek. >> so you're trying to learn to be a geek. why do you want to be a geek? >> i think it's cool. smart is the new sex yy. >> reporter: these students have become super fans. >> those characters each one, has their unique personalities, and the other reason i like to watch "the big bang theory" is that it's very close to my life. >> hey guys. >> hey penny. happy star wars day. >> reporter: the show received 1.6 billion clicks on the government reese monitor until late april when the chinese censors suddenly removed the show. ♪

>> reporter: china's state tl will start airing a censored version starting with the first episode. the government has not explained what they'll change or why and would not grant us an interview. censors here in china are asking for change asking for the show to be cleaned up. what do you make of this change? >> i don't really like that. i don't think it's necessary because i think it's a very healthy show compared with other tv series. >> reporter: the show's producer responded at the end of an american broadcast in a full screen commentary that flashed at the end of the show he wrote, in all likelihood a gagel of can communists sat in a darkened room and watch add few episodes. i'd like to think that during these screenings one of them laughed out loud and was promptly sent to a reeducation camp.

it was suggested the government just cannot tolerate any cult result product it cannot control. she continues to post sub titles so that chinese-speaking fans can follow interviews with the cast. is it hard to translate the humor sometimes? >> yes. very hard. >> reporter: for now, avid fans have to find a creative way to get their fix. inappropriate, norah but we'll see what exactly they find inappropriate. >> seth, great story. fascinating. >> we're loving that girl. smart is the new sexy. >> love it. all right. now to a feline that's truly

the cat's meow. >> ba da bump. >> ba da bump. she's being credited the morning for stopping a dog attacking a small california boy. john blackstone with the video that's sweeping the internet. >> reporter: she may look luke your typical tabby, but inside this kitty cat beats the heart of a lion. >> tara is my hero. she rescued me. >> reporter: on tuesday this boy was riding his bike outside his home. his mother erica was nearby watering a tree. unbeknownst to them the neighbor's dog was on the loose. before you know it the dog was chomping on the boy's leg. that's when tara pounced. she she flew in and swiped at the pooch. tara chased him off with his

tail between his legs. she was not pussy footing around. >> i remember seeing them. seeing the video, seeing her check on jeremy and rirns to him -- >> reporter: she called 911. jeremy was rushed to bakers field hospital where he received ten stitches. the dog was surrendered to animal control and will be euthanized. jeremy's father was shocked by what he saw on the family's surveillance cameras. >> the police officer and i both commented on wow, we've never seen a cat do that before. >> reporter: jeremy is home recovering. his pet cat is on watch. dogs, beware. this pussycat is no scaredy-cat. john blackstone "cbs this morning." >> i think the guard dog is in trouble. they need a guard cat.

>> that's a great tag line. you never think of cats as being proactive and so protective. >> yeah. take that. >> exactly. i miss my kitty cat. >> do you? >> yeah. i like cats. >> good. >> like cats that sleep in the corner. >> yes. or usually on the radiator or on the heat or in the sun. >> cats just went up though. i'll give it to you. i'm allergic but they went up. >> you're going to get hail mail from cat lovers. looks like the cooldown is under way. it will still be hot in spots overlooking san jose, that is going to be one of the hot areas today as temperatures are up in the 90s again by the afternoon. skies are mostly clear, no "spare the air" today, the air quality going to improve with the sea breeze a little bit. that fog will get closer to the coastline and maybe a couple of patches late in the day out toward the beaches. highs today 70s coastside, 80s inside the bay, some 90s into the valleys. much cooler weather expected more low clouds and fog for the

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good morning. 101 is a nightmare in the north bay. southbound 101 jammed solid from cotati into petaluma after a series of accidents. we saw up to three accidents approaching petaluma boulevard south. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the latest tweet from katrina it was already backed up approaching the pay gates and now there's an accident in the maze westbound on 580 on the approach to eastbound 80 blocking the left lane. mass transit on time. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence. we are starting out with lots of sunshine again and some mild temperatures but we have some changes coming our way. high pressure showing some signs of weakening now. clear skies from our mount vaca cam over the bay area. we are going to see that ridge of high pressure moving east and as it does the sea breeze is going to make a return along the coastline for today. cooling the temperatures down to 70s there, still hot 90s into the valleys. more fog though coming our way in the next few days. much cooler back to normal for the weekend.

♪ good morning to our viewers in the wefrtst. it's thursday, may 15th 2013. welcome back to "cbs this morning." the san diego county wildfires are forcing thousands to stay out of their homes. first here is a look at today's eye opener at 8:00. we were here when flames surrounded this community. the smoke was so thick, you could really only see just a couple feet. >> firefighters have been back out fighting the fire trying to keep it from racing up the hillside towards homes. president obama at the dedication of the national september 11th memorial museum. >> here we tell their story. so that generations yet unborn will never forget.

this is shinseki's first public appearance since charges first appearance thousands may have died waiting to see the doctor. radio legend casey kasem has been found in washington state. the 82-year-old is gravely ill. >> when i say i work for cbs news, i have to quickly follow up with you know that network that has "the big bang theory." a real jolt when realizing the government was censoring the show. a feline that is truly the cat's meow. a dog attacked a young california boy. >> we commented, wow, we have never seen a cat do that before. >> i think the guard dog market is in trouble. rd dog market is in trouble. i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell o'donnell. charlie rose on assignment today. many roads are empty this morning in the suburbs around san diego. thousands of people evacuated as

dangerous wildfires got too close. >> fire crews are battling fast-moving flames high heat and strong winds. carter evans is in carlsbad california, where fire destroyed homes and 16 condominiums. >> reporter: this is one of the homes that burned in carlsbad a total loss. i want to give an idea how hot this was. take a look. this is an aluminum ladder melted by the flames. we were here yesterday when fire surrounded this community. in fact, at times the smoke was so thick you could really only see a couple feet in front of you. we were here for about 30 minutes before firefighters arrived. they were busy in other communities nearby saving homes, before they were able to get here. we watched them douse several fires on homes and make quick work of it here in this community. last night, the family that lives in this home came back here to survey the damage. they say what they saw was completely unrecognizable. now as far as the weather is concerned today, we are under

another red flag high wind warning. temperatures are expected to be in the mid 90s again. so it's not as bad as yesterday. but again, firefighters are very concerned. >> carter, thanks. reporter steve price of our san diego affiliate, kfmb had to deal with the wildfires firsthand. >> reporter: we walked into this backyard, and we noticed that the fence was on fire back here the firefighters originally broke through the fence right there, put the fire out in the backyard. but then after they left to move to another hot spot this spot kicked up so we grabbed the garden hose and have been hitting area. hopefully it will be enough though, because look the fire is coming up the hillside here obviously the garden hose will not do anything for that. >> another meaning to reporter involvement. another fire forced a state university to close right in the middle of final exams. the graduation ceremony set for tomorrow at cal state san marcos is on hold. and meteorologist megan

blairos looks at the continuing fire danger today in california. megan, good morning. >> good morning to you. yes, i am concerned again today because as carter evans said right now it may be calm but those santa ana winds are expected to ramp up again today, and we're talking about record heat potential with upper 90s and triple digit numbers for highs today. another issue will be the shifting winds. so they'll start off with the santa ana winds, but then an onshore flow will pick up and that will lead to unpredictability in terms of where those fires will go. and on the east coast, it's all about a slow-moving low pressure system which is going to create very heavy rains that will extend all the way from the canadian border down to florida, where we're looking at some high rainfall totals over the course of the next few days. so quite the dichotomy. very rainy and cool in the east and fire danger and record heat in the west. >> megan, thanks. in new york city this morning, president obama joined 9/11 survivors and victims'

families to dedicate the national september 11th memorial museum. the president spoke about a group of co-workers trapped inside the world trade center, and the man who died saving them. >> a young man in his 20s, strong, emerged from the smoke and over his nose and his mouth he wore a red handkerchief. he called for fire extinguishers to fight back the flames. he tended to it the wounded. he led those survivors down the stairs to safety. and carried a woman on his shoulders down 17 flights. then he went back back up all those flights, then back down again, bringing more wounded to safety. until that moment when the tower fell. they didn't know his name.

they didn't know where he came from. but they knew their lives had been saved by the man in the red bandana. >> that man's name was wells crowder. his parents attended the ceremony. the 9/11 museum opens to the public wednesday. it holds more than 10,000 artifacts, including the red bandana. the first woman to leave the "new york times" is out this morning. jill abrahamson was fired wednesday after less than three years as executive editor. there was, quote, an issue with management in the newsroom. but a new report suggests other factors, including an equal pay dispute were involved. ken aleto broke the story. he's a media writer for "new yorker" magazine. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is a story that may ricochet. why was jill abrahamson dismissed? >> i think it was several factors came together as you

suggest in your intro. clearly, he was unhappy. when he hired her two-and-a-half years ago basically said the reason i hesitated, i was worried about her management style. he became convinced her management style was rough. women, on the other hand come back and say yeah you would say a man was tough, and you're saying a woman is pushy. and -- second, which fed into that narrative he had, she found out that she was paid less than her predecessor was. both as managing editor when she was managing editor and when she was executive editor. and she went and raised that issue, and then hired a lawyer to politely ask about that issue. that's fed into the narrative. she was pushy. >> how much less was she paid? >> i'm going to actually write something more about that. >> so there is more reporting to be done on that. >> the "times" has pushed back ken, saying her pay was comparable. >> not the same but comparable. we'll see how comparable it was. >> wow. >> and is there more do you think, ken, to the equal pay issue?

there are reports she was divisive divisive, controversial, as you said, pushy. that she had hired a consultant to help with her -- >> which is a male term by the way. >> that's true. that she had hired a management consultant to work with her. >> a coach. there were other issues. she wasn't just fired, clearly because the pay disparity issue. that fed into a narrative she was difficult to work with. and then dean backe, her deputy found out and was upset she was trying to hire someone he felt he wasn't in the loop on that and he complained to arthur solesberger, the publisher. so that added to the narrative that jill was difficult. so last friday he went to her and said time for a change. >> let's talk about difficult to work with. you're a reporter. have there been other editors in the "new york times" that have been difficult to work with and a hot head? >> i don't have to answer that. >> of course. >> most editors are -- if they tell you we don't like your piece, do it again you think they're difficult but they're doing their job. >> when she was hired, though

when you reported on this and did a profile and talked with the "times" then they knew there were management issues with her, did they not? >> yes, they did. and she thought that she had worked on it and she was better at being inclusive, involving people, walking the floor, being friendly. and when i was profiling her, she would walk the floor with me and pat people and stop and talk to me. >> what does it say to you then? >> arthur said he hesitated in choosing jill over dean backe because he was worried about that issue. in the end he thought he had to choose her and she is a great journalist, which she is. >> are you hearing from women about the pieces you've written? >> i've gotten so many e-mails. saying when i started my job 20 years ago, my pay was half what the male -- who had my job before was getting. and outrage. >> so because she leaned in was she pushed out? >> one of the reasons she was pushed out. not the only reason, yes. >> all right.

for more to this story, you're saying oh -- ken is saying read what i'm going to say later on. >> because you have new reporting coming out. >> i do. >> you could break it here. just saying. >> good to see you. >> and you too. >>. now 8:10. ahead on "cbs this morning" the four-star general in charge of the united states air force. how things have changed since 9/11 and what happens next wit

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voice carry him all around the good morning. i'm frank mallicoat. it's 8:25. here's what's happening around the bay area right now. a big rig slams into a funeral home sparking a two-alarm fire. 18-wheeler crashed into the building on market street just after midnight. the driver and a passenger inside had minor injuries. a woman accused of attacking a little girl with a crowbar inside a walmart, police say the woman suddenly started hitting the 4-year-old on the head at the store in san jose. that girl is expected to survive. alum rock park in san jose closed today due to the threat of wildfires. high temperatures low humidity factored into the decision. officials also want to keep firefighters available to respond to any other locations in that area. stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment.

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have multiple failures. are those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you good morning. take you out to 580, still very slow through the livermore valley. they are just finally now clearing a crash westbound 580 at el charro but it's really backed up through grant line and you can see that drive time there is more than a half hour now between the altamont pass and 680. looks like it could be closer to midday around noon before they re-open that stretch of westbound market. there was a fiery big rig accident crashed into a funeral home overnight and that westbound market street remains

closed between sanchez and noe. again, for the next several hours. and a live look at some of our sensors out of the east bay. southbound 242 awfully backed up. there was an earlier crash approaching concord avenue and we're finally seeing a little bit of clearing now in petaluma even though it remains sluggish on the approach to petaluma boulevard south. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." another check of your forecast, here's lawrence. well, looks like that heat wave is winding down. it will be hot in spots away from the coastline but we are going to see a bit of a sea breeze. looking out toward the golden gate bridge the marin headlands, looks like nice and clear now but we may see fog later today. the ridge of high pressure shifting east. that will be enough to allow that sea breeze to kick in along the coastline. it will be picking up into the afternoon so let's plan on 70s out toward the beaches. you may get those in the morning. then cool off in the afternoon. still some hot 90s into the valleys. then we all cool things down on friday. much cooler back to normal over the weekend.

welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour air force chief of staff general mark a. welch is in studio 57. there's the general with his lovely wife betty. how he's balancing a shrink inging program while staying safe. >> brandon sherrod is trading the hardwood for harmon in. you'll meet the yale jr. who's going acapella ahead. minnesota is the first state reing electronics companies to install kill switches on smartphones and tablets. we've been telling you about this technology. it allows you to disable a device remotely if it's lost or

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memorial across from the ground zero. it's called empty sky because you used to be able to see two enormous towers over there. if it was. so foggy you'd see a new tower and a museum. over all that area is still considered sacred ground especially for people who lost loved ones. >> sergio was with ladder 132 in brooklyn. he had been there for just a few months. >> reporter: as tania villanueva talks to students about what happened on september 11th, she wears the photograph of fireman sergio villanueva around her neck. they had been engaged to be maired. >> when i realized sergio wasn't coming home and then i became so compelled to share his story so that the victims were not forgotten. >> why do you think a museum was necessary? why not just this beautiful memorial to remember the people? >> because people long after we're all gone they need to know the story of what happened

that day. >> the most intimate materials of this museum carry the biggest stories. >> inside the museum. a gently sloping walkway takes you seven stories to ground zero. the finlt thing that strikes you is the sheer size. >> as you come in you see this view and get a sense of the scale of how big this space is. >> work on the museum continues even as we sat in front of one of the large exhibits to talk. >> this truck, so powerful. evry firefighter who responded from ladder three that day never made it back. >> the museum's design was not without controversy. it exists next to a repository holding thousands of unidentified remains. decisions about which artifacts and which facts to include were often difficult to make. they put sensitive exits such as exhibits of people jumping from the burning buildings inside ail koshers with warning signs. >> it has to be prened in a sensitive way, in a way that's safe and responsibility.

you're not going to come into a cabinet of horrors. but the subject is horrible. so it's how you present it and it's also how you ambulance that story. >> was there any concern that you would be immortalizing the hijackers by having them be part of the museum and glorifying them to like mooinlded people? >> yes, absolutely there was that curb and that shows the perpetrators. we're presenting them as criminals. that's who they were. it in no way glorifies them. it in no way suggests this these are people we should emulate. >> they need to know that human lives were lost in a very senseless and tragic way, and they have to have that personal connection to it. >> all right. we're on the way. >> but ultimately it's about ordinary people like sergio yeo who went to work that day and never came home. their photos and personal items

pack an emotional punch larger than any twisted beam or large fire truck. >> if you didn't know the pain you wouldn't know what joy was. >> tania's own journey has been part of the exhibit. her thought thoughts on loss and renewal are included a time lapsed film that shows how the new tower rose from the literal ash s ashes to the new tower. >> hearing my voice, one of the things i always tell my fellow widows is to hold your sorrow gently. >> what does that mean? >> it means don't be so hard on yourself in your grief. you know you treat your sorrow. you have the right to have that sorrow, the person that you lost. >> there will be many tears shed at this museum. the emotional impact is almost overwhelming at times especially some of the exhibits that feature voices. the cockpit recording, the

transmissions by first responders and the voims from loved ones. norah, the museum opens to the general public next week on may 21st. >> all right don. thank you. 911 was a turning point for our nation's military. it has been at war since october 2001 and has grown to meet the challenge with more than 3,000 combat planes and nearly 690,000 personnel. the u.s. air force is the world's largest, but with massive government spending cuts kicking in and the war in afghanistan coming to an end, the pentagon is being asked to downsize. general mark a. welch is the chief of staff of the air force. general, good to see you. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, ma'am. good morning. >> as we're talking about the 9/11 memorial we should think too, about our men and women who serve in our armed forces who have sacrificed as well. >> norah, thank you so much for remembering that. there was great sketch after it occurred to fireman standing in the debris handing a tattered flag to a u.s. soldier making a

comment along the lines, we've got it from here and they have. the u.s. army marine corps, supported by the air force and united states navy have done phenomenal work. we lost about 6,700 of them in iraq and afghanistan since that time. over 50,000 wounded now. so a great day to remember them as well. thank you for doing that. >> indeed. >> general, you've said -- we mentioned the budget cuts you have to deal with. it's $20 billion out of the air force, correct? >> $20 billion from what we had planned on having as late as three years ago. >> and you said there are no easy cuts anymore and we can't have the sky fall. what do you do at this point? >> the key for all is balancing the capability capacity and readiness we need to answer the nation's call today and be able to do it 10 to 20 years from now with the technology that's going to be required to succeed then. it's very tough line we're going to try to walk.

requires very difficult choices as we lose that many resources and there are decisions we have to make as a nation in some cases. it's not easy work. >> i know your job doesn't involve using a crystal ball or a ouija board but some of the things you have do is predict the future. when you look ahead, what do you see? what concerned you? >> we still see fantastic young men and women answering our services. >> a lot of women in the air force. >> yes, ma'am. we have a lot of fantastic women in the air force and we need more, by the way. that's a big focus of our area, secretary james. we have so much talent across the boards. i see that continuing. i see them continue dogto do the neigh's business. we'll figure out how to get the tools and training to get that done. all they want to do is be the best at what they do. >> general, i'm from a military family as you know and people who serve in the military. budget cuts become the big story but really the strain is that.

what about the war hog you used to fly? but what about the people in terms of like a pay raise is going to be much smaller than it was in the past? >> the strain on the people is all the time. it's been there the last 13, 14 years. some pretty high-tempo operations over time. >> how can you advocate for more pay for the military to make sure they don't get -- their pay doesn't get cut? >> nobody's talking about cutting pay. we've had phenomenal support and increasing pay and compensation. we have to be careful about the growth rates. we have to control the rate of growth. >> right. it used to be a 3% pay increase and the latest is just a 1% pay increase, right. >> exactly. we've got to be careful about affording our military over time which is part of the solution to the nation's economic issues. >> can we remain militarily competitive, if you will? you've got the chinese and russians who were spending more and growing their military with us cutting it like this. >> anthony, i refuse to believe anyone in our government is not going to allow the united states

to have the greatest military on earth and nobody who wears a uniform will keep their mouth shut on that. i don't think that's an issue. >> can i ask you about the report that sexual assaults in the military doubled, 2013 compared to 2012. are we doing enough? why not take this reporting out of the chain of command? >> norah, the reporting we hope has gone up because people are coming forward for help who didn't before. we'll know whether the incidents have actually increased. we have no indications that they have. in which case we're starting to see a little bit of confidence in the system which is what we need. we need to be able to develop more trust to help victims more and get it stopping this cancer that's spread inside our service and the others and society. we have got to take this on. >> you're still enjoying this job despite all of the controversy that hits the military. they say this about you. you've got a sense of humor wear a captain america on stage and you're a regular giechl do

you still like what you do? >> it's a captain air power mask. i love what i do. it's a privilege to do it and i get to do it with the greatest lady on earth. my wife betty who happens to be with me here today, we've been married for 36 years and she is magic. >> thank you. >> nice shout-out. >> now i'm swooning. i love a man that talks about his wife. i love it. thank you, general welch. good to see you. >> ahead, the ivy leaguer who's branching out. >> i'm michelle miller at yale university with a basketball star who gave up all of this for a song. ♪ some people believe that the sky is -- >> that story coming up on "cbs this morning".

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next season the jail bath team could make a real accident in the tournament. but michelle mill eric our dancing correspondent, is showing how one is giving up that opportunity to sing. good morning. >> good morning. he's finishing up his year as a forward on the basketball team but gurode isn't your average jock. he's giving it all up to join

the whiffenpoofs. brandon sherrod is used to being par of a team but he'll be trading in his basketball team for a different type of uniform. >> i'm going to join the whiffenpoofs. >> in february he was chosen to join it. it's an all male group. >> along with 3 other rising seniors, he'll take a year off o school and basketball to travel singing with the bulldog institution. >> you gave all this up to sing. >> yeah, this is my home, but i have to make a new home with the whiffenpoofs? >> the 6'50 forward who average

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extreme temperatures are fueling several wildfires in southern good morning. it's 8:55. i'm frank mallicoat. high winds and extreme temperatures are fueling several wildfires down in southern california. crews from the bay area and sacramento are now on the way down south to help out this morning. thousands of people have been evacuated, as well. big rig crash causing a big two- alarm fire at a funeral home around midnight. the building on market near sanchez, the fire burned more than an hour before crews got it under control. the bay area based boudin bakery is opening up a new store in san jose. people have been camping out waiting for the doors to open since last night. here's why. the first 100 people inside get bread for free for a year. how about that? boudin opens at 9:00 in san

jose. bread for free for a year sounds good, huh, lawrence? >> i love their clam chowder bowl, delicious! around the bay area today, we are going to see plenty of sunshine. but you know what? we have some cooler sea breeze that is will likely kick in later on today to start to drop the temperature at least along the coastline. nice and clear outside right now. high pressure beginning to shift a little further to the east. still going to see some hot temperatures away from the coast. back into the 90s again, lots of 80s and 90s inside the bay. but 70s out toward the coastline. now, tomorrow, a return to some low clouds and fog. everybody will cool things down. then looks like over the weekend back to normal with temperatures in the afternoon in the 70s. 50s and 60s patchy fog out toward the coastline. we are going to check out your "kcbs traffic" coming up next.

good morning. we have seen several accidents come and go across the richmond/san rafael bridge. so all lanes are back open. but unfortunately, there's pretty big delays right now trying to get out of richmond heading into marin county. the drive time there at the bottom of your screen. also, here's a look at the south bay. look at 101. it's all red sensors. they begin right around capitol expressway and continue straight up into rangesdorf so give yourself some extra time there leaving san jose. at the bay bridge you're still backed up into the maze.

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