across the south, while floodwaters in minnesota are expected to crest at their highest level in more than a decade. soccer survival. team usa falls to germany at the world cup, but escapes the group of death to play another day. i'm now a victim i my own home and it's completely legal. >> and nanny nightmare. a family fires their live-in child care worker but can't get her to leave their house. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, june 27th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning the risk of severe thunderstorms hangs over the northern plains.

in particular, nebraska and kansas could see strong winds, hail, and possible tornados. the storm system is expected to move into the upper midwest over the weekend. recovery efforts are under way this morning in southeast texas. a tornado touched down yesterday afternoon. the storm damaged a large shed at a mobile home park, which fell into an r.v. a man and a dog were inside the r.v. when the storm hit, but they are oklahoma. power lines were knocked down by flying debris, but there are no reports of injury. the intense weather triggered a massive waterspout over the bay. it's a tornado that travels over the water. boaters say they saw fish being sucked out of the water. the mississippi river is expected to crest today in the minneapolis/st. paul area. the river is expected to crest at over 20 feet, the highest it's been in 13 years. more rain is in the forecast today. the mississippi is expected to stay above flood stage for

another week. and now to the crisis in iraq and another example why there are no easy answers in the middle east. president obama wants congress to approve $500 million to train moderate syrian rebels. they're fighting fwoekt assad-lead government and the extremist sunnis. tara mergener is in washington. tara, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. that's right. secretary of state john kerry does arrive in saudi arabia this morning. he is hoping to rally some regional unity. now, this as washingtonte john travels to saudi arabia today to meet with the country's king. he's trying to rally support in the middle east and europe to help pull iraq back from the brink of civil war. on thursday kerry encouraged

mddle east leaders gathered in paris to stand with iraq's government to counter the threat of sunni insurgents in iraq and the region. >> it concerns every single country here. but in addition to that, we have an ongoing crisis in syria. >> president obama is asking congress for half a billion dollars to train and arm appropriately vetted rebels battling extremists and the government in syria. the u.s. believes those extremists are crossing over into iraq and fueling the fight. the pentagon says 180 of the up to 300 military advisers dispatched by president obama are now in place in baghdad to first assess the situation and ultimately advise iraqi forces, but militants from the islamic state of iraq and syria continue to make advances and now occupy about a third of iraq. iraq's prime minister says he's committed to forming are the gr

soldiers, anne-marie, withdrew in 2007. >> tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. the white house says it does not agree with the supreme court ruling that limits the president's puller to fill high-level posts with so-called recessed appointments. the judges ruled unanimously that three temporary point nnlts in 2012 were illegal. the white house argued that the senate was holding only three brief sessions at a time to keep the posts. now, abortion rights advocates are troubled by another supreme court decision. the court unanimously ruled against a massachusetts law mandating a 35-foot protest-free buffer zone outside abortion clinics. jan crawford has our report.

>> reporter: massachusetts said the law was necessary to protect women as they entered clinics for abortion. it required protesters to keep their distance, off public sidewalks within 35 feet of clinic entrances but the people also kept away people like eleanor mccullen, a massachusetts grandmother who quietly counsels women against abortion and says the law violates her right to free speech. the justices unanimously agreed, striking down the massachusetts law and calling into question similar laws across the country. in a majority opinion by chief justice john roberts followed by four justices, they looked at it. petitioners wish to converse with their fellow citizens about an important subject on the streets and sidewalks, sites that have hosted discussions

about the history of the day throughout history. abortion rights activists were taken aback. >> today's supreme court decision makes the lives of women and doctors much more at risk. >> more at risk. >> more at risk. the way the decision was written, it's though they have missed entire harassment, intimidation, and even violence that this anti-choice movement is known for. >> reporter: but matt bowman sided with the plaintiff and say it was a longover due victory for the anti-abortion movement. >> these are peaceful people trying to quietly share information on the public sidewalk and that's the kind of speech the first amendment was designed to protest. >> reporter: the justices says there are other ways massachusetts can protect women's safety at abortion

clinics without sweeping innocent people and their speech. jan crawford, cbs news, the supreme court. this morning officials are investigating the collapse of a floor at a suburban houston home. the room was packed with people attending a religious service. most were sent to hospitals most with minor supports. >> reporter: a religious celebration ended in chaos after an apartment floor packed with the faithful gave way. >> we were busy praying and it just collapsed. >> reporter: firefighters say the weight of at least 100 people packed into this second floor apartment snapped this support beam and sent people and debris tumbling down. >> everything came on them. that's why everybody got injured too. so many ladies fell down first and on top of them, one lady, second lady on the top and third and structure on the top and like that. >> reporter: as people rushed to help the injured others propped

up a beam to keep it from crushing people. >> they took them out one by one. >> reporter: one person had a serious head injury. omar villafranca, cbs news. it was another tough matchup at the world cup for team usa. despite some brilliant play from american goalkeeper tim howard, the united states didn't have enough fire power to overcome germany, considered one of the best teams in the world. but as ko im reports, it's not over yet for the americans. >> reporter: the u.s. didn't score against germany, but accomplished its ultimate goal, surviving to play another game in the world cup tournament in brazil. they advanced because portugal beat ghana. >> are you celebrating now, i guess? >> i'll be celebrating for the rest of the day, the rest of the weekend. >> reporter: fans were watching from around the world including president obama aboard "air

force one." >> reporter: from southern california. some german-american fans weren't sure who to root for. >> yes. definitely. >> reporter: u.s. coach jurgen cli k klinsmann urged employers to let their employees watch and they did just that. >> you go wherever your hart is. i'm glad they're playing for the u.s. >> reporter: beer flowed but not quite as heavily as the floodwaters that ran through the city of brazil that hosted the game and nothing dampened the spirits of the brazil soccer fans. ko im, cbs news, new york. >> team usa's next game is a

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goes flat. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. gopro's small cameras were a hit and now a hit with investors. >> three, two, one -- >> on the first day of trading on the nasdaq for gopro, shares wewent up momore than 30%. the compmpany raised million. in one of the largest consumer public initial offerings on records. giant alley ba bay has made its choice for an ipo. it handleses more than 80% of onli transactions in china. alibaba is expected to go public in late summer or early fall. here on wall street, investors today still may be worried about rising interest rates as soon as next year. the dow lost 21 points thursday.

the nasdaq was down a fraction. the s&p fell two points. the new harvard report paints a bleak picture of the nation's housing costs. it found fewer americans owned homes than before the housing bubble burst. housing costs are not affordable for about two-thirds of americans regardless of whether they rent or own and half of 24-year-olds live with their parents. the study also found that los angeles is the least affordable metro area in the country jo and big sodas stay on the menu in new york city. a ban on large sugary drinks will not be reinstated according to new york's highest court. it ruled that the city's health department overstepped its bounds when it restricted sodas larger than 16 ounces to try to fight obesity. anne-marie? >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thank you, jill.

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as the ball is coming toward the game ends in a tie eliminating russia and allowing algeria to advance to the knockout round. and uruguay's luis suarez will miss the remainder of the world cup and four months of soccer action. fifa suspended suarez for biting an italian player during their win on tuesday. when we return, au pair problem.ing fired. nanny who won't leave a california family's home despite being fired. [ woman ] fluffy, fluffy, fluffy, fluffiness.

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actor shia lebeouf was arrested last night in new york. police took him out of studio 54 in manhattan during the performance of the broadway show "caberet." he faces charges of disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. police say he was smoking inside and refused to stop. and a family in california says they're living a family nightmare. they say they fired their live-in nanny because she refused to work but the woman won't leash their home. the judge ruled that the woman they hired through craigslist can stay there legally for now. >> when i called the police, they're telling me it's a civil matter and i have to evict her. so this lady is welcome inside my house any time she wants, to eat my food any time she wants and harass me basically. i'm now a victim in my own home. >> the cup sl going through legal channels to effect the nanny, a process that could take months.

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singer phi singer phil collins may be from london but his passion has always been deep in the heart of texas. on thursday he donated his extensive collection of artifacts from the texas revolution to the alamo museum in san antonio. it's believed collins' collection of alamo items are he largest collection in the world and he says they should have a permanent home in the place where it all began. collins said he became an alamo kid when he watched davy crockett as a kid. whales off the coast. vinita nair got a closer look at what they're feeding on. >> reporter: how many whales do you think are out here today? >> i would guess maybe 30 to 40 humpbacks and 10 to 15 finbacks.

>> reporter: last year noaa researcher dave wiley said he didn't see any whales off cape code. >> here they come. >> reporter: this year, they are everywhere, delighting packed whale-watching cruises. >> i was expecting to see one or two of them, but there were like six to ten. it was amazing. >> reporter: why didn't you get this kind of a show last year? >> last year there were no sand lances around. therefore, there were very few humpback whales around. >> reporter: sand lances are tiny eel-like fish that humpbacks feed on. little is known why they're absent some years and thrive in others. using one camera they could control and borrowing critter cams from "national geographic" to tag unlikely cameramen. how you do tag a humpback whale? >> we have a tag on a long pole that has a suction cup on it. we approach very carefully and

use the long pole to pop it onto its back. >> reporter: the footage showed large sand lances darting around schools and diverting. they discovered something else. the 40-ton whales were hunting together, blowing bubbles to arouse sand lances. >> they'll swim down in a spiral. they're emitting bubbles out of their blowholes and then they come up with their mouths open. >> so they've mastered teamwork and physics and timing. >> it's amazing the complexity of their behavior. >> reporter: the whales will leave by the end of summer in search of warmer waters. wiley says he doesn't know if the sand lances will return or if the humpbacks will surface next year. vinita nair, cbs news, massachusetts. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning,"

we will go to brazil for reaction to usa's advance in the world cup and hear from goalkeeper tim howard. plus, using navigation apps while driving, why the government is cracking down. and former nfl player ben utecht talks about losing his memory after a string of injuries on the field. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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and lawrence, after his one day vacation, rejoins us. >> what a wonderful time i had. my poor little girl had 6 teeth pulled! >> poor thing. >> six teeth. >> but i have lots of jell-o in the karnow household, that's for sure. hey, guys, around the bay area, we are seeing dense fog and drizzle but this weekend, what a big change we have coming. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and the bay bridge looks quiet now heading into san francisco. but we still have that major connector ramp closed to the macarthur maze westbound 580 to eastbound 80 so we'll tell you your best alternate coming up. >> thank you. they loved and were loved and will forever be remembered. >> they lost their sons in the mass murder near uc-santa barbara and now two bay area families break their silence in their first tv interview. it's been just over a month since the killing spree. three young men from the bay area died including george chen out of san jose and david wang of fremont. kpix 5's ken bastida with thei