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it's do or die for team usa at the world cup. a win over belgium and the americans advance to the quarterfinals. while a loss sending them packing from brazil. as more severe storms cause cha yaus across the midwest, a new weather threat emerges. a tropical depression forms off florida's main coast. and is likely to develop into the first named storm of the season. and rising tensions between israel and palestinians. gaza is targeted by air strikes overnight. hours after three kidnapped israeli teenagers are found dead. this is the "cbs morning news" dead. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, july 1st, 2014. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. it might just be the most
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anticipated sporting event since the super bowl. today, the united states men's soccer team tries to keep the dream alive of winning the first world cup in this nation's history. with a loss that dream dies at least for four more years. team usa taking on belgium in a win or go home day in salvador, brazil. and they're hoping to have one of their best players back in the lineup. >> jozy altidore. oh, no, altidore has pulled up and that looks like a hamstring injury. >> reporter: jozy altidore was injured in the united states opening match victory over ghana and hasn't played in more than two weeks. but on monday, team usa tweeted out that the star forward is ready and available for today's game. he will be a welcome addition for the lineup as the u.s. faces a talented belgium squad. >> he's a player who's -- who can change a game, and it's
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important now because he's played against some of these defenders for a year now. and so, it it is important. it's a guy with experience. and the dynamic of the team changes when he's not in the game. >> reporter: but what's not clear is whether altidore will get the start. meanwhile, team usa's coach seems to stir up controversy every time he speaks. jurgen klinsmann criticized soccer's governing body for appointing an algerian referee to officiate today's game. he's coming from the same group from belgium and algeria and they've moved to the next brounsd. he's able to speak french with their players on the field. not with us. and it's the country that we beat in the last second in the last world cup. >> reporter: back in the united states, the game is expected to draw millions of viewers. just as an earlier rounds, large-scale public watch parties are set up across the country. and it's a safe bet the matchup will be on at the white house. >> i want to wish the u.s. a lot of luck in the game to come. >> the united states and belgium
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haven't met in the world cup since 1930. the first year the tournament was held. the u.s. won that game 3-0. the winner today faces either switzerland or argentina on saturday. and this morning, a tropical depression that's moving off the florida coast is expected to strengthen into the first named storm of the atlantic hurricane season. tropical depression juan has sustained winds of 35 miles per hour. a tropical storm watch is posted from ft. pierce to flajole beach. rainfall of up to three inches in much of florida is expected. and more severe weather is expected in the country's midsection from the plain to the midwest. heavy rain and gusty winds are in the forecast in parts of iowa, wisconsin and illinois. rainfall totals in some areas could top five inches causing flash floods. high winds and heavy rain caused substantial damage in eastern iowa near cedar rapids. one man was killed when a building collapsed. at least five counties have been
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declared disaster areas. overnight, rescue crews searched for a teenage boy who fell into a storm drain. and a violent line of thunderstorms moved through chicago last night. willis tower took a direct hit from a bolt of lightning. no injuries are reported. and israel is blaming hamas for the death of three teenagers hitting 34 targets in hamas-controlled territory. israel says the air strikes were a response for a rocket attack over the weekend but prime minister benjamin netanyahu is promising hamas will pay for the teens' deaths. holly williams reports. >> reporter: the bodies were discovered under a pile of rocks north of the town near hebron in the west bank. the three teenagers all of them seminary students went missing while hitchhiking from the jewish settlement. one of them, 16-year-old naftali
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frenkel was a dual u.s. citizen whose mother made a plea for their return. >> we love you. we miss you. please be strong. hold on, be strong. we love you. we want to hug you again. >> reporter: the disappearance sparks one of the biggest security crackdowns in a decade as israeli forces went house to house in areas around hebron and arrested more than 400. that led to clashes with palestinians when left five dead. israeli officials blame hamas, the militant group that controls the gaza strip, and named two of its members as suspects. hamas has never claimed responsibility, but it did praise the abductions as a heroic act. the theory is this will lead inevitably to more bloodletting. israel now looks to launch a large-scale attack on the gaza
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strip. but a spokesman for hamas warned if israel attacks gaza it will open the gates of hell on itself. holly williams, cbs news, istanbul. the united nations says more than 2400 people were killed in iraq last month. more than any other month this year. president obama is sending another 300 troops to iraq to improve security at the u.s. embassy. also to secure baghdad's airport and to improve security for u.s. personnel who have to travel. about 750 u.s. troops will be providing security in baghdad. and president obama says he is done waiting for congress to take action on immigration reform. by the end of the summer, mr. obama hopes to bypass the lawmakers by taking executive action. susan mcginnis is in washington with the details. good morning, susan. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. large numbers of unaccompanied children crossing the border into the united states recently has put the immigration issue back under the spotlight and is
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pressuring the white house to take action. now, without agreement from congress, the president is now promising to go it alone, but his options there are limited. some residents of marietta, california, are angry that immigrants in the u.s. illegally, mostly women and children, will be flown from texas to their community for processing today. >> they said every eight hours they process 25 people. but do the math, they're bringing them in every 72 hours. it's crazy to me. >> reporter: more than 52,000 unaccompanied children, mostly from central america have crossed into the country illegally in the past nine months. stranding border patrol resources and highlighting the nation's broken immigration system. president obama said monday if congress won't take action to fix it, he will through executive action. >> the failure of house republicans to pass a darn bill is bad for our security. it's bad for our economy. it's bad for our future. >> reporter: last week, house speaker john boehner told the president the
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republican-controlled chamber would not vote on a comprehensive immigration reform law this year. in a statement, speaker boehner said, quote, additional action from this president isn't going to stem the tide of illegal crossings. it's only going to make them worse." the president is moving more immigration reinforcement resources to the southern border to address the problem. secretary of homeland security jeh johnson visited the texas/mexico border monday and is preparing recommendations on other actions the president can take unilaterally. now, the president is asking congress for billions in funding and authority to take different actions including deporting these recent border crossers. anne-marie. >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. coming up on the "morning news" now, the supreme court deals a significant blow to the president's health care law. and swimmer alert. we'll tell you where hundreds of sharks were spotted. this is the "cbs morning news." is building up layer, upon layer, upon layer of bacteria.
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kind of look like tadpoles they're really sharks. hundreds of them. the warm was spotted off the coast of pensacola, florida, yesterday. a couple of weeks ago, officials shut down a nearby beach after about 20 sharks were found in a shallow swimming area. outrage over the supreme court's decision on contraceptive coverage has not let up this morning. the court ruled that the government cannot force certain companies to pay for employee birth control coverage. that said, key provision of the president obama's health care law. the 5-4 ruling split along the familiar ideological lines. the conservatives siding against the liberals. jan crawford looks at yesterday's controversial decision. >> we say no way! >> reporter: the case was a political firestorm, pitting women's rights against religious freedoms. inside the court the justices also were deeply divided and sharply at odds in their approach to the case.
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the majority decision by justice samuel alito emphasized religious rights and marked the first time the court has allowed a for-profit corporation this type of religious exemption. it was a victory for family-owned companies like the hobby lobby chain arts and craft stores. whose owners david and barbara green challenged lot. the court said the health care law clearly imposes a substantial burden on the greens' religious beliefs because it requires them to offer coverage for specific kinds of birth control like the morning after bill and the iud which the greens believe facilitate abortion. the bill to ensure that every woman has cost-free access to contraceptives. lori windam, an attorney with the becket fund which represented the greens. >> what the supreme court said is that families do not give up their religious freedoms when they open a family business. >> reporter: but liberal justices lead by ruth bader
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ginsburg frame the issue as one of women's rights, saying the court discounts the disadvantages to those who do not share the corporation owner's religious faith. cecile richards is president of the planned parenthood group. >> the supreme court is now saying that a for-profit company has the same rights as a church. the particular religious views of a ceo trump the right of employees of that company to have access to family planning services. >> now, the court insisted that the decision was focused on closely held business and owners have severe religious beliefs. but opponents said that today's ruling, nonetheless, it going to open the door to many other legal challenges. jan crawford, cbs news, the supreme court. well, straight ahead, robot writers. and yet another recall by gm involving millions of vehicles as it announces plans to pay crash victims. details in "moneywatch."
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jill wagner's at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. gm is re-calling another round of vehicles once again for faulty ignition switches. this covers at least 7.6 million cars in the u.s. dating back to 1997. it includes the chevy malibu, the pontiac grand prix and the cadillac cts. three deaths, eight injuries and seven crashes in the last recalls. also yesterday, gm announced plans to compensate victims and families of the first ignition switch recall. ken feinberg, the expert hired by gm said under its plan any driver or pedestrian involved in an ignition-related crash is eligible. >> we have funding that without any cap on the aggregate amount of money that's going to be available, gm basically has said whatever it costs to pay all
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eligible claims under the pr protocol, they will pay it. there is no ceiling. >> feinberg is expecting thousands of claims of compensation for fatalities starting at $1 million. french bank bnp paribas is expected to plead guilty in federal court as early as today for charges of money laundering. yesterday agreed to pay a fine of almost $9 million. for violating u.s. sanctions against countries like sudan. bnp also agreed to suspend it's so-called dollar clearing operations in the u.s. through 2015. the national association of realtors said home sales rose 6% last month, the biggest month-to-month gain since 2010. the dow lost 25 points. the nasdaq rose 10 points. and a big change at the associated press. the wire service said that a computer program will now write most of its corporate earning stories. the ap said the move will not
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cut jobs, but allow journalists to do more investigative pieces. anne-marie. >> i wonder what the by line on those articles is going to be, written by -- and then a bunch of zeros or something like that. jill wagner, the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. when we return, out of rehab. toronto's troubled mayor asks for forgiveness on his first day back to work. we'll hear from rob ford. let me get this straight... [ female voice ] yes? lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, no discomfort, because it's milk without the lactose.
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the exams do more harm than good. but as wendy gillette shows us not everyone agrees with that. >> hello. how are you today? >> reporter: amy yi is having her annual exam. >> just basic. she did the pelvic exam, did the swab, did a pap smear. >> reporter: but now the american college of physicians is recommending against pelvic exams for most women. the guideline says quote it rarely detects important disease and does not reduce mortality and is associated with discomfort for many women false positive and negative examinations and extra costs. the guidelines applies for women who are not pregnant, those with average risk for cancer and women who don't show symptoms. many gynecologists like this from mt. sinai, new york say pell vision exams can detect common problems like uterine fibroids and endometriosis. she said she'll still perform them, despite the new recommendations.
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>> for the vast majority of women that i've seen, they don't expect any large issue with having the exam performed. and really, very many of them actually feel very grateful to have an assessment of the uterus and ovaries done. >> reporter: yeh agrees and wants to keep getting the exam for the reassurance it provides. wendy gillette for cbs news, new york. toronto's crack smoking mayor rob ford is back on the job claiming to be a new man. an emotional ford said yesterday he'd spent the past two months in rehab. ford now says his days of drinking and drug use are over and apologizes for its erratic behavior. >> i am ashamed, embarrassed and humiliated. >> all despite calls for his resignation, ford is running for re-election. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a conversation with hollywood star mark wahlberg.
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here's another look at this morning's top stories. a patrol depression moving off the east coast of florida is expected to become this season's first named storm. meanwhile, there was more severe weather in the midwest. at least one person was killed in eastern iowa when strong winds knocked down a building. and the united states men's soccer team begins play in the knockout in brazil. the u.s. team takes on belgium. odds for team usa to win the tournament may be long, but that won't slow down the betting
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process in world cup matches. mark philips has more on the bookies who hope to make a challenge. >> jones, oh, yes! >> reporter: the heartening and unlikely run of the u.s. soccer team at the world cup -- >> yes! another! >> reporter: -- handy just been welcomed by fans at home. a lot of peoples rooting for the u.s. not the least the bookmakers who see fans as an untapped market. >> this is the single biggest betting event in history. >> reporter: the word cup is a bookie bonanza according to john ivan duke of britain's bookmakers. >> 00 million pounds will be penned over this world cup. >> reporter: that's pushing $350 million, and that's without the u.s., where betting is only legal in a few states. >> if those laws were to be relaxed across the state -- >> reporter: you're ready? >> -- then we're ready and raring to go, really. >> reporter: and in a statistics-mad country like the u.s., the bookies think their
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newest fad has america written all over it. >> it's all about the inplay. it's all about the next goal. the number of corners. the match goals. >> reporter: nowadays, the betting doesn't stop when the game starts. one bookmaker even offered odds on whether uruguay's luiz suarez would bite someone and paid up when he did. by the way, the biggest bet placed on the world cup so far from an american. >> this particular customer put about $320,000 on argentina to beat the round. >> reporter: which they only did in the last-minute goal. >> there's no such thing as a sure thing? >> not in betting. >> reporter: in case you're wondering the current odds for the u.s. to win the world cup, 80 to 1. mark philips, cbs news, london. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," of course we go live for a preview of the team usa match at the world cup.
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say 5:30. >> 5:30? you wish! >> we're just starting! we are racing along! hey, hot enough for you yesterday? >> it was pretty hot. >> it was steamy. 105 the hottest temperature yesterday. not going to get as hot today though. we'll still have hot temperatures in the valleys but the fog is back. more coming up. >> and your usual overnight roadwork especially in the east bay if you are traveling through the macarthur maze, a major connector ramp is closed. and a lot of lanes blocked still from hercules into albany. more coming up. i'm on a very tall box and my highest shoes. >> we love you tall! great. [ laughter ] >> good luck. >> all right. well, a high-speed chase ended with a cras that shut down a san jose inchange for hours and that's just part of the wild story. the man being chased survived the crash. joe vazquez reports what he did next shocked witnesses at
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