g a's red sox and trade. the a's have traded cespedes to the sox for jonny d jon lester. much more coming up at noon. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, july 31st 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." the entire country is now overrun by the biggest ebola outbreak ever. >> israel calls up more reservists. >> did ohio state's band director get thrown under the bus? former bandmates are striking up support after an explosive scandal claimed his job. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. a major public health emergency. the peace corps is evacuating volunteers from three countries. >> the historic ebola outbreak continues to spread. >> in africa liberia's president is closing schools.

>> at u.s. airports anyone showing signs of the virus will be quarantined. >> israel is mobilizing 16,000 reservists suggesting that the offensive against hamas is far from over. >> israeli prime minister telling his cabinet there will be no cease-fire until all hamas tunnels have been dismantled. >> without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. >> the republican-led house voted to give speaker john boehner the authority to sue president obama. >> the gop saying the president has abused his power. >> stop all this hating all the time. come on. >> newly released e-mails from lois lerner. she made disparaging remarks about some republicans, calling them crazy. >> a pilot is injured, a passenger dead after a small plane crashed in the parking lot of a costco near san diego. >> hit a light picture, crashed into the pavement. >> a high-speed chase along california freeways weaving through traffic. police arrested the suspect. >> holy cow! >> a freak act on the highway in

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welcome to "cbs this morning." we begin with new fears of a global pandemic. the historic ebola outbreak in west africa continues to spread this morning. sierra leone and liberia are declaring public health emergencies. they're pleading for help in getting the virus under control. so far as many as 729 people are believed dead including one american. >> it is the largest ebola outbreak ever, spreading across four countries. aid organizations are telling their workers to leave the region. debora patta is in johannesburg with growing concern over the virus with no cure. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president of liberia with over 320 known ebola cases there, has issued emergency procedures putting the country in virtual lockdown. a top liberian health official sounded a warning, telling "cbs this morning" that controlling the epidemic is beyond his country's capabilities. ebola treatment centers in liberia have been overrun by the

sick and the dying. in a desperate effort to contain the virus, the government has shut down schools and closed many borders. toll better is an assistant minister of health. >> our government has declared this now as a humanitarian crisis that is above the control of the national government. >> reporter: he appealed for more international aid, specifically medical staff experienced in treating ebola. >> this virus if it is not taken care of will be a global pandemic. >> reporter: the disease is often fatal, with some people not showing symptoms for up to three weeks after infection. one victim was american patrick sawyer who was working in liberia and became violently ill during a flight to nigeria. he was planning to return to minnesota in august. >> he got it from his sister who also died from ebola weeks earlier without them knowing that she had it. >> reporter: two american aid workers who were infected dr.

kent brantley and nancy wrightbol showed slight improvement. their charity is now evacuating all non-essential personnel. the peace corps is also pulling out 340 of its volunteers from the region after two of them may have been exposed. u.s. health officials say the crisis is far from under control. now this is not just a liberian problem. the disease is spreading in guinea and sierra leone and public health officials and border control officials are on high alert across this continent, bracing themselves for the possible arrival of people from other african states who may be carrying the deadly ebola virus. charlie. >> our chief medical correspondent is with us to examine the threat posed by the virus. good morning. >> good morning. >> we want to hear more about this but how concerned is cdc that it will spread to the united states? >> i spoke to dr. monroe yesterday, who's really an important person with this. he knows a lot about ebola and

other infectious diseases. he said, look, 3 rhetttheoretically it could come over here and it could become in the united states. however, this is not africa. in america, we have very sophisticated, modern infectious disease controls. there was an alert sent out to all health care workers around the united states a few days ago saying be on the alert if someone comes in from flu-like symptoms think ebola. so hopefully it's early identified the person can be isolated. mush less of a danger here than in africa. in africa it's a totally different situation. i'm really quite concerned that maybe we're starting to reach the tipping point in africa where it's going to be harder and hard erder to get it under control. >> contained. >> absolute low. >> you pointed out this incubation period, that people could be on a plane to the united states, have it and not know about it. isn't it important to point out it is not spread like the flu, it is spread through bodily fluids. >> i'm glad you're bringing this up because i'm feeling a real

sense of panic around people in the united states. this is not spread through the air. it is spread through direct contact with body fluids. it's hard to get it from person to person. >> so you're not going to get it by sitting next to someone on a plane. >> you're not going to get it that way. but in africa the problem is they don't trust the doctors. they're running away from the doctors, running away from the health clinics and don't have the same infectious control procedures that we have here. >> all right doctor thank you so much. and israel's government this morning promises no immediate end to the fighting in gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel's army will shut down every hamas tunnel under the border even if there is a truce. >> israel also called up another 16,000 reserve troops. both sides carried out more attacks overnight. barry petersen is in gaza city where the death toll is rising again. barry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, in quiet areas, and around here that's a relative term we are seeing people out and about. it may not be the wisest thing,

but people are trying to get desperately needed supplies. israel clearly has the military high ground but there is condemnation for yesterday's predawn attack on this u.n. school. three artillery rounds believed to be israeli, slammed into the facility crowd wed more than 3,000 refugees. the israelis say they are still investigating. israel said it was taking fire from near the school. the u.n.'s secretary general called the attack outrageous. the obama administration said it was, quote, extremely concerned. hamas called it simply a massacre. >> the rights of palestinians -- >> reporter: chris gunness is a u.n. spokesman who has seen a lot of this war but the school attack was just too much as he spoke with al jazeera. this was another killing field. a market where people flocked, thinking they were safe during a

four-hour cease-fire. they were wrong, and many paid with their lives after multiple hits. israel said the cease-fire was broken when hamas fired rockets at israel. now an update we wish we did not have to report on little shama, born by cesarean on monday after her mother was killed. put simply she didn't survive. i hoped she would live said her grandmother. she was my connection to my daughter. today baby shama is now just another addition to the fresh graves of gaza. there will be more fresh graves today. we're seeing a lot of activity. really all of gaza is just echoing with the rumble of missile and artillery hits. norah. >> barry, thank you. disturbing new details this morning about an american who became a suicide bomber in syria. he reportedly returned to the

u.s. after his training but before he carried out the attack. anti-terrorism officials are trying to make sure others don't slip through the cracks. >> reporter: u.s. officials were aware back in 2012 that he had traveled to syria and then had returned to his florida home for a few months. what officials apparently did not know at the time is that the 22-year-old from ft. pierce florida, had linked up with al qaeda affiliate. suddenly in may shows a propaganda tape that shows him back in syria with fellow jihadists preparing for and then carrying out a suicide bombing missio there. at the time we knew he was an american. we did not know his real name. then just a few days ago, al qaeda released a second tape fully identifying him. in this tape as you see here made just before the may attack he's shown biting destroying and then burning his u.s. passport, essentially declaring war on america. while he carried out his attack

overseas, u.s. officials say his kind of threat is their very top worry. dozens of other americans have also traveled to syria. many of them have linked up with terror groups. now the fbi is trying to make sure that none comes home to carry out an attack here. charlie. this morning the ukrainian paurlment voted to allow others to help protect the disaster site. experts had been unable to reach it because of fighting between pro-russian and ukrainian forces. the ukrainian government has also called off military operations in the area and officers from australia and the netherlands make their way in. this morning house republicans are going ahead with a historic lawsuit against president obama. they accuse him of changing his health care law without asking congress. nancy cordes is on capitol hill where the lawsuit resolution passed with zero support from democrats. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the next step for republicans

now, trying to figure out who their legal counsel will be and where they will file this lawsuit. they're going to try to pick a court they think will be favorable to them. >> as many as will signify by saying aye. >> reporter: within minutes of the party line vote the white house hit back saying this lawsuit will waste valuable time and potentially millions of taxpayer dollars. republicans argued it's worth it, because the president, they say, overstepped his bounds. some even accused him of acting like a king. >> our forefathers paid dearly for that freedom. our freedom is in peril, my friends. we cannot stand by and watch the president shred our constitution. >> reporter: republicans say only congress have the authority to change the health care law to postpone the employer mandate for one year. >> we don't take action now, what stops future presidents republican or democrat from eroding our powers further. >> reporter: democrats say

president obama was right to tweak a regulation that wasn't ready and that republicans don't like anyway. they point to 2006 when president bush waves penalties for low income seniors who signed up late for medicare's new prescription drug benefit. >> it is unconscionable that when this do-nothing republican congress finally decided to do something, it's suing the president for doing his job when they refused to do theirs. >> the american people deserve better. we can do better. we can do much better! >> reporter: traveling in kansas city, the president had this to say to republicans. >> stop being mad all the time. stop just hating all the time. come on. let's get some work done together. >> reporter: this lawsuit is truly unprecedented. individual members of congress have sued a president before but never a full body of congress. and democrats are already sending out fund-raising e-mails asking supporters for help to

quote, send the shutdown lawsuit crowd packing. charlie. >> nancy, thanks. a new senate report is shining a light on the cia's response to the 9/11 attacks. the agency reportedly left top officials in the dark about extreme interrogation methods. margaret brennan will show us why the obama administration is already concerned about the study. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. well, this potentially damaging senate report is expected this week, and it may reveal that the cia did not initially inform then secretary of state colin powell and some u.s. ambassadors about harsh techniques used at secret prisons located outside the u.s. now, this contradicts earlier reporting that powell was briefed and participated in meetings during which the bush administration authorized these actions. all of this came to light yesterday after the associated press was accidentally e-mailed a copy of white house talking

points. the obama administration is prepping for some tough questions, despite the fact that president obama labeled these practices torture and ordered them stopped. now, cbs has not seen the report. the cia and former secretary powell declined comment when cbs contacted them. but what is clear is that there will be revelations that raise more questions and could be potentially damaging for the perception of the u.s. >> margaret thank you. and the cia, led by brennan, is going to be pushing back pretty hard against this report. quite a fight. >> minimize the fallout. >> indeed. just released e-mails linked to the irs scandal reveal what some republicans are calling a smoking gun. lois lerner is the former irs official at the center of the investigation. in 2012 she received an e-mail from a friend complaining about what the friend called the wacko

wing of the gop. in response she said so we don't need to worry about alien terrorists. it's our own crazies that will take us down. republicans say it connects her to the targeting of conservative groups for inappropriate scrutiny. >> i think these e-mails show clearly a political bias. a political bias against conservatives and conservative organizations that resulted in the violation of their constitutional rights to due process and equal protection. >> congress and the justice department are investigating the irs actions. despite the e-mails, democrats say there is still no evidence the tax agency singled out conservative groups. an anti-corruption scandal could lead to an investigation of new york's governor. andrew cuomo is running for re-election. he is seen as a future democratic presidential hopeful. "the new york times" reports the manhattan u.s. attorney warned the governor and his staff not to interfere with a probe of a state commission. cuomo set up the panel to rout out political corruption.

an investigation finds cuomo's office repeatedly blocked the investigators. a new emergency after that massive water main break in los angeles. six workers are recovering this morning from carbon monoxide exposure. it came from a generator's exhaust at ucla's famous pauley pavilion. it's likely 1,000 gallons of water a minute spewed from tuesday's pipe burst and all 20 million gallons of water were lost. that's twice as much as first thought. public works crews say they are dealing with an infrastructure crisis. >> there's a lot of factors that weigh in on this. it could be some factor of corrosion. the age of the pipe. there's a number of things. >> now, the pipe that was ruptured was 93 years old and repairs won't be complete until tomorrow morning at the earliest. areas of north texas are under flash flood warnings this morning. heavy rain flooded roadways. some highways were impassable. meteorologist megan glaros of cbs station wbbm is tracking the

summer system. >> good morning and good morning to our viewers in the west. we do expect to see some rain in interior portions of the west today while, unfortunately, much of drought-ravaged california will remain dry with a big ridge of high pressure in place. that rinl is really intensifying the heat across southern california where there are excessive heat warnings in place for temperatures well over 100. fire danger will be a factor again from northern california up into washington state. high temperatures will top 111 in phoenix today 106 las vegas. los angeles at 87 degrees but that's at the airport. if you head inland just a little bit, temperatures of skyrocketing in southern california into the 90s. charlie, norah. >> megan, thank you. there is dramatic audio of a pilot of a small plane that crash landed in a busy parking lot in san diego. the pilot is heard talking to traffic control. >> oh, my god, i'm getting any altitude here. >> are you full throttle?

>> i'm full throttle. >> i'm going down! >> the single engine plane clipped the roof of a target store before hitting a light pole and crashing near a costco. the lone passenger was killed. the pilot suffered major injuries. the pilot had been practicing touch and go landings. a suspect is in custody this morning following a high-speed chase in southern california. the chase began after a man shot at an off-duty fbi agent who was trying to break up what he believed to be a kidnapping. the agent was not hit. the suspect was arrested after a 90-minute standoff. and it is 7:19. ahead on "cbs this morning," preventing hot car deaths. how your vehicle could send an alert about a low clouds and fog surging back onshore. a few high clouds drifting overhead. the clouds are thick enough that we're seeing some drizzle along the coastline and delays at sfo of almost an hour on arriving flights. out the door we have some clouds there now. looks like by the afternoon,

becoming mostly sunny. maybe some monsoonal clouds bringing a few more thunderstorms to the sierra nevada. maybe a few high clouds here. 90s inland and hot there. 70s and 80s inside the bay and 60s and patchy fog along the coastline. cooling things off right through the weekend. this national weather report sponsored by listerine, power to your mouth. power mouth. the leader of a marching

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trade between the a's and redsox.... they completed a deal to send good morning. 7:26. i'm frank mallicoat. sports fans a big blockbuster trade between three a's and the red sox. they -- between the a's and red sox. they completed a deal to send yoenis cespedes to the red sox for two players including jonny gomes. the a's making their push for the play-offs. how about that? a woman who disappeared while on a hiking trip with her husband has been found. 61-year-old christina puckett disappeared last night not known where she was located but she is okay. and 6 people are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning during the clean-up at pauley pavilion on the ucla campus. a water main break on tuesday leaked 20 million gallons of water nearby the campus. they are all expected to be

okay, as well. got your traffic and weather coming up right after the break.

good morning. your commute out of san jose loaded up. northbound 101 we are seeing lots of red on our sensors. busy ride. also 280 sluggish between 101 and 85. guadalupe parkway also seeing some delays and the metering lights are on at the bay bridge. so prepare for that. lawrence? >> all right. low clouds and fog drizzle, we have delays at sfo now almost an hour on arriving flights due to low clouds and fog. looks like the clouds are going to start to break away. some high clouds up above, though. so we'll see those throughout the day. temperatures hot inland. 90s in the valleys. 70s and 80s inside the bay. 60s along the coast. temperatures cooling down for everybody this weekend with more low clouds and fog on the way.

there was a fight. justin bieber and orlando bloom had a fight. >> really. >> but that's not the only celebrity fight. >> i see. >> this week there have been at least three that i know of. we have videotape of all three celebrity dustups. >> oh, really. >> yes. ♪ >> orlando bloom tried to punch justin bieber after a heated exchange of words. freddie prinze jr. said working with kiefer sutherland was an experience that made him want to quit acting. and finally david letterman and bob schieffer argued when neither remembered where they parked the car. thanks for watching "this week in celebrity feuds." >> good thing bob and dave have a good sense of humor. that's pretty coot.

welcome back to "cbs this morning." in concerns about pain medication. she tells us about an investigation into the pills you buy at the drugstore. >> and cbs news travel editor -- there he is -- peter greenberg is also in the green room today. he asks ceo why jetliners are still flying over war zones. their plans to keep you safe just ahead. america's economy is improving again. the gross domestic product grew 4% from april to june. that is more than expected. the economy shrank more than 2% in the first quarter of this year. "the wall street journal" says target is tapping a new chief executive to turn its stores around. brian cornell has spent nearly ten years at pepsico. and now he'll help the giant company along with more competition from online shopping.

he'll replace one who left after suffering pressure from others. a jury found the bank's countrywide financial unit knowingly sold bad home loans to fannie mae and freddie mac. that caused heavy losses and fallout from the financial crisis sis. bank of america, the nation's second largest bank is considering an appeal. >> the "los angeles times" says snapchat could soon be in with a big payout. they're talking with alibaba holdings. they recently turned down smaller offers from facebook and google. investors like the app. and "time" magazine says johnson and johnson is urging dockers to stay clear of using certain instruments.

johnson & johnson stopped selling the device in april. new developments in a story we brought you friday. some former members of an ohio state marching band says the university wrongly fired its director last week and they say they weren't subject to sexual harassment in the ways the investigation found. now thousands are recalling for the band director to be reinstated. >> they say it isn't the culture of the band or band's director but rather ohio state who has now made them feel sexualized and degratedde now made them feel sexualized and degrateddegrade. ohio state university and some of its esteemed members are marching in different directions. she was a member from 2009 to

sexualized nature of the band. the university then fired the band director john waters saying he knew of the alleged harassment but did not stop it. >> we will make this a better and safer institution and we begin today. >> but now more than 8,000 students have signed a petition for waters' reinstatement. clark agrees even though her rookie moniker was among the list of sexually explicit nickname. jewoobs. a jewish woman with a large chest. they had their names imprinted on the back. the only time she was upset is when they publicized it. >> people on the internet were

talk about many they i felt sexualize and degraded. >> the university is standing by its decisions. >> it's difficult to see something and someone that you respect so highly really dragged through the mud by a report that seems to be very biased. >> ohio state had no comment, however, john waters' attorney release add seven-page statement detailing the changes in the band's culture he was trying to make before he was fired. this morning the publisher of a war hero is deleting a sub chapter that sparked a lawsuit by jesse venture ya. the lawsuit awarded him $1.8 million tuesday. he sued the author chris kyle. he said he's not finished trying

to clear his name. >> i plan to visit harper collins. they published the book and did no due diligence. harper collins says future editions of the book will not include the passage. there may be a drug sitting in your cabinet right now. every day people die from illegal pain pills. deputy editor lisa gill joins us at the table. hey, lisa gill. >> good morning. >> what made you look into it to begin with and what did you find? >> we started taking a close look at things that came out from the cdc. we were astounded at the stalgerring figures of who was gets sent to the e.r. 500,000 people a year go to the e.r. because of overdoses

because of these very dangerous pain drugs, drugs like vicodin,right. >> you think the dodge tore knows best. >> we think the doing tors are well intentioned. the reason people show up to a doctor's office is to relief pain. >> these are commonly prescribed medication. you get them after childbirth a root canal, but is it that there's not a common understoods about how addictive these drugs are and how powerful. >> there's some myths. if it's taken for a legitimate purpose it's not addictive. >> this is not aseat min fin,

it's not tylenol. >> they get them from their doctor. >> why are they addicted? >> it's an interesting thing and it's not the way you would imagine it would go, but basically you can easily build up a tolerance. the body starts to become tolerant to the drug and you need a higher dose and the higher dose is the more your body becomes associated with the drug. it's kind of a downward spiral. >> all right, lisa gill thank you. the deaths of 19 children this summer have put the risks of hot cars is on the list again. it's moving beyond public service announcements. the technology that could be coming to your car next on "cbs this morning."

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you've heard a lot in the last six weeks about a georgia toddler who died in the back of his father's suv. prosecutors thing that death was no accident. well, today is national heatstroke prevention day. it raises awareness about the estimated 40 child deaths each year in hot cars. >> so this summer brings a push for new technology to stop those strategies. travel correspondent jeff pe guess talking about how parents can get an assist. he's in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is sadly something that seems to happen every week a child left behind in a hot car like this one. even if your car is parked in the shade on an 80-degree day. experts say a baby can die in the back seat of a car like this in as little as ten minutes. now there's new technology some on your phone, may prevent that

from happening. on july 7 lindsey seitz's baby died in the back of her husband's car. he for goat to drop him off and went to work. >> you never thing it's going to happen to you. you wake up and have a normal day and then you find out in the afternoon your son is gone. this can't happen to anybody. >> reporter: so far this year 19 people have died from heek stroke in cars. justin ross harris was charged with murder in georgia for living his son cooper in the back of the suv. >> sweetie, what's the matter? somebody help me. >> it's designed to help those. leading cause of unrelated deaths under 14. jeanette fin knell is part of the group. >> we've been working on this if

more, many years and the truth of the matter is it's a very, very misunderstandsunderstood situation. nobody wakes up and says i think i'll leave my child in the car. >> reporter: the technology can detect when a child is left alone. you think this is something that automakers should include the every vehicle. >> why not. they're reminding us of everything else. you can't buy a car today unless it has a feature that turns head light off for you. who's decided it's more important to have a dead car battery than a dead baby. >> reporter: the 99 krentd smarts phone app pairs with bluetooth to sense a child is on board when the car is stopped. even if she's in the middle of a

telephone conversation it will come through. >> it comes through your earpiece while you're in your conversation. if your phone is on silent, it still comes on. >> reporter: there are currently other alert systems in the prototype phase as well. one is called the ba-beep. the other the hot seat. gayle? >> thank you, jeff pegues. you think what kind of parent needs an app. i've heard of too many cases where responsible parents their routine is broken and you simply forget. if you're used to driving this way and doing that is correct i can actually see how it happens i think it's great there's no low clouds and fog surging back onshore. a few high clouds drifting overhead.

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the oakland city council has approved a new garbage contract which will raise rates 27 good morning. happy thursday. 7:56. i'm frank mallicoat. here's what's happening around the bay area right now. the oakland city council has approved a new garbage contract which will raise the rates some 27%. the hike will pay for curbside bulb pickup to cut down on illegal dumping. the new contract takes effect next july. the san jose police department says it is the first in the bay area to buy one of these, a drone. the bomb squad will use the unmanned vehicle to get closer to dangerous situations. now the department does not have permission to fly it. the oakland a's have traded one of their biggest stars, oakland sending yoenis cespedes to the red sox in exchange for a form a's, jonny gomes out of petaluma, and their pitching ace jon lester. the a's currently have the best record in baseball and they

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in the west. it is thursday july 31st 2014. welcome back to cbs this morning. there is more ahead including on the deadly ebola outbreak. what makes this one of the most dangerous in history. but first is a look at today's eye opener at 8:00. >> the top liberian health officials controlling the epidentalepi epidemic is. >> i'm more and more concerned. >> israel's government promise nos immediate end to the fighting. >> all of gaza is just echoing.

>> a individuals in congress have sued a president before but never a full body of congress. >> political bias against conservatives and conservative organizations. >> some band members say it isn't the culture or the band's director that is to blame. >> it is difficult to see someone you respect in someone so highly effected by a report that seems so bias. >> 5,000 people a year go to if t er of the overdose of this pain drug. that number has skyrocketed. >> orlando bloom and justin bieber. >> yes early reports last night justin bieber had his first hit in years. i'm charlie rose with gayle king and -- o'donnell. health emp cakes are in place.

the biggest outbreak of the ebola virus continues to spread. w.h.o. says as many as 12,000 have died so far. that number is expected to rise. >> calling for travel restrictions to the countries. the cdc has a number of quarantine situations set up at international airports across the country to screen passengers for any signs ss of ebola. with us now from los angeles dr. david eggis. good to see you and goormd. what makes this so different? >> the virus wiz first sound in the 1970s and every year since it's come out once a year. and the area writ hietds in is in fruit bats. in most cases it comes out for a

few weeks and several day and it slowly goes away. in this case it is growing and growing and now more cases than ever before. first time it's spread to multiple countries. this as different kind of outbreak. it cannot be contained in the small villages. this is growing and scary. >> how scary is it? >> you know this is a virus that works by going in and causing vomiting, diarrhea and invading the blood vessels so you bleed. and it's spread by bodily fluids and by causing the bodily fluids to be throughout this virus can be spread very easily. there are cases of where someone has died and at the funeral everybody goes and touches the body. everybody who touched the body has died of ebola. people are afraid of in this africa. and hiding the symptoms so they don't have the symptoms. families have stolen bodies from the morgue to have a usual

funeral for a family member. and this is a real serious outbreak that is going cause more and more problems. >> i know you were just in africa on vacation in a place that does not have ebola. did you learn from being there? >> africa is a remarkable. i admire the people there and what is going on but on a health basis it is backward. the average spending per cap that ta in these countries is less than $20 per year. when i went into africa i had to have serve shots so i wouldn't get things and bring it back to the u.s. the current records for doing that is this a piece of paper by the cdc and the world health organization which is handwritten what i have. it's backwards. when i left they asked me all these questions. multiple security checks to make sure i didn't have electronics that turned on and were powered. nobody asked if i visited a

african country or was in contact with someone with a fever or stolsymptoms of a virus. we need to change nationally how woe deal with healthcare. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. and israel's prime minister promises his military will not stop until all of the the hamas tunnels under the border are story. netanyahu said it will happen with or without a cease fire. the shelling of the u.n. school full of the gaza refugees is a outrageous. >> majority leader eric candor is stepping down from his post. lost a primary battle in a stun stunning defeat. the metropolitan opera isn't just a new york city 's simul cast

live to all fifty states. lincoln center with the unfolding drama. jamie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. disputes between the met management and union pro employees hit a sour note leaving a day to hammer out a deal to ensure one of the upcoming seasons at one of the world's greatest opera houses isn't scrapped. considered america's most prominent stage for the performing arts the metropolitan opera is experiencing the tragedy all it's own. all of the met's performers musicians and crew will be locked out if contract negotiations with their unions are not settled by midnight. that means work stops and so does a paycheck finish nearly 2500 people. >> the difficult part for me is

that it's not that i want to cut their wages. i have to for the met to survive. >> in his eight years he's been celebrated for making the 135-year-old institution more accessible. from increasing the number of new productions to providing live simul casts to more than 2,000 theaters throughout the u.s. and 67 countries. global expansion that comes with a highers cost. >> you have orchestra, chorus stage crew elaborate scenery. the most complicates of the art forms and also the most expensive. >> the operating budget has grown from 200 million to 325 million since 2006 two-thirds of it going to labor which is the heart of the negotiation and it's being played out in the press. he insists it's not about the

workers pay but perks. like the six weeks of paid vacation. >> the vacation argument i've heard is not taking into consideration some of that is compensatory time off. >> jessica plays clarnt clarinet for the opera. >> how often are you here? >> every day right now. >> her purpose now is negotiating for fellow musicians. >> these are really almost athletes and use their bodies day in and day out. and injuries and repetitive stressing. so it's like athletes where you have an off-season. and we need that time to recuperate. >> after five months of a drama that could vex -- the harmony may be hard to recapture between gelb and his team. >> do you have confidence that the met can come back with its audience support from that and that you can come out of that with a good enough relationship to lead properly these people that you are struggling with right now?

>> well i guess that remains to be seen. i believe i had a very good and strong working relationship with people who worked here until i asked them for a pay cut. i hope that when the dust settles we'll all be able to resume working together. in the end of day they don't have to love me to do their job. >> the last lock out here was 34 years and lasted 11 weeks. gayle? >> let's hope they work it out. thank jamie. ahead the u.s. open is right around the corner but that is not the only sporting event that tennis star

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in the "morning rounds" the science of meditation the practice has been around for years but some new science supports the idea that meditation can actually help you be healthier smarter, and even more successful. >> dr. john dininger is with harvard. also russell simmon. he's the author of "success through stillness: meditation made simple." good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> doctor let's start with you. what did you find meditation does to the body

psychologically. >> the exciting thing is we've been able to show meditation turns genes on and off. tie gee can turn things on and on. if you have cardiovascular disease, we can make changes in increasing your long-term health. >> russell, when i told people you're coming on, they said, is he coming on to talk about music? i said no about meditation. they said russell simmons meditates? i think it's great. you said back in the day success was a lot of drugs, parties, sleeping with a lot of women. how do you go from that to medication is stillness. >> all of us want to be still and see miracles. the whole world is so full of

beautiful miracles and only presence provides that gateway. we meditate so we can stop the fluctuation of the mind when the mind is still -- we get to see all the beauty. we get sickness and sadness. >> what does it do for you? >> for me specifically it turns the noise down. you know we have hundreds of thoughts running through our mind. as we lessen the number of thoughts, the mindsetles we become happier people. there is no happenness in the future or the past. there is no creativity. only in the presence. and meditation is the greatest tool to promote presence. >> there's creativity in the stillness. what's happening again, to norah's question, what's happening to our brain and mind as we meditate? >> as we meditate it does create the relaxation response. it's the response opposite to the stress response you know, the flight or fight response

where you get all revved up. >> this is the contra to that. >> the solution to that in many ways. you use lots of different techniques and that in the long term yields physiological bern fits. >> russell what's fascinating to me and why we should do on the show about this is the number of successful people who meditation whether it's oprah, jerry seinfeld george lucas, russell simmons. so many people have tried it. why do you think that is? >> again, when you operate from a calm space you're able to make good decisions. the nervous system is always -- always affected by your thought process. when the nervous system is calm you have a greater brain functionality. >> don't you think every creative thought is when you meditate? >> you meditate in all forms. all forms of meditation. but the seconds of stillness,'ve

if you listen to music, you can get into musical. i had the experience of a car accident. the world is moving at that speed, slow motion, is the way the world moved. but with the fluctuation of the mind, you miss all that. >> would jts you say though -- go ahead, charlie. >> what's trance dental meditation? >> that's abroad. we use it with kids. you use a mantra. you repeat the mantra to yourself. if you repeat that mantra maybe the mind is drawn to the mantra and the noise settles. the nervous system always calms when you sit. and when you sit if you're patient and you repeat a mantra you will slip into a meditative state. there's no choice, everyone can.

>> it still scares a lot of people. what do you say to show them this is very important? >> you know i'm a doctor so i often tell people -- give recommendations like you should diet, be on a better diet exercise. it's the same thing ever we have science that shows it's beneficial to people. it's a prescription like any other. we also like to say it doesn't matter what kind of meditation you can use. what's important is that you guess the kind of practice that fits for you add a person. >> i want to learn how do it. thank you dr. john denninger and russell simmons. thousands of people captured life in bold new was. look at these pivots. first on "cbs this morning," we're going to reveal it

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favorite vegetable. >> tiger. your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. 8:25 now. time for some news headlines. blockbuster trade between the a's and red sox. they completed a deal to send yoenis cespedes to the boston red sox for pitcher jon lester and johnny gomez. the a's are now making the push for the play-offs. a woman who disappeared on a hiking trip is found. 61-year-old christina puckett disappeared last night. it's not known where she was located but she is all right. 6 people are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning during the clean-up at pauley pavilion at ucla. a water main break on tuesday leaked 20 million gallons of water. and they are expected to be all right. okay. traffic and weather for new just a minute.

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peninsula looking good this morning. also, getting word of a trouble spot eastbound 24 at the caldecott tunnel off to the right shoulder. in both directions. south 680 at 84 look out for a wreck on the right side. with the forecast, here's lawrence. the fog is back causing delays today at sfo of almost an hour on arriving flights. a little thick out there this morning a little drizzle toward the coastline but breaking up now. and we'll see more sunshine into the afternoon. a few high clouds cruising on overhead as well but the monsoonal clouds now beginning to slide a little further east so temperatures this afternoon not going to be as muggy but still hot inland. about 97 in livermore. 95 in fairfield. and 93 in concord. inside the bay lots of 80s and sunny skies into san jose this afternoon. 67 degrees and breezy in san francisco. and 66 in pacifica. next couple of days, those temperatures will start to cool down ever so slowly. more cooling over the weekend.

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the new york yankees superstar known as the captain has a new honor this morning from a former commander in chief. derek jeter's final season farewell tour took place in arlington, texas, last night. george w. bush aed from the rangers' dugout. he surprised him with a signed picture of the two men taken during the 2014 world series. >> i love that moment. you can see them. derek jeter seemed very touched. very nice. coming up in this half hour he stars in the new half hour guardians of the galaxy. he sits down for the latest

buzzfeed brews. conversation how being pushed down the stairs as a kid turns out to be the best thing for his career. plus what brings together a ten is champ and an elite marathoner. how they're now training toward the same goal. that story's ahead. right now it's time to show you some o out the list of gripes about retail services and other services that run deceptive ads. >> "the arizona republic" says the best bosses are the ones who are humbled. modest supervisors are quieter bull lead.

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suns the downing of flight 17. a number are altering their flight patterns. the decision follow an emergency meeting with the global aviation industry this week. cbs news travel editor peter greenberg covered this avent. >> good morning. charlie snchlt? to try to get governments to provide the kind of guarantees they're foij to neat to floep over to this area. now some airlines already have no-fly zones. they even been in place for a while. i talked to richard who said they have sick of them now. they just added the ukraine. >> >> the question is when you look at malaysian air, they were flying at 30,000 feet.

that doesn't exist in every area that there's conflict. >> no. but everybody is interpreting that as game-changer. what happened on delta flight 648, the flight that was going to tel a viv, anderson himself made that call. made the call myself. it was an easy call to make. if you look at the approach pattern, here's a plane coming in 747, 157 miles an hour, low slow sitting duck turned it around. he did it hours before they made the announcement. >> he did it on his own. >> he did it on his own. you can turn it around current you? >> you can if you want to burn a lot of fuel. they're going to have to put crew on long stops, con neck tishty goes out the window. it's not about government to government. ite tess private sector going to the governments and saying look at the economic impact we provide. if you do not guarantee us the

safety we won't fly over your zones. we won't fly to them. >> this has meant the end to malaysia airlines. >> they tried to sell it. nobody wanted to buy it. they're just going to restructure it internally. >> peter greenberg, thank you. chris pratt made his name on tv and in "zero dark 30. "we have the continuing series. buzzfeed brews. they asked pratt what it takes to become a star in a blockbuster. >> for me the stunts come easier than the acting part. like i grew up running around and jumping over things. like my brother and thing --. both me and my brother would

push each other down the stars and soo who had the most realistic fall down the stairs. we loved stunltds and fake fight. it kind of comes naturally to me. >> were you filming speaking to rocket or group or were they there in some sends? >> it was different depending on the take or the shot. so if you're like this is the camera here cut to that camera. that's a two-shot. if i were doing a two-shot. i would be looking aet nothing because they're going to have to animate the character. cut to this one here right? go to this camera. so here i would be looking at nothing because they would have to animate rocket into here but they would need my shoulders. and so like now go to a single on me. anyone? anyone? okay. so now if i was doing a single

like this and now i'm talking to rocket and the magic is happening, we're having a real interaction, i'm looking at someone in the eyes and there's no one there, that's when sean gunn would come in. he would do the interaction for rocket so it would seem real. the moments that need toresonant i'm having interactions with a real person. >> we asked a bunch of our facebook fans questions. rapid fire round. i'm going to say something. i want you to spit it out. we won't judge you. a favorite animal. >> that's a turf one. it changes day to day. >> oh okay. a favored vegetables. >> a tiger. >> can you do any good

impressions? >> sort of. there's a show in london called toe wi. kind of like the jerly scherrs in england so peen. >> can you do an impression? >> it's like -- it's like -- before he left he's like whenever i'm with you or whenever i'm at home sick i'm like why am i your mother. >> he does accents very well and he has a tie to cbs because he's married to anna faris who stars as the daughter in the hit show "mom" which is a hit show. you never know charlie, when you're going to need that information. chris pratt and anna faris. >> you know so much. >> she was here. i like them both. i say the same about you. he knows so much about things i know nothing about. the next buzzfeed brews takes place on august 11th and

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the serena williams we all know is back. she won the first match. she had a viral infection at wimbledon that forcehooder to default in a doubles match with her sister venus. good to see serena back. >> really good to see her. >> good to see her back. >> cheering her on. >> what does meb keflezighi and caroline wozniacki have in common? becoming the only american man to win since 1983. he also won the 2009 new york city marathon. caroline is the 13th ranked women's tennis player in the world. sweet caroline is what they call her. she's held the number one

ranking for two consecutive seasons in 2010 and 2011. >> and only on "cbs this morning" meb and caroline are here to announce plans to run in this year's new york city marathon and they'll serve as new york city's road runner kids for ambassadors. running youth programs in schools. meb and caroline good morning. grade to have you here. caroline, we all know you're a fabulous tennis player. why a marathon? >> it's always been on my bucket list to run the new york city mary marathon. it opened up for me and i thought why not pick it up. i thought it's great and something i'm obviously doing it for team for kids. you know help kids -- or raise money for kids and start youth programs for running, all of that. that's been so close to me sports, when i was growing up. i feel like i'm in a position

where i can help others. yeah, i kind of saw that as an inspiration. it's a real good challenge. >> meb do, you have advice for her? >> i know she's a good athlete and has been running already. as a marathoner be patient and be consistent throughout the 26-mile journey and most importantly, have fun. >> meb, we all watched and cheered you on as the first american to win the boston marathon. what a moment. what a moment, especially for boston too. >> it was a moment after what we went through in 2013 and i made it a personal goal to me to say what can i do to have something positive. i'm so blessed god gave me that opportunity through hard work and came through victorious. hopefully it helps the healing process. >> while you're running are you singing a song in your head? what are you thinking? >> meditate. >> are you meditating? >> you meditate sometimes think about family.

constantly changing. sometimes i'm hanging on for dear life and praying hard. you know. i try to be in the moment and think about how much i have covered and how much i have left and what you're doing it for and the greater cause like the bombing, the victims, and now here for new york city the team for kids so definitely that would be on our mind when we're running the new york city marathon in november. >> how do you feel about your game carolinesome. >> i feel good. i'm feeling very well and confident and excited for the series coming up. i feel in good shape. >> do you want serena back? she's such an imposing force. >> you guys are friends. >> we are, of course. it's great to see her back. she's an amazing champion and has achieved so much. first of all i want to see her them think and second of alling it's great to see her back and playing at her best level. >> you never went anywhere but

can i say you look fantastic. looking good is the best revenge because you were in the news recently because of the breakup with rory and the marriage did not go as plant. i'm wondering how did you get through that? did you say i'm going to get hotter, get better did you lick your wounds? >> i'm running a marathon now. you know honestly everyone goes through hard times in life. you know it's just made me a stronger person. i have so many great things for me. now i'm running the marathon. the u.s. open is coming up and the marathon. >> and you're going to kill it. >> i'm so excited. >> you all friends? are you all able to be friends? >> you know -- >> that's all right. i get it. >> can we talk about something else? >> i get it, i get it, i get it. >> when did you first pick up a tennis racquet, how old were

you? >> 7. >> your whole family. >> yeah. i grew up with sports in my blood and that's why i'm so passionate about this charity. i know how much sports gave me. it gave me a lot of friends, taught me discipline but it also -- you know i kind of felt like playing sports growing up, you know, i learned so much about myself and my body. i did things i never thought possible to accomplish. i think that gives you great belief and self-esteem and i think sports and nutrition and all that is so important for a kid. >> i really feel that for women. i was the kid on the playground where nobody wanted me on the team. when i see women athletes, i think, good for you. >> i grew up with friends who didn't want to play tennis with me because they thought i wasn't good enough. i wanted to show them i'm wrong. >> there's the mental thing again. >> my brother said you're never going to finish this marathon so i'm going to prove him wrong once more. >> meb, can she finish?

>> oh she's definitely going to finish. you're going to kill it. she's a professional athlete who's done quite a bit of running already and she has great motivation for the kids. we're going to finish strov. >> meb and caroline good luck in the u.s. open and in the marathon, both of you. tomorrow on "cbs this morning," mick jagger. and up next the most amazing graphic contest. you're going to see them first on "cbs this morning."

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