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tracking tropical storm bill. the second named storm of the hurricane season threatens the gulf coast of texas, including areas still recovering from last month's devastating floods. a lot of people are getting out because they don't want to be trapped down here. terror targets. al qaeda says it's second rathering figure and leader of danger terror network in yemen is dead killed by a u.s. drone strike. >> he scores! >> and raining in the windy city. the chicago blackhawks forge a hockey dynasty winning their third stanley cup in six seasons.
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this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, june 16th, 2015. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning al qaeda said that the leader of its yemen off-shoot and second in command overall was killed in an american drone strike. u.s. official are working to confirm this. it's believed alwasisi was killed in yemen last week. he was one of two terror leaders reported killed by u.s. air strikes within the past seven days. >> reporter: al wahisi was killed by a drone strike in yemen the past several days. one official told cbs news the indications are that he was killed. once the personal secretary to osama bin laden, he had risen to become the leader of the al
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qaeda in the arabian peninsula. behind the attempt by the so-called underwear bomber to blow up a u.s. airliner over detroit. belmokhtar was the target of a separate strike that bombed a building in libya where he was believed to be meeting with leaders of al qaeda affiliate. 39 people including three americans were killed. david martin cbs news the pentagon. coming up on cbs this morning, clarissa ward which will much more. later this morning, tropical storm bill is expected to make landfall on the texas gulf coast.
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bill has sustained winds of 50 miles per hour with higher gusts, but the main concern is the heavy rain and potential flooding. red flag warnings are posted along the shore in galveston county. schools in gal va ston are closed today. some houston residents are still trying to recover. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has more on tropical storm bill. >> we do have our second named storm of the season its name is bill' working toward northeast texas. it will making landfall as we head into tuesday. however, it will bring a lot of heavy rainfall and that is the biggest threat. tropical storm warnings up from high island to essentially south of corpus christi. here is the track taking it west of houston and west of dallas by the time we head toward
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wednesday morning, it will be a much weakened system at that point. rain is the real focus here. a spot that saw record rainfall in may and flash flood watches are out and mainly focusing on eastern texas and oklahoma. where we see the heaviest band set up. any warnings take them really seriously. we went through the flash flooding and hopefully we can see everybody safe with bill. i'm eric fisher for cbs news. that is the rare sound of a tornado siren in chicago. several funnels were spotted, but none touched down. the city was swamped by torrential rain. some mass transit had to be cancelled. this morning still no sign of the two murderers who escaped from a maximum security prison in new york. but we are learning more about the prison worker who allegedly helped them break out.
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cbs news has learned joyce mitchell had a sexual relationship with one of the escapees richard matt. a law enforcement source says there was an agreement between mitchell and the two men to kill her husband once they escaped. mitchell made her second court appearance yesterday. she waved a preliminary hearing. this is the 11th day in the search for matt and david sweat. more than 800 law enforcement officers are taking part. investigators are searched all but 50 of the 500 cabins on the lake outside the search perimeter. the psychiatrist who worked with accused colorado theater gunman james holmes testified today. the doctor saw holmes five times in 2012 and prescribed him drugs after his thoughts he told her about killing people but holmes allegedly kept her in the dark as he plotted her attack. yesterday, kcnc reports another
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juror was dismissed. >> reporter: the judge was not in the mood for taking chances. >> i'm not willing to risk allowing a juror that i'm not completely confident can be fair and impartial make any decisions in this case so she will be dismissed. >> reporter: the juror had claimed a family member had been in an accident but the next day, she explained it was her brother-in-law who was actually shot during a robbery at an atm. the defense wanted her gone. the judge confronted the juror. >> you weren't completely forthcoming with me the first day. the second day you told me that this was a shooting. the first day, you said it was an accident. >> yeah. my family said it was just a major accident and he was in the hospital. that's all they told me and i didn't find out until that night. >> all right. thank you very much for your service. >> reporter: and with that the remaining 12 jurors and eight alternates continue hearing the case. among the victims taking the stand was pierce o'farrell who was with a friend when shot
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multiple times. >> i remember round after round after round firing. i really thought that i was going to die. >> reporter: he said he was on the floor praying. the attack on the theater came nearly four months after james holmes sent disturbing words to his former girlfriend. she wrote, what is so evil that you want to do? kill people of course. holmes replied adding that's why i live in the future. rick sallinger for cbs news centennial, colorado. to politics now. donald trump is scheduled to make what he calls a major announcement today. it's reported he is likely to announce he is running for president during a rally in new york city. the "the washington post" also reports trump will release summary of his assets totaling about $9 billion. jeb bush in new hampshire this morning for his first official campaign stop. he entered the race yesterday, six months after saying he was considering it. he told an audience in miami
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that the country is on a bad course. bush is the third member of his family to run for the white house. he joins a crowded field. there are ten other republican candidates. >> not one of us deserves the job by right of resume party, seniority, family or family narrative. it's nobody's turn. it's everybody's test. and it's wide open. >> bush is reaching out to hispanic voters. the former florida governor delivered part of his speech in spanish. we are learning this morning that a 10-year-old girl who lost consciousness after riding a roller coaster at six flags theme park in california has died. jasmine martinez was on the roller coast revolution at magic mountain on friday which she collapsed and she decide saturday. the park said it is not ride-related but the ride has been closed while the accident is being reviewed. coming up on "the morning news," shark sighting and tell
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then 90 minutes later a sharked badly injured a boy two miles up the beach. experts say these kind of attacks are rare. >> it was pretty likely that this was the same shark. it would be even more unusual, in my estimation for it to be two separate sharks biting with a similar style, that close together in time and space. >> sunday's attacks both happened near fishing piers where bait lures schools of fish and the sharks that feed on them. the naacp chapter in spokane, washington, is under new leadership this morning. its president rachel dolezal resign monday amid a furor over her racial identity. >> reporter: rachel dolezal resignation as president of the naacp chapter in spokane washington, is doing little to quiet the controversy over her race. >> are you here to make a stand? >> reporter: members of the local swiverlts community held a rally monday night following the
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development demanding an apology what they view as deception. >> she was one of our own marching with us, yet, we don't know who she is. >> reporter: for nearly a decade the 37-year-old civil rights advocate represented herself as a black woman despite her white heritage and repeatedly claiming to have been the target of racially motivated incidents. but in 2002 she sued historically black howard university where she was a student for discrimination because she was white. that case was dismissed. her true ethnicity last week, said now is the time for her to seek help. >> i think that she needs to step back and regroup before she lungs back in. >> reporter: naacp president cornell william brooks says integrity is the real issue. >> people trust us. they believe in us. they had anything impugn our name is very offensive. >> reporter: the city of spokane is now investigating whether dolezal lied about her ethnicity
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expands and gap announces new store closing. jill has that and more. >> reporter: this morning the air bag recall is growing. honda is adding more than a million of its most popular cars to the list. the 2001 to 2005 siveks and accords have been added to the air bag recall list. the air bags manufactured by the japs firm takata can explode sending metal shrapnels into passengers. at least seven deaths are blamed on the problem. all eyes on greece. news that greek credit talks floundered over the weekend and pushed stocks lower. the dow lost 107 points and the s&p slipped nine points and the nasdaq finished 21 points lower. the drugstore chain cvs is
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buying target pharmacy and health care business for nearly $2 billion. cvs will be able to reach more patients and expand its clinic business. target customers will have access to cvs programs to help them manage their prescriptions. an update on yesterday's box office report and the gigantic opening of "jurassic world." the fourth installment of the jurassic series brought in $2.8 million in domestic sales. marvel's "the avengers" held the previous record. >> thanks a lot, jill at the new york stock exchange. when we return, claiming the cup. the blackhawks complete a hat trick of hockey championships. when i'm out in the hot sun, i know how to hydrate on the inside. but what about my skin? coppertone sport sunscreen puts a breathable layer on your skin to help keep it hydrated by holding in natural moisture
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while providing protection from harmful uv rays. game on. coppertone sport. apartment balcony collapses in berkeley. we're live at the scene with the latest...
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plus-- one win away.. the golden state warriors can clinch their first n-b-a- title in years tonight.. why it's going to cost you big bucks to attend the party at oracle... and-- stepping in the middle of ,controversy... a n-double-a-c-p- leader whose race was called into question decides to call it quits. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's tuesday, june 16th. i'm michelle griego.
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first lady michelle obama is in london this morning on a two-day visit. she stepped off the plane monday accompanying bid daughters malia and sasha and her mother. prince harry and have tea with prime minister david cameron and
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virginia family who is following the u.s. team across canada. >> reporter: being a soccer fan is a prewekrequisite for this family. >> she was totally outside. >> reporter: if you don't believe me just watch. dad michael directed this music video to celebrate their road trip of a lifetime. while summer vacation means disney for some this family is following team usa all across canada for as long as they can. 10-year-old gave me the tour of their home away from home. >> i sleep with naomi in that bed. >> reporter: there was little elbow room and no television or
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computer but that is part of the plan. >> when we are at home it's work. there's school. and so this has been great to -- our only mission is to be together. >> reporter: at the games, they join tens of thousands of american fans. players say it's like having a home field advantage. defender megan clingenberg. >> we love absolutely love our fans. we have been walking around the city and you can just see people in red, white and blue and we absolutely love it. >> reporter: between games, the girls kick it around with mom. >> do you think this will ever happen again? do you think you'll make a tradition? >> a tradition -- >> oh, yes! >> oh, wow. >> i'm not sure if we could do that. >> all in. ♪ >> reporter: even if the rest of the family isn't down with that they clearly know how to get down. >> say what?
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>> reporter: usa! >> coming up more on the apparent killing of a top al qaeda leader in yemen. we will speak with former cia director mike morrell. plus the crackdown on slow drivers in the left lane. the latest state to adopt tough laws. and we will take you to a colorado school that offers a major endear. that is the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.
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your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, june 16. i'm michelle griego.
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>> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. good morning. nearly 4:30. we begin with breaking news this morning in berkeley where a balcony collapse has killed five people at an apartment building near the cal campus. kpix 5's lisa chan is live at the scene. >> reporter: berkeley police are working with firefighters this morning and city building inspectors to figure out exactly what happened. berkeley police say they got multiple 911 calls at 12:41 this morning from people reporting a balcony collapse. the balcony is on the fourth floor, the top story of this apartment building. police say five people died and 8 people are being treated at 3 to 4 local hospitals. they are all trauma cases and potentially life-threatening. >> it's a difficult scene. unfortunately, it's going to be a more difficult day for the family of the victims. but, you know, the professionalism of

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