north bay on saturday. >> it's going to be hot. who has a pool? >> i have one that i blow up at home. [ laughter ] >> captions by: caption colorado captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com captioning funded by cbs good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, august 27th, 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." new details emerge from the deadly shooting of a reporter and forecaphotographer on live . joe biden makes his first comments about considering a white house run. while a new poll out this morning may help him make that decision. and the gunnes book of world recordsebrates 60 years of

wacky and incredible achievements. first, the "eye opener." >> the peacefulness of our community was shattered. we will, with time, we will heal with this. >> remembering the news crew killed on live tv. >> the shooter was identified as a former reporter. he took his own life. >> sadly these events happen too often. >> this is a place where they should have been safe. >> on a conference call with top democrats he said he's weighing whether he has the emotional fuel. >> i just want the vice president to decide to do what is right for him and his family. two american soldiers were killed during an insider attack in afghanistan. wall street is ready for another day of soaring stocks after the dow went up619 points yesterday. holmes sentenced to 12 consecutive life sentences plus more than 3300 years in prison.

>> get the defendant out of my courtroom, please. walmart will stop selling military style rifles. the decision based on sales being down. the caribbean is bracing for tropical storm ericka. all that -- >> a florida man won't let his car get towed. >> the moment one 5-year-old found out he was going to become a big brother. >> and all that matters. >> in a press conference, donald trump kicked out a latino reporter. >> some of the things you see in dictatorships, not the united states of america. >> he returned moments later. so already trump's deportation plan isn't working. alison and adam were the "a" team. i always said to the morning crew, be more awake than your viewers. >> they were the bright, shining

young faces we got to see in the morning. >> this morning's "eye opener" presented by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose and gayle king are off. anthony mason and margaret brennan are here with us. our cbs affiliate wdbj is grieving on the air for two of its own. reporter alison parker and adam ward were killed. >> their co-workers were also back in the studio. >> another reason why we love living here when the peacefulness of our community was shattered. we want to pause and reflect and share with you what made these two so special not just to us but to all of our hometowns that

wdbj served. please join us now in a moment of silence. >> jeff pegues is at smith mountain lake where the shooting happened. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the deadly shooting happened right there across the street. more than 24 hours ago. and since that time, investigators have searched the gunman's home and this morning there is new evidence suggesting the killer had been planning this attack for months. >> alison parker and adam ward did not see the killer walking toward them, but he was recording all of it to be posted later on social media. the gunman comes up from behind, lifts the pistol, waits for ward's camera to turn back on to parker and then as man as 14 shots are fired. parker and ward died at the scene. the person being interviewed, vicki gardner of the chamber of

commerce was badly injured. >> the manhunt quickly focused on vester flanigan who went by bryce williams on tv. he was fired. in may of 2013 he sued for discrimination. the case was dismissed but he still apparently held a grudge. he tweeted about the reporter claiming alison made racist comments and saying of the cameraman, adam went to hr on me after working with me one time. police caught up to flanigan. he shot himself and later died in the hospital. jeff marks, the general manager of wdbj said flanigan was a troubled employee from the start. >> how early on did you know he wasn't fitting in here? >> a few months into his employment i think we knew he was a live wire.

but do you ever really see somebody taking up arms and getting and throwing their own life away in order to prove some sort of point with violent overkill. >> reporter: shortly after the shooting, someone faxed a 23-page suicide note to abc news. he allegedly praised the mass shootings at virginia tech and columbine and called wednesday's shoot shootings retaliation for the shootings in south carolina and said i've been a human powder keg for a while just waiting to go boom. flanigan has some traffic violations in his background but nothing more serious than that. back in july, on july 10th, he purchased two guns legally in roanoke, virginia. >> jeff, thank you. alison parker and adam ward grew up in the area where they

worked together. their colleagues say they both had a great future ahead. vicki garder in's husband says she's recovering from her wounds. the entire area is in a state of shock. kris van cleave is outside the wdbj broadcast center in roanoke. chris, good morning. >> reporter: wdbj feels like a family for the people who work there and for the thousands of people who tune in every day. many of them have been coming here to the station leaving flowers, balloons, cards, paying their respects to the lives lost. as for the families of the three victims, they are still trying to make sense of what's happened. >> immediately people go, wow. she had that it factor. >> andy parker's daughter alison made him worst with pride. >> how do you even begun to process what happened today? >> i don't. i've gone -- the day has gone from total shock and disbelief

to abject grief where i've been crying my eyes out all day long. >> i'm alison parker. adam ward and i are putting the final touches on our special report. >> reporter: for more than a year, she worked the morning shift often with adam ward covering the stories and faces of roanoke. both virginia natives, wdbj felt like home. >> both two young, really bright people getting ready to start their lives. >> parker just celebrated her 24th birthday and recent lly mod in with her boyfriend chris hurst. >> ward was 27 and worked at the station since graduating from virginia tech in 2011. he'd also found love in the newsroom and was engaged to melissa ott. she was in the control room watching live when the shooting unfolded. it was her last day on the job before starting a new job.

a heartbroken ott posted this message wednesday night. adam, i will never find a man so happy, selfless, protective, funny or charming like you, my soulmate. >> anchor nadia singh worked with him just last week. >> we had that wit and charm to light up a room and so did alison. >> they are celebrating her birthday with family on the river. >> we're going to go down there after memorial services and we're going to spread her ashes in the river, which she would have liked. >> reporter: parker says he takes comfort in the knowledge that alison didn't suffer. he says he is going to become a strong advocate for tougher gun laws in virginia and across the country. vicki gardner was upgraded to good condition this morning. we spoke with her husband of 40 years. he says he is grateful she's alive and can't wait to hug her.

>> kris van cleave, thank you. alison parker's boyfriend calls her the most radiant woman he's ever met. chris hurst talks about their final days and her amazing spirit. president obama offered his condolences to the victims and their loved ones. >> my heart goes out to them, to the families. sadly, these kinds of events happen too often. and it's a testimony, in this case, to the fact that local jornl of t journalists go into some tough places. this wasn't one of them. it was a place they should have been safe. john miller is with us. he's a former assistant fbi director and our former senior correspondent. what do you find most troubling about this episode? >> what's most troubling is that it's really out of the textbook.

spent a long time yesterday on the phone with a former fbi profiler and one of the people who spent the most time on the offender characteristics about this guy. as we went through the conversation, she's at george mar mason university school of science. he exhibited all of the classic behaviors. the pathway behaviors, which is all of the preparation to do this. he didn't throw this together the day before yesterday. he bought that camera, practiced with it accident obtained the guns and so on. the following and stalking behavior. the identification of selective victims. so we are seeing more and more of this. >> you call him the classic injustice collector. >> it's those people who aren't making it and they are blaming it on everybody else along the way. and in this case, you see a

classic injustice. what was his injustice? he viewed himself as the guy that should be here on network television news. and unfortunately he found the most terrible way to get there and to find that lead story and be on it. >> what most of us found disturbing is not only while it was live television and deliberately so and that he was photographing it as well himself. >> since the virginia tech shooting, when that gunman sent the videotape and it was broadcast on the network tv broadcast, they said the next step is not to make a manifesto on video. the next step is to record the thing live while you're doing it and to distribute that. and they've been worried about that's for a long time, and here it is. >> he has this pattern of odd behavior. his co-workers were uncomfortable. he threatened them. this was sought out and

deliberate. why no flags? how is he legally able to buy a gun? >> unless you are mentally adjudicated incompetent by a court, that's not reported to the background check you go to to buy a gun. strange behavior, hostility, multiple firings is not going to show up on the radar. you see with a lot of these people that they planned and executed their attack with such rational planning, that they are able to mask the signs of mental illness that others see. >> now with social media, they van easy way to distribute whatever they want to distribute. >> if you look at this case and stack it up against the christopher dorner case in los angeles? remember the lapd officer fired and then targeted everyone and tracked them don one by one and published his giant manifesto.

this final act of leaving behind this long treaties about what everybody did and listing every tiny sleight, that's the classic injustice collector. >> john miller, thank you. we'll talk to chris christie about the wdbj killings and his view on stronger gun laws. governor christie will be here ahead on "cbs this morning." a new poll shows vice president joe biden running stronger against top republican candidates and hillary clinton. the quinnipiac poll finds biden wuths an eight-point lead over donald trump. he leads marco rubio by 3 points and jeb bush by six points. even though biden is not a candidate. he told party insiders wednesday, if i were to announce to run, i have to be able to commit to all of you that i would be able to give it my whole heart and my whole soul and right now both are pretty well banged up.

his son beau died just three months ago and clinton says, give biden time. >> i just want the vice president to decide to do what is right for him and his family. and i don't think it's useful to be behind the scenes asking this or saying that. >> this morning's poll shows biden has a higher favorability rating than every candidate in both parties. trump is not backing down this morning as candidates in both parties and journalists react to his outburst against two big names in tv news. julianna goldman is in washington and reports on those two who were side by side on wednesday. >> good morning. those two trump targets met last night when jorge ramos appeared with fox anchor megyn kelly following a contentious exchange with the republican

front-runner. tv journal uists weren't the on ones reacting. >> what is it like to be caught in the crosshairs? >> you know exactly how it feels. >> megyn kelly and jorge ramos found common ground after his tuesday night confrontation with donald trump. >> it happened with your colleagues on fox news. he hates it when being confronted. >> trump took to conservative talk radio to defend his behavior. >> just telling me things. and it was a loud, shrill voice. i said what's going on and didn't think it was appropriate the way he behaved. >> and to announce his second public truth with roger ailes. >> i have much bigger things to think about. roger is a special person. we just spoke two moments ago. roger ailes is a good guy. i have no problem. >> trump may have a problem with gop rival jeb bush who said the

front-runner should be challenged for putting out an immigration plan that's not conservative. >> do it as a conservative. go through these questions. this guy doesn't have a plan. he's appealing to people's angst and anger. >> i guess he's trying very hard because i used the term low energy. >> reporter: the gop front-runner also took heat from hillary clinton. >> don't get distracted by the flamboyant front-runner. >> on wednesday, clinton struck a more conciliatory tone in addressing the controversy around her private e-mail server. >> it clearly wasn't the best choice. i should have used two e-mails, one personal, one for work. and i take responsibility for that decision. >> reporter: this is the kind of answer that many top democrats and donors have been looking for her to give for months now. wall street is picking up

more gains this morning. the dow jones industrials jumped 200 points right after the opening bell. that follows a 5% surge today for china's hard-hit stock market. the dow soared 619 points wednesday. that's the biggest one-day rise in seven years. the rally broke a string of five straight triple-digit losses. we know the identities of two u.s. servicemen killed in an insider attack in afghanistan. captain matthew rowland and forrest sibley were shot during an exchange of fire inside a coalition military base in helmand province. this morning, tropical storm ericka is bearing down on the caribbean packing winds of 45 miles an hour. it forced the closure of all airports on the u.s. virgin islands. ericka is on track to impact

florida early next week. the faa is investigating a scary aborted takeoff. the plane's nose lifted off the ground too early last week at mccarran international nairpt las vegas. the pilots were unable to bring the nose down as it was traveling nearly 140 miles an hour. the crew finally slowed the plane and guided it back to the gate. allegiant says it is fixed and the planes have faced a series of malfunctions. ahead, the testimony from owen labrie and why his attorne,

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the lives of the fallen tv journalists in virginia. >> ahead, the boyfriend of alison parker shares her passion good morning. i'm maria medina. attorneys fore raymond "shrimp boy" chow will be back in court today to try to get the case against him dismissed. the defense lawyer says agents were trying to entice chow into committing crimes. the morning team at a local cbs station in virginia was back on the air this morning without two young journalists killed by gunfire on live tv. the gunman vester flanagan has strong ties to the bay area. coming up on "cbs this morning," tributes pour in for the victims of the shooting. here from wdbj reporter ,,,,

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tv news reporters all over the country use the phrase we stand with wdbj to share their

sore row. jurmts from coast to coast are posting images on social media to show their report. welcome back to "cbs this morning." we, too, stand with wdbj. we're going to bring you some of the other headlines in the moment but first we want to bring you more. family and friends are remember 24g-year-old alison parker. she and photographer adam ward were killed wednesday in an on-air shooting. her reporters call her a rock star. >> we're putting the final touches. >> we've seen cars heading into town with snow and ice on top of their cars and it's spilling off. >> state police are expected for people to head out for the holiday weekend as early as today, so let's see if we can catch anybody. >> i wanted to go through a sleep study to see if my job impacts how i do the news. >> adam, come out in front of

the camera. he's the ugly stepmother. >> the 5k mud run. >> when i was younger i wanted to become a doctor or a pharmacist but as a journalist i get to cover those types of fields, so it's close enough. >> alison parker's boyfriend is a news anchor and joins us. chris, thank you so much. first you and your colleagues at wdbj are in our prayers this morning. >> reporter: thank you very much. i appreciate that. i have not been able to hear her voice until i just heard it in my ear just now since yesterday. i miss her voice and everyone in this community got to hear it nearly every single day and now they can't except in memory. >> chris, what are you holding there? >> this was something that was made by alison for me that was personal for us. we only had nine months together but i can tell you guys it was a

white-hot relationship that burned full of love. we were betrothed to each other. we were going to get married. we moved in together in august because we wanted to save money to buy a house and to buy a ring. we were living the dream and that dream was shattered. for our six month anniversary we didn't have enough time to have an verse so all we could have were monthaversaries. she made me this scrapbook and said we were the cutest nooseiest prettiest couple ever and we are and i had that for nine months. i had what all of us in this business -- well not maybe all of us, but some people are desirous of being a power couple and a team and i found my teammate and my partner. these pictures here are when we had an opportunity to live anchor a st. patrick's day

parade here in downtown roanoke together. it was the only time we ever really worked together. i anchor the 6:00 and 11:00 and she does the morning show. >> chris, you shared so much of your life and experiences. did you have any sense? did alison have any sense that she was being targeted? >> no. no. and we talk in tv news and i talk to her. we talked about what we would do in situations when we have to identify a shooter. i don't want to talk about him, i really don't. i will say this, that he made many claims against many people at this station that were all unfounded, innocuous claims -- or innocuous that any reasonable person would conclude they were innocuous and yet they were taken out of context.

anything we can do to help these people who want to harbor hate in their heart. >> chris, how did you find out yesterday about what had happened? >> so our relationship was that we weren't able to really see each other much during the week. she did the morning shohow and did 6:00 and 11:00, so our schedule w was pretty muchh i wd come home from wor would stay u she got up and make her breakfast and make her lunch and send her off. she texted me when she got to work around 3:00 a.m. and she said good night sweet boy and that was the last i heard of her and then about 7:00 yesterday morning i got calls from the station telling me there was a shooting live on air and they needed to come to the station. >> chris, i'm so sorry. all of us, our hearts go out to

you and don't know you're even talking to us to be honest. you're being share. >> the way u that i'm talking to you -- i don't know. i mean i'm a part of a story now. i don't know what i can do to cover it other than to share her story, you know. that becomes part of the story. and to cover it means i'm going to cover alison. and adam was a friend and someone i was excited to do fantasy football with this fall again. he loved -- he loved melissa with all of his heart and he was a much, much better boyfriend and fiance than i could ever be. he loved her with every ounce of his being and she loved him back. he was so spontaneous and giving in his love that it was easy to see why melissa and he were so meant for each other. >> and how do you want allison

to be remembered? >> that she was not only a great jurmt because buh that she was excellent at everything she did. she was a -- she was a wonderful gymnast and she won at swimming. she was a champion swimmer. and a marvelous dancer and the only thing i really regret this morning is i never got to see her dance in person. she was going to be in a celebrity dancing competition coming up very soon and she was practicing the tango with her partner and she would have been so fantastic in it. she would have been better than everybody else. she would have won the darn thing but she wouldn't let me see it till the night of the performance she was phenomenal and she was the love of my life and she told me every day that e was the love of hers. >> chris, thank you again for sharing with us this morning. we understand how difficult it is. and, again, our thoughts and prayers go out to all of you at the station. thanks so much. >> this was two of us, guys. this was two of us gunning down.

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to. the last couple of days, i guess i wanted to look good and, you know, i wanted everyone to think that it had gone great. >> reporter: last week the alleged victim who was not shown because she's a minor said labrie forced himself upon her. >> i was raped. i was violated in so many ways. >> reporter: the prosecutor grilled the defendant about conversations he had with classmates leading up to that nate in which he discussed how he, quote, wanted to slay her. >> you want all these people here to believe that after all that time thinking about her and having foreplay, you just stopped. >> it didn't stop but i kissed her. >> i think his story is carefully concocted around the physical evidence. the story has changed all the

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good morning. i'm leigh leigh. it's been slow to and through the south bay on 2347 and brand- new accident. we had a couple of them. this newest problem eastbound 237 just beyond highway 85 involving a motorcycle and problem 237 westbound before zanker. it's off to the shoulder but traffic is very heavy in both directions now. i-80 heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza crowded through the maze may see. an earlier accident cleared

from lanes. northbound 880 at west grand in oakland. meantime, the nimitz it has been jam-packed. so very slow southbound from san leandro approaching fremont. here's roberta. good morning, everyone. let's head to the golden gate bridge where we have a few clouds otherwise lots of blue skies and, boy, is it mild outside. feels good! 71 already in livermore. wow. 59 however in santa rosa. later today, it could be hotter today inland than yesterday. we are talking about 104 in gilroy. easily 100 throughout most of the tri-valley. temperatures near ,,,,,,,,

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including presidential candidate chris christie here in studio 57. the new jersey governor on gun control, immigration and his plan to break through a crowded republican field. we've been playing some bruce for him. first, here is a look at today's "eye opener at 8." >> investigators have said there is new evidence suggesting the killer had been planning this attack. >> he viewed himself as a guy who should be on network television news. unfortunately he found the most terrible way to get there. >> wdbj feels lying a family to the people who work there, and the family of the three victims are still trying to make sense of what happened. >> a new poll shows vice president joe biden running stronger against top republican candidates and hillary clinton. >> i'm just going to continue with my campaign. >> two trump targets met last night when jorge ramos appeared with fox anchor megyn kelly. >> clearly not a fan of yours. >> neither yours. closing arguments under way in the prep school sexual

assault trial. >> owen labrie told the courtroom he had a playful an affectionate relationship with the girl. for our six-month-iversary, we didn't have time to a real anniversary, she made me this scrap book and said that we were the cutest, newsiest prettiest couple ever, and we are. i'm norah o'donnell with anthony mason and margaret brennan. charlie and gayle are off today. the commune fi of roane voc, virginia, our cbs affiliate wdbj held a moment of silence on the air for reporter alison parker and photographer adam ward 24 hours after the shooting. parker and ward were shot to death by a former wdbj reporter who recorded the attack himself

and put the video online. the woman parker was interviewing, vicki gardner of the chamber of commerce was wounded. her husband tells us this morning she is in good condition. the gunman, vester flanagan shot and killed himself after a police chase. parker and ward began working at the station as interns. ward was engaged to wdbj producer melissa ott. she was in the control room watching when the shooting happened. she posted this message on facebook. adam, you were the one. you understood me. my soulmate, enjoy the endless tech games in your hetch. i love you so much. parker and anchor chris hurst had just moved in together and planned to get married. her father said the two belonged tok. >> she loved chris. they were such good -- they were almost like an old couple, domestic couple. it was really cute to watch them. and, you know, they loved each

other very much. >> the father spoke to us, he says, because he wants people to remember alison. a new poll this morning shows donald trump with a huge lead in the republican presidential race. 28% of republicans in the quinnipiac nationwide poll support trump. ben carson is second with 12%. jeb bush, ted cruz and marco rubio are tied for third. the poll shows new jersey governor chris christie in ninth place behind scott walker, john kasich and carly fiorina. governor christie is with us here in studio 57. welcome back. >> good to be back. first the top story, the news of the murders in roanoke. what did you think when you first heard about what happened? >> it's just an awful tragedy. my heart goes out to those folks who suffered that loss, it's a terrible thing. i think most americans are just tired, tired of violence, tired of lawlessness and they want folks to do something about it.

new jersey has one of the lowest rates of gun deaths in the country. is that because of some of the gun control laws in your state? >> no. that's because they have a government who enforces the law and also supports community policing. you look at crime exploding all over the country, but in camden, new jersey, which used to be the most dangerous city in america, we fired the entire police force three years ago, brought in a new police force doing community policing. the murder rate there is down 61% because people know two things. as governor, i'll do anything i have to do to protect the lives of the people in new jersey an fight against these criminals. second, that we're doing things like community policing so the community and the police force are working together to protect their neighborhood. that's the kind of leadership we need in the country and we don't have it right now. in the case of this shooter in virginia, he didn't set off any trip wires. he did have this history of complaints against him, of threatening people. he legally purchased a gun. if you are president, how do you

stop something like that from happening? >> first of all, we should be doing more about mental health in this country. the fact is we need more information about poem's mental health background. we don't need new laws in this country to be able to do that. we need to enforce the ones we have. >> you think he should have been profiled -- >> no. what i'm saying is i don't know the particulars about him yet, nor does anybody else. in general, the problem i see as a governor is we're not focusing enough on mental health. all you hear now is let's have new laws when we don't enforce the ones we v. when i was an attorney in new jersey, we enforced the gun laws against felons. they were committing most of the violent crimes many this country. it's for members of congress to feel useful. that's not what we need to do. >> you've seen the new quinnipiac poll that shows you have 4% support among republicans. what's going to keep you in the race at that level? >> the people of the country,

and to continue to care about the issues that bother them. this country is incredibly frustrated and angry with a government that's been completely inept and broken promises. i'm going to continue to speak to that. in new jersey i dealt with exactly the same thing. i came into a government that had broken its promises and broken its word. we're going to get out there and work really hard and make this happen. >> at 4%, governor, forgive me, 4%, given how crowded this field is, how long can you -- >> there's no reason for me to forgive you at all for that question. here's the thing, if i was at 7% this morning, you would be saying i was in third place t. margin of error in this poll is four points. these polls don't mean anything. what matters is what matters to the american people. they're frustrated by a president who has permitted lawlessness many this country. they have a leading docratic candidate who thinks the law doesn't apply to her. she's given up her right to run

for president when she's refused to answer questions and be held accountable by the people in this country. that's never happened with me. i answer every question directly. that's what the american people will reward. i'm held accountable for what i do as governor, being held accountable for everything i say in this race. >> you look at the poll, the two leading have never been elected officials, donald trump and ben carson. you have the appeal of saying it like it is. it seems like donald trump has been given a lot of support for doing that. would you ever kick a reporter out of a news conference? >> never have. >> you've yelled at them. >> when i think the question is inappropriate or incorrect, i correct them. you're talking about outsiders. i'm a republican in new jersey. i wake up every morning as an outsider. i know what it's like to fight against the dem krakt legislature, powerful teachers unions and special interest groups. that's what people want, somebody in washington to fight for them. >> you certainly don't agree with donald trump on a number of

issues, i assume. >> of course. we all have disagreements. >> why a reluctance by so many candidates to take on donald trump? >> for me -- i can only speak for myself. it's my job to introduce myself, my ideas, my programs, my vision of leadership to the american people. it's not my business to be sitting here, even though -- here we are sitting here this morning for three or four minutes already, and all we're doing is asking about donald trump. i'm not going to engage in that. there's no purpose to it. >> governor, you have been chairman of the republican governors association, help get more republicans elected. you care about the party. >> i do. that's why i'm running for president. >> if you feel someone in your party is misrepresenting the views of your party, why wouldn't you say so? >> first of all, there's no one particular person on that stage that represents our party. that's what this process is all about. and as this process continues, we are in august, we are in august, and as this process continues, people are going the emerge as the leaders of our party. let's not anoint anybody as

leader of our party when we're 5 1/2 months away from anybody even voting. it's my job to make my case to the american people about the things they're concerned about. i've been to more town halls in new hampshire than any of them. it's not even close. what i'm hearing from folks is they think the immigration system is out of control, they're worried about student debt and they're scared to death they're going to be killed by a terrorist. now, if we think that's a better position than we were in seven years ago, then it's not the america i remember. those are the things i'm going to phobe cuss on, not talking about polls and donald trump. >> calling people bimbos, telling people to go back to some place? >> i think that question answers itself. >> it is, in many way, and what norah is describing, a situation where the oxygen is being eaten up. it's not clear where many of the other candidates do sit. what's your immigration plan? people can describe trump's. it's very simple.

>> here is mine. it's four steps. the first thing you need to do is build fencing or wall in the urban areas where it's appropriate, large population, not the entire border. we need to embed agents with border patrol to interdict drugs an guns. i remember that as u.s. attorney. their, we need to use drones and cameras in the border in the more difficult parts where you can't put human beings to put human resources in problems. and fourth and most importantly, we need to start penalizing the employers in this country. employers in this country are hiring cheaper labor to make more money. here is what i would do as president. you hire illegal labor to make money. whatever your profit margin was, the fine is double that. these folks are coming here to work. some republicans don't want to talk about the employers because a lot of them support us. i'm not afraid to do that. employers are part of the problem. unlike what hillary clinton thinks, people aren't coming here to vote. i have lots of undocumented

folks in my state. when i talk to those folks, they say the biggest reason they came over is to go to work. if they know they can't get a job anymore, they're not coming. that's what we need to do. that's a common sense direct doable proposal. president nieto is not paying for a wall. that four-step plan will work. the last thing is this, we need a president to enforce this law. i've done it as u.s. attorney, as governor.

guinness world records reaches a guinness world records reach as milestone. a closer look at the book features impressive and outrageous world records. this book is very popular in my house with 8-year-olds. plus how it will survive in the digital age. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." ♪

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the guinness world records published its first book. consider the longest of the best-selling books of all time. published every year it's an assort mns of jaw-dropping achievements. when roger bannister became the ferret man to run a mile in under four minutes, guinness was there to report it. but it was also there to document the world east finest jumped on a loaded spring and blowing off fire board. you'll find the tallest and

shorterest men, even the oldest practicing gymnast who at 86 still doing back flips. guinness world records believes it is the final word on, well, everything. >> i can tell you with 100% accuracy the tallest man is 8'3". >> he's travelled the world reporting it all, the sublime and the ridiculous. >> we celebrate them all equally. whether you're bolt or the guy in clogs or on all fours, it's that rich variety and we treat them all the same. >> what is it dow ewe think about humans that we want to break records? it's an inherit part of being human, that you have to push yourself. you don't really need to climb that mountain or sail that ocean but people do because it's

challenge. >> she became the first woman to row the ocean with her son. my son was going to row the ocean with his best friend and he dropped out and he called me and said, mom, how would you like to spend christmas with me in barbados. there's one thing. you have to row it. >> over the years they've concurred the track, if dominating the airwaves to the longest fingernails and the world's largest zumba clash and way from just human achievement s. you get more than just the bragging rights. >> it's the e any bar room

brawls for at least another 60 years. >> i love the guinness book of word records. >> i spent so many hours. >> it's a niagamuch big picture. >> i remember the guy with the longest moustache. >> yes. i'm vinita nair in new york, coloring for adults. that story's coming up on "cbs this morning." but i did. i'm mike, and i'm very much alive. now my doctor recommends a bayer aspirin regimen to help prevent another heart attack. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. those diagnosed with cancer who explored

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hi, babies. >> a baby monitor shows 1 1/2-year-old twins trying to fool their mom during naptime. they were standing in their cribs until they heard mom. that's when they hit their mattresses and pretended to be asleep. >> that is so good morning, it is 8:25. time for news headlines. the golden gate bridge will be transformed into a racetrack this afternoon for five indy cars carries the series championship trophy to the

sonoma raceway. a virginia tv station is back to work today after two journalists were shot and killed on air yesterday by a former coworker. vester flanagan has strong ties to the bay area. and ahead on "cbs this morning," coloring craze. inside a trend that has adults acting like kids again. the rise of adult coloring books. we have traffic and weat,,,, [female announcer] during mattress price wars at sleep train, save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get interest-free financing until 2018 on tempur-pedic. plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts.

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good morning. i'm liza battalones with your "kcbs traffic." delays now on muni's n-judah line. there's shuttle service in place between karl e and hill way. no delays for bart at this hour. the bay bridge toll plaza slow this morning. it is backed up through the macarthur maze. drive times are up to over an hour between the carquinez bridge and the maze. in oakland. now, there are long delays as well heading across the benicia bridge. southbound 680 jammed up beyond -- through the martinez area approaching the benicia bridge and heading across it. take the carquinez bridge as one alternate. meantime southbound 880 is crowded so very slow leaving the san leandro area heading towards fremont. roberta. >> liza battalones in the house! all over it! good morning, everyone. the coast is not clear. but it is improving. we are socked in, in the ocean beach area for much of the

morning but now, it's clearing out and the beaches are the places to be. this is the upper 50s in santa rosa. check out livermore in the low 70s at 69 in concord. later today pacifica topping off at 79. ocean beach at 70. 80s around the bay today. 90s across the peninsula towards the santa clara valley where it will pop at 104 in gilroy. triple digits in throughout pleasanton, danville and blackhawk. slight cooling on friday as we cloud up and that will lead to the potential of rain in the north bay on saturday. ,, ♪

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coloring books are growing up fast. see how adults are embracing a distraction from their digital lives by drawing inside the lines. plus another colorful wonder if you can stand the stink. we're outside chicago where spike the corpse plower is coming to life. meet the hard-nosed fan finding beauty in a sense comparable to dirty socks and limburger cheese. >> looking forward to that. the wall street yurnl looks at america's huge and growing thirst for bottled water. our consumption has doubled more than double. it's puts it on track to outsell soda by 2017. basketball gapes will play tribute to the late player lauren hill. remember hill's courageous fight with inoperable brain cancer last season. it inspired them.

they will open each season for xavier. money from ticket sales will go to pediatric brain cancer research. cbs philadelphia reports on big news for kyw katy faye linger who was criticized for being on air to being pregnant. >> from that happy story to more happy news. >> this is so exciting. ice amazing to announce this. o fehlinger just gave birth two little girls. >> she was firing back after getting tweets on how she lo looked. her twin daughters and her are doing well. >> congratulations to her. our cbs affiliate reports on a proposal gone wrong. the groom to be accidentally dropped the ring in the ocean. matthew quickly dove into the

water to start looking for it. some strangers who saw it happen also jumped in to help. it took an hour and a half, but one of them found the ring. he then proposed and kayla harrity said yes. >> what if they had. found the ring that apparently people ran to get goggles so they could help jump in the water and find the ring. >> that's like an insurance ad waiting to happen. >> i don't know how many guys get the insurance right when they buy it. news you can use. >> not very many. >> no very many. it would have been a goner. well, the daily mirror of london reports on some of the 1,000 slang terms added to oxforddictionary.com. awesome sauce means extremely excellent. beer o-clock. fur baby is a person's dog, cat,

or other person's dog or cat or hangry, someone who's hungry and angry. burger king wanted to team up for a day to create the mcwhopper. it combines the company's signature burger. burger king wrote, we know we've had our petty differences but how about we call a cease-fire on the so-called burger wars. the ceo of mcdonald's said, we love the idea -- intention but they our two brands could do something bigger to make a difference. ps, a simple phone call will do next time. >> what are they up? >> this.

they want the country to talk about them. they've got people talking an burger. >> it's faux controversy. they didn't really want to create a mcwhopper for international peace day. >> with good intention. i'm like, wow. that's really great they want to work together. >> they're trying to support this cause but clearly this intention was get as much publicity out of this, hopefully mcdonald's will play along. unfortunately mcdonald responds leaving everybody flat. >> they're both feeling the pressure from restaurants. >> when is the last time anybody admit they'd wanted a fast food burger. i think it elevated the whole category so i don't see any downside. the issue is it can get tricky. burger king is known for doing it. they've done it for decades.

their market budget pales in comparison to mcsecond's. they spent $32 million a year. mcdonald's spends a billion dollars. as we're talking about it it helps amplify everything we do. there are risks here. they want to say, hey, you want to be in social good company. apaurmtly mill lepials are all about social good. >> apparently. >> apparently. >> there has to be some giveback here and that's the risk. burger king is going to have to come to the table and make sure there's some money given to this company. >> doesn't it put mcdonald's in an awkward situation as well? >> i think it does. >> they say we might have dub this if you had just called us. >> they wanted to spur a reaction and this is all happens in real time so son-in-law media takes over.

they didn't call and give them a heads-up. the p.r. people were probably sitting around and that's all they could come up with. clearly they're a pretty good marketer. >> how about teaming up and having a veggie burger or something i can eat. >> still wand a mcwhopper. >> you're not alone. some of the hottest books are selling faster than that i can be printed. vinita nair with how adult coloring books are drawing attention. >> some say it's the back-and-forth movement. others say it's about unplugging. the global interest in the genre has catapulted it into the mainstream. >> it's almost hip tottic. you're creating something

beautiful that you might not do under other circumstances. >> jean roberts didn't care much for coloring as a kid. now she does it every day. >> what's the best part of it? >> for me it's when i'm finished and i'm like i did this, this is great. >> last april she posted inviting other adults to color with her. that led to the creation of the cornwall coloring club that sits, shades, and moisturizes. the goal was to unplug from the digital and immerse in the analogue. luanne lindemann joined. then she asked her best friend lynn rhodes to go with her. >> i think people like coloring but don't want to say it. >> closet colorer. >> now we're out of the closet. >> for the past few months they've quietly become

international sensations. some of the original and most popular books are drawn by designer joanna fastford. >> i would draw on books, walls, my sister, anything i could get my hand on. >> a publishing house initially approached the scottish artist to draw a kids' coloring book. >> where did the idea come fro fr. >> i thought there was an opportunity. a blank sheet of paper can be quite in tim dating. but with a coloring book, i wondered if people would latch onto that. >> did you wonder if it would actually sell? >> yeah. the first book we initially print 13d,000 copies. i panicked and told my mom she's

going to have to buy a lot of them to save face. >> she's sold 5 million. they've bun done by hand. first traced in pencil and then trace over by pen. >> who's buying the book. >> some families are doing it together with their kids. people recovering from illness. they're doing it in hospital. i've had investment bankers. i think everybody has that little bit of nostalgia. >> for lynn rhodes it's simply more than getting lost between the lines. coloring has helped ease her multiple sclerosis. >> do you find this feels like therapy? >> being able to just sit and talk. that's always therapeutic. my life, i'm constantly on the go. it's nice to just sit down and just relax and color. >> some experts say they found

evidence that coloring has some specific health benefits. it engages both sides of the brain and reduces blood pressure. i have to say i was the biggest skeptic, but spending the afternoon with them i kind of like i want a book. can someone give me one. dwoild this at home. >> take one of your children's books. this is the real deal. my friend beth told me about this a couple of months ago rj she said it sold out. try to go online. it sold out it's that popular. >> she created the genre herself. >> that's great. >> that's awesome sauce. that was an awesome sauce report. >> indeed. this is not so awesome sauce. depends where you're standing. near the winding city thousands are hoping for something foul in the air. >> i'm add ya na diaz in the chicago garden where spike is about to unleash something sm,,

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a rare and foul smelling moment in the plant kingdom is about to unfold outside chicago. this morning a corpse flower named spike is on the verge of blooming. and if you've ever smelled one,

you might want to run. a warning to adriana diaz who is at the chicago botanic garden to show us how the crowds are craving the stink. adriana, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. thousands have signed up to get an e-mail alert. his own 24-hour livestreaming broadcast all to make sure nobody misses the big moment. anticipation has been agonizing. >> we're expected parents, first-time mother and father waiting for our child to be born. >> reporter: more than 40,000 people have filed. they've file through this greenhouse maternity ward all hopes to witness the moment when the largest flower species gives bloom. it's been expecting for 12

years. >> it gave itself a kick it'kic. it's coming. >> he has both male and female roots. the flower's single natural habitat. >> that's where i'm already starting to feel some of that. >> floral cult rust tim collins raised spike. for the past 12 years tim has looked after spike making sure he's well fed and maintained the perfect picture. >> i have baby pictures i can share with you. >> reporter: waiting for the day this 5'8"-inch flower showing its colors. >> it's amazing. a lot of people have a hard time keeping a house plant alive for 12 months. >> his leaves are starting to unfurl, a include. but it will accompanied by something just as breath taking

achlt putrid stench, likely to take your breath away in a bad way. >> how would you describe the smell? >> the smell of death mixed in with moth balls, the smell of skunk, all of those things mixed together. >> last week another spice years bloomed in denver. thousands of curious onlookers endured a three-hour wait in the sun with a photo op and a whiff. >> to me it smells like dead mice. >> it smells like indianapolis in the summertime. >> pollack says the flower is trying to imitate rotting flesh on purpose. >> in the wild they're trying to attack dunk beetles and flies. the coloration of the flower is to also make it look like me too. so all of those things are luring or tricking those insects for pollination. >> is it almost like a botanical miracle? >> a lot of people in horticulture, this is on their

bucket list. it's a one-time opportunity to see. >> reporter: with no insects to pollinate, he'll be artificially inseminated through a hole that will be cut here once he blooms. it will last for up to 36 hours. it's a good thing it hasn't happened. once it opens up, you don't want to be anywhere near it. >> will it die? >> it will last two days, crumpleable and in less time another will bloom. it will take 3 to 5 years. >> thank you so much. a first child who gets a double hand transplant is that cloiser to getting his dream.,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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good man. >> wow. the boy who received the world's first double hand transplant for a child is home this morning in maryland. in july we introduced you to 8-year-old zion harvey after his groundbreaking surgery. the children's hospital of philadelphia says he's been working hard to gain movement. learning to pick up and hold things. he lost his limbs to an infection when he was just 2. he geeld to outpatient therapy for two years and doctors are optimistic he could have full use of his new hands. >> i love him. he has such good spirit too. that does it for,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the morning team at a local- b-s station in virginia wask on the air this morning wit good morning. the morning team at a local cbs station in virginia was back on the air this morning without two young journalists killed by gunfire on live tv.

the gunman vester flanagan has strong ties to the bay area. attorneys for raymond "shrimp boy" chow will be back in court today to try to get the case against him dismissed. the defense lawyer says agents were trying to entice chow into committing crimes. >> and californians are getting the message to cut back on water use. a new report says communities throughout the state collectively conserved 27% in june. roberta? >> good morning, everybody. perhaps a little light rain in the forecast on saturday in the far reaches of the north bay. other than that we have full-on sunshine. here's the scene looking from san francisco towards the bay waters. kind of an east and southerly direction where we currently have temperatures on the rise. now, we have 60s along the seashore and 60s around the bay. 67 degrees at this hour in san jose. check out livermore 71 degrees. santa rosa cool at 59 going up to a high there today of 94 degrees. nearly 80 in pacifica. 70 ocean beach up to 100 degrees in pleasanton, 104 the

hot spot that will be if the gilroy area. cooler friday and again that slight chance of a couple of raindrops early saturday, mild conditions and seasonal from sunday through wednesday. liza battalones in the house up next.

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good morning. i'm liza battalones with your "kcbs traffic." bart has had a great morning still no delays for the bart system. however, if you plan to catch muni, there are delays now on the n-judah line. no problems reported for the altamont commuter express. and it's been a tough morning for the eastshore freeway. drive times up to 61 minutes leaving the carquinez bridge approaching the maze. more delays at the end of the line, 30 minutes from oakland through the pay gates of the bay bridge. northbound 880 jammed leaving san leandro.

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