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and i told him we could give him a shoutout. mark, feet better, buddy. we love you. "cbs this morning" is next. see you at noon. ♪ good morning to our vauers in the west. it is thursday, march 31st, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning". tornadoes, hail, and severe flooding slam the south. millions brace for more extreme weather. >> and the fallout for donald trump, after he scrambles to recant his comments about punishing women for abortion. a surprise reunion for a brussels bombing survivor. we are there when he sees his michigan family for the first time since the attack. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. there is the debris. i hope people are taking cover. >> get down. get on the floor. two minutes later, boom. the high winds came through.
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>> severe storms sweep across the south. >> the tornado is on the ground. >> moving east/northeast. >> roofs taken off of homes and we've seen downed trees. >> golf ball-sized hail and sounded like basically a hurricane was outside the front door. do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no? >> there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yes, there has to be some form. >> trump back pedals over a comment about abortion. >> trump will figure out a way to say that he didn't say it or he was misquoted or whatever. >> every stupid or absurd remark made by donald trump becomes the story of the week. mosquitoes that transmit the zika virus may live in a larger area than previously thought extending to the midwest and new york. what are you doing? >> sebastian bellin, a survivor of last week's deadly terror attacks, is finally reunited with his family. >> i'm at a loss for words. >> an ar a prosecutor said that the fbi agreed to hack into another iphone which might hold
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evidence in a murder trial. two sky divers over tampa. amazingly, both men survived. >> i was very lucky. all that -- >> a woman was at a sanctuary in florida when a panther came splinting right at her. >> a very curious bird has caused quite a stir. >> i was not expecting that. i can't get it off of me! please get it off of me. it's not funny! and all that matters -- >> who do you like better, obama or trump? >> i dislike obama's policies more. but if i were in my car and getting ready to reverse and saw donald in the backup camera, i'm not confident which pedal i would push. on "cbs this morning" -- >> mr. cartoon trump, how do you respond to anderson cooper comparing you to a 5-year-old? >> anderson cooper is a dumb-dumb. >> come on. you sound like an idiot. >> stephen, i have a lawyer and i will sue. this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota, let's go
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places. ♪ welcome to "cbs this morning." norah o'donnell is off. dana jacobson of cbs sports network is with us. powerful spring storms this morning are sweeping across the southern united states. at least four tornadoes hit oklahoma wednesday, about seven people were hurt. other twisters touched down in arkansas and kansas. >> the massive storm system is on the move this morning. heavy rain and flash flooding are forecast for the southeast through friday. manuel bojorquez is in tulsa, oklahoma, with a look at the damaging tornadoes. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the heaviest damage here in tulsa covers about a square mile and you can see the power of the tornado right here. it knocked down the brick wall of this beauty supply store. not only that, it lifted off the roof. there is now merchandise scattered everywhere here. a community center next door and
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a church down the street look about the same. >> it is on the ground at the quarries moving eastbound. >> reporter: multiple tornados ripped across northeastern oklahoma wednesday evening. >> there is the debris off of some roofs. i hope people are taking cover in this area as it continues to move. >> reporter: cbs affiliate kotv captured the chaos from their helicopter. >> we have it on the ground. debris out in this area. we can see some farm buildings and outbuildings right and it's on the ground and looks to be stronger than earlier. >> reporter: on the ground, violent winds pounded suburban neighborhoods leveling houses and uprooting trees. an adult and three children were in this pickup truck when a tree crashed on top of it. the family was hospitalized with no major injuries. tornado sirens rang out. >> i see a funnel cloud. debris just going around in circles. >> reporter: dee dee gillespie
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says he had two minutes to get to safety when one of the tornadoes hit. >> boom. high winds came through and tore up everything, broke out windows. it was pretty intense. >> reporter: trees snapped pour lines. 5800 homes and businesses lost power. first responders have been searching homes through the night, looking for survivors. so far no one has been reported missing. four tulsa schools have decided to cancel classes for today. the national weather service will be out here trying to determine the intensity of the tornadoes by assessing damage on the ground like this. >> manuel, thank you. two flight attendants are hurt this morning after the storms rocked their plane and forced an emergency landing. american eagle flight 3358 left dallas/ft. worth international airport yesterday bound for memphis. passengers say the plane suddenly dropped sending a drink cart flying on two crew members. >> it was two of them that got hurt fairly -- they were
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bleeding and stuff. and shortly after that, that drop that we had, the pilot got on and said that we had to make an emergency landing. >> no passengers were hurt. now, shortly after that flight, our david begnaud took another flight from dallas to memphis. he arrived safely and is there to show us how flooding and hail hit several states. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we were supposed to arrive in memphis 10:00 p.m. local time but we didn't get here until 3:00 a.m. our pilot was mindful of what happened on the earlier flight. and after talking to the meteorologists and delaying our flight they waited. passengers didn't seem to mind. in memphis, we are on the ground and rain stopped and set a record 2.37 inches of rain in six hours. just over the border in north little rock, arkansas, a record 4.9 inches of rain fell in just under 24 hours. that sent rushing flood water over clogged roads, hampering drivers and creating dangerous conditions.
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rescue crews dragged three people out of rock creek in the heart of little rock. they held on to a tree for safety after their car was swept away in the storm. >> somebody needs to go help him. >> reporter: all of it happening while high water rushed through parking lots making heavy dumpsters float away. also overnight, a hail storm rocked kansas crisscrossing the entire state. the barrage of ice, rain, and wind sent people outside and drivers scrambling. in cassoday, kansas, the wind whipped the rain in blinding conditions. while in eldoor ray do, they had hail the size of tennis balls. one family's home was severely damaged. >> sound like quarts quarters on the roof to golf ball-sized hail and sounded like a hurricane was outside the front door. >> reporter: back in memphis, you are in the bull's eye for today's severe weather threat. it starts in the ohio valley
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extending to louisiana. north louisiana is where we were three weeks ago. they saw flooding they hadn't seen in more than 75 years. and now louisiana will get more rain today. >> i do remember that. thank you, david. critics from all sides are condemning donald trump this morning for saying he would punish women for having abortions if they ever become illegal. the republican front-runner quickly pulled back those comments but the damage was already done. democrats, republicans, and even anti-abortion groups were quick to denounce donald trump. major garrett is in chicago with the latest comments to spark controversy about the trump campaign. major, some people say here we go again. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. on plenty of issues donald trump has defined himself what he has said and how he has said it. beyond the controversy and the flamboyance, a couple of questions have persisted what does trump really know and what does he actually believe? all of this came together when trump did something almost without precedent. angering those who support and oppose abortion rights at
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exactly the same time. >> the latest demonstration of how little donald has thought about any of the serious issues facing this country. >> of course, women shouldn't be punished. look. you know, i think probably donald trump will figure out a way to say that he didn't say it or he was misquoted or whatever. >> reporter: ted cruz and john kasich both criticized donald trump for saying women seeking abortions should be punished if the procedure was made illegal. >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yeah. there has to be some woman. there has to be some form. >> ten years, what? >> that, i don't know. >> reporter: during a heated televised exchange on msnbc trump seemed uncomfortable and fumbled over conversation about his criticize. >> how do you actually ban abortion? >> you go back to a position like they had where people will perhaps go to illegal places. >> yeah. >> but you have to ban it. >> reporter: groups opposed to abortion rights immediately denounced trump, saying we have never advocated in any context for the punishment of women and calling the comments completely
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out of touch with the pro-life ell is off. within hours, trump's campaign reversed course, issuing a statement that the doctor would be held legally responsible, not the woman and insisting trump's position has not change. >> if would president trump ban partial birth abortions? >> in every respect. >> reporter: trump's former stance in favor of abortion rights is something cruz and allies have been trying to highlight, unsuccessfully, until now. cruz is leading trump by ten points ahead of next tuesday's wisconsin primary but among women, the gap grows even larger. >> the numbers were good. the numbers aren't as good with women as they were but nobody respects women more than i do. >> reporter: trump takes a couple of days off the campaign trail while cruz heads to california today before returning to wisconsin to barnstorm. kasich is also taking the day off before heading to his home state of pennsylvania which is
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april 26th. >> major, thank you. democratic candidates bernie sanders and hillary clinton are calling trump's abortion comment shameful, horrific, and abhorrent. >> this is just beyond any position taken by someone running for president in a serious way in a very long time. >> to punish a woman for having an abortion is beyond comprehension. >> but the two did disagree on the comments. sanders calls it a distraction. >> any stupid, absurd remark made by donald trump becomes the story of the week. >> to think that this is an issue that is not deserving of reaction just demonstrates a lack of appreciation for how serious this is. it certainly is as important as any economic issue. >> the democrats say trump's statement highlights the risks women face if he is elected president. john heilemann, co-managing editor of "bloomberg politics" is covering the wisconsin primary. he is with us from milwaukee.
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john, good morning. >> how are you doing? >> doing well. good to have you there from wisconsin where this important primary is coming up. trump is already behind by about ten points in one poll to ted cruz. what impact will this controversy have? >> well, it's not going to be positive for him, charlie, i think. it comes at the end of a bad week for trump. about as bad of a week he's had in a long time. you think about this controversy coming on the heels of the corey lewandowski arrest for battery and coming on the heels of the fight that trump and ted cruz are in and many thought trump went over the line in terms of criticizing ted cruz's wife in a kind of unpleasant way. it's the no sustained kind of bad set of news cycles trump has had in a while. you pointed out the marquette poll has trump down ten to ted cruz and that was before scott walker endorsed ted cruz. it looks right now that donald trump could be headed to, not just defeat but a clear defeat
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ahead of ted cruz in a week. >> what makes it different this time, john? every time he says something controversial, his numbers seem to go up. >> gayle, it is the most dangerous thing you can do in american politics right now to predict the death of donald trump and so i'm not going to do that. but i am going to say that it's an interesting, unusual situation here in wisconsin where all of the focus is on this state. we have had months now of multiprimary election nights. here, it's just one state. this state has the confluence of radio. conservative talk radio here is anti-trump. that is unusual. the republican establishment is firmly anti-trump. and you've got this huge core of suburban republican women who seem to not be reacting well to some of the particular nature of these controversies that trump has gotten into the last week, and that confluence of things is putting him in a pretty vulnerable situation, to say the least. >> you mentioned scott walker and that endorsement. we have seen it before where there is an endorsement for cruz and it hasn't had an impact. what is the impact this time? >> right.
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well, you know, scott walker is a controversial figure in the state of wisconsin but not among republicans. according to the recent polling he has 80% approval rating among republicans in this state. he is a very popular guy. phe has a real -- a real machinery -- a real team he brings to bear here. i don't think it would -- it would not be definitive or determinative. but coming on the heels of everything else that was working to trimp's disadvantage here, it's one more thing. i don't want to say nail in the coffin because that is a cliche. it's kind of a cherry on top of the sundae for ted cruz in a way. >> john, what does the democr democratic race look like? >> looks like bernie sanders has the energy and momentum here. secretary clinton has not been in the state very much. she was here for a couple of days and then left. it looks like now, i think the clintons are coming back to the
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state this weekend. bill clinton here friday and i think hillary clinton is coming back on friday. sanders has basically been camped out here the better part of a week and one of the things true in this democratic race is if bernie sanders has time in a state where he has a sustained run and spends money on advertising and does a lot of personal appearances, he moves votes. and even the clinton campaign acknowledges. i think they basically assume that sanders is going to win here. the only question is by how much. >> john, thank you very much. the battle over protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination has moved to another state. the arkansas attorney general is fighting a local law passed in fayetteville. she says the ban conflicts with a state law. meanwhile, outrage in north carolina over that state's transgender law. north carolina governor pat mccrory spoke with our mark strassmann yesterday and he pushed back against criticism from business including apple 37 >> my phone is made in china.
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which has human rights issues second to none in our world. and it's kind of hypocritical that they are worried about a bathroom and locker room and shower facilities policy in north carolina which is allowing apple to make the decisions for themselves within their facilities. >> more than 80 corporations have called for north carolina's law to be repealed. the centers for disease control warns that the zika virus in the u.s. could spread farther north than previously thought. the cdc originally focused on the southeast when it looked at the location of the mosquitos that carried the virus. but new survey shows the two species have a far greater range can stretch to new york and san francisco. our dr. david agus is in los angeles and joins us from there. doctor, always good to see you. >> morning gayle. >> there have been no reported cases here in the united states, but looking at that map do we now need to worry about that? >> no reported cases transmitted by mosquito. but the mosquito season is coming. and so when may, june, july,
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august, september happen, mosquitoes are going to start to thrive and we are going to be in trouble with regard to zika. there are 3 to 350,000 births a month in the united states. and every pregnant woman is susceptible to being bitten by the mosquitos that carry the zika virus. >> what is your main concern right now? >> well, the main concern is if a woman is bitten by a mosquito that has the zika virus, the baby, while it's developing, may not have a normal brain. it is serious. the new england journal of medicine showed last night in a woman who is pregnant the zika virus lasted in her blood over ten weeks. and so we don't have real mosquito control efforts ongoing on a major way in the united states. congress turned down a significant bill to research and fight zika right before the easter break. and there is going to be issues as mosquitoes start to thrive in the summer months. >> it seems like the one thing
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people really want to know is when will a vaccine be ready? >> it's going to be at least a year for a vaccine to be ready. we have had this virus coming up and down, the zika virus, for decades. in america and most pharmaceutical companies, they fight things when there are lots of cases and they wait until then. we need to start to think forward and we haven't done that historically. so the vaccine isn't ready and won't be this season for mosquitoes. >> thank you so much, dr. agus. >> thank you. a new police raid in belgium this morning connected to a foiled terror attack in paris. video shows police and soldiers taking part in the operation in northwest bell jewel. investigators found rifles and stolen passports and tatp inside an apartment connected to the suspect who was arrested last week. tatp is the same material used in the brussels attack. prosecutors believe the man traveled to syria in 2014 and
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2015. we know the identity this morning of another american killed in the brussels terror attacks. 41-year-old gail minglana martinez was traveling with her family when the bombs exploded at the airport. her husband is an air force officer stationed in the netherlands. he is hospitalized, along with their four children. the couple recently celebrated their 21st anniversary. the former college basketball player who survived the brussels terror attack gets a happy surprise. >> we couldn't wait to see you. >> i'm speechless. it's going to take me a little time. >> ahead, vladimir duthiers takes us inside a hospital room where a michigan family had a ,,
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sexting. how the consequences could be worse for the kids. >> and been found guilty of sexual assault. 20-year-old brock turner could face up to ten years in prison. good morning. a former stanford university swimmer is found guilty of sexual assault. 20-year-old brock turner could face up to 10 years in prison. mayor sam liccardo is backing an initiative that leans on san jose's religious congregations to help homeless vets find shelter. veterans need a housing voucher to take advantage of the program. and coming up on "cbs this morning," a look at the touching scene when a basketball player who survived the brussels attack reunited with his family. stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment. ,,,,,,
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not too bad though off the eastshore freeway. traffic is actually 22 minutes carquinez bridge to the maze. reports of a stalled vehicle that's long gone out of lanes so traffic is moving slow past the metering lights, as well. not bad out of oakland. you're doing okay northbound past the coliseum. past there you might see some slower conditions heading into downtown oakland. south 880, okay through this portion. it gets slow into hayward. as you cut across the san mateo bridge, we have delays of 21 minutes now between 880 and 101. and still slow out of the south bay on 101. >> good morning, everybody. clouds at the coast and inland. but our mount vaca cam indicates the sun is shining and we'll have ample sunshine today. 40s on the 50s as you step on out or get the kids ready for the bus stop. 40s and 50s out the door. 53 in san jose. sunshine west wind 10 to 20, 72 the outside number. dry weather, rain monday. ,,,,,,,,
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♪ we have the first video this morning of what happened inside the plane hijacked over egypt on tuesday. a flight attendant's cell phone footage shows the moment a smiling british passenger posed with pictures with the alleged hijacker. video shows a relatively calm atmosphere on the plane which was diverted to cyprus. later, the hijacker who was wearing a fake bomb belt vended to authorities. >> people are saying are you crazy? what are you trying to do? >> say cheese. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up, a family's emotional reunion after the brussels attack. vladimir duthiers was inside the hospital room for the surprise visit. we will show you the very moving scene that left a badly hurt
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victim elated. can tesla bring its high-end right to the mainstream? elon musk will unveil a more affordable model today. we will ask mellody hobson if the anticipated vehicle could shake up the auto industry. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. the arkansas democrat gazette reports on the fbi agreeing to unlock an ipod and iphone belonging to two teenage murder suspects. arkansas prosecutors asked for help after the agency announced it had accessed the iphone of the san bernardino terrorist. unclear if the fbi will use the same method. "usa today" reports on new guidelines could expand women's's access to an abortion pill. the fda allows the women to use a medication to end pregnancy up to 70 days of gestation since the first day of the last menstrual period and three weeks longer the previous guideline. it also lowered the dosage of
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the medication and made it easier to get a prescription. dallas morning news reports the owner of a texas hospice allegedly told nurses to gave patients fatal overdoses. an fbi affidavit says brad harris wanted to boost profits by getting rid of patients. one text, he reportedly sent to a nurse, said, quote, you need to make this patient go bye-bye. no charges have been filed. the minneapolis star tribune reports two white police officers will not be charged in the death of an unarmed black man. the ruling yesterday angered activists. a prosecutor says evidence showed that jamar clark was trying to grab an officer's gun when he was shot last november. some witnesses said clark was handcuffed. the "los angeles times" reports progress in california's recovery from drought. researchers found several feet of snow yesterday in a mt. meadow. one year ago, the area was bare. officials say they still can't declare the state's five-year drought over. the fear in nevada snow packed
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last year was the lowest on record. this year, it's nearly back to normal. 87 peopl visited with sebastien bell i didn't know wednesday in brussels. >> sometimes you just got through some short-term pain. >> reporter: he was talking about sacrifice. >> like, for example, traveling for two, three weeks which i was doing. it's time away from your kids but when you're back with them, you know, then you have some time to really be 100% for them. >> reporter: as he spoke about family -- >> oh, we can't wait to see him.
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you saw your dad pop through the door there. just tell us what that was like. what were you thinking? >> surreal. i'm sorry. i'm at a loss for words. you know, if you had told me this was going to happen a week after lying on the floor in that airport where everything seemed around me, you know, like the exact opposite, it's just -- it's too extreme. >> reporter: bellin's wife sarah arrived sunday and sleeping by his side ever since. >> it was a hard time processing. i'm still having a hard time processing it. seeing that photo was, i mean, extremely terrifying. >> yeah. >> and to think that that happened to our family and -- >> right. >> like an invasion into your -- your little circle. >> i lost 50% of my blood. i never once passed out. i never once lost focus on the game plan. on what i wanted to do.
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you know? how i was going to win that game. >> reporter: for kr"cbs this morning," vladimir duthiers, brussels. >> bellin's doctor say he will be hospitalized at least three months. one of those stories you say please pass the tissues. when we interviewed him he said he had to get back to his two young daughters. the look on his face when his dad walked in. >> just that emotion.
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ting this to be their silver bullet. "forbes" estimates that 30% of the value of tesla will be derives from the sales of this car when they kick in in 2007. this year tesla will make 17 and a half million cars sold in the united states and next year it's less than 200,000 cars. in terms of the big industry story, they are still a small player. >> who do they think is going to buy this car? >> probably the tech savvy early adopter environmentally conscious person who lives in the suburbs or the city. this is not the car for a rural buyer, because the charging stations aren't everywhere.
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so it's the people who -- it will be a commuter car for people. >> you talk about a commuter car. before, people didn't seem to mind the delays. now are they ready to keep up with production to give people the commuter car right away? >> that is the big question. the molgeddel s was delayed and model x was delayed for almost two years. the early cars were supposed to be shipped in 2013. they came last fall. that is the big issue with this car. they need to ramp up production for 50,000 of these cars next year. the one way they say they will be able to do that is they built their own battery factory called a giger factory that is built right now and it's early in production. and this factory will help them be able to deal with the production delays that they have had. they have been largely due they said to being able to buy the batteries in asia. >> it is one more significant step in the move for electric cars? >> it is a major step. from that perspective tesla has
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led the way. their cars have been extraordinarily popular. very well received in terms of car enthus yachts. they expect tesla to innovate. an auto executive for the big three. the question is can they execute? that is the question. >> did you see the story before you, the reunion in the hospital? i was watching your face and they were coming out to you. such a sweet story. good to see you. >> thanks. proposed law to cut down on teenage sex do more harm than
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a proposed law in colorado is raising new questions this morning about how to punish underaged teens who engage in sexting. the measure would downgrade the offense from a felony to a misdemeanor but some say that could make life worse for juveniles who are caught sexting. vinita, good morning. >> reporter: high school sexting scandal in colorado was the catalyst for this bill. prosecutors and police push legislation to combat what is common sense place. juveniles distributing explicit photos and some worry this new law would could turn into prank sisters. >> reporter: these parents have told their kids sexting is just part of modern teenage life. >> it's more widespread than we would like to think it is. >> reporter: a new colorado bill
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would reduce the penalty for underaged teen to who sextings making it a crime for publishing a sexually image of himself harass herself or another juvenile. it could consider it a form of child pornography, a felony requiring those convicted to register as sex offenders. >> this bill proposes a charge that we are going to call misuse of electronic images. it doesn't even carry the title sexting when this juvenile progresses to adulthood that case can be sealed from the public. >> reporter: last year an anonymous tip led officials at colorado's canon city high school for a large sexting scandal. they discovered inappropriate images that had been collected and shared by their students, but prosecutors decided not to file charges. >> i think this new law is making this issue a lot worse. >> reporter: amy is author of
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"panic." >> it seems like a good idea. sexting can technical count as child pornography. but a lot of prosecutors are really hess tenths take use child pornography laws against teenagers. >> i'm concerned that kids might get what more widely prosecuted because it would be a lesser charge and so people might be more willing to prosecute, and i don't think that is going to teach anybody the lessons we want them to learn. >> reporter: the proposed bill does offer some additional protections for juveniles. they could defend themselves by saying they took reasonable steps in a timely manner to destroy, delete. if approved the new law goes into effect on july 1st. you can imagine a lot of debate on this one and a lot of people are talking about voting. think back to those days a reason we gave kids a certain age that they should vote. maybe they shouldn't have this privilege yet. >> also seems like it's taking the law time to catch up with technology. it changes everything. >> certainly.
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boulder creek in the santa moun good morning, it is 7:56. i'm maria medina. a mountain lion sighting in the small town of boulder creek in the santa cruz mountains caught on cell phone video. the big cat did not seem afraid of humans. neighbors are keeping a close eye on their pets now. three drifters accused of killing two people in the bay area won't be facing the death penalty. the marin county d.a. made the announcement yesterday. now, if convicted, the suspect also instead face life in prison without parole. meet country music's new princess. up next, kelsey ballerini opens up to january crawford about her big year. that story ahead and traffic and weather in just a moment. ,,,,,,
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traffic" center. we have reports of an accident northbound 280 right at 101. second accident in the same spot this morning. this one is actually blocking lanes. they have delays as a result so busy ride northbound 280. delays out of daly city. stop-and-go conditions passing 101 on 280 extension. northbound 101 sluggish into san francisco towards 80. elsewhere, speaking of 80, eastshore freeway doing okay. but the bay bridge still busy. metering lights remain on. also the maze not doing too bad. it's improving out of the east bay. no delays on the nimitz right now in oakland. roberta? >> good morning, everybody. let's first go to the east bay. we are looking at our dublin weather camera towards the altamont pass. we have low overcast searching good inland 55 miles and then here you have the overcast conditions next to the bay and into the coastline. temperatures meanwhile are in the 40s and 50s. later today, with the sunshine and a bit of a wind out of the west 10 to 20, highs 50s to 70s, similar conditions friday. rain monday. ,,,,,,,,
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♪,,,,,,, good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, march 31st, 2016. the last day of march. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more real news ahead including fallout from donald trump's fast-changing statements on abortion. peggy noonan says talking about punishing women puts trump in a bad spot. here's today's "eye opener @ 8." >> heaviest damage here in tulsa covers about a square mile. you can see the power of the tornado right here. >> here in memphis, we've already set a record for the month of march. they got 2.73 inches of rain in six hours. >> trump said something almost without precedent angering those who support and oppose abortion rights at the same time. >> every time he says something controversial, his numbers seem
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to go up. >> gayle it is the most dangerous thing you could do in american politics right now, to predict the death of donald trump. so i'm not going to do that. >> the mosquito season is coming, and so in may, june, july, all, september happens, mosquitoes are going to start to thrive, and we're going to be in trouble with regards to zika. >> is this a game changer for tesla and the auto industry? >> they really are expecting this to be their silver bullet. so this is a game changer for them. for the industry, i'm not so sure. >> a flight attendant cell phone footage shows the moment a smiling british passenger posed for pictures with the alleged hijacker. >> look at that goofy grin! this man stared into the face of death and said, cheese! >> this morning's "eye opener @ 8" is presented by nationwide. >> i'm charlie rose with dea king and dana jacobson of cbs
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sports network. norah is off. parts of the south are braising this morning for a new blast of extreme weather. at least seven people were hurt after storms spouned tornadoes in oklahoma. one home was destroyed. several others have serious damage. >> one of the hardest-hit areas was tulsa. manuel, good morning. >> good morning. the national weather service will be out here assessing damage like this to try to determine the intensity of those tornadoes. you can see that brick wall came down, and the roof is gone. at least four tornado touchdowns were reported in oklahoma last night, two in tulsa. violent winds pounded suburban neighborhoods, leaving houses leveled, and trees uprooted. snapped power lines left as many as 5800 homes and businesses without power. an adult and three children were in a pickup truck when a tree crashed on top of it, the family was hospitalized with no major injuries.
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first responders have been searching homes throughout the night looking for anyone who mayan trapped but so far there are no reports of missing people. >> at least some good news there. manuel, thank you. donald trump is getting battered from all sides this morning after saying abortion should be outlawed and women who have them illegally should be punished. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no as a principle? >> the answer is that, there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yeah. there has to be some form -- >> ten years, what? >> that i don't know. >> why not? a fine? imprisonment for a young woman who finds herself pregnant -- >> it will have to be determined. >> what about the guy who gets her pregnant. is he responsible under the law for these abortions? or is he not responsible -- >> it wasn't -- different feelings, different people. i would say no. >> yeah, well they're usually involved. >> a short time after he spoke, trump put out a statement rephrasing his views. he said, quote, the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act would be held
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legally responsible. not the woman. >> trump's republican opponents jumped on his original marks. ted cruz said trump is willing to say anything to try to get elected. john kasich said this morning that trump does not respect the seriousness of the office. the democratic candidates also condemned the gop front-runner. >> maya angelou said when someone shows you who they are, believe them. and once again he has shown us who he is. >> one would say what is in donald trump's mind except we're tired of saying that. i don't know what world this person lives in. >> cbs news contributor peggy noonan is a wall street columnist and joins us once again at the table. >> good morning. >> i was at a new york dinner party last night, democrats, republicans, the main topic of conversation. he meant it. he didn't mean it. he didn't really want this job. what the hell is he thinking? what's your opinion? >> luckily, i'm a trained freudian analyst. he acts -- donald trump is not acting in a way that suggests he
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really wants the job lately. he's done a funny thing. he shot up for eight or nine points, hit -- he shot up for eight or nine months, he hit like 38% to 40% on the republican side. what he had to do at this point was sort of reach out to those who looked at him but didn't like him, and reassure them. and instead of reassuring them, he is giving them pause consistently for the past few weeks. in his statements. in his strange approach to things. so he is alienating people who he might have been bringing into his tent and it makes you wonder what he's up to. >> but dr. freud, the question is, is he simply not ready for this in terms of some comprehension, ready for prime-time and his campaign is all of a sudden now meeting the rubber meets the ground? >> yeah, but when you're -- >> not because he doesn't want
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it. >> when you're running for president, you ought to be ready, you ought to have thought of about the serious issues around you. one of the things that was startling about his abortion comment is that abortion is a perennial subject in american politics. the past 35 years. and he showed no sense that he had thought through it and thought through some delicate questions. >> he has to know this is damaging -- >> oh, i think so. >> issued a later report. >> which we never see from him. >> yes, so he had the clarification. but also if you saw him on the stump in wisconsin yesterday. he looked like less his ebullient popping off person. he looks more like someone who realizes he's in trouble and he doesn't know how to get himself out. >> this from "the washington post" today, he would start the general election campaign as the least popular candidate to represent either party in modern times. three quarters of women view him
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unfavorably. two-thirds of independents, 80% of young adults, 85% of hispanics, and nearly half of republicans and republican leaning independents. >> see, that's hurting him. those numbers have been only growing. there's a big primary coming up in wisconsin, and we see that just in the past month, according to some polls trump was ten points ahead. now suddenly according to last night's poll he's ten points behind. something is happening now with the trump campaign the biggest cliche has been there's nothing he can say that hurts him. but, in fact, in the aggregate, when you add up sort of disturbing or strange things that he says maybe every other day, it does come to give an impression, the impression it gives is bad. >> but i think what it says iswhat's happening in the country in response, rather than what's happening in the trump campaign. >> you mean they're starting to listen to him? or -- >> yes. >> you mean, a greater
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attention -- >> beginning to add up. >> a greater attentiveness. i think the real story is just for the first time, he has been hurt. and he's been hurt by himself. he was always the only one who could hurt donald trump and i think he's doing it. >> the only thing i was going to say is simply, what kasich said about this idea of the mysteriousness of the office. that maybe now, is he going to respect some of that? will we see a change in donald trump? >> yeah. i don't know if you'll see a change. we're about to find out if he is capable of stabilizing and becoming serious. >> well, to be waiting. >> i've been waiting for that for some time. i haven't seen it yet. >> don't hold your breath. >> thank you, peggy noonan. always good to see you. we've got some exciting news to share about our eye opener. people are talking about that eye opener. starting this morning you can get all that and all that matters, e-mailed directly to your inbox. that's not bad. go to cbsthismorning.com to kind up for our new daily eye opener
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e-mail. >> the masters kicks off next week. charlie gets into the swing of things with jordan spieth. i'm always jealous of your interviews. really jealous of this one. the second youngest player to win at augusta national talks about the moment he knew his career would change ,, this morning's "eye opener @ 8" is sponsored by nationwide. ♪ nationwide is on your side
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chelsea already knows she's won at least one academy of country music award on sunday. jan crawford learned what a leap that is from just a year ago. >> i couldn't even get like a seat with the artists. >> where did you sit? >> like behind the artist section. yeah. >> did you ever think maybe some day? >> i thought maybe some day. >> some day is here miss kelsea had a revealing conversation with the fast-rising country star. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back.
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♪ sunday could be a big, big night for the young singer called country's new princess. her name is kelsea balancerini. she is up for female vakallist of the year at the academy of country music awards. an image showed her stunned reaction last week when she found out she already won for the new female vocalist. she opened up about her wild year with jan crawford. good morning, i love this girl. >> i know. she's just really cute and so talented. we talked to her about what it felt like to win that new female vocalist award. she said she couldn't even process it. this time last year her first album wasn't even released and now she's this big award winner. that is a lot for a 22-year-old to process. ♪ >> as far as a debut it's hard to get any better than this.
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♪ love me like you mean it her first single, "love me like you mean it" off her very first album, skyrocketed to the number one song on country radio. ♪ if you're hold me hold me like i'm leaving ♪ >> earning kelsea ballerini to nominations from the academy of country music. >> i went last year and i couldn't even get like a seat with the artists. >> where did you sit? >> like behind the artist section. >> yeah. >> did you ever think oh, maybe some day? >> i thought maybe some day. i didn't think maybe next year. at all. ♪ if you're gonna hold me >> in less than a year she has gone from an unknown to the one to watch. touring all over the world. ♪ so tell me baby do you got what it takes ♪ >> we met her before a sold-out show in new hampshire. as a young girl in knoxville, she turned to songwriting to get through a storm. >> when i was 12, i started writing songs.
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and that was it for me. that's what changed everything. >> and why 12? >> my parents split up, my family split up. and it was just a lot all at once. yeah, i think all of a sudden -- i think of it like a gift that kind of fell into my lap at a time where i really needed someone to talk to. >> over the next ten years, music went from being therapy to her passion. she was discovered by a local studio owner and at 15, moved to nashville. >> i didn't want to take myself too seriously but i wanted to have depth. i just wanted to be a girl's girl. i wanted to write songs to empower girls and make girls feel good about ourselves and you know, remiepd ourselves that we need to be loved correctly and we can call dibs on a guy or whatever it is. >> her second song, dibs, also hit number one. ♪ i'm calling dibs ♪ on your lips on your kiss ♪ >> she became a member of the ultimate girl's squad after taylor swift heard her music. >> taylor, she told me like she was driving around nashville,
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heard lucky to be me on the radio, googled it, bought it and tweeted about it. before it was even top 40. >> swift then invited her to share the stage and has biff given her what she calls the best advice. >> she said always be just warm and human, because in the end, that's what's going to last. just be you. and if you trip, and fall, that happens, that's you and that's going to win. that's okay. what's up! >> she wants to stay grounded by connecting with people. >> oh! ♪ i'm just saying -- >> before new hampshire's show she stopped by a children's hospital in boston. >> i really believe that music is a healing thing. and so i remember what it's done for me in my life personally. so if i can ever kind of spread that joy, and that healing power of music, then i am here for that. ♪ that's why the past should be the past ♪ >> it's how she helps keep things in perspective and her priorities straight. >> i want to be a good person first and a good artist second.
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and if it ever kind of switches on to that then i need to go away and i need to figure it out again. i think that's the key to success, whether that's on a big level or not. >> here's the thing. i mean ballerini says she hopes to become a more successful artist but also to have a family. and she is already thinking about, you know, how that balance could work. those are some pretty big thoughts for a 22-year-old. who you may just think is trying to pick out a dress for the acms. gayle? >> but just the fact that she said i want to be a good person first, and a good artist after that. wow. at 22. >> yeah. >> and jan, did you in another life want to be a country and western star? >> you know, charlie, if only i could sing. yes. >> calling jan -- >> i love that. >> calling dibs on your heart. good to see you, jan. you can watch the 51st academy of country music awards in las vegas right here on cbs. that's sunday night at 8:00, 7:00 central.
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and kelsea will answer your questions today on our "cbs this morning" facebook page at 1:00, pacific time. to do that go to facebook.com/cbsthismorning. kelsea will be there. a mysterious object crashes down onto a woman's home. ahead, how something meant to keep airline passengers safe fell from nearly 3,000 feet. you're watching "cbs this morning." >> this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by windows 10. upgrade today and do great upgrade today and do great things. no-business. windows 10 really helps us get the word out about how awesome bugs are. kids learn to be brave and curious and all kids speak the language of bug. "hey cortana, find my katydid video" oh! this is so good. (laughs) if you're trying to teach a kid about a proboscis just sketch it on the screen. i don't have a touch screen on my mac, i'm jealous of that. (laughs) you put a big bug in a kids hands and change their world view. (laughs)
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♪ the faa this morning is investigating how a commercial jet's emergency slide fell off during a flight and land odd an arizona home. the woman inside, yesterday, said it shook the house. the slide deployed at 2800 feet as the atlas air jet approached sky harbor international airport in phoenix. the boeing was carrying only crew members at the time. the jet landed safely and no one was hurt. >> that could throw you off. >> might nobody be a good start to your day. >> no, no. charlie gets golf tips from jordan spieth as the masters champ gets ready to defend his title. >> everybody who loves the game and wants to be better, there is always conversation about, you know, getting your hips around. are you conscious of that? >> no, not at all. >> no? that was a long time ago when with you were 13? >> that is when i was 9, maybe!
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>> jordan spieth is ahead on "cbs this mornin snowpack is close to averag t the drought is not over. good morning. it's 8:25. i'm frank mallicoat. here's some of the headlines at this hour. the sierra snowpack close to average but the drought is not over. yesterday, surveyors found the snow water content to be at 97%. but southern california reservoirs are still far, far behind. students over at cal berkeley are making a new push to set up an abortion clinic. the school had clinics back in the '80s and now the student government has approved opening a new one on campus. a meeting with administrators is planned. coming up on "cbs this morning," inside air raid tunnels being opened for the first time in decades. stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,
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welcome back. we have troubles for the bart system. major delays on the pittsburg- bay point line in both directions. apparently, there was an accident not too far from one of the bart tracks in walnut creek so they are now single- tracking trains through there. so again we are going to see some major delays on the bart system. bart as well as you work your way between pittsburg-bay point and north concord, there's still shuttle trains in service there throughout the day. checking the freeways northbound 280 right at 101, this accident is in the clearing stages still busy though northbound 280 out of
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daly city heading into san francisco towards the 280 extension. another wreck reported at south 880 right at 84. it's out of lanes but you can see south 880 busy from 84 down south there. and northbound 101 still busy out of the south bay, 23-minute ride as you work your way from 280/680 to highway 237. >> it's been amazing to see the low clouds and fog return right here to the bay area surge onshore pushing to the bay and marching 50 miles inland. this is our live weather camera. we are looking from mount vaca down to the foothills and you can see the surge, the blanket of those clouds now in the foothills. the clouds have been acting like a blanket so not as cool as it was 24 hours ago. 40s on the 50s. it is now 51 degrees in livermore. late today, 50s beaches, 60s around the peninsula. and into the santa clara valley. we are talking about temperatures up to 72 east bay. 60s common to the north and about 74 degrees in cloverdale. rain monday. ,,,,,,,,
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♪,,,,,,, happy birthday to celine dion who turns 48 today. she is celebrating like most 48-year-olds at a celine dion concert! >> i bet you she gets a good seat. happy birthday, saliis celine. very nice. this half hour, could jordan spieth be the tiger woods of his generation? the masters champ talks with charlie about his flungs and in competition heading into the big tournament.
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when he was prime minister of canada. the world's best golfers will gather next week for the masters. among this year's field is defending champion jordan spieth who tees off today in the shell houston open and the golf tournament before four majors. spieth this week lost his number one ranking but he hopes to keep the hello, boat!
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who is that fool trying to hit us with a golf ball? >> it's maamazing to see somebo do something so well. if you love golf and see how good he is at such a young age and handling all of this so well. >> it's also i loved hearing him talking about that tiger influence. i think people forget. it really wasn't just what he did for the game at the time, but it is this generation, the jordan spieth who said i can go
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out and play golf. i don't have to be a basketball player or a baseball player. those are the guys right now that everybody seems to be clamoring to have another star. we have a few of them. we don't necessarily need just one. >> because of all that has happened to tiger in terms of not winning for a while, but phil mickelson said recently, i think it was phil. when tiger was at his best there is a remote possibility that anybody will ever be that good again. >> i don't think we will ever see somebody dominate. it seems like jordan was saying that. we are going to see that domination, but his, i guess, hand prints are all over it. >> i love he is a good golfer and a good guy. did you learn anything? >> oh, sure. >> i mean for your game, your swing. >> i did, actually. >> do you want to share what you learned? >> not right now. of course, when you come to caddie for me! >> it's my dream job! >> can i come? can i come? >> my dream. >> go to "cbs this morning".com to find out more about jordan's driving range. jordan shows how he has developed into one with of the world's top golfers.
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london commuters traveling through the subway station here pprobably didn't realize that deep beneath their feet lies a secret kept from the public for decades until now. mark phillips we wanted under the underground to see the tunnel that saved thousands from nazi german rockets more than 70 years ago. >> this is movie time. >> reporter: in the old news reelses, it was all music and war time pluck. ♪ >> some of london's deep air have been chosen to be open to the public and the public has avail availed itself to what it offers. >> reporter: the main advantage being to a refuge from what is happening upstairs. in june 1944, as the allies wind the v-1 flying bomb doodle bugs. and the shelters dug in response to the blitz earlier in the war
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were waiting. >> these underground homes from home. four in the south and four in the north. i haven't been keeping count how much more. >> 190 stairs down. >> 190? >> 190 stairs down and 30 meters, 120 feet. >> reporter: the shelter is now about to be opened again as an educational tool and tourist attraction. and to walk down these 180 stairs is to walk back seven decades. this leads us to? the tunnels were basically just closed up after the war. >> a hundred meter-long chamber. >> reporter: now justin brand of london airport says they are will bto tell tickets for tours of a history frozen in time. this was the response to having your city bombed. >> absolutely. yes. this was the medical facilities and it had very, very rudimentary toilets but nevertheless toilets. >> reporter: buckets you're
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talking about? >> yes, buckets but blitz style living. >> reporter: blitz style? the war time propaganda made the most of. >> what do you think of the shelter here? you've been here a week or two. >> i'm going forward. >> reporter: but it wasn't all sing songs while the bombs fell. ♪ >> reporter: you're through and through -- >> oh, definitely. definitely. very proud of it as well. >> reporter: babs clark, seen here on the left, was just 11 years old when she and her family regularly headed for the local shelter at a subway stop in east end london. and this memorial now stands where the worst british civilian disaster of world war ii took place. not as a result of nazi bombs, but because of a crush. a big crush up here? >> oh, there was. >> reporter: filing down these stairs down here? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: in the blackout going down these steps, a woman with a child stumbled and the rest of the crowd kept pushing down on top of them.
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>> everybody else got on top of it like a domino effect. just went down and down and down. >> reporter: 172 people died, 73 years ago this month. >> we were piled up as high as the ceiling. >> reporter: the next day, work men quietly erected handrails on the step where none had existed before. under war time censorship, the incident was played down. if bombing was an attempt to demoralize the enemy, the last time thing you wanted to admit was that it was causing fear and panic. babs' war time memories are about loss. everybody knew somebody who died here. even if the public was shown a war time experience and cups of tea and sing along defiance, war, the reopening of the tunnels will show it's more implicated than that. for "cbs this morning," i'm mark phillips in london. >> every time somebody -- many
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good morning, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it's 8:55. the breaking news this morning is out of walnut creek. some major delays on bart's pittsburg-bay point line because of as you can see, part of the fence is blocking the track. these are live pictures from the scene as they try to get that fence up. a police chase apparently ended when the suspect crashed into the fence. there will be bart delays from the east bay. anne makovec is on the scene will be updating us throughout the morning on the whole bart situation. you see the delays there. a former stanford university swimmer has been found guilty of sexual assault. 20-year-old brock turner could face up to 10 years in prison. a woman in the santa cruz mountains got a surprise visit by a very big cat.
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running but you are going to still experience some major delays also getting word of a line of people on the platform still at walnut creek. so bart is running double trains to kind of alleviate the crowded folks there at walnut creek bart. so again, have patience if you are commuting out of the east bay into san francisco. major delays continue. it may affect bart systemwide especially over towards sfo and daly city. there are still shuttle trains in service between pittsburg- bay point line and north concord. >> that got messy in a hurry. >> sure did. >> we have gray skies out the door. get the kids off to school this morning, there you have it. the return of the marine layer. otherwise, those cloud acting like a blanket keeping our temperatures not as cool as 24 hours ago. we are in the 40s and 50s. later today with the west winds 10 to 20, it will feel cool. even though our numbers will be in the 50s through the 60s to the low 70s. our extended forecast calls for similar conditions on your friday. check out the weekend.
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