captioning funded by cbs 21st, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." thousands of people come toge t hth soelvinvoprs ihe d t a deadly earthquake in mexico. it's lights out in puerto rico. hurricane maria triggers floods, destroys buildings, and knocked out power across the entire island. >> look out. oh, my goodness. and a young girl is hit by a foul all

igr more f tanhe pbarolltect cig yankniee staditium. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, desperate rescue operations continue in central mexico this morning after tuesday's powerful earthquake flattens dozens of buildings. the 7.1 earthquake killed at least 245 people mostly in mexico city. damage is severe in some neighborhoods. rescue crews are racing to reach trapped survivors before time runs out. chris martinez is in hard-hit mexico city. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this is one of the rescue sites behind me where rescue efforts have not stopped. looking behind me, this used to be an office building. it was just leveled by the earthquake. for days workers have been in

there searching for any survivors of the rubble. scene like this playing ou across the region. a little girl is alive but still stuck under the rubble that used to be h iner mexico city. she's been wiggling her fingers in response to rescue workers. all day and night crews have been trying to reach her and any others who may still be alive. special cameras they're using indicate there are at least two other children still inside. dramatic video from earlier in the day shows two students being pulled to safety through cracks in the debris. the school crumbled tuesday during the massive earthquake killing more than two dozen, mostly children. a few are still unaccounted for. here in mexico city nearly 40 buildings collapsed. officials say throughout the area more than 50 people are

alive having been rescued from rubble. this woman was pulled through a hole in a ceiling more than 50 hours after the quake hi. this man was carried away from a building where he was trapped betweetwo floors. of a building that collapsed like a pan cake. presidente kne nieto said the priority almost two days after the earthquake remains saving lives. and the search effort like the one you're looking at live, these have gone on day and night, they have continued through the rain, and these are going to be going on for really quite a while. in the meantime we are told there is some good news in the region this morning. power has been restored to the nearly 4 million people who lost it during the earthquake. anne-marie? >> that is a little bit of good news, chris martinez in mexico city. now to the caribbeans. the entire island is without

power and extensive flooding is reported. a 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew is in effect. hurricane warnings for puerto rico have been lifted, but maria is gaining strength as it heads toward the dominican republic as a category 3 storm with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. david begnaud was in puerto rico when maria made landfall yesterday. >> reporter: maria's blinding rain and vicious 155-mile-per-hour winds tore across this island. it ripped aluminum roofs off buildings like they were soda can tops, turned streets into rivers, and debris into missiles. puerto rico's governor is telling people to stay calm. he w t'sngthmit lahaiss e ind on the verge of losing communication. in one neighborhood 80% of the homes are destroyed, and the entire island of puerto rico is without power. maria already left a trail of destruction of the islands of

dominica and st. croix, both in the direct path of the storm. in puerto rico floodwater rushed through guaynabo. people were clinging to each other in chest-high water. after the calm, we made our way through the devastation. piles of tree branches blocked roads. two women cleared gutters by hand to prevented flooding, and this woman's home of nearly 35 years was ripped the governor told them to leave. you can see why. nothing is left of eva's home. we found her salvaging food from the freezer. what's lost is lost, she told us. you just have to put faith in god. despite the devastation, no deaths or injuries have been reported. not yet. puerto rico's governor is asking that generators be shipped from

the mainland to the island to help restore some kind of power as a dusk-to-dawn curfew went into effect 6:00. paul deanno of kpix is following maria. even though the center of hurricane maria has left puerto rico, heading toward the dominican republic, heavy rainfall continues in puerto rico for the better part of thursday. that said it's moving to its next target, the coast of dominican republic. the big resort of punta konta. dealing with wind gusts in excess of 120 to 140 miles per hour. so a hurricane warning is in effect for the northeastern coast of the dominican republic. the turks and caicos from southeastern bahamas may take a near direct hit for the second

time in less two weeks, but nthe most likely path ofha t maria will keep the storm itself off of the u.s. coast. for cbs news, i'm meteorologist paul deanno. on "cbs this morning," david begnaud with the latest from san juan and puerto rico. president trump who has called the agreement an embarrassment says he's made up his mind on whether to abandon the deal, but he won't say what he plans. tehran agreed to restrict its nuclear program in exchange for a loosening of sanctions. president trump has until october 13th to certify whether tehran is complying. if not congress has 60 days to decide on whether to impose stiffer sanctions. the relationship between the campaign and russian

interference has grown. the campaign has grown to include actions after mr. trump took office. former campaign chairman paul manafort remains at the center of the probe and there are now reports he offered private briefings to a russian billionaire close to vladimir putin. jeff pegues has our report. >> reporter: while he was trump campaign chairman, paul manafrt through an intermediary sent a message to a person tied close to the kremlin. according to the "washington post" two weeks before president trump's nomination, manafort sent a post intended for oleg deripaska. he asked to keep deripaska informed about the campaign. if he needs private briefings, we can accommodate. manafort's spokesman did not deny the message and called it innocuous. he said it's no secret mr. manafort was owed money by past clients, implying it was an attempt to collect. his ties to deripaska dates back

to at least 2005 in the interest of russian president vladimir putin. leaks about robert mueller's activity have accelerated in recent days tweeting that president trump's activities are being closely scrutinized. there are 13 different areas investigators want more information about. among them, this year's resignation of national security director michael flynn, the firing of fbi director james comey, and this year, the meeting between president trump and top ruian officials, which mr. trump said comey's firing relieved great pressure off him. peter zeidenberg is a former federal prosecutor who worked with him. >> how would you describe him as a prosecutor? >> as a manager, he's very ver doesn't fool around, moves straight ahead. >> reporter: the white house

sads that it is cooperating with special counsel mueller's investigation. jeff pegues, cbs, washington. awe head on "cbs this morning" vice president mike pence joins us in studio 57. we'll ask him about the russia investigation and the president's intentions regarding the iran nuclear deal. the senate is expected to vote next week on the latest bill to repeal the affordable care act. yesterday they said the republicans are below two or three votes but they they're close to passing. they would replace it with block care who would then design their own health care programs. >> we woulkeep the tax in place, but we would give it to different people with more flexibility. >> as a result, we'd receive a billion dollars less in health care over the next decade. >> republicans have until september 30th to pass the bill with just 50 votes.

coming up on the "morning news" now, nursing home death investigation. new information on the elderly who died in sweltering conditions after hurricane irma. and unhappy campers. a family is struck by lightning. this is the "cbs morning news." and unhappy campers. a family is struck by lightning. this is the "cbs morning news." the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentis angtsoire go tlyntalware it helps to strengthen and re-harden the enamel. it also has stain lifting action. it's going to give their patients the protection that they need and the whiter teeth that they want. ♪

we must teach each child the value of empathy. they are the core of mindfulness, integrity, and leadership, which can only be taught by example. >> first lady melania trump called on world leaders yesterday to come together for the good of their children. she spoke during a luncheon at the u.s. mission to the united nations in new york. a family is struck by lightning, and new details in the nursing home deaths investigation. those are system of the headlines on the morning newsstand. florida's "sun sentinel" says the elderly victims who died at

a nurses home after irma knocked out the air conditioning had body temperatures of more than 109 degrees. they reportedly suffered for three days at the facility without air conditioning. three died on september 13th. a ninth died this week. the nursing home's license was suspended this week. he sacra men toe bee reports a lightning strike hit three members of a family. the moment lightning hit a family it was captured on video by another family across the park. thaw were all hit by the bolt. they suffered burns and hearing loss. still to come, apple watch glitch. a new watch due to be released tomorrow is already getting bad reviews over its wi-fi. g overts w. to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go.

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our top stories this morning, frantic rescue efforts continue in central mexico to find those trapped in collapsed buildings following tuesday's powerful earthquake. the quake killed at least 245 people and caused major damage. nearly 40 buildings collapsed in mexico city alone. huanicrie maria is a category 3 storm with sustained winds of 150 miles an hour. it knocked out all power in puerto rico, destroyed hundreds of homes, and extensive flooding is reporting.

amazon is reviewing procedures after it was revealed its website maybe helped bombers. >> reporter: the main explosive in the london subway didn't go off. an investigation herhas revealed that getting ingredients needed to make a simple bomb has become easier than ever. the reason, internet shopping. ask for any of the well-known bomb-making essentials, sulfur, for example, and under the frequently helpful heading,want for making explosives, and it suggests sulfur and charcoal. dig a little deeper, battery terminals for a did nadir and ball bearings for shrapnel come up. the algorithms for shopping

hints may be made by fireworks makers and backyard testers, but chris hunter says the list might encourage and help others. >> most people are off the radar. 're talking about wannab bombma kers.ou>> y >> yeah. it does give them that missing ingredient. >> there's no proof any terrorist bomb has been made from web-buying ingredients, and amazon is reviewing its practices, but the web is full of bomb-makingipt tinerinudigc. mark phillips, cbs news, london. well, coming up on "cbs this morning," details about a teenager with autism who was aggressively detained by arizona police in an incident caught on price body camera. we'll hear from the boy's

parents. plus on "cbs this morning," a closer look at nypd officers working around the clock for united nations this week where world leaders are gathered. and gayle king talked with executive powerhouse scoot braun, who's the manager for ariana grande and justin bieber. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

september 21st. i'm kenny choi. i hope you're ready to start your morning off. as we take a live look at the bold and beautiful beaming bay bridge, ready for the day. good morning, it's thursday,

september 21. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. we're all ready! >> thursday morning. >> yeah. >> let's do this. >> what's that over there? >> the weekend! [ laughter ] >> oh. >> party is right over there! >> hi, everybody! good morning to you. let's kick-start this morning with that right there. take a look at the beautiful skyline of the city by the bay. we currently have clear skies and check out the temperature in santa rosa at 49 degrees, otherwise in the mid-50s. that's it. that upper level disturbance is bringing us a cool air mass. abundance of sunshine and cool temperatures. from the 60s through the 70s. now, this is the last full day going to feel more like autumn. we'll talk about the cooling trend and how long it will last coming up. good morning. happy thursday. if you are getting ready to step out the door, your ride heading out of hayward into foster city, green across the