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captioning funded by cbs good morning to our viewers in the west. it's wednesday, april 4th, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." new revelations about the woman who shot three people at youtube's headquarters. her family says she was angry with how the company handled her videos. we're at the scene where witnesses described moments of terror. china retaliates again overnight, announcing new tariffs on u.s. products from planes to soybeans. and president trump says he won't send troops to the border with mexico until the wall is built. and how investigators are recreating bombs like those use
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income you s ed in austin to help prevent future attacks. and james brown is in memphis with the event to mark today's 50th anniversary of the assassination of martin luther king jr. he'll share a powerful story about that performed for dr. king just days before he was killed. but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. we heard boom, boom. and everybody started running. >> next thing you know, the police came from every direction. >> rapid fire? >> oh, man, it was no mercy. >> a disgruntled user opens fire at youtube's headquarters. the suspect unhappy with youtube policies, shooting three people before killing herself. >> this is a terrible day in the united states. >> more military service members are presumed dead after a military helicopter crashed in
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california. >> a line of severe storms moving across the country from the gulf of mexico to the great lakes. >> the president calling on the u.s. military to guard the board with mexico. >> until we can have a wall and proper security we're going to be guarding the border with our military. that's big step. >> a third day of rallying. >> we elected these people and they have to listen to us. >> all that. >> officers in oklahoma city saved a suspected drunk driver's life by pulling him out of a car. >> all that matters. >> philadelphia celebrating another national championship. >> revellers are scrambling up those greased utility poles heavy. >> instead of grease i would use crazy glue. >> on "cbs this morning." >> courtesy of christiane know renaldo. here is more proof. >> sensational.
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>> score! >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. still trying to figure out that kick. we'll see that later on. welcome to "cbs this morning." norah is off today. bianna golodryga is in, that's a good thing. so is special correspondent james brown, standing by in memphis. thousands will gather in memphis later today to membecommemorate 50th anniversary of martin luther king jr. first, new details about the woman who opened fire at youtube's california headquarters and why she may have chosen that target. police have identified the shooter as 39-year-old nasim aghdam from san diego. >> she shot and wounded three people with a handgun before
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apparently killing herself. in several videos posted online, aghdam accuses youtube of sensoring her videos and she expresses anger about the company. the gunfire yesterday afternoon sent youtube employees rushing from the building for safety. all three shooting victims were hospitalized. one is in critical condition. john blackstone is outside the youtube headquarters in san bruno, california. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police cordoned off this area as officers continue their investigation of the youtube campus. a motive is still unclear. and there's no evidence that the shooter knew any of the victims or any persthat any person was specifically targeted. >> we have a report of a subject with a gun. >> reporter: police arrived two minutes after receiving reports of an active shooter. >> she was doing this. that's what she was doing. >> reporter: this youtube employee, dianna arnspiger, saw
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her come in. >> i said "shooter," and everyone started running. >> reporter: police could be seen searching employees. ed barberini is san bruno police chief. >> numerous employees were streaming from the building, it was very chaotic as you can imagine. we conducted a quick immediate search of the premises. >> reporter: when police arrived at the scene at 12:48, they found a wounded victim at the building's front entrance. officers continued searching room by room through the sprawling 200,000 square foot office complex. within minutes police say they found the shooter outside in a connected courtyard. >> there were still a couple of people crouched behind tables. i went to see if they were still outside. that's when i saw someone in front of the doors lying on the ground. >> reporter: two other victims wounded by the shooter took
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refuge in nearby restaurants. >> she got shot in the calf. they took her to carls junior. >> reporter: youtube's parent company google says it's cooperating with authorities on this investigation. there are questions as to how the woman gained access to youtube's campus. cbs news contributor nicholas thompson was here at youtube headquarters about two weeks ago and says that while a badge is needed to enter some parts of the building, that you can go in the main entrance without going through a metal detector or security. >> a lot of people will be rethinking security today. thank you very much, john. the father of nasim aghdam told cbs news his daughter was very upset with youtube and he warned police about her. her numerous videos touch on a wide range of subjects and include parodies. he says he believes the people she shot were chosen at random.
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mireya villarreal has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the three shooting victims are recovering at the south san francisco hospital. the male is in critical condition. the suspect in this case seemed to have a grudge against youtube. in a number of online complaints and comments she actually said she thought she was being unfairly targeted by the company's filter. >> i'm being discriminated on youtube. and i'm not the only one. >> reporter: in a two-minute video, nasim aghdam complains about the company's policies. an animal rights activist and exercise enthusiasts, her posts included music videos and exercise routines. she had over 10,000 subscribers on her channels, all of which have now been taken down. on her personal website she claimed youtube tried to reduce her views and money she earned by applying age restrictions to some of her videos. like this workout video which
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prompted her to call and complain to the company. >> my contact said the same thing, there are some inappropriate things in your video. >> reporter: at her home in southern california, her father, seen just inside the doorway, said the family was devastated. he did not want to talk on camera but he told cbs news he reported aghdam missing to police on monday. police said they found her sleeping in her car in mountain view, just 30 minutes southeast of youtube's headquarters. aghdam's father claims he warned police she was upset with youtube and was afraid of what might happen. mountain view police confirmed they did speak with aghdam but did not say if her father warned them that she would be in the area and she might end up at the youtube headquarters. we did reach out to youtube about her complaints of the website but have not heard anything back.
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>> we'll likely learn more in the days to come. a marine helicopter crashed on a training mission in california, apparently with no survivors. it went down at el centro near the u.s./mexico border. all four military members aboard are presumed dead. the accident's cause is under investigation. 60-mile-per-hour wind tore through parts of texas overnight. it caused this airport hangar to collapse in houston, damaging planes inside, but nobody was hurt. at least eight tornadoes were reported across the midwest and kentucky. this funnel cloud was reported in missouri. the severe weather caused flooding and knocked down trees and power lines across the region. the same system will bring powerful winds to millions on the east coast today. another rough day on wall street where the dow dropped 500 points at the opening bell after china's newest announcement on tariffs. it's ready to tax another $50
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billion worth of u.s. goods in retaliation for similar tariffs on chinese goods that the white house revealed yesterday. ben tracy is in beijing where the odds of a trade war just went up dramatically. ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so china just took its gloves off and is now threatening to hit u.s. imports where it will really hurt. the chinese government is saying it will put a 25% tariff on 106 u.s. products including soybeans, corn, aircraft, and automobiles. now, this is very bad news for farmers in places like iowa and for big u.s. companies like boeing. in all, the tariffs total $50 billion. that's the same amount of u.s. is proposing on about 1,300 chinese products including medical devices, semiconductors, and televisions. last week we asked the u.s. ambassador to china, terry branstad, about a trade war with china, something president trump says would be good and easy to win. do you think a trade war with
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china would be good, and do you think it would be easy to win? >> i don't want to see a trade war. i want to see us work together to resolve these differences. >> reporter: so you don't think a trade war would be good? >> no. i think it would be better to work these things out. >> reporter: china says it still wants to negotiate with the u.s. and there are no start dates for these tariffs. so as of now these are still threats. >> threats to agriculture and aerospace, two of the u.s.'s biggest exports. we'll be watching, thank you. the president wants the military to secure the border with mexico until the u.s. can build a wall there. he says he's studying border security options with secretary of defense james mattis. one option is to send national guard troops to help with border patrol. chip reid is live at the white house with the latest. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president trump is stepping up tough talk on illegal immigration after making little progress on his signature
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campaign promise of a border wall. the white house says the president has, quote, directed a vigorous administrative strategy to confront the threat. >> until we can have a wall and proper security, we're going to be guarding our border with the military. >> reporter: at a meeting with baltic leaders tuesday, president trump called for sending troops to the southern border to stop illegal immigration. but he provided little detail. >> i think that it's something we have to do. >> reporter: mr. trump seized on reports of a caravan of over a thousand migrants who have been dispersing in oaxaca, mexico. according to the mexican government, the caravan takes place every year at this time since 2010. >> they thought they were going to walk right through the border. >> reporter: while presidents have in the past sent the national guard to the border to assist at border patrol, they did not act as law enforcement personnel. in 2010, president obama sent 1,200 national guard members to help battle illegal immigration and drug smuggling.
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in 2006, president bush send 6,000. in both deployments, soldiers had no authority to detain immigrants because federal law prohibits using active duty troops to conduct law enforcement activities in the united states unless authorized by congress. it comes as illegal border crossings last year were at the lowest level since 1971. >> there's nothing that i see right now happening on the u.s./mexico border that would constitute an insurrectioinsurr. if the president tried to use military forces in an inappropriate way, they would be violating federal law. >> reporter: the national guard hasn't received any notice about sending troops to the border. in a tweet this morning the president said, quote, we will take strong action today, but he did not specify what that action will be. >> chip reid at the white house, thank you, chip. special counsel robert mueller reportedly has told president trump's lawyers he is
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not a criminal target in the russia probe right now. that's according to "the washington post." but mueller is still investigating the president for potential obstruction of justice. paula reid is at the white house. paula, if the president was a criminal target, is that something mueller would tell the president, and is that even possible, for the president to be a target of a criminal investigation? >> reporter: a lot of questions there. first of all, sources close to the investigation tell me up until now, there is no evidence that the president has actually committed a crime, so he's not considered an official target. that's a bit of tricky legal nuance because your behavior can be under scrutiny while you're not officially considered a criminal target. investigators continue to examine the president's actions during the firing of james comey and other interactions he had with top justice officials. and there are ongoing negotiations about whether the president will be interviewed as part of that probe. and just yesterday, the first person was sentenced in the
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special counsel's investigation. alexander van der zwaan, a dutch attorney who worked closely with trump campaign chairman paul manafort, received a sentence of 30 days. he has provided evidence to the special counsel about contacts between the trump campaign and russia. at the end of the all at the end of of aall of this, may get answers because robert mueller will compile a report, but it's not clear whether that report will ever be made public. thousands are expected to gather in memphis to remember the life and achievements of the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. he was assassinated 50 years ago today, standing on a second floor balcony at the lorraine motel. the civil rights leader was only 39 years old. but he sure left a lasting impact on the world. last night, hundreds packed the mason temple church of god and christ in memphis where king made the last speech of his life. special correspondent james
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brown is at the site of the assassination in memphis right now. james, good morning. >> reporter: and good morning, gayle. yes, this used to be the lorraine motel. it is now the national civil rights museum. and the museum's president, terri lee freeman, told me today will be the culmination of a year's worth of preparation by the museum and the city of memphis. the goal quite simply to make sure that dr. martin luther king jr.'s message of peace, love, and justice is alive and well. >> we've come much too far from where we started. >> reporter: fralanked by young sister bernice, dr. martin luther king jr. invoked the spirit of his father. >> i know our god did not bring us this far to leave us. >> just as i say we're not going to let dogs or water hoses turn us around, we aren't going to
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let an injunction turn us around. >> reporter: it was this speech that is king's last, held inside the same memphis church where his children stood tuesday evening. >> somewhere i read that the greatness of america is the right to protest. >> reporter: kingies u ie's use nonviolent protest is a strategy his son thinks is still a vehicle for change, half a century later. >> i believe black lives matter, the "me too" movement, young people mobilizing across the country, they're going to get registered and we're going to see folks coming to the polls like never before. >> reporter: if there is an overarching theme underscoring this, what would it be? >> it would be, where do we go from here. >> reporter: terri lee freeman says, despite the progress we've seen following king's death, there is still work to be done.
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>> the issues persist that dr. king came to memphis to focus on. in fact in some ways they've gotten worse. >> reporter: mindful of that, the future of the civil rights movement will be a focus of today's events right here. beginning at 9:00 a.m. local time, the stage behind me will be filled with speakers, performances, and tributes from academics like professor michael eric dyson to civil rights leaders like jesse jackson and religious leaders like father michael pfleger, even a performance by al green. it certainly promises to be a memorable day, gayle. >> such a very important day, james, and so many people need to be reminded. thank you so much. when we listen to that speech he gave in memphis the day before, it gives me goosebumps when he says i may not get to the promised land with you, the day before. >> what's amazing also is in that speech he reflects back on his stabbing in 1958 and all that would not have happened if he had died ten years earlier. >> a nonviolent man who died in
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such a violent way. we will check back in with james in the next hour. he's got an amazing story about a choir that sang to dr. king just two weeks before his assassination. and of course coverage of today's events will continue all day on our streaming network, cbsn, and tonight on the "cbs evening news." ahead, a new plan to help police reduce shootings in the wake of the deadly sacramento encounter. how some california
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identified this woman, 39-year-old nasim aghdam (nuh-seem agg-dam) from san diego, as the person who shot good morning, it's 7:26. i'm michelle griego. san bruno police have identified this woman, 39-year- old nasim aghdam, from san diego, as the person who shot three people before killing herself yesterday in and out door courtyard at youtube headquarters. her family says it appears she had a grudge against the company. terminal one at sfo is poised to reason named after former san francisco supervisor harvey milk, who was elect to the board in 1977 and another supervisor killed him a year later. the board needs to take a second final vote before the change becomes official. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment.
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slowdown ons 880 two lanes blocked southbound. travel times in the red under 25 minutes southbound from 238 down towards highway 84. the dumbarton bridge seeing its fair share of slowdowns this morning. you can see speeds dip below the limit, 30 minutes just to go from 880 over to 101. we had an earlier accident, no longer blocking lanes but certainly keeping things slow. san mateo bridge in the yellow. we are tracking those usual slowdowns heading over to 101. and bay bridge in the red. let's check in with neda on the forecast. >> look how nice this is across mount vaca. temperatures are comfortable this morning. we are looking at temperatures in the 40s and 50s for this hour. and then we are going to warm up to near normal conditions slightly warmer than normal. rain arrives tomorrow through saturday.
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welcome back to "cbs this morning." those are live pictures from tennessee. people are remembering dr. martin luther king jr. today. the civil rights leader was assassinated 50 years ago on this day in tennessee. from the nation's capitol marchers are marching to continue the fight tr racial equality. a candlelight vigil will take place at his memorial tonight. five suvs earned good ratings in a new insurance institute for highway report.
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officers to diffuse more situation but it could put police lives in danger. >> do not underestimate the power of grief. >> reporter: tensions remain high in sacramento more than two weeks after the shooting of 22-year-old stephon clancht community members demanded answers and action. >> you'd better be ready to give us justice or you'd better be damn sure you'll be surprised at what happens next. time now for california to step up. >> california lawmakers plan to introduce new legislation
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their voices carry a lot of weight here. bianna? >> they sure do. thank you. there's a family battle over a $7 million inheritance and a fair of suspicious deaths. nathan carman appeared representing himself after firing his attorneys. family believes he murdered his mother and grandfather. don dahler is on this matter. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. nathan carman maintains his innocence, but his family is not
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convinced. at a hearing at this courthouse yesterday he tried to turn the tables on them. >> i'm going to say i didn't kill my family members. >> reporter: nathan carman told the judge he had nothing to do with his grandmother's death and denies abandoning his mother on a doomed sinking boetds during a fishing troop. >> instead carman pointed a finger at his aunts who are trying to get them to not give him the $7 million his mother left for him. carman has been described as a person of interest by police in the unsolved murder of his grandfather john chakalos.
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>> it is proven for me to plead the fifth. >> reporter: carman's mother linda vanished at sea in 2016 and is presumed dead. nathan who spent eight days floating in a life draft before he was rescued said lis craft suffered engine failure. attorney dan small represents carman's aunts. >> both murders were done carefully and we're very concerned if he gets away with it, he'll kill another. >> carmen's involved in another lawsuit. the insurance company that covered the boat says he made modifications to it that caused it to sink. john. >> thanks. it's always tricky when it's your own lawyer. a homemade bomb can give investigators a lot of information about who made it. jeff pegues got a look.
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>> reporter: coming up on "cbs this morning," we're at the atf explosives range here in huntsville, alabama. >> three, two, one -- >> reporter: this is where atf explosives experts investigate bombings similar to what happened in austin. and we invite you to subscribe to our "cbs this morning" podcast. you'll get the news of the day, expended interviews. find them all on apple's ipad apps. you're watching "cbs this morning." colgate total fights bacteria on teeth, tongue, cheeks and gums for a healthier mouth. so you're totally ready! colgate total. be totally ready for life. [ director ] k9 advantix ii kills fleas, ticks and mosquitoes through contact.
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federal investigators are still examining the explosives recovered after last month's bombing spree in austin, texas. only on cbs this morning we have a look at the secure site for the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives works to prevent future attacks. jeff pegus joins us. >> reporter: good morning. we are inside an atf lab. everything you see is something
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someone else has used to build an explosive. they experiment with these elements and use them to investigate bombings. wow. glad i had these in my ears. at the atf's explosives testing range, you can feel the power of the blast even from 200 yards away. austin, texas, was left on edge in the wake of multiple package bombings last month. here atf agents have been studying similar homemade explosions. what kind of damage might it have done had there been people around that? >> you would have people with internal injuries to their lungs and ears, also their brains if they're right up on it. >> reporter: the atf sent hundreds of agents to austin, followed thousands of leads. some of the most important pieces of evidence from the austin attacks are the bomb fragments themselves.
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many of which are being held in this secure lab outside washington, d.c. >> the tape is very good at retaining fingerprints. >> reporter: tape is? >> tape is. >> reporter: the atf's jd underwood said what's left of an explosive device is important. >> we're going to collect as much of the evidence that's still there. it doesn't all go away. >> reporter: the devastation left behind is stunning. it looks like we're on the surface of the moon. >> causes a good-sized crater. >> reporter: at the atf's national center for explosives training in huntsville, agents stockpile pieces used to make homemade bombs. there are batteries, timers, switches, and different types of liquids and powders for explosives. tom chitham, the special agent in charge of the washington field unit said the ease of making bombs has increased their frequency. >> the numbers are high. i think the average person would
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be surprised to know that atf investigates hundreds of bombings a year. >> reporter: in 2017 atf labs like this one helped close about 314 explosives cases. the austin bombing investigation, that is still an open case. the atf is still following up on leads and agents still have questions about the explosives that were used. >> fascinating to see how they recreate the remnants from the bomb as well. great to see you out there as well, jeff. thank you. up next, a look at this morning's other headlines including the powerful spying devices discovered in the nation's capital. the mystery behind who put them in place. plus, the fda's first ever mandatory recall for a tainted food pr
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welcome back to "cbs this morning." here's a look at some of the headlines from around the globe. police body cam video was released showing the controversial arrest of a texas man. it comes after cellphone video of the incident was posted on facebook showing officers punching the suspect. the newly released body cam video provides another view of how officers struggled to detain forrest curry on saturday. the assistant police chief said the officers did what we expected them to do. curry was suspected of trying to assault firefighters. >> so hard to watch because he's on the ground. the "tulsa world" says
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students have walked out. the governor signed a bill yesterday to increase spending to $480 million. "the hill" says for the first time they're authorizing unauthorized spying devices in d.c. they came across cell trackers called stingrays in the washington area last year. it's believed foreign actors or criminals may be behind the devices. the equipment poses a threat because they can track a cellphone user's location and intercept calls and messages. the "washington post" reports spotify is worth billions of dls after its debut. it closed yesterday at $149 a year. spotify leading the streaming industry with 7 mill yion.
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he even said he think that was his goal to career. this morning a small group of people remembers a special night with martin luther king jr. >> we were singing "hallelujah" which is the highest praise you can give to god. and he was just overwhelmed wit. i could see it in his face. >> reporter: ahead, how that ak fella choir gave drchl king one of his last performances. researchers of technologies that one day, you will. some call them the best of the best. some call them veterans. we call them our team.
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bridge slowing things down in the eastbound opposite commute direction. you can see that backup starting to develop. we have speeds that dip below 30 miles per hour. traffic starting to back up across the bridge and chp as well as other emergency crews are on the scene. and that westbound direction, your ride in the yellow heading over towards the macarthur maze. about 24 minutes over towards that bay bridge toll plaza where it's still very heavy heading into san francisco. let's check in with neda on the forecast. a gorgeous view of cloud coverage and sunshine. that's what today is going to bring you, a mixture of sun and clouds. temperatures similar to yesterday, although this morning you're slightly warmer. your afternoon highs though will be pretty close to normal inland areas a few degrees above normal. here's what you can expect. we are going to get a lot of rain. it's going to arrive thursday afternoon lasting through saturday. we could see three to six inches of rain every rainfall for many bay area locations with the higher elevation, the
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good morning. it's wednesday, april 4th, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." ahead, the latest on the progress towards kim jong-un meeting with president trump, and why north korea is suddenly ready to talk. plus, former choir members at a historically black university remember the night they sang for martin luther king jr. days before he was killed. but first here is today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> new details about the woman who opened fire at youtube california headquarters. the shooter is identified at nasim aghdam. >> a motive is still unclear and there is no evidence the shooter knew any of the victims. >> the three shooting victims are recovering at the south san
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francisco hospital. the male victim is in critical condition. >> china just took its gloves off. saying it would be r put a 25% tariff offer 106 products. >> president trump is make little progress on his border wall. up until now there is no evidence the president has committed a crime. today is a culmination of a year's worth of preparation to make sure that dr. martin luther king jr.'s, message of peace, love and justice is alive and well. >> the postal service in russia launched the first ever mail delivering drone. check this out. this is cutting-edge stuff. you do not fool with. >> that >> this morning's "eye opener" at 8:00 is presented by
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liberty insurance. back to the drawing board. i'll gayle king with don dickerson and bianna golodryga is in. and the possible motive in the shooting at the california youtube headquarters. investigators identified the woman as 39-year-old nasim aghdam of san diego. three people were wounded and she apparently took her own life. >> her father tells cbs news she was upset with youtube. aghdam who posted videos on a range of subjects complained that youtube was limiting her page views and revenue. the gunfire sent youtube employees scrambling to safety. police do not believe she knew or targeted the victims. one is in critical condition. stocks are down on wall street after china announced new tariffs against the u.s. overnight. the dow plunged 500 points at the opening bell. president trump tweeted we are in the in a trade war with
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china. >> that war was lost many years ago about the foolish or incompetent people running the u.s. the new tariffs would hit items like soy beans, beef and passenger cars and some aircraft. yesterday the u.s. unveiled the same amount of tariffs on 1300 chinese product news china is expected to play a big role in the meeting between south korea and the united states. representatives from the north and south plan to meet tomorrow to discuss their upcoming summit. moon jae-in and north korean leader kim jong-un will attend the first bilateral meeting in more than a decade on april 27th, the white house is also moving forward with plans for president trump to meet kim jong-un. the time and place have not been announced. the new yorkers evan osnos covers north korea and traveled there last summer. good morning. can we start with china.
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we're in the middle of the -- despite what the president said this back and forth with the china. at the state department they said we need china and the president would say we need china in the negotiations with north korea so how can they be in a fight with them overtrade or do they not need them in the -- >> this is why diplomats try to keep those things into separate buckets because you don't want one to impact the other. at moment they're saying we're trying to reach a negotiation on the trade but not complicate the issue. >> and north korea are engaged in the talks -- are some kind of good faith way or is there another play here. >> their heads are spinning as much here in washington and new york. the north koreans spent years, decades being trained to believe the united states was their enemy. when i was in north korea last summer, i discovered people were hearing propaganda every day on the street, on billboards, in schools, kids are asking me why it is that the americans are
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trying to stop them from developing a weapon. and now they're turning on a dime. i think this is sincere. what is quite clear, when you talk to people inside of north korea and people outside, is that they recognize they were on an unsustainable path with the united states and how can you diffuse that and come up with a more sustainable arrangement. >> and there are people's there whose job is to study his twitter feed. what are they thinking about. >> that they watch every syllable that he said and when i was there i discovered a surprise. we thought, well maybe they've decided donald trump is their enemy. they hadn't. they allowed them sfselves the possible this man -- the author of the art of the deal. >> because dennis rodman brought them the book. >> he thought maybe they will sit down at the negotiating table and waiting for the moment when conditions were right and when they were they offered it. >> this one man said we're
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trying to figure out is he tooish rational or too smart. >> they were unsure. can't decide if he was playing a complicated game. insulting kim jong-un. what they decided in the end was this a guy who deals in extravagant and flom buoyant strokes and he knew they would say things over the top because those were the opening rounds of a negotiation. even before they sat down to the table. >> at the same time as we're anticipating this meeting, all eyes are on iran as well. because they have the recertification deadline coming up as well. many are expecting president trump to pull out of the iran deal. how closely will kim jong-un be watching what happens in iran and what implications, if any, will it have on their negotiations. >> it casts a shadow over the possibility of reaching a deal with north korea. north korea is trying to decide how much does donald trump stand by not only the words of his predecessors but also the deals that he makes while in office. and if we pull out of iran, that makes it harder. >> you also said that between the two of them, evan, this is interesting they have eight years of experience.
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and these very key roles. and both want to prove to the other, i'm bigger than you. does it matter -- it must matter where this meeting is going to be held? >> absolutely. the choreography of this, the stage setting is tremendously important. could they have it in the united states or pyongyang? most ikely a bet today would be someplace on neutral territory, in europe or the dnz. >> what does pyongyang need to be asked to give up their nuclear program which is a big ask. >> they want reassurance of their own survival. meaning they don't want to be on a path towards con frontation with the world's most formidable military. there are steps they could look to, but that is the key -- that is the key thing. >> but they also say they if they go to war, they are ready. >> absolutely. they've spent years preparing. they take this serious lirly. >> so does the rest of the world. you'll be back. this is the 50th anniversary of martin luther king jr.'s, assassination at the lorraine
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motel in memphis and today the world is remembering the monumental impact of his work for human rights. the city of memphis is holding several events in king's honor today. special correspondent james brown is outside of the former lorraine motel part of the national civil rights museum. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and since the world lost a civil rights icon, a father and a husband, the king's work lives on today through his achievements. today here in memphis, thousands are expected to decent on the city for a number of events dedicated to king's leg assy. this afternoon supporters will lay a wreath where king was fatally and then at 6:01 p.m. local time, the moment king was hit by gunfire, bells will bring 39 times locally and nationally and we understand even at the vatican. of course that represents his age at the time of his death. last night hundreds showed up in mason temple for a tribute to
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king's famous final public address, better known as the mountaintop speech. his daughter bernice and his two sons martin iii and dexter were among the guests. and in the next half hour we'll bring you the little know story of dr. king and a group of college students from prairie view a&m in texas. they were an elite acapella choir who sang privately for king and lifted his spirits only weeks before his death here at the lorraine motel. bianna. >> to think of what was to come for these kids when they finally got to meet dr. king. >> i'm looking forward to that piece. but james, i have a question before you go. because i'm thinking you do the plum assignment today. what is it like for you being there today of all days? >> reporter: you know what, it really just drives home the point of how significant all that dr. king and his ra so-- a associates did and being honest with you, the sanitation workers
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on strike, drove the point home, what they sacrificed and i'm deeply appreciative. >> i remember they marching with signs that say "i am a man." >> and you think about a giant like that in public life who can have a legacy, that isn't something you visit but 50 years is still propelling people in the way they think and act and the way their lives have changed. >> so many more than speech. i'm glad we're doing this today. >> thank you. we're glad you are there. a massive crack 50 feet deep in some places growing wider in kenya. why some scientists believe it is proof the african
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the food and drug administration is ordering a las vegas company to recall all of its dietary supplements. it's led to a salmonella outbreak. 26 items containing kratom including las vegas tested positive for salmonella. anna werner is here with the concerns over kratom. anna, good morning. >> good morning. some consumers say kratom is used for pain and for opioid withdrawal. there are existing concerns over loosely regulated dietary supplements. >> when i first started reading about it, it sounded like snake oil to me. >> reporter: andrew turner is a military veteran who turned to
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kratom years ago to deal with ptsd. >> pharmaceuticals were not working in my situation and i was steadily deteriorating. >> reporter: he uses kratom powder to make tea. he bought it online and says they share the test results with customers. since early march three companies have issued voluntary recalls at the fda's request. but on tuesday they issued their first mandatory recall for all food products containing kratom. scott gottlieb says in a statement this action is based on the imminent health risk posed by the contamination of this product with salmonella and the refusial of this company to voluntarily act. he says dietary supplements like
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kratom run the risk of contaminating ingredients. >> the issue is they're not subject to premarket safety testing so unlike prescription drug, they have not been shown to be safe or effective. >> reporter: but turner says he worries tougher regulations on kratom could cut off access. >> people should be able to weigh the risks for themselves and look at the benefits out there. >> the fda is advising consumers to avoid kratom. it will continue working with the centers for disease control to investigate the ongoing outbreak. triangle pharma naturals did not reply to our request for comment. there are a lot of fans who swear by it. they don't want it off the market. >> interesting to see the first mandatory recall. >> yeah, it snies thank you very much, anna. a giant crack is opening up in a historic valley known as the birthplace of humankind. ahead, how scientists predict the growing crack will split
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a massive crack up to 50 feet deep suddenly opened up in the ground of africa. it's already 50 feet wide in some places and growing. it stretches along kenya's great valley. it could end up breaking apart. debora patta is tracking developments from south africa. debora, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this massive crack is similar to other geological formations but here in africa scientists are divided as to how it came to be. imagine waking up one morning to find a massive crack running through your home. that's what happened to this
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man. he lives in a region that has already provided a treasure trove only some of the most important archaeological finds in history and this latest discovery is so significant, some scientists believe this will be a faultline that makes history again as africa splits again into two continents, although, that will not happen for a very long time. >> fortunately it won't happen for a long time. >> reporter: the crack sits along the 3,700-mile rift. it's happening as two tectonic plates move apart from each
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other. it will create an island that will contain several african nations. they agree it's splitting in two but there's a debate as to how this most recent split was revealed. they don't believe it was split in two but that it formed over hundreds of thousands of years. >> it looks like it was something that had already existed and then it was filled with ash and other material and flushed by recent rainfall. >> the rain has been indeed heavy the past month and some believe it formed during the torrential downpours rather than tectonic action. >> yeah, that's a big debate whether it happened overnight or over thousands of years. >> whatever, it ain't good, bianna. >> right. you don't want to be in your house. >> you have 50 years to plan. ahead, we'll meet the choir
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who sank for martin luther king jr. just two posting inmate release dates online. critics say it's a loop arou good morning. it's 8:25. i'm michelle griego. the alameda county sheriff's office is facing criticism for posting inmate release dates online. critics say it's a loophole around the state's sanctuary law. the sheriff says that's not the case. san bruno police have identified this woman, 39-year- old nasim aghdam from san diego, as the person who shot three people before killing herself yesterday in and out door courtyard at youtube headquarters. it appears she had a grudge against the company. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment.
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good morning. 8:27. we're tracking slowdowns in the south bay. we had an earlier crash that's still out there. it's northbound 87 right as you approach highway 101. you can see those red sensors lighting up our screen here, 12 miles per hour. it's slow approaching the scene of the crash and then sluggish along 101 as you are making your way between hellyer and san antonio. about 40 minutes. so we are looking at a 20- minute delay. the nimitz freeway looking fantastic and in the green. that's a rare sight for this hour. so enjoy. 21 minutes from 238 to the
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maze. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. and you're waking up to some clouds out there but also some sunshine with this gorgeous view of the bay bridge. it's gray across the skies but you're going to get a break in the clouds later on today. temperatures this morning in the low to mid-50s because of that cloud coverage. santa rosa still 49 degrees. now, your afternoon highs look at this pretty similar to yesterday maybe a degree or two cooler inland. here's what's on the way. so the rain is expected to arrive by your afternoon commute tomorrow. now, we are going to get a lot of rain friday into saturday. 3 to 6 inches for the north bay. especially those hills. three to four inches now for places like san francisco. so the numbers are increasing now that the atmospheric river is closer to california. saturday night showers ease. sunday and monday dry. another storm on tuesday.
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welcome back to "cbs this morning." right now it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines. "the new york times" reports the final obamacare tally is in. about 400,000 fewer people signed up this year than last year. 11.8 million people enrolled for the health insurance through the affordable care act marketplaces. "time" says the drop was relatively small considering the big cuts in federal outreach efforts and a shortened enrollment period. the interior department is backing off from the yid of sharply raising national park fees to $70. the department received nearly
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110,000 comments from the public about that. a majority opposed proposals to double the admission fees to the most popular national parks. the money was intended for maintenance. they amended the plan to reflect public opinion but did not say what the changes are. and "los angeles times" says lynda carter, tv's "wonder woman" got a star on the hollywood walk of fame. it aired from 1975 to 1979. she was crowned miss world in 1972 and appeared in over 40 tv shows. they say she's a roll model for us all. she is indeed. it's about time. >> yes. that's true. >> i grew up watching that show. as we report, it marks the 50s anniversary of the assassination of dr. martin luther king jr. this morning we're sharing a
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little known story of a meeting at the lorraine motel two weeks before king's dechlkt he met college students who were part of a choir. we return now to our special correspondent james brown in memphis with the encounter that had a lasting impact on the young singers. j.b.? >> reporter: john, indeed it did. gayle and bianna, you'll love this one as well. two weeks before he would be killed an exhausted dr. martin luther king jr. returned here to the lorraine motel in memphis after a long day of organizing on behalf of the city's striking sanitation workers. he planned late into the evening but he did accept an invitation of a choir from the historically black college prairie view a&m university to sing for him. ♪ hallelujah >> reporter: crammed into a small conference room, the
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prairie view a&m ak people la choir sang for the civil rights leader. the moment was captured by a lawmaker following king. they were a bit nervous but confident and delivered. >> we were able to do the spirituals, the classical music, the anthems, and that's where "hallelujah" came in place when we sang here in memphis. >> reporter: so how did this private meeting in 1968 come to be? we brought six members of the choir back to the lorraine motel which is now the national civil rights museum. >> i remember that sign as the bus was coming in. that sign stood out. >> my name was judy lusk. i was at prairie view in '68 and
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'69. >> richard perkins, i'm a bass. was there from 1964 to 1968. >> they told me you were a tenor. >> reporter: tom jones was a sophomore bass, ernestine odom was a soprano. bob duckens and joe berry. they checked into the black owned lorraine motel. >> what do you remember about your trip here to memphis? >> the first morning we woke up at lorraine, me and another choir member were walking down the street and we noticed the garbage cans were stacked two, three, or four hiechl we kept thinking, boy, memphis sure is a filthy city. at the time we didn't realize the garbage strike was taking place. >> reporter: they were on strike for a month. fed up with things they struck.
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dr. martin luther king was in town to support the strike. he and his staff also stayed at the lorraine. how many of you knew by a show of hands that dr. king was staying here? >> none of us. >> none of you knew it at all. >> none of us did. >> but their choir director did. dr. edison anderson implored dr. kij's staff to allow him choir to sing for them. the opportunity came around midnight after king came back from giving an evening speech. >> the first call came out to me from dr. anderson, get everybody up, dr. king is back. let's get ready to sing. >> he said, come on. don't get dressed. just come on. >> what were your thoughts as he walked into the room? >> it was just in awe. i think what put a gleam in our eyes to wake everybody up that we were going to sing now for
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dr. king, our idol. >> we were in awe. it was quiet because we -- you know, dr. king was seen on tv. >> this is a man who did the "i have a dream" speech and here we are in the room with that same person. >> my thing was i was trying to find my pitch. i was trying to find my key. >> they all did find their key singing "hallelujah" by randall thompson to perfection. just over two weeks later the tragic news. >> good evening. dr. martin luther king, the apostle of nonviolence in the civil rights movement has been shot to death in memphis, tennessee. >> reporter: king was killed at the lorraine motel. >> i just remember thinking how sad, how sad for the movement that he had been building, what are we going to do at this point. >> i was angry because they had
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just killed my hero. i mean this is the man who had given his life to liberating a whole race of people. >> reporter: ironically the same photographer who filmed the choir singeing for king also took the memorable photo of a slain king. >> we were singing "hallelujah" which is the highest praise you can give to god and he was just overwhelmed with it. >> would just like people to know that prairie view a&ms with the last choir to sing for martin luther king. we were a part of the movement and it was a very historic night for all of us. >> and their voices are still as uplifting today as in 1968. ♪ hallelujah
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>> reporter: gayle, john, and bianna, on monday, the six choir members along with a larger alumni group from prairie view a&m performed in memphis at a symphony concert to honor dr. king and the sanitation workers. will dr. king came here to fight and stand for a standing ovation for their rendition. i promise when i come out to do a story for you guys again, i will learn to laugh with my tongue inside my mouth as opposed to lets it hang out of my mouth. >> that was one of the highlights. >> i'm so glad you asked them to sing again, james. and they can. i'm so glad you did that. >> i would have been more polite. that was actually producer alvin patrick. i'm going put that blame on him. >> what nice insights from the choir director to know that dr.
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king was there. >> and to see the pictures of dr. king. when he was in berlin, he wasn't talked about music and he says it strengthens us with its sweet you see him being affected by that music and those words. >> even at midnight, as tired as he was, he was moved. what a great story. at the national museum of american history and culture. its director is in our toyota green room this morning. what he thinks dr. king would say about america to
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♪ ♪ perfect song for this segment. more than 3 million people visited the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture since it opened nearly two years ago and it is still one of the most popular muse yumz on the mall. we were there in washington for the opening. dr. martin luther king jr.'s last visit to memphis where he was assassinated 50 years ago is one of the many stories this museum tells. lonnie bunch is a museum director and joins us at the table once again. it's so good to see you. >> thank you. >> i've heard you describe dr. king as a brilliant strategist. what is it about his legacy that
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you think we still don't really understand or know? >> i think people sometimes think that civil rights was going to happen and that king really came up with brilliant strategies. he used the media, when to confront the law, when to break the law. so in essence king was really someone who didn't just march, he created a movement that revolutionized america, an unfinished revolution but a revolution nonetheless. >> he thought protest was patriotic, did he not? >> i always thought his greatest legacy was the simple fact that king reminded us that protest is the highest form of patriotism, that you love a country that you do everything you can to help it live up to its stated ideal. >> earlier in the week cbs news had an exclusive sit-down with his children and they are worried that their father's legacy is being dumbed down. what do you think about that? >> i think in some ways by creating monuments we do make the rough edges of history smooth. we forget that king was stressed
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by the work he had to do. you forget that there were losses as well as victories. what you really realize is that new generations are i think looking to king how do you change a country in a nonviolent way but in a profound way. i don't think his legacy is threatened right now. >> what is the lessen for people who just see this as a -- actionable item for a young -- for young people today who are trying to change things? >> the notion that you can change a country, i think that's what's important. king left us a sense of hope, that it is possible despite the odds to -- that's why i think it's so powerful to see these young kids involved in the march for our lives reaching back to king, having king's granddaughter suddenly realizing, you can find a way to change a country. >> and he believed in a country, lonnie, that often didn't believe in him. >> i think that's the greatest
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strength of african-american history. you have people who love a country, who want to see the country live up to its stated ideals but that country didn't believe in them and yet they didn't despair. they continued to work to say, america's greatest strength is living up to its ideals but we have to help america get there. >> it was interesting where the choir members said when he walked into the room we looked at him in awe. i'm wondering -- we'll take barack obama out of this conversation, because i've seen black and white people in awe, do you see any leader since king that can motivate people the way that he did? is there anybody -- without -- without naming a name if you can do that or if you want to name a name, have you seen anybody or anything? >> there's no martin luther king. no one had his charisma, his sense of strategy, his sense of being able to cross many lines. what we have are leaders that lead in certain areas. what we don't have is a national leader and the world has
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changed. social media makes it hard for national leaders and gives local people more power and so in some ways, i don't think we'll have another martin luther king. >> only 53% of -- 53% of americans believe only some of his goals were achieved. if he were alive today, this is as a historian, but if he were alive today, what would he feel about the state of things? >> on the one hand king would say things have changed. a look at the number of black elected officials, a look at the number of african-americans who graduate college, look at the black middle class. but on the other hand, i think he would worry that we still see black lives not mattering, the way they should. we still see urban settings that look like 1968, that there's not a sense of hope and i think he would really despair the fact that he doesn't see a unified sense of helping america become
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the beloved community, worrying about war, worrying about fairness. i think the lack of economic justice would be something he'd be very concerned with. >> here we are 50 years later and talking about the magnitude of what he contributed to the country, how do we ensure that 50 and 150 years from now that are children will still know what sacrifice this man made for the country? >> what we need to do is continue to use museums and education to make sure that he's not forgotten but to make sure that we tell all the rough edges. the notion that king struggled and stumbled and fought hard was still vick forrus is a lesson for us all. >> starting today on wednesdays, you'll have no pass wednesday which means what? >> people for groups under ten people can come in and just walk in without a pass. i'm so excited about that. >> just on wednesdays. >> just on wednesdays in april. >> so many people want to come. i hope that works and leads to know passes every day. i like that idea.
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throwing it out there for you. >> we will have continuing coverge from memphis of the 50th anniversary of the king's assassination on our streaming network and tonight of course on the cbs evening news. special correspondent james brown will lead the coverage all day. on today's "cbs this morning" podcast on itunes and apple's podcast app, we explore dr. king's final years. hear from film makers trey ellis as they discuss their new documentary, king in the wilderness. they share how he suffered amid his push for equality and his opposition to the vietnam war. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. ♪you've got a friend in me
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good morning, i'm michelle griego. it is 8:55. san bruno police have identified this woman, 39-year- old nasim aghdam from san diego as the person who shot three people before killing herself yesterday in and out door courtyard at youtube's headquarters. taps she had a grudge against the company. a driver escaped a shooting on highway 4 in contra costa county last night. he was not injured despite his car being hit by multiple bullets. police are still searching for the shooter. san francisco is one of 7 cities and 17 states -- [ no audio ] -- 20 census.
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it's all about a citizenship question the administration plans to add to the census. the lawsuits claim the question, um, could deter illegal immigrants from taking part making the census inaccurate. the constitution requires an accurate count every 10 years. stay with us; weather and traffic in just a moment. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything.
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we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing such good and important work for the environment. together, we're building a better california. good morning. 8:57. expect delays if you are heading along 280 this morning. we are tracking a crash that is slowing things down. this crash is southbound
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direction as you approach avalon drive. it's blocking one lane. you can see traffic backs up to hickey boulevard at this point. 7 minutes from eastmore down to 380. then it's slow across the 380 eastbound direction as well as 101. so if you are heading to the airport, sfo, do expect some slowdowns along that stretch. 101 at poplar you can see traffic in the yellow heading through san mateo. let's check in with neda on the forecast. the skies are doing some cool things out there this morning. a few clouds but then there's some sunshine. expect a break in the cloud coverage around 11 to noon today for most of the bay area. temperatures already in the 50s, low 50s for santa rosa, mid-50s for san jose. it's going to be a nice comfortable day today. but look what's out there on the pacific ocean. that's a lot of cloud coverage. we'll see more tomorrow, rain thursday night, friday and saturday. then again tuesday next week.
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[drumming] one time, in new orleans, well, before it was even founded, a french teenager, bienville, scared away a british warship with just a story. and great stories kept coming. like when the military came and built the boats to win the war. [warplane] some are tales told around crowded tables.... [streetcar rumble] and others are performances fit for the stage. stella! cause for three hundred years, great stories have started the same way. one time, in new orleans. [crowd applause]
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