old. that's the captioning funded by cbs it's friday, may 18th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." the royal wedding is a day away, but the big mystery is who will walk meghan markle down the aisle. dangers continue in hawaii. scientists say there is more volcanic activity following a big blast of ash. >> we cannot let that country have nukes. we just can't do it. >> president trump on north korea, his message to kim jong-un about denuclearization and protection.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. i'm anne-marie green. this morning, final preparations are under way for the royal wedding. crowds have been gathered outside windsor castle hoping to capture glimpses of prince harry and meghan markle. teri okita is in windsor, england. teri, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. they say they're dev stated her father won't be able to attend the joys

of marriage. >> reporter: tomorrow well-wishers of all ages will be lining the streets of windsor castle to see that joy. guests are also going to have to find that perfect had for the wedding. i have to tell you. there's no proetd kol that says a close friend or relative or mother can't walk her down the aisle. a little more recently queen elizabeth's sister margaret was walked down the aisle by prince philip in 1960. teri? >> very interesting. you reminded me hat watching will also be part of this whole thing. >> yes. it's all part of the pormts. >> love your hat. >> thank you. >> it is. teri okita, thank you. you can watch the royal wedding right here on cbs, dark and early, 4:00 a.m. eastern.

another eruption has been detected and older fissures have been reactivated. an explosion sent a cloud of ash some 30,000 feet into the air. it was a short powerful burst scientists had been expecting. masks were distributed to area residents and schools were closed because of the risk of high levels of sulphur dioxide. investigators are trying to find out what caused the deadly click between a school bus and a truck in new jersey. a teacher and student were killed. 43 people were hospitalized, some in critical condition. michelle miller has our report. >> we're going to need about 20 balances. i have a full school bus and victims on the ground. >> reporter: calls flooded 911 after a school bus carrying

middle schoolers from new jersey collided with a dump truck. investigators say the accident was so violent the body of the bus was severed, the body crushed. the red dump truck involved in the crash stopped another by. mt. olive mayor, robert greenbaum. >> students were on a trip with classmates and teachers. several ro reported dead. governor phil murphy. >> some patients are in critical condition and currently undergoing surgery, so please keep everybody in your prayers. >> reporter: officials say 43 victims were taken to area hospitals. >> i hear two boys were severely

injured and my best friend was on the bus and i was so scared. >> reporter: the other two were not involved in the crash. >> this is a devastation right now for our community, for the families involved, for east brooke middle school. >> reporter: michelle miller, cbs news. president trump says planning next month's summit with north korean leader kim jong-un continues despite rounds in the north. the north threatened to scratch the u.s. summit and that it won't be pressured into giving up its nuclear weapons, but mr. trump said yesterday the two sides are discussing meeting logistics as if nothing happened. president trump said if north korea did denuclearize, he would be willing to provide security details to kim jong-un. >> he'll get protections that are very strong.

>> reporter: the u.s./north korean summit is scheduled for june 12th in singapore. today there's an announcement of a proposal. the clinics would also be prevented from sharing space with abortion providers. this is a resurrection of a reagan-era rule that never went into effect. abortion rights people say -- and opponents say they should have no connection at all with abortion. gina haspel will be sworn in as the first female direct ore f the cia. the senate confirmed haspel yesterday, 54-45. six democrats voted to confirm her. she's spent almost all of her 33 years in the cia under cover. her nomination was controversial because she supervised a arrest.

he was not charged in the deadly explosion. jamie yuccas reports. >> reporter: investigators continue to por through the remains of a spa after a massive explosion that killed spa owner ildiko krajnyak. >> we soe >> we sent everything back to virginia. >> reporter: they found two completed improvised explosive

personal relationship with krajnyak and they stressed while he has a connection to her, he's not being connected with the crime. >> we know he made rockets and used to go to the desert to fire rockets. >> reporter: the blast happened next toe a day care center leaving these grueling images. reports that it may have been a gas leak has led to a more sobering explosion, that the explosion and killing of ildiko krajny krajnyak. a man caught on video insulting restaurant workers faces new trouble. and saving a s species. a white rhino in san diego offers new hope for a relative.

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our top story this morning, final preparations are under way at windsor castle. markle's father was supposed to walk her down the aisle. he will not attend, though, due to health issue. so far no replacement has been named. and on hawaii's big island, scientists say another big eruption of the kilauea volcano is very possible. yesterday a cloud of ash rose some 30,000 feet into the air. it was dramatic, but it lasted for a short time. the big concern this morning is the release of self fehr dioxide, which can cause breathing problems.

well, a new mural was unveiled at the kansas state house yesterday to commemorate the 64th anniversary of landmark u.s. supreme court decision. the 1954 brown versus topeka board of education ruling struck down segregation. it has three sections. robert mueller's investigation is now a year old. paula reid has the latest development. >> reporter: president trump took to twitter, lashing out against the special counsel. congratulations, america. we're now into the second witch hunt in american history. there's no collusion. >> somebody has to defend the president. >> reporter: it'srudy giuliani

appeareded on fox. >> it's damn witch hunt. >> five of the people charged have pleaded guilty and arrively cooperating with investigators. >> they're going at a very quick pace. >> reporter: kim wehle who's a former independent counselor and was part of the whitewater investigation says it's moving quickly and they're yielding results. >> we don't know how many witnesses we're talking to but we have to assume a lot more than made public because this investigation keeps things kwee quiet. >> reporter: a report in december showed mueller's team spent $3.2 million in the first month. another report is due out next month. the first person facing try is former manager paul manafort who's charged in two separate cases. those trials will start later this year. the office of special counsel will continue to work until every court appeal has been exhausted.

paula reid, cbs news, the white house. coming up on cbs news this morning, a preview of a 60 minutes report unveiling the company theranos. perhaps the greatest fraud in the history of the tech boom. plus jonathan vigliotti introduces us to some of the youngest guests at the royal wedding and gayle king takes us inside the walls of the windsor castle where prince harry and meghan markle will marry. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

suboxone all right. a look outside. it is bright out there. just kidding! this is in windsor, england.

eight hours ahead of us with a wedding going on this weekend. good morning, it's friday, may 18th. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. >> we're waiting the wedding. >> countdown. >> my husband doesn't care but i do. >> so exciting. what i'm looking forward to the most is her dress to see what she is wearing. it's going to be so exciting. so i'm going to call you early in the morning tomorrow to see what you think. you probably will be sleeping. >> we'll be sleeping. >> i'm not answering. >> a lot of people are recording it. it's friday. we are ready for the weekend. it's going to be nice. we are looking at clouds at the coast as it tends to do. we have that springtime effect. the marine layer west winds blowing inland. we are cloudy and cool to kick off this friday. this afternoon sunny, warm weather, just like yesterday. warm temperatures through the first half of