it's still awesome weather. >> yes, perfect weather for going to the movies. >> i will let you know how it goes. no spoilers. cbs this morning is next. morning is next. good morning to our viewers in the west. welcome to "cbs this morning." it's official. joe biden is running for president. see how the long awaited campaign announcement of the former vice president and longtime senator will affect the crowded race for the nomination. >> only on "cbs this morning," the california woman recently kidnapped sits down with gayle revealing how she and her guide were abducted. an investigation finds dozens of shivers and police chiefs were hired after being accused of serious wrongdoing. hear from a police chief who says an officer fired twice from

his department, went on to become the police chief of a nearby town. plus, dr. phil will be here with his new podcast about what he calls one of the most bizarre murder cases. with that we begin with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> if we give donald trump eight years in the white house we will alter the fundamental character of the nation. >> this will be biden's third run. >> the democrats are not going to win with the people i see and they won't win against me. >> tornado reports in east texas. >> millions of americans under severe weather advisories. >> i see debris swirling. >> kim jong-un meets with vladimir putin in their historic summit. >> they focused on the standoff over the nuclear program. >> they found what they believe is the body of a 5-year-old boy

who went missing last week. his parents charged with his murder. >> aj is no longer suffering and his killers have been brought to justice. >> they want jussie smollett to return to the show. >> amazon employees who listen to in alexa requests also have access to the device's location. >> this shark caught on camera. >> looks like it came straight out of "jaws." >> all that matters. >> in the net, scores. the carolina hurricanes win game seven. >> the hurricanes upset the defending stanley cup champions. >> hey, hey, what do you say, it is seventh heaven. >> on "cbs this morning." >> this weekend, someone can become the new owner of a notorious bird. >> a bird that killed its owner in florida is up for auction on saturday. >> dagger-like claws which are like five inches long. >> quick question, why are they auctioning off the killer bird?

like who is bidding on that? is it someone out there showing up like 200, i'll fight that bird. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." gayle king is on assignment so "cbs this morning" saturday co-host anthony mason is with us. >> good morning. nice to be here. >> we have big political news this morning. former vice president joe biden is now a 2020 presidential candidate. he released a three-minute campaign video calling out the 2017 white nationalist rally in charlessville and president trump's response that there were, quote, very fine people on both sides. >> a senior campaign says that for biden what happened there shook him to the core. and it is the moment that he decided he had to run. >> i believe history will look

back on four years of this president and all he embraces as an abhorrent moment in time. if we give him eight years in the white house he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation, who we are and i cannot stand by and watch that happen. >> biden is now the 21st candidate for the nomination and polls show he is one of the favorites to win it and ed o'keefe is covering the campaign. >> good to see you. >> he is using the phrase, this is a battle for the soul of the nation. >> it tills us he's ready to throw punches and is far more willing to do it than other democrats so we'll see. in that video this morning, biden talks about how he believes americans are in a battle of the soul of thetation and in the coming days we expect to hear him about restoring an exclusive middle class. we talked about the diversity of the democratic field, more women, minority, openly gay

candidate. now, consider the age gap at 76, biden is the second oldest candidate in the field of democratic contenders behind the 77-year-old bernie sanders, when biden ran for president in 1988, this cycle's youngest candidate, pete buttigieg of south bend was just in kindergarten. it's unclear if biden's more than 40 years of public experience will translate to voter support. also unclear what kind of financial support biden will earn. how much money he raises today is the first test, the number to beat 6.1 million bz raised by beto o'rourke on the first day on the campaign trail. you might be wondering about his former boss, president obama and where he stands in all this. in a statement he said picking biden as his running mate in 2008 was, quote, one of the best decisions he ever made but told he is unlikely to throw his support behind a specific candidate this early in the campaign. >> he's talking about the core values of this nation are at stake.

he comes with a wealth of background and to take him on on issues of character. >> sure. he starts -- he found his announcement after charlottesville and talks about americ is where you shouldn't give hate safe harbor an attack on the president. >> all the other candidates have focused on themselves. it is telling somebody who has universal name recognition is willing to spend capital at the start. >> he doesn't need to introduce himself to voters. they already know his bio. >> should we be surprised obama is holding back? >> no, i think if the shoe were on the other foot, eight years ago or however -- i can't do math this early in the morning, he wouldn't have wanted an incumbent stepping on the race and would have understood somebody who came from behind to win it and probably in the view of many people should be a wide open race. we'll see. >> ed, thanks. a powerful storm that hammered parts of the south is being blamed for at least five

deaths including a woman and her two children. people living in some areas of texas are waking up to devastation after severe storms tore through the state yesterday. at least one twister touched down near texas a&m university. today more than 6 million people are under the threat of severe weather in parts of mississippi, louisiana and alabama. omar villafranca reports on the damage. >> reporter: the scene in st. augustine, texas, show the aftermath of the tornado's destruction. brick buildings reduced to rubble. power lines wiped out. and roofs ripped off buildings. first responders rescued several people trapped inside their homes. winds were so strong, it was reported debris was thrown 15,000 feet into the air. >> hear what sounded like a plane or a train and there's this black cloud right above us and i see some swirling and so kind of peeked around the corner. i just see debris just swirling.

>> reporter: in bryan, texas, the damage was just as severe and water rushed into homes where a tornado left gaping holes in walls and ceilings. >> we still have to assess our roadways and look for high water, any kind of flooding in the area. >> there is stuff everywhere. >> reporter: hundreds of miles away a tornado tore through the louisiana tech campus leaving a trail of destruction in its path. in texas people emerged to see their backyards destroyed. >> as long as everybody is okay that's what's really important, you know, we'll put the fences up and help each other. >> an american tourist kidnapped in east africa three weeks ago is telling her harrowing story for the first time on "cbs this morning." kimberly sue endicott was released after the payment of a ransom now back home in the u.s. she was held for almost five days. she was on a safari vacation when four men abducted her and her tour guide. many of the details are still a

mystery. only on "cbs this morning," gayle king spoke with endicott in california yesterday and talked about the moment her ordeal began. >> we're sitting there and all of a sudden four men come out of a perfectly square bush that's in front of us and my first thought was there must be something happening behind us and that these are rangers and i don't know exactly when -- >> why did you think they were rangers? did they have on uniform. >> they're armed. they had guns and i've been gorilla tracking with rangers that have guns so that was my first thought. >> so there were no alarm bells when you saw these men approaching with guns. >> well, there were but they were alarm bells of something must be behind us. >> behind you, okay. >> looking at them, it became apparent pretty quickly that, no, that's not what this is. they were not in uniform. they were ragtag.

they were a little bit of everything and then they made us get out of the vehicle. >> so are they pointing the guns at you. >> yes. >> they're pointing the guns. >> uh-huh. >> take us there. tell us exactly what happened at that point. >> they make us get out of the vehicle. they make us sit on the ground. and that's where things go very -- i don't know how to describe it. there's really not a word to describe what that felt like. pure fear, but that almost doesn't do it justice. >> terror? >> that's closer maybe. but this weird whiteness, brightness. again, i don't have a good word for it but i just sat there and just faced forward and sat there and then they went in and ransacked the vehicle and took out whatever was anything of value to them and then came back out. there was a lot of commotion.

>> how many of them were there? >> four. >> four of them. >> four. >> and there's four of you sitting down. >> yes, but the elderly couple i don't believe were sitting down. they were like in their later 70s and the gentleman had a cane and they let them stay and then, boom, and it felt like a vortex sucking us in. >> what does that boom mean? they grabbed you? >> just really when i think back about it it felt like whoosh and that's it. we're off. >> wow, we'll see more of gael's interview about her kidnapping ordeal tomorrow on "cbs this morning." a description of whiteness, really fascinateing. >> something beyond terror. >> yeah, she's still processing it. >> worse nightmare. now to this story. vladimir putin is inserting himself into the nuclear stalemate between the u.s. and

north korea. the first ever meeting between north korean leader kim jong-un and the russian president ended this morning. charlie d'agata is monitoring this summit from london. charlie, good morning. what happened? >> reporter: well, good morning. this might be about two world leaders meeting for the first time but it's also about the world leaders who are watching and president putin has wedged himself into the dispute between washington and pyongyang trying to break the deadlock and stating kim needs to give up the nuclear program but needs security guarantees. he's showing he has friends outside of china. as for putin he now considers himself a player in yet another global flash point involving the u.s. especially after the last north korea summit with president trump collapsing in what amounted to a walkout. the kremlin had already said the summit would end without any formal statements or agreements keeping expectations in check. but moscow's long felt shut out of nuclear talks have an

unpredictable nuclear armed neighbor is not in russia's interest either. anthony. >> charlie, thanks. an illinois couple charged with killing their 5-year-old son appeared in court this morning after the discovery of a body. andrew freund sr. and joann cunningham are charged with first degree murder among other charges. a memorial held for aj freund last night outside the family's home and nikki battiste is following the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. investigators found what they believe to be aj's body yesterday six days after he was reported missing. his cause of death is unknown. aj's parents had been denied wrongdoing for days. now investigators say they are trying to determine their motive for aj's murder. >> it is with heavy heart that the christy lake police department reports we have located what we believe to be the body of andrew "aj" freund. >> reporter: since last thursday police in unsuccessfully

searched using dogs and drones but after removing several items from the family home yesterday including a shovel, investigators said they got their break when they confronted the parents with cell phone evidence. >> both joann and andrew sr. led to the recovery of deceased subject aj. >> reporter: the parents led police about ten miles away to woodstock, illinois, where aj's body was found wrapped in plastic. police charged them with murder, aggravated battery and failure to report a child death. >> when was the last time you saw him? >> last night project 9:30. when he went to bed. >> reporter: they allegedly misled police for days after reporting their son missing. >> miss cunningham doesn't know what happened to aj and had nothing to do with the disappearance of aj. >> aj, please come home. we love you very much. >> reporter: according to police

reports, law enforcement had been called to the couple's home multiple times since 2014 due to reports of child neglect and drug abuse but ice could not confirm either accusation and the illinois department of child and family services had allowed aj to stay. >> aj's family, it is my hope you may have solace in knowing he is no longer suffering and his killers have been brought to justice. >> dcfs says it is committed to completing a review to understand our shortcomesings. aj's little brother has already been placed in another home. if convicted they could face life in prison. i just keep thinking about his little brother growing up and trying to understand. >> thank you. a one-time aide to former new jersey governor chris christie says christie made her the scapegoat in the bridgegate scandal. >> mr. christie, you are a bully and the days of you calling me a

liar and destroying my life are over. >> bridget kelly was sentenced to 13 months in prison yesterday. prosecutors said kelly created traffic jams to punish a mayor who did not back christie. now, kristine johnson of wcbs sat down with kelly in an interview you'll only see on "cbs this morning." >> kelly's reduced sentence down to 18 months comes after a federal appeals court tossed out two of the nine charges against her and another christie aide last fall. now, she is telling us she was humiliated and wants governor christie held accountable. >> the truth will be heard and for the former governor, that truth will be inescapable. >> reporter: a defiant bridget kelly unleashed emotion at former new jersey governor chris christie following her resentencing hearing on wednesday. >> i would like governor christie to acknowledge that he -- by doing what he has done which is not telling the truth

has destroyed my life. >> reporter: kelly insists christie must have known about the scandal, a claim he has repeatedly denied. >> i knew nothing about it. i didn't plan it. i didn't authorize it. i didn't approve it. >> reporter: for nearly a week in september 2013 thousands of commuters suffered hours of delays on the george washington bridge after the port authority closed two critical lanes. even paramedics couldn't get through. >> the bridge is totally gridlocked. >> reporter: kelly says she believed they were part of a traffic study but prosecutors say the motive was political revenge. punishing the nearby city of fort lee, new jersey, after its mayor refused to support christie's re-election bid. in an email from kelly to a port authority executive less than a month before the lane closures she wrote, time for some traffic problems in fort lee. >> he was a micromanager. there wasn't much in that office that he didn't know about. >> he was very involved in the

day-to-day activities? >> beyond involved. >> i terminated her employment because she lied to me. >> reporter: christie fired kelly on january 9th, 2014 calling her actions stupid and deceitful. >> he's lying. i was the lowest hanging fruit and the easiest to dispose of. i accept responsibility for my poor choice of words, but it doesn't feel good to be going to jail for something i didn't do at all. >> you can still look yourself in the mirror though. >> because i've told the truth the entire time, yes. >> in a statement to cbs, christie says i had no knowledge of this scheme. anything said to the contrary is simply untrue. as part of her new sentence kelly now is ordered to pay the state of new jersey for than $14,000 to make up for the lost bridge tolls and, john, anthony, norah she plans to appeal to the u.s. supreme court. >> a tough sentence. >> it sure is.

>> thank you. new investigation finds a troubling pattern of police officers who get promoted and rehired despite allegations of misconduct. ahead, why many police departments have trouble doing thorough background checks tracking areas of fog along the coast and parts of the bay. a cooler day and not as hot as yesterday and the day before but still warm and above average. upper 60s in san francisco. low to mid 70s and open mid-80s for fairfield, livermore, san jose and concorde. we will continue to cool down through the weekend and early next week. and early next week.

we have much more news ahead. see why a cell phone video of a florida teenager arrest could leave the police facing charges

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at bonds to fight together. plus dr. phil will good morning. it's 7:26. i'm michelle griego. in a few hours we expect to learn more about the army veteran accused of intentionally driving to a crowd. he has been identified as isaiah peoples. he is charged with attempted murder. tasting new safety measures as a part of the action plan that b.a.r.t. announced in august one month after neil wilson was stabbed to death in the macarthur station. a family from fremont is safe after a ride down the

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a busy day on the roadways. the main accidents have been clear but the damages done. look at the orange and red on 280 northbound as well as 101 northbound. slope and go into the city. and you accident on 280 just asked daly city with the backup to daly city. the drivetimes are no longer in the green and on the east shore you are in the red. a cooldown starts today that will continue through the weekend into early next week with the onshore flow bringing cooler temperatures. still warm and above average. upper 60s in san francisco. 70 in oakland and 80 in redwood city and mid-80s livermore and

san jose. checkout the temperatures cooling down into next week.

welcome back to "cbs this morning." here are three welcome back. here are three things you should know. the nationwide measles outbreak is now the most severe in 25 years and expected to get worse. the cdc says 695 cases have been reported in 22 states. new york city faces the largest with 390 cases reported. an emergency order is in effect in the williamsburg neighborhood. it requires anyone six months or

older to get vaccinated or the families could face a $1,000 fine. no deaths have been reported. sri lanka has banned drones. authorities set off more controlled explosions of suspicious items and the military is searching vehicles in the capital for bombs. investigators say many of the nine suicide bombers were well off and highly educated. and twitter is unveiling a new reporting tool designed to prevent deliberate voter misinformation. the feature will allow users to flag misleading posts about voter i.d. requirements and registration and when or where to vote. the tech giant is rolling out the tool in india today where an election is underway. twitter came under fire for allowing misinformation to spread during the 2016 u.s. presidential campaign. a new usa today network

investigation uncovered disturbing patterns of police officers rising through the ranks despite being convicted of crimes. tarnished brass, the headline. the investigation found 32 people who became police chiefs or sheriffs despite a finding of serious misconduct usually at another department. jeff spoke to an ohio police chief who said an officer fired twice from his department went on to become the police chief of a nearby town. jeff is in washington. >> a lot of police departments don't have the money or resources to do thorough background checks on candidates secretive and hard to uncover. the usa network investigation discovered many troubled officers are slipping through the cracks. what you are acknowledging that the police departments across the country aren't necessarily hiring the best and brightest.

>> i believe that is the case. >> reporter: the police chief of a small town. he says there is one word that comes to mind when he hears the names of his department's former officer. >> chaos. >> chaos? >> yeah. >> he was a police officer. you say chaos. >> he was here for 15 years before he resigned. the city fired him twice. an arbitrator gave him his job back twice. he was being wrote up or disciplined by supervisors on a regular basis. >> reporter: he was hired in the early '90s. internal reports show years of misconduct followed. among allegations he tampered with police radios so he can make untraceable calls. he was accused of engaging in a high speed chase. he crashed, flipped his patrol

car and had to shoot the window to get out. >> trouble seemed to follow him sometimes. >> reporter: even after he was fired and rehired twice allegations continued to pile up and in 2012 the department gave him an ultimatum, resign or face more possible disciplinary action. >> he chose to resign on his own accord. >> which allowed him to get another job. >> correct. >> eventually as police chief. >> yes. >> he was back on the force as chief in nearby amsterdam, ohio. no one called to check on him. >> that is correct. >> are you just surprised by that? >> we are finding out is across the state that police departments are not doing a thorough background kmek. >> why not? >> i think they are in a hurry to get a body or boots on the ground. >> we needed a police officer bad and we fit the bill for what

we thought he would do. >> the mayor of amsterdam hired him whose misconduct alleged continued. >> i think he is a criminal. that's disgusting. i feel bad. i let the people down. i didn't get rid of him sooner. >> reporter: according to interviews he allegedly added officers to the roster even though many never did any work. instead they allegedly logged hours for a private security company he ran on the side. now published internal report accuses him of misplacing evidence. the mayor says he was forced to resign. >> it is not easy to find information often about officers who are in trouble. >> reporter: the vice president of investigations for usa today network. his team analyzed troves of records and data from around the country, publishing many online. they found 85,000 police

officers who have been disciplined or in trouble. dozens of them are still working in departments including some previously found guilty of a crime. >> you need a resource that's better than what exists to keep track of officers who have had problems. and there is no national complete data set that's available. >> i sure don't want a police officer with any type of a bad reputation bringing our department down. >> chief goodwin agrees. he wants to see departments doing background checks and thoroughly investigating officers before they are hired, something he says his department already does. >> things are getting kind of set aside that is not fair to the people who pay our salaries which are the citizens of our cities. >> reporter: usa today network published a list of more than 30,000 officers in 44 states who have been decertified or banned from being an officer in their

state. they hope the searchable database will be able to help identify dangerous officers. david said the article is not accurate and places me in a false light. usa today network says he is commissioned and working in ohio as a paid part timer. >> incredible investigation. thank you. also, a reminder of the public service that journalism can play. >> you would have thought that amsterdam, ohio, might have called just to get a recommendation. >> the way you would if you were hiring a nanny or a gardner, basic stuff. >> you were going to give me a recommendation for a gardner. >> exactly. first got to run the tracks on him. a texas principal faces back lash after creating a dress code for parents. why the nationally acclaimed educator is standing by the decision. hear from one mother who was

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anchlths nationally acclaimed high school principal is standing by a dress code she created for parents. the principal of james madison high school in houston, texas. she issued new rules for parents after one mother allegedly showed up at the school wearing a head wrap and t shirt dress. >> reporter: good morning. just to be clear, the parental dress code only applies to this school. it's not district wide. inpolicy says that attire that is totally unacceptable for a school setting will get parents kicked off campus. some parents support the new rule but others say it just dresses down parents. the roughly 1,600 students at james madison high school already follow a dress code. no hoodies, no flip-flops and no

low hanging pants. teachers and staff must also look neat and clean and dress appropriately. now similar expectations have been set for parents. >> this is a failing school. you have other things to worry about than my attire. >> reporter: this month the principal issued a letter telling parents they would be blocked from campus if they wore satin caps or bonnets, shower caps, pajamas, torn jeans and uncovered leggings, also forbidden, low hanging tops and dress that reveal the derriere. you are the child's first teacher. we must have high standards. >> i did feel almost insulted. if you are working out and you run up to the school, i don't feel that we should punish parents for trying to be involved and doing the right thing. at least the parent is at the school. >> reporter: the letter was sent

after this parent told the lool tv station the high school turned her away because of her outfit. >> she said my dress was too short. >> reporter: the principal has been repeatedly honored for her work as an educator. in betwe2015 ellen presented heh a check in part for a homeless outreach program. >> can you hear me? >> my children are the most important thing to me. they are the most important thing and if they need me, i am there. >> reporter: she implemented a parental dress code at that school, too, which won a national blue ribbon award from the u.s. education department in 2008. some people compare this to she is coming in like morgan freedman in lean on me. >> do whatever you have to to transform this school. >> i believe that she cares.

let's hear the plan for taking care of the academic standards, then perhaps let's say can we up the ante a little bit? i don't know a parent that would have a problem with that if it is going to help. >> reporter: brown and the school district did not want to talk on camera. it is worth noting that brown is a 1978 graduate of madison high school and said becoming principal was her life long dream. >> i don't know how i feel about that dress code. it's pretty strong in some ways. >> for a lot of people it is hoard g hard getting everybody out the door in the morning. >> it's like just ask parents to up the ante a little bit. up next, a look at this morning's other headlines including what the cast of empire wrote in a let

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." here's look at some of this morning's headlines. the "washington post" reports federal agents this morning searched homes belonging to baltimore's mayor and city hall amid a children's book deal she cut with the government. katherine hue took an indefinite leave of absence this month which she attributed to health issues. it comes after the money she was paid for her self-published book deals. she's accused of working with companies including kaiser perm anyone tent who was awarded city contracts. time reports one of the most hated racists was cuted last

night. king chained james bird on the back of his truck. he was the second man executed for byrd's murder. the third is spending life in prison. cast members sent a supporting letter on behalf of jussie smollett. they appeals to executives on fox and the show to bring him back for a suctionth season calling him compassionate, honest, and maintaining integrity. prosecutors dropped the charges last month. and "the wall street journal" reports california scientists created a new device that translates brain signals into speech using electrodes inserted in the patient's brains, researchers created virtual vocal cords which

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♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, april 25th, 2019. welcome back to "cbs this morning." dr. phil is here in studio 57 with a mother/daughter murder case, so compelling, he did an entire season of podcasts about it. and jill schlesinger is here to help college bound students and parents decide the right financial aid package to take. first, here is today's eye opener at 8:00. >> former vice president joe biden is now a 2020 presidential candidate. he released a three-minute campaign videomorning. >> in that video, biden talks about how he believes americans

are in a battle of the soul of the nation. >> people living in some areas of texas are waking up to devastation after severe storms tore through the state. >> this might be about two world leaders meeting for the first time, but it is also about the world leaders who are watching. >> a.j.'s parents had denied wrongdoing, now investigators are trying to determine their motive for a.j.'s murder. >> telling us she was humiliated and wants governor christie held accountable. >> by doing what he's done, which is not telling the truth, has destroyed my life. >> elon musk, you know who just invented electric cars, spaceships, tesla ceo elon musk announced he wants to now invent a noiseless leaf blower. yeah. a noiseless leaf blower. someone took musk to a hardware store and showed him a rake.

>> this morning's eye opener at 8:00 is brought to you by sun pharma. >> one of those things, a rake. >> what is this rake you speak of? >> why i left the suburbs. >> that's right. now just late night garbage trucks. >> yes. >> in the city. >> i'm john dickerson with norah o'donnell and anthony mason of cbs this morning saturday. gayle is on assignment. former vice president joe biden announced that this morning that he's running for president. he released this three-minute video slamming president trump, the beginning is all about the white nationalist rally in charlottesville, virginia, that left one person dead in 2017. the senior campaign aide says president trump's reaction to that event inspired biden to run. >> he says there were, quote, some very fine people on both

sides. very fine people on both sides? and that moment, i knew the threat to this nation was unlike any i had ever seen in my lifetime. >> biden will hold a private fund-raiser in philadelphia tonight. his first scheduled rally is monday in pittsburgh. ed o'keefe is covering the 2020 race. ed, what states is the former vice president going to focus on? >> the big one, to start, is pennsylvania. he's headquartering his campaign in philadelphia. his first big rally will be in pittsburgh. it helps to address the math issue for democrats. if you win back the 20 electoral votes from pennsylvania, that alone could pretty much be the ball game on election night. for years, called the third senator from pennsylvania, right? because wilmington is basically a suburb of philadelphia. >> already gotten bob casey's endorsement in pennsylvania. >> bob casey. having the fund-raiser tonight attended by virtually every living and former democratic official in about 30 miles of

philadelphia. and beyond there, the other -- the early primary state to watch, one we'll probably hold him to winning ultimately is south carolina given his deep relationships there with the late senator, jim clyburn and many others down there. >> apart from the names, this is uncle joe, you know, regular joe, from scranton, pennsylvania, and the rust belt states and white working class voters of democrats lost in the last election. >> his theory of the case will be, if you win back the midwestern states and try to make some gains in these other ascendant states, the democrats believe eventually will turn blue, arizona, georgia, north carolina, if you're having a good year maybe texas, probably not this cycle. that will be his case. shoring up the support that was once there in the midwest. >> ed, thank you. we're following major developments in the violent arrest of a florida teenager in an incident with racial overturns. cell phone video captured white sheriffs deputies pepper

spraying and punching a black 15-year-old last week. now all charges against him have been dropped. the deputies could face prosecution. mark strassmann spoke with the teen and his brother. he's in ft. lauderdale. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. delucca rolle's family told us their grateful all the charges have been dropped including assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. and now two of the deputies involved are suspended with pay as critics demand they be fired and held accountable. cell phone video shows the moment a broward county deputy pepper sprayed delucca rolle. before throwing him to the ground. other videos appear to show a second deputy slamming the teen's head into the pavement, breaking his nose. >> painful to watch. >> painful. it is like, that's my child. >> reporter: clintina rolle heard about her son's arrest

when one of the deputies called her. >> i said, i don't believe my son hit an officer. he said, you're telling me i'm lying, huh? you're telling me i'm lying? >> reporter: deputies were arresting a different teen for trespassing which a cell phone fell to the ground, rolle reached down to pick it up. the police report accused him of taking an aggressive stance and clinching his fists. the deputy said punching rolle was a distractionry technique to get him handcuffed. critics say the video shows nothing aggressive about rolle's behavior. family attorney ben crump. >> black leaders in south florida and all over america are up in arms over this. >> my nose hurts a little bit. and i'm just trying to get back to school. >> reporter: his mother wants the deputies fired. >> set an example for us. they're not supposed to be doing that. you're supposed to be protecting my child, you're hurting my

child and it is like, all i want is justice for him. >> reporter: city commissioners have demanded a third deputy involved in the arrest be banned from working in the city. the sheriff has refused. he said his investigation is incomplete. and that his deputies deserve due process. anthony? >> mark, thank you very much. we're hearing from the widow of a decorated new york city firefighter killed while servinging in afghanistan for first time since his death. staff sergeant christopher slutman was one of three marines killed by a taliban bomb this month. jeff glor spoke with his widow and two men who fought fires with him ahead of his burial at arlington national cemetery. >> reporter: when christopher slutman was killed in afghanistan, he was three weeks away from going home. one of his best friends was fellow firefighter and marine kevin mcgookin. >> i wanted him home. everyone wanted him home.

everyone missed him. and i just -- you know, i feel selfish about saying that, but, man, i couldn't wait until he got home. >> reporter: this week people lined overpasses and highways in three states to watch chris' casket ride back from dover air force base. he'll be buried in arlington on april 30th, surrounded by hundreds of firefighters and family, including his daughters, ages 10, 8 and 4 and his wife of 13 years, shannon. >> my husband was constantly a gentleman. >> reporter: she is speaking publicly for the first time since chris' death on april 8th. >> i do better when i'm busy. evenings are hard. once i have my girls in bed and it is just me and my thoughts, it is hard. >> reporter: do you talk to him? >> oh, yeah. he's always with me. >> reporter: shannon isn't the only one still leaning on chris. >> i just say, hey, bud, don't let me screw this up, i got to take care of your family because

i just need to honor him by making sure that the girls know that their dad was the greatest man i've ever known. >> an individual who always wanted the next challenge. >> reporter: steven moore was chris' fire captain. >> he felt he hadn't done enough by serving the city of new york for 15 years here in the fire department. he also wanted to serve his country overseas and he did. >> reporter: today, his uniform and nameplate remain up at the ladder 27 firehouse in the bronx. >> he's always going to be here. you're family. we're never going anywhere whether you like it or not. but it doesn't matter if there is gear hanging here, doesn't matter what it is. he gave this firehouse a gift and it is here, forever. >> if everybody could experience the type of love that i've had, the world would be a better place. when we say that chris was all in, he was all in, in anything he did.

and i have years and years and years of stories to tell our girls so that they don't forget how blessed they were to have him as a dad and for me to have him as a husband. >> want to thank shannon, kevin and steve for speaking with us. we want to thank chris and all those who serve and sacrifice. remember two other reservists also died in this incident in afghanistan on april 8th in what is america's longest war. >> it is great that he has -- that family has all that support from those firefighters. >> shannon says she's trying to laugh as much as she can now because when she's not laughing, she's crying. but she tells the girls when they're upset, in the future, when they have to make decisions and it is a tough one, there is a little angel on your shoulder and the person telling you to do the right thing, the right thing is your dad. >> nobody knows how to handle these things. nobody is prepared for them.

to see them act with such grace and -- it is an amazing piece to bring us. >> there is no right way. that's what she's telling the kids, what you're feeling is okay, you're going to feel happy, you're going to feel sad. sometimes the kids see people laughing around mom and they're, like, why are they laughing? daddy died. she tells them that's okay, we have to have those moments sometimes too. you still have to be kids as well. >> think about that, that line, his friend said, 15 years and -- >> didn't think he did enough. so he joined the marines. he was serving the city and his country and his family. >> important reminder too about people are still

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dr. phil is in the 17th season of his popular daytime talk show. now in a new podcast, "analysis of murder," he's taking a close

look at infamous cases that captured the nation. his first analyzes the story of gypsy rose blanchard. she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder if the stabbing death of her mother dee dee blanchard. she claims dee dee abused her for years, forcing her to have medical treatments she did not need. now she's asking for an early release from prison. dr. phil, good morning. >> good morning. th >> this is an incredibly complicated case. why did you decide to make it the subject of a podcast? >> because it's so complicated. it's called factitious disorder on another. it's in the dsm-v, but i don't think it should be. i think this is more abuse than a mental illness, and this woman had turned this child into a cash cow, had done a couple of dozen surgeries, all unneeded.

had her on a feeding tube her whole life, and the system had failed this young girl. it failed her. doctors had discovered this, didn't follow up. cps had been called a couple of times. didn't do anything, just gave her back to her abuser. it became apparent to her that, look, one of us is going to die. the only way i'm e going escape is if she's dead. you can make the case this is kind of self-defense, but on the other hand you can't condone vigilante murder. >> it was a brutal murder. >> brutal. not by her but someone she met on the internet. >> she subjected her to more than 30 surgeries. you interviewed gypsy rose in prison. what did you learn from her? >> i did. you see her in early pictures where she looks tiny and she speaks in this squeaky voice. her mother convinced her she had a mental age of 6 or 7.

when i interview her, she's an articulate young woman. she really had blossomed. she said she felt less controlled imprisoned in prison than before she got there. she was very forthcoming. you know, she meets this guy on the internet, and everything starts rolling downhill from there. luck of the draw. what if she met swhun who was a mental health advocate or normal human being who said, look, i'm going to call the police and someone's going show up at your door. what i want to do with this podcast is take people inside the minds of killers so they understand how this happens. people say to me all the time, dr. phil, who does this kind of thing. but when they say that to me, it's not rhetorical. they really mean who does this kind of thing because we want to know how to spot these predators, we want to avoid these people and protect

ourselves. >> have you come up with a theory of what happens with people? are they normal people who slip in a moment or is there some special character riis tick about these kind of people you're talking about? >> there are characteristics of this kind of people. one is they grow up without empathy, for sure. you either have empathy by age 7 or 8 or you don't. those people who are sociopaths or psychopaths or have social pathic personalities, they're the one that tend to get worse in therapy rather than better. >> oh, that's interesting. >> because what they do is they learn how to mimic the way they should behave so oftentimes -- not all, but oftentimes they get worse because they're like, okay, this is how i should behave and it make them more powerful. >> episode one is available now. and we'll be right back. e uniquely crafted. with peak season berries, creamy avocado.

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slope and go getting onto the bay bridge and also slow on 280 thanks to an accident that has caused delayed. one on 87 at guadalupe bay at nevarez causing a slowdown there and another on 85 northbound close to fremont where we are seeing slow and go conditions on 85. >> bay bridge backed up with metering lights on. give yourself extra time because of an accident, eastbound and slow and go into the city. san mateo bridge is slow and go in the drivetimes are almost all in the red. a cooler day today, not as hot but still warm and above average. tracking a shallow marine layer with a little bob along the coast. here is the camera. the visibility you can see down to 1.75 miles. along the coast and to the golden gate out. here is what to expect. looking at a cooldown today

into the weekend. still warm inland but not as hot. cooler at the coast with the onshore flow. temperatures inland in the mid 80s. 84 oakland and upper 60s for the bay. 60s for the bay.

♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." time to show you headlines. prince william shared an emotional moment with new zealand's prime minister as he paid tribute to the fallen soldiers and survivors of last month's deadly terror attacks. william was welcomed by the prime minister today with a traditional greeting where people press their noses and foreheads together. look at that picture. he met with first responders to the terror attacks. a florida toddler at the center of an international blood

donor search is out of the hospital. >> thank you. >> he had a second bone marrow transplant and several blood transfusions. the rare blood type made it difficult to find donors. we first shared the story in december after the organization one blood posted about the search for donors on facebook. the group got more than 25,000 responses and found five compatible donors from the u.s. and uk and australia. one blood says it will be months before the doctors know whether the cancer is in remission. >> it's great to see her going home. the world health organization issued its first ever guidelines for screen time for young children. the u.n. health agency says kids under 5 should spend no more than one hour a day watching

screens and less time is better. it recommends children younger than 18 months should avoid screens except for video chat. the agency said increased physical activity been fnefits child's well-being. we have work to do on that. a new orleans student has been accepted into 115 colleges and was offered more than $3.5 million in scholarships. she received so many acceptance letters the mail carrier had to leave some on the porch and wedge others between the screen door. she's excited to see what the colleges are offering. all i have to say is, if she got accepted at 115 colleges, how many did she apply to? >> the application fees. >> i had to limit the number because of the fees. it's expensive enough applying. >> she started applying 14 years ago.

anyway, it's a lie. >> congratulations to her. for many students figuring out financial aid is a key part of the college application process. the deadline to commit to a college is next wednesday. student loan debt soared to $1.57 trillion last year. democratic presidential hopeful senator elizabeth warren unveiled a plan to eliminate tuition at public colleges. it erases up to $50,000 in student loan debt for every person with a household income under $100,000. jill is here with how your family can get the best financial aid plan. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's talk about senator warren. >> it is advertised as a way to level the playing field. this is a great probably aspiration. i don't think this is going to happen. again, free tuition and public two and four-year institutions with help from the states but

also this idea of debt forgiveness. i think this is a tough one. i think a lot of people are going to have a hard time saying, hey, i paid off my student loans. how come other people are getting their student loans wiped away? >> a whopper of a price tag, $640 billion. >> funded with a millionaire and billionaire tax. 2% wealth tax on families who have assets over $50 million and then a 3% if you have more than a billion. i will pay $3 billion if i have a billion dollars. >> that's what might happen. what about in the student aid process, what are things people need to keep in mind? >> the letters are really confusing. there is no uniform way that colleges and universities have to report to families about what is loan, what is grant, what is scholarship. when you get that letter, be very careful. families are often confusing loans and grants. that's number one. number two, when you look at that letter, know it's for one year only. that first year, a lot of

families presume, this will be the next two years, three years. you know what? it doesn't necessarily mean that's the case. also, understand there's a difference between a federal direct subsidize and unsubsidized loan. subsidized means they wait to start the interest calculation until you graduate. unsubsidized loan, that clock starts ticking as soon as the money is disbursed. those plus loans, those are ticking away, whether your kid graduates or not. >> how do you find out what the interest rates are? >> very difficult. not in the letter. there's no information about the letters. >> why would you sign up for a loan if you don't know the interest? >> that's the problem. again, it's an extra step. families have to do their homework. couple places to look. consumerfinancial.gov. a way to compare offers. there's a really cool service called money-mentor.com. it helps students to navigate this process.

this is tens of thousands of dollars. just don't sign on the dotted line without doing homework. >> you need to go to school to learn how to read the letter that lets you go to school. >> thanks a lot. every thursday our series a more perfect union aims to show what unites is far greater than what divides us. this morning, we see how one woman in philadelphia is using the power of solidarity to fight cancer in the latino community. >> reporter: once a month, in the mostly latino neighborhood of north philadelphia, laughter echos from a community center. dozens gather over their shared language, culture and a shared adversary, cancer. >> when you hear that you have cancer, it's like physically your ears turn off. >> reporter: that's harder when

you don't speak english well >> yes. >> reporter: to overcome language and cultural barriers for latino cancer patients, this social worker started a group that provides english speaking appointment companions and a support network that's more of a sisterhood. you are all sisters? >> it give confidence. they don't feel lonely. they have someone to depend on. >> reporter: it's named for the touch me not plant common in the caribbean. >> when you touch it, it close up. it look like it's dead. then after several seconds, it open up again to life. >> reporter: this woman, who had breast cancer, used to belong to an english speaking cancer group. you didn't always have that chemistry. you felt like you missed out on information that may have helped you. >> yeah.

>> reporter: she says her poor command of english made it harder to find the emotional support she needed to face her depression. you feel like you are with family. you feel supported here. she says that family grows every meeting. >> we're going to talk about pool today. >> reporter: which include lessons to promote health acareness. >> let's not be many bare remba. >> reporter: volume teen volunt this woman up for a mammogram. she hadn't had one in seven yea years. that's when they did the biopsy. this is the first time she's cried other hver her cancer. it was because of them you found out you had cancer. because they spoke to you that day. you were at the health center. they have been by her side since that day. at appointments and group

meetings, helping her navigate her life's new course. this woman joined as a volunteer for the 2016 fund-raiser but a year later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. it's emotional thinking about what you observed them going through that you are now going through. now in remission, she still lives with the lingering worry it will come back. knowing her adopted sisters share that fear helps her through it. you have never felt alone. you feel thankful to have everyone who has helped you navigate this process. you have been doing this how long? >> four years and a half. >> reporter: four 1/2 years. have you lost members? >> no. >> reporter: do you think this group has played a role in that? >> well, let me tell you something. when your time come, it comes. no matter how positive you are. we are all going to die.

if you could improve the quality of life and make people happier and empower, that doesn't have a price. >> reporter: like the plant it's named after, this group thrives because of its resilience. there's a lot of happiness in this room. >> yeah. >> a lot of happiness, indeed. the woman who is not a cancer survivor is about to retire from a three decade career. she now has free time to focus on her efforts with the group. >> what a great -- it's so much positive energy coming out of that. >> you can feel it coming through the screen. >> the data is clear that the survival rates, happiness rates increase the more friends you have around you, your support group. way to go. it was recently said that

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live lived, come to die. >> well, harry potter fans know ralph fiennes as lord valid more. that's one of his many roles. he was nominated. while the grand budapest hotel showdown off his background. "the white crow" based on the true story russian ballet master. he plays ballet teacher. good morning. what a pleasure to have you here. >> thank you. good morning. >> the film is brilliant and deeply moving and for many of us it's the first time we've

learned about him. >> the about 20 years ago i was given five chapters by english writer julie cavanaugh. i never lost the impact of reading these five chapters gave me, which was the story of his childhood and his years as a student in the soev yacht and on tour with the soev yacht ballet company in france. he was forced into position and defected. he chose to defect. it was a huge impact. it sent shock ways through the cultural world between the soviet nations and the western countries. >> he's a historical figure in many ways as you point out because he was the first famous soviet to defect. but he also reinvented male performance. how so? >> i think he saw the ballerina that tended to get the best bits. >> and that man stood here like

this. >> i think he sort of wanted to grab some of the best of dancing for himself, and i think he did take some aspects of the feminine presentation of ballet and elongated his leg and did things that were considered to be feminine but now i think are not. i think he definitely had a ferocious desire to kind of take the stage. >> what is the relevance of this film today? what do you want the audience to take or feel from watching it. >> i want them to be moved by the journey of this kwlung byou. i think for young people, they can see with a certain kind of ferocious dedication you can get somewhere. >> let me talk to you about another film you play in. you play "m" in the bond franchise and there's a lot of excitement about the next installment. >> yes. >> what's that look on your face? >> it means, please, can i read a script. >> bond 25, i understand. can you share any details? >> i know daniel craig is in it.

>> is this going to be daniel craig's last film? there's already talk of a new bond. >> i guess it might be. i guess we'll see. >> you've been a tony award-winning actor. what's more fulfilling, on stage or in film? >> ai'm very lucky i've had opportunities go between theater and film. i mean being in front of an audience and telling an audience directly a story is strong -- a strong experience. if you've been away too lock, you feel like you're in a desert. as an actor, you're directly in the current of telling the story to the audience. when it works, it's a thrilling thing to be part of. >> is it right that shakespeare first got you interested in acting in the '80s? >> my mom used to play me

recordings of lawrence of olivier. i wanted to be there. the language, emotions he describes, the concept of humankind is depicted in his plays. it never stops, i think. the richness of shakespeare. >> ralph fiennes, i know it's been decades. bringing it to the big screen is no small feat. thank you. >> thank you. "the white crow" opens in select theaters tomorrow. we'll be right back. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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this is a morning update. good morning i'm kenny choi. in 90 minutes we expect to learn more about the army veteran accused of intentionally driving into a crowd. he is identified as isaiah peoples, charged with attempted murder. b.a.r.t. is testing safety measures. they announced in august one month after the passenger was stabbed to death at macarthur station. a building caught fire in antioch last night at 11:15 on sycamore drive.

the fire started in a dumpster outside. no one was hurt. we will have updates throughout the day on your favorite platforms including our website. 's favorite platforms including our website. 's

good morning. let's get an update on the traffic. slow and go coming in from the east bay. and you accident to tell you about at 580 westbound past the altamont pass close to the dublin interchange. there is one lane blocked slowing things down after making your way to

the 586-80 interchange. in the south bay there are exit on 280 southbound. this is showing lanes are blocked there. moving to the city a pair of accidents, one was a traffic alert that happened in our go and it is slow and go trying to get onto the bay bridge. comet across the bay bridge crash at eastbound 80 at forth with one lane blocked and you will need extra time coming into san francisco. a beautiful day across the area with springlike weather. not hot but warm and above average for this time of year. a live look at the north you can see areas of fog. along the coast and parts of the bay we have bob back. mostly sunny skies heading through the afternoon. upper 60s in san francisco low to mid 70s four oakland. 80 in fremont and mid-80s for

fairfield, concord, livermore and san jose. no longer in the 90s. mid 80s tomorrow. cooler temperatures through the weekend into next week. next week.

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