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across the south, while floodwaters in minnesota are expected to crest at their highest level in more than a decade. soccer survival. team usa falls to germany at the world cup, but escapes the group of death to play another day. i'm now a victim in my own home and it's completely legal. >> and nanny nightmare. a family fires their live-in child care worker but can't get her to leave their house. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, june 27th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning the risk of severe thunderstorms hangs over the northern plains. in particular, nebraska and
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kansas could see strong winds, hail, and possible tornados. the storm system is expected to move into the upper midwest over the weekend. recovery efforts are under way this morning in southeast texas. a tornado touched down yesterday afternoon. the storm damaged a large shed at a mobile home park, which fell into an r.v. a man and a dog were inside the r.v. when the storm hit, but they are oklahoma. power lines were knocked down by flying debris, but there are no reports of injury. the intense weather triggered a massive waterspout over the bay. it's a tornado that travels over the water. boaters say they saw fish being sucked out of the water. the mississippi river is expected to crest today in the minneapolis/st. paul area. the river is expected to crest at over 20 feet, the highest it's been in 13 years. more rain is in the forecast today. the mississippi is expected to stay above flood stage for another week.
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and now to the crisis in iraq and another example why there are no easy answers in the middle east. president obama wants congress to approve $500 million to train moderate syrian rebels. they're fighting fwoekt assad-lead government and the extremist sunnis. tara mergener is in washington. tara, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. that's right. secretary of state john kerry does arrive in saudi arabia this morning. he is hoping to rally some regional unity. now, this as washington considers military options to confront the extremist takeover of large parts of iraq. secretary of state john kerry travels to saudi arabia today to meet with the country's king. he's trying to rally support in the middle east and europe to help pull iraq back from the brink of civil war. on thursday kerry encouraged
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mddle east leaders gathered in paris to stand with iraq's government to counter the threat of sunni insurgents in iraq and the region. >> it concerns every single country here. but in addition to that, we have an ongoing crisis in syria. >> president obama is asking congress for half a billion dollars to train and arm appropriately vetted rebels battling extremists and the government in syria. the u.s. believes those extremists are crossing over into iraq and fueling the fight. the pentagon says 180 of the up to 300 military advisers dispatched by president obama are now in place in baghdad to first assess the situation and ultimately advise iraqi forces, but militants from the islamic state of iraq and syria continue to make advances and now occupy about a third of iraq. iraq's prime minister says he's committed to forming a new government including more of his
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opponents in hopes of calming tensions. meantime the white house is considering air strooiks but has ruled out sending ground troops to iraq where the ground soldiers, anne-marie, withdrew in 2007. >> tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. the white house says it does not agree with the supreme court ruling that limits the president's puller to fill high-level posts with so-called recessed appointments. the judges ruled unanimously that three temporary point nnlts in 2012 were illegal. the white house argued that the senate was holding only three brief sessions at a time to keep the posts. now, abortion rights advocates are troubled by another supreme court decision. the court unanimously ruled against a massachusetts law mandating a 35-foot protest-free buffer zone outside abortion clinics. jan crawford has our report.
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>> reporter: massachusetts said the law was necessary to protect women as they entered clinics for abortion. it required protesters to keep their distance, off public sidewalks within 35 feet of clinic entrances but the people also kept away people like eleanor mccullen, a massachusetts grandmother who quietly counsels women against abortion and says the law violates her right to free speech. the justices unanimously agreed, striking down the massachusetts law and calling into question similar laws across the country. in a majority opinion by chief justice john roberts followed by four justices, they looked at it. petitioners wish to converse with their fellow citizens about an important subject on the streets and sidewalks, sites that have hosted discussions
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about the history of the day throughout history. abortion rights activists were taken aback. >> today's supreme court decision makes the lives of women and doctors much more at risk. >> more at risk. >> more at risk. the way the decision was written, it's though they have missed entire harassment, intimidation, and even violence that this anti-choice movement is known for. >> reporter: but matt bowman sided with the plaintiff and say it was a longover due victory for the anti-abortion movement. >> these are peaceful people trying to quietly share information on the public sidewalk and that's the kind of speech the first amendment was designed to protest. >> reporter: the justices says there are other ways massachusetts can protect women's safety at abortion
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clinics without sweeping innocent people and their speech. jan crawford, cbs news, the supreme court. this morning officials are investigating the collapse of a floor at a suburban houston home. the room was packed with people attending a religious service. most were sent to hospitals most with minor supports. >> reporter: a religious celebration ended in chaos after an apartment floor packed with the faithful gave way. >> we were busy praying and it just collapsed. >> reporter: firefighters say the weight of at least 100 people packed into this second floor apartment snapped this support beam and sent people and debris tumbling down. >> everything came on them. that's why everybody got injured too. so many ladies fell down first and on top of them, one lady, second lady on the top and third and structure on the top and like that. >> reporter: as people rushed to help the injured others propped
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up a beam to keep it from crushing people. >> they took them out one by one. >> reporter: one person had a serious head injury. omar villafranca, cbs news. it was another tough matchup at the world cup for team usa. despite some brilliant play from american goalkeeper tim howard, the united states didn't have enough fire power to overcome germany, considered one of the best teams in the world. but as ko im reports, it's not over yet for the americans. >> reporter: the u.s. didn't score against germany, but accomplished its ultimate goal, surviving to play another game in the world cup tournament in brazil. they advanced because portugal beat ghana. >> are you celebrating now, i guess? >> i'll be celebrating for the rest of the day, the rest of the weekend. >> reporter: fans were watching from around the world including president obama aboard "air
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force one." >> reporter: from southern california. some german-american fans weren't sure who to root for. >> yes. definitely. >> reporter: u.s. coach cli k klinsmann urged employers to let their employees watch and they did just that. >> you go wherever your hart is. i'm glad they're playing for the u.s. >> reporter: beer flowed but not quite as heavily as the floodwaters that ran through the city of brazil that hosted the game and nothing dampened the spirits of the brazil soccer fans. ko im, cbs news, new york. >> team usa's next game is a
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stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. gopro's small cameras were a hit and now a hit with investors. >> three, two, one -- >> on the first day of trading on the nasdaq for gopro, shares went up more than 30%. the company raised $427 million. in one of the largest consumer public initial offerings on records. giant alley ba bay has made its choice for an ipo. it handles more than 80% of online retail transactions in china. alibaba is expected to go public in late summer or early fall. here on wall street, investors today still may be worried about rising interest rates as soon as next year. the dow lost 21 points thursday. the nasdaq was down a fraction.
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the s&p fell two points. the new harvard report paints a bleak picture of the nation's housing costs. it found fewer americans owned homes than before the housing bubble burst. housing costs are not affordable for about two-thirds of americans regardless of whether they rent or own and half of 24-year-olds live with their parents. the study also found that los angeles is the least affordable metro area in the country jo and big sodas stay on the menu in new york city. a ban on large sugary drinks will not be reinstated according to new york's highest court. it ruled that the city's health department overstepped its bounds when it restricted sodas larger than 16 ounces to try to fight obesity. anne-marie? >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thank you, jill.
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2014 nba draft, the cleveland cavaliers select andrew wiggins. >> the cavs using the number one overall pick to select 19-year-old wiggins. he played one year at the university of kansas before turning pro. the nba also made the event meaningful for one college player who will never get a chance to suit up as a pro. >> with the next pick in the 2014 nba draft, the nba selects isaiah austin from baylor university. >> nba commissioner adam silver making dream of being drafted come true for isaiah austin. during a physical for the draft last week, austin discovering he has a rare genetic disorder preventing him from ever playing again. while the united states is moving on at the world cup, russia is going home amid controversy. russia leading algeria, 1-0, but
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on a free kick in the 60th minute algeria scores -- ties rather with the score. now, take a look at russia's goalkeeper, though. it appears that someone is slashing him with a laser beam as the ball is coming toward him. the game ends in a tie eliminating russia and allowing algeria to advance to the knockout round. and uruguay's luis suarez will miss the remainder of the world cup and four months of soccer action. fifa suspended suarez for biting an italian player during their win on tuesday. when we return, au pair problem. a live-in nanny who won't leave a california family's home despite being fired. fluffy, fluffy, fluffiness. [ male announcer ] there's a simpler way to fluffier eggs.
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ing ator shia lebeouf was arrested last night in new york. police took him out during the performance of a broadway show "caberet." he faces disorderly conduct and trespass. police say he was smoking inside and refused to stop. and a family in california says they're living a family nightmare. police say they fired her because she refused to work but she won't leave the home. the judge ruled that the woman they hired through craigslist can stay there legally for now. >> when i called the police, they're telling me it's a civil matter and i have to evict her. so this lady is welcome inside my house any time she wants, to eat my food any time she wants and harass me any time she wants. i'm now a victim in my own home. >> the couple is going through the legal process, it could take months. >> coming up on "cbs this
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singer phil collins may be from london but his passion has always been deep in the heart of texas. on thursday he donated his extensive collection of artifacts from the texas revolution to the alamo museum in san antonio. it's believed collins' collection of alamo's items are the largest collection in the world and he says they should have a permanent home in the place where it all began. he said he became interested when he watched davy crockett on tv. vinita nier got a closer look at what they're feeding on. >> reporter: how many whales do you think are out here today? >> i would guess maybe 30 to 40 humpbacks and 10 to 15 finbacks.
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>> last year noaa researcher dave wiley said he didn't see any whales off cape cod. this year they're everywhere delighting packed whale-watching cruises. >> i was expecting to see one or two of them but there were six to ten. it was amazing. >> reporter: why didn't you get this kind of a show last year? >> last year there were no sand lands around. >> reporter: they're the tiny fish that humpbacks feed on. lit sl known why they're absent some years and thrive in others. using one camera they could control and borrowing critter cams from national gee grapher to tag up likely cameramen. >> how do you tag a humpback whale. >> we have a tag on a long pole with a suction cup. we approach very carefully and
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use the long pole to pop it on its back. >> reporter: it showed them darting around schools and diverting deep. they discovered something else. the 40-on the whales were hunting together, blowing bubbles to arouse sand lants. >> they're emitting bubbles out of their blow holes and then they come up with their mouths open. >> so they've mastered teamwork and physics and timing. >> it's amazing the complexity of their behavior. >> reporter: the whales will leave by the end of summer in search of warmer waters. wiley says he doesn't know if the sand lants will return or if the humpbacks will surface next year. vinita nair, cbs news, massachusetts. coming up after your local
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news on "cbs this morning," we'll go brazil for the reaction of the advancement of usa in the world cup, plus we'll hear from tim howard. plus, using navigation apps, why the government is cracking down. and ben you tech talks about losing his memory after a string of injuries on the field. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.
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. breaking news, a wild scene on the streets of north philadelphia unfolding right now a victim shot behind the wheel crashes into another car. it is friday, june 27th, good morning, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm nicole brewer in for erika this morning. more on breaking news, search for suspect who shot a man driving in north philadelphia. >> the victim in critical condition is undergoing surgery at this hour. "eyewitness news" reporter jen bernstein at the scene along germantown avenue with the latest, jen? >> reporter: good morning, you can can see hine me, germantown avenue, butler avenue, or butler street over to your right. now there is car is the center of their investigation right now. police did responds to the area just after 2:00 a.m. after getting a call for a shooting. here they found a man slumped over the wheel of
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