severe storms whip the midwest, heightening fears of flooding along the mississippi river and damage to the beach. as anger and violence between israelis and palestinians boils over. president obama makes a plea for peace, calling the latest tensions a dangerous moment. no amusement at a california theme park. six people are hurt when a roller coaster hits a tree, knocking part of the ride from the tracks and stranding thrill seekers for hours. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, july 8th, 2014.

good morning, good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. the threat of severe weather stretches from nebraska to new england. a severe storm watch is in effect from missouri, wisconsin, kansas and illinois. a tree fell on a trailer home, no one was injured, though. and flooding is also an issue. a bridge was shut down because of flooding on the mississippiflooding swamped roads and thousands of acres in the mississippi farmland. and more rough weather is headed toward new england by this evening paper series of thunderstorms hit the boston area yesterday afternoon. trees were thrown into houses, and power lines were taken down. residents say the storms were fast and intense. >> just massive wind. everything turned completely white. and all of a sudden, i packed

up, and i could hear the thunder and lightning. and i heard the crash. >> aside from wind, the storm delivered intense downpours that forced traffic on several roads to come to a standstill. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz looks for the theft of severe weather ahead. >> the start of the week was off to a very active start for severe weather. we have reports anywhere from boston right across the plains into colorado. many communities dealing with wind and isolated tornadoes. here's the culprit. a big giant of low pressure swinning in southern canada with impulses rotating around it. a very broad zone. it there be today and through wednesday. starts the transition with the severe threat going along with it. for tuesday, we're watching anywhere from nebraska. this area in particular. iowa and northern missouri. this is where the tornado risk and wind damage risk is going to be. it continues all across the ohio

valley. damaging wind threat and also large hail and a few tornadoes. on wednesday as mentioned a little farther to the east. from parts of vermont to upstate new york, reaching on down to kentucky into the nashville area and northern arkansas. damaging wind gusts, large hail and again a threat for isolated tornadoes. keep an eye on the sky and be very weather aware for the next few days as things calm down. this morning, a powerful typhoon is blowing across japan. the storm is hitting the okinawa island which may generate waves 40 feet high. three nuclear plants in the storm's projected path have been shut down. six people were hurt when a california roller coaster rolled off the tracks. it happened in magic mountain in santa clarita on monday evening. the coaster hit a tree branch

and partially derailed with 22 passengers on board. some of the people wait three hours to be rescued. two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. overnight israel may launch what may be an extended offensive in the gaza strip. israel says it wants to end the rocket attacks from hamas-held territory. meanwhile, president obama has made his first public comments on the latest wave of violence calling for restraint. tara mergener is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. published in three languages, the president made his call for peace in israeli newspaper, saying it is the only path to true security. israeli air strikes overhit hit dozens of targets in the gaza strip, an operation launched after militants fired rockets at israel. it's the latest wave of violence sparked by the abduction and murder of three israeli teenagers last month in the west

bank and suspected murder of a palestinian teenager last week. in an op-ed, president obama said this is a dangerous moment in the middle east. the president wrote all parties must protect the innocent and act with reasonableness and restraint, not vengeance and retribution. president obama said as a father, he couldn't imagine the pain that the parents suffered. the mother of one of the three israeli students condemned the backlash. >> the shedding of innocent blood is against morality it's against the tora and judaism, it's against the basic likes in our country. >> reporter: president obama said the united states is israel's greatest present but he praised president mahmoud abbas and said that the leader is committed to a two-state solution. the president reiterated the statement he made in jerusalem last year that peace is necessary, just and possible. >> and president obama says the u.s. is ready to do its part if

and when peace talks resume in the middle east. anne-marie. >> all right, tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. well, the white house won't confirm or deny reports that a german intelligence officer spied for the united states. german chancellor angela merkel said if the reports are true it will be a clear contradiction of trust. the white house said it will work with germany to resolve the issue that follows last year's news that the nsa spied on merkel's cell phone. and the white house said most of the unaccompanied minors illegally crossing the u.s. border will be sent home. today, president obama will ask congress for $2 billion to deal with the issue. david begnaud reports on the emotional debate from murrieta, california. >> reporter: emotions ran high outside of a base in murrieta, california.

the issue here sent here after the capture along the u.s./mexico border. among those detained more than 52,000 unaccompanied children from central america. >> our brothers and sisters are fleeing violence. we don't want the u.s. government to treat our children as criminals. >> reporter: president obama will ask congress for $2 billion to combat the problem. republicans say he needs to enforce existing laws. >> that's why we need 2 billion more dollars. because the message got out. the word got out, you can come to america, as a young person, you wouldn't be deported. >> reporter: but the white house disagrees. it says many of those processed at places just like the one behind me will be sent back to their home countries. >> it's unlikely that most kids who go through this process will qualify for humanitarian relief. most will not have a legal basis will be found through that court process to have a legal basis. >> reporter: the white house said it will eventually seek new

legal authority to depart illegal children faster. david begnaud, for cbs news, murrieta, california. coming up on the "morning news," a growing security threat. we'll see why the tsa is issuing a warning about so-called credit card knives. this is the "cbs morning news." to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster. neosporin. use with band-aid brand bandages. and these little angels build in strength. and that little angel says, "weeeeeeeee!" 60% more sheets than charmin. everything you want

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what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... oh yeah, and frosted! what's your most favorite of all? hmm...the kind i have with you. me too. two people were arrested when hundreds of angry resident clashed with police in philadelphia yesterday. they say firefighters didn't get to a fire fast enough on saturday night. the flames quickly spread killing four young children. the fire commission said the initial report was that it was a rubbish fire that the first unit got to the scene in three minutes. tsa is tightening security at airports overseas. here in the u.s., a passenger was arrested at detroit metropolitan airport after security found a knife hitten in the bottom lining of his shoe.

and as mark sayer of kpik show us there's a new surge in the weapon. >> reporter: in this video produced by youtube by the maker of the credit card knife, its flexibility is on display. the problem, these knives are illegal on airplanes and the tsa is seeing more at screening checkpoints across the nation. the tsa has confiscated 528 to be exact so far this year. and bay area airports are near the top. at sfo, the tsa has seized 20 credit card knives, so far in 2014, including 10 in just one recent one-week period. that places sfo at 8 among all airports in the nation. in oakland, the tsa has seized 19 of the knives so far this year, placing it at number 9 in the nation. most passengers have never seen

nor even ever heard of a credit card knife. and it's just one more thing to worry about while navigating the airport security during the busy holiday season. any idea what that is? >> looks like a knife of some some kind. >> reporter: what kind of knife is that? >> i have no idea. >> maybe it's like a maze kind of thing. >> reporter: should that be on a plane? >> i don't know. one company that sells the credit card knife calls them lightweight surgic knives that cut through see belts in case of emergency. the cupcake empire crumbles. jill wagner is there on the new york stock exchange and more. good morning, we'll see how companies respond when companies release their second quarter earnings. yesterday, they held back.

the dow fell 44 points but still finished above 17,000. the nasdaq dropped 34 and the s&p lost 7. homeowners are cashing their mortgage checks and the money ranged from a couple hundred bucks to $125,000. according to a new report the cash comes from a $3 billion settlement with 13 big banks. they settled over alleged mortgage misconduct that could have resulted in wrongful foreclosure. crumbs the nation's largest specialty cupcake store is shutting its doors for good. employees were told yesterday was its last day. crumbs has 48 stores in the united states and district of columbia. closing comes one week after the store was taken off the nasdaq. how is this for endless promotion? unlimited appetizers for ten bucks. there's no sharing, but the

chain said it's on top so they won't enforce the rule. anne-marie, sounds like a pretty good deal. sounds like there's an app for that. >> that being hunger. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. still to come, is lebron james hot for cleveland? and why is this yankees fan suing his favorite team and major league broadcasters. ♪ ♪

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the country. a federal judge gives preliminary approval to the nfl settlement with thousands of former players who claim they suffer from concussion-related health problems. the deal removes a $675 million cap on damages. and it will give $1 million, or more, to ex-players who develop neurological disorders. lebron james meets with miami heat president pat riley this week to discuss his future the four-time mvp is an unrestricted free agent and can sign with any team. according to a report by yahoo! sports, james' agent is pushing lebron to go back to where it all began, cleveland. james jilted his hometown team four years ago when he signed in miami. he spent the first seven years of his career with the cavs.

meanwhile, cavs owner dan gilbert may be trying to patch things up with his former superstar. on monday, the team removed from its website a scathing letter gilbert wrote to fans calling james a coward. it was posted four years ago today, the day james left town to join the heat. and today might be the biggest day in history for soccer fans in brazil. the host nation takes on germany for a chance to play in the word cup finals. fans in rio have been celebrating since the victory over colombia in the quarterfinals. in two more wins, brazil will become the first host nation to win the world cup since france in 1998. and a baseball fan is suing two espn announcers for $10 million claim they go mocked him during a game cast. in april, tv cameras caught him napping during a red sox game. he claims the announcers used disparaging words to describe him like fatty, unintelligent

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new details in the death of cooper harris, the 22-month-old who died after being left in a hot car. officials are searching his medical records to see if he might have been abused in the past. police say justin harris drove to work on june 18th and intentionally left his baby son inside the suv. and here in new york, a baby was abandoned at a subway

station. police say early this morning, they caught the woman seen in this surveillance video. according to investigators the woman who is believed to be the baby's mother left the baby on a platform in manhattan and then got back on the subway train yesterday afternoon. officials say the child is 6 or 7 months old and in good condition. and for the first time people with spinal cord injuries have access to a higher quality of life. marlie hall shows us a new device that has patients back on their feet. >> oh, i can actually see out the wind. retired army sergeant teresa hannigan is often walk around her bedroom for the first time in three years. an autoimmune disease left the 60-year-old paralyzed now, she's the first person in united states able to use this rare exoskeleton.

>> there are so many things that i have missed by sitting in a wheelchair. >> keep on moving. >> reporter: the food and drug administration recently cleared it from argo medical technologies for personal use. the robot powers hip and knee motion to help paralyzed patients stand and walk. terry and others studied it. >> we have patients report outcomes of pain and quality of life. the biggest thing, though, would be giving me back my independence. >> reporter: terri's partner and caregiver patricia said it's good to see her gaining back activity. >> her dream to be able to use it in her home means everything. it's very emotion. >> reporter: marlie hall, cbs news, new york.

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stage four of the tour de france gets under way. mark philips describes the reason for the new group. >> reporter: on the theory that perhaps a change of image

requires a change of scene, the tour de france, the stage set in one of the biggest sporting scandals began nowhere near france. instead, it has turned for its first three days through the highways and biways, rural england where the organizers hope the memories of lance armstrong, the american rider who won the event seven years in a row but cheated to do so have been almost forgotten. armstrong belated forced admission that he used performance enhancing drugs as did other riders almost killed sport's credibility. andrew is trying to get it back. the 25-year-old from florida is the new squeaky clean great american hope. sitting among the leaders after the race's opening weekend. and sitting down after a day's peddling. do you feel any kind of an extra burden now with an american rider in the tour de france that you've got something to prove

here? >> no, i would say it's not so much a burden as i would say it's a responsibility to, you know, provide -- provide something that the american public can believe in. >> reporter: but in this grueling 2200-mile, three-week long marathon, all of the racers are trying to prove something. the sport insisted its tightened up its drug testing and entered a new era. the race has always been one of the toughest competitions in sports. and now it's even harder. the riders up against each other. the distance and public skepticism. >> i mean, you're going to have skepticism. more and more, my hope is with the results we're getting in, we're doing it clean and bringing back the sport. that's our goal. >> reporter: a goal that will be achieved when fans accept the results of the race without accepting the winner's blood test. coming up on your local news on "cbs this morning," more on

the fight for illegal immigrants from texas to california. we'll be live from imperial near the mexican border. plus, we'll attack you to a colorado restaurant where guns are welcomed even the waitresses are armed. and oscar winner halle berry joins us in the studio. >> that's the news for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have areat day.

. "eyewitness news" begins with breaking news. gunfire in a bucks county community ends with one person dead and two others wounded. we'll have the details. it is tuesday, july 8th, good morning, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm nicole brewer in for erica this morning. emotionally charged night in southwest philadelphia. neighbors put firefighters on the defensive after a fire that kills four children. >> and a roof collapse in west philadelphia destroys two row homes. how did it happen? we'll bring you to up date. those stories and much more, let's check our forecast. katie is standing by with that in the weather center. >> i think something about a nice pool day? >> totally. >> perks me right up. >> yesterday it got really hot. but wasn't terribly humid. today -- >> more how manymi