after that. it's tuesday, april 19th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." at least five people are dead after severe storms and flash

and texas wakes up today with more rain on the way. it's decision day in new york as the candidates race to prove who's the biggest new yorker, a flub for the front runner. >> i was down there, and i watch our police and firemen down at 7/11 after it came down. charlie rose goes one on one with president obama. he explains the strategy in iraq and when he sees it paying off. and boston strong. three years after the blast, bombing survivors finally cross the finish line. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you.

it is the last thing residents of houston want to hear. more rain is on the way. at least five people have been killed. thousands of homes have taken on water. entire subdivisions are flooded and thousands are without power. the threat of more severe weather runs over the next two to three days. residents have been told to stay home. at least 450 people had to be rescued from the high water. >> reporter: flood waters in houston force residents to find new ways to reach dry ground. >> just thought it was kind of crazy. i'm like, a refrigerator? how are we going to float in that? >> reporter: the rains started on sunday and kept falling for much of monday, leaving neighborhood after neighborhood under water. more than 1,000 homes and businesses are flooded. many people grabbed their children and a few belongings before they waded through waist-deep water. hundreds of drivers were stranded in their cars.

>> i had no idea it was going to go so deep. no idea. >> i mean, it's a mess. >> reporter: jesse lopez lost furniture, clothes, and other valuables when the water rushed into his apartment. >> i was kind of worried we weren't going to be able to get out. >> reporter: forecasters say more rain is on the way for tuesday, and residents are being surged to stay home. omar villafranca. this morning in afghanistan, the taliban is claiming responsibility for a powerful explosion in the heart of the capital, kabul. afghanistan's president says a number of people were killed. there was gunfire for more than 30 minutes after the explosion. more than 200 people were wounded. the blast, a suicide car bomb, was about a mile from the u.s. embassy, which was not affected. the taliban has increased its attacks since announcing the start of their spring offensive last week. in an interview with charlie rose, president obama says he expects to see progress in the

of mosul from isis. >> as we see the iraqis willing to fight and gaining ground, let's make sure we're providing them more support. we're not doing the fighting ourselves, but when we provide training, when we provide special forces who are backing them up, when we are gaining intelligence working with the coalitions we have, what we've seen is that we can continually tighten the noose. my expectation is that by the end of the year, we will have created the conditions whereby mosul will eventually fall. coming up on "cbs morning news," we'll have more of charlie rose's interview with the president, who weighs in on the battle over the 9/11 congressional report. new york holds its presidential primary today. the election has taken on increased importance as the front runners in both parties look to make a point. for the democrats, 247 delegates are on the line, 95 for the republicans. brian webb is here in new york with more. brian, good morning.

clinton lead in the delegate count and the polls here in new york. trump hoping for a big win if he wants to wrap up the gop nomination before the convention this summer. hillary clinton needs to regain some momentum after losing the last seven contests to bernie sanders. >> i will work as hard as i can. i have great friends and supporters across the city and the state who are helping me, but we're not taking anything for granted. >> reporter: clinton has a ten-point lead over sanders in the latest cbs news poll. >> i never count any chickens before they hatch. >> reporter: but sanders has come from behind before. he won the michigan primary despite clinton's double-digit lead in the polls. >> if we get a large voter turnout tomorrow, we're going to win here in new york. >> reporter: republican front runner donald trump has more supported his native new york han ted cruz and john kasich combined. political analysts say he needs to win big here and in several other states to secure the gop

>> new york is looking great, but you got to go and vote. >> reporter: ted cruz warns if trump is nominated, it will be a blood bath for the gop in november. >> nominating donald trump hands the election to hillary clinton. >> reporter: 2012 republican nominee mitt romney says cruz and kasich split the vote, and one of them must drop out to stop trump from locking up the nomination. and clinton's campaign manager called the primary effectively over, saying sanders has a near impossible path to the nomination. he said the vermont senator had to choose if he wants to stay on this quote/unquote destructive path that could hurt the party's eventual nominee. >> brian webb here in new york. thanks a lot, brian. during a rally in buffalo yesterday, an unfortunate slip of the tongue by donald trump. he was talking about new york values following the 9/11 attacks but mistakenly mentioned a convenience store chain. >> it's very close to my heart because i was down there, and i

firemen down on 7/11, down at the world trade center right after it came down. i saw the greatest people i've ever seen in action. >> trump has repeatedly talked about the 9/11 attacks as he campaigned across new york state. he visited the 9/11 memorial for the first time earlier this month. the death toll from saturday's earthquake in ecuador has topped 400. an american is one of the victims. rescue efforts continue. dozens remain unaccounted for. there have been over 200 aftershocks. it's estimated as many as 5,000 people lost their homes. the jerusalem police commissioner says there is no doubt a bus explosion was a terrorist attack. 21 people were wounded, two of them seriously. police say there was a bomb in the back of the bus. it's unclear just how it got there. yesterday's boston marathon was a special race for two runners.

during the marathon bombings three years ago. our boston station has their story. >> reporter: the moment that adrian haslett waited three long years for. she first hugs her brother before taking her position and for the first time crosses the finish line. >> i feel amazing. >> reporter: the lifelong dancer lost her leg in the boston marathon bombings. >> i'm really emotional because i think of all the different definitions that this finish line has held. >> reporter: we followed her journey from then and on the course until now. >> not only the crowd, but the runners too were encouraging and so supportive. >> reporter: a similar joy shared by bombing survivor patrick downs. he and his wife lost their legs as spectators.

heart, martin, sean, lingzi, cryscry krystle. >> i'm so proud of him. i can't believe he just ran a marathon. >> reporter: a common bond that all survivors will forever share. >> it's pretty awesome. on the official potus twitter page, president obama tweeted it, thank you, adrian, for being boston strong. terror and bombs can't beat us. we carry on, we finish the race. well coming up on the morning news, a tribute to a famous tv mom. we'll remember actress doris roberts of "everybody loves raymond." later, the band pearl jam takes a stand against a north carolina law. this is the "cbs morning news." for as long as i can. new patented ensure enlive has hmb plus 20 grams of protein to help rebuild muscle. for the strength and energy to do what you love. new ensure enlive.

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meddling mother on the long-running cbs comedy "everybody loves raymond." >> they said that deborah dresses a little trampy. >> i think they were being kind. >> roberts won four emmy awards for her portrayal of marie barone and also appeared in a variety of other movies and tv productions, but he said it was "everybody loves raymond" that put her career over the top. she died in her sleep at the age of 90. patricia heaton tweeted, roberts was funny, tough, and loved life, living it to the fullest. well, the honors keep coming "hamilton." the hip-hop nod to our founding fathers picked up a pulitzer prize in the drama category. well, the rock band pearl jam has joined a boycott, and the search continues for a pair of suspected murderers.

on the morning newsstand. "the seattle times" reports the man hunt for two brothers in the presumed killing of a washington state couple. police say they have evidence linking john and tony reid to the disappearance of the two. neighbors reported the couple missing two. the brothers are described as armed and dangerous. "the wall street journal" reports the government has launched a criminal probe into the blood testing company theranos. the investigation reportedly focuses on whether the silicon valley start-up misled investors about its technology and operations. theranos says it's cooperating fully with all investigations. philly.com says federal investigators released a preliminary report on this month's deadly amtrak crash. a backhoe operator did have the right to be on the track when the train slammed into it near philadelphia. the collision killed the operator and a supervisor.

"the detroit free press" said michigan governor rick snyder pledged to drink flint's safe. the republican governor visited a home in flint monday that had been confirmed to have high levels of lead. he drank filtered tap water and left with several gallons for his home and office. "rolling stone" reports pearl jam canceled a north carolina concert to protest the state's so-called bathroom bill. a hand-written statement released by the band calls the law a despicable piece of legislation that encourages discrimination. the law requires transgender people to use the bathroom of their birth gender. and "the miami herald" says carnival has opened cuba cruise bookings to cuban-born travelers. carnival had been under fire for not allowing cuban-americans to buy tickets. cuban regulations bar people born in cuba from returning by ship.

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here's another look at this morning's top stories. severe flooding in the houston area has killed at least five people. more wet weather is expected today. thousands of homes and several major roadways are flooded. hundreds had to be rescued from the high water.

stay at home. and it's primary day here in new york. democrat hillary clinton is trying to regain momentum after losing seven straight contests to bernie sanders. a big win is essential for donald trump if he has any chance of clinching the republican nomination before the convention in july. the city of baltimore has started tearing down thousands of homes. it's part of an effort to lift itself out of decades of urban decay. >> reporter: the site of abandoned buildings being demolished looks pretty good from where carol ott stands. >> it's just incredible to see this. >> to see what? >> large-scale demolition. i've never seen it before. >> reporter: she's been fighting seven years for this. we first met her in 2013 taking pictures of baltimore's 16,000 abandoned buildings and posting them online to publicly shame owners. these two blocks in the heart of west baltimore's sandtown

first to go, but ott worries about the people who live here. >> i want their voices to be the voices that are heard. >> you don't think that's happening? >> well, look around. it hasn't happened probably in 40 years. >> reporter: 45-year-old ray kelly has lived here all his life. >> we keep saying that this is progress, but nobody is asking where are we putting all these people that lived in this community. >> reporter: 20% of the people here are unemployed and a third live in poverty. this neighborhood is also where freddie gray lived. after his death while in police custody, rioting and looting further destroyed it. >> this wasn't a five-year crime spree that started this right here. this is 30, 40 years of just saying, to hell with that community. >> reporter: baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says the demolition will cost $94 million.

homes and green spaces. >> when you see a vacant home, when you see numerous vacant homes in a row, what that suggests is neglect. what that suggests is a city that's going in the wrong direction. >> reporter: but kelly is more concerned about the people than the buildings. >> you think this drives them out? >> i think this moves them out. this is not solving the problem. this is moving the problem. >> reporter: a sign that rebuilding trust may still be baltimore's biggest challenge. cbs news, baltimore. coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, the growing problem of atm skimming. we'll show you how to protect your bank card. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday.

it is 4:30, 61 degrees on this tuesday, april 19th. primary day, slight chance of showers, then clearing up with temperatures reaching about 70 degrees.