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of catching fire during a crash. and time is running short for a young girl in need of a lung transplant. the government refusing to suspend a rule keeping her off a list of potential organ recipients. >> this is an incredibly agonizing situation where someone lives and someone dies. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, june 5th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, there is no joy in mudville or anywhere else they're playing baseball this morning. major league baseball will look to suspend some of the game's biggest stars who are allegedly connected to a florida clinic suspected in a doping scandal. espn reports at least 20 are involved. the clinic's founder has agreed to testify, name names, and provide incriminating records. among those allegedly linged to
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the clinic are alex rodriguez and ryan braun. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. yeah, the man who ran that clinic, tony bosch, will reportedly give up a lot of names to investigators within days. for example, bosch would get late night text messages telling him to go to a-rod's home where he would inject him with performance-enhancing drugs. once he talks to investigators, the suspension could come down within weeks. some of baseball's biggest stars including alex rodriguez and ryan braun could be suspended for 100 games for using performance-enhancing drugs, according to espn. the yankees manager joe girardi worries about the scandal of america's pastime. >> i worry about baseball being affected, the game as a whole thing and what it's been through
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the last 15 years and that's my concern. >> espn tells it that the owner of the miami aging clinic tony bosch has agreed to talk with the investigators and give them the dirt of the players. the league first became aware of bosch's name last summer and his list includes 20 players including washington national's pitcher. milwaukee brewer ryan braun has said in the past his name appear because he hired bosch as a consultant during his appeal of a 2011 positive test of perm-enhancing drugs. >> i don't know the specifics. i've already addressed it. >> fans at last night's game says he hasn't come clean. >> he lied. he lied to every brewer's fan. >> some of brewers' youngest baseball fans don't want to
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believe it. major league baseball won't comment on the report. now, all of the players named in those records of the clinic obtained by espn denied using performance-enhancing drugs. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis is in washington. thank you, susan. well, today the house on services commitly will consider several senate proposals on the way the military handles sexual assault. yesterday they were taken to task by lawmakers over the issue, but the military's top brass say they don't want to give up their authority on the matter. david martin reports. >> reporter: with one exemption, the senior officers who marched into the senior committee room were all men and they all objected to legislation to take the decision to prosecute sexual assault away from commanders in the field, but committee members, including seven women, were ready to take them on. >> not every single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape.
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>> senator gillibrand was referring to the sexual assault cases that left two thirds of the victims feeling like they were being retaliated against. >> you have lost the trust on the men and women who rely on you, that you will actually bring justice in these cases. they're afraid to report. they think their careers will be over. >> reporter: one of the most controversial case cases is that of lieutenant colonel james wilkerson convicted by a military jury of molesting a female in his home. he was kicked out of the air force and sentenced to prison but his general threw out the verdict. >> it was astoundingly ignorant. he opened it that she didn't get a ride home when she had a chachbls are you fricking kidding me? >> reporter: wilkerson is now in the air force but is involved in another case for fathering a
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child out of wedlock. >> we failed in this in the past. it has not been a top priority in the years past, the decades past. if it was, we wouldn't be here today. >> reporter: and joint chiefs chairman general dempsey says that would speak for him. the military chiefs insist that this time they really mean it. zero tolerance for sexual misconduct but several members say you can't change the culture without first changing the system. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. a treasury department report spells out some high end living of employees by the internal representative knew service. the excessive spending including a conference that cost more than $4 million. meanwhile a conservative group spells out what it was like when they were singled out for
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scrutiny. >> reporter: these six leaders of conservative groups say the irs unfairly signaling them out for their political beliefs. >> this was not an accident. this is a willful act of intimidation. >> reporter: becky teefd that the irs ignored her application for tax exemption for more than a year and then asked her blame tea party group for all copies of emailed speeches and donor list. >> i'm a born-free american woman, wife, mother, and citizen, and i'm telling my government that you've forgotten your place. >> reporter: attorney john eastman claims the irs committed a felony when it released information about his group's donors who opposed same-sex marriage. >> there's a reason some people want to have their activities confidential so that they don't get harassed. >> reporter: essentially lawmakers on the panel were equally outraged. >> no american should be targeted by the government for their personal views. >> reporter: and the irs is
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facing cleanup from another scandal. this brand-new inspector general's report details how the agency used taxpayer dollars on lavish employee conferences. >> it suggests to me that we have an organization, a very powerful organization that feels that it's above the law. >> reporter: lawmakers say they plan to continue their investigation in a transparent way so the irs can work to regain the public trust. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. well, on the "cbs moneywatch" now, a chrysler recall controversy and home prices jump. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> and good morning to you, anne-marie. well, chrysler refusing to call nearly 3 million vehicles that the government says has a dangerous fuel tank defect. they want advithe u.s. automake recall jeeps and cherokee
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liberties. they say the vehicles could leak in a rear end collision and catch fire. chrysler insists they're safe claiming the government relied on incomplete data. tokyo's nikkei lost nearly 4% to a two-month low, while hong kong's hang seng fell about 1%. for the past 20 weeks, tuesday produced gains for traders on wall street, but all winning streakings eventually come to an end. the dow dropped 76 points yesterday, while the nasdaq shed 20 points. >> the housing market is turning red hot with prices soaring 12% in april, the billest leap in seven years. real estate data provider core logic found the biggest gain in nevada where prices are up 25%. the u.s. banned imports of apple's iphone 4 after ruling the popular smartphone violates a patent by samsung. the import ban means apple won't
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be able to sell more of the devices in the u.s. introduce in 2010 it is the oldest iteration of the device still being made. apple can appeal, and president obama can invalidate the order. and today an fda advisory kplitd tee begins a new review of a former blockbuster diabetes drug, deciding whether safety restrictions placed on it in 2010 are too harsh. the fda is taking another look at avandia's heart attack risk now that a recent review found that it might not be as dangerous as it once thought. it will be interesting to see how that plays out. >> indeed. ashley morrison here in new york. thank you, ashley. wellinger coming up on the "morning news," the voice of the boston marathon bombing suspect. this is the "cbs morning news." >> announcer: "moneywatch" sponsored by vagisil wash with odor block.
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for the first time ever, we are hearing the voice of the surviving boston marathon suspect. from his prison hospital in massachusetts, tsarnaev called his mother. >> reporter: at her home, she played parts of her conversation for a reporter. she said her call with her son dzhokhar occurred last week. speaking from a hospital last week, the accused boston marathon bomber told his mother he was recovering from gunshot wounds. she asked if he was in pain. no, of course, not, czar coutsa said. next portions of the call, he warned his mother not to discuss the case. everything is good. please don't say anything, he
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says. while he's talking to his mother and father, he's no longer talking to the fbi and prosecutor, but sources say before he was being read his rights, he did con fesh to the bombings. he said he and his brother tamer lynn wanted to avench the kills overseas. after the phone call dzhokhar's mother insisted he ice innocent. >> it's terrible that it happened but i know my kids did not do it. >> reporter: in replaying the tape she became emotional. in the call, her son was not. >> i thought he would scream, what's going on, what's going on, but, mama, instead he was coming to me down, you know what i mean? >> dzhokhar tsarnaev also told his parents he does not need any money from them.
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someones goed $1,000 in his prison account. prosecutors could push for the death penalty. bob orr, cbs news, washington. when we return, your wednesday morning weather and a december pirates plea. the family of a 10-year-old girl in need of a lung transplant calls for a change in the transplant rules to save the girl's life. e air effects and asked real people what they thought. i can't believe i don't smell any of this. febreze did a really great job. impressive. febreze air effects eliminates tough odors for good. febreze, breathe happy. your skin can grow more beautiful every time you wear it. neutrogena® healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% of women saw improvement in their skin. neutrogena® cosmetics.
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new york, mostly sunny, a high of 75. thunderstorms in miami. chicago, afternoon showers. sunny in dallas. and morning clouds in los angeles, a high of 75. time now for a check of the national forecast. yet another round of severe weather is in store for folks in the nation's midsection with a threat of more tornadoes and hail. as much as 8 inches of rain could fall in south florida. most of the northeast and west stays dry. well, time is running out for a 10-year-old pennsylvania girl in need of a lung transplant. with so few pediatric lungs available, sarah murnaghan's family has appealed to the government. on tuesday health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius said she will not intervene. >> reporter: sarah murnaghan is
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on a ventilator in delve philadelphia hospital. her family says sarah doesn't have much time left. >> her doctors told us they thought we had weeks, not months. >> reporter: sarah has been on an organ transplant list for 18 months. she's at the top of the list, but with few pediatric lung donors, sarah's parents urged the government to change the rule barring children under the age of 12 from being on an adult transplant list. secretary contakathleen sebeliu ordered a review and last week declined the rule. >> this is an incredibly it would be successful despite her age. lawmakers pressed sebelius on the issue during a hearing on capitol hill. >> a study you have ordered, and i appreciate that, a study will
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take over a year, and this young lady will be dead. >> why wouldn't we do it. >> why do we do so much bull crap around this place and we have a chance to save this life -- >> 40 people in your home state are waiting on a -- >> she would be -- >> sir, there are 40 people in the highest acuity list waiting for a lung in pennsylvania. >> reporter: worried that her time is running out, sarah's family is making a plea to potential donors. >> if there's a family out there who's in a gut-wrenching decision of making gift of life to someone else, that they consider offering the lungs as a direct donation for sarah. >> now, sarah's family says they aren't looking for an exemption to the rule in her case but rather for the rule to be lifted all together. now, straight ahead. kinky crime. a thief makes off with lingeried mannequin and later, a twist that night. economic times have led to an increase in clinical depression.
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forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., mostly sunny today. atlanta, thunderstorms and evening thunderstorms in st. louis. denver can expect showers, but partly sunny in seattle. in sports now, the l.a. kings come back in hockey's western conference finals. the defending stanley cup chants get out to a 2-0 lead against chicago and go on to win, 3-1. but the blackhawks still lead the series, two games to one. in baseball, phillies' outfielder john mayberry jr. does a full inning of extra work. in the tenth he ties up the game with a solo run in the tenth inn and in the next, he comes to plate with the bases loaded. it is gone. walk-off grand slam as the phyllis beat the marlins, 11-3.
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a washington man is under arrest. surveillance video shows the thief grabbing the mannequin. the bottom falls off but he makes off with the top half. then later that night, wearing the mannequin's wig, he breaks in again and he takes some sex toys and lingerie. he tries to make a getaway on his bike, but deputies follow the trail of stolen merchandise he left behind as he tried to get away. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning" -- there's not much to say about that -- auctioningoff photos taken by a chimpanzee. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." you know? just to unwind. >> but we can only afford one trip this year, and his high school reunion is coming up in seattle. >> everyone's going. then we heard about hotwire and realized we could actually afford to take both trips. >> woman: see, when really nice hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them, so we got our four-star hotels for half-price. >> i should've been voted most likely to travel.
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. good morning. welcome to wusa9. today is wednesday, june 5. >> not friday yet. >> not friday yet but a beautiful day on tap. i'm andrea roane. gosh, yesterday was perfect. good morning. i'm mike hydeck. felt like san diego yesterday. i happened to have the day off. >> just happened to have the day off. >> sheer luck. good morning, monika. it was a wonderful day. played golf. >> today is going to be a nice day, too, for a tee time or anything else outdoors. i'm actually going to be outdoors working today. tomorrow more unsettled. tomorrow will be a gym day. let's get you going with a look at your day plan other this fine wednesday morning. comfortably cool out there now.
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many temperatures in the low to mid-50s in the suburbs. we'll be 73 degrees by 11:00. slightly warmer than yesterday. yesterday we got 2078. i think we -- got to 78. i think we can make 81 with partly to mostly sunny skies. yesterday was really blue. today we'll have high clouds streaming in from time to time. we're seeing that on our radar. just these high, thin clouds coming n. still a good deal of sunshine. humidity levels still nice and low as we look at the temperatures right now. they are really on the cool side. cumberland is 50. 51 in martinsburg. westminster is also 50 degrees. we have 54 at andrews. mid-50s on the eastern shore. even in tappahannock this morning a brisk 51. lots of windows open. people enjoying the fresh air outside. your highs this afternoon will range around 79 up in baltimore, laytonsville, manassas 82. let's turn it over to monika
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sam tap any -- to monika samtani. there's one accident that happened a few moments ago on the northbound side of i-270 near shady grove road. let's go to a live picture here. you can't see the accident which means that traffic is now moving well through the area. it was in the local lanes along the right side. i don't think it should be an issue now, especially if you're heading southbound this morning. back to the maps. on the southbound side of i-95 near the prince william parkway, also construction along the right side. that should be picked up shortly as well. no problems on the northbound side of 95 as you can see as you come up from triangle to woodbridge and springfield as well. we'll wind a live look on the northbound side of 395 near seminary road. no problems at all to the 14th street bridge and into downtown. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. a big sports story tops our news. major league baseball is reportedly working on suspensions for some of the game's biggest stars such as
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ryan braun. >> reporter: some baseball's biggest stars including alex rodriguez and ryan braun could be sus spented for 1 -- suspended for 100 games for using performance enhancing drugs. >> mlb is handling t. >> reporter: new york yankees manager joe gerardi worries about the scandal. >> i worry about baseball being effected as a game, the whole thing and what it's been through in the last 15 years. that's my concern. >> reporter: espn says sources tell it that the owner of a miami antiagent clinic tony bosch has agreed to talk with investigators and give them the dirt. the league first became aware of bosch's name last summer and names from his clinic list 20
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play ares, including gio gonzalez. >> how far will this one go? >> reporter: milwaukee brewer ryan braun has said in the past his name appears because he hired posch as a consultant during his appeal of a 2011 positive test of performance enhancing drugs. >> i don't know the specifics of the story that came out today but i've already commented on it and i'll say nothing further about it. >> reporter: fans of last night's game say he hasn't come clean. >> he lied to every brewer fan out here. >> reporter: some of baseball's youngest fans don't want to believe it. >> it would kind of make me upset. >> reporter: major league baseball won't comment on the report. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. in the news right now, funeral services will be held today for new jersey senator frank lautenberg. the long-time center will be remembered during services in new york city. his body will then be transported here to washington where he'll lie in repose in the senate chamber tomorrow before being buried at li

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