good morning. it's monday may 259, 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." record braking storms wash away homes and cars. today tens of milslion could face more severe weather. the entire anbar province threatens to fall to isis after the u.s. defense secretary shows iraqis show no will to fight. plus a security scare at the french open when a selfie-seeking fan rushes roger federer. but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> the whole thing is a raging r riveuron o house. took all of our furniture, wiped

it out. the deck was gone. >> deadly storms destroy hundreds of homes. >> several missing after floodwaters swept through homes in southern okla ahomand texas. >> i don't know if i'm going to make it but i love you. >> one twister hit a houston apartment complex blowing off part of its roof. >> a bomb squad destroyed a pressure cooker in a suspicious vehicle parked near the u.s. capitol capitol. >> a police officer was acquit acquitted in the shooting deaths of two unarmed african-americans. >> they cannot justify what happened that night. >>ob nel prize winner john nash and his wife died in a car crash. >> the mathematician was portrayed in "the a beautiful mind." >> they need to have a strategy. there is no strategy. >> president obama marking this memorial day by laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown at thein arlgton cemetery.

>> a skydiver was landing at an event for some veteransn whe he hit some power lines. he's expected to be okay. >> all that -- >> he tried to take a selfie with roger. >> -- and all that matters -- >> the winner of the indianapolis 500 is juan pablo montoya. >> -- on "cbs this morning." >> david letterman just arrived, and you've got to see what's on the side of this car. >> we all followed the end of the show and we now know that you're going to be at a lot more races. is that right? >> that's right. i think i'll back to indiana and get a paper route. >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this morning" and happy memorial day. i'm anthony mason with vinita

nair. charlie, norah, and gayle are off. more than 25 million americans from montana to florida could be in the path of new thunderstorms. texas and oklahoma are once again in the bull's-eye. >> that's where at least three people were killed in weekend storms. eight others are still missing. flooding damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes. omar villafranca is in wimberley, texas. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for weeks texas has been pummeled by severe weather and record rainfall. you can see some of that damage behind me in wimberley, texas. with more storms on the way, residents are getting ready for another dangerous situation. more than 20 inches of rain in parts of texas has sent rivers soaring to record highs. swallowing cars homes, and forcing thousands to evacuate.

the rushing waters of the san gabriel river quickly overwhelmed this kayaker near austyn. he struggled for several minutes to keep his head above water until bistaernlds used tow straps to pull him in. drone footage shows what's left of this bridge after the blanco river rose 26 feet in just one hour. joe moore describes hearing screams for help as the flooding intensified. what was she saying. >> help us. >> us. >> yes help us. a helicopter was used to rescue a 68-year-old father trapped in the river for over two hours. >> i kept calling him saying are you okay, are you okay. he said i'm okay but i don't know if i'm going to make it. >> homes were swept completely

off their foundations and hundreds more destroyed. >> is this area going to come back? >> oh, yeah. it will. it will. it's a strong community. you'll see people coming together. they already have. >> texas governor greg abbott is expected to survey the damage firsthand later on today. as for the line of storms that ee expected to roll here today, it's expected to bring another 5 inches of rain. anthony? >> omar thanks. rivers are swelling in oklahoma this morning. two people have been killed in the flooding there. one of them was a firefighter there helping with a rescue. rachel calderon is in arcadia where rising water is washing out hold plans. rachel good morning. >> good morning. most people head to the lakes on memorial day but we learned overnight that several lakes in oklahoma have been shut down because of the heavy rain. you can see behind me this is a boat ramp and a boat dock has been virtually submerged under

water. this is a record-setting rain in oklahoma. this is what it looks like. a wide swath inundated by water. the flooding has brought grief to a firefighter who lost his life on the job. >> he's our hero that's for sure. it could have been our grandkids. >> on saturday captain jason farley was sent to evacuate stranded residents and flipped into a andredrain pipe. >> we suspected he drowned, got caught in a storm drain itself. >> reporter: in wagner county thousands of farmland have been swamped. >> a lot of flooded land. the only question we have is what is going to be the economic impact to these farmers. >> reporter: this shows overflowing and the flooding stretches clear over the bridge. in lake eufala dennis lives

along a lakeshore flooded drooish. >> i have moved the room empty because i expect it to flood. >> no matter how far the waters rise, he says he won't leave. >> i'm going to stay until i have to swim out. >> reporter: in the meantime the red cross is helps those displaced. the good news is it will likely end a drought that has been here for years. >> rachel thank you. people are cleaning up after a tornado touched down. it packed winds of up to 140 miles an hour. many had broken windows to missing rooftops. meteorologist scott padgett is tracking the memorial day storms. scott, good morning. >> good morning. the potential of strong to severe storms continues in parts. from austin to near dallas. damaging winds to isolated tornados can't be ruled out with

the enhanced risk of severe weather. then to near houston by later today, but the potential of more severe weather into the evening hours. along the eastern seaboard. for memorial day, temperatures in the 80s. maybe some storms near atlanta. anthony? >> scott thanks. newly released video shows a massive fire burning where iraqi forces are battling isis for control. the video posted by isis shows a wall of flames and plumes of black smoke. it may have been hit by iraqi air forces. ashton carter is blaming iraqi troops for losing the key city of ramadi to isis. he said the iraqis lack the will to fight. holly williams with the first response. good morning. >> good morning. iraq's prime minister has refuted secretary cart 'eers criticism of the iraqi army b through are fears that all of

surrounding anbar province could now fall to isis. it's a province that was secured by u.s. troops after the invasion of iraq in 2003 at a cost of nearly 1,300 american lives. over a week after ramadi fell to isis and refugees are still screaming out streaming out of anbar province. isis has reportedly used its favorite tactics in ramadi carrying out public executions and instilling fear among those who stay behind. iraq's national army was trained and equipped by the u.s. at a cost of 20 billion dollar but its soldiers fled ramadi after a wave of truck bombs. iraq's shiite militias have deployed to try to retake the city. they've proven effective against

isis in other areas near baghdad but then notorious for their brutal tactics and implicated murders of sumi muslims. there ramadi could spark the deadly tensions. nine months after the u.s.-led coalition of air strikes against militants, isis still making gains. on wednesday they seized the ancient city of palmyra. there are fears thatly pill language the historic sight but the city also gives them access to new oil and gas fields as well as a key highway that connects the capital damascus with eastern syria and there are reports which we cannot independently verify of hundreds of executions in palmyra including of children.

anthony? >> holly williams in istanbul. thank you, holly. a scare at a national memorial day concert. the capitol police bomb squad destroyed the pressure cooker offices found in an unintended car. a follow-up search revealed nothing hazardous. the car's owner was located and arrested. he's arrested with driving with a revoked license. the national symphony orchestra and singer gloria estefan were among those honoring veterans. president obama will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and at the world war ii memorial a dozen surviving veterans will lay wreaths on the nearly 400,000 soldiers killed during that war. police arrested dozens of demonstrators saturday after a white police officer was cleared

in the shooting deaths of two unarmed black michael brelo fired 140 shots. now cleveland await as decision in another racially charged case. police killed tamir rice. jericka duncan has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the protests over the weekend for the most part remain peaceful although there were 71 arrests. now, we did get a chance to sit down with the family of timothy russell. they expressed disappointment over the verdict and concern of what might happen in the case involved 12-year-old tamir rice. >> i was very upset about the verdict and i also feel that brelo was wrong. >> reporter: michael brelo was one of dozens of officers who chased russell and brown when

they thought someone in the car fired at them. they shot more than 100 rounds. officer brelo jumped on the hood and fire 15d bullets through the windshield after the car had stopped moving. no gun was found at the scene. prosecutors claim russell's car backfired sounding like a gunshot. >> i feel that there was adrenaline flowing that night. those officers were angry, they were mad, and they went overboard. >> the judge said he could not conclude brelo's shots alone caused the deaths of williams and russell and he said there was justifiable cause than he and the public were in eminent dangerer. that's what's happening all across america. the officers are getting off because they're using that same defense. i thought they were trying to shoot me. >> reporter: another police-involved shooting looms over this city. the county prosecutor is

weighing whether to charge an officer in the november 2014 death of 12-year-old tamir rice. do you think criminal charges sbhould pursued in that case? >> no absolutely not. you look in that video and you see a 5'7" 191-pound person pulling what looks like a gun out of his waistband as they're approaching. what do you expect the police to do. >> do you expect something to happen if they're not centimeter krlly charged? >> would hope that the citizens would continue to protest in a nonviolent way but honestly after so longer so much people are trying to -- they're feeling like will we ever get justice. >> reporter: police officials and community lead reverse saying they're preparing for the worst if the officer in the rice case is not charnld.

meanwhile the fbi says they will review the brelo case. >> jericka duncan thank you. tributes are pouring in this morning for a math wizard. john nash was the subject of the book and mooesh "a beautiful mind." he and his wife alicia were killed. he overcame incredible obstacles. elaine quijano has more. >> he was someone who struggled with mental illness, whose very promising academic career was derailed by schizophrenia. >> as the movie "a beautiful mind" shows he spent many years straddling the line between genius and madness. >> i'm being held against my will. somebody call the department of defense.

>> reporter: between trips to the mental hospital he wandered the princeton university campus as if he were homeless. in 2002 nash spoke to mike wallace in a story for "cbs sunday morning." >> you believed that aliens were trying to destroy your career? >> well, it's the same as whatever the voices might be. the voices might be aliens. it mighte something beyond human. >> after decades of suffering with skitsz fren ya nash's symptoms gradually faded during his 50s. as his life regained a sense of normalcy, the honors and awards followed. he earned a nobel prize for his work on game theory research he conducted as a 21-year-old graduate student and last week he received one of the highest honors. >> i want to express my

appreciation. >> reporter: on saturday he and his wife just returned to the u.s. when their taxi lost control, hit a guardrail on the turnpike and were ejected from from the car. russell crowe was stunned. >> this is shocking to me. >> louie neuronburg who shared the nobel prize with nash -- >> that's how i feel about nash. what he was like to have done. during the period he was ill. >> nashs were in the taxi because the car service that was supposed to take them home didn't show up. they were not wearing seatbelts and were the only fatalities in the crash. john nash was 86 years old. alicia nash was 82. >> thanks. anne meara also died on saturday. the wife of jerry stiller and mother of ben stiller was a four-time emmy nominee.

meara and her husband became famous 50 years ago on the ed sullivan year cracking jokes about married life stiller and mere roy. she appeared on dozens of tv shows. we'll look back at her work. >> married for 61 years. want pablo montoya -- >> montoya battled back after a close call when he was bumped from behind. there were five crashes in sunday's race. one incident on pit road injured two crew members but there was no repeat of the scary accidents during qualified were cars were flying in the air. >> the big moment off the track featured david letterman. he retired from the show wednesday. the team he co-owns honored letterman with special artwork on the number 32 car. he opened up about coming back

to one tradition and saying good-bye to another. >> it's always great of coming back to the indianapolis 500 regardless of the week. i can't tell you how thankful i am for everybody making me and everyone on the show feel great what we were doing meanting is to people. >> servia made it to the halfway point before he was knocked out of the race. >> ahead, new

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this bear must have been really hungry. it climbed all the way to the top of a transmission tower to eat the eggs in the raven's nest. they tried to fight off the bear. he calmly ate his meal and climbed down the ladder. the birds stayed by the nest as if in mourning. >> imagine how tall that was. >> what are you supposed to do if you're a raiven? >> seems like an unfair battle. coming up this half hour roger federer is not smiling over this selfie. federal officials are investigating how a bystander bypassed security and stepped

onto the court. we'll show you federer's angry response. crawford gets rare access to a rare photo. see how they could change the face of american warfare. that's ahead. it is time now to show you some of this morning's headlines. the "los angeles times" has an update. crews are work 1g 2 hour as day to clean it all up. more than 650 workers are moving up to 1,100 gallons of crude. officials say the job will take weeks. they're asking for another 100 volunteers. >> a police officer with the city housing authority was shot and killed in his patrol car. his cruiser apparently rolled at least a block after sunday's shooting. it finally stopped when it hit a curb. police are searching for suspects. and the "washington post" says police have released four suspects in relation to the

washington, d.c. mansion murders. they're searching for others who may have been involved. julianna goldman has more. good morning. >> good morning. d.c. police are saying very little at this time ore than the investigation is ongoing. daron wint is charged with first-degree murder but court documents make clear he didn't act alone. the savopouloses and their 10-year-old son and housekeeper figueroa were held captive. it required the assistance of more than one person. >> now that mr. wint is incarcerated, the work is not done. >> reporter: they have a maze of cryptic clues based on statements of mumt. witnesses. steve pomeranz is a former director of the fbi. >> there's a tremendous amount

of informati available to them that they have to parse through and follow each and every one. >> one witness told detectives that savopoulos called thursday morning and requested that a package be picked up and delivered to his home. the witness first reported stopping at the office to peck up another employee before withdrawing $40,000 in cash. the witness then dropped the money as instructed in the back of this red car. but under questioning, the witness's story changed including details of how the witness received the package, where it was left and when the request was made. the witness later admitted lying twice about key details. five people were with wint when he was arrested. they've since been released, but experts say that doesn't mean they're not being track and they could still lead the police to valuable information. anthony, prosecutors say they expect to bring more charges in the coming weeks. >> julianna, thank you. there's more first round

action at the french open in paris where players are wondering how a young fan evaded security at grand slam tournament. as elizabeth palmer reports he wanted a selfie on the court with one of the top seeds. >> as roger federer finishes the job -- >> reporter: after an easy victory champion roger federer was heading off the court when he was ambushed with a phone. all he wanted was a selfie with the star but the star wouldn't pose. security breaches like this said federer, must be stopped. >> i'm not happy about it. obviously not one second i'm happy about it. >> reporter: federer has been targeted before. >> get this guy out of here. >> reporter: at the french open six years ago a man ran onto the court and bizarrely tried to put a hat on him. sometimes on court intruders are armed with more than hats and

smartphones. in 1993 then 19-year-old was knifed in the back by a deranged fan in germany. that led to a global review of tournament security but the incident shocked professional tennis and has clearly stayed with them. >> i speak on behalf of all the players that's where you do your job. you want to feel safe. nothing happened so i'm relieved. but it was not a nice situation to be in. >> for "cbs this morning" this morning elizabeth palmer london. >> in this day and age i think you would be hard-pressed no tot find someone who agrees with federer. >> they're in a wide open space. they've got to be protected. they really do. >> absolutely. coming up, women make up 7% of the marine corps, but zero per soechblt those fighting in front line units.

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side on the battlefield. >> contact 300, fire. >> reporter: it may look like standard military training but here in california desert this group of marines could be making history. >> it's not necessarily for us specifically, but it's for that one woman, that one female that joins out there that wants to do this eventually that she's given the opportunity to do it. >> reporter: danielle beck is one of more than 250 marines who volunteer for a grueling mission, an unprecedented scientific experiment that will help the pentagon decide whether women can fight on the front lines. >> you think there are women who could be just as effective in infantry. >> yes. >> yes, ma'am. >> have you seen some here? >> yes, ma'am. >> yes, ma'am. >> about 7% of the marine corps

is nowwomen. many already serve in combat in support position bus some jobs are limited to men like the charging infantry. the forefront of the battle. >> that's where the rubber meeting the road. we're supported by a cast of amazing marines that make us able to do our job, but the infantry is where we win battles. >> infantry marines are trained to fight in close combat to search out and destroy the enemy. the question is whether it should be open to women. that's what this group of marines will help determine. they made it through intense specialized training to get here, a marine base called 29 palms. for months of simulated battle. packed with more than 100 pounds

of equipment and weapons. gun fights with live ammunition working as a unit to overcome obstacles achlt throughout researchers watch and record their performance. >> each woup f these black dots represents a shot we have detected in an around the target. >> scientist paul johnson helped develop the testing. each marine is equipped with high-tech gps detectors to measure accuracy and heart rate monitors to see how they react. >> look at the physical characteristics. maybe it's heights, upper body strength lower body strength. maybe it's your heart efficiency. what physical characteristics really lead you to be good in these jobs. >> that data would help them deseed what women would be able to help and what physical men and women. >> they're all capable of

performs the tasks. the question is can they do them to the same level as their male counterparts. >> so this is a look alt not only can the women actually perform but how their performance affectings the group as a whole. >> that's correct. >> it's as close to war as they can get. they'll encounter situations they would encounter like rescuing a fallen comrade at the end of an exhausting battle. this dummy called corp recall carl is 174 pounds the weight of the average marine. >> they'll have to get corporate carl off the field. >> that's right. they have to get him to some kind of medevac point. >> women in combat said it could disrupt the cohesion of this t unit but the marines said that's not an issue. >> they all know how to work together. the training and passing the

physical standards. there should be no reason to not trust the marine to the left or right of you. >> i'm looking at it not only do i have my brother in arm but my sister in arms that i have to protect as well. >> reporter: for the women the physical part has been the challenge. they're smaller and on average about 30 pounds lighter than the men but in combat they have to carry the same amount and be equal. >> it's the pace. we can carry the weight but we have males with 6 feet longer strides and it's hard to catch up with them, keep up with them. >> that do not think marines should lower standards for women. on that point there is wide agreement. >> you have to perform. if you can't show up ready to go physic will and mentally we don't just lose a game. we don't just not make a sale. lives are at stake.

that's why this is so important to the infantry and the infantry as a whole for the next 20 30r years. >> but the women say few would want these roles. >> it takes a special woman, a special dreesh a special heart, a special mindset to do this. it's the same for men. >> it's a sense of pride. i started this. i'm definitely going to try to fin irn. i don't want to quit just because it's hard. >> staying the course for the few in the future. jan crawford cbs news california. >> it's have interesting the approach. >> it's interesting. the only way to test the idea is to test it. it's about time this experiment happened. >> i'll say so. a celebration turned scary for a skydiver and the crowd

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it's memorial day, monday, may 25th 2015. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including u2 back on tour. we go behind the scenes to show you what's new with the band and what's old. but first here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. for weeks texas has been pummeled by severe damage and record rainfall. here you can see some of the damage behind me. >> in fact the weather service talks about el nino. >> iraq's prime minister has refuted secretary carter's criticism of the iraqi army. >> in washington, the discovery of a pressure cooker caused a scare before sunday's national memorial day concert. >> honestly i think after so

long, after so much people are starting to feel like will we ever get icjuste. >> tributes are pouring in this morning for john nash. he and his wife alicia wereng in c aar accident. >> do you think there are women who could be just as effective in infantry? >> yes. >> i speak on behalf of all the players, that's where you do your job that' wshere you want to feel safe. >> i think you would be hard-pressed to not find someone who agrees with federer. >> yes. >> he missed. a great grab by a fan. that is a one-handed grab and he held onto the beer. >> announcer: this morning ice "eye opener" at 8:00 is presented by walgreens. i'm anthony mason with vinita nair. charlie rose, norah o'donnell, and gayle king are off. record rainfall in texas caused

flooding throughout the state. water flowed through the six flags theme park in arlington. >> floodwaters were strong enough to sweep houses right off their foundation. hundreds of homes were damaged. one person died in the texas flooding. others are still missing. >> people in oklahoma this morning are grieving for a firefighter who drowned trying to save others. captain jason farley is one of two people who died in this weekend's severe weather in oklahoma. flooding there has swamped farmland. water rose above bridges. more thunderstorms and flash floodling threaten the state today. president obama will honor the armed forces on this memorial day. he'll place a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington national sem tier. last night washington held a musical tribute to fallen servicemembers. ♪ god bless america my home sweet home ♪ >> that, of course, is gloria estefan. she and others performed a

memorial concert on the capitol's west lawn. the band's last tour four years ago brought in more than $700 million. we went behind the scenes to see why the guys from ireland didn't let anything stand in their way as they returned to the stage. the u2 tour is a blend of both high and low tech. edge uses these antique ams it's still valve technology. it's exactly the same as it was in the 1950s. >> then there's the mammoth l.e.d. screen suspended above the floor. >> we have this screen but we can also climb into the image. do you want to take a loom? >> sure. >> during the concert the men climb into what feels like a giant cage. >> this will be our home for the next year or so. >> what's it like performs in here? >> it's different, very

different. >> but it's transforming the concert experience. when my image was thrown on the screen with edge aside i could appear to hold him in the palm of my hand. on opening night, it was bon no's hand reaching out. but that first name the tour almost ended in vancouver when the edge went over the edge. >> it was a moment of revelry where i just completely lost track of where i was on the stage. >> luckily he was unhurt. >> were you guys nervous when he went over the side. >> sick in the pit of my stomach. >> a weird moment because i knew what was down there. >> start and ends. >> it would have been the shortest tour in history. >> the tour had already been

postponed once after bono crashed a bicycle in central park in november fractured his cheek, shoulder and hand. he still can't play guitar. >> i can't close these fingers. >> you can't close them at all. >> no. >> do you think you'll ever be able to? >> i don't know. >> do you remember lie tong ground after it? >> no. >> not at all. >> nothing. >> when you figured out what had happened, what were you thinking? >> edge says they look at my body like it's an inconvenience and i need to be more mindful, and i -- you know i'm disagreeing with edge all my life on musical matters but i'm starting to pay more attention to him on philosophical ones. >> so they're a little beat up but they're out there on the road and that screen is just amazing. >> also the people with the cheap seats, you really feel like you get to see everything

that's on that screen. >> you sure do. i've always been distracted at stadium concerts because you have to look at the screen but they're in the screen. it changes everying. that picture needs to be in your office. >> actress and comedienne anne meara is being remembered. wife of jerry stiller and mother of ben stiller died saturday in new york. the comedy partnership with real life roots made her a real name. >> i was asleep. you ran off with my paycheck. >> she first made the screen in 1950s. she would become a household name after finding her partner in comedy both on and off. meara married fellow comedian jerry stiller in 1954 and their career took off.

stiller and meara's real life relationship was inspiration for their classical comedy bit about a short jewish mandating a tall irish woman. >> we're dempsey on my mother's side. >> the two became regulars on the ed sullivan road. >>'d like every cockroach in new york to commit suicide. >> she earned a global nomination and four emmys. >> oh. >> she took on several dramatic roles and appeared with ben stiller in night of the museum. >> felt a connection. i felt like you did too. >> she was known for the comedic chemistry with her husband that proved timeless small i'm lost. >> you have been lost since 1972. >> i was lost when i found you. >> please. >> she's survived by her children grandchildren and husband of 61 years.

>> what's the one thing that made it work for our marriage? >> i had you. >> an mere wra was 85. >> for "cbs this morning" carter evans. >> what a great answer. i had you. >> what's made it work so long. >> you've been lost since 1952, i love that. >> met on a casting call. >> great story. great life. jeremy wade is called an extreme angler. that could be a nice way of saying watch out when you're with this guy. ahead, a fishing trip to florida's everglades with the host of river

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attracted to mosquitos. it may have to do with size. if you're exercising outside, if you're having a barbecue playing volleyball, you're going to be more atrackive than the guy sitting on the lawn chair not moving. we think it may be chemical reactions, even the compounds that we give off but the jury's still out. >> i think a lot of people are going to be quoting you. i don't have to exercise. i can lay here all of the day. i want to ask you besides the obvious thinks, the itching and swelling is there something we should be aware of? >> absolutely. 40% of us don't do nothing. they don't believe in it. we have west nile virus. these are things that are viral infections that you need to prevent the bite and you need to do something. light colored clothing. you don't want to wear scented

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there's a new colorado gold rush from the state's legal marijuana industry. this morning son entrepreneurs are cashing in without getting anywhere near the crop. mark strassmann shows us the latest source of money from colorado's billion-dollar pot market. >> it's a high percentage thc. >> reporter: in denver there are now more pot shops than starbucks. in all they sold almost 150,000 pounds of marijuana last year, but a stigma lingers for stoners, even here. >> there was a lot of lecturing that would go on and a lot of sort of stiff arm.

>> reporter: todd mentions ais a 44-year-old dad. he said dates often become debates why he gets high three time as week. >> it might be a universal joke. >> i used to joke weed women are not falling out of the sky. >> reporter: mitchell produced the app called high there. nearby cannabis users can connect. in its first five weeks high there had more than 36,000 downloads. >> i don't go out. i'm not a bar girl. i don't like to drink. so it's hard to actually make new friends. >> megan page is a 29-year-old accounts manager. sam tag get is a 39-year-old musician. both are users of pot and high there. >> they share what they like to do when they smoke. if they're energetic or passive or lazy or just eat themselves into a coma or whatever. like that. >> you're looking for girl

girl friends. >> yeah. that like to hike. >> is cannabis an issue? >> you can't light up next to somebody who doesn't approve of it. it makes it harder. >> it might be one of the newest apps but it's certainly not the first. >> we did a quick search of an apple store and found 250 marijuana apps. weed apps points you to the nearest mann store. leafly received a multi-million investment from an backer of facebook. bump up is a freelkt program for marijuana consumers. >> they all have preferences like any other product. >> chad's company created bump up. >> that market gets bigger and bigger and the opportunities continue to grow. >> reporter: most of these marijuana apps work in only the 23 states where pot is legal

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jie've done some terrible things. wait, brad's done some terrible things to me too. >> how does it start? >> one thing is to get one of those things around your license plate or bumper sticker. you never go around the back of your car because they never look. it's funny. they can ride around with some horrible, you know embarrassing bumper sticker. and i found a bumper stick never the shape of a pot plant that said [ bleep ] cops. >> clooney and brad pitt have been pranking each other since "oceans eleven" over a decade ago. he revealed how far he was willing to go during his appearance on the bbc friday. he said he's working on another prank that he says could end up getting him arrested. >> good tease from george

clooney. coming up this half hour, the "river monsters" takes michelle miller on a tour. plus, a neighborhood of patriots. these are women who served our country, then became part of the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. see how they're turning the kion a better future. that's ahead. right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. the "washington post" continues to care for the graves of americans killed in world war ii, 70 years after the war. local families and businesses have adopted all 8,300 headstones. >> 6,000 people turned out for that ceremony. cbs san diego say as southern california couple missing for two weeks was found in their care sunday. cecil cecil cecil knutson died and dianna

bedwell was dehydrate. they got lost leaving a casino. garfunkel blamed his former partner for not doing one more reionion tour. he said quote, don't want to say any anti-paul simon things but it seems very preverse not to enjoy the glory and walk away from it instead. garfunkel also said he first offered simon his friendship out of sympathy because he was short. garfunkel says, quote, and that compensation gesture has created a monster. he may not have wanted to be anti-simon. he sounds anti-simon. >> i think the tour is off. digital is trying to make cards obsolete. it allows you do keep all of your debit and credit card i information in one place. dan ackerman is here this

morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> how does it work. >> it's one plastic credit card. i've got one here. you have a card swieb their plugs into your phone like someone using a credit card reader. you swipe it and they length you select anymore this different ways. sometimes you use your home. this one you can tap on the presets. >> oh, wow. how much does that thing cost because we'd have to buy that and does it work on all phones? >> you have to buy the card. there are three or four different companies and the cards have batdryes in them so eventually they'll run down. most are l have iphone apps and android. that includes a lot of people using phones. >> one of the big concerns is security. how secure are these smart cards? >> people are concerned with anything. in this case you're swiping your cards into your own phone and that's where the data is kept. just like apple pay, they will

send a temporary number to a vendor or somebody you're buying from and you don't have the card numb borne the card itself. so you have a little bit of extra security that way. >> so it's more safe. >> in a sense. if you give it to a waiter or the store and they walk away and come back, there's no credit card number they can copy. >> after so many profile hacks like target and home depot, we keep hearing about microchip technology. does it have it in there? >> credit cards areanging. they've got a chip in front. by later this year stores are going to be required to have the machines that you dip the card into rather than swipe it. these first gen real smart cards don't have that. all the stores have different ideas. if you're investing now, you may have to replace it in a year or so. >> that's coming but it's not here yet. you mentioned apple pay. is this a competitor to apple

pay? >> in the future you're going to pay for it. it's something strictly on your phone. you use your finger print on it or it's something like this where it's one card or one device. apple pay is very convenient but you need to have an i phone and be a store that accepted apple pay. >> it's about time. it would be so nice to getry rid of so many clunky things. >> the most archaic thing is carry around these leather things. i can't believe we're still doing that now in 2015. >> dan ackerman thank you so much. tonight on animal planet the seventh season finale of its widely popular series "river monsters." jeremy wade fishes for everything. he recently brought along our michelle miller for a swampland add vane tur of their own. >> "river monsters kwets host jeremy wade has never explored the depths of the florida

everglades region until now. wade is taking us on a fishing trip and the fans of his program know, his excursions are never dull. >> the head is like something out of your worst nightmares. i'm starting to wonder if i'll be the next victim. people think it's a fishing show. it's really not. it's a detective story. at that point you fweefbt people's attention and it's up to you to find out what it is. >> you nearly died. >> a couple of times. >> you've caught mill lair ya. you've been in a plane crash. >> minutes into the flight the engine fails. >> did you ever think at one time maybe i need to hang this up. >> i have thought that but i think in my case it's the curiosity that overrides that and the sense of achievement that you get when something is difficult. >> and from the way it's taken

off, i can tell it's big. >> on television he's achieved star status but today's accomplishment in some ways is much bigger. teaching me how to fish. >> try to hold the rod very still so any movement is not you but the other end. >> reporter: wade says a combination of luck and preparation help put fish on the end of hiss line sometimes almost as if on cue and today is no different. >> that's a lovely fish. you've got all these weird invasive species where people release them from fish tanks. in an ideal world you don't want creatures where they shouldn't be because there's always conseq >> we've added new species.

>> joe traction ler tracks the health of the ecosystem. >> any time an invasive species comes into the area like this, what impact can i have? >> it can displace the species. i think most important it can change the food net. frankly we don't know enough about what those species are doing and their impact. >> do we let this one go do you think? >> wade takes pride in teaching moments like this throughout his show, but for most fans it's all about the adrenaline. >> one of the things that we're doing new this season is i'm going more under water. most of the time you can't see under the water but in certain situations you can. >> i'm looking what's over there. >> exactly. it probably wouldn't get over here. >> so yu did get in with some of their cousins. >> a live crock dale.

>> fishing with the alligators. fortunately for me this is the closest i get to them. >> are you a little nervous about the gators? >> i don't know why he's looking at me. >> but he's perfectly happy with the way everyone else is. >> are you comfortable with your notoriety? you do have a fan club. >> i do. i mean the great thing about freshwater fish is most are incredibly ugly or a lot of them are. nobody can fail to look good next to some of these things. >> for "cbs this morning," i'm michelle miller in the everglades. >> those are some pretty hideous fish. our fishing correspondent michelle miller. >> i know. brave michelle miller with those crocodiles. >> victory for the veterans on the home front. >> i'm sorry. i have to do this really quick because i have a bed. >> meet the moms who made it through

u.s. troops in afghanistan are marking memorial day, a wreath laying ceremony in kabul this morning honored 3,400 american and coalition soldiers killed in that country since the war began in 2001. on this memorial day we want to focus on one area of our military that is often overlooked homeless female veterans.

ben tracy visited a special neighborhood in san pedro, near los angeles. he spoke with women who rebuilt their lives. >> i thought it was going to get easier definitely a lot easier. >> reporter: after four years in the army serving in afghanistan and iraq danielle chavez thought she had it figured out. when she left her marriage ended. she ended up living in a car. she sent her two young girls to live with a relative. >> every day i missed them. every day. i felt like they were growing up without me. >> was being homeless tougher on you physically or tougher on your pride? >> it with us definitely tougher on my pride because i didn't want anybody to know i was homeless. you don't want to admit that this is something that could happen when you're a veteran. >> reporter: there are more than 4,000 homeless female veterans in this country, many with children. they account for 8% of the

nation's 58,000 homeless vets. but a new housing development that opened in los angeles is providing hope in the form of a key called blue butterfly village built specifically for female veterans. this rotted neighborhood has been rotting away but has been given new life to give vets such as danielle a new life too. >> you can start unpacking your clothes too. >> reporter: three weeks ago she and her daughter moved into this fully furnished home. the community playground is right outside their back door. >> do you like living close to the play ground? >> yeah. >> i don't have to go anywhere move my car, fold my blankets on somebody's couch and people can come visit us here instead of us sleeping somewhere. >> there are 73 subcy dieds town

homes in the complex. it cost $15 million to refurbish paid for by the volunteers of america. the veterans pay rent on a sliding scale. but living here comes with mental health training, job training mental health care and child services. the goal is to get these vets back on their feet but they can stay here for the rest of their lives. >> and we have lots of these that the department of defense is decommissioning and we in the v.a. want to pick them up right away. we want to make them sites where we can best care for veterans. >> thank you so much. it is beautiful. >> reporter: many of these veterans including maria theresa alkazar is suffering from ptsd. she once of the first to serve on an aircraft carrier. >> it's a tough memory. the military is a tough memory. >> these because she is also one

of the many women raped while serving their country. a 2014 study by the veterans health study found 24% of the homeless women were sexually assaulted in the military. >> i got assaulted by police officers in our military. i thought i was so strong. i thought i could fight men off even and i can't and that's just the truth about it. >> alcazar's ptsd made it hard to keep a job. she wound up homeless with two young sons but now they found a home at blue butterfly village. her boys have a place to stay and she has something she never thought she'd live without. >> i'm sorry. i have to do really quick because i have a bed. >> volunteers of america hope to eventually take over more vai yaenlts units owned by a nearby school that. would double the population here.

74 women like maria theresa who would now have a home. >> this is the best looking house ever. >> i imagine this is more than four walls. what does this represent to you? >> it's freedom. >> does it feel good. >> i'm happy. and these are tears not of sadness but i am happy because you don't have to worry about where you lay your head. you have an address. >> reporter: and a foundation to build a better life for their families. for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> what a great project and it's so great to see those families back together. >> absolutely. it's nice that it's not just repurposes homes but giving them support and services that they need. >> that they need. another military mom proved that she would do anything for her son even if it meant going under cover. the milestone that turned into a secret mission next on "cbs this morning."

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graduate got more than his high school diploma. he got his mom back. she spent the last nine months deployed at guantanamo bay. she hid under a blanket to sneak in and surprise him during that huge moment. while she was gone this year steven turned his c average into straight as. he's going to alabama a&m university on a scholarship. vera said she planned it about a month ago and she didn't even tell her husband. she wanted it to be a huge surprise and did it. >> that's the best kind.th oeat ds it

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