it's tuesday, april 26th, 2016. this is the "cbs this morning." voters in five states head to the polls this morning with hundreds of delegates on the line while the candidates fight for each vote. trump fights back against a new kasich/cruz alliance. >> actually, i was happy because it shows how weak they are. it shows how pathetic they are. >> charlie rose goes one on one with president obama, the commander in chief on what u.s. forces need to do to obliterate isis in syria. and a wild bear keeps an l.a. neighborhood on edge for

hours overnight. >> there's a guy right there with some food. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. voters in five eastern states begin casting their primary ballots in a few hours in the ever-contentious race for the presidential nomination. the democrats are fighting for 384 delegates. front runner hillary clinton is leading polls in all five states. 118 republican delegates are up for grabs. ted cruz and john kasich are doing everything they can to keep as many as possible away from front runner donald trump. brooke, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. that plan by cruz and kasich to work together in three states to keep trump from securing the nomination came under predictaan

from the gop front runner on monday. trump spent much of his rally using it as an example of what he calls a rigged system. this morning it's back to the business of amassing delegates. >> reporter: donald trump spent the eve of today's contest rallying support in the critical state of pennsylvania. voters there will not only cast a ballot for their party nominee, they'll also choose the delegates who will personally pick who the pennsylvania delegation supports at the gop convention. >> you have to go out, and you have to get your beautiful delegate card and you have to vote for your delegates. >> reporter: yesterday, trump lashed out at ted cruz and john kasich for teaming up to deny him delegates, taking particular aim at the ohio governor. >> he puts pantex this big in his mouth and he's shoving them in. >> reporter: after trying to down play the alliance earlier in the day, kasich defended the move. >> it's about resources and

>> reporter: on the democratic side, hillary clinton appears poised to sweep all five states today. last night she criticized bernie sanders in his reluctance to back her. >> i spent an enormous amount of time convincing my supporters to support him. that is what i think one does. >> reporter: the vermont senator told "cbs this morning" that he isn't giving up. >> we're going to continue to fight. >> reporter: wins today would put clinton on track to clinch the nomination by mid-may. >> clinton will hold her election night event in pennsylvania this evening while donald trump will be at trump tower in new york. anne-marie? >> brooks, thanks. well, president obama is back in washington this morning after a trip overseas where he announced that he will substantially increase the number of u.s. troops in syria to help local forces fight isis. "cbs this morning" charlie rose talked with the president in germany

>> you are sending 250 special forces to syria. what does that represent? >> it represents what i've said from the start, which is that us dismantling isil is a priority, and although we're not going to be sending ground troops in to fight, we are going to try to find out what works and then double down. one of the things that's worked so far is us putting special forces in for training and advising of local forces but also intelligence gathering. one of the challenges of mounting a fight against a group like isil that embeds itself with civilian forces, they're not isolated, they're not out in remote areas where we can just hit them on their own. so having people who develop relationships with local tribes, with people who may be going in and out of places like raqqah,

between those who we can work and those we can't. >> you can see more of charlie rose's interview with president obama coming up a little later on "cbs this morning." severe weather is expected to batter parts of the central united states today. meteorologists warn powerful tornadoes and softball sized hail could strike the central and southern plains. the area at greatest risk stretches from northern oklahoma all the way to southern nebraska. hail pummelled parts of texas yesterday. this amateur video shows it falling in san antonio. other parts of the state saw hail that measured nearly three inches. and the manhunt continues today for the killer or possibly killers of eight family members executed in their homes in southern rural ohio. police found extensive marijuana grow operations at three of the four crime scenes. a law enforcement source tells cbs news iti

considering several possible motives, including whether there could be a mexican drug cartel connection, a drug turf war, or a family feud. now we're hearing from the father of one of the victims as he remembers his slain daughter. >> she'd give you the shirt off her back. she worked hard. >> the eight victims, seven adults and a teenage boy, were shot in the head on friday. the city of cleveland will pay $6 million to settle a pwrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of tamir rice. the 12-year-old killed by a police officer in 2014. the officers were responding to a 911 call about someone waving a gun. the gun turned out to be a toy. as part of the settlement, the city did not admit any wrongdoing. >> a 12-year-old died. irregardless of fault or facts or anything, it should not have

>> a grand jury refused to indict either officer. both kept their jobs but have been on desk duty ever since. and a small plane crashed into a home in florida, critically injuring the three people on board. this video shows the burning wreckage of the plane and the fire that broke out in the povrp know beach home. no one was inside the home when the plane hit it yesterday. the ntsb is working to figure out why this all happened. and a federal appeals court ruled the nfl commissioner has the right to suspend tom brady in the deflategate scandal, putting the new england quarterback back on the sideline to serve his suspension. ryan webb reports. >> reporter: tom brady must serve a four-game suspension according to an appeals court decision monday, reversing a lower court ruling on the deflategate controversy. the panel found nfl commissioner roger goodell properly exercised his broad discretion under the collective bargaining

and his rulings did not deprive brady of fundamental fairness. in may, the national football league suspended the star quarterback after an investigation concluded he probably knew patriots employees deliberately underinflated footballs during the 2015 afc championship game. but in september, a district court threw out the penalty. brady spoke to reporters after that decision. >> obviously i have a lot of personal feelings, but i really don't care to share many of those. i really care to think about what i need to do moving forward. >> reporter: the national football league based here in new york released a statement saying it is pleased with the appeals court ruling. brady and the nfl players association can now appeal the matter all the way to the supreme court. the players association says it is considering all of its options. brian webb for cbs news, new york. to the nba playoffs now, where the l.a. clippers were dealt a

loss to the portland trailblazers last night. chris paul left the game with a broken bone in his right hand. the clippers are now tied at 2-2 with rip city. paul's return is up in the air. he's averaged 26.3 points a game in the playoffs. and bad news for the golden state warriors. the team will be without sharp shooter steph curry for at least two weeks. the reigning league mvp has a sprained ligament in his right knee, an injury he suffered during sunday's win over the houston rockets. curry will be sidelined for the rest of the first round of playoffs, a potential three more games against houston, and at least another four games if the warriors advance to the second round. golden state currently leads the rockets 3-1. and in their first game at home since prince's passing, the minnesota twins hosted purple for prince night in honor for the hometown icon. ♪ the team asked fans to wear their be

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north carolina's bathroom law at the governor's office. a lawsuit from a man allegedly abused by dennis hastert. those are some of the morning headlines. "the washington post" reports a $1.8 million lawsuit against former house speaker dennis hastert. an unnamed man claims hastert promised him the money to keep quiet about sexual abuse decades ago. hastert already paid him nearly all of that money and broke banking laws in the process, and he will be sentenced for that tomorrow. "the tennesseen" reports on erin andrews. terms were not revealed. buzz sqfeed reports that a transgender woman claims to have used the bathroom in the office of the north carolina governor. at least 50 demonstrators were arrested yesterday in the capital, raleigh. they were protesting a new state

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internet provider after comcast. as part of the agreement, regulators are forbidding charter from restricting what media companies can put online and are barring the company from charging customers more based on how much data they use. the federal government ended its investigation into honda's failure to report complaints that its vehicle caused deaths and injuries. honda was fined $70 million in 2014 in what was then the largest civil penalty ever against an automaker. honda was also required to take steps to ensure the problem doesn't happen again. france-based airbus delivered its first american-made aircraft. the airbus a-321 was produced at the company's manufacturing plant in alabama and was presented to its new owner jetblue yesterday. nine more aircraft are in production there. airbus plans on producing four a month from the mobile facility by the end of next year. and americans are changing the way they travel to their summer vacation spot. a nell

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some lucky ducks escaped certain danger thanks to oklahoma city firefighters. the ducklings managed to become trapped in a sewer after wandering away from their mother. the firefighters carefully got into the storm drain and pulled the ducklings to safety one by one. once they made it to higher ground, the ducks wandered away with their mommy. an l.a. intersection got a soaking monday afternoon. a car sheered off a fire hydrant, launching hundreds of thousands of gallons of water into the air for more than an air. people in the area were critical of the crew's response time given the drought that's plaguing california. and a risky rescue for an l.a. firefighter after a hiker became stranded on the side of a steep cliff monday afternoon.

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thing in the morning. >> it's a yellow alert day. we start off dry but could end up soggy. >> we have an unsettled pattern the next few days. much of the day is actually warm, breezy, dry. it's the evening hours we will pick up some of the showers and even a few thunderstorms. so, we are dry. we are holding off the cold front to the north. it's in pennsylvania right now. in the meantime, the next couple of hours, we could see a few stray hours west of 95. many are dry into later on this evening. temperatures warm. low to mid-80s. southwesterly winds very strong. that will be the case. even through the afternoon, a few stray showers to the west. during the evening hours, after 5:00, we don't have rain mainly in the forecast until about 6:00 or 7:00. we will have showers and thunderstorms slide on through. they will not be widespread. some areas will be

futurecast coming up. larry, over to you. >> thank you. still a quiet commute around the beltway. no major issues to report. road construction on the eastbound side of i-66 before route 50 and 123. a live look shows you how things are shaping up on i-270. a quiet ride from frederick into bethesda. off to a great start. up shortly, a look around town and how it's shaping up on mark and vre. over to you. >> thank you, larry. prosecutors plan to indict johnny manziel on an assault charge today. a dallas grand jury handed down the decision yesterday. he is accused of hitting his former girlfriend back in january. manziel was cut by the cleveland browns in march then dropped by his own agent last week.

the purple one in new orleans where jazz fest is in full swing. hundreds of fans dressed in the best prince attire dancing and honoring the music legend. this parade began and ended on orleans avenue. prince was cremated saturday and a private memorial was held with family and close friends. his final resting place will remain a secret. >> lift off. >> a russian soyuz rocket blasted into space. it is carrying a matching satellite to one that is already orbiting the earth. they are creating a satellite network to monitor the environment. an enormous financial burden on taxpayers. that's how the coast guard describes the rescue of a man that tried to make it from florida to bermuda in a bubble. it cost taxpayers $144,000 to rescue

he was told not to try the stunt again. on sunday, he had to be pulled from the water a second time. he is facing up to seven years in jail and a $40,000 fine. thanks for joining us tuesday morning. >> the news at 4:30 starts right now. notice now we are following breaking news in prince george county. one person is dead after a quadruple shooting. what we learned from police at the scene. >> good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. thank you for joining us. larry miller has time saver traffic in a moment. let's talk yellow alert day with allyson rae. >> it won't be really an issue until later on tonight when the sun starts to set. that's when we will see showers and a few thunderstorms across the area. take a look at first alert live doppler. we have rain holding on through the io

that could slide through for one quarter by mid-morning but the main event not until after 7:00 in the metro spots. it's warm out there to start and you can feel the humidity a bit. it's into the 60s. it is breezy. we are heading to the 80s. we will be in the low to mid- 80s. a warm day. as we head through 7:00, 8:00, showers and thunderstorms push on through. we will talk about what kind of thunderstorms we could see, the threats and also the timing of the storms in a bit. larry, over to you. >> thank you. again, still quiet out this morning. no major issues around town. tuesday morning is off to a great start. inner and outer loop doing well. 395 you will see construction approaching he had sale to seem mine -- edsall to seminar road 295 is doing well. no issues on route 4, 5 or 301. in prince george county you are off to a good ar