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♪ it's friday, may 6th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." more trouble for donald trump as speaker paul ryan says he's not ready to rally behind his party's presumptive nominee. trump's reply to the republican leader. playing a game of mercedes pinball. >> a murder suspect leads police on a wild chase. he's holed up behind the wheel. spacex success. an unmanned rocket lifted off and landed at sea. why the touchdown surprised even spacex engineers. and clerks fight back when a
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the beatdown that had the suspect sprinting away. captioning funded by cbs good morning from the studio 57 newsroom in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the race for the republican presidential nomination exposed some very public divisions within the party. but this may be the topper. the party's highest ranking elected official, speaker of the house paul ryan, is refusing to support donald trump. this is a turn around for ryan who has said for months he would support the gop nominee. hannah daniels is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: presumptive gop nominee donald trump is struggling to build unity within his own party. on thursday, house speaker paul ryan declined to support trump while likely democratic contender hillary clinton focused on winning california and securing her party's nomination. donald trump pressed ahead wit
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his campaign thursday, urging supporters in west virginia to save their energy for november. >> save your vote for the general election, okay? forget this one. the primary is gone. >> reporter: despite being the only candidate left standing on the gop side, trump is facing difficulty building support within the party. yesterday house speaker paul ryan became the latest voice refusing to back his candidacy. >> i'm just not ready to do that at this point. i'm not there right now. i think what is necessary to make this work, for this to unify is to actually take our principles and advance them. >> reporter: trump fired back in a statement saying he's not ready to support speaker ryan's agenda. he saved his sharpest jabs of the night for likely democratic opponent hillary clinton, branding her family foundation a scam. >> i gave money to the foundation. i figured maybe they'll use it properly. i didn't know they'd use it to fly around on private jets. >> reporter: outside a rally in california, clinton was met by
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protesters wary of her record. inside, she urged supporters to help her defeat rival bernie sanders and wrap up the democratic nomination. >> we have to turn out a big vote on june the 7th. >> reporter: voters in west virginia and nebraska weigh in next when the states hold primary contests tuesday. rr nc chair reince priebus says trump and ryan will possibly meet next week p. building party unity is likely to be at the top of the agenda. >> hannah daniels here in new york, thanks a lot. donald trump celebrated cinco de mayo with this tweet. a picture of himself feasting on a taco bell with the kaptsion, happy cinco de mayo. the best taco bowls are made in trump tower grill. i love hispanics. it commemorates a key victory by the mexican army over the french. coming up, we'll discuss the split in the gop with former stpublican white house chief of
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a major east/west freeway in southern california reopened early this morning after a police chase stranded thousands of motorists. police chased a murder suspect considered armed and dangerous on the 91 freeway. earlier they grabbed the suspect after firing teargas into a black car. the chase shut down the freeway in anaheim for hours. a key commuter route into and out of l.a. the freeway was backed up for miles during rush hour. in alberta, canada, officials hope to begin moving thousands of evacuees stranded in oil work camps north of a massive wildfire. but the fire is spreading. nearly 90,000 people were forces to evacuate from ft. mcmurray. now flames have reached the small town of anzac to the south. the fire burned some 1,600 buildings in ft. mcmurray. there have been no injuries reported but entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ash. officials say it will take mother nature to stop the fire.
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stop this fire. this fire is an extreme fire event. it's going to continue to push through these dry conditions until we get some significant rain to help us. >> the fire has burned nearly 330 square miles. no rain is expected in the area until tomorrow. a fire at a houston warehouse is now under control. the four-alarm fire started yesterday morning. it destroyed the building and raised concerns about the release of hazardous material. a nearby elementary school was evacuated, but there are no reports of any injuries. what appears to be an electrical explosion shut down parts of the washington d.c. subway system. service was suspended yesterday afternoon but no injuries are reported. today officials are expected to unveil a plan to overhaul the metro system. seven people were injured when severe turbulence rocked an allegiant airlines charter jet. it was en route from the dominican republic to
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made an emergency landing in ft. lauderdale yesterday. it hit rough air near the bahamas. passengers and crew were slammed around the cabin. >> just normal turbulence and suddenly the plane just was taking a nosedive. felt like i was on a roller coaster going straight down. >> thought i was going to die, it felt like. really scary. >> the injured, three passengers and four crew members, were treated at a hospital. for the first time, the federal government is regulating the electronic cigarette industry. the devices will no longer be sold to anyone under 18 and require new health warnings. hundreds of brands will now have to get fda approval. the vaping industry says many small businesses will be forced to close. kenneth craig has our report. >> reporter: she's worried the new fda rules could ruin her business. >> horrifying. potentially disastrous. >> reporter: manufacturers
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most electronic cigarettes will now have to undergo federal review to stay on the market. >> these regulations are common sense. people who buy e-cigarettes and other tobacco products deserve to have the facts. >> reporter: it also bans selling e-cigarettes, cigars and hookah products to anyone under 18. e-cigarette use is on the rise among young americans. e-cigarette sales soared to a $3.5 billion business last year but sales have recently slowed over questions about their safety. while the possible health benefits and harms of e-cigarettes remain unclear, many in the vaping community claim they've helped smokers quit regular cigarettes and are less harmful. industry spokespeople call the rules draconian. >> it will put a lot of them out of the business if changes are not made because it will be an extremely expensive and onerous process for them to comply. >> reporter: she's more concerned about her customers than her business. >> it ends up leaving us in a
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that will work for certain people and they return to combustible tobacco. >> reporter: the new rule goes into effect in 90 days. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. north carolina lawmakers are in no rush to meet a federal deadline on a law the justice department says discriminates against transgender people. house bill 2 requires transgender people to use bathrooms conforming to their births certificates. the justice department set a monday deadline for the state to declare the rule will nobt enforced. the house speaker says there will be no action by monday and, quote, we'll not be bullied by the obama administration. there's a new accusation in the penn state child sex abuse scandal that coach joe paterno allegedly knew for years about abuse by sandusky. a boy told paterno in 1976 that sandusky
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paterno died in 2012. san ddusky is serving decades i prison for sexually assaulting ten boys. prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the killer known as the grime sleeper. lonnie franklin jr. was convicted yesterday on ten counts of murder. he targeted poor, young black women. >> almost all of them were found in filthy alleyways, mostly in south los angeles. all of them were dumped like trash. >> the killings took place over a 22-year span starting in 1985. dna linked the former trash collector to crimes. north korea's ruling party is holding its first full congress in 36 years today. but whether it will lift the veil on kim jong-un's secretive regime isn't known. foreign journalists were not admitted to the site. the congress has authority on paper but power is closely held by kim and his inner circle. coming up on the "morning
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news," hand signals from johnny manziel? the former browns quarterback may have been sending a message during his latest court appearance. and the falcon has landed. spacex nails another successful landing at sea. this is the "cbs morning news." this portion of the "cbs morning news" sponsored by sea-bond denture ads hessive. no pasty ooze. just switch from denture paste to sea-bond denture adhesive seals. holds stronger than the leading paste all day... without the ooze. feel secure. be yourself. with stronger, clean sea-bond.
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gesture from johnny manziel, and a new jersey town is on edge with an escaped prisoner on the loose. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the new york times" reports the lockdown of some southern new jersey schools because of an escaped prisoner. arthur buckle fled a minimum security prison tuesday. he was spotted the next day by a security camera. he has a previous manslaughter conviction and would have been eligible for parole in just two weeks. the minneapolis star tribune reports that arsenio hall is suing sinead o'connor for saying he supplied drugs to prince. it seeks more than $5 million in damages. the suit claims the singer barely knew prince and despised him. the dallas morning news reports on johnny manziel's antics during a hearing on a domestic abuse misdemeanor. the former cleveland browns quarterback held up a middle finger behind his back, possibly directed at the media. the judge ordered him t
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. a would-be robber in ohio picked the wrong gas station when he tried to grab the cash drawer from a pregnant woman. this happened wednesday in toledo. workers counterattacked. one pounded him with a fire extinguisher. he did get away, but police are looking for him. on the moneywatch, t mobile's latest giveaway and the iconic newspaper gets into the food delivery business. i want to hear about this. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. stocks were flat as they wait for the april jobs report. it's due out today before the openbe
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the nasdaq lost 9. a new twist to t mobile's ongoing uncarrier promotion. they're giving away company stock among the weekly giveaways they may get a one-time grant of one quarter of a share of t mobile stock. it's currently trading at about $40 a share. customers may be in line for free domino's pizza, a wendy's frosty or free movie download. it's all the news that's fit to eat. "the new york times" will begin selling and delivering ingrediefrnts om its cooking website. they're teaming up with chef d. they'll get the ingredients within 48 hours of placing an order. they are looking for new ways to make money amid the uncertain future of publishing. apple says a glitch that broke the search function in its app store yesterday has been resolved. customers used it to find apps.
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of the problem. welcome to walmart. the retail giant is bringing back its front door greeters. walmart moved the employees to the back of the store four years ago to help with other tasks like guiding customers to checkout lines but it made it harder to say hello to customers as they walked in. walmart hopes it will improve customer service and cut down on shoplifting. and talk about finger licking good. kentucky fried chicken in hong kong is marketing nail polish that tastes like, you guessed it, chicken. it's all designed to appeal to young customers who love food and fashion. the nail polish comes in three flavors, original, hot and spicy. you just apply, let it dry and then lick. i don't know what to say. >> i don't know what to say either. from faux pas to fashion forward, licking your fingers in front of other people. >> pardon? >> it's giving new meaning to chicken fingers.
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>> definitely. i think miss manners would not approve. >> no. >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks. still to come -- celebrating the uso. comedian david letterman makes a rare public appearance to mark a milestone for a group that's been entertaining the troops for decades. orneys has provided guidance to over 100,000 people just like you. visit legalzoom today. the legal help you can count on. legalzoom. legal help is here. with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, the delicious taste of nutella takes pancakes to a whole new level. make any day a pancake day with nutella.
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>> if you want a job done right, hire a vet. hire a military spouse. they know how to handle stress. they know how to do the job. >> the president urged americans to help the 200,000 veterans who transition to civilian life every year. and while the united services organization continues to help veterans, it's honoring a veteran of its own. 98-year-old maribel ashton volunteered as a dancer to boost the morale of men heading for battle in world war ii. >> i think it gave them hope. hope for the future and hope for themselves. >> ashton is an original uso member and she is still active. she turns 99 next month. and the gavel is falling on "the good wife." after seven seasons and a handful of emmys it comes to a close this sunday. how will it end for alicia florek? catch the season finale sunday
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good friday morning, we continue to follow a developing story out of prince georges county this morning. police are still on the hunt for this man for shooting and killing his estranged wife outside a high school. plus, on the metro in the middle of the evening rush we're keeping a close eye on metro to see
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by this scene will impact your morning commute. same song, different verse, a little bit louder and a lot worse. first alert meteorologist allyson rae here with more rain. >> i didn't know that makes a poem friday, okay pretty good though. happy friday. we're looking pretty wet today. things will get a little bit worse before they improve but they improve for the weekend so this is good. first alert live doppler we're dry but we have showers hanging around showers are moving from the east to the west with this low pressure system so we are going to see these showers work their way in. it's already raining obviously for areas off to the west so once it spins its way in, it's going to stay here for much of the day, kind of on and off periods of heavier rain as well so grab that umbrella, you will need it today even if it's not raining in your neighborhood right now. temperatures are going to stay on the cool side and going to be in the 50s that's it so a rainy and raw day into the mid 50s and tomorrow, things look better we'll get to those
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details coming up. larry over to you. >> u.s. park police ended a police pursuit in prince georges county that has the right lane blocked now on the north bound side of the bw parkway between 197 and 198 traveling north bound traffic is diverted at 197 and once you get pat that you'll be good to go back on toward the bw parkway. other than that we're off to a great start with much more coming up shortly and send it over to you. breaking overnight the victim in a stabbing last night in alexandria has died. >> police say the man was stabbed just after 9:30. he was taken to the hospital but later died. investigators are waiting until his relatives are notified before they release the victim's name and they have not yet made any arrests in this case. now this comes as a shock this morning but it may be possible that the first reports about jerry sandusky's sexually abuing children surfaced 40 years ago. citing court records the paper reports a child told penn state
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head coach in 1976 that sandusky had molested him. sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse in 2012, five months after he died. lawyers for the 72 year old have been in court all this week trying to get that conviction overturned. a spacex rocket is taking a satellite into space this morning. the falcon 9 rocket launched from cape canaveral florida after midnight. the pay load a japanese communication satellite and that has already reached preliminary orbit and spacex rocket landed on a barge so it can be reused which of course reduces the cost and helps to insure the program will continue. 4:28, time definitely for you to wake up and win with wusa 9. we are giving away a ruby red mercedes benz. >> saw the picture there, here is how it works. keep watching wake up washington and come up after 6:00 a.m. we give you a word of the day and that's when you need to be the ninth caller to give us that word of the day
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>> for today and the next two weeks we'll give away one key away to the ninth caller, 15 keys in total and on may 23rd, the 15 key holders will have a chance to start that car. >> best part is it doesn't cost you a dime, tax, title, tags on us all included. you could be cruising around in a brand new car, just keep watching. we finally made it to the end of this week. >> friday is here. thanks so much for joining us. right now at 4:30, tracking rain. we are under another yellow weather alert. when you can expect to see the heaviest rain where you live. good morning i'm andrea reason. >> happy friday. i'm mike hydeck. larry miller will have time saver traffic. let's start with another yellow alert day. >> it was five for five this week. how about that? i don't think it's an accomplishment we like to say but we do have another yellow weather alert today and things will improve for the weekend. ta
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doppler showers to the west, 81, parts of 66, 95 through virginia and eastern shore headed to southern maryland take a look at the futurecast by mid morning a lot of the heavy rain is pushing through so the heaviest rain will be late morning, early afternoon. once we head through the evening hours things will begin to let up and become spotty but count on steady rain for much of the day after it works its way in by mid morning highs into the 50s we'll talk about the weekend coming up. larry? u.s. park police tell us that lane closure out in prince georges county along the north bound side of the bw parkway between 197 and 198 could last until the morning rush and of course we'll keep a close eye on that but good news is that the pursuit is over and we'll get more information to you once we learn more. meantime i want you to watch out for road construction going on on a bridge on to the north bound side of route 28 between 267 and old ox road this has an impact on the morning rush as well so give yourself enough time to get to your destination. a live lock

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