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captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, june 9th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." the democrats rally around hillary clinton while bernie sanders is still rallying his own campaign. today the top democrat, the president, will have to convince starnds's time to call -- sanders it's time to call it quits. convicted of sexual assault. a former stanford swimmer's statement to a judge is made public. brock turner apologized to his victim but blamed party culture for the attack. a private service will be held this morning for muhammad ali, but the legend's family is upset with scalpers looking to profit on his
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♪ and two songs, one $20 million lawsuit. ed sheeran being sued, accused of ripping off this song note for note. ♪ how did you find me came out of nowhere like lightning ♪ good morning from the studio 57 at cbs news headquarter here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the democratic party is looking to unify against donald trump. to that end, senator bernie sanders meets today with president obama and senate minority leader harry reid in washington. they are expected to push him to abandon his campaign before the philadelphia convention. the president is expecte t
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endorse hillary clinton after he meets with sanders, possibly today. for her part, clinton has her sights set on trump. hillary clinton is now focussing on winning in november, but a cbs news poll shows 52% of americans have an unfavorable opinion of her. cbs news anchor scott pelley asked clinton whether she's her own biggest obstacle in the path to the white house. >> do you bear any responsibility for that? >> oh, i'm sure i do. but i think when i was secretary of state and serving our country, i had an approval rating of 66%. i think it's fair to ask, well, what's happened. and what's happened is tens of millions of dollars of negative advertising. >> reporter: clinton said she would reach out to bernie sanders' supporters and republicans to expand her base. sanders isn't ready to drop out. he's home in vermont to figure out his next move. today he will meet with
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house. sanders wants to make sure the party will continue to back his progressive agenda. during a taping of the "tonight show" with jimmy fallon, the president said he appreciates bernie sanders. enormous energy and new ideas. he pushed the party and challenged them. i thought it made hillary a better candidate. >> reporter: democrats acknowledge they need sanders' nearly 12 million supporters and his donor base to win in november. republicans are also trying to unite behind their presumptive nominee. donald trump's racially charged comment about a federal judge continues to cause concern among some gop lawmakers. speaker paul ryan who labeled trump's remarks a textbook definition of a racist comment met with house republicans yesterday. ryan reiterated his support for trump but said he will criticize trump if need be. trump meets today in new york with top republican fundraisers. at least four people
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killed when two palestinian gunmen opened fire at a popular open-air market in tel aviv. at least five others were wounded. the gunmen are seen in this video in a restaurant wearing black suits. one of the gunmen shoots a man on the ground, and he's seen waving a knife. the suspects are in custody. israeli police say they are from the same family from a west bank village near the city of hebron, a flashpoint for violence in recent months. prosecutors say brock turner, the former stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, lied about drinking and doing drugs. he portrayed himself as an inexperienced drinker, but cell phone record indicate otherwise. as john blackstone reports, turner blames alcohol and the college lifestyle for his behavior. >> reporter: before brock turner was sentenced on three counts of sexual assault, he pleaded with the judge not to be sent to prison, and he apologized for his actions. "i wish i could just take it back. i can't believe
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suffering on the victim, and i'm so sorry." in a letter obtained by cbs news, turner fails to take full responsibility. instead blaming the party culture "i briefly experienced in my four months at school." at stanford, "drinking alcohol became what i expected when spending saturday with friends." in spite of being found guilty, turner insists what happened that nights consensual. "at no time did it ever occur that she was too drunk to know what we were doing." the victim's only letter to the judge condemns turner's refusal to acknowledge that she was unconscious. "someone who cannot take full accountability for his actions does not deserve a mitigating sentence," she wrote. judge aaron persky's controversial sentence of just six months in county jail was based, the judge said, on turner's youth and lack of prior offenses. the judge also received 39 letters of support. a high school teacher wrote, "i would completely trust brock turner with my daughter." law
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expert in sentencing guidelines, expected a much more severe sentence. >> maybe three years if you take into account the lack of record, maybe if you take into account the intoxication. but six months is really shocking. >> reporter: john blackstone, cbs news, milpitas, california. some good news for detroit. early this morning, the michigan legislature approved a $617 million bailout plan for the detroit school system. 46,000 students attend the detroit school system, plagued by plummeting enrollment, deficit, and academic issues, it has been managed by the state for seven years. under the legislation, the district would be split in two, and control returned to an elected school board. governor rick snyder is expected to sign the measure as soon as it reaches his desk. hundreds have been forced to evacuate from a wildfire that's threatening homes near the town of yarnell, arizona. fire officials say the fire is
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up to 700 acres northwest of phoenix. pushed by strong winds, the fire destroyed several outbuildings and left more than 1,000 customers without power. if yarnell sounds familiar, that's because back in 2013 yarnell was the scene of a fire that killed 19 hot shot firemen. an overflow crowd is expected in louisville tomorrow for muhammad ali's memorial service. free tickets to the service are being scalped. a family spokesman calls that despicable. today ali will be remembered at a traditional muslim service. don champion is in louisville. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. muhammad ali meant so much to so many people here in louisville, and that will be shown over the next two days. today's service has been expanded to accommodate a larger crowd. as you said, even more people are expected to attend a service tomorro. the long good-bye for muhammad ali will begin with a
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service at louisville's freedom hall today. the boxing legend began crafting details of his own funeral years ago. he remained a devout muslim up until his death last week. >> the city, the country, the world wants to send him off in the best of fashions, and his muslim brothers and sisters also want to send him off in the very best of fashions. >> reporter: freedom hall holds special significance to the ali family. the champ staged his last hometown fight here back in 1961. >> it sends shivers down my spine knowing that we're behind setting up this because of one great man and what he did to impact an entire nation. >> reporter: a hearse carrying the casket of muhammad ali will travel across louisville tomorrow ahead of a massive interfaith memorial service at the kfc young center. housands of free ticket the service were handed out yesterday on the first
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>> muhammad ali means the world to me. he stood for his rights, not only for louisville but the world. >> reporter: afterward, scalpers began selling them on line. >> anyone selling or buying tickets on line will be reported to law enforcement. >> reporter: anyone who did not get a ticket can watch a live stream of the service just blocks away. former president bill clinton will be among those on hand to eulogize ali tomorrow. as you can imagine, security has already been increased for both services. >> all right, don champion in louisville. thanks a lot. maria sharapova is appealing a drug suspension that would keep her out of competition until january of 2018. the international tennis federation ruled that she unintentionally took a banned performance enhancer. an intentional use would have meant a four-year ban. she's a five-time grand slam champion and one of the
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implicated in attacks. the "washington post" reports that former guantanamo prisoners are banned -- blamed, rather, for killing six americans in afghanistan. one of the victims was a civilian. the 12 detainees were released during the george w. bush administration. nine suspects are dead or in custody. "the east idaho news" reports no remains could be found of a man who died in a hot spring at yellowstone national park. the 23-year-old from portland, oregon, wandered off a path tuesday and fell into a highly acidic geyser. the search for his body is called off. "the sacramento bee" report a distracted police officer caused a crash that killed a teenager. the california highway patrol says the officer looked at his computer yesterday while driving on an interstate. the collision and officer's actions are under investigation. sfgate.com report
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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ ed sheeran is being sued this morning, accused of copying a song note for note for his tune "photograph." another british artist, matt cardel, recorded "amazing" in 2011. see what you think. ♪ so you can keep me inside the pocket of your ripped jeans ♪ ♪
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came out of nowhere like lightning ♪ >> boy, oh boy. two different songs, one $20 million lawsuit. sheeran recorded "photograph" in 2014. it's getting play now in the film "me before you." the writers of "amazing" have brought out the big guns and commissioned the same attorney who took on pharrell and robin thicke in a successful suit against "blurred lines." the family sued marvin gay's family over "got to give it up." on the cbs "money watch," a pretzel recall, and why netflix customers are being told to change their password. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange. good morning, jill. good morning. the price of oil continue to rise. that's pushing the markets higher. the dow gained 66. closing above the 18,000 mark for the first time since april. the s&p finished seven points higher.
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apple's making change to its app store. apple starts showing ads when users search for apps. it's adding cuts to app makers who sell on a subscription basis. users spent more than $20 million in the app store last year. frito-lay is recall something pretzel products because of flour that had peanut residue in. it the recall affects four varieties of rold gold pretzel. last week hostess had to recall some of its snack cake because of peanuts-contaminated flour from the same supplier. this year's list of the most-liked ceos is out. it's compiled by the online review site glass door which surveyed employees in the united states. the most notable name in the top five, facebook's mark zuckerberg. and netflix wants use force change their passwords. netflix itself has not been hacked. the issue is a security breach th another internet company.
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ there
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happening today a community mourns, grief counselors will be on hand at clarksburg high school. also happening today, bernie sas ndercomes to washington to meet with president obama. amid growing calls for party humidity ity. >>w
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flying taxis? when you may find yourself flagging down a drone to pick you up. but first we're in store for a picture perfect spring day here is allyson rae. >> good morning, yeah i don't think i could pick a better day. it's going to be absolutely gorgeous. if you find a problem with today i can't help you. 57 degrees a little cool this morning and the dew point is into the 40s and that is a sign of how dry the air is so maybe your hair has static but it's worth it for how gorgeous the weather will be. 50 for fredrick, 52 winchester, 48 for manassas, take a look at satellite and radar. we don't have anything headed our way nothing but sunshine. as far as the winds are concerned boy yesterday was breezy, pretty gusty. we're going to see a light wind from time to time gusting up to near 15-20 at best and we'll stay away from the 40-mile per hour gusts we saw yesterday. so by lunch time 73 degrees sunshine across-the-board no rain chances today highs ri
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sustained to the 70s we'll talk about your weekend forecast in just a bit. larry over to you. >> allyson thank you it's certainly a quite start this morning on the roadway not a lot going on you will see road construction again on rock creek parkway, passing the kennedy center but so far so good especially inside the beltway on 295 and i395 in both directions. you won't find any issues from our friends out in our virginia corridor traveling bound on i66 on the dulles toll road and greenway, you're good to go issue and problem free. no issues in prince georges county along route 4, 5 or 301. we'll get rid of that graphic because we're good to go. following an unusual murder trial in prince georges county it's the bringing eye trial that ends with a guilty verdict. >> 25-year-old germaine hales was convicted of killing melvin tate. prosecutors say he shot tate in 2010 during a drug robbery and he was paralyzed for a month. duria
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identified his shooter by bringing his eyes. this week prosecutors used that eye blink as evidence and hales will be sentenced coming up in august. a 22 year old district man has been convicted of raping a woman during a home invasion. he took the stand in his own defense and he denied he raped the woman suggesting it was someone else but jurors didn't believe him and they found him guilty on eight counts. he will be sentenced in august. a mixed verdict for the local nurses charged with sexually assaulting patients in local hospitals. the d.c. jury found jerry kline guilty of three counts and not guilty on three counts. the jury was hung on the remaining four counts. one of the alleged victims told wusa 9 she now has closure knowing kline will be at least held responsible for something. changes are coming to the stained glass windows at the national cathedral. two windows that paid contribute to federal general stonewall jackson and robert elee both include images of the
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the cathedral decided the windows will stay but images of the flag, the confederat flag will be immediately replaced with plain glass. that's a taste of what's happening today. >> but the news at 4:30 starts right now. right now at 4:30 to be a fly on the wall at the white house today, senator bernie sanders is headed to d.c. to meet with president obama. could this spark the end of his run for the white house? it will be very interesting, we'll have more coming up. good morning i'm andrea roane. >> we've got larry miller always watching always safe tracking for us. allyson rae talking about perfect days so let's start there shall we? >> today is going to be pretty great. you said you were so happy about the weather yesterday and today is a little bit better. we won't have those winds howling around so it might be a little better to sit
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holds and so does the nice temperatures and the low humidity. take a look how we're starting off temperature wise. you might need the light jacket this morning and i know i did. 47 for germantown, rockville at 51 degrees, laurel you're also into the 40s and manassas, you're at 48 degrees. this is where we're headed today upper 70s, right about 80 degrees but with a humidity still nice and low, it's just gorgeous. as far as winds are concerned, just a little bit of a breeze from time to time. we'll talk about your weekend rain chances before you make those weekend plans coming up in a bit. larry over to you. >> allyson, thank you. >> 4:30 is your file still doing really well around town. it's quiet few cars on the road, use and problem free especially along the northbound side of i395 southbound on. gw parkway you're good to go. i270 as well a 29 and as the bw parkway doing quite well. 95 issue and prob le almost alee in prince georges county

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