captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, may 3rd, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." the president's late night tweets took aim at hillary clinton again after she said this about the fbi director's impact on the election. >> i would be your president. a texas police officer is fired for shooting his rifle into a car packed with teens, killing a 15-year-old boy in the passenger seat. a day after hearing racist taunts from a few at fenway

feet last night to welcome adam jones with a standing ovation. >> this is something different, and i just want to get in the box and get on with the gamie. and saved at sea. a survivor, 32 hours in scott lands. good morning. welcome to cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. today james comey testifies on capitol hill before the committee that oversees the fbi. this is into the alleged collusion between the campaign and russia. late last night they tweeted, comey was the best thing and it was used as a just fi kay for

mr. trump's tweet followed comments by hillary clinton who said it was the 11th hour interference by comey and russian hackers that cost her the election. >> i was on the way to winning until the combination of jim comey's letter on october 28th and russia wikileaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were to find a vote for me and got scared off. >> clinton also took on some of the blame for her loss. tomorrow comey testifies before closed doors to the house committee looking into the russia issue. the house is expected to vote today on keeping the government open to september. another one, this tweet about a government shutdown is raising eyebrows and mr. trump spoke with putin. he spoke by phone with his russian cou

putin on tuesday. it was the first time they spoke since the missile strike in syria. the military action increased tengs between washington and moscow but the white house described the conversation as a very good one that was focused on the situation in syria. the two leaders a agreed to work up setting up safe zones within the war-torn nation. president trump also agreed to send a representative to the talks aimed at ending the syrian conflict. aides say both are expected to meet in jewel. >> if you want go imagine what a f good shutdown is, it's one that is shut down. >> he says, quote, we need a good shutdown to fix this mess. >> that is not the way to come up with a bipartisan compromise. that is not a way to run america. >> congress claimed victory

parentshood but none along the wall for the border. >> we've got more money now than we've had in ten years. >> the gop is also working on a new plan to repeal and replace obamacare, but support within the party may be eroding. well, this morning isis is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing attack that in injured three american service memberships. the attack targeted a nato convoy. it rattled central kabul. it was not far from the u.n. embassy and at least eight afghans kill and 25 others injured. this morning a north korean regime spoke about a professor being held. they said tony kim had subversive plans and committed hostile criminal acts. kim was arrested two weeks ago as he was catching a flight out of the country. more severe w

including heavy rain is moving on the central plains and the eastern united states. the weather is adding to the flooding problems. flash flood warnings are posted from oklahoma to ohio. torrential rain has flooded seven states including missouri where high water has overrun homes and roadways. at least five people have died there since the weekend. in pennsylvania recovery efforts ae under way after a suspected tornado left a two-mile path of damage. in suburban dallas, a police officer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager was fired. we're also learning more leading up to the death of 15-year-old edwards. good morning, anne-marie. anger is mounting following the police-involved shooting o a black teenager. authorities say it started when officers arrived at a chaotic rt

underage drinking party. roy oliver was fired tuesday, days after shooting 15-year-old jordan edwards as he and others were leaving a house party. >> i do have questions related to my observation on the video. >> reporter: the police chief announced it yesterday. it contra distributed the department's original account. after hearing gunshots outside the suburban home, authorities now say the officers confronted the vehicle edwards was in as the car was driving away. the officer then opened fire into the passenger side window, shooting the high school freshman in the head and killing him. in a statement officials say oliver who was the second officer at the scene violated several departmental policies but did not give further deta

one father to another. i can't express what they're going for. >> while the edwards family is glad he was terminated they're anxiously demanding he be arrested and charged with murder. >> they're ruling his death a homicide. a criminal investigation is under way. the edwards family asked the public to refrain from protests and marches as they prepare for their son's funeral. anne-marie? >> hena daniels here in new york. well, in charleston, south carolina, a white former police officer is behind bars this morning after pleading guilty in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. in a plea bargain, michael slager pleaded guilty to several civil rights ces

the civil rights shooting of walter scott. video showed him running away from him. his mother says god never fails. >> and i love my son. i miss him. i miss him dearly. and i thank god for justice. >> no sentencing date for slager has been set. and there is outrage in baton rouge after the justice department reportedly decided no tot charge two white police officers in the death of a kblac man alton steriling. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> that's why you are here. we've never grieved. we've never grieved. we've anyone been to the grave. not yet. >> last year video captured police

convenience store. they say he didn't comply with orders and was caring a gun. red sox apologized to baltimore orioles outfielder adam jones after he was racially taunted at fenway park. when jones came to the plate for the first time last night, he got a standing ovation. >> i'm appreciative that action was taken and that not everybody feels the same way as selected people. >> monday night jones said fans called him the "n" word and threw a bag of peanuts at him. yesterday red sox players told club officials said they experienced similar incidents at fenway and around the league. the ceo of united airlines says the forceful removal of a passenger was a miss station of epic proportions. oscar munoz was one who testified before a house committeees

treatment of airline passengers. the incident on april 9th sparked outrage. munoz said that will never be repeated. >> no commercial ever be treated like mr. dau was, and we understand that. meanwhile a fight broke out between passengers at an all nippon flight. the man in the red shirt assaulted a gate agent when he left the plane and he was arrested. well, coming up on the "morning news" now, tampa's crackdown. the search is on for a person caught on video involved in a racially motivated incident at an american university. and the cookie come bbls. they cut ties with the girl scouts. this is the "cbs morning news." which means your floors are always clean.

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a scottish surfer who was swept out to sea says his rescuers are heroes. he was found 13 miles from the coast monday after spending more than 32 hour in the frigid waters. the coast guard said the thick wet suit the man was wearing saved his life. on the "cbs moneywatch" car sales slow down and american airlines is reducing leg room in economy. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. most analysts do not expect another interest rate hike, but they will be looking for guidance about when the fed could raise rates next. meanwhile the price of oil dropped to its lowest level in six months but has started to rebound. here on wall street stocks closed 33 points higher.

trading. its earning report showed a drop in iphone sales in the second quarter. ceo tim cob said he thinks the customers are awaiting the release of the next iphone. this week will mark the tenth anniversary of the apple signature problem. "wall street journal's" clayton was confirmed yesterday. the s.e.c. oversees wall street. u.s. auto sales fell 4.7% last month. the six large automakers say sales fell. many expect sales will topic $17 million, though, for the third straight year. that is an industry first. and the squeeze is on at the american airlines. they're shrinking the seat pitch.

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their latest drink? we'll let you decide. weather wise, another beautiful day temperature wise. maybe a little less sun. >> we are going to see sun today. it is going to be cooler. tomorrow, we aren't going see a lot of sun. we will be ahead of rain. friday is a yellow weather alert day. we're going to talk about the rain and how much rain we're going to see before we head into the weekend. today is actually pretty nice. it's on the cooler side. we're starting off with clouds. we're going to end the day with a lot of sunshine. another breezy one. i think the pollen just flying around and all of the pollen is so high, i know, mike, isn't it bad? >> all day. >> yes, it's more of that today. our pollen levels will not go down. hopefully friday's rain will be enough to wash some of this away. a little bit of a breeze right now already, we are going to see winds stick around today. 10 to 20 miles per hour sustained winds. gusts higher than that, about 25. they will subside tonight. so we have another breezy day

67 for washington. 63 for gaithersburg. below average, this is the start of our below average trend. we'll get to the weekend forecast and also we're going to time out this rain. here's a sneak peek. good morning. >> by the village center, we have an accident. it has been closing down traffic in both directions. really was impacted, mainly near northbound lanes. we talked to someone who has been working this thing. they were hoping this would open up soon. watch out here, this is right by that shopping area. traffic not really being impacted. it's not a lot of people out there. you can get around in one lane, but we do have that closure for now. we'll try to get you more details. i did have a slowdown until i walked over here. it's on the outer loop of out beltway when you pass by 66 or route 50 as well. if we have our traf

camera, some construction happening over there. it's blocking two of your left hand lanes. can get by, over on the right. >> 4:28. a massive man hunt is underway. police are questioning three people of interest after someone shot two chicago police officers this morning. those officers may have been -- massive flames, thick smoke at a storage facility in california. they battled a huge firefighter. this is where they store a bunch of palettes. fire crews said they got this thing under control in 45 minutes and amazingly, no one was hurt. president trump hosting palestinian president at the white house. later this morning, the director of the if, bi heading to capitol hill where he'll testify in front of a senate committee on fbi oversight. this is all related to the russian medaling in the election. and on a verified account, american university, inviting student, fay,

for a conversation about race, starts at 10:00 a.m. and comes after monday morning's story that bananas and signs around campus that looked like they were nooses. the news at 4:30 starts right now. this is wake up washington on wusa9. ahead on wake up washington, true crime lovers trying to get their hands on a piece of evidence on ebay. thanks for joining us, i'm jan jeffcoat. >> are you sick of sneezing? allergies are insane. we have a temperature, probably near the 70-degree mark. allison says sun, , too, right allison? >> it was gorgeous. today, same story. breezy, sunny, but cooler. temperatures are barely going to reach the 70-degree mark. michael and son camera looking okay this morning. temperatures, i think you'll notice when you step outside, it feels better. it's not

those allergies, the pollen, they are not any better. we'll have that forecast coming up. 65. that's because the air is dryer than it has been, where we were yesterday. so it feels more cool and comfortable. i was tempted to leave the windows open last night. then i thought about the pollen, and i kept them shut. highs are going to reach the upper 60s. some areas mid 60s. this is quite a difference from where we were over the weekend and the past couple of days and this weekend is actually going to be rather cool as well. speaking of our showers, we have heavy rain already for your morning commute on friday. look how long it sticks around, 3:30, still raining. it will start to taper off, but this will make a big impact on your weekend as well. we'll detail that coming up in a bit. >> we still have our one accident out in the leesburg area, if you are trying to head northbound, and southbound on belmont ridge road. this is where we've had a crash this morning. it has closed down both ct