this is the "cbs morning news". passengers erupt in anger as a labor dispute with spirit airlines pilots keep them grounded in florida. >> i will never fly spirit airline again you ask me that question. wanted for a string of shootings in phoenix more than a year ago police finally arrest a suspected serial killer linking him to even more murders. pounding hail hammers colorado, destroying cars and rattling nerves. >>

store. it was so loud. and twitter tirade after sally yates day of damning testimony. >> that created a compromised situation, a situation where the national security adviser essentially could be black mailed by the russians. good morning from studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the senate investigation inalleged russian interfere rerns nce in the u.s. selection. sally yates said michael flynn was compromised by the russians. yates detailed her warning to the trump administration about flynn. hena daniels is here in new york with more. >> reporter: a taxpayer funded charade what president trump is

investigation. yesterday yates testified for the first time detailing the warning she issued to the white house who she believed michael flynn was susceptible to plaque mail by russia. president trump fired off several tweets. claiming sally yates said nothing but old news during her senate testimony earlier in the day. yesterday yates confirmed she had two in person meetings with white house counsel in january. warning him that then national security adviser michael flynn had mislead vice president mike pence with his contacts with the russian ambassador the u.s.. >> that created a compromise situation. a situation where the national security adviser essentially could be black mailed by the russians. >> reporter: before she could present further evidence the obama administration hold over was fired by the president for refusing to defend his

national security adviser for another two and a half weeks. on monday cbs news also confirmed former president obama counselled then president-elect trump to prohibiting another national security adviser immediately after the election. >> president obama was truly concerned about general flynn why didn't he suspend general flynn's security clearance which they approved months earlier. >> reporter: senate lawmakers asked yates and former national against director james clapper if they reviewed classified documents in which trump associates were unmasked. both confirmed they had but said they could not go into detail. yates and clapper also denied ever leaking classified information to the press. the former acting attorney general is due to testify before the house committee, but a date has not been set yet. hena daniels here in new york.

and there's a big show of military strength on moscow's streets. ♪ may 9th victory day commemorates the surrender of nazi germany to the then soviet union ending world war ii in europe. it's estimated over 20 million soviets including military and civilians died during the war. the united states is reportedly considering an expansion of its military role in afghanistan. the plan to increase the effort against the taliban still must be approved by fortunate george "the washington post". the pentagon not the white house would set troop numbers and overhaul the military -- overall the military would have more authority. there are currently about 8400 u.s. troops in afghanistan. this would be an increase of at least 3,000. the president is expected to decide before a nato summit on may 25th. spirit airlines said a pilot

passengers. a commotion broke out at the fort lauderdale airport after nine spirit flight were cancelled yesterday. nationwide spirit says approximately 300 flights were cancelled in the past seven days because of a slow down affecting some 20,000 passengers. >> they are not telling us anything. all they are giving us is a business card saying oh, here go to www.spiritairlines for a free voucher. >> the union has been negotiating a new contract with spirit for more than two years. the u.s. is considering a ban on most electronic devices on flights to the u.s. from the uk. the ban announced in march included flights from ten airports in the middle east and north africa a decision could come within a

police chiefs in san antonio, dallas and houston say they oppose texas' new sanctuary cities ban. dozens protested outside the governor greg abbott's mansion in austin yesterday. abbott signed the law sunday. it requires local law enforcement officials to help enforce u.s. immigration laws and allows police to question the immigration status of anyone they detain. opponents say the law will lead to racial profiling. >> reporter: this law does not keep our community safe. it goes against public safety. >> sally hernandez has been in a stand off with texas governor greg abbott over the legality of sanctuary cities which are communities that don't entirely comply with federal immigration law. but now honoring those requests will be mandated by a new state law in texas. she and other law enforcement officials must carry them out after governor abbott signed the law su

live where he didn't have to answer questions. >> this law cracks down on policies like the travis county sheriff who declared she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crime. >> if the law goes into effect what your going to do? >> i will have to change my policy because i will not violate the law. >> reporter: the law forces sheriff to honor requests made by the federal government to hold people already in jail who may be here illegally. failure to do so could result in a fine, jail time or removal of the sheriff from office. it also allows police officers to ask crime victims and witnesses their nationality or immigration status. >> i believe that this law encourages racial profiling. >> reporter: governor abbott believes the law will make communities safer. houston police chief has tweeted, violent crime is on the rise across our nation and some

blue go after cooks and nannies than hardened criminals. the law doesn't go into effect until september 1st. this law also applies too universities across the state of texas but doesn't apply to churches. a suspect is under arrest in a serial killing spree that haunted phoenix. police say the man shot and killed nine people between august of 2015 and august of 2016. most victims were targets of opportunity. >> this case plagued our community for more than a year as the mayor mentioned to you and left behind a trail of victims. >> evidence we don't discover daily continues to point back to one suspect. >> police did not have a motive. he faces 26 felony counts of homicide, aggravated assault and drive by

thunderstorms is forecast in denver today. a blanket of hail covered the city yesterday producing a layer of ice at coors field. the hail smashed car windshield in some areas. >> sounded like gun shots in the store. it was so loud. >> besides the hail, damaging wind gusts racked the area. coming up on the morning news, kangaroo attack caught on video. a little girl suffers injuries after being bitten at a zoo. hospitals one minnesota scramble in the wake of a measles outbreak. blems and could be on the journey to much worse. help stop the journey of gum disease. try new parodontax toothpaste. it's clinically proven to remove plaque, the main cause of bleeding gums.

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the vix index hit its lowest level since 1993 before the great recession. there's a feeling the european union will stay together. on wall street a last minute surge pushed indices to record highs. the dow added five points. s&p ended the day where it standarded. the nasdaq finished nearly two points higher also a new record. the popular tuna company bumblebee will plead guilty to price fixing. last year bumble bee and chick of the sea scratched a planned merger. in a long anticipated deal luxury hand maker coach agreed to buy kate spade. they hope to cap

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. a 10-year-old florida girl who escaped the jaws of an alligator explains how she did it. the gator bit her leg saturday while she was sitting in a lake near orlando. it was nearly nine feet long but she was smarter. >> i put my two fingers up its nostrils, it couldn't breathe. it had to open its mouth and it let my leg out. >> the girl learned about the animals at anll

need few stitches but she's on the mend. the long and hot days of summer are just around the corner. many kids are preparing for vacation. but an 11-year-old boy in texas is on a mission to save lives and getting help in unexpected ways. don champion reports. >> i dreamed that because i got board. >> reporter: whether with his paintings or wood work this boy loves creating. he helps one of his latest creations will save lives. >> the fan blows cool air. >> reporter: it's called oasis and designed to detect and cool a baby if one is left in a hot car. he came up with the idea after a neighbor, a 6-month-old girl died last summer after being left in a hot van. >> i got upset. i got motivated to do something about it. >> reporter: that's when he came up with the concept drawing. soon he created a 3-d model and pal

his parents hired a patent attorney after raising $24,000 on go fund me. his father sent him to detroit to meet with professionals. >> kids see a solution or see a cool idea and they don't have these limitations that adulthood puts on you. >> reporter: researchers at san jose state university report 39 children died last year after being left in hot cares. bishop hopes his device which would attach to head rests would change that. national manufacturers have expressed interest in working with bishop on oasis, something that has him offering advice to other kids like him. >> what would you tell them? >> kept dreaming. >> reporter: he's now waiting ward on his patent application. >> nasa needs your help if you're a computer expert. the space agency is offerg

to $50,000 in a competition. speeding up some of its software that runs on a very old operating system. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news".

scary moments at a zoo in alabama as a kangaroo gets vicious. you might be surprised who's making a switch from nonfiction to thrillers. >> first here's allyson with

check of your weather. >> it is a little chilly out. our frost advisory continues for areas west of 95 including much of loudoun county, frederick, upper montgomery county, not including hour montgomery county. it's -- lower montgomery county. it's going to be cold, but we are going to see a gorgeous afternoon. lots of sunshine again. it's cooler than average but we're getting a nice break on that air-conditioning bill for sure. 41 degrees in leesburg right now. into the 30s. winchester at 35. the winds are a little calmer so that allows the frost to develop. it is going to be a sunny day. not as breezy as yesterday. 61 by noon. that is a few degrees warmer than we were at lunchtime yesterday. we're going to head to the mid to upper 60s today. mid-60s around the suburbs and upper 60s around the washington area. average for this time of the

we're running about 5 degrees below average, but it's still going to be quite pleasant and sunny. sunglasses today, no umbrellas. the end of the week and into the weekend unsettled. we'll talk about your mother's day forecast and when the rain arrives. >> oh, yeah, it's mother's day. >> ellen, i feel like you're always on top of these things. >> i should be. we're ordering a gift certificate that will go there so i don't have to do too much wrapping or card sending. we had an accident on duke street between north quaker lane and telegraph road. it involved a couple cars, two people in the hospital nonlife- threatening injuries. there was one rollover and this was a fatal crash. delays both directions on duke street, but it is back open. plus, we have some emergency construction going on. river road between seven locks

mike and jan. flying spirit airlines this morning, make sure you call the airline before you leaves the house. a legal showdown between spirit and a pilot association stranded people at a terminal in fort lauderdale. >> police did pour into a train station evacuating people from platforms. french police would only confirm there was an operation underway at the busy station. >> a suspected serial killer is under arrest in phoenix. police tried the 23-year-old to shootings that killed 7 people and hurt two more over a four- month period. in less than four hours polls will close as south korea votes for their next president. right now the country is supposed to have a higher voter turnout until 12. >> and have you seen these red top parking meters around the city. if you pa

without a handicap placard or license plate you'll be fined $250. this is wake up washington on wusa9. and your news at 4:30 starts right now. good morning, everything, i'm jan jeffcoat. >> glad you're with us. why are you wearing turquoise. >> a beautiful, beautiful day yesterday, started out chilly. a little chill lit out. temperatures -- a little chilly out. temperatures i think in the 40s. >> we're going to see some sunshine. later on we may see a few more clouds. all in all we're looking at another picture perfect day. here's a look at first alert live doppler. we do see dry conditions around our region. we do have showers well to the south and west of the us near roanoke, but you see the motion of these. these are just kind of diving farther south. that's going to leave us dry.

and tomorrow. our rain chances will start to increase on thursday, so here we are today at 6:00, a few extra clouds just north of this system that is going to continue to dive off to the south. this will influence areas south of richmond, not even in through much of virginia. we are going to stay dry through much of wednesday as well, and we'll start to increase our rain chances come thursday. we're going to have some waves of moisture head our way. we're going to time that out in just a bit. temperatures are going to remain a few degrees below average for the next few days. nothing too drastic. this morning a little bit of a shock. we do have these frost and freeze advisories. so a freeze warning for areas into the blue ridge and also through west virginia, also through areas west of 95, loudoun county, upper montgomery county we do have a frost advisory. a little late to the party now. hopefully you