bill whitaker is there. and steve hartman "on the road"- - a widow's journey to discover her husband's heroism on this anniversary of d-day. >> reporter: how many years did you wait? >> all my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it happened smack in the middle of america and rocked the political landscape coast to coast, the republican governor of wisconsin, scott walker, survived an attempt to throw him out of office. in a rare recall election last night, he defeated his democratic challenger mayor tom barrett of milwaukee by seven points, 53% to 46. walker took on labor unions, becoming a villain to them but a hero to many taxpayers. the question tonight is what this vote in a key swing state may mean for the presidential election. our coverage begins with dean reynolds with governor walker in wisconsin. >> reporter: governor, there's a lot of talk about how this race had national implications, and i'm wondering what you think about i

bill whitaker reports on the endless waves of debris. >> it's my backyard and i don't like it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. in this lousy economic recovery we've been looking for signs of a rebound and we got one today. a new report shows home prices rose march to april in 19 of the 20 largest cities. only detroit fell. nationally prices were up 1.3%. the research is from standard and poore's case-shiller index. the housing has been the biggest drag on the economy but consider what's been happening lately. house sales are up, mortgage rates are the lowest they've ever been and builders are starting to build again. are we rising at last from the worst real estate collapse since the great depression? we asked jim axelrod to look for the signs. >> this is a two bedroom two and a half bath. >> reporter: luis silva, who's been renting a home in miami for the last three years, is now looking to buy. >> $500,000 and up-- that's what we're looking for at the moment. >> reporter: silva is shopping in a market wher

mexico's presidential elections, journalists are high on the hit list of drug traffickers, bill whitaker explains why. and a tourism option that is literally out of this world. and so is the price tag. captioning sponsored by cbs >> this is the cbs evening news. >> good evening, i am lee cowan, it is rare and violent, the breed of summer weather that tore up the landscape from the midwest to the mid atlantic overnight has a name, it is called deval patrick de recho roach and it did a lot of damage, at least 13 people are reportedly killed, nearly 4 million people are still without power. and record heat still grips a wide area. johnson in washington tonight has more. >> the overnight storms were sudden and violent. >> bat ferring the dc metro area with lightning, driving rain and wind gusts above 75 miles per hour. terrible. i am still very sad. >> in silver spring, maryland, i willly goldsmith withhold up to learn her friend across the street, died when a tree came crashing through her bedroom. >> horrible. >> the extreme conditions impacted millions in nine states from the northeast to

bill whitaker on how it may change our weather and the economy. and lee cowan on why the champion "i'll have another" won't have another chance to make history. >> i'm afraid history will have to wait for another day. >> captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, there is an unspeakable tragedy unfolding tonight as the year-long conflict in syria rapidly descends to civil war marked by the wholesale massacre of civilians. women and children being executed in their homes. the united states and others have condemned the barbarity, but nothing seems to slow the killing and tonight we have the first evidence of an atros they the syrian dictatorship did not want you to see for a couple of days we've been hearing of a massacre of women and children in a town called qubeir. officials tried to get there yesterday and the syrian army opened fire on them. when cbs news tried to get there the army turned us around, too. today correspondent elizabeth palmer in the u.n. tried again and they got throug

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that doesn't account for the neighbors on whitaker mill road. the tornado jumped across route one. the damage is a round a million dollars according to the county who is helping speed up the clean up. >> the easiest thing is those that -- can get to the dumpsters, put the branches, leaves, et cetera into the dumpsters, the department of public works will take it. >> reporter: that says when it rains it pours is true for them. a rough weekend and they are just getting started. >> we had the tree friday night, start morning i had emergency gallbladder surgery. my wife had to handle everything. >> three to four months because new roof. >> reporter: the county has six dumpsters out. if you are picking up debris in the yard and want to take it they are be out there for the next couple days and also there is a number that you can call if you need help from the county. we will put it on the website. abc 2news.com. a lot of clean up here to do for the next several months. >> we are working for you tonight with tips on how to make sure that you make smart house repairs. according to the bbb

bill whitaker, cbs news, seattle. >>> singer/songwriter and guitarist bob welch has died. an early member of fleetwood mac and had a successful solo career. including had thes like "sentimental lady." bob welch died yesterday at his nashville home of what police say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. he was 66. >>> and coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a breakthrough in genetic testing for unborn babies. i'm hazel sanchez. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." cuban cajun raw seafood pizza parlor french fondue tex-mex fro-yo tapas puck chinese takeout taco truck free range chicken pancake stack baked alaska 5% cashback. signup for 5% cashback at restaurants through june. it pays to discover. >>> 4 minutes before 5:00 on a friday morning. a lovely sky. mar ti ty is in the weather center. >> rain still sitting off to the east. again, shower activity is long gone from baltimore. do understand some of your watching are just now starting to see moisture exit your area. let's go ahead and take a look at the day part. it's going to

bill whitaker, cbs news, sunset beach, oregon. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morninge latest on the flooding emergency in florida from the remnants of tropical storm debby. we'll get a live report from the scene. plus, an investigation into widespread allegations of sexual misconduct at lackland air force base in texas. actor-director tyler perry stops in to talk about his move newie "madea's witness protection," and we'll talk to aaron sorkin, creator of the new show "the newsroom." that and more later on "cbs this morning." that is the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. i appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. have a great day. ,,,, desperate to get out, falling for chapter 9 and a major move dividing the city. temperatures

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meanwhile, 10-year-old aaron whitaker is shaken but in good spirits. >> would you ever fly again?bably when i'm older. a couple years away, yeah, probably. but this year, no. >> sir, what about you? >> you betcha. >> you've been flying for a long time. >> you bet, yep. i can't wait two years. i'm getting too old to wait. >> thanks to a nationwide fund-raising effort, bill launches brand-new smokey balloon in 2005, less than a year after the accident. and in 2009, bill is back in albuquerque to help celebrate smokey bear's 65th anniversary. but no one involved will forget that fateful day in october when a pilot and his passengers were lucky to escape with their lives. >> you know, with ballooning, the takeoff is optional. landing is a must. and so we just had a landing we didn't expect. >>> all of the people we've met in this hour have been changed by their experiences in ways, large and small, and whether they were saved by others or they found a way to save themselves, they feel lucky to be alive. if you have a video you'd like to send to us, logon to our website, caughtoncamera

bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> jeff: tuesday labor unions failed in their effort to recall republican governor scott walker of wisconsin. the failure revived criticisms of the benefit public sector union members receive. in washington here is whit johnson. >> wisconsin historic recall election has re-energized the enemies of organized labor. >> i think really government works better without them. i really do. >> reporter: today indiana republican governor daniels said while private sector unions are necessary, he suggested for those in the public sector it's time to go. daniels first took on the unions back in 2005, stripping state employees of their collective bargaining rights shortly after taking office. >> voters are seeing the fundamental unfairness of government becoming its own special interest group, sitting on both sides of the table. >> reporter: 84% of public sector workers is have access to pensions compared to only 20% of those in private industry. and voters are noticing. in san diego where 20% of the city budget goes to public workers pensions, voters there j

bill whitaker, cbs news, mexico city. >> pelley: the u.s.ing agency has now filed formal charges against lance armstrong. he's accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, and it could cost him his record seven tour de france titles. armstrong's lawyer said today there is not one shred of credible evidence to support the charges. rising sea levels-- they could redraw the map of the east coast. that's next. doctor doing your job. so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious... like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid related erosions in the lining of your esophagus. talk to your doctor about the risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels with long-term use of nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. let yo

anthony mason and bill whitaker on the economy. a congressional committee votes to hold america's top law enforcement officer in contempt of congress. what does the attorney general know about a failed gun investigation? nancy cordes and sharyl atkinson has the story. on the first day the summer, the east boils, the midwest floods, and in one town animals swim out of a zoo. and they tackled her when she snuck into the boston marathon. michelle miller with the athlete who changed history, proving a woman's place is in the race. >> there isn't a girl in this country who should grow up with a sense of limitation. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we have been struggling through the weakest economic recovery the u.s. has seen, and today, the federal reserve projected under sluggish growth and high unemployment ahead. the fed said its last forecast back in april was too optimistic. here's how the outlook for next year, 2013, has changed. the fed had expected growth in

. -- whitaker first. >> i live on harrison street. i'd pass the third district 6 neighbor that i would come here and praised the changes to the map, i think south of market and more or less the tenderloin hall is intact. please leave it as is. we are very happy. from my personal view, if there needs to be some cutting, perhaps less. to the extent that district six can stay the same way, it would be wonderful. a police to the folks i know are very happy. >> i want to thank this task force for the hard work they have done throughout this process. the northern district 5 area, we appreciate the task force as well as keeping intact the elementary school and keeping that within the district 3 boundaries. i want you to revisit the issue and look at the number of public comments to of this process. >> i am of the neighborhood association. i have lived it for the last 18 years, and organized in existence as a neighborhood coalition. the northern panhandle strongly opposes the break-in into the two different districts. we have worked hard with

whitaker mills, bellaire road, and joppa road. if you can stay out of this entire area, let workers do their job. we'll have more information as it becomes available. >> one of the areas for stitch by storms was carroll county. -- was hit by storms was carroll county. what is going on? >> heavy rain continued to pour out here in its burk -- in a vicksburg. here is part of the 90-foot tree that crashed to the roof during the first storm system, resulting in immediate destruction. turning this family's life upside down. when the first storm system hit carroll county friday afternoon, they hunker down in their home. all of a sudden, they heard a noise they will never forget. >> i hear the crash. it was the most horrific sound. >> a 90-foot tree came crashing down on the roof. a building this -- a building inspector declared the home unlivable. >> it is a mess. it is a total mess. >> it was so loud around here, it was almost like a helicopter was 100 yards above my house. >> homeowners were picking up branches in dealing with power ou

i'll say isabel gonzalez whitaker, thanks so much.the menu in "today's kitchen" this morning, easy to make shrimp and delicious gazpacho. in honor of national portuguese day we're celebrating. thank you both for joining. >> thank you. >> nice to be here. >> it smells delicious already. but help us understand what we're using food in celebration of. >> we're celebrating the national day that's coming up, and it's basically also highlighted in the fat that there's some portuguese chefs out there trying to bring a little light to our cuisine. >> all right. we're going to start first. george to the bat. >> we'll do george in a second. i'm making a little bit of kind of like a portuguese meat brazilian dish. >> it's called -- >> pitipiti shrimp. we make our own at the restaurant. it does have a little bit of heat. a little bit of rice. simple way to make rice is saute onion and garlic and sweat it out until you get a nice translucent color. at which point we're going to add in about a cup to two cups of plain rice. >> plain white rice? >>

. >> patrick, who lives in the neighborhood of whitaker mill road, was one of many waiting anxiously for three removal. a couple oaks and fell in his front and back yards. >> the morning after, i came here and it was like a circus. there were guys coming out of the woodwork, working without shirts, no protective equipment, no helmets. >> tree workers say it is very important for homeowners to work with the license company. -- with a licensed company. >> call the insurance company, make sure they are insured before they start the work. >> for all of these hard-working folks, storm cleanup is a literal windfall for business. friday storm had a huge pot. >> total disaster everywhere. it was just crazy. trees went flying over houses. a mobile home was picked up and flew over 10 houses. we are all very fortunate to be alive today. >> tell that to jeff, a stone's throw away in this all repair park on route 1. >> we cannot see anything. i heard the doors of my shop get sucked out. i looked outside and you could see stuff lying in every which direction. the damage is truly amazing. cars and

but bill whitaker has found a much of america that is not an option anymore. few structures are threatened to mexico's national forest so firefighters are falling u.s. forest service policy they're letting the fire burned through remote wilderness. its nature is way of removing dense underbrush and the nurse in the forest but as development al west which is deeper into woodlands this kind of fire management is the exception of the rule. to equate the national forest prestigous the suburban sprawl los angeles. >>> their policy is to suppress those fires on the national forests of they don't get into those communities. in 1990 some 60 percent of new houses in the u.s. were built in forested areas and in california alone with an 6 million houses aren't wild areas. after more than a decade of drowsed fire danger of west will be red hot this summer. did waves this is a bushy and modifier his. >>> wild fires away from houses here in los angeles homeowners are required to clear away brush from within 100 ft. of their houses. but while the areas like this often that i

bill whitaker has found in most forests today that is not an option. >> reporter: firefighters are following u.s. forest service policies-- they're letting the fire burn through remote wilderness. it's nature's a of removing dense underbrush and renourishing the forest, but as development out west pushes deeper into woodlands this kind of fire management is the exception not the rule. >> all the other southern california forests we're not allowed to let fires burn. >> reporter: james hall is the acting fire chief, pressed against the suburban sprawl of los angeles. >> our policy is to suppress those fires on the national forest so they don't get into those communities. >> reporter: in the 1990s, some 60% of new houses in the u.s. were built in forested areas. in california alone, more than six million houses are in wild areas. after more than a decade of drought, fire danger out west will be red hot this summer. >> this is called a sumac bush and when a fire hits it, it closed. >> reporter: his crews work year round cutting the stuff that feed wildfires away from houses. here in los angeles,

debut back in 1964, but to follow them both on and offstage while whitaker documented their second american tour. >> all those years ago. cool images. >> i think i was still in primary school. >> that is all for now. thanks for watching dw.

bill whitaker has the latest episode of his remarkable story. >> it's just a dream come true. >> reporter banks knows about dreams and nightmares. >> look where i am. look where i am today. like, i think god for this. >> reporter: the 26-year-old former high school football star got the chance to show the coaches of the seattle seahawks what he can do. he hasn't played since high school, but head coach pete carroll said banks did so well on this solo tryout, he was invited to try out with the entire team. >> this is the guy that just deserved it, so because of our conversations we gaifl him a chance to come here today and work out for us. >> reporter: at 16 banks was the star linebacker for long beach poly, a southern california football powerhouse. he was offered a full scholarship to usc when pete carroll was coach there, but his dreams were dashed when i classmate accused him of kidnap and rape in this school stairwell. he vehemently denied the charges, no dna evidence but his iz attorney advised him to take a plea bargain. >> when we go in that courtroom, the jury is going to see a bi

also whitaker and old joppa road are closed and the power company reports close to 2800 without power. most of them in the foston. >> yes. >> all right. thank you. everybody just needs to take a breath because we have had so much going on. wind, lots of heavy rain. its been a mess throughout the area. everything from as far as laurel, all the way up to hartford. all the way up into almost into cecil. they have just moved across the area and it's just been a absolute mess. we will throw it over to mike to look at what we can expect. >> we are going to continue. there are a couple of warnings, north and east of the city limits, we are starting to get some of the reports in to the weather center. movement of them have been wind reports. you can see this down at bwi, an swerver reported a possible tornado so they will investigate that. a lot of wind damage across rare roll and baltimore, benson, we will continue to assess the damage and certainly the national weather service will be out into tomorrow and also sunday to see if we did have a few touchdowns from those tornadoes, flash flood

bill whitaker shows us what this means. >> reporter: by any measure jason yim is an american successmany employees do you have? >> we just under 70 worldwide. we have an office in shanghai as well as a small team in manila and an office in west l.a. >> reporter: he was born in singapore, raised in hong kong and came to college at ucla. after graduating, the 39-year- old naturalized u.s. citizen started trigger, a digital marketing agency, his seven- year-old l.a.-based company designs interactive websites, apps and games to market hollywood movies on the internet and mobile devices. >> you can see it's just a movie poster. when you look at it through the app, it comes through. >> reporter: very cool. yim offers a snapshot of one of the most dramatic demographic shifts in contemporary america. according to the pew study asians are the country's fastest-growing population. in 2010 more than 430,000 asians came to the u.s., 36% of all immigrants. for the first time asians surpassed hispanics who accounted for 31% of immigrants. hispanic immigration is down because of tighter border secu

talking about barack obama. >> how come we're only hearing about this guy, eric whitaker, now?> well, ed klein who wrote a book called "the amateur" which is number one on "the new york times" bestseller list broke this story. he has tapes of reverend wright telling him that. the obama campaign apparently is silent other than to say klein is completely wrong. they don't have any other comment and i believe the reason that klein's book is number one on "the new york times" bestseller list, it's not the world's greatest book but doing work the rest of the media never did. >> valerie jarrett might be the most powerful person in the white house outside of the president. >> i think she's clearly number one and remember, the obama administration is a very tight circle. first chief of staff, rahm emanuel who was part of the daley machine and then he went on to be mayor of the chicago. then who replaced rahm emanuel? bill daley, the brother of the mayor of chicago who is that is the daley machine literally. >> ironically, both never worked out. >> they ran a follow to valerie jarrett w

we asked bill whitaker to tell us more about this pension crisis. >> reporter: 47-year-old paula ready is a child support officer for san bernardino county, california,. her 16-year-old son, jacob, has autism and will need care the rest of his life. >> i'm taller, see? >> reporter: she has paid into the state and county pension plan for 16 years, but now with government officials slashing jobs and benefits, she fears that safety net won't be there when she and jacob need it. >> i wonder how i'll be able to pay the cost of his medical insurance premium or his medicine or anything like that to provide for him when he's an adult. >> reporter: are you scared? >> very. >> reporter: the state of california has a gap of more than $516 billion between what's been promised state employees and money on hand to meet requirement obligations. california is better off than most states. it has 78% of the money it's promised for pensions, butting according to a report this week by the pew center on the states, illinois has just 45%, rhode island only 49%. >> in good times and in bad times, states were

but football is a sport known for comebacks, and bill whitaker tells us, today that player got a second just a dream come true. >> reporter: brian banks knows about dreams and nightmares. >> look where i am. ( laughs ) look where i am today. like, i thank god for this. >> reporter: the 26-year-old former high school football star got the chance to show the coaches of the seattle sea hawks what he can do. he hasn't played since high school but head coach pete carroll says banks did so well on the solo tryout he was invited back to try out with the entire team. >> this is a guy that just deserved it, and because of our conversations we gave him a chance to come here today and work out for us. >> reporter: at 16, banks of the star linebacker for long beach poly, a southern california high school football powerhouse. he was offered a full scholarship to u.s.c. when pete carroll was coach there, but his dreams were dashed when a classmate accused him of kidnap and rape in this school stairwell. he vehemently denight charges. there was no d.n.a. evidence, but his attorney sales ared him to ta

justice charles whitaker had a nervous breakdown, retired from the court. within weeks, president kennedy nominated white to succeed him. at first, white was genuinely diffident about the appointment. told he was on the short list by an assistant attorney general, white said, "well, i think the president could do much better than that." when the president learned of white's reluctance, he was delighted, another plus in his favor. he's the ideal new frontier judge. more is revealed by the statement than the president's penchant for irony. on a substantive level, the president and closest advisers saw judges as very secondary actors in the political system at best. there are two bonuses to the nomination. symbolically, white was the new frontier personified -- young, physically vigorous, brilliant, committed to family and public service. politically, confirmation was a snap. as deputy, white had charmed the senate judiciary committee when he presented his judicial nominees. his confirmation hearing lasted only 90 minutes, and he was confirmed by voice vote th

bill whitaker is there. hart on the road-- a widow's journey to discover her husband's heroism on this anniversary of d-day. >> reporter: how many years did you wait? >> all my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it happened smack in the middle of america and rocked the political landscape coast to coast, the republican governor of wisconsin, scott walker, survived an attempt to throw him out of office. in a rare recall election last

anthony mason and bill whitaker on the economy.congressional committee votes to hold america's top law enforcement officer in contempt of congress. what does the attorney general know about a failed gun investigation? nancy cordes and sharyl atkinson has the story. on the first day the summer, the east boils, the midwest floods, and in one town animals swim out of a zoo. and they tackled her when she snuck into the boston marathon. michelle miller with the athlete who changed history, proving a woman's place is in the race. >> there isn't a girl in this country who should grow up with a sense of limitation. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we have been struggling through the weakest damascus recovery the u.s. has seen, and

the bad news is we're going to show you some video here on whitaker road which is just off of bel airral homes here that have minor to severe damage from trees that have crashed into the home from the storm that we have up at this location. i mean, as you can see here, this one tree is literally laying on top of the back of this one home here. and we've counted at least five homes adjacent to this one that also have damage from trees crashing in on top of cars and on driveways. right now, bel air road open but old joppa road still closed. i'm captain roy taylor. >> thank you. what a mess for an awful lot of folks this morning. we'll get a check on the weekend >> fortunately, the weather calming down after yesterday's outbreak. the cold front now off shore. that's what was responsible for that severe weather and now it's moving out to sea. in its place, high pressure for now and eventually as we head into the next couple of days, we'll have a couple of showers about the large area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere. for today, great weather for the cleanup efforts as it's mostly d

. >> how to minimize fear factor when it comes to trying these trends is isabel gonzalez whitaker, fashionle" magazine editor. >> i think they are daring certainly, but we tried to temper them to create balance so it's not vavava-voom from head to toe. then you want proper undergarments for fit. >> this is such a popular look from j-lo to charlize theron. it's a dressier look that makes sense for cocktail parties. what we look about this bebe dress, you have the plunging neckline but the skirt portion has more volume. >> she has no bra on? >> we are keeping everything in place with fashion tape. it's a double-sided adhesive. it sticks to your skin, to your fabric. >> it's actually not a vulgar look at all. you don't see cleavage. i think it's kind of pretty. >> thank you. >> up next we have a backless shirt. kim has this on. let's see how she is rocking this one. >> as you can see from the front it's demure. there is a party in the back. >> is that the same bra? >> no. this is a backless bra. >> basically a backless bra allows you to have adhesive on the side so there are no straps or band