. >>> chris martinez reports from la the app is getting deliveries of the door and in no time. >>> in his 18 years us that truck driver. >> lopez said it has never been so easy to find his next told. >> -- home. >> because of the new app called cargo nomadic. >> more jobs coming in. >> it is being the called the uber for the shipping industry. looking to pick up extra load. >> we have the right equipment plenty of room in the rate is okay boom click on it. i am ready to get the rope bash road to. >> simple as one to three. >> it's equally easy for sellers who need to move products fast. chipman requests -- requester updated instantly on the app. >> the truck will be here in less than 15 minutes. >>> cargo matic is one of the emerging companies using gps technology to make faster connections between shippers and drivers. jonathan cap tessler and brett carper are the cofounders. >> a lot of these drivers are mom-and-pop companies that are trying to get ahead and fill up their trap trucks more. >> i want to hire another full- time driver. >> by using cargo matic, he has driven his busine

cbs' chris martinez has more on dolezal's resign from the naacp. >> reporter: through a facebook pagehel dolezal gave up her position as naacp chapter president without clearly answering lingering questions about her ethnicity saying in part in the eye of the current storm, i can see the desperation of family and organizational outcomes is in the best interest of the naacp. controversy has been building around dolezal for days after accusations that she was misrepresenting her background. >> if i was asked i'd definitely say yes i do consider myself to be black. >> reporter: pictures from her childhood in montana show a blond haired, blue eyed, freckle faced girl. her parents say dolezal has lied about her past for years. >> our daughter is primarily german and cheque and european descent. >> so she's white. >> reporter: dolezal was once married to a black man and grew up with four adopted black children. one of her brothers claims she asked him to help keep her true ethnicity a secret. >> she grew up white privileged up in montana. >> reporter: dolezal also serves as chair of spokane

chris martinez reports. >> reporter: federal investigators, disguised as passengers were able to sneak dangerous items past airport screeners, 67 times in 70 attempts. red teams of undercover investigators had a 95% success rate in smuggling mock explosives weapons and potential bomb components through tsa checkpoints. department of homeland security secretary jeh johnson ordered immediate changes to help catch would-be terrorists. >> they based their actions on part on our actions consistently seeking vulnerabilities. >> reporter: an individual familiar with the findings say the shortfalls point to a need for better technology and increased training for the country's 50,000 tsa agents. chris martinez cbs news los angeles. >>> a showdown is expected today in the senate over the government surveillance of americans. government's program to collect and store phone records expired at midnight sunday. the bill before the senate would phase out the phone record collection. but a senate deal threatens a compromise already reached in the house. mark albert is in washington. good morning, mark

chris martinez, cbs news, california. >> and haas says it produces fewer grapes but they are much higher quality. >>> tar from the recent oil spill has washed up as far south as los angeles from santa barbara county. new test results confirm what many people suspected aftersofoil-- globs of oil began showing up mg south carolina lawmakers are beginning the legislative process of removing a confederate flag from the state house grounds. the state's governor called for its removal in the wake of the charleston church massacre, marlie hall in columbia with a rally today. >> reporter: a crowd gathered outside south carolina's state house to rally around the confederate flag. but this gathering was not in support of the banner, but a call for its removal. yesterday, governor nikki haley declared it was time for the flag to go. after last week's massacre at a historic black church in charleston. nine people were killed and the accused gunman is seen in photos posing with the flag which many see as a symbol of racial oppression. >> we are not going to allow this symbol to divide us any longer.

chris martinez, lewisville texas. >> president obama signed a disaster declaration. people in affected areas are eligible for federal assistance. . >>> what would you have thought? that begs the question is the worst over? >> they definitely need a break, but it took four years to get into a drought, and that's how long it took to get out of it. that is amazing. >> and this area? >> we've had some showers and storms persisting due to the warmth, the mugginess. our three-degree guarantee, we've hit it again. bruce this is 28 out of 31 for the month of may. i know you're a mathematician. seven in a row, 12 of the last 13. that's all. three-degree guarantee. that's what we're all about. we do have some showers and storms still going at this hour. now, the stuff coming out of harrisonburg, it would be three hours from d.c. if it holds together but this is still going strong up north. even a couple of showers in western loudoun and eastern jefferson county. there's still enough instability, but by far you see this dark orange and red here, we're talking rainfall rates, th

chris martinez has our report. >> reporter: a fourth floor balcony loaded with students suddenly gave way early this morning in berkley, california. >> i saw all the rubble on the ground. >> reporter: five irish students attending a 21st birthday party were killed. eight other people were hurt, many with life threatening injuries. >> it is an appalling tragedy. a number have been seriously injured and are being cared for and treated. it's every parent's worst nightmare. >> reporter: officers at scene say the balcony disintegrated. debris was scattered on the sidewalk below the apartment which is not far from the u.c. berkley campus. police are interviewing witnesses trying to figure out what happened. >> we just don't know. we don't know what happened specifically to cause the balcony collapse. >> reporter: irish officials say the students were in the u.s. on temporary visas. they're inprocess of notifying relatives of the dead and injured. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >> the irish foreign minister also said hundreds of irish students attend school in the berkley area. >>> t

chris martinez, cbs news, paso robles, california. >> dry farming produces fewer grapes but they are much higher quality. >>> golden state warrior flying high even as a kid. >> the video that just resurfaced online featuring steph curry and another nba star. that's next. jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >>> riley curry has become a sensation for her antics during the nba playoffs. >> quite the little show girl. one look at the video, you can see she's following in her daddy's footsteps. that's daddy. that's 4-year-old steph curry getting an airplane ride around the charlotte hornets locker room from bugsy bokes. >> steph curry kissing that championship trophy. >> only riley gets a bigger kiss than the trophy. >>> now f

chris martinez cbs news, los angeles. >> as for the department of homeland security. they say the incidents in the report do not look good out of context, but they say they are a critical element in the continual evolution of our aviation security. >>> the next vote on a new surveillance program to replace the now expired patriot act is set for 11 a.m. tomorrow morning capital hill. >> the u.s. senate is debating a house bill called the usa freedom act. the new system would require the government to get specific warrants to obtain records from phone companies. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell wants some modifications. the white house wants new surveillance legislation quickly so the government can continue to track terrorists. >> there are tools that are critical to that effort that are no longer available or at least as of today are not available to our national security professionals. >> these pictures are common sense and what everyone thinks of the proposed new system, it needs to be basic assurance that it will function as its proponents say that it will. >

i'm chris martinez in berkley, california.t coming up. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson. a short time ago chief lanier went on television to make an appeal in help of solving the case of a >>> d.c. police asking for your help capturing the people responsible for the sooting and gravely wounding of -- shooting and gravely wounding after teenager in d.c. our bruce johnson is live at police headquarters. bruce, i understand you have an exclusive interview with the victim's best friend who was there at the time of that shooting monday night. >> reporter: you're right, derek. a short time ago police chief cathy lanier made a direct appeal to the public she needs some help. we have another senseless shooting, this same in southeast washington. a teenager gravely injured, wounded and the young men believed to be responsible or at least knowing a lot about this still at large tonight. d.c. police released this metro bus video saying three figures caught on tape were persons of interest in the monday night shooting of a teenage male.

i'm chris martinez. i'll explain >>> if that thing dries up, it could have catastrophic consequences. >> water once covered this vast desert, which stretches for miles on the south shore of the scene, in imperial county, california. >> they have proceeded out and about at this point. >> reporter: during the drought the runoff has dried up. the environmental professor timothy grant says that has been left behind with dirt filled with arsenic, pesticides, and other dangerous chemicals. >> these chemicals are so fine that once they become airborne that they could travel over eporter: they warn that the toxic dust could create the air quality disaster, threatening the health of millions in the southwest. many living in the area say that the dust is already making them sick. >> there have been a lot of respiratory issues that people have runny noses and coughing. >> you get this dust that will come up and that they will kind of float away. >> reporter: environmental expert said that the entire eco system is i

chris martinez for cbs news, los angeles. >>> dolezal was supposed to address the controversy and explainerself in a chapter meeting tonight but abruptly canceled that meeting hours before announcing her resignation on line. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" three on your side, the best reward card, whether you prefer cash bag or points for travel find out which card, experts say might give you the most benefit. >>> and a blizzard of flies attacks a pennsylvania bridge causing crashes and closures, we have got details when we >>> it may be mid-june but may flies are working overtime in lancaster county. look at that the swarming insects snarled traffic in hemp field township and may have caused one accident. officials shut down a bridge that became inundated by droves of those flying pests it is in the clear what led to the may fly invasion but a swarm in wisconsin last year was so big it actually showed up on local radar. >> um-hmm. >> now that didn't happen this time kathy but there is plenty of them there. that is enough. >> we don't need anymore. >> no. >> all right. in the heat an

cbs news correspondent chris martinez tells thaws gay rights activist across the country are celebrating reporter: same sex couples in more than a dozen states that had banned gay marriage, rushed to the court clerk's office to tie the knot, after learning that the supreme court had made marriage equality the law of the land. >> it is a sense of freedom. >> we're just wanting to be treated like everyone else. >> reporter: brown could hardly contain their emotion. the state has long been on the front lines, in the fight for gay rights. >> make no mistake much of what we won today started here. >> san francisco values become america's values. still, not everyone is celebrating, opponent of marriage equality are expressing disappointment in the landmark decision. critics say same sex marriage should be resolved by voters and state legislators not judges. >> this is a clear act of judicial activism, this decision is not final decision in the mind of the conscious of the americans. >> reporter: but brad and sean coffee, one of the first couples to marry in california, say ruling reflects 23rd

chris martinez, cbs news, imperial county, california. >> they plan to stop replenishing the lake in years. >>> triple digits, century notes all over the bay area, right, roberta? >> that's right. later this afternoon within the next let's say three hours or so. let's take a look at our weather watcher, we have a wide variety of temperatures now. 75 at the coast, george hughes. he is checking in at 67 degrees. let's try one more. one more time right there. that 75. that's -- again, it says george. well, we have pacifica popping up at 75 degrees. but nevertheless, things have changed here in the last couple of minutes, this is live information coming from our weather watchers around the bay area like this guy right here. this is brian, 93 degrees in san ramon. san jose currently visibility unlimited, current air temperature at 81 degrees. but 10 degrees hotter in livermore. the humidity is now dropped off to 26% there. there you have the coast ocean beach where the coast is clear. seasonal highs anticipated. but hot inland with dry conditions. cooler conditions by friday through the w

chris martinez in texas with the latest. >> reporter: hundreds of volunteers meet every morning in wimberly, texas, to search for several people still missing since flood waters began rushing through memorial day weekend. >> we're still in search and rescue mode. >> reporter: officials say some victims were swept up to 25 miles away from where they were last seen. two people thought missing turned up sunday safe and sound. the water is still rising after more storms in texas this weekend. >> i've never soon -- seen it rise so fast. >> reporter: residents of this houston neighborhood face power outages and downed trees after saturday's rains. initial estimates put flood damage in the houston area at more than $45 million on top of another 27 million in damage to state roads, highways and bridges. farmers and ranchers have also taken a hit. these cattle, some up to their necks in floodwater, were herded to higher ground sunday. there seems to be some relief in sight. forecasters call for sunshine and drier weather most of this week. for jim gally it comes just in time. >> getting deal out her

cbs reporter chris martinez has more on her decision to resign. >> reporter: through a facebook postl dolezal gave up her position as naacp chapter president without clearly answering lingering questions about her ethnicity saying in part in the eye of this current storm, i can see a separation of family and organizational outcomes is in the best interest of the naacp. controversy has been building around dolezal for days after accusations that she was misrepresenting her background. >> if i was asked i would definitely say yes i do consider myself to be black. >> reporter: pictures from her childhood in montana show a blond, blue eyed, freckle faced girl. her parents say dolezal has lied about her past for years. >> our daughter is primarily german and cheque, and has european descent. >> so she's white? >> she's white. >> reporter: dolezal was once married to a black man and grew up with four adopted black children. one of her brothers claims she asked him to help keep her true ethnicity a secret. >> she's trying to say people are racist to her her entire life even though she grew

chris martinez with the details in los angeles. >> reporter: lawmakers are demanding answers from takata, auto makers and the nation's top auto safety regulator. >> are the replacement devices safe, not safer, but safe. >> reporter: the congressional hearing comes two weeks after takata agreed to declare 34 million air bags defective, affecting eleven auto makers. the air bags are linked to at least 6 deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. takata vp kevin kennedy testified that a bat wing inflator was found in many of the accidents. >> takata will cease producing the bat wing inflators. reporter: federal regular tators are prioritizing older model cars in states with hot humid climates but testing continue. >> some factors appear to have a role, such as time and absolute humidity. the full story is not yet known, and a definitive root cause has not been identified. >> reporter: further complicating the recall, many of the cars already repaired will need a secondary bag replacement. >> the dealer should be able to tell you whether they have a fix that's long-term or an interim glenn

here's cbs reporter chris martinez. >> reporter: lawmakers are demanding answer from his takata, an automatic owe makers and top auto safety regulator mark rosekind. >> are replacement devices safe, not safer but safe. >> reporter: congressional hearing comes two weeks after takata agreed to declare 34 millionaire bags defective affecting 11 auto makers. air bags are link to at least six death and more than 100 injuries worldwide takata, rp kevin kennedy testified that a inflater was found in many of these accidents. >> takata will seized producing the inflaters. >> reporter: takata and federal regulators are priority icing replacements for older model cars in states with hot humid climates but they say testing continues. >> while some actors a appear to have a role such as time and absolute humidity the full story is in the yet men and definitive cause has not been identified. >> reporter: further complicating the recall many cars already repaired will need a second air bag replacement. >> your dealer should be able to tell you whether they have a fix that is long term or they have an interi

chris martinez, cbs news. >>> six months, that's the new extension the european union is expected to give for economic sanctions against russia. eu ambassadors decided to poe long some economic saptions before they expire next month -- sanctions before they expire next month. it all comes as russia fails to diffuse tensions with ukraine. >>> meanwhile the deadline looms on that iran nuclear deal as talks continue at a slow pace. two diplomats familiar with the negotiations say talks will likely have to extend because of current disagreements. their target date if a final deal is june 30. >>> they call it another milestone to eliminating chemical weapons stocks from syria. a global watchdog group says thousands of tons of syrian chemical weapons waste has been disposed of at facilities in germany and finland. >>> now a consumer alert for you. a good car seat only part of the equation for child safety. the insurance institute for highway safety tested the built- in attachment hardware on more than 100 vehicles. heather daniels has what some consider surprising results. >> reporter: man

chris man's return to the hospital comes a month after martinez's court hearing where the residents and district attorney argued the location was not suitable for the sex offender, because of the neighborhood's high number of young boys. >> placing him in the middle of 30 children, his defined prey was never a good idea and they should have known better right from the beginning. >> reporter: chrisman is being held at the hospital, pending the hearing held for july 13th in walnut creek. laura anthony. >>> stay with us still ahead here tonight at 6:00. is the university of california doing all it can to protect women against sexual assault? three students are coming forward tonight to say no. only on abc 7 news the hair cut that got this little boy removed from his classroom. and how his mother is fighting back. the penalty that pg&e is facing for the pipeline explosion, why it could become a billion dollar tax writeoff. >>> and tomorrow's debut of apple's music. will >>> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >>> three uc berkeley students

chris man's return to the hospital comes a month after martinez's court hearing where the residents and district attorney argued the location was not suitable for the sex offender, because of the neighborhood's high number of young boys. >> placing him in the middle of 30 children, his defined prey was never a good idea and they should have known better right from the beginning. >> reporter: chrisman is being held at the hospital, pending the hearing held for july 13th in walnut creek. laura anthony. >>> stay with us still ahead here tonight at 6:00. is the university of california doing all it can to protect women against sexual assault? three students are coming forward tonight to say no. only on abc 7 news the hair cut that got this little boy removed from his classroom. and how his mother is fighting back. the penalty that pg&e is facing for the pipeline explosion, why it could become a billion dollar tax writeoff. >>> and tomorrow's debut of apple's music. will my name is ronda derosa and i'm a gas superintendent for pg&e. as a gas superintendent, i'm responsible for the safety of