cbs news correspondent danielle nottingham joins us now from st. uis with the very latest, danielle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika, good morning, ukee, michael brown's father calling for day of silence, after weeks of violence, and tense protests, he wants this day reserved to honor the life of his son. thousands of mourners will pay tribute to 18 year old michael brown, at the friendly temple missionary baptist church in st. louis this morning. his life was cut short august 9th, when he was shot by police officer darren wilson. the incident kicked off days of protests, and ignited tensions between demonstrators and police, in ferguson. >> a number of celebrities and politician also expected to attend the service here today, including three white house aids. the reverend al sharpton is also scheduled to speak. >> on sunday, brown's parents attended an annual peace rally in st. louis' largest city park, calling for calm today. >> please, take a day of silence so we can lay our son to rest. >> were joined by tray tron martin's parents

danielle, nottingham, cbs news, mt., california. >>> also in california, more than a dozen wildfires are raging. the worst fire has burned 800 homes and threatened several hundred mores. residents in the town of bernie are facing evacuation. meanwhile in oregon a major wildfire still jeopardizes 270 residents. >>> and a tropical storm could hit hawaii for the first time in 20 years-eric fisher chief meteorologists of our boston station wbzz has the details. >> the tropical storm as it heads up with bertha off the east coast the good news with bertha it will not be making landfall. it will stay a category 1 hurricane and curve off to the north. the only issue for the east coast of the united states some rip currents and surfs. be careful in the water. we switch over to the pacific. three storms we're watching. genevieve became a tropical depression monday morning. a heir contain, a strong hurricane at that. and a cell away from hawaii a perfectly formed hurricane. and right behind that is julio and will be taking a simil

. >> reporter: i'm danielle nottingham in los angeles, how one of these computer tablets >>> wusa9 news is sponsored in part by your local toyota dealers. >>> in tonight's health alert experts say 1/3 of autistic children still have difficulty speaking at age 5 even after years of early intervention. >> danielle nottingham shows us how researchers are now using tablets and ipads to help those kids learn how to communicate. >> reporter: 5-year-old lance alameda could only say about 10 words until he started using an ipad. >> they crashed. >> it's helped him exponentially. >> reporter: lance was part of a study at ucla that looked at about 60 children with autism all about 5 years old. half received speech therapy about six months. the other half used an ipad. children with access to the ipad on average doubled the amount of words in their vocabulary. >> if you enter the study with fewer than 20 words, you maybe exited the study in six months with 100 words, which is quite significant. >> reporter: researchers say the earlier in therapy children get their hands on one of these tablets, th

danielle, nottingham, cbs news, mt., california. >>> also in california this morning, more than a dozen wildfires are raging. the worst fire has burned 800 homes and threatened several hundred mores. residents in the town of burney are facing possible evag wages. meanwhile in oregon a major wildfire still jeopardizes 270 residents after burning six homes. >>> and this morning, we have tropical weather systems developing in both the atlantic and pacific including one that could hit hawaii for the first time in 20 years. eric fisher, chief meteorologist of our boston station wbzz has the details. >> the tropical storm as it heads up with bertha off the east coast the good news with bertha it will not be making landfall. shooting that gap between bermuda and the east coast, it will stay a category 1 hurricane and curve off to the north. the only issue for the east coast of the united states some rip currents and some bidding surfs so be careful in the water. we switch over to the pacific. this is interesting. three storms

cbs news correspondent danielle nottingham has the latest. >> reporter: robin williams wife left the house monday morning thinking that the comedian was still asleep. his personal assistant grew concerned when he actor failed to respond to knocks on the door. >> personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. williams bedroom, and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt security around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the the door frame. >> reporter: preliminary cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging. officials also say that a small knife was found and williams had cuts on his rest. >> toxicology testing will be conducted to if mr. williams had chemical substance necessary his system at the time of his death. >> reporter: coroner's office says is there evidence that the actor had been struggling with severe depression and he battled substance abuse. just last month returning to a 12 step treatment program. news photographer dean kendricks said he attended aa meetings with wi

danielle nottingham for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> a temple student ace tack during move in day and university police are looking to see if the a involved racial slurs. syma chowdhry is live on campus tonight, with details syma. >> reporter: temple officials are investigating an alleged attack that took place between a pro israeli and pro palestinian student. there are claims that anti sematic remarks were made but officials have have not confirmed that. both sides have different accounts, although we spoke with two eyewitnesses. >> yesterday was my first day of college. i just moved in and i saw this happened. >> reporter: this woman join students for justice as pala signed organization moments before an alleged attack took place. >> i waso4 actually for my safety. they were at this table during temple fest wednesday when a student approached them making racial remarks. >> saying that we were terrorist and, that our table supported hamas or other violent organizations. i started laughing. that was such an absurd statement. >> he came close tore me and started yelling look at you, y

louis, missouri, danielle nottingham, back to you. >> interesting point w that being said, do you expectople expect protest toss continue after today, after the call for peace? >> wall it all depends on what happens, as far as prosecutors office, many are calling for the prosecutor to step down in this case, they don't believe that he can be impartial given his history with the police force. they are asking for new prosecutor. and the family has asked for it, the community, so it will depends on what happens there. if officer wilson is indicted, we'll see how the protests continue, in this area. >> danielle nottingham reporting live for us, thank you. >>> other news this morning, california's governor has declared state of emergency, following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake, in nappa valley. knock out power to thousands sparked fires, and raptured gas and water mains. authorities report more than 170 injuries, including a young girl, who was critically injured after fireplace felled on her. >> started howling roads, and just shook violently. and i actually gave out a scream, and i thought th

danielle nottingham has more now from st. louis. >> reporter: hundreds of family members and friends of 18-year- old michael brown are gathered for his funeral today. mourners entered the church, holding their hands up in a became pollic gesture. brown's father asked for a day of peace and calm while his son is laid to rest. days of violent protests followed the teen's shooting on august 9th. president obama sent three white house aides to the funeral. brown was gunned down during a confrontation with officer darren wilson. police say wilson opened fire after brown scuffle with the officer and charged at him. witnesses say brow8qn was shot while surrendering. the autopsies show he was shot at least six times. >> michael brown will be buried at st. peter's cemetery later today. >>> coming up on the news at noon, tweets from computer hackers sparked some serious moments aboard a california- bound plane. >>> the clean up begins after a >>> welcome back. a group called the lizard squad could be behind a serious scare on board an

danielle nottingham, cbs news. >>> the federal corruption trial of former virginia governor bob mcdonellnd his wife maureen is for you in richmond. >> ready for week three? >> i am, i think we are about halfway done. >> reporter: are you ready to take the stand? >> doubt it will be this week. >> reporter: when do you think it will be? >> we'll see how the trial goes. >> reporter: do you feel well about how things are going? >> i can't except on any of the evidence. >> reporter: former state attorney general jerry kilgore is expected to take the stand today. kilgore was hired by star scientific as a consultant. it is a company-owned by johnny williams. the mcdodges are accused of accepting more than $6500 in gifts in loans from williams in exchange for promoting his products. >>> coming up on wusa 9. beach break. a top official in maryland witness to delay school. we'll tell you why. >>> plus the shooting >>> the justice testimony says it is monitoring the investigation into the police shooting of an unarmed black teen in missouri. that shooting spurred a riot, overnight in suburban st. l

the here's cbs reporter danielle nottingham. >> reporter: authorities in upstate new york questionedony stewart twice this weekend, following the crash that claimed the life of fellow driver, 20 year-old kevin ward, junior. so far, no charges have been filed against the three time nascar champion. >> there is no evidence in hand or no facts that would support a criminal charge or support criminal intent. >> reporter: but stewart is not in the clear just yet. >> there is a possibility for a criminally negligent homicide, that means i didn't intend to kill anybody or intend to hurt anybody but i ignored an obvious risk. >> reporter: stewart and ward were battling for position during the lap at this sprint car race at the the motor sports park, saturday night, when stewart caused ward to spin out. ward then got out of his car to confront stewart where he was struck by stewart's car and then killed. stewart has been involved in altercation was other drivers, in the past. including this incident, in 2012 when he he hurled his helmet at another racer. >> i think he is an aggressive driver

dan yal yell the -- danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: you never know when it's coming. >> it's very exclusive. >> reporter: it's a perk to pamper united's top customers. at lax, employees wait for passengers with connections and grab them at the door. then a luxury car chauffeurs them to their connection. no racing through the airport and no charge. what did you think? >> very surprised. >> reporter: united uses mercedes. delta has porsches and requires you to fly 120,000 miles a year to be considered. more airlines are offering the free ride. aviation experts say it's part of the competition for travelers who buy pricey tickets. >> 70% of the receive few comes from 20% of its passengers so it makes sense that airlines would reward the people that spend the most money on them. >> reporter: carriers are wooing big spenders at a time when it's tougher for the occasional flyer to earn miles and escape the growing list of fees. >> any time you have something, it just eases things a little bit, it helps. >> this way they're doing it in style. >> and they're doing it in style. >> rep

fire officials say all residents are accounted for, and no major injuries were reported. >> danielle nottingham for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> good evening, everyone. would i say our biggest problem right now on top of the rush are two incidents we are dealing with both in different areas and both affecting the schuylkill or i-95. lets talk bit. traveling on the schuylkill expressway we will get there in a second but 95 you are commuting in the southbound direction. notice betsy ross bridge not too far here. an accident on the shoulder. good news it is on the shoulder. bad news is we have a delay back towards cottman so making your commute in downtown philadelphia is a somewhat of a squeeze. then jump in southbound delays making your way from philadelphia international airport down to 476. take a look at schuylkill expressway, traveling east bound this accident here again on the shoulder around gulph mills. it seems to be traffic is moving by just fine but as we take a look at our wide notice speed sensors are in the teens and not only eastbound in the direction of that accident but also west

danielle nottingham cbs news. >> among the people strand rod 500 children and adults at a church camp. >>> a garbage truck driver smashed into this utility pole culting off power to hundreds of customers. it happened around 9:00 a.m.. the truck driver was trapped inside the truck while pg&e crews secured the live wires hanging down. the driver was not injured and power was restored to most customers about an hour ago. >>> this is day one of a pilot program in san francisco. silicon valley shuttles sharing bus stops with the muni transit system. some major tech companies use the shuttles to bring their employees to and from work. demonstrators have staged protests to block the shuttles. they blame tech workers for raising the cost of living in san francisco. they insist tech workers should live near their jobs. >> rather than coming into someone elses space, displacing them, transplanting them to where they can't afford and then moving in. >> i think there needs to be more of a conversation between the two sides i guess. a clash of wallets going on right now. >> the shuttles will pay s

danielle nottingham, cbs news, missouri. >>> after the service there will be a procession to brunt's final resting place. >> schools in ferguson that were closed because of the violence last week will finally open today. >>> the first day of school for thousands of students and their families. >> it is an exciting day. new clothes, all the school supplies in virginia. page and warren counties begin today. >> a warning is out for as this year really gets underway. watch out for children walking to school. >> a third of all pedestrian did he gos have happened in the first few weeks after school reopens. >> in many places the speed limit is 30 in maryland and 25 in the district of columbia. and you have to be prepared for that, keep your eyeballs literally peeled and be vigilant and watch out for excitable kids that dart out between two parked cars. >> we want to remind you about the penalties for passing a stopped school bus. you face a $570 fine. if you are caught by armed cameras on the buses, you can get $125 fine. >>> two counties in far western virginia, page and regard reason cou

kpix's danielle nottingham on what investigators found. >> reporter: a 17 and 16-year- old water plottingn. >> they identified three staff members at the school by name that they were targeting along with some random students as they called it. they wanted to as they put it kill as many people as possible. >> community member tipped off official whose alerted police thursday. detectives began following the boy's social media activity. police took the computers from their homes and arrested the two on mondays. offenses found no target date for the attack or weapons. but they discovered the teens have done research on various weapons and tactics. >> during our investigative interviews with the suspects they confirmed what they talked about. cold heartily. >> classes will start at south pasadena high school thursday as planned. police will step up their presence here at the high school and other campuses in the district. he is shocked. >> i didn't believe it at first. you see all over the news but you don't think it will happen at your school. >> the fbi is assisting police in their investig

danielle nottingham, cbs news. >>> good morning vietnam! >> at 6:00 we're going to hear from the man behind one of williams' most popular films. >> in about 30 minutes we'lsuicide prevention, what you need to know if you or a loved one finds yourself suffering from deep depression and plus some of the resources available out there. jan. >>> steven spielberg and johnny williams brother, quite an event full day in the corruption trial of bob mcdonnell and his wife. peggy joins us to tell us about the other notable person on the stand. >> reporter: virginia beach mayor william sesum, also the president of town bank in virginia beef. he is testifying about -- beach. he is testifying about a loan mcdonnell took out. the day started event full with a closed door meeting in the judge's chambers and the judge coming out and dismissing a juror and bob mcdonnell looking disturbed and upset. not long after former governor bob mcdonnell walked in he was visibly upset sitting in the front of the urtroom facing the wall with his back to everyone. he, att

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