. >> there is brand new evidence of another scandal at the va hospital this time in durham, north carolina. steve sent any is following the developments. >> two more employees are placed on leave for improperly manipulating the data. this happened in durham, north carolina and comes aftt the backdrop. a similar insurance sent was reported last week in wyoming ved you'lling veterans and forthers are outraged. >> this is life and death this is dead real this is what we made a commitment of the people that defend us every day. not only do they need to be suspended and fired we feneed t talk about who needs to end up in jail over this. if you are going threw creating a problem in some cases causing problems in lives this is far beyond anything we have dealt with so far. there have been calls for veteran's affairs who stepped down. the white house continues to stand by. >> the president remains confident that the secretary spoke on this matter and confident for him to lead this department a department. >> it takes the late est charge in north carolina very seriously. steve selive in washington.

today we have on the duke university campus in durham, north carolina.ining us is professor henry petroski. professor petroski, what do you do for a living besides teach it to? what is your background? >> guest: my background is mostly academic. about 20 or 30 years ago i began writing about engineering, increasingly books. since then, that is a principal occupation, lecturing and generally doing a lot of thinking about engineering. >> host: what is engineering? >> guest: that's a good question. that is really what motivated my first book. i packed this as an engineer and if a neighbor asked me what is engineering, i really didn't have any there. so i thought the best way to develop would be too made up of. i found readiness by best way of thinking. so my first book is what is engineering and i have to admit i didn't go in to 200 i say really was a mean when i pressure on their engineers, some people confuse it with science and say it's just a branch of science or applied science. it is a

. >> host: booktv is on the campus of duke university in durham north carolina where we are talking with professors and scholars about some of their books and now joining us here is deborah hicks. her book "the road out" a teacher's odyssey in poor america. deborah hicks what you do at duke first of all? >> guest: i have a couple of things that i do. i am part of their research into called social science research and that is a unit that is composed of people who're doing research in the social sciences and different disciplines. i do a lot of a lot of research and then i'm also a social entrepreneur so i direct a nonprofit the north carolina mountains called page, partnership for appalachian girls education in their work with appalachian girls in middle school and help them get educational opportunity and access. so i have a couple of different hats that i wear at duke university and researcher and now social entrepreneur. >> host: social entrepreneur. is that a new term? >> guest: atingua's point -- coined by people like nicholas kristof but it's a widely used term for people like me wh

for every society throughout history and for each society whether it was egypt or rome or durham north carolina everyone thinks their water is safe enough because that is their background. but we probably couldn't be paid to drink some of the water >> in the u.s. we have safe tap water? >> we don't spend the money it takes and in some respects it changes a bit. if you set risk-free i would have said no we don't and what i mean by that is what i said a minute ago that we accept the trade-off and it was quite remarkable i could go anywhere in the u.s. right now whether it is bangalore or tallahassee or santa barbara and i don't give a second thought to the drinking water which is at a point historically a short period of time because for most of history it hasn't been safe from our perspective. >> but like you said you can go anywhere in the u.s.. >> in the rich countries there are some that have their own sort of particular but there are other parts where you want to avoid the drinking water if you can and the reason for that is twofold and part of it is water provision and sanitation. they were

was interviewed and we spoke to the professor for 50 minutes at the washington duke in in durham, north carolina. >> host: what are we looking at? >> guest: we are seeing the image of a young fredrick douglas. very famous for his 1845 autobiography which has come to be one of the most formative and important african-american narratives of freedom of african-americans in the united states. douglas gave a series of lectures that reflected on the meaning of photography at its earliest moments in the culture history. he was so fond of the new technology that he sat fairly regularly for portraits of himself over the course of his very long career. this is one of the earlier pictures of fredrick douglas. >> host: why did he write an essay about photography and when? >> guest: he wrote 2-3 essays on photography right around the end of the civil war. he wrote these eskay -- essays -- and they were speeches at first that reflected his excitement for the new technology that was cheaper and therefore accessible to persons without means. they were swift in reproduction and many could be made. he thought it

was interviewed and we spoke to the professor for 50 minutes at the washington duke in in durham, north carolina. >> host: what are we looking at? >> guest: we are seeing the image of a young fredrick douglas. very famous for his 1845 autobiography which has come to be one of the most formative and

and whether it was egypt or rome or togo today or durham, north carolina today, everyone thinks their water is safe enough. but if we went back a hundred years, we could probably not be paid to drink the water. so the notions of safety have changed over time. >> host: in the united states do we have 100% safe tap water? >> guest: no, and we will not have a 100% and that is probably a good thing. but if you had said risk-free i would have said no, we don't. but for safe, i guess we do. and what i mean is we accept the tradeoffs. it really is quite remarkable that i can go anywhere in the united states whether it is tallahassee or bangor or santa barbara and i don't give a second thought to the drinking water. and that has happened in a short period of time. for most of history drinking water hasn't been safe. >> host: but you can go anywhere in the united states and drink the water. where else can we do that in the world? nearly everywhere? >> guest: in the richer countries, nearly everywhere. some countries have their own particular microorganisms the body takes time to get used to. b

. >> booktv is on location at duke university in durham, north carolina, where we're talking with professors who are authors. joining us now i dr. margaret humphreys. her book "marrow of tragedy: the halve crisis of the american civil war." you write that the civil war was the greatest health disaster the u.s. has ever experienced. that's your opening line. >> guest: true. >> host: how so? >> guest: well, if you -- you can count in many ways but more than a million people died in those five years that would not have died, they call premature or unexpected deaths bus of that war. and it is useful to think of war as a health crisis, because you think about the women who died, the children who starved, the refugees who died of disease, the people who died in prisoner of war camps, not just the ones who died from wounds or actually while in the army. >> host: what some of the halve problems faced by the soldiers specifically? we'll start there. >> guest: well, a lot of people know, twice as many soldiers died of disease as died of wounds or something related to wounds. you take a bunch of farm b

this time at the va hospital in durham, north carolina. that's the fourth va hospital where workers are accused of manipulating wait lists so that it appeared that vets were getting appointments much quicker than they actually were. it's va policy that vets are supposed to get appointments within 14 days, but a cnn investigation showed some vets were dying waiting months for appointments. >>> another story developing this morning, "american idol" alum clay aiken will likely be declared the winner in a democratic congressional primary in north carolina after his opponent suddenly died. 71-year-old keith crisco reportedly suffered a fall at his home monday. a primary race between aiken and crisco was too close to call. aiken led by just 369 votes. state election officials are expected to clarify the results and certify them today. and aiken says he's suspending all campaign activities to pray for crisco's family. >>> happening now, severe spring storms barreling through the country, millions in their path this morning. what you can expect to

the storm swamped parts of durham, north carolina, yesterday. flood watches remain in effect until this morning. high winds toppled trees but the region is expected to dry out later today. >>> the faa and the national transportation safety board are investigating reports of a potentially disastrous near miss over the pacific ocean. the incident happened last month 33,000 feet in the air. a passenger onboard a united 757 traveling from hawaii to los angeles says his flight had to make a sudden and very steep dive to avoid a head-on collision with a us airways jet. >> turmoil, noise. all the tray tables were rattling. it was a really violent and scary experience. >> the faa says its team is on the ground in hawaii looking into the matter. >>> the white house says it still supports veteran affairs secretary eric shinseki. shinseki faced tough questions yesterday on capitol hill from lawmakers angry over reports of a coverup at va hospitals. craig boswell reports. >> reporter: the veterans affairs secretary says he's angry alleged treatment delays a

>> reporter: in durham, north carolina, emergency operators are now trained to respond to texts. but officials say text isn't a substitute for calling in every case. >> if you can call us, we still want you to call us. you know, that's the quickest way and the most efficient way to get the help you need. >> reporter: there is no law mandating 911 texting service. the agreement is voluntary. and how it's implemented may vary. right now 911 texting is only available in iowa, maine, vermont, and select counties in 13 other states. >> i would hope that the 911 community across the country would be able to have this done within a couple of years nationwide. >> reporter: a hope shared by many. >> nobody gets up in the morning thinking that they will need to call 911. >> reporter: even if they hope they'll never need it. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> and up next here tonight, such a nice gesture, until you see just what he had up his sleeve. >> ah, aren't you so sweet? >>> this scene in texas last night as the rangers-blue jays game as a fouled ball was picked up by toronto'

minute interview, part of booktv's college series, was recorded at the washington duke inn in durham, north carolina. >> host: duke university history professor martin miller is the author of this book, "the foundations of moderner to: state, society, and the dynamics of political violence." there is a working definition of modern terrorism? >> guest: i tried to formulate one, which is a perilous path because so many others have tried. so, i think that the clear is way to understand what i've tried to do is to refer back to what in fact are two kinds of perspectives. one is the idea that governments and especially dictators, exercise terror against their own citizens, the hitlers, stalins, poll pol pots of the world, and the ice the world of post 9/11 we're most familiar with, this is the insurgenties from below who seem to pose, and sometimes we realize how serious the threat is, they are in fact a danger to us. so what i tried to do to defind terrorism is to bring together 0 those two strands. it's an interactive process between governments and their security agencies on the one wand, and insurgen

durham, north carolina, this dying vietnam vet waits eight months for care.in indianapolis, this sick vet can't get her meds for months. >> this is the type of hospital care you receive? >> reporter: and in phoenix, sally barnes breen loses her father-in-law, thomas, to cancer, after waiting more than a year for a doctor. anxious to finally hear directly from president obama. >> yes. i wanted to hear a long time ago. >> reporter: the president, promising that if v.a. hospital staff anywhere has gamed the system, creating secret lists to hide delays, people will be punished. >> it is dishonorable. it is disgraceful. and i will not tolerate it, period. >> reporter: but the president stunned relatives by saying so far the i.g. has found no case where a death was actually caused by the delays.çó >> and the i.g. indicated that he did not see a link between the wait and them actually dying. >> reporter: bringing another wave of anger to sally, back in phoenix. >> he's lying. and that's why i'm angry zv because, in fact, they're responsible for his death. >> reporte

two workers were suspended in durham, north carolina for what administrators call an appropriate schedulinges. two dozen texas lawmakers are calling for an investigation into three va hospital's in their home states. congressman lamar smith leading the group

two workers were suspended in durham, north carolina for what administrators call an appropriate scheduling practices. two dozen texas law calling for an investigation into three va hospital's in their home states. congressman lamar smith leading the group simply trying to save money with these measures, at the expense of veterans. and e-mail showed that he gave explicit directions to a hospital in fort collins, colorado, and having long treatment delays. the scandal was revealed after he retired doctor claimed that as many as 40 veterans died while awaiting treatment. and the hospital administrators covered up their identity on a secret list. and the white house again today showed support for eric shinseki. >> the president remains confident that he can take appropriate action. >> there seems to be no part of the obama administration led government that is working as intended. is there anyone capable of doing what is expected? the administration is now marden scandal in the treasury department, the department of justice, the bureau of land management, to name just a few. and did we mention

surveillance video capturing three armed men as they enter the restaurant in durham, north carolina andck two of the employees there. the suspect making off with a space that has captions. the police offered $2,000 reward for their arrest. >> there is no such thing as going off the grid when planes are flying in american airspace. norad keeping constant look over the u.s. >> the high-tech eyes in the sky. >> keeping track of every plane in the sky has been an intense and danting task. >> the chairman has a different area of responsibility. >> the operation noble eeling launched days after the attack has been coordinated by aerospace defense command or anoth norad across six centers in north america. >> we are here to have american people's back. we spend 365 days of a year defending the airspace in the united states and america. >> all planes are monitored. it has green dots called tracks and a massive map called air picture looking at everything out of placer radek or problematic. if a plane vanishes off the radar like we saw with malaysia flight 370 an action plan would go into effect

. >> a national disgrace, durham, north carolina, this dying vietnam vet waits eight months for care.napolis, this sick vet can't get her medicines. and in phoenix, this woman's father-in-law dies of cancer after waiting more than a year for a director. today, anxious to finally hear directly from president obama. >> yes, i wanted to hear a long time ago. >> the president promises that but the president stuns relatives so far saying so far the ag has found no case where the delay has actually caused a death. >> and the ag says he did not indicate a death linked to the wait. >> he is lying, that is why we're angry, because in fact they're responsible for his death. >> still, the president vowing to fix whatever is wrong at the v.a. jim avila, abc news, the white house. >>> the united states has sent 80 military personnel to chad to help to find more than 200 girls killed in nigeria. president obama says the service members will help with intelligence and surveillance for air admissions over northern nigeria and will stay on the mission until their support is no longer needed. the islam

this time in durham, north carolina. there were just placed on leave for improperly manipulatinh the scheduling data. that's what they're calling it right now. this comes amid troubling allegations that a v.a. hospital in phoenix where 40 veterans died while they remember waiting for similar treatments. another incident was reported last week in wyoming. >> this is not a game. this is life and death. this is dead real. and this is what we make a commitment to the people that defend us every day. >> there have been a lot of calls to the veterans administration secretary eric shinseki to step down but the white house continuing to stand by him. >> caught on camera, aç massive explosion blows the front off a house in new hampshire. this blast coming moments after a police officer was shot and killed while he responded to a domestic disturbance call at that house yesterday. police believe that the suspected gunman, 47-year-old michael nolan, may have been killed in that blast. nolan lived in that duplex with his father who

hospital in durham, north carolina for what administrators call, quote, inappropriate scheduling practices. and two dozen texas lawmakers are calling for an investigation into corruption in three v.a. hospitals in their home state. lamar smith leading the group after claims of delaying cancer testing procedures for veterans simply to save money. the new reports come one week after a v.a. employee in cheyen cheyenne, wyoming was suspended after e-mails showed that he gave explicit hospitals to a hospital in ft. collins, colorado on how to, quote, gain the system and hide long treatment delays. the scandal originally revealed after a retired doctor from the phoenix v.a. hospital claimed that as many as 40 veterans died while awaiting treatment. and the hospital administrators covered up their identity on a secret list. the white house today again showed support for general shinseki. >> the president remains confident that secretary shinseki has the ability to lead the department and take appropriate action based on the ig's findings. >> despite carney's apparent competent tent attitude, ther

minute interview, part of booktv's college series, was recorded at the washington duke inn in durham, north carolina >> host: duke university history professor martin miller is the author of this book, "the

we just got an e-mail saying two staffers have just been suspended in durham, north carolina for whatalled inappropriate scheduling practices. cheyenne, wyoming. adam is an air national guard pilot and iraq war veteran. sir, good to see you, we literally moments ago got this breaking news out of during ram, we had news out of cheyenne on the heels of what we learned of 40 dead veterans in phoenix as a result of scheduling issues. how massive is this? >> look, i mean, this is massive. i think what we'll find out this goes deeper. what you see are employees more interested in protecting their jobs at the va than veterans that utilize services and gone without cancer screenings. i wear on my wrist the name of a guy named christopher who gave his life in afghanistan and that's a reminder to me every day that if we ask our people to give their life for their country or be willing to give their life for the country, we owe them the best care in the va and we have failed and that has to change and now. >> it's one thing to not give the best care, quite another to be actively hiding the truth

hospital in durham, north carolina for what administrators call, quote, inappropriate scheduling practicesen texas lawmakers are calling for an investigation into corruption in three v.a. hospitals in their home state. lamar smith

minute interview part of booktv's college series was recorded at the washington duke inn in durham, north carolina. >> host: duke university history professor martin miller the author of the book "the foundation of terror, the dynamics of political violence." prefer miller is there a working definition of modern terrorism? >> guest: well, what i have tried to do is to formulate one which is a perilous path because so many others tried. there's a book length mono graph on just that, definitions. so, i think that the clearestest way to understand what i tried to do is to refer back to what in fact are two kinds of perspectives. one is the idea that governments and especially dictators exercise terror against their own citizens; the hitlers, extollines, pol pots of the world, and the other is the world of post-9/11 that we're most familiar with, which is insurgencies from -- that they are in fact a danger to us. so what i tried to do in this book is to bring together those two strands to understand it's an interactive process between governments and their security agencies on the one hand, and insurg

durham, north carolina, this dying vietnam vet waits eight months for care.apolis, this sick vet can't get her meds for months. >> this is the type of hospital care that you receive. >> reporter: and in phoenix, sally barns loses her father-in-law thomas to cancer after waiting for more than a year from a doctor. anxious to finally hear directly from president obama. >> yes, i wanted to hear a long time ago. >> reporter: the president promises a v.a. hospital staff anywhere have gamed the system, creating secret lists to hide delays, people will be punished. >> it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful and i will not tolerate it, period. >> reporter: president obama saying he wants answers to four questions before firing anyone. the checklist, who cooked the books? were they under pressure to deliver unrealistic appointment dates? who set those guidelines? and who covered up? the inspector general's investigation now spread to 26 hospitals in 11 states that we know of, but the president stuns relatives by saying so far the ig has found no case where a death was a

north carolina and was using gps to navigate. >> he was distraught and upset about what happened. >> reporter: actually, these things happen all the time. there is a low railroad trestle in durhamso often that a resident set up a camera. >> just a hobby. >> reporter: to record the accidents. he then puts them on his website called 11 foot 8, that bridge is called the can opener. but we've never seen this type of can opened. quite this up close and personal. when we showed the video to other truckers they were unforgiven. >> i make mistakes just like everybody else. >> he probably wasn't much of a truck driver. >> reporter: the driver said he didn't see signs, although there is a smaller one. police say he will probably be fined somewhere between 350 to $500. some commenters said that nabille was a jerk for not warning him. >> get alongside him and tell him to pull over. >> reporter: but he said there was not time between overpasses. >> it is not an easy task to stop a truck. and more importantly if i sped up next to him, what if at that moment he went under the overpass and everything fell on top of my car. >> reporter: so what was the truck carrying anyway, all over the highwa

and another person, make sure i get it right, in durham, north carolina. he is not done. but he need how to get in front as government nor said. out in front of the am scan public. let them know. show them his heart. he is on top of this. that he is, that he is ticked off. and unbelievably pissed about this, i.g. report that he ordered, that shows that this its a systemic issue that there are 26 hospitals that are, under investigation, of the 1700 hospitals and clinics within the va system. but it is unacceptable. the one thing he is doing right now. that we need to point out. he is calling all 1,700 veterans, by close of business this friday, with the name of a private physician, to get taken care of. i know we talked about politics. a news channel. my concern like brother and sisters concern is, making sure we are taking care of veterans. the 1700 on this phantom waiting list and any one who didn't get the care that they have earned. >> yeah, congressman on that point and on the policy here, let me read to you what the senate committee on veterans affairs chairman, bern

come out across the country, fort collins, texas, cheyenne, wyoming, there's a new one in durham, north carolinas far reaching. and it does -- we didn't do this just because of phoenix. we did this because of the troubling trend we've seen over the last couple of years. it all started back in pittsburgh and legionella disease and they covered it up then and continued to cover up things since that. >> are you talking about what happened all the way -- how long ago in pittsburgh? >> 2011. >> there's been a backlog colonel jack, we snow that, but this goes beyond a quote backlog. this goes to deliberate covering up of these deaths and of people being taken off the list. >> general shinseki will be the first to tell you that a commander is responsible for everything that happens or fails to happen in his organization. he said that he serves at the pleasure of the president which means he will leave when the president tells him to go. he's actually done a very good job of reducing the backlog as big as it is now. it was much bigger about two years ago. having said all of that, it doesn't matter who r

. >> host: and booktv is on location in durham, north carolina, where we're talking with some professors also authors. joining us now is dr. margaret humphreys. her book, "marrow of tragedy: the health crisis of the american civil war." you write that the civil war was the greatest health disaster the u.s. has ever experienced. that's your opening line. >> guest: true. >> host: how so? >> guest: how so. well, i mean, if you, you can count the numbers many ways, but one probably conservative estimate is that more than a million people died in those five years that would not have died, as they call premature or unexpected deaths because of that war. and it is useful to think of war as a health crisis, because you think about the women who died, the children who starved, the refugees who died of disease, the people who died this prisoner of war camps. not just the ones who died from wounds or actually while in the army. >> host: what were some of the health problems faced by the soldiers specifically? we'll start there. >> guest: well, as a lot of people know, twice as many soldiers died of

two employees at the durham, north carolina, va hospital have now been put on leave, making it the fourth va facility facing allegations that lists were manipulate manipulated to make it seem veterans were not waiting months for appointments. va policy states that no vet is supposed to wait more than 14 days to see a doctor or some other medical professional. >>> and the nsa is allegedly installing spyware and back doors on american-made routers, servers and hard drives. then they're repackaging the equipment before it's shipped overseas in order to conduct surveillance on international networks and users. that is the claim coming from documents provided by nsa leaker edward snowden to journalist glenn greenwald. the nsa admits using u.s.-made hardware to protect american's interests but won't comment specifically on these latest accusations. >>> political bickering is preventing a senate vote on the keystone xl pipeline project. a bipartisan energy bill was voted down by senators, meaning the pipeline project is not likely to get further consideration until after midterm elections in nov

north carolina, 3 to 5 inches of rain. big-time flash flooding. and as that moves north, the damage around durhamrom an ef-0 tornado. flood watches in eight states this morning. from the northeast up into parts of new england. 2 to 4 inches, the purple area, 1 to 2 inches. sometimes fast and >>> good morning. i'm mike nicco. the heat wave is over. still be a little warm inland, 82 to 87, but 73 to 81 around the bay, 64 to 71 and breezy in the coast and san francisco. those low clouds give way to afternoon high clouds and temperatures cooling a >> all that weather, brought to you by panera bread. robin. >> thank you, ginger. >>> coming up here, pop star robin thicke's public plan to win back his estranged wife. >>> plus parents versus kids. the shocking new book that says kids are bullying mom and dad. >>> we are celebrating barbara walters. she is with us live, sharing some of the best moments from her incredible career. ♪ he said it ♪ he said it ♪ he lifted it up ♪ he said if i ♪ lift it up wash in sweet dreams with tide, downy, and bounce. the sweet dreams collection has scents so relaxing so y

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for "cbs this morning," mark strassmann durham north carolina. >> casey carroll just graduated.father will be there to honor him. >> ironic that we did that story today. pulling for all things duke. >> it's wonderful, too, that he can come back from four tours and do something he loved and return to that and inspire people. >> it's incredible. >> tomorrow on "cbs this morning" we're going to be uk tag about wearable technology and how it's changing the way we dog: what, what? mattress discounters memorial day sale ends monday? but mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one "roof." comforpedic, icomfort, optimum, and wow, four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection even a queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497. better hurry! the memorial day sale ends monday. ♪ mattress discounters ♪ >>> that does it for us. be sure to tune in the bay area.. that's according to real estate website zillow.. >>> good morning. it's 8:55. i'm frank mallicoat. here's what's happening around the bay area right n

two workers at the durham, north carolina, va hospital has been placed on leave accused of cooking ther up long wait times for patients seeking appointments with doctors. va policy states, no veteran should wait more than 14 days to be seen. cnn has already uncovered treatment delays at v. hospital in phoenix, arizona, that are being blamed for at least 40 deaths. >>> national security agency reportedly planting a back door spyware in american made computer devices embedding surveillance tools before they're shipped overseas. details of the nsa intercepting devices before export now come from documents leaked by edward snowden to journalist green greenwall. they don't deny using it to protect u.s. interest but won't comment on specific activitacti >>> a unbelievable scene in a home in new hampshires a it l literally explodes. it's moments after a police officer was killed in a home. steven arkell was responding to a dispute and then he was gunned down. yeah. it's -- it just exploded. as you said, pointed out earlier, right next to other homes. >> looks like it's on a cul-de-sac right n

north carolina. he served as assistant district attorney for a number of years in greensboro and durham. his perspective as a front-line federal prosecutor will be invaluable. eric while first assisting the u.s. attorney in the eastern district of north carolina. when i joined office in 2002. eric was already leading our enforcement task force. prosecutions of high-level interstate drug trafficking. throughout his tenure, eric believed that tough, cooperative, and sustained pressure on drug trafficking organizations could reduce the flow of drugs, could remove the worst offenders, and drive down the crime rate and make our communities safer. under eric's leadership, our unit pursued large numbers of serious drug traffickers, and gained cooperation of defendants whose information was critical to our ability to infiltrate, disrupt, and dismantle these organizations. receiveds tenure, eric two director's awards for outstanding prosecutions, and one from jenna reno, one from -- janet reno, one from attorney general eric holder. ic's expertise will aid this committee as it considers the issues

. >> raleigh-durham area in north carolina, heavy rain and winds cut the power for thousands as well serving food because they were unable to run their equipment. the storm turned parking lots and streets into mini lakes. >>> what's in store for the southeast and the california fire zone today. >> meteorologist jim dickey joins us now with the latest on the forecast. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and diana. the wildfire risk dies down a bit across the southwest. wildfires across the san diego area here through the early-morning hours, but the winds are dying down. relative humidity coming up. the atmosphere as the pacific air works in. temperatures falling a bit. that will help firefighting efforts through the day. to the northeast we are dealing with rain and too much rain. it's tracking to the east. slow-moving storm system brings rain to the 95 corridor causing widespread flooding. john and diana, back to you. >> jim, thank you. >>> new this morning, clippers owner donald sterling won't go quietly and refusing to pay the $2.5 million fine levied by the nba. according to

colorado, iowa, north carolina, in boulder conte, home of the university of colorado, turnout dropped by 27%, and in durhamounty, duke's town, turnout dropped by a whopping 40%. the numbers doesn't lie. joining suus is author of the great geeky book and amy walter, editor for the cook national report. sasha, your book came out. i assume that profile of voter that we came up with did not surprise you considering the deep dive you've done on this as well. >> that's right. we did our poll slightly differently in that we went out and actually looked at voter files. we weren't asking people whether or not they voted in '10 or '12 but looking at the actual record if people had turned out. we found something very similar, which is you basically have two lek democrats in the united states, people who vote every two years and people who vote every four years. the reflection voter is overwhelmingly republican. what we usually think of as the mid-term dynamics now have a very different sort of partisan edge. >> i guess then the question is what is the campaign about, amy? is it about persuasion? or is it only about t