hena doba is here in new york with the latest. hena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. witnesses say they say the propellers stop midair before the helicopter just dropped. investigators are trying to figure out just what went wrong. this is cell phone video showing the moment a helicopter being used for a photo shoot crashed into new york city's east river. police say two people were pronounced dead at the scene. three others were taken to the hospital in critical condition. later died. the sixth person, the pilot, is the sole survivor. rescuers say he managed to free himself and was picked up by a tugboat. >> someone was on top of the helicopter waving his arms and screaming for help. >> reporter: you can hear the pilot on the distress call saying "mayday." a few seconds later he used the words "engine failure." >> i saw the propellers stop, but it looked almost like it was supposed to land, like it was making an emergency water landing, but within literally a minute it was completely submerged. >> reporter: fi

anne-marie. >> hena doba in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> in a lengthy and detailed cell phone video, the texas serial bomber detailed his attacks. he detailed the differences in the bombs that he built. mark anthony conditt was killed as he detonated a bomb when confronted by police. nikki battiste is in austin. nikki, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. austin police says in a 25-minute cell phone recording mark anthony conditt goes into great detail about the differences in the bombs he built. but they also say he does not give a motive. we may never know why the 23-year-old went on a deadly bomb rampage. austin police say 23-year-old mark conditt, the suspected austin bomber, led them to what amounts to a full confession. after killing himself during a pursuit, officers found his cell pho phone. on it, a 25-minute recording detailing what he had done. >> on this recording, the suspect describes the six bombs that he constructed with a level of specificity that he identified the differences amo

hena doba begins our coverage. >> reporter: march is most definitely entering like a lion. this is snow in erie, pennsylvania, already contributing to thousands who lost power. heavy rain, flooding, and hurricane-force winds are already in the forecast. >> the winds are going 91 miles an hour which will blow someone over. >> reporter: it's a historic crippling event especially for coastal towns in massachusetts. officials there are warning of a storm surge that could reach 3 feet. waves up to 30 feet. >> the winds are going to hold those waters onshore and then the next tide will come in and the next tide will come in and there's not going to be a lot of drainage. hundreds of flights have already been canceled. here in new york officials warn there will be more delays to come if the snow and wind materialize as predicted. hena doba, cbs news, new york. >>> eric fisher, our chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz, is watching both conditions. >> we've been watching the snow come down overnight. as we go through the day there will tighten up into a nor'easter. a lot of

news correspondent hena doba in new york which could bear the brunt of the incoming weather. >> the coastalwall, desomated by last week's nor'easter. >> you have until tonight before another powerful storm rolls in and threatens home. >> too close to the house we'll ends up with the foot action of the house being undermined. >> rounds two is headed in from the midwest where it already dumped loads of snow and ice, looks poised to do much the same all along the northeast corridor. >> this is colder storm, than what we had last week so as it moves up the coastline, big snow totals northwest of the i 59 corridor over foot of snow looks likely, some of the heaviest year totals could make their way into new york city as well as heart forwards >> hundreds cents every thousands of homes were still without power. >> i have no more wood for my stove, i have no heat, i have no -- i have nothing. >> as crews rush to get the light on before the next storm , officials say it is not going as quickly as they would like. because of all of the damage. >> the power can only be done safely, and when trees and

hena doba is here in new york with the ltest. good morning, hena. >> reporter: good morning. that storm is being blamed for at least nine deaths. as of last night, there wer still 350,000 homes and businesses without power. crews are now working feverishly to prepare as the next storm is quickly approaching. the coastal town of duxbury, massachusetts, is racing to fix the seawall decimated by last week's nor'easter. they have until tonight before another powerful storm rolls in and threatens homes. >> this gets back too far, too close to the house, we're going to end up with the -- with the footings of the house being undermined. >> reporter: round two is headed in from the midwest where it already dumped loads of snow and ice and looks poised to do much of the same all along the northeast corridor. >> this is a colder storm than what we had last week. as it moves up the coastline, big snow totals just northwest side of the i-95 corridor. over a foot of snow looks likely. some of the heavier totals could make their way to new york city as well as hartford with this one. >> re

hena doba is here with more. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. they'll make sure if the summit does take place, it's a meaningful meeting with a good outcome, but there's also somewhat skeptical because if you remember, he said his nuclear program was close to irreversible. it was south korea that brought the news and invitation from north korean leader kim jong-un to the white house. >> he's eager to meet president trump as soon as possible. >> president trump accepted. the offer was extended as a south korean delegation briefed u.s. officials about a recent sit-down with kim jong-un. >> in our meeting, north korean leader kim jong-un said he's committed to denuclearization. he pledged that north korea will refrain from any further nuclear missile test. >> south korea says the face-to-face will take place before the end of may. the white house insists time and place have yet to be determined. president trump tweeted in part, great progress is being made but sanctions will remain in place until a meeting is planned. the promises are being taken w

anne-marie. >> hena doba here in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> eric fisher, chief meteorologist of our boston station wbz, says for some new england residents, there is more snow to come. >> well, some of those huge snowfall totals, incredible in new jersey. big power outage situation out there. we're watching the rest of the storm system as we head into thursday, curling up into maine and new hampshire. many areas of new hampshire still seeing some significant snowfall and rough travel. there could be additional power outages on top of the issues we've all right seen. this storm has tugged down quite a bit of cold air across the east. highs barely getting to 60 in atlanta today. just around 50 in panama. pretty chilly for spring break. 37 in cincinnati and 30s across much of the upper ohio valley and heading across the great great lakes states on thursday. still chilly on friday. we're still watching this next potential storm system. this is sunday into monday of next week. this, too, could be one that climbed up acro

hena doba is here in new york. good morning, hena. >> reporter: good morning. forecasters say the storm threat is unusually dangerous because of the possibility of several tornadoes. this could be the most widespread severe weather event since last summer. watch this windshield begin to crack and buckle as it gets pummelled by baseball-sized hail in cullman county, alabama. severe storms are bringing scenes like this throughout the south as it sweeps in with not just hail but also heavy winds, rain, and tornadoes. >> in the blink of an eye. i mean, it's just so quick. that's what we try to tell everybody, to get prepared. these come out of nowhere. >> reporter: are there are reports of tornadoes touching down in jacksonville, alabama, where this church was decimated. in nearby south side, the owners of this house say they were huddled inside just waiting for the high winds to pass. >> my ears were popping, and a ton of trees fell down. two trees on the house. >> i grabbed my kids and threw them in the closet and just held them. it seemed like minutes, but i kno

anne-marie. >> hena doba here in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> president trump has a new funding idea about building the wall along the mexican border. have the military pay for it. the wall was mr. trump's campaign promise. he wanted mexico to foot the bill. they refused. last week's budget provided seed money, so mr. president trump has floated the idea of using the military bucket to pay the $25 billion the border wall would cost. the white house provided no specifics. >>> the california attorney general said he'll conduct an independent investigation into the shooting death of stephon clark by sacramento police. last night protesters blocked the entrance to the arena where the sacramento kings had a game. the game began as scheduled. earlier clark's brother held a protest during a city council meeting. on march 18th clark was shot and killed by police in his grandmother's backyard. they thought he had a gun. he was carrying a phone. >>> coming up on the "morning news," mark zuckerberg goes to washington. facebook'

anne-marie. >> hena doba here in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> a former "playboy" model who claims she had a ten-month affair with president trump apologized to the first lady. in an interview on cnn, karen mcdougal alleges the affair started in 2006. she said the first time they had sex he tried to pay her. mcdougal claims she ended the relationship in 2007 because she felt guilty and given the chance would tell melania trump she was sorry. >> he never talked about his wife, and i never brought her up. obviously there's a reason i didn't bring it up because i felt guilty about it. the president and melania trump were married in 2005. the president denies having an affair with mcdougal. porn star stormy daniels said she was having an affair the same time as mcdougal. you can watch stormy daniels' interview on "60 minutes" on sunday night. she speaks about the alleged relationship. president trump has denied that affair as well. >>> well, early this morning congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill to keep the gove

>> hena doba here in new york. thank you. >>> stormy daniels, the adult film actress who claims that she had an affair with donald trump, says that she'll return the hush money she received as long as she can tell her story. the offer is good until noon today. daniels received the money from mr. trump's personal attorney, michael cohen. she wants to publish text messages and video relating to the president that she may have. >> if he does not accept it, it's yet another instance of mr. trump and mr. cohen trying to silence this woman and keep the american people from hearing her story. >> president trump denies the affair. daniels' attorney says deposing mr. trump is not out of the question. >>> the white house insists president trump is committed to significant changes in gun laws even after he about an aboutface on his calls to increase the age to buy an assault weapon. last month the president mocked republican lawmakers for being afraid of the national rifle association. he went against the nra by advocating ra

hena doba is here in new york with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the white house is pushing back against the adult film star's allegations of an affair with president trump. so far mr. trump himself has remained uncharacteristically quiet on twitter as questions arise about hush money paid to daniels. an attorney representing president trump's personal lawyer, michael cohen, says there was no legal issue with a $130,000 payment cohen made to porn star stormy daniels. >> mr. cohen paid the $130,000, but the reason is to protect business, protect reputation, and to protect family. and you cannot speculate that it was to elect somebody president of the united states. >> reporter: cohen maintains the money he paid to daniels before the presidential election was never paid back by the trump campaign or by mr. trump and does not constitute a violation of campaign finance laws. >> it was not a campaign expense. this was a settlement. >> reporter: daniels sat down for a widely watched interview on "60 mi

hena doba is at laguardia airport in new york with the latest. >> reporter: on both coasts, march is most definitely entering in like a lion. in the northeast, residents from washington, dc in new england are in the path of a nor'easter. this is snow in pennsylvania, already contributing to thousands who lost power. heavy rain, massive flooding and hurricane-force winds are also in the forecast. >> the gusts in some cases may go as high as 90 miles an hour which will blow someone over. >> reporter: the storm has the potential to be a historic crippling event, in particular for coastal towns like scituate, massachusetts. officials there are warning of a storm surge that could reach around 3 feet, waves up to 30 feet, during severe weather expected to last through three high tides. >> the winds are going to hold those waters onshore and then the next tide will come in and the next tide will come in. so there's not going to be allotted of drainage. >> reporter: all the weather is also wreaking havoc on those with plans to fly this weekend. hundreds of flights have already been canceled.

with this one, though, could cause even more downed trees and create worse travel conditions. >> hena doba here in new york. thank you very much, hena. >>> a committee of west virginia lawmakers meets again this morning to try and agree on a deal to end a statewide teachers strike. today will be the ninth day of the walkout. [ chants ] striking teachers packed the state capitol yesterday looking for higher wages. the governor and union leaders agreed to a 5% pay hike. that passed the state house, but the senate offered 4%. west virginia teachers are among the lowest paid in the nation. >>> a bill restricting gun sales passed by the florida state senate is headed to the house in response to last month's school shooting. the florida senate narrowly voted to arm some teachers, raise the minimum wage to buy a rifle, and provide millions of dollars for mental health programs. we have this report. >>> by your vote the bill passes. >> reporter: 20-18, the florida state senate approved legislation that would start a new marshal program, permit something students and school staff to be armed after

hena doba for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right, switching gears now if you are in the mood for a good meal you are in luck, east passyunk avenue hosting sixth annual restaurant week, "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live in south philadelphia to take a look, good morning, anita. >> good morning, jan i'm always in the moody must say, this is the very first restaurant week, and this is our chef, adon trinidad, today what can people expect. >> for restaurant week we are preparing a special menu we have carmelized onions, we have a mexican truffle, mushroom, goat cheese, we have beautiful pan seared salmon, with olive caper, tomato sauce and bacon fufu with mashed and smoked bacon, a little bit of salad on top and we finish with -- impact cake in mexico which is medication tour of chock kate cake and goat milk and we have this a beautiful margaret a we have those right here which is super delicious. >> everything in here is beautiful, do i like the vibe what do you want people to take away when they walk in the door today. >> well, we are, we take all of this, i don't know if

hena doba has the latest. >> on both coasts cents, march is most definitely entering like a lion.rtheast, resident from washington, d.c. to new england, are in the path of a nor'easter. this is snow? erie, pennsylvania, already, contributing to thousands who have lost power. heavy rain, massive flooding and hurricane force winds, are also in the forecast. >> the gusts in some cases may go as high as 09 miles an hour which will blow someone over. >> the storm has the potential to be a historic crippling event. in particular, for coastal towns, like in massachusetts. officials from are warning after storm surge, that could reach around 3 feet. waves up to 30 feet, during severe weather, expected to last through three high tides. >> the next time will come in, so not a lot of drainage. >> also reaking havoc on those who plan to fly this weekend, hundreds cents every flights have already been canceled. >> here in new york, officials warn, there will be more delays to come, if the snow and winds materialize as predicted. on the west coast, southern california, heavy rain has gun to fal

hena doba has more on the unofficial visit. >>> reporter: chinese state television released video of the historic moment when north korean leader kim jong-un and his wife met the president of china and his spouse for the first time, xi jinping. a military band greeted him at the start of a four-day visit that ended today as did an honor guard. china's official news agency reported that during the discussions, kim pledged to denuclearize north korea and said he is willing to hold a summit with the united states. the meeting between kim and president trump is planned for may but this is the first time he has spoken publicly about it. some experts in the region say the potential talks between the u.s. and north korea may have motivated china to act. >> i think beijing probably wanted to make sure it didn't get sidelined in the bilateral conversation between washington and pyongyang and they wanted to send a message that they are north korea's most important relationship. >> president trump said: his visits were also kept secret until he had left the country. time is >> reporter: hena do

hena doba for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> in other news today if you are in the mood for a good meal you are in luck. east passyunk avenue is hosting its annual restaurant week. anita oh is live in south philadelphia at another restaurant, hi there, anita. >> reporter: good morning. we are here at stogie joe's and restaurants are participating in ease passyunk restaurant week, running new through friday. it is a little bit more casual ... >> it looks like we have lost anita there but we will try to get back as soon as they reestablish that live shot. >>> welshing still ahead florida lawmakers are trying to address gun laws after last month's deadly school shooting how a new bill will change laws in this state. >>> one thing students have been demanding that is not in the bill. >>> is there a dangerous new eating disorder among women battling diabetes, the trend that could lead to damaging results, we will be right back >>> students in west virginia will extra home on monday as teachers strike is expect to extend into an eighth day. west virginia senate voted yesterday to raise teache

. >> hena doba here in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," stormy daniels' attorney michael avenatti. >>> two lawyers who were expected to represent trump won't be taking positions after all. the president decided against hiring joseph digenova and his wife because of personal conflicts of interest. they had been negotiating with special counsel robert mueller about a potential interview with the president. meanwhile the president is ready to fire veterans affairs secretary david shull ckishulki. >>> this weekend's demonstrations are just the beginning. the student driven movement sparked rallies from coast to coast with a unified message, a demand for tougher gun laws. wendy gillette reports. >> reporter: for survivors of the school shooting in parkland, florida, saturday's big turnout was just a step toward an even larger goal. >> we're demanding an assault weapons ban, the prohibition of sales of high capacity magazines, and we're demanding universal background checks. >> reporter: h

hena doba, cbs news. >> republican senator rand paul also voted against the bill. in a statement he said, quote, congress must do better for the american people. we can support our military without further endangering our nation through fiscal recklessness. >>> another shake-up at the white house. one of president trump's top advisers is now leaving. the president tweeted in part yesterday saying united nations ambassador john bolton will be my new national security adviser. i am very thankful for the service of general h.r. mcmaster, who has done an outstanding job and will always remain my friend. bolton, who is a hawk, will be the third national security adviser to mr. trump. >> when he served as u.n. ambassador, he was actually not able to win confirmation during the bush administration. he was a recess appointment. so that speaks to some of the controversy that he has stoked in the past. >> in 2015, bolton penned an op. ed. in the "new york times" entitled to stop iran's bomb, bomb iran. and in february of this year, wrote in the "wall street journal," about t

hena doba reports, 81 calls were made in just over an hour. >> 911 what is your emergency? >> reporter: minutes after accused gunman nikolas cruz allegedly opened fire inside marjory stoneman douglas high school, frantic students and parents flooded 911 with calls. >> my son is in stoneman douglas high school. he heard noise and he thinks there's a shooting going on at the school. >> reporter: most of the calls released were from outside of the building except for this one from a student inside afraid of making too much noise. >> marjory stoneman douglas high school being shot up. >> it's being shot up? are you at the school? [ inaudible ] >> i can't hear you. are you at the school? >> reporter: the caller hung up. according to a new timeline of events from the broward county sheriff's office, the first call came in less than a minute after shots were fired. >> one panicked mother could be overheard talking to her child: >> reporter: the new information also revealed school resource officer scot peterson the only armed person on campus got on his radio almost two minutes af

hena doba, cbs news, the white house. >>> there could be a new legal battle brewing between california and the federal government. this time over the types of cars sold in the state. the epa is expected to lower fuel efficiency standards required for new cars. katie nielsen reports, the attorney general is promising to push back. >> reporter: california and the bay area in particular have some of the worst traffic in the country. half of the greenhouse gas made in the state comes from cars and 80% of the smog is car exhaust. in 2009 the obama administration required all cars made in 2025 to have a fleet fuel average of 50 miles per gallon. a dozen states including california and new york passed their own laws requiring the same standard. >> i understand that california's role in this process but california is not the arbiter of these issues. the epa, the department of transportation and others make those decisions. california contributes, as well. but that shouldn't and can't dictate to the rest of the country what these levels are going to be. >> reporter: it's an issue senator harris

hena doba, cbs news, new york. >>> at least one death is being blamed on the storm.woman in upstate new york was killed by a falling tree. >>> time now 5:14. let's check the roads with jaclyn. >> if you are heading out the doorway to sfo, looking good along 101, 280, 380. no delays. north into san francisco, speeds are at the limit. we have had reports withstanding water in the roads and that's especially approaching the lower deck of the bay bridge. eastbound 80 just past 7th street as you approach fourth, you will see some of the lanes may have some standing water in it so just be careful. you don't want to spin out. we have had a couple of solo spinouts already this morning. as you make your way towards the bay bridge toll plaza, a little bit of a backup in the cash lanes. we are not quite past the west grand overcrossing but we are getting busier. we are in the yellow heading into san francisco. this is highway 37 right near lakeville highway and those headlights moving westbound. still in the green. 22 minutes between 80 and 101. richmond/san rafael bridge, a pr

have been called in to help get homes and businesses back up and running as quickly as possible hena doba, " eyewitness news." >>> lauren, apparently couple of differences from the lasts nor'easter, maybe the wind won't be as bad, could see more snow. so i don't now which one is better. >> not real that i great. i mean, yes, so wind threat with this system, see the damaging type 60-mile per hour winds, widespread in nature like we saw with the last system there is one looks like we will see some heavy snowfall across part of the area. right now all is quiet. beautiful scene in center city philadelphia. the sun is coming up. chilly 29 degrees. windchill temperatures right now at 24 degrees, storm scan3 , not much going on, at least right now, but 24 hours from now, will be a much different scenario. so here is the apparent area of low pressure spinning in the midwest, will generate another area of low pressure, and all of this energy is going to swing in, as we head through the day tomorrow, and bring us a chance for heavy snowfall across large portion of the area. but for today, increase

hena doba for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> you in know how they say misery loves company. the northeast. but chelsea, yesterday we had the snow but today it is still very cold. >> it is still very cold in a lot of areas, jim and rahel, we're talking about temperatures very close to freezing this morning and that is a problem because we're seeing refreezing, as meisha has been talking about all morning and she will probably continue to talk about that as well. that is causing issues on the roadways. our weather watchers are checking numbers all across egion in the 30's, some spots also in the 20's, and then some beautiful pictures coming out of, yesterday's snowfall, in some locations, lets take a look at this one, jenny janssen send nothing this photo look at how we have think snowfall it is. it is making branches lean down. that is what we dealt with yesterday's system and we are still dealing with it, even this morning. let's show you though numbers now across the region 306789 degrees for eileen in gilbertsville, he had need chester chesterfield 31. john in perkasie, 31

the national weather service recommends against travel and hena doba is in new york's times square with more. good morning, hena. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the second nor'easter is threatening to drop two to three inches of snow an hour in some places. by last count, more than 200 homes and businesses are still without power from the first storm, and that number is now only expected to shoot up. >>> the second major storm in two days has rolled into the northeast, whereas the first on we could see a come of feet of snowfall in new york state. five feet of snow in five days. >> reporter: up in new england winds are expected to hit between 30 and 50 miles an hour. not quite as extreme as 90-mile-per-hour winds from the last storm that battered towns like duxbury, massachusetts. a 60-year-old seawall partially knocked down wasn't repaired in time. now homes along the coast are in danger of being washed away. >> reporter: trees throughout the region that fell last week and took power lines down with them have left around a come hundred thousand still without electricity. >> we'

hena doba shows us how the storm battered much of the northeast bringing heavy winds and a mixture of rain and snow >> reporter: massive clean up underway after a powerful nor'easter clobbered the northeast. officials say more than a million and a half homes, and businesses, in several states, were still in the dark, saturday, and then numerous utility poles are down and water town, massachusetts. >> it was pretty, it was pretty intense, never seen anything like it. >> reporter: whipping winds caused havoc from maryland to maine. huge waves from the atlantic ocean crashed on to streets submerging cars, emergency crews used boats to reach people trapped inside their homes, by rising flood water. >> all this stuff, you know but it is automatic. >> reporter: police say a little boy was killed when a tree slammed into his home in virginia. >> right now we're just devastated. >> he wasn't terminally ill, just a freak accident in the middle of the night that took the baby from frustrates. >> reporter: upstate new york received 16 inches of snow, flood warnings remain in effect as powerful s

. >> hena doba here in new york. thank you so much, denna. >>> former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe is expected to retire in a few days, but he may not get the chance. the fbi has recommended he be fired. he was involved in hillary clinton's matter. part of the issue is mccabe's role in matters at the fbi and his wife's bid for a virginia state senate seat. if attorney general jeff sessions decides to fire him before sunday, he would lose his pension. >>> cbs news has learned about the hush money paid to stormy daniels. she claims she had an affair with trump in 2006 and 2007. michael cohen, an attorney, said he paid her $100,000 not to talk and did it without the knowledge of trump. but jill martin, a trump organization lawyer, is listed in court documents as a lawyer for the shell company cohen set up to pay daniels. that appears to contradict claims by the president that he didn't know about the deal. in a statement martin worked on the filing in her individual capacity and the company has had no involvement i

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here's cbs news correspondent hena doba. >> reporter: the second major storm in four days, has rolled the first one primarily brought heavy wind and rain, this one will blanket much of the area with ice and snow. >> our biggest snow amounts will be just outside of 95 and we could see couple feet snow in new york state 5 feet of snow in five days. >> new england wind are expected to hit 30 to 50, not as extreme as 90 miles an hour winds from the last storm that battered towns like ducksferry massachusetts, 60 year-old sea wall wasn't fully repaired in time. now more than 300 homes along the coast are in danger of being washed away. >> we have massive massive disruption to our infrastructure here. >> reporter: trees throughout the region that fell last week and took power lines down with them have left around a couple hundred thousand, still without electricity. >> we have been without power since friday night report report here sandwich between areas that will get rain and those that will get snow, almost 700 salt spreaders and more than 1500 plows are at the ready. officials warn powe