joining me dr celene philiper in san francisco, and wendy patrick in irvine, california. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you >>> severe weather in several midwest states. 15 tornado have been confirmed. kevin corriveau is up next with an update. stay with us. >>> following breaking news let's get more on the severe weather moving through the nation's mid section. kevin corriveau is here with the latest. >> just after the break we can upgrade the numbers to 17 tornado across the region. it's hard to anyone an accurate total of what is happening. let's look at the thunder storms. these thunder storms really have come together over the last 2-3 hours. we have a line all the way down towards texas, and that will be involved as well. here are areas from texas, kansas and up to the north, parts of minnesota. i'll get to that in a moment. here, this is a video of elk city tornado. a lot of damage reports have come in with this particular tornado, and it was quite essential. tomorrow we go out and assess the damage. rate the tornado, whether it was an f2, f3 tornado, an

joining me dr celene gounder in new york, philiper in san francisco, and wendy patrick in irvine, california. thank you so much. >>> severe weather in several midwest states. 22 tornds have been reported. we are seeing the first images of the damage in oklahoma homes and property has been ripped apart. no word on injuries there. kevin corriveau is here now. you'll have an update when we come back. >> that's right. we have two tornado warnings in effect in parts of oklahoma and tomorrow we'll see more threat as thunder storms roll north. i'll bring you all the details when we return after this. breaking news dangerous weather, multiple tornados, moving through several kates. kevin corriveau is here. >> that's right. we'll go to the radar and you can see the well-defined line. kansas to texas, i'll take you to oklahoma. i want to show you a video that came in. this is outside elma oklahoma. it's a wedged-shape tornado, wide at the base. extreme damage and they tend to stay on the ground for a while. we'll get the reports in and tomorrow, the national weather surface will go in and estimate and

los angeles, and all of irvine california has been told by the government to cut water use by 1/4.has even sparked drought shaming, the public outing of celebrities who keep their sprinklers running. the town blames the country. why should we take shorter showers when you do this? california central valley is some of the best agricultural land in the world. it uses 80% of the states water and contributes to percent to its economy -- a contributes 2% to its economy. farmers say they have been cutting back. >> this is your land? >> tomatoes to the right. >> he can afford to do this because of almonds. much of it is all about the crops. some say that farmers should be stopped from planting. >> they tell us what we have to grow. >> they can say agriculture is not cutting, why is that? >> agriculture is getting no water, no surface water, groundwater only. we have taken the brunt of the cuts for a couple of years. the urban folks are asked to do it because there's no water in the system. we have emptied it into the environment. >> he's talking about the delta emptying in the san francis

chief advisory chief of president obama's negotiable economic council, he joins me now from irvine california. mohamed, great to have you on the show. >> wonderful to be with you ali thank you. >> mohamed, you wrote in april there was a 45% chance of what you called a graccident, where greeks lose control possibly the exit of greece from the prowrpz is thateurozone is that still the worst case scenario? >> it is and i would increase that to 50%. i would say it's a high are probability, a 50% probability today. >> are the europeans and the international monetary fund being tougher than they should be on greece at the moment where it comes to debt forgiveness and loosening austerity? >> the answer is yes and for good reason ali. there is a complete lack of trust, not only a complete lack of trust in the negotiation but also definite interpretations about the past and the present. if you can't agree on the past and the present and you don't trust each other it's very difficult to agree on the future. and therefore, no one wants to make a bold decision. and that bold of decision can be one of two

lauren is an automotive analyst she's in irvine, california, so lauren, this is a big recall, why is it significant other than that? >> well, significant because what happens is people own cars, they move or they sell cars. and they are officially this was a regional recall. the original recall was in states where there is a lot of humidity, they began to realize that this is much more prevalent in every state because every state does get humidity in one form or another. but the key factors. takata was pushing back quite heavily. this is not a fault of auto makers. >> by fixing the parts we don't necessarily know whether those parts really will fix it, right? >> well, what we do know is that the discharge of the inflater is quicker than what was designed. we've been researching this all day long. we've had a lot of people ask about it. they used to use a different product, but now they've switched to this product. we're not sure if it's been approved or didn't approve, but the fact is that it discharges at high rate that it breaks apart the melt frame and also on the passenger side t

let's discuss more with kimberly dozer and from irvine california bob baer cnn security and intelligence analyst, former cia operative. it seems to pe the president of the united states on april 2nd goes into the rose garden kimberly at the white house, announces six leaders from the gulf cooperation states will come to camp david for the extraordinary summit in the aftermath of this tentative deal worked out with iran and gets the rsvps, two yeses, four regrets. it's pretty humiliating, isn't it? >> on the face of it it looks like a snub like king salman was not happy with what he thought was going to be discussed. a lot of these high-level meetings happen with much decided in advance and there are a lot of question marks out there. what kind of military assurances is the u.s. going to give gulf states that if it makes the deal with iran that they will be protected. but the other thing going on i just got off of phone with a high-level u.s. official in riyadh he says that king salman's popularity is soaring with his people because of the campaign in yemen and it really is about staying

the next one is from jeffrey in irvine california the question is what is the difficult question you were asked in the white house briefing room? >> only time i ever credited with the m. am and i didn't spill over but i teared up. it's when tony snow called me from his exploratory surgery to tell me that his cancer had returned and he was the press secretary before me we are very close and not long after they had to have this surgery and go through another round of treatment and called me right before the briefing that they. when i went out to brief the press i remember my voice caught caught and everybody in the briefing room was teary eyed. when i took over. i thought he was going to beat it but then about nine or ten months later he collapsed during a speaking engagement in washington and never recovered that he was in the hospital for several weeks he was in solidarity with me. he was the one who won the last day at the white house said how are you feeling about things and i said not very good because how am i supposed to replace you. i just imagine the ridicule and criticism tha

our cnn global affairs analyst, former delta force commander and joining us from irvine california bob bear our cnn security and intelligence analyst, a former cia operative. ambassador what's the story right now? is this effort largely as we just heard from nick based on iraqi shiite militias is this what the u.s. wants because clearly they want the iraqi military to take charge not iranian-backed shiite militias. >> well we have to sort of sort through the smoke and dust here to figure out actually what is going on. clearly if this were to be an iranian-backed shia militia effort it would be about the worst thing i could imagine from the point of view of u.s. interest. >> why is that? >> this is a thrust into the heart of sunni iraq. anbar province the citadel of sunniism in iraq if you will. i cannot imagine anything more carefully calculated to permanently split this country apart, the country of iraq apart, than a shia-led military effort into a completely sunni area. >> that's very disturbing. bob bear as you know we just heard nick report this from baghdad, it was the shiite mil

let's bring in ohio madam, the economic adviser, joins us live from irvin, california. >> so on the oneand, it precarious situation in greece is getting worse, and the probability of an accident in which governments both in greece and the rest of europe lose control is high. on the other hand, the markets are likely and understandably focussed on the amount of cash coming in. josh tweeted earlier today that the authorized buybacks in april at 141 billion were the highest ever. dividends are going up. we see central banks, china, ecb, they're going to become even more dubbish, and picking up. so i think the markets are focussed on the a. cash coming in, and they believe that greece is going to be concaved and isolated. >> in your opinion, do you think that that, the cash coming into the markets providing some sort of a floor should outweigh any potential graccident out there for the markets. >> depends on which markets you look at. the u.s. equity market, european, a little more vulnerable. the euro, more vulnerable. it depends on which market you look at. i think the catch is impacting

[applause] >> we have time for two more are the next one is from jeffrey and irvine, california. will put it on the screen. the question is what was the most difficult question you were asked in the white house briefing room? >> the only time i ever cried at the podium and they didn't spill over but i teared up. it had nothing to do with policy or politics because i could handle that. it was when tony snow called me from his exploratory surgery to tell me that his cancer had returned. and he was the press secretary before me. he inherited me as his deputy. we were very close and not long after he arrived yet have his exploratory surgery go through another round of treatment. he called right before the briefing that day and i tried to be brave on the phone but what -- but it went out to brief the press i'm a member my voice caught and everybody in the briefing room was teary-eyed but i'm on tv. i pulled it together but i think that was the hardest question was is tony coming back? he did come back and he did well in his treatment. he really did and then in september of '07 when i

and the next one is from jeffrey in irvine, california, we are going to put it on the screen. the question is what is the most ethical question you were asked in the white house briefing room. >> the only time i ever cried at the podium, it had nothing to do with policy or politics because i could handle that. it was when tony snow called me from exploratory surgery to tell me that his cancer had returned. he was the press secretary and he had inherited me as his deputy. we were very close. he had to have this exploratory surgery and he called me right before the briefing that day and i tried to be brave on the phone. when i went out to say i have an update to my remember my voice caught and everybody in the briefing room was also tearing up. but i am on tv. so i pulled it together. but i think that was the hardest question. he did come back. he did well in his treatment. he really did. then in september when i took over you know i thought he was going to beat it. but nine months or 10 months later he collapsed during a speaking engagement in spokane, washington and he just ne

irvin is the dean of the university of california irvine law school. >> if somebody's who's in a jail on his or her own talks to a cell mate or another inmate, then there's no problem with the person receiving the information turning it over to the police to the deputy sheriffs to the district attorney's office. but what's impermissible is to try to arrange to gather information through the use of jailhouse informants because then it really is about circumventing the person in jail's right to an attorney, the right to remain silent. what has apparently occurred here is done exactly what's prohibited. >> in other words, deputies planted informants in defendants' cells in effect circumventing the defendant's right to remain silent and lied about it over and over again. orange county thomas skopalls responded by firing the entire district attorney's office. >> through the use of these jailhouse informants. >> reporter: in the wake of sanders explosive charges other criminal defense attorneys like james crawford began to ask questions. ten years after his client henry rodriguez was convic

[applause] >> the next one is from irvine california. what was the most difficult question you were asked in the white house briefing room? cpac the only time i ever cried at the podium that night tiered have had nothing to do with policy because i could handle that but when tony snow called me from exploratory surgery to tell me his cancer had returned. he said he inherited three as the deputy and we're very close and not long after they had to go through another round of treatment. of i tried to be brave on the phone but when i said i have an update i remember my voice caught in the everybody in the room was teary eyed when i was on tv. i pulled it together but that was the hardest question and he did well with his treatments but then it september 2007 when i took over i thought he would be it but then 10 months later he collapsed during a speaking engagement in spokane washington and he never recovered. here is wife say he was so mad at the reporters he would throw the ice bucket on the floor. [laughter] on his last day at the white h

six or seven years ago university of california irvine the research center -- we recently connected withuke university in terms of stem cell and alzheimer's. we are frequent donators to hospitals and hospital foundations. we funded an emergency center and one of these days, i probably would be a patient for those types of things. i'm concerned with the situation in africa and other activities. success these days is still performance. i'm still obsessed with that. but it is also the benefits to other parts of the world. erik: why, then, don't you talk more, or haven't you talked more, about your philanthropy? mr. gross: i try to keep it quiet. not that there's anything wrong with it but i'm not the type to attend functions and parties and galas. we like to work underneath, so to speak. erik: quietly. mr. gross: because we like to be in bed at 7:00 at night watching "jeopardy. " it's quiet because we are quiet people. there is a mexican restaurant just on the corner. that's just the life that we pursue. erik: i will ask you what sounds like a cross question -- how much money have you given

they got an anonymous tip about one agency in particular that was operating in irvine california -- irvinelifornia. they expanded the investigation to two other agencies. they used surveillance, undercover informants, and they -- i should say undercover agents -- and they developed a case that eventually allow them to conduct raids on more than 30 of the apartments where, in this case, the chinese women were staying. and also the homes of the operators of these agencies. they collected a lot of documents and materials. much of it is an mandarin, translating it. there is a federal grand jury. and they are trying to build a case against these agents using the women as material witnesses. the case would ultimately be tax evasion and potential money laundering. host: tax evasion by who? guest: by the owners of these agencies, and money laundering -- the women are mostly -- will be mostly granted immunity. host: why is homeland security during this type of investigation and that the fbi? -- and not the fbi? guest: well, it involves borders and border protection. when i spoke to homeland securit

. >> reporter: montgomery, at the time, was an experienced detective with the irvine, california police he was used to dealing with murders, but this one stood out. >> i've been to a lotta scenes in my career. but this one was a little more gruesome just because of the sheer amount of injury to the body. he was definitely hacked to death. >> reporter: the man's body had been found near a stretch of the 405 freeway. he had clearly suffered a brutal death. his body was sliced dozens of times with some type of heavy-bladed knife, like a meat cleaver or machete. his right hand was nearly severed. and oddly, there was some kind of blue towel-like material wound around the body. >> the blue towel was wrapped all around it from the torso and legs all the way up the neck area. it was wrapped around five times around the neck then several times around the eyes. >> reporter: one thing was clear to police, this murder was personal. >> after looking at the victim's injuries, i would say that it was really consistent with somebody who had some sort of heat of passion. because the injuries are just c

. >> stahl: jay famiglietti, an earth sciences professor at the university of california irvine, is ang expert on groundwater. >> famiglietti: it's like a sponge. it's like an underground sponge. >> stahl: he's talking about the aquifers where groundwater is stored-- layers of soil and rock, as he showed us in this simple graphic, that are saturated with water and can be drilled into, like the three wells shown here. you can actually pump it out of the crevices? >> famiglietti: imagine like trying to put a straw into a sponge. you can actually suck water right out of a sponge. it's a very similar process. >> stahl: sucking the water out of those aquifers is big business these days in the central valley. well driller steve arthur is a very busy man. >> steve arthur: all the farmers, they don't have no surface water. they've got to keep these crops alive. the only way to do that is to drill wells, pump the water from the ground. >> stahl: so it's either drill or go out of business? >> arthur: yes. >> stahl: so there's something of a groundwater rush going on here. arthur's seven rigs ar

reporter: 2 investigates called managers, and got a call back at the parent company in southern california. the irvines it determined the mold in keller's apartment was not caused by water intrusion. the company said the mold was caused by the residents, sighting high humidity. >> reporter: irvine also called ktvu's lab results invalid, saying our inspector didn't take enough samples, but they still acknowledged an unacceptable number of mold spores in the air, and plans to do more cleaning. keller says he and his fiance did nothing wrong and other people say the mold is not limited to one apartment. >> reporter: kimberly kates believes the problem is bigger than a few units. >> i think it's like the best kept secret at north park. >> they offered $2,500 to replace damaged property. but keller says they're still negotiating with management to try to cover their losses. while our inspector did not find elevated mold levels in kate's apartment during this visit, she says apartment managers should have told her about potential mold problems before she moved in. >> they told me it was safe. when you hear

california. she was bitten in the neck in a p in irvine. it charged the little girl while she was playing with her mother and sister. more severe weather moving across the plain states this weekend a tornado touching down just outside oklahoma city today but no tornado damage reported. warnings have been issued across the state. flash flooding is a concern as severe thunderstorms move through. more than 20 million people could be affected. in texas, a race against time as crews race to shore up homes with sandbags and many have been evacuated. >>> we have our prosecute frances with us tonight. >> hi. quiet conditions and clouds starting to spill in from the coast right now. katie showed you pictures from the midwest. in tax, areas of yellow, a tornado watch overnight until tomorrow morning. the areas of green flash flood warning as well overnight. this pink area severe thunderstorms expected. that will continue until tomorrow and look for travel delays if you're heading to the middle of the country. the live shot shows you a beautiful pictu

california. she was bitten in the net friday evening at the silverado park in irvine.le girl while she was playing with her mother and sister. >>> protesters dressed as bees are hoping a large march through san francisco will get the attention of a major corporation. abc7 news was outside the ferry building for the march against monsanto yesterday. the group wants that company to stop using genetically modified crops for food. they say the company's pesticides are harmful to people, the environment, and especially bees. >> other countries have band monsanto because of what they have done to the bees and what they produce kills the bees. >> well, monsanto said independent tests shows all their food and the pesticides they use are safe for the environment. >>> more severe weather moving across the plains states this weekend. a tornado touched done just outside oklahoma city yesterday but no major damage has been reported. tornado warnings have been issued across that state. >>> and flash flooding is a big concern in other areas as severe thunderstorms move through. horn

california. she was bitten in the neck friday evening at the silverado park in irvine. the coyote charged the little girl while she was playing with her mother and sister. >>> protesters dressed as bees are hoping a large march through san francisco got the attention of a major corporation. abc7 news was outside the ferry building for the march against monsanto yesterday. the group wants that company to stop using genetically modified crops for food. they say the company's pesticides are harmful to people, the environment, and especially bees. >> other countries have banned monsanto because of what they have done to the bees and what they produce kills the bees. >> monsanto said independent tests shows all their food and the pesticides they use are safe for the environment. >>> more severe weather moving across the plains states this weekend. a tornado touched down just outside oklahoma city yesterday, but no major damage has been reported. tornado warnings have been issued across that state. >>> flash flooding is a big concern in other areas as severe thunderstorms mov

california's historic drought causing another kind of trouble. coyotes, desperate for food and water, one coyote attacked a 3-year-old girl in a park in irvine oversuffered minor cuts to the neck. another mother and 7-year-old daughter had a close encounter with a coyote. the animal chased after that girl. >> trying to have big arms and be scary. it didn't faze that animal at all. >> the woman's husband came out and scared it away. wildlife experts warning them to keep their garbage sealed and not leave pet food out where it could lure them out of the woods. lunging at police wielding what appears to be a knife. police are chasing -- well he's chasing hem, i should say shouting at them. pepper spray didn't work. they tased the suspect. handcuffed and carted him away in a van. these officer, you might be wondering, they did not have weapons. they did not have firearms i should say on them and used a taser and were able to get the suspect under control. >>> new questions about josh duggar star of "19 kids and counting." you may have heard about this. duggar was accused of molesting five young girl admitted to some wrongdoing. he admitted -- he did

obviously california builders are under a lot of pressure to build the most water-efficient home possible. some water districts like in irviner does not go directly back into the houses. now the ceo of nexus e-water says it could be a $15 billion industry, he says costs will come down. but in five years he'd like to see the system in every newly built home. kb puts it standard in 52 homes in san diego and are looking to put it into more homes as well. there's also an app. can you track your water through your house and how much you're recycling right there on the app. really interesting technology. we're going to have more on it online realty headline tech.cnbc.com. >>> let's welcome jon fortt to the program. >> remember the apple television rum that are wouldn't quit? the last analyst who was holding out on it has finally thrown in the towel. and we've got the ceo of grub hub live from chicago and the tinder co-founders we caught up with coming up on "squawk alley." d . >>> taking a look at the major indices rights now, the s&p 500 is flat. but beneath that you've got movers especially in retail. the best performer on the s

california builders are under a lot of pressure to build the most water-efficient home. some districts like in irvinee pipes, but that doesn't go directly back to the houses. this system does. the ceo of nexus water expects this could be a $15 billion industry. the price will come down overtime as more builders use it and interestingly they also have an app of course that goes with it that will monitor all of the water usage in your home. it's like a fit bit for water for your house to keep it healthy. >> more line of course. >> it's fascinating. i think it's australian. we know a few things about that. >> it is. >> is it for the first hour of power. . >> 2:00 on wall street. we mentioned that that, is where the u.s. department of transportation and nhtsa are about to hold a news conference. you have to deal with a massive recall of those made by the japanese auto parts maker. they will monitor what officials say. if news around your safety or the auto industry comes out, we will of course bring it touchl back to the markets and a new record high where it's games all-around. >> it is. it's not just t