e hes picked big time representation a guy named jeffrey kessler, successfully reduced penalties forers. does brady have a good shot of getting this appeal to zero? >> first of all, if i had to make a legal appeal to a professional sports organization i would go to jeffrey kessler's door camp out and sit on his doormat until he represented me. his track record is out of the park. but the real me. his track record is out of the park. but the real issue here isn't who is representing tom brady but who is going to hear the appeal. nfl rules say that roger goodell is allowed to hear the appeal or a designee of goodell's choosing. brady asked for independent and neutral arbitrator. goodell can appoint anyone he wants. there may be pressure for goodell to appoint someone who is neutral and independent. but he can also go into rout and appoint someone in the nfl office or very closely associated with the nfl office. brady's camp obviously trying to poke holes in all of this. they're coming out aggressively today. saying that the patriots staffer jim mcnally one of the guys who have been acc

brady reportedly hiring big-time football lawyer jeffrey kessler who just last year helped reinstate both ray rice and adrian peterson after their suspensions. >> a lot of athletes do appeal and occasionally these things are overturned. >> reporter: according to experts in these situations, a lot of athletes do appeal. and in brady's case they say one possibility is that he gets the four-game suspension reduced to just two games. >>> let's go from deflate to elation. the warriors just one win away from playing in their western finals in 40 years. league mvp steph curry looking pretty casual right there along with his teammates boarded a plane bound for memphis. they hope to wrap up the best of seven series tomorrow night in game six. steve kerr and his players fully expect the usual hostile crowd in the arena known as the grind house but they say the grizzlies fans are actually no match for dubs nation. >> the crowd is great, like we stated before, best in the nba. it's just the best time of the year when you play in the playoffs on home court. >> curry led the impressive 20-point vi

a source telling espn brady's adding big-time football lawyer jeffrey kessler, famous for taking on the nfl, to his legal team. ler just last year helping reinstate both ray rice and adrian peterson after their suspensions for domestic violence. the four-time super bowl winner is racing the clock. he has until 5:00 p.m. today to appeal the decision suspending him for four games after a deflategate up ves gags found it is more probable than not that tom brady was at least generally aware of the release of air from patriots game balls. >> a lot of athletes appeal. occasionally they're overturned. maybe the four games could be lessened to two. >> reporter: if brady appeals, the big question will roger goodell hear it or designate someone to hear it? under his watch, several players have had their suspensions reduced or overturned. >>> we move to the race to the white house now. jeb bush playing defense over comments he made about the iraq war. he wrestles with his older brother's legacy. jon karl is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, george. jeb bush is not an offici

now cbs tv station in dallas ktvt is reporting brady has hired lawyer jeffrey kessler. he helped overturn adrian peterson' indefinite suspension. brady has until 5:00 thursday to file an appeal. gayle? >> we will all be watching. thank you very much. north korea's defense chief has reportedly executed. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by macy's. >>> philadelphia's mayor says the scene of the deadly train wreck in the city is an absolute disastrous mess. ahead, norah o'donnell has more on the crash including a former congressman who told the world what happened first. >> the news is back here on "cbs this morning." >> narrator: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's go places. camrys are so reliable. yeah... and you gotta love that bold new styling. here you go. whoa! wow. those balloon towers don't make themselves. during toyota time, get 0% apr financing for 60 months on a bold 2015 camry. offer ends june 1st. for great deals on other toyotas, visit toyota.com. thanks jan. thanks jan. now you both have camrys. yeah! toyota. le

. >> reporter: brady has hired lawyer jeffrey kessler to battle here. kessler has done this before. fought the nfl in previous cases. norah? >> anna thank you very much. drought-stricken california seeing more rain than it can handle. wet weather is moving through san diego this morning. floodwaters flowed down streets and sidewalks. people rushed to move their cars before they were submerged. there's also flooding around los angeles. an instagram video shows stars on the hollywood walk of fame all underwater. rising water continues to threaten homes outside of houston, more wet weather is expected in texas today. scott padgett of our dallas-fort worth station ktvt is tracking the threat. scott, good morning. >> good morning, flooding rains continuing through the weekend, possibly two and a half to four inches of rain falling as a cold front works its way into very warm air. so we're going to continue to keep our eyes on that as all these storms will be popping up into the afternoon hours ahead of a cold front that's working its way into the central plains. there is an enhanced risk

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