jericka, thank you.was an emotional homecoming today for pastor andrew brunson of north carolina. he arrived in the u.s. after being detained for nearly two years in turkey, where he was accused of spying. president trump met with brunson at the white house, and errol barnett is there. >> lord, god, i ask that you pour out your holy spirit on president trump. >> reporter: american pastor andrew brunson thanked president trump for securing his release by praying for him in the oval office today as the commander in chief shared the credit. >> but it was everybody that wanted this to happen. it was really everybody, the complete senate. but, honestly, i think if there was ever a bipartisan event, this was it. >> reporter: the north carolina pastor arrived back on u.s. soil saturday after nearly two years in detention and under house arrest in turkey. the government there swept up brunson and thousands of other suspected dissenters in 2016 following a failed coup attempt. the evangelical preacher was found g

here's jericka duncan. >> reporter: just two days after she appeared to defend the use of black face, today several reports suggest that megyn kelly may soon be leaving nbc. >> good morning, everyone, and welcome to the show. >> reporter: she didot appearth. it was a rerun. >> the staff of her show was told thursday morning that megyn kelly today, the 9:00 a.m. show, would not be returning with megyn kelly. >> reporter: it was what she said tuesday that got her in trouble. >> what is racist? truly, you do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on black face on halloween or a black person who puts on white face for halloween. when i was a kid that was okay as long as you were dressing like a character. >> reporter: the next day she apologized. >> and i want to begin with two words. i'm sorry. i learn that given the history of plaque fablack face being us awful ways as racists in this country, it is not okay. >> reporter: but her colleagues at the today show had already taken a stance earlier that morning. >> the fact is while she apologized to the staff, she owes a bigger ap

jericka, thank you.e are learning new details tonight about the deaths of two visitors at yosemite national park in california. john blackstone reports they fell from a popular but extremely dangerous place to take pictures. >> all right, once again, taft point. >> reporter: the young couple ventured to the edge of this overlook, more than 3,000 feet above the yosemite valley floor. moments later, photographer jeff hall shot this video of the spot where they fell >> supposedly there's a crime scene up there so i can't shoot from there. >> reporter: taft point has become a popular and impressive photo destination for newlyweds and hikers taking selfies perilously close to the edge. there are more than 14,000 posts from the site on instagram. >> no railing. >> reporter: only a small section of the vista has safety railings. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: while park rangers caution tourists on the dangers, accidents are not uncommon. last month, an israeli teenager visiting the park died at a nearby waterfall

jericka duncan has the story from panama city, florida. >> amazing grace. ♪ how sweet the sound. ♪. > st. andrew united methodist church the sun was shining down on its members. >> he gave us so much, i appreciate it. >> they lost their building but not their faith. >> our cherch is not the rubble behind us, it's us. i was praying for life, and god has given. >> pastor onblount took us inside of what is left of the structure that has been here since 1955. >> when i came in the next morning, i walked in here, saw the blue sky, just god is good. >> the main church bieb sell still in tact with only water damage to some of the pages. >> we held up well. >> he says the night of the hurricane he stayed at the church and helped to shelter 25 people inside, two bathrooms and this small closet. >> prayer is god's provision. >> praying outloud together. >> yeah. >> his wife caroline who had traveled to alabama with their 11 year old daughter before the storm hit returned saturday. >> it's unbelievable. >> and to think that they were here at the church and all 25 survived. >> their daughter laur

jericka duncan is there. >> is somebody in there?rter: the huge explosion rocked this allentown neighborhood saturday night. ( sirens ) ( explosion ) it shattered windows and turned this vehicle into a twisted fireball. >> i just heard the explosion, a big explosion, like, it scared me, it startled me. i thought it was like a house that blew up. >> reporter: today authorities named the three victims. 26-year-old jacob schmoyer and his two-year-old son jonathan were in the car that exploded. investigators say the third victim, 66-year-old david halman, who knew schmoyer, was in close proximity to the vehicle. >> reporter: allentown police chief, tony alsleben. >> the scene was probably the most horrific thing i've ever seen. it was a large scene. there was a lot of components involved, a lot of evidence. so, you know, it's taking a while to process. >> reporter: at least 50 federal agents are assisting local authorities, looking for clues about what caused the blast. they have ruled out terrorism. >> we know we're dealing with a mater

more now from jericka duncan. >> i'm going to go to kroger, see if we have any victims. >> reporter:n emergency responders arrived to the scene of this kroger grocery store in eruisville, kentucky wednesday... .. radio, i've got victims down! in the lot. give me e.m.s. >> reporter: ...two people had ..ready been shot: 69-year-old maurice stallard, and 67-year- old vickie lee jones. one eyewitness said the alleged gunman, gregory allen bush, told a shopper, who pleaded for his life, "i won't shoot you. whites don't shoot whites." today, a federal prosecutor said the shooting is now being possstigated as a possible hate crime. police say they have surveillance video of bush epearing to try to gain entry into a predominantly black church just minutes before the grocery store shooting. that idea stoking fears that he may have tried to carry out a shooting like in the one in charleston, south carolina in 2015 that left nine people dead. bush had a criminal history including domestic violence. in a police report, his ex-wife alleged that bush used racial slurs with her and was diagnosed pa

i'm jericka duncan. there are more questions than answers about this weekend's limousine crash in upstate new york that left 20 people dead. turns out the limo should not have been on the road and the driver should not have been behind the wheel. meanwhile, families are planning funerals. demarco morgan begins our coverage. >> reporter: today after a deadly crash killed 20 people on their way to a birthday celebration, heartache turned to anger. >> the owner of the company had no business putting a failed vehicle on the road. >> reporter: when governor andrew cuomo revealed disturbing new details about the vehicle and its driver, while attending the columbus state parade, the oerf the limo prestige icle limousine to shutdown, noting the driver, 53-year-old scott, did not even have the appropriate license to drive the limo. the tragedy unfolded here on a serene fall day at this intersection. a known danger spot. police say the 2001 ford excursion limo was traveling southwest down a hill on state route 30

jericka, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see behind me that the street is still blocked off. even some of the remnants from where this explosion took place. now, jacob schmoye er and his young son were in the vehicle when it happened. it was believed the third person just happened to pass by but police and authorities announce yesterday that that was not the case. >> we do know those two subjects knew each other and were friends. >> reporter: officials declined to give a possible motive behind the explosion that killed jacob schmoyer, his 2-year-old son jonathan and dave hallman. >> obviously we're dealing with an explosion. that could be anything from an accident to a device. >> reporter: investigators in hazmat suits returned to the twisted remains of the burned out car monday. three other vehicles were sent to a lab for additional tests. >> is somebody in there? >> reporter: the blast shook an entire neighborhood, sending panicked neighbors out in the street. [ sirens ] some rushed to the burning wreck, while othe

jericka duncan has details. >>> is somebody in there?: the huge explosion rocked this allentown neighborhood saturday night. [ sirens ] it shattered windows and turned this vehicle into a twisted fireball. >> i just heard the explosion. a big explosion like -- it scared me, startled me. i thought it was a house that blew up. >> reporter: authorities named the three victims. 26-year-old jacob schmoyer and r in the car that exploded. investigators say the third victim, 66-year-old david hulman, who knew schmoyer, was in close proximity to the vehicle. allentown police chief tony alslabin. >> the scene was probably the most horrific thing i've ever seen. it was a large scene. a lot of elements involved, lot of evidence. you know, it's taking a while to process it. >> reporter: at least 50 federal agents are assisting local authorities looking for clues about what caused the blast. they have ruled out terrorism. >> we know we're dealing with a material that exploded, okay. a lot of energy exploded, was released with this explosion. obviously

york city, i'm jericka duncan. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's tuesday, october 9th, 2018, this is the "cbs morning news." hurricane michael is taking aim at the florida panhandle, and people are being told to evacuate. where and when the monster storm is expected to hit. >>> new information on the deadly limousine crash that claimed the lives of 20 people. >>> and after a contentious confirmation, brett kavanaugh takes the bench as a supreme court justice for the first time today. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom in historic. i'm hena doba in for anne-marie green. hurricane michael is gaining strength as it moves over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. here's the latest. michael is expected to become a major hurricane by tonight and hit florida's gulf coastline tomorrow. a state of emergency has been declared in 35 florida counties, from the panhandle to tampa bay. and mandatory evacuations have been issued for some low-lying gulf areas. laura podesta is here in new york. good morning, laura. >>

authorities say five law enforcement officers were shot this afternoon in south jericka duncan is here in the studio with the latest. >> one officer is zed and six other law enforcement officers are wounded after a gunman opened fire in florence, south carolina, about 60 miles west of myrtle beach. police say when officers arrived at the home the gunman opened fire, the suspect is now in custody. >> fire was being shot all over. the way the suspect was his view of fire was several hundred yards. so he had an advantage. >> reporter: around 5 this evening florence county emergency management officials posted this facebook message warning that there is an active shooter incident in progress at this time. officials asked people to stay away from the area while law enforcement crews responded. oricka duncan, cbs news, new york. jeffrey brown the fbi arrested a >> glor: the f.b.i. arrested a former u.s. navy sailor today in logan, utah. william clyde allen is suspected of mailing suspicious envelopes to the president and the pentagon. jeff pegues has more on this story. >> reporter: the f.b.

jericka, thanks. we do have an update tonight on a woman we met last night whose life, like so many others, has been turned upside down. hi. muriel stacey lived her whole eafe in michigan, but told us last year after a heart attack and decades of harsh winters, she headed south. wn you just moved down here from michigan? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: and this happened. >> yes. r: glor: i'm sorry. it ripped this whole section right through. >> yeah, but it started back there. l glor: muriel still hasn't been able to contact relatives back in michigan where she moved from to let them know she's okay. we're trying to help her do that, but she is in a very difficult spot tonight, as so many are. muriel's daughter, casey, tells us she was watching our broadcast last night and reached out to us then on the "cbs evening news" facebook page. we spoke to casey today. >> i just turned the tv on and i just happened to walk out to the living room at the exact time i saw them walking up to the house and i recognized it

jericka duncan is there. >> reporter: the welcome sign was blown out. is caution tape all around this church. when you look at how it was constructed, we're talking layers and layers of bricks that could not he strengthof that ca. yesterday when the pastor held service outside, he told his members that the church is not the rubble behind us. ♪ amazing grace e nday held in shadow of a crumbled st. andrew. for many members, this church was like a second home. the church was no match for hurricane michael's fury. pastor john blunt recorded this video moments after the walls were ripped away. miraculously, everyone inside the damaged church survived, including a 91-year-old woman who took shelter in a closet. >> i was praying for life. didn't care about the buildings or the trees. >> reporter: blunt's wife caroline who had evacuated to alabama with their 11-year-old daughter learned about what happened on facebook. >> you didn't know if your husband was even alive? >> no. >> he called me probably about two hours after that. he just said, i'm okay. i'm okay.

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jericka duncan is here with why her career there is still in jeopardy, jericka, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that same source tells us reports that kelly's show will be canceled and she's seeking a $50 million settlement, quote, sound untrue, but for a second day in a row megyn kelly today is a rerun, adding to the speculation of her imminent exit. >> thank you for listening and for helping me listen too. >> reporter: megyn kelly choked back tears when she apologized wednesday, but it may not save her job. her staff has been told she is not returning to the show according to hollywood reporter editorial director matthew belloni. >> i would not be surprised if nbc decided to pay her out, let her go and move on. >> reporter: what message does this send if she is not fire order she does stay? >> that there's a tolerance for inappropriate comments if the person apologizes. >> hello, everyone. >> reporter: kelly signed a contract reportedly worth $23 million a year. she was lured away from fox news where the prime-time star has a history of making racially insensitive comments. >>

jericka, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. almost unrecognizable, but i can't stress enough, this is an image that you will see throughout panama city, debris everywhere, bent metal. it's like some of these structures have been through a blender. we got a first hand look up above traveling with the u.s. coast guard yesterday. their mission continues to be to search and rescue. toppled trees and downed power lines made some roads impassable. the only way to reach the stranded was from the air. we took a helicopter ride with the coast guard team from detroit and the wreckage below was staggering. >> here's a marine off the nose here, this is pretty much devastated. it's pretty amazing to see the level of destruction that's been caused by a storm like this. >> some parts look like someone came down with a hammer and smashed some of those homes and buildings. >> reporter: as of last night the u.s. coast guard has rescued approximately 63 people and assisted nearly 300. on the ground in apalachicola we found people clearing away th