that's about the height of a two-story home, meg. >> oliver: larry seward, thank you. ing us now with what else to expect this weekend is meteorologist jeff berardelli. and jeff, we are looking at some record-breaking temperatures here. >> meg, it is going to be sweltering in the southeast. this is the real first heat wave of the season, a lot of folks getting to the century mark. we could see about 75 record highs go by the wayside over the next couple of days. big ridge of high pressure in the southeast. acting as a block, an atmospheric traffic jam, and it's trapping the storms across the plain states and midwest, same places that have been so hard-hit with river flooding and saturated ground. that is going to be the case with the storms riding the ring of fire here. as we head through the evening hours in the northeast, strong couple of severe thunderstorms possible. so we head back towards the west this evening, we're going to see another round of severe weather, especially in parts of texas. that's going to move east overnight tonight in chicago and indianapolis,

meg oliver, cbs news. >>> severe thunderstorms will remain a threat in the plains and the midwest. meteorologist sarah roblesky of our boston station wbz has our forecast. >>> we'll watch for widespread showers across the midwest. severe weather threat will shift to the north and east with flash flooding, severe thunderstorms, and damaging wind gusts through the plains and ohio valley. that severe weather shifts to the east on tuesday, but it will be enhanced with widespread weather from oklahoma to iowa. we'll have to watch again for this persistent jet stream dip across the south. upper level low will push into the four corners. the heat will continue to build. in fact, we're going to be watching for cooler than average temperatures for the northern and western part of the u.s. for memorial day while temperatures in the 80s are expected through the plains. i'm expecting temperatures in the 90s. record heat for memorial day, close to triple digits in some locations. i'm meteorologist sarah wroblewski, cbs news. >>> a popular hawaii beach is closed this morning after a california m

meg oliver, cbs news, langhorne, pennsylvania. >>> 4:44 right now. seeing a little bit of rain but a lot more to come. >> that's right. so widespread rain is coming. if it's not raining just yet, just wait. we are looking at a strong storm system that will push across our region. grab your rain jackets, your umbrellas, you will need it today. here is hi-def doppler. this looks more impressive than what's actually hitting the ground. so a lot of this is virga, but some of it is making it to the ground with sprinkles to light rain this morning. so from the golden date, the north bay, the golden bay, sausalito, across the bay bridge and into the east bay, picking up some light return so some light rain this morning. and you can see on our salesforce tower camera looking west, a wet camera th with temperatures definitely th side,the mid to upper 50s to low 60s at this hour. here's the satellite and radar view and there is that strong storm system, unusually strong for this time of year. this is a storm we typically see in the winter. time it out for you

i'll meg oliver. tempers continue to flare between the white house and democrats and congress over the mueller report. president trump abruptly ended a meeting with democratic leaders, after nancy pelosi accused him of a cover-up. subpoenas are flying around and some of the president's current and former aides could be held in contempt. does this mean impeachment is inevitable? nancy cordes reports from capitol hill. >> what they've done is abuse. >> reporter: the long-planned meeting lasted about three minutes. and ended with a presidential brushoff. >> to watch what happens in the white house would make your jaw drop. >> reporter: congressional sources say the president walked into the cabinet room 15 minutes late and didn't shake hands or sit down. he accused house speaker nancy pelosi of saying something terrible about him and left. >> he just took a pass. and it just makes me wonder why -- why he did that. >> reporter: president trump says it was this comment this morning that set him off. >> we

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm meg oliver.aptioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, may 16th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> merit-based immigration. president trump is expected to announce a new plan today, but his overhaul won't target illegal immigration. >>> confronting iran, the u.s. bui builds its case against iran. >>> and a crash landing in new york city's hudson

i'm meg oliver. people who live in the midwest are bracing for another round of dangerous weather like the storm that rumbled through missouri. it caused widespread flooding and spawned monstrous tornadoes. one twister left at least three people dead. another carved a path of destruction through the capital, jefferson city. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: disaster hit the state of missouri under the cover of darkness. gene harris and his wife opal, both in their 80s, were found dead outside of what was left of their home near golden city, missouri. three hours later and three hours north of here, a tornado touched down in missouri's capital of jefferson city. 160-mile-per-hour winds tossed vehicles like toys, ripped roofs off homes and buildings, and scattered debris for hundreds of yards. >> my grandfather started chevrolet business in 1936, and we've never had a storm like this before. >> reporter: wow. the destruction at riley chevrolet left its owner, kevin riley, stunned. >> almost cried. >

. >> meg oliver, on what to expect for the new team, and a few things that you will not see. >> reporter: monday's launch cannot come soon enough. >> i think this can be wow, i want to see that happen. i want to start the work to make that happen. >> i think it could be wow, wow, wow. >> reporter: she will be joined by her new cohosts, the saturday cohost anthony mason and another corresponded, both of whom are no strangers to the table. >> when i knew anthony was filling in, i knew i did not have to worry. >> i felt closer and closer to her, there was more to say. >>> was closer to try 45? >> [ laughter ] >> reporter: there are a few changes but the programs commitment to news and original reporting will stay the same. what can viewers expect? >> consumer stories, radical stories, and the wealth of reporting from all across cbs news. >> somebody on twitter one has to confirm no cooking segments and we are going to dress up for halloween. i was like, confirmed. >> confirmed? >> were you think god i hope we get to do that? >> reporter: one small change, he posted to instagram for the firs

meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >>> in one part of louisiana, people are finding a silver lining in all of that flooding. lester dewey shows us they're making the best of it by making dinner. >> reporter: some residents took full advantage of the crawfish ponds overflowing and the water coming into the street, bringing these crawfish which they say now is dinner. >> you ever heard april showers bring may flowers? instead it's april showers bring may crawfish. >> they done dug out about five sacks out of this one hole here. >> reporter: how are you getting the crawfish? >> i'm picking them up with tongs. i'm scared to get in the water. >> reporter: these folks say what they're doing is legal. >> i'm on the side of the road where i pay taxes. >> reporter: as for where the crawfish are headed -- >> a pot, and then you boil them and eat them. >> eat them. we're going to eat 'em. >> we're going to boil 'em tonight. >> reporter: i think it's safe to say, only in louisiana. >>> how about a story about sharks now, the san jose variety. >> if you think you're the biggest fan of team teal, here's

from the broadcast center in new from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm meg oliver. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's friday, may 24th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." severe weather ripping through the u.s. killing at least eight people. storm crews are cleaning up as the damage begins. >> when you see the houses and the roofs and people who were able to walk away from that, it's incredible. >>> a war of words between president trump and house speaker nancy pelosi. >> i will not take responsibility for his irresponsible behavior. >> she's lost it. >>> plus, the reasons several states are expecting a rare travel arirbans millions are on the move for the holiday weekend. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom here at cbs news headquarters. i'm anne-marie green. >>> as people are cleaning up they're facing another disaster, flooding. parts of the capital, jefferson city, are now shut down, and the airport is also closed in anticipation of severe flooding. wednesday's tornado ripped through the town of about 40,000 people. it's the latest of severe storms th

meg oliver, cbs news. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," more of incoming "cbs evening news" anchoranaging editor norah o'donnell's exclusive interview with dennis muilenberg. it's his first interview since the grounding of the max jets. >>> plus ohm on "cbs this morning," a first look at kanye west's revealing new interview with david letterman about his alternative treatment for mental health issues. >>> and bernie taupin and the actor who plays him in the movie, jamie bell, will join him in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. c.m >>> now at 4:30. looking live outside. this is from our treasure island camera out at the bay bridge. look at that. you can see those low clouds there, and drizzle on the windshield if you're heading out the door right now, our warming trend is stalling a bit this morning. but temperatures are looking hun about . to you. we have a stronger sea breeze. that's why we're talking about low clouds, area of fog and also patchy drizzle. let's take you out first through the sou

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm meg oliver. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, may 23rd, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> severe weather turns deadly in the central u.s., and a tornado just rocked jefferson city, missouri, trapping people in the wreckage. >>> another migrant child dead in u.s. custody. what happened to a 10-year-old girl from el salvador. >>> and president trump versus democrats. speaker of the house nancy pelosi accuses the president of a coverup, and the president is firing back. >> from the most transparent president probably in the history of this country. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. violent storms erupted in central u.s. overnight. this week's storms are blamed for at least seven deaths. watches and warnings remain in effect from texas to louisiana. the biggest threat, heavy rain, damaging winds, and tornadoes. a tornado touched down in jefferson county overnight, and the twister was des

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here's meg oliver. >> reporter: after days of relentless rain, new orleans looked more like a swamp, closing roads and shutting down public transportation. in baton rouge, the storm sent trees crashing on to roofs and caused water to bubble out of sewers. here in church point, louisiana, flooding shut down neighborhoods. >> when it floods too bad, we get water in our house. not too much we can do. just wait for the water to go down. >> reporter: the storm system started a week ago, drenching multiple states from texas to virginia. in water-logged stone county, mississippi, flash floods trapped more than a dozen people in r.v. parks. >> the water was going down. all of a sudden it just rose an overtook the park. there was nothing more we could do. we all evacuate and got out. >> i lost everything, sir. i lost everything. >> reporter: nearby highways were overflowing from torrential rains. in dauphin island, alabama, the storm ripped roofs off buildings. over in gulf shores, alabama, workers sawed through debris after strong winds toppled trees on the cars at a local zoo. no animals we

i'm meg oliver.he house judiciary committee voted to hold attorney general william barr in contempt of congress. he's refused to deliver a full version of the mueller report or to testify before the committee. it's just one of many demands democrats in congress have made on the administration. and president trump has vowed to fight every nanc >> reporte the houf findsam f.p. barr in contempt. >> reporter: the contempt vote came 84 days into william barr's tenure as attorney general, after barr refused to give the house judiciary committee an unsensored version on the mueller report on meddling. >> if congress is not entitled to the full unredacted report, you have to wonder what we would be privy to. >> reporter: the white house said that jerry nadler left the president with no other option but to exert executive privilege to block the report's release. >> they're asking for information they know they can't have. >> reporter: the resolution goes to the full house of representatives. if it passes, bar

meg oliver has been covering this story for months. good morning. >> good morning.neer is sharing years of scientific research that shows the dangers behind the design of 10 some trampoline parks. he's going public with his findings for the first time. so how long have you been testing these trampoline parks? >> for about six years. >> reporter: this crowded basement at virginia commonwealth university is dr. pete pitco's lab. the biomechanical engineer and university professor tests program leatrampoline found at trampoline parks and compared them to gymnastic trampolines. >> what did you find? >> we found there's an energy bed. have you ever stepped on a step that's not there? picture that happening on a trampoline. >> reporter: in this, a dad double bounces and breaks the child's femur. >> it is the largest bone in your body. it takes about 900 pounds to break it. >> 900 pounds? >> he tests trampolines to steady the rebound effect. he measured how much force a 220-pound dad could transfer into his 30-pound son on a surface that's constantly changing. >> what we n

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