cbs 2 news, houston. >> most schools in the houston area are closed today. 10,000 residents remain without power. >> devastating there. >> yeah. >>> our weather, so different here. and you really don't want to take this for granted. another nice day. >> yeah, got to count our blessings. and our big area of high pressure is blocking those storms so they can't break through. first off, let's show you, look here, i know what it is, it's time for weather watchers. it's interesting as you look around the area, in and around the city, we have cracked the 72-degree mark but to the north and west, still cooler. those gusty winds. barbara has 63. and she is counting her blessings, a glorious day but we need the rain. there is some in the forecast on friday, barbara, we will look at that in a second. and her dog is getting ready to go for a sail. i just love that. happy trails. and i like these pictures too because beautiful flowers from eva. richard said, oh, this weather is for the weeds. but the flip side of that, this lovely chick which you are from charlie. i'm going to leave these pictures to

manuel bojorquez, cbs news, houston. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning,"he panama papers as investigators look into global money laundering and tax evasion. "60 minutes'" correspondent lesley stahl talks in her new book about being a grandmother. >>> plus, john blackstone introduces us to a promise of 3-d taking it to a whole new level. a machine capable of making everything from cushioning for running shoes. >> this is going to be a new midsole for sneakers. >> reporter: to complex car parts. >> this moves but this was all printed together. >> that's right. >>> and a military dog that lost a leg on duty in afghanistan is honored today. that's all ahead on "cbs this morning." and that is the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm michelle griego. >>> good morning. a beautiful shot, never get tired of this one, looking down at the bay bridge on what looks like a hot day coming up, i guess, and a hoarse voice for me. >> y

phillip mena, abc news, houston. >>> and while some babies are delivered by the stork, there's at least one in flood ravaged houston delivered by swan. the birth of her baby imminent, midwife kathy allen rude used inflatable swan you see right there to get to her birthing center. she says on facebook, midwives will do anything to get to a birth appropriately enough, this one was a water birth. >> she's doing her job and getting there on time. whatever works. >>> a new study in the journal of nature is raising a new alarm over climate change complacency among americans. the research shows 80% of the u.s. population has actually benefited from climate change 40 years ago. the milder win theers have not yet been offset by markedly more uncomfortable somers but researchers warn left unchecked greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the century will warmer? s up to oppressive temperatures. >> a unique solar effort at virginia tech. a table used to power the sun really using the power of the sun to generate electricity for phones, computers and anything that you uses a usb outlet to charge. a

nbc news, houston. >> announcer: and now your storm team 4 forecast. >>> indeed, houston, parts of eastern texas still with rain in the forecast for another 24 hours through tomorrow. part of that same weather system we are expecting some rain here, but we're not going to get a whole lot. it is starting to get a little parched around here. let me show you what we've got going on across the area. our virtual cloud-free skies here. southern areas of west virginia and eastern areas of kentucky, there's some clouds there gathering. kicking off some showers now enter indiana. for us, i think our best chance of rain comes during the afternoon/evening hours on friday and then the early part of next week. a little bit in the way of rain chances around. a little dry around here. for this month of april, we're down nearly 0.1 of an inch of rain. getting a little dry, but not yet abnormally dry. we're seeing that in parts of western maryland and around eastern west no fire danger or red flag warning for today, but we could see that change certainly as we continue with this relatively dry couple of da

phillip mena, abc news, houston. >>> phillip, thank you. cuba now where a long-time leader fidel castro has made what may be his last public appearance. he told members of the communist party that he will soon die but urged them to continue his ideals. castro noted that he will be 90 soon. it was his first public appearance in many years. the communist party re-elected his younger brother raul, 84 years old, for another five-year term. >> johnny manziel making what many consider to be a stunning statement. he says he's expecting to play in the nfl this coming season. well-known agent drew rosenhaus has now dropped manziel as a client because he says manziel failed to make changes in his lifestyle. manziel says he hopes to "take care of the issues in front of him in hopes of being picked up." he was cut by the cleveland browns last month. nike dropped its endorsement deal with him and tomorrow prosecutors in texas are presenting his domestic violence assault case to a grand jury. >> now to a football player likely to get plenty of cheers. co

news, a sight-seeing helicopter has crashed in tennessee. there are many fatalities. the growing toll from a drug far more powerful than morphine. and a family rivalry in houston. tonight meet the brothers' mothers. >> if villanova win, we win. u.n.c. win, we win. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: on the eve of a possible game-changer primary in wisconsin, our cbs news battleground tracker shows that ted cruz has a six-point lead over donald trump. john kasich is a distant third. for the nomination, trump needs to win a little over 60% of all the remaining delegates. that's doable, but it can't happen before the last big primary night on june 7th. for cruz and kasich, it is all about keeping trump from locking up the 1,237 delegates, forcing the g.o.p. nomination battle into a contested convention in cleveland this july. here's major garrett. >> reporter: ted cruz met voters at the mars cheese castle in kenosha today and predicted a victory in tomorrow's primary. >> wisconsin is going to be pivotal. it will be pivotal for the national debate. the entire country is looking at wisconsin. >> reporter: crz's cam

omar viafranco, cbs news, houston. >>> just a reminder we have you covered when bad weather hits our region with the wusa 9 app. and find live radar, breaking news alert, get the app it is free for apple and android devices. >>> no worries weather-wise what a spectacular couple of days we have had. >> that is because we have had the setup that blocked the low pressure from moving anywhere and while we sit here with high pressure and sunshine for five day, they get rain and bad weather for five days. so it is an ununfortunate scenario. however, we are getting the better end of this deal. now, let's take a look outside. i was outside for the past 20 minutes. and hang out and enjoy the warm weather and that's exactly what i did. it is so nice out there. and temperatures are going to climb into the 80s. just like it did yesterday. take a look, here it is breezy and still warm today, well above average. and usually we are upper 60s today. and near 70 range. and tomorrow, we are going to cool off, but only to that near 70 range. so with sunshine and near 70 degrees, it is cooler but i thin

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first the oil rout, new houston's businesses big and small are tallying the cost of the relentless rain. >>> exchange exit. the biggest health insurer in the u.s. as it plans to drop out of most of the state exchanges by 2017. all that and more tonight on "nightly business report" for tuesday, apr >>> good evening and welcome. the dow and the s&p 500 closed at 2016 highs. but we begin with big changes at intel. the company is cutting 11% of its workforce. its cfo is moving to a new role. and it's taking a one-time charge of more than $1 billion in the second quarter. this after the dow component reported weaker than expected first-quarter revenue and said the current quarter wouldn't be much better. it was that soft outlook for second quarter revenue that weighed on shares in after-hours trading. intel's current cfo said the changes at the company are all part of its broader strategy. >> what we went to do now is accelerate that transition. and so this restructuring is a tool to do that. and what it allows us to do is it allows us to be more efficient, to be more profita e profitable, a

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manuel bojorquez, cbs news, houston. >>> manuel sure know house to pick them. e'll be right back. >>> 14-year-old abigail kopf wasn't expected to live when she was wounded in a shooting six weeks age in a new video she is walking and talking. eight people were shot at random. six of them died. her mother calls abigail amazing. >>> nfl commissioner roger goodell announced today that twitter will livestream 10 thursday night football games this fall. the games will stream for free. the league is hoping to reach fans who don't subscribe to cable. >>> in american hero. it's not always as easy for me as it is for him... it's easy for me cause look at her. aw... so we use k-y ultragel. it enhances my body's natural moisture so i can get into the swing of it a bit quicker. and when i know she's feeling like that, it makes me feel like we're both... when she enjoys it, we enjoy it even more. and i enjoy it. feel the difference with k-y ultragel. >>> today, britain honored a retired u.s. marine. here is debora patta. >> reprter: trained to sniff out explosives, 12-year-o

manuel bojorquez, cbs news, houston. >> manuel sure knows how to pick them. we'll be right back. >>> 14-year-old abigail kopf wasn't expected to live when she in kalamazoo, michigan, six weeks age in a new video she is walking and talking. eight people were shot at random. six of them died. her mother calls abigail "amazing." >>> nfl commissioner roger goodell announced today that twitter will livestream 10 "thursday night football" games this fall. the games will stream for free. the league is hoping to reach fans who don't subscribe to cable. >>> in a moment, honors for an >>> today, britain honored a retired u.s. marine. here is debora patta. out explosives, 12-year-old lucca went on hundreds of missions in iraq with the u.s. marines. their success was extraordinary. >> look left. >> reporter: not a single soldier died on her watch over six years. gunnery sergeant chris willingham served two tours with lucca and says she was, well, just one of the boys. >> absolutely the whole reason i made it home to my family, just through her detection capabilities, loca

. >> as houston continues to deal with the aftermath of this unprecedented flooding, cypress creek has overflowed its banks, now flooding dozens of area homes. this morning, a new danger in flood weary houston. cypress creek bulging beyond its banks, spilling into hundreds of homes. >> we thought we were okay. last night, we went to bed and the water had receded and there was no rain, and then we wake up and it's at our front door. >> and then, it was inside. the family packed up and left the only way they could, on an air boat. manned by sheriff's deputies going through neighborhoods that look like this. we join them as they answered call after call. it's nonstop life saving work. for some, the reality of leaving home hitting hard. >> we're just kind of stuck. i don't really know what to do. kind of going through the motions right now. >> another rescue at a senior center. dozens of elderly in wheelchairsen to drier ground. >> it's an awesome amount of water. more than i have seen in my career. >> more than 1,000 homes have flooded $5 billion in damage, and this heartbreaking statistic. at seven people died in the floods, including this woman, a mom of three,

news, a sightseeing helicopter has crashed in tennessee. there are many fatalities. >> the growing toll from a drug far more powerful than morphine. >> and a family rivalry in houstonght, meet the brothers' mothers. >> villanova wins, we win. unc wins, we win. >> announcer: this is the "overnight news". >>> on the day of a possible game changer primary in wisconsin, our cbs news battleground tracker shows ted cruz has a 6-point lead over john kasich is a distant third. for the nomination, trump needs to win a little over 60% of all of the remaining delegates. that is doable, but not before the last big primary night on june 7th. for cruz and kasich, it is all about keeping trump from locking up the 1,237 delegates he needs and forcing the gop nomination battle into a contested convention in cleveland this july. here is major garrett. >> reporter: ted cruz met voters at the mars cheese castle in kenosha. >> wisconsin will be pivotal for the national debate. >> reporter: cruz's campaign is focused on picking up delegates in states with caucuses and party conventions including utah and this weekend, colorado and north dakota. >> if we have a good night tomorrow that w

manuel bojorquez, cbs news, houston. >>> that's the "cbs overnight news" for this tuesday.for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley. >> announcer: this is the "overnight news." >>> welcome to the "overnight news" i'm michelle miller. another important stop on the road to the white house. as wisconsin holds its primary. bernie sanders is trying to claw his way back into the democratic race against hillary clinton. polls show him with a two-point lead in wisconsin. for the republicans, ted cruz is out front with 43%. donald trump second with 37%. john kasich is third. major garrett has more. >> looking at our wisconsin poll, donald trump says he is tied with ted cruz. but that is statistical guess work against the combined get out the vote efforts of cruz and wisconsin governor scott walker. that's a harsh political reality. one trump tried to deal with yesterday by essentially apologizing for most of last week. >> i don't know tha

janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >> rescuers in equicontinue to pull people from the rubble of saturday's powerful earthquake. three people got out alive after they were trapped for more than 32 hours in the rubble of a shopping center flattened by the powerful earthquake. video shows the dramatic predawn rescue yesterday as crews pulled three people trapped more than 32 hours under a flattened shopping center. a group of firefighters applaud as they emerged head first from the debris. disoriented, caked in dust, and complaining of pain, but otherwise in good health. the death toll from the 7.8 magnitude quake climbed over 350. >>> and toronto zoo officials have launched an investigation after video surfaces that shows a woman jumping a fence at a tiger enclosure. as she went over the first of two fences separating the public from the tigers, the zoo's representative says that because of the second fence, the woman wasn't in danger of getting mauled, but they say it was still a very bad idea. appears the woman was trying to retrieve a hat. >>> actress doris roberts has died. you may remem

houston. and the news there, did you kow that houston rocket guarantee they who wins here tomorrow? jason terry, and the arena is bathed in gold. the fans are going to have something to say about that. the warriors will have to play tenth without their mvp steph curry. he is out with a knee injury. doctors think he will be out for a couple of weeks. the teammate say steph curry's spires are high. the steam is being positive. >> we are notes thering much confidence. we believe in ourselves. we think it is very possible to make a run. >> steph curry is out but we believe in ourselves. i hope everyone else does. video the memories. [ inaudible ] >> worse coach steve kerr just chosen as "coach of the year," feels bad for steph curry say he has wo

. >> see you new rescues as the death toll rises in houston. new evacuations as transgender teen fighting to use the boys' bathroom in his school. the major court ruling over a hotly contested issue. >>> church murder mystery, who killed

houston, texas, and nine surrounding counties are reeling from historic flooding. streets and highways are totally under water. hundreds of flights were canceled. schools are closed, but the good news the rain is finally starting to taper off, at least for now. nbc's janet shamlian reports. >>> it was an unprecedented rain event in houston, as much as 17 inches overnight triggering flooding like the city hasn't seen in many years. and the fact it was so widespread, the warning from the national weather service was the largest flood warning it has ever issued. 6 million people in the path of danger. today the death toll stands at 5, all came from vehicles that had gone into high water at the height of the storm. no rain right now but there i the ground in southeast texas saturated, bayous swollen and any amount of precipitation in this area will trigger flooding later today. >> the biggest assumption anybody can make is to assume the worst has passed. >> reporter: houston schools have canceled for a second day, number of roads are closed, the city is trying to find its way back to normal today. people are cleaning up. janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >>> fortunately, the oil field

janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >>> veronica, are we going to get enough to wash the air?t only briefly and we've got to wait a couple of days before we get the best chance moving in here. as far as our weather today, it wasn't foul, was it? it was fine. or it was foul? no fair. >> nice shot. >> exactly. >> we had a lot of sunshine earlier today and those clouds moved in, and of course, the weather front that we've been tracking and it kicks up the wind and it's provided our area already in areas of northern maryland, we have started to clear out a little bit and that really is the trend here for the evening. overnight period we will see the clouds moving out and the thing from today we kicked up the wins and we had this high fire danger and the red flag warning with the counties in pink that continues until 8:00 p.m. and i think with more dry weather coming our way that we could see more days like this when this is issued because of the wind and the low moisture and make sure you limit your outdoor burning and a lot of folks in the backyard and their gardens and doing bur

.>> it's weird i keep thinking -- i don't know just like the same thing withhiw witness new houston andsurreal. >> here's the great thing.s i will say i've been listeningsn to a lot of his mew over the last few days like a lot of a lo people much there's so much gooc music not just the hits album ab tracks and all that kind of stuff.f >> so many. many. >> tony mentioned before he'snef got enough to keep going foro kp years and years.years >> absolutely. >> that hasn't been releasedn yet. >> we need to release warmth ia don't have any in the forecast c right now. righ >> all right. all >> i was just looking back ataca the climatology and this is morh typical of what we might get inn early to mid march.. >> early to mid march.o mid ch great.eat. >> thanks. our favorite time of y lot of people, right? it's evee looks a little bit hazy/misty ht out there we're seeing light test of rain around the region. it will amount to mist, drizzlei and a damp evening although there could be measurable showers threw the day tomorrow.w we want town clouds and showerss will continue so you want toou have

. >> airport delays likely in new orleans and houston. >>> a new twist in the death of will smith. >> new orleans police say they found a fully loaded gun inside his vehicle however there is no evidence it had been fired. smith and his wife were shot in a road rage incident over the weekend. surveillance video obtained by abc news appears to show smith's suv bumping the alleged shooter's hummer. louisiana law allows someone to claim self-defense if they feel threatened. >>> the so-called affluenza teen is due to make his first appearance in adult court today. ethan couch turned 19 so his case moved out of the juvenile system in 2013 he killed four people in a drunk driving crash blame. he was given probation but violated that and new details about his court ordered rehab treatment in 2014. turns out taxpayers covered most of the $200,000 bill because his parents couldn't afford it. >>> and in chicago a task force is recommending that the police department acknowledge a history of racism. it also calls for overhaul the handling of excessive force complaints. it was formed after video r

vonnie: plenty of news in houston. going to start -- we are going to continue with new york in a moment. back to houston. at least five people have died of massive flooding. thunderstorms dropping 15 inches of rain about -- across parts of southwestern texas. 100,000 people have lost power and houston airports have canceled hundreds of flights. in new york, hillary clinton has lost seven of the last 18 primaries to bernie sanders. now, the front runner is hoping to regain the upper hand. she is favored in today's new york primaries. she represented the state in the senate. donald trump is counting on his home state to provide a big boost for the republican presidential nomination. polls show him with a double-digit lead over. -- ted cruz and john kasich in new york. a win would give him momentum going into five key nor eat -- northeast contests next week. rudy giuliani says he is or endorsing donald trump. he says he is not playing a role in the campaign. he had previously announced he was voting for trump in the prima

first the oil rout, new houston's businesses big and small are tallying the cost of the relentless rainxchange exit. the biggest health insurer in the u.s. as it plans to drop out of most of the state exchanges by 2017. all that and more tonight on "nightly business report" for tuesday, apr >>> good evening and welcome. the dow and the s&p 500

first the oil rout, new houston's businesses big and small are tallying the cost of the relentless rain exit. the biggest health insurer in the u.s. as it plans to drop out of most of the state exchanges by 2017. all that and more tonight on "nightly business report" for tuesday, apr >>> good evening and welcome. the dow and the s&p 500

sure, they don't create a job for an unemployed person in new houston or t or l.a. or increase the take-home pay of any underpaid worker or make college more affordable for middle-class kids or strengthen social security for our seniors of today and tomorrow. but they sound great on talk radio today and the weekend, this bill is advertised as the republicans' idea of tax reform. it does not reform the tax code , but way, shape or form that's what they portray it as. let me explain something about the tax code to my republican colleagues. our tax code is inefficient. you see that when large corporations are paying less tax than the employees who work for them. it's overly complicated. you see that when multinational corporations avoid paying the same taxes our constituents back home have to pay simply by hiring expensive lawyers that our constituents quite frankly cannot afford. it's unfair. you see that when corporations can donell paying their fair share of tax -- can dodge paying their fair share of taxes by switching their post office box to a foreign country, so

" at 4:00, we are live in houston waiting to cheer on our wildcats, alicia vitarelli, channel 6 "action news." >> and cowboy hats i'm sure. we want you to show us your nova spirit, join the action by sharing your pictures on social media, use #6abcaction. and we'll have continuing coverage from houston including a special report tonight, it's called march to a championship. it's an "action news" sports special tonight at 7:30 right here on 6 abc. check it out. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, a tour boat runs directly into trouble in san diego, what passengers say about the ride that went from calm to crazy. and explosive material is found on a school bus, how the cia is explaining this mistake. if you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't cover everything. and like all standardized med

live in houston, keith jones, "nbc 10 news." >> really looking forward to the special.coach has asked everybody to celebrate responsibly. so have fun but -- >> be smart. >> see you in about 45 minutes. >>> well, a rainy evening commute tonight especially across major interstates, so if you are about to hit the road or know anyone who is driving they are probably stuck in this rain if they are in this area. this is heavy rain shown around cherry hill, philadelphia to west deptford, upper darby, the heavier rain across 676 and 95, up toward trenton, seeing lighter rain right now. chester is seeing heavier rain, precip rates over an inch an hour. ponding on the roadways, lower visibility with some of this heavier rain that extends into areas of new jersey around 295. also 95 and 495 there's heavier rain. now it's starting to spread and it's going to continue to spread because we have heavier rain off to the west that's moving in this direction. if you're in delaware or other sections of south jersey like atlantic county, cape may county and you haven't seen the rain, this

is next with more results from the new york primaries. >>> tonight, dramatic new rescues as the death toll rises in houstoned flash floods overwhelm the city. >>> the final hours of a bruising fight to the finish in new york. can trump score a clean sweep over cruz and kasich. can clinton score a knockout over sanders? >>> battle over bathrooms. big victory for a transgender teen fighting to use the boys' bathroom in his school. the major court ruling over a hotly contested issue. >>> church murder mystery, who killed the mother of three. a suspect caught on camera dressed in s.w.a.t. gear. the chilling video, and the manhunt under way. >>> and, surviving a stroke. a life-saving new treatment when every second counts. does your hospital have it. >>> "nightly news" begins right now.

phillip mena, abc news, houston. >> the flood watch is in effect in the houston area at least till daybreakul williams has the latest on the storm's paths. >> good morning to you. unfortunately, we have more of the bad news to pass along because the movement of the system is so sluggish and so slow, and when it moves this slow, it has more opportunity to dump more rain. that's what's going to be happening. again, we have more moisture feeding out of the gulf of mexico. look for traveling disruption to occur with waves of soaking rain reaching towards iowa towards houston. six inches of additional rain in some areas. ryan, diane. >> paul, thank you. now to primary day in new york. donald trump is predicting a big victory after a string of bruising losses leading his rivals by more than 30 points and he's hoping to sweep all 95 gop delegates up for grabs today after making several stops in new york, ted cruz is already looking ahead. he told voters in maryland that he can stop trump and he'll watch today's results from pennsylvania, two of the five states holding primaries next week. >>> the

. >> see you new rescues as the death toll rises in houston. new evacuations as transgender teen fighting to use the boys' bathroom in his school. the major court ruling over a hotly contested issue. >>> church murder mystery, who killed stroke. a life-saving new treatment when every second desperation in the south, where historically high floodwaters continue to rise in texas. the death toll has now climbed to six, fter severe storms dropped er a foot of rain in parts of houston. virtually paralyzing the nation's fourth largest city. dozens more had to be rescued and evacuated today as nine texas counties remain under a state of emergency. we begin with nbc's overnight filling into homes and lives. >> reporter: this family leaving everything behind. >> there we go. >>sreporter: the only way out, ev along as deputies answered call after call. >> i've been out here almost 35 years and never seen water this high. >> reporter: in every direction, water, and the people whose lives it uprooted. what now for your family? >> honestly, i don't know. >>