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omar villafranca reports from california where many of the children are being cared for. >> reporter: these could be scenes from any schoolyard in america, children playing, learning and exercising together. while this video was shot in america, the children are not american. they're undocumented immigrants who came here illegally without their parents. more than 47,000 children traveling by themselves have illegally crossed into the u.s. since october. most have been captured in texas. they're trying to escape crime and poverty in el salvador, guatemala, and honduras. >> it was a very vivid demonstration to me of the problem that we faced. >> reporter: but supporters of tighter rules say deep deportation policies are requiring migrants to jump the border. >> there are no consequences for entering el legillegally into t united states and if that's the case, it will continue. >> reporter: they have issued a 25-page complaint claiming that more than 100 unaccompanied immigrant children have been underfed, even abused in u.s. custody. hundreds of arrested children have been staying at a
omar villafranca reports from california where many of the children are being cared for. >> reporter: these could be scenes from any schoolyard in america, children playing, learning and exercising together. while this video was shot in america, the children are not american. they're undocumented immigrants who came here illegally without their parents. more than 47,000 children traveling by themselves have illegally crossed into the u.s. since october. most have been captured in texas....
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omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: 33-year-old justin ross harris is accused of the unthinkable -- murdering his 22-month-old son by leaving him strapped inside a hot suv for seven hours. police say harris and his son, cooper, stopped at a fast food restaurant the morning of june 18th. he was supposed to drop the boy off at daycare but instead went straight to work. >> i'm not sure how someone could forget that they've got a child in the back seat. >> reporter: dale hamilton was there later that afternoon when harris pulled his car into a nearby parking lot and started screaming for help. little boy was dead. >> he was constantly saying what have i done, what have i done. >> reporter: but this may not be a case of a forgotten child. a new arrest warrant says harris returned to his car at lunch time and put something inside it while the child was strapped in his car seat. county police released a statement saying the chain of events in this case do not point toward simple negligence. legal experts say the evidence supporting that would have to be very strong. >> perhaps being tinto
omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: 33-year-old justin ross harris is accused of the unthinkable -- murdering his 22-month-old son by leaving him strapped inside a hot suv for seven hours. police say harris and his son, cooper, stopped at a fast food restaurant the morning of june 18th. he was supposed to drop the boy off at daycare but instead went straight to work. >> i'm not sure how someone could forget that they've got a child in the back seat. >> reporter: dale...
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cbs news correspondent omar villafranca looks back at kasem's legendary career. >> now we're up to onef the two acts in our survey who are veteran actors. >> reporter: for nearly 40 years casey kasem was one of the best known radio and tv personalities in the country. >> this is american top 40 in hollywood. i'm casey kasem. now we're up to our long distance dedication. >> reporter: his american top 40 radio program was an institution known for kasem's long distance dedications and his trademark signoff. >> until then keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. >> reporter: kasem was also the long time host of america's top 10. >> let's turn right to the action on the billboard pop single chart and check out the 10 biggest hits this week. >> reporter: born in detroit in 1932 to lebanese immigrants kasem served in the u.s. army where he was a dj on the armed forces radio korea network greetings. >> reporter: kasem also kept busy as a voice actor. his most famous role voicing shaggy in. >> i was scooby you want to hear my radio voice. >> reporter: kasem retired in 2009.
cbs news correspondent omar villafranca looks back at kasem's legendary career. >> now we're up to onef the two acts in our survey who are veteran actors. >> reporter: for nearly 40 years casey kasem was one of the best known radio and tv personalities in the country. >> this is american top 40 in hollywood. i'm casey kasem. now we're up to our long distance dedication. >> reporter: his american top 40 radio program was an institution known for kasem's long distance...
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omar villafranca, cbs news. >>> now to the weather. potentially dangerous storms are possible in the central plains. severe storms producing large hail and possibly strong tornado mace erupt in nebraska, south dakota, and kansas. north of denver, colorado, voluntary evacuation orders have been issued due to severe flooding. two rivers reached flood stage from heavy snow melt and recent rains. roads were closed and buildings flooded. the water is expected to begin to recede later today. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" now, seattle moves to raise the minimum wage, and a crackdown on offshore tax evasion. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. seattle is about to have the highest minimal wage in the nation. the city council unanimously signed a bill yesterday to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. that bill will take place in 2015 and it will be phased in over the next several years. a group of franchise owners say they will sue to stop the ordinance. >>> asian mar
omar villafranca, cbs news. >>> now to the weather. potentially dangerous storms are possible in the central plains. severe storms producing large hail and possibly strong tornado mace erupt in nebraska, south dakota, and kansas. north of denver, colorado, voluntary evacuation orders have been issued due to severe flooding. two rivers reached flood stage from heavy snow melt and recent rains. roads were closed and buildings flooded. the water is expected to begin to recede later today....
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omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a memorial service in camden for one of the victimslewis katz plane crash. family and friend gathered at katz academy charter school to honor marci dalsey a co found are of the school and president of the board of trustees. dalsey was remember as a compassionate leader with a can do spirit by lewis katz son drew. she was also executive director of drew katz the foundation. >> if you don't what is impossible, you can do almost anything and that was marci dalsey. she didn't know what she could not do so she made it happen good dalsey was killed along with philanthropist lewis katz and five others near boston. the cause of the plane crash is still being investigated. >>> loved ones admirers and help of celebrities honored doctor maya angelou. they gathered in winston salem north carolina at a memorial service to celebrate beloved poet and civil rights act wrist who passed away late last month. natasha brown has that story. >> reporter: from former student to notable names. >> he was my anchor. >> reporter: maya angelou's loved ones joined
omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a memorial service in camden for one of the victimslewis katz plane crash. family and friend gathered at katz academy charter school to honor marci dalsey a co found are of the school and president of the board of trustees. dalsey was remember as a compassionate leader with a can do spirit by lewis katz son drew. she was also executive director of drew katz the foundation. >> if you don't what is impossible, you can do...
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as omar villafranca reports, safety procedures were not followed. >> reporter: as many as 75 scientistseing monitored for possible exposure to live anthrax bacteria. it happened earlier this month at the cdc's laboratories in atlanta. researchers were transferring what they thought were inactive samples to a lab not equipped to handle live anthrax. the proper protocol was not followed. >> i think their chances of actually getting sick from this exposure are extremely low. and that's very fortunate. >> reporter: some of the scientists were given antibiotics as a precaution. anthrax can affect the skin, lungs and gastrointestinal tract and can be deadly. that's why scientists need to study it. >> anthrax is a germ that obviously causes infections and is a potential bioterrorism agent. so learning more about how it actually causes the disease and how we might prevent the disease in outbreak circumstances is of course very important. >> reporter: the cdc said, "cdc continues its internal review to determine why validated procedures were not used by the lab. given that cdc protocols were not
as omar villafranca reports, safety procedures were not followed. >> reporter: as many as 75 scientistseing monitored for possible exposure to live anthrax bacteria. it happened earlier this month at the cdc's laboratories in atlanta. researchers were transferring what they thought were inactive samples to a lab not equipped to handle live anthrax. the proper protocol was not followed. >> i think their chances of actually getting sick from this exposure are extremely low. and that's...
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omar villafranca, cbs news. >>> it was another tough matchup at the world cup for team usa. despite some brilliant play from american goalkeeper tim howard, the united states didn't have enough fire power to overcome germany, considered one of the best teams in the world. but as ko im reports, it's not over yet for the americans. >> reporter: the u.s. didn't score against germany, but accomplished its ultimate goal, surviving to play another game in the world cup tournament in brazil. they advanced because portugal beat ghana. >> are you celebrating now, i guess? >> i'll be celebrating for the rest of the day, the rest of the weekend. >> reporter: fans were watching from around the world including president obama aboard "air force one." >> reporter: from southern california. some german-american fans weren't sure who to root for. >> yes. definitely. >> reporter: u.s. coach cli k klinsmann urged employers to let their employees watch and they did just that. >> you go wherever your hart is. i'm glad they're playing for the u.s. >> reporter: beer flowed but not quite as heavily
omar villafranca, cbs news. >>> it was another tough matchup at the world cup for team usa. despite some brilliant play from american goalkeeper tim howard, the united states didn't have enough fire power to overcome germany, considered one of the best teams in the world. but as ko im reports, it's not over yet for the americans. >> reporter: the u.s. didn't score against germany, but accomplished its ultimate goal, surviving to play another game in the world cup tournament in...
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omar villafranca, cbs news, san antonio, texas. >> officials say the army has not yet formally begunew review in the circumstances of bergdahl's capture. >>> and developing overnight in iraq, islamic militants have gained more ground and are advancing toward baghdad. the group known as the islamic state in iraq and syria wants to set up a vast islamic region there. fighters have driven hundreds of thousands of civilians from their homes in northern iraq and vow to take more cities and towns including baghdad. president obama met with the national security team to discuss ways to help iraq's government including possible u.s. airstrikes. >> i don't rule out anything because we do have a stake in making sure that, uhm, these jihadists are not getting a permanent foothold. >> it's not like we haven't seen this problem coming for over a year. over 100 miles from baghdad, and what's the president doing? taking a nap. >> democrats are firing back at boehner's comments. they say former president george w. bush is to blame for a misguided invasion of iraq in 2003. >>> it is 5:33 right now. i
omar villafranca, cbs news, san antonio, texas. >> officials say the army has not yet formally begunew review in the circumstances of bergdahl's capture. >>> and developing overnight in iraq, islamic militants have gained more ground and are advancing toward baghdad. the group known as the islamic state in iraq and syria wants to set up a vast islamic region there. fighters have driven hundreds of thousands of civilians from their homes in northern iraq and vow to take more...
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omar villafranca with more on the medical treatment bergdahl will receive while he is in san antonio.er: the military plane carrying sergeant bowe bergdahl landed this morning in san antonio. the next phase of bergdahl's recovery takes place at the brooke army medical center in san antonio. teams have been preparing to help the 28-year-old with his return to society. that includes psychological treatment. he will also have access to a lawyer if he wants one and he will eventually be reunited with his family. but there won't be any reunions until doctors here in texas believe bergdahl is ready. psychologists say timing is crucial. >> bringing him home, getting him off the plane and then turning him to his family would be too much at one time. >> reporter: bergdahl was freed less than two weeks ago in exchange for five taliban prisoners at guantanomo bay. the swap sparked controversy. several soldiers who served with bergdahl claim the army sergeant deserted his post in afghanistan. officials say bergdahl could spend weeks, possibly months, receiving treatment before returning home to i
omar villafranca with more on the medical treatment bergdahl will receive while he is in san antonio.er: the military plane carrying sergeant bowe bergdahl landed this morning in san antonio. the next phase of bergdahl's recovery takes place at the brooke army medical center in san antonio. teams have been preparing to help the 28-year-old with his return to society. that includes psychological treatment. he will also have access to a lawyer if he wants one and he will eventually be reunited...
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omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we do wish him well. >>> 6:35.s celebrities are tweeting about the crash. here's what some have to say. beyond rivers tweeted my thoughts are with tracie morgan and his family. i hope he pulls through and gets back to making us laugh. >>> sherry shepherd referring to morgan, please pray for my tv husband at real tracie minister again. he is in the hospital fighting for his life. love you, tracie. >>> shawn diddy combs says sending prayers to trace i minister again and all involved in the accident. we never know what can happen at anytime. >>> you can also share your thoughts and comments with us, connect with us on the cbs philly facebook page or just send us a tweet at cbs philly. >>> a memorial service in camden for one of the victims of the lewis katz plane crash. family and friend gathered at katz academy charter school to honor marci dalsey, the co founder on have the school and president of the board of trustees. dal see was remember as a compassionate leader with a can do spirit by lewis katz son drew. she w
omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we do wish him well. >>> 6:35.s celebrities are tweeting about the crash. here's what some have to say. beyond rivers tweeted my thoughts are with tracie morgan and his family. i hope he pulls through and gets back to making us laugh. >>> sherry shepherd referring to morgan, please pray for my tv husband at real tracie minister again. he is in the hospital fighting for his life. love you, tracie. >>>...
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. >> all right, omar villafranca, thank you. >> in our area, violent robbery at gun store in a shooting range leaves a man fighting for his life. "eyewitness news" reporter jen bernstein, joins us now, at the scene, in the bustleton section of northeast philly with the latest information, jen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, police tell us around 8:30 last night two, men were coming out of the delaware valley sports center here in bustleton, they came into the parking lot after just doing some recreational shooting at the firing range, inside, when they came face-to-face with a very dangerous pair. we do have a 67 year old, now fighting for his life this morning, after he was shot once, police say say, in the groin by this pair. they had announce add robbery, and then that's when the shooting happened. now, police say, both of the victims complied, gave up their wallets, cell phones, money, even their guns, but police say the suspects turned violent for some reason, after the robbery, the man fired one shot, striking the 67 year old victim, and he's presently in critical condit
. >> all right, omar villafranca, thank you. >> in our area, violent robbery at gun store in a shooting range leaves a man fighting for his life. "eyewitness news" reporter jen bernstein, joins us now, at the scene, in the bustleton section of northeast philly with the latest information, jen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, police tell us around 8:30 last night two, men were coming out of the delaware valley sports center here in bustleton, they came into...
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. >> all right, omar villafranca, thank you. >> in our area, violent robbery at gun store in a shootingge leaves a man fighting for his life. "eyewies
. >> all right, omar villafranca, thank you. >> in our area, violent robbery at gun store in a shootingge leaves a man fighting for his life. "eyewies
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omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> search is on tonight for pair of violent criminals whot and robbed a man outside a northeast philadelphia gun store this happen at delaware valley sports center in bustleton last night. a man and woman robbed a 67 year-old man and 68 year-old friend as they were leaving that shooting range the men complied but that was not enough for this pair. >> for some reason, after the robbery, our male perpetrator, fired one the shot, striking our 67 year-old victim, in his groin and he is presently in critical condition. >> police say those robbers got away with seven guns, and they fled in the dark colored vehicle will with tinted windows and considered extremely armed and dangerous. detectives also believe that pair may be connect with this recent robbery of a man outside yuri's gun range on percent i street in spring garden. armed suspect robbed a 68 year-old man getting in the car on the 500 block of percy street wednesday night. they took his backpack which contained two hand guns and items from the victim's pockets. >> no one was injured afte
omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> search is on tonight for pair of violent criminals whot and robbed a man outside a northeast philadelphia gun store this happen at delaware valley sports center in bustleton last night. a man and woman robbed a 67 year-old man and 68 year-old friend as they were leaving that shooting range the men complied but that was not enough for this pair. >> for some reason, after the robbery, our male perpetrator, fired one the shot,...
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omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> numerous celebrities are tweeting about that crash.f them have to say. joan rivers tweeted my thoughts where tracie morgan and his family. i hope he pulls through this soon and gets back to making us laugh. >>> sherry shepherd referring to morgan as her 30 rock co-star saying please pray for my tv husband at real tracie morgan in the hospital fighting for his life. love you, tracie. >>> shawn combs said sending prayers for tracie morgan and all involved in the accident. we never know what can happen at anytime. >>> you can share your thoughts and comment, just connect with us on the cb. philly facebook page or send us a tweet at cbs philly. >>> 7:34 right now. a memorial service is held in camden for one of the victims of the lewis katz deadly plane crash. family and friend gathered at katz academy charter school to honor marci dalsey a co founder of the school and president of the board of trustees. dalsey was remember as a compassionate leader with a can do spirit by lewis katz son, drew. she was executive director of drew katz found
omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> numerous celebrities are tweeting about that crash.f them have to say. joan rivers tweeted my thoughts where tracie morgan and his family. i hope he pulls through this soon and gets back to making us laugh. >>> sherry shepherd referring to morgan as her 30 rock co-star saying please pray for my tv husband at real tracie morgan in the hospital fighting for his life. love you, tracie. >>> shawn combs said...