the capital, taipei, is locked down, and that's where we signed seth doane tonight. seth? >> reporter: the wind is really whipping here as typhoon batters taiwan. the streets are mostly empty. sometimes we heard sirens from emergency vehicles. the mayor of taipei has encouraged people to stay indoors as we start to feel 60- mile-per-hour wind gusts from the outer bands of this storm.io the view from the international space station shows the size and strength of typhoon soudelor. the storm, equivalent to a category three hurricane, has sustained winds of more than 120 miles per hour with hurricane- force winds extending 50 miles from its center. huge waves pounded the coast as the most powerful storm to threaten taiwan in years approached. police protectively blocked off ocean walkways and some roads and fishermen moved their boats into port. authorities evacuated hundreds from their homes. earlier this week, the typhoon left a trail of destruction in saipan, a u.s. territory. some residents there are still without water or electricity. at one point, the stormnt intensified

seth doane has the report. >> reporter: as we were driving toward the site of the explosion, we couldee the windows of an apartment building blown open because of the power of the blast. that explosion took place before midnight here local time, lighting up the night sky with orange. the first explosion had the power of three tons of tnt, followed by a second explosion with the power of 21 tons of tnt. amateur video shows people blown back because of the power of the blast. we have seen people on the streets here bloodied, looking for medical attention. some people wearing the clothes they ran out with. they have not been allowed back into their homes. for a while firefighters had to stop fighting the blaze because authorities were concerned they didn't know what hazardous materials they were battling. many people telling us, they are too scared, still to go inside. seth doane, china. >>> jimmy carter will go through treatment for cancer that spread through his body. mr. carter, the 39th president of the united states is 90 years old. a statement from the carter center said the diseas

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seth doane is in the capital city of taipei. >> reporter: heavy rains from the typhoon unleashed those landslides in this mountain village in taiwan, leaving homes rur sounded. in one area, cars were buried in rock and debris. there are still people up in the mountain, this local resident said. "i want to look for them." in new taipei city, emergency crews rescued a family trapped under debris from another mudslide. at the height of the storm, more than three million households lost electricity in taiwan as 100-mile-per-hour maximum-sustained winds downed tree and cut power. toppled trees cut roads, too, making travel difficult. before crashing into taiwan, typhoon soudelor pounded the u.s. territory of saipan leaving some resident without water and electricity for days. hundreds of u.s. troops have arrived in saipan to help with disaster relief. now the diminished storm has slammed into mainland china, its strong winds bringing a tidal surge. chinese authorities have encouraged people to get to shelters. they've closed harbors and shut road, snarling traffic. even though the storm has

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the blast erupted at the seaport in a warehouse for hazardous materials, and seth doane made it there today. >> reporter: this stunning video, taken by a drone, gives el aerial view of the aftermath. the skeleton of burned buildings, shipping containers smoldering, acrid smoke belching moto the sky. , re than 1,000 firefighters were sent in, but they were cheped as authorities tried to figure out which chemicals were lrning and their risk. take a look at this building. this is the side facing the blast. every single window is blown out. the second explosion had the power of more than 20 tons of t.n.t. >> reporter: kelly wang and nathan liu didn't have time to collect their belongings. can you describe the explosion? "everybody just ran out," she said. "we saw fire in a mushroom cloud. it's terrifying, very terrifying." victims filled hospitals, many had wounds from flying glass. the blasts were so powerful they registered as earthquakes. and produced fireballs so big, they were seen in outer space, pictured as a growing green mass in a sea of white clouds. the explosions burned hundre

here's seth doane. >> reporter: this view from a high-rise in the industrial city of tianjin shows a ball of fire growing on the horizon. the flames quickly seemed to die down, then, a massive explosion lights up the night sky, ripping through area buildings. sending out powerful shock waves felt several miles away. authorities say it was equivalent to 21 tons of t.n.t. exploding. chinese officials say a warehouse filled with hazardous materials is the source of the blast. security camera video shows one person being tossed by the force of the blast. cell phone images show people running into the street, trying to take shelter from flying debris, shards of broken glass and stone. one eyewitness said that the ground was shaking fiercely. glass broke and everyone started running. hundreds of injured have streamed into local hospitals. officials say they are now monitoring local air quality. scott, tianjin is a major financial hub here in northern china with a population of about 15 million. >> pelley: seth doane in beijing this evening. seth, thank you. the investigation into hillary c

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seth doane is in the area in tianjin south of beijing. seth, good morning. >> reporter: among the dead are at least a dozen firefighters. many more still missing. the fire is still burning behind me. they had the power of three tons and 21 tons of tnt. and they ripped through this industrial zone where toxic gases and chemicals are stored. the explosions turned the night sky a vivid orange. first one ball of fire and then another, even bigger blast. shockwaves knocked people off their feet. surveillance video shows doors blowing back into this man. hospitals were inundated with hundreds of wounded. some staggering around, stunned. i was actually quite far from the explosion site this heavily bandaged security guard said. they were sparked from a warehouse for hazardous materials. hundreds of cars in this parking lot were left charred shells and windows were shattered in buildings more than a mile away. where is your house? pointing to his apartment, this man told us he was petrified. your windows were blown out. can you describe the explos

for "cbs this morning," seth doane, tokyo. >> you guys like? >> i like it.ntucket sound and go home and make fish tacos. >> i don't want to eat my food. i don't want to meet my food before i eat it. i don't. i just don't. it's amazing you two are very much in sync on many things. gayle, there's something we want to tell you. >> yep, i want that interview. >>> coffee lovers in britain are seeing red this morning. charlie's, like, what just happened? meet the small business owner. she was implying that there was something between the two of you, but everybody knows charlie's mine. back off, norah. >> lenny kravitz is all mine! >> you could say phoning it in. that's next on "cbs this morning." gotta go! ♪ >>> some of britain's iconic red telephone booths are getting a new lease on life you could say. this morning jack created one of the country's smallest coffee shops just like in the u.s., most people aren't using the booths for calls anymore, so jake opened his shop on monday. he tells "cbs this morning" that making the most out of the small space might even

for "cbs this morning," seth doane, tokyo. >> you guys like? >> i like it. i think it's a great idea. yeah. i've done that here in the united states. you catch a fish off the nantucket sound and go home and make fish tacos. >> i don't want to eat my food. i don't want to meet my food before i eat it. i don't. i just don't. it's amazing you two are very much in sync on many things. gayle, there's something we want to tell you. >> yep, i want that interview. >>> coffee lovers in britain are seeing red this morning. charlie's, like, what just happened? meet the small business owner. she was implying that there was something between the two of you, but everybody knows charlie's mine. back off, norah. >> lenny kravitz is all mine! >> you could say phoning it in. that's next on "cbs this morning." gotta go! in brooklyn in 1907, four courageous ladies saw the despair of the poor, old, and sick and founded what would become mjhs. today mjhs provides quality home care, rehabilitation and skilled nursing, and advanced hospice and palliative care for adults and childre

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seth doane is near the disaster.: good morning, you can see police kblocked off thi area. it has been completely destroyed. look at the buses in the parking lot, the windows blown out by the powerful blast. 21 tons of tnt. you can see the fire is still burning, smoke billowing here in the distance. about 1,000 firefighters were brought in to fight this fire. the government stopped them because they were concerned about the hazardous material inside that warehouse. around 6,000 people have been displaced by these blasts. >> seth doane in china, thank you. >>> jimmy carter is facing a health crisis. the 90-year-old will soon start cancer treatments. mr. carter sent in a statement that recent liver surgery revealed the disease. he said, quote, i have cancer that is now in other parts of my body. i will be rearranging my schedule as necessary to undergo treatment. they did not mention the prognosis. more information will come out next week. >>> this morning, the fbi reportedly has a private e-mail server of hillary clint

>> reporter: dana, our correspondent seth doane managed to get to ground zero at that explosion site today. what i saw in the daylight was amazing. the death toll still rising rapidly. many people are missing. we'll have the very latest on the catastrophe in china and the rest of the world news all coming up on the "cbs evening news" at 6:30. >>> new video slowing the moments after two tractor- trailers crashed on the new jersey turnpike last night. you can see the truck driver's pants on fire as he jumped out of his rig. he was injured in the explosion. this is in east brunswick. there you see the man in the top of your screen. an australian tourist saw it and ran to help. >> how he got out of the cabin, not completely on fire, is a miracle because there was nothing left of that truck within seconds. >> it's right in front of you. you're 20 feet from it. what do you do? you know? it's into the like -- you can't just sit there. >> the truck driver is in serious condition tonight at st. barnabas medical center. >>> a new jersey man is helping parents scare their underaged daughters in

. >> pelley: seth doane in the gathering storm this evening. setion, thank you. in troy, alabama last night, a tornado tore the roof off a walmart. merchandise flew everywhere. six injuries, none serious. more employers are hanging out the "help wanted" sign. 215,000 jobs were created in july the unemployment rate held at 5.3%. steady job growth is encouraging the federal reserve to inch up interest rates, make as soon as next month. but we also noticed this-- the unemployment rate for black teenager males is more than 30%, nearly twice as high as for white teens. michelle miller tells us that relieving black unemployment is part of the healing process in ferguson, missouri, one year now ampt fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer reignited an enduring national debate. >> what do you think worth ethic means? >> reporter: adrian shropshire had no formal experience teaching young people how to find work. >> dependability, accountability, and trustworthiness. >> reporter: but after seeing his town torn apart in the wake of michael brown's death

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seth doane spoke with one of those family members. seths, good morning. >> reporter: malaysia's prime minister was definitive. the french authorities less so. and nearly 17 months after misplane disappeared, they are wondering who to believe. relatives gathered in protest outside malaysia airlines office in beijing today. please tell us the truth, she demanded. some call it a conspiracy. others say it's incompetence. victims' families have been waiting confirmation this flaperon is part of mh-370 and they are confused. first this from malaysia's prime minister. >> i must tell you that an international team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on reunion island is indeed from mh-370. >> reporter: but then this. not exactly conclusive from a french prosecutor. there is a very strong probability at the flap fond on the beach does belong to mh-370. australia's deputy prime minister acknowledged the confusion. >> i noted the comment from the malaysian prime minister. the french have made a somewhat more quali

seth doane is in beijing. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.evaluing the currency here means that it's all of a sudden considerably cheaper to produce goods here in china, that is good for the export market which had been struggling. it was down more than 8% just last month. overall the chinese economy has been struggling. on the flip side, it means that the yuan, the currency here, is not as strong. so chinese consumers can't buy as much. and that's tough for companies like apple which really depend on sales to the chinese market for growth. china's central bank has noted that the yuan has been stable over the last several months as other global currencies have dropped. so they say this is a natural correction. but in the u.s., there is cry from lawmakers who say this is an unfair advantage because all of a sudden you've made chinese products so much cheaper than, say, u.s. products. china's government has been saying along that it wants the yuan to be a global currency. so this move could stal thignal it's willing to tie its currency more to

seth doane is in taipei. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.he winds are picking up, and we're beginning to feel the outer bands of this powerful storm. the strongest threat in taiwan in years. we've seen windows taped up here as taiwan braces for the impact of typhoon soudelor which has left a path of destruction through several islands in the pacific. here we have seen authorities evacuating some residents. fishermen have returned to port with their boats. and the coast guard is not only patrolling the coastline but also offering lessons on saving lives at sea. this as tens of thousands of soldiers are on standby for disaster relief because typhoons are known to trigger landslides on this mountainous island. norah? >> all right, seth doane in taipei, thank you. >>> this morning jon stewart is waking up without a tv show. his final episode of "the daily show" last night was a star-studded blowout. familiar faces dropped by for the emotional celebration. they honored stewart's run as america's satirical voice. an thon mason is here and shows us

seth doane in beijing spoke with one of those family members. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. malaysia's prime minister was definitive, the french authorities were less so, and family members nearly 17 months after this plane disappeared are left wondering who to believe. frustrated and angry, relatives gathered in protest outside malaysia airlines office in beijing today. "please tell us the truth," she demanded. some here call it a conspiracy. others say it's incompetence. victims' families have been awaiting confirmation that this flaperon is indeed part of mh370 and quite simply they're confused. first this from malaysia's prime minister. >> a very heavy heart that i must tell you that an international team of experts have conclusively confirmed that debris found on reunion island is indeed from mh370. >> reporter: but then this. not exactly conclusive from a french prosecutor. there's a very strong probability that the flap found on the beach does belong to mh370, he said. australia's deputy prime minister acknowledged the con

. >> seth doane in taipei thanks. >>> the final judgment for the colorado movie theater killer is in it is life not death. the jury had earlier convicted james holmes of 12 counts of murder. but the jury could not agree on a death sentence. so he'll spend the rest of his life in prison. the result was something of a surprise since the same jurors had rejected holmes' insanity defense in the 2012 attack. mark strasman has late details from centennial colorado. >> would the defendant please stand? >> 15 weeks of trial brought james holmes to the jury's judgment. >> the court will impose a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> no one denied that holmes was responsible for the killing spree inside theater 9. a jury had already decided the 27-year-old diagnosed schizophrenic knew the difference between right and wrong. defense lawyers argued holmes murdered in the grips of a psychosis. lawyer tamara brady. >> the death penalty does not bring anyone back. it doesn't make anyone feel better. it just adds to the death count. >> prosecutor george brockler argued hom

seth doane has spotted calves made of sand in japan. and more. first let's to go kristen johnson in the newsroom nor our condition day morning headlines. >> good morning. it is august 23, 2014. an american wounded taking down a gunman on a train in france is now out of the hospital and reunited with his friends. charlie d'agata has the latest. >> the suspected gunman face down and hog tied and near him one of the men who brought him down. u.s. airman spencer stone, national guardsman alek skarlatos and their friend anthony sad her overpowered the gunman and beat him unconscious with the butt of his rifle. >> i think spencer the real hero. he was the first one to jump on him. he's the one who got cut up. he just had no fear. >> stone was cut to the bone after the gunman sliced into him with a box cutter. the alleged attacker has been identified as moroccan national ayob el khazzani. he found the weapons in the park only wanted to rob passengers. but he'd already been flagged for having links to radical islam. and french investigators are treating

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. >> seth doane, thank you. >>> jon stewart is waking up without a tv show. his final episode of "the daily show" was a star-studded blowout. famous fasces dropped by. anthony mason shows us the tribute to the man who offered a different take on late night tv. >> reporter: jon stewart was the program's second host at the helm for more than 16 years. his send-off featured more than a dozen co-stars of the show who all joked they'd all been gunning for his job. >> what a big, big night. >> reporter: a parade of correspondents, all with an agenda. >> we've all been waiting a really long time jon. where do you get off? >> have all the correspondents just been waiting around? >> jon, you're still here? i thought trevor had started by now. >> new host trevor noah came out to take a few measurements. >> hey. what's up? >> could you give me a few more minutes. >> come on jon. i've come to take you out of here. >> stewart almost got carried away. >> you sweet, naive, frail, tiny little -- >> yes. >> when i say frail -- ♪ it's wonderful to see you ♪ >> aren't you forge