. >>> disturbing claims of elder abuse against comic book icon stan lee. this morning the allegations against his business manager and the new restraining order. >>> those stories, plus the growing concern about lasik eye surgery and its side effects. >>> also, the story behind this photo of a teenager who got her head stuck inside a truck's tailpipe. >>> and the shocking headline about iq scores and the new study claiming we're not as smart as we used to be. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm victor oquendo in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we begin this morning with severe weather breaking overnight from coast to coast. extreme heat and dry conditions are fueling dozens of wildfires in the west. and in the northeast, crews are assessing the damage this morning after a palm beach tornado. overnight severe storms slamming northeast pennsylvania. >> just a lot of damage. >> reporter: a suspected tornado township tearing apart a mall. it damaged this panera bread and destroyed other businesses including a dick's sporting goods and barnes & noble. >

meanwhile, los angeles police are investigating thos claims of elder abuse involving comic book writer stan lee. they granted a restraining order against the 95-year-old former business manager. kia morgan i accused of separating lee from his family, moving lee from his home, and taking advantage of his hearing, vision, and judgment. morgan was arrested monday for making a fashion 911 he claimed there were burglars in the house. it was actually people conducting a welfare check on lee. >>> a big legal shake-up for president trump's former personal attorney michael cucoh, ently at the center of an fbi investigation. nbc news confirms cohen's legal team is c leaving thee. that move sparked speculation that he will cooperate with prosecutors. t sources closeo the case say that cohenas not been interviewed yet. fbi agents seize the millions of documents during raids on his home and office back in april. the federal judge gave cohen and his lawyers until friday to complete their review of the materials. . >>> larry kudlow is out of the hospital this morning after suffering a heart attack. president

meanwhile, los angeles police are investigating those claims of elder abuse involving comic book writer stan lee. they granted a restraining order against the 95-year-old former business manager. kia morgan isccused of separating lee from his family, moving him from his home, and taking advantage of his failing hearing, vision, and judgment. morgan wasfo arrested monda making a false 91 1 call. he claimed there were burglars in the house. it was actually people conducting a welfare check on e. >>> a big legal shake-up for president trump's former personal attorney michael cohen, currently at the center of an i investigation. eac news confirmed that cohen's legal team is lng the case. that move sparked specution he will cooperate with prosecutors, but sources close to the case say that cohen has not been interviewed yet. fbi agents seized millions of documents during raids on his home and office back in april. a federal judge gave cohen and his lawyers until friday to complete their review of materials. >>> sarah huckabee sanders is firing back at cbs this morning. the white house press secretary

los angeles police are investigating those claims of elder abuse involving comi object book writer stan lee. they granted a restraining order against the95-year-old former business manager. tia morgan isus a of separating lee from his family, moving lee from his home, and king advantage of his failing hearing, vision, and judgment. morgan wasd arreste monday for making a false 911 call. he claimed there wer burglars in the house. it was actually people conducting a welfare check on lee. >>> a big legal shake-up for ,resident trump's former personal attorn michael cohen, currently at the center of an fbi investigation. nbc news confirmed that is low cohen's legal team is leaving the case. the move sparks speculation that he will cooperate with pros utors, but sources close to the case say that cohen hasn been interviewed yet. fbi agents seized millions of documents during raids on hff home and oice back in april. a federal judge gave cohen and his lawyers until fridayteo compheir review of the series. >> sarah huckabee sanders is firing back at cbs news this morning. the white house press se

still ahead onews 4 today, damning reports from hollywooic that marvel and comic book legend stan lee may have been the victim of elder abuse. we're breaking down the details of the allegations. >>> sarah huckabee sanders fires back at reports suggesting she's preparing toeave the white house. her response when news 4 today continues. our craftsmen begin each day... ...perfectly seasoning our aghillshire farm smoked sa so by simply adding the right ingredients... ...you can end each day crafting a perfectly delicious dinner. >>> that breaking news. one man has been shot and is critically wounded in stheast d.c. this happened on southern avenue. a portion of that road is closed now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. this shooting was just one of three in the districtovernight, leaving five people hurt. we'll have a live report from southern avenue in just a few minutes. >>> let's begin now with a look atd your commute ur forecast this morning. chuck bell and sheena are here. it is alreadyh,arm outside. yes. we're near 80 degrees in washington. it is very wet.

. >> los angeles police are oking into claims that comic book legend stan lee may have been the victim of elder abuse and stall own is facing allegations of sexual abuse. not many detailsre being released but we're told the claims date back to the early 0s and might be too old to be prosecuted, even if true. the los angeles district attorney's office is reviewing thecase. stall own has denied any wrongdoi wrongdoing. >> meanwhile, he's accused of separating lee from his family, and taking henning. >> he clas there were burglars in the house but they were actually workers checking on th >> some younger home buyers are leaning towards renng instead. >> reporter: in atlanta, newlywed dominicaeed was feeling the pressure to buy a home. >> reporter: but with the key r interee rising one quarter of a point, she and her husband are choosing to rent insteed. >> we're trying to fick out in we want to it stay in the city. >>t's a dilemmae for hom buyers nationwide. mortgage applications have dropped dramatically, a t average mortgage rate rises to 4.8% just this week. >> there is a f trend more

the owner says his manager took advantage of stan lee parents impaired vision, hearing, and documentreventing family members from contacting him. >>> health officials in idaho have confirmed a case of bubonic plague. a child has been diagnosed with the disease that has caused -- it was called black death and caused the death of people in the middle ages. it's still considered a serious disease. it can be treated with antibiotics it is -- if it's caused those caught early enough. the child is recovering. they are not sure if the patient was exposed to the disease in idaho or in a recent trip to oregon. we will update that story. >>> 6:46. let's check in with gasia to see what's happening on mornings on 2. >> coming up in the next hour, minimum wage causing maximum stress. it's still nowhere near what you have to be making to afford a modest two bedroom apartment. in much of the bay area, you need to make just over $60 an hour to do that. we are going to break down why there could be even more trouble ahead in the coming decades. >>> if you want to make your restaurant more attractive,

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. >>> this morning, a marvel comics stan lee has a temporary restraining order yar elder abuse agt thend olat ieaftehis wife died last year. morgan is also suspected of making a false police report by reporting a burglary in progress at lee's home when officials were conducting a welfare check. >>> legal and insurance experts say that worker protections are at risk due to the trump administration's latest move against the affordable care act. this week attorney general jeff sessions announced that the department would no longer department parts of the aca in court. experts say there could jeopardize legal protections on pre-existing medical conditions for millions of people with employee health coverage especially workers in small businesses. >>> ucsf is trying to get read of migraines for good. according to doctors, migraines are genetic affecting 10 to 15% of teenagers, especially girls. but there are very few drugs approved to treat them. melatonin, the over-the- counter sleeping aid, part of a new therapy being tested at ucsf. and in a pilot study last year, teens taking melatonin

. >> marvel comics legend stan lee findi himse in real li drama.vestigat reports of elder abuse against thethe 95-year-ola restraining order in los angeles against his business manager. it is being called an elder abuse prevention case and those orders can be granted to victims of physical and financial abuse. the news comes amid a struggle over lee's life and fortune. >> reality star kim kardashian traveled to memphis tennessee to meet the woman she helped the realityr met alice johnson for thfirst time sterday. now johnson is a nonviolent dr offender. she was serving a life sentence from 1996 conviction stemming from a memphi drug ring. kardashian appealed to president trumplf of johnson. the president commuted johnson's sentelae earlier week. >> three stoneman douglas coachesin who died shield students in the parkland shooting honored by espn. the espies announced that aaron feist will be. espn says it's being given for bravery. the show will air on espn on juo 18. >>> clos home, some movie magic in georgetown.fo crews the "wonder woman" sequel

if you're a fan of marvel com s comics, nao who stan lee is. he helped create the marvel universe. now they are issuing a restraining order against his adviser. they are investigating claims of elder abuse. the 95-year-old lee is in the middle of a tug-of-war. they arrested him after filing a false police report, accused of calling authorities after a welfare check on lee. >>> also, kim kardashian meets the woman she helped get out of jail for the very first time of this this is a "today" show exclusive. this is part of hoda kotb's conversation. >> after being incarcerated 20 years, how well did you know the name kim kardashian. >> i didn't. i did not know her name. i didn't know kim. as soon as i found out who she was, i started getting every magazine i could find, started reading everything i could about her. everyone was amazed and i was amazed, too. >> alice didn't even know it was me at the beginning trying to help out. >> you can see that full story. it airs at 7:30 on nbc "today" after "today in the bay." >>> this is showing the internet's most famous raccoon released into t

. >>> disturbing claims of elder abuse against comic book icon stan lee.nst his business manager and the new restraining order. >>> those stories, plus the growing concern about lasik eye surgery and its side effects.

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stan slee a victim of elder abuse. the co-founder of spider-man, "black panther" and other characters is 95 years old. the investigation was revealed in a restraining order against memorabilia dealer kia morgan, lee'sadviser. morgan is accused of taking advantage of lee's impaired judgment, taking control of his life, preventing family and associates from contacting him. >>> our seattle affiliate says poli are looking for a gunman who fired at cars yesterday on a busy highway near tacoma international airport. four cars hit, no one hurt. highway 509 and one of c tachs runways closed during the investigation. everything open now. gunman still at large. >>> "usa today" says more men are getting plastic surgery as the stigma for facelifts lifts. according to the american society of plastic procedures, the procedures performed on men rose 29% over the last 17 years. the most popular procedures were nose jobs, lip surgery, eyelid surgery, breast reduction, and hair transplants. >> don't you touch that pretty face, john. >> oh. thank you, gayle. >> you leave it alone! >> ahead only on cbs "this morning," we'll get a sneak peek inside yosemite's most popular sequoia grove. we'll be right back. yosemite's