>> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> well, edward snowden's attorney says the american fugitive haas no immediate plans to leave russia. snowden was granted temporary asylum yesterday. that has further strained u.s./russia relations and jeopardizes september's summit between president obama and president vladimir putin. for the time being snowden is living in the home of an american ex-patriot. tara mergener reports. >> reporter: this photo shows edward snowden just before he got in a taxi and drove away from the moscow airport. the nsa leaker spent more than a month inside looking for a legal way out. thursday his attorney held up the documents granting snowden asylum in russia for one year. snowden's father told russian television he expected he's gratified. he'll listen to vladimir putin. he has stopped leaking. >> he's made a sacrifice. >> reporter: through the wikileaks website snowden thanking russia and said in the end the law is winning. the white house is furious and says russia should send

>> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> well, ariel castro, the cleveland man who held three women captive for a decade, faces a decision today. he agreed to a deal to avoid the death penalty. his penalties kept diaries and the horrific nature of their captivity was reported. dan de-reus reports. >> reporter: they are statements of fact put out by cuyahoga county prosecutor tim mcguinty. it gives new insight as to how each girl was lured in. august 22, 2002, michelle knight was trying to get to an appointment regarding her son. castro offered her a ride but said first he had a puppy in his home for her son. once inside, she would never leave for 11 years. april 2003, a very similar scenario. amanda berry was offered a ride home from work. castro took her to his seymour home and got her inside by saying his daughter, whom she was friends with, was inside. a year later, april 2004, gina dejesus was walking with castro's daughter home from school. the pair split up and castro tracked down dejesus, got her

susan mcginnis is here in new york with the latest. good morning, susan. >> anne-marie, it is clear that the u.s. is moving closer to a military response, officials say the white house is still considering how to respond to this deadly gas attack. on monday, secretary kerry made it clear the president believes there must be accountability. >> what we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. it defies any code of morality. >> reporter: kerry was responding to last week's attack outside damascus, the video of suffering men, women and children is difficult to watch. they were exposed to what experts believe was nerve agents, hundreds died. >> the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and incideno women and children is an obscenity. it's inexcusable, despite the equivocations that some have manufactured it is undefinable. >> reporter: kerry accused the syrian regime of failing to cooperate with u.n. inspectors. the administration is expected to make a more formal announcement today.

susan mcginnis is in washington with more. susan, good morning. >> ann marie, good morning.t the first black president in american history is in office on this historic day. president obama will give a speech today from the same spot where dr. king made that famous speech 50 years ago. he and others today will reflect on the progress that's been made in civil rights in this country in the last 50 years and also emphasize the struggles that continue. >> i have a dream. >> reporter: 50 years ago today martin luther king jr. stood on the steps of the lincoln memorial and delivered a speech that would go down in american history. >> my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. >> reporter: today as many as 20,000 people are expected to fill the national mall to hear tributes to dr. king. felicia ferrell came from massachusetts to be a part of it. >> i hope -- >> in 1963 the march here was about equality and most would agree there has been progress in th

in fort hood, texas. , susan mcginnis, kpix. >>> a man accused of killing people at a board meeting in pennsylvania. officers led handcuffed rodney neal into court last night. he started shooting. he was arraigned today on homicide charges and other counts. police say he had this long running dispute with town officials over his trash-filled property. >>> tragedy for a los angeles family vacationing in switzerland. a father was killed. three other family members injured in a hot air balloon crash. what's left of the balloon was thrown across the lawn. the passenger basket tipped over. the trouble happened this morning when the balloon hit power lines. it plunged 165 feet to the ground. >>> a sleepover turns tragic. these two boyce were strangled by a 100-pound python. 4-year-old and 6-year-olds were sleeping at their friend's house, which is above a pet store. that store sells exotic reptiles. the store owner could face charges. >>> researchers recently noticed an up tick in great white sharks off cape cod which is jaws country. the worldwide shark population is actually at an all-time

as susan mcginnis reports, he wants to help his son fight the charges he faces back here in the u.s. >>> reporter: edward snowden's father wants his son to have his day in american court. >> where my son chooses to live is his decision but i would like him to be able to come back to the u.s. because i believe that the truth will shine through. >> reporter: lon snowden plans to meet his son in moscow to discuss ways to fight the charges against the former government contractor. the 30-year-old has been granted asylum in russia for one year. his father is not open to a plea deal. >> the only deal will be true justice. >> reporter: snowden is accused of leaking classified nsa information. his revelations have sparked debate about u.s. spying practice and late last week, president obama announced plans to make the programs more transparent and accountable. >> some steps to make americans more comfortable will actually make americans less safe. >> reporter: republican congressman peter king says surveillance is a legitimate role of government. >> what we're talking about life and death an

susan mcginnis, cbs news, ft. hood, texas. >>> a colorado man is facing murder and other charges for driving into a crowd in southern california last weekend. nathan louis campbell pleaded not guilty on tusz. his lawyer called it a horrible accident. an tlaul woman on her honeymoon was kill and 16 others injured when campbell allegedly plowed into them at a venice boardwalk. >>> former president george bush is expected to be released from the hospital today. as melanie woodrow reports mr. bush had showed no symptoms of heart trouble. >> reporter: at the recommendation of his doctors former president george w. bush had a stent placed in him. during a typical procedure surgeons guide a narrow tube through the blood vessel into the groin area into the heart. a small inflation is made to make room for the stent. >> the stent comes in like a scaffold. >> reporter: bush has no history of heart trouble. doctors in dallas discovered the blockage during an annual physical. years of cholesterol buildup usually causes the sy

susan mcginnis reports. >> reporter: edward snowden's father wants his son to have his day in american court. >> where my son chooses to live the rest of his life will be his decision, but i would like at some point in time he should come back to the u.s. because i believe the truth will shine through. >> reporter: lon plans to meet his son in moscow to discuss ways to fight the espionage charges against the contractors. he's been granted asylum for one year. his father is not open to a plea deal. >> the only deal will be true justice. >> snowden is accused of leaking classified nsa information. his revelations have sparked debate about u.s. surveillance practices, and late last week president obama vowed to make the program more transparent and accountable. >> some steps to make americans more comfortable will actually make americans less safe. >> reporter: republican congressman peter king says surveillance is a legitimate role of government. >> we're talking about life and death, and having lived in new york through 9/11, i know what that means. we cannot afford to have this be a de

susan mcginnis reports. >> reporter: hundreds of law enforcement personnel and volunteers are scouring the woods and creeks near golden city, missouri, looking for 12-year-old adrianna horton. >> the longer she's gone, i know how it's going to turn out. >> reporter: horton was playing monday evening about half a block from her home when witnesses say she got into a truck owned by this man, 34-year-old bobby born. an hour later, police found born on the other side of town and pulled him over, but horton was nowhere to be found. >> this is the worst feeling i've ever had in my life, a missing child. i don't know whether she's safe, if she's okay, you know, if she's here. >> reporter: born knows the family, having worked for adrianna's father on a construction project. >> what upsets me the most is she knew this fella. she played with this guy's kids. >> reporter: born has been charged with kidnapping and is being held on a $1 million bond. >> that was susan mcginnis reporting. >>> now, straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather. and high anxiety. firefighters try to rescue a boy dang

susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> other speakers today including presidents clinton and carter, congressman john lewis and members of dr. king's family. i sat down with a man who was there for that legendary speech. how mlk's speech inspired him to affect countless lives in the bay area. that's coming up in a little bit. and we all know who he is. >> there we go. hey, mr. weatherman. >> good morning, guys. good to see you today. a lot of fog around the bay area this morning very thick in spots. got to watch out for that out the door. >>> we have some dense fog especially in the north bay valley. we have patchy, dense fog elsewhere and drizzle along the coastline. temperatures in the 50s and the 60s now but by the afternoon, what a beautiful day it's going to be. temperatures near seasonal inland. you will see upper 80s in the warmest spots. plenty of 60s and 70s and sunshine inside the bay. a mix of sun and clouds out towar the coastline. near seasonal today. very mild temperatures as you approach the bay and toward the coastline. still with that in mind, if you are headed out

others will always need a little extra love. >> susan mcginnis, wjz eyewitness news. >> the meadow haven rescue farm is accepting donations through its website. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> she hired a hitman to kill her husband. was she a cold and calculating killer? or a victim of abuse? i'm derek valcourt at the baltimore county courthouse, with the latest on karla porter's trial, coming up ,,,,,, >>> coming up next on eyewitness news. murder-for-hire. a woman at the center of the screen as her trial comes to a close. >>> remembering a baltimore great. we're here at the funeral of artie donovan. much more straight ahead. >>> a series of violent crimes at johns hopkins. new measures to keep safer. >>> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> bidding farewell to a baltimore legend. >> artie donovan is laid to rest at the city he called home for a while. surrounded by those who knew and loved him. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> this is the day we say goodbye to art "the bulldog,"

susan mcginnis has the details. susan, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. the possible arrest now of mohamed morsi has many predicts a return to the repressive government in egypt and it has many on capitol hill calling on washington to suspend aid. former president hosni mubarak has been acquitted on corruption charges and his lawyers tell us that he will be released from jail in the next 48 hours. a popular uprising of the egyptian people swept mubarak out of office in 2011, a move intended to usher in democratic reform but mubarak's replacement mohamed morsi is now behind bars himself. and early this morning, many more arrests in a government crackdown in a muslim brotherhood, including mohammed's body the spiritual leader of the group. calls from the u.s. for reconciliation efforts have been ignored. >> politically motivated tensions inside egypt should end. >> reporter: the turmoil in egypt has lawmakers here calling for president obama to suspend aid to the country. but even cutting off nearly $1.5 billion in annual support may not bring the change wa

in washington, susan mcginnis cbs news. >> those places are closed on sunday anyway. >>> the white house is disappointed with russia for giving temporary asylum to u.s. fugitive edward snowden. the former security contractor left a moscow airport yesterday where he had been for weeks. russia says he can stay in the country for a year as long as he does not leave the country and does not leak any more u.s. secrets. >> this move by the russian government undermines a long- standing record of law enforcement cooperation, cooperation that has recently been on the upswing since the boston marathon bombings. >> the white house wants snowden back in the u.s. to face espionage charges for releasing information about surveillance programs. president obama is said to be reconsidering his upcoming summit with russian president vladimir putin planned for this fall in moscow. >>> you have heard of old faithful. you could call this old unreliable. the world's largest geyser putting on a historic show. >> a new tool to help people with food allergies. the smartphone app that detects suspicious ingredie

cbs reporter susan mcginnis has the latest developments from overnight. >> reporter: as u.n. inspectors in syria move through damascus this morning to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack, snipers fired at the lead vehicle disabling it. [ screaming ] >> reporter: more than 300 people died last week when rockets armed with what appeared to be a toxic gas struck a rebel held area of the capital city. many in america are calling for the u.s. military to intervene. >> we can't wait for the united nations. >> reporter: even if chemical weapons use is found there is no guarantee the united nations will allow action against syria. china and russia have veto power in the security council. >> we have to verify it was directed by the assad regime. >> reporter: jack reed said u.s. interinvestigation must be part of a wider response. >> this has to be an international operation. it can't be unilateral american approach. it has to have support internationally but not just politically but militarily. >> reporter: reed also said the conflict must ultimately settled by syrians not

cbs reporter susan mcginnis now with the very latest. >>> reporter: as u.n. inspectors in syria move through damascus this morning to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack, snipers fired at the lead vehicle disabling it. [ screaming ] >> reporter: more than 300 people died last week when rockets armed with what appeared to be a toxic gas struck a rebel-held area of the capital city. the images shocked the world and many here in america are calling for the u.s. military to intervene. >> we cannot afford to sit back and wait. we certainly can't wait for the united nations. >> reporter: even if chemical weapons use is found, there's no guarantee the u.n. will act against the syrian government. china and russia are syrian allies and both have security council veto power. >> we have to verify that it was directed by the assad government. >> reporter: on "face the nation" a democratic senator says u.s. intervention must be part of a wider response. >> this has to be an international operation. it can't be just an american approach. it has to have the suppo

as cbs reporter susan mcginnis tells us, the u.s.aking it clear there will be accountability. >> what we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. it defies any code of morality. >> reporter: kerry was responding to last week's attack outside damascus. the video of suffering men, women and children is difficult to watch. they were exposed to what experts believe was nerve agent, hundreds died. >> the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. by any standard, it is inexcusable and despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured, it is undeniable. >> reporter: kerry accused the syrian government of failing to cooperate with u.n. inspectors. the administration is expected to make a more formal announcement today as it considers possible military action. four u.s. navy warships are already in position in the mediterranean with the capability to launch cruise missiles. a british submarine is also report

susan mcginnis, kpix 5. >> american diplomatic posts in europe, latin america and others are normally closed sunday anyway. >>> the white house is disappointed with russia for giving temporary asylum to former u.s. security contractor edward snowden. yesterday, snowden highlighted by the circle there left the moscow airport. he can stay in russia for a year as long as he doesn't leave the country and doesn't leak any more u.s. secrets. he faces charges in the u.s. for releasing information about surveillance programs. >> mr. snowden is not a whistle- blower. he is accused of leaking classified information and has been charged with three felony counts and he should be returned to the united states where he will be accorded full due process and protections. >> us ba of the snowden controversy -- because of the snowden controversy, president obama is said to be reconsidering his upcoming summit with russian president vladimir putin planned for this fall in moscow. >> 5:08. taking the cake. our first look at a bay area tycoon's lavish redwood wedding. also ahead, forget the horns. what's