. >> jeff: tonight spring storms, a nor'easter crawls up its east coast which terrell brown says will bring heavy rain and in some places more than a foot of snow. new information on the secret service scandal, with word one of the agents was a guest at the same hotel where the president later stayed. whit johnson has the latest. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." we begin tonight way huge storm that could impact at least a third of the nation. from florida to maine, potentially as far west as michigan, and because of the unusual timing there are concerns it could be a rerun of a weather mess just six months ago. starting us off, here's terrell brown. >> reporter: last october a surprise storm dumped record snow on the northeast. nearly 20 million people were left without power. that winter storm arrived in the fall. now there's a spring storm just like it, taking aim at the northeast. >> both producing heavy, wet snow. and both happening at times when we have a lot of leaves on the industries which will cause more weight on these trees and probably cause a lo

terrell brown follows the trail to his bunker. jobs for americans. dean reynolds visits with workers who settle for lower wages instead of none at all. and spy story-- does this reenactment solve the case of the dead spy? charlie d'agata with the bizarre details. >> a captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." xelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. we begin tonight with reports of a blind chinese dissident make a 300-mile journey from house arrest to the gates of the u.s. embassy in beijing. his as-yet-unconfirmed presence at the embassy would likely complicate prealations with china just as secretary of state hillary clinton is set to travel there. >> reporter: the u.s. embassy in beijing could be protecting this man,. he fled house arrest last week. neither the u.s. nor the chinese government will confirm if he is in u.s. custody. he was imprisoned after opposing a program forcing women to undergo abortions to conform to china's one-child policy. to keep him silent, authorities kept the outspoken lawyer under house arrest, along wi

terrell brown, cbs news, new >>rk. conoxelrod: now to the economy and detroit where roughly 2,000 people showed up at a job fair at the headquarters of quicken rters. s.e online mortgage lender is looking to add 1,000 new positions, saying the market has "really turned." even some jobs moved overseas are now heading home but as dean reynolds reports, they come with a high cost. >> reporter: with the assembly line humming at g.e.'s massive appliance park in louisville, e paucky, these days, it's hard to imagine that the place was once headed for closure. er the water heater is the first new product in this place for 50 years. s reporter: g.e. had shipped much of its appliance production overseas, relying on cheap labor to bring down costs. china was a lucrative source, but now, in the aftermath of the great recession, the american worker is more willing to accept twer wages to get a job. am guessing you didn't have, like, a whole array of choices of other places to work, right? >> well, i put in the applications, but, n

terrell brown reports from the scene. and riot radio, 20 years after the deadly turmoil in los angeles, john blackstone takes us to the radio station that opened its phone lines and gave people a voice. >> stop it, people! stop it! we've got to be together! >> this captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. we begin with a growing epidemic among american children. and tonight a new recommendation on how hundreds of thousands of those kids should be treated. we're talking about type ii diabetes, a problem that is confounding more doctors, families and health care professionals every day. now the release of a new report offers new insight. here's tony guida. >> reporter: type ii diabetes was never seen in young people as recently as 15 years ago. now it's occurring with alarming frequency. doctors know that a major risk factor is obesity. beyond that, they were mostly in the dark about this disease. >> very little is known about the right way to both prevent i

i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ ♪ ♪ grande caramel macchiato.ande caramel macchiato. make that iced. actually, hot, please. [ male announcer ] come into starbucks for the espresso drink you love, hot or iced. >>> movie goers still had a big appetite for "the hunger games." topping the box office for the second straight weekend taking in $61 million. in film about jobs, following jobs from wayward hippies to one of the most respected entrepreneurs of our time. production is expected to start in may when kutcher is on hiatus from "two and a half men." >>> ashton kutcher was one of the presenters at last night's academy of country music awards. there were plenty of big winners, amazing performances and even a wedding. we have a wrap from the night's big night. >>> taylor swift won over the fans who voted her entertainer of the year. >>. >> thank you so much to the fans. >> reporter: it was a big night for husband and wife artist blake shelton and miranda lambert. shelton not only co-hosted the show but took home the award for male vocalist of the y

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first warning weather continues with terrell brown. the fires are being fueled by dry conditions and whipping winds. >> reporter: wildfires broke out up and down the east coast. fueled by whipping winds and dry conditions. >> the wind just blows it, keeps it blowing, pushing it farther and farther. >> on new york's long island, hundreds of firefighters race to keep flames from closing in on a nuclear physics facility. the fire swallowed up about a thousand acres, destroying at least two homes and sending three firefighters to the hospital. >> this fire is as serious as it gets. it is not yet under control. >> reporter: neil coleman's son shot this video of the fire, as it crept dangerously close to their home. >> i'm telling you, the fire was over 100 foot tall. it was unbelievable. it was like you see in the movies and on tv. until you're there. you're like, wow, i think i'm in trouble. >> reporter: in new jersey, another inferno, which officials are calling suspicious, is on track to burn 1,000 acres. yesterday, it came within just a

terrell brown reports for wjz from new york, where firefighters are working overtime. >> wildfires brokeut up and down the east coast monday. fueled by whipping winds and dry conditions. >> the wind just blows it, keeps it blowing, pushing it farther and farther. >> reporter: on new york's long island, hundreds of firefighters race to keep flames from closing in on a nuclear physics facility. the fire swallowed up about a thousand acres, destroying at least two homes and sending three firefighters to the hospital. >> this fire is as serious as it gets. it is not yet under control. >> reporter: neil coleman's son shot this video of the fire, as it crept dangerously close to the home. >> i'm telling you, the fire is over 100 foot tall. it was unbelievable. it's like, you see it in the movies and on tv. >> in new jersey, another inferno, which officials are calling suspicious, is on track to burn through 1,000 acres. yesterday, it came within just a few feet of some homes. >> it was very horrifying. too close for comfort. it was right behind our home. it's literally right behind our home. >

terrell brown cbs news >>> a blonde chinese activist who expose government secrets may be under the protection of government officials but no one is saying anything. linda yee with more what could be a diplomatic dilemma in china >>> this activist is in protective custody at the u.s. embassy in beijing but neither americans nor chinese will admit that >>> and now the government admits that he is in custody or not saying much that means they're talking about it in private and that is the best way to work out the disagreement >>> and hillary clinton will be in china this week with the secretary treasury and for talks. negotiating his fate could affect the fragile relationship between the two countries. the white house says it will balance the commitment to a human-rights and maintain diplomacy with countries like china. >>> the president will do whatever he thinks is in the best interest of the united states and the individuals involved. >>> the blind activist was protesting china's one child policy. he escaped his cards and released a video pleading with the chinese premier to stop the abuse hi

i'm terrell brown. we begin with a russian passenger plane that crashed this morning in siberia. the twin engine plane went down in a snowy field. it was taking off from a major regional center 1300 miles oes of moscow. 32 were killed. the survivors are hospitalized in serious condition. the cause of the crash is under investigation. russia has had a series of very deadly crashes in recent years. >>> in u.s., voters go to the polls. mitt romney is predicting victory in wisconsin. if he win, he could reach the halfway point. rick santorum says he'll stay in the race no matter what happens tomorrow but a number of senior republicans are calling on him to quit. >> reporter: mitt romney is leading the pack but he still needs to more than double his delegate count in order to secure the gop nomination but that's not stopping him from going after president obama as if he's leading the republican party. mitt romney predicts he'll win tomorrow's wisconsin primary and the republican nomination. >> can't wait to get america back on track. >> reporter: while campaigning in middleton, wiscon

terrell brown is on the eastern long island in brook haven, new york, where a large fire has burned through night. terrell, good morning to you. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning to you and good morning to our viewers on the west coast. this is the worst fire on burn in a decade and it is still not under control. winds are expected to kick back up at high speeds again later this afternoon. wildfires broke out up and down the east coast monday, fueled by whipping winds and dry conditions. >> keep the blowing and it pushes it farther and farther. >> reporter: on new york's long island hundreds of firefighters fight to keep the flames from a nuclear facility. destroying two homes and sendinging three firefighters to the hospital. >> this fire is as serious as it gets. it is not yet under control. >> reporter: neil coleman's son shot this video of the fire as it crept dangerously close to their home. >> the fire was over 100 feet tall. it was unbelievable. it was like you see in the movies and on tv. until you're there, you're, like, wow, i think i'm in trouble. >> reporter: in ne

as terrell brown reports, all seven people in that vehicle were killed. >> reporter: the accident happenedhortly after noon sunday. police say an suv carrying seven people, all from the same family, bounced off a median of the bronx river parkway and crossed three lanes of traffic and flew over a guardrail and plummeted 100 feet. the suv landed in a wooded area of the bronx zoo that is never open to the public and far from any animal exhibits. authorities say when they found the suv, it was crushed. >> they arrived on the scene and found a vehicle upside down with occupants inside the vehicle. >> reporter: the victims were a man and woman in their 80s. two other women, one of whom was the driver and three children pronounced dead on the scene. no one on the ground were hurt. >> the injuries were quite horrific. in 30 years i have seen something like this once or twice. everybody was taken back by it. >> reporter: police and firefighters say the suv speed may have been a factor. they are still trying to determine what caused the driver to lose control. for "cbs this morning," i'm terrell br

for "cbs this morning," i'm terrell brown in new york. >> investigators will also look at whether the guardrail was too low to keep the suv from going over the edge. >>> as we begin the john edwards trial we may be ready to hear from his former mistress, rielle hunter. we've heard several days of test from edwards's main accuser, andrew young. >> here with a look back "48 hours" correspondent erin moriarty and jack ford. we talked last week about andrew young because he was the first witness. by all accounts he was pretty good for the defense, but unfortunately he wasn't the defense's witness. >> you have to understand, trials -- there's always an ebb and a flow to a trial. there are good days, bad days, sometimes one one day there are good and bad moments. the prosecution, i'm sure they'll say, look, we knew he came with baggage. we don't get to make up our witnesses. and i'm sure the prosecution will say, he told the essence of this story here, what they needed him to get in. the defense, i'm sure, was fairly pleased, you might even say thrilled, with the damage they were able to do

terrell brown is in new york. terrell, good morning to you. what can you tell us? >> reporter: gayle, good morning. this is the worst fire they have seen in more than a decade and efforts continue to get that fire under control. more than 100 fire companies have been here on the ground battling those flames, and even the national guard has been put on standby. wildfires broke out up and down the east coast monday, fueled by whipping winds and dry conditions. >> it keeps it blowing, pushing it farther and farther. > reporter: on new york's long i larjsd hundreds of firefighters work to keep flames from closing in on a nuclear physics facility. the fire swallowed up about a thousand acres, destroying at least two homes and sending three firefighters to the hospital. >> this fire is as serious as it gets. it is not yet under control. >> reporter: neal coleman's son shot this video of the fire as it crept dangerously close to their home. i'll tell you, the fire was over 100 feet long. it was unbelievable. you see it in the movies and on tv. until you see it, you think,

terrell brown is here with a new twist in the case. >> good morning. announcement later today -- tomorrow, that police gave hope to people, even while in panama, yvonne would e-mail her family every week so when those messages stopped, they knew something just wasn't quite right. >> reporter: last september yvonne baldelli moved to panama look fog a fresh start. alornlg for the journey, georgia mae and boyfriend brian brimager. her friend michelle valenzuela took a picture with her phone. >> i had a horrible feeling when i saw my phone that i would never see her again. >> reporter: just divorced and laid off from procter & gamble, 41-year-old baldelli settled into this house on a lush tropical island on the caribbean sea. they wanted a simple life, brim ager, a former marine would live off singing at local bars, baldelli would make and sell swimwear to tourists. all seemed to be going well until one day baldelli stopped contact with her family, phone calls unanswered, a family reunion skipped. she hasn't been seen or heard from since last november. >>

terrell brown is here with a new turn in the investigation this morning. police made a major announcement who gave hope to the people they've been looking for even in panama, yvonne would e-mail his family every week so when the messages stop coming they knew something just wasn't quite right. >> last september yvonne baldelli moved to panama looking for a fresh start. along with the journey, her dog, georgia mae and boyfriend brian brimager, but at the airport when her sister michelle valenzuela took one last picture with her phone she had an ominous feeling. >> for some reason this emotion came over me and i had this horrible feeling that when i saw my phone that i was never going to see her again. >> reporter: just divorced and laid off from procter & gamble, baldelli settled into this house on a lush, tropical island on the caribbean sea. they wanted a simple life. brimager, a former marine would live off singing at local bars and baldelli would make and sell swimwear to tourists. all seemed to be going well until one day baldelli stopped contact with h