i'm vinita nair. police in new orleans are conducting an intensive search for three suspects who shot at least 19 people. the gunmen opened fire at a mother's day parade near the french quarter on sunday. at many as 300 people were in the parade. it's unclear whether the shooting victims were marchers or bystanders. police say most of the victims who were taken to hospitals suffered minor injuries. they included two 10-year-old children who were grazed by bullets. friends and families of victims gathered outside the hospital. >> people are getting hurt because of other people's mishaps or misunderstandings or whatever they're going through, you know. other people are getting hurt and you've got to stop that. >> police say the shootings may have been the result of a gang war. as monica hernan daez of our affiliate station wwl reports, the violence has left the community angry. >> it was marvelous. everyone was having fun for mother's day, you know. next thing you know, when it got to the stop sign, pow

vinita nair is in cleveland this morning. good morning, vinita. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. we're also learning more about what transpired. in the home on see moymour stre. the details are gruesome. one woman said she was pregnant numerous times and beaten so she would lose the pregnancy. one of the rooms in the home had chains hanging from the ceiling. amanda berry, gina dejesus, and michele knight, the three women held captive for more than a decade, are now at an undisclosed location recuperating and spending time with their families. >> amanda. >> yeah, grandma. >> how are you? >> reporter: amanda berry's grandmother cried tears of joy as the two spoke for the first time in ten years. it was a moment she thought they would never have. >> i thought you were gone. >> nope. i'm here. >> reporter: the fbi has a group of specially training talking with the family. >> much of what we're going to be doing over the next several days is going to be know cussing on them. how can we in law enforcement help speed the heali

vinita. >> reporter: good morning to you, michelle. that's right. in about 30 minutes, the primary suspect in this case, 52-year-old ariel castro, will appear in this court. he has been in jail since he was arrested on monday. we have been hearing words from authority like monster and bully. his own aunt called him a sociopath and now he will have to see the public for the first time. >>> reporter: it's a moment 10 years in the making. gina dejesus and amanda berry are finally home. >> i saw my daughter. the only thing i did was grab her and hug her. i didn't want to let go. >> reporter: the third kidnapping victim michelle knight is still in the hospital listed in good condition. >> what are you going to say to those women? >> reporter: the man who allegedly tied up and tortured those victims was officially charged wednesday. he is facing four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. prosecutors may add more charges later. >> this case will proceed through the cuyahoga county grand jury at which time i expect will result in indictments on the

i'm vinita nair with the results of some new research coming up. >> and does speed dating work? one study breaks down what men and women can do to make a connection in minutes. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. lots of clouds rotating through the bay area. we are starting to see more scattered showers. we have more on the way. we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, says it is highly likely th the regime... and not the re >>> new developments now on the crisis in syria. the white house says it is highly likely that the regime and not the rebel opposition is behind any use of chemical weapons. this follows two israeli bombings in damascus. israeli officials say the deadly strikes in damascus over the weekend were intended to prevent guided missiles supplied by iran to hezbollah. at least 42 syrian some engineers were tilled. >>> there is debate over where to bury tamerlin tsarnaev. a funeral director is trying to find a cemetery that will accept the boston marathon bombing suspect for burying. he lived in cambridge for 10 years. >> the

vinita nair, cbs news, cleveland. >> the parents. bride killed in the limo fire on the san mateo -- the parents of the bride killed on the limo fire on the san mateo bridge learned about the death from the media. they told a philippine tv station that they received phone calls hinting at the tragedy. neriza fojas was planning a second wedding ceremony with her family in the philippines next month. >>> a vehicle fire limo with possible entrapment. >> both locations, multiple people trapped. >> the accident on the decline of the high-rise, one limo, heavily involved. >> meanwhile emergency dispatch tapes have been released. crews describe what they could see as they passed the burning limo in the opposite lanes. and the fire truck, they had to travel past the scene to get to a turnaround on the bridge. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> time now is 6:40. avoiding unnecessary surgery. the new test to detect prostate cancer. plus what these phony nuns are accused of hiding. and the market just opened up about 10 minu

vinita nair joins us now from cleveland where police are building their case against the suspects and also, the victims' families, this must be very emotional for them. >> reporter: i just spoke with a cousin of the family and she says the family is in a state of shock. they feel like they were misrepresented and that's know what could be happening in a house of horrors. we are hearing more of the details of what was going on. we have heard that inside the home where these women were held captive for more than a decade, one of the women reportedly has told police that she was pregnant multiple times. she says the captors were actually beating her in order to ensure she would lose the pregnancies. michelle? >> there were reports that neighbors called police. the police say there are no records of any calls. what's going on with that? >> reporter: police are telling us there are no records of any criminal activity in the home but they have in fact confirmed that in 2004 they vivid the home on a separate incident altogether and that no one answered the door. they visited the home on a se

cbs reporter vinita nair joins us now from cleveland with

vinita. >> reporter: good morning. just moments ago, 52-year-old ariel castro the primary suspect in the case was seen in public for the first time. he kept his eyes down, didn't say anything, he didn't even look at the judge when she set his bond at $2 million on each case. 52 ariel castro appeared in public for the -- 52-year-old ariel castro appeared in public for the first time this morning facing four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape for allegedly imprisoning women for more than a decade. prosecutors may add more charges later. >> this case will proceed through the cuyahoga county grand jury at which time i expect will result in indictments on these charges and may result in additional counts. >> reporter: he march implicated himself in a note written in 2004 shortly after the gina dejesus kidnapping. >> was a suicide note from ariel castro found in his home? >> that is another part of evidence that we recovered that i cannot comment on. >> reporter: cbs affiliate woio in cleveland has learned the det

reporting live in cleveland, vinita nair. anne-marie, back to you. >>> the september attack came under the microscope again on wednesday. three state department officials giving lawmakers their accounts of the attack that killed four americans, including ambassador chris stevens. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning, susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. wednesday's hearing before the house oversight committee was organized by republicans who say the white house has not been forthcoming about what happened in benghazi, and three witnesses who spoke yesterday called into question the white house response to the attack and its handling of the aftermath. >> do you solemnly swear that the testimony you're about to give -- >> the three state department diplomats were sworn in before answering questions about the terror attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. greg hicks who was there on september 11th last year, describes the phone call he received from libya's prime minister. >> i think it's the saddest phone call

vinita nair explains. >> reporter: joe malo woke up outside a church parking lot this morning but is headed to a work site today. he's got bricks to move and heirlooms to find, sifting through masses of rubble. >> this bible has photos and letters in it. >> reporter: why the did you come? >> i came because i know what being a part of something like this feels like and e know it's an amazing thing to do and i wanted to experience that. >> reporter: the carpenter drove 24 hours from new york city just to help out in moore, but if you think he's one in a million, just look at the army behind him. volunteers are everywhere, raking and moving and hauling. in most cases, they don't even know who owns the home, just that it needs salvaging. like tom mayberry from joplin, missouri, who skipped his 34th wedding anniversary to join. do you feel like a hero? >> no. (laughs) no. no, i don't. >> reporter: anybody need gloves? paper towels? >> reporter: tricia iven is a physician's assistant who came from tulsa, oklahoma, with her family. her medical skills are being put to good use but she's also

vinita nair in moore, oklahoma. thank you, vinita. if you i'd like to go go to cbsnews.com and see how to help. >>> elsewhere on the extreme weather front we learn thad this could be a harsh hurricane season. with an above average number of storms no washington,aa the national oceanic and at monthsmosphereic administration is noting storms. marshall shepherd is at the university of georgia and he joins us from atlanta. good morning, marshall. >> good morning. >> so this is not the kind of news we want to hear. why do you think this is going to be a particularly intense hurricane season? >> well with all of the ingredients that we look for as meteorologists are pointing toward an intense season we're not in an el mean yeo year so that certainly favors an active season. the sea temperature of the ocean waters are particularly warm and we're essentially in a long-term pattern of active hurricane activity that we entered in around 1995 so all of those together point to an active season. >> marshall, is there any link between the severe we

vinita nair, cbs news, moore, oklahoma. >>> president obama is urging lawmakers to focus on providing training and equipment to emergency responders in the wake of any disaster. >>> well, the unofficial start to summer doesn't really look like it. in san antonio, texas, people are keeping a close eye on flood waters that claimed three lives over the weekend. water levels are dropping today. san antonio airport got about 10 inches of rain on saturday. and setting a record for the region. >>> and in the east coast, snow in maine, nine inches capped mount mansfield in vermont. a late snowstorm dumped nearly 3 inches in new york, and new hampshire and vermont. >>> the san ramon art and wind festival is in town. the winds were just a little too strong for this morning's planned hot air balloon watch. crowds gathered to see the balloons in place only for their excitement to be short- lived. organizers had to deflate them shortly after because it was too windy. too bad for all of the spectators out there. >> it really is. >>> a cold front is moving in. the winds pick up a little bit. and the

we have the latest information now from vinita nair. she is live in boston. >> reporter: three additional suspects are under arrest in connection with the boston marathon bombings. cbs news has confirmed the three suspects will be charged with harboring or aiding the prime bombing suspects the tsarnaev brothers aft fact. we are looking live at federal building in boston. we're told the suspects will face federal charges that should be announced later today. the new suspects were not arrested in the city of boston but nearby. boston police say the suspects pose no danger to the public at this time. the tsarnaev brothers are accused of killing three people and injuring more than 260 others with two bombs that were placed near the finish line of the boston marathon. police caught up with the brothers three days later after releasing surveillance videos and photos of them at the scene of the bombings. they allegedly killed an m.i.t. police officer in his car before one brother was killed in a shootout with police. the other brother was take

reporting in cleveland, vinita nair, kpix 5. >> police say the three suspects are in their 50s. and kidnapping survivor jaycee dugard is commenting on the events in ohio. dugard was held captive for 18 years by phillip and nancy garrido at a home near antioch. this morning she released a statement about the women who escaped overnight. dugard says, quote, the human spirit is incredibly resilient. more than ever, this reaffirms we should never give up hope. >>> all lanes of highway 680 in fremont are now open following a fatal crash this morning. four vehicles collided on the highway north of vargas road around 4:30. a 65-year-old man from san jose was pronounced dead at the scene. another driver was transported to a local hospital. >>> two women one of them pregnant are under arrest. police say they crashed their getaway car after fleeing a robbery. kpix 5's cate caugiran says it's how police found them that suggests this isn't their first time. >> reporter: an armed robber tried to get away with two others in a stolen car. this time san jose police caught the bad guys or, rathe

vinita nair, cbs news, new york. >> and this just into our newsroom. we have learned the identities of the three men. azamat tazhayakov and dias kadyrbayev are charged with conspiring to obstruct justice. a third man [ indiscernible ] is charged with making false statements to federal investigators. according to an fbi affidavit, the three men removed dzhokhar tsarnaev's backpack from his dorm room at the university of massachusetts at dartmouth three days after the bombing. >>> a big welcome back for aaron hern celebrating his 12th birthday at home in martinez. he spent 10 days in a boston hospital from injuries from the bombing. we expect to hear from the family tomorrow. his doctors expect him to recover fully. >>> some video newly posted on youtube appears to show monday's deadly crash of an american cargo plane in afghanistan. u.s. investigators are using this video in its probe of the crash. the boeing 747 plunged shortly after take-off from bagram air force base killing all 7 american civilians on board. the plane was reportedly carrying militar

vinita nair, cbs news, cleveland. >> meanwhile, a neighbor is being praised for his heroic efforts in rescuing the women. this is what charles ramsey said about the ordeal in an interview with a cleveland reporter. >> reporter: walk me through again what happened this afternoon. you heard screaming. >> i heard screaming. i'm eating at mcdonald's. i come outside. i see this girl going nuts trying to get out of a house. so i go on the porch. i go on the porch, and she says, help me get out. i been in here a long time. so, you know, i figured it's a domestic violence dispute so i open the door and we can't get in that way because the door is so much that a body can't fit through only your hand. so we kicked the bottom and she comes out with a little girl and she says, call 911. my name is amanda berry. >> reporter: did you know who that was when she said that? >> when she told me, it didn't register until i got the call to 911 and i'm calling the 911 for amanda berry? i thought this girl was dead, you know what i mean? and she got on the phone and she said, yes, this is me. and the detec

cbs reporter vinita nair is in cleveland, where family and friends are celebrating the safe return of the three victims. >>> reporter: amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight, the three women held captive for more than a decade, are now at an undisclosed location recuperating and spending time with their families. >> amanda. >> yeah, grandma. >> yeah. >> reporter: amanda berry's grandmother cried tears of joy as the two spoke for the first time in 10 years. it was a moment fern gentry never thought she would have. >> i thought you were gone. >> i'm here. >> reporter: the fbi has a special group of investigators talking with the women and families. >> much of the effort that we have that we are going to be doing over the next several days is going to be focusing on them. how could we and law enforcement help speed the healing and the recovery process and treat them with the dignity and respect that they deserve? >> reporter: at the crime scene, forensic specialists pored over every inch of the home where the women were found. >> there's 10 years of logistical information that ha

in new york, vinita nair, kpix 5. >> now, some pediatricians recommend pacifiers to reduce the risk ofn infant death syndrome. >>> now for a look of what's ahead on the "cbs evening news," scott pelley is in new york. >> reporter: hi, allen and liz. great to be with you in the bay area. well, one of the suspects in the boston bombing investigation is due to be released as the fbi investigates the wife of another suspect. how did catherine russell become mrs. tamerlan tsarnaev? we'll have that story and the very latest on the limousine fire just ahead on the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after "kpix 5 news." what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. golden state warriors watert arena. and how

in new york, vinita nair, kpix 5. >>> we're all talk about the pacifiers with the moustache on them.ious. >> classic. six-month-old boy. >> nice. >> roger rabbit as a baby. >> could you have so much fun dressing your kids in things. they have no idea and then take a picture and hold it, right? >> make a print. >> and then one day they will get even with you. >> not digital. post it on facebook. that's the new normal. >>> radar active but not as active as before. things are calming down. at the delta i'm seeing showers. i don't see any signs of thunderstorms, good news towards pittsburg, bethel island. you have had a shower or two. you may see rainfall between now and 8:30. snow in the sierra at 6,000 feet. still looks like a winter wonderland, not uncommon to have snowfall in may. it's always nice to show you. we thank our cbs affiliate in sacramento for heading up to the sierra to show us that. dublin stormy all day with the rain in the background. here's the picture here of mount vaca where things are stormy there, as well. mid- to upper 60s outside. concord 68. oakland 68. livermo

vinita nair has more. vinita, i know there's heavy rain this morning, more severe weather. that's right. another rainy day in moore, oklahoma. between the two scores that were closed, briarwood and plaza tower, more than 1,100 students have been displaced. i talked to so many students with survival stories of loss and today will be the first day they move on. >> reporter: they came in with gifts in toe, many with a thankful smile. others brought in toys, others, back packs to be filled. it's for the students that have survived though it can't replace what zoe lost. >> what can't you ever replace? >> my friends who died. >> reporter: she'll see her classmates and teachers for the first time since the tornado. it should have been her last day of school. now it will be her first chance to move on. >> we had to keep our stuff in the room. we couldn't bring it. >> once they were rescued they went right to a parent or doctor or first responder, and so they don't know what has happened to their classmates. >> reporter: robin bennett has helped with it. >> do you think this offers

vinita nair reports from her hospital bed. >> reporter: jennifer dome still struggles to speak. but the love she has for her students extends beyond words. seven were ripped from her, seven in a class of just 20 upon. >> we were trying so hard to just keep them all calm. >> do you remember what you were saying to them? >> that it was okay. and it was going to be okay. >> reporter: within minutes, the tornado tore the school apart. >> so you remember using your body to cover some of the kids? >> i had my arms around two of them. i just kept saying, someone will come for us. >> how did you get out of there? >> i don't know how long we were stuck. and somebody -- finally came and they knew we were there. they knew we were there. so they kept thinking -- they kept digging for us. and they got the student right next to me out. i know that. >> reporter: when rescuers pulled jennifer from the rubble, she said all she could do was think of her students. she doesn't consider herself a hero, but she may have to get used to the title. for cbs this morning, vinita nair, moore, oklahoma. >>

live from new york, vinita nair. back to you. >> dozens of people lost arms and legs in the double explosions. a local company is now offering orthotics and prosthetics to victims at no charge if their insurance doesn't coverault or some of the -- cover all or some of the costs. they will provide knee, foot and other parts needed to enhance the use of basic prosthetics. some components will help the amputees to run again. >>> three people are recovering tonight, after they hit -- are hit by a pickup truck, while waiting to get on a bus. vic is in the newsroom with the story for us tonight. vic? >> reporter: the accident on the corner of north avenue and parkton avenue. investigators say three men were waiting for the bus, just after 7:00, when a pickup truck jumped the curb, somehow hitting the three men. the men were taken to the hospital, but all were in stable condition. two of the men who were hit were in their 60s. and the third man was 34 years old. mary, back to you. >> okay, vic. thank you. >>> at this point,

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vinita nair spoke with one of those teachers. >> we told them to get down. their weren't any lights on, and they were all scared. >> reporter: jennifer doan's sternum and spine are fractured. there are lacerations all over her body. she can barely speak but her memory of the tornado is crystal clear. i put my head down and it just hit. >> reporter: you remember using your body to cover some of the kids. >> i had my arms around two of them. >> reporter: rescuers found jennifer under the rubble of plaza towers elementary school. one of the third grade students she was trying to protect was buried beside her. what were you guys saying to each other? >> (crying) i said to keep calm. that they would come. he just kept telling me that he couldn't breathe and he didn't want to die. >> reporter: how did you get out of there? >> reporter: jennifer never lost consciousness but was transported without knowing what happened to her students or fellow teachers. today she found out seven of her 20 students died. what are you remembering or what don't you want to remember?

vinita nair is there with more. destroyed briarwood and plaza towers something close to 1100 kids have now been displaced. i've talked to the students they have amazing stories of survival and loss. and today will be the first opportunity for some of these kids to finally move on after such an horrific event. >> reporter: they carried them with their kids in tow, every gift met with a faithful smile. some brought bags full of toys. others backpacks to be filled. it's all meant for the students who survived even though nothing can replace what 11-year-old zoe tennyson is not able to replace. >> what do you think you'll ever be able to replace? >> my friends who died. >> reporter: it should have been her last day of school now it will be her first chance to move on pop >> we had to keep our stuff in the room. we couldn't bring it. >> once they were rescued they went right to a parent or right to a hospital or right to a dushg or right to a first responder, and so they don't know what has happened to heir classmates. >

for "cbs this morning," vinita nair, moore, oklahoma. >> what an incredible story.d jennifer is doing well this morning as well as her child. you know, the elementary school destroyed here in moore had no safe rooms, did not have an underground shelter either as a place where the kids could have taken shelter during the tornado. we asked elaine quijano why they didn't have those safety things in place. good morning, elaine. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah. well, it turns out here in the heart of toernrnado alley, ther are no requirements for schools or any other structures for that matter to be built to guard against tornado force winds or to have shelters for students. many new school buildings in oklahoma have included safe rooms, reinforced steel and concrete bunkers but it's strictly voluntary and it often comes down to money. >> you have a limited amount of funds that are used for litigation members and when you have a limited number of funds, you set priorities on which schools you do want to ask for. >> reporter: more than 100 safe rooms have been bui

vinita nair is there. >> reporter: already the individual families are starting to say good-bye. it's been nearly a week since the city of moore had a good day, and yesterday was no exception. 9-year-old antonia cantanoia was laid to rest. across the cities, thunderstorms put the cleanup effort on hold, but skies cleared in time for an emotional reunion. students talked with classmates and teachers for the first time since the twister. their parents still don't know what to say. >> she shielded them with her own body to protect my children. you know, that's -- i'm never going to have anything -- any words to, you know, to repay her for what she did. >> reporter: sitting in her hospital bed with a fractured sternum and spine, jennifer doan was noticeably absent. >> how much did you want to be there? >> i wish i could be there. i wanted to be there for them. i wanted to be there for them and for my parents that i know are there. >> reporter: we spoke with jennifer the day after the tornado when doctors thought she may never walk again. wednesday she defied the odds and took her fir