a surprise discovery of highly radioactive waste in washington state. ben traceo where it's coming from. and steve hartman "on the road" with joe cymeras. the plight of the homeless moved him to sheer charity. >> they're my family. they really are my family. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we're beginning with breaking news that we've just confirmed in the newsroom. th ernment is bringing criminal charges, including charges of espionage, against edward snowden. snowden, as you will recall, is the former n.s.a. contract employee who exposed two of the government's top secret surveillance programs, one that collected the phone records of millions of americans and the other that monitored internet traffic. bob orr is in our washington bureau tonight. bob, what do you know? >> reporter: scott, just in the past several minutes, a couple of law enforcement sources have told us that indeed, former n.s.a. contractor edward snowden, as you mentioned, has now been officially charged in the n.s.a. leaks

states may follow. "we have waited for some sort of green light from washington, d.c." john bintz, a venture capitalist, says it's actually more of a stop light. "it's against the law, so you'd be fighting the federal government." so far, the feds have not tested what some call a states' rights issue. despite a shift over the last 40 years in which more people now favor legalizing marijuana, bintz remains wary. "the risks are: it's illegal, the government could shut you down, and the rules could be changed at any time. that's what you're going into." if permitted, retail marijuana would be heavily regulated, which may discourage some investors. it may also be taxed heavily. one study calculates the state of washington may gain $2 billion in revenue over five years by taxing retail marijuana sales. boeing is preparing for natural disasters and labor strikes by spreading out its operations. engineering design centers are being set up in washington state, south carolina and southern california. the centers will compete against each other for work at the lowest cost. the ch

you might remember that busy bridge in washington state that collapsed last month. it will reopen today. the bridge's failure sent several cars tumbling into the river below and cut off washington state's main roadway to canada. some 70,000 cars travel on interstate 5 over that bridge every day. >>> time now 4:35. let's go to sal. >> good morning, brian and pam. right now southbound 101 we do have a crash in san mateo. southbound 101 sat hillsdale that will be causing some slow traffic. let's take a look at what we have now. this is the east shore freeway and the traffic does look pretty good as you drive through. bay bridge toll plaza is not a bad commute. and in san jose northbound 280 looks good. now let's go to steve. >>> thank you. a very good morning. a little breezy for some. sfo west at 23. system up in the organize coast. as it ejects out it will give us patchy low clouds and a little breezy at times but temperatures will bump up slightly. 50s. i did see a couple low 40s. everybody is close here. you can get a good look at it. as it moves in it will allow w

a surprise discovery of highly radioactive waste in washington state.raceo where it's coming from. and steve hartman "on the road" with joe cymeras. the plight of the homeless moved him to sheer charity. >> they're my family. they really are my family.

a man in washington state tied a hundred hiel yum bawl loons to a lawn chair.now where i'm go wg this, right? his goal to fly over the cascade mountains. this is video of it. this morning he went for it taking water, long johns, oxygen, a smart phone and a radio with him. well, good thing he had that radio because he ended up getting stuck in a tree. he did stay in contact with his family and friends until he was rescued. so apparently he was in that tree for several hours, and he took a nap. >> that's a good idea. where did he want to go. >> just over the cascade mountains. he wanted to set a record. >> are you up for that when you turn 60. >> no, no. think of what it cost him to get that together. >> or what it --. >> and what it cost the rescue units. >> that's what i -- is he going to get a bill for that. >> of course he will. >> happy birthday, sir. >> it was a good effort. >> that's it for us. we'll see you tomorrow night at:30. good night. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting

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it took place here in the yakima valley in washington state, the center of the nation's multi-billion-dollarapple industry. the case was against one of the largest apple growers in the country, evans fruit, whose orchards blanket the yakima valley. evans produces hundreds of millions of apples every year, employing thousands of seasonal laborers. the person at the center of the case was the long-time foreman of evans fruit's rattlesnake ranch, juan marin. >> bergman: women workers at evans fruit say that juan marin's sexual harassment had been an open secret for decades. but they were too afraid to speak out against their foreman. >> bergman: in the summer of 2006, a mother brought her 15-year-old daughter to work at evans fruit. >> bergman: according to angela mendoza, juan marin's harassment escalated, until one day she caught him groping her daughter. angela and jacqueline quit and filed complaints with the eeoc against evans fruit. over the next four years, as the eeoc investigation continued, women in the yakima valley began coming forward one by one. the women accused juan marin of pro

there's a warm front trying to push onshore with showers in northern washington state. besides that, more of the same. we're talking about 112 today in phoenix. 110 in vegas. notice how much cooler you are spots. doesn't take long this time of year. we have so much -- the sunrises so early. by 10:00 it's hot. >> it's already boiling and sizzling there. tale of two coasts. >> just ahead, what would it take for you to trade in your old apple iphone for an upgrade? a deal in the making. >>> and a tight one in south beach goes down to the wire. details just ahead. >>> in the news this morning, new jersey will have a republican senator for the first time in over three decades. governor chris christie picked state attorney general jeff chiesa to hold the vacant seat until a special election later this year. chiesa accepted the nomination saying quote, i'm in. >>> britain's prince phillip will undergo surgery this morning at a london hospital. buckingham hospital says the procedure is necessary. it's following an abdominal investigation. the 91-year-old husband of queen elizab

that's what happened yesterday at fort lewis mccord in washington state when sergeant bales pled guilty to the worst war atrocity that have do you think you will get a life if you think you are. being you think you will get life. and well i represent that special i represented special barker who pled guilty to perm meditated murder of four iraqis he received a ninety year sentence by pretrial agreement the individual who was the trigger person received life he actually did not even receive the worst punishment which was life without parole i think specialist manning will not warrant that type of severe set and even if the united states proves the ultimate charges that they claim saying he didn't kill anyone he didn't kill anyone you want to jump in well i also think that only that is we and the murders that took place inside iraq david one second we saw many many murders take place inside iraq and we saw a soldier after soldier be released time cerner let's let him go dishonorable discharge we saw that in the sort of square massacres no one is gets tried this is this is wrong and we wil

it cut off washington state's main roadway to canada. the temporary span and reason placement cost nearly $18 million. the federal transportation department is paying for all but $1 million of the work. some 70,000 cars travel on interstate 5 over this bridge every day. neighbors call it a major step in the right direction. six months after flooding in east palo alto. coming up at 7:45, the levee repairs that are finally complete and the work that still remains. >>> 7:31. new developments in about a homicide in -- about a homicide in san jose. police arrested three people for a deadly stabbing. they were arrested saturday. police accused them of stabbing a 56-year-old man outside of a home thursday on checkers drive. that man died at the hospital. police say the attack was gang- related. although now face murder charges -- all three now face murder charges. >>> an attack that sent one woman to the hospital. she suffered a broken nose, a ruptured blood vessel and her t- shirt was covered in blood. well, monday, four young men and two wome

that fingerprint traced back to the state of washington in tacoma, bellingham area. >> another look atrom a man named robert holmes. >> robert holmes, john's friend, said he called the fbi in the middle of the shootings and said i don't know anything about your investigation, but you may want to look at john allen muhammad. his ex-wife is in the area and he may be there to harm her. >> when muhammad lost his children and started hanging around with lee malvo, he stayed with robert holmes a couple of times, and robert holmes knew john muhammad was angry, he was bitter toward this country, angry toward mildred muhammad who moved to maryland with his children, and had a sidekick, lee malvo. robert holmes is watching this two weeks into the shootings and he thought that's john doing that. he picked up the phone and called the fbi. the problem is that the holmes tip got lost in the shuffle. it was one of 80,000. and it wasn't until the fingerprint connection and they ran muhammad's name and lo and behold, there was robert holmes' tip. and then all of the pieces started to fall into place. >

. >>> talk about luck, cary collins of washington state won big with a scratchoff ticket and he decided to buy another one where he won again. the combined total, $250,000. that is a lucky guy. kay lay la tausche has a early look at the headlines. >>> experts believe that the central bank will keep social security options open on whether to start scaling back the economic stimulus programs. facebook plans to roll out a new product tomorrow. they say it's a video peach for instagram. they will range between five and ten seconds. and somma air is going to add an xl section. they were the first to charge people on their weight. >>> after defying, jeep will recall jeeps that could rupture in a area-end collision. >>> 18 majors from across the country sent a letter to congress to limit the foodstamps use for sugary drinks. >>> the other williams sister pulls out, and rihanna peats back a fan on stage. >>> and atlanta is one step closer to one of the most complex stadiums. >>> let's get the latest in sports to a world cup call if iing game last night. its was enough for the u.s. to edge hondu

blow to privacy, your face could be among the 120 million that state officials are troving through in criminal investigations. "the washington post" reports police are increasingly using state photo i.d. databases designed to prevent fraud but is instead being used to identify accomplices, bystanders in criminal investigations. the only legal requirement is for searches to be conducted. the post reports these type of searches blur the boundaries between criminal and noncriminal databases. and it depends on where you live. 26 states have the technology and allow the search. 11 states and the capital also have it but generally don't allow the search. 13 states don't have the technology at all. >>> a demographic death spiral is how one top gop senator describes the republican party. lindsey graham helped write the bipartisan immigration bill. he said passing that reform is the only way for his party to reclaim the white house in 2016. >> the only way we can get back in good graces with the hispanic community in my view is to pass comprehensive immigration reform. if you don't do that it doesn't really matter who we run in my vi

states after the n.s.a. whistleblower was charged with spying. and a collection of washington foreign states still wants to send more aid to the syrian rebels despite. that america is right about assad's forces using chemical weapons. and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r.t.m. sean thomas a dad with us now turkish police are again cracking down on thousands of demonstrators in the country's two largest cities they have used tear gas and water cannons to force the crowds out of the stumbles taksim square the focal point of the ongoing anti-government unrest while the capital on car is witnessing the sporadic clashes barden who is himself caught up in the violence has the latest. there i am in the turkish capital tension is now rising in response to what has happened in tax in swear of course all of this going back three weeks three groups of people that are gathered in texas where. thousands of people gathering there doing that as a memorial to at least four people who have so far been killed in these three weeks of clashes the police tactics they used have

we're from washington state. this is our first experience. and i don't know what to tell you, it's just scary. it's frightening. our son and daughter-in-law was stuck right in oklahoma city. they were stuck. >> definitely a shock, i'm sure, coming from washington state. i lived up there. a lot of rain, but this is different. >> our kids mean everything. we just wanted them to be safe. it's better to be safe than sorry. the traffic is, i think, one of the disadvantages of getting out of the situation like this. so many people were in accidents and hurt. it's sad. it's very very said. sad. >> i'm glad that you guys are okay. >> we thank god for that, believe me. >> i have one other person to talk to. you can get under ground or get on the road early and go. talk to me what it was like for you to get on that road and get the heck out of dodge. >> when i first left oklahoma city, i already heard the sirens going off. so i went ahead and got a couple relatives of mine. we went straight down the high weight, got to service road i-35. it was just ch

what happens in colorado and washington state in november was truly unprecedented. before then, no modern jurisdiction had ever removed prohibition on the commercial production, distribution, or possession of marijuana for nonmedical purposes, not even the netherlands. that's interesting about this. people say, well, look at the netherlands, see what they did. you know, if you are over 18, and you walk into a coffee shops in amsterdam, you can buy up to five grams. they is an official policy of not end forcing the law against small transactions. it's legal in the front door of the coffee shops, but it's still illegal to produce and to sell the marijuana to the coffee shops so it's illegal actually. what that does is inflates the price. what was passed in washington and colorado would allow for-profit companies to produce. that's very different. this is very different from this other term that gets thrown around, decriminalization. people use criminalization and decriminalization interchangeably, and that's incorrect. you know, 18-19 states criminalize marijuana, but

it also cut off washington states main road to canada. about 70,000 cars travel on interstate five over that bridge every single day. >>> let's go back over to sal. he has a couple serious problems to talk about. >> we are looking at the commute. it's getting busier all over the commute. you will see slow traffic coming up to the east shore freeway on 80 westbound. especially at the top of the screen. they are coming in at the al banny hill. it is backed up to the 880 overcrossing. southbound 101 watch for activity on the shoulder at hillsdale boulevard. there is a fatal. you. sunny and breezy. not as windy as yesterday. the system responsible for it right there will push off. as it does that hie pressure will build in. very cool yesterday. these temperatures are way below average. 78 today. 61 san francisco. only bump you up two livermore. that is really cool for this time of year. san jose also 71. 73 degrees today. a lilts bump up. this low still strong enough. even though there is not a lot with it. this time of year ushers in a cool

it cut off washington state's main roadway to canada.70,000 cars travel on interstate five over that bridge every day. >>> time now 5:32. guests of a motel six were running for safety after embers from a grass fire set the roof on fire. the grass fire flaired up yesterday evening. one person was take ton the hospital after falling down in the parking lot. >>> firefighters are watching over this part of benicia. they want to make sure it doesn't catch fire. the high winds there kicked up the grass fire yesterday afternoon. this is west of interstate 680 near lake hermanen road. a shed among other things were destroyed in those flames. cal fire sent out a tweet it had the fire fully contained late last night. >>> east palo alto city workers says homeowners can rely on the new levy repairs they will keep creek water out of their neighborhood. janine de la vega is there in east palo alto with how the levy has been shored up. >> reporter: there was a lot of damage here late last night. we're here on wood lawn avenue. it runs right along the s

people are legally married in the state where i live, washington state. terry and i are legally married in washington straight. their marriages are recognized by the federal government. ours is not. that has real-world imliks around inheritance, taxes and social security. certainly around taxes. we have a huge tax bill because we cannot file jointly because we are not married. >> stephen: yeah, you're not. you're not. >> we are. we're just as married as our neighbors but the federal government wouldn't recognize or marriage. >> stephen: i'm married to a lady. there's a name for it. it's called marriage. perhaps you've heard of it. >> my marriage is just as marriage as your marriage is. >> stephen: you're married to a guy. don't ear flap, okay. it's like two magnets. you have two positive ends. >> you turn one of those magnets around and it fits right in. >> stephen: if you're going to make everything about sex. >> you're making everything about sex. >> stephen: i'm sad. you are making marriage about sex when you say that two men cannot be married. the ser

washington on that. law enforcement facing new challenges after the legalization of marijuana in states like washington. what is next for drug-sniffing dogs? >> i'm laura inl, and we are in the "happening now" control room with a brand new hour and all the stories we're working on up here on the wall. take a look. from government snooping, to the irs overreach, an overview of the political corruption in 2016. afraid of heights? three daredevils certainly aren't. three people broke into chicago's second largest skyscraper which is 92 stories tall and jumped off the roof opening parachutes and be running off. the search is on. and what could be the problem with drug-sniffing dogs doing their job? we'll tell you why man's best friend and police's greatest tool are having to be retrained for fear they will ruin prosecutions in one u.s. state. these stories and breaking news as the second hour of "happening now" starts right now. ♪ ♪ jon: and we're waiting for some new action in the nsa leak scandal. hello, i'm jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody, welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i'm jenna lee, and

province last year. .eaction in the afghan capital rob reynolds reports from the hearing in washington state. showedeant robert bales no apparent emotion as he admitted to along litany of murder and mayhem perpetrated on a late-night rampage. when the judge asked why he killed 16 civilians, he hesitated for a moment and replied, i have asked myself that question a million times since then. there is not a good reason in this world for doing the horrible things i did. who had twiceales been wanted in action allegedly drank alcohol with fellow soldiers and to prescription drugs and steroids. he was despondent over the state of his marriage. he went from house to house, shooting, stabbing, and clubbing members of civilian families in their homes. most of the victims were women and children. in one home, an elderly woman fought with bales in an apparent attempt to protect her family. he killed her and said some of the body's on fire. 11 other afghans were shot but survived. " whenanswered, "yes sir asked if he was guilty of each charge. he was required to recite from a document listing his crimes

state. now, washington, d.c.l washington -- it's not on the list but -- >> washington is now about to become functionally finally, after a 15-year legal battle, to finally, have medical patients access marijuana by walking into one of these medical marijuana dependaries. there are three in d.c. that are leased up, brick and moretatarmortar, literally one 2 or 300 yards from this studio on top of a pop popeye's. >> how appropriate. this was one the one that was going to be over the doneunkin' donuts? we don't have windows to show you aboutbut it is like right there. catty-cornered right across the street from here we can smell it from here. >> i am sure at times, you can. >> from the eastern market metro. the doneunkin' donuts. it's across the street over the popeye's. how perfect. >> just seems so apropos. >> i hope they coordinate their hours. right? first go upstairs and then downstairs. i don't know. you might anticipate after 4:20, a rush for food burritos fried chicken. donuts. >> within that block. chipotle

. >>> a woman in washington state thought she was watching a large dog in the neighborhood.it turns out it was not a canine it was a big bear. he jumped in her car and chasing the animal down the street. the bear made it to a neighbor's yard and climbed over the fence. >> i jumped out of the car and pounded on the people who house it was. and was like there is a bear in your backyard. i don't think they believed me at first. i was freaking out. they were like, oh, my god. they went back there. >> new matthews called animal control, but the bear was gone. they have not seen the bear since this incident. >>> coming up on abc 2 news -- >>> well, who could forget hurricane sandy. that storm did so much damage up-and-down the east coast. this morning, abc news says that if you look at the weather disasters in the past 12 months the cost is staggering. >> reporter: hurricanes, tornadoes, fires -- floods. 2012 was the second costliest year in turns of damage according to the national weather service. more than $110 billion spread out over 11 major weather disasters. each costing mo

called five twenty two and the citizens of washington will vote on that to determine who are themselves whether they want to have a g.m.o. labeling in the state of washington i think that this all is actually going to be of benefit to agriculture you know we're farmers we sell direct to work customers and what we've found is that people want to know more and more about their food it's the simple basic right to know where their food has been jeems flights through technology which has never in the history of the world been applied to the food except in the last thirty years and the fact that this technology has been hidden by consumers consumers are angry they're frustrated that the federal government will not act in their interest and so the states are taking this into their own hands supporting the desires of their own people to get transparency in labeling and i think while manufacturers of g.m.o. products are not taking this lying down the kind of act journal reports that quote monsanto has threatened to sue states that pass some are labeling laws which is one reason why would lawmakers in several states are passing labeling legislation dep

washington state university has a new pride that generating a lot of buzz these days.niversity plans to develop the first sperm bank for the honey bees. scientists are using the liquid nitrogen to preserve these semen to help save the honey bees sub species from extinction. it is also a serious business as the state's apple crop needs some 250,000 colonies of bees each year to pollinate the orchards. >>> coming up tonight, what we need to can -- will we need to cancel any outdoor plans >>> for those late cookouts, are we going to be okay? >> yes, we'll be okay. a few of those showers moving in. nothing really heavy or steady, but we did get moisture further to the north of town. right now though, we're looking pretty good. i think that in all folks had a pretty good father's day, salvaging a part of this two- part weekend. let's take a look outside. not too bad with a little bit on the overcast sky with the low clouds that are hanging through most of the day. yes, the mugginess has come back. humidity is quite high. looking at the humidity up above 50% right now. and t

in washington state driving with paint and the paint want flying through the cab and he was covered in paint from head to to -- head to toe and the paint covered his dog, yes, poor little dog, and thing do wasn't hurt, though, the firefighter used a hose and borrowed shampoo to clean off the dog. everyone is okay. now. >> looks like modern art sculpture. >> at least it washes off. >> now, a look outside at our changing weather. it is foggy near the coast but very hot >> at 3:00 on "katie" overparenting, what is it? how do you know if you are doing it? and where do you go to play the game "jeopardy" in the bay area, you are up against the toughest opponents ever. at 5:00, the new food truck guidelines that could change how people eat in san francisco. >> we are talking all about the heat on this friday as we head into the weekend but i cannot get over this shot, which does not tell the story of what most will deal with. >> that is your microclimates with temperatures in the 70's at the coast and triple digits inland. headed out we are 63 at half moon bay and 94 in antioch, so that is 31

gary kolgs of washington state won big of a scratch-off lottery ticket, decided to buy another one, thebined $200,000. >>> for our "first look" at business. here's cnbc. good morning. >> futures in the stock market are higher as investors await the federal reserve's decision this afternoon, the fed isn't expected to change interest rates but experts believe that the central bank will keep its options open. >>> facebook plans to roll out a new product tomorrow a video feature for instagram, the popular photo-sharing site it bought last year. >>> and samoa air is creating a new class to accommodate larger passengers. mara, it could be a big business, to say the least. >> thanks, kayla. >>> chrysler will have now to recall older model jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture in rear-end collisions. >>> 18 mayors from across the country have sent a letter to congress to try to limit the use of food stamps to buy sugary drinks. they have to comment yet on this new push. >>> just for fun, forbes has a list of the most expensive homes for sell. number two, the estate in los angeles at $150 mil

. >>> part of interstate 5 will reopen in washington state less than a month after part of a bridge collapsed. three people survived the plunge when the bridge over the river collapsed on may 23rd. investigators believe a truck carrying an oversized load caused the span to fail that hit the span. permanent structure is due to open this fall. >>> a new study finds one in nine bridges in the country is structurally deficient. they are 65 years old on average. federal officials think it would cost $76 billion to repair them. they are spans that require significant maintenance or replacement. 260 million people use bridges every day. >> eric: the mayors of san francisco and oakland are joining 16 of their colleagues in a new push to keep food stamps from being used by sodas and other sugary drinks. the mayors sent a letter it's time to look at the limiting the use of subsidies to buy sugar filled drinks. letter was released by new york mayor who has tried unsuccessfully to ban the sale of supersized sodas in his city. agriculture to your department has not yet commented. >> people that are obese

they're mostly posted overseas, the foreign service institute is in washington, in spokane and of washington state they probably don't know them. and the foreign service could do itself a huge favor by stitching itself more closely into american society perhaps suggestions have they could do zaph and one is what diplomats like about themselves is complicated multinational negotiations like climate change because it is hard and intellectually difficult to master the material but what americans value is if your brother gets arrested in el salvador that american diplomats will see him in jail to make sure he is treated fairly and to ensure that protections that any american citizen will have are afforded to him and they view as the least important responsibility talented people don't go into consular affairs so it's a chess that after september a levin, so much funding and attention which to security and counselor affairs but american diplomats in the first line of defense they give the be set to foreigners who might come to the united states. the people who'd do that are the youngest foreign service

. >>> a bridge that partially collapsed last month in washington state set to reopen this morning.k at the skagit river bridge with a temporary replacement span over the collapsed section. a permanent fix will take much longer. last month the bridge looked like this. remember after a second fell into the river below, taking three cars with it. since then, commuters have had to use smaller surface streets to get around. making for long detaurs and a lot of traffic. >>> scary scene in hawaii with a happy ending. a man recovering after bitten by a shark in the waters off the big island. that man was swimming offshore yesterday afternoon when a 14-foot shark swam up and attacked him member was reportedly bitten on the right thigh and his calf but managed to swim away and right back to shore. then flown by helicopter to a nearby hospital. he is expected to recover. that beach, right now, remains closed to public until further notice. >> a lot of people came to his rescue there. >>> the immigration reform bill considered by the u.s. senate could save the country billions of dollars. the

saying a fifth letter has been found at a post office in washington state. that one they say it was intended for the c.i.a. and the envelope looks similar to four other ricin mailings. those letters sent to president obama and others. spokane washington man is charged in connection with this case. new letter is being tested. there are no reports of anyone that was sick by this. this follows the texas case that officials say were sent to the white house and michael bloomberg for his national campaign against gun violence and control over stricter gun rights. >> jamie: new questions over president obama's ability to get back to work on his agenda. as political scandals swirl around the administration. i byron joining us now. there are other things on the president's agenda than dealing with the scandals and he'll speak on immigration reform. how do you think he tha will go? >> just remember what we were talking about the president had a big agenda. gun control, climate change all this stuff. in now in june, scanneds have swallowed the whole agenda. white house

they are mostly posted overseas, the foreign service institute here in washington, in spokane washington state, or to lose minnesota they probably do not know them. and the foreign service could actually do itself a huge favor by stitching itself more closely into american society. there are suggestions for ways they could do that. one is what diplomats like about themselves is complicated multinational negotiations, the climate change discussions in copenhagen and. it is hard comment intellectually difficult to master the material, what americans value about the state department if your brother gets arrested in the house of the door of the american diplomat will go see him in jail to make sure he is being treated fairly and ensure there protection is that any american citizen should have are afforded him. the state department views that as the most least important responsibility. they don't give the most talented people into consular affairs. study was done suggesting the state department complains that after september 11, so much funding and attention went to security and consular affairs. b

still spinning off the northwest coast bringing showers, hit and miss through much of washington state and the northwest. today that's going to begin to move inland. we'll spark some showers, maybe even a thunderstorm or two with that upper l around 60 degrees, coastal oregon. we'll take a look at tomorrow's forecast coming up. >> looking ford that. thank you bill. >>> in the meantime, today the pentagon will announce when women can train as army rangers and navy s.e.a.l.s. >>> plus, 7-eleven workers, get this, being forced to put in 100-hour workweeks and treat it like plantation workers? we have those details when "early today" returns. >>> welcome back. defense secretary chuck hague cell set to announce new roles for women in the military. women could begin training as army rangers by 2015 and navy s.e.a.l.s a year later. >>> the owners of 14 7-eleven stores have been charged with fraud, identity theft and concealing undocumented workers. authorities say conditions for those employees were like, quote, a modern day plantation system. dating back to 2000. >>> new research shows cheat

weather but enough to have the umbrella with you throughout the day especially on the coastline of washington state so the forecast for today, more showers, chance of an isolated storm or two around portland but in general, cooler on the coastal areas but once you go inland over the desert southwest and rockies, the heat continues in a big way. that's your national that do form anywhere in the inner mountain west will be dangerous today. so this weather pattern is not changing. >> yeah, going to make it tough for them in denver. thanks, bill >>> coming, a commonsense approach to sex trafficking, government signs for gay pride information and a nap causes a $300 million mistake. >>> plus, if you think you're killing germs when washing your hands, you better think again. some surprising details when "early today" returns in two minutes. >>> in the news this morning, pope francis is admitting the presence of a so-called gay lobby inside the vatican. he made the admission last week during a private audience where he described the faction as a stream of corruption inside the holy see. >>> the senate has

washington state and colorado and you're based in seattle, are the only two states in the country wherelegal. 18 other states have legalized medical marijuana. where do you stand in all this? are you for national legalization of both medical and recreational use? >> absolutely and for our lot of good reasons. >> all right. give them to me. as you know, there's a laundry list of reasons people say it's a bad idea. >> sure, sure. so first and foremost, let me quote the late astrophysicist carl sagan. an impediment to fuel utilization of a plant which helps produce serenity and insight, the sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world. >> well, that's a great quote, but there's also a recent study that shows people who use marijuana may suffer a significant and permanent drop in iq. there have been studies, at least preliminarily, that link it to some diseases. there's the whole debate, which we don't need to get into here, about whether it's a get away to more serious drugs. so look, let's look at the reality of this. how do you think that

states after the n.s.a. whistleblower was charged with spying. and u.n. skepticism about washington's claim that syria's government used chemical weapons it doesn't stop the u.s. secretary of state pushing for coordinated military help for the rebels fighting assad. from moscow this is our team thomas glad to have you with us. turkish police are again cracking down on demonstrators in the country's two largest cities tear gas and water cannons to force the crowds out of the stumbles taksim square the focal point of the ongoing anti-government unrest while the capital is witnessing sporadic clashes as well as tom barton who was himself caught up in the violence has the latest. there i am in the turkish capital tension is now rising in response to what has just happened in tax him square of course all of this going back three weeks three groups of people that gathered in tax him square. thousands of people gathering there doing that as a memorial to at least four people who have so far been killed in these three weeks of clashes the police tactics they use. have been to charge crowds wi

but it seems no one told that to tyler washington state.eek old baby was crying too much. hey, tyler, a head's up. babies cry. think about that the next time you get in bed with a woman. what does tyler do? instead of trying to calm the baby down he puts her in the freezer. just in case you missed that. he didn't put her in a crib. he did a bassinette. he put her in n. the freezer for an hour. finally he took her out. that is when the mother who had no idea what was going on tried to call 911. he then grabs the phone from her. mom ran to a neighbor and called for an ambulance. doctors say the baby's temperature he was down to 84 degrees, she had a broken arm and leg and h head injuries. she is expected to survive but long-term damages are not clear. mr. dirt bag plead not guilty to charges of child assault, criminal mistreatment and interfering with reporting a crime. tyler you are our creep of the week. and when you are convicted and sent to state prison i hope they find the deepest, darkest, coldest hole to throw you into. that is it for

the world's largest seed company is being sued by a washington state farm and an environmental group. according to the suit filed in federal court, monsanto failed to adequately protect regular wheat from being contaminated by the modified wheat. monsanto responded, saying that given the care undertaken with its genetically-modified wheat experiments, no legal liability exists. the planned $4.7 billion acquistition of smithfield foods by china's shuanghui international might see decades- old laws stand in the way. at least five midwest states have laws on the books that restrict foreign businesses or governments from owing or even controlling u.s. land that is used for livestock or crop production. smithfield lawyers are reportedly aware of the laws and do not consider them a threat to the deal. a group of bangladeshi building inspectors are now suspended. seven inspectors are accused of negligence following the collapse of a garment factory that killed over 1100 people in april. authorities are accused of renewing building licenses without inspecting the factory. if found guilty, all

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