but first john upstairs from wcbs tv. >> good morning to you too. let's talk weather.wet weather, snow and storms too. high and dry, way above normal out west. this is what we're concerned about. you have a front, area of low pressure. that low will ride into the east. so, yeah, some drought relief. timing not the best but we're looking at the possibility of 2 to 4 inches of rain. very dry. so, there will be a lot of good absorption and some local flooding during the course of your overnight into sunday. that's a quick look at the nation's forecast. now here's a closer look at the weather in your area. >>> a big earth day shout out to nashville, tennessee, cool and wet today but they're hosting the 11th annual earth day festival this weekend at centennial park in the shadow of the parthenon fund educational day, packed with learning and music. thanks to everyone including mom and brothers phil and james at belmont university for watching us on news channel 5. right now, though, we're going to watch rebecca and jeff. ♪ silver white winters that melt into spring ♪ ♪ thes

wcbs reporter john slattery introduces us to the hero. >> reporter: she was off to the vet today for a checkup after taking a bullet today for his owner justin becker. and it's his job. >> reporter: even the vet was impressed. >> incredibly lucky. incredibly lucky. >> reporter: it happened saturday evening in becker's apartment house in the graniteville section. a gunman posing as a fedex delivery man wearing a uniform rang the bell. said he had a package to deliver. and pushed his way into the apartment. >> he barged in, my first reaction is seeing a gun is pushed him out and i pushed him to the door and like i said he wedged like right by the door and i slammed him inside the door. and he was stuck in-between the door i guess trying to get out now and he was getting crushed. >> reporter: his girlfriend had been holding the dog and let go. >> i was shocked and i was terrified. >> reporter: the dog went after the gunman. >> kila came out to protect me to try to come at the guy. then the guy -- i heard three gunshots. >> one of the shots hit the dog in the head. >> it did ricochet off

our new york station, wcbs-tv finds that breast size does matter for women.d of women would lower their iq if they had bigger breasts. the reason, i would make them feel happier. jeff glor, do you want to comment or do you not speak english? >> i want to wrap this up. >> i would definitely vote for being smarter. >> good vote. >>> more than a century ago, the titanic sank. we're going to look at new thooegs coming up. you're watching "this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by levemir flex pen. ask your doctor about the benefits of levemir flex pen today. me... thinking my only option was the vial and syringe dad used. and me... discovering once-daily levemir flexpen. flexpen is prefilled. doesn't need refrigeration for up to 42 days. no drawing from a vial. dial the exact dose. inject by pushing a button. flexpen is insulin delivery my way. levemir is long acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. do not take if your blood sugar is too low. tell your health care provider about all

the garden state, wcbs has a study which shows people in the garden state have the longest life expectancynd mississippi have the shortest. i want to say, played two of my dad's favorite songs today, that one and "what a wonderful world." thanks, guys. >> i would have picked hawaii. nothing against new jersey. my favorite mayor lives there. it's his birthday today, but i would have thought hawaii or north carolina. >> we should do reporting in hawaii. >>> there is new hope for millions of americans who suffer from migraines. it's similar to when you get brain freeze. that could lead to new treatments, which a lot of people would like to see. we'll take a look at that tomorrow on "cbs this morning" saturday. >>> there is murder, then there is suicide. could they actually be one and the same? we are going to look at one of the strangest crimes. that is saying something. you're watching "cbs this morning." that is saying something. you're watching "cbs this morning." sears days lowest prices ends saturday. with big savings on lawn and garden, great offers on mattresses. and lowest prices on t

that's right, the garden state, wcbs has a study which shows people in the garden state has the longest by new york and connecticut, oklahoma and mississippi have the shortest. i have to say, played two of my dad's favorite songs. that and "what a wonderful world." thanks, guys. >> i would have picked hawaii nothing against new jersey, my favorite mayor lives there, it's his birthday today, but i would have thought hawaii or north carolina. >> i think we should do original reporting in hawaii and find out. >> i'm game. >>> tomorrow on "cbs this morning: saturday," there's new hope for 45 million americans who suffer from migraines. the source of those headaches may be similar to brain freeze, you know when you eat your ice cream too fast? that discovery could lead to new treatments, which a lot of people would like to see. we'll take a look at that tomorrow on "cbs this morning: saturday." >>> there is murder and then there's suicide. but could they actually be one in the same? we're going to look at one of the strangest crimes you'll ever hear of and that is saying something. you're wa

wcbs and you were just telling us on the break, you used a ferm most of us hadn't heard. >> i said heavensrgatory? snaglepuss is the cartoon character. >> my question, what prompted you to a this? >> because we have not seen a cloud around new york city for days. and the nearest cloud over 800 miles away off to our west. i said, i'd pull up the satellite picture, there was a cloud. i said you can't see anything in our sky -- oh, heavens to murgatory, voila. we said, heavens to murgatory. if you-e watched cartoons in the '70s, you would know. >> how does your boss feel about it when you use that terminology? how does your boss feel about it? >> good. >> is it a guy? >> yes. >> have you ever had a female boss? >> yes. >> and? >> how did she feel about the term? i didn't call her. >> i'm asking you because we have a segment coming up about womens as leaders. >> we're trying to tease a segment, lonnie, play align. >> there's a through line. yes, i have had a male boss before, i've had a female boss before. i find them -- i was okay with them both but i do find -- like when i was getting yelled