scott pelley is in dallas. he will lead our coverage from dallas today. we will hear from witnesses and we will talk to the dallas mayor and also the head of the naacp. you can get the latest throughout the day on our 24-hour streaming network cbsn. this has been a special report. i'm jeff glor in new york. >>> for news 24 hours a day, go to cbsnews.com. words matter. leadership matters at this time. i'm proud of our chief. >> you may have heard the mayor say four officers. since he made that statement, a fifth officer passed away. snipers ambushed police officers in dallas, texas last night and five officers were killed and a one died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound this morning and the attack began during protests over the fatal shootings of black men in minnesota and louisiana. demonstrators were marching in the heart of the city when dozens of shots rang out. police say the snipers were targeting officers in an effort to injure and kill as many as they could. brian webb is here in new york with the latest. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morn

there at the scene in dallas. as well as what we're seeing on social media as well. for now that's the latest from the live desk. >> our gabe it hague is on -- garrett haake is on his way to texas this morning. >>> now those protesting in texas and across the country last night were showing their outrage after the deaths of alton sterling in louisiana and philando castile in minnesota. sterling was killed tuesday night after police were killed -- called to a baton rouge convenience store on reports of a man with a gun. his death caught on cell phone video shows two officers on top of him before shots were fired. >> and while on wednesday night near st. paul, minnesota, castille was shot and killed after traffic stop near st. paul. police at the time believed he was wearing for a gun. streamed on social media by his girlfriend. now president obama is in poland this morning and we expect to hear from him at or about 5:00 a.m. but overnight reached out to offer assistance to dallas officials after these latest shooti

dallas is a city in mourning. four days after the ambush that killed five officers, investigators say the gunman had bigger plans. >> we're convinced that this suspect had other plans and thought that what he was doing was righteous. >> reporter: sunday the city's police chief revealed the gunman used his own blood to write "rb" on a wall in the building where he was killed after negotiations failed. the chief also defended his department's unprecedented use of a robot bomb to kill the gunman. >> without our actions, he would have hurt more officers. so we had no choice in my mind, but to use all tools necessary. >> reporter: as the investigation here in dallas intensefies, protests over police violence continue across the country. in memphis sunday, demonstrators shut down a bridge, angry over the killings of two black men last week. hundreds were arrested during demonstrations in baton rouge over the weekend where one of the controversial shootings took place. president obama is calling for calm. >> i'd like all

with her children at last night's demonstration in dallas. her sister was waiting at the hospital where she was being treated. >> her and her boys were down at the rally. saying it was a very peaceful rally and they were enjoying it and the rally was just ending. as the rally was ending and they turned to leave, they were one of the first crowds to leave, they began to hear the first gunshot and didn't think much of it, or it was just like what was that? and after that first gunshot, she heard the second gunshot and after that, it was just a lot of gunshots. so they just came so fast and they wouldn't stop. they all began to run, scatter. she she said as she started to run, she caught a bullet in the back of her right leg. she immediately jumped on one of her boys, the 15-year-old. she jumped on top to cover him on the ground as she pushed him n between two cars and the curb. her other three boys scattered and ran in opposite direction, so she lost three of her boys, danny know where they were. she laid there. she said it was about five minut

anne-marie. >> don champion in dallas. thank you so much, don. >>> dallas chief david brown has advice for those demonstrating against the recent killings of black men by police. speaking the a news conference yesterday, brown told young black men to turn their frustration into public service. >> become a part of the solution. serve your community. don't be a part of the problem. we're hiring. we're hiring. get off that protest line and >> brown is an army veteran who was pushed through -- who has, rather, pushed through reforms at the dallas police department, including a community policing program in black and hispanic neighborhoods. he became chief in 2010. >>> well, coming up on "cbs this morning," gayle king is in dallas, where she'll speak with the mom who was wounded in shooting while protecting her sons. >>> demonstrations protesting the police shootings of philando castile in louisiana and also alton sterling in minnesota continued nationwide. about 15,000 attended various protests this week in atlanta. and funera

." ♪ crowds turned out in dallas to honor five fallen heroes. today, president obama once again becomes controller in chief addressing a nation in turmoil. >>> and while protesters demand justice by two men killed by police, dallas has a message. what he's telling black men to do instead. >>> to the race for the white house. donald trump's v.p. pick could be days away, while some republicans leaders look to block his nomination. >>> and hillary clinton looks to unite democrats against trump, picking up a crucial endorsement from bernie sanders today but a new poll suggests her e-mail scandal could keep haunting her. good morning from studio 57 newsroom here at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. well, president obama travels to dallas today for a memorial service honoring the five officers killed in the attack. the mother of micah johnson said his time in the army reserves changed him. funerals to be held for at least three officers and the ka candlelight vigil was held last night. >> reporter: the memor

don champion is in dallas this morning. good morning don. >> reporter: yes, he chal ledged americans to create change. as funerals for three of the five dallas officers ambushed began today president obama will meet with law enforcement and civil rights leaders to discuss ways to repair the bonds of trust. tuesday during a public memorial service the president applauded the fallen officers for their bravery and sacrifice. >> these men and their families shared a commitment to something larger than themselves. >> reporter: the president then addressed fears gripping a nation caught in a bitter debate over policing over the killings of two black men. he made a plea for common ground. >> surely we should be able to hear the pain of alton sterling's family just as we should hear the students describe afiction for philando castile. >> people showed up in a show of solidari solidarity. >> i feel the community has grown much stronger. >> we have a lot of work do but it's not impossible. >> reporter: george w. bush had a message fo

partly sunny in dallas, high of 69. los angeles, 65 degrees. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. a canadian clipper brings light snow from minnesota to michigan today with another one expected to arrive tomorrow. expect some light morning snow in new england and long island, while west virginia will see as much as six inches of snow. out west a foot of snow possible in the mountains of washington, oregon, idaho, and montana. and the southwest and south stay dry. >>> in sports, baltimore is ready to party. the super bowl champion ravens got a heroes' welcome when they returned to baltimore yesterday. baltimore plans a big celebration today including a parade for the ravens beginning this morning followed by a celebration at m&t bank stadium. >>> and now to the nba. a blowout for the oklahoma city thunder. the oklahoma city -- in oklahoma city, rather, they had an easy time with dallas. russell westbrook scored 24 points. kevin durant had 19 points and ten rebounds. the thunder led by 20 throughout the seco

partly sunny in dallas, 98. partly sunny in los angeles, 89 degrees. >>> let's check your national forecast. a cold front expected to bring showers and severe thunderstorms to parts of the northeast today. stormy weather continues in the upper ohio valley and kentucky before cooler, drier weather moves in. severe thunderstorms are expected from western north carolina to the lower mississippi valley. most of the west, hot and dry. >>> in sports, a sad night at a ballpark in toronto. the game between the blue jays and the white sox was delayed after a fan went into cardiac arrest. players watched as the man was carted off the field. he later died at the hospital. as for the game, the white sox hit five home runs including back-to-back homers. chicago wins that one, 7-2. >>> in anaheim, the rays smash off a pitch over the wall. he circled the bases but angels manager mike sosa argues the call. the umps say the ball hit a fan and a railing. they ruled it a home run. tampa bay gets a home run from b.j. upton in the f

. ♪ amazing grace >>> a final farewell in dallas. family members of the fallen officers remember the heroes and their final moments together. >> one thing i would always say to my dad as he walked out the door was good-bye, daddy, i love you, be safe. >>> president obama brings activists and law enforcement officers together at the white house. a new "cbs/new york times" poll shows race relaces are worse now than after they were inspired by the rodney king verdict. >> it has to stop. >>> and nba stars take a stand at the espys with a call to action. >> it's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves what are we doing to create change? >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm meg oliver in for anne-marie green. the latest polls show trump has closed gap with hillary clinton and today in clinton the rnc rules committee hold as meeting committing the dump trump rebellion. >> good morning, meg. donald trump spoke to governor chris christie by phone wednesday. he's among

well, that's because sendai and dallas are sister cities. steve hartman has more. >> reporter: we came here to dallas about as far from japan as you can get to meet the berrys who are about as asian as apple pie and do a story about this typical texas family and its very atypical attachment to one japanese community. 50-year-old mark berry says when he saw that tsunami hit the town of sendai, it was like watching it roll through his own backyard. >> i see that wave coming through just tearing those houses down, that hurts me almost as if i was there. >> reporter: mark got to know the people of sendai because the two towns are international friendship cities. dallas kids go there on exchanges, sendai kids come here. mark is chairman of the committee and has made nine trips to sendai. >> pretty much sure this is all gone. >> reporter: he has toured the local shrines and visited local high schools. >> gone? >> gone. >> reporter: in the last week, he's been trying to track down friends in sendai with mixed results. for example, there were ten ki

once out he got help from other men wrongfully imprisoned in dallas county. they call themselves the texas exhonoree project. >> people say i know how you feel. they don't know how you feel. only a guy in a position like me, he know how you feel. >> today you are a free man. >> reporter: it's a growing fraternity. in the last ten years more than 30 men in dallas county have been freed or cleared of wrongful convictions for murder and rape, more than any other in the country. the exhonorees help men rebuild their lives by finding them a place to live or helping them to get a driver's license. >> i got locked up when i was 26. i didn't get out until i was 41. >> reporter: they have also become a voice for other texans they say are still wrongfully imprisoned. >> you wish you could help everybody get out of prison that, you know, don't supposed to be there, but you know you're not going be able to do it. >> reporter: the dallas d.a.'s office is reviewing another 200 case of inmates who could be innocent. >> you're obligated to try to at least help somebody that'

don is in dallas. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president had to strike the right balance that he not only paid tribute to the fallen officers but wall chenged american challenged americans. president obama will meet with law enforcement and civil rights leaders to discuss ways to repair the bonds of trust. tuesday during a public memorial service the president applauded the fallen officers for their bravery and sacrifice. >> these men and their families shared a commitment to something larger than themselves. >> reporter: the president addressed fears gripping a nation caught in a bitter debate after the killings of two black men. he made a plea for common ground. >> surely we should be able to hear the pain of alton sterling's family just as we should hear students describe affection for philando castile. >> i felt this comunity has grown much stronger. >> we have a lot of worng to do work to do but it's not impossible. >> reporter: he had a message for the families. >> your loss is unspafair. we can share beside you and shar

but sunshine in chicago and dallas. partially sunny in los angeles today. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the northeast will be dry with highs in the 40s and 50s. it will be even warmer in much of the south. there will be rain across the pacific northwest, and parts of the cascades in northern washington could see up to a foot of snow. >>> in sports, indianapolis colts quarterback andrew luck has never lost two games in a row in his short professional career. luck kept that streak alive last night against tennessee. with his team down by two touchdowns, at one point luck gives the colts the lead on an 11-yard touchdown run. indianapolis wins, 30-27. >>> a wild finish in the nba between oklahoma city and golden state. russell westbrook gives the thunder a one-point lead with less than three seconds to play, but golden state's andre iguodala has enough time for one last shot. >> iguodala, here he comes. he got it! the warriors have won on a team-winning shot by andre iguodala! >> iguodala finishes with

dallas, thunderstorms there, 88. and l.a., a sunny 73. time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows a few rain clouds in the northwest. and the middle of the country is dominated by a vast storm system with heavy rain and gusty wind. later today, another wave of severe thunderstorms will hit the midwest. tornadoes are possible from texas to iowa. and there will be scattered showers in the northwest, but lots of sun in the southwest. >>> in sports, it was game five against boston, and the heat were not to be denied. in the first, miami's dwyane wade made a ridiculous over-the-shoulder shot. look at that. down the stretch, though, lebron james had a couple of threes, and then made the steal to seal the deal. the heat burned the celtics 97-87. miami moves on to the eastern conference finals. >>> in oklahoma city, the thunder took the fight out of the grizzlies. kevin durant scored 19 points to help blow out memphis 99-72. oklahoma now leads the series 3-2. >>> in baseball the padres went on a hitting spre

why dallas? mostly happy coincidence. in 1993 a dallas company created doom, a landmark video game. the industry took off. video game studios now employ 1,100 people here and dallas based game stop has become the world's largest video game retailer. affordable escapism is top. the u.s. annual video game revenue is $25 billion, almost double movies and music revenue combined. >> it's not just a social thing for people. a lot of people it is also a protection from the worries of the outside world. >> reporter: all these graduate students want a piece of the gaming action. peter rod founded southern methodist university's masters program in video game development. >> for a place like texas these are great, great professions to have. the average salary of a video game developer is on the order of $90,000 a year. >> reporter: dallas has found a fantasy that pays real money. mark strassmann, cbs news, dallas. >>> coming up a little later on "the early show," mobster whitey bulger is headed home to boston to face the music. you'll meet a cop who spent two decades chasing him. >>> then the

anita sam, the dallas nurse, sick while treating the dallas patient is in stable condition. records indicate she repeated visited duncan's room. the world health organization calls the outbreak the most severe health in which in modern times. kris van cleave is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, that dallas nurse is now a patient in the same hospital where she likely contracted ebola. this as the cdc says it's now necessary for u.s. health care workers to rethink and review the procedures they're using when treating somebody with the virus. a dallas nurse has received plasma to fight ebola. 26-year-old nina pham became the first person to contract ebola in the united states while she chaired for thomas eric duncan, the liberia man who died last week. so far it's unknown how pham contracted the virus. officials say she wore a glove, gown, mask and shield while treating duncan. the cdc is investigating but believes at some point protocol was breached. >> enemy here is a virus, ebola. not a person, not a country, not a place, not a hospital. it's

same goes for dallas. cloudy in los angeles with a high of 68. >>> well, today the nation pauses to remember a dark day in its history. 50 years ago president john f. kennedy was shot and killed as hisor motcade traveled through dealey plaza in dallas. this is how it looked when walter cronkite reported it on cbs. >> apparently official, president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time, 2:00 eastern standard time, some 38 minutes ago. vice president johnson has left the hospital in dallas, but we do not to where he has proceeded. presumably he will be taking the oath of office shortly and will become the 36th president of the united states. >> thousands will gather at dealey plaza this morning for a phone ceremony. >>> in boston, the jfk library open an exhibit of never-before displayed items from kennedy's funeral. and at the white house president obama meets with volunteer from the peace corps, a program kennedy created. >>> a woman who was in dealey plaza half a century ago recorded the final s

since the shooting. >> dallas today is different than it was yesterday. ing, judgemy kemhuggedd of the jean's family. she also gave a bible to guyger and embraced her, as well. and some critics are saying that hug was inappropriate for the judge overseeing the case. others said it was a nice way to begin the healing process. amber guyger will be eligible for parole in five years. anne-marie? >> all right. laura podesta in new york. thank you. >>> police in galveston have released body cam video of a man in handcuffs being led by officers on horseback. it prompted a public outcry over the summer. for the first time we are hearing what the officer said during the incident. janet shamlian reports. >> reporter: the never-before-seen body cam video is about 30 minutes long and shows the initial arrest of donald neely who was walked down the streets of galveston by two police officers on horseback. the image of the controversial august arrest sparking outrage and charges of racism. [ chants ] instead of sending for a police car, the officers walked neely to the

the dallas mavericks rise to the top of the nba. >> the dallas mavericks are nba champions, the first title in franchise history. captioning funded by cbs >> good morning, everyone. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. we begin with politics this morning. it's the first major debate between republican white house hopefuls. the seven candidates will share the stage in new hampshire, this includes newt gingrich, he relaunched his campaign with a speech last tonight. joel brown is in washington with more. joel morning. >> terrell good morning to you. with the nation's sour economic mood, tonight's debate will hinge largely on how well each of these candidates can pin the blame on president obama. for one candidate, tonight is how a candidate can get his campaign back on track. newt gingrich is making it clear he's still a candidate for president. >> with the help of every american who wants to change washington, we will prevail. >> reporter: the former house speaker tried to jumpstart his campaign with a foreign policy speech in los angeles last night. it was

here in dallas thomas eric duncan is battling for his life. he's the first person diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. he flew from liberia to texas last month. >> we understand that his situation has taken a turn for the worse and we're hoping for his recovery. >> reporter: authorities in dallas believe about 50 people may have been around duncan while he existed symptoms. among them, a homeless man. officials tracked down that man and plan to monitor him and the others. four members of a family who hosted duncan at their apartment here in dallas remain under isolation, but they are not showing any signs of ebola. anne-marie? >> all right. marlie hall, thank you very much. >>> this morning the aviation officials are investigating a minor collision here at jfk in new york. a fender bender on the tar manamack as they were headed toward the gate. a commuter plane was hit by a jordanian airliner. the nose of the larger jet hit the tail of the smaller commuter aircraft. there were no serious injuries. 159 people were on the jordanian jet, 44 on the de

dallas hosting new york on sunday night. new york leading by as much as ten points late in the game, but the giants make a questionable call on the dallas goal line. an incomplete pass stopped the clock and the cowboys are left with more than minute and a half trailing by just six points. that is enough time for tony romo to lead dallas down the field and hit jason witten for a touchdown with just 11 seconds left. the cowboys come from behind to win 27-26. >>> an ugly scene at the raiders/bengals game. cincinnati defensive back adam jones is scene ripping the helmet off oakland's amare cooper and then banging his head into the helmet. jones was not ejected and later he said he was just playing football and that he doesn't expect to be fined. the bengals win the game 33-13. >>> a forgettable first start for the number one draft pick in the nfl. jameis winston's first pass as a pro is picked off and brought back for a touchdown by tennessee's cody sensabaugh. meanwhile, the player drafted after winston, marcus marryo ma marrow

thank our dallas police tonight. they have taken a punch and they've come out fighting. >> police say 29-year-old armando luis juarez was being escorted out of a home depot in northern dallas when he opened fire. a male police officer was shot in the back of the head and a female officer was shot in the face. >> i seen two officers down surrounded in puddles of blood. >> investigators say juarez escaped in a white pickup truck. it prompted a citywide manhunt that ended nearly six hours later. >> they observed the vehicle fitting the description of the wanted vehicle. they pursued this individual through the area of northwest dallas where they apprehended him. >> a female passenger was arrested along with juarez. >> he's facing multiple counts, a warrant for multiple accounts of aggravated assault on a police officer. he had an outstanding warrant on felony theft as well. >> all three shooting victims underwent surgery last night and remain hospitalized. >> it's unclear who juarez's passenger was or what charges she m

the bad news, the dallas cowboys are in first place. redskins had to way to stop dan bailey's ledge. he's a rookie, a free agent and he happens to be 6-6 on field goal attempts including a 40- yarder which put dallas on top with 1:57 left in the game. when the redskins got the ball back, the offense could barely manage a first down. dallas defensive lineman anthony spencer chops the ball from rex grossman's hand. linebacker sean lee recovers, sealing the victory for the cowboys. both teams are now 2-1. >>> well, we know we report on this same story every two months but it is worth mentioning again. the d.c. region has the worst traffic congestion in the entire country. i know you don't want to hear that this time of the morning. >> it is not news to you. according to texas a&m annual traffic study, the average driver spends more than three full days every year stuck in traffic. "the washington post" broke down the study by the numbers spending three days in traffic means you burn 37 gallons of gasoline and the average person in our regi

mostly cloudy in dallas but 78 degrees and morning clouds in l.a., 67. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. more wet weather today in the pacific northwest with rain on the coast and snow in the mountains. the northern rockies will also get heavy snow. the southern great lakes and ohio valley will see showers and thunderstorms, some turning severe this afternoon. it will be warm with occasional thunderstorms in the plains and southeast. mostly fair in the mid-atlantic and northeast. >>> in sports, it's become an annual tradition for basketball loving president obama to reveal his ncaa tournament picks. so here is the first fan's final four forecast. try saying that three times. kentucky, missouri, ohio state and north carolina. and the 2012 champion, the president likes the north carolina tar heels over the kentucky wildcats. not exactly my bracket. but we'll see how it plays out. last night's first round action south florida turned dayton into big d with freshman anthony collins scoring against cal. the bulls held the golden bears to 13 in the first half and won 65-54. s

>> adriana diaz in dallas. thank you. >>> in cleveland, a teacher who may have come into contact with vinson has been told to stay home. meanwhile the road in the akron suburb where vinson's parents live have been blocked off. three of her relatives who work at kent state university have been told to stay home for 21 days and three employees of the cleveland clinic on vinson's flight have been put on paid leave. today congress begins hearing on the u.s. response. kris van cleave is in washington. good morning, kris. >> reporter: susan, good morning. president obama says his administration will be responding to this ebola crisis in a much more aggressive way moving forward. yesterday the president met with members of his cabinet and otheren to advisers to discuss the government's response. he has ordered the cdc to step up and respond to any new ebola cases. >> as soon as somebody's diagnosed with ebola, we want a team, a s.w.a.t. team to be on the ground as quickly as possible, hopefully within 24 hours, so tha

dallas crushed the lions 42-21. dez bryant scored two touchdowns and scored his first career touchdown pass. the cowboys are vying for first place with the green bay packers in the nfc north. >>> hundreds of workers are working this morning to prepare for the historic rose parade in california. the event has taken place more than a year for more than a century. it will move through pasadena next monday. volunteers are prepared to work around the clock to get 44 floats done. >> on the 31st, if we're not done, we'll go through the entire night until the 1st. >> reporter: you don't sleep, just get it done. >> we just get it done. >> dedication. part of the preparation involves slicing and drying out fruit which will be used as decoration on the float. the rose bowl college football game will follow that parade. >>> and a sailor smashes a world record. thomas coville was greeted with cheers monday at a french port. the frenchman completed a solo nonstop sailing trip around the world in 49 days, 3 hour, 7 minutes and 38

. >>> in texas a rented moving truck caused a brief scare at dallas/ft. worth airport. what was spotted -- the gun turned out to be a fake. >>> to the commemoration of 9/11 now. it was a solemn day of remembrance ten years after the attacks of september 11th, 2001. last night the dramatic lights blazed into the skies once again. today the memorial is open to the public. yesterday the cited was open to only family members of the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost. drew levinson is in lower manhattan with more. drew, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it was both a glorious and tough day for the family members yesterday of those killed on 9/11. tough because it's been ten years. glorious, because of the way they are being remembered. sunday, relatives delivered emotional messages to their loved you ones as every name was read. >> i love you forever. >> reporter: the names etched in bronze surround two reflecting pools that sit where the twin towers once stood. six moments of silence marked when the four planes crashed in the towers came down. later, b

omar villafranca is in dallas. omar, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. we learn thad the parent is in serious condition here at texas health presbyterian, and while doctors continue to monitor him, there are new questions as to why the man wasn't put in a containment area earlier. some parents in dallas say they won't send their kids to school today after hearing five students in the area are being monitored at home for signs of the ebola virus. health officials believe there are among 12 to 18 people that may have had contact with the first patient diagnosed with the disease in the u.s. >> the odds of on is slim. he's been identified by ktvt as thomas eric duncan. >> so the kids won't get sick and everybody. >> federal health officials are now trying to figure out why the medical staff here at texas health inish lie release d the infected patient when he fell ill. >> he initially went to the hospital after feeking weak and abdominal pain. a nurse reading from an i bow la check list asked if e h travelled from africa. he said yes but was released anyway.

. >>> in sports, the dallas mavericks ran their streak of one-point victories to nine. novitsky scored 28 for the mavericks against the wizards. with less than two seconds to play, a blocked shot gave the mafs a 94-93 whip. dallas hasn't lost a one-point game in three years. >>> in charlotte, stephen jackson and the bobcats breezed to their most lopsided victory in team history over visiting miami. in the second period, took it in for a jam as charlotte led 61-34 at the half. and the bobcats kept it up, finishing up with a 104-65 blowout win. >>> straight to the fourth period in oakland as the gold p states ellis drops in a three-pointer to tie it at 105 against the nuggets, but this overtime, denver's j.r. smith hits a three of his own and the nuggets go on to win it 123-118. >>> and in phoenix, seven-foot twins robin and brooke lopez faced each other for the first time in nba, trading jams in the first period, brooks led the visiting nets with 28 points, but it wasn't enough as the suns took it 118-94. >>> when we return, we'll take another look at this morning's top

meteorologist jeff jamison from our dallas station ktvt has the latest on this catastrophic storm. good morning, jeff. >> good morning. we're looking at the center of harvey, off to the southwest of the houston area. the heaviest of the rain early this morning has shifted east of houston, but there are still showers developing in and around the city. and that's going to continue to cause problems throughout the day today as rescue officials and other folks trying to get to folks who are in need. the heaviest rain is to the east of the houston area over toward beaumont. the movement will be slow. what has already fallen is almost historic at this point, well over, sometimes 25 inches of rain reported in southeast texas. additional rainfall throughout the day today and really for the rest of the week. you can see by tomorrow, or into wednesday, we're looking at an additional seven inches of rain in the houston area and by friday we're talking about almost an additional 12 inches. that's on top of what has already fallen there in southeast texas with this catastrophic flood as harvey

>> omar villafranca in dallas. thank you, omar. >>> in west africa the ebola the epidemic has claimed thousands of lives. there have been over 3,300 cases where they died. there are more than 7,100 cases reported to the world health organization. the centers for disease control says four patients infected with enterovirus d68 died but it's unclear what role if any the virus played in their deaths. the respiratory illness has spread across the country. at least 500 cases reported in 42 states. for most the virus causes symptoms similar to a common cold but some patients suffer muscle weakness and paralysis. >> new cases are being diagnosed in san francisco, in alabama, in boston, in kansas city, st. louis. so i think that as we are learning more about this, we're going to find that this is likely happening throughout the country. >> many patients suffered from asthma before they were infected. >>> and severe weather could impact 44 million people today. a line of damaging storms stretch from the eastern plains to th

police department for their sacrifices to keep dallas safe. their memory will remain with us forever. >>> the dissendents of slaves that georgetown university sold to pay of identities debts will get permission from the jesuit school. the slaves were sent to plantations in maryland and the university will reach out to their descendents and they will get the same advantage as people whose parents or grandparents attended the school. >>> brock turner, the former stanford swimmer convicted guilty of sexually assaulting a girl will get out of jail. critics denounced the sentence as too lenient. the judge who sentenced turner has voluntarily removed himself news." the casualty in the zika battle. millions of bees are killed after spraying in south carolina. >>> and melania trump wins a retraction in a libel lawsuit. this is the "cbs morning news." , but some body washes can contain cleansers found in dish soap. dove body wash is different. it has only the gentlest cleansers. it just made me feel good. this is dove. allergies distracting you? when y

omar villafranca is in dallas with more on the widening ebola outbreak. omar, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. thomas duncan is still in serious condition and his family is being monitored. and doctors are getting ready to treat another american infected with the deadly disease. a free laynce cameraman covering the ebola outbreak in africa will be flown to the u.s. from liberia for treatment after contracting the deadly virus. he had recently begun working with an nbc news team including correspondent dr. nancy snyderman who spoke to nbc host rachel maddow from nairobi. >> even going beyond the cdc guidelines. >> reporter: in the states hazmat crews in texas will decontaminate the dallas apartment where the first person diagnosed with ebola in the united states stayed. last night they began moving sheets, clothes and possessions used by thomas duncan. officials ordered family members who came in contact with him to stay indoors. duncan is now at texas health for treatment. officials in liberia say they will prosecute duncan for alleged

duncan from liberia died yesterday in a dallas hospital which originally sechblt him home. his family is questioning his care. duncan's body will be cremated. >>> and starting saturday there will be increased screening for ebola at five major airports in this country. passengers arriving from the three hardest hit west african nations will have their temperature taken and be asked to fill out a questionnaire. >>> the centers for disease control has another weapon in the fight against ebola. don dahler shows us how the agency is using social media to educate people. >> reporter: at the centers for disease control and prevention headquarters in atlanta, ebola experts are using twitter to inoculate the public against ignorance. >> can ebola be transmitted -- >> by mosquitos? >> yes. >> people sound afraid. there were a number of questions about whether or not they may have been exposed to the virus without them knowing. >> reporter: this animation from twitter shows between september 16th and october 6th, 10.5 million tweets around the world mentioned ebola. fear of the deadly

armen keteyian takes an inside look. >> reporter: a dallas warehouse. a band of thieves arrive in eight stolen tractor trailers and take $850,000 in flat screen tvs. and in connecticut, $76 million worth of prescription drugs disappear from this warehouse. now cbs news has learned that both of these crimes, and many others committed in the last two years are tied to cargo theft rings run by cuban-americans in south florida. rings these men say they work for. >> it's very easy. >> the job is selling the merchandise. >> reporter: in 2009 there were 864 reported thefts of goods from trucks and warehouses across the country. more than two per day. in 2010 is on track to be even worse. this man, who we'll call the trucker, earns a legitimate living hauling freight. he says the real money comes from doing what he calls, the dirty work. >> i steal a truck or i steal the cargo, and the container. >> reporter: what are the most popular items to be ripped off? >> computer hardware. hard drives. viagra, penicillin, antibiotics. >> reporter: insulin? >> insulin. >>

don champion in dallas for us. thank you. >>> philando castile will be the president called castile's mother. she told mr. obama about her son. >> he was a humanitarian. he was a hard worker and he loved his job and the community loved him. it's just heartbreaking that he had to have his life taken from him in that manner. >> philando castile was killed during a traffic stop one week ago. >>> three young men under arrest in baton rouge, louisiana. the alleged plot was uncovered saturday when police responded to a burglary at a pawnshop. one suspect was caught at the scene and allegedly said the plan was to shoot officers. >> look what happened in dallas, a very peaceful protest and some crazy madman did i think the threat speaks for itself. we can't take anything for granted anymore. >> police are searching for a fourth suspect. two of the stolen firearms are still missing. >>> alton sterling killed by baton rouge police will be buried friday. yesterday his 15-year-old son talked with us. >> all police aren't bad.

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