in seattle when our project started, the seattle police department were impounding the cars of people driving with suspended driver's licenses. when that law went into effect, we got the seattle city council require that data be collected, not only on the race of the drivers being impounded, but on the race of people being charged with driving with a license suspended. well, shockingly it turned out that about 50% of the people whose cars were being taken were african-american, but -- so you might think that passed the any idiot test in a city where 8% of the population was black. it didn't though because 55% of the people being charged with driving with a license suspended were black. why? because traffic stops are correlated with race and not paying your ticket is correlated with poverty which is correlated with race so the incident of driving without a driver's license is racialized. police officers were using discretion under the laws they didn't have to not take cars driven by african-americans to a marginal extent. the point is if you looked too crudely at that initial statistic

in seattle, trespass is a trance tiff verb. it's something that the police do to people. you've been trespassed. so amazing with what happens to grammar when we do this to people. so, anyway, for decades, the police department have made agreements with private businesses where they become the agent. on their own they couldn't do this, but they become their agent in their view and stand in the shoes of the property owner and they get to determine that someone who is no longer allowed to use this property and then they're banned forra i week, for a month, for a life time. if they come back they're subject to arrest for criminal trespass. probably more important, many people don't come back they alter the use of their space permanently because they think the police can and do regulate where they can go throughout their city. similar programs have been in place elsewhere in the country, notoriously in since natty and over the ryan neighborhood and, so, recently, this is problematic because this is a state actor, depriving someone of liberty without any kind of process and we

seattle, like many cities have long done undercover stings. back in 2001 for the first and only time that they do a buy bust at a rave where everybody in attendance was white and 43 people for a delivery of ecstasy and other serious drugs and right before that there were a couple of weeks of press that the police had set up about how ecstasy is the new crack. it's very, very dangerous. anyway, so they made these 43 arrests and all kids, most of these individuals had private counsel. they had no criminal record and they were going med school. they were all going med school. and of course, they still are because they got very favorable treatment in the justice system and they're the first-time offenders and anyway, the point is the department came to the seattle city council to brief the council and they were met with the firestorm of a program. and don't we have anything to do any do we have that many officers? the undercover sting at this rave? are you kidding me? of course, those are not bad questions. they're just questions that should have

seattle has had a similar program for decades. in seattle trespass is a transitive verb. it's something police do to people. you've been torrez passed, so it's like amazing what happens to grammar when we do this to people. so anyway, for decades the police department have made agreements with private businesses where they become the agent. i mean, on their own they couldn't do this but they become the agent, stand in the shoes of the private property owner and then they get to determine that someone is no longer allowed to use this property. and then they're banned for a week, for a month, for a lifetime. if they come back, they're subject to arrest for criminal trespass. probably more important, they -- many people don't come back. they alter their use of the space permanently because they think that the police can and do regulate where they can go throughout their city. similar programs have been in place elsewhere in the country. notoriously in cincinnati and over the ryan neighborhood. and so recently -- legally this is very problematic because this is a state actor

the seattle supersonics and all their history left seattle for oklahoma city, and people in seattle felt betrayed, really betrayed. in part because when the new owner bought the team in 2006 from the guy who owns starbucks, the new guy buying the team said he would not move the sonics out of seattle, but then two years later he moved them. he moved them out of seattle and to his hometown of oklahoma city. the starbucks guy and the city of seattle sued the new owner to keep the team. they did get a little cash settlement but that's it for the son iks. they were gone. the seattle supersonics became the oklahoma city thunder. then last night, the thunder, not the sonics, but the thunder made it all the way to the nba finals. so woo-hoo for oklahoma city. and ouch, i mean, ouch for seattle and for washington state, right? but here is the thing that makes this both the best new thing in the world and also the bitterest new thing in the world today. how are you going to react to this if you are the pacific northwest and you've lost your team in this particularly underhanded way to oklahoma whe

seattle is an extreme outlier in terms of racial disparity, the most extreme instance among mid-sized cities in the country over the last ten years. and when we -- where we came from, just to wrap up, in the course of this litigation, we would win some preliminary trial level decisions, and the prosecutor would dismiss charges against our clients, and we would start over again and do it again. after a few rounds of that, we had kind of a sitdown with the mayor's office, the police department, and the prosecutor with the two-part agenda. part one was are we all on the same page that there's a problem with racial disparity in drug enforcement and the answer to that was no. the fur was flying for an hour long conversation. there was absolutely no agreement. despite the fact that one superior court judge said that this question passed the any idiot test. any idiot can see that everybody who is charged with a drug crime in king county superior court is black even though it's well established that the large majority of people selling drugs, not just using drugs in seattle, are white. there

in seattle, washington. i have been around native american people. and latinos and african- americans, the jewish people, it was an interesting place to grow up. >> worded to go to high school? >> an academy, all girls. holy name academy, all girls. it was different. for me, it was probably at least 90% black. at home you get these after- school activities and a different group of defers folks. -- of diverse folks. it was a culture shock for me. it was the opposite. it was important for me to learn the importance of teaching people about who i am. and leadership. i remember a ninth grade project. we have to tell a classmate where we came from. i had to make up a story. it is a good learning experience. my classmates,they could trace their roots back to ireland. it was a good experience for me. we started a union and 10th grades. -- in 10th grade. it is still reversed. -- it is still diverse. it is a great place. i came up with a character. >> it was mythical? >> i did not have the answer. i did not know what country in africa. i cannot answer beyond

in seattle when our project started the seattle police department were impounding the cars of people driving with suspended driver's licenses. when that law came into effect we got the seattle city council to regrd that data be elected not only on the race of people being charged with having the license suspended. shockingly, it turned out that 50% of the people whose cars were being taken were african-american, but so you might think that passed the any idiot test in the city where 8% of the population was black. it didn't, though, because 55% of the people being charged with driving while license were suspended and not paying your ticket is correlated with poverty which is correlated to race. so the instance of driving with the license suspended was -- and they were not driven by african-americans to a marginal extent. the point is that if you looked at that initial statistic, you would totally misunderstand the problem and the problem was the

i was born and raised in a family with five other activists in seattle. i think my first protest was when i was 2 years old. i do not recall it. it was an anti-apartheid protest. >> where? >> seattle. he was a major activist on that issue. >> why does he take such an active role? >> i think he cannot help but. he cares deeply about charity and rights. my mother spent her career in higher education. she ran boards on affirmative action also. >> what was your early life in seattle like? >> it was an amazing experience for me. i had always been around the different types of people. we have a very rich melting pot. i have been around native american people. >> worded to go to high school? >> an academy, all girls. it was different. for me, it was probably at least 90% black. at home you get these after- school activities and a different group of defers folks. it was a culture shock for me. it was the opposite. it was important for me to learn the importance of teaching people about who i am. i remember a ninth grade project. we have to tell a classmate where

he's a member of the occupy seattle movement, an activist, if you will. he somehow snuck his way onto the guest list. >> nice. >> i love it when these guys do that. >> you're seeing an elderly japanese man on your right. he's supposedly one of the guys who helped engineer the driller, called the cullick. the elderly woman on your left is the widow of the man who designed it. and in the middle is a scale model of it. it's supposed to serve drinks. the eldery widow is supposed to be the first person to get a drink from this rig.! >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my god, it got all over her. >> as you can see, this video is full of all kinds of in your face metaphors. i love your reaction, it's the same reaction that i had when i first saw it. guess what, guys, this is a hoax. to tell us more, we've got our expert, zack. >> this event was not hosted by shell, no one from shell attended. >> this was an event faked to put a black eye on shell and their success in beginning to drill in the arctic? >> that's the thought. yes. >> so this is acting, this is acting? >> and i

this is another demonstration in seattle in 1960. a support demonstration. but i can tell you, although this is not part of the main lecture tonight, by 1961, these students will be in the streets, not protesting or not supporting what's going on in nashville in terms of those protests. they will be in the streets protesting racial discrimination in seattle. okay? but in 1960, they're still at the -- let's see if i can go back. in 1960, they're still at the sympathy demonstration stage. that will change. that will change, and it will change dramatically. but the point here is that these young people, whether they're in seattle or whether they're in selma, they understand that something is wrong. they understand that racial injustice is rampant. and they want to do something. they want to employ the direct action approach of martin luther king and others in order to challenge racial segregation. again, i don't want to put people on the spot here. i mean, often when i talk about how these students -- these ordinary students were going to engage in civil rights

the thunder did go to the finals three times back, when they were known as the seattle supersonics. they were moved and renamed the oklahoma city thunder in 2008. the new owners were looking for a name that would bring to mind a women's indoor soccer team, and they did get it. there's a lot of excitement in okc right now, and understandably so. a local tattoo shop is giving out free thunder tattoos. i don't know. if i were getting a tattoo, i think i'd want to pay the full price, maybe throw a tip in there, too. not only are fans getting tattoos. they're getting special haircuts, too. this is from the local fox affiliate in oklahoma city. they invited a barber named scissorhands to shave the thunder logo into their floor director's head. >> good morning. we have scissorhands joining us. looking good! >> [ laughs ] >> thank you so much for being with us here. >> thank you. >> and this is a very special haircut, folks, because this is our floor director, anthony west. anthony, are you feeling okay? >> i'm doing great. >> he says he's feeling okay. >> you can't keep moving like that. >

seeps in seattle which was -- seepless in seattle sleepless in seattle -- sleepless in seattle. nora ephron dead at the age of 71. >>> ever since the jury said guilty, daily life has changed so drastically for jerry sandusky. >> and now we're learning just how much it has changed. sandusky stuck in a county jail cell all by himself kept away from the other inmates. he's allowed two pair of shoes, six pair of white underwear, sox and under shirts. -- socks and under shirts. he can have his wedding ring, a bible. no more than 10 personal photos. and after he's sentenced, he will be moved to a state prison where he can mix with those other inmates. >>> well, tonight debbi is doing a slow slide to the east across florida. that's a huge storm that's now been downgraded to a tropical depression. and that word depression, well, that pretty much sums it up for those watching two feet of rain ruin their home. >> i can't believe it's gone. all my memories. all my stuff. i've only been in this house for seven months and it's gone. >> dozens of homes were already under water. hundreds more

once upon a time seattle they had griffey, a-rod, they were a hot place to be. tonight the a's doing to them defensively. 1-0, the a's, despite losing two to the giants, won 10-13. college baseball crowned a champion tonight. in nebraska, the hot spot, they had the olympic trials going on tonight. and trent gilbert puts arizona up 4-1 on south carolina. the wildcats are the national champions. caveat, south carolina had won the last two years so arizona, upset, they are the champions. 4-1. tuning up for the olympics. one of the legendary athletes. michael phelps, ryan lochte. and michael phelps comes in second for the first time. both swimmers qualify for the olympics and they move on. michael phelps claimed his second olympic spot, you remember he insisted i won't go to the trouble again but the competition too great. he will be at it again. second tonight but qualifies in the race. and track and field qualifies tonight in the 800-meter. she is on to the olympics. one-and-done for venus williams. this young lady turned professional at age 14. close to 20 years

seattle up to bellingham. also there in the northern rockies. if you're watching us on king 5 news in seattle, washington, in nearby bellingham, see an any get your gun at the bellingham theater guild. that's your pacific event of the day. >> did i try and steal your thunder? . >> now here's an early look at your headlines. there are some furry favorites. madagascar 3, europe's most wanted. it has earned $200 million worldwide. it will take the top spot with 30 million bucks. welcome to ages is starring tom cruise. it's starring well with women over 25. most experts see it earning close to 20 million. some think it could be a surprise hit. look at the musical numbers, similar to mama mia and hairspray. >>> fresh off last year's impressive razzy award winner for jack and jill. hollywood's worst adam sandler debuts, that's my boy. despite co of starring andy sandler. plus unlike previous sandler come dis, this one's rated r. nevertheless, he has a huge young male audience. it is expected to bring in 20 million bucks. this comes to us for wnbc. we'

>>> tonight on "nightline" -- from sleepless to seattle -- >> she made everything beautiful. >> to when "harry met sally" to julie and julia. nora ephron gave a voice to a generation of women. tonight weed by farewell. >>> and millions of screaming pans but now justin bieber is all grown up as the rest of us. tonight, one dad trice to get in tune with bieber fever. our own bill weir. >>> plus, final witness. a father who survived an unthinkable crime in the dark of night, only to face the shock of a lifetime. a story of love, forgiveness and ultimate betrayal. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, we mark a sad passing only hours ago legendary writer and film director nora ephron died from complications brought on by leukemia. she created complex female characters who captured american hearts and always seemed to triumph in the end to humor and smarts, sort of like the lady herself. abc's david wright salutes a hollywood legend. >> reporter: you might say she was the aaron sorkin of romantic comedy. ♪ it had to be you ♪ >> reporter: a writer so gifted. when harry met sala

then seattle university's school of law. i knew i wanted to be a lawyer longer than i could spell it. i had a cabbage patch scrapbook and i spelled lawyer l-o-w-y- e-r. my father was always fighting for justice. agrippa around a lot of people that war of mentors and did very well -- i grew up around a lot of people that were mentors and did very well. >> hoosier number one role model and live right now? -- who is your number one role model in life right now? >> i still have a village. i need some help sometimes. definitely my parents. it my dad says i am so proud of you. i say i am so proud to be your daughter. they are well-rounded amazing people. they have done things for me to make sure i would be able to succeed. i have books i adopted a lot of the way. today are amazing. -- they are amazing. definitely my current boss, the chairman of the caucus. they have affected my life and different ways. >> there is a lot more to talk about. what is the congressional black caucus and what is your job? >> it was founded in 1971. it

she was in seattle. >> how was she in seattle? >> about a year and a half as a single mother. she had babysitters and went to school part time, got herself back together. the semester had been difficult because she got pregnant so she had to sort of reading herself academically and she did that. after barack sr. had left, she came back. >> 1962 to 1967 they were back in honolulu. who is her second husband? >> her second husband is another international by from indonesia. she met him at the university of hawaii. he had flown from the east-west center which brought students from various countries and brought americans to honolulu to go to asia were and that's where she met him. he was a tennis player and a very gregarious at that time. >> at what point did they move to jakarta? >> he moved back first. both barack, sr. and lola watched by the - and different regulations on these us and so long so lola could only stand a short time. he kept trying to extend the visa after he married her and he got certain jobs he said were related to the geography that he learned and typography in

learn about a hero that seattle police faced down the gunman and saved two, maybe three lives ch. listen as police describe thiz actions. >> he was sitting next to the suspect when the suspect started shooting, and the suspect had two guns. the hero picked up a stool and threw it at the suspect, hit him. picked up another stool, as the suspect is shooting and for you pointing at him and hits him with another stool. >> seattle police won't identify the man. they refer to him as only lawrence. listen as i read a quote lawrence gave police they posted on the blotter. this is what motivated him. this is quoting him. my brother died in the world trade center. i promised myself if something like this happened i would never hide under a table. it's pretty amazing stuff. seattle police are releasing 911 calls from wednesday's shooting spree including this one made from the cafe's bathroom. >> there's been a shooting. somebody came in and shot a bunch of people. i'm hiding in the bathroom. >> hold on, sir. how many people? >> did you see the person that did it? >> no, i did not. i was in t

in seattle, i do know that the change is more recent than that, and as a result of it, seattle has seen an about -- about 10 or 11 apartment buildings built with small unit projects. it is really interesting that in those buildings, the rents tend to be about one-third or one- quarter of what the comparable rents are for a larger apartments in the same neighborhood. they also have a 1% vacancy rate, about a quarter of the citywide vacancy rate in seattle. it suggests that there is a tremendous demand for these kinds of units, and that in fact they do result in housing that is more affordable than larger housing. >> -- supervisor mar: it looks like new york might even allow smaller ones, 132 square feet. the classified class a versus class b units such as dormitories. they might be allowing smaller units and the 150. thank you so much. >> thank you. supervisor wiener: is there any additional public comment? may we close public supervisor mar: commentmar -- may we close public comment? supervisor mar: public, disclosed. we will reopen public comment without objection. two minutes. supervi

elsewhere around the country, we will look for rain in seattle and 62. a hot one for denver at 99 degrees. 94 for dallas and new orleans tomorrow is muggy and sticky with some showers there. 89 degrees. here is a look at our numbers for tomorrow. more on shore winds. and really you will feel more cooling inland. inland tomorrow than what you felt today. no 90s tomorrow. we will bring you down into the 80s. 83 for antioch and 80 for concord. the north bay santa rosa, 77. napa 74. 62 degrees for san francisco tomorrow. 58 half moon bay. gilroy 83. 72 for watsonville. remember tomorrow will be the cool eats -- the will couldest day of the -- the coolest day of the workweek. we warm things up on tuesday. and by the way this is the last full weekend of spring. summer arrives on wednesday. we will bring back some 90s as well. >> thank you, leigh. >>> the u.s. supreme court could make an historic decision as soon as tomorrow on the patient protection health care act. often referred to as obama care, the act expands coverage to millions of americans. it also req

chilling 911 tapes in the seattle cafe shootings and one man's actions have police calling him a hero. [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually all your important legal matters in just minutes. now it's quicker and easier for you to start your business... protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. >>> when bullets started to fly at a seattle cafe wednesday we learn about a hero that seattle police faced down the gunman and saved two, maybe three lives ch. listen as police describe thiz actions. >> he was sitting next to the suspect when the suspect started shooting, and the suspect had two guns. the hero picked up a stool and threw it at the suspect, hit him. picked up another stool, as the suspect is shooting and for you pointing at him and hits him with another stool. >> seattle police won't identify the man. they refer to him as only lawrence. listen as i read a quote lawrence gave police they posted on the blotter. this is what motivated him. this is quoting him. my brother died in the world trade center. i promise

the giants can relate to the seattle mariners problem. robby thompson now coaching in seattle hoping they can get back on track. giants with runners on in the first inning pablo sandoval races home and beat the throw. madison bumgarner turned out of three hits. the double setup a sacrifice fly to tie the game. he strikes out with their runner on second me. bases loaded top of the ninth for the giants when out, the strike out of melky cabrera and then with two outs nate schierholtz grounds out to end the threat stranding three runners. bottom of the ninth after two base hits a line drive to right the throw home seattle takes to add of 3 from san francisco. then i'll go to los angeles to play the angels. eli manning throughout the first pitch while caring his daughter in his other arm on fathers day. the reds when they're six generale three-one. the a's have at live up to their nickname they lead the majors in hits and runs scored this month. top of the third, a drug bunt, he feels it but throws it down the right-field line. escalon left th

kind of jealous of seattle. 70 and showers. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports last night for the first time ever, three college freshmen were the top picks in the nba draft. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. unless you were living under a rock the past month, you already know that anthony davis was selected first in the nba draft. but who went number two? >> with the second pick in the 2012 nba draft, the charlotte bobcats select michael kidd-gilchrist of the university of kentucky and somerdale, new jersey. >>> a pair of kentucky wildcats go one and two. florida's bradley beal received the perfect gift on his 19th birthday. wizards selected him third overall. it's the first time the top three picks were all freshmen. >>> a couple of big signings in the nhl. sidney crosby inked a 12-year $104 million extension with the penguins, and the kings locked down the stanley cup finals mvp. jonathan qui

the mystics down by two, but seattle has an elite player sue bird and we'll show you why. the off balance runner somehow goes in. she led all scorers with 25 points. seattle beats washington 79-71, but at least this little girl had a good time win, lose or draw. that's all for sports. i'll see you tomorrow at congressional at 5:00. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk by verizon 4g lte. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats. it spans oceans, stretches continents. and is scalable as far as the mind can see. our cloud is the cloud other clouds look up to. welcome to the uppernet. >>> a teen-ager's graduation present has gone viral. brenda martin's gave her a copy of doctor seuss' book, the places you will go. he bought it 13 years ago. over the years he secretly asked every principal and teacher she ever had to sign each pain of the book. martin was brought to tears.

this will fill out, i-5 in oregon and eventually up towards seattle. the weather pattern, temperatures will be cooler than they should be this time of year. only highs in the 60s in the northwill on the warm side. weekend forecast doesn't look like much of a change either. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. >>> coming up, stocks tumble. twitter trips up, and what you absolutely never want to see on your utility bill. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, abraham lincoln, what? the creative plot behind one debut film this weekend at the box office. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. afghan security forces carried out a counterattack at a lakeside hotel which taliban militants had taken over. while 18 civilians were freed, 14 among the 18 people were killed. >>> president obama accepted the resignation of commerce secretary john bryson who stepped down less than two weeks after suffering a seizure and multip

mid 90s along the east coast low to mid 70s around seattle and portland dress accordingly if you are heading that way and plenty of fluids. no severe weather expected. rain heading towards seattle and portland no delays there, none here around california all running on time. flight tracker abc7news.com. >>> weather not helping firefighters in colorado where this morning they are facing a triple threat in their battle against those massive wildfires in the mountains. erratic winds, high heat and zero rain making it difficult for crews to fight the 29 square mile waldo canyon fire out of control. in the past 24 hours the fire has doubled in size. more than 32,000 residents have been ordered to leave their homes as flames creeped closer into suburban neighborhoods. crews are working to keep the fire from reaching the u.s. airforce academy. president obama plans to tour colorado's fire damaged areas tomorrow. >>> egypt's first -- >> egypt's first democratically elected president says he will appoint a woman as one of his vice presidents. mohammed morsi reiterated egypt will not be an isl

elsewhere around the country, we will look for rain in seattle and 62. a hot one for denver at 99 degrees. 94 for dallas and new orleans tomorrow is muggy and sticky with some showers there. 89 degrees. here is a look at our numbers for tomorrow. more on shore winds. and really you will feel more cooling inland. inland tomorrow than what you felt today. no 90s tomorrow. we will bring you down into the 80s. 83 for antioch and 80 for concord. the north bay santa rosa, 77. napa 74. 62 degrees for san francisco tomorrow. 58 half moon bay. gilroy 83. 72 for watsonville. remember tomorrow will be the cool eats -- the will couldest day of the -- the coolest day of the workweek. we warm things up on tuesday. and by the way this is the last full weekend of spring. summer arrives on wednesday. we will bring back some 90s as well. >> thank you, leigh. >>> the u.s. supreme court could make an historic decision as soon as tomorrow on the patient protection health care act. often referred to as obama care, the act expands coverage to millions of americans. it also req

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if you're watching us on king 5 in seattle, come see local actors in a comedy about finding the right girl at the worst possible time. at perfect wedding at the olympia little theater. and that's the event of the day. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. well, fox news reports another miss usa contestant, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, is telling the exact same story as former miss pennsylvania, sheena monnin, that the five top finishers were picked in advance. the contestant also claims she heard about it all from miss florida. pageant owner donald trump has denied monnin's charges and is suing her for defamation. she says she believes miss florida isn't talking because she's afraid of retaliation. >>> portia de rossi has been cast to play lily munster, the nbc reboot of the "munsters"/mockingbird. >>> courtney cox has responded to david arquette's divorce petition with a similar filing, requesting joint custody and for arquette to be removed from her name. tmz reports the papers make no mention o

today's high temperature, a little nicer. 84 in medford, seattle. many ot in phoenix and tucson areas of washington and oregon. portland, oregon, a nice 76. thursday forecast, just a few showers. not too bad. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> well, coming up, stocks rebound, europe still looms, and yet another misstep by facebook. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the material girl reportedly has a special team to make sure her material isn't left behind. we'll explain. >>> coming up, a controversial catch, the bcs's playoff bombed, and somersaults. you're watching "early today." >> announcer: "early today" is brought do you by advil. make the switch to advil now. >>> good morning and back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. a new nbc news/wall street journal poll shows a tight race for the white house with president obama leading mitt romney, 47% to 44%. president obama's job approval rating slipped while mitt romney's personal negative rating is at an all-time high. >

like san jose, seattle, and new york. i would like to reduce debt who lives in those units, what is the cost of those units, and what is the underlying zoning where these units are being placed. i have a lot of questions and it does cross my mind, should we limit this type of housing to as i mentioned earlier to just student housing? i wanted to kind of have the opportunity to ask certain

bill whitaker, cbs news, seattle. >>> singer/songwriter and guitarist bob welch has died. he was an early member of fleetwood mac and had a successful solo career. including had thes like "sentimental lady." bob welch died yesterday at his nashville home of what police say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. he was 66. >>> and coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a breakthrough in genetic testing for unborn babies. i'm hazel sanchez. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." cuban cajun raw seafood pizza parlor french fondue tex-mex fro-yo tapas puck chinese takeout taco truck free range chicken pancake stack baked alaska 5% cashback. signup for 5% cashback at restaurants through june. it pays to discover. >>> 4 minutes before 5:00 on a friday morning. a lovely sky. mar ti ty is in the weather center. >> rain still sitting off to the east. again, shower activity is long gone from baltimore. do understand some of your watching are just now starting to see moisture exit your area. let's go ahead and take a look at the day part. it's go

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