vladimir duthiers is at the lancaster fairgrounds in northern new hampshire. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the circus was supposed to give two performances behind me in a tent that you can't see because it was so foggy. shortly after the fir performance at 5:30 p.m., severely thunderstorms hit and trapping dozens of people inside. >> people who were part of the circus just yelled run. >> brand isham was one of the 200 spectators under the circus tent when. collapsed monday evening. >> i saw stakes coming up. >> reporter: his 4-year-old son bentely was hit in the head by a pole. >> all i say was blood when i looked down. >> reporter: according to the new hampshire state myer marshal, the collapse killed a young male and a girl and said the girl is the man's grandfather. at least 17 others were hospitalized. >> we had a number that were transported by ambulance but there was also a number that would have driven there in their own personal vehicles. >> reporter: dozens of emergency crews from surrounding towns rushed to the scene. >> lancaster dispatch

she's also in the top five in new hampshire. fiorina was praised for her performance in last week's early republican debate. she's now with us from washington. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. how are you? >> i'm good. and we're pleased to have you here. tell me what your strategy is, what your plan is to take advantage of the attention that you have been receiving since the debate. >> well, you know, when i went into that debate last thursday, less than 40% of republican voters had ever heard my name. so i had a big introduction to do. and i think now that people know who i am, know that i am capable of not only winning this job but doing this job, i'm going to continue doing what i've been doing, which is talking to as many voters as i can about what i think is necessary for our nation. and what i think is necessary, first and foremost, is a different kind of leadership that will challenge the status quo in washington, get this economy going again, really cut government bureaucracy down to size and hold it accountable a

major garrett covered the academy in new hampshire. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's not uncommon for candidates to compete for votes blocks away from each other. last night in derry they were that close and their campaign styles and crowd reaction tells you a lot where it keeps you now. donald trump filled the auditorium to the rafters. >> my group. these are my people. be careful of your language. you're on seven live broadcasts tonight. >> rorter: and an overflow room spilled out the door. a short distance away jeb bush drew a much smaller quieter crowd. >> do you know what's happening to jeb bush, as you know he's right down the street? they're sleeping. they're sleeping right now. >> i love these rowdy crowds. isn't it great? >> reporter: bush was falling behind primarily nationally fielding questions from a nervous supporter. how can you beat the front-runner? >> you're talking about trump, right? you can mention his nachlt he doesn't have a conservative record. he was a democrat longer than he's been a republican. he's given more money to democrats than he

thank you so much. >>> the clinton campaign faces new trouble in the key state of new hampshire. for the first time a poll shows vermont senator bernie sanders leading hillary clinton in the first in the nation democratic primary state. the survey shows sanders in front by 44% to 37%. back in march hillary clinton had a 39-point lead. >> the same poll showed donald trump is the top republican candidate in new hampshire. he is now five points ahead of jeb bush. ohio governor john kasich is in third. another new poll shows trump holding a lead in iowa. scott walker is in second place. major garrett is in birch run, michigan, where he spoke to trump after a rally on tuesday. >> good morning. the sign still reads sold out and donald trump did pack the house here. you had to pay to get in. $125 for the best seats. $25 to the rest. all the proceeds going to the local republican party. trump remained high concept. that means few details. few in the capacity crowd didn't seem to mind. >> ladies and gentlemen, president of the united states, donald j. trump! the very thought thrilled the

in new hampshire, presidential campaigns routinely cross paths. it's not uncommon for candidates to compete for votes blocks from each other. last night here in derry, donald trump and jeb bush were that close, and the contrast in d campaign styles and crowd reaction shows you where this is. the auditorium filled to the >> these are my people. >> reporter: an overflow room spilled out the door. just a few miles away, jeb bush drew a much smaller, far quieter crowd. >> you know what's happening to jeb's crowd, right down the street? they're sleeping. they're sleeping now. >> reporter: at almost the same time, trump was pumping up his crowd -- >> i love these rowdy crowds. >> reporter: bush has fallen behind trump fielded a question from a nervous supporter. >> how can you beat the front-runner? >> you're talking about trump, right? you can mention his name. he doesn't have a proven conservative record. he was a democrat longer in the last decade than a republican. he's given more money to democrats than republicans. >> reporter: trump remained dism

the ads will air tomorrow in iowa and new hampshire. they highlight clinton's support of families and her close ties to her mother. nancy cordes is in washington where she's reporting on whether joe biden is now going to get into the race. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the vice president has always left the door open for a run, but he hasn't made any overt steps towards a bid either. but clinton's e-mail troubles and some soft poll numbers have re-ignited questions about a backup. the latest round of speculation about a biden run was sparked by a column in "the new york times." maureen dowd wrote that biden had been talking to friends, family and donors about jumping into the race and that before he died, biden's son, beau, tried to make his father promise to run, arguing that the white house should not revert to the clintons and that the country would be better off with biden values. >> my friend, my father, my hero, the next vice president of the united states, joe biden. >> reporter: beau biden passed away from brai

anna werner is at the courthouse in concord, new hampshire. he returns to the witness stand this morning. good morning. >> good morning. prosecutors say owen labrie was a senior when he allegedly raped a freshman girl. now he's here to defend himself. 19-year-old owen labrie sat stoic as the teenage girl took the stand. she later wept as she identified the prep school senior. courtroom cameras did not show her face to protect her identity. prosecutors say he raped the freshman who was then 15 in a mechanical room in may 2014 as part of an ubds ground tradition called senior salute where graduating young men tried to have sex with freshmen students. >> do you remember how you received that invitation. >> over an e-mail. >> 'cording to the "associated press" labrie told police the students would keep a tally of the underclassman which was tallied and they painted it over the wall of a wash machine until the school would paint over it and they'd post it online. the school released a statement monday that said in part allegations of our culture ar

i did a focus group in new hampshire with voters who like donald trump a lot. a big part of ha peel is not just his style but back dltground, his success. he's an emblem of american capitalistic success. you all think i'm going to be best os plan. here's what's i would actually do and to make -- to be able to answer that question. one of the questions will be whether other republicans press him or the moderators press him to offer more specifics. >> jeb bush. what was the point of him coming up to this debate saying he was going to come with his big boy pants on. >> the way you react to a bully is to fight back. you don't want to empower a bully. >> i don't think he's going to attack, but he's going to counterpunch. does trump go after them? if trump goes after them they'll all be prepared through humor or strength to hit back. i think all of them think it's dangerous to pick a fight on this stage with donald trump. >> thank you john. >> thank you charlie. >>> in our next hour rand paul will talk about his goals for tonight's debate and whether he believes trum

. >>> in new hampshire a graduate of an exclusive prep school who thought he would be entering harvard faces up to 11 years in prison for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. owen labrie was convicted of misdemeanor charges in the assault which took place days before he graduated last year. anna werner has more. >> you say madame foreperson that the defendant owen labrie is guilty? >> yes. >> a stunned owen labrie began to cry as the first guilty verdict was read as more followed he sobbed and bent over the defense table. the jury had acquitted him of more serious felony rape charges, but found he did have sex with an underage girl at the elite st. paul's boarding school. the 16-year-old testified last week. >> i was raped. i was violated in so many ways. >> labrie denied it saying the two had physical contact but he stopped himself from going further. >> i thought to myself maybe we shouldn't do this. >> the trial sheds light on what some called a secret culture of sex traditions at the elite prep school where upper classmen engaged in what they call the senior salute. they would

new hampshire on thursday. he has good stats in new hampshire. decent stats in iowa but has to build up the central part of his campaign. i think it all an improvisational quality. >> policy or positions? >> they will be positions but no policy. don't think and don't expect white papers and lots of analytical research but pronouncements probably this week on what donald trump is for and what he is against. >> major, good to have you here. thank you. >>> republican candidate ben carson is getting new attention after that debate. we will talk with him about getting his message out in spite of all the noise ahead here on "cbs this morning." >>> this morning, ferguson, missouri, is waking up under a state of emergency. police made more than 30 arrests after a fourth night of protests. officers used pepper spray against demonstrators. overall, the scenes were much calmer than the chaotic gun battle on sunday night. but police say there is an independent security team inflaming protesters and mark strassmann is in ferguson. mark, good morning. >> repor

he was cam panning thursday in new hampshire. bash also took on reporters. he defended calling children of immigrants anchor babies. >> i don't. you give me a better term and i'll use it. it's commonly referred to that. i didn't use it as my own language. what we ought to do is protect -- you want to get to the policy? i think people born in this country ought to be american citizens. there's a big difference between donald trump and me. i'm a proven conservative with a record. i have been consistently pro life. he, until recently, was for partial birth abortion. i've never met a person that thought that was a good idea. >> john heilemann is with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> what do you think of jeb bush firing back? >> when they had their dueling town halls in new hampshire it was like technicolor trump, black and white bush. he's clearly frustrated but more important than him attacking truck is the way he's attacking trump. he's saying i'm conservative and there's lots of people in the republican party and base who don't think bush is conservative

hampshire. >> karcarly fiorina, i can't sa anything because she's a woman. can i do that? women, am i allowed to fight >>? > secretary of state john kerry in havana for the flag raising of the u.s. i'm embassy after 54 years. >> a dangerous day in eastern washington and north aidaho. >> crews in california are trying to get control of the wildfire that exploded 1800 acres. >> several explosionsn i a chemical plant in texas. no reports, no injuries. >> death toll rising sharply in china's town of tianjin. 85 people are dead. injuring more than 700 people. >>>at wern mai broke that caused major damage. >> i thought the whole street was going to explode. it was scary. >>> all that -- john daly also -- this was ugly. almost as ugly as those pants. >> and all that matters. >> two, one, smooch. >> famous kiss. >> dozens of couples puckered up in times square to celebrate the end of world war ii. >> on "cbs this morning, saturday." >> taking over television. you've taken over the airwaves. it's the summer of trump. >> from the moment that he entered the race donald

i did a focus group in new hampshire with voters who like donald trump a lot one way or the other. a big part of his appeal is not just his style but his background. his success. he is an emblem of american capitalist success in the minds of a lot of voters. and i think for him to go now to start to say, okay, you all think i'm going to be best on the economy. here's my plan. here's what i would actually do. and make -- to be able to answer that question. one of the questions i think will be whether other republicans press him or the moderators press him to offer more specifics than he has so far. >> jeb bush, what do you think was the point of him saying he's going to come up to this debate with his big boy pants on? >> well, you know, he also said a thing about how, you know, about how the way you react to a bully, it was asked about trump, is to fight back. you don't want to empower a bully. >> so you don't think he'll take him on? >> i think he is not going to attack trump but counterpunch. what i think all of them are waiting for is does trump go after them. if trump goes afte

new hampshire thursday. ire. staff in new hampshire. decent staff in iowa. but he's got to build the antral part of his campaign. it still has an improvisational policy. whitolicy or positions. y this e will be positions but major, pect policy. there will be announcements this week on what donald trump is for afte and what he's again. m and ben carson is getting attention after that debate. we'll talk with him about getting his message out ahead. is waking rning ferguson, missouri is waking up to under a state of emergency. night made more than 30 arrests after a fourth night of protests. officers used pepper spray against demonstrators. overall the scenes were much calmer than the chaotic gun battle on sunday night. but police say there is an independent security team inflaming protesters. and mark strassman is in ferguson. good morning. >> over night skirmishes, the t. louis county state of 23 more does not include a re.few. but when people refused to leave eldice made 23 more arrests. belt. louis county police held the line overnight along west florissa f

if he faces time for statutory rape, it is a misdemeanor in new hampshire. and as a misdemeanor, he does not have to register as a sexual defender. the distinction is really huge. his lawyer doesn't know that. >> and his lawyer? >> jay carney is a very good lawyer. issue known him for many years. he was the lawyer for whitey bulger. nonetheless, he has bad facts. the government has bad facts. this is a tough, tough deliberation. >> thank you. >>> a lonely fight against same-sex marriage is winning support. >> when you have that much conviction, it doesn't matter what they do to you, "stand your ground." >> why some people are rally behind an official who's standing up to the supreme court. that's next. >>> and if you're heading off to work, set your dvr so you can watch us any time. we'll be right back. (epic music plays throughout) (clangs) (grunts) (bang!) gogurt. whatever it takes to get it all. daddy! lets play! sorry kids. feeling dead on your feet? i've been on my feet all day. dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles have a unique gel wave design for outrag

for "cbs this morning: saturday," anna werner, concord, new hampshire. >>> now to the ongoing investigation of wednesday's murderous attack on a tv news crew in virginia. they say the gunman fired 17 shots killing alison parker and adam ward. it happened on television but the editor saw what home viewers did not seen. >> reporter: he was work behind the scenes when the shots were fired. >> the camera didn't shut off and i could see the video that was transmitting through adam's camera. >> reporter: he saw cameraman's adam ward's watch. his hand was not moving. >> i said adam's dead. i saw a figure, i saw sparks, and i saw this coward shoot him point blank. >> reporter: he heard morning show producer melissa ott in the control room frantically trying to reach ward, her feeiancefiance. >> it quickly became, honey, answer me. you have to answer me. >> reporter: then she entered the edit room. >> i said stop right there. it was toward me. i had his picture blown up of just his watch ticking. >> reporter: he had also frozen gun. so he asked the chief photographier to take the wood. >> i think hi

. >>> bernie sanders passed hillary clinton in the new hampshire polls. it's the first time anyone's ever been passed by a guy in a prius. >> no! is this happening again? a candidate of passion is about to overtake hillary? she's about to get obama'd by an old white man. >> screw the e-mails from when she was secretary of state. i want to see the e-mails she sent out this morning. >> everyone's delivery cracks me up. >> they are having a field day. >> lots of material there. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, a $35 million collection of -- plastic balls. they are not toys. it's a bold move to fight california's drought crisis. >>> the united states restores relations from cuba. should american fugitives hiding on the island face charges here? one man in hiding more than 40 years, ahead. >>> the wall street journal says vice president joe biden is using part of his vacation in south carolina this week to consider a presidential bid. some democrats are pressing him to enter. they want the party to have another option because of

>> donald trump continues to rise in every poll in new hampshire and south carolina and nationally, z long as his poll numbers keep going up, i think you can't say trump is losing. >> is there a dilemma for roger ailes? >> at the moment he's having it bog ways, sticking by his top rated jury roomist but still has his ear ways open to donald trump. >> donald trump to my knowledge hasn't been on fox in an interview since he made those attacks. >> i don't think he's been live on the air. i'm pretty sure he's called in to "the five." >> they aired his remarks last night. >> they're giving him plenty of air time. like i say, he may be back on o'reilly sometime soon. but if he continues, there is going to escalate this, and i don't know whether -- roger ailes' mind is brilliant. i don't know what he'll thing in the long run. >> we'll be watching. >> all trump. >> there's only 20 other candidates. >> i know. thank you very much. >>> classic hit songs are finding new life this morning. ahead, anthony is going to introduce us to the man who invented a modern music formula. learn why some songs

i've been to more town halls in new hampshire than any of them. it's not even close. what i'm hearing from folks is they think the immigration system is out of control, they're worried about student debt and they're scared to death they're going to be killed by a terrorist. now, if we think that's a better position than we were in seven years ago, then it's not the america i remember. those are the things i'm going to phobe cuss on, not talking about polls and donald trump. >> calling people bimbos, telling people to go back to some place? >> i think that question answers itself. >> it is, in many way, and what norah is describing, a situation where the oxygen is being eaten up. it's not clear where many of the other candidates do sit. what's your immigration plan? people can describe trump's. it's very simple. >> here is mine. it's four steps. the first thing you need to do is build fencing or wall in the urban areas where it's appropriate, large population, not the entire border. we need to embed agents with border patrol to interdict drugs an guns. i remember that

this guy could win in iowa, new hampshire and we've always assumed that hillary clinton would be the democratic nominee. on the republican side trump has a base of somewhere between 15% and 18% that will stay with him no matter what he says, no matter what he does. now imagine, who would have thought that you could criticize george will, charles krauthammer, megyn kelly, he's going after me for call me adunce. if my mama's alive she would have called him up and ridiculed hime. my mom spent a lot of money sending me to oxford. >> you said on friday witnessing deet struck of a candidate. he seems stronger than ever. there were 24 million people that didn't turn off the channel. they stayed and watched. >> because social media's no longer a reflection of politics. it is now driving politics. we used to be critical to cable news channels for separating and isolating politics. social media's more negative, more powerful and determining the tone of the campaign. >> what i thought was interesting, after retweeting someone who called her a bimbo, and went further against megyn kelly, scott w

. >> trump returns to the campaign tonight with a town meeting in new hampshire. >>> this morning a canadian man is facing charges for pointing a laser at a police helicopter. the pilot was blinded by a bright green light. they used infrared cameras to investigate. they spotted the suspect. >> these guys are continuously hitting us. i've got them at the dead end of the court. >> they're running now. >> he's over the fence. we're going to stay with the target. we know where the target is. >> reporter: they tracked one 19-year-old from above and guided canines on the ground. the helicopter also led police to the laser. >> just keep walking, five feet, four feet, two feet, it should be right there. >> he faces three charges and is due in court next month. >> it's good to see them caught that way. >> absolutely. >> if anybody thinks that's okay do. >> it howe is that funny. >> >> it's not. >>> a drugmaker with 25 employees now up to 34 is making medical history with a little pink pill. first on "cbs this morning," sin guy whitehead of sprout,, >>> butlers may be the original on demand service. n

. >>> a circus tent that collapsed during a storm in new hampshire was put up without a necessary permit. the state fire marshal says the operator did not ask town officials to inspect the tent before monday night's show. a father and daughter were killed, and dozens of spectators were hurt. the show began about seven minutes after the national weather service sent out a severe thunderstorm warning for the area. >>> this morning the families of the colorado theater massacre victims share more heartache. jurors tuesday watched them open up about their loss. the father of alex sullivan spoke. he says that he frantically searched for his son after the attack. their family now visits the movie theater where their 27-year-old son died. >> we sat in alex's row, and we were sitting in row 12. and we leave seat 12 open for alex, and the other three of us, it's just me, we sit next to him. >> boy, that's tough to hear. the prosecution wants james holmes to get the death sentence after the victim impact statements, but the defense argues that the convicted killer was insane. if the jury agrees wit

paul school in new hampshire. that's the same school where secretary of state johnier and other prominent americans have attended. he's charged with raping a 15-year-old girl last may. they say it allegedly started with a tradition where boys compete to have the most sex with girls. >>> there's a report on an ap exclusive that says california is failing to create many green energy jobs. only 1,700 jobs were created in the last three years. a ballot measure promised to create more than 11,000 jobs each year. $297 million was given to schools to fund energy-efficient projects, but so far more than half the money was spent on consultants and auditors. >>> and the los angeles times reports on delta air lines accused of shaming passengers to spend more when you choose the cheapest fare on delta's website. you get a list of restrictions. it warns that you'll be the last to board and have seat assignment. they're pressured to pay for upgrades. >> amazon this morning is under fire. the market value is nearly $250 billion.

he was campaigning thursday in new hampshire. bush also took on reporters. he defend ed his calling americn born children anchor babies. >> you don't regret it? >> do you have a better term? >> i'm asking you. >> you give me a better term and i'll use it. i said it was commonly referred to it. i didn't use it as my own language. you want to get to the policy for a second? i think the people born in this country ought to be american citizen. there's a big difference between donald trump and me. i'm a conservative with a proven record. he isn't. i proposed a tax. i've been consistently pro-life. he until recently was for partial birth abortion. i never met a perks that actually thought that that was a good idea. >> john heilemann is with us. john, good morning. >> good morning. >> what do you think of jeb bush firing back? >> it was like technicolor trump, black and white bush. he's clearly frustrated but more important in some ways in his attacking trump is the way he's attacking trump which serves another purpose for bush. he's saying i'm conservative. and t

. >> campaigning in new hampshire friday jeb bush said he thought he didgreat on thursday's debate and explained his new se self-proclaimed nickname. >> i told him i'm the tortoise in the race. slow, steady progress. stay focused, do the right thing each day and that's the way i intend to win. >> reporter: a slow and steady race largely depends on donald trump. >> who is unwilling tonight to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the republican party? >> reporter: the billionaire businessman isn't ruling 0 but a third party run and on friday he found himself on the defensive for belittling his rivals. >> i don't think you heard me. you're having a hard time tonight. >> reporter: mocking the moderators. >> honestly, megyn, if you don't like it i'm sorry. >> reporter: and dismissing megyn kelly. >> you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. but i said to myself what am i doing. i'm here in front of these people doing fox a favor by doing this show. >> reporter: late last night the latest comments lost trump an invite to the meeting of

this guy could win in new hampshire and iowa and we've already assume hillary clinton will be on the democratic nominee. on the republican side, trump now has a base of somewhere between 15% and 18%. that will stay with him for matter what he says, no matter what he does. who would have thought that you could criticize george will, charles krauthammer, megyn ke y kelly. he's called me a duns oig. if my mom was alive, she would have ridiculed him. my mother spent a lot of money sending me to oxford. >> you said on friday you were witnessing the destruction of a candidate, but he seems stronger than ever. he'll stay this this race. over 20 4 million people stayed and watched. >> and that is because social media is no longer is reflection of polliitics, it is now drivin politics. we used to be critical of cable for separating politics. social media is more negative, more powful and it is determining the tone of the campaign. >> so after retweeting who someone called her a bimbo and it went even further, scott walker when we asked him would you say the comments would be inappropriate, he