Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20150427 : comparemela

Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20150427

In nepal. More than 3800 lives lost and thousands more injured. Powerful aftershocks continue. Out, out. The quake caused an avalanche at Mount Everest. At least 18 people died. Oh my gosh, this is the biggest tail ive ever seen. Oh, and its im covered in glass. Severe weather including hail damaging winds and, yes, tornado for texas up towards oklahoma. Tornado behind me. Off the coast of alabama, search efforts are under way for a group of missing boaters. Two people were killed when a powerful storm hit the area. In baltimore today, the funeral of freddie gray follows a week of outrage capped off by looting and arrests. The smoking gun is in the pattern of behavior. The Clinton Foundation is admitting it made mistakes. The sloppiness is simply inexcusable. The longawaited trial for colorado movie gunman james holmes begins today. Hes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Violent protests in mexico as demonstrators mark the disappearance of 43 college students. All that no way what . No way he caught that. And all that matters. John dickerson here getting used to getting up every sunday morning, even the sunday morning after the white house Correspondents Dinner. The truth of the matter is i may still be there. Being president is never easy. I still have to fix a broken immigration system issue veto threats, negotiate with iran all while finding time to pray five times a day. [ laughter ] ncer somewhere captioning funded by cbs. Welcome to cbs this morning. The ground is still shaking in nepal, more than two days after a giant earthquake. Repeated aftershocks are frightening survivors and delaying the disaster response. Saturdays magnitude 7. 8 quake is the countrys worst in 81 years. This morning, the death toll jumped to more than 3,900, that includes three americans killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest. A dozen more climbers are trapped on the worlds tallest mountain. Rescuers are struggling to reach mountain villages cut off by the quake. Holly williams is in kathmandu where survivors are jamming the roads trying to get out. Holly, good morning. Reporter good morning. Theyre still digging through the rubble here in kathmandu hoping to find survivors but expecting to discover many more bodies. The ground began to heave in nepal at midday on saturday. This security video captured the violent tremors. In just a few minutes, the quake razed buildings to the ground fluted tarmac roads and claimed more than 3,000 lives. The wounded, some with head and spine injuries, poured into nepals hospitals. Many of them poorly equipped for a disaster like this one. In the ancient heart of nepals capital, several centuriesold Hindu Temples were leveled. This morning, we found this search team working furiously, digging through the rubble with shovels and even their bare hands. Most of them like this man, are volunteerswho were hoping to find survivors. Chances are very slim but we should do what we can do. Thats all we are doing here. Reporter this teenaged girl was found by another rescue team today. They used crowbars to free her from the debris. Theyve already begun to cremate their dead in nepal, lighting hindu funeral pyres for their loved ones. And still the aftershocks keep coming, jolting a nation already on edge. Thousands of people are sleeping on the street. Not because their homes were destroyed, but because theyre fearful of being inside if another tremor shakes buildings to their foundations. Rp aimee amisha tammong described what it was like when the earthquake hit. We waited until the last moment. Reporter you thought you were going to die . Yes. Reporter there were more aftershocks last night and as long as they continue people will stay here on the street, too frightened to go home. Gayle . It is frightening just watching from new york isnt it . And they say the death toll will get worse. Thank you, holly williams, in kathmandu. A group of los angeles firefighters left for nepal late last night. Rescuers from all over the world are on their way there. Some are at Mount Everest evacuating climbers who survived this deadly avalanche. It nearly wiped out a base camp on the mountain. Elizabeth palmer is tracking the incredible difficult rescue effort from london. Elizabeth, good morning. Reporter good morning to you. That Everest Base Camp you mentioned is only roughly 100 miles north and east of the epicenter so the effect of the quake on the mountain was dramatic. First the earth heaved and shocked . The ground is shaking. Reporter then a huge avalanche thundered towards the sprawling Everest Base Camp. German climber j ost cobush managed to take cover but at least 18 people died including Dan Fredinburg from california who was working hard to make his second attempt. Marisa eve girawong, a physicians assistant from new jersey, and tom taplin a filmmaker working on an everest documentary. His wife said he died in the shock wave of the avalanche. He loved life he loved to travel and he loved adventures and he loved the mountains so those are the things that i that come to mind at least right now. Reporter heres where the deadly avalanche roared through Everest Base Camp. But thousands of feet above at camps 1 and 2, about 1150 climbers are stranded their route down blocked by tons of unstable rock and ice. Carston peterson was heading to base camp when the avalanche struck. Just got down ten minutes before the avalanche. Had we been ten minutes slower we would have been thrown into the rocks somewhere. Reporter today a Helicopter Rescue mission is in full swing, but the High Altitude means they can only load two climbers at a time. These, looking cold and shaken were among the first to be brought safely down this morning. For now, the weather is good but rescuers fear its not going to stay that way. And those aftershocks just keep on coming with terrifying consequences. As one of the climbers stranded in camp one tweeted its so unstable that rocks fall and minor avalanches occur constantly. My heart leaps every time the earth moves. Gayle . Thank you Elizabeth Palmer in london. Ahead, Scientists Say this earthquake was 16 times more powerful than the massive quake in haiti that killed at least 200,000 people in 2010. A professor will look at the power behind the devastation on cbs this morning. Storms are threatening many across the south after several tornados touchdowned overnight. A new view from the air shows flood waters surrounding homes, barns and cars south of dallas. Winds tore roofs off homes, a few have been leveled, thousands are without power as the threat continue this is morning. Our dallasfort worth ktv is in texas. Good morning. Reporter good morning. As the sun come cans up in texas were getting a better idea of all the damage after this storm. This is a trailer on its side. Right behind it a canopy blown over from a gas station and this is some of the damage all across the region. Tornado right behind me. Reporter tornados struck across North Central texas sunday afternoon bringing high winds reaching up to 80 miles per hour. More twisters touched down well after dark downing trees and power lines. Tearing off roof tops and spreading degree across roads. This big rig tanker trailer overturned on to its side. Weve got softball sized hail going on and i just got yup, im okay. Ive just got glass all over me. Reporter softball sized hail pelted homes and car, blanking highways and keeping some of the most experienced Storm Chasers on their toes. This is the biggest hail ive ever seen. Reporter warning sirens blared across counties well into the morning. Storm clouds could be seen for miles bringing with them heavy lightning. One passenger aboard a flight to dallas captured the electric intense friday the air, but back on the ground heavy flooding as left many roads impasseableimpassable. A major concern now is all the flooding and if people are waking up theyre starting to assess the damage. The good news is no reported injuries after the storm. At least two people are dead and four more missing after a powerful storm capsized. Several boats in alabamas mobile bay. The storm hit during a regatta with hundreds of people on the ward saturday. Some question the decision to run the event with the threat of severe weather. Reporter the weather was just fine when the regatta first got started baby 3 00 in the afternoon, the National Weather service issued a storm warning for mobile bay. They wanted all boaters to take shelter. By then it was already too late for boaters already on the water. Trim down. Trim down. Reporter with a powerful storm bearing down Joshua Edwards and four others on board this boat had no choice but to ride it out. The group spots a much smaller boat struggling against the 70 mile per hour winds. Moments later it disappears and the storm worsens. Edwards and his group are safe but several people are still captioning funded by cbs 50 feet visibility then people were all over the place. Reporter more than 100 sailboats were participating in the Dauphin Island regatta when the storm hit saturday afternoon. Officials are investigating whether the race should have been canceled. At this point, we are still focused on the searchandrescue side of this. Investigations ss will follow on. Randy rutledge and his wife were among 40 people rescued. I said jesus, i trust you, lord. And this morning the storm subsided just enough that i could keep my head up. Reporter searchandrescue teams have covered more than 1700 miles in search of survivors. Were working hard to bring those still missing back to their families. Reporter we attentioned to reach the Fairhope Yacht Club the organizers of this event but they had no comment. One of the biggest things they worry about today is the chance of more thunderstorms. The penalty phase begins if Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs trial. Lawyer will try to show why the convicted Boston Marathon bomber should spend life in prison instead of getting the Death Penalty. The prosecution witnesses delivered emotional testimony last week. Rik i klieman is with us. How did the prosecution do last week . We have to remember what these juror have heard and seen are things no human being should have to live through. Its as if the jurors have been part of the carnage victims of the carnage. They too, may be suffering from this evidence. So the overcome the prosecutions penalty phase borders on the impossible. Some of the most difficult testimony came about eightyearold Martin Richard who was killed. The jurors know his parents dont want tsarnaev to face the Death Penalty . Theoretically the jurors should not know. They wrote a letter. It was on the front page of the boston globe, not in the opinion section. There have been other victims who have supported life in prison. The jurors should not know about that. However, you have an interesting question here. The jurors wont wont make any difference to them that richards parents did not testify in the penalty phase because theyve heard from Martin Richards father in the guilt phase. What is the defense to do . Should the defense dare to ever call Martin Richards parents in the penalty phase . I would never do it i think its too cruel. But might they send an emissary like an investigator, to find out if in fact someone like the Richards Family or other victims might testify for them. Highrisk move. What are the chances of him taking the stand . Hes indicate head doesnt mind if he gets the Death Penalty. Well, looking at his writings in the boat he was certainly looking for martyrdom, jealous, in fact, of his brothers martyrdom, dying in the cause. It has been said that life in prisonment is a far worse sentence for him and that therefore these jurors along with the globe poll that shows there are more people in favor of life that perhaps that is the best alternative. If he dares stake the stand over your objections he might just ask for deaths. The jurors could spite him and give him life. Rickey klieman, thanks the funeral for freddie gray will take place in about an hour. The 25yearold baltimore man died after stuffing a spine injury in police cus difficult his death sparked a week of protest. Hes a photographer hes press hes a photographer reporter a photojournalist at the Baltimore City paper says he was taken down by Police Officers as protests turned violent saturday. A Police Spokesman said it can be difficult to tell media apart from protesters. Baltimores mayor says police are doing a good job. I was extremely proud of the men and women in blue who worked yesterday to facilitate the peaceful protests. Reporter police ended up arresting 35 people. New revelations about the u. S. Drone program that mistakenly killed american hostage Warren Weinstein in january. The wall street journal says president obama signed off on looser rules for those drone strikes inside pakistan. The policy gives the cia flexibility to bypass standards put in place to protect civilians if other countries. Cbs news has learned that United States officials are considering changes to a longstanding policy dealing with hostages held abroad. Julianna goldman is in washington with the evolving debate. Julianna good morning. Reporter good morning. The details come on the hands of learning Warren Weinsteins family paid 250,000 in 2012 to try and free him, despite the government prohibiting such payments. Now officials are acknowledging the need to be more sensitive to the families of u. S. Hostages abroad. The families of u. S. Hostages have complained that theyve been kept in the dark, with the Government Holding back timely information, often dragging them through a bureaucratic mess. A close friend of murdered journalist Steven Sotloff told cbs in september his family was shut down by government officials when they tried to get around the law. We had meets with the administration families sat with the National Security Council Officials and he bullied and hectored them and they were scared. The family of murdered journalist james foley reported they were threatened with prosecution to f they tried to make a ransom payment. His mother diane foley told cbs news the potential changes are a positive step but a baby step. The goal of the ongoing review is to try to address those frustrations. Reporter while the Obama Administration will still retain a noransom policy an official says the review will likely recommend the families not be threatened with prosecution. Theyll work directly a Broader Group of Government Agencies including the state department and the fbi instead of the case officer currently assigned to the families. Officials are also determining the best wail to share intelligence with families including, for example, hostage whereabouts which is often classified. I dont think it helps to look the other way. These people need the governments help. Reporter chris voss a former lead Hostage Negotiator for the fbi, says the case of war when Warren Weinstein can s an example of what happens when families try to pay ransom protection. A quarter of a Million Dollars end up in ransomers pockets and the hostage ends up dead. Reporter the u. S. Official says last weeks dramatic turn of events with news of Warren Weinsteins death may slow down the review process, but norah, they expect it to be completed within weeks. Julianna thank you. The Clinton Foundation admits it made mistakes in its public list of contributors. The charitys acting ceo says the foundation expects to refile tax forms for some years. Laura pally says government grants were not properly identified to the irs. Questions about the Foundations Fund praising have multiplied since Hillary Clinton started her campaign two weeks ago. A woman is suing police over what she calls Excessive Force. Ahead, the disturbing video of announcer this National Weather report sponsored by kay jewelers. Every kiss begins with kay. The massive Nepal Earthquake was so possible it shifted the capital city ten feet in 30 seconds. Ahead, hersheys spreads. Bring the delicious taste of hersheys chocolate to anything everything. With hersheys spreads, the possibilities are delicious. 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