Good morning, good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning, lawmakers in arkansas and indiana are working on changes to religious rights bills that caused a fire storm of criticism. The governor of arkansas backed away from his promise to sign the bill. This morning, indianas legislative leaders are set to meet with Business Leaders including representatives of the pacers eli lilly. Governor mike pence, who signed the indiana bill faces stiff pressure from the business and sports ground. Mark is in washington. Good morning, mark. Good morning, annmarie. The white house is weighing in. The indiana and arkansas legislation is quote, not consistent with the values of the vast majorities of ameicans. Indiana lawmakers say they are close to an agreement on new legislation that would clarify the states freedom law. The question is we are moving the spectrum that has been raised. Discrimination and denial of service, facilities and other things. Thats what we are focusing on. Reporter they are working to add new language to prevent it from using them to discriminate against gays and lesbians. They have their supporters including ted cruz. The law of what indiana just passed, that was passed in 1993 passed nearly unanimously in congress. Democrat, bill clinton, signed it into law. Reporter it is now on the desks of arkansas senator. He refused to sign the bill until its more in line with federal law. In the state laws the language is broader and different interpretations. My son, seth asked me to veto the bill and gave me permission to make that reference. Reporter he faces criticism over the state law from businesses including walmart. He has five days to take action before the bill becomes law without his signature. The ncaa final four is in indianapolis this weekend raising the pressure even more to resolve this issue before tip off. Two hours north of there in walkerton, indiana memories pizza is getting threats after they support their decision not to cater gay weddings. An assistant softball coach said who is going to walkertown with me to burn down memories pizza. She may face harassment and intimidation charges. Annmarie . Thank you, mark. This morning, gunmen stormed a College Campus in kenya. The campus is located in northeast kenya near the somali border. At least two people were killed and 29 wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the raid. A somali islamist group,al shah bad carried out these at a nairobi shopping mall. Theres a chance of thunderstorms from texas to southwest minnesota. Large hail and damaging winds are expected. In california the trouble is water, the lack of water, following years of extreme drought. Governor jerry brown imposed the first mandatory water restrictions. Snow supplies a third of the states water. Theres new that is californias snow level is at the lowest in 65 years. Danielle nottingham reports. The Sierra Valley snowpack is usually at its high right now. The snow drought is apparent. We are standing on grass and should be standing on snow. Reporter there is no snow to measure at this key survey sight. This is the first year in measurements going back to 1942 where the snow course has been bare. Reporter water Officials Say 60 to 70 of the survey sites have no snow. The governor is taking unprecedented action to deal with the drought. Im issuing an executive order. Reporter for the first time in californias history, the governor is imposing mandatory restrictions to reduce water use 25 . Its going to affect golf courses, peoples lawns, universities campuses all sorts of institutions. Reporter the snowpack which supply as third of californias water plunged to an historic low. People should realize, we are in a new era. The idea of your nice green grass getting lots of water every day, that could be a thing of the past. Reporter Governor Brown says the new mandatory restrictions could save 488 billion gallons of water over the next nine months. Danielle nottingham cbs news california. A fishing trawler sank off the russian coast. 132 members on board, at least 54 are dead and 15 others are missing. Russias Tass News Agency says it crew may have exceeded the ships cargo capacity. Senator Robert Menendez is set to appear in court to enter a not guilty plea for bribery and corruption. The new jersey democrat was indicted yesterday and stepped down as the top ranking democrat on the Senate Foreign relations committee. We have the report. Reporter a defiant new jersey senator, bob menendez answered charges at what sounded like a pep rally. Im outraged prosecutors were striked into starting this investigation three years ago with false allegations by those who have a political motive to silence me. I will not be silenced. Reporter menendez is accused of accepting 1 million in unreported gifts from a florida eye doctor a longtime friend and political donor. The 14count indictment include flights on commercial and private jets caribbean villas and resorts, golf outings and hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions. He advocated for him. He received millions in medicare reimbursement. They raided his medical offices two years ago. Bob menendez is the first sitting u. S. Senator to face indictment in seven years. Hes confident he will be cleared. I asked my friends, colleagues and community to hold their judgment and remember all the other times when prosecutors got it wrong. Reporter menendez is expected to be in court thursday. Marley hall newark new jersey. The talks to reach a deal to control Irans Nuclear program passed a second day. Significant progress has been made but theres no deal yet. Depending on who you listen to a deal is within reaches or talks near collapse. Negotiators with six countries, including the u. S. Want to block their ability to build a bomb. Robert durst will be in louisiana this morning. Attorneys for the ak centric millionaire say his arrest in new orleans was inlal id. The fbi searched his hotel room illegally. Hes wanted in california for the murder of his friend susan berman. Coming up on the morning news convictions in an Historic School cheating scandal. Atlanta educators are found guilty in a case involving teachers. A heart transplant patient is killed in a car chase. This is the cbs morning news. People with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. If you have high blood sugar ask your doctor about farxiga. Its a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. Along with diet and exercise farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. With one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. 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Doctors reversed the decision to deny him a spot on the list because they didnt think he would follow the treatment plan. 11 educators are facing prison sentences. They were convicted on racketeering charges. We have the report. We the jury find the defendant guilty. Reporter 11 educators were stunned when the verdict came down. Judge jerry baxter presided over the case. It starts today. Reporter the allegations date back to 2009 when a state investigation found that 44 middle and Elementary Schools cheated with nearly 180 educators involved including 38 principals. According to investigators, they gave students answers and changed answers on tests after they had been submitted. Prosecutors claim they were motivated to keep their jobs or get bonuses. Educators tried to report the cheating but had fear from beverly hall. Hall was indicted but died less than a month ago of breast cancer. She maintained her innocence and never faced charges. One had her case dismissed. The other 11 will remain behind bars. I dont see how you send educators to prison. I dont see that. I dont see Fulton County safer because of that. As an attorney i respect the system and the verdict. Im trying to figure out which case they listened to for the last seven months. Of the 35 educators, the most received plea deals of pro bags and fines. This were con vekted on racketeering charges. This is the first time its happened in an academic trial. Cbs news new york. This morning, Duke University is trying to find out who hung a noose on campus. Several thousand students protested. The universitys president said it is a rejection of racism. The noose was found on a tree wednesday morning. Campus police are investigating. Straight ahead, fall out in a road rage case. A cop releasing a tirade on an uber driver. He finds himself now with a new assignment. Im phil mickelson, pro golfer. Enbrel helps relieve pain and stop joint damage. Ive been on the course and on the road. 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On the cbs moneywatch, a pay raise for mcdonalds workers and a driverless car makes a big entrance at the auto show. Jill wagner is at the new york stock change with that and more. Good morning, jill. Good morning. Mcdonalds is raising pay. There are 14,000 mcdonalds in the u. S. The company owns 10 of them representing 90,000 workers. July 1, starting salaries will be more than local minimum wage and workers will get paid time off. Restaurants ran by franchises will make their own pay decisions. There have been ongoing demonstrations and lawsuits about the wages. The dow fell 77 points s p lost eight and nasdaq 20 points lower. Allegiant air expects to file suit after the pilots strike. They will comply with the court order. The pilots say allegiant is highly profitable a strike today would have affected some 33,000 passengers. Hbo is headed to the Internet Television service, sling tv. It is the first time hbo offered their content on a live tv service. 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Here is a look at todays forecast in cities around the country. The new York City Police detective caught on video yelling at an uber driver has been placed on modified duty. You understand me . Okay. Stop it with your mouth. Stop it with your for what sir, for what sir. Detectives recorded him mocking his accent and berating him. Discourt si like that and language like that is unacceptable. They called the detectives behavior cringe worthy. He is being removed from the elite unit where hes been serving and its being investigated by the civilian Complaint Review board. A milestone is made in the makeover of wrigley field. They installed the last panel of the video screen. Wrigley is the last Major League Park to install a monitor. It will be ready when the cubs open the season against the cardinals on sunday. The bleachers would be open until mid season. A familiar face returned to the set of the price is right. Now, heres your host, drew carey. It wasnt drew carey. Bab barker returned to take the reigns of the game show he hosted for 35 years. Ift was an april fools joke. Barker did host for the first segment. Barker said he never has had a welcome like the one he received. This is the cbs morning news. Wish your skin could bounce back like it used to . New neutrogena hydro boost water gel. With hyaluronic acid it plumps skin cells with intense hydration and locks it in. For supple, hydrated skin. Hydro boost. From neutrogena. Packing should be simple like new Nature Valley nut crisp bars. Lets see if hikers are keeping it simple too. Whats happening here . Just a little pack inspection a loofah. A tape measure. Claves. Seriously . Fresh pine. Smells exactly like right where were standing. Stick to simple. Nuts. Seeds. Sweetness. New Nature Valley nut crisp bars. Boom. Delicious. A dash board camera inside an Oklahoma School bus captures a scary headon crash monday. The bus driver pulls to a stop when he spots an oncoming suv. Theres no way to avoid a collision. The suv slams into the bus as 60 miles an hour. Eight students were hurt though none of them seriously. The driver of the suv suffers from seizures and that may have been the cause. A former beatles and their families are paying tribute to Cynthia Lennon this morning, the first wife of john lennon. He died wednesday at 75. The couple met in school in liverpool. Their relationship ended in 1968 after john met o coe owe know. Mccartney released a Statement Wednesday saying she was a good mother and will be missed by us all. Yoko ono says she had a zest. I was proud how we stood firm in the beatles family. A man is helping to rebuild detroit by turning forgotten structures into instruments for change. We have the report. Reporter detroit has more than 70,000 abandoned buildings, including this old cadillac plant. All of this old wood is like buried treasure for mark wallace. Could you make a guitar out of this pile of wood . Absolutely. Reporter he started making guitars out of detroits reclaimed wood a year and a half ago. You love playing this guitar . I do. Its great to know something i built came out of this district. Reporter decades ago, the wood from these buildings came from forests where trees grew slowly. They have tight grain patterns. The wood has great resonance and sound. Reporter each guitar is hand crafted and as unique as a fingerprint. Hes made 24 so far and hopes, eventually, with a team of craftsmen to produce a couple hundred a year. They are priced at 2,000 a piece. Its amazing to take an old piece of wood that looks like garbage. Most turn it into a dumpster and turn it into something beautiful. Its a work of art. Reporter he says the guitars are a tribute to detroits rich music history. From motown to rock. Reporter to rap. I love this city. I understand there are a lot of places in the city that look like they are beat up and run down and look like they could never come back. This guitar tells a different story. Reporter a city where remnants of the past are being transformed into a symbol of hope for the future. Chip reid cbs news detroit. Thats the cbs morning news for this thursday. Im annemarie green. Have a great day. Im confident at the end of the day i will be vindicated. Senator menendez standing strong in the face of his indictment on corruption charges. He is expected to turn himself in and appear in court today. Good morning im ukee washington. Im erika von tiehl. Also the teenage suspect delivered a income out punch to the 60 yearold man is expect to turn himself in. How septa police ided this suspect. Gave me a gesture with the firearm and toll me to get out on have there. A fire fighter speaks out after one of his own holds him at gunpoint details of the hostage it ways earl will they are week at lah mountain mountain the fire
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