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and ben tracy in joplin one year after the tornado. lessons of life, love, and loss. >> you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here for you anymore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're beginning with a major government recommendation that is just coming out this evening. it could affect virtually every man in america. a top panel of health experts says that men should no longer get routine p.s.a. tests to screen for prostate cancer. the reason, it says, is that the tests may lead to treatments that do more harm than good. more than 33,000 american men die of prostate cancer each year and every year 20 million get the p.s.a. test to detect the disease early. the recommendation tonight is already causing a lot of criticism and we asked dr. jon lapook to tell us more. >> reporter: for 20 years, the message has been the same: get a p.s.a. test every year or two, detect prostate cancer early and save your life. >> hold that right th
and ben tracy in joplin one year after the tornado. lessons of life, love, and loss. >> you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here for you anymore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're beginning with a major government recommendation that is just coming out this evening. it could affect virtually every man in america. a top panel of health experts says that men...
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. >>> anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> a cbs board to veteran turned 93 and is fading away, ben tracy shows us he's never wavered in his fight to honor fellow veterans >>> at an age when most veterans give all they had john parks wants to do more, in his eighties he all billed as cemetery in sonoma county dedicated to veterans. parks still serves the country he fought for in world war two, >>> that keeps me alive >>> the latest project flag he designed with a simple thing: veterans remembered called >>> it is ludicrous all different military have a flag >>> the average veteran does not so she dreams of having a flat fly in all 50 states a campaign he waged from his bedside his daughter >>> he is a humble person but is doing something that is larger than he is as an individual >>> 25 states including california have approved the flag for him and then sat down and have to go >>> those veterans should be recognized that would be accomplished by making this a national emblem >>> it will always be not just the veterans remembered flag it will be my father remembered flag, my father a veteran and as
. >>> anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> a cbs board to veteran turned 93 and is fading away, ben tracy shows us he's never wavered in his fight to honor fellow veterans >>> at an age when most veterans give all they had john parks wants to do more, in his eighties he all billed as cemetery in sonoma county dedicated to veterans. parks still serves the country he fought for in world war two, >>> that keeps me alive >>> the latest project flag he designed with a...
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and you think about the future that he could have had. >> reporter: ben tracy, cbs news, joplin, missouri. >>> al megrahi is being bury today in libya. he died sunday of cancer at age 60, three years after being released from prison believing he had months to live. he was convicted in 2001 of planting the bomb of the pan am jet, killing all on plane, mostly american, and 11 on the ground. >>> chinese human rights activist chen gaungchan is settling in. he boarded a u.s. flight in beijing. he was granted a fellowship to study law at nyu, which includes an on-campus apartment. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," while the bmi index may be replaced with a better way to measure obesity. a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat! hmmm. you'll bring a lot to the party. [ all ] yay! [ female announcer ] new ensure clear. nine grams prote
and you think about the future that he could have had. >> reporter: ben tracy, cbs news, joplin, missouri. >>> al megrahi is being bury today in libya. he died sunday of cancer at age 60, three years after being released from prison believing he had months to live. he was convicted in 2001 of planting the bomb of the pan am jet, killing all on plane, mostly american, and 11 on the ground. >>> chinese human rights activist chen gaungchan is settling in. he boarded a u.s....
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but as ben tracy reports, the people of joplin are rebuilding, even as they mourn the loss. ♪ this little light of mine >> reporter: near the foundation of where their church once stood, the members of peace lutheran came together this morning. ♪ i'm going to let it shine >> reporter: how do you feel a year later? >> oh, proud of everybody. >> reporter: the f-5 tornado that leveled one-third of joplin last year, also destroyed their church. they have not yet rebuilt it, but over on 26th street, the steeple of st. paul's methodist is again reaching for the same sky that last year tore it down. all over joplin, new homes are being built. 446 of the 553 businesses destroyed have reopened. the new playground in the city's main park is a big draw. yet some things cannot be replaced. >> i just soak up the sun and soak up the joy that my son gave me. >> reporter: michelle comes to this field to feel close to her son lance. this is where he died. days after the tornado, she was frantically searching for her 16-year-old who was out driving her car when the tornado hit. >> his backpack was still
but as ben tracy reports, the people of joplin are rebuilding, even as they mourn the loss. ♪ this little light of mine >> reporter: near the foundation of where their church once stood, the members of peace lutheran came together this morning. ♪ i'm going to let it shine >> reporter: how do you feel a year later? >> oh, proud of everybody. >> reporter: the f-5 tornado that leveled one-third of joplin last year, also destroyed their church. they have not yet rebuilt...
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ben tracy reports. >> reporter: 25-year-old richard den worked at a lab at san francisco va hospital. he was studying a rare strain of bacteria that can cause blood infection, or meningitis. dr. harry lampiris is head of infection disease section. >> he went home on friday at 5 p.m. at 7 p.m. he started to develop symptoms of fatigue, headache and chills. >> reporter: he died just 17 hours later. as many as 60 people who may have come in contact with him have been given antibiotics as a precaution. the disease can be spread through sneezing, coughing and kissing. >> we were concerned there might have been a spill. but this was a highly competent and experienced individual, even though he was young. >> reporter: more than 500,000 people work in laboratories in the u.s. a survey of u.s. labs found a third reported at least one laboratory associated infection. dr. murphy studies infectious disease at cedar sinai. she says simple mistakes still happen. >> most definitely there's a high awareness in the laboratory setting, the potential for transmission and you often don't realize how many
ben tracy reports. >> reporter: 25-year-old richard den worked at a lab at san francisco va hospital. he was studying a rare strain of bacteria that can cause blood infection, or meningitis. dr. harry lampiris is head of infection disease section. >> he went home on friday at 5 p.m. at 7 p.m. he started to develop symptoms of fatigue, headache and chills. >> reporter: he died just 17 hours later. as many as 60 people who may have come in contact with him have been given...
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a year after a tornado wiped out joplin, missouri, ben tracy returns to find a city on the mend. and ping-pong prodigy, john blackstone introduces us to the 16-year-old who is america's best hope yet for an olympic medal. >> i'm am going to fight to the very end. i want the medal for my victory. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor, after more than ten and a half years of war in afghanistan the u.s. and its allies this weekend are looking for the best way out. the setting is a nato summit in chicago against the backdrop of demonstrations. senior white house correspondent bill plante is in chicago. he begins our coverage, bill, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jeff, well, the u.s. and its partners in nato are just plain tired of the war in afghanistan. it's unpopularity has added to political pressures here and abroad to get the troops out even sooner than planned. and the question is how to do that without giving up the gains that have been made. that's the main topic here at the nato meeting in chicago. with fra
a year after a tornado wiped out joplin, missouri, ben tracy returns to find a city on the mend. and ping-pong prodigy, john blackstone introduces us to the 16-year-old who is america's best hope yet for an olympic medal. >> i'm am going to fight to the very end. i want the medal for my victory. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor, after more than ten and a half years of war in afghanistan the u.s. and its allies...
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. >> a year after a tornado wiped out joplin, missouri, ben tracy returns to find a city on the mend. and ping-pong prodigy, john blackstone introduces us to the 16-year-old who is america's best hope yet for an olympic medal. >> i'm one of five. i want the medal for my victory. >> this is the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, i'm jeff glor, after more than ten and a half years of war in afghanistan the u.s. and its allies this weekend are looking for the best way out. the setting is a nato summit in chicago against the backdrop of demonstrations. senior white house correspondent bill plante is in chicago. he begins our coverage, bill, good evening. >> good evening, jeff, well, the u.s. and its partners in nato are just plain tired of the war in afghanistan. it's unpopularity has added to political pressures here and abroad to get the troops out even sooner than planned. and the question is how o to do that without giving up the gains that have been made. that's the main topic here at the nato meeting in chicago. with france's new presi
. >> a year after a tornado wiped out joplin, missouri, ben tracy returns to find a city on the mend. and ping-pong prodigy, john blackstone introduces us to the 16-year-old who is america's best hope yet for an olympic medal. >> i'm one of five. i want the medal for my victory. >> this is the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, i'm jeff glor, after more than ten and a half years of war in afghanistan the u.s. and...
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. >> pelley: and one year after the tornado, ben tracy tells us joplin is preparing for the next one. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" ood evenint pelley. >> pelley: good evening. facebook is all about sharing information, but it turns out that banks did not share all that they knew about the company before investors spent billions as been rs on its stock. stock that has been falling in value since the day it went on sale. facebook shares lost nearly $3 today to close just over $31. wae stock was supposed to be priced so that it would go up, but it hit the market at $38, now and now it is down 18%. 10e company's value has plummeted from $104 billion to less than $67 billion, a loss to investors of more than $37 billion, so far. nthony m went wrong? here's anthony mason. >> mason: two weeks ago, while facebook founder mark zuckerberg was out touting his new stock, and banks backing the deal were raising the offering price, some of those same banks were quietly cutting revenue forecasts for the company. at morgan stanley, the lead firm on the offering, an analy
. >> pelley: and one year after the tornado, ben tracy tells us joplin is preparing for the next one. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" ood evenint pelley. >> pelley: good evening. facebook is all about sharing information, but it turns out that banks did not share all that they knew about the company before investors spent billions as been rs on its stock. stock that has been falling in value since the day it went on sale. facebook shares lost...
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and ben tracy in joplin one year after the tornado. lessons of life, love, and loss. >> you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here for you anymore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're beginning with a major government recommendation that is just coming out this evening. it could affect virtually every man in america. a top panel of health experts says that men should no longer get routine p.s.a. tests to screen for prostate cancer. the reason, it says, is that the test may lead to treatments that do more harm than good. more than 33,000 american men die of prostate cancer each year and every year 20 million get the p.s.a. test to detect the disease early. the recommendation tonight is already causing a lot of criticism and we asked dr. jon lapook to tell us more. >> reporter: for 20 years, the message has been the same: get a p.s.a. test every year or two, detect prostate cancer early and save your life. >> hold that right the
and ben tracy in joplin one year after the tornado. lessons of life, love, and loss. >> you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here for you anymore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're beginning with a major government recommendation that is just coming out this evening. it could affect virtually every man in america. a top panel of health experts says that men...
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ben tracy, cbs news, joplin, missouri. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. ♪ you need to show >> the latest on the death of beegee robin gibb. ♪ how deep is your love >> his five honal hours. plus, the brothers final feud. >> i have been deliberately disinvolved. >> nothing and no one can come between me and you. >> and the decade they defined. then, the emotional tributes to donna um isser and whitney houston at the billboard music awards. maria shriver and the hollywood
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here's ben tracy. >> reporter: at an age when most veterans have given all they have, jim parks still wants to do more. when he was in his eighties, he helped build this cemetery in california's sonoma county, dedicated to veterans. >> one nation, under god. >> reporter: parks is still serving the country he fought for in world war ii. >> that's what is keeping me alive. >> reporter: his latest project is a flag that he designed with a simple theme-- veterans remember. >> when you think of it, the active branches of the military, all five have a flag. even the surgeon general has a flag. >> reporter: but the average veteran does not. so parks who today turned 93 dreams of having that flag fly in all 50 states. a campaign he wages from his bedside. parks daughter, ella stenberg. >> he's a humble person. he's doing something much larger than an individual. >> reporter: 25 states including california have now approved the flag. for jim it means half down, half to go. >> those veterans should be recognized. and that can be accomplished simply by making this a national emblem. >> it's alwa
here's ben tracy. >> reporter: at an age when most veterans have given all they have, jim parks still wants to do more. when he was in his eighties, he helped build this cemetery in california's sonoma county, dedicated to veterans. >> one nation, under god. >> reporter: parks is still serving the country he fought for in world war ii. >> that's what is keeping me alive. >> reporter: his latest project is a flag that he designed with a simple theme-- veterans...
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here's ben tracy. >> reporter: at an age when most veterans have given all they have, jim parks still wants to do more. when he was in his 80s he helped build this cemetery in california's sonoma county, dedicated to veterans. >> one nation, under god. >> reporter: parks is still serving the country he fought for in world war ii. >> that's what is keeping me alive. >> reporter: his latest project is a flag that he designed with a simpl simple-- veterans remember. >> when you think of it, the active branches of the military, all five have a flag. even the surgeon general has a flag. >> reporter: but the average veteran does not. so parks who today turned 93 dreams of having that flag fly in all 50 states. a campaign he wages from his bedside. parks daughter. >> he's a humble person. he's doing something much larger than an individual. >> 25 states including california have now approved the flag. for jim it means half down, half to go. >> those veterans should be recognized. and that can be accomplished simply by making this a national emblem. >> it's always going to be not just a veter
here's ben tracy. >> reporter: at an age when most veterans have given all they have, jim parks still wants to do more. when he was in his 80s he helped build this cemetery in california's sonoma county, dedicated to veterans. >> one nation, under god. >> reporter: parks is still serving the country he fought for in world war ii. >> that's what is keeping me alive. >> reporter: his latest project is a flag that he designed with a simpl simple-- veterans remember....
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ben tracy has that from joplin tonight. >> this is going to be my room. reporter: helen spends nearly every day overseeing the construction of her new house. >> that little bedroom, i'm still going with the light blue. >> reporter: this 79-year-old has lived in joplin all her life. she was leaving her grandson's graduation last year when the tornado leveled her home.ñr >> there would have been no chance whatsoever of me getting out. i would have been blown to kingdom come. >> reporter: hundreds of was frame homes are going up all over town, but helen's will be stronger than most. >> i say concrete. i don't want no concrete house. the more i looked at it, i said, well, i go for it. >> reporter: you've got 10-and-a-half inches of foam on either side of six inches of concrete. >> reporter: george van hoesen is building helen's house in joplin. the exterior walls are made with twisted metal bars and filled with concrete. they are designed to withstand winds of up to 250 miles per hour. when strong winds hit the side of a house they create an updraft. that of
ben tracy has that from joplin tonight. >> this is going to be my room. reporter: helen spends nearly every day overseeing the construction of her new house. >> that little bedroom, i'm still going with the light blue. >> reporter: this 79-year-old has lived in joplin all her life. she was leaving her grandson's graduation last year when the tornado leveled her home.ñr >> there would have been no chance whatsoever of me getting out. i would have been blown to kingdom...
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ben tracy shows us his unique symbol for other veterans. >> reporter: at an age when most veterans have given all they have, jim parks still wants to do more. when he was in his 80s, he helped build this cemetery in california dedicated to veterans. parks is still serving the country he fought for in world war ii. >> that's what's keeping me alive. >> reporter: his latest project is a flag that he designed with a simple theme. veterans remembered. >> i think it's just loot crews when you -- ludicrous when you think of the fact the active branches of the military, all five of them have a flag. even the surgeon general has a flag. >> reporter: but the afternoon veteran does not. so parks who today turns 93 dreams of having that flag fly in all 50 states, a campaign he wages from his bedside. parks' daughter ellis steinberg. >> he's a humble person but he's doing something that's much larger than he is as an individual. >> reporter: 25 states including california have now approved the flag. for jim it means half down, half to go. >> they should be recognized. that would be accomplished sim
ben tracy shows us his unique symbol for other veterans. >> reporter: at an age when most veterans have given all they have, jim parks still wants to do more. when he was in his 80s, he helped build this cemetery in california dedicated to veterans. parks is still serving the country he fought for in world war ii. >> that's what's keeping me alive. >> reporter: his latest project is a flag that he designed with a simple theme. veterans remembered. >> i think it's just...
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takes a lot of guts and no fear of heights. >> our ben tracy went out to utah to try it and he's with us. good morning again. >> good morning. walking on a tight rope way up in the air with just to hold your balance is hard enough but some folks want more of a challenge so they put some slack in the rope and balance with just their hands. that's call slack lining and we met a few courageous or some may call crazy guys, taking this sport to new heights. ♪ from table mountain in south africa, to the totem pole in it as mania, all over the world people are putting it all on the line. ♪ snction ♪ >> great day for a high line. >> reporter: it's called high lining because you walk on a one-inch wide line, really high up in the air. >> it's a wild experience. >> reporter: this line is 150 feet long and 400 feet off the ground. most people would look at this and say, this is not normal. >> that's true. >> i'm going for it. >> reporter: it's not a tight rope. the line moves, which is why this is also called slack lining. their arms are all they use to balance and they're often fighting t
takes a lot of guts and no fear of heights. >> our ben tracy went out to utah to try it and he's with us. good morning again. >> good morning. walking on a tight rope way up in the air with just to hold your balance is hard enough but some folks want more of a challenge so they put some slack in the rope and balance with just their hands. that's call slack lining and we met a few courageous or some may call crazy guys, taking this sport to new heights. ♪ from table mountain in...
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ben tracie shows his unique symbol for veterans. >> reporter: in an age when veterans have given all they have, jim parks want to do more. he helped build this cemetery in california when he was in his 80s. it's dedicated to veterans. he's still serving the country he fought for in world war ii. >> that's what is keeping me alive. >> reporter: his latest project is a flag he designed with a simple theme. >> i think it's ludicrous when you think the active branches of the military all five of them have a flag. even the surgeon general has a flag. >> reporter: but the average veteran does not. so parks who today turns 93 dreams of having that flag fly in all 50 states, a campaign he wages from his bedside. parks' daughter ellis steinberg. >> he's a humble person but he's doing something that's much larger than he is as an individual. >> reporter: 25 states including california have now approved the flag. for jim it means half down, half to go. >> those veterans should be recognized. that would be accomplished simply by making this a national emblem. >> it's always going to be not just
ben tracie shows his unique symbol for veterans. >> reporter: in an age when veterans have given all they have, jim parks want to do more. he helped build this cemetery in california when he was in his 80s. it's dedicated to veterans. he's still serving the country he fought for in world war ii. >> that's what is keeping me alive. >> reporter: his latest project is a flag he designed with a simple theme. >> i think it's ludicrous when you think the active branches of the...
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hello, ben tracy. >> hello! >> to join us at the table to make some long stories short. so let's get started. forbes.com says if you want to get ahead at work, smart is good, but guess what? nice is better. scientists found 80% of financial success is due to the ability to communicate, negotiate and lead. so think eq, not iq. i like it. >> i like that too. according to "the ledger" in lakeland, florida, retailers expect mother's day to increase 14% from last year. the average person will spend $153 on gifts which means i need to spend more. >> or moms like it if you make us something. note to self. we like hand made stuff. really. >>> the "washington post" reports on a terror if you will. 18-month-old rihanna's parents were told to get off a jetblue flight. a jetblue employee thought that re ran rihanna was on a federal no-fly list. the family is of middle eastern descent. it was all a computer glitch. >>> here's something we can understand. britain's "daily mail" says if you're sleep deprived or overweight, you might have something called social jet lag when your body's
hello, ben tracy. >> hello! >> to join us at the table to make some long stories short. so let's get started. forbes.com says if you want to get ahead at work, smart is good, but guess what? nice is better. scientists found 80% of financial success is due to the ability to communicate, negotiate and lead. so think eq, not iq. i like it. >> i like that too. according to "the ledger" in lakeland, florida, retailers expect mother's day to increase 14% from last year....
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ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >>> coming up after your local ews on "cbs this morning," cal swimmer michael phelps on the london games. i'm michelle miller and this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] this is coach parker... whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ with no added sugar. just one glass equals two servings of fruit. very "fruit-ritious." or try ocean spray light 50, with just 50 calories, a full serving of fruit, and no added sugar. with tasty flavors like cranberry pomegranate and cranberry concord grape, it's like a fruit stand in every bottle. [ splashing ] just, you know, demonstrating how we blend the fruits. ahem. try all our tasty ocean spray 100% and light 50 juices. >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is friday. friday. [ applause ] friday. may 4th. >> standing ovation. >> i'm andrea roane. >> 24 hour left until cinco de mayo. i'm mike hydeck, thank you for joining us, happy friday, here's monika samt
ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >>> coming up after your local ews on "cbs this morning," cal swimmer michael phelps on the london games. i'm michelle miller and this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] this is coach parker... whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ with no added sugar. just one glass equals two...
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jerry brown revealed today that california's budget is in a lot more trouble than we knew and we asked ben tracy to show us what that means. >> reporter: jana bell soto is halfway through college at the university of california, irvine. he's worried he won't be able to finish. tuition went up 14% this school year because of state budget cuts. >> my mom already told my little brother he's going to have to go into the military so they can pay for his college. >> reporter: the u.c. system plans to raise tuition another 6% in july to nearly $13,000, that's more than double what students paid just five years ago because the state keeps cutting education funding. >> we're going to have to cut deeper, but cutting alone really doesn't do it. >> reporter: today governor jerry brown said the state's budget deficit jumped from $9 billion to $16 billion largely because tax revenues have been much lower than expected. the unemployment rate here is still 11%. >> there has to be a balance and day of reckoning. this is the type of day of reckoning and we've got to take the medicine. >> reporter: so the go
jerry brown revealed today that california's budget is in a lot more trouble than we knew and we asked ben tracy to show us what that means. >> reporter: jana bell soto is halfway through college at the university of california, irvine. he's worried he won't be able to finish. tuition went up 14% this school year because of state budget cuts. >> my mom already told my little brother he's going to have to go into the military so they can pay for his college. >> reporter: the...
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and we asked ben tracy to show us what that means. >> reporter: jana bell soto is halfway through college at the university of california, irvine. he's worried he won't be able to finish. tuition went up 14% this school year because of state budget cuts. >> my mom already told my little brother he's going to have to go into the military so they can pay for his college. >> reporter: the u.c. system plans to raise tuition another 6% in july to nearly $13,000. that's more than double what students paid just five years ago because the state keeps cutting education funding. >> we're going to have to cut deeper, but cutting alone really doesn't do it. >> reporter: today governor jerry brown said the state's budget deficit jumped from $9 billion to $16 billion, largely because tax revenues have been much lower than expected. the unemployment rate here is still 11%. >> there has to be a balance and day of reckoning. this is the type of day of reckoning and we've got to take the medicine. >> reporter: so the governor announced $4 billion in new cuts, including a 5% pay cut for state workers. he wa
and we asked ben tracy to show us what that means. >> reporter: jana bell soto is halfway through college at the university of california, irvine. he's worried he won't be able to finish. tuition went up 14% this school year because of state budget cuts. >> my mom already told my little brother he's going to have to go into the military so they can pay for his college. >> reporter: the u.c. system plans to raise tuition another 6% in july to nearly $13,000. that's more than...
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nervous is the last thing that i am. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> what a wonderful story. >> and the story gets better and better. i love that so many people have reached out to him. as you pointed out, you really like his last comment there. >> yeah, the whole notion he'd been through tough times and so no nervousness on his part. i also love the point they're trying to make a documentary. i don't think they'll have any trouble. >> harvey's already calling him money offering him money. no worry about that. we talk about whether sports figures could be a role model f he's going to be a role model of someone who has really overcome adversity, what a great role model for my kid. >> it remind me of bradley of the knicks. he said they need to develop not just skill but character. here's character. >>> you just might call him the father of invention. nathan myhrvold's company has made billions buying patents for tech inventions. he'll show us what the next big thing might be. >> erica is heading off to london in a few minute because tomorrow she'll be co
nervous is the last thing that i am. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> what a wonderful story. >> and the story gets better and better. i love that so many people have reached out to him. as you pointed out, you really like his last comment there. >> yeah, the whole notion he'd been through tough times and so no nervousness on his part. i also love the point they're trying to make a documentary. i don't think they'll have any...
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ben tracy, who covered the tornado aftermath, is there this morning. ben, you were one of the first people on the ground there last year. does it look very different this morning? >> reporter: it sure does, erica. when we left here last year, there was so much debris everywhere in in city. you wondered how they would clean it all up. you look down the streets in joplin and this is what you see. you see new houses going up almost everywhere. this rebuilding effort in overdrive but this has been a very, very tough year for a lot of people here. the f-5 tornado that reached down from the missouri sky was more than half a mile wide and tore a path 13 miles long. the wound it left was deep. more than 7,000 homes damaged or destroyed. 161 lives lost. today you can still see the scar that stretches across joplin. you can also hear the healing as new homes are being built. can you believe it's been a year already? >> no. it seems like yesterday. >> mary hazelbaker was at church when the storm came to town. she thanks god for that because the tornado drove righ
ben tracy, who covered the tornado aftermath, is there this morning. ben, you were one of the first people on the ground there last year. does it look very different this morning? >> reporter: it sure does, erica. when we left here last year, there was so much debris everywhere in in city. you wondered how they would clean it all up. you look down the streets in joplin and this is what you see. you see new houses going up almost everywhere. this rebuilding effort in overdrive but this has...
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ben tracy found that is making budget decisions all the more painful. >> reporter: with iconic skylines, bridges and beaches, california is rich with beauty. it's also flat broke. $16 billion in the red. >> even though that's a big problem, we've got a big answer. the big answer are cuts, painful cuts. >> reporter: governor jerry brown in sacramento on monday pitching his plan for $4 approximatebillion in cuts including a 5% pay cut for state employees. >> we don't want to be greece or portugal or england. too deep into their hole. >> reporter: california's economy is bigger than all of them except england. >> it's a state that is imploding financially and this crisis has been going on now for four years. >> peter navarro is an economist at the university of california irvine. >> he cut muscle to the bone and you still got a big debt here in california. the only way we get out of this mess is to increase our economic growth. >> reporter: california has largely lost its manufacturing base to china. the housing market meltdown and 11% unemployment continues to hurt the state's tax revenue
ben tracy found that is making budget decisions all the more painful. >> reporter: with iconic skylines, bridges and beaches, california is rich with beauty. it's also flat broke. $16 billion in the red. >> even though that's a big problem, we've got a big answer. the big answer are cuts, painful cuts. >> reporter: governor jerry brown in sacramento on monday pitching his plan for $4 approximatebillion in cuts including a 5% pay cut for state employees. >> we don't want...
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and ben tracy in joplin one year after the tornado. lessons of life, love, and loss. >> you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here for you anymore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're beginning with a major government recommendation that is just coming out this evening. it could affect virtually every man in america. a top panel of health
and ben tracy in joplin one year after the tornado. lessons of life, love, and loss. >> you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here for you anymore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're beginning with a major government recommendation that is just coming out this evening. it could affect virtually every man in america. a top panel of health
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pelley: and one year after the tornado, ben tracy tells us joplin is preparing for the next one. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. facebook is all about sharing information, but it turns out that banks did not share all that they knew about the company before investors spent billions of dollars on its stock. stock that has been falling in value since the day it went on sale. facebook shares lost
pelley: and one year after the tornado, ben tracy tells us joplin is preparing for the next one. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. facebook is all about sharing information, but it turns out that banks did not share all that they knew about the company before investors spent billions of dollars on its stock. stock that has been falling in value since the day it went on sale. facebook shares lost
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. >> ben tracy shows us the new dare devil sport of high line on cbs this morning. >>> we'll be back in 25 minutes and have an update and traffic and weather. >>> while surfing the web this weekend, join us on our website. get the latest in news, weather and traffic on wusa9.com. >>> the cheese cake factory for mother's day. happy mother's day to all the moms out there. have a great weekend. we'll see you back here at 4:25 a.m. monday morning.
. >> ben tracy shows us the new dare devil sport of high line on cbs this morning. >>> we'll be back in 25 minutes and have an update and traffic and weather. >>> while surfing the web this weekend, join us on our website. get the latest in news, weather and traffic on wusa9.com. >>> the cheese cake factory for mother's day. happy mother's day to all the moms out there. have a great weekend. we'll see you back here at 4:25 a.m. monday morning.
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ben tracy is there as well. good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. this is where joplin's high school used to be. when the tornado came through, it destroyed the school. it's been a tough year for a lot of students. but at last night's graduation, the seniors, especially one of them, will never forget who gave their commencen't address. most high school graduation s don't warrant a visit from the president but this is not just any school. >> you learned at a younger age than most of us you can't always predict what life has in store. no matter how we might try to avoid it, life surely can bring some heartache. >> reporter: when the tornado's 200-mile-an-hour wind blew through joplin last year, it may have leveled the high school, but not its resolve. just 87 days later this temporary school was opened in a joplin strip mall. donated laptops replaced textbooks lost in the storm. none of those changes at school phased clinton anderson. at that point, nothing could. >> quinn's journey has been joplin's journey. >> reporter: the tornado literally came ri
ben tracy is there as well. good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. this is where joplin's high school used to be. when the tornado came through, it destroyed the school. it's been a tough year for a lot of students. but at last night's graduation, the seniors, especially one of them, will never forget who gave their commencen't address. most high school graduation s don't warrant a visit from the president but this is not just any school. >> you learned at a younger...
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ben tracy spoke with the current owner. he's with us this morning, ben is. >> $1.4 million in los angeles might get you a two-bedroom, two-bath house. here in new york you'd be lucky to get a two-bedroom apartment but in montana it gets you an ntire town.ana it gets you an ♪ >> reporter: when you live out here in big sky country, there is no sense in living small. so, this is your town? >> yep, this is it. welcome to pray. >> reporter: barbara walker owns an entire town. all five acres of pray, montana. she collects rent from the other ten people who live there. >> i'm a one woman show, so i decided, okay, if i have to be the maintenance man and the dog catcher and the sanitarian, i'm going to be the mayor, too. >> reporter: pray was founded in 1909, named after a montana congressman. barbara walker's family has run it since 1993. not much has changed. can you take us inside? >> yeah. welcome to the 1950s. >> wow. it is vintage. >> reporter: the general story seems frozen in time. before a new highway was built, this was
ben tracy spoke with the current owner. he's with us this morning, ben is. >> $1.4 million in los angeles might get you a two-bedroom, two-bath house. here in new york you'd be lucky to get a two-bedroom apartment but in montana it gets you an ntire town.ana it gets you an ♪ >> reporter: when you live out here in big sky country, there is no sense in living small. so, this is your town? >> yep, this is it. welcome to pray. >> reporter: barbara walker owns an entire...
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ben tracy is there as well. good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. this is where joplin's high school used to be. when the tornado came through, it destroyed the school. it's been a tough year for a lot of students. but at last night's graduation, the seniors, especially one of them, will never forget who gave their commencen't address. most high school graduations ss don't warrant a visit from the president but this is not just any school. >> you learned at a younger age than most of us you can't always predict what life has in store. no matter how we might try to avoid it life surely can bring some heartache. >> reporter: when the tornado's 200-mile-an-hour wind blew through joplin last year it may have leveled the high school but not its resolve. just 87 days later this temporary school was opened in a joplin strip mall. donated laptops replaced textbooks lost in the storm. none of those changes at school phased clinton anderson. at that point, nothing could. >> quinn's journey has been joplin's journey. >> reporter: the tornado literally came rig
ben tracy is there as well. good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. this is where joplin's high school used to be. when the tornado came through, it destroyed the school. it's been a tough year for a lot of students. but at last night's graduation, the seniors, especially one of them, will never forget who gave their commencen't address. most high school graduations ss don't warrant a visit from the president but this is not just any school. >> you learned at a...
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their deficit has now northeasterly doubled and ben tracy found that that is making budget decisions all the more painful. >> reporter: with its skylines, bridges and beaches, california is rich with beauty, but it's also flat broke. $16 billion in the red. >> even though it's a problem, we've got a big achblts the answer is cuts, painful cuts. >> reporter: governor jerry brown is talking about cuts including pay cuts for state employees who would work 4 1/2 days. >> we don't want to be a greece, port gulf or england who got too deep into the hole. >> it's a sfat that's imploding financially, and this crisis has been going on now for four years. >> peter navarro is an economist at california irvine. >> you cut muscle to the bone and you still got a big debt in california. the only way we get out of this mess is to increase our economic growth. >> california has largely lost its manufacturing base to china. the markets meltdown continues to hurt the state's tax revenue. the university's system, once the crown jewel of the nation, has cut so much tuition has nearly doubled in the last
their deficit has now northeasterly doubled and ben tracy found that that is making budget decisions all the more painful. >> reporter: with its skylines, bridges and beaches, california is rich with beauty, but it's also flat broke. $16 billion in the red. >> even though it's a problem, we've got a big achblts the answer is cuts, painful cuts. >> reporter: governor jerry brown is talking about cuts including pay cuts for state employees who would work 4 1/2 days. >> we...
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ben tracy spoke with the current owner. he's with us this morning, ben is. >> $1.4 million in los angeles might get you a two-bedroom, two-bath house. here in new york you'd be lucky to get a two-bedroom apartment but in montana it gets you an ntire town. ♪ >> reporter: when you live out here in big sky country, there is no sense in living small. so, this is your town? >> yep, this is it. welcome to pray. >> reporter: barbara walker owns an entire town. all five acres of pray, montana. she collects rent from the other ten people who live there. >> i'm a one woman show, so i decided, okay, if i have to be the maintenance man and the dog catcher and the sanitarian, i'm going to be the mayor, too. >> reporter: pray was founded in 1909, named after a montana congressman. barbara walker's family has run it since 1993. not much has changed. can you take us inside? >> yeah. welcome to the 1950s. >> wow. it is vintage. >> reporter: the general story seems frozen in time. before a new highway was built, this was a popular stop on
ben tracy spoke with the current owner. he's with us this morning, ben is. >> $1.4 million in los angeles might get you a two-bedroom, two-bath house. here in new york you'd be lucky to get a two-bedroom apartment but in montana it gets you an ntire town. ♪ >> reporter: when you live out here in big sky country, there is no sense in living small. so, this is your town? >> yep, this is it. welcome to pray. >> reporter: barbara walker owns an entire town. all five acres...
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. >> ben tracy was one of the first reporters on the ground to witness that devastation.& this morning he is back in joplin following up on some of the people he met last year. stay with us. you're watching "cbs this morning." your local news is up next. >> good morning, let's get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines. facebook stock taking a tumble at of the gates this morning. shares are now below the ipo price of friday. chp wants to hear from witnesses to an accident in belmont when a 19 year-old was attacked by bikers after he hit two motorcyclists. he was cited for driving while distracted from videotaping the bikers when he ran into them. in santa clara they're pouring the first new concrete for the 49ers stadium. the,,,,,,,, >> we're following a couple of accidents out there, westbound highway 4 we have an accident and it is slow from antioch. southbound 101, an accident blocking one lane. the bay bridge traffic is very light. only backed up to getting close to the end of the parking lot. >> some sunshine showing up in some of the valleys. a lot of fog out there and
. >> ben tracy was one of the first reporters on the ground to witness that devastation.& this morning he is back in joplin following up on some of the people he met last year. stay with us. you're watching "cbs this morning." your local news is up next. >> good morning, let's get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines. facebook stock taking a tumble at of the gates this morning. shares are now below the ipo price of friday. chp wants to hear from witnesses...
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their deficit has now northeasterly doubled and ben tracy found that that is making budget decisions all the more painful. >> reporter: with its skylines bridges and beaches, california is rich with beauty but it's also flat broke. $16 billion in the red. >> even though it's a problem, we've got a big achblts the answer is cuts painful cuts. >> reporter: governor jerry brown is talking about cuts including pay cuts for state employees who would work 4 1/2 days. >> we don't want to be a greece port gulf or england who got too deep into the hole. >> it's a sfat that's imploding financially, and this crisis has been going on now for four years. >> peter navarro is an economist at california irvine. >> you cut muscle to the bone and you still got a big debt in california. the only way we get out of this mess is to increase our economic growth. >> california has largely lost its manufacturing base to china. the markets meltdown continues to hurt the state's tax revenue. the university's system once the crown jewel of the nation has cut so much tuition has nearly doubled in the last five y
their deficit has now northeasterly doubled and ben tracy found that that is making budget decisions all the more painful. >> reporter: with its skylines bridges and beaches, california is rich with beauty but it's also flat broke. $16 billion in the red. >> even though it's a problem, we've got a big achblts the answer is cuts painful cuts. >> reporter: governor jerry brown is talking about cuts including pay cuts for state employees who would work 4 1/2 days. >> we...