lee. >> cowan: all right, manuel, stay safe. thanks. meteorologist david bernard is tracking the storm at our cbs miami station wfor tonight and david, this is really shaping up to be a potentially quite bad. >> well, we have seen the situation, lee, many times unfortunately, when you have these tropical storms or hurricanes coming out of the florida investigates like isaac is this afternoon and moving into the southeastern gulf of mexico, potentially becoming a dangerous hurricane, now right now, it is about 40 miles southwest of key west, 60 miles per hour winds moving west northwest at 16, our future track is forecasting this to be a category i hurricane near the mouth of the mississippi river by tuesday afternoon, and venue negligent potentially to a category ii as strong hurricane of landfall wednesday afternoon along the gulf coast can be anywhere from southeast louisiana and then as far west potentially as pensacola in florida, and of course as we mentioned that entire area is under a hurricane warning. there is the possibility t

. >> cowan: good evening, i am lee cowan. tropical storm isaac tonight is battering the florida keys, it is primed to power up to a dangerous category ii hurricane and forecast a hit to florida's panhandle all the way to louisiana, including the new orleans, some time on wednesday. that would be the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. right now, isaac stretches more than 200 miles from its center, with top sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. today president obama alerted fema to get ready to help states in the path of that storm and louisiana has already declared a state of emergency. we begin our coverage tonight with manuel bojorquez in key west, manuel, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, lee, the worst of tropical storm isaac passed over the keys this afternoon, but officials here in key west say the night could still be dicey, with the continued risk of squalls, conditions like we are seeing right now and the potential for high waves from the south. as isaac's winds lashed across key west, pat and lie

lee cowan reporting had morning. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," new predictions for the atlantic hurricane season. there may be eight major storms. we'll get analysis on that. if you're in the market for a car, we'll find out why buying a new one these days is better possibly than buying a used one. acclaimed director spike lee tells us about new film, red hook summer. that and more later on "cbs this morning." for now, though that will do it for the "cbs morning news" for this friday. as always, appreciate you watching. happy friday. take care everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care everybody. i'm terrell brown. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. it is friday. august 10th. time is 429. so are you ready for more hot weather? >>> i certainly hope so. because sit-lie is going to be sweltering hot. some areas hitting 100 degrees. don't expect a lot of relief that night even though we eat expect to see some record low to overtures earlier into the week. >

lee cowan, cbs news, new york. >>> on "cbs this morning," an update from tampa on tropical storm isaac and where it's likely to make landfall. plus a preview of the republican national convention and remembering astronaut neil armstrong. buzz aldrin pays tribute. that and more later on "cbs this morning." that is the "cbs morning news" for in monday. as always, appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. take care everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning everyone is august 27th. >>> the time now was for 29. the or to start at right now with a check of the water. >>>

i'm lee cowan, and this is sunday morning. one giant leap for mankind. with those words astronaut neal armstrong set foot on the moon. the dream had finally become a reality. the man who commanded the apollo 11 space craft died yesterday of complications from heart surgery. he was 82. this morning, we'll take a look back at a quiet american hero. >> it's an interesting place to be. i recommend it. >> cowan: he traveled to where no man had ever gone. >> the eagle has landed. cowan: did what no man had ever done. 600 million earthlings were watching on. >> that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> cowan: and yet to his death, he remaind modest, even retiring. this morning we remember neal armstrong and that one small step. and then we're off to camp and not just any camp. we'll spend some time at the hole in the wall gang camp established by the late actor paul newman. martha teichner is our guide. >> the hole in the wall gang, that's me. >> reporter: paul newman took the name from the film butch cassidy and the sun dance kid. but inste

. >> loving it is standard operating procedure on the work a day man-made island lee cowan will be visiting. >> they sit like leviathans in the open sea, their iron tentacles stretching for miles beneath the waves surrounded by water, noise, grit and grime, it is a special kind of island resident to live and work out here. >> you do have to have a special heart for it, you know, it is not for everybody. >> life aboard a man-made island later on sunday morning. >> who is all dressed up with somewhere to go this morning, a resident food matron, martha tyson, that's who. >> thousand islands dressing is worldwide and it started right here in the thousand island. so where are they? and who invented the dressing? it is complicated. salads lingering mystery. a salad, salivary study in pink later this sunday morning. >> richard schlessinger find an island of serenity in the appalachians, morocco takes us on an excursion to historic islands, and we travel to the island that was franklin roosevelt's second home, lucy craft visits a ghost island in japan, matthew child takes us to a household landmark

lee cowan beams us there. >> portland, ore ghosn, nestled in the evergreen shadow of mount hood is a place that prides itself in being a little different. ed. >> so programs the bright blue aliens along with the pig people found inhabit ago portland park fit right in. looks strange? well, actually they look very familiar to those who recognize that slightly crooked eyebrow or a particularly pointed ear, ring a bell yet? don't worry. this probably will. ♪ >> that is the sound trek to trek in the park as in star trek performed in the park. >> space, the final frontier. >> shakespeare has nothing on captain kirk. >> these are the voyagers of the starship enterprise, its five-year mission. >> to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations. >> no one has attempted putting gene rod berry's sci-fi classic on to the stage quite like this. >> a analysis of sensor readings i want to know who that intruder is. >> i want to know who that intruder is. >> if it didn't work we are moving out of portland. >> we are running for the hills. it doesn't work. >> the creation

. >> osgood: our lee cowan has been off to cover a convention like none other with a cast of characters, all of whom, are on a first-name basis with one another. ♪ betty, she's a star >> reporter: the middle of nebraska we found a gathering that has gotten a lot of ink in the past from the "new york times" to one of the state's oldest weeklies. look at that. on the front page what garners these ladies so much attention? well, in short it's what they're called. it may be one of the few places where being on a first-name basis can be, well, really confusing. right, betty. >> (all of them:) right. reporter: the betty convention later on sunday morning. >> osgood: anthony mason catches up with the outstanding singer rufus wainwright. nancy giles shares hair-raising thoughts about hair. from steve hartman we'll hear about one town's tribute to a neighbor who always delivered and more. but first here are the headlines for this sunday morning the 19th of august, 2012. we begin in london where the latest chapter in the saga of wicky leaks julian assange is now unfolding. kelly is with us from

for "cbs this morning," i'm lee cowan in los angeles. >> really, really extraordinary, charlie. everyone was so quiet and calm. most people would be screaming and hollering. but they were so quiet and calm. i think that that adds to the power of that video. you could lose your life. >> you wonder what everybody thinks approximate that that's on a plane going down. i'm goin >>> we have some really good news this morning. the doctors say eating chocolate could make you thinner. i like the sound of that. we'll have the facts of that coming up on "cbs this morning." premium steak. e ♪ this is really good. like what i grew up with. only one out of five steaks is good enough to be called walmart choice premium beef. can i let you in on a secret? you're eating a walmart steak. no kidding. noooo! i promise. it's very tender. you could almost cut it with a fork. it is delicious! we need to start buying those at walmart. walmart usda choice premium steaks. try it. tell us what you think about it on facebook. it's 100% guaranteed. a stevia leaf erased my fears. it made my willpower a sup

for "cbs this morning," i'm lee cowan in los angeles. >> really, really extraordinary, charlie. everyone was so quiet and calm. most people would be screaming and hollering. but they were so quiet and calm. i think that that adds to the power of that video. you could lose your life. >> you wonder what everybody thinks approximate that that's on a plane going down. i'm going to see my life >>> we have some really good news this morning. the doctors say eating chocolate could make you thinner. i like the sound of that. we'll have the facts of that coming up on "cbs this morning." premium steak. e ♪ this is really good. like what i grew up with. only one out of five steaks is good enough to be called walmart choice premium beef. can i let you in on a secret? you're eating a walmart steak. no kidding. noooo! i promise. it's very tender. you could almost cut it with a fork. it is delicious! we need to start buying those at walmart. walmart usda choice premium steaks. try it. tell us what you think about it on facebook. it's 100% guaranteed. a stevia leaf erased my fears. it made my

lee cowan has a rare look inside the historic sites that changed world. >> high in the new mexico desert stands a small building. remarkable because it's so unremarkable. but if you peered through this now cobwebbed keyhole back in 1945, what you would have seen is the device that changed the world. silent on film but a shock that echos to this day. it was called euphemistically, the gadget. the first atomic bomb ever tested. scientists and engineers at the los alamos national lab rolled it out of these very barn doors some 67 years ago. all that's left now are the empty ghosts of the past. >> this is the dawn much the atomic age, really. this is where it all happened. >> to ellen mcgehee the lab's archeologist and historian, there are few places more significant. yet, this and the other buildings used for that top secret manhattan project had been forgotten by many. >> if they're not maintained or managed, they will go away. we will lose this history snimt the bomb dropped on nagasaki was born in this quonset hut. >> the first atomic bomb is placed in the bomb bay of an american v-29. >

for cbs this morning, i'm lee cowan in los alamos. >> come, jeff, but don't bring your picnic basket. i think lee said it right. different kind of park experience. >> that is sobering. >> i would go. >> i would too. i would go too. >>> joe walsh is one of the great guitarists of all times. he has a new album out. he's in our greenroom. he'll be on the set momentarily. stick around. you're watching "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by pieces. cbs this morning sponsored by pieces. your favorites in pieces., abracadabra. hershey's milk chocolate with almonds in pieces. your favorites, in pieces. we believe small things can make a big difference.e, like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. we discovered that by blending enhanced botanical oils into our food, we can help brighten an old dog's mind so he's up to his old tricks. it's just one way purina one is making the world a better place... one pet at a time. discover vibrant maturity and more at purinaone.com. real big deals of the week. or how to keep fro

joining me is lee cowan. he is the person i call when i need to get off the edge. this has been driving me crazy. define for me legally, sir, forceable rape. if there is such a thing. >> ashleigh, akin probably agreed with obama when obama opposed gay marriage in 2008. just because ryan is consistent with akin's positions makes them two peas in a pod. it may or may not. on the issue of rape, it is a real nuance question. up until the 1970s, a woman basically had to prove that she was maimed practically during the course of a sexual encounter. she needed corroboration of the account of rape. they are different from state to state as to what constitutes a rape. the one thing that is different is if a woman does not consent to the sexual encounter, if she is not married, it is probably -- if she is married by the way, if she does not consent, it is rape. >> i just think force can be so many different things. it can be a roofie or threats that are verbal. my question is is forceable rape or the notion of it the difference of assault and aggravated assault? >> the law b

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lee cowan has a rare look inside the historic sites that changed world. >> high in the new mexico desert stands a small building. remarkable because it's so unremarkable. but if you peered through this now cobwebbed keyhole back in 1945, what you would have seen is the device that changed the world. silent on film, but a shock that echos to this day. it was called euphemistically, the gadget. the first atomic bomb ever tested. scientists and engineers at the los alamos national lab rolled it out of these very barn doors some 67 years ago. all that's left now are the empty ghosts of the past. >> this is the dawn much the atomic age, really. this is where it all happened. >> to ellen mcgehee, the lab's archeologist and historian, there are few places more significant. yet, this and the other buildings used for that top secret manhattan project had been forgotten by many. >> if they're not maintained or managed, they will go away. we will lose this history snimt the bomb dropped on nagasaki was born in this quonset hut. >> the first atomic bomb is placed in the bomb bay of an american v-29.