manuel bojorquez, cbs news, boulder, colorado. >>> and for some colorado residents the costs of cleanup will be staggering. 19,000 homes were either damaged or destroyed, and most homeowners lack flood insurance. only about 1% have that coverage in colorado. those without it will be forced to take out low interest loans from the government or community-based groups. >>> in indonesia thousands of residents have been forced from their homes by an erupting volcano. a thick plume of ash and smoke rose into the sky. local residents have been told the avoid the area. the 8,000-foot volcano has erupted several times since sunday. there are 129 active volcanos in indonesia. >>> straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. and in sports boxing remembers the heavyweight champ who once beat muhammad ali. the heavyweight champ who once beat mohammed aly. [ tires screech ] ♪ and your favorite songs always playing. [ beeping ] ♪ may you never be stuck behind a stinky truck. [ beeping ] ♪ may your lanes always be clear. [ engine revs ] ♪ and your days be sunny and bright. ♪ may things alwa

manuel bojorquez, cbs news, boulder, colorado. >>> an israeli official says president obama will meet in washington with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. on september 30th. the syrian crisis is expected to be one of the top issues. yesterday a united nations report confirmed that rockets loaded with deadly sarin gas were used in syria last month. david martin has more. >> reporter: the evidence of a chemical attack collected by a u.n. inspector was in their words clear and convincing. it included samples of blood and soil, fragments of spent rockets and interviews with doctors and survivors. all collected in part from intelligence the obama administration used to determine that the nerve agent sarin had killed thousands of civilians. >> it was indisputable. >> reporter: ban said it was the worst chemical weapons attack since saddam hussein gassed the kurds of northern iraq a quarter century ago. but neither he nor the report itself said who was to blame, the regime of bashar al assad or the opposition. the inspectors were not allowed to reach conclusions about responsibi

as manuel bojorquez reports, voters aren't shy about letting their representatives know. >> why is this so special that it requires u.s. intervention. >> reporter: at this panama city, florida, diner people peppered congressman southerland. he says he's leaning against voting to authorize vote. >> reporter: i'm curious on this particular issue you're hearing from them. >> overwhelmingly we're hearing pushback from our citizens against military action in syria. >> reporter: southerland narrowly won his seat in 2010, becoming the first elected republican from this district since it was formed in 1963. he's expecting a competitive race in 2014, which could be further complicated by his vote on syria. >> reporter: if the administration is able to present you with something that you vote yes on, are you prepared for a possible backlash in your district? >> well, sure. i mean that's a factor. every vote has some backlash, so i'm used to that. >> reporter: southerland's district in the florida pan handle includes the tyndall air force base as has a large veteran population. d.w. smith, a retir

manuel bojorquez reports rescues are giving way to recovery. >> reporter: this is what part of four mile canyon road look like-- the water carved out the road bed and then washed away the asphalt. we drove until there was no road left. that's where we found jeff carr's crew, trying to fill the gaps with gravel. how hard is it just to get your equipment up here? >> it's pretty difficult, actually. it was-- you know, there's only one way in and one way out, and that one way is a steep dirt mountain road that's not really, you know, maintained all that well. >> reporter: and it's dangerous work, too. >> yeah. this-- well, yeah, obviously. look at them down there in the river. >> reporter: many of the canyon roads here ran along the creeks that became torrents of water. this is, by far, the worst disaster i've ever seen. >> reporter: ted plank is the bolder county road supervisor. how many of the roads in the county are impacted in some way, shape, or form? >> at least 75% to 80% of the road in the counties sustained some kind of damage. >> reporter: across a 14-county area, more than 400 mi

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manuel bojorquez listened in. >> why is this so special that it requires u.s. intervention? >> reporter: at this panama city, florida, diner, a dozen voters peppered republican steve sutherland with questions about syria. sutherland says he's leaning against voting to authorize the use of force. i'm curious on this particular issue what you're hearing from them? >> overwhelmingly we are hearing pushback from our citizens against a military action in syria. >> reporter: sutherland narrowly won his seat in 2010, becoming the first elected republican from this district since it was formed in 1963. he's expecting a competitive race as in 2014 which could be further complicated by his vote on syria. if the administration is able to present you with something that you vote yes on, are you prepared for a possible backlash in your district? >> well, sure. that's a factor. but every vote has some backlash. so i'm used to that. >> reporter: sutherland's district in the florida panhandle includes tyndall air force base. this colonel who served in iraq worries u.s. intervention in syria

for "cbs this morning," manuel bojorquez, dallas. >> deeply disturbing. a major tragedy avoided. >> averted. but it just -- people hearing voices and willing to commit violence because of it. >> very scary. >>> all right. "60 minutes" begins its 46th season on sunday and on the broadcast i sit down with bill o'reilly to talk about the new book he co-authored, "killing jesus." in its first day on sale it out performed his last bestseller "killing kennedy." the book is on jesus's final days and crucifixion. you go in great detail to describe jesus's crucifixion, in gory detail. >> mm-hmm. >> why. >> it's important to understand the brutality of the day and what they did to this guy who did absolutely nothing and life was cheap. >> reporter: according to o'reilly, depictions like this are wrong, that jesus was not nailed to the cross through his hands because his hands would not have held his weight through the body. so jesus was really nailed through his wrists. o'reilly said there's usually a seat on the cross but they took it off because they wanted him t

for "cbs this morning," i'm manuel bojorquez. >> i like that guy. >> don't you like coach labrum? yeah not just about >>> good morning. a little gray right now. let's take a look first warning doppler. it's trying to throw moisture our way. it's a big area of low pressure. it's just not really in the vicinity. you can see it as i widen out. it's more of a virginia, north carolina thing. it's messing up the morning sky. by the afternoon the sun comes >>> consumer reports spent nearly $2 million to find out who makes the best tvs smartphones, and even wine. we're going to reveal the list first on "cbs this morning." [ female announcer ] right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal a cold sore in as few as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. without it, the virus spreads from cell to cell. unlike other treatments abreva penetrates deep to block the virus to protect healthy cells so cold sores heal fast. as fast as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. ♪ ♪ learn more at abreva.com. don't tough it out. knock it out! fast. [ female announcer ] only with abreva. this test p

for "cbs this morning," i'm manuel bojorquez. >> i like that guy. >> don't you like coach labrum? yeah not just about >>> winds kicking up around the bay area again today mainly over the mountaintops. and that's where we have high fire danger a possibility over the next couple of days. outside we go nice and clear all the way to the golden gate bridge. looking like it's going to be a beautiful sunny day ahead but as high pressure builds in, more of a northerly component to the winds. so that's a dry wind developing. so red flag warnings up for most bay area through tomorrow. 70s by the afternoon. 60s at the coast. warmer into the weekend. >>> consumer reports spent nearly $2 million to find out who makes the best tvs smartphones, and even wine. we're going to reveal the list first on "cbs this morning." [ female announcer ] right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal a cold sore in as few as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. without it, the virus spreads from cell to cell. unlike other treatments abreva penetrates deep to block the virus to protect healthy cells so cold

manuel bojorquez is also in boulder. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and charlie. days after the flooding began, people are trying to make their way home but that's if they can get across roads like this. the water rushing down this street broke apart the asphalt, left behind debris and even a geyser. the same force has ravaged other neighborhoods and canyon communities. e rick highier has lived in left hand canyon to 20 years and has never seen a disaster like this. >> i watch this slide come back and take out this entire area. the loudest thing i've ever heard in my life. it was literally like a jet was going to crash into my house. >> reporter: it missed his house, but now he's living here with no power, no running water, and virtually no access. >> it's hard to get people to understand really what happened because they think, oh you got a little stuff in your yard you're just going to shovel that out. we have four-foot boulders and trees. it's a little different. >> reporter: he realizes hundre