>> reporter: that is ted cruz responding to this online "the washington post" editorial cartoon depicting his two daughters as trained monkeys. the cartoon came after cruz's daughters appeared in this campaign ad. >> the grinch who lost her e-mails. >> reporter: poking fun at hillary clinton's e-mail woes. >> i'll use my own server and no one will be wiser. >> reporter: at first the cartoonist said cruz using his daughters to deliver a game. the post then retracted the cartoon saying it's generally the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it. >> folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. that is part of the process. i signed up for that. that's fine. but my girls didn't sign up for it. >> reporter: marco rubio called the cartoon disgusting and donald trump bad. jeb bush -- a big mistake. with republicans talking about impropriety in politics donald trump says hillary clinton is the front-runner and she was

>> not the first time he has demonstrated pension for sexism. >> reporter: earlier this week, trump used this yiddish vulgarity to describe hillary >> she was favored to win and she got -- she lost. is not vulgar and often used to mean beaten badly. dishonest. >> i don't know that he has any boundaries at all. >> reporter: a new quinnipiac national poll found clinton effectively tied with marco rubio and ted cruz. that survey also found 50% of voters said they would be embarrassed to have trump as president. major garrett, cbs news, washington. at least 15 civilians have died across iraq wednesday following a series of bomb attacks. the explosions occurred as iraqi forces gained ground in an offensive to recapture the city of ramadi. isis took over control of the

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139 passengers and crew were on board. after circling for four hours to burn off the fuel, the pilot landed the plane safely. "the guardian" newspaper of london says the british government is investigating where a british muslim family of 11 was prevented from boarding a flight in london for los angeles. u.s. authorities did not provide an explanation. the family planned to visit disneyland. the airline told the family it would not refund the $13,000 they paid for tickets. "the new york times" says the typical american adult lives just 18 miles from his or her mother. the proximity is, in part, based on education. those with college degrees are their parents to take advantage of job opportunities in distant places. on the cbs "moneywatch," the beatles now available on cyberhacking. hena daniels is at the new york stock exchange with that and more.

high prices for oil surged a third consecutive day. that drove wall street stocks higher for a third day. the dow closed 185 points higher on wednesday. the s&p 500 was up 25 points. and the nasdaq gained 44 points. stock markets will have a shortened training session today ahead of the christmas holiday. hyatt hotel says hackers breached its computer system and may have obtained customers' credit card numbers and other sensitive information. hyatt said the malware was discovered last month and did not say why it waited three weeks to report the problem. hyatt is the latest of several major hotel chains to have been hacked this year. the beatles said, "let it be." starting this morning, their music is available on some of the most popular streaming services around the world. she loves you it's been a hard day's night help >> i love that song!

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. well, here is another look at this morning's top stories. violent storms left at least seven people dead in the midwest and south. more than 20 tornadoes were reported across six states. at least 40 people are injured in mississippi alone. the storms destroyed homes and snarled traffic on a busy get-away day.

and more than a hundred were injured in a fire at a hospital in saudi arabia this morning. the blaze broke out in the intensive care unit and the maternity ward. cause of the fire is under investigation. the gunman who admitted to killing three people in a planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs wants to be his own lawyer when he goes on trial. robert dear told a judge on wednesday that he has a right to represent himself. dear is awaiting a mental competency evaluation. officials in brazil are asking couples to hold off on plans to become pregnant. it follows a staggering rise of babies born with a rare neurological condition called microcephaly. there have been more than 2,400 cases in the past year. experts believe the cause is a mosquito-born virus. and finally, a high wattage christmas in springfield, new

there are 23,000 lights on the so-called christmas house. volunteer firefighter jim josiac has decorated his front yard like this the last seven years. he also collects food donations for local pantries. this year, he has gotten more than 1,300 pounds of food as a donation. maybe a little money for the electric bill? coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," an outlook for the holiday shopping season. is it going well or not? i'm anne-marie green. and this is the "cbs morning news." here's a little healthy advice. eat well, live well, and take of what makes you, you. right down to your skin with aveeno aveeno daily moisturizing lotion with the goodness of active naturals oat and 5 vital nutrients for healthier looking skin in just one day.

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well, between the interest rate hike and auto recalls, business news captured major headlines this year.

top financial stories of 2015. faulty takata air bags caused the recall of 20 million vehicles in the u.s. alone and at least eight people have been killed worldwide and nearly a hundred injured from the air bags spraying shrapnel. >> terrifying. i thought i was going to bleed out. >> reporter: volkswagen admitted to using special software in 11 million vehicles to cheat on emissions tests. the ceo apologized that the scandal led to a steep drop in volkswagen sales. >> we will make sure that something like this never happens again. >> reporter: cyberattacks shook up the corporate world. hackers broke into anthem health insurers that runs blue cross/blue shield plans. three suspects charged in a giant hacking scheme that targeted at least a does -- dozen corporations. >> the data breaches at these firms were breathtaking in scope and in size.

exchange said it was not a cyberattack that halted trading over the summer. a technical glitch shut down the exchange for nearly four hours. the shutdown was followed by a meltdown. the stock market had some of its sharpest declines in history, when instability in foreign economies spooked wall street. >> i've never seen the dow down a thousand points in one move. >> reporter: by the end of the year, the dow was nearly where it started. unemployment edged down to 5%. and the more robust job market led the federal reserve to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. oil prices plunged. that gave consumers a break at the pump, where gas prices flipped to around $2 a gallon. apple launched its smartwatch. >> the most advanced timepiece ever created. >> reporter: in a pair of megamergers, drugmakers pfizer and allergan announced plans to join forces. and dow chemical agreed to merge

world. chipotle stock took a tumble to restaurant chain scrambled to contain a e. coli outbreak. mark zuckerberg and his wife welcomed a baby girl and they promised to donate the bulk of their $45 billion fortune to charity. a holiday gift to remember. jill wagner, cbs news, new york. > coming up after your local ws on "cbs this morning," an effort by food companies to swap out artificial ingredients in their food. we will have the details. plus, dr. david agus has his health predictions for 2016. and a look how the holiday shopping season is shaping up as we buy our last-minute presents. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching.

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