others, check back with the morning news and cbs this captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, december 1st, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." just happened to fast. probably two or three seconds, it was gone. >> deadly tornadoes rip through the south, unleashing destruction across four states, while communities in tennessee are still reeling from devastating wildfires. the election is over, but the president-elect is hitting the road again. mr. trump launches a thank you tour. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you.

this morning, communities across the southeast are assessing the damage of following an onslaught of deadly wildfires and tornadoes. the tornadoes are blamed for at least five deaths. 13 confirmed tornadoes caused significant damage across four states. hard-hit alabama is under a state of emergency. roxana saberi is here in new york with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the alabama, louisiana, mississippi and tennessee from tuesday into wednesday. they left behind death, devastation, and tears. search and rescue teams spanned out across parts of the southeast into the night. >> we got crews out doing home searches, making sure everybody is okay. >> reporter: as residents in alabama took stock of the devastation around them. in the small town of rosalie yesterday, a tornado ripped apart homes and businesses and killed three people waiting out the storm inside their mobile home. jim smith knew one of them. >> it was a friend of mine's

that's why my business is gone. it's no big deal. i'll get it altogether and restart. >> reporter: 100 miles north, mark falk, jr., a firefighter, and his daughter sandra was killed when an ef--4 tornado struck polk county in tennessee. >> i loved the five department and loved what it en neighborhoods and the kids. >> reporter: at least five other counties in the state were also hit. the mayor of one of them was moved to tears, sharing the story of a family who escaped the worst. >> a baby was born at the local hospital and that family's house had been destroyed. >> reporter: the twisters were part of an onslaught of severe weather that also plagued parts of georgia, louisiana, and mississippi, where powerful winds flipped cars and even 18-wheelers. >> we are really lucky that nobody was hurt here tonight. you know? it could be the other way. >> reporter: the storm system also moved through the carolinas, bringing down trees and closing roads.

alo destroyed. four people who were using it as a shelter were critically injured. >> that is going to be a tough day, for sure, for many. roxana saberi in new york, thank you so much. there are at least seven confirmed fatalities from the wildfires that ransacked east tennessee. more than 400 homes and buildings were destroyed or damaged near the town of gatlinburg, just outside of the great smoky mountains national park. search and rescue crews continue to look for survivors or victims. flames but the danger is not over. >> we are concerned about a lot of the families that may not have been insured, a lot of the families that don't know where -- where to go or what is next. >> dolly parton's theme park dollywood escaped mostly intact but she made a very generous night to pay $1,000 a month to families who lost their homes in the wildfires until they get back on their feet. president-elect trump

announce a deal to keep hundreds of jobs at a carrier air-conditioning plant. federal officials say the deal keeps 800 union jobs at the indianapolis plant that were going to be moved to mexico. what is unclear is just what the workers will have to give up or what incentives were offered to make carrier change its mind. hundreds of other workers, though, will lose their jobs. after his stop in indiana, mr. trump will begin a post election thank you tour. he announced yesterday he'll e his business empire to focus on running the country. he also announced more cabinet picks but not the secretary of state nominee. marlie hall reports. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump is getting closer to filling out all of his cabinet positions. he named wilbur ross, a 79-year-old billionaire, to lead the commerce department. and stephen mnuchin, a former goldman sachs partner, to be

role in crafting mr. trump's tax plan. >> i know what it takes to make sure that we can make loans to small and mid market companies and that is going to be our big focus. >> reporter: mr. trump also tweeted he plans to step away from all of his businesses to focus on running the country. but the watchdog group crew released a statement critical of mr. trump's decision saying, what he does not seem to realize or does not want to admit is that the conflicts arise from his ownership of the trump organization. still on the president-elect's to do list, selecting a secretary of state. retired general david petraeus, rudy giuliani, and former gop nominee mitt romney are all said to be on the short list. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. nancy pelosi was re-elected as the house democratic leader, but 63 democrats voted against her. pelosi held off a challenge from ohio congressman tim ryan, but he was her stiffest challenge since she began leading house democrats in 2002. the election was originally scheduled to be held before thanksgiving.

democrats time to consider their path forward following the election. the family of keith lamont scott says it's profoundly disappointed that a charlotte police officer who shot and killed scott was cleared of wrongdoing. dozens gathered last night to protest the decision. scott was killed september 20th in a parking lot. prosecutors produced evidence they say proved scott was armed and say officer brently vincent >> the recommendation was unanimous. that bears repeating. 15 career prosecutors and their recommention was unanimous. >> officers say scott ignored at least ten orders to drop his weapon. scott's wife said medicine he was taking made him zone out. jury deliberations resume this morning in the murder trial of a former charleston police

slagr, who is white, is charged with killing a black motorist, walter scott. the case went to the jury last night. slagr hit scott with five bullets in the back during a traffic stop last year. he is charged for murder but the jury could convict him of a lesser charge, manslaughter. the pilot of a plane with brazilian soccer team on board told reporters he had run out of fuel. tributes were held for the 71 people were killed. amazingly, there were six survivors. in a desperate exchange right before the crash, the pilot pleaded for permission to land. the plane had a maximum range of 1,600 nautical miles. that is just under the distance between the destination medellin and its starting point santa cruz, bolivia. france is giving peace

to end the half century old war. it gives the revolutionary armed forces a role in the government. the agreement is a revised version of the one voters rejected two months ago. this deal does not need voter approval. coming up on the "morning news." wrong fit. an iconic genes company has a request for shoppers with firearms. and a big sister rescues her newborn sibling, thanks to something she learned in school! this is the "cbs morning news." despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could... love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana?. it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. a pill taken just once in the morning, invokana? is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar

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games there have been starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern and the tv ratings have been poor. no one wants to get up that early. so what is your game? couch surfing does not count as a sport, just so you know. doctors say the type of sport you play could make a difference in your longevity. riley carlson explains. >> reporter: when barbara karay heads out on our bicycle she knows she is getting more than fresh air. >> i know it's good for my heart. i can tell after i stop cycling, my blood pressure goes down. >> reporter: new research reveals cycling might pay off big in the long run. researchers studied the exercise habits of more than 80,000 adults for over a decade. they found people who took part in certain sports didn't just lower their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, but lowered their chance of dying from any health problem.

their risk by 15%. >> this is the first time they have looked at a particular sports and clearly show that certain sports have a proven benefit. >> reporter: when it came to cardiovascular disease, people who played racket sports cut their risk of death by more than half. swimming by more than 1% and aerobics by 36%. experts aren't ready to prescribe a specific sport just yet. they say consistent exercise is key. >> it's good for you and you can do unstainable for a long period of time. >> reporter: for barbara, that means sticking to her bike. >> i love it. if you see my cycling, i have a big grin on my face. >> reporter: riley carlson, cbs news, london. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," tony winning actor liev schreber. i'm anne-marie green. and this is the "cbs morning news." and this is the "cbs morning

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here is another look at this morning's top story. a string of tornadoes that moved across the southeast is blamed for at least five deaths. three were killed in a mobile home park in alabama. at least a dozen others were injured. there were 13 confirmed tornadoes across four states alabama, louisiana, mississippi, and tennessee. well, it's likely that president obama will leave office without fulfilling one of his original campaign promises, to shut down guantanamo bay. dozens remain locked up there. margaret brennan got a rare look at the prison. >> reporter: these are the remnants of guantanamo's notorious camp x-ray where hundreds of suspected terrorists were caged in the panic aftermath of 9/11.

the 60 remaining detainees whose faces we were not permitted to film, lounge in modern, open cell blocks, eating and praying regularly. over the past eight years, 180 detainees have been released from guantanamo, leaving most of the prison empty. donald trump has vowed to reverse course. >> and we are going to load it up with some bad dudes. believe me, we are going to load it up. >> reporter: admiral peter clark who commands the detention facility says there is room for hundreds of more prisoners but he vowed never to use hah interrogation methods like waterboarding like trump has promised. >> there is no debate here because we are grounded on safe and humane care and custody and will continue to do so. >> reporter: there will not be torture at guantanamo? >> i am confident there will not be torture at guantanamo. >> reporter: 21 of the remaining

leaves some of the most dangerous prisoners still at guantanamo. the obama administration's plan for the risky prisoners like 9/11 master mind sheikh was to transfer them to high security prisons in the u.s. but the republican-led congress blocked them. >> the fear they will be a magnet for other terrorists to come and either try to break them out or just to punish the communities. >> reporter: lee louski the administration's envoy for closing guantanamo, disagrees. >> we havest dangerous terrorists in our federal prison system without incident. >> reporter: the administration estimates that it will soon cost $10 million per year per guantanamo detainee, and they say that's reason enough for the next president to shut it down. margaret brennan, cbs news, guantanamo bay, cuba. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the battle over a beloved mountain lion in the santa monica mountains.

plus dr. david agus looks at the benefits of taking an aspinner a day. and actor liev schreber will join us in the studio to talk about his new broadway show. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.s" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green.