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a holiday week storm bears down on millions of americans causing dangerous driving conditions and disrupting travel during the busiest week of the year. >> i'm really glad, of course, i'm leaving today because i know the weather's going to be just a bear. investigators release an extensive report on the sandy hook school shooting revealing chilling new details about the gunman adam lanza. >> please halt a petition for all 11.5 undocumented immigrants in this country right now. and president obama is forced to turn and face a heckler demanding action on immigration reform. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, november 26th, this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, november 26th, 2013. captioning funded by cbs
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good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, that nasty winter storm causing problems in the south is heading for the east coast this morning. the storm is blamed for at least 11 highway deaths, most in texas. well, this morning, a winter storm warning has been issued for parts of west virginia, where 9 inches of snow could fall. in kentucky last night, a wintry mix made for some treacherous travel. parts of north carolina and virginia will see freezing rain and snow. and for most of the east coast, this storm will be a very heavy rain event. there was also a dangerous mix of snow and freezing rain in oklahoma, arkansas and missouri, before the storm moved completely tout sea, it will have impacted an estimated 100 million people. eric fisher, the chief meteorologist at our boston affiliate wbz has an update on the storm. >> the storm has been a headache all the way since last week in heavy rain in southern california. for this morning, we're watching
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much of the southeast, heavy rainfall in places like atlanta, charlotte. that rain will be stretching up across the appalachians and snow on the back side. now, as we head towards this evening, a pretty fast-moving system, so into washington, d.c. richmond, heavy rainfall here. and reaching into new york city and afternoon and evening. snow places like cleveland, erie, p.a., up towards buffalo and yet into wednesday morning, the heaviest rain will be found in places like new england and boston, portland. we'll be looking at downpours, strong gusty winds up to 50 miles per hour. and snow in eastern new york and upper canada. 3 to 5 inches in the upper appalachians. total for the event in the northeast, widespread 1 to 3. one of the biggest rain events we've seen since all the way back in the summer for many areas. then in terms of snow, mainly western new york and reaching back to the cleveland area, we could see up to a foot of heavy, wet snow, bringing down power lines and creating some outages. the only good news, by the time we get to thanksgiving, the whole country looks quiet. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news.
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two days left before thanksgiving and this powerful storm threatens to severely disrupt travelers. 90% of travelers this week will drive, according to aaa, nearly 40 million people. but airlines will be busier than usual this thanksgiving. one industry group predicts we'll see the most air travelers since 2007, and this storm has some of the nation's busiest airports in its sights. >> our flight was canceled. >> they canceled it and rescheduled it to chicago and then to boston. >> reporter: over the past few days over 1,000 flights have been canceled at the dallas-ft. worth airport. >> i've been waiting this for a long time, so having this is not the best for me. >> reporter: parts got hammered with dangerous mix of snow, ice, sleet and rain. and today that same weather targeted the mid-atlantic and some of the nation's busiest and
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most delay-prone airports like boston, new york and philadelphia. >> if you have a flight that's delayed or in fact canceled there are no other options because the next flight is already fully booked. year dealing with more people vying for fewer seats, anyway, in great weather. >> reporter: airlines have already started to waive change of ticket fees. but it's not just air travel, the storm is a driving issue as well. last night in kentucky, roads were slick and visibility low. >> you could hardly see. we could just see like headlights coming at us. but pretty much, yeah, it was kind of blinding. >> it's been pretty terrible. since i got on 75, it's been rain and now, it's all been ice and snow. >> well, the windy forecast for thanksgiving day is jeopardizing a key component of the thanksgiving day parade. here in new york, those big balloons. 16 balloons are scheduled to march in the parade. but if the wind exceeds 23 miles per hour or gusts top 34 miles per hour the balloons may be grounded. in 1997, a balloon was blown into a light pole and toppled
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and hit a woman who was in a coma for 23 days. the final report at a mass murder at connecticut sandy hook elementary paints a dark picture of the gunman adam lanza but offers no motive. lanza was obsessed with violence. he played video games including one in which players gunned down students at a school. elaine quijano has more. >> reporter: this is the shattered shot outwindow by adam lanza so he could enter the locked elementary school. the report says it was 9:39:53 when they received the first call. >> caller indicates she thinks there's someone shooting in the building. >> reporter: at 9:35, police report here a last gunshot. almost six minutes after first getting there. the report says police were operating under the assumption that was more than one shooter. lanza was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in
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classroom 10. police believe lanza shot his mother four times at their home before heading to the school. the report provides new details about lanza's life, including a preoccupation with mass shooting. in particular the columbine shooting. a spreadsheet with mass murders over the year, listing information about each shooting. investigators found a computer game titled "school shooting" and images of lanza holding a handgun to his head. before the shooting, lanza's mother nancy became concerned that her son hadn't gone anywhere in three months and would only communicate with her by e-mail. the report also addressed lanza's mental health saying he was diagnosed with asperger's in 2005 and was prescribed by danger tours who treated him as presenting with significant social impairment and extreme anxiety. it was also noted that he lacked empathy. but those doctors did not see anything that would have
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predicted his future behavior. data from adam lanza's gps shows he was in the vicinity of sandy hook elementary the day before the shooting. the family of the victims have been briefed on this report and chose not to comment. elaine quijano, cbs news, newtown, connecticut. president obama is pushing back against critics of a just-concluded deal with iran on its nuclear program. critics say the agreement allows iran too much latitude. tara mergener is in washington. tara, good morning. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. critics say iran got the better end of the deal, in that it will not keep its promises. but president obama says the objections are political. >> reporter: president barack obama is defending his administration's historic nuclear deal with iran. >> we cannot rule out peaceful solutions to the world's problems. we cannot commit ourselves to an endless cycle of conflict. >> reporter: iran says it will limit the uranium enrichment for six months and allow inspections
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at select facilities. in return, the u.s. and several countries will slightly ease economic sanctions. that's welcome news for many in iran. stiff sanctions crippled the economy, and it's hoped the deal will brick back jobs. but hardliners in iran are skeptical. a headline in a main conservative newspaper says "americans not trustworthy." several u.s. politicians say it's iran that can't be trusted. >> they have lied, they have cheated, they have deceived for years and years. >> it gives them $7 billion. get the cash, and we really don't get much. >> reporter: criticism of the deal will likely find an agreement on a permanent solution even harder. >> tough talk and bluster may be the easy thing to do politically, but it's not the right thing for our security. >> reporter: the white house is working on the next round of talks which would end, not just curb iran's nuclear program. meantime, key senators are drafting a bill to reinstate all sanctions. anne-marie. >> tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara.
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well, the chairman of florida's republican party is calling on congressman trey radel to resign. radel pleaded guilty to cocaine possession after getting caught in an under cover investigation. he took a leave of absence and entered a rehab facility but he did not step down. in a written statement, chairman lenny curry said the people of florida's 19th congressional district need a congressman who is 100% focused on the needs of southwest florida. coming up on the "morning news", president interrupted. president obama faces a heckler during his speech on immigration. this is the "cbs morning news." ring his speech on immigration. this is the "cbs morning news." [ woman ] wow. it's the first diamond ever independently certified to be visibly brighter. it's...perfect. it even fits. that's because... ♪ ...i already had it sized. will you marry me? [ female announcer ] the visibly brighter leo diamond. handcrafted by the master diamond artisans at leo schacter.
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and earlier, the president spoke about immigration reform during a stop in san francisco. but not everyone in the crowd expressed support for his approach. teresa garcia reports. >> reporter: president obama used his visit to immigrant-rich san francisco to push for immigration reform which is stalled in the house. he said he'll go along with house republicans who want to carve the bill into smaller pieces of legislation. >> this is thanksgiving, yeah, we can carve that bird into multiple pieces. >> reporter: but not everyone in the handpicked crowd behind the president limited their speech to cheers. >> please use it to halt petitions for all 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in this country right now. >> reporter: the heckler and his supporters held the spotlight for the moment, but president obama stopped security from escorting them away saying he shared their goal.
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>> if in fact i could solve all of these problems with us passing laws in congress, then i would do so. the easy way out is to try and yell and pretend like i can do something by violating our laws, and what i'm proposing is the harder path which they use our democratic processes to achieve the same goal you that want to achieve, but it won't be as easy as just shouting. >> reporter: the civic lesson and the rest of the event ended peacefully moments later. teresa garcia, cbs news, los angeles. straight ahead in "moneywatch," a bad rap. the beastie boys fight a toy company over the use of their song ♪ hungry for the best?
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>> asian markets finished lower on profit taking. tokyo's nikkei lost 0.5%. and the hong kong's hang seng unchanged. it was quiet on wall street. and it's expected to stay that way the rest of the week. the dow industrials rose eight points. the nasdaq closed three points higher. and the price of oil dropped in the wake of iran on its nuclear program. the temporary agreement does not call for sanctions to be loosened on iranian oil exports, but investors believe that's in the works, and that will increase global supply. benchmark u.s. crude for delivery in january fell 75 cents. the fda is lifting safety restrictions on a much debated diabetes pill avandia. recent data suggests that avandia does not increase the risk of heart attack. patients will no longer have to enroll in a special registry to get avandia and it will be available at most pharmacies. meanwhile, the fda is ordering a company 23 and me to stop selling its personalized dna kits. 23 and me claims its genetic
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testing kit can identify health risks for more than 250 diseases. but the fda says the company has failed to show that the technology is backed by science. and gym clothes have become the hot fashion item. not just those old sweats we're talking about here. sells of higher-end workout gear is growing faster than sales of everyday clothing. spending on workout clothes jumped 7% to over $31 billion during a 12-month period that ended in august. that's compared to a 1% rise in other clothing. and hip-hop artists the beastie boys are in a copyright battle with a toy company. the company goldie blox parodied the beastie boys song "girls." it's an advertisement for a toy for young girls. then the company sued the beastie boys for fair use. well, the beastie boys say they do not allow their music to sell a product. however you look at it, anne-marie, that story got the beastie boys back in the news. >> not just the beastie boys,
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this toy company just in time for holiday shopping. a lot of people are talking about their toy now. >> pretty good marketing move, i'd have to say. >> i would think so. alexis christoforous, thanks a lot. in sports, a showdown of two of the nfl most exciting quarterbacks on "monday night football." san francisco's colin kaepernick gets the best of washington's robert griffin iii. kaepernick throws three passes while griffin takes a beating all night long. san francisco wins 27-6. when we return, a call for justice. protests at san jose state university, after four students are charged with committing hate crimes against their roommate.
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join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's tuesday, november 26th i'm michelle griego. ,, here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country, washington, d.c., can expect rain today with a high of 46. atlanta, heavy rain, but mostly sunny in st. louis, and sunny in denver. mostly cloudy in seattle today.
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a california university president is apologizing, and says the school failed to protect a student. four white students stand accused of harassing a black student at san jose state university. as bigad shaban reports there are calls for more charges. >> reporter: the naacp and the san jose state university president are demanding four students accused of tormenting a black roommate face felony charges. >> this is a deeply disturbing, outrageous case and must be properly prosecuted as a felony in order to enforce hate crimes victims rights. >> reporter: four freshman logan beaschler, joseph bomgardner, collin warren and one minor were suspended from school and they're charged with misdemeanor hate crime and battery. prosecutors say for three months the young men physically and psychologically abused their roommate using racial slurs.
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even clamping a bicycle lock around his neck. the alleged victim is still enrolled at the school. the university president apologized to students. >> somewhere in the process, our decision making failed. as part of this, i failed that student. and within that, we failed all of our students. >> reporter: dozens of students marched across campus, looking for action, not words. >> this hate crime is a symptom of issue that's going on at san jose state. >> reporter: the administration says it will form a task force to review its training, response and policies. while a student disciplinary board conducts an independent investigation. bigad shaban, cbs news. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll track the storm that's expected to impact thanksgiving day travel. and cbs travel editor peter greenberg takes us inside jetblue's command center as the country prepares for the busiest week of the year. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." s the
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an austrian stuntman set a new guinness world record over the weekend. he burned for the longest time without an oxygen supply. joe toedling was on fire for 5 minutes and 41 seconds. that is 16 seconds longer than the previous record. he reached a temperature of more than 3,000 degrees fahrenheit before being doused by firefighters. the protective suit works. he was unharmed. here's another look at this morning's top stories. the winter storm that slammed the southwest is hitting the mid-atlantic region today as it heads to the northeast. for most of the east coast, the storm will be a very heavy rain event, but the severe weather threatens to disrupt holiday travel at some of the nation's busiest airports. and the final report on the sandy hook elementary school shooting finds that gunman adam lanza was obsessed with violence.
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lanza killed his mother and then 26 people at the connecticut elementary school. but the report concludes a motive may never be established. new charges have emerged in the case of the two steubenville, ohio, football players convicted of raping a teenage girl. on monday, four more people were charged, including the superintendent of schools. dean reynolds reports. >> reporter: in football-crazy steubenville, ohio, the rape case was riveting and humiliating. photos posted online of the drunk 16-year-old victim dragged from room to room by two players at a crowded party fueled the suspicion that many more were guilty, but had escaped punishment. last january, we asked school superintendent michael mcvey, why, for example, responsibility for disciplining any other players admittedly at the party was given to the football coach. >> do you see the possible conflict of interest there? >> protocol was followed, sir. >> what is the protocol?
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did you and the principal defer to the football coach? >> we followed our protocol as we usually do. once everything is over, when the facts are out, then we will make our decisions of what has to be done who was involved who was not involved. >> reporter: but mcvey now stands indicted on charges of tampering with evidence, lying to investigators and urging others to lie. two coaches and a principal have also been indicted. >> that's what this is also about, holding adults responsible. >> reporter: ohio attorney general mike dewine said the school was more concerned with its football program than the victim. >> this began with the rape of a 16-year-old girl, horrible crime of violence. it also represents blurred, stretched and distorted boundaries of right and wrong. >> reporter: so far, there's been no reaction from the board of education or superintendent mcvey, who along with the other suspects, will be arraigned on december 6th. dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago.
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well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the hottest gadgets of the season. cnet shows us the big sellers for black friday. and we'll take you on an exclusive tour of william randolph hearst's sprawling ranch in california. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching, i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. green. have a great day.
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mallicoat good morning everyone, it's tuesday, november 267th. i'm michelle griego -- 26th. i'm michelle griego. >> good morning everyone, i'm frank mallicoat. let's get you out the door with a little weather. good morning. >> not quote as cold around the bay area this morning. that's keeping the temperatures
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up just a few degrees with the high clouds. still some 30s in the interior valleys and 40s elsewhere and even 351? san francisco. chance of rain still in the forecast. we'll talk about that coming up. early this morning and so far no major hot spots in terms of accidents. there's some overnight road work out there. specifically northbound 880 between 16th and broadway. three lanes are blocked until about 5:00 this morning. all right elizabeth. thank you. >> sure. >> thank you liz. and we begin with a barrage of gunfire it sent seven men to the hospital in the east bay. it happened in east oakland a little after 6:00 last night. the gunman sprayed bullets all over the neighborhood. one woman was just about to go into a store when she heard the gunshots. she dove tot ground and the bullets -- to the ground and the bullets flew through her pony actually -- tail. >> i hit the ground and bullet went straight through my ponytail. >> right

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