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captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, september 7th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." for the first time ever, donald trump and hillary clinton will be on the same stage, taking questions from veterans. the military battle both campaigns are waging before tonight's showdown. miami is taking its fight to the air, spraying a powerful and controversial chemical in hopes of stopping zika spread, but people living under the spray are concerned it's killing more than mosquitoes. itt tech is closing every campus across the country. what it means for current students and those with massive
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student loans. and triumph on the trail. when a retired usc fighter carries a stranger's injured child two miles down a mountain. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning, hillary clinton and donald trump are gearing up for tonight's national security forum. they will appear back-to-back, but on the same stage. in an interview with abc, trump had some thoughts on his opponent's appearance as it relates to international affairs. >> i just don't think she has a presidential look. you need a presidential look. you have to get the job done. i think if she went to mexico, she would have a total failure. >> reporter: trump says clinton lacks the look, but "the dallas morning news" says trump lacks republican values and that is why the paper won't be endorsing him.
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writing in a scathing editorial, trump doesn't reflect republican ideals in the past and we are certain he shouldn't reflect the gop of the future. it breaks the paper's streak of backing every republican candidate, dating back to nixon in '68. the news isn't all bad for trump. >> ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states, donald j. trump! >> reporter: the latest national poll gives republican donald trump a two-point lead over his democratic rival hillary clinton. >> good psychology. i know that for a fact because people that didn't call me yesterday, they are calling me today. >> reporter: trump rallied a crowd in north carolina, saying if elected, he would give a simple command to his top generals. >> they will have 30 days to submit to the oval office a plan for soundly and quickly defeating isis. >> reporter: trump's camp unveiled a list of 88 retired military brass backing him for president. clinton had a comeback from her campaign plane.
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>> i think we are up to 89, but who is counting. >> reporter: trump and clinton, again, called each other unqualified for the white house. clinton argued in florida that she is the best candidate to protect the country and the american troops. >> his whole campaign has been one long insult to all those who have worn the uniform. >> reporter: in a new ad, clinton tried to drive home that very point, hitting trump on his past remarks about the military. >> i know more about isis than the generals do. john mccain, a war hero? he's not a war hero. he is a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured, okay. >> reporter: cbs news projects show clinton has to close an enthusiasm gap with voters, but she has built up a lead in many battleground states. >> if the election were held today, hillary clinton would be in position to get more than the 270 electorate votes that she would need. >> reporter: both candidates are set to appear at a forum on a national security in new york city tonight, aboard the
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"uss intrepid." coming up on "cbs this morning," we will talk with libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson and his running mate. in laos this morning, president obama pledged 90 million dollars to clean up bombs dropped by the united states during the vietnam war. the president toured a museum and a center that treat victims. some 20,000 people from laos have been killed or wounded since the war ended by about 80 million unexploded bombs. during the vietnam war, laos became the most heavily bombed country in history. the united states now says all of the $1.7 billion owed to iran in a decades old arbitration case has been paid in cash. 1.3 billion and interest had been handed over in catch earlier this year. the initial 400 million was delivered in january on the same day that iran agreed to release four american prisoners. some critics call that ransom. the administration admits the cash was used as leverage.
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for at least the fourth time in less than a month, boats belonging to iran's revolutionary guard harassed a u.s. navy ship in the persian gulf. one came within 100 yards, forcing the american ship to change course. back in this country. the fight against the zika virus hit another road block. a 1.1 billion dollar zika funding package was blocked by senate democrats yesterday. democrats oppose the bill because republicans added a cut money to planned parenthood. they will begin spraying tomorrow using an insecticide. some say it's banned in europe. and some residents say they would rather take their chances with the virus. >> the impact of the disease is relatively low and when, you know, the solution could be just as bad as the problem. >> the world health organization now says men and women returning from zika-infected areas should practice safe sex for six months.
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a minnesota man will not face murder charges after admitting he abducted, sexually assaulted and killed 11-year-old jacob wetterling nearly 30 years ago. hils -- his detailed admission and killing admission was part after plea deal that is expected to put him behind bars for decades. jamie yuccas reports. >> reporter: after only ten minutes of court proceedings, the prosecutor turned and asked 53-year-old danny heinrich, did you kidnap, sexually assault, and murder jacob wetterling. heinrich responded calmly, yes, i did. jacob's parents jerry and patty wetterling sat in the front of the courtroom and listened all of the details of the final moments of their son's life on october 22nd, 1989. heinrich detailed how he drove down a dead-end road and noticed three young boys playing with a flashlight. he approached them and ordered them into a st. joseph, minnesota, ditch. he then told two of the boys to
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run away. heinrich handcuffed jacob and put him into the front seat of a vehicle. he took him to a remote location and told him to undress and he sexually assaulted him. heinrich said he saw a nearby police car was patrolling and got close, so he got scared. so he pulled out his resolver out of his pocket. he clicked the gun once and a bullet didn't enter out of the chairman and so he shot again and jacob fell to the ground. >> i would like to know jacob's last hours, last minutes. >> reporter: heinrich could face up to 20 years in prison but the big question why wouldn't he face a murder charge? it turns out after 27 years of waiting for answers, the wetterlipping's agreed to offer a plea deal an extraordinary and unprecedented measure so they would finally start to heal. jamie yuccas, cbs news, minneapolis, minnesota. the for-profit college itt tech is closing all of its 130
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campuses in the united states. itt says its hand was forced by sanctions imposed by the department of education. the move affects more than 35,000 students. more than 8,000 itt employees lost their jobs. in august, itt was banned from enrolling new students in order to pay $152 million in repay student loans. roger ailes had no comment after gretchen carlson settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against the former ceo for a reported $20 million. besides the 20 million, fox issued a public apology. two weeks after the suit, ailes was out. he denies the allegations and didn't pay any of the settlement. and fox announced that greta van susteren is no longer with the network. she was among the fox employees who spoke on behalf of ailes. on facebook, she said, fox a few years. bill cosby's sexual
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harassment trial is scheduled for june. it's the only criminal case against cosby. the accuser said cosby drugged her and molested her. prosecutors want 13 women who cosby allegedly assaulted over the years to testify. the judge says he hasn't decided if they can take the witness stand. coming up on the morning news. the wife of a slain officer has an unexpected surprise. an astronaut is back on the earth. this is the "cbs morning news." then i realized managing was all i was doing. when i finally told my doctor, he said humira was for people like me who have tried other medications,... but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief... ...and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections...
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the international space station. williams holds the u.s. record for cumulative time in orbit, 544 days. russia charged nasa more than 70 million to take him up and then back down. a widow of a slain baton rouge officer has unexpected news. and a first for the federal judiciary. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the huffington post reports the first-ever nomination of a muslim to be a federal judge. president obama picked the washington attorney yesterday for a district court seat. the move may be largely symbolic. senate republicans have all but stopped his judicial picks. the "orlando sentinel" reports the release of the last hospitalized victim from the pulse nightclub shootings. the hospital treated 35 people who with were wounded on june 12th. the patient released yesterday had been in critical condition for more than two months. the advocate of baton rouge
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reports the widow of a city police officer is pregnant. matthew gerald was one of three officers killed in july by a lone gunman. he and his wife dechia had two daughters. >> i wanted to cry, but, at the same time, it's exciting. but then just the flood of knowing all of the first's he would miss with that one. >> the baby is due in april. "the new york times" says an iconic flag linked to 9/11 will finally be deployed. a memorable photo taken after the attacks showed firefighters raising the flag at ground zero. it was found in washington state after going missing for years! the flag will go on view tomorrow at the 9/11 museum. still ahead. surprise rescuer. a former ufc fighter famous for her fierce matches helps an injured girl get down from a mountain. americans...
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than they would have had. on the cbs "moneywatch." what to expect from a new iphone. and a job opportunity at buckingham palace? jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. >> reporter: stocks on wall street finished higher, pushed in part by higher oil prices and gains in energy stocks. the dow jumped about 46 points. s&p rose 6. nasdaq finished 26 points higher to a new all-time high. apple is expected to announce its latest iphone today. one big change, it appears that apple has done away with the headphone jacks. that means that future iphone buyers would possibly need new headsets for a digital connection. most analysts don't expect many other major changes to the phone. the latest twist in the pay tv set top box story could be announced as early as today. earlier this year, the fcc voted to allow anyone to create devices or services that compete with traditional set top boxes.
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spring for a little bit more? >> it's the experience. >> cleaning the chandeliers is probably a full-time job. >> i'm guessing they take your smartphone, right? they probably don't want those pictures posted on facebook or social media. >> i'm sure! jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. coming up on "cbs this morning," we speak with the ceo of starbucks. howard schultz on the campaign to honor great american citizens. first, reinventing a hotel stay. we will show you how dorm style living arrangements are catching on as millennials take sharing to a whole other level. . if you're using this toothpaste, you're probably expecting to get visibly whiter teeth, but it only removes surface stains, and clinical tests show that it only provides about a half-shade of whitening.
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most humpback whales are now off the u.s. endangered species list. the change affects nine of the 14 areas where they swim. official say they are recovering, thanks for a 50-year-old ban on commercial whaling, but some environmentalists say the move is premature. a new type of temporary housing is springing up. it's designed for millennials who are willing to trade privacy for a low price. the story from chris martinez. >> reporter: avlina beth is showing her newest guest. >> we are in a sharing economy. people are sharing their homes, their cars and tasks are being shared online. >> reporter: she is the found of pod share, a member-based residence, designed for people who are on vacation or staying in the area on a temporary basis. it's part after movement toward co-living. more buildings are popping up around the nation with a dorm-like atmosphere. this one in new york called we live offers modern amenities
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where residents can live, eat, and exercise together. pod share is a no frills version of the same concept. a stay here only costs $40 to $50 a night and that price includes a bed, tv, and storage area. what is missing is privacy. every pod is wide open to encourage interaction with other guests. >> give up a little bit of privacy and gain collisions we call it here. >> reporter: those collisions are often common areas like the shared kitchen. these two became friends while staying here. >> i like sharing everything. it's fun. i feel like it brings us closer. >> there is a lot more value to the experiences than really having ownership over something. >> reporter: right now, pod share is only in l.a., but beth hopes to stretch the model far beyond california. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the cultural impact of the popular video game tetris. i'm anne-marie green. and this is the "cbs morning news."
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on tuesday, the u.s. capitol's great rotunda reopened after a 13-month, 97 million dollar project to save the capitol dome. scott pelley reports. >> congratulations to you, you're the first! >> reporter: this was the first tour to bend over backwards to see george washington ascending into heaven. this time lapse video shows the start a year ago of the scaffolding and drapery that were used to restore the iron work, install lighting, and repaint the fading fresco. this is all original, 150 years old? >> yes, it is. >> reporter: the head of the project is season ares, the
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architect of the capitol. he took us up the dome before the work began. >> this is the top. >> reporter: this is the top. wow! what a beautiful view! the dome was built of the high-tech material of the 1860s, cast iron. but 150 years later, pieces were falling and there were more than 1,300 cracks. >> it looks magnificent and beautiful from the ground, but when you get up close, there is rust all over it, broken pieces, and some of these are big, 40, 60, 80-pound pieces of decoration and ornamentation. >> reporter: so the dome was covered in scaffolding and the cracks were sewn together. the remainder of the scaffold is to be removed by inauguration day this january. >> that was scott pelley reporting. now reporters on board hillary clinton's campaign plane
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took part of a long tradition between clinton and her aides. the orange roll. the reporters roll oranges down the aisle with questions on them. if one makes it past the curtain, clinton is expected to answer it. the question, who would you want to have dinner with, trump or putin? the answer? putin. here is another look at this morning's top stories. a new national poll finds trump with a two-point lead over clinton. yesterday, trump and clinton called each other unqualified to be president. tonight, clinton and trump appear separately at the same event in new york city, a veterans forum on national security. the for-profit college itt tech is closing all of its 130 campuses in the united states. itt says its hand was forced by sanctions imposed by the department of education. the move affects more than 35,000 students. more than 8,000 itt employees lost their jobs. itt is accused of misleading students and pushing them into risky loans. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning,"
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apple under pressure to announce new innovation as it unveils a new iphone today. plus, we talk with starbucks ceo howard schultz on a campaign to honor great american citizens. and the story of a little known group of african-american women who helped put a man on the moon. that is the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ,,,,
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it's time to rise and shine as we take live look at coit tower this morning on telegraph hill in the city of san
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francisco. good morning. time now 4:30. and let's bring in roqui and roberta. >> good morning. >> check of the traffic. >> good morning. we are just taking a look at the beautiful view of coit tower and yesterday, i went running up there. and it was amazing because the visibility was unlimited but there was no breeze. usually it's breezy up there. it was stellar. just pristine. and even warmer conditions today. have you experienced both of you that? >> no, not yet. >> not quite. >> well -- >> we have a date to run up coit tower. >> everybody buckle in. this is what you have in store for you today. out the door this morning we have temperatures currently in the 50s and in the low 60s. concord, clayton and walnut creek all in the low 60s. check out concord. a good 10 degrees above average today. hey, san jose, yesterday you topped off at 84. today you'll feel the difference at nearly 90 degrees. check this out. 70s at the he

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