good spot. that's the overnight news for this tuesday. ntr some of you the news ♪ it's tuesday, february 7th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." hours from now, a federal appeals court will hear the president's push to reinstate his travel ban. meanwhile, president trump is taking the media to task. claiming reporters are refusing to cover terrorist attacks. a marathon session at the senate stretches into the early morning hours as lawmakers look to block betsy devos' nomination as education secretary. winter weather slams the northwest, creating dangerous conditions after a rare snowstorm hits the region

leaving thousands without power. in frigid temperatures. and lebron james bounces back from an embarrassing miss. >> lebron -- yes! 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. well, later today, a federal appeals court in san francisco will hear oral arguments on the federal government's request to reinstate president trump's travel and refugee ban. whatever the three-judge panel decides the case could end up in the supreme court. meanwhile, the president claims terrorist attacks are going unreported because, in his words, the press have their reasons. hena daniels is here in new york. good morning, henn that. >> good morning, anne-marie. the white house is confident that the travel ban will prevail in the legal back and forth over

president donald trump's executive order. spokesman sean spicer says clearly the law is on the president's side. >> reporter: on the eve of a legal showdown over the travel ban, president trump took to twitter to make his case for the order. writing in part, the threat from radical islamic terrorism is very real. courts must act fast. in a legal brief filed in san francisco yesterday, the justice department argued the president's temporary ban is necessary to protect national security. the department claims the policy does not discriminate by religion. just by country of origin. adding that the countries involved were once deemed sponsors of terror by previous administrations. >> clearly, the law is on the president's side. the constitution is on the president's side. >> reporter: as people from the seven mostly muslim countries continues to pour into the state, washington governor jay inslee, a democrat, put the travel ban on hold.

>> we care about national security, but we need to make decisions based on facts, not alternative facts. >> reporter: speaking, the president shifted his focus away from the federal judge who halted the ban, to the media blasting the press for downplaying the terror threats. >> it's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported, and in many cases, the very dishonest press doesn't want to report it. they have their reasons and you understand that. >> reporter: hours later, the white house leased a list of dozens of recent domestic and international terror attacks. it claims the president failed to adequately cover. cbs news to some extent has covered a majority of the attacks cited by the trump administration. and former secretary of state madeleine albright, john kerry and other former national security officials also issued a legal brief yesterday against president trump's ban. whatever the appeal court rules, the case is likely to end up at the u.s. supreme court. anne-marie. >> hena daniels here in new york.

thank you so much, hena. elon musk's spacex is nearly one of 100 companies that have joined the companies in the presidential travel ban. tesla is in south africa. john blackstone has more. >> reporter: some of the biggest names in thnology are among the 97 companies that joined the brief to the court of appeals, forcefully opposing the travel and immigration ban. they argue, the order makes it more difficult and expensive for u.s. companies to recruit, hire and retain, some of the world's best employees. of box inged, the company that signed on to the brief. >> some of our founding employees come from different

countries, some of which are actually on the ban list so that has a meaningful impact on our culture. >> reporter: the brief notes immigrants or their children founded more than 200 companies on the fortune 500 list, including apple, kraft, ford, general electric, at&t, google, mcdonald's, boeing and disney. and the brief says, immigrants are nearly three times more likely to file patents than u.s.-born citizens. tech workers have demonstrated against the immigration ban, agency the industry worries about what's to come, with the president's promises to undo certain international trade agreements. >> they would send a really chilling signal to people all around the world, that america is not open for business, we're actually closed off. >> reporter: john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. the senate is expected to vote today on president trump's pick to be secretary of education. betsy devos, but she faces stiff opposition and the vote is close. through the night, senate

democrats held the senate floor in hopes of getting one more republican to oppose devos. senator cory booker said the next secretary must be a champion for all children. >> may the office of civil rights in the years to come remain vigilant, remain strong remain expansive in their efforts, but i have no confidence that it will do so under this person. >> two republican senators have already said they will vote against devos. unless another defects, there would be a 50/50 tie that would have to be broken by vice president mike pence. another of trump's picks secretary of labo nominee andrew puzder said he was employed an undocumented immigrant for years. puzder said in a statement he was unaware his housekeeper was not legally permitted to work in the u.s. puzder ended her employment when he learned of her status and paid back taxes. in the past, hiring undocumented workers has derailed nomination. ahead on "cbs this morning,"

we'll talk with dan senor who was an adviser to the romney/ryan campaign in 2012, about the opposition to president trump's travel picks and his travel bans. this morning, a series of storms continue to threaten much of the west with heavy rain, snow and winds. winter storm warnings, advisories remain in effect. there was unusually heavy snow several inches for the seattle area, more than the area has seen isn't five years. the heavy-wet snow brought down trees, one hit a man walking his dog. >> we heard the tree crack. and i heard run. we were standing in a triangle and the tree fell in the middle. me and another friend stopped and got hit square by the trees. >> trees and power lines were knocked down. at one point, 90,000 customers in the puget sound area were without power. in the portland, oregon, area,

schools were closed and travel was a mess. residents said they haven't seen that much snow in over a decade. and a fireball over the sky over lake michigan was so huge it was seen in nine states and canada. but an astronomer says it was caused by a meteor no bigger than a basketball ball. this view was captured by a police dash cam near milwaukee. witnesses say they heard two large booms afterwards. the super bowl champions, new england patriots will be honored today with a parade throughout downtown boston. the pats returned to new england last night, arriving at gillette stadium. fans lined up to welcome their team and catch a glimpse of the vince lombardi trophy. lebron james somehow missed a gimme layup under ten seconds to go. that would have given cleveland the lead against washington but he quickly went from goat to hero.

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gaga announced yesterday she will kick off a five-month tour in august. on the "cbs moneywatch," a farm giveaway and a chicken pricing investigation. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, stocks slightly low led by claims of energy and real estate companies. the pricing of crude dropped. dow lost 19 points, s&p finished 4 points lower, the nasdaq was down 3. tyson foods, the country's largest chicken manufacturer is being investigated for price fixes by the securities and exchange commission. there have been allegations of collusion in the industry for a while. tyson and its competitors have been named in a series of lawsuits that claimed the industry worked up to drive up prices. tyson denies the allegations. the tv manufacturer vizio

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punch with it. people, rescued from their cars overnight, after flood waters over take them. plus, trees are falling all throughout the bay thanks to saturated grounds. we'll have team coverage on storm watch. and a federal appeals court in san francisco gets ready to hear arguments today on whether or not the reinstate president trump's travel ban. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. ,,,,

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are fascinating visitors at a zoo in eastern germany. they were born christmas day but they were just brought out from their mother's enclosure yesterday. there are about 300 white lions in captivity. and perhaps a few dozen in the wild. an unusual class picture was snapped yesterday at a beverly hills hotel. it brought together this year's academy award nominees. danielle nottingham was there. >> the class of 2016. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: there were smiles all around as the class of oscar nominees attended this year's star-studded luncheon at the beverly hilton. leading the pack is the casting crew of the hollywood musical "la la land." with a record tying 14 nominations. including best picture, director, actress and actor. the oscars have been criticized in the past for its lack of diversity. but this year's annual preawards function featured a record number of nominees of color. denzel washington will compete

for his third statue for best actor in an adaptation of august wilson's "fences." naomie harris and mahershala ali from "moonlight" posed together. the film received eight nominations including director, supporting actor. and the best nominee competing for supporting actor recently took a stand against president trump's travel ban. academy president cheryl boon isaac addressed what she calls a threat to artistic freedom. >> art has no borders. art has no language. and doesn't belong to a single state. >> reporter: the relaxed event is the last chance for nominees to enjoy being together before competing against each other for the gold statue. danielle nottingham, cbs news, beverly hills. >> still have to catch up on my movie watching. coming up on "cbs this

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our top story this morning, later today, a federal appeals court in san francisco will hear arguments in a lawsuit over president trump's travel and refugee ban. this past weekend, the appellate court denied the trump administration's request to stay a seattle judge's ruling, that would put the ban on hold. the justice department argues the issue is a matter of national security. and the order was within the president's authority. the vetting process can take years before refugees are allowed in this country. jericka duncan was at new york's jfk airport when a family arrived from syria. >> reporter: this is the moment

dr. gasan asali and ahmad dreamed about for 13 years. >> i'm happy. i'm happy like i won the super bowl like this sunday. i'm very happy. >> reporter: the reunion with asali's two brothers and family was supposed to happen ten days ago. but visas from the christian family from syria were cancelled when president trump signed the executive order. after landing in philadelphia, the six syrian immigrants were forced to return home. >> unhuman is what's happened for us. >> reporter: 17-year-old matthew asali had to wait even longer before joining his relatives. >> we did everything by the rules. everything we've done was right. we have not done anything illegal. >> reporter: why did your family leave? >> over there, like a war zone,

not safe. >> reporter: finally moved to the after processing stage which involved multiple background checks and several interviews. >> welcome to america. >> reporter: local congressman republican charlie dent said the asalis are not refugees and spent years going through the proper channels. >> it's hard to believe this proposal was not properly vetted, it was not processed. it was brushed and not given the consideration it should have been. >> reporter: monday afternoon, allentown's newest residents celebrated their u.s. arrival in their new home. >> attorneys for the asali family said they're now no way they'd be asked to leave, that's because they're now considered permanent residents. jericka duncan, cbs news, allentown, pennsylvania. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," cbs news sifts through president trump's public paperwork. we'll have a look at the unsettled conflicts with his business empire.

plus, an adoptive family fights to keep a 3-year-old that the court says belongs to her biological father. and ma mireya villarreal shows us the grammys. >> every year, this is the actual mold and metal that makes these grammy statues. coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll introduce to you the grammy man. >> that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ,,,,

i'm michelle griego. and i'm kenny choi. good morning, everyone. it is tuesday, it's february 7. you're take a taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. as you can see, the roads are wet out there. so you want to be careful as

you head out the door this morning. i'm michelle griego. >> good morning. i'm kenny choi. it is just the start of a potentially dangerous storm and conditions are already wicked out there. take a look so far in the bay area, with flooding already and trees down as this latest storm moves through. >> it's moving through right now. i have to tell you, the drive into work today was a little scary all that rain and the wind. >> mm-hm. i actually had to pull over at one time because the front was just slicing through the bay area and what's typical cloudy a 45-minute commute was an hour because you just want to get there safely. and the heaviest rain will be morning commute through the mid- morning hours. santa rosa a break now but you had some heavy rain all night. saint helena under the gun now with heavy rain. right now concord will hair the moderate to heavy rainfall into your neck of the woods in 15 minutes as well as walnut creek and orinda. drying out across the