continues. for others, check back with us a little later ♪ it's wednesday, february 8th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." >> it was actually a twister. the funnel come straight over. come straight across. come straight up behind us. >> twister touchdown. louisiana declares a state of emergency after tornados strike, leaving behind miles of destruction. mr. president, i am surprised that the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. senator elizabeth warren is told to take her seat during her speech opposing attorney general nominee jeff sessions.

and in limbo, the fate of president trump's travel ban is now in the hands of three appeal escort justices. good morning from the studio 57 snud room at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm ann marie green. a state of emergency remains in effect for louisiana which is working to recover from a string of tornados that barrelled through the southeast corner of the state. of tornados that barrelled through the southeast corner of the state. east new orleans was hit hard. in all, about 20 people were injured, some of them seriously. dozens of homes and other businesses were destroyed and power was knocked out to about 10,000 customers. don champion has our report. cleanup is under way in southern louisiana after several tornados touched down tuesday afternoon. >> we have, you know, something for the terrible blow in the city of new orleans. >> the ninth ward of new orleans

which suffered extensive damage during hurricane katrina was hit hard by the storm. >> it was devastating. there are a lot of families that lost everything that they have. cheryl mcbride took refuge in her bathtub just before the twister tore apart her east new orleans home. >> the roof came off. things started flying. i asked jesus to cover me, don't get hurt. the next thing you know, here we are. >> the tornados ripped through neighborhoods, toppled power lines and tree trunks. a surveillance camera captured a roof flying through the air and an 18-wheeler flying to its side. >> this is not a time to sight see in this area. we just toured it and it's very dangerous. >> he's sent in the national guard. another tornado swept through the town of killian just to the north. sfwli heard a train. and that's true what they say, it is a train.

and when it came through, all i could see was trees and debris just flying. >> thousands across the state lost electricity. the storm system threatened alabama and mississippi. don champion, cbs news. >> flood warnings and watches remain in effect for parts of california this morning. days of heavy rains flooded california's wine country. the water covered roads and fields and in some areas entire towns were flooded. this was the third major storm series to hit the state since the beginning of the year. to the trump presidency now, this morning, the administration is fighting battles on several fronts. there's the blockage of the president's travel ban playing out in a pearl appeal escort. more on that in a moment, but for the second straight night, the contentious fight over the president's cabinet played out on the senate floor. this time democrats took aim at jeff sessions. mr. trump's pick for attorney general. in a rare act, senators moved to

silence one of their own, senator elizabeth warren. during her remarks last night, warren read from a letter written by coretta scott king back in 1986 urging the senate to reject sessions for a federal judgeship. but republicans took offense. first warren was warned. then mitch mcconnell invoked a little known rule to stop her. >> senators impugn the motive and conduct of our colleague from alabama as worn by the chair. senator warren, quote, said senator sessions has used the awesome powers of his off to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens. mr. president, i am surprised that the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. i ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. >> is there objection? >> object. >> i appeal the ruling. >> objection is heard. the senator will take her seat. >> democrats are outraged.

warren is now barred from talking on the senate floor until the fight over sessions is over. now to president trump's travel and immigration ban. the ninth circuit court of appeals says it will rule this week following yesterday's sometimes contentious hearing. hena davis is here in new york. good morning. >> good morning, ann marie. president trump's immigration and travel ban remains in limbo this morning as a federal appeal court in san francisco considers whether or not to reinstate it. after hearing from attorneys representing washington state, minnesota and the justice department yesterday, the court is now working to get a decision out quickly. the hour-long hearing conducted by phone in a san francisco appeals court is the most significant legal battle yet over president trump's travel ban. >> the president's determination that a 90-day pause was needed was plainly constitutional. >> a three-judge panel peppered the attorney for the department of justice with questions as he pressed to have the order barring refugees and citizens of

seven majority muslim countries reinstated. at one point, the judges asked for more evidence. >> there have been a number of people from somalia connected to al shabab who have been convicted in the united states. >> is that in the record? can you point to us in the record where you're referring? >> it is not in the record. >> having already argued the case before, attorneys representing the state fighting the ban were at an advantage. >> he had students and faculty at our state universities who are stranded overseas. we have families that were separated. we had -- we had longtime residents who could not travel overseas to visit their families without knowing that they would be able to come back. >> last week, this family fleeing syria and living in a turkish refugee camp was denied entry into the u.s. but were allowed in on monday due to the halt in the executive order. >> this is the country of dreams and this is where they will rebuild their lives.

>> president trump has suggested he's willing to take the legal fight all the way to the supreme court. >> and the audio from the hearing was live streamed on several social media and news outlets. it's likely the number of listeners topped 1 million. ann marie. >> hena daniels, thank you. president trump and the president of turkey reportedly agreed in a late night phone call to work together to fight isis in syria. isis controls several syrian towns. mr. trump and president erdogan discussed the refugee crisis and a possible safe zone in syria. cia director mike pompeo will visit turkey tomorrow. a setback for president trump's fight against terrorism, yemen says the u.s. can no longer run special operations ground missions in the country. the suspension of commando operations follows last month's commando raid which resulted in a deadly fire fight. children were killed as well as a member of u.s. s.e.a.l. team

six william owens. betsy devos was sworn in as the nation's education secretary. >> of the office upon which i am about to enter. >> of the office upon which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> the vote in the senate was 50/50. that required vice president mike pence to cast the deciding vote. the first time that has ever had to happen for cabinet appointment. president trump's nominee to the supreme court, judge neil gorsuch, continues to make the rounds on capitol hill. gorsuch met with chuck schumer yesterday. schumer described gorsuch as very smart, bright and capable, but said he has serious, serious concerns. schumer said gorsuch avoided answers like the plague. schumer did not say if he would oppose gorsuch's nomination.

the standing rock sioux says they will not stop fighting the day dakota pipeline. the tribe says it will challenge the decision in court. the tribe fears the pipeline will contaminate the drinking water for the reservation. seattle will pull $3 billion from wells fargo because the bank backed the dakota pipeline. the city council voted unanimously yesterday to divert current securities and stop all new investments for three years. the bank says it is one of 17 lenders financing the project. coming up on the morning news, the return to the back. a transgender boy returns to the boy scouts after forcing the group to change its policy. and a former president enjoys some island time. this is the "cbs morning news." tomorrow's the day we'll play something besides video games. every day is a gift. especially for people with heart failure. but today there's entresto... a breakthrough medicine that can help make more tomorrows possible.

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chance to make millions in business. the paper reported and then retracted rumors that she had once worked as an escort. she denies it. a spokesperson for mrs. trump says she was not trying to make money from her role as first lady. the record of new jersey covers the return of a 9-year-old syracuse boy to scouting. joe moldenado was dropped from his cub pack last year because he is transgender. but the boy scouts of america reversed its policy due to protests in part to joe's conclusion. twitter war, repeat offenders will be blocked from creating new accounts. stopping personal attacks is a top priority for the message service. still ahead, pulling the plug on cyber bullying. advice for kids and parents on how to stop online harassment at a time when children are so connected to their devices. ildren are so

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a bee remover took the hive away for free after he saw a tv report showing her being pestered. the woman says she's allergic, but could not afford the service. he got to keep the honey, of course. it's only fair. on the cbs money watch, guilty pleas over defective air bags and a look at apple's new spaceship. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. >> good morning. >> good morning. the price of oil slipped again and so did energy stocks. overall, though, the dow gained 37 points. the s&p added half a point. the nasdaq finished ten points higher at a new record high close. japanese auto partsmaker takata will plead guilty in court to settle the world's largest ever recall. last month, takata agreed to the guilty plea, including payment of a $1 billion settlement. prosecutors say takata hid a defect that resulted in the recall of 100 million air bags

worldwide. 11 deaths are blamed on those faulty air bags. ford revealed its redesigned version of its biggest suv, the expedition. it has an aluminum body, grows 3 inches in its wheel base. it will be powered by a v-6 engine. overall, sales of full size suvs were up by 22% in 2016. and we're get ago better look at apple's new headquarters. formerly known as apple campus 2, the silicon valley building will hold up to 14,000 employees. the main building makes use of a very large piece of curved glass. apple unveiled the design in 2011. the building is expected to be finished in the spring. very cool. >> so i read even the toilets are similar to the iphone design. >> i don't even know what that would look like. >> me, either.

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here is a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ no, you're never gonna get it never, never gonna get it ♪ >> two would-be florida burglars may not be that bright, but they knew when they were licked. security video shows them trying repeatedly but failing to break the glass door of a police

gas station yesterday. police are hunting for the pair. advocates for children's safety say mobile devices are making it easier for cyber bullies to target vulnerable kids. craig finds out what with parents can do to fight internet predators. >> 18-year-old brandi vella was tormented by kids in her texas city school for a year and a half. her parents and police tried to help her, but vella took her own life right before thanksgiving. >> i really want to see these people locked up. i hope they get what they deserve because i didn't deserve this. >> one in three kids show they've been cyber bullied. 40% of bullying cases involve instant messenger services, 30% on social networking sites and 20% while playing online games. >> we want to make sure kids are staying safe while they're online. callahan walsh from the missing

and ex mroilted children center. parents used to keep the computer in the living room, but not the computer is in the child's pocket. so it's in the bathroom, it's in the bedroom with them, it's everywhere they're going. >> walsh's brother, adam, was kidnapped and murdered in 1981. since then, their father, john walsh has dedicated his life to helping kids stay safe. the national center for missing and exploited children's tip line say 8 million reports were fielded last year ranging from cyber bullying to online predators and a relatively new crime, sextortion. >> they hack an account and use it to blackmail that child for further explicit images. >> the center has created an animated safety series to teach young kids how to protect their privacy early. >> we try to teach kids and empower them to make smart decisions on their own. >> experts say children being bullied should not respond and tell a trusted adult, save any evidence and block the bully. in some cases, cyber bullying can be considered a crime.

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our top story this morning, the national weather service says the a least seven tornados tore through southwest louisiana. some 20 people were injured, some of them seriously. dozens of homes and other buildings were destroyed. new orleans ninth ward was hit hard. about 10,000 customers lost power. a state of emergency was declared in louisiana. and a federal court of appeals is considering president trump's travel and immigration ban. the court heard arguments from states that assert the executive order targeted muslims and from the administration which wants the court to restore the order. it claims the president has the power to decide who enters or stays in the u.s. a decision is expected this week.

the new england patriots took a victory lap on the streets of boston during yesterday's parade. meanwhile, the search goes on for a missing jersey. michelle miller reports. >> as the super bowl champion patriots made their way through the slushy streets of boston, so did the news about tom brady's stolen jersey. >> you hear about brady's stolen jersey? somebody stole his jersey. >> they should give it back. >> the moment brady realized his number 12 was missing sunday was caught on this locker room video. did someone take any jersey? i put it in my bag. i absolutely 100% put it in my bag. he put out a be on the lookout soon after. >> so if it shows up on ebay somewhere, someone let me know. i'll try and track that down. >> it's estimated the game-worn jersey could be worth $500,000 on the auction block. compare that with babe ruth's

1932 world series jersey which sold for more than $1 million. and a 1956 yogi berra jersey which sold for more than half of that. fans here put the theft in perspective. >> i don't even know who took it or what, but it's a jersey. we got the lombardi trophy. we got the fifth ring. it's all good. >> this isn't the first brady jersey that has been stolen. we're told back in 2004, that a team employee actually lifted a jersey and later returned it after legal action was threatened. as for super bowl li and that jersey, well, the nfl says it's looking into it. michelle miller, cbs news, boston. coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, a lawsuit that wants to end a voluntary bible class in a west virginia public school. we'll hear from both sides. plus, the real lion. we'll meet the man whose story about the search for his family was the basis for the movie

"lion." and only on cbs this morning, we'll reveal the winner of this year's grammy music educator award. that's the cbs morning news for this wednesday. thank you so much for watching. but before we go, a heart stopping screen high above hong kong. police are investigating this death defiring daredevil. a cohort caught the man skateboarding along a skyscraper's edge. he eventually trades the skateboard for somersaults and back flips. yeah, we'll leave you with that. have a great day. flips. we'll leave you with that. have a great day. ,,

i'm kenny choi. it's time to rise and shine! looking at the bay bridge this morning, i think the drive was a little better but don't get

too comfortable because we got a lot more rain coming. good morning. roberta is saying what? >> no, it's the guys from san francisco who said i think the drive was a little better. [ laughter ] >> not better for you guys? >> it was. >> much better. >> yeah. it was. >> it depends what time you left. i left at 2 a.m. and it was still raining hard with gusty winds but then it just shut down completely about 2:30, 2:45. and then the fog settling into the bay area. so that's going to cause some visibility issues for many of the commuters this morning. >> how was your 12-minute drive? >> i thought it was five. >> not much rain. >> how long does it take? >> 10 minutes. >> i'm about the same coming from oakland. >> my apartment is tiny. it's about 1/10 the size of your home. that's the trade-off of living in the city versus the suburbs. >> the size of a closet. >> he hasn't seen my house. hi, good morning, everybody. live hi-def doppler radar. when you see green on the