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york city, i'm elaine quijano. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's monday, february 13th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, california officials urge more than 180,000 people to evacuate as water from a damaged dam could creep closer to their homes. this morning a break in flow could be good news for inspectors. ♪ so hello from the other side ♪ and, hello, adele. it was a big night for the brits sweeping the biggest categories,
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but the singer shared the love. >> you released my soul. i adore you and i want you to be my mommy, all right? 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, nearly 180,000 people in california have been told to evacuate because an emergency spillway at this country's tallest dam is capable of failing. residents in eight area towns were ordered to evacuate sunday afternoon when the spillway erosion was spotted. worst case, if the spillway collapsed, a 30-foot wall of water would spill onto the towns below. lake oroville is one of california's largest manmade lakes. officials are releasing water to lower the level of the lake.
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the water is no longer spilling over the top of the spillway and are hoping to plug the hole using helicopters to drop rocks. >> i just got a text message and alert and firefighters going up and down our streeting telling us to get out as fast as we can. we packed up our dogs and lifted up our couches. >> it was the tough call to make and the right call to make to protect the public. >> overnight officials used helicopters to inspect the damage. the governor has put the entire national guard on alert to be ready to deploy. ahead on "cbs this morning," john blackstone will have the latest on the damaged dam and mass evacuations from oroville. it was adele's night from the grammys. she walked away with all five awards she was nominated for including album, record, and song of the year. chris martinez joins us from the staples center. chris, good morning.
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>> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. no two ways about it. this was adele's night, winning all five of the grammys she was nominated for, although she said onstage and backstage she shout one of the night's biggest awards should have gone to beyonce. >> hi, everyone. hi, hi, hi. >> reporter: a huge night for adele at the 59th grammy awards left her nearly speechless after winning best song, best record, best record of the 25. while on stage she honored beyonce who was competing against her for the top awards. >> the "lemonade" album was so monumental, beyonce. it was so monumental and so well thought out and so beautiful and soul-bearing, and we got to see another side to you that you don't always let us see.
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♪ i made you cry >> reporter: earlier a pregnant beyonce performed a medley of two songs from her album "lemonade." artists also paid attention to some legends who passed away last year. adele honored george michael with a new arrangement of his song "fast love." >> can we please start it again? >> reporter: she asked to restart it feeling she was giving a subpar performance. the time and bruno mars honored prince playing prynne's song "let's go crazy." this isn't just a big night for adele. it's a history-making night. she becomes first artist in grammy history to win top three honors twice. she also won best song, best record, and best album back in 2012.
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anne-marie, back to you. >> certainly well earned. get some sleerngs chrsleep, chr martinez. it was adele's night for sure, but many performers took on a political tone. in a speech beyonce championed for children of every race against the backdrop of the u.s. constitution katy perry ended her performance with explanation "no hate." and a diverse crowd ended their medley with their fists held high. on to politics now this morning the trump administration is dealing with a series of security national issues including the future of national security adviser michael flynn. cbs news has learned that mr. flynn's job is in jeopardy. at irv alleged conversations he had with the u.s. ambassador for russia about the details. hena daniels has more. good morning, hena. good morning, anne-marie. president trump will meet with prime minister justin trudeau at the white house today. cbs news has learned following numerous clashes and controversies president trump's national security adviser is struggling to get past the
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controversy over his contacts with russian officials. multiple sources tell cbs news the departure of trump's national security adviser michael flynn is not a matter of if but when. the development comes after flynn reportedly misled senior administration officials about his discussions of u.s. sanctions against russia with u.s. convoys. it took place shortly before the president took office. >> asked and answered, chuck. it's not for me to tell you what's in the president's mind. >> the controversy is said to have deeply soured flynn's relationship with mike pence who defended him in an interview on "face the nation" last month. >> they did not discuss anything having to do with the united states' decision to expel diplomats or impose a censure against russia. >> some democrats are calling for an investigation.
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>> did the president instruct general flynn to talk to the ambassador. >> the trump administration is also dealing with its first test with north korea after the country conducted a missile test in the sea of japan. it happened as president trump was sitting down to dinner with prime minister shinzo abe at mar-a-lago. >> it stands behind japan 100%. >> leaders from the u.s., japan, and south korea will hold an emergency meeting at the u.n. today to weigh their response. and earlier today north korea declared the missile test a resounding success, claiming the missile is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. defense officials say the threat did not pose a threat to north america. anne-marie? thank you, hena daniel.
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no rest for the snow-weary just days after the biggest snowstorm of the season the northeast is getting blasted with another big whopper. winter storm warnings from new york to maine. more blizzard conditions are possible. boston could see another 11 inches of snow. schools across the region are canceled. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says the storm is hitting new england hard. >> well, this monday morning our nor'easter continues to batter maine. heavy snowfall and strong winds through the early morning. and then as we look toward the afternoon, the storm will begin to pull out to sea. it's going to look like a snowicain by the end of the afternoon. these are gusts this morning from parts of the shoreline down to the mid-atlantic. the strong winds will persist throughout the day, so we could have scattered power outages, especially areas that have had wet snow gripping the trees and power lines.
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meanwhile watching a storm system move out of the four corners into texas the next couple of days, this one a wintry storm across new mexico, especially the higher elevations picking up over a foot in the mountains. also san juan and southwest parts of colorado. other stories we're watching today, it's cooler. 80s in virginia yesterday. still fairly comfortable by winter standards and not a lot of deep cold across the south. we'll be watching a warming trend in particular across the midwest. i'm eric fisher for cbs news. make it a great week. united airlines is investigating a disturb iing incident over the weekend. the captain showed up late wearing civilian clothes. she schenn got on the plane and started talking politics and her recent divorce. >> she started off by saying she had not voted for trump or clinton because they're a bunch of liars.
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it just really sort of went downhill from there and didn't make a lot of sense to any of us. >> about 20 passengers left the plane saying they did not feel safe. the pilot was removed and replaced with a different pilot. well, coming up on the "morning news" now, hollywood steps up. we will show you the big winners from britain's top movie awards. and live from new york, sean spicer makes a return appearance with a products plug. >> it's elegant and at $39.99 it's unbelievably affordable. and at $39.99 it's unbelievably affordable. delicious fun for everyone. hershey's miniatures are mine, yours, our chocolate. yours, see me. see me. don't stare at me. see me. see me. see me to know that psoriasis is just something that i have. i'm not contagious. see me to know that... ...i won't stop until i find what works. discover cosentyx,
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her portray as testy press secretary sean spicer, and kate mckinnon made a cameo of jeff sessions. well, sessions is signaling a position on transgender bathrooms, and britain hands out top honors. "the wall street journal" reports that jeff sessions will probably not fight for a transgender effort that president trump started. sessions dropped a challenge that states are suing to block the initiative. mr. obama said last may that transgender students have the right to use the bathroom of the sex to which they identify. "the new york times" reports the arrests of 600 people by immigration agents in less than one week. they said they were routine, but yesterday trump tweeted the crackdown on what he calls illegal criminals is the
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fulfillment of campaign pledge. the state of north carolina said they might not seek the death penalty on the charleston church gunman. the prosecutor has not accepted. britain's "guardian" says the u.s. tennis association does not plan to press charges. the soloist sang a verse of the german anthem that was dropped after world war ii. and "variety" reports more honors for "la la land" in the run-up to the oscars. it was named best picture and won four other prizes last night during the brittic awards in london, including leading actress for emma stone. the musical is a favorite heading into the academy awarding on february 26th. still ahead, more merchandise trouble. home products from the trump organization are being dropped by some of the country's biggest retailers. mp
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more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. president trump and japan's prime minister met this weekend and seemed to soothe concerns about trade tensions, and that is sending stocks in asia higher. wall street, meanwhile, ended the week at record highs. for the week the dow gains justjust about 200 points, the nasdaq gained 16 and s&p 50066. over the weekend sears and its subsidiary kmart said they were discontinuing 31 products of trump home line. sears says it was part of a push to focus their online business on their more profitable items. last week nordstrom discontinued sales of ivanka trump clothing brand. verizon changed course and is offering an unlimited data plan starting at $80 a month. the new plan will be available
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starting today. you'll pay up to $180 a month for four lines and get as much talk, text, and data as you want per line, but depending on traffic, it may be slowed. the "lego batman" movie was a box winner. it took in $65 million in ticket sales. the r-rated "50 shades darker" opened in second followed by "john wick: chapter 2." and tomorrow on valentine's day, a champagne maker is offering an unusual gift. a bottle of wine that allows you to record a special message. when the person opens that bottle, the message plays. don't worry. if you don't get the message right the first time, you can riri cord as many times as possible.
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i'm just remembering my voice mail and how many times i had to rerecord that. >> that sounds like a great gift. jill wagner at the new york city. thank you so much, jill. still ahead, the genius of al jarreau will member the legendary jazz singer and his smooktd hits. singer and his hits. when exposed to the same level of damaging heat, the difference is clear. the rose not treated with dove is dry and brittle. dove fortifies by nourishing deeply and stops 90% of daily hair damage before it happens. dove intensive repair.
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way... as a rushing northern california spillway.. could fail at any moment.. leading to catastrophic flooding. plus, returning to the white house. the action president donald trump is now planning to take in the brewing legal battle over his travel ban. this amid growing turmoil within his inner circle. plus, highlights from one of music's biggest night s: the 59th grammy awards.... including the big winner from the bay area. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. ,,,,,, join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30.
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forecast in some cities around the country. we want to acknowledge the passing this morning of a voice for the ages. seven-time grammy award winner al jarreau. >> they took time to remember al row at last night's grammys. musicians and singers are remembering al jarreau. jamie yuccas has more. >> reporter: al jarreau died in a hospital in los angeles sunday. for nearly half a century he
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performed on stages around the country. in 2004 he stopped by the "cbs early show" to debut his "accentuate the positive" album. jarreau became a household name when he released his most popular single "we're in this love together" from his album "breaking away." the following year he won grammy for best male pop vocal list and also nominated for album of the year. the legendary jazz singer's unique vocal style helped him achieve six more grammys over his career. jarreau also recorded the theme song the hit tv series "moonlighting." others remembered him at the 59th annual grammy awards. >> i learned a lot.
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i learned you're supposed to live inside music. you're supposed to be inside of it all the time no matter what it is you're doing. >> reporter: al jarreau was 76 years old. jamie yuccas, cbs news, new york. ahead on "cbs this morning," nba legend magic johnson. jamie yuccas, cbs news, new york. ahead on "cbs this morning," nba legend magic johnson. all day and night. have we seen them before? banish the burn with nexium 24hr. masthe lindor truffley smooth. ... from the lindt master chocolatiers. hard outer shell... smooth, luscious center. unwrap. unwind. with the lindor truffle. from the lindt master chocolatiers. got a minute? new aveeno®...r you. ...positively radiant® 60 second in shower facial. works with steam to reveal... ...glowing skin in just one minute. aveeno® naturally beautiful results® you knmegared omega-3s... but did you know your eyes, your brain, and your joints
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our top story this morning, nearly 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate because an emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam may fail. the oroville dam is located about 150 miles northeast of san francisco. water is no longer spilling over the top of the spillway and officials are assessing the damage. and president trump meets with the canadian prime minister today. meanwhile cbs news has learned national security adviser michael flynn's job is in jeopardy. flynn allegedly spoke to the russian ambassador about obama administration sanctions before mr. trump was sworn in and didn't tell vice president pence the truth about the conversations. flu season is reaching its peak. the virus is widespread in 43 states, and there are more than
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38,000 confirmed cases so far. dr. jon lapook has more. >> reporter: with a quarter of the student body home sick with the flu, school officials have decided to park the buses and close the doors. >> we were dropping like flies. we had about 70 kids out. >> reporter: that's a first. >> got home friday night, sick all day saturday. >> reporter: missouri is one of 23 states with high activity this season and we've seen a total of 20 flu-related deaths in children. >> i'm sick. >> reporter: on long island near new york city, the pediatric emergency room center is open 24/7 to deal with the influx of flu. >> we're seeing a lots of the h 1 virus and people get very sick. it normally affects elderly people, children, and pregnant women. >> reporter: this doctor in new
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jersey says his emergency room has been busy. >> we're right around the time where we see peak. >> reporter: audrey began to have symptoms after other co-workers were diagnosed with the flu. >> i thought i was going to faint and i couldn't stay awake. >> reporter: she tested negative for flu but says now she plans to get the vaccine. here in illinois there's been an uptick in flu activity over the past week with 44 people admitted to the intensive care unit. this year's vaccine is a good match against this year's flu virus and 145 million doses have been shipped out. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, evanston, illinois. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll take you to the national zoo where bao bao the panda is headed back to china. plus, basketball legend magic johnson joins us in the studio. and a guide to the classic american dish. meatloaf. it's that dry hunk of stuff slathered with ketchup, right?
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bridge. >> we will say hi to roqui. >> so many people were outside. it is so glorious. >> i went to l.a. and i was a marine. >> i am sorry. >> we know how much you like rain. >> it is worth this. >> well, good morning. we will call in live doppler radar. no rain drops as of yet. >> tracking series of storms this way. >> temperatures are in the 40s and 50s and there is a blanket over the cloud of the area. and it is called partly cloudy and it is into the 50s, 60s and we will bring in roqui theus. you are looking look and this is from the maze and expect no delay until the lights come on in an hour. >> here is a nimitz
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