captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's monday, february 20th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, severe storms sweep across texas, leaving thousands in the dark. today marks one month on the job for president trump. a look at what's still on his to-do list and why he left sweden baffled this weekend. and lift-off of the falcon 9 to the space station. >> a successful lift-off and landing. spacex pulls off what no private company has done before.

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, overnight a powerful rain and wind storm including possible tornadoes hit the san antonio, texas, area. tornado and flood warnings have been posted as the storms swept through last night. >> the center section is gone right there. that flagpole is down. the chair that scooted across, my neighbor's chair, the retired cop, the chair went out the gate and flew down the road. >> there are reports of significant damage. the pounding rain and wind knocked out power to about 45,000 customers. roofs were blown off buildings and some areas flooded, but the storm is moving quickly and is expected to be gone by this morning. meanwhile another strong pacific storm is hitting northern california this morning and this one is stronger and bigger than the storm that hit california friday. folks are still cleaning up from

friday's weather, blamed for at least three deaths. >> i've lived here most of my life and i have never seen the levels of water being so high. >> heavy rain, powerful winds, possible flooding, and landslides will make for dangerous travel conditions. it has been a turbulent first month in office for president trump, from the ongoing search for a national security adviser to this weekend's confounding comments over sweden. and they'll spend this national holiday by marking the occasion as not my president's day. >> reporter: president trump spent sunday at his so-called winter white house interviewing several candidates to replace his ousted national security adviser michael flynn. vice admiral harward turned down the offer last week after a

purported clash with the white house. >> the white house is running so smoothly. >> reporter: over the weekend the president held a campaign rally in florida for his 2020 re-election, during which he falsely suggested sweden experienced a major terror attack as a result of taking in refugees. >> you look at what's happening last night in sweden. they're having problems like they never thought possible. >> reporter: after major backlash mr. trump sought to clarify the remark yesterday, tweeting the statement was, quote, in reference to a story that was broadcast on fox news. meanwhile members of his own party raised concerns about the president's recent tweet calling the press the enemy of the american people. >> that's how dictators get started. and i'm not saying that president trump is trying to be a dictator. i'm just saying we need to learn the lessons of history. >> reporter: angry over what they view as president trump's chaotic first month in office, hundreds of demonstrators took part in weekend rallies in

chicago and new york, many blasting the president's short-lived travel ban. >> i'm here to protest everything that 45 stands for. >> reporter: thousands more are expected to take part in not my pretty president in citizens across the country. on the champion, cbs news. a president's day rallies today with citizens across the country. don champion, cbs news. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk about mr. trump's search for a national security adviser with former cia deputy director and national contributor michael morell. we just learned a servicemember died in a non-combat-related event in iraq. it's not related to the mosul offensive where they're fighting to take over. after departing from an air base outside abu dhabi, secretary of defense jim mattis arrives on an unannounced visit to iraq this morning to discuss strategy for defeating isis. the major ground and air

offensive began yesterday. mosul is the last major urban center isis holds in iraq. the u.n. says up to 400,000 civilians could be displaced by the fighting. and jonathan vigliotti has our report. >> reporter: u.s. and iraqi troops moved in swiftly sunday, retaking the city of mosul, setting their sights on the city's airport. they dropped millions of leaflets warning people that the assault was imminent and calling on islamic state militants to surrender. prime minister al abadi announced the aggression on sunday on television. he said it's two-fold. >> translator: we call on our brave troops to start the push to liberate the rest of the city and to liberate the people from the oppression and terrorism of isis, he said. >> reporter: as many as 600,000 civilians live in the western part of the city. the assault is taking place amid new concerns about the

conditions they've been living in. according to those who have escaped, basic supplies like food and water are scarce. the operation to free mosul began last october in the city's less populated eastern side. by january the iraqi government declared east mosul liberated. >> it's symbolic to isis. earlier this month the top u.s. commander in iraq said the city could be liberated within the next six months. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, london. overseas, malaysian police say four suspects left the country followed the murder of the, aisled half brother of north korea leader kim jong-un.

h video shows two women approaching him. one held something over his mouth. malaysian police released 11 photos and four are under arrest. the ceo of uber has ordered an investigation over sexual harassment made by a former employee. susan fowler wrote in a blog she was subjected to sexual advances over a chat software. it has escalated as far up the chain as could be escalated and still nothing was done. uber ceo yesterday said this is abhorrent and against anything we believe in. anyone who behave this way or thinks it's okay will be fired. spacex is marking a major success. an unmanned rocket blasted off yesterday where moon missions once began. tony dokoupil reports. >> four, three, two, one, ignition and lift-off of the falcon 9 to the space station. >> reporter: with roaring

engines and a cheering crowd, a falcon 9 rocket shot through the crowds beginning a three-day mission to the international space station. the historic launch marked the first time a private space company, elon musk's spacex, lifted off from launchpad 39-a. >> you can see it ascending there. >> reporter: shortly after launch it stuck to landing bringing the rocket back to solid ground for a third time. this rocket can now be reused. musk posted a picture with the caption "baby came back." the spacecraft separated from the rocket and is now headed for the space station blacked with more than 2,000 tons of supplies. it's expected to arrive wednesday. meanwhile spacex has bigger plans to ferry not just supplies but astronauts to space station as early as next year, but there have been setbacks.

last year one exploded on a launchpad and in june on a different mission a spacex rocket disintegrated shortly after lift-off. >> they hope to have it back in action in may. >> reporter: bill harwood is the consultant for cbs news. >> spacex as well as boeing will be able to launch astronauts to and from the space station. the wild card is what the trump administration plans for nasa. >> reporter: after sunday's success, spacex has reason to be flying high. tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. well, coming up on the "morning news," cold reception. lawmakers in britain move to cancel president trump's state visit. and remembering a dark chapter in history, 75 years since the order to interm tens of thousands of japanese americans. rica.

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the people in the rest of the world. a 1942 government film tried to justify the interment of japanese americans. it was 75 years ago sunday that an executive order sent them to camps and swamps and deserts. survivors gathered to remember. >> we were in a state of following along, get on the bus, and so on. we were just following their instructions because beyond that we had no idea what was going to be happening to us. >> those attending events across the country compare the 1942 order to president trump's travel ban on seven mostly muslim countries. well, bill gates is warning over a new kind of terrorism and protests over president trump's london visit. those are some of this morning's headlines. the "washington post" reports lawmakers will decide. a petition to ban him true more

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>> i was 15 years old and i had a hip problem, a very severe hip problem. they suggested i go to the karolyi ranch to work with their doctor. >> reporter: the karolyi ranch outside of houston, texas, is a mecca for any gymnast to pursue their olympic dreams. run by marta and bela karolyi, it's where members of the u.s. gymnastics team come once a month for several days for intensive training. girls stayed there for training. >> he started to massage me and he asked me not to wear any underwear, and then he just continued to go into more and more intimate places. >> and when that happened, what was going through your head?

>> i remember thinking something was off, but i didn't feel like i was able to say anything because he was, you know, a very high-profile doctor and i was very lucky to be at the ranch working with him. >> did any of the other girls in your cabin talk to you about dr. nassar? >> yes. the girls would say, yeah, he touches you funny. >> i remember being uncomfortable because of the area, but in my mind i was like, if this helps, i'll do anything. >> did you ever complain to anybody about it? >> no. >> why not? >> it was treatment. you don't complain about treatment. >> well, ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll speak with three gymnasts who alleged sexual abuse by former team usa doctor larry nassar. still ahead, how some businesses are finding success through a mission of charity. here's a look at today's are finding success through a mission of charity. so no matter what happens,...

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ thank you for being a friend ♪ a new cafe celebrates the timeless appeal of a show about four elderly ladies. rue la ru just opened. the owner was a friend of rue mcclanahan and the cafe displays her pictures, costumes, and emmy awards. i wonder if they have betty egg whites on the menu. good idea. some companies are using a plan. it might be describe as strategic philanthropy.

>> bambas is a company for the soul. >> for every pair we sell, we donate a period. >> the ceo launched these in 2013. they make breakfasts for the homeless and give socks to people who need them. >> it's nice they can hand them out, give them to us, because we can't always get to a washer. >> reporter: the goal was to give away a million pairs of socks in ten years. it took less than three. is it the mission? is it the quality of the socks? why do you think it's caught on so quickly? >> i think it's a bit of both. right? you can't have one without the other in my world. you can't have a great mission and, you know, bad product, and you can't have a really great product, you know, without a mission. >> reporter: he's modeled his buy one/give one away business on the success of toms, which donates a pair of shoes for each one sold and warby parker who does something similar with eyeglasses. in the past few years growing companies realize doing good is a good business.

>> reporter: nathan cullman is the ceo of elephant pants, a clothing company that donates 10% of profits to charities that help save elephants. he says they make up that money by charging a bit more than competitors and he admits the charity aspect creates buzz for the brand and good will with customers. >> we definitely get a strong return on our investment because we get loyal passion atd customers. they keep on coming back. >> reporter: businesses on a mission the make money. >> this is a wonderful thing. >> reporter: -- and a difference. jill wagner, cbs news, new york. night off at the defensive end of the nba's all-stars. >> curry off the boards with davis. >> steph curry dip wraps a dunk for pelicans star anthony davis. davis had 52 pointss to break the legendary wilt chamberlain's all-star record.

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on the national transplant waiting list. in china there is a severe shortage of donors. aid a adriana diaz is showing how they're bridging a gap. >> reporter: scientists are working on a possible breakthrough to restore sight but eyes they're using aren't human. they're from pigs. >> so these are actual eyeballs from pigs. >> yes. >> i feel like they're all looking at me. >> you don't have to look at them. >> reporter: he's ceo of a company pioneering the procedure that makes pig corneas suitable for human transplant.

>> we tried many animals, but finally we conclude that the pig's cornea is very similar to a human. >> reporter: organ donations are rare in china. by tradition, bodies should be left intact, but with 4 million chinese with cornea disease, demand outweighs that. so far doctors have performed 400 cornea transplants with a 95% success rate. when your patients come in and you propose giving them a cornea from a pig, what is your reaction? >> we don't say it's from a pig, he told us. we say it's an engineered product. if we said that, some would refuse it, he said. though others probably wouldn't care as long as they're cured. construction worker lee ping was left blind in one eye after an infection around could no longer support his family, so he paid

almost $6,000 for the transplant, but he didn't know he owed his sight to a pig until we told him. can you believe that part of your eye used to be part of a pig? >> how should i feel, he said? but it's a lot better than not being able to see. seeing his future again with fresh eyes. adriana diaz, cbs news, china. our top story this morning, president trump interviewed several candidates at his palm beach club to be his new national security adviser. he returns to washington today. over the weekend he falsely suggested that sweden experienced a terrorist attack because it took in refugees. sweden said that is not true. on twitter yesterday mr. trump said he was referring to something he saw on television. today there are not my president's day rallies planned across the country. and coming up after your local news on "cbs this

morning," the series "we the people" continues by marking one month of donald trump's presidency as americans reflect on their hopes and fears. plus the ceo of kind snack bars joins us in the studio. and anthony mason talks with la-la land director damien chazelle about jitters before the mirror's premiere. >> i felt like it was like a child. i was very nervous, seeing it off to a first day of school. that's kind of what a premiere feels like, hoping that it doesn't get bullied is what you hope, that it comes back, you know, in one piece, not damaged. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

we're starting off the week with more rain and a lot of it as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning. it's monday, february 20th. i'm kenny choi. we're under storm watch. >> we are.

i'm michelle griego. and not only the rain but the wind was crazy driving in to work this morning. >> i don't like the understorm. oh, yeah. on storm watch. >> on storm watch. >> right. >> and the super hero. you know, honestly, i think this storm is going to be the one to see how we survive here in the bay area. the ground is already saturated. we know that and we're going to see up to six inches of rain in many locations, even the urban areas, three to four inches of rain. where is that going to go? in addition, the drought- stricken trees are waterlogged and winds are up to 60 miles an hour. a serious day in the bay area. thank goodness it's a holiday, so many people are at home and they don't have to hit the roadways. when you see the areas of yellow, that is moderate to heavy downpours occurring in the eastern portion of the bay area. south bay, you're seeing light rain showers around willow glenn and san jose. a lot is blowing sideways. it's just