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"hamilton." >> no, thanks. i think at one point they say bye! [ with african-american accent ] . good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, march 23rd, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." new arrests in britain after overnight raids tied to the london terror attack. at least one american is among the injured. isis this morning claimed responsibility. today is the day house republicans said they would vote to repeal and replace obamacare. but their health care plan is in jeopardy after more than 12 hours of negotiations failed to break a deadlock. a high-profile auction illuminates john f. kennedy's fascination with adolf hitler. how jfk's diary reveals a side of him we've never seen before.
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we question ginn with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> an act of terrorism tried to silence our democracy. our resolve will never waiver in the face of terrorism. >> terror strikes in the heart of london. >> overnight police conducting terror raids connected to that attack. >> the message is business as usual really here. >> we must ensure it is not violence, hatred or division but decency, goodness and tolerance that prevails in our country. >> we're adding votes by the day, not losing votes, we're adding votes. we feel we're getting close. >> down to the wire for president trump getting last-minute support for the gop health care plan. >> he's a one-term president if this passes. we're trying to save him. >> there's still no evidence that president trump was wiretapped? >> that's correct. >> the chairman of the house intelligence committee going rogue.
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>> the president says he feels somewhat vindicated. >> i've long ago given up on trying to interpret the remarks of the president of the united states. >> firefighters ran from home to home ordering residents to evacuate. >> i'm fixing to lose everything. >> an iguana causes quite a racket during a professional tennis racket. >> the young girl from atlanta had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet the pope. she certainly made the most of it. >> and all that matters. >> no one remembers who john hancock was, but they know that's a signature because he wrote his name so bigly -- big and boldly. >> you just said bigly. >> on "cbs this morning" -- >> 51,000-plus on their feet. robins robinson's grounder to third base. arenado has got it. the u.s. has a wbc title. >> i don't know what to say. i got a chance to manage my country. coaches got a chance to coach
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for our country, the players got a chance to play for our country. you know what? this is for the people that serve our country. >> announcer: this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." norah o'donnell and gayle king are off. anthony mason and alex wagner are here. thank you for being here. as you wake up in the west. we have new developments in the deadly vehicle and knife attack in the heart of london. police arrested eight people in anti terror raids overnight at six locations in birmingham, london and elsewhere. parliament is back in session after observing a moment of silence this morning for the victims. in all, four people are dead including a policeman and the attacker. 29 people were hospitalized. at least one american tourist is among the injured, a middle-aged
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man in critical condition. isis has claimed responsibility. the attacker slammed into pedestrians on the busy westminster bridge before crashing into a fence at parliament. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. earlier today this whole area was still a crime scene, but the british authorities are very anxious to get routine back to normal in the city. a short while ago, they reopened westminster bridge you can see behind me to traffic. >> security camera video shows the car speeding across westminster bridge, deliberately mowing down pedestrians, and here a woman falling into the icy river thames. she was later rescued. the attacker struck the heart of london. westminster bridge is a main artery. four wheels on the sidewalk, killing two people and injuring 29 more before he crashed into the railing around britain's parliament. he then ran toward parliament
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and repeatedly stabbed the policeman on guard before another officer fatally shot him. near where he lay, you can clearly see two knives on the ground. this morning they announced the attacker was a lone wolf, probably inspired by islamic extremism. senior anti terrorism officer mark rowley. >> the investigation is on going, developing all the time and we continue to focus on his motivation, hess preparation and his associates. >> reporter: today forensic teams examine the area around parliament while inside politicians observed a minute of silence before an address by prime minister theresa may. >> we are not afraid, and our resolve will never waiver in the face of terrorism. >> reporter: among those wounded on the bridge were several tourists including one american and south korean and french citizens. of course, there were britons struck down suddenly on what had begun as a normal spring day.
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bob bob. >> the first reaction would have been it was an accident. but when i saw the guy is continuing ahead. >> and on the pavement. >> on the pavement he's going, absolute inhumane. >> he ran and bobby started filming. a woman flung under a bus, a man lying still in the middle of the road. bystanders too shocked to know what to do. today flags across london are flying at half staff in honor of the dead, including policeman keith palmer who died of his stab wounds. london's mayor who incidentally is himself a muslim has invited everybody in the capital to gather in central london this evening in a gesture of mourning for the dead and also of solidarity. >> elizabeth palmer in london, thanks. british media report the
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attacker lived at a home police raided in birmingham. jonathan rig vig atity near the raid. >> police conducted the massive raid at the apartment here. it's quiet but a much different scene last night. according to witnesses, dozens of police officers dressed in black carrying machine guns stormed inside that apartment as we've told police outside had their guns fixed on the windows. we're told police were led to this location because of the rental car used in the attack. witnesses here say three men were taken out of the apartment. at this point it's unclear if they were arrested or what other evidence was found inside. they raided six homes in total. from those raids, a number of arrests were made. police at this point not being
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specific about what charged those arrested are facing which means at this point it's unclear what role, if any, they may have played. charlie, at this point police saying they do know this attacker, they believe he acted alone, but it's still unclear if he had any help with the planning. >> jonathan vigliotti, thanks. fran townsend is a former homeland security adviser to president george w. bush. good morning. >> good morning. >> police say they know who is behind this but are not disclosing. >> that's right. very sensitive, in the first 24 to 48 hours, what they're trying to understand is, now that they know who the individual is who is dead, who was shot by police, they're identifying his associates, looking at things, not only his home, his electronic communications. they'll get ahold of everything they can to try to understand who influenced him. if they're in london, do they
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pose a threat? i think that's what we're saying play out. >> this is the third vehicle attack in europe over the past year. what's your impression of the connection, if any, there? >> yesterday, the day of the attack was the one-year anniversary of brussels. we've seen the christmas market attack and the nice attack. isis has called for such attacks. they put out a public call and every alienated, unhappy human, right, it's their moment. i think that's what chief rowley is referring to when he says it's inspired by international terror. >> fran, from a security perspective, what can be done to prevent future vehicle attacks? >> these are the most difficult sort of attacks to anticipate and prevent. so what you see is, you take -- the eiffel tower is putting up bulletproof glass. iconic places will take measures to put a perimeter there, but the idea is to get these intelligence-driven operations to identify the individuals
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before the day where they decide this is my moment. you put the perimeters there at iconic places to try to protect tourists. >> is there a strong sense about shared information about terrorism today? >> charlie, there is no one that we share more transparently with than our british counterparts. i feel confident the american intelligence agencies are acting today as if it happened here. the greater challenge within europe, the sharing awful information. we see post brussels and paris, greater efforts to be made to have european intelligence agencies do a better job of sharing. the pros in europe are the british. they do this better than anybody. >> it is a complicated landscape. fran townsend, thanks for that. >> sure. the republican plan to replace obamacare could be in jeopardy over a lack of gop support. all week republicans have said they will vote on the american health care act today, seven years to the day after obamacare was signed into law.
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right now no vote is scheduled. a cbs news count shows at least 31 republicans plan to vote no. house speaker paul ryan needs nine of those holdouts to change their mind or president trump's first major piece of legislation will fail. chip reid is on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. this was supposed to be the big day when the house votes to overhaul obamacare. but at this point the republicans simply don't have the votes, and the committee that's supposed to schedule the vote met last night until after midnight and they still don't have a plan on when they will vote. >> we have not cut a deal yet ar after more than 12 hours, the house rules committee gachl h ghafled out of session without revising the health care bill or agreeing on a path forward. >> i thought i was a good dealmaker. i'm not compared to the president. >> reporter: mark meadows spent all night negotiating changes to the plan with president trump.
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>> we're encouraged tonight just based on the willingness of not only the white house but our leadership to make this bill better. >> reporter: his caucus wants to decrease the cost of health care premiums by rolling back the affordable care act's essential health benefits which mandates coverage for services like emergency room visits, maternity care, prescription drugs and mental health care. >> my prediction is -- >> reporter: the demands of the freedom caucus are making moderate republicans reconsider. >> are we going to vote tomorrow? >> reporter: after meeting with house leadership last night, moderate pennsylvania congressman charlie dent said in a statement he will oppose the bill adding he hopes the house can step back from this vote and arbitrary deadline to focus on getting health care reform done right. house republicans are scheduled to meet later this morning to try to work things out, a key conservative republican was asked what are the odds of
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reaching a deal in the next 24 hours? he said, this is washington, d.c., so the odds are not great. >> chip, thanks. conversations held by president trump and associates with foreign officials were intercepted by the intelligence committee. congressman devin nunes, the chairman of the house intelligence committee brought that information to the president and the press before telling his committee. the unusual move caused concern among democrats. the committee's top democrat, adam schiff, questioned whether nunes was acting as a surrogate of the white house. major garrett is at the white house with new calls for an independent investigation. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for weeks the white house has fearly defended the fiction that president obama had trump tower wiretapped. recently that morphed into, well, it wasn't wiretapping, it was nasty surveillance. now the chairman of the house intelligence committee overseeing the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election says he's found
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something, just not wiretapping. house intelligence committee chairman devin nunes, a former member of the president's transition team came to the white house with new surveillance information. >> i briefed the president on the concerns i had. >> reporter: nunes told reporters conversations of trump transition officials including possibly the president-elect were recorded between november and january. >> on numerous occasions the intelligence committee collected information about u.s. citizens involved in the trump transition. >> reporter: the california republican angered democrats by briefing mr. trump before the full intelligence committee. >> the president needs to know these intelligence reports are out there. >> reporter: nunes said an unidentified source showed him about a dozen intercepted communications, none he said involved russia. nunes fretted that mr. trump's name and other members were not redacted and intercepts circulated within the intelligence community. the president was asked if he felt vindicated about his false
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claim former president obama ordered wiretapping of his trump tower phones. >> i very much appreciated the fact that they found what they found. but i somewhat do. >> this is deeply troubling. >> reporter: adam schiff, top intelligence committee democrat questioned nunes' ability to lead the investigation and insisted that there is evidence of collusion between russia and trump officials. >> there is more than circumstantial evidence now. >> reporter: republican senator john mccain joined the democrat's call for an independent committee. >> no longer does the congress have credibility to handle this alone. >> reporter: the national security agency collected these trump transition conversations, these intercepts, but chairman nunes did not ask the agency for context or explanation, and experts tell us these intercepts would not have been circulated if they were benign. >> major garrett, thanks. lawmakers are calling for more information to answer growing questions about possible ties between russia and people
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close to president trump. the associated press is reporting that u.s. investigators are looking into offshore financial transactions in involving the president's former campaign chairman paul manafort. officials previously told cbs news they are following the money. documents obtained by the associated press show he previously worked for russian billionaire oleg deripaska. cbs learned about another trump associate, roger stone, is being put on notice on capitol hill. jeff pegues is in washington with more. >> lawmakers are getting closer to formalizing plans for trul associates to testify, and at the top of the list are paul manafort and roger stone. democrats in congress have long suspected that stone had advance knowledge of some of last year's disclosures of democratic party e-mails. >> the u.s. senate intelligence
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committee sent me a letter asking me to preserve documents. >> reporter: cbs news obtained a letter mentioned earlier week, the former trump campaign adviser and long-time friend of president trump has been asked to preserve e-mails and any communications he may have had involving russian enter southwests. stone, carter page, former national security adviser michael flynn and former campaign chairman paul manafort are all under scrutiny as the fbi investigates whether there was collusion with russian operatives during the election. >> i don't know if it's true or not. if it is true, it's concerning. >> reporter: lawmakers on wednesday reacted to a report by the associated press that in 2006 manafort signed a $10 million contract with russian billionaire oleg deripaska to, as described, greatly benefit the putin government by lobbying and influencing news coverage.
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deripaska has close ties to the kremlin. >> he has connections to putin, yes. >> solid connections to putin? >> well, you have about 20 big businessmen in russia. >> those are the owil egg arc. >> reporter: >> paul was required to count delegates. that's why he was brought in. >> reporter: but that is not the impression trump's family gave at the convention. >> we couldn't be more happy with the work he's doing, the way he's handling the organization of everything going forward. he's done a phenomenal job. >> manafort acknowledges working with deripaska but calls the allegations a smear used to paint a false picture. part of the fbi
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counterintelligence investigation involving examining financial transactions to see where they may lead. alex? >> jeff, thanks. the senate judiciary committee is hearing right now from witnesses who support and oppose president trump's supreme court nominee. judge neil gorsuch wrapped up his three days in front of the committee yesterday. he offered few insights onto issues that may come before the court. the judiciary committee is expected to vote on april 3rd. one of the country's major retailers is fighting to stay in business. why sears and kmart stores are struggling,,
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san jose: more than three-thousand people are without power.. beacuse of a fire. good morning, it's 7:26. i'm michelle griego. we have breaking news in san jose. more than 3,000 people are without power because of a fire. just minutes ago, chopper 5 was over the scene near mckee and jackson and we are told this is an unground electrical vault fire. no houses are threaten. chopper 5 is also over a fire in los gatos. this one is a two-alarm house fire. the fire started just over an hour ago at the home in the 300 block of main street. no injuries will be have been record. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. ,,,,,,,,
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good morning. we have better news for the carr bridge commute. earlier accident just been cleared but we are still looking at residual delays for eastbound 80 backed up beyond cummings skyway approaching the span. that's where that accident has block some lanes midspan. westbound leaving vallejo your commute direction still in good shape. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. traffic is backed up into the macarthur maze. so expect about a 30-minute delay leaving east bay heading towards san francisco. bart is on time this morning. no big delays for the golden gate. roberta? >> liza, good morning to you. good morning everybody. isn't this a beautiful view? we have the sun reflecting off the span of the golden gate bridge there. isn't that glorious? we have clear skies right now, a few high, thin clouds and some cooler air mass in place from 38 degrees in santa rosa to 49 in san francisco. 51 now in san jose. increasing clouds becoming partly to mostly cloudy temperatures in the 50s and 60s. northwest winds increasing to 20. rain and wind on friday. a couple of inches of rain.
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the terrorist plowed through doesens of pedestrians with this suv. this simply but deadly use has been usedhis honda civic at ohio state university and in july the terrorist in this truck killed 86 people at a fireworks show in nice, france. manuel gomez is a former nypd sergeant and fbi agent. >> you're thinking we're going to be seeing more of this kind of attack. >> i believe there will be copy cats. specifically speaking. isis recruits about 50 people a day internationally. >> reporter: the terror group has urged its followers to use vehicles in large crowds like the thanksgiving day macy parade. these metal posts called bollards can stop a truck going 50 miles an hour. they're around every new embassy
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and government building. david dickinson is a senior vice president of delta scientific, a company that makes them. >> 20 years ago or 20 years ago, this was very, very unique, and now these are standard necessities. ing. >> he said they're used by foreign governments, corporations, hospitals, even private individuals. bollards are commonplace but not on the westminster bridge where the driver went on the terrorist rampa rampage. no matter the security measures an they're using their vehicles as weapons. charlie. >> thank, don. here's a look at other
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told you about yesterday. the growing financial trouble behind sears department stores. stocks plunged more than 12% after a stark revelation. an s.e.c. filing says, quote, substantial doubt exists related to the company's ability to continue. sears holdings is the parent company of the struggling big box retailer sears and kmart. cbs business news analyst jill schlesinger is here. good morning. >> good morning. >> these are two iconic brands but they've been in trouble for quite some time. sears hasn't turned a profit since 2010? >> yeah. and they've lost about $10 billion since 2010. it really goes back to that initial merger. with look back and say, oh, my gosh, thee these two brands came together and were supposed to be stronger together. they've both been struggling. they've had a terrible time trying to keep pace with consumer pace. if you go back to the '90s,
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sears was having problems competing with walmart. add on that the digital revolution and online shopping and the companies really stood still, almost idly watching as others are advancing. >> put together by eddie lampert. what responsibility does he bare? >> he was the hedge fund manager behind kmart. retailer. he's an engineer and a real estate expert and there's a real estate portion of it. the reality is this guy has pumped hundreds of mellions of dollars of his own money and others and he's looking at stark losses. there are some saying he's protecting some of his own
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losses at the expense of other shareholders but in the end you have to look at him and say, hey, this is your company. >> the chief financial officer says sears holdings remains focused on executing our transformation plan and will coto take actions to helpen sure our competitiveness and ability to continue to meet our financial obligations. >> even if it were to make some turn around, they're going to be weighed down by that debt. most analysts i've talked to say this has been a steady march toward bankruptcy and they're looking for that event. >> is there a market for it? >> we have to meet retailers where they want to be seen. i think the sears and the kmart combination, the reality is they ear late to the game. if you think about it, sears is
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,, hitler. tony due co-kill is in washington with the history that the diary reveals. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. when jfk was writing about the dictator, his suicide was days earlier. now we're getting a look at the handwritten pages and it's showing us a side of kennedy we have never seen before. >> this generation of germans has earned the right to be free. >> reporter: some two decades before addressing crowds in west berlin as president, john f. kenedy wrote these 61 die pereira pages, 12 in long hand, 41 typed the summer of 1945. germany had just surrendering and the 28-year-old jfk was touring europe as a newspaper
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correspondent traveling shoulder to shoulder with leaders from around the world. already a scholar on global politics kennedy seemed fascinated with hitler and his place in history writing he had in him stuff with which legends are made and, in a few years hitler will emerge from the hatred that surrounds him as one of the most significant figures that ever lived. >> there's no glorification and i wouldn't take it out of context. i think kennedy is a historian and he's writing of his understanding of hitler's place in history. >> kennedy writes hitler had boundless energy and he had a mystery about him in the way and manner he live thad will grow after him. he gave the diary to his research assistant henderson who published it in book form. she's now auctioning it.
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>> he's about to embark on this incredible journey to the presidency and here it is in handwriting, the beginning of the journey. >> the diary is going to go on auction april 26. the winning bid is going to be about $200,000 but for a one of a piece kind of history that's not too many benjamins. >> that seems relatively low. >> what a piece of history and what a document to read. >> tony due co-bill, thanks, tony. the pope's encounter to have close encounters with the public doesn't always go as planned. ahead we hear from the feisty 3-year-old from georgia who was not shy about playing a hat trick on the pontiff. plus a woman stranded on the grand canyon leaves clues for,, i love you halftime bathroom break
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san francisco police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a 13-year- old girl last night. good morning, it's 7:56. i'm kenny choi. san francisco police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a 13-year-old girl last night. the victim fought off the suspect's tried to pull her into his car on forestside avenue. witnesses helped the girl escape. victims of san jose's coyote creek flooding could get more answers about the recovery effort tonight. city council member tam nguyen is holding a town hall meeting. sam liccardo and others will answer questions, as well. stick around; we'll have traffic and weather in just a moment. ,, ,,,,,,
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plaza. then sluggish on and off approaching midspan. a 30-minute drive time between 880 and 101. earlier accident we had at the carquinez bridge is long gone. all lanes are open and east 80 now looking good leaving the cummings skyway backed up it the bay bridge. >> liza, so good to see you. good morning, everyone. this is our live weather camera looking toward the golden gate bridge. it's stunning this morning! clear skies but we will be noticing increasing clouds as the day wears on. right now temperatures are in the 40s to 50 but santa rosa at 38 degrees. now later today the winds will be increasing out of the northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour. numbers are coming down slightly but pretty much where they shoulder for this time of the year. -- where they should be for this time of the year. high 60s at the beaches, 60s at the bay and peninsula. 65 our outside number in san jose. brentwood and discovery bay to the east. and sonoma to the north. with the mostly cloudy skies by nightfall, rain and wind friday. ,,
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good morning to the viewers in the west. it's thursday, march 23rd, 2017, welcome back to "cbs this morning," more news ahead, the london terrorist investigation, new information on the man behind the knife and vehicle atta attack, but first, today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> it was a crime scene, but authorities are anxious to get routines back to normal in the city. >> an american among the victims killed. the family confirmed he died in the attack. >> a strong sense of shared information about terrorism. >> charlie, there's no one the u.s. intelligence shares more transparentally with than the british counterpart. i feel they are acting today as
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if it happened here. >> this is supposed to be the big day when the house votes to overhaul obamacare, but at this point, they don't have the votes. >> the chairman of the house intelligence committee that's overseeing the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election said he found something, just not wiretapping. >> france paid tribute to the victims by dimming the lights on the tower. >> a defiant message to the nation, we will all move forward together. never giving in to terror. and never allowing the voices of hate and evil to drive us apart. ♪ i'm charlie rose with anthony mason, nora and gayle are off. isis claimed responsibility for the london knife and vehicle attack. eight people were arrested
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overnight outside terrorist raids in birmingham, london, and educational where. >> we have just learned that a man from utah is among the dead. the family says he died in the attack. he and his wife traveled to london to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. his wife remains hospitalize. elizabeth palmer has new details of the investigation. elizabe elizabeth, good morning. >> good morning. as we know, there were many, many witnesses to yesterday's attacks, but this morning, we have security camera video. it shows that black suv barrelling along the sidewalk of west minister bridge mowing people down. you can see a woman falling over the railings of the bridge into the icy river below. she was a romanian tourist, rescued, but she's in critical condition. in the spirit of keep calm and carry on, the british parliament is back in session as you mentioned.
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prime minister may furnished more details on the attacker. he's not been named, but she said that the security services know he was british born and had been investigated by them some extremism, but it does appear that since then, he drifted back off the radar. alex? >> thanks. president trump spoke to british prime minister may following the attack. the president tweeted he offered condolences and may is strong and doing very well. police departments across the u.s. are on heightened alert, especially in new york. the city is a top target for terrorists. anna warner is in times square where security has been stepped up. anna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, times square is the most heavily protected state in all of united states, but even still, what you find many times are these. these are temporary concrete barriers, of course, can be moved by the police and
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officials here if they are worried about specific spots, and, of course, what was talked about in the last hour, metal poles called ballers, located in times square. if you look around, you see they encircle areas where you'd find tourists. obviously, hundreds of thousands of tourists flocking here every single day. this is designed if you are driving a vehicle like in london, you cannot get through these and hopefully they stop your vehicle. the nypd is not aware of specific threats, but they are deploying heavily armed counterterrorism unit known add hercules throughout the city, and they are guarding the consulate in midtown and british mission to the united nations. after the attack in london, the police commissioner in new york made a clarification to department policy giving officers the go ahead to open fire on any moving vehicle being used as a ramming instrument of
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terror. now, intelligence operations, they tell us protected against many of the attacks, but since vehicles are such easy weapons to use, really, they say the best tip they get come from people reporting suspicious activity. charlie, like they tell us over and over again. >> thank you. the republican house of the committee reconfirmed there's no evidence to support president trump's claim that president obama wiretapped trump tower. the congressman nunes said he saw about a dozen intercept the communications involving members of the trump transition team. i recently confirmed on numerous occasions the intelligence community incidentally collected information about u.s. citizens involved in the trump transit n transition. >> that means trump's associates or trump himself were in contact with foreigners under surveillance or they were discussing the trump team. the chairman said these reports did not involve russia. he said even though the
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intercements were routine and lawful, he was concerned u.s. citizens names were not properly redacted. chairman nunes briefed the president before speaking to members of the intelligence committee. adam schiff, the committee's top democrat, says nunes actions were deeply troubling. >> the chairman will need to decide whether he is the chairman of an independent investigation into conduct which includes allegations of potential coordination between the trump campaign and the russians, or he's going to act as a surrogate of the white house because he cannot do both. >> republican senator john mccain is calling for an independent committee to investigate russian interference in the election. house republicans struggling to find enough support for their bill to replace obamacare ahead of their self-imposed deadlines to vote today. as of this morning, the vote is not scheduled. a cbs news count shows 31 republicans plan to vote no.
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the gop needs nine holdouts to change their mind or president trump's major piece of legislation will fail. every democrat is expected to vote no. the most conservative republicans will meet the president is the the white house this morning before the entire republican conference gathers later today. we are at the white house, major, good morning. >> reporter: morning. >> sounds like resistance is centered in the freedom caucus, but moderates, too, showing signs of resistance? >> reporter: yes. what did the president say about it? it's complicated. yes, indeed, it is. politically and in terms of policy. as you mentioned, failure is not an option for the white house, but delay is. there's strong indications given getting here and capitol hill they play pull the bill, not vote today, and delay for more negotiations and considerations going forward before going back to the house floor for a vote. that's certainly a live option today. what's the opposition? where's it coming from? it is coming in many respects from conservatives who want to get rid of the mandates they say
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are in the affordable care act. one of them is called essential health benefits that requires insurance coverage for things like emergency room visits, maternity care, mental health services, and prescription drugs. moderates look at those and say, hey, wait, our constituents expect that kind of coverage from insurance companies, and they are not confident if mandates are not in legislation, the insurance companies will provide that kind of coverage, and, transfherefore, pullback f moderates as conservatives are unsatisfied, that's why the vote count no is rising even as the white house intensifies pressure to get a vote on the yes side. >> major garret at the white house, major, thanks. visitors to the vatican try to catch a look at the pope, but a 3-year-old american girl visiting from georgia yesterday stole a kiss from the pope and his cap. they spoke with the girl about her true intentions. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.
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the pope speaks about bringing the catholic church closer to the people, and in this case, it got really close. seemed to be happening in slow motion. scott told us, there was the pope, his daughter, and then the pontiff's cap in her hand. >> took the pope's hat, fantastic. >> reporter: his daughter, stella, and family friends were waiting for four hours to try to see the pope after his weekly audience. >> went to kiss her, she kissed back, but she made her move. >> reporter: the mom was at the hot hotel. >> mommy, i saw the pope! i got his hat! >> reporter: trying to get her to tell us about it. it took some work. tell me about your trip. this 3-year-old does things her way. was it funny? >> yes. >> what was funny about it? >> i don't know. >> can i take my phone back? no? she has a knack for grabbing things. >> okay.
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that's you taking a photo of me. say cheese! i think the pope goes with the flow on these things. >> reporter: greg, the director of the holy seat press office says pope francis pushes to get closer to the public, and he's had a number of times in the wednesday audience, inviting folks to join him for a ride. blessing the disabled. or hamming it up. >> said, you know, i know security wants more security, but, sorry, i've got to be there with the people. >> reporter: her godfather, took the video and posted it on twitter. >> the photographers were laughing. some others were laughing, security was laughing. >> reporter: good, said, stella, coping with gelato. >> what was good about the pope? >> kissed him. >> you got his hat. >> everybody laughed. did you think you were going to get the hat? was that the plan or did you just do it? >> i just do it. >> reporter: we resorted to
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the president of baseball operations kneel epstein. good morning. >> good morning. this is a fun list for us. we really expanded it. we look at leaders in business and government. that's why we're able to dig up sew many. >> what is the definition of a leader for you? >> that's a really good question, charlie. i don't know if i'm prepared for that. to me it's somebody who does what they think is the right thing no matter what. i think we've seen a lot of examples of that in the last year. but we're in this era of radical
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transparency and what that means is the bad stuff gets exposed way quicker and far more frequently than ever before, so we certainly see examples of that. it's harder to find what we really call knockout leadership but it's there. >> i'm sure chicago cubs fans approve of this choice. >> and boston fans. >> how did theo epstein end up at the top of the list? >> it's interesting. i'm not a sports fan myself which my family will hate to hear me say that. he's a fascinating story. america loves the cubs. the one team that -- >> everybody has been rooting for. >> underdog, right? such a classic american success story but this is the result of a five-year turn around plan that even street put in place. what's so remarkable h to focus on character. he basically told all his scouts i want you to find three examples on the feel and off the
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field of how these people handle diversity and if the scouts weren't into that, he let them go. he built the team on character. >> money ball. >> he kind of went the other direction. >> and he lifted the curse of the bambino. let's not forget that. >> exactly. >> there are some folks conspicuously not on this list like president obama and president trump. there are two who have been on this list all four years. pope francis and jeff bezos. why is that? >> yes. you talk about leaders doing the right thing. he's taken such stands that are so counterintuitive. we receive that more recently when he said he would consider married men as priests. he's called business to action to really start leading with a conscience and he's really called upon the leaders of the business world. your duty is to not forget about the billions of people not participating the economy and
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businesses listen. that's why he's on there this year. >> how about john mccain? >> john mccain is interesting for his trait richl and heroism. he's emerged with his by saturday san support. he's our voice on defense, and so he's on there for that reason. you mentioned jeff bezos. i think it's interesting that the pope has been on there and so has jeff bezos by putting the fear of god onto any others. >> it was puppy love at first sight, mixed metaphor. ahead the connection between a fluffy golden redriver and vice president joe biden and psychedelic art that appears to go on forever. it spells out minutes. you're watching "cbs this morning." for millions of baby boomers there's a serious virus out there that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c.
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former vice president joe biden has an adorable new friend, a puppy also called biden. he instantly bonded with the golden retriever yesterday. when they met on the steps of the capitol hill building. the former vice president and his name sake posed for a selfie and even shared a kiss. he reportedly waited four hours to meet his
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will rule on the law that requires bullets.. to have i-d microstamps. manufacturers not possible good morning, it's 8:25. i'm kenny choi. the california supreme court will rule on the law that requires bullets to have id microstamps. manufacturers argue that it's not possible with the current technology. but supporters say that the stamps would help police trace guns used in crimes. today crews will tour storm damage left behind in yosemite. part of the main road that leads into yosemite valley remains closed because of a large crack. there is no word on when it will re-open. stick around; we'll have traffic and weather in jus t a moment. i know, we need to talk about this. it's time.
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good morning, everybody. liza battalones here. it's been a slow commute for the eastshore freeway. our sensors are picking up very heavy traffic for that westbound commute from around 580 interchange, stays heavy as you make that right hand curve towards the bay bridge toll plaza. bay bridge pay gates backed up into the maze. and the san mateo bridge, we have been seeing surges of traffic. right now a new surge of that heavy traffic leading to 880 interchange in pockets heading towards the toll plaza. sluggish approaching midspan. roberta? >> good morning, everybody. let's go ahead and take a look at our live weather camera. this time around we are heading to mount vaca where the sun is shining. we have had high clouds but that's about it. isn't that glorious?
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today the driest day so far all this week long. and with the cooler air mass in place, our temperatures 38 degrees in santa rosa, also in napa. it is in the 40s from livermore through oakland, redwood city, it is now 50 in san jose. san francisco at degrees. later today, our numbers will come down a couple of degrees but still very close to where we should be for this 23rd day of the month from the high 50s at the beaches, low 60s in the central bay. palo alto near 63. mid-60s silicon valley. 65 one of our outside numbers in san jose. check out the tri-valley in the low 60s but 65 towards brentwood and also discovery bay. mid-60s in santa rosa and in napa. now, the extended forecast does call for rain. it will begin in the north bay on friday with very gusty winds. the rain will move out of here very quickly to reveal partly to mostly cloudy skies over the weekend. and mild temperatures. more rain on sunday night through your monday morning.
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let's just say you won a big soccer game in south africa. what's the one thing you should definitely not say in your postgame interview? this. >> thank you very much for this, for giving me this and i appreciate my fans also. my wife and my girlfriend -- i mean my wife -- yeah -- i'm sorry. my wife. i love you so much. you soooooo sleep on the couch tonight. >> things you should never say on camera. coverage begins at 7:00
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eastern. keep an eye out for charlie during halftime. >> i'll be there, hanging out. >> yep. ready with your gear on. he'll be visiting our cbssports colleagues. time to show you some of this morning's sports headlines. time asks is truth dead. time interviewed president trump two days after james comey said there's no evidence to support trump's tweets that trump tower had been wiretapped. the testimony had not fazed the president. mr. trump told "time," i'm a very instinctual person but my instingts is always right. my country believes me. a new federal report looks at students in the fourth grade. in 2013, 91.6 had teaching sertds. in 2015. it trops to 86%.
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it's because of a shortage of teachers that led to that. fortune says trump signed a bill tuesday. it all rised $19.5 billion in spenldsing for nasa and calls for exploration to mars but musk said it's not enough. it would go to existing programs and there's no added funding for mars. "usa today" says grocers are joining the push for sustainable of tuna. whole foods and regional supermarket chain are asking fish suppliers to disclose the sourceses of their supplies. they want to assure that tuna will not be wiped out by overfishing. the new york time reports on the gender gap that persists at large museums. 30% of them have female directors. only one of the 13 biggest museums is run by a woman. and the times also notes
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that dissatisfaction with president trump is helping art supply stores. a research group says seams of poster and foam board in the marches before january were higher than the year before. some stores ran out of fine making materials. seaworld said it would end its orca breeding program laugh spring after criticism. it also fazed out thee ak trick cal themed shows. >> but after a net loss of $12 million, seaworld is seeking the rebound. it's looking at new rides, innovative programs and virtual technology. it wants to change its public perception to get people back into its parks. joe ma'am by is managing director and ceo of seaworld. welcome back. >> thank you.
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it's good to be here. >> what does that mean? >> well, as you know, we've been known for a long time as an animal entertainment company. what we want to be known for is a company where families can have a lot of fun but also do something meaningful at the same time. millennials especially. they want to have an experience that matters. is we want to show them how they can make a difference. so when they come to our parks, they'll have a unique opportunity not only to have fun but make a difference for the oceans and all that's in it. >> like what? >> for your instance, this year we're announcing a brand-new ride in snoenltd called the wave breaker, and instead of just going on a ride, you get a chance to basically go on a rescue experience and as a customer you get to learn what a hero does. we're one of the largest rescues in the world and very few people know that. it's a way to combine our purpose with a lot of fun.
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also on our thrill ride in florida called partner with the guide harvey foundation and when the guest goes to the queue line they learn about sharks and the polite of sharks in the wurld. there's something called shark finning. 75 million sharks are killed a year and we want to stop that. >> when we're talking about animal welfare, the spotlight has been on seaworld for orca breeding. last year on our show you announced you would end orca breegd in captivity but you're keeping the killer whiales you have. >> yes. >> why not send them into sea sanctuary sanctuaries. >> we're turning it into a more educational experience, however, the animals will be with us for decades. they've grown up at seaworld and have never been in the wild, so
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we don't believe taking them from a captive environment where they've been for lives and putting them in a riskier situation that's a good move. it could be risk where we're not willing to take it. >> is this a business decision where you found you needed to have a more attractive group of things to offer people who would come? >> in the ejd of the day, we've always been a rescue organization. we've always been -- our company and our employees, they love animals and, charlie, that's one of the reasons we partnered with the humane society of the united states. wayne was with me, the ceo of the human society. we were former adversaries. what we realized in meeting together we both love animals and want to help animals and by working together we could solve these issues. there's no doubt, charlie, that society is changing and we need to change with it. we've made some difficult decisions, but i think the model of the future is companies,
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for-profit companies who can spend their resources to make the world a better place. the millennials want it. we want it as human beings. >> are you looking at other animals in the park, beluga whales, sea dolphins? >> it's a great question, alex. we're going to learn. it's more educational, more documentary style. it will be inspiring but educational. we would plan to learn from that and transition other shows as well over time. we're a very large organization. this is like turning battle ships and we have to do it a little bit at a time, buttal the attractions i'm talking about, we're using virtual reality more in our rides and attractions. >> you have one orca who's pregnant right now. >> yes, we do. >> due in a couple months? >> a couple of weeks actually. >> really. that soon. >> when we made the announcement, anthony, a year ago, that whale was pregnant.
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they have a longer pregnancy than humans. >> poor whales. >> poor whales. >> i'm getting ahead of myself. >> that baby will be the last orca raised. >> yes. that will be the last orca born at seaworld. >> was there any thought to try to release her or because the mother was raised you could tonight that? >> we try to keep the families toekts. her mother, katara, was born at seaworld. >> we know the attendance and revenue has been done. what's the financial outlook for 2017 right now? >> we're very excited about 2017. we have the biggest lineup we've ever had in the history of the company. the research says, we know in talking to our customers that we're in the right direction. so we need to focus on executing our brand, transition. the numbers last year, it was brazil and macroeconomic issues that really were beyond our
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control. >> you sound very optimistic. >> i'm very optimistic. >> that's a good trend. >> yeah, i hope it issing. >> joe ma'am by. >> thanks for having me. a new exhibit appears to go on forever. coming up on "cbs this morning," i'm going to take you inside the many infinity mirror rooms of famed artist where you will be seeing double, triple, and many more.
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washington is the first stop of a north american tour for a new exhibit by a legendary japanese artist. infinity mirrors is a collection of psychedelic art that appears to go on forever. it's by yayoi kusama who's known as the princess of polka dots. he turned 88 yesterday. we go there to explore this deeply personal project. errol, good morning. >> good morning and welcome to the obliteration room. this is one of the artworks of yayoi kusama. i can tell you. s response has been overwhelming.
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one month ago when the first 9,000 daily timing passes were made available which are free, they were that much snatched upx minutes. the website was crashed. you could say there is no end to the people who want to experience this infinite world. one step into the space and the experience is quite literally limitless. from her quirky latest work titled august tll the eternal l have for the pumpkins, to her earliest mirror display, and on and on. never before has so many of her captivating infinity mirror roomts been rooms been in the same place at the same time. rarely seen outside of japan, she established herself in the american art world after her moving to new york in 1957.
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>> in the late 50s, post world war ii period in japan. and i think it was also very much a period where are if you wanted to become an artist, you really had to go to a place like new york. >> reporter: melissa chu is the director. >> i would say it strt started with her rifle in new york. she became kind of enamored with performance art, which was developing at that time. >> reporter: as an anti-war activist she staged what she called happens at the height of the war. >> she wanted recognition. she wanted to be known as an artist. >> reporter: this woman has studied her work for years. >> the young people in her studio also frequented warhol's studio so she was very competitive. >> reporter: as one of the few who dominated a field that was
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usually men, she saw andy warhol and others as rivals but the pace in new york was unsustainable. >> she came back to japan in 1973 and went through quite a dark period. >> reporter: she literally worked herself mad. >> yes. 40 to 50 hours at a stretch. >> reporter: kusama has lived in a tokyo mental institution for 40 years checking herself out to work in her studio every morning and to return to the psychiatric hospital every evening. in a media video, the artist shared her philosophy, the infinite constant repetition leads us to finding our ever-expanding hope. >> she's developed a method or rhythm to stabilize her condition. art is a healing process she says. >> reporter: is she happy? >> there's a hard question. her work is very dark. >> you wouldn't say she's happy. she's maybe conflicted.
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>> she barely smiles when i see her. i think the only time she smiles is when she finishes one of her paintings. >> reporter: kusama has described her art as therapy and her appeal has been profound. >> this is the most visited exhibition in the museum's history. >> reporter: this obliteration room started with no color at all. machine goers given sheets of stickers are encouraged to cover the room with polka dots, the thousands who have visited this exhibit. >> reporter: what would you compare it to? >> the planet i'm from. >> it's a trip. >> it's a reality unto itself, it's an immersible experience. >> a little psychedelic tour. >> reporter: created by a tormented artist with a decidedly positive impact. >> it makes me very happy. >> reporter: of course, something like this is prime for social media.
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#infinitekusama has appeared on more than 43 million instagram accounts and more than 212 impressions and from here the show continues from washington to los angeles, seattle, toronto, cleveland, and atlanta. alex? >> wow. what a riveting story and an incredible room that is. >> magnificent. >> an immersive experience. >> most certainly. an iguana, that's correct, an iguana gets a courtside seat at a tennis tournament in south florida. up next how the lizard stopped play and posed for a selfie before running onto the court. you're watching "cbs this morning." before running onto the court. you're watching "cbs this morning." ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a large iguana brought play at the miami ten it is tournament to a sudden halt. the match stopped yesterday after the lizard was spotted on top of the scoreboard. it climbed down and scurried across the court to avoid being captured. fans cheered when a tournament worker finally wrapped it in a towel and carried it away. during a break he took a photo with the iguana and posed with a caption, thanks for coming out to watch some tennis. >> some will want to know how the iguana got such good seats. >> exactly.
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san francisco police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a 13-year- old girl last night. the victim fought off the ull her into his c good morning, it's 8:55. i'm kenny choi. san francisco police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a 13-year-old girl last night. the victim fought off the suspect as he tried to pull her into his car. witnesses helped her escape. there is a significant risk in northern california because damage to the oroville dam. spillway collapsed last month in the storms and experts say if it isn't fixed by november, there will be major problems. the california supreme court will rule on the law that requires bullets to have id microstamps. manufacturers say it's not possible with the current technology but supporters say that the stamps would help police trace guns used in crimes. stick around; we'll have traffic and weather in just a moment. ,,,,,,,,,,
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good morning, everybody. i'm liza battalones. delays heading through the orinda area because of an accident westbound 24 inside the caldecott tunnel. now, we're just getting word that the accident has been cleared. but westbound 24 traffic is going to be slow from beyond st. stephens, beyond there the bay bridge toll plaza is backed up from the foot of the maze. 18 minutes between the maze and
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downtown. the rest of the commute looks like this. silicon valley driving not bad at all. you will see the usual slowing for northbound 101 between 280 and that actually is heavy now in pockets towards palo alto. the peninsula drive has been okay and bart is back on time. that's a look at your traffic. here's roberta. >> liza, have a terrific day! morning, everybody. we have clear skies right now. but we will see increasing clouds becoming partly to mostly cloudy later today. what a view of the golden gate bridge looking out towards sausalito and tiburon, where currently temperatures there in the 40s. 53 now in san jose. 43 in santa rosa. after dipping to 38 this morning. later today, we are talking about numbers spanning from the high 50s at the seashore low 60s bayside and peninsula. up to 65 degrees for the warmest locations away from the bay. winds will increase out of the northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour. rain and wind up to a couple of inches of rain in the wettest locations of the bay area on friday. gusty winds to 45.
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wayne: yeah! jonathan: it's a new bedroom! tiffany: $15,000! wayne: we're gonna play 0 to 80. - (screaming) wayne: you ready to make a deal? - absolutely! jonathan: it's a new hot tub! faster, wow! - give me that box! jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady! wayne: what's up, america? welcome to "let's make a deal." i'm wayne brady. thank you so much for tuning in. i need to make a deal with somebody. who wants to make a deal? (cheers and applause) the pilot. everybody else, have a seat. hey, william, how you doing, sir? - hey, nice to meet you. wayne: so, what do you do, mr. william? - i work for airlines. wayne: so, are you a pilot? - i'm a driver. wayne: you're a driver for the airlines. well, nice to meet you. well, then, you're still a pilot. - yeah, well... wayne: like, a ground pilot. - a ground pilot. wayne: ground pilot.
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