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captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, april 6th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." >> these heinous actions by the assad regime cannot be tolerated. >> president trump changes his stance on syria after a deadly chemical attack. and there's a sheikhup at the white house. president trump's controversial chief strategist is removed from the national security council. it's almost time to tee off in augusta. as the severe weather makes it way out, players investigate ready for round one of masters tournament.
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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, facing the growing foreign crisis in syria, president trump hinted at action, but he wouldn't show his hand. mr. trump called tuesday's chemical attack an affront to humanity that changed his attitude toward president assad. he blamed assad for the deaths of at least 86 people, an action he says cannot be tolerated. >> when you kill innocent children, innocent babies, babies, little babies, with a chemical gas that is so lethal that people were shocked to hear what gas it was, that crosses many, many lines, beyond a red line. >> u.s. officials say chlorine gas with traces of the nerve ajen agent sarin was likely used in
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the attack. ambassador nikki haley warned u.s. would take action. the attack happened about 60 milesen from the border with turkey where some of the victims are now being treated. holly williams is there. >> reporter: the problem for the u.s. is that it doesn't have any good options in syria. it's tried diplomacy, both with the syrian regime and with its ally russia, and that hasn't succeeded in ending this conflict, which has already killed hundreds of thousands of people. now, another option is some kind of direct military intervention with the regime, that is, air strikes. the problem is it would likely increase the likelihood of a collision with russia and ha helps explain why the u.s. has very deliberately avoided that option so far, instead focusing its air strikes and its troops
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on the fight against isis. now, the syrian war zone is a very fractured and complicated place with lots of different militias and rebel groups. the u.s. supports some and others it has labeled terrorists and in that environment it's very difficult for the u.s. to find effective and reliable partners on ground. holly williams, cbs news, an tack ya, on the syria/turkey border. ahead on "cbs this morning,"
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the white house conservative and moderate members have been talking, but a meeting last night was canceled. speaker paul ryan said yesterday there is no deadline. >> this is one of the most prominent promises we made as a party, so that's why we really aren't going to take one step back and call it day. we're going to keep going, keep talking, keep trying until we get it right. >> when congress returns, they'll face a more pressing issue. government funding runs out two days after they get back. well, the latest round of severe weather that hit the south is moving today. it caused significant damage in parts of south carolina, kentucky, and georgia, but no serious injuries are reported. hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. it's the second time this week severe weather has taken aim at the southeast. now the national weather service is warning several parts of the
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mid-atlantic coasts of high winds and torrential downpours they predict are coming. as night fell, severe weather was still rolling through scott county, kentucky. another day of pounding rain and high wind battered the already waterlogged area. >> tornado right here. >> about a dozen tornadoes were reported in the midwest and south over the last 48 hours. this one hit in missouri. another touched down on southwest georgia. >> i saw the top of the home peeling off, so we knew it was a real serious storm. >> in alabama, it continued even though the rain had stop. some parted were hit with baseball-sized hail. the state governor declared a state of emergency and called the national guard to help deal with the destruction. many felt lucky to be alive. >> not one of us had a scratch. i was right. everything was okay. we were okay. >> and hundreds of flights in
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the region were canceled yesterday, but normal operations new york. meteorologist eric fish of our boston station wbz is following the storm. >> well, wednesday, a pretty damaged severe damage day. a lot of reports of wind damage and tornadoes across much o the midwest into the southeastern states. we'll still be watching a chance for that severe weather as we head through today. those storms making their way into north carolina and the mid-atlant mid-atlantic. a look toward the evening, heavy reports in new york city and boston and enough cold on the backside of the storm where the snow cranks up north and west. we'll take a look at the snow totals in a second. focusing from eastern north carolina up through much of eastern virginia and as far north as southern new jersey. that's the greatest risk area for any of those wind damage reports. now, terms of snow, we look to the north and west. michigan is where we could see a
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half foot of snow, but a couple inches down through the mountains in south carolina over the next couple of days. i'm eric fisher, cbs news in boston. that wave of nasty weather that rumbled through the south has already had an impact. yesterday's practice round was cut short and the park's contest was canceled for the first time in history. while the weather is making news in augusta, news about the player. dustin johnson, favored to take green jacket took a serious fall. his manager said johnson injured his lower back and it's unclear if he'll be able to play. you can watch third round of the masters this saturday starting at 3:00 p.m. coming up on the "morning news," memoirs of a former vice
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oh, my god. look at that. >> from her backyard a woman sees a national guard jet and pilot fall from the sky. they had a mechanical issue. the pilot ejected safely after making sure the plane would crash in a remote area. the former vice president gets a book deal, and the u.s. women's soccer team gets a raise. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the new york times" reports the ratification of a labor deal with the u.s. women's soccer team. they demanded to be paid the same as the men's team.
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their deal with u.s. soccer calls for raises of more than 30%, plus bonuses for big victories. the "denver post" reports the rescue of a woman beneath a huge boulder in a colorado park. she was hiking yesterday in golden when the ton and a half rock fell on her. the woman's legs were pinned. she is hospitalized in critical condition. rock slidings are common in the area during the spring thaw. the "washington post" reveals germany's plan to outlaw fake news. they would face multi-million-dollar fines. critics call it a free speech violation. the bill is expected to pass. "usa today" said joe and jill biden landed a multi-million-dollar book deal. the first book will deal with the death of his son beau from
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forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ well, pepsi quickly pulled its new ad featuring kendall jenner. it was slammed on social media after its release this week. critics said it trivialized protesting, especially because it mimicked an incident involving a black lives matter demonstrator. pepsi apologized saying, clearly we missed the mark. on the "cbs moneywatch" now, a stun gun maker branches out into body cameras and youtube tv goes live. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. also fed officials said the
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stockmarket could be overvalued. well, that snuffed out a wall street rally yesterday. the dow sank 41 points. the s&p lost 7. the nasdaq fell 34. general electric may want out of the light bulb business. its co-founder thomas edison founded it. they have been interviewing investment banks to try to sell its consumer lighting business, cocould bring in $500 million. the stun gun maker taser also makes body cameras and is officering police departments a one-year free body camera stile run. if they sign up, they'll get equipment and online data storage. if the officers decide to keep the cameras or damage them, they'll have to pay full price. today they change their name to action axoo.
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youtube offers its schlts it shows shows from the major networks. for your now it's available in new york, los angeles, chicago, san francisco, and philadelphia. facebook has a new plan to stop revenge porn. it h use a photo matching system to prevent intimate photos from being posted would permission. when previously reported it would be taken down, flagged, and stopped. and university of utah is offering full-time scholarships to gamers. the first varsity esports games will play popular "league of legends" and play collegiately. excuse me, anne-marie. >> now your hard core training will be sitting in basement and
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. counts house pets were swept up this week in the disastrous colombian landslide. volunteers are finding animals of those who have died. and there are some new cool cats to meet at the smithsonian national zoo in virginia. ten cheetahs born to two moms
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last month are making their debuted. overjoyed zookeepers say the litter increased the population by 50%. a cute 50% too. journalists at a high school are discovering fast. they discovered their principal made false claims about degrees she received from a college. >> i think it was an eye opener especially to the community what was going on and we had our voices heard here at the high school. >> the reports prompted the principal to resign. the students were praised. ahead this morning we'll go to that kansas high school and hear from the journalism students about their fact-checking mission. and a california man seemed really determined to buy m&ms. surveillance video shows him hitting a clerk and trashing a
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caused damage in alabama, south carolina, and georgia. in some area there was hail as big as baseballs, but no serious joours have been reported. april is distracted driving awareness month. a new study finds using a smartphone while driving more than triples the risk of being in a crass. chris martinez reports. >> reporter: witnesses say the drive of this pickup truck admits he was texting right before this crash last week. the mini bus was filled with members of a texas church coming back from a retreat. 13 people died, including a friend of ruth baras. >> it's just hard to realize she's gone. >> reporter: a new study finds texting or even talking on the phone while driving are common causes for accidents. a company collected smartphone data from hundreds of thousands of drivers. ha i found phone distraction occurred in 52% of all trips that ended in a crash. and drivers used the phone for
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an average of more than two minutes before the crash. >> at 65 miles an hour, you know, it takes four seconds to go the length of a football field. >> reporter: traffic fatalities in the u.s. were dropping but now the number of deaths were driving and experts believe distracting driving is a major factor why. >> every age group is increasingly texting. we even see a measurable percentage of drivers over 70. >> reporter: ken kolosh wants to see a ban but there needs to be a cultural shift. >> reporter: because the research shows unplugging behind the wheel can save lives. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," mar-a-lago diplomacy. we will go to west palm beach as president trump gets ready to host titus president at the
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resort. and the challenges of holding a high-profile meeting there. plus, we'll meet a traveling librarian who's delivering books to children across the country. and gayle sits down with oscar-winning actress julia roberts. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. have a great day. jurks -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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michelle is back! >> i was hit by a truck! not literally but i felt like it. i'm back with you. i was ready to come back. we missed you. >> i'm hearing a lot of people saying they are happy that we have rain in the forecast because it washes the germs out of the air and controls the allergies which have been sky high. as we look at our live hi-def doppler, it's misleading. it looks like it's pouring from santa rosa to vallejo. but that's virga. i had to look at the dew points and humidity to verify it. otherwise we have bona fide rain showers where you see yellow in between inverness and forest knolls. most of the energy coming in toward the evening commute. sfo will probably have delays he
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