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the broadcast center in new york city. captioning funded by cbs it's friday, april 21st, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight. with time running out before a lethal drug expires, arkansas executed its first inmate in more than a decade. terror in paris. overnight police raided the home of the suspect killed by the police in the deadly attack on the city's iconic champs-elysees. this morning isis is claiming credit for the shooting that left one officer dead, two others and a tourist wounded.
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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, arkansas executed an inmate for the first time in nearly a dozen years after the supreme court rejected a round of last-minute appeals. lidell lee was pronounced dead four minutes before his death warrant was due to expire. lee made no final statement. he was one of eight inmates scheduled to be pueath before one of the three drugs used in the execution expired on april 30th. a spokesman for the arkansas governor said justice has been carried out. >> reporter: arkansas put 51-year-old ledell lee to death overnight. a united supreme court rejected the convicted murderer's appeal hours before his execution. those against capital punishment
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held a individual vigil outside the governor's mansion. lee wanted it reversed hours before the execution of the drug expires. that set off a firestorm of debate about the state's protocols and the use of capital punishment in general. arkansas's first three executions were definitely delayed because of court action. one more is in doubt because of legal rulings. lee was sentenced to death for beating deborah reese to death with a tire iron in 1993. joseph lucky was just a child when his mother was murdered. >> lidell lee showed no mercy, no lean jens to any of the victims that he encountered. he is the embodiment of the evil that should never have to exist in this world. >> reporter: but kevin young says that's not the brother he knew. >> he has a heart. he's not what they're portraying he is. i don't know what they're talking about. >> reporter: lee maintained his innocence until he took his last breath.
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the three other inmates scheduled for the death chamber later this month remains unclear. this morning a man with possible links to a deadly shooting on the champs-elysees turned himself in to police. the paris main artery was reopened after police searched a home in the paris suburb also believed to be linked to yesterday's attack that left an officer dead. two others were wounded. isis says it's behind the attack. hena daniels is here with the latest. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. france has announced it is fully mobilizing its security with 50,000 officers along with its elite units to ensure citizens' protection following yesterday's attack and this sunday's presidential election. french investigators raided a home in the suburbs of paris overnight searching for clues into thursday's deadly attack along the champs s ila say.
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authorities are trying to determine if one or more people were involved. a man with a weapon opened fire along the iconic avenue. as panicked restaurantgoers hit the floor, one held his cell phone to catch a video of the suspect. the gunman killed at least one officer and wounded two other officers and a female tourist before he was taken out by police. in a televised address last night french president francois hollande called the attack terrorist in nature shortly before isis claimed responsibility and identified the subject as a bu yousef el bajiki. >> i'd say it's a terrible thing that's going on in world today.
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>> as developments continued to unfold, president trump expressed his condolences from washington. vice president pence offered similar sentiments. >> we will not end our effort to end terrorism. >> the attack happening while france has heightened its security leading up to the presidential election this sunday, and the french president will meet with his national defense and security council this morning. >> hena daniels here in new york. thank you so much, hena. president trump plans to attend a nato meeting in belgium next month. the president has complained the u.s. tributes more to the military alliance than it receive, a subject he brought up during a meeting with the italian prime minister yesterday. later during a briefing mr. trump dismissed the possibility of u.s. intervention in libya. >> a great welcome o the prime minister. >> security was among the topics during the talks at the white house with italian prime minister. during a briefing that followed president trump was asked if america would join italy in the battle against isis in libya.
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>> i think the united states has right now enough roles. we're in a role everywhere. so i do not see that. i do see a role in getting rid of isis. >> when asked about north korea, president trump started talking about getting help from china to end north korea's nuclear program when he made this unusual statement. cryptic statement. >> some very unusual move have been made over the last two or three hours, and i really have confidence that the president will try very hard. we don't know whether or not they're able to do that, but i have absolute confidence that he will be trying very, very hard. >> and once again president trump called nuclear agreement the obama agreement brokered with iran one of the worst deals of all time. >> we're analyzing it very, very carefully and we'll have something to say about it in the not too distant future, but iran has not lived up to the spirit of the agreement.
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>> the state department delivered a statement repoting that iran is living up to the terms of the deal. well, an egyptian charity worker who has been imprisoned for nearly four years will visit the white house today. president trump intervened to release him during a meeting with the egyptian president earlier this month. ajazzi was acquitted of child abuse charges this week and returned to the u.s. yesterday. she and her husband aided street. they say the charges were bogus and she was caught up in the crackdown on civil society. this morning the attorney general jeff sessions is taking heat for remarks he made about hawaii and a honolulu-based federal judge. who put a halt to the trump administration's second attempt at a travel ban. the "honolulu star-advertiser" described the comments as a dis on the state. here's what the a.g. said on tuesday in a radio interview. >> i really am amazed that a judge sitting on an island in
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the pacific can issue an order that stops the president of the united states from what appears to be clearly his statutory and constitutional powers. well, both u.s. senators from hawaii were quick to defend their island in the pacific. senator macy hurrah noe said sessions' comments were ignorant and dangerous. and he was reminded that he got the vote of the very judge he criticized. it's important that the judge is considering charging wikileaks. he remains holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london. prosecutors are trying to determine if charges can be charged related to the stolen information wikileaks released. and ahead on "cbs this morning" jeff pegues will have the latest on the wikileaks investigation. critics are outraged
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following reports that bill o'reilly's payout could be as high as $25 million. >> shame on fox! shame on fox! shame on fox! >> protesters demanding a change in the fox corporate culture demonstrated outside fox headquarters yesterday. o'reilly was fired after multiple sexual harassment allegations and an internal investigation. at a houston hospital visiting hours brought a meeting of two former presidents. george bush dropped by yesterday to see his father george h.w. bush. he was admitted a week ago due to a mild case of pneumonia. doctors say the 92-year-old bush is gaining strength and is in good spirits. >> coming up on the "morning news" now, oval office visit and rock stars and a former governor gets time. in honoring the pump prince, paisley park honors prince. this is the "cbs morning news." bs morning news." the first water gel foundation with hyaluronic acid
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a year ago today prince died of an apparent painkiller overdose, but his fans won't have new music to remember him by. a judge temporarily blocked the release of six previously unheard cuts. the singer's estate says the sound engineer who produced them cuba gooding, junior a prince tribute, though, and some unusual dinner guests at the white house. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the "star tribune" of minneapolis covered a musical tribute to prince at his home. the fans paid a visit. they paid up to a thousand for a ticket. the four-day celebration featured live music and a prince concert flm. the "washington post" says trump is pressuring a new
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proposal that would let insurers charge people more with pre exists conditions. they would be covered by risk no votes are scheduled. "the new york times" notes that president trump spent four hours hosting celebrity guests at the white house. kid rock, sarah palin, and ted nugent dropped in for dinner, a tour, and a policy chat. they posed by a picture of hillary clinton. the "san francisco chronicle" updates the feud over ann coulter. she rejected a new date and said she can't do that date and there are no classes at berkeley that week. and new york's daily news reports eli manning's emotional denial of a fraud accusation. a lawsuit filed by collectors claims the giants quarterback passed off fake memorabilia as genuine. >> i have no reason, nor have i ever had any reason to do anything of that nature.
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. a sla vaccian company expects to begin selling a flag car as early as this year. the car manufactured by arrow mobile ya has wings wings that fold back and it's powered by a hybrid engine and a rear propeller. it has a driving range of about 60 miles and a top speed of 90 miles and as a plane it can travel over 460 miles. it takes about three minutes to turn the car into a plane and it costs about $1.5 million and you will need a pilot's license to fly it. on the "cbs moneywatch," the president takes action on taxes, and a general motors plant in venezuela is seized. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. a strong day of earnings triggered a day on wall street. the dow rose 174 points.
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the s&p advanced 17. the nasdaq gained 53 points, hitting an all-time high. president trump is expected to sign an executive order today calling for a sri view of tax regulations that were issued in 2016. the order directs the treasury secretary to review the regulations and determine if any impose an undue financial burden on taxpayers or add undue complexities. the president will also order reviews of corporate tax regulations, part of the dodd/frank law enacted as part of the dodd/frank crisis. general motors is the latest u.s. company ending its business in venezuela. on wednesday the government seized the company all related to a 20-year-old lawsuit. they've battled economic troubles including food shortage is and triple-digit inflation. the new mastercard has a fingerprint scanner.
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the card's no thicker than other cards and it allows users to authorize a sale with a touch. rather than a p.i.n. number or signature. galaxy is launching its new phone today. you can expect to pay between $30 and $31 a month. users can unlock the phone with their face, fingerprints, or an iris scan. the samsung note 7 had those battery issues and in some cases fires. a lot riding on this launch. >> hopefully they've solved the problem. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, jill. still ahead, privacy breach. a famous headphone maker is accused of listening in. accused of listening in. a new lawsuit alleges that bose has been using these headphones to spy on customers. i'm meg oliver. that story coming up. 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
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here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. a new lawsuit claims that the maker of high-end headphones is spying on its users. meg oliver explains. >> reporter: when music fans put on their high-end headphones, they may feel like they're in their own private world, but a lawsuit against one of the most popular manufacturers claims just the opposite, that bose is spying. >> basically it's accusing bose of eavesdropping on its customers when they use the headphones. they come with a free bose connect app for personalizing settings. the suit claims the company uses that app to track customers' music, podcasts, and lectures, and then sells that information. cnet's dan ackerman says to read the fine print.
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>> it may be information from informati info bluetooth or other apps on your phone. >> reporter: audio choices can reveal a lot about a person including potential clues to their religion or sexual orientation. the suit complains that by selling that information, bose is violating customer privacy. >> you wouldn't recommend downloading this app. >> i think people generally own load too many apps and sign up for too many services. the headphones work just fine. you don't need the app. >> reporter: bose has not respoded to requests to comment. it's a way to peek into customers' private lives. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," academy award-winning producer brian grazer on his new series, "genius" on the life of albert einstein. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." "genius: on the life of albert einstein." i'm anne-marie green.
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a new study is raszing more heal rn a new study is raising more health concerns about diet soda. dr. jon lapook explains. >> reporter: about one out of every five americans consume diet drinks. that's more than 3 billion gallons a year. >> i prefer diet because i think it tastes better. >> reporter: researchers analyze ten years of data where people gave detailed information about their eating and drinking habits. over that decade, 5% developed dementia. drinking at least one artificially beverage a day more than doubled the risk of dement dementia, but researchers found that other causes such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or high cholesterol might be to blame. matthew pozze is with the framingham heart and health study.
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>> can you make this more clear to people? >> sure. drinking diet sodas might cause an increase in diabetes or before overweight. >> what are you recommending? >> i suggest that people drink water instead. >> that's your water cooler advice. >> that's my water cooler advice. >> this kind of study cannot prove cause and effect. people who start drinking diet soda may already be at increased risk for dementia because they're overweight or have diabetes. in that case, the soda could just be an innocent bystander. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. our top stories this morning, arkansas executed an inmate for the first time in nearly a dozen years. lidell lee was put to death after the supreme court rejected a string of appeals. he had no final words and witnesses say he did not appear to suffer. he was convicted in the death of a neighbor. the state had scheduled eight executions over an 11-day period
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this month because one of the drugs it uses a sedative expires on april 30th. and the champs ila say is open in paris after yesterday's deadly attack. a lone gunman opened fire on a police bus. one officer was killed. two other officers and a civilian were wounded. the police officers killed the gunman. a shot begun and knives were found in the gunman's car. another man who may have been involved turned himself in to belgium police. police searched a home outside paris. isis claimed responsibility for the shooting. first round of presidential elections begins on sunday. coming up on "cbs this morning," the manatee in florida has been declassified after a dramatic improvement in its population, but science tastes say it may do more harm than good. plus, john blackstone
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introduces us to a hermit in the colorado rockies who now may be one of the most sought after scientists in the world. and brian grazer will be here this morning to talk about his new series "genius." that's it for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. "genius." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com marie green. have a gre -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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>> i'm michelle griego. let's say hello to roberta and jaclyn. >> happy friday! >> yeah! >> one thing i love that we have in common with our viewers? we're going to get dressed and ready along with you this morning! [ laughter ] >> that's true. >> don't mind the hair yet. >> or the makeup. > rise and shine! it's a brand-new day! that was a beautiful skyline view, wasn't it? >> what a way to start the day. >> and the great thing is the visibility is unlimited so we can see to the other side of the east bay, the bright lights of the port of oakland. look at the numbers, cool, 40s in livermore, santa rosa and foods, otherwise 50s around the bay. see that right there? all those clouds gathering to the west of northern california? i'm going to be talking about how that will impact your weekend. but today, let's just bank on some sunshine. temperatures above average from the mid-60s at the beaches. 60s and 70s around the bay. we're talking mid-70s across the peninsula and low 80s in the far inland locations. i'll pinpoint os
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