captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, august 2nd, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." the u.s. pushes back against north korea. >> we are not your enemy. we're not your threat. but you're presenting an unacceptable threat to us, and we have to respond. plus, baltimore police officers are accused of switching off body cameras and planting evidence during a drug bust. he jumped off the plane. >> a teen makes a quick escape out of the plane's emergency exit, but he didn't get far.

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. the white house now acknowledges president trump was involved in drafting a misleading statement issued by donald trump jr. concerning his meeting with a russian lawyer. that contradicts statements by thepresident's attorney, and secretary of state rex tillerson says the u.s. would like to open a dialogue with north korea under certain circumstances. hena doba is here in new york with the details. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. the u.s. is offering its own show of force in the recent testing of north korea of not one but two missiles capable of hitting north america. the white house insists the diplomacy is still the first and much preferred option. exactly one week after north korea launched its second recent missile test capable of

reaching the united states, the air force is set to send an intercontinental ballistic missile of its own this morning this morning. despite this flexing of military mite, secretary of state rex tillerson insists the u.s. is pushing for a peaceful dialogue with pyongyang. >> we're trying to convey to the north koreans, we're not your enemy, we're not your threat, but you're presenting an unacceptable threat to us. >> over at the white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders is trying to con vial why the president offered input, he did not craft junior's first statement about a meeting with a russian lawyer. critics call that initial account of the event misleading because it was stated it was about an adoption with no intent of getting political dirt on hillary clinton. >> the president weighed in as any father would based on the limited information that he had. >> there was some less controversial news on capitol hill. senate lawmakers in a show of bipartisan support voted 95-2

to confirm christopher wray, president trump's pick to lead the fbi. >> we need leaders with steel spines, not weak spine. i believe mr. wray will be such a leader. >> the 50-year-old former justice department lawyer who replaces james comey pledged during his confirmation hearing last month to remain independent from any political pressure. >> and wray also testified he was never asked to testify to loyalty to the president, but if he would have, he would have said no. ahead on "cbs this morning" we'll talk with kelly an conway, counsel to the president, about the statement of donald trump jr.'s meeting with the russian lawyer. a lawsuit details an alleged conspiracy between the trump administration, trump supporters, and the fox news

channel. chip reid has the story. >> the lawsuit claims president trump personally encouraged fox news to publish a story that turned out not to be true. it claimed that a political staffer named seth rich was responsible for leaking the party's wikileaks in 2016 and was not the hackers. the goal was to help lift the cloud of the russia investigation. sean hannity who is one of president trump's biggest fans ran with the story. >> this blows the whole russian collusion narrative completely out of the water. >> but fox retracted the story just after a week admitting it did not meet journal is tick standards. the lawsuit was filed by former d.c. police detective rod wheeler of fox news contributor.

he investigated the case, but now he says they inaccurately reported his findings implicating rich because that's how the president wanted the article. another fox commentator coordinated the effort by the president and fox to publish the story. willard's complaint says butowsky left him this voice mail on the 14th. >> a couple of minutes ago i got a note that we have the full attention of the white house on this, and tomorrow let's close this deal. >> the same day a text message from butowsky said the president just read the article. he wants the article out immediately. butowsky now says he was kidding. then press secretary sean spicer said he admits to meeting in april but said the white house had nothing do with the story. current press secretary sarah huckabee sanders was also asked

about it. the president had no knowledge of the story and it's untrue the the statement the white house had an involvement in the story. >> the accusation that fox news.com published the story to help detract covering of the russia issue is completely erroneous. chip reid, cbs news, the white house. president trump warned venezuelan president nick lal maduro he will be held personally responsible for the safety of two arrested opposition leaders. the men were arrested yesterday and are being held at a military prison. another round of anti-government demonstrations is planned for tomorrow. madu maduro's government plans to assume nearly unlimited power. baltimore police are again being accused of planting evidence. public defenders say this police body cam video from last november appears to show police engaged in the staged recovery of narcotics. it shows officers turning their cameras off and on and then locating a bag that appears to contain drugs. because of the video, charges

were dropped against one defendant. last month's video was released showing a different officer allegedly planting drugs in a lot. a 17-year-old boy is now under arrest after he opened an emergency door on an airliner as it was taxiing in san francisco. the copa airlines flight had just landed yesterday after a flight from panama and was headed to the gate. >> this guy, i see him jump on the wing and then he starts climbing down the wing and then he just runs. then he just starts running the other way. >> a construction crew held the teenager until police arrived. he is a u.s. citizen and was traveling alone. it's unclear why he jumped from the plane though. airport officials say the teen appeared to have been in emotional stress during the flight. the plane door was closed and it taxied to the gate. some afternoon showers could

pop up in the am area, adding insult to injury. parts of miami beach were swamped with nearly six inches o rain that caused widespread flooding. streets were littered with cars. some residents lost power, but there were no reports of injuries. in the northwest, extreme heat is the issue there. an excessive heat warning is posted from northern california all the way up to the canadian border. in portland, the high today is expected to be 107 degrees. stores are running out of air conditioners, and residents are trying to beat the heat. tomorrow the high could hit a record 108 degrees. coming up on the "morning news" now, targeting affirmative action. the justice department plans to investigate universities over admissions policies. and caught on dash cam, an officer is mowed down at a traffic stop. this is the "cbs morning news." an officer is mowed down at a traffic stop. this is the "cbs morning news." eyes every day. i should know. i have chronic dry eye

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a routine traffic stop becomes a brush with death for a cop in ft. worth, texas. he was sent flying last month when a car he pulled over was hit by a suspected drunk driver. the officer said it was like spinning through a washing machine. he was hurt, but he's expected to be back on duty in about a month. man. a lawyer for bill cosby wants to quit and the justice department's affirmative action. those are some of the headlines on morning newsstand. "the new york times" reports that the justice department will investigate whether colleges discriminate against white applicants. a new project focused on affirmative action policies is outlined in a document the paper obtained. the investigation will be run by the department's civil rights division. "the record" of new jersey says the parents of a 12-year-old suicide victim plan to sue her school district. they claim officials failed to stop bullying that led to their

daughter's death in june. >> from this we hope to set accountability so that maybe teachers and administrators will think twice before they sweep things under the rug. >> the couple say they might also sue the parents of children they suspect of cyber bullying. the school district is not commenting. "the philadelphia inquirer" says the lawyer who led bill cosby's defense wants to quit the case. brian mcgonagle's request comes three months before cosby is to be retried for sexual assault. the lawyer reportedly clashed with cosby's publicist after the jury deadlocked in the first trial. "the tampa bay times" reports on florida's first sexually transmitted zika case of 2017. state officials say the victim contracted the virus after his partner visited cuba. florida has 90 known zika cases

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amazon jobs day kicks off. roxana saberi is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, roxana. >> good morning, anne-marie. here on wall street this morning the dow is on the verge of pushing through the 22,000 mark for the first time. bank tech stocks and better than expected profits helped push the dow through its second record high yesterday. the dow gained 72 point, the s&p added 6 points, and the nasdaq finished 14 points up. apple stocks surged to an all-time high after the closing bell when the tech giant announced strong earnings and better than expected sales of iphones. the company sold more than 41 million phones last quarter. the next version of the iphone is now expected on shelves as early as september. they saw a rise in iphones and macs, well above sales of tablets and computers. sales of cars, meanwhile, are sliding. new car sales fell 7% in july. it was the seventh straight months of lower sales according to auto data corporation. it's the biggest percentage

drop this year. sales are usual s arin julye biggest. the founder of costco has died. jeff brotman launched the first costco warehouse in 1983 with jim sinegal. there are now more than 700 costco wholesaler stores in the country. it's the third largest retail behind walmart and kroger. jeff brotman was 73 years old. as we reported, amazon is holding a giant job fair today. it's planning to hire 50,000 piece across the country. you can go to several shipping sites. employment offers will be made on the spot. 40,000 people will be offered full time help with retirement and insurance plans. that's a lot of employees. and dozens of employees now have micro chips implanted in

their hands. they were micro chipped at a chip party yesterday. the chip allows them to buy snacks, open doors, and log onto computers with the wave of a hand. the company says the company does not use gps, so it can't track employees. or fwaer private information. anne-marie? >> sounds so festive. a chip party. roxana saberi at the new york stock exchange. thanks so much, roxana. still ahead, tackling a physician shortage. >> how this medical school is addressing a major health care problem in the u.s. i'm kenneth craig in north ha n haven, connecticut. that story coming up. necticut. that story coming up. ♪ ouch! new band-aid® brand skin-flex™ bandages. our best bandage yet! it dries almost instantly. better? yeah. good thing because stopping never crosses your mind.

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released video of a 12-foot great white biting their gopro. but they say the fish was probably not camera-shy, just a bit hungry. i guess they'll take a nibble out of everything. america is facing a critical shortage of primary care doctor, bun medical school is tackling that problem. kenneth craig paid a visit there. >> reporter: dr. katelyn norman just started her in term medicine residency at waterbury, connecticut, one of her final steps of achieving a lifelong dream of becoming a doctor. >> the work you do has consequences in life and health. >> and you see that every day. >> all the time. >> reporter: the u.s. is in need of more primary care doctors like dr. norman. she's one of the first graduates at quinnipiac university that's tackling the shortage of internal medicine, ob-gyn, pediatrics, and psychiatry. the school's dean dr. bruce

koeppen says primary care applicants are put at the top of the list. >> primary care physicians are the navigator through the health care system. they see you for every problem you have, they can refer you to specialists if that is the case, but they're the ones who know you the best. >> reporter: it's estimated by 2025 there could be a shortage of up to 35,000 primary car physicians. dr. koeppen believes money plays a role. >> if you're graduating from medical school with several hundred thousand dollars in debt, you may choose subspecialty where your earning is greater. >> reporter: dr. norman said she made the right choice about what kind of doctor she wants to be. >> if you're able to control their pain, if you're able to explain their risk factors when they're afraid of, you know, inheriting something from family, it's equally beautiful and rewarding.

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out an extraordinary warning. regarding travel in new jersey. jericka done ka has more. they're legalizing discrimination in the state of missouri. jericka duncan has more. >> reporter: attorney nimrod chapel jr. is the president of the nnacp in missouri. he said the bill signed into law by eric greitens is so dangerous it has a name for it. >> the jim crow bill because in the eyes of the naacp, that's what it was breathing life into. >> reporter: currently you can file a discrimination case in the state of missouri if things like race, religion, and gender are a contributing factor to discrimination, but later this month they would have to prove it as the motivating factor and chapel said that's extremely hard to do. >> you would think that the best evidence would be like a memo, right? we discriminated against so-and-so because they are who they are. nobody writes memos, or when they do, it's so rare, and

then getting that kind of evidence can be very, very difficult. >> it is wrong. it is flat out wrong. >> reporter: 64-year-old pat roe kerr sued the state of missouri in 2010 for sex and age discrimination. last year a jury awarded her nearly $3 million. now she's concerned the new law will make lawsuits like hers tougher to file and send the wrong message. >> this is just another example of not being progressive, and if we want to be a progressive missouri, why are we going backward? >> reporter: governor eric greitens calls it common sense reform and says the motivating current standard is currently used by the equal opportunities commission. the naacp says it will continue to make its awareness through its traveler's advisory. jericka duncan, cbs news, coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll hear from the

family of an ohio mother who was deported after living 17 years in the united states following a routine traffic stop last month. plus the battle over driving on beaches. we'll see why a summertime tradition is sparking concerns for safety and the environment. and in the series "issues that matter," we talk with former vice president al gore about climate change and his new movie "an inconvenient sequel." that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com -- www.vitac.com ♪ we're here when you're ready.

i'm michelle griego. and i'm anne makovec. time is 4-- berta gonzales wit good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, august 2. you're taking a live look out at the beautiful bay bridge there all sparkly. i love to see that every morning. >> that's my favorite shot.

>> i love it. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm anne makovec. kenny has the morning off. it is 4:30. and it's "hump day," guys. >> yay! >> that's not what you were saying earlier. >> i was saying -- i was in the shower this morning thinking it was thursday and suddenly the realization washed over me. [ laughter ] >> no. >> i wasn't particularly pleased. >> hi, everybody. good morning. we just saw the beautiful bay bridge. take a look at this. this is the scene towards the golden gate bridge. [ foghorn sound effect ] >> yeah. that's what i'm talking about. give it to me one more time. [ foghorn sound effect ] >> there you go. and we have some areas of drizzle as you can see on our camera lens there from the very deep marine layer that continues to rush onshore. 53 santa rosa. 56 in san francisco. livermore slow to cool after a high in the 100s yesterday. 69 degrees now. we still have the heat advisory in effect until 9:00