good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, september 7th, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." hurricane irma devastates the caribbean islands on its way to florida. the deadly category 5 storm could affect up to 37 million people. we're in puerto rico where nearly a million people are without power. mandatory evacuation are under way in parts of miami. the hurricane could cause huge construction cranes to crash down. we'll talk with rick scott about the early morning briefing he just received on the storm. plus president trump stuns top republicans by making a deal with democrats to fund the government. and his former chief strategist steve bannon talks to charlie about the church's catholic

leaders and the president's response to charlottesville. it's bannon's first extensive interview since he left the white house. but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener" -- your world in 90 seconds. >> the winds have increased. the rain has turned into lashing sheets. >> hurricane irma turns deadly in the caribbean. >> hurricane irma shows no signs of weakening. still a powerful category 5 storm. >> taking aim at florida after leaving a trail of destruction in the car >> this is going to be like a buzz saw coming through the florida keys. >> look at the size of this storm. it's huge. >> just one night. they're not getting anything. >> president trump struck a deal with the democrats that starting with funding for hurricane harvey victims. >> today was a good day in a generally partisan town. >> donald trump jr. is heading to capitol hill for a meeting on the investigation leading into the russian's involvement in the 2016 elections. >> it's time to be forth coming

with the american people. >> seahawks' michael bennett accused las vegas police of excessive force motivated by race. >> the fbi is investigating an explosion inside a post office in east chicago, indiana. >> all that. >> it is prince george's first day at school. there's no doubt he looks really, really cute. >> ian happ with an embarrassing stumble out of the box tripped up by his bat. he couldn't do this again if he tried. >> and all that matters. >> how do you want to be perceived? you have a media image. >> i'm a street fighter. that's why donald trump and get along so well. he's a fighter, a great counterpuncher. snee on "cbs this morning." >> for the first time in 36 years the u.s. semifinals of the u.s. open tournament will be an all american one. >> party like it's 1981. >> madison keys joins an all-american semifinal party.

>> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this morning." hurricane irma is barreling toward florida a destroying lives and homes in the northern caribbean. new video shows widespread destruction across the region. at least ten people have died including eight on the resort island of stasmt st. maarten. >> irma is slamming the north caribbean in the dominican republic. it's still a category 5 storm with top sustained winds of 180 miles per hour, and it is on track to hit miami early sunday. one estimate says 37 million people could be affected along her path. >> mark strassmann and elaine quijano are in south florida where people are rushing to get

out. lonnie quinn has the forecast. but tony dokoupil is in puerto rico with where the eye just passed. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the tail winds are still blowing as about 900,000 puerto ricans wake up without power, many in little villages like this one on the extreme northeastern end of the island. as we survey the damage, we're seeing a lot of this. we're seeing power lines draped over other power lines. in some cases we're really being careful at the moment. power lines dangling down, blowing in the wind. 185-mile-per-hour winds pummeled the northern leeward islands wednesday leaving behind a trail of debris and devastation. the string of popular vacation islands were smashed by irma. in barbuda, the prime minister says nearly 60% of his people are now homeless. st. maarten's famous airport home to dramatic beach flyovers

is said to be in to ruins. the island hope to 3.4 million americans narrowly avoigted a direct landfall. >> we need to take people out. >> everybody needs to be out. >> we're going room by room. >> something i never thought we'd experience. >> reporter: we were evacuated from our room along with vacationers like dave to take shelter in the safest part of the result. we're in the ballroom when people were lined up if dinner when water suddenly started dropping heavily from the ceiling and they're afraid the roof is going to cave in over here. a ceiling tile fell in and you can hear the water just cascading down. >> next time i'm going to look at the weather before i make my vacation plans. >> reporter: jose santana spent the night here with his family but is worried about what they'll discover outside. >> i can only imagine what the little houses and villages are like. our prayers and thoughts to all of the families. >> reporter: as officials begin

to survey the damage, the pictures and data that come back is a warning to to everybody from south florida right now. one professor at mit and hurricane expert calculated the energy in irma and came up with 7 trillion watts. to put that in perspective, that's about twice the energy used in all the bombs in world war ii. norah? >> wow. an important warning there in puerto rico. thank you for your reporting. irma continues to move toward florida where it's expected to turn north by sunday. where it turns will make a huge difference especially in areas like the florida keys. they are under mandatory evacuation order. traffic has been heavy on u.s. route 1, the only highway out. as many as 25,000 people have already left. elaine quijano is on key largo, the eastern edge of the keys. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah. it is a picturesque scene here at the pilothouse in key largo. in fact, we actually found a few folks who say they plan on

riding out the storm right here, but officials are telling us, if you do decide to stay, you're on your own. three days before hurricane irma is forecasted to hit florida -- >> nobody will be left here at the house we'll have to worry about? >> no. >> reporter: the monroe county sheriff scott ward is making sure people in the keys are getting out. do you have any idea how many are left? yo you have no way of knowing, right? >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: a mandatory evacuation order is in in effect for visitors and the roughly 80,000 people who live here. >> preparing the house isn't the bad part. itis get ong the road and not knowing what we're going to run into. >> reporter: a caravan of cars and trucks line the only highway out of town on wednesday. gas stations along the 120-mile stretch of route 1 quickly ran out of gas. >> i guess i'll be stranded, taking a long expensive ride on uber.

>> reporter: on the water, crews are hauling boats into storage. but not thomas wilson. he's ridden out four hurricanes on his boat. irma will be his fifth if he decides to stay. how worried are you about this storm? >> i'm worried about this one. this one could be a killer. >> reporter: wilson says he'll make a decision on whether or not to evacuate on saturday. all three hospitals in the keys have begun evacuating and will be closed by friday. key west international airport will shut down later today. gayle? >> people have to pay attention to the warnings. thank you, elaine. people in miami beach and other low lying areas are being told to leave and find higher ground. miami beach is on barrier island with only a few exit points. across the bay in miami, big concerns over some 25 construction cranes that cannot be taken down before irma arrives. people living in nearby buildings are being forced to get out.

mark strassmann has more on plans to protect buildings and infrastructure. >> reporter: good morning. one of the worries are these construction sites and i'll tell you why. take a look. it's these construction cranes massive and heavy. their counterbalances alone can weigh 30,000 pounds. you do not want to be near one of these should it start to tumble. when hurricane irma hits cranes like these could spin like weather vanes. they're designed to do that says petr daga. >> if you were to lock them down, they would present more resistance to the wind and cause bigger problems. >> reporter: they can withstand winds up to 145 miles per hour, but irma's sustained winds have reached as high as 185 miles per hour. there's a fear the cranes may topple over as this one did in new york during superstorm sandy.

e high-rise rez didnsidents are told to move to the building's interior because of the cranes and flying debris. after hurricane andrew in 1992, building codes require the use of hurricane-resistant window. they remained intact after a single impact by a 2x4 traveling 50 feet per second. >> the problem is with a hurricane it's possible the window gets hit over and over and over and over again. >> reporter: on miami beach which on average is just three feet above sea level, storm surge is the big worry. two years ago we visited this lab to see how a category 5 hurricane sends giant walls of water inland. miami beach has 34 pump stations ready and another 30 on standby. they won't stop the storm surge, only dry the city out after irma leaves. mayor philip levine. >> we won't be able to rescue people or necessarily help people.

they need to know that now. you need to leave miami beach. e. >> reporter: roughly 90,000 people live on the barrier island of miami beach, many of them elderly. four causeways lead on and off that barrier island. they'll hope to avoid a traffic jam is to start that evacuation order right now. most people are taking it serious seriously. >> thanks, mark. new photos show the massive scope of the storm. chief weathercaster lonnie quinn of wcbs is here with the latest on its path. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. never in history has a storm been this strong for this long. still a cat 5, still 180-mile-per-hour winds. yesterday i told you how florida will sit in this storm. today i can show you, watch this, the state of texas just about fits inside this storm. look at the size of it. so now the question is, charlie was just saying, where is it going from here. national hurricane center. very, very certain it's going to continue to push to the

west/northwest as a cat 5. but somewhere around cuba and this is the question mark. somewhere around cuba it starts this turn to the north anywhere, anywhere within this cone is the possibility for a landfall. that's the national hurricane weather. isle show you one model. you can see how they handle it. i know a lot of you appreciate this model. take a look at the landfall right south of miami. that's a very, very bad situation. it travels right up along the eastern seaboard. we'll watch all this again. the curve to the north a key element here. we don't know when. >> lonnie, thanks so much. florida governor rick scott joins us now from the state's emergency operation center in tallahassee. good morning. >> good morning. this is a massive storm. 180-mile-an-hour speed. we're worried about storm surge. i'm doing my best to make sure everybody has fuel. i talked to the white house yesterday, talked to secretary rick perry, department of

energy. we'ring to everything we can to get gas into these stations so people can evacuate. >> governor, i know you received a briefing this morning. what's the latest on this storm and where it's headed? >> as we just heard, it's a cone. we don't know whether it's going hit the west coast or east coast. everybody has to get ready. we do know it's going to be massive wind and we know there's going to be rain. my biggest concern is people don't understand the amount of potential storm surge. this can cover homes. we haven't seen this. we didn't see this in andrew. i think people really need to understand you've about got to listen to your local officials. this storm surge could kill you. >> what can you do to make sure those concerns are being -- people are being responsive and therefore evacuating? what more can the government do? >> we're doing that. i traveled the state. i was down to the keys, miami, the naples area. i'll be traveling around the state to get the message out. i'll be talking to -- we do

calls with all the emergency management teams around the state. i of been telling everybody, listen to your locals. if they say evacuate, get out then. don't wait because the highways are going get busy. we're seeing more traffic through up through 75 and 95. so e get ready, be prepared, have a plan, and get out when they say to get out. >> you said it best yesterday, governor. houses can be rebuilt, lives cannot. i hope people are listening to you again. thank you so much for joining us this morning. thank you. airlines are being accused of price gouge big some people trying to evacuate fl from. from florida. in our next hour, kris van cleave looks at what really happened and how airlines are rushing to fix that problem. former white house chief strategist steve bannon is speaking out about president trump's decision to end the daca program. the obama-rather policy protects nearly 800,000 immigrants from deportati deportation. they came to this country illegally as children. we spoke to steve bannon on "60 minutes." it's his first interview since

leaving the white house. >> look what he did to daca. i don't agree with it but i understand how he struggled with it now, he's giving a possibility of a legislative thing and said last night in a tweet, even a tweet, he would rethink it. trust me, the guys on the far right, the conservative side, are not happy with this. >> can i remind you a good catholic cardinal dolan is opposed to what's happening with daca. cardinal dolan. >> the catholic church has been terrible about this. the bishops have been terrible about this. you know why. because unable to really -- to come to grips with the problems in the church, they need illegal aliens. they need illegal aliens to fill the churches. it's obvious on the face of it. that's what the entire catholic bishop's condemning. they have an economic interest in unlimited immigration, unlimited illegal immigration.

>> boy, that's a tough thing to say about your church. >> as much as i respect cardinal dolan and the bishops on doctrine, this is not doctrine at all. i totally respect the pope and the catholic bishops and cardinals on doctrine. this is not about doctrine. this is about the sovereignty of the nation. in that regard it's another guy with an opinion. >> we want you to know we reached out to the archdiocese of new york this morning to see if they wanted to respond. we're waiting to hear back. >> it's interesting that he says that about the catholic church. >> to hear his voice. a lot of people haven't. >> first television interview. >> most have not heard him speak before. he's not one to mince words. >> there's a lot more how he wants to fw to war against republican leadership in the congress and we will share how he views himself and his plan to defend president trump outside the white house in the next half hour. you can see our full interview this sunday evening at 7:00,

6:00 central on "60 minutes" right here on cbs. >> i look forward to that. president trump stunned republicans by embracing a democratic plan on critical funding issues. in an oval office meeting yesterday he came to terms with democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, not his republican friends, to raise the debt limit and fund the government until mid-december. it left republicans in the meeting dumbfounded. margaret brennan is at the white house. margaret, what happened? >> it provides hurricane relief but it gives democrats leverage in an upcoming december fight over issues like the border wall. the president here decided to buck his own party in part because he's lost confidence in his leaders' ability to gather votes. >> we had a great meeting with chuck schumer and nancy pelosi and the whole republican leadership group. >> reporter: president trump called his deal with the democrats an historic example of bipartisanship. >> we walked out and everyone was happy.

>> reporter: but not everyone was happy. in fact, all five republicans in the room including secretary mnuchin had wanted a longer term deal than the democratic version. mr. trump startled the group when he sided with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. the awkward moment was interrupted by mr. trump's daughter ivanka who suddenly walked into the room, further irritating republican allies. the president's compromise undercuts house speaker paul ryan who had hours earlier dismissed that same proposal. >> i think it's ridiculous and disgraceful that they want to play politics with the debt ceiling at this moment. >> reporter: afterward, a stunned mitch mcconnell choetz to his words carefully. >> the president can speak for himself but his feeling was that we need to come together. >> senator chuck schumer, a former frnd of president trump from new york, took part in the bipartisanship. >> today was a good day in a

generally very part tann town. >> reporter: white house aides argue the president wanted to build some positive momentum that he feels he's gained in the aftermath of harvey, his management of that crisis and turn that into his push for tax reform. gayle, despite that tense meeting house speaker paul ryan is slated to have dinner with the president tonight and i know you'd like to be a fly on that wall. >> we'd all like to be a couple of flies on that wall. thank you very much. words you never thought you'd hear the president say, we had a great meeting with chuck schumer and nancy pelosi. always unpredictable in that white house. >> yeah. >> this is at a time steve bannon was saying going to war against republican leadership. >> more to come. this morning amazon unveils an ambitious new multibillion-dollar expansion ad. thousand howe they're searching for a police to build a second headquarters and create up to 50,000 new jobs. but first it is 7:19.

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tracking an accident that has westbound 580 all backed up. here's a live look over at the richmond/san rafael bridge.

you can see those headlights moving westbound. it's over an hour commute for drivers making their way from marina bay parkway to 101. we have an accident that's blocking one lane on the midspan so over 65 minutes again from marina bay parkway to 101. this is a live look at 580 at cutting boulevard. you will want to use an alternate route or give yourself some extra time. let's check in with neda on the forecast. gray skies and drizzle, lightning strikes to the north of us. dangerous considering there's a fire danger out there. this is dry lightning associated with this storm just off the coast. you can see how it's bringing clouds into the bay area. and the clouds are going to stick around all day cooling things off. we'll get some warming over the weekend.

the widespread devastation caused by hurricane irma is coming into full view this morning. new video shows extensive damage on st. martin's island. take a look at this. shipping containers. right now the massive category 5 storm is moving off the dominican republic. it's on track to reach florida on sunday. it will then move up the east coast of peninsula affecting much of the state including orlando. that's where people are lining up picking up sand bags. these are live pictures from orlando right now. 70,000 sandbags will be given out in orange county. you wonder why would anybody stay. if people tell you you've got to go, you've got to go. >> i talked to people yesterday,

they say, look, we survived andrew. welcome back. hurricane irma canceled hundreds of flights but one flight made it from puerto rico and back. >> radar images show how the plane raced the oncoming storm. the crew and unloaded passengers, took off less than an hour later and then the pilot flew between the storm's bands to reduce turbulence. they credit the meteorologist for the feat. we get a closer look at how the storm is affecting travel coming up. a "60 minutes" conversation with former white house strategist steve bannon. it's his first interview since leaving the white house. on the cover of "time," the title reads "the great manipulator." he left last month after clashes with other aides. he returned to breitbart. we asked hum how he views himself and his mission to stand

up for the president. >> so how do you want to be perceived today, you. >> the image is pretty accurate. a street fighter. that's what i am. i think you're more than that. >> i'm a street fighter. by the way, i think that's why president trump and i get along. he's great counterpuncher. he's a fighter. i'll be his wingman all the time. >> you're not going to say anything against president trump. >> that's what i told general kelly. i was the only guy that came out and tried to defend him. said he's talking about taking? ing to a higher level. where does this all go? does it end in taking down the washington monument? >> i'll tell you where many

people suggest it should have gone. it should have gone in terms of denouncing specifically from the very beginning neo-nazis and white supremacists and people of that political view and it should have gone there because those were people that americans in world war ii went to fight against and he should have instantly denounced them, and you didn't at first instinct. in fact you do seemed to be doubling down in terms of immoral equivalency. >> what he was trying to say is people that support that monument peacefully and people that are offended -- by the way, there's no room in american politicians. hes where does it end? does it end at taking down the washington monument, churchill's oval bus. my problem was when you side with a map, you side with him. i was proud in defending him. >> no exceptions in terms of siding with someone? >> you can tell him, hey, maybe

you can do it a better way. but if you're going to break with him, resign. the stuff that was leaked by certain members of the white house, i find that unacceptable. if you find it unacceptable, you should resign. >> who are you talking about? >> i'm obviously talking about gary cohn and some other people. if you don't like what he's doing and you don't agree with it, you have an obligation to resign. >> so gary cohn should have resigned. >> absolutely. >> he's not afraid to call people out, charlie. and it sounds like he still has a good relationship with president trump. >> he does. they've talked a number of times. he didn't talk much about the infighting within the white house. gary cohn is one he calls a globalist.

he calls himself a populist and those are forces that he thinks are going continue to crash. his mission is economic nationalism and he thinks that populism like it was with brexit ought to be the wave of the future. he also wants to go to economic war with china and he talks about that as well. and on north korea, he said there's no military option. in that he agrees with a lot of other people. >> i think it's interesting what he says. it's good to have people who don't always agree with you so you can have other points of view. >> clearly, here's a guy many people clashed with who he didn't think it was fair denouncing all the groups. he says there's no place for them. >> where did you do the interview? >> at his home in washington. >> all right. looking forward to that. >> you can see the full report sunday on "60 minutes." that's at 7:00, 6:00 central right here on cbs. donald trump jr. is expected to appear before the senate committee in a closed meeting. they'll look into whether the russians conspired in the 2016 election.

the president's oldest son has become a key figure in the investigation. he agreed with a june 2016 meeting with a kremlin-linked lawyer along with paul manafort and jared kushner after being promised dirt on hillary clinton. jeff pegues is on capitol hill. good morning. >> good morning. investigators want to know what really happened in the trump tower on that meeting and they want to question donald junior on the firing of james comey. he'll be here on capitol hill for this closed door meeting on the heels of facebook's revelation that they found 3,000 ads on the platform as part of an influence operation. facebook was paid. they believe it was to spread devicive and polarizing issues on immigration, gun rights, lgbt

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the las vegas policing department is launching an internal investigation after seattle seahawks player michael bennett accused officers of racial profiling him and using excessive force. video released yesterday appears to show him face down outside a las vegas casino hotel. this was on august 6th. bennett said he was handcuffed with a gun to his head following reports of a shot.

vladier duthiers is here with how the whole thing went down. good morning. >> good morning. it happened hours after the boxing match between conor mcgregor and floyd mayweather. police thought he was a suspect. he said he ran after hearing a gunshot and was forced to the ground because, quote, he was a black man at the bronc place at the long time. they arrested him. he's heard pleading with the officer, at one point calling him sir while lying face down on the concrete. >> the whole time through the whole situation, all i could think about was my wife and my kids. >> reporter: he said he feared for his life. >> officer dan comes over and put the gun at the back of his head. he could feel the barrel.

he said if you move,ly blow your freaking head off. >> reporter: in a letter bennett claims another officer jammed his knee into my back making it difficult to breathe. police released this body cam on wednesday and denied it was racial profiling. they say they reported after a report of gunshots and officers say as they searched the casino they found bennett crouched behind a slot machine and then he took off running. >> they saw due to his actions they believed bennett may have been involved in the shooting and they gave chase r bennett said it's an example of the inequality he's been protesting. one of a number of nfl players refusing to stand during the national anthem. several players voiced their support for bennett along with commissioner roger goodell. >> may this incident cause all of us to respond with compassion. >> reporter: bennett says he

feels lucky to be able to speak about what happened. >> i think about so many people who experienced what i had and to hear them tell their stories. >> bennett says he's considering filing a civil rights lawsuit. the police say the officer who chased bennett did not have his body cam activated. >> it's disturbing to see the video and see what happened but i think it's important he speak out. >> the threatening words to say i will blow your brains out that and the fact that the officer's knee is on the back of him and it's disturbing his body camera was not activated. you have the body cameras for a reason. i think that is a problem. >> more on this story indeed. athletes and artists are among the many people giving for the harvey victims. why paul simon is going public

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>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it's thursday september 7th, 2017 welcome back to cbs this morning. hurricane irma's 180 miles per hour winds leave a catastrophe behind. ahead a look at damage in the caribbean and irma's expected path to florida and a rare interview with paul simon and his wife. the personal connection that lead them to give $1 million to help hurricane harvey victims. but first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. hurricane irma is barrelling toward florida after destroying lives and homes in the northern caribbean. >> as we survey the damage we're seeing a lot of this. we have power lines draped over other power lines.

>> officials are telling us if you decide to stay in the coming days, you will be on your own. >> never in history has a storm been this strong for this long. we still have a cat 5, still 180 miles per hour winds. people have to really understand you have to listen to your local officials. this storm surge can kill you. >> the president decided to buck his own party. gayle despite that tense meeting speaker paul ryan is still slated to have dinner with the president here tonight and i know you'd like to be a fly on that wall. >> we'd all a couple of flies on that wall. >> dennis rodman that might be the only person that knows both donald trump and kim jong un told piers morgan what he and kim jong un do together. >> we laugh, we sing karaoke and do cool things together. we ride horses. we hang out and go skiing. >> i'd love to know what kim jong un's karaoke song is. i hope it's gloria stephan.

i hope it's the rhythm is going to get you. >> i'm charlie rhodes with fwrks gail and nora. hurricane irma is pushing northward this morning. the storm has killed at least ten people. some areas will need months or years to rebuild. >> the most powerful hurricane ever measured in the open atlantic is packing sustained winds of 180 miles per hour. florida governor rick scott says irma is bigger, faster and stronger. sounds like a kanye west song but this one can kill you than hurricane andrew that set records for the damage it cause ba ed back in 1992. it will hit the bahamas before turning north toward florida. tony is onrico. tony, good morning. >> good morning. destruction this morning. giant trees are on buildings and in this case across the road and

puerto ricans say a knnew route trying to get out. ten trees down on this road alone. the center of irma missed puerto rico but with a storm this powerful it left behind a trail of destruction. irma knocked out power to at least 900,000 people and left tens of thousands without drinking water. 185 miles per hour winds heavy rains and powerful storm surge tore through caribbean islands east of here causing massive destruction. the french interior minister said the country's territorial islands of st. martin and st. barts will need to be rebuilt. the dutch prime minister says their half of st. martin isn't reachable at this point because of the damage. nearly every building on the island of barbuda was damaged and 60% of the population is homeless and the images are giving officials concern about the potential damage irma will bring there.

n nora. >> our new york station wcbs is here with new numbers on hurricane irma. good morning. >> well it's holding steady with 180 miles per hour winds. some things we're very confident of. other things not as confident. we're confident irma is going to continue to the north, northwest and we're confident that this front is going to deflect it to the north. we're not confident how much. now that's key because if you zoom in tight on this storm, it is so much about where the eye of the storm goes. see this bright yellow color in there they only extend 15 miles from the eye. here it comes to the west northwest. it's making that turn to the north but where? anywhere in the shaded area is a possibility. if the european model is right and they're forecasting the

worst situation for miami they see a land fall with the eye right on shore. that puts what would be 140 miles per hour winds right on shore if they're off by say 20 miles it keeps the big winds offshore. yes hurricane force on shore but 75 or greater. not 140 at that point in time. if they're 50 miles off it keeps all of the hurricane force winds offshore and we have tropical storm force winds on shore. a lot of speculation here. we keep an eye on this one closely. american airlines says it will stop flying to four airports in south florida by friday afternoon. it cancelled all weekend flights to and from its miami hub. with all the turmoil some flyers are complaining the airlines are gouging them. one of the many destinations effected by the disruption. chris, good morning.

>> they're finding limited options and in many cases pretty high prices. the airlines are responding to that but so are local and national regulators saying they're going to investigate reports of price gouging. >> $1,328 for a one way flight from miami to hartford, connecticut, it's a high price for some to escape hurricane irma and people are expressing outrage over ticket prices on social media. on twitter this woman said a flight from miami to phoenix jumped from over $500 to over $3,200 when she tried to book on a travel website. she later tweeted delta resolved the issue with a reasonable fare. another posted a flight search showing fares of more than $1,000 from south florida to new york. the backlash caused some airlines to cap the cost on flights out of florida. a flight out on american airlines won't cost more than $99. jet blue also capped it at $99

or $159 with a connection or delta $399 if you can find an open seat. these people were some of the last out on wednesday. >> i've been trying to get to key west for years but i'd rather be alive. i'm upset about it. >> while prices increased as passengers rushed to book flights airlines said they did not change their fare structure saying the cost of a seat increases as flights fill up and last minute tickets also cost more. >> fares went up really quickly and that's where you get these 6 and $700 fares people are complaining about but someone maybe somewhere should have said this is going to be a public relations disaster. >> florida attorney general is making sure the problem gets fixed. >> i do not regulate these airlines but i'm going to protect floridians and have the white house on stand by if they're not doing their jobs but they're doing it. >> she says her office in florida has received more than 1,500 complaints of price

gouging in the last two days on everything from food to flights. she says she is also working with amazon to try to combat excessive delivery charges to people that live in irma's path. >> price gouging despicable behavior people plan their vacation to florida or san juan and then hit with that and then price gouged. not nice. the president and first lady revealed the charities that they will chair their million dollar personal toe nation for harvey reli relief. habitat for humanity and the houston humane society are among the groups. the biggest sums go to red cross and the salvation army. each will receive $300,000. the outpouring for harvey victims is also coming from corporations athletes and artists all around the country. anthony mason shows us a gift from a very high profile musical couple. hello. >> good morning. good morning. musicians that have been married since 1992 usually keep their

charitable donations private but they have gone public with this one $1 million because harvey was personal. >> what made you decide to talk about this? >> i'm from texas. >> edie and paul simon wanted to reach down deep in the aftermath of harvey. >> we decided that we would also give a million dollars. >> the couple both grammy award winning singer-song writers will help raise money for the relief effort too when they join willie nelson at a benefit concert in austin on september 22nd. >> when you saw this happening to your home state, what were you thinking? >> just sad. really sad. >> this video was sent to brickell by brad houser. the base player in her band. >> i'm sad when it happens anywhere. when it's your home state i feel a greater responsibility to come

in and do what i can. >> other artists have pledged million dollar donations including actors leonard leonardo dicaprio and sandra bullock but tyler perry's gift caught her attention. >> i was moved by that and inspired by it. >> by that gift in particular? >> my mom and i we like his movies a lot. that's the first one i heard about it. it opened my heart more and i said i would love to do that too. if we can offer that same inspiration to give then that would be great. >> paul simon has seen disasters before. he co-founded the children's health fund which sent mobile medical yununits in after hurrie katrina in 2005. >> it was a rare moment where the whole country was a community. everybody focused on how to help. if we could bottle that it's

more efficient way of problem solving. >> you made a point of saying you wanted to help some of the smaller towns around houston. >> people who feel forgotten in small towns out in the country d ey lose everything and who is going to help them. >> so they will target their donations to medical and rebuilding needs. >> we're not giving to one big umbrella. we're giving a lot of little umbrellas all over. >> as generous as their million dollar gift is its going to take a lot more texas governor greg abbott says the cost of rebuilding may reach $180 billion. >> more to come. as much as i love that story what like is that they like tyler perry. >> which movie is their favorite? that was a nice little nugget there. >> i'll go back to them on that. >> wasn't it nice how she said that opened our hearts? >> yeah. that's what touched her. >> thank you. nice to have you here at the table. so busy in the evening.

no time for us anymore in the morning. >> just invite me. i'll come back a. >> okay. good. a new study helps explain why almost 1 in 10 babies are born prematurely in the country. how the answer may be in our genes. this is a really interesting

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new research offers clues about premature birth which is defined before 37 weeks. a study from the "new england journal of medicine" identified for the first time key genes linked to those born full term. one in ten is born prematurely. and it's the leading cause of death for children under the age of 5. our dr. agus is here with this discovery and how it could help babies all around. he's here at the table.

it's lake you're a real boy and we can touch you at the table. >> i'm a real boy. >> that's from "pinocchio." i know you know that. this is big news. >> enormous. 10% of babies born in the united states born are preterm. preterm babies, there's a risk of death. for now we can identify who's going to be preterm, we can tell you, listen, you can't give birth at home or you can't give birth in a community hospital. you have to go to a hospital with an icu. now we know about the genes. multivie mitts, prenatal vitamins don't have selenium in them. >> how are you able to identify the genes? that's a having big story. >> women said take my genetic information. they said, take my information and learn from it. i want to be part of the solution, not to problem. so they stepped up, over 50,000 women, and looked at these genes

and they correlated it to when the child was born and six genes associated with preterm birth are out there. >> when i saw this story i immediately clicked on it. i'm interested too. is gene therapy essentially the future of medicine? >> i think targeting the genes in this case rather than correcting them, yes. right now all of a sudden we have the rosetta stone to all of us. inside of one size fits all, we're going to know in advance what's going to happen. so knowledge is key. >> but, in fact, gene therapy is a significant part of it, is it not? >> no question. vierts hard to do gene therapy and change all the genes in the body. it's easier to change one particular cell type. so in order to change the whole body, it's going to be difficult. but in this case knowing one is a uterine protein, for example, that we may be able to alter to

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morning. last night the swiss tennis star lost in the quarterfinals to juan martin del potro. >> we were already excited about the possibility of rafah and roger. for the first time in more than three decades four american women claim all four semifinal spots at the u.s. open. >> madison keys joins the all-american semifinal party. >> madison keys completed the clean sweep cleaning out estonia's kaia co-anypy. and also coco vanld way. also tonight venus williams will face sloane stephens. >> nicely done. ahead how holiday studios blame a website for a big ke

decline in ticket sales. you're watching "cbs this morning" and your their short- this is a kpix 5 morning update. >> good morning, it's 8:25. i'm kenny choi. airbnb hosts in san franciscan now go online to register their short-term rentals with the city. this comes after the home sharing company reached a lawsuit settlement with the city over regulations back in may. a suspicious fire has left san jose little league team without its snack shack. the structure went up in flames late sunday night at anderson elementary school. it seems that two nearby garbage cans were set on fire around the same time. stick around; we'll have weather and traffic in just a moment.

good morning. 8:27. we are tracking delays northbound of 880 if you are making your way through the south bay. this is right near the alameda and you can see trafficks traffic on the right side of the screen in the red. 10 minutes from 280 to brokaw. both directions through oakland 88040 minutes from 238 to the macarthur maze. 48 minutes southbound direction from 238 to 237. san mateo not looking good out of hayward heading into foster city. the bridge in the westbound direction 33 minutes as you make your way along 101 nearby hillsdale heading through san mateo. it's about 36 minutes from woodside road to sfo. and bay bridge toll plaza jam- packed in the red over an hour

and a half to go from highway 4 into san francisco. neda? >> all right. there's also delays at the airport this morning. a lot of flights having trouble getting in because of this high cloud ceiling. you may notice some rain today. look at the raindrops there on the camera lens. temperatures cool, 69 in oakland. 67 livermore. mid-60s across the bay. dry lightning bringing us gray cloud and some slight chance of showers. less than a tenth inch. temperatures 2 to 5 to 10 degrees below average. warmer over the weekend.

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♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." excited about this half hour. we're excited about all half hours. excited about this one. we go to the green room because somebody in the green room is -- the "star trek" series is coming out on cbs. >> and two others from time magazine with their first list of first women. it's a cool list you haven't seen before. hello! good to see they're in such good conversation. >> hello. nancy gibbs and kira pollock up on deck coming up next. this morning's headlines from around the globe. the "wall street journal" says

china is concerned about radio active fail out from north korea's latest nuclear test. sunday's test took place less than 50 miles from china's border. beijing is stepping up monitoring for signs of radiation. some analysts say public outcry of a possible contamination could force china to take a tougher stance. the hand held device can distinguish between tumors and healthy tissue at 96% accuracy. it will preventing any harm to healthy tissue. clinical testing in humans is planned for next year. britain's guardian said dna samples taken from salvador dolly prove that a spanish woman who wanted the artist exhumed is not the biological drawer. the fortune teller had spent a decade trying to prove eternity. in june we told you about a

court decision that ordered the body exhumed and tested. he had no known children. now she's a tarrot card reader and fortune teller. >> should have known. >> yeah. >> i think she should have known. >> right. national geographic looks how the strongest solar flare in a decade is affecting earth. the sun unleashed two massive solar flares yesterday. the one most powerful since 2006. scientists are waiting to see if it will interrupt satellites, gps, and power grid. hollywood is blaming rotten tomatoes for the horrible summer. box office revenue was the worst it's been in 20 years. ticket sales were down 15% from last year's summer season. director brett radner blamed the movie review site for, quote, the destruction of our business. this morning time magazine is launching first.

that's a new project that highlights the achievements of 46 ground breaking women. it includes exclusive video interviews and features 12 magazine covers. each one profiles a different woman who became the first female to break the glass ceiling in her field. some of the women shared what breaking that barrier meant to them. >> the glass ceiling. the vocabulary is violent. it denotes pressure and struggle. >> not one thing ever does it. it's a series of consistent things. >> conflict is a possibility many people see it as something to be avoided. we can't grow. we can't change without conflict. >> time editor chief nancy gibbs and cara join us at the table. good morning to you. great to have you back here. it's different than the time 100. why did you want to specifically focus on women and firsts? >> this is not a ranking, this

is not a power list. we wanted to tell stories. and we wanted to tell stories that were actually as different as possible for each other. it's the old notion if you can't see it, you can't be it. and so we felt like we've been having these conversations about why women are not breaking through to the top level, whether it's women in hollywood or in tech or politics. so we thought let's just go out to a bunch of women who have actually broken through and hear their stories. what motivated them, what held them back. what was, you know, the life changing, game changing. >> is there a common key nominator? >> there isn't. that's the whole point. there's no one way of thinking about or approaching this. we actually wanted as much variety as possible so that -- >> you did that, nancy. also, kira, the number 46 is random. you have the fun, the power, unexpected,

unexpected selena gomez. >> 46 could keep going. it was an organic list we continued to evolve and continued to put together. and we can keep going with it. there are so many great stories to be told. >> i love that oprah winfrey made the list. and now become very good friends. they're not part of the unexpected, i don't think. >> no. i think, you know, if you are a scientist, then you know elizabeth blackburn. one of the eight female nobel laureates. if you're a tennis player or anyone else you know serena williams. some are more well known than others. everyone should find someone with whom they can identify. the introverts, extroverts, and the outgoing pioneers and more private personal people whose paths were much quieter. >> i love monique davis. >> so do i. >> 16. >> yeah. when she was 13 she pitched a shut out at the little league

world series. and you know when we interviewed her, we asked her what do you think about the glass ceiling she said "what's the glass ceiling?" . it's so interesting because her generation. it's not in their vocabulary. >> even the photo shoot is different. they were done with an iphone. i think it's an interesting take. >> yeah. >> also a first. >> first time -- >> why the iphone? what were you trying to do it casually? >> it was the photographer who i actually discovered on instagram. she's brazilian. and she's an incredible photographer and uses her iphone as her camera. so we saw her work first. realized she photographs with her iphone, and then she went around the country and photographed all of these women who are used to, you know, major shoots. major productions. and, you know, there was something so kind of down to earth about this photographer and subject.

>> real fascinating. whether it's an old top ten list or fortune 500 list. >> the way to organize our thinking, it's a way to look for patterns and prophesies and understanding, i think. there's -- it's a way of arbitrary subjective exercise. but i also think there's a real value to it. in this case, you know, our goal was for there to be someone that everyone can see and think i could be that. if not that then that, that. it could be 146. it could be 10,000. >> all of this on "time." you have a hashtag, too. you hope it becomes viral in some way? >> yeah. the hashtag is #sheisthefirst. that's where the conversation is happening on social media. people have submitted great stories of my mother was the first woman in our family to go to college. you know, first is a very broad

term. and so a lot of people really have stories to tell >>well, i love you're celebrate intellect, women, sports. >> a broad definition by "time" magazine. i like it. killing it on the cover. thank you to both of you. the actress is breaking barriers on screen. the first black woman to play the lead woman in "star trek" history. she's in the green room now. how it's different don't just thank

i need you in good everybody came forward. >> where are my communicators? >> you take a lot of chances, counsellor. >> we're worried about your ship, captain. i'm trying to save the world. ♪ >> if i were you, i would think about saving my life. >> that's from "star trek" the original series premiering on television more than 50 years ago. the science fiction show became one of the most iconic franchises earning billions of dollars. there have been six different shows on television, including an animated series and 13

featured films. >> guess what. there's another. the newest tv reboot "star trek" discovery launches this month on cbs all access. it features new characters with, new missions, and a new ship. and a new actress. sh shoniqua martin-green. >> what would you do if you were stuck here? >> likely scenario. unless we're stuck in the desert. >> i can reveal myself to the natives, learn their culture, try to fit in. possible. and, you, captain? >> that's easy. i'd escape. >> these are our footprints. you've walked us in a circle. >> not exactly a circle.

♪ sonequa martin-green joins us at the table. welcome. >> thank you. thank you for having me. >> we'll talk about that in a second. but, first, it was so frustrating because they would not release any of the video. they would not let us have an episode. the only thing we could see is a trailer. why all the secrecy? you don't have to worry about it leaking out! >> no. i know. i think there's a lot of things at play there. i think it's because of how big it is. because of everything put into it. i think they're just very protective of it. they want to protect everyone's experience and journey of it. >> let me say based on that, it looks huge. it looks like a movie. >> thank you. >> it's beautifully shot. what can you tell us about that?

>> thank you. i'll tell you what, i think the craftsmanship on this show is through the roof! i am floored by everyone's artist artistry. every department. in front of the camera, behind the camera, the crew, the cast, the producing, team, the writers. i feel that everyone is at their highest potential, honestly. >> i love the idea that "star trek" discovery happened a decade before the original "star trek" series. you are spock's adopted sister. >> yeah. >> how, nora! >> how is that? >> can we cut to so sonequa, can you do the sign? are you legit? >> i appreciate they have woven me into that family. because spoke is an institution. >> yes. >> do you have pointy ears?

>> i do not. i'm a human. >> i'm 100% human. my parents were killed when i was young. it happened at a vulcan outpost. they took responsibility for me. i was commissioned to the care. i became their surrogate daughter and -- >> do you have vulcan qualities? >> definitely. i had to -- >> did you say on a recent panel that somehow looking at star trek discovery can give you solutions for today's problems? i think so. and that seems like a lost thing to say, right. but i think it's very -- i think it is very profound. obviously stories can be so healing. art is so healing. and i think that when you have a story that shows a picture of a utopian future, i think, especially it's been this way the entire time. it's the legacy of "star trek." i think when you can tap into that, when you can key into that, i think having a vision of

it can help you actualize it. >> when it was first announced you were going to be the first woman of color. you had haters. not everybody was happy with the decision. it couldn't have been pleasant for you. it was painful? >> it was, to be honest. it was a bit hurtful but i -- i'm a black woman that was raised in the south. so it did not surprise me. because i am used to -- i'm used to that, unfortunately. but it's a double-sided coin. right. on one end i wasn't surprised. on the other end i sort of was because diversity and universality are pillars. >> they're pillars of "star trek." that's the legacy of it. >> speaking of the legacy. i didn't realize going over the research for this in 1968 william shatner made television history with the interracial kiss on television. >> yeah. >> and tvs explode.

>> i know. you would think so. >> right. >> everybody okay? >> "star trek" has always been -- it's been the essence of it. >> yeah. >> does discovery continue that? >> absolutely. >> how? >> we do it because, you know, we're upholding the legacy but, again, taking that next step forward. because here i am, the first black female lead. we have the first asian female casted. we have the first woman captain with a woman first officer. and you've got -- >> creepy guy with blue eyes. >> yeah. he's a kelpian. he's the first of his kind. we're introducing his species on our show. >> very creepy. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> people like creepy. >> yeah. the design is gorgeous, for sure. and the first openly gay officer in star fleet on the "star trek" show. we're doing it. we're continuing it. and that's how you do it. so the nay sayers, i think if

you say you're a fan. >> the trekkies will love it. we're trekkies in my family. watched it forever. >> we're cheering you on. >> thank you so much. >> a special broadcast will air september 24th at 8:30/7:30 p.m. central on cbs. episodes will be available on cbs all access. trekkies will like this. >> you're watching cbs "this morning." trekkies will like this. >> you're watching "cbs this morning." fety."

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this morning.. a crew of 9 line the pg&e station in hayward will be packing up gear and equipment to fly to florida. ida power and ligh good morning, it's 8:55. i'm kenny choi. this morning a crew of nine linemen from the pg&e station in hayward will be going to florida. florida power & light requested help before hurricane irma makes landfall this weekend. alameda high school is now the center of a hate crime investigation after a noose was found near the tennis courts yesterday. school officials believe that the noose was made from the rope used to hang up privacy screens by the tennis courts. an oakland man filed an excessive force lawsuit against bart from a violent arrest last july that was captured on officers' body cam. plus the cell phone. michael smith claims that officers never told him that he was suspected of a crime. stick around; we'll have weather and traffic in just a moment.

we are tracking an accident that has a couple of lanes blocked on northbound 87 right at taylor street. one lane is blocked. we have speeds below 10 miles per hour. traffic backed up to highway 85. it's about 40 minutes heading northbound from 85 up to 101. 101 continues to be very heavy and now a new accident just coming in two lanes blocked southbound 880 as you approach the landing. about 54 minutes heading southbound 880 from 238 on down towards 237.

here's a live look at 880 right at highway 84 there. 880 jam-packed through oakland in both directions. give yourself plenty of extra time. the roads are in the red. let's check in with neda on the forecast. some delays at sfo right now. planes having trouble coming in because of the high clouds ceiling. we'll see clouds all day long. also, this chance of rain. look at that. our kpix 5 cameras shows a few drops on the screen. we have been seeing that light showers a couple of hours. 70 in concord, oakland 62. livermore cools at 68. san francisco 65. so if you are just now leaving the door, you may want to grab an umbrella, maybe a little light sweater with a hood because we maze some more rain. look at the green there across the ocean as it works its way to the bay area. cooling this afternoon with clouds. temperatures today will cool. warmer over the weekend. ah, dinner.

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