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it's tuesday, september 26th, 2017. this is the cbs morning news. >> i can't support this bill. >> republicans last ditch effort to overhaul the nation's health care law has failed. for a second day there's unity on the gridiron in a showdown between president trump and the nfl and food and water shortages have people living on the edge in puerto rico as they make a desperate plea for help. good morning from the studio
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57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. i'm anne-marie greene. this morning the latest republican effort to repeal the affordable care act is dead. senator susan collins became the third republican to vote against the legislation, a measure she describes as deeply flawed. now it's unclear if the senate will even vote on the proposal. we're here in new york. >> with all democrats against the measure, three republicans voting against the bill will sink it. this after a day of protests on capitol hill where 180 people, many in wheelchairs were arrested speaking out against the bill. >> collins became the last senator to say she will not support the health care repeal bill. there are now enough votes to kill the measure. >> the bill clearly opened the door to weakening the protections for people with preexisting conditions.
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>> one of the other republican holdouts got a unique message of thanks from his constituents. a plane flew over the monday night football game in arizona, a banner that said mccain, thanks for protecting our care. >> we would repeal and replace. >> that is part of a 6 and a half minute video president trump posted on twitter. above it he wrote a few of the clips of mccain repealing and replacing obamacare. complete turn of years of talk. mccain is among those concerned about the bills cuts to medicaid. the measure's cosponsor lindsey graham said during a health care debate last night the medicaid left unchecked is financially unsustainable. >> if we don't turn this around now we're going to leave a country that's completely and utterly bankrupt.
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>> the new health care proposal would cut $1 trillion to medicaid. all this between now and 2026. >> the bill would cause millions of people to lose their medicaid coverage though it would save $133 billion over 10 years. republicans have until saturday to rally the votes they need for the bill to pass. >> thank you so much. now to the showdown between president trump and the national football league over protests during the national anthem. before last night's game between arizona and dallas another show of unity. >> dallas cowboys' owner jerry jones locked arms with his players and kneeled before the national anthem started, then stood as the star spangled banner played. the cardinals also stood, their arms linked in unity.
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it was an encore to sunday's games when about 200 players and coaches and several owners took a knee, sat or locked arms including tom brady. the super bowl mvp and friend of president trump told a radio show -- >> i certainly disagree with what he said and thought it was just divisive. >> the protests followed the president's comments friday in alabama. >> wouldn't you love one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that [ bleep ] off the field. >> he insisted his comments weren't about race but about respect for the flag. former san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick started it last year protesting
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police brutality and racial inequality. >> other players and sports leagues weighed into the controversy including lebron james who criticized the president. monday night on the floor of the u.s. house, texas representative sheila jackson took a knee to show her support. >> i kneel in honor of the first amendment. >> we are learning that some of president trump's top aides used private e-mails for official white house business. cbs news has confirmed that the president's son-in-law jared kushner, steve bannon sent private e-mail account. the use of private e-mails to discuss government matters was a prominent topic in last year's campaign.
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then candidate trump repeatedly attacked hillary clinton for using a private, mail server while she was secretary of state. stone is scheduled to testify today before the house intelligence committee. stone is part of the investigation because of messages he exchanged with the hacker who is taking credit for breaking into the democratic committee's e-mail servers. and the white house says the united states has not declared war on north korea. the administration was responding to comments by north korea's top diplomat. foreign minister said a tweet from president trump was a declaration of war he said that gives north korea the right to shoot down u.s. bombers in international air space even. on puerto o riricoco now, i six days since hurricane maria hit and authorities are still trying to determine the extent of the damage.
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president trump tweeted the island is in deep trouble. here's the latest. nearly all of the island remains without electricity. there are shortages of food, water and fuel. airports are slowly opening to commercial traffic. david begnaud has our report. >> where is the army? we're fed up. this is going to be a riot here. >> more than 1,000 people slept in the airport overnight waiting for a flight. they had nowhere else to go. there were no cots, no water, children were bathed in sweat as their parents tried to keep them calm. >> my mom needs dialysis. we've been here 26 hours. >> there's a desperate situation in san juan airport right now. >> he says he's pleaded for more money from fema. so far $1 billion has been earmarked for recovery but it's not apparent here yet. >> the quantity needs to be consistent with the aid that would be provided anywhere else
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in the united states. >> puerto rico has been in the dark since hurricane maria slammed the island last week. 85% of the power lines have been knocked out and it may be months before it's repaired. the head of the telecommunications alliance wrote to president trump warning things will get worse unless there is fuel to supply generators. after a press conference president trump's advisor defended the government's response. >> president trump remains completely committed to the response and recovery efforts and will remain so until puerto rico is fully recovered. >> military helicopters are now being used to distribute relief aide to cities and towns across the island. once they get the aide there it's local government leaders who decide to distribute that aid to people who have needed it for five days. cbs news, san juan, puerto rico. investor service says the powerful earthquake that struck mexico has the potential to be one of that country's most
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catastrophes. the quake caused widespread damage and killed at least 126 people. the estimate that the -- the disaster rather could knock off up off to three tenths of the domestic gross national product. the so-called canyon fire east of los angeles started yesterday afternoon exploding in the area foothills. at least 2,000 acres have been destroyed and one home damaged. intense flames swept down canyon walls toward several neighborhoods. the flames forced officials to close several roads. the cause of the fire was not immediately clear. coming up on the morning news now, sentencing for anthony weiner. the former congressman gets emotional when he hears his punishment for sexting a minor.
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with parodontax toothpaste. ♪ some scary moments for passengers as smoke filled the cabin of an allegian flight yesterday. the flight which arrived from las vegas was taxiing to the gate. there were no injuries. the airline called it a mechanical issue. a former congressman was sentenced for sexting. an illegal showdown over the old travel ban is put off. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the new york times said the supreme court cancelled a hearing on president trump's previous travel ban. the trump administration proposed a new broader travel ban. the ban poses restrictions on
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visitors from eight nations including venezuela and north korea. the ban is set to start on october 18th. the new york daily news reports anthony weiner was sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting a 15-year-old girl. weiner cried into his hands as the federal judge handed down the sentence yesterday. he was also fined $10,000 and ordered to enroll in a sex offender treatment program. weiner must report to prison by november 6th. the washington post says violent crimes and murders increased in 2016 for a second consecutive year. it remains at historically low levels for much of the country but a spike in murders contributed to the overall increase. the fbi says it's the first time violent crime rose in more than a decade. ivanka trump will visit detroit today to promote stem education.
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she will be joined by private sector educationals and president trump directed his education secretary to spend $200 million. congress has already approved it to extend stem programs. and people magazine reports that prince harry and his girlfriend were seen holding hands in toronto. the couple walked hand in hand before attending a tennis event yesterday and the two looked totally in love. workers at target get an early holiday gift. we will tell you why the retail giant chain is raising wages for its employees. ng wages for its employees. i beat it. i did. not alone. i used to have no idea what the american cancer society did. research? yeah. but also free rides to chemo and free lodging near hospitals. i used to maybe give a little. then i got so much back.
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the dow fell 53 points. the s&p dropped 5 and the nasdaq lost 56. general electric is shaking up its operations again. the company is selling its industrial solutions business to abb for $2.6 billion. the georgia based ge unit makes circuit breakers and other electrical equipment. ge has been selling off some of its units since the 2008 crisis. ever wonder what that sofa or coffee table will look like in your living room before you buy? lowes is launching an app that uses augmented reality to show you. you can use your smart phone to place 3d digital images at scale to see what they look like. >> and target is raising its minimum wage to compete for workers. and the retailer says it will boost entry level pay from 10 to $11 an hour starting next month and to $15 an hour by
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here's a look today's forecast in some cities around the country. more than 57,000 people have been evacuated near a volcano in bali. an increase in tremors have led to fears that an eruption is imminent. officials say there is no immediate threat to tourists but some are leaving the island.
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the volcano last erupted in 1963 killing more 1,000 people. it's sometimes hard to keep kids who play organized sports healthily and safe. a new medical report says there's another danger lurking. meg oliver has that story. >> what can't you see that worries you? >> there's a couple of infectious diseases that we can never see. >> that's why these mats are wiped clean with anti bacterial every night. >> if we skip steps that's when we're going to see athletes who will have infections that could possibly last them for the rest of their life. >> a new report from the american academy of pediatrics offers new guidelines.
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>> we want to bring focus to the doctor in the office, the athlete and the parents and to the people who are running sporting events. >> infections are especially common in close contact sports such as football and wrestling. >> student athletes need to learn proper personal hygiene. they should wipe down equipment and never share personal items like water bottles and towels. >> this school is doing all it can to keep germs at bay. >> if they're not going home and showering after practice or they're not washing their workout clothes those are the things that are going to spread infections. >> about 15 things are related to infectious diseases. meg oliver, cbs news. >> coming up on cbs this morning art garfunkel joins us and talks
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the latest republican effort to repeal the affordable care act all but died when collins said she would vote against the measure. >> she says the legislation would make devastating cuts to medicaid. the congressional budget office said millions would lose coverage under the bill. and dallas cowboys owner jerry jones kneeled with his team before the playing of the national anthem ahead of last night's game ahead of arizona. the cowboys joined arm in arm on the field as the anthem was played. this is the latest nfl show of unity after president trump said who said any player who does not stand during the anthem should be filed. reaction to president
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trump's comments about the nfl has been strong. dean reynolds reports from chicago. >> and a popular cafeteria in chicago's south side the president's words were reverberating. >> what he's trying to do is distract people. we've got this distraction this weekend. so the senate is trying to fight about health care. we've got damage in puerto rico. nothing about those things. >> technology consultant >> we are fighting over simple stupid stuff and not looking at the big picture all because of what this guy says. >> it did not escape michelle's attention that mr. trump scaled his scorn on the nfl and nba. the rosters are predominantly african american. all the better, she says to rile his base. >> he has a lot of supporters. angry, bitter, racist, ignorant. >> yolanda says the country has
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always been divided but mr. trump encourages people to like it that way. >> it's coming from way more than him. it's coming from the people that back him up. >> it's hurtful for the country for our president to be talking any kind of racial or any kind of slurs toward any individual as the leader of the country. >> do you any it's corrosive on the public? >> it is corrosive because i've got friends that i've had for years, black friends, white friends, veterans, nonveterans and all of a sudden we're talking about disrespecting the flag. it's getting to the point now, even some of my closest relationships, i don't want to engage with them because this is what we talk about. >> no words of hope that mr. trump would exchange or that he would extend a hand to those that did not vote for him. well, coming up on "cbs this morning" charlie rose talks with
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hillary clinton on a range of topics as she looks back at the 2016 election. plus, we'll look at a veteran who competed in the games last weekend and how much it means to her family. and art garfunkel, he talks about his time as simon and garfunkel. that's the cbs morning news for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie greene. have a great day. tching. i'm anne-marie greene. have a great day.
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thanks for waking up with us, as we take a live look at the bay bridge. it is calm but all of the craziness is about to happen with all of the cars traveling across the bridge.
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good morning. i'm kenny choy. >> crazy morning. >> crazy morning at this desk. >> that's true. >> with roberta here, of course. >> and my hair is not done. >> okay. >> it looks nice. >> and this morning, you and i both take our dogs out first thing in the morning and you don't want to come in, and you got to come back. in and that picture is like, okay, yes, craziness. >> yes. >> so they are running out. >> and jacqueline says she is still in rebuttal from me going on vacation. >> she is not happy about it. >> and good morning, everybody. we are talking about dogs here. but it is the dog days of summer. lingering into the first week of autumn. it is true, it is clear skies from the bay bridge to the golden gate bridge and temperature-wise, 53 in santa rosa, and 60 san francisco and 62 san jose, and check these numbers out. typically, we should be at 70 in san francisco, and instead, today,

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