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>> thanks for watching this morning. next local update7:26. good morning to our viewers in the west. it's monday, november 20th, 2017. welcome to cbs this morning. charles mansing, the notorious leader of a murderous cult has died. we will look back at charlie rose's 1986 interview with manson about the hollywood killings he orchestrated. a massive manhunt is under way this morning for the killer of a rookie police officer. brian shaw was shot after a traffic stop. we're in the small pennsylvania town where the police chief has a blunt message for the suspect. plus, a12-year-old girl and her family sue the u.s. attorney general to get medical marijuana legalized across the country. she tell us why it's the only drug that can help her
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condition. and america's brick and mortar retailers start the holiday shopping season in a fight for survival. the creative ways to try to get you off your computer and indoors. first, a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> one of the nation's most notorious criminals. >> his followers carried out a horrific killing spree. >> the infamous charles manson dies overnight. >> he had been in prison since 1971. >> a manhunt is now under way for the suspect in the fatal shooting of a rookie police officer near pittsburgh. >> we will find you, we will arrest you and we will prosecute you. >> a search for suspects is under way this morning following the death of a border patrol agent in texas. the fbi has taken over the investigation. >> the search has intensified for a missing argentine sub marriage and the u.s. navy is now sending reinforcements.
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>> blasting the father of the ucla basketball player who was a rested on shoplifting charges in china. >> he look back and says maybe i should have left them in jail in china. >> roy moore saw all the support from the group's biggest media group disappear. >> all that. >> the small plane crashes into the middle of the road in florida. somehow no one was injured. >> and all that matters. >> dale earnhardt jr. drove the last lap of his racing career. >> the deal i had with rick if i finish with the car in one place, i get the car, he gets the helmet. i'm going to take this thing back home. >> on cbs this morning. >> the american music awards. diana ross was honored with a lifetime achievement award. >> should we all say good night? read that. >> grandmommy, i'm so proud of you, i love you all, too. >> can you say the good nights in the prompter? >> say that. >> have an incredible night, good night, everybody.
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>> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota, let's go places. welcome to cbs this morning. charlie is off. so vladimir dutiers is here. the notorious murder died last night. manson was 83. >> nearly 50 years s ago, he lea group of young followers called the manson family. their best known victim was sharon tate who was pregnant at the time, eight months pregnant, a young hollywood actress. >> the murders and the mind of manson himself intrigued the public for decades. charlie rose saw it for himself up close. >> was that murder okay because you didn't see it? >> there's no murder. >> there was a murder of sharon tate. even during his 46 years behind bar, charles manson continued to
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elicit a morbid fascination. i spoke with him in 1986. >> how do you feel about those murdered? how how do you feel about them? that's what counts. happened in your world, not mine. >> in 1971, manson was found guilty of conspiracy to commit seven savage murders in southern california. among the victims, 26-year-old actress sharon tate. who was expecting the child of husband and acclaimed director roman polanski. he described the murder scene to reporters. >> it was a lot of blood. all over the place. >> reporter: testimony at manson's trial indicated he exerted a cult-like influence over a commune of followers. he convinced some of them to carry out his mission, intended to start a race what said to be inspired by the beatles song
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"helter-skelter." the so-called tate murders named after the most prominent victims and the subsequent trial of the manson family became a flash point for social critics of late '60s sub cultures but it was manson's perverse charisma that most fascinated a vietnam war weary america. what we don't understand about you. >> just what i said. i'm inside of you, man. i live inside of you. i'm inside every one of you. >> manson died more than 46 years after he was sentenced to be executed. he ended up serving life in prison after california overturned the death penalty. >> still such a bizarre story. just looking at charlie's interview, it's creepy to hear how he's talking, totally oblivious to the harm he's caused. >> very sick man. >> yeah. a manhunt is under way in pennsylvania for the suspected killer of a police officer.
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investigators say 29-year-old rahmael sal holt is armed and dangerous. don daler is outside the new kensington police station, that's northeast of pittsburgh, don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. family and friends will have an opportunity to pay their last respects to officer shaw during a viewing today and tomorrow. the funeral is scheduled for wednesday. the reward for any information leading to the capture of the suspect now stands at more than $43,000. >> we will find you, we will arrest you and we will prosecute you so that you're held accountable for what has occurred. >> reporter: police chief jim klein had a pointed message for the man they believed gunned down their brother in blue. >> male patient with a gunshot wound. >> reporter: during a traffic
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stop, kolt got out of his car and police say he ran from rookie officer brian shaw. >> at some point during the foot pursuit shots were fired. >> reporter: shaw was shot in the chest and died from his wounds despite wearing a bulletproof vest. heavily armed officers filled the streets of this new kensington neighborhood looking for the suspect. >> everyone's still in shock, still scared to see what's going to happen, if they catch the guy. >> reporter: holt has a criminal record reportedly date back to 2007 which includes firearm and drug convictions. on saturday, fellow police and emergency responders led a funeral procession for officer shaw's body. he was on the force for less than six months. >> officer shaw was a very young man, had a wonderful family and they're just trying to go through the grieving process and deal with the whirl wind of tragedy that just struck their family. >> reporter: police are not saying why the suspect was pulled over, nor why he ran. you can tell by the different vehicles in the parking lot here that officers are coming from
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neighboring towns in order to do some of the policing in new kensington so that the officers here can mourn. >> our breaking story, thank you very much, don. the fbi's leading the investigation into a deadly attack on customs and border patrol agents in texas. one was kill and another injured yesterday near the mexican border in van horn, located southeast of el paso. the agents were responding in separate cars to a tripped alarm. officialings have not established exactly what happened in this attack or who was behind it. they do know that 36-year-old rogelio martinez was killed, the other agent was seriously injured but was able to call for help. the attack prompted president trump to tweet this, we will seek out and bring justice to those responsible. we will and must build the wall. there are new developments in special counsel robert mueller's investigation of russian meddling in last year's election. they focus on president trump's removal of the fbi director. paula reid is in washington
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outside the u.s. district courthouse, paula, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. cbs news has learned that special counsel robert mueller has asked the justice department to hand over any documents related to the firing of former fbi chief james comey. now, this signals that mueller is moving full steam ahead with his probe as to whether or not the president or anyone else obstructed justice in the firing of james comey. comey was fired on may 9th after attorney general sessions and deputy attorney general rosenstein told the president they believed comey was not able to effectively lead the bureau. the next day president trump said comey's firing relieved great pressure on him. sources say mueller has also asked for any documents related to attorney general sessions decision to recuse himself in the russia probe. these requests suggest that sessions is increasingly intangled in the russia probe. over the next few weeks, mueller is expected to interview top white house aides including
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white house communications director hope hicks who will also likely be asked about the discussions leading up to the decision to fire james comey. norah. >> all right, paula, thank you so much. american military members in okinawa, japan, are restricted to base and banned from drinking alcohol after a u.s. marine was involved in a deadly crash. nicholas james mclean's two-ton military truck collided yesterday with a light truck. the crash killed the japanese driver. okinawa police say james mclean, who was arrest yesterday, tested as much as three timings over japan's legal limit for alcohol. the location of the base has led to friction between japan and the u.s. in 2016, a u.s. contractor's arrest in the rape and death of a local woman triggered widespread protest. >> the u.s. military is helping in the search for argentina's lost submarine with 44 people aboard. ten airplanes and 11 shifts from several countries are scouring the south atlantic. the scan juan vanished wednesda.
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david martin is at the pentagon with possible clue, david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. search and rescue teams will be on the lookout for any debris on the surface and will monitor sonar signals for any manmade sounds coming from below. no one knows what happened to the sub. everyone knows they have to find it as soon as possible. the argentine submarine san juan has a crew of 44 including the country's first female sub officer. on sunday, a british ice patrol ship equipped with sub hunting sonar reached the search area but tweeted that bad weather was causing complications. several ship ace signed to the search effort had to spend the weekend in port rather than brave winds up to 26 feet. heavy seas did not stop aerial search efforts including two u.s. maritime patrol planes helping with the search. in california, the navy loaded submarine rescue equipment
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aboard transport planes bound for argentina. an unmanned under water vehicle was sent from hawaii to scan the seafloor. >> trying to gather all of the data, all the information we can as quickly as we can. >> reporter: retired navy captain greg baumann was once the supervisor. >> that ocean is a very large ocean if you're looking in the wrong box. >> reporter: the san juan was last heard from wednesday when it was midtransit from the southern tip of argentina to its home port just south of buenas aries. it is powered by a combination of electric and diesel power and according to the navy spokesman has enough food, water and power to last two weeks. >> if the submarine is distressed and it submerged and has an inability to surface, it's a race against time. >> reporter: if the submarine is under water, a rescue chamber can latch on to the outside of it and take the crew off in
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small groups. but first they have to find it. gayle. >> everybody's hoping they do find it, thank you very much, david. zimbabwe's longtime president robert mugabe is defiant this morning after a deadline for him to step down passed without his resignation. members of his ruling party celebrated yesterday after mugabe was stripped of his party leadership. he had been expected to resign last night in a televised address. almost everyone in zimbabwe believed he would step down after the military put him under house arrest. the country's parliament is now expected to begin impeachment proceedings. alabama senate candidate roy moore is losing more support over sexual misconduct allegations. three of the state's largest newspapers are telling voters to stand for decency and reject him. but moore is still holding on to his base of evangelical christians. dean reynolds is in birmingham, alabama. and he talked to one of moore's
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accusers. dean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the newspaper editorial calls the upcoming ee ing election a point for women in a state that has silenced them for too long. >> it was just an attack really. >> reporter: she was 28 when she says roy moore sexually assault heard back in 1991. she said she was with her mother while visiting the then 44-year-old attorney to file custody paperwork. >> we got up to leave and when we did, my mother went first and he grabbed me from behind. >> reporter: johnson is one of nine women, one as young as 14 at the time who are accusing moore of sexual misbehavior. though moore has consistently denied the accusation, some outside alabama are not convinced. missouri senator susan collins. >> i do not find his denials to be convincing at all. >> reporter: while president trump has remained silent about the allegations against moore, this weekend, white house aide mark schwartz said this about
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the president. >> if he did not believe that women's accusations are credible, he would be campaigning for moore, he has not done that. >> reporter: steadily supporting moore are alabama's evangelical supporter, many who believe they'll support his their posit. >> they want so much power in washington and we the people, we want our power back, we want state's rights and roy moore stands up for state's rights. >> reporter: tina johnson disagrees. when you hear people attesting to his character, what would you tell them? >> quit being willingly ignorant. >> reporter: the special election is three weeks from tomorrow. and the deadline for registration to vote in it is november 27. >> all right, thank you, dean. actor jeffrey tambor says he may not do another season of the television drama "transparent"
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because of two sexual harassment allegations against him. tambor said in a statement, given the politicizeded atmosphere that seems to have afflicted our set, i don't see how i can return to "transparent." tambor's former assistant and an actress on the show say he made unwanted physical advances. the 73-year-old denies those claims. the show's producers did not respond to our request for comment. music producer russell simmons denies allegation of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old. model keri claussen told "the new york times" that he coerced her into sex while director brett ratner was present. simeons said in a statement, everything that happened between us 26 years ago was completely consensual. i'm deeply saddened to learn of her assertions. scaffolding crashed to the ground in new york city. cell phone video shows witnesses
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frantically removing the debris to rescue people. it happened yesterday morning in manhattan. none of the injuries is life threatening. wind gusts reached 51 miles per hour yesterday in some parts of the city. in upstate new york, the first big snowstorm of the season is making the morning commute treacherous. the lake-effect snow warning is in effect in the central part of the state. through this afternoon, up to a foot of snow could fall today. in ohio, heavy snow hit parts of state along interstate 90. whiteout conditions caused cars to crash and slide off roads. >> and we saw some flurries in central park. are we ready for snow before thanksgiving? >> negative. >> not before thanksgiving but i do want snow this year. >> you do? >> yes. >> no thanks, but it's coming so get out your winter coat. nascar driver dale earnhardt jr. took his final lap around the track after an 18-year career. the racing great said good-bye to fans before finishing his last cup race in homestead,
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florida. >> we want to be a part of the sport as long as we can, we really do. it's time for somebody else to get in this car. >> earnhardt shared an emotional hug with team owner rick hendrick. dramatic video shows the moment a small plane crashed on to a florida road. the single engine plane coming in low over the road yesterday in clearwater. the plane buzzes one police vehicle. moments later, it can be seen on the ground among broken branches. the plane was carrying two people and, remarkably, no one was hurt. a massive implosion took down an iconic venue in the south this morning. ahead, we will take you inside the demolition of the georgia dome and show you why it was so . what a beautiful show across the sky across the area this morning as the sun was rising. there are storm clouds to the north bringing a chance of showers for the north bay. here's a look. mostly cloudyconditions for most of the bay area today, but
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up to a quarter of an inch of rain for parts of the north. temperatures todaywill feel a bit warmer than average, 67 for oakland. 66 insan francisco and looking at a warming trend ahead of thanksgiving. we have highpressure building through the holiday. >> announcer: cbs "morning rounds" sponsored by new emergen-c energy plus. emergen-c. ahead, barry peterson introduces us to a 12-year-old
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girl who's involved in the fight to legalize medical marijuana nationwide. >> you're not even old enough to get a driver's license in any state. why did you think people would listen to a 12-year-old? >> well, i feel like it wouldn't really matter because it's the right thing to do and i don't think i need to be over 18 to do the right thing. >> alexis boardle shares how medical marijuana stopped her seizures from happening and why she wants everyone to have access to the treatment. treatment. >> you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪ >> announcer: this portion of this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by toyota, let's go places.
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connection with a fa stabbing... late las just outside san jo . good morning. 7:26. a man is in custody in connection with a fatal stabbing late last night outside san jose. it happened at a home. the sheriffs department says it appears the suspect and victim were roommates. one person isdead and another missing after an empty boat was found spinning in can i ankles for hours near half-moon bay. the passenger'sbody was found floating in the water. stay with us, trafficand weather in just a moment.
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. helicopter delays along westbound 80. approachinguniversity one lane blocked. looking at about a 32-minute
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travel time from highway 4 and you can see where the red arrow is. we have emergency crewsover there. expect a slow down. it's getting pretty congested. towards the bay bridge toll plaza live look 22-minute ride as you head into san francisco. let's check in on the forecast. it is mostly cloudyout there but looks pretty across the bay. look at thatglow. and we're seeing our temperatures a bit warmer today. we're going to continue to see this warming trend for the next few days. happy thanksgivingweek to all of you. highpressure will be building, but first we're getting a chance of rain through the north bay and that rain chance will stick around through the afternoon. here's what we're -- what our temperatures will be doing today, 5 to 9 degrees warmer than where we should be this time of year, 72 degrees expected for san jose, 67 in concord. after the chance ofrain we have sunshine in store. ♪ think of your fellow man, ♪ lend him a helping hand,
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♪ what one is a failed magician and the other just the same ♪ >> that's chance the rapper. he's been on the show twice before as a musical guest. first time he was host. i was in the audience that night and talked to him before the show. i said are you nervous, it is your first time as host? he goes, nope, i'm not nervous, i'm ready, so excited about what we have planned and i could see why he was so excited because everybody was saying all those skits were a home run for him. did such a great job. >> a lot of thanksgiving related skits? >> thanksgiving, political skits, one one getting a lot of attention, they wrote a song called bring back barack, boys to rendition with a funny video that i think will go viral. he was so -- he's only 24. >> oh, wow. only 24. >> yeah. excellent stuff. eminem too, great. >> eminem too. >> he did a medley of songs. didn't do the two songs, he did a medley. everybody was on their feet. good to see him. he's a mystery. a great, great show.
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welcome back to "cbs this morning." a massive explosion this morning, brought down an iconic american stadium. >> there she goes. looking at pictures of the implosion of atlanta's famed georgia dome. 4800 pounds of explosives destroyed this landmark in 12 seconds. >> over 25 years of concerts and super bowls and history in 1996, the largest covered stadium in the world, now a pile of rubble. ahead, mark strassmann takes us inside the carefully choreographed demolition and how not everything went according to plan. here are three things you should know. the white house says the true cost of the opioid epidemic is much higher than previously believed. the new analysis shows this morning the crisis costs the u.s. $504 billion in 2015. that number is six times larger than the most recent estimate. the cost includes health care
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spending, criminal justice costs and lost productivity due to addiction. more than 64,000 americans died from drug overdoses last year. white house budget director mick mulvaney says the administration is willing to scrap the appeal of the obamacare mandate from the senate's proposed tax plan, only if it is necessary to push the republican tax reform bill through. well he said, quote, if it becomes an impediment to getting the best tax bill we can, we're okay with taking it out. the provision emerges as a major sticking point for susan collins. she said the issue should be dealt with separately from the push to overall the tax code. president trump seems to have new doubts about a policy reversal that would allow trophies of african elephants to be imported. the president tweeted, quote, we'll be very hard pressed to change my mind at this horror show in any way helps conservation of elephants or any other animal. the president said he'll announce a decision on the policy next week. the u.s. fish and wildlife service had said it would allow such imports. it argued encouraging wealthy
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big gain hunters would help raise money for conservation programs. a 12-year-old girl is spearheading a campaign to legalize medical marijuana across the whole country. alexis says she and her family had no choice but to move from their texas home to colorado to treat her severe epilepsy. now her family and a handful of others are suing attorney general jeff sessions and the dea. they're demanding cannabis for the treatment of their illnesses, diseases and medical conditions. barry petersen spoke with alexis in denver, colorado, with her story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, here at medicine man they grow a lot of marijuana they use in their pot products. now, even though marijuana is legal in colorado for recreational use, there is still a debate about its value to treat medical conditions. but one family thinks this is nothing less than a life saver. >> ever since i've been on this cannabis, i've actually been seizure free for today 974 days,
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so we're coming up on a thousand. i think that's pretty good. >> pretty good indeed. because this was once the life of alexis bortel, seizures every few days as seen on the videos taken at the direction of her doctors. her parents say epilepsy medications didn't work. and there was even talk of brain surgery. what do you call epilepsy? >> well, i call it my seizure monster. >> reporter: but this seems to tame the seizure monster. an oil made from marijuana taken twice a day. her family lived in texas where they couldn't get the oil they needed. but they could in colorado, where both medical and recreational pot are allowed. for her father, dean, the decision to move here three years ago was an easy one. >> i would die for her, right. so the least i can do is up root my life and give her a chance at the exact same freedoms and future i had. >> reporter: you would do it again? >> twice on sunday.
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>> reporter: are you adjusted to being here? >> we have been here three years, so we're adjusting. >> reporter: alexis hopes the lawsuit will make medical marijuana legal across the country. do you think it's unfair that this medicine is not available to everybody in the united states? >> i think it is really unfair because i feel like they're basically punishing us because we're sick. >> reporter: but some medical experts are not sure. jacqueline french is the chief scientific officer of the epilepsy foundation. >> we really need more research to find out what is helping, what's hurting, whether people should opt for this over some other options that they may have. >> reporter: alexis has turned her epilepsy into her cause, making soap and donating the proceeds to charity, even writing a book. but all she really wants is just to be a kid. does it make you also feel more
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normal in your regular life? >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> because i couldn't have a slee sleepover at a friend's house without having a seizure. >> reporter: why should they listen to a 12-year-old? >> i feel like it wouldn't really matter because it is the right thing to do. and i don't think i need to be over 18 to do the right thing. >> reporter: the dea and the justice department both turned down a request for an interview . as for alexis, she lives this new normal one day at a time, but she hopes the marijuana means the seizure monster will never come back. >> barry, thanks. you just saw the implosion this morning of the georgia dome. next, we'll take you inside the demolition to see how it didn't all go quite as planned. plus, how a new stadium about a football field away escaped damage. you're watching "cbs this morning." stadium about a football
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♪ there is another view of the implosion this morning of the georgia dome in atlanta. over 25 year history, this iconic venue hosted more than 37 million guests and more than 1400 events including the olympics. the georgia dome is perhaps best known as the home of the atlanta falcons until this season. the team's new stadium sits 83 feet away. look how close they are. a challenge for the demolition. mark strassmann is there to show us exactly how they did it. it seemed to go according to plan. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. that was really something. the sight, the sound, the vibration from where we're the georgia dome is now just concrete and steel and what a memory this is, this was right to the very end. and right now i can tell you something else, the replacement sits next door and the real challenge here was to go out with the old without damaging the new.
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12 seconds. that's all it took to drop the 29 story georgia dome and reshape atlanta's skyline. but this explosive moment took nearly two years of planning and prepping. >> the last time any fan set foot in here, it was a different scene. >> reporter: in the final days, the georgia dome looked like an apocalyptic ruin and nothing like the home of the nfl's atlanta falcons for season ticket holders like mack dale. >> i think i was section 119, somewhere over here, which looked like it is just a pile of concrete now. >> reporter: dale felt conflicted when we met him. his job has been to oversee the implosion of a venue that staged a quarter century of milestones and memories. >> can he get in? >> reporter: two super bowls, three final fours, and in 1996, this is where team usa women's gymnastics won their first olympic gold. >> any major event that came to atlanta, you know, if it came to the dome, you knew it was a meaningful event. >> reporter: and deciding to get rid of a building like this is a
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complicated and emotional decision. >> absolutely. it was studied for a long time and debated. but i think ultimately realized that, you know, in order to keep major events coming, that a new stadium was necessary. >> reporter: the dome's lower bowl was the first to go. the tricky prosecute f y part w. >> i looked at that and go i've never seen that before. been doing this a long time, never seen that before. >> reporter: how to bring down the half mile long concrete ring beam that wraps around the roof line, a one of a kind design. what was the solution? >> one implosion. >> reporter: throughout the dome, workers drilled 3,000 holes and in those holes placed 4800 pounds of explosives. all timed to cripple the ring beam and columns in just the right order. >> the sides will go off first, 33 mill seconds later the center goes off. >> reporter: for more than 40
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years, steve has been making buildings go boom. but this job ranks as one of his most challenging. >> on a scale of one to ten, it is a nine, for sure. >> reporter: here's why. the georgia dome sat sandwiched between atlanta's major convention center and the city's new crown jewel, the $1.5 billion mercedes-benz stadium. just 83 feet away. to protect it, workers raised this 50 foot tall curtain. >> our goal is to keep everything inside the georgia dome, but just in case, once it collapses, if it wants to flip out of there, this will stop it. >> reporter: you got this narrow cone to make this happen. >> exactly right. falcons have a game six days after we drop this. w got to be. >> reporter: you double-checked the numbers? triple-checked? >> triple-checked the numbers and we feel good, yeah.
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>> reporter: for all the planning, the venue's final performance should have been no surprise. the georgia dome could always hold an audience. but all did not seemingly go according to plan. you see one section of there still standing on the southeast corner of the stadium. but there also seems to be a second issue, another section that did not go completely into the middle and did not implode with all the others. that's on the opposite side on the northwest section of the stadium. so they're going to have to figure out what to do about those two challenges. so apparently the georgia dome still has one more final encore. >> all right, mark, really interesting to watch that engineering feat. thank you so much. up next, a look at this morning's headlines including a big . radar showing a lot of the rain action staying well to the north of us. we'll continue tosee it trickle in around 9, 10:00 today for
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. good morning. time now is7:57. tracking slow-downsheading through the south bay. we're tracking a new crash northbound 101 to northbound
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680. right now 37-minute ride. as you head further north along 101 way further north you can see that southbound direction on the left side of your screen those headlights a 23-minute ride. 880 heading throughoakland northbound on your screen, east shore freeway out of the reds back in the yellow 26 minutes to highway 4. . well, we're seeing a lot of the storm clouds out there. some gray sky this is morning. and we're looking at some rain to the north of us. right nowtemperatures in the mid to upper 50s. so it is a bit warmer forthis morning hour and it's going to continue to stay warm through the week. look at our dopplerright now. you can see the rainshowers coming down along highway 101 there. and it isgoing to head down towards the north bay right now seeing light sprinkles temperatures for the highs
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good morning to our viewers in the west. it is monday morning, november 20thth, 2017. welcome back to "cbs this morning." ahead, the death of murld russ cult leader charles manson. we will have more of his revealing 1986 interview with charlie. plus, president trump and the nuclear button. why a top general says he could refuse an order to fire nuclear missiles. first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. charles manson died last night at a california hospital. >> he led a group of young follower. he instructed them to kill seven people. >> a manhunt for suspected killer of a police officer. >> reward more than $43,000. >> the fbi is lead tinge investigation into an attack on customs and border patrol agents in texas. one agent was killed and another
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injured. >> robert mueller asked the justice department to hand over any documents related to the firing of james comey. >> search and rescue teams will be on the lookout for any debris on the surface. no one knows what happened to the sub. >> dramatic video shows the moment a small plane crashed on to a florida road and remarkably no one was hurt. >> in upstate new york, the first big snowstorm of the season. >> ready for snow before thanksgiving? >> negative. >> not before thanksgiving, but i want snow this year? >> you do? >> yes. >> no thanks. savage from the shotgun. moving to his right. directing traffic and then he falls to the end zone. tuesday tuesday! >> what a touchdown celebration. >> it is a bass the baton. >> i love it. that one is going in a highlight somewhere. >> this morning's eye opener at 8:00 is sponsored by blue buffalo. ♪ good morning to you. i'm gayle king with norah
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o'donnell and vladimir duthiers is here because charlie is off. welcome to you. >> good to see you all. >> we begin with this. the death of charles manson, a symbol of evil and violence for half a century. he died last night in a california hospital. the head of is so-called manson family instructed his group of followers to kill seven people in 1969. >> the victims included actress sharon tate who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant. in a 1986 cbs news interview charlie rose asked manson about his reputation. >> what of those people who say monster? >> what you see, what you get. >> but do you like it? >> man, they have to live with it. i don't. you live with your judgments. live with mine. >> perception, the most horrible crimes were committed at his
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direction, and therefore -- >> you come back to the same premise. >> -- the man is a monster. let me finish now. you don't like it? do you like it? do you care about it, the fact people somehow -- there's something called the manson mystique in the world now. >> all right. your name is sam smith and you're from idaho. now, what's your self-image? you know you're not sam smith and you know you're not from idaho. >> right. >> no matter, i can scream and tell the whole world it is sam smith from idaho and you still know you're not sam smith from idaho. >> then what are you in your heart. >> i did not do that, nobody to be killed, man. >> all right. >> prison officials say manson died of natural causes. he was 83 years old. >> south korea spy agency said north korea may conduct more ballistic missile tests by the end of the year. democrats are asking questions
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about president trump's authority to launch nuclear weapons. says he fears trump will do it against national security interests. good morning at the white house. >> reporter: good morning. consider this anxiety about president trump's temperament and nuclear weapons misplaced. it is north korea they argue is volatile, reckless and provocative. still, what is legal when it comes to this president trump and nuclear weapons is a real topic. >> do not try us. >> reporter: president trump's warning to north korea -- have been vivid and descriptive. >> we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. >> reporter: the meaning of destroy in the nuclear age raises this question, are the president's powers unchecked. >> if you execute an unlawful order you will go to jail. >> reporter: air for jens head of u.s. strategic command tried to answer the question over the weekend saying there are limits. >> i provide advice to the
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president. he will tell me what to do, and if it is illegal guess what is going to happen? >> reporter: you say no. >> i will say, mr. president it is illegal. he will say, what will be legal and we will come up with options. >> reporter: arkansas republican tom cotton said the short time available to respond to a nuclear attack or one imminent gives the commander in chief special power. >> the president has to hold in his hands the sole decision to use our nuclear weapons. >> reporter: since the cold war u.s. presidents have had sole authority to launch nuclear weapons. the codes to do so follow the president in a suitcase, the nuclear football. >> no one human being should ever have that power. >> reporter: now some senate democrats want to say in preemptive nuclear war, drafting a bill requiring congress declare war first. >> the president of the united states is so unstable, is so volatile, has the decisionmaking process that is so quixotic that he might order a nuclear weapons
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strike. >> reporter: that hearing where senator murphy spoke was first congress convened since 1976. it was held after it was learned in the waning days of president nexton's presidency was often drunk and depressed, raising alarms about nuclear stability inside the oval office. say it is far more stable now, gayle, and economic and diplomatic pressure are still the first priority when it comes to north korea. >> good to know. thank you very much president trump is hitting back at lavar ball, father of a ucla basketball player detained in china for shoplifting. liangelo ball and his teammates returned tuesday to the u.s. the president has taken credit for their release. he says he raised the issue with chinese president xi jinping. >> in an interview friday, lavar ball said of mr. trump's, who? what was he over there? don't tell me knowing.
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everybody wants to make it seem like he helped me out. the president responded in a series of tweet saying he should have left the players in jail. he later added shoplifting is a very big deal in china, but not to father lavar. very ungrateful. >> seems regardless of how mr. ball feels about the president and his policies, it seems the proper thing to do is say thank you. and now they're involved in a tit for tat conversation that never gets anywhere. >> but it is remarkable to hear a president say he would leave american citizens in jail in a communist country. >> does not make sense on either side. >> he will not resign over allegations of sexual misconduct duct. frank enhas apologized to talk radio news anchor leeann tweeden who says he kissed and groped her during a 2006 uso tour. pbs is honoring him out of a special honoring david letterman
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a pair of thanksgiving a pair of thanksgiving turkeys in the white house. it was in the hospital in washington. rooms reportedly range from between $230 a night. president trump will officially pardon the turkeys tomorrow. >> i hear their names are bow and tie. >> is it true? >> like bow tie. it'll be interesting. it is bow and tie.
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their names are officially bow and tie like bowtie. >> are they usually that color? >> maybe when you're at the willard. turkey is one of the many holidays. many will be looking for jumps on black friday sales. alex wagner shows us how brick and mortar stores are finding new ways to such viev in a retail landscape. good morning, guys. >> good morning. almost 16 million americans work in retail. many stores, the so-called brick and mortar retailers are struggling against online competition. this year dozens have filed for bankruptcy. that has some of the survivors looking for creative ways to get you and your money in the door. at the eddie bauer store in columbus, ohio, the retail environmental is decidedly
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chilly. freezing, in fact. >> they created an icebox chilled to 16 degrees so customers can try out their cold weather gear. it's something you can't tryon line. >> they come to test it out? >> yes. for sure. it's great experience. >> a great way to punish children? >> punish children. >> like eddie bauer, retailers across the country are looking for ways to lure customers offline and into their store. >> they're figuring that out. >> reporter: melisa miller is
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data marketer. >> it could be meeting chefs. >> it's part fitness center, part shopping experience. and macy's is partnering with samsung and its flag ship store in new york in the hopes that virtual reality turns into actual sales. american breck and mortar retail is undergoing seismic change and the numbers tell the tale of woe. in 2017 alone, retag mainstays have closed more than 350 stores. the gap has closed about 200. and jcpenney has shuttered nearly 140. marco hen is a professor at columbia business school. he said it's not just the amazons of the world hurting traditional stores. >> what about brick and mortar
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retailers who are now trying to get into the e-commerce skam? >> many of them who have created their own websites are now finding their core customer migrating to the website. >> empty stores are sustainable but coaxing customers in are a risk. >> customers may see right through it. they may check it out once but they're not going to be responsive to it and more so than ever before they have access, in some cases with a stroke of a key. >> reporter: for some stores it's too late. photographer seth lawless on the collapse of the mall. the decline and traditional retail is certainly reshaping american commerce, but it may also end up reshaping american life. >> these places weren't just a
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place to shop, right? it was a communal space. we went here, met friends. this is a way we actually communicated with each other. this was a chat room before it was a chat room. >> it's estimated one in four stores will close. >> it makes me so sad. i used to love going to the mall. even if you didn't buy anything. >> it's a public square. it's where people came together. >> some people got their first jobs there. >> sflooul is it makes a difference for people to come in and poke around? >> i think in some ways it's a little bit of a hail mary. the numbers do not tell us one way or the other as of yet. we'll follow it. >> thank you very much. coming up next, a platinum milestone for queen elizabeth. the prince has been by her side, listen to this number -- for 70 years. i think it ooh going to work.
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♪ they are ringing the bells in a rainy westminster abby in london for queen elizabeth ii and prince philip. they're celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary today. they released a series of new portraits to celebrate the milestone. the queen is wearing a broaoch that philip gave her in 1966. it marks the longest marriage of
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a british monarch. they'll toast with a private dinner. they were married in 1947 at westminster abby. statesmen and royalty from around the world. nora, how many more years for you and jeff to go until 70 years? >> we've been together 25 years. we learn so much about their relationship. very interesting. >> yeah. a frightening diagnosis changed the lives of "cbs this morning" ted and his wife. >> i asked for the full prognosis, and the response was a irreversible disease. there is no cure. it was like standing at the edge of a cliff and, actually, you've begun to fall and you don't know where the bottom is. the couple will be in studio 57.
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. you can expect delays pretty much on all of your bay area roadways. right now this timearound we're taking a look at oakland. out of the red stillin the yellow heading northbound from 238, 23 minutes. westboundlights on the right side of your screen into foster city we're looking at a ride just under 25 minutes and the eastbound direction is a little under 20 minutes. northbound 280 onthe extension you can see that 6th street off ramp definitely backing up. as it does everymorning around this time heading into san francisco. over at thebay bridge toll plaza slow, stop go, we're
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still -- we have the metering lights on and about a 20-minute commute for drivers making their way into san francisco from the maze. we're watching the doppler and starting to see the rain coming closer and closer to the north bay. right now it ishovering along highway 101 as it has been throughout the morning. we're starting to see it get closer. point arena right now getting a good amount of rain. right now somedrizzle across napa. we seenabout a 10th of an inch of rain for parts of the north bay around 3 this morning. look howpretty the skies are across san francisco right now. 57 degreesright now in concord. oakland56. san francisco, 57 degreesand look at those highs for today we're above average in the upper 60s. get ready for warmer weather on the way. really?
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pink was awesome. if you didn't see it, it was amazing. she performed at a whole new level. she danced on the side of the jw marriott hotel singing her hit. the whole time she's singing and doing this dance. she dangerled. i saw the person who helped her choreographic. they found out who they were. she did it for the first time on monday. it was really something. we know she has gymnastic ability. so this is not foreign to her,
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but certainly off the side of a hotel. >> singing all the way. >> i was asleep, so i'll go back. thanks for letting me know. >> her album "beautiful trauma" also good. time to show you this morning's headlines from around the world. deli, india, held a half marathon despite a pollution warning. one runner claimed their eyes were burning. many choked through it. it's eight times the world's maximum for safe hair. the capital had seen almost two weeks of dangerous smog. >> latoya cantrell was elected the city's first female mayor. she tee feets term limits mitch landrieu. she'll tackle what to do about
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the city's storm drains after hurricane katrina. napping on the job may not prove to be good. adults who took a 25-minute nap had memory improvements. their brain performed as if they were five years younger. the norm times report some vans are shutting off. since the beginsing of the year, more than 50 pacifica vehicles have offered complaints. their vehicles are shugt all while on the road. dealers have not been able to replicate it. harrison ford turned into a real-life indiana jones to help someone who veered off the road. ford was one of several people who leaped into action to come to the aid of this driver who suffered minor injuries.
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can you imagine having a car extend and there's indiana jones at your window. that's pretty cool. and "newsweek" looks at the reaction on ivanka trump's thanksgiving centerpiece ideas. her lifestyle brand tweeted out a blog post for decorating thanksgiving tables. the picture shows a giant clam shell with pumpkins and others. twitter followers mocked the idea. others said worst centerpiece ever. someone said the centerpiece is horrible looking. >> come on. it works for her. she decide as what she wants on her table. you decide what you want. >> jake tapper tweeted "i am
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groot." chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or copd. it's the nation's third biggest killer after heart disease in cancer. about 165 million die every year. among women it's more than breast cancer and ovarian cancer combined. ted koppel will report on it on sunday. his wife grace anne has it. ted and grace anne koppel join us at the table. >> i'm here beyond my youth. >> i'm glad about it. i know ted is glad. >> you are right. >> this is fascinating. most people have never heard of copt and to hear it causes death in such great numbers, why is it
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such a mystery that we don't know about it? >> i believe it's because of the failure to have a cure. people don't realize that it is highly treatable. family doctors often don't ask about the symptoms and signs, and patients themselves don't know to saying look, i have a constant cough. >> first tell us how did you know you even had a problem? >> i couldn't breathe. i literally could not walk across a space like this room without stopping to catch my breath. i couldn't sleep without pill owes propped up behind my back. i could. walk up a few steps. >> what did you think it was? what did the doctor tell you? >> i thought i had a rare disease. it was a great shock to me to find out that my diocese was so common and it's not curable, it's not reversible, we have no
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medications to stop the progress of the disease, b it' treatable. >> were you diagnosed right away? >> no. >> you have copd. >> no. >> what happened. >> i was told if i lost ten pounds i'd fike like a new woman. it was six weeks after that i was literally stopped in my tracks. i cow. to anything that ted, when you heard this diagnosis -- >> well, all i can tell you, norah, that night -- i mean grace anne asked how much time do i have. she was told three to five years. you need to make end of life preparations. we just went back to the hotel, held each other all night and sobbed. it was dev straighting. first of alling, doctors don't diagnosis it as quickly as they
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could. then you tell people you've got an incurable disease. there are only a couple of years to live. if people aren't depressed before they go to a doctor's office, they walk out of there wondering how are we going to survive. >> so describe the treatment because you've beaten the odds. >> the treatment is inhaled medications similar to the medications used for asthma, and they have to be taken on a daily basis and exactly as prescribed. the other dream we have that only 3% of americans have an opportunity to participate in is pulmonary rehabilitation, which is a comprehensive program, knowledge about the disease, exercise, learning about nutrition, learning when you're going to have an exacerbation, which is lung attack basically. and that not available. >> i was just going to say. let me emphasize again. 3% of the people who have copd.
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and 30 million people in this country. 16 mill yunl have been diagno d diagnosed. the estimate is there are 10 or 15 who have not been diagnosed. we've got to diagnose them. here's another little kicker. it is the number three killer in the country. you know where it standsen terms of funding at nih. 155th. right? >> we need more funding. >> it affecting more men and that women. does age having in to to with it? >> you're not diagnosed until your 40s. most people are ex-smokers, but 8 in 10 smokers don't get copd, and 25 p of us have never smoked a cigarette. >> is that kwhie it's underreported? >> i think.
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grace anne refers to it as the rodney danger field of diseases. it gets no respect. >> i'm look forward to your report, a lot of us are, next sunday. you're interviewing grace. i wonder what it's like, number one, and number two, when you know all the answers? >> it's -- the you got a little practice. >> yes. >> we're glad you beat the odds. you look very good. >> thank you. you do too. >> mine is all weight watchers. >> i want to know why norah has two cups and you have none. >> three. >> because i'm hydrating. i'm hydrating. >> she's better hydrated. >> by the way, if anyone has constant coughing, shortness of breath, is an ex-smoker or who
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worked in an occupation with a lot of dust, vapors, and gas, mention it to your doctor and get tested. >> thank you. ted and grace anne koppel. you can see more right here on sunday morning cbs. >> hear, hear. >> thank you. a parachute team pulls off a difficult maneuver with skydiver. ahead we're in
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the thunder storm rolled into the field. they get fans excited ahead of every football game. their aerial acrobatic makes the thund thunder storm one of the most exciting in nfl sports. dana jacobson met the daredevils and suited up herself to find out what makes the stunt so dangerous and so invigorating. good morning. >> i'm here, so it went well. a few years ago denver broncos decided they wanted to upgrade their energy. now minutes before kickoff, four
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members of denver's very own parachute team take flight. >> reporter: 5,000 feet over denver, streaking across the night sky, igniting more than 70,000 fans packed into the field at mile high. they are the thunder storm. swooping through wia crisscrossf wires before the denver's game. >> it's all about the fans. and when they're cheering, we're fired up. >> reporter: the team train as mile north where the average skydiver descends with a parachute twice as big and lands at a speed three times slower than thunder storm. >> what is it about skydiving? >> it's total freedom.
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60 seconds to do your job and then back to realty. >> reporter: he hasn't wanted to do anything else even after losing his mother in a skydiving accident. >> i couldn't imagine not doing it. >> i love swooping parachutes, flying parachutes. this is the king of all demos. >> reporter: alison loves flying through the air and found a mentor in jimmy. >> he's a legend in the sport. he's been around forever. 25,000-plus. >> you're the only woman who's a part of this team? >> yeah. the only woman to jump into this stadium, which is a pretty big honor. >> and a little badass. >> it feels like it. i hope so. >> reporter: they have nearly 50,000 jumps, a requirement to
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being a member of this group. when it comes to jumping out of a plane, it's one thick to hear about it, but nothing to experience it. now how much fast every was it going into the stadium? >> three times. >> degree is difficult. where is it in terms of skydiving? >> i think it's one of the top. one or two for sure. this is as technical and difficult as it gets. >> reporter: this jump is complex. >> this is where we have to turn in order to get it steep and
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dial it down by the stands. >> reporter: one little detail makes it perhaps the most difficult and unique in the world. >> i'm sure a lot of the people will look at the stadium and say it's a big wide open field, but immediately as we add the field goal cables, you add them from all four corners, you actually have to dive small parachutes through this whole here and it's kind of like mission impossible. >> reporter: four people working together, communicating without speak. as far as risk, how important is it to have teamwork? >> it is everything. it is potentially extremely dangerous. >> really like parallel parking of a ferrari at about 60 miles an hour. that's what it is every single time. >> i don't think you can actually do that, can you? >> most people can't. but this team is and does have
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that ability. >> note they did not let me jump into the stadium. >> go i dana jacobson. you didn't have a helmet on on purpose. >> no helmet. they're very safe. all the safety precautions you can take. obviously there's an inherent risk. even more so jumping into the stadium. >> have you jumped before? >> i did. i jumped with the golden knights. i loved it. i jumped twice. i think i'm good now. >> you can find more on
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maze. and speaking of 101 this is right near sfo, traffic right now moving up the limit. laterthis week likely not. let'scheck in on the forecast. all the people heading to the airport for the holidays. 101 to the north is looking wet right now. there's rain comingdown across parts of northern california and working its way down towards the north bay. we're seeing some scattered showers very light for napa at the moment. look at ourcamera has rain drops on it. temperatures in concord 59. 57in san francisco. our highs aregoing to be very high, 5 to 9 degrees above average. lookour temperatures are on the rise through thanksgiving, low 70s by the time we get to turkey day. then we're not going to get a cooling until friday, saturday of this coming week. so itlooks like a warm holiday week in store.
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