good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, december 7th, 2017. welcome to cbs this morning. southern california firefighters face the region's worst wildfire conditions ever recorded. hurricane force wind gusts are expected to fuel the flames. more than 300,000 people are already forced out of their homes. jeff glor leads our coverage from the fire scene. >> all eyes on al franken who will make a major announcement today about his future. 35 fellow democratic senators are asking him to resign over sexual harassment claims. and protesters erupt overnight after president trump's controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. and the decision to move the u.s. embassy faces widespread

condemnation. a potentially deadly chemical banned for most uses in europe is still a common ingredient in paint stripper sold in the u.s. this morning, the family of a worker who died using methylyn chloride speaks out. plus, we have the list of the safest cars for 2015. find out why only 15 vehicles received the highest rating. >> first, we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> this fire's such a monster firefighter, telling people it may be a matter of life and death. >> southern california threatened by historic wildfires. >> flames lighting up the sky. not a break in sight. >> fierce winds ramping back up. that means very, very high fire danger. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> i was expecting to see snow on the mountain and now the thing's on fire. >> now calling on al franken to resign amid sexual harassment allegationings. >> this morning, he is expected to make an announcement about his future. >> you need to draw a line in

the sand and say none of it is okay. >> it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. >> around the world, leader's reaction to the president's move has been intense. >> we are profoundly grateful for the president for his courageous and just decision. >> the outbreak of war on the korean peninsula is an established fact -- >> all that. >> there's the miss. he knocks it down. hofstra takes a one-point lead. >> and all that matters. >> vladimir putin announced he's going to run for re-election. >> have you seen the russian presidential ballot? it's like putin, putin again or prison, that's what it is. >> on cbs this morning. >> "time" magazine is naming the me too campaign as its 2017 person of the year. >> really a great choice. though a movement where sexual assault survivors are actually believed shouldn't be on the cover of time. it should be on the cover of

"it's about damn time." the announcement -- are you s subscribed? >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota, let's go places. >> welcome to cbs this morning. i like stephen colbert's take on the "time" magazine person of the year. i'm gayle king with bianna golodryga and norah o'donnell. southern california faces an unprecedented fire threat. take a look at these pictures. major wildfires are burning across the region. more than 300,000 people are under evacuation. powerful santa ana winds gusting up to 80 miles an hour making the fires extremely dangerous. >> four large fires are burning north and west of los angeles. threat level index is red in ventura and los angeles county this morning. it was raised to purple in some

places. a level that has never been used before. cbs evening news anchor jeff glor is in shadow hill also where the creek fire destroyed dozens of homes. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: norah, good morning. this was a home, one of around 200 structures that have been destroyed in the california wildfires so far this week. you can see basically just the chimney here is standing behind us. these four fires now a lone have burned territory bigger than the city of atlanta. and the strong worry is that it might get worse. overnight, the thomas fire in ventura county closed in on the town of ojai. burning around highway 33. >> i was expecting, you know, this year to see snow on that mountain and now the thing's on fire. >> reporter: wind subsided wednesday but have picked up again. fanning flames across southern california. >> devastated. and every friend we talked to is in the same boat. >> reporter: with the flames now

out, often nothing is left. this couple returned to their home on the ventura hillside. it is now in ashes. >> the mementos, the family heirloom, they're gone and they're not coming back. >> reporter: this man pulled over the sidefed 101 and rushed to rescue an animal. the 405 closed for hours on wednesday as the skirbul fire crossed the freeway. >> the whole mountain is on fire. >> reporter: in bell lay air, t same fire ripped through multimillion-dollar home. here in los angeles county, more than 1,500 people are battling the creek fire. 250,000 people have been evacuated. more than 12,000 acres burned. >> i'm numb. i don't know. >> reporter: judy hoffman sanders lives in shadow hills where the fire has already destroy eed her house. >> the house was just wonderful. i don't know what's going to

happen. i have to sit down. >> reporter: judy hoffman sanders actually lived right here. she lived in this house that has been burned down now. to give you some perspective, this is what the house looked like before the creek fire. this is what it looks like right now. about 50 miles northwest of los angeles, the thomas fire in ventura county forced new evacuations overnight. flames forced the closure of u.s. 101, cutting off a major route between ventura and santa barbara counties. and david begnow is in ojai california, david, good morning. >> reporter: jeff, good morning. to quote an emergency official in ojai county, ojai caught hell last night. the santa anas could pick up. wind gusts may get upwards of 80 miles an hour. we're talking hurricane force winds. where we are right now, this is a home that has burned down. firefighters from the city fire department which are putting out the blaze. the destruction is vast.

we're talking about 10 miles from ojai toward the pacific ocean. more than 150 structures. it may be as high as 500 here in ventura county. have already been destroyed. the l.a. fire burn index, get this, the level predicted has never been predicted to be so high usually. 162 for example is an elevated index. jeff, do you know what the index is predicted at today? 296. >> david, thank you very much. some of these numbers are frightening. earlier, we did speak with tom porter, southern region chief for cal fire which is managing three of these major fires. we asked him what his biggest concern is right now. >> biggest concerns right now are with the fire, the thomas fire out in ventura county, ojai, the town of ojai is threatened by fire now. having a lot of trouble with the winds and the fire activity there. >> the peak winds are -- one of

worst times you're worried about? >> worse time really from about midnight this evening through all of today, into tonight and then as we get into friday, things will start to subside a little bit but continued bad wind. >> reporter: you do this color coded chart and you've never had purple on it before. explain what that is. >> that's correct, we have this santa ana wildfire threat index and today is the first time a purple rating has shown up. that's the most extreme rating that we have. and it indicates that any spark can and will start a fire and fires that start will be almost impossible to contain. >> almost impossible to contain? >> almost impossible. >> you're bringing folks in from where and talk about the number of firefighters involved at this point. >> actively on the fire line right now, we have about 5,000 firefighters fighting all three

of these blazes. and then we have several thousand additional we're moving in to the southern california area. those that are already here in the fire departments are part of that. we also have firefighters coming from as far as colorado, oregon, and the western states to help with this. people really need to be ready to go. as i mentioned with the extreme conditions with the purple days, we aren't going to be able to contain these fires. people need to get out of the way. it's saving lives when we this these kind of conditions. >> appreciate your time. >> thank you, jeff. >> everything that we see here destroyed, everything i see to my left on this side of the freeway is scorched. bianna, it is striking and saddening to look at what southern california's dealing with this morning. >> extremely saddening and unprecedented. hopefully residents will be heeding that advice, jeff, thank you. democratic senator al franken plans a major

announcement on the senate floor in about 90 minutes. he could resign after repeated sexual harassment accusations against him. 35 of the 47 other democratic caucus senators have asked him to step down. franken's office tweeted last night that he hasn't made a final decision. at least eight women now accuse him of unwanted contact. nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the latest. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we still don't know what senator franken is going to say on the senate floor. according to sources, he was still wrestling with this decision late last night. despite repeated urgings from democratic colleagues, including his friend, the senate democratic leader chuck schumer, to step down. >> al said he'll do the right thing. >> reporter: democratic women made clear on wednesday what they think is the right thing to do. >> i do not feel that he should continue to serve. >> reporter: they were followed by their male colleagues on left and right. was there something that was a tipping point for you?

>> i guess accumulation of it. >> reporter: the first accusation came last month from radio host leeann tweeden who said franken forcefully kissed her and appeared to globe her as she slept in 2006. >> what if that was you sitting there? what if that was your daughter or your sister or your mom? is that funny? >> reporter: then a series of women claim head grabbed their buttocks or breasts when they posed for pictures with them. >> i can't say i haven't done that. >> reporter: franken's quasidenials left his colleagues unsatisfied. >> those are instances that i do not remember. >> reporter: the final straw came yesterday morning when a former democratic staffer told politico franken tried to forcibly kiss her in 2006. then yesterday afternoon, atlantic writer tina dupie said franken groped her in 2009. >> it's time for franken to step down. >> reporter: the past four weeks have been painful for democrats. the former comedian was a popular party luminary known for his dogged questioning.

>> i'm just asking, if you're challenging my figures, i would ask that you get your figures straight. >> reporter: and even considered a potential presidential contender in 2020. franken categorically denied one of the allegations yesterday, but by then many democrats had already made up their minds. and it is highly unusual, gayle, for a lawmaker to try to stay in office once his or her own party has said it's time to go. >> you're right, nancy, it's tough without the support of your colleagues, thank you. this morning, israel is the only country praising president trump for recognizing jerusalem as israel's capital. there are fiery protests in the nearby west bank. iraq's foreign ministry summoned the u.s. ambassador. france's president said he disapproves of the move. and saudi arabia called it unjustified and irresponsible. we'll go to the west bank city of bethlehem in just a moment. first, margaret brennan is at the white house with the latest on this story.

margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there is some confusion among u.s. allies about exactly what president trump meant when he said the u.s. recognitions israeli sovereignty over jerusalem. today, the secretary of state said the final status of that contested city is still up for negotiation. >> this is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality. it is also the right thing to do. >> reporter: president trump broke with seven decades of u.s. policy and the advice of virtually every other country. >> this decision is not intended in any way to deflect a departure from our strong commitment. to facilitate a lasting peace agreement. >> reporter: he insisted the unilateral decision to recognize jerusalem as the israeli capital would not impede the peace process led by son-in-law jared kushner. but the president made no concessions to the palestinians who also claim the holy city. saying that the u.s. would only support a future palestinian

state if israel agrees to it. >> while previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise, they failed to deliver. today, i am delivering. >> reporter: the campaign promise to move the embassy was popular with evangelical christian voters. prompting vice president mike pence and u.n. ambassador nikki haley to urge him to do it. but secretary mattis and tillerson cautioned it could hurt u.s. security interests. last night, former cia director john brennan called the decision reckless and irresponsible. >> if there's bloodshed on this, i think people need to look at what mr. trump did and decided and whether or not that bloodshed could have been avoided. >> reporter: president trump informed his team of his decision in a small meeting last monday. he was insistent. secretaries tillerson and mattis asked for more time to roll out

security precautions. they were given a week. norah, some allies were informed the day before. >> important reporting there, margaret, thank you so much. palestinian protesters set fires in gatz za this morning and chanted death to america. and after the president made the decision, his own state department had to put out a warning for all americans to avoid nonessential travel to jerusalem, israel or the west bank until further notice. seth doane is in the west bank city of bethlehem just a few miles from jerusalem. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see smoke from tear gas coming down the street toward us. you can hear it being fired right now. we are in bethlehem in the west bank. really on the front end of a protest here. surrounded by palestinians who have -- now you can see this israeli vehicle coming toward us. trying to repel people. you can hear that tear gas being fired over and over again.

many israelis of course are applauding president trump's statements. now projectiles have just been thrown in our direction. we're moving back with many of the palestinians here who are retreating from where the israelis are. you can see some of these guys have sling shots here. they're firing rocks toward the much better armed, much better armed israelis on the front there. many israelis of course are overjoyed that president trump made the statement, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said forever now president trump has tied himself to the history of jerusalem. in doing so, he's also tied himself to one of the most sensitive topics on earth and all eyes are on tomorrow, the muslim holy day, when there's been a so-called day of rhaage that's been called for. >> security on high alert there,

seth doane, thank you. north korea's foreign ministry says a future war with the u.s. is unavoidable, calling it an established fact. statement followed the first three days of u.s. and south korean joint air force drills. two american b1b bombers flu over korea this morning in a show of force. a north korean spokesman said last night the remaining question is when will the war break out. a new study finds a link between newer forms of hormonal birth control and the risk of breast cancer. following the extended use of birth control pills, iuds and other forms of hormonal contraception. before this study, the risk was mostly associated with older forms of birth control that had higher hormone levels. dr. david eggess join us to explain why the news is a surprise to many doctors. doctor, thank you for joining us from california this morning. so detail first please and what concerns you most? >> good morning, gayle.

this is 1.8 million women in denmark who are all on one health system so we can look at their electric records. these women, there were significantly higher cases of breast cancer in the ones who are on oral contraceptive and interun right devices that are hormone. this is the first study that shows interuterine devices have higher breast cancer. with the lower dose of contraceptive, we thought there wouldn't be as much of a risk at the higher dose but it turns out to be the same. about a 20% increase in breast cancer overall. 9% if you're on it for a year. up to 38% if you're on it for ten yeares or more. >> we know that studies have long established that exposure of breast tissue to female hormones is what causes breast cancer. so that's an established link. so what is the effect of the study? should women stop taking birth control? >> no. with any drug or anything you take, there's a risk and there's a benefit. you have to look at that. i mean, this is in absolute terms a relatively small risk.

100,000 women on oral contraceptives or this interuterine device. 68 breast cancers a year. if you're not on it, it's 55. so it's a small increase. so you have to have a discussion with your doctor based open your family history and based on other factors to decide. remember, oral con strceptives lower the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer so you have to balance the risk. as you get older and you're on it for longer, the risk seems to go up. so women over 35 should have a serious talk with their doctor about whether they should still be on these oral contraceptives. this is still an evolution. it's going to be a discussion between you and your doctor. >> dr. david egg es, thank you so much, we appreciate it. >> thank you. all right, ahead, some products you can find in hardware stores may be blamed for

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deadly carbon monoxide leak in san francisco. firefighters were called to a home on moultrie street, good morning, it's 7:26. i'm anne makovec. crews on the scene right now of a deadly carbon monoxide leak in san francisco. firefighters were called to the home on moultrie street. one person was found dead in the home, another taken to the hospital. we have live pictures over a fire that is burning near interstate 880 and 980. this is in oakland. the fire appears to be at a homeless camp located near the bart tracks. your bay area traffic and weather coming up next.

good morning. time now 7:27. a traffic alert for drivers heading along northbound highway 17. we have an accident involving a semi and another vehicle.

that car rolled over still on its roof and the fire crews have the right lane blocked at this point. we are tracking about a 15- minute ride from the summit up to 280/880 there and that's how far that backup stretches, summit road. give yourself some extra time heading on that stretch. and an accident southbound 101 right at yerba buena road. it was lines blocked slow both directions 101. clear conditions out there again this morning and cool start to your day. especially along the north bay valleys. we are also seeing some breezy conditions. mount diablo reporting gusts up to 55. oakland hills 38-mile-per-hour winds. and look at these temperatures. just before sunrise in napa, 36, novato 32. so it is cool out there. high pressure is large and in charge all across the west coast.

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contain it. the european union banned uses of the impound in 2011. but here in the u.s. you can find these products and buy them right off the shelf. >> meth lean chloride is too dangerous to keep on the store shelves. >> the university of california san francisco dr. harrison works in occupational health. he said in a small room a half gallon can lead to a buildup of vapors that can prove lethal in less than an hour. >> it is immediately dangerous to life and health. it causes death. >> the government says over a 15-year period, 17 workers doing bathtub refinishing died from meth lean chloride exposure. but harrison says consumers are dying too. he conservatively estimates the total number of deaths at over 40. >> how many of those deaths do you think were preventable? >> all of them. >> the environmental protection agency proposed last year to ban meth lean chloride to take it

out of the hands of consumers entirely. but a group representing manufacturers of the chemical is pushing back, saying some who died did not use adequate ventilation. >> you have to follow the directions. >> fay crowell is with that group. she opposes the ban. instead, her group is calling for a new label for the paint stripper cans to tell consumers not to use it for bathtub refinishing. >> the label has a picture of a bathtub with a slash through it. >> what does it tell you about the percentage of consumers? >> we don't have the research on that. >> but you're recommending labeling. >> yes. >> wouldn't you need to know the percentage of consumers who read labels. >> i don't know how you would research that. >> you don't? >> i don't. >> but we found information in this 2016 report from the epa on hazardous chemical labeling which said while labels and warnings are effective to some degree, their effectiveness

depends on multiple steps by the consumer. the best method to protect people, it said, to eliminate or remove the risk. and harrison believes -- >> most consumers don't read labels. >> and if they don't read the label. >> they don't read the label. what can we do to get them to read the label? >> that's their fault? >> well, how is a manufacturer supposed to guarantee that a person buying any product reads the label? >> what if it was her child, her loved one. you have to look at it through someone else's eyes. >> we should note the company kevin hartley worked for was fined by osha for improper ventilation. this chemical can't be taken off the market because they say there are no alternatives that work as well or as fast. but dr. harrison said there are safer alternatives on the shelves like they have in the european union where they do not

sell this chemical because they believe it is is too dangerous. >> and he was wearing a mask. >> he was wearing a mask that he thought would protect him. but you have to have a lot of ventilation in a small room especially, even a device that forces air or oxygen into your face at all times through a tube. so it is not just open the window. that's not going to be enough. it is important for people to know that if they are using paint or paint strippers. >> you have to read the fine print and the label. >> it's a question. if you don't, is it worth the risk? that's the question. >> ana, thank you. homelessness is creating new kinds of neighborhoods in california. we go inside the growing crisis. >> when people think of silicon valley, they think of google, apple and facebook. for thousands of people, this is what silicon valley has turned into. rvs line this major thoroughfare. these are people's homes because cost of living is out of control. coming up on "cbs this morning", how the housing crisis is

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the u.s. homeless population is growing for the first time since the end of the recession in 2010. a government census earlier this year counted nearly 554,000 homeless people. that's up nearly 1% from 2016. this is what surging homelessness looks like in silicon valley. take a look at this. rchl v.s parked along major streets. mireya villarreal is showing us how the high cost of housing is fueling the crisis. >> reporter: her job goes far beyond simple classroom instruction. >> i love it. i love my students. they driving me nuts, but i love them. b >> reporter: her campus is located in the middle of silicon valley where giants like google, facebook, and apple have helped drive housing prices to stratospheric highs. >> the housing takes up

three-quarters of my housing income, so to stay here and teach, which is what i love, i have to live in a car. >> reporter: three nights a week, this is her routine. after her four classes end, james penny along with her husband and two dogs sets up camp in a church parking lot near campus. her 65-year-old husband jim can't work because of back injury, so when it comes time to grade papers, her office is this 2004 volvo. >> being homeless and trying to teach her is almost impossible. >> we're seeing people who are being forced either to move out of the area completely, fall into homelessness, or find some way to make life work for them. >> reporter: tom myers runs a social services agency, the home of google. >> it's a major their row fair. >> it's major thoroughfare. >> at last count there were more

than 300 of these r.v.s in mountain view. >> ten years ago we were serving around 3,000 to 4,000 people. today we're serving close to 10,000 people. >> more than tripled. >> yes, exactly. most of that growth has been in the last ten years. >> reporter: they say it's a matter of supply and demand. california estimates they need to build about 180,000 housing units each year to keep up with population growth. on average verps are building less than 80,000 per year, the result, a current gap of 1.5 million units between families who need housing and rentals they can afford. ray pearl is with the california horsing consortium. >> i think the incentive is there to build. i think the policies the state of california has enacted makes it incredibly difficult to get that housing built. >> you keep your life up here.

>> yes. >> she's tried unsuccessfully to get teaching jobs elsewhere in the country, but even if she gets one, giving up and moving won't be easy. >> this is what happens if i want to stay and do what i do. >> and you do want to stay. >> i'm fourth generation californian and i'm being forced out? >> you're not going to let that happen. >> trying not to. trying not to. >> night. >> night. >> for "cbs this morning," mireya villarreal, california. >> something's out of whack that you can be a professor at san jose university that you can be a professor las vegas ig in a car and showering at a church. >> those aren't the images you think of in silicon valley. >> i'm glad we did that story. people who are working are having a hard time making a living. thank you, mireya. up next, other headlines including a terror plot including young prince george.

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to build nuclear reactors in the middle east. nassar faces up to 60 years in prison. he will also be sentenced in january for molesting gymnasts. he's accused of preying on girls for decades. olympic gymnasts are among his alleged victims. more than 100 women and girls are suing nassar. our partners report that a 20-year-old unidentified florida man who lived with his mom was behind a massive october 2016 hack of uber. the personal data of 57 million users was stolen. uber paid $100,000 to the hacker to delete the information. and the times of london said a terrorist transpired to kill prince george. he appeared in british court yesterday. he posted a photo of the 4-year-old prince at his school on annen crypted social media platform. he is accused of calling for a

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ghost ship warehouse tenants derick almena and max harris are back in court today. they're of involuntary good morning. i'm anne makovec. ghost ship warehouse tenants derick almena and max harris are back in court today. they are facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in last year's deadly fire. the judge will decide whether the men can stand trial in the preliminary hearing. pg&e is in the hot seat again this time for last week's gas line explosion near mission and murray streets. the san francisco board of supervisors has called a public hearing to investigate the cause. your bay area traffic and weather coming up next.

good morning, 7:57. we continue to track a major

accident that has one lane blocked along highway 17 northbound. this crash right near bear creek involves a rollover vehicle as well as a semi. traffic backed up beyond the summit. it's over an hour commute just going from the summit up towards 280, 880. you can see that backup grow. so give yourself plenty of extra time heading in that direction. an earlier accident has been cleared southbound 101 at yerba buena but we are still tracking a slow right through the south bay. neda has the forecast. good morning, and what a beautiful view this is of that sun coming up. our mount vaca camera never lets us down. here's a look at the temperatures right now. 40s and 50s. 32 degrees in santa rosa. cool in livermore at 36. a slight breeze coming through, half moon bay east winds at 12 miles per hour. calmer along the east bay, parts of the north bay in napa already up to 15-mile-per-hour winds.

♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, december 7, 2017. welcome back! to "thorning." ahead, we'll talk with senator bernie sanders about the republican tax plan and the future of his democratic colleague al franken, what does he think should happen today. plus our more perfect union series, see how guide dogs are training to help blind runners make it to the finish line. first here is today's eye opener at 8 southern california faces an unprecedented fire threat. major wildfires are burning across the region. >> the four fires alone have burned territory bigger than the city of atlanta, and the strong worry is that it might get worse. >> emergency official here in ventura county, ojai caught hell last night.

we are talking hurricane-force winds. >> any spark can and will start a fire, and fires that start will be almost impossible to contain. we still don't know what senator franken is going to say. according to sources he was still wrestling with his decision. >> there is confusion about what president trump meant when he said recognizes israeli sovereignty over jerusalem. >> all eyes are on tomorrow when a day of rage has been called for. energy secretary rick perry visited saudi arabia and he took some pictures to document his trip. here is rick perry showing his sensitive side. doesn't look like he's on a diplomatic trip. looks like he's there to eat, pray and love. he took time to learn about culture. looks like he went to a carnival and is putting his face through one of those cut-outs. ♪ i am norah o'donnell with gayle king and bianna golodryga.

firefighters in southern california are facing extremely dangerous conditions as they battle several raging wildfires. more than 300,000 people are under evacuation orders. now, the fires have burned more than 170 square miles. that is actually an area that is larger than the city of atlanta. >> that's big. large parts of southern california are under the highest level purple alert for first time ever. the fires closed hundreds of schools and cancel classes at several colleges including ucla. "cbs evening news" anchor jeff glor is in shadow hills north of los angeles with the latest. good morning to you again. >> reporter: gayle, good morning. about 200 structures have been destroyed by these fires including this home, what was a home. it burned down overnight. more than 22,000 others are still threatened by these four fires now. they're part of the worst fire season on record for this state. fire officials say over half a million acres have burned so far this year. the flames are fuel by the santa

ana winds. those are the strong, hot winds that travel from the desert region of california over the coastal mountains toward the pacific ocean. a shot of cooler air in the interior of california is helping strengthen those winds as well. today some gusts are expected to reach up to 80 miles an hour, the worst we've seen so far. that makes it easy for fires to spread and difficult for helicopters and planes to dump water. the other challenge here has been a lack of rain to begin the rainy season, which normally starts in october. ventura county where the largest fire is burning right now has had less than a quarter inch of rain since june. on top of that, there's been no ocean air coming over the land, which would help keep plants from turning match stick dry. the lack of rain is going to continue to be an issue here. none is forecast for the next bianna. >> mother nature just not cooperating and giving those folks what they need right now. it is heartbreaking to see some of those images, jeff.

our thanks to you, reporting from california. well, secretary of state rex tillerson said this morning that jerusalem's final status still needs to be negotiated. palestinians in the west bank and gaza are holding angry protests after president trump recognized the city as the capital of israel. turkey's president said the move throws the middle east into a ring of fire. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is the only world leader to praise the decision. he is sending additional troops to the west bank where the protests are likely to be bigger tomorrow. president trump said recognizing jerusalem begins a new approach to resolving the israeli/palestinian conflict. he emphasized that he is still committed to a peace deal. senator al franken plans a major announcement on his future later this hour. support for the minnesota democrat collapsed yesterday after new allegations of unwanted sexual contact. more than two-thirds of his fellow democratic senators have asked him to resign over the

charges. eight women now say that franken harassed them. he is expected to step down later today, but his office tweeted last night that he was still making up his mind. franken has apologized to some of his accusers, but says a new claim he tried to kiss a congressional aide is not true back in 2006. >> a new cbs poll out this morning finds 53% of americans disapprove of the republican tax plan. majority of americans say the bill will benefit large corporations and wealthy americans, but only 31% think it will help middle class americans. less than a quarter believe it will help them and their families. independent senator bernie sanders of vermont is the ranking member of the senate budget committee and he joins us from washington. good morning, senator. >> good morning. >> before we get to the tax plan, i first want to ask you about your colleague, senator franken. i know you called for him to resign yesterday, but last month you said it was up to minnesota. what made you change your mind? >> well, i think the additional

evidence that came forward, but i think what we have got to recognize as a nation, that this is a problem not only impacting high-profile men. what i worry about right now as we speak is that in restaurants in and in offices all over this country where you have bosses who are not famous, there is harassment of women, women are being intimidated and we need a cultural revolution in this country. to my mind, it has to do with a woman's right to control her own body, to get equal pay for equal work, to have access to reproductive rights. we have a lot of work to do to protect women's equality in this country. >> we certainly do. senator franken says, listen, the last allegation was absolutely not true. he has admitted to some but he said the last one was not true. i have talked to both democrats and republicans who say this. senator franken may likely step down today. senator moore possibly may be joining the senate, and he has been accused of far worse than what senator franken is accused of.

what is your take on that? how do you square that? >> let me take it a little step further. we have a president of the united states who acknowledged on a tape widely seen all over this country that he assaulted women. so i would hope that maybe the president of the united states might pay attention to what's going on and also think about resigning. but if your point is that it is not just al franken, you're absolutely right. but i do want to talk about the absurd tax proposal that the republicans passed on friday night, and i think what your poll tells us is the american people got it right. what the american people understand is that this legislation is a gift to the largest corporations in this country who already are doing phenomenally well and to the wealthiest people. 62% of the benefits in the republican senate tax proposal goes to the top 1% and large corporations, and at the end of ten years we're going to have some 80 million americans,

middle class americans, paying more in taxes. so in the midst of massive income wealth and equality, we give tax breaks to billionaires, raise taxes on the middle class. further -- >> but your point about it going to -- it is because of the corporate tax rate, because what the republicans are proposing is that it would go from 35% to 20%. >> right. >> to be fair, president obama also proposed a reduction in the corporate tax rate, but to about 28%. >> right. and that's -- >> are you saying that the businesses will not reinvest in american businesses and american workers? >> of course that's what i'm saying, and i think that's what they are saying. if anybody thinks this is going to result in higher wages and more jobs in america, i don't believe that that's the case. this is trickle-down economic theory. it is a theory that did not work under reagan, did not work under george w. bush, certainly did not work in kansas. but here is the other point. this legislation drove up the deficit by $1.4 trillion.

now what paul ryan and other republican leaders are saying, oh, my goodness, the deficit has gone up, we have to deal with that crisis. you know how they're going to do it? read the front page of "the new york times" the other day. they are going to now come back and cut social security, medicare, medicaid and education. what this whole thing is about, tax breaks for billionaires and cuts to programs for the most vulnerable people in this country. let me also add some people may remember that during the campaign candidate donald trump, he said, i'm not going to cut social security, medicare and medicaid. remember those statements? said it over and over again. well, i challenge president trump today to tell the republican leadership that he will veto any legislation that comes forward that contradicts the promises he made to the american people in terms of social security, medicare and medicaid. >> senator, another issue at hand is keeping the government open and keeping it funded. it looks like there will be a stop-gap plan in place for the next two weeks, but congress is nowhere near a permanent deal.

you have said that you will not vote for a spending bill without a permanent fix for dreamers. the president said that if there is a government shut down, it is going to be the democrat's fault. are you willing to take that responsibility? >> no, it is certainly not going to be the democrats' fault. let us all remember, last i heard republicans control the u.s. senate, republicans control the u.s. house. right now what is going on is republicans want huge increases for military spending, but they don't want to provide another nickel to make sure that we can lower student loans in this country, that we can deal with the crisis of pensions in this country. right now 10,000 people died last year because they couldn't get their claims processed by the social security administration where funds have gone down. we have enormous issues we have to deal with, and instead of giving tax breaks to billionaires maybe it is time the republican party started looking at the needs of the working class and middle class of this country. >> but in 2013, in the shut down

then you said it is wrong for right wing republicans to ignore the results of the last election and hold the american people hostage by threatening to shut down the government because they can't get their way. what makes this different? some people may say that -- >> whoa, whoa, why are you assuming we are shutting down the government? we want to keep -- who wants to shut down the government? i don't want to shut down the government. i don't know anybody who wants to shut down the government. >> mitch mcconnell said it is not a pressing issue. >> last i heard mitch mcconnell was leader of the republican party that just passed tax breaks that give -- just passed tax breaks for billionaires and tried to throw 32 million americans off the health insurance they have. there will be negotiations, and i hope very much these negotiations will resolve. but we cannot in the midst of giving tax breaks to people that don't need it, in the midst of trying to throw millions off their health insurance, forget about the needs of the working class in this country and the middle class which is shrinking. what politics is about, it is

not just doing what your wealthy campaign contributors want you to do, it is paying attention to ordinary people. >> thank you very much for joining us. it should be an interesting day on capitol hill today. thanks a lot. >> thank you. new rankings out this morning show far fewer cars achieve the top safety rating. ahead, what is behind the stricter guidelines for

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the 2018 list of the safest cars is out this morning. just 15 vehicles earned the highest rating, including kia and subaru models. that's compared to 69 last year. the insurance institute for highway safety made it more difficult to maintain a top

safety pick plus. no minivans, pickups, or mayny cars got the safe rating. kris van cleave is in washington with what's behind the change. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this 2018 toyota cam reis one of the haenldful of vehicles that got the top safety pick rating and it did it in part because of improved headlights and front passenger crash protection. raising the bar on safety met the number of 218 models with iihs rating plummeted. >> we're trying to send a message to the automakers that we do want them to improve the protection for their customers. >> reporter: institute president adrian lund. >> we did see the number lower because we raised the bar. people shouldn't think the

vehicles are less safe. they're safer than ever before. >> reporter: a top safety pick earned good ratings in crash test, roof strength and crash test avoidance technology. iihs is now demanding better performance from carmakers when it comes to headlights and passenger protection in what are known as small overlap crashes which involve the front corner of the vehicle. four of the top 15 were made by subaru. we found subaru oberlin da robertson buying a new one. >> we think about them being one of the best vehicles in my opinion to travel in rain and snow. >> reporter: 47 made the institute's second tier of top safety pick after it added a requirement for good or acceptable headlights to qualify. 51 got the ranking last year. the group started testing headlights last year in 2016 and found most underperformed.

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8:27. we are tracking an accident it's along westbound 4 right at bailey. you can see that traffic is backed up to harbor at this point. your average cruising speed about 17 miles per hour making your way past bailey and things do start to pick up a bit. it's 30 minutes out of antioch to 680. traveling further along westbound 4 to 80 report of a new accident. not too many delays just yet. we are tracking a slow ride along the eastshore freeway. 80 at powell street an earlier accident cleared, 41-minute ride though still from highway 4 to the maze. an additional 26 minutes heading into san francisco across the bay bridge. your approach may be the way you want to head through oakland this morning heading to the bay bridge because 880 the nimitz freeway, woo! it's a mess especially in the northbound direction. 47 minutes from 238 on up to

the maze. let's check in with neda and the forecast. >> a clear chilly start to the morning. here's a gorgeous view of golden gate bridge though. temperatures right now starting to slowly move up. san francisco 51. san jose 42. no longer in the 30s. but livermore and santa rosa still in the 30s right now. so we are going to see a nice warm afternoon but for now, there are some increased winds, half moon bay seeing east winds at 12 miles per hour. vallejo also up to 12 in napa. also getting pretty breezy. some areas of strong winds expected today across the berkeley hills. southwest marin county near simpson beach near half moon bay already gusty up to 35 to 40 miles per hour later. here's our afternoon highs. 64 degrees in fairfield. we are about 10 degrees above average. and the weekend is going to get even warmer. look at all of that sunshine for the next seven days.

welcome back to "cbs this morning." right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. the "washington post" says u.n. ambassador nikki haley says threats by north korea are making u.s. participation in the olympics an open question. >> there's an own question. i have not heard anything about that. i do know in the talks we have, whether it's jer use limb, north korea, it's about how do we protect the u.s. citizens in the area. >> they tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that it claims was capable of reaching anywhere in

the united states. n ffl extended roger goodels contract. $200 million over five years. unlike prior deals, he'll only make it if his financial obligations are met. our partners at the bbc report that a skeleton called littlefoot was unveiled in south africa. it's one of the oldest and most complete skeletons of human kind's ancestors. scientists say the remains are more than 3.5 million years old. the discovery suggests that our ancestors were spread across a wider area of africa than we previously thought. our affiliate in kentucky said a man denied a marriage

license by kim davis announces a plan to replace her. he returned with his husband. he met with his husband and he filed papers to run for arnold. two years ago she refused to give a license. she disobeyed an order. gal gadot surprised a student with a scholarship, calling her a new wonder woman. it's the first time warner brothers offered the scholarship. they teared up after she received it. jennifer lawrence received a leadershipship award yesterday. >> the 2017 people of the year are the silence breakers. they come forward with being sexually harassed or assaulted in the workplace. over the past two months powerful men have been accuse of

harassment and it's created a national conversation, but as we learned from our panel in the last five months in their respective field, there's still confusion about when a line has been crossed. >> i didn't know if that was harassment, and i look back on it now, and, yes, it would be considered sexual harassment. >> i didn't know. i didn't know it was wrong. i was in a position where i had to just trust this man. >> for so many girls, there is a culture of silence around this because they don't know what qualifies. >> with us now is alison west. she travels all around the country to conduct harassment training including here as cbs. we're still talking about that lesson. you taught us a lot we didn't know. start us off. people seem confused in this climate. what are the definitions of workplace harassment?

>> there are two kinds. one is called hostile harassment where conduct is unwelcome and impacts someone's work and the other is quid pro quo, right, which is what we know roger ailes. >> you do something for me, i do something for you. >> that's right. you give me the sex i want and in exchange i'll give you something or take it away. it can be a punishment as well. >> let's break down hostile environmental because it applies to many people. it has to be unwelcome. >> that's right. offensive. we look at it from a reasonable person's standards. not everything rises to the level of being unwelcome. >> it has to be two protected characteristics including race, gender, sexual orientation, and age. >> yes. hates to be because of that. >> severe or pervasive. >> let me add one thing. >> or of a sexual nature that

severe or pervasive soo that's right. it has to be really bad or ongoing. one thing might be significant enough or severe enough to violate the law. >> now, many company policies are much tougher than this, right? one instance could be means for dismissal, right? >> that's exactly right. really no good employerer in our country is going to have the legal definition in their policy. because why would you want the conduct to be severe and pervasive. you come to me and complain and they say, do it more and then complain. >> our policies are stronger than proving it. our companies are trying to protect us. they don't want severe or pervasive. so if i were to go to management and say this person tried to kiss me or this person exposed himself to me, what would that mean? >> well, obviously exposing oneself is so significant and so severe -- >> that's not gray area. >> not a gray area. to me as an employment lawyer,

that's termination. a kiss could potentially violate the policy, but under the law there are very few attorneys who would take a case for one kiss because it would not rice to the level typically of violating the law. >> one of the things we've learned from these men in their past, they've settled nondisclosure agreements. it was women, they paid money, and now we're hearing them. i think a lot of us feel mixed because on the one hand a woman has the right to be protected and not have to deal. on the other hand, it doesn't really address what the man is being accused of. >> it doesn't stop the behavior because he can keep working. >> right. and some states are moving to band these. how do you feel about this? >> my view, i think it should always be up to what the complainant and the lawyer think is best for them in that situation. i think a total ban would not be helpful completely because as you said, not everybody wants it

aired. maybe somebody made a mistake or, you know, used poor judgment and engaged in conduct they regret later on. by the same token, we have to be careful in the workplace. your h.r. department doesn't send out an e-mail every monday, this week's harassering. these are private matters. in the workplace, it's not as though we have people talking about this, right? h.r. will do a prompt and thorough -- do as confidential as possible an investigation. >> when does it rise to the level from the workplace to the courtroom. we've all worked with people who are jerks and you say, hey, knock it off. i don't think it makes them a sexual harasser because i said leave me alone and that was the end of it. a lot of people are being labeled sexual predators and really there are jerks who are acting obnoxious. >> i think that's right. the goal is stop the bad behave

and make sure it doesn't happen again. hey, stop that behavior, if it doesn't happen again, everybody's good. if you go to h.r. or anybody in your company and they don't do anything in your company, in some states like california where i am, you have to go to eeoc or department of internal housing, you have to file a charge. but people will go see a lawyer. i mean if you feel like the behavior hasn't stopped, then you're going to escalate it. >> something else we're hearing is a lot of these accused say they were consensual or they thought they were consent use relationships and that races the question of relationships in the office, are they frowned upon, should they be just banned? how should we objectively approach this kind of situation because one could say, listen, you spend the majority of your day there, it's natural you're going to meet a partner there as well. >> i think the biggest issue is a supervisor should never have a relationship with a subordinate. that shouldn't be browned upon

because it only ends two ways. it's so delicate. yes, people meet and many companies allow people to date, but you can't have that supervisor subordinate relationship. >> but some say it was a shared relationship. it was consensual. can it be that way? >> but they have power and it's very hard to separate the power. the high ter power rate, if someone's here and someone's here, it's very difficult to be able to affirmatively give consent. >> by the way, that's not your opinion, it happens to be cbs's policy as well. have to report it to management if you're having a -- >> that's exactly right. what they would do is separate the paerlts. >> do you worry about a bash lash to women? you hear men say, wow, i can't ask you out, touch you on the arm, say you look great? do you worry about that? >> i do to the extent that people are confused because not

everything is harassment. if you touch someone on the shoulder and comfort them, that's not harassment. if you continue do it and say, oh, baby, baby, that's going to be it. not everybody likes it. >> we going to have to leave it there. i wish we could come back every day. there are so many questions. you are very busy. thank you so much. >> it's been my pleasure, thank you. a special group of service dogs is helping blind runners keep a competitive

♪ our ongoing our ongoing series aims to show what unites as as americans is far greater than what divides us. an estimated 10 thousand blind americans use guidedogs. there is a growing effort to train them not just to be guides but athletes. canines helping blind runners keep a foot in the race. >> one stride at a time. tom and his guide dog gus inch closer to their goal. the two have been training in local parks like this for over three years with the hopes of competing in an officially sanctioned long-distance race. it's never been done before.

>> i have been running my whole life. i ran on my cross country team in high school. and i ran as a young adult. >> panic is the ceo of guiding eyes for the pwhraoeupbgd. it is a nonprofit program that provides guidedogs and services at no cost to the blind community. he lost his sight 25 years ago. and with it his independence. >> when you lost your sight, did you keep running? >> no. when i lost my sight i was too scared to run. >> he began running with a human guide. but it wasn't the same. panic still lacked the independence he once had. >> many people run with running clogs, at the end of the day you're running your own race. and when you're tied to another person, it's no longer your own race. independence isn't quite there. >> we first caught up with panic two years ago when he came the ceo. the idea of a running guide

program was first suggested by former marine hunter who was blind and looking to get back into running. the two met at the boston marathon in 2015. >> richard shouted out. i'm curious, have you ever trained a guide dog to run? i said i don't know. has it been done? >> a few months and intense training sessions later, the running guide program was born. panic and a small team helped train clinger, a german shepherd, to train for running. >> they are looking for overhead opticals and making sure that the person who is blind like me remains safe or mobile. >> he formed a team of experts to train a small group of dogs, mostly labrador retrievers and german shepherds to run long distances. the dogs begin their training at 18 months old. and it is is an exclusive club. out of 165 graduate daus, only

an estimated 12 are considered race ready. ben colley managing the guiding eyes running program just 40 miles north of new york city. he works with a small team of trainers every day on over 300 distinct skills that include endurance, agility and awareness. how early do you know whether a dog is going to fit in to that program? >> so we do an initial evaluation run. it is pretty obvious on that run. they are willing to go faster and they enjoy so the running. >> but the team's ultimate test will be a five mile race through new york's central park, just one week before the new york city marathon. it was panic's and gus's first competitive race. before the race, he was overcome with emotion, fighting away his tears of appreciation to the dog who gave him his independence back. once the race began, it was like a walk in the park, complete

with their own cheering section. every two miles the duo made a precautionary pit stop, giving gus a much needed water break and getting his pulse and paws checked by a vet. despite the unfor giving weather and hordes of runners, the team finished strong. >> crossing that finish line is a momentous occasion for me. >> the bond between runner and man's best friend from grows. >> we did it together, i guess. >> one stride at a time. >> good job, buddy. >> for "cbs this morning", don daley, new york. >> it would most likely resemble a relay with four to five dogs running four or five miles each. good job, indeed. another reason i love them. >> i know. especially labradors. running is a terrific sport. being blind does not limit you.

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him to go after a number of women accused him of miss conduct. he's in his second term in office and if he steps down, minnesota's governor, a democrat, will replace him. let's face him. >> women have come forward to talk about how they felt my actions had affected them. i was shocked. i was upset. but if respon responding to the claims i also wanted to be respectful of that broader conversation because all women deserve to be heard and their experiences taken seriously. i think that was the right thing to do. i also think it gave some people the false impression that i was admitting to doing things that, in fact, i haven't done. some of the allegations against me are simply not true. others i remember very

differently. i said at the outset that the ethics committee was the right venue for these allegations to be heard and investigated and evaluated on their merits. that i was prepared to cooperate fully and that i was confident in the outcome. you know, an important part of the conversation we've been having the last few months has been about how men abuse their power and privilege to hurt women. i am proud that during my time in the senate i have used my power to be a champion of women and i have that earned a reputation as someone who respects the women i work alongside everyday. i know there's been a very different picture of me painted over the last few weeks but i

know who i really am. serving in the united states senate has been the great honor of my life. i know in my heart that nothing i have done as a senator -- nothing -- has brought dishonor on this institution and i am confident that theet ethics committee would agree. nevertheless, today i am announcing that in the coming weeks i will be resigning as a member of the united states senate. i of all people am aware that there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on

young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. but this decision is not about me. it's about the people of minnesota. it's become clear that i can't both pursue the ethics committee process and at the same time remain an effective senator for them. let me be clear, i may be resigning my seat, but i am not giving up my voice. i will continue to stand up for the things i believe in as a citizen and as an activist. but minnesotans deserve a senator who can focus with all her energy on addressing the challenges they face everyday.

there is a big part of me that will always regret having to walk away from this job with so much work left to be done but i have faith that the work will continue, because i have faith in the people who have helped me do it. i have faith in the dedicated, funny, selfless, brilliant young men and women on my staff. they have so much more to contribute to our country and i hope that, as disappointed as they may feel today, everyone who has worked for me knows how much i admire and respect them. i have faith in my colleagues, especially my senior senator amy klobuchar. i would not have been able to do this job without her guidance and wisdom. and i have faith -- or at least

hope -- that members of this senate will find the political courage necessary to keep asking the tough questions, hold this administration accountable, and stand up for the truth. i have faith in the activists who organized to help me win my first campaign and who have kept on organizing to help fight for the people who needed us -- kids facing bullying, seniors worried about the price of prescription drugs, native americans who have been overlooked for far too long. working people who have been taking it on the chin for a generation, everyone in the middle-class and everyone aspiring to join it. i have faith in the proud legacy of progressive advocacy that i have had the privilege to be a

part of. i think i've probably repeated these words 10,000 times over the years -- paul wellstone's famous quote "the future belongs to those who are passionate and work hard." it's still true. it will always be true. and most of all, i have faith in minnesota. a big part of this job is going around the state and listening to what people need from washington, but more often than not when i'm home i am blown away by how much minnesota has to offer the entire country and the entire world. the people i've had the honor of representing are brilliant and creative and hardworking and whoever holds this seat next

will inherit the challenge i've enjoyed for the last eight and a half years being as good as the people you serve. this has been a tough few weeks for me but i am a very, very lucky man. i have a beautiful healthy family that i love and that loves me very much. i'm going to be just fine. i'd just like to end with one last thing. i do not grow up wanting to be a politician. i came to this relatively late in life. i had to learn a lot on the fly. it wasn't easy and it wasn't always fun and i'm not just talking about today. this is a hard thing to do with

your life there are a lot of long hours and late nights and hard lessons and there is no guarante all your k and sacrifice will ever pay off. i won my first election by 312 vote votes. could have easily easily gone r way. and even when you win, progress is far from inevitable. paul wellstone spent his whole life working for mental health parity and it didn't pass until six years after paul died. this year a lot of people who didn't grow up imagining they'd ever get involved in politics have done just that.

they've gone to their first protest march or made their are first call to a member of congress, or maybe even taken the leap and put their names on a ballot for the first time. it can be such a rush to look around a room of -- full of people ready to fight alongside you, to feel that energy, to imagine that better things are possible. but you, too, will experience setbacks and defeats and disappointments. there will be days when you will wonder whether it's worth it. what i want you to know is that, even today, even on the worst day of mu political life, i feel like it's all been worth