continues. for others, check b back with ua little later for the morning news and of course, captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, december 13th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." >> we have shown not just around the state of alabama, but we have shown the country the way, that we can be unified. democrat doug jones pulls out a surprise win in alabama's senate race, but his opponent roy moore refuses to concede. and anti-trump text gets an fbi agent pulled from robert

mueller's investigation into russian meddling. the suspect in a botched new york city suicide bombing attack makes his first court appearance today as we learn more about the 27-year-old self-described supporter of isis. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. alabama will send its first democrat to the u.s. senate in 25 years. doug jones won alabama's special senate election in a stunning upset. cbs news projects jones eeked out a victory over republican roy moore, whose campaign was plagued by a string of sexual misconduct allegations. moore would not concede. it means republicans now hold just a 51/49 edge in the senate. laura podesta in washington. >> good morning, anne-marie.

jones' victory was the result of a strong turnout of african-americans as well as a show of support from women and younger votes. that is the sound of doug jones supporters learning the candidate has pulled off the improbable, becoming the first democrat to win in alabama in more than two decades. >> alabama has been at a crossroads. we have been at crossroads in the past. and unfortunately we have taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road. >> reporter: it was a statistical dead heat all night when the votes were counted. jones just barely toppled embattled republican roy moore, hinting to his crowd it's close enough to warrant a recall. >> that's what we've got to do is wait on god and let this process play out. thank you for coming tonight.

it's not over. and it's going to take some time. >> while the victory is no doubt a blow, the republicans still maintain control of both houses of congress. their majority in the senate shrinks to 51/49. >> it wasn't that republicans crossed over and voted for a democrat. it was that they stayed home. there was a portion of their base that didn't like either candidate, including their own. >> reporter: president trump who threw his support behind moore tweeted a congratulations to jones, adding in part, the republicans will have another shot at the seat in a very short period of time. it never ends. jones holds the seat through 2020. jones will not be worn into the senate immediately. that will happen after the christmas recess on january 3rd. anne-marie? >> laura podesta in washington. thank you, laura. well, ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with former vice president joe biden, also a long-time friend of doug jones about the alabama election.

and now to the investigation of hillary clinton's e-mails and the possible connection between the trump campaign and russia. cbs news has received text messages between two senior fbi officials that raise questions about impartiality. brook silva-braga is here in new york with the details. brook, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. these are text messages between peter strzok and lisa miller. they displayed their apparent dislike for donald trump and other comments that appear to favor clinton. in a text from 2015 strzok calls bernie sanders an idiot like trump. if march of 2016, page tested, god, trump is a loathesome human and cannot be president. in jeune he texted, omg, this is

terrifying. when these politically sensitive text messages were first revealed, strzok was dismissed from the mueller investigation. he now works in the h.r. department. >> the texts were sent to the department last night for an ethics investigation. later rod rosenstein will testify where the texts are sure to trigger new calls for a special council to look into how the investigation was handled. anne-marie? >> thank you, brook. kerstin gillibrand is not backing down after president trump attacked her on twitter. gillibrand is one of six u.s. senators who has said the president should resign over allegations of sexual misconduct. weijia jiang has more. >> reporter: democratic women in congress urged their colleagues

to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against president trump. >> i stand here demanding accountability, a full investigation from congress when the white house will not provide its own. >> reporter: hours later house oversight chairman trey gowdy responded with a letter saying his committee will not look into the claims. he says it's a job for law enforcement officials, not lawmakers. the president's accusers would disagree. >> i believe that they would find enough proof to, you know, show that he had had this misconduct and he's not fit for office. >> reporter: new york senator kirsten gillibrand has already called for the president's resignation prompting this fiery tweet on tuesday calling gillibrand a lightweight and someone coming to my office begging for campaign contributions not so long ago and would do anything for them. >> i see it as a sexist smear. i mean that's what it is.

it's part of the president's effort at name-calling and it's not going to silence me. >> reporter: president trump also tweeted the accusations are false and the stories are fabricated, adding the reason the democrats are focused on the allegations now is they have not been able to show collusion with russia during the 2016 presidential campaign. >> the president has addressed these concerns. he's addressed them directly. you guys spent months talking about them on the campaign trail rn and the american people voted for this president. >> reporter: the white house has promised a list to exonerate the president. weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. north korea has yet to reply to an offer from secretary of state rex tillerson to begin direct talks with no preconditions. speaking in washington yesterday, tillerson backed away from a previous u.s. demand that the north agree to give up its nuclear arsenal before negotiations begin. tillerson called that unrealistic. the suspect in a would-be

suicide bombing in new york city took to facebook to mock president trump on his way to the atook. akayed ullah and his family and friends are being questioned. he's expected in court today to face terrorist charges. meg oliver reports. >> reporter: he told investigators he was in spited by isis when planning his suicide mission. >> he allegedly selected the location and timing to maximize human casualties. >> reporter: the 27-year-old immigrant from bangladesh is charged with five federal counts of terrorism. prosecutors believe he was radicalized in 2014 and built his crude pipe bach about a week ago. >> like many others before him, we allege he's inspired by a group that exploits technology in an effort to spread a violent ideology. >> reporter: court documents report that ullah posted an

anti-trump message on monday. during a search of his apartment, bomb making materials were found in his passport. >> it contained one particular quote, and i quote, o, america, die in your rage, unquote. >> on a visa available only to some relatives of american citizens. president trump said family visas are incompatible with national security and is calling for immigration reform. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. california fire officials say one of the wildfires running through the state was sparked by an illegal cooking fire in a homeless encampment. the skirball fires destroyed six homes in the exclusive bel-air community. the thomas fire has destroyed more than 900 structures an at least 700 of them are homes. >> well, coming up on the "morning news" now, plugging a leak. donald trump jr. is demanding an

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st possessing pornography and his contact with minors. he's on supervised release after serving 13 months in prison. a federal judge ordered hastert to never be alone with anyone under 18 unless another adult is present who knows about hastert's past. "the tampa bay times" says three men were arrested in a shark-dragging video. the video came to light. yesterday three florida men in their 20s were charged with aggravated animal cruelty. police say one of the men also shot the shark with a gun. and "business insider" reports jetblue's new free flight plan went wrong. jet blew planned to sell 200 board games for $19.99 on amazon. the game supposedly came with a certificate for a free flight. but when it went on sale yesterday, shoppers were told it wasn't available or they could

buy it from a third-party seller at a much higher price. jetblue says they will restock it on december 18th. still ahead, a new front in the battle against the opioid crisis. we'll tell you which insurance company is waiving co-pays for a life-saving drug. ♪ la vie est belle l'eclat the new fragrance lancôme now available at macy's, your fragrance destination. ♪ living well when life gets busy, you want your immune system to be on top of its game. to support it, you can eat healthier, get some exercise and drink fluids. and choose the immune supplement with more. airborne® it has 2 times more vitamin c, than emergen-c gummies. plus it's specially crafted

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♪ prince william and prince harry joined the cast of the new "star wars" movie last night at the european premiere in london, but there's no confirmation of reports that the royal siblings actually make a cameo appearance in the movie. "star wars: the last jedi" is fandango's top advanced ticket seller of the year. it officialally opens in north america on friday. on the "cbs moneywatch," the fed makes a big announcement, and new help in the opioid crisis. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. janet yellen is expected to announce her final interest rate hike as chair today. she was the first woman to serve as chair. fed governor jerome howell is

expected to take over from yellen in february. that would mark the third interest rate hike this year. the prospect of higher interest rates sense shares higher. the dow and s&p 500 finished at all-time highs for the second time. ultimately the dow rallied 118 points. the s&p ended 4 points higher, but nasdaq lost 12. boeing is facing a price against canadian plane maker bombardier. the canadian government ditched plans to buy 18 super hornet jet fighters from boeing and instead will buy 18 used fighter jets from australia. they threatened to stop doing business if they didn't drop the trade complaint. aetna is waiving the co-pay on the anti-overdose drug narcan.

narcan is a nasal spray, which reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. in most cases it is available over the counter. and the australian shopping center company westfield is being bought for $15.7 billion by a french property group. westfield owns 25 shopping centers in the u.s. including westfield century city in los angeles and the shopping center at the world trade center in manhattan. it comes as traditional retail centers face increasing competition from online shopping. anne-marie? >> diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> all right. thank you. still ahead, feeling amis. more carmakers are recommending premium gas to fill up your car, but is it really worth it? from fine dust to large debris. daily dirt doesn't stand a chance. you and roomba from irobot. better together.

ed lee -- as the acting mayor takes office. for the first time in 25 years -- alabama voters have elected a democrat to the senate. we'll have reaction to the closely-watched contest... and investigators believe they've pinpointed the cause of one of the destructive wildfires tearing through southern california... join us for kpix 5 news this

morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's wednesday, december 13th. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country.

if you're one of those drivers paying extra for premium gas -- i am one of those drivers -- apparently you may be wasting your money. that's according to a new study from aaa. kenneth craig has the story. >> reporter: david desovino has never considered paying for premium gasoline. >> i have no problems with regular gas. i think it's fine. >> reporter: while he doesn't use premium, aaa says 16.5 million drivers do, and they're wasting their money. the organization tested regular and premium gasoline in vehicles that recommend but do not require the highest level fuel. it found premium only offered a 2 2.7% improvement in economy and 1.7% higher in horsepower.

>> higher octane fuel is not going to actually benefit them on the road. >> reporter: cost is another consideration. at this gas station in new jersey, premium is $3.59 a gallon, 58 cents higher. according to aaa u.s. drivers unnecessarily spent $2.1 billion last year alone on premium gas. tamra johnson believes drivers are confused because automakers are recommending the higher octane fuel. >> that's because the automakers are being held to higher benefits. >> reporter: the automakers say the cars that truly benefit are the ones that require higher octane gas such as carl legreca's audi. >> for a $50,000 car i don't want to replace, i want to put the best gas in. >> reporter: but for drivers whose cars don't need it, aaa says save your money. kenneth craig, cbs news, ft. lee, new jersey.

>> i have to look up the specs on my car. is it recommended or required, i do not know. coming up on "cbs this morning," he's the inventor. james dyson tells us about his next big project, the dyson car. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ psoriatic arthritis tries to get in my way? watch me. ♪ i've tried lots of things for my joint pain. now? watch me. ♪ think i'd give up showing these guys how it's done? please. real people with active psoriatic arthritis are changing the way they fight it... they're moving forward with cosentyx®. it's a different kind of targeted biologic. it's proven to help people find less joint pain and clearer skin. don't use if you are allergic to cosentyx. before starting cosentyx you should be checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms of an infection. or if you have received a vaccine, or plan to. if you have inflammatory bowel disease tell your doctor if symptoms develop or worsen.

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our top stories this morning. cbs news projects that democrat doug jones won the special senate election in alabama, but republican roy moore, whose campaign was plagued by allegations of sexual misconduct, is not conceding. it is a stunning victory for alabama. alabama has not elected a democrat to the senate in a quarter of a century. and text messages between two senior fbi officials involved in the hillary clinton e-mail investigation and the possible link between russia and the trump campaign raise questions about impartiality. in the exchanges over the course of the presidential campaign, the two officials displayed

their apparent dislike for president trump and made comments that appear to favor clinton. graphic video recently surfaced of a controversial 2016 police shooting. the officer was fired but acquitted last week of charges that he murdered daniel shaver of texas. his widow talked to adriana diaz. >> people watched my husband die a horrible and inhumane death. >> listen to my instructions. don't talk, listen! >> reporter: for two years this video of daniel shaver's last moments was sealed from the public. >> that was an execution. you had a man begging for his life and he was shot five times for what? for his elbow coming up too high? for being confused? for being compliant?

why did he deserve to die? he didn't. >> reporter: it was released last thursday. >> i still don't understand how anybody could watch that video and say not guilty. this is saying he deserved it and philip brailsford didn't deserve it. >> what do you make of him saying he had a split second to decide what to do when he thought your husband was pulling a gun. >> i think this goes back to mesa police department's training, that this is really how they're trained. >> reporter: shaver had no job but police found two pellet guns for pellet control in his hotel room. she said the hardest part was telling her daughters. she received a phone call from the school. >> she tried choking hers in the school and told her friend she wanted to die. i spent all evening trying to get her psychiatric help. >> what did natalie tell you

when you saw her? >> she told me she wanted to be with her dad. >> reporter: sweet said important information was not in the file like the officer's past aggre aggressive suit. she's filed a wrongful death civil suit and is calling on the justice department to investigate. on "cbs this morning," he is the billionaire inventor who reimagines everday items like the vacuum cleaner and the blow dryer. we'll ask james dyson about his next big project, the dyson car. and gayle talks with kennedy center's honoree norman lear. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

it's wednesday, december 13th. i'm kenny choi. all right. we begin the day with a live look outside towards the bay bridge. it is looking nice out there. good morning, it is wednesday,

december 13th. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> happy wednesday. >> it is wednesday. >> halfway through the week. >> i thought it was tuesday. >> it looks good. >> the news blues! >> so we'll bring you some good news in the forecast. we are going to see a nice afternoon again. so we have been getting used to that. but we're having cool temperatures and frost in the low-lying valleys but warming up nicely later on to above average conditions like yesterday. afternoon decembertoday and tomorrow, "spare the air" alerts. that's 7 in a row. we are tracking a full freeway closure on highway 13 from ga