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bridges, except the golden gate bridge. and that starts in 2019. >> that's it for us. >> have a great day. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is tuesday, january 23rd, 2018. welcome to cbs this morning. a powerful earthquake overnight triggers sue fally fears along the entire west coast. sirens sounded in alaska as people rushed to higher ground. but the alerts have now been lifted as the threat eases. the government is open again. after senate democrats backed down from a budget and immigration standoff. the president calls it a big win but a clash is still looming over daca. a 6-year-old in west virginia is among more than 30 children to die from the flu this season. dr. tara narula shows us how kids are especially vulnerable.
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a facebook insider says the social media platform has the power to damage our democracy. he says russia used facebook to weaponize information in an effort to divide society. but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> a tsunami warning has been issued for this area. >> an earthquake off alaska's coast triggers tsunami warnings. >> much of the west coast breathing a sigh of relief. >> the tsunami warnings have been canceled. >> today is the day to celebrate. >> the continuing resolution to keep the government open is now the law of the land. >> the great deal making president sat on the sidelines. >> look what the president did clearly worked. >> the justice department is trying to locate five months of messages between two fbi officials who worked on special counsel robert mueller's investigative team. >> this is inexplicable.
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there is no excuse for it. >> the major winter storm from the midwest to the northeast. snow and freezing rain triggered slideoffs and accidents. >> all that -- >> the most active volcano in the philippines is spewing fountains of lava and plumes of ash. >> and all that matters. ♪ love on the rocks >> neil diamond has parkinson's and will retire from touring. >> he is set to get a lifetime achievement award at the gram s grammys. ♪ they're coming to america >> on cbs this morning. >> while this short-term funding measure opens the government for a few week, the policy differences that started this all still remains. >> america's the richest country in the world and the government is out here basically paying rent week to week? like america gets caught on the stairway by the landlord and is going to get you marnn, hold on that will cover it for the next three weeks and don't cash that till friday, yeah. >> this morning's eye opener is
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presented by toyota. let's go places. >> welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king with birthday girl norah o'donnell. >> yeah. >> john dickerson, is there anything you want to say to norah o'donnell? >> i want to say happy birthday. >> if you run into norah on the street today, give her a hug, she likes those. we begin with this. tsunami alerts posted for much of the west coast are now cancel order downgraded. they were triggered by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the pacific ocean southeast of alaska's kodiak island. >> the tsunami warning extended into british columbia, canada. the alerts have now been canceled. but a small tsunami was generated neared alaska. john blackstone, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that tsunami watch meant for a few hours overnight even people
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living a long san francisco bay were told to be ready to move to higher grounds just in case. now, for most here, that warning came and went while they were sleeping. but in kodiak, alaska, there, residents were roused from their sleep. [ sirens ] >> reporter: police officers in kodiak, alaska, rushed to evacuate people along the coast. >> tsunami warning, please evacuate immediately. >> reporter: sirens started blaring before 1:30 a.m. local time. >> attention, a tsunami warning has been issued for this area. >> reporter: and warnings were broadcast on tv stations in northern california. >> the national weather service has issued a tsunami watch -- >> reporter: on social media, kodiak police urged residents to get to safety immediately. >> this is not a drill. this is an actual tsunami warning. everybody, get at least 100 feet above sea level. get out of your homes.
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get your family and be safe. >> we woke up to the house shaking and the pots and pans rattling in the kitchen. >> reporter: dan bailey lives in anchorage alaska, about 150 miles from the epicenter of the quake. >> everybody up instantly. >> reporter: officials in kodiak reported that water was seen receding from the harbor there which can be a sign of an approaching tsunami. but when tsunami waves of less than a foot were recorded in kodiak, the warnings were canceled. >> john, thanks. we have breaking news from western kentucky. where at least five people were shot at a high school this morning. kentucky's governor says one person died in the shooting at marshall county high school in benton. an emergency management official says the shooter is in custody. a three-day federal government shutdown is over and senate democrats are being blasted by left wing groups and
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taunted by president trump. the president tweeted this last night, big win for republicans as democrats cave on shutdown. after signing a short-term spending bill that measure does not deal with the daca program. senate republicans promised to vote on that by next month. nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the latest. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, the shutdown may be over, but congress bought itself just 2 1/2 weeks before the money is set to run out again. while democrats managed to exact that daca promise from the leader, they got no such a surances from house republicans. which means they're facing nearly as much uncertainty as before. >> the yeas are 266 and the -- >> reporter: with back-to-back votes to reopen the government -- >> the motion to concur is agreed to. >> reporter: congress crawled out of a hole it dug itself. >> this is not a moment to pat ourselves on the back, not even close. we very much need to heed the lesson of what just happened here. >> reporter: what happened was a three-day partisan standoff over
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something almost every leader claims to want. a bill protecting young immigrants brought to the u.s. illegally as children. >> the issue of immigration, the issue of the dreamers is the civil rights issue of our time. >> reporter: the white house argued democrats gained little from their hard ball strategy. >> i would say that those numbers are much more in the president's favor than in senator schumer's favor. >> reporter: democrats claimed they succeeded by forcing gop leader mitch mcconnell to commit to a vote on dreamer legislation for the first time. >> some of your fellow progressives thought you should have held out for more. >> i think we got a good deal. >> reporter: connecticut's richard blumenthal disagreed. >> leave the dreamers out in the cold potentially vulnerable to mass deportation -- >> reporter: jose lopez is one of those dreamers. his parents brought him here from mexico when he was 2. >> the time now i feel like they lost that chance. >> reporter: he now works as a communications director for a nonprofit in l.a.
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>> my biggest fear is that it's been 17 years. there's going to be another 17 years before we hear anything else. >> reporter: it all depends on how far congressional leaders can get in the next 16 days. crafting a compromise that pairs dreamer protection with more border security. >> i pray that neither i nor the congress will be in this same position come february 8th. >> reporter: 16 calendar days translates into just six legislate ev day or days for an that has stymied congress for decades. one bright spot in this new spending bill particularly for democrats is that it reinstates the children's health insurance program or chip for six years. >> all right, nancy, thank you. attorney general jeff sessions promises to leave no stone unturned, to find missing text messages tied to the russia investigation. republicans say the texts may
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show bias by the fbi's peter strzok and lisa page who once worked for special counsel robert mueller. this morning on twitter president trump called it one of the biggest stories in all time. the fbi now says it is missing five months worth of lovers strzok-page texts perhaps 50,000 and all in prime time, wow, explanation point. paula reid is tracking the investigation. paula, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. now, strzok played a key role in the clinton e-mail investigation and was assigned to the mueller probe but he was dismissed after his anti-trump text messages were discovered. the revelation that the fbi was not storing any texts during this critical period between the presidential transition and the day mueller was appointed is setting off a political firestorm. >> we need to get to the bottom and find out what happened. >> reporter: republicans in congress are asking why hundreds of messages are missing between fbi officials peter strzok and
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lisa page who exchanged thousands of texts frequently discussing the clinton investigation as well as their dislike of trump. in one, from february 2016, page texted strzok then candidate trump simply cannot be president. in another, he calls trump an idiot and awful. >> no charges are appropriate in this case. >> reporter: they also discussed comey's statement exonerating hillary clinton's use of a private e-mail server. earlier draft noted secretary clinton e-mailed with president obama from her private server. but the sentence was later edit to replace the president with a senior government official. strzok and page also discussed using nonwork phones to talk about clinton so it can't be traced. during the department of justice's investigation into strzok, it found texts were missing between december 14th 2016 and may 17th, 2017. those dates span the
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presidential transition and the day robert mueller was appointed. the fbi blames software and technical issues. saying employees with many samsung 5 mobile devices did not capture texts during that time. >> it's very serious -- >> reporter: last month on "face the nation" republican senator james langford says strzok's comments are also calling into question his role on the mueller probe. >> it's clear this individual within the mueller team also on the clinton e-mail investigation team had a strong bias against now president trump. >> reporter: yesterday, fbi director visited the white house to discuss the five months of missing texts. the white house is now releasing a statement disparaging his predecess predecessor comey. >> a lot to discuss there too, thank you very much, paula. olympic gold medal gymnast aly raismman is calling for an
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independent investigation tore the alleged mishandling of accusations against former team doctor larry nassar. saying, the usa olympic committee is still not acknowledging its own role in this mess. more than 100 women and girls have testified against nassar ahead of the sentencing. more are speaking out this morning. dr. jon lapook is following the story and joins us once again at the table to discuss. >> good morning, gayle. the chairman, vice chairman and treasury of usa gymnastics resigned yesterday under pressure from the u.s. olympic committee. but victims have criticized usa gymnastic, michigan state university and the usoc for not doing enough to stop nassar when the first complaint surfaced years ago. >> my hate towards you is uncontrollable. larry nassar, i hate you. >> reporter: 15-year-old emma was possibly the last victim. tweeting her monthly since she
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was 10 years old. >> msu sports medicine charged me for those appointments. my mom is still getting billed for appointments where i was sexually assaulted. >> reporter: a michigan state university spokesperson says miller's allegation is being addressed and patients of nassar with outstanding bills will not be billed. >> when girls came forward and told an adult, the adult didn't listen. why didn't they listen? >> reporter: victims have not only taken aim at nassar and michigan state but also at usa judgme gymnastics and the olympic committee. organi organizations they believe mishandled complaints about nassar. >> these organizations airport ev aren't even willing to say the problem. >> reporter: calling out gymnastics for standing by as athletes were abused. yesterday, the u.s. olympic committee released a statement saying it had been engaged in discussions with usa gymnastics, which led to three board
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resignations. raisman responded by blasting the committee for shamelessly taking credit, adding, the olympic committee is still not acknowledging its own role in this mess. zero accountability. >> both usa gymnastics and the united states olympic committee have been very quick to capitalize and celebrate my success. but did they reach out when i came forward? no. >> reporter: the usoc said yesterday the olympic family failed these athletes and they must continue to ensure this never happens again. usa gymnastics also suspended a former olympic head coach, john geddert yesterday, the owner of twist stars gym in michigan. did not give a reason for the suspension, but many women allege in court records abuse by nassar occurred there. the owner did not respond to our request for comment. >> you could see the pain and anger in the room. what was it like? take us inside. >> i've been following this for a year and this brought my
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understanding to a whole other level. what you could not see from home was looking at the audience, the faces, the devastation, the tears, the anger. and one father addressing nassar director, fury. this moment where a young woman was testifying and giving her statement and behind her her parents. at one moment, she got so emotional, she had to halt and stop and her mother just reached out and touches. >> wow. >> i will tell you, it's uplifting too because i spoke to a bunch of the women afterwards. they were hugging each other. they were supporting each other physically and emotionally. and i asked several of them, what was it like listening to each other's statements? immediately, the answer, empowering. >> does nassar have children? >> i think he has three children. he's married. this is just all hard to comprehend. >> it is. >> your reporting has been incredible. thank you, jon, thank you. a 6-year-old in west virginia is among the latest victims of the deadly flu
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epidemic. it is the first pediatric flu death in the state in three years. west virginia's department of health confirmed the death yesterday. according to recent data, there have been more than 30 child flu deaths so far this season. that compares to an estimated 21 at this time last year. the virus is now widespread in 49 states. children and elderly adults are the most vulnerable to flu complications. our dr. tara narula is here with how to keep your kids healthy. why are children more at risk? >> we're talking about all children but in particular children under 5. and even more so children under 2. why is that? their immune systems are still developing. they play in close contact constantly with each other. and they don't practice the best hygiene. they don't have the best methods of washing hands, et cetera. the biggest issue is in this country we know on average only 60% of kids are vaccinated for the flu. we also have data that tells us that 80% of the children historically who died from the
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flu have been unvaccinated. a recent study that said you can actually decrease the flu deaths in 50% by vaccinating children. >> so what should you do if you think your child has the flu? >> i think you need to call your doctor. speak to them and say this is what's going on, should i bring my child in to be examined. your doctor can assess whether they would be a candidate for ant anti-viral medications. one thing we teach, you know, i teach my residents is you need to be aggressive about acting quickly. if you start to see signs of deterioration. parents need to know warning signs. is the child breathing faster. are they more short of breath. do they look a little blueish? are they listless or lethargic. >> it's also frightening because so many people have gotten a flu shot, are still getting the flu. is there an explanation about why that happens? >> we know that the flu virus changes. it changes from the time they pick the strain to put in the vaccine a year ago. it also changes during the production even of the vaccine.
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so there are multiple different strains. but we know that it is still beneficial to get the vaccine. >> how do you keep it from spreading? >> right, so parents, keep your kids home until they're fever free off medication for 24 hours. make sure you're vaccinated as a parent. clean the utensils and towels. don't let kids share them. you want to teach your kids about hand washing. about using sanitizer. not kissing and hugging each other when they're sick. sneezing into their arm or coughing into their arm. using tissues. lots of great hygiene practices. >> all right, doctor, thanks. the nominees for the 90th academy awards were announced this morning. the shape of water leads with 13 nominations. best actress nominees are sally hawken, francis mcdormand, margot robbie and meryl streep. >> nominees for best actor are timothy chalamet, daniel day-lewis. best director nods go to
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guillermo del toro for the shape of water. greta gerwig for lady bird. >> and the nine best picture nominees are call me by your name, darkest hour, dunkirk, lady bird, phantom thread, the post, the shape of water and three bill boards outside ebbing, missouri. the oscars will be handed out march 4. >> i love the oscars, can't wait. i still have some more movies to see. >> i like to see them before they come out. i like that. ahead, a surprise announcement from music great neil diamond. good morning. the view of the golden gate, blocked by those low clouds. yes, we are seeing patchy, dense fog throughout the bay area this morning. but all of that will burn off. our satellite radar really shows how dense it is out there. but not to worry. the afternoon will be stunning. temperatures will be warming up slightly compared to yesterday. we're talking mid- to upper 50s yesterday. clear skies for this afternoon.
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good morning. it's 7:26. i'm michelle griego. this morning's powerful earthquake in the gulf of alaska has emergency officials in san francisco warning people to avoid the water. dangerous and unpredictable currents are expected until about 4:30 this afternoon. a standoff in san jose has come to an end, after a suspect was holed up in a hotel room for nearly 48 hours. it all unfolded at the windham garden hotel in south san jose, near the 10185 connector. stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment.
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times in the red. just under an hour from broadway to 66. that northbound side near 66, that crash has cleared as well. but 37 minutes, still stuck in the red. san mateo bridge. across the span. if you are making your way across 37, very foggy conditions. let's check in with neda now on the forecast. >> you can see that fog kind of rolling around the bay now. blocking parts. yes, those low clouds are out there now. just as the sun rising. and here's a view from our roof camera. blocking transamerica pyramid. 47 for san francisco. 47 in san jose. conditions are cool. your visibility map showing lower visibility in san jose. concord also 36. but very in pelta luma. -- petaluma. could impact your morning drive. this morning, temperatures look like this. 55 in pacifica. rain will arrive tomorrow, through thursday, clearing up
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well, we got a new angle this morning of a philadelphia eagles fan flying into a concrete subway pillar before sunday's big championship win. this is before the game. the excited fan bounced off concrete into the train as it was leaving the station. we're glad to tell you he was not seriously hurt. we've learned before the spectacular crash he enjoyed a few pops of libation. >> he was celebrating their win there. >> welcome back to cbs this morning. here are three things you should know this morning. kentucky attorney general is suing national pharmaceutical distributor mckesson corporation. he accuses of misleading
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business transactions to flood the state with opioid. mckesson shipped to one county. company spokesman said they only provide to pharmacies licensed with the state and registered with the dea. multiple american citizens were wounded during saturday's attack on the hotel in afghanistan. that's according to an official this morning. the official did not give the exact number of deaths of americans or injuries. among 22 killed in the attack by taliban militants wearing suicide vests under afghan army uniforms. it took hours to find and kill all six attackers. netflix is exceeding expectations when it comes to subscriptions. the video service signed up 8.3 million people over the last three months. that brings worldwide subscribers to 117 million for last year.
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wow. netflix stocks soared to an all time high took the company's market value over $100 before for the first time. guys, remember when netflix was just a movie on dvd and you had to mail it back in. >> wow. >> congrats. >> a top facebook insider admits the platform may be hurting american democracy. the head of civic engagement says facebook was too slow to recognize russian interference in the 2016 election. he wrote in a blog, quote, it's abhorrent to us that a nation-state used our platform to wage a cyber war intended to divide society. don is here with us this morning. good morning. >> the admission is the most plunt self-assessment of the company's shortcomings. he said russia weaponized facebook scoring 80,000 posts
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that reached 126 million people. >> this was a new kind of threat that was hard to predict but we should have. >> he said he wishes he could guarantee the positive aspects of facebook outweigh the negatives but concedes he can't. >> at its best it allows us to express ourselves and take action. at its worst it allows people to spread misinformation and corrode democracy. >> it's the second time in two months facebook, with 2 billion users, have said it can be ha harmful. in a december blog post they said spending too much time on social media can be bad for mental health. bloomberg technology columnist shira ovide -- >> we're now seeing the unintended consequences of what the company built. >> reporter: ovide says since the 2016 election, facebook has come to a difficult realization about the power of its platform. >> i don't think i've ever heard a company say in the way that facebook has said the last few weeks that the product, their main product, can be bad for you.
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>> reporter: facebook founder mark zuckerberg announced last week news feeds would prioritize stories from trustworthy sources over sensationalistic ones. monday, rupert murdoch said if facebook wants to recognize trusted publishers, it could pay those publishers a carriage fee similar to the model adopted by cable companies. roger mcnamee, one of facebook's early investors, told "cbs this morning" facebook's problems are more fundamental. >> what they want to do is appeal to fear and anger because those are the things that motivate you, engage you. >> reporter: other silicon valley companies are facing similar scrutiny. youtube and twitter have been denounced for allowing harassment and disturbing content on their platforms. apple's critics worry its products are addictive to children. >> this is going to be a period of reflection for all of these large tech companies to really assess if what they have built
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is balanced good for the world. >> facebook did not respond to our request for comment regarding murdoch's suggestion the social media platform should pay trustworthy news sources for their content. in his blog post, samidh chakrabarti also said social media enables people to live in echo chambers. when exposed to opposing views, they tend to dig in. >> that's right. we have to get ourselves out of the echo chambers, facebook can't do it for us. >> that's very true. >> meaning we can't just read people who agree with our biases and opinions. >> both sides of the political spectrum. >> feel comfortable rather than challenging us. neil diamond, a recording star for more than 50 years, says he's done with concert tours. the singer/songwriter made the surprise announcement last night. he revealed he's been diagnosed with parkinson's disease. vladimir duthiers of cbsn has more on the impact of diamond's retirement. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. diamond's ongoing anniversary tour was supposed to swing down to australia and new zealand in march, but diamond canceled the concerts because of the onset of parkinson's, a disease for which there is no cure.
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♪ after five decades of playing to a crowd, neil diamond says he will no longer tour because of the neurological disorder parkinson's disease. on his personal website, diamond wrote, "it is with great reluctance and disappointment that i announce my retirement. my sincerest apologies to everyone who purchased tickets." ♪ coming to america diamond has sold more than 130 million albums worldwide. his fans, diamond-heads, have been with him for every note. in 2014, diamond explained the demands of a live show. >> the performing thing is tedious, and there are hard things about it. it's fearsome and scary and joyful and delicious all at the same time. >> reporter: michael wood writes about pop music for the "l.a. times." >> you have to respect him for knowing that he is unable to
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give fans the level of performance that they become accustomed to. ♪ i'll be what i am a solitary man ♪ >> my songs have been very direct and simple, as simple as i could possibly make them. >> reporter: despite his diagnosis, diamond says he plans to keep writing and making records. ♪ sweet caroline >> i think there is a touch of god in that song. it's more than words and music. so i attribute its popularity to that, and i love singing it. >> reporter: diamond wrote to his fans monday, "this ride has been so good, so good, so good, thanks to you." ♪ parkinson's can bring on tremors and can be especially difficult to keep balance and coordinated, things musicians obviously need in order to perform. at the grammys on sunday, the recording academy will recognize diamond's contribution to music with a lifetime achievement
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award. >> so sorry to hear that news. i'm so glad we still have his music. >> we do have his music. you've been seeing on social media people like nancy sinatra, josh groban, they have all been wishing them well. barry manilow is from brooklyn. he's from brooklyn. he sent out a nice note, as well. >> you can't do "sweet caroline ♪ without going "bum, bum, bum." can't do it without doing that. it's so fun. >> i think it's a law. >> i think so, too. >> thank you. nearly 40 years after arriving in the u.s. as a child, the michiga doctor and father of two faces possible deportation after i.c.e. agents arrested him. ahead, how his family and friends are fighting to keep him in the u.s. and here's an invitation from us to you to subscribe to our "cbs this morning" podcast. what do you get? news of the day, extended interviews, and some of the podcast originals. find them all on itunes and apple's podcast app. you're watching "cbs this morning." thank you for that. we'll be right back. watching "cbs this
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family and friends of a michigan doctor facing possible deportation are fighting to keep him in this country. lukasz niec was arrested last week by immigration and customs enforcement agents. the 43-year-old emigrated to the u.s. from poland when he was just 5 years old. his family believes his arrest is tied to misdemeanor charges from more than 25 years ago. jericka duncan is here with the effort to get him released. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. although he's not an american citizen, lukasz niec became a permanent u.s. resident with a green card shortly after he moved here with his family in 1979. he's now being held in a michigan county jail. his family fears that even if he is allowed to stay in the u.s., the battle could take months. >> him being away this long really does, you know, take love to a whole new level. >> reporter: rachelle burkhart-niec says she thought it was a prank when her husband called to say he had been detained by immigration and
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customs enforcement. she says three i.c.e. agents came to their michigan home and put the father of two in handcuffs. >> we need him here, and we're lonely without him, and he knows that. >> he is fighting to be in his home, which is the united states. he doesn't even speak polish. >> his sister, iwona niec-villaire, believes the detention stems from 1992 misdemeanor arrest for property damage that he pled guilty to when he was 17. >> we did go see him on wednesday. he was shaking, shell-shocked. all i said is, you don't have anything to apologize for. you did nothing wrong. >> reporter: according to court records obtained by the michigan website m-live, he also pleaded guilty to a 2008 charge related to drunk driving. the plea was eventually withdrawn, and the case dismissed, after he completed probation. in 2013, a jury reportedly found
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him not guilty of a domestic violence charge. >> he's just a good guy. i mean, he just is. >> reporter: lukasz niec's colleagues and friends are writing leterings to an immigration judge in hopes to rally support. >> he's the type of person the immigration policy should be encouraging to prosper here. >> he's been completely the model physician you want physicians to be. >> reporter: the methodist hospital where niec has worked for more than a decade says he's "contributed exemplary patient care" and is requesting he be allowed to return to work and his family as soon as possible. >> i just miss him, and i want him home. he's the person i call whenever anything goes wrong or right. now i can't do that, and it's breaking me up. >> reporter: a close friend says niec has obtained two immigration attorneys and could be granted bond when he faces a judge next month. we reached out to the department
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of homeland security and i.c.e. their response at the time is they could not respond to our questions while the government was shut down but said they would respond later today. norah. >> troubling case. >> yeah. >> thank you very much. up next, we're going to look at this morning's other headlines including the hawaii governor's passport problems that delayed him from correcting this month's false missile alert. a new sleep apnea treatment promises hope for millions of patients. we're going to show you how the we are seeing some areas of low clouds this morning. trying to block the transamerica pyramid. but it will not be blocked. but some of the valley locations are seeing patchy, dense fog. all of that will burn off. and this afternoon will be sunny. look at those temperatures, slightly warmer than yesterday. mid- to upper 50s. 61 in san jose. 56 for san francisco for the afternoon highs today. so we will have a clear day. but tomorrow, the rain chances will arrive by midday.
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arrested a woman. cell phone video captured the incident friday in ft. lauderdale. the woman, whose visa had expired, was taken off the bus. border patrol agents are allowed to search for illegal immigrants without a warrant 100 miles from u.s. borders. the "philadelphia inquirer" says bill cosby made his first public performance in years at a city jazz club. cosby told jokes and stories for about an hour last night in front of a friendly crowd. he stopped performing in 2015 after dozens of women accused him of drugging and molesting him. cosby faces a retrial in april on charges he drugged and abused a woman in his home in 2004. the first trial ended in a hung jury. the "wall street journal" reports large airlines are flocking back to midsized cities. the shift reflects changes in airline economics. fuel prices are lower, competition on major routes from low-cost carriers have driven fares down and taken away market share, and there's a desire to attract more passengers to airline hubs. >> honolulu's star advertiser reports after the false missile alarm this month in hawaii, the
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governor could not logon to twitter. he said he did not know his twitter account password, and that was part of the delay in notifying the public the alert was false. a cancelation message was not sent until 17 minutes after the alert. >> yikes. >> yikes is right. okay. >> write it on your hand. >> yeah. >> or keep a little log or call up a password key -- >> make it 1234. brazil sends an accused murderer to the u.s. to stand trial. after balking for years, the victim's family and 48 hours are getting credit. family and more getting credit for the release. , she's noticing a real difference in her joint comfort. with continued use, it supports increased flexibility over time. karen: "she's single." it also supports wonderfully high levels of humiliation in her daughter. karen: "she's a little bit shy." in just 7 days, your joint comfort can be your kid's discomfort. osteo bi-flex. you were made to move. so move. but their nutritional needs (vremain instinctual.d,
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people. good morning. it's 7:56. i'm kenny choi. police in richmond are still investigating a shooting that injured three people. it happened last night on market avenue, between fifth and sixth streets. a rat infestation in san francisco has gotten so bad that people are getting on waiting lists just to hire an exterminator. investigators believe the dry start to the week has linked to the extra rats so far this year. we'll have traffic and weather in just a moment.
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truck fire. looks like that fire has been put out. but now, we are seeing delays up to 95 minutes. so a total drive time of 116 minutes, just to go from 80 over to 101. it's going to be a slow ride. if you want to use the richmond- san rafael bridge. here's a look at the toll plaza. 34 minutes. and the east shore freeway, it's a mess. 82 minutes from highway 4 down to the maze. let's check in with neda. our normal view of the golden gate bridge is now blocked by all of these clouds out there. drivers are suspiciousing -- experiencing low clouds. fog. trying to block transamerica. 47 in san francisco. 48 in san jose. a bit warmer now. warmer in santa rosa. those temperatures are certainly cooler than yesterday at this time. visibility is showing reduced visibility. zero visibility in petaluma. afternoon highs will be in the
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good morning to our viewers in the weise, it is tuesday, january 23rd, 2018. welcome back to "cbs this morning." ahead, congress reopens the government, but faces a tough immigration battle. we look at why senate democrats made a deal. plus, sleep aproblems can cause major health problems. five people shot as a high school this morning. kentucky's governor says one person died. >> the shutdown may be over, but
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congress bought it's just two-and-a-half weeks before the money runs out again. a critical period between the presidential transition and the day mueller was apointed is setting off a political fire storm. the chairman of the gymnastics committee has resigned. >> you keel feel the pain and the anger in the room. >> what to do if you think your child has the flu? >> call your doctor, say this is what is going on. be aggressive about asking quickly. china has banned hip hop from chinese television. that is bad news for china's biggest hip hop star, the notorious msg. i'm norah o'donnell with
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gayle king and john dickerson. a magnitude 8. earthquake in alaska last night. the shaking lasted ten to 15 seconds. warning sirens went off in kodiak, alaska warning people to get to higher ground. everyone has been given the all clear to go back to their homes. >> the federal government is president trump signed a bill to fund the government through february 8th. it includes a six year reauthorization of chip wbl t. y liberal groups accuse the democrats of backing down. lawmakers disagree on what standoff accomplished. >> sure they got a commitment
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from senator mcconnell, the major i did leader to take up the issue of immigration in february. he was going to do that anyway. >> we had no commitment that we would move to put dreamers front and center on the floor of the united states senate. we didn't have that friday night and we have that now. >> i think ardent republicans think the republicans are winning and ardent democrats think the democrats are winning and everyone else in america are wondering how some folks up here made it through the birth canal. nancy joins us on capitol hill. i spoked to a veteran democrat yesterday they said i'm not sure what dhuk got out of this. what did he get out of this? >> a cording to many republicans, not much, schumer would argue that he got a promise from the senate
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republican leader mitch mcconnell to put dreamer legislation on the senate floor for debate and a vote in three weeks time. before that they had no such guarantee that that would happen. the reason that is so important to democrats is they believe if the legislation can get a vote it has such overwellihelming sut in the public that it will pass. >> one of the conditions of mcconnell's promise is that the government remain open. so for now, democrats are not going to mess with that. but if the bill doesn't pass in the senate and the house and we get closer and closer to the date when daca is supposed to expire on march 5th, there is no saying what democrats might do then. >> thank you, nancy cordes, i'm still stuck on people coming down the birth canal.
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three of james franco's accusers are speaking out against the actor. they sat down with "inside edition." his former assistant says he used offensive land wage to her. and violet says franco pressured her to perform a sex act in her car. >> i'm so upset. it's a hypocrisy. we want the world to know the truth. >> do you feel like you could not say no. >> no, i could have said no, but because of the power dynamic, the situation was so surreal. i wanted him to like me. >> he definitely has two personalities. and that doesn't mean he doesn't have a great, sweet side. but when he has the other side, it is the polar opposite.
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in in our morning rounds, the hope for sleep apnea patients. an estimated 22 million americans suffer from sleep apnea. putting them at greater risk for stroke, memory problems, and heart disease. men that are older and overweight are more at risk. >> for those that struggle with sleep apnea, things like the cpap machine can be hard to sleep with it. now there is a device called inspi inspire. for some people it is a last resort. they named it number two on the
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list of top medical innovations for 2018. we met a woman who finally found relief after two decades of trying to get a good night's rest. >> i wasn't breathing, i wasn't getting the proper amount of objection jen. >> her memory got so bad that her family thought she had dement dementia. she was so exhausted she said she could barely do her job as a nurse. >> people were noticing it but you were too. >> i was, too. i knew not as quickly as they did, but i knew i was in trouble. >> she has severe obstructive sleep apnea. on average she stops breathing 53 times an hour, that's nearly once every minute in a night's sleep. >> up four hours, maybe sleep two. this is the area where i would
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sleep. oxygen machine, cpap. >> she tried other treatments. >> i put the matsk over my face like this. she did not find relief from the cpap. >> you needed oxygen on top of that? >> yes. >> and then that didn't work and that's when they introduced me to inspire and saved my life. >> inspire is a pacemaker like device inplanted in the chest. it sends an electric pusle to your tongue and signals for it to move forward. >> she had given up. she had memory issues, she was miserable. it is not a benign disease, it is a killer that shortens people's lives. >> a few months after having the
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device implanted, peggy went to a sleep lab to see how it was working. >> listen for me on the intercom, okay? >> they ran tests throughout the night and early the next morning dr. boone revealed the results. >> before we activated the device we had all sorts of problems. this is your brain saying i'm not breathing and i need to do something about it. after, look, look at your oxygen. a nice, stable, flat line around 96% or 97%. this is as good as it gets, as far as i'm concerned this is a cure. >> a study found that more than two thirds of patients experience less sleep apnea after the implant. >> for years all peggy and her husband, david, wanted was a good night's rest. and now they're finally getting it. >> i'm going to show you.
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every night, peggy turns on the implant right before going to sleep. >> what's it like to sleep now? >> it's great, i turn myself on -- i go to sleep. and i sleep, and then i get up and i turn myself off. and i have a normal day like you and everybody else. >> come here, max. come here. >> it doesn't work for everybody, but man it worked for you. >> it sure did, it saved my life. now inspire is not for everyone. it is only for moderate to severe cases like peggy, and like any surgery there is a risk of infection. for peggy she says her memory is back to 100% and she is sleeping great at night. it costs about $20,000, not including the surgery. >> will insurance cover it? >> it's case by case. the doctor had to nudge the insurance company along, but
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they did. >> she must love her husband for saying it was like a heard of elephants. >> does she have to wear the mask? >> not any more. when she state your names it on if she talks, it sounds a little like she has had a stroke, b. and winning an app based trivia. [ screams ] >> you think she won a million dollars? nope. ahead, findut $100 million, nope, find out why she is so excited about winning $11 on the popular app. this game is awesome. you're watching cbs this morning. people would stare.
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a brazilian fugitive accused of murdering her husband is back on u.s. soil to face justice thanks in part to "48 hours." karl hoerig was a major in the air force reserve, shot and killed in his own home back in march of 2007. the main suspect in the case was his wife. she flew back to her native brazil shortly after hoerig's death. "48 hours" correspondent erin moriarty has more. she joins us at the table to discuss. good morning, erin. >> good morning all. karl hoerig's family and the prosecutor in trumbull county, ohio, have been trying for more than a decade to get his wife back to this country to face charges in the death of the
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american military hero. its native-born citizen until now. a weary and at times teary claudia hoerig was arraigned last friday morning, charged with the aggravated murder of her husband, decorated air force pilot major karl hoerig. >> he was amazing. he was a very good pilot. but he was a better person. >> we're here today solely for the purposes of an arraignment. one count of aggravated murder. >> reporter: now 53, claudia looks nothing like the woman who fled the country in march, 2007, three days before police found her husband shot to death. paul hoerig is karl's brother. >> my oldest brother called and told me. as soon as he said "karl's dead," i already knew who did it. i knew it was her. >> reporter: karl had been married for less than two years to claudia, a brazilian native. the marriage had fallen apart, and karl was threatening divorce. he was shot with a .357 resolver.
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an investigation shows that days earlier his wife bought one. investigators believe after shooting her husband, claudia flew to brazil, a country that refuses to extradite native-born citizens. american officials argued claudia gave up her brazilian citizenship when she signed a note to become an american citizen years before her marriage to karl. >> she's the one that left. she's the one that should come back. >> reporter: last fall paul hoerig traveled to brazil with "48 hours" for the extradition. >> it makes me mad to know she was living such a comfortable life. my brother's dead. >> reporter: paul never expected what would happen just three months later. >> the phone rang, and it was dennis watkins on the other end. he said, "she's back. we've got her." >> claudia hoerig, who pleaded not guilty, is expected to go on trial in the next year and is being held on a $10 million bond. officials say that paul hoerig's
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trip, and that's karl's brother, to brazil with "48 hours" made a real difference in this case. i think he put a face on the victim. i mean, honestly -- >> it does make a difference. you didn't see this coming? >> i did not. i got a call wednesday night last week. the prosecutor, dennis watkins, didn't even give his name. he said, "she's in my jail." and, i hate to say, i said, "you didn't call me so i could be there"? it's a surprise. this has never happen that a native-born brazilian has ever been extradited. >> interesting. >> thanks, erin. >> "48 hours" again on the case. thank you. a pod of killer whales launched a rarely seen, coordinated attack in antarctica. ahead, how the orcas took aim at a seal on an ice flow. you'll want to stick around to see its great escape. that's ahead on "cbs this morning."
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♪ tourists aboard a "national geographic" ship in antarctica got a rare look at one very lucky seal and its great escape. they watched as four killer whales made a coordinated attempt to knock the seal off an ice flow and into the water. the little houdini survived their attacks for nearly two hours. >> the intelligent pod of i guess it was four whales were systematically knocking him off the ice, and he was fast as heck and was scooting back on to the ice every time. >> the tourists nicknamed the seal kevin and watched as he finally managed to slip away. >> this guy survived 35 wave crashes. pretty good. >> yeah. very good. >> kevin is on the run. r&b sensation khalid is nominated for five grammys less than two years after graduating from high school. what did you do two years after high school? ahead, he shares how revealing personal secrets in his songs helped make him a multiplatinum
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artist. leaders are expected t good morning. it's 8:25. i'm kenny choi. today, san francisco city leaders are expected to appoint an interim mayor, to serve between now and a special election in june. board of supervisors president london breed has been serving as the acting mayor, since the late mayor, ed lee's death. she is among several candidates running to replace lee. the administration has signaled it wants to go after california, which is, of course, a sanctuary state. two san francisco supervisors have introduced legislation, to defend immigrants target bide i.c.e. officials. -- targeted by i.c.e. officials. we'll have traffic and weather after this quick break. can addp to something... humongous. a little thing here.
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good morning. i'm now is -- time now is 8:27. and we are tracking two motorcycle accidents. we'll begin with the north bay this. is along 101 in the southbound direction, just as you're passing ignacio boulevard. you can see that that backup is creating quite a mess. so we are tracking a 37-minute travel time from roland boulevard, just to get down towards 580. that's close to an extra 30 minutes for drivers. the second motorcycle accident, southbound 242, this just coming in at concord avenue. blocking one lane. traffic backs up to about highway 4 at this point. your ride continues to be slow from 680. from willow pass about 7 minutes. and 24, dealing with delays. 26-minute ride between 680 and 580, due to a couple of problems we have been tracking along that stretch. speed dips right around 30 miles per hour. that is a check of your
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traffic. let's check in with neda now in the forecast. we'll check out this impressive shot of the fog, rolling across the hills of the north bay. this is our vacca camera -- backup camera view. and judges, visibility is impacted this morning. 46 degrees now in san francisco. it is cool out there. 41 in concord. 40 in santa rosa. temperatures cooler than this time yesterday. and yes, those temperatures have reached the dew point, which is why we're seeing that fog in a lot of spots. six-mile visibility in san jose. but not bad along the gauges at the oakland airport. petaluma, though, down to zero- mile visibility. santa rosa, down to a third of a mile. high temperatures this afternoon, will be warming up. mid- to upper 50s. low 60s for san jose. as that sun comes out, we'll have clear conditions for most of your tuesday. but tomorrow the be raining by midday. we'll expect to see that rain rolling in. also, one to two feed of snow possible. winter storm watch is in effect for the west slope of the
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♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." right now it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines. the "washington post" reports on a huge pay package for elon musk at tesla with ambitious goals to increase the company's almost $60 billion market value. it's a ten-year all-or-nothing deal that requires tesla grow in $50 billion leaps to a $650 billion market capitalization. musk would then vest stock options reportedly worth as much as $55 billion. the package requires shareholder approval. "usa today" reports one in six millennials has $100,000 socked away. it bucks the perception of some people that they are foolish
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with the money. 16% say they have $100,000 in savings. in 2015, only 8% had saved that much. 63% of millennials say they are saving. and 54% say they have a budget. >> impressive. and "people" magazine reports the real rosie the riveter has died at the age of 96. california waitress name onliy parker fraley was revealed -- naomi parker fraley was revealed as the inspiration behind rosie, the factory worker in world war ii with the red bandana. in 2016, fraley told "people" she'd posed for a photo while working in a navy machine shop during the war. the app-based game "hq trivia," have you heard about this? it is an online sensation with a capital "s" a few months after its release. the hosted game broadcast live on smartphones. players from around the world have ten seconds to tap on the right answer to multiple choice
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trivia questions. in they get it right, they win a share of the prize money, the daily minimum is $2,000, and the prize money has gone as high as $18,000. "h.q. trivia" broadcasts every day twieimes. it's hit a record of $1.6 million -- what did i say? players. thank you. the game's host, scott rogowsky, is here, so is "h.q. trivia" co-founder and ceo rus yusupov. welcome, welcome, welcome. i love this game. i discovered it over christmas holiday with my millennial son and daughter. and when we saw that woman freaking out, to hear that she's only winning $11, what is it? what is it, scott, that this makes -- that makes the game addictive and fun? >> i mean, beyond the idea of winning money, the chance to win money which we all love to do, it's taken the old-school idea of a trivia quiz show which has
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been around since the dawn of television, even radio, and made it a par sis ticipating sport. you can take it anywhere, play anywhere. we combine production value and a host and graphics and music and made it a produced experience. >> and you're playing in realtime, rus? >> realtime. my co-founder, colin, and i had created vine previously and never stopped experimenting since then. we thought, hey, let's combine some of our favorite elements of mobile gaming, live video, and tv production. mash them together and create an experience that people, frankly, have never had before. and "h.q. trivia" is a game you play every day at 3:00 p.m. eastern, 9:00 p.m. it's only 15 minutes, goes live and you answer 12 questions. scott presents them in a very entertaining and funny way. and if you get them right, you win or split the cash prize. >> what's at the heart of the human response to this? i mean, that response -- we saw gayle is quietly fibrillating
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over there about this. what is it, though? do people like to be smarter than other people? do they like to beat, win -- >> yes. >> i think it's a curiosity for knowledge and a desire to learn, right. it also helps bring people together. so we're seeing -- >> all ages, too. >> all ages. >> that's what's fun about it. >> for example, dan rather, he played with his family at christmas and welcomed "h.q. trivia" as a new family tradition. his grandson and, you know, his family all contributed for the big win. we're seeing people from 8 to 80 play it. that's really incredible. >> it's the fomo element, the fear of missing out, that's prevalent in society now. you have to be in it to win it, live at 3:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. eastern. if you're not there, you can't play. >> what's the business model behind this? you're currently funding the prize money. but at some point, how will it grow? >> right. we are a venture-backed firm. we do have the flexibility to grow and experiment with the product. we're hoping to really hit popular culture before figuring out how to make money.
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but advertisers and sponsors are reaching out. we are working on interesting things on that front. stay tuned. >> i think the secret sauce are the hosts. and you in particular, quiz daddy, what he calls himself. you want -- >> people call me that. i don't know -- >> quiz daddy numero uno is how he started. you're so quick on your feet, you're so witty and charming. but i'm wondering, is it because of your comedic background how this job came about for you? >> yeah. i mean, i'd been doing standup since college. actually, my 13th year anniversary is next week doing standup comedy. moved to new york after college. i'm from new york. and you know, did the open mic thing for a while, started doing my own talk show which i do called "running lat." after ten years in new york, i was out in l.a. last year, and i thought maybe l.a. is the place to be. i gave up my apartment in may, was set to move, and then "h." "came calling. thankfully -- "h."
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"ta came calling. thanky i answ fully i answered. this sunday we saw a record-breaking 1.6 million players in the game and seven people won over $2,000 each. so people are winning, it is -- it is an attainable prize. lauren may, she won $11, and it goes to show -- in that reaction video, she was ecstatic. it goes to show that this is not so much about the money. it's about the thirst for knowledge and excitement of winning. >> the pride of it, too. >> it's a hard quiz. >> sometimes there are glitches, guys, which is frustrating. people get so mean. how do you handle that? what are we doing about the glitches? >> right -- >> it's frustrating. >> it is unfortunate, but we're paving new ground here. this kind of thing hasn't been done before. and our engineering team is -- every day they're working on making the service better and more reliable. and the focus really is on delivering the best possible experience. so you should eect to see it
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continue to improve. >> what does "hq" stand for? >> we don't have an official -- whatever you want it to be. >> toughest quiz question. >> hard questions. all right. >> i like it. >> what a pleasure to have both of you two. continued success. >> thank you. >> happy birthday. >> thank you very much. i will start playing when the prize money is $1.6 million. >> might get there. >> all right. singer/songwriter khalid is just 19 but hardly dumb or broke. ♪ ahead, the r&b sensation tells lee cow an how he went from high school senior to a grammy contende
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♪ i'm proud to be american we are counting down to music's biggest night on sunday. all week we're traveling down the road to the grammys. ♪ send me your location that's khalid with the best r&b song nominee "location." four years ago, khalid robinson tweeted that he'd like to go to the grammys one day. guess what, now the 19-year-old is getting his chance. he's up for five awards. lee cowan met with khalid in los angeles to find out how he went
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from high school senior to platinum-selling artist. >> reporter: it's all about vintage vinyl at the art form studio in los angeles. shopping with grammy-nominated newcomer khalid, you realize that most of the records here are at least twice his age. >> yeah, love nina simone. >> reporter: yet, he's hardly musically immature. ♪ living the good life with the good vibes ♪ >> i still am 19. i still do 19-year-old things. you know, i -- i do it. >> reporter: but it's different. >> it's different. and i'm proud of myself that i have been able to achieve the sense of maturity that i didn't have when i was 16. ♪ it's the love in america >> reporter: it wasn't that long ago khalid robinson was roaming the halls of his high school in el paso, texas, hoping to find himself like any other awkward teen. then this happened --
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♪ he began writing his own music. something he'd never tried before. not even once. >> i can't play an instrument to save my life. but whenever i'm creating, making music, i feel like i'm the head of the orchestra and just waving my hand and something is created. ♪ send me your location >> reporter: what he created was an entire album, "american teen." his first single, "location," went platinum. so did his next single, "young, dumb, and broke." ♪ young dumb young young dumb and broke ♪ >> reporter: now less than two years after graduating from high school, he's up for five grammys, including best new artist. ♪ young dumb broke high school kids ♪ >> people ask me like how did
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you do what you did so fast? i'm like, i don't know. >> reporter: do you know when something clicks, you're like, yep? >> i know when i do. i know when i got it, and i know when it's done. >> reporter: that same confidence led him from el paso to the bright lights of l.a. he lives not far from highland park bowl where we met for a few friendly frames. he's still every bit the 19-year-old you'd expect. he doesn't take himself too seriously. >> that was it. that was terrible. >> reporter: his sound -- ♪ >> reporter: -- that you should take seriously. ♪ i hope one day >> reporter: his voice is gentle, almost breezy. and his lyrics come from a place most teens might want to keep to themselves. ♪ i been through it all i been through the worst but i never knew how much our love could hurt ♪ >> reporter: your songs are so personal. >> yeah. >> reporter: you really are putting yourself out there.
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>> oh, yeah. being vulnerable was difficult for me at first because i've said things in my songs about how i felt that i never told anybody. ♪ i've been knocked down when i wrote the songs, i brought my friends with me into the studio. i had them listen to me sing. and i saw tears. i was like, yes! i realized that they do care about me, a lot about me. and it's something that i'll never be able to throw away. >> reporter: he didn't have the easiest life. when he was a child, khalid lost his dad to a drunk driver. his mom, retired sergeant first class linda wolf had aspirations of being an r&b singer herself. but the army kept the family constantly on the move. >> my mom is my biggest inspiration by far. she inspires me on a daily basis. i remember hearing her sing around the house, like, "mom, you belong on the tv. you're a superstar." [ cheers ] >> reporter: instead, it's her son who's the superstar. freshly minted.
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he can't go anywhere these days without being recognized. >> i always want to be nice about it. i always try to be nice. i never want to be that person that anyone perceives as being rude or disrespectful because it's not me at all. >> reporter: his attitude is infectious. certainly helped his bowling game. nice! strike! way to come back! >> i told myself i was going to lead with a strike, and i'm glad that i did it. i'm glad. >> reporter: he told himself the same thing about music. ♪ young dumb and broke young dumb young young dumb ♪ >> reporter: khalid has achieved the success he promised himself even before he's old enough to celebrate with a glass of champagne. is this what you were born to do, you think? >> i love what i do. i'm always going to love what i do until the day my heart stops. i think this is for me. ♪ young dumb broke high school thank you very much. [ cheers ] >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," lee cowan, los angeles.
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>> don't you like him so much? >> everything about him. distinct look, distinct voice, distinct personality. he's awesome. >> my daut daughter texted me "people like him because he's a sweetheart." >> you can tell. >> came across. >> he's young but not dumb and broke. congratulations. >> yeah. two out of three ain't bad. >> ain't bad. right. tomorrow we continue our road to the grammys with james corden of "the late, late show," host of music's biggest night. he will join us here in studio 57 to share how he's getting ready. looking forward to that. and you can watch the recording academy's 60th annual grammy awards at 6:30 central, 4:30 pacific. where, gayle? >> right here on cbs. >> that's right. today we have some advice for those who resolve to improve their work life in 2018.
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cbs correspondent anne-marie green chats with "the new york times" staff editor kevin granville. they talk about tips for maintaining a better work-life balance, improving your career, and changing professions. you're watching cbs this morning. ♪ balance, improving your career, and changing professions.
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♪ ♪ my husband is probably going to think i'm crazy. he thinks i'm going to see my sister! ♪ ♪ sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. once i heard it i was shocked. i just thought, i have to go get it! ♪ ♪ it's our tree! ♪ ♪ see how a personalized financial strategy and access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what's yours.
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allowed? >> that was the sub text, yeah. >> yeah. we're -- she's one of my closest friends. we're real close. >> are you in touch with oprah since the shoot is over? >> yeah. >> you are? >> she just texted me tonight and said good luck. >> oprah is texting you? >> of course not. >> i disagree. i think oprah and zach are just like this. she texted i wonder how come he hasn't responded. i can't wait to see the movie. it's going to be fun. >> we want to make sure nora got a piece of cake. happy birthday to you, norah o'donnell. come on out -- get cake. >> yay! >> and the cupcakes. >> that's so nice! >> happy birthday to you. >> happy birthday. >> wow. >> that does it for us. >> blow out the candles while we're watching, norah.
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this morning's powerful earthquake in the gulf of alaska has emergency offi good morning. it's 8:55. i'm kenny choi. this morning's powerful earthquake in the gulf of alaska has emergency officials in san francisco warning people to avoid the water. the tsunami watch has been canceled. but dangerous and unpredictable currents are still expected until about 4:30 this afternoon. a standoff in san jose ended without incident, after a suspect was holed up in a hotel room for a day and a half. happened at the windham garden hotel on the city's south side. the man was wanted on several felony warrants. and today, san francisco leaders are expected to consider a plan to allow customers smoke weed on site indoors. we'll have traffic and weather in a moment.
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good morning. i'm now is 8:57. slow stop go. that's the name of the game. that's what we're tracking, due to this accident, involving a motorcycle, blocking one lane. we've got our traffic alert now in effect. this is southbound 242 right at concord avenue. and that backup is stretching onto highway 4 in both directions. do expect delays heading in and out of concord. east shore freeway. man, it is slow. 70 minutes, over an hour commute for drivers heading from highway 4 on over to the maze. we had an earlier crash near powell. an additional 20 minutes, heading across the bay bridge. and your ride, heading through oakland, along 580 is very slow, as well as 880. so really, you may just want to use bart. that is running on time. let's check in with neda now on the forecast. we're seeing some clearing
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now of the fog this morning. but not over san francisco. the low clouds are definitely obstructing the view from our higher-up camera. of course, you can see those big billowing clouds out there. we'll see patchy fog throughout the morning. and clear and sunny this afternoon. get ready for more rain, though. here's another view of what usually is the golden gate bridge. 46 degrees in san francisco. 49 in san jose. it is cool now. temperatures this afternoon will be warming up a little bit more than yesterday's afternoon highs were. so low 60s, san jose. mid- to upper 50s for the rest of the bay area. we do have another storm. it will arrive tomorrow into thursday. could bring us a decent amount of rain, especially for the north bay. this model is a little bit generous, as far as rainfall total goes. 1 to 2 feet of sierra snow expected. we'll have a winter storm watch from wednesday afternoon to friday morning, because of the snow and high winds up there. and then by friday, things should be drying up, into the weekend. we will be warming up.
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