duncan. captioning funded by cbs duncan. it's thursday, january 25th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." president trump says he's willing and ready to testify in the russia investigation. >> i'm looking forward to it actually. i would love do that, and i'd like do it as soon as possible. michigan state university's president steps down hours after former msu and usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar was sentenced to prison for decades of sexual abuse. and going home. a las vegas shooting rampage

victim shot in the head is going home in what doctors are calling an amazing recovery. good morning from the studio 57 news room at cbs news headquarters here in new york. i'm anne-marie green. president trump arrives in davos, switzerland, this morning to attend the world economic forum. he's accused of obstructing free trade with his america first policy, but back in this country, mr. trump will likely face questions concerning obstruction of justice. before he left, the president said that he'd answer questions under oath from special counsel robert mueller who's investigating russian election interference. gav gavin ramjaun is in laund. good morning >> good morning. it's the first time a sitting u.s. president has visited the davos gathering in almost 20 years and trump is pledging to strike the right deals with investors and bring back more money to america.

the president arrives in davos with two issues lingering back home, immigration and the russia investigation. the president insisted he's looking forward to being interviewed by special counsel robert mueller. at that same pre-flight q & a with reporters, he insists it will make the u.s. more appealing to foreign investors. >> i'm going to davos to get them to bring back a lot of money. they owe us a lot of money in this country. >> treasury secretary of state mnuchin arrived before the president. he surprised many economists by praising a weaker u.s. dollar, claiming it helps with trade. >> it's really all about economic growth, opportunities to invest, free and fair trade. >> some of mnuchin's comments are viewed as a sign of protectionism. leaders from italy and germany

are against those policies. >> we need free trade, free market, and not protection. >> well, the president is scheduled to meet with the presidents of uk and israel, he'll also be seeking cooperation on national security issues including how to deal with the islamic states and north korea. anne-marie. >> gave vin ramjaun. thank you, ga viv. speaking yesterday he said so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers enrolled in the daca program could become citizens over a period of 10 to 12 years. >> whether you have a little company or whether they work, whatever they're doing, if they do a great job, i think it's a nice thing to have the incentive of after a period of years being able to become a citizen. >> mr. trump said an immigration bill must also include $25 billion to build a border wall and measures to scale back

family-based immigration and eliminate the diverse lottery program. the president of michigan state university resigned facing stiff criticism over the handling of the allegations of larry nassar. lou ann simon apologized to women molested by larry nassar. many say the university mishandled complaints about him. in her resignation letter, simon said as tragedies are politicized, blame is inevitable. as president it is only natural that i am the focus of this anger. she announced her resignation after larry nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison. dr. jon lapook has more. >> i've just signed your death warrant. >> reporter: after 106 victims addressed their abuser, judge aquillina got her turn. >> your decision to assault was. >> reporter: before she addressed the victims, larry

nassar addressed his victims. >> there are no words that can describe the depth and breadth of how sorry i am for what occurred. >> reporter: judge aquillina did not buy his apology reading parts of his letter last week. >> what i did in the state cases was medical, not sexual. the media convinced them that everything i did was wrong and bad. they feel i broke their trust. hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn. >> reporter: the judge told nassar his treatments were not medical and reminded him he had admitted wrongdoing in his plea deal. >> because you are guilty, aren't you. >> reporter: as the procession of victims came to a close, rachael den hollander called for the maximum sentence. >> i ask how much a little girl is worth. i submit to you that these children are worth everything.

>> reporter: she was the first to accuse nassar of sexual abuse pin a 2016 indianapolis star article. >> you started the tidal wave. you are the bravest person i've ever had in my courtroom. >> reporter: kaylee lorincz said she was only 13 years old when nassar first abused her. >> you need to look at me and listen. i only hope that when you get a chance to speak, you tell us who knew what and when they knew it. >> reporter: nassar's abuse did not occur in a vacuum. a culture was in place where children were afraid to say no to a grown-up and where complaints were not taken seriously. as judge aquillina said, there needs to be a massive investigation to find out how this happened. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. ahead we'll hear from carly from two of nassar's accusers, stevens and rachael denhollander who came forward in court.

prosecutors in kentucky say they plan to charge a student with two counts of murder and a dozen assaults. officials originally planned to charge the 15-year-old with 12 counts with attempted murder by they feel they have a better chance of charging him with the assault charge. both carry the same penalty. the grand jury is scheduled to meet next month. the california parents accused of torturing their 13 children have been ordered not to contact their children. their children are between the ages of 2 and 29 and they were rescued on january 14th. some had been shackled to their beds. all were malnourished. david and louise turpin pleaded not guilty to torture, abuse, and other charges in court yesterday. the judge barred them from contacting their family for at least three years. a woman who was shot in the las vegas attack more than three months ago is leaving the hospital today. jovanna catzadillas was shot in the head, put on life support,

and not expected to survive. the bullet injured the left side of her brain, damaging areas that deal with language, but she was able to fight back. >> even though i will not be the same old jovanna, i will come back stronger. we will not let people like him win. >> her husband says never gave up hope and had a dream his wife came to him and said everything is going to be okay. coming up on the "morning news" now, david copperfield is speaking out. how the entertainer addressed being accused of sexual assault. and cloning creation. two monkeys make history. this is the "cbs morning news." monkeys make history. this is the "cbs morning news." i thought i was managing my moderate to severe crohn's disease. then i realized something was missing... me. my symptoms were keeping me from being there. so, i talked to my doctor and learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of crohn's disease

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here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. a successful test of the newest biggest space rocket. from spacex. the 27 engines on the falcon's heavy rocket roared to life for first time yesterday at nasa's kennedy space center in florida. it was a critical test for the 230-foot rocket.

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our top stories this morning president trump arrived in davos, switzerland, for the world economic forum. before leaving washington, mr. trump said he'd answer questions under oath from robert mueller. he also said he's willing to give undocumented citizens brought here as children citizenship in 10 to 12 years. and prosecutors in kentucky say they plan to charge the student who allegedly opened fire at his high school with two counts of murder and 12 counts of assault. tuesday's attack left two dead and more than a dozen injured. a grand jury is scheduled to convene next month. malls across the country are struggling to stay afloat.

as michelle miller reports, the economic picture gets worse when a mall loses its anchor store. >> reporter: at the lycoming mall in central pennsylvania, it's closing time for sears, just like it was for its macy's and jcpenney's last year. to lose anchors -- >> yes. >> -- that's big. >> it is big. it's very big. >> reporter: dina miller has helped manage the mall for 30 years. she's seen the stores crowded. retail research firm cushman and wakefield reports 11,000 stores will close and predicts as many as 300 malls out of 1,100 may not even exist in seven years. this is what the death of a mall looks like up close. the lane hills new jersey mall was once a vibrant shopping center. now it's set to be demolished. toys "r" us across the way was one of the last stores standing. now it's one of the 180 that's

set to be closing this year. >> in the age of e-commerce, you have to give consumers a reason to come to your mall, to come to your store. >> reporter: one major reason, the amazon effect with $178 billion in net sales, the company has revolutionized the company has revolutionized the way consumers shop online. >> a lot of people say malls are dead. you say? >> i don't believe that. i don't want to believe that on a personal level, of course, but i also don't believe it. >> reporter: for lycoming to survive, miller says it must become a center of community, not just a shopping destination. >> you need to do something that draws the people out. >> reporter: and then hopefully their pocketbooks. michelle miller, cbs news, pennsdale, pennsylvania. coming up on "cbs this

morning," a new warning from the justice department on so-called sanctuary cities that protect illegal immigrants. jeff pegues has more on the growing battle. plus there are growing calls to combat the delivery of illegal opioids by international mail. tony dokoupil talked to ohio senator rob portman about what author ed to do to keep dokoupil terview as we count down to the grammys. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm a rie green. rie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

we are getting this morning started as we look at the golden gate bridge. definitely a wet commute. an interesting situation on the bay bridge this morning, as

well. good morning, it is thursday, january 25th, i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. i ran into that interesting situation. >> you and a bunch of our staff. >> easy commute, huh? >> it was not. [ laughter ] >> the weather, we have to talk about some scattered showers that are still out there. right now, it's looking clear at coit tower. we are going to have those high clouds and yes, scattered showers in your forecast throughout the day. thunderstorms possible this afternoon. and the snowfall. it's still coming and the winds are high. i'll explain it all in just a bit. so what's up with the interesting situation, jaclyn? >> well, we had quite the spectacular light show over at the bay bridge this morning. a car fire at one point had all lanes closed and that was on the upper deck approaching treasure island. since then it's been put out and now we are seeing lanes are open and traffic is flowing smoothly across the