disabilities. disabilities. >> really, captioning funded by cbs disabilities. >> really, captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, february 7th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." congress is working on spending deals as a government shutdown looms, and president trump pushes for a crackdown on illegal immigration. >> i'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken care of. we have to strengthen our borders not by a little bit, but by a lot. >> president trump requests a military parade complete with soldiers marching and tanks rolling.

casino mogul steve wynn is out after multiple reports of assault complaints. and the falcon heavy roars into space and makes history. 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. in washington this morning there appears to be progress on avoiding another government shutdown. working against a thursday night deadline, the house passed a short-term budget deal last night, and senate leaders say that they are close to a long-term agreement, but neither deal addresses immigration reform, and president trump is not happy. hena doba is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. there's plenty of optimism on capitol hill that a deal is close. over at the white house, though, the president says if immigration isn't properly dealt with, a shutdown might actually

be helpful. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle believe they can and will avoid another government shutdown before thursday's deadline for a budget. a deal could come as soon as today despite the curveball president trump threw at negotiations yesterday. >> if we don't change it, let's have a shutdown. we'll do a shutdown, and it's worth it for our country. i'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken care of. >> the president during a white house meeting on the violent ms-13 gang was calling for a more stringent immigration policy. lawmakers trying to avoid a second shutdown this year seemed to push past mr. trump's comments. >> he's the only guy that finds anything good in a shutdown, so that's not helpful. our goal is not to play mother may i with him. >> a government shutdown is never the answer. i don't believe we're in any danger of having another government shutdown. >> senate leaders from both

parti parties met yesterday and were optimistic that a deal could be imminent. both sides suggested they were close on terms that would raise spending limits on the military and domestic programs. >> i think we're on the way to getting an agreement and on the way to getting an agreement very soon. >> earlier in the day the house voted to pass a short-term government spending bill that would begin next month. and negotiations on the budget are also tied closely to negotiations on daca and immigration. senator john mccain and christopher kuntz are expected to introduce a bipartisan plan next week that would exchange funds for border security funding but not a wall. the white house on monday rejected that plan. anne-marie. >> hena doba in new york. thank you very much, hena. vice president mike pence said the u.s. is ready to get tough with north korea ahead of the olympics. pence is in japan.

he said the u.s. will roll out the toughest sanctions against north korea yet. pence went on to say the u.s. will continue to isolate north korea until it abandons its nuclear programs once and for all. mike pence will be leading the openi openi opening ceremonies. inspired by france's bastille day, trump wants to put on a lavish military parade of his own. the president said he wanted a military parade down pennsylvania avenue grander than the one he saw in paris. the pentagon says it's looking at options. the u.s. does not traditionally put on military displays of power. those are more common in authoritarian countries like china and north korea. las vegas casino mogul steve wynn is out. as chairman and ceo of wynn resorts. he resigned amid sexual allegations of misconduct. a number of women say he

harassed and assaulted them, something wynn denies. wynn said an avalanche of negative publicity has created a rush to judgment and that he cannot continue to be effective in his current role. a former u.s. olympics gymnastics coach faces a criminal investigation. last month john geddert was suspended by the u.s. athletics. the sheriff said there have been complaints against geddert but there have not been details provided. he worked with larry nassar who has been sentenced for molesting female gymnasts. at overseas a quake struck and four were killed. the magnitude 6.8 quake hit. at least four buildings including a hotel collapsed. roads buckled and power was knocked out. rescue crews are searching the

ruins for a missing 420 people. another 125 were injured. en> back in this country reinstated against the engineer of the ak tram train that jumped the tracks in philadelphia back in 2015. eight people were killed and 200 others were injured. the washington-to-new york train was going around the curve at nearly twice the speed limit. charges against brandon bostian have been dismissed twice. but a judge yesterday ruled evidence at a hearing was strong enough to warrant a trial. and no one was injured when one of amtrak's acela express trains came apart. two cars separated northeast of baltimore yesterday. kris van cleave has details. >> reporter: federal investigators are investigating why two cars on this acela amg track train separated north of

baltimore. sources say the d.c. to boston train was traveled at more than 124 miles an hour moments before the separation. amtrak said 52 passengers were on board. they were put on another train. there were no injuries. this picture shoes an area where passengers can cross between two cars. >> if someone were to have potentially been passing between two cars from one to the other, they could have fallen through that separation. >> i certainly would like to see a top-to-bottom examination. that may well have to include a safety standdown. everything comes to a stop, staff is focused an refocussed on safety processes and safety management systems. >> reporter: this incident comes days after a sill a very star train derailed outside of columbia, south carolina. last week a charter train carrying republican lawmakers hit a garbage truck, killing one and injured six.

and in december this train was going twice the speed limit around a curve when it killed three. ntsb chairman roberts sumwalt. >> i think it's very important that we have to look at each of these accidents in isolation to be able to determine if there are systemic issues. >> reporter: amtrak said it is investigating and will inspect all 20 of its acela train sets. those trains have a pretty good safety record but are slated to be retired by 2022. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. coming up on the "morning news," fema controversy. why millions of emergency meals never made it to hurricane victims in puerto rico. and an eagles quarterback is celebrating more than just their super bowl win. this is the "cbs morning news." just their super bowl win. this is the "cbs morning news." it changed my life. but i'm a survivor. after my heart attack, my doctor prescribed brilinta. it's for people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack. brilinta is taken with a low-dose aspirin. no more than 100 milligrams as it affects how well brilinta works.

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in california has undergone breakthrough gene editing. there's also been no safety issues from the first man's treatment three months ago. in november a 44-year-old phoenix man became the first to have gene editing done inside the body for a metabolic disease. doctors say he's doing well. a second man underwent the procedure last month for the same disease. metro montreal reports canadian prime minister justin trudeau is facing backlash after he suggested a woman use "peoplekind. "the woman asked a question during a town hall meeting last week. >> maternal love is the love that's going to change the future of mankind. >> we like to say peoplekind, not necessarily mankind. >> there we go, exactly. >> it's more inclusive. >> well, the audience applauded true dow, but conservative commentators in the u.s. have criticized his political

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girl scouts to rename a bridge in honor of their founder. as mark strassmann reports, they're using cookies to get their message across. >> reporter: ariella anessesan, a sixth grade girl scout, put the squeeze on representative brooks coleman. inside the georgia statehouse, more than 400 little lobbyists, girl scouts across georgia, roamed the hallways of power looking for supporters. >> at issue is this bridge in savannah, georgia, that was named after governor george tallmadge, a white sue prem seventy.

girl scouts here want lawmakers to name it instead for juliet gordon lowe. this savannah native founded the group in 1912 and was a bridge builder. the girl scouts were open to all of america and became integrated decades before much of the country. the lobbyists even gave out bribes, girl scout cookies. >> have you heard any lawmakers say no? >> yes. they're saying no straight up like, no, you can't do this, you just can't do that. >> what do you say to them? >> still, it's no is not a boundary. i can reach the sky, and if you say no, that just wants me to try harder. >> i signed the legislation and i will vote for it. >> thank you for your support. >> thank you so much. >> and with lobbyists this cute, it's almost not a fair fight. >> no, it's not a fair fight. i think any dad or granddaddy, it's hard to turn down your daughters and your granddaughters. >> reporter: girl scouts formed

a political pact as in precious and convincing. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. comings up on "cbs this morning" ben tracy is in pyeongchang, south korea, where there's talk of a potential meeting between u.s. and officials. plus, we'll show you a new program to save and serve unused banquet food and serve it to the hungry. and gayle talks with grammy-winning artist chance the rapper about his open mike project for high school students. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

i'm kenny choi. and i'm michelle griego. all right. let's get a live look outside at the beautiful bay bridge. nice conditions out there. good morning, it is wednesday, february 7th. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. let say good morning to jaclyn

and neda. how is everyone doing? >> great. >> a little under the weather? >> i am. [ laughter ] >> i'll get through it but i'm soldiering on. >> you can do it. >> and the warm weather will make you feel better. >> good. >> we'll have that again. [ laughter ] >> i know it's probably not a shocker anymore to hear this but we have had several days of dry weather in a row of no rain for san francisco, we'll be about 20 degrees above average today so it will be warmer than yesterday and we are going to stay warm throughout this week. but we have a change in our forecast. that's coming up. all right. good morning. looking forward to that change. we are tracking speeds in the green for drivers heading along 580, a few minor slowdowns westbound. 23 minutes between 205 and 680. cones in the road through oakland along 880 southbound. caltrans has