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captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, february 8th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." today the senate is expected to vote on a bipartisan budget deal that would avert tonight's government shutdown, but its fate in the white house is still not certain. a top aide to president trump resigns following and the day before the winter olympics opening ceremony, north korea holds a military parade. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news
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headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, today the senate is expected to pass and send to the house a bipartisan budget deal to keep the government operating past midnight. the agreement lifts strict budget caps on defense and domestic spending and raises the debt ceiling. president trump is on board but the agreement in the house is still up in the air. hena doba is here in new york. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. while the senate is set to move forward two in the house are saying not so fast. the senate is expected to vote on and pass a budget compromise today, hammered out by leadership on both sides of the aisle. >> no one suggests it's perfect, but we worked on acquired ground. >> it is required, sometimes painful for both sides. >> the crux of the deal raises federal budget caps for two years almost equally on defense and domestic spending. president trump hailed the news,
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tweeting in part, the budget agreement today is so important for our great military. it ends the dangerous sequester and gives secretary mattis what he needs to keep america great. two groups in the house, though, may prove to be a roadblock. house minority leader nancy pelosi spoke for more than eight hours. the longest continuous speech on the house floor in well over a century. she and some of the democrats say without a confirmation from speaker paul ryan to put the daca immigration issue to a vote, they won't support the bill. >> what are you afraid of? give us a vote. let the house work its will. >> and conservative republicans worry it's fiscally irresponsible. >> they're selling out our kids and grandkids by making them suffer under the burden of tens of trillions of dollars in debt that they cannot possibly pay. >> the senate deal also funds the government itself for just six more weeks.
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that's another stopgap measure, though, since if after that time the lawmakers can't agree on a long-term deal, the government could face another shutdown. the deal also earmarks $90 billion for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires, $20 billion for infrastructure, and $6 billion for the opioid crisis. anne-marie? >> hena doba here in new york. thank you, hena. while nancy pelosi was trying to force a vote to protect young immigrants, daca supporters demonstrated inside the capital. >> we must love and support each other! >> some 200 daca activists chanted and held signs in the rotunda. several were arrested by capitol hill police. at the other end of pennsylvania avenue one of president trump's top aides resigned following allegations of domestic abuse. rob porter says the allegations are outrageous and simply false. major garrett has details. >> at first the white house aggressively defended staff
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secretary rob porter. chief of staff john kelly called him a man of true integrity and honor. press secretary sarah sanders said he has been effective and has retained full confidence of the president. but as the day went on that detail collapsed as documents and pictures emerged pictures depicting physical and verbal abuse by his ex-wives. willoughby said porter punched the glass on the front door. i called police, she wrote. i was afraid he would break in. willoughby wrote on instagram in april, just after our one-year anniversary, he pull med naked and dripped from the shower to yell at me. when i tried to get help i was counseled to consider carefully that what i said might affect his career, and so i kept my mouth shut and stayed. >> is he going to be leaving the white house any time soon? >> he is going to be leaving the white house. it won't be immediate, but he is
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resigning from the white house, but he's going to stay on to ensure that there's a smooth transition. >> porter called the allegations outrageous and simply false. as staff secretary, porter once of president trump's closest aides, acting as the conduit for all written information given to mr. trump. before working at the white house, porter was chief of staff to utah republican senator orrin hatch. >> if i could find more people like him, i think that's how good he is. >> the fbi informed the white house in november about the domestic abuse allegations against porter. the fear in such case is that any damaging information like that might be used as blackmail. the white house would not say if porter ever transitioned from the interim security clearance he was given when he first arrived at the white house to a full security clearance. major garrett, cbs news, the white house. well, the fbi says it has found no evidence to indicate a u.s. border patrol agent who died last november was attacked
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or involved in a scuffle, but the investigation is not over. rogelio martinez died from his injuries that he sustained while he and his partner were investigating activity along the texas/mexican border. the fbi conducted more than 650 interviews but found no definitive evidence of an attack. his partner who suffered head injuries says that he doesn't remember what happened. and in a not very subtle attempt to steal some of the thunder from tomorrow's olympics opening ceremony in south korea, today north korea held a massive military parade. north korea said the parade and rally marks the 70th anniversary of its military. a south korean official said tens of thousands of people either participated or watched the parade. the winter olympic competition is under way today. north korea is sending a delegation of 400 to the olympics in south korea. a cheerleading squad arrived
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at the olympic village yesterday. there are also musicians, singers, and 22 athletes who will compete. and kim jong-un's younger sister will attend the opening ceremonies friday. the south korean president plans to meet with her. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll hear from the parents of five victims of former olympic doctor larry nassar. they believe organizations failed to protect their children. but next on the "morning news," cadets in crisis. an elite military school faces an increase in sexual assault. and major trade. seahawks russell wilson fulfills a lifelong baseball dream. this is the "cbs morning news." ng news." stes only remove surface stains, colgate optic white high impact white is different. it has hydrogen peroxide, to whiten four shades for a visibly whiter smile. trust your smile to colgate optic white. the mountain like i used to. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib,
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♪ rising up to paradise i know i'm going to shine ♪ >> barlow began co-writing songs in 1971 with grateful dead founding member bob weir. he was also an advocate for an independent internet and a co-founder for freedom of the press foundation. barlow died ins he sleep yesterday at the age of 70. "the seattle times" says seahawks quarterback russell wilson is now a new york yankee after he was traded by the texas rangers. wilson wanted to fulfill a childhood dream of being a member of the yankees. he has no plans to give up football though. wilson was a minor league infielder with the colorado rockies organization in 2010/2011. he's expected to make an appearance with the yankees during spring training. >> and "the boston globe" reports a massachusetts couple keeps getting mysterious packages from amazon they didn't order. they say the first package arrived in october and they have continued to receive one or two a week.
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. amazon is launching free two-hour delivery from whole foods today in neighborhoods in four cities. the service is available to amazon prien customers in austin, cincinnati, dallas, and daytona beach. they'll be able to order produce, meat, seafood, and other items, but not everything that's in the store. amazon bought whole foods last year for almost $14 billion. on the "cbs moneywatch," big losses at tesla, and a doughnut maker is going green. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. stocks on wall street zig-zagged for most of the session yesterday. energy and tech shares were the most heavily traded. apple fell over 2%.
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taking a look at the broader market, the dow lost 19 points, the s&p dropped 13 and nasdaq dropped nearly 64 points. tesla lost nearly $64 million in the fourth quarter. the electric car company lost $2 billion and never made a profit since they went public in 2010. ceo elon musk says the production of mass market model tesla 3 is improved but wouldn't say if it would meet its goal of 10,000 tesla cars sometime this week. pro proctor & gamble is closing its plant in kansas city. 280 people worked there producing hand and dishwashing detergents. 500 workers in iowa city will be affected. they've closed a dozen u.s. factories as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts.
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and in san francisco, a trial. uber is accused of trading secrets from google's self-driving care company waymo. travis kalanick testified for the second day. waymo alleges that kalanick teemed up with former google engineer andrew levandowski to steal the technology. levandowski left waymo and started his own firm, which was bought by uber. harley-davidson is recalling nearly 75,000 motorcycles because the brakes might fail. harley says break control units can stick if the brake fluid isn't changed every two years as described in the man wall. if you plan to do dunking with your doughnuts, it is going to be done in plastic cups. it's part of their efforts to go green. foam cups have been criticized for year as having a harmful impact on the environment. >> well, when you consider
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probably the millions of cups of coffee dunkin' donuts chains around the country and probably beyond also sell, this could really have a positive impact, right? >> it could. another move i like that they do is sometimes if you buy that big plastic cup, you get free refills on it. that's another way you can bring in that cup or bring in your own cup to help the environmental efforts. >> yeah. reduce, reuse, recycle. >> exactly. >> diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> all right, thank you. still ahead, asleep at the wheel. shocking new information about the dangers of drowsy driving. the dangers of drowsy driving. trust #1 doctor recommended dulcolax. use dulcolax tablets for gentle dependable relief. suppositories for relief in minutes. and dulcoease for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax. designed for dependable relief.
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i'm taking my time for the next three or four years. [ applause ] high school wide receiver jacob copeland would have made others happy but not his mom. earlier in the day copeland announced he would play for the florida gators. his mom wearing an alabama sweater and university of tennessee hat stormed off after he picked florida. she came back, though, and gave her son a big hug. there's some alarming new information about car accidents in the u.s. a new study finds that drowsy driving is causing many more crashes than previously thought. kris van cleave has the story now. >> reporter: this dash cam video shows what can happen if there's a tired driver at the wheel. the car drifts and hits another car.
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no one was hurt but drowsy driving can have deadly consequences. jennifer pearce finds it difficult to look at pictures of her little sister nicole. ten years ago she was returning from a ski trip with her friends. everyone fell asleep including the driver who drifted and slammed into a tree. >> none of us made it to the hospital to say good-bye. it never dawned on me we would lose her. >> reporter: they put drowsiness as a factor in 1% to 2% of accidents, but a new study by aaa finds that number is much higher. researchers determined nearly 10% of crashes can be blamed on drowsy driving. >> one in ten. >> one in ten. >> that's a lot of crashes. >> definitely. i think that really underscores the significance of this safety concern on the road. >> reporter: aaa's willie horry says getting only a few hours of
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sleep at night can have similar consequences as drunk driving. >> you might have sluggish responses, you might not be able to keep the vehicle in your lane as well as you should. >> for ten years we've had to deal with her loss, and not just the loss of who she was at 18 but the loss of many years and who she would have become. >> reporter: pearce hopes her sister's story will help drivers get the sleep they need before getting behind the wheel. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. coming up on "cbs this morning," the battle brewing in california over coffee. why some say it should come with a cancer warning. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." hello, aloe.
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our top stories this morning. the senate is expected to vote on and pass a bipartisan budget deal today. it raises the budget caps on defense and domestic spending for two years. president trump called the agreement important for the military. passage in the house is less certain though. the government runs out of money at midnight tonight. and one of president trump's top aides is out. rob porter resigned following allegations of domestic abuse leveled by his two former wives. porter called the accusations outrageous. the ex-wives allege physical, verbal, and emotional abuse. the white house knew of the allegations but defended porter until detailed allegations emerged.
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a new program provides hospital care for patients in their home. as dr. jon lapook reports, it's one way to cut costs. >> reporter: dr. david levine and nurse kim tierney of brigham women's hospital are making a house call, treating this woman for pneumonia in her living room right next to husband augie and dog max. she's enrolled in an innovative program. instead of staying in the hospital, patients are sent to their homes for treatment following an e.r. treatment. one goal, control costs without sacrificing quality. at first she was skeptical. >> you're old school. you're sick, you go to the hospital. you stay there. you don't go home. you don't have the doctor come to the house anymore. >> reporter: there are daily visits and remote monitoring from a skin patch. >> it monitors all my vital signs directly to the doctor. >> for example, this patient's
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heart rate, 76, breathing 30, and has taken 30 steps this morning. >> reporter: they have the same level and quality of care as those at the hospital and at about half the cost. doctors ordered far fewer blood tests and scans. >> by moving people to their home, we're automatically able to customize a lot of what they need and tailor it to them, and that's part of where we see a lot of the cost savings. >> reporter: home patients walk ten times faster at home than at the hospital. >> i think that's why i healed so fast, because i wasn't just lying. >> we believe because patients are moving more at home, that they're going to be able to preserve their strength and end up better off afterward. >> it looks like the home patients do better after discharge. new data shows fewer readmissions to the hospital at 30 days, and there may be other benefits beyond the cost savings. better sleep and less chance of catching something from a hospital patient just a curtain away. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new
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york. coming up on "cbs this morning," new arrests in an international parental kidnapping case. we'll hear from a father of a boy who was taken by his mother nearly five years ago. plus there's a battle brewing in california over coffee. some say it should come with a cancer warning. and in our series "a more perfect union," a former convict who was once homeless tells us about a program where he started to provide sandwiches to impeachment in need. 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 ises i
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jaclyn in the house. how are you doing? >> we have your back, kenny. >> we have three here. yeah, we're good. [ laughter ] >> we got this guy. >> let's do it. >> let's show you what's going on outside. another clear day out there. a little patchy fog showing up in some areas. the high pressure has been bringing us warm weather. it's weakening. we are still on our 14th day of no rain in san francisco. temperatures today 10 to 15 degrees above average. we'll be cooling down this weekend. more coming up. good morning, everyone. right now, we are tracking a few slowdowns heading out of tracy, the usual speeds, in the yellow. and then approaching first street, we have an accident, it's not blocking lanes but you may see some flashing lights. speeds are at the limit as you
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