good morning to our viewers in the west. it's thursday, march 1st, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." big changes at the white house. the president's longest-serving aide, hope hicks, joins more than 20 other white house officials who have stepped down. it comes a day after she admitted to members of congress she told white lies on the president's >> president trump tells republicans during a live television event that they're afraid of the nra and says we have to act against gun violence. and cbs cameras followed four student activists who have been leading a movement for change after the florida shooting. >> a california man is charged with sexually assaulting women while posing as a ride share

driver. see what uber and lyft are doing to protect customer. >> plus, we go inside the lab, where researchers believe they're close to developing a vaccine that could stop the flu forever. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> this looks to me like more evidence of a white house in disarray. >> the white house loses its fourth communications director. >> hope hicks turning in her resignation a day after she testified in a marathon session before the house intelligence committee. >> in a meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, the president seemed to embrace many gun control measures long decried by republicans and the nra. >> fellas, we got to do something. they have great power over you people. they lost power over me. >> the students at stoneman douglas high are back for another half day of class today. >> the school will never be normal again. >> major retailers are making

changes to their firearms policy. >> walmart will no longer sell guns to anybody under 21. >> making people wait doesn't solve psychosis. >> a high school teacher faces four felony charges. >> we thank god nobody got hurt. >> the nickname of the beast from east, causing havoc across many parts of europe. >> all that -- >> a pilot gave a show for two spectators. >> that is awesome. >> and all that matters. >> this is you and hope hicks. she told congressional investigators that she sometimes tells white lies for donald trump. can you -- you worked for her. do you know what the lies were? >> i would suspect the first big one might be about -- but i don't want to go into it. >> nine hours. here's a photo of her leaving the proceedings. i mean, she doesn't look bothered at all. that look on her face says, maybe i lied order maybe it's maybelline.

>> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota, let's go places. >> that picture looked like it could be an ad for something. >> very professional side-eye. >> that's right. welcome to "cbs this morning." norah o'donnell is on assignment so we're happy to say alex wagner is joining us at the table. >> good to be here, gayle. >> there's an opening at the white house. president trump faces a new round of staff turmoil after his longest serving aide revealed she will leave her job in the next few weeks. the departure of white house communications director hope hicks was announced one day after she testified to a house committee investigating russia election meddling. >> hope hicks joins a list of more than 20 officials to part ways with the trump administration. she started working for the president before he ran for office. hicks is also close to his daughter ivanka and son-in-law jared kushner.

>> sources tell cbs news her exit is seen as a win for the president's chief of staff, john kelly. "face the nation" moderator margaret brennan is at the white house. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. while this was tough news for hope hicks to break to the staff yesterday after being right by donald trump's side for three years now. but the white house said she had been coplanning to depart for months and she wants to take a job outside of government. >> get up here, hope. the legendary hope hicks. >> reporter: hope hicks took an unlikely path to power. and now maintains a direct line to the president of the united states. >> so no comment at all? >> reporter: on tuesday, she spent nine hours testifying before the house intelligence committee, which is investigating russian interference in the 2016 election. during her testimony, she said that she never lied about russia but her role did require her to tell white lies.

reporting that it missed the president but did not play a role in her exit. special counsel robert mueller is probing hicks' role in helping to draft a misleading statement on behalf of donald trump jr., regarding a meeting at trump tower between campaign officials and russian nationals. earlier this month, news of her relationship with former white house staff secretary rob porter also became public. porter resigned after it was disclosed that his fbi background check had revealed domestic abuse allegations. hicks had helped craft the white house's defense of him when the news broke. the combination of all of that tension and chief of staff john kelly's tightening of the reins took a toll on hick, who has stuck by the president's side during the rockiest spots on the campaign trail and since inauguration. >> i said what do you know about politics? she said absolutely nothing. >> she knew nothing. and she was there the first day. and she was fantastic.

>> thank you, donald trump. >> reporter: their relationship is close. she was one of the first people the president informed of his intent to run for office. in a statement yesterday, the president said, quote, i will miss having her by my side. and i am sure that we will work together again in the future. now, the current deputy head of communications is the leading candidate to replace hope hicks, but no date for her own departure or selection of her replacement has officially been made, john. >> that's right, and no one will have the kind of close relationship with president trump that hope had. margaret, it's being talked about as a win for the chief of staff who's been trying to bring more order to the white house. why is that the case? >> well, according to my colleague, major garrett's reporting, that win idea has to do with the fact as you say hope hicks is so close to daughter ivanka trump and son-in-law jared kushner. and because of that familial relationship, it has been hard for them to really fall in line

with that overall restructuring that chief of staff john kelly has put in place. are they staff members? are they family members? the line is, by definition, blurred here. also hope hicks put together that statement in the wake of rob porter's -- the scandal about his departure and it put chief of staff john kelly in the place look like he was defending him, something he then later had to moderate, given that the allegations do appear to be credible. >> and just quickly there have been a lot of departures from the white house. this is another one. >> you're right. there have been about 2 dozen. some of this is just simply burnout at the end of the first year of the administration. that's typical. some of it has to do with other reasons. but in those cases like rob porter, those scandals, those self-inflicted issues, have become, frankly, a distraction for the president's agenda. >> margaret, thanks. president trump is now publicly demanding stricter gun

control in a break with the nra and fell grow republicans. the president met with lawmakers at the white house yesterday and told them he'd even support bypassing due process to take guns from the mentally ill. paula reid is at the white house with the surprising remarks from the president. paula, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the central theme of the president's agenda was strengthening background checks for folks trying to purchase weapons. he brought that up about a dozen times in that meeting with lawmakers. but he says no matter what action is actually taken, he just wants to quickly end the nonsense of mass shootings. >> we have to act. we can't wait and play games and nothing gets done. >> reporter: president trump stunned lawmakers on both sides of the aisle wednesday with his overarching demand for gun control. >> take the firearms first and then go to court. >> reporter: after vice president mike pence suggested court procedures for removing guns from dangerous people, trump caught him and many in the room off guard by seeming to

dismiss due process. >> i like taking the guns early. you can do exactly what you're saying but take the guns first, go through due process second. >> reporter: president trump also reiterated his support for raising the age limit to purchase some weapons. >> it doesn't make sense that i have to wait until i'm 21 to get a handgun but i can get this weapon at 18. i don't know. i was just curious as to what you did in your bill. you don't address it. >> we didn't address it, mr. president. >> you know why, because you're afraid of the nra, right? >> my reservation about it frankly is the vast majority of 18-year-olds, 19-year-olds and 20-year-olds in pennsylvania who have a rifle or a shotgun, they're not a threat to anyone. >> reporter: typically an ally of the nra, mr. trump says he's willing to act without the group's support. >> i think you underestimate the power of the gun lobby. >> they have great power over you people. they have less power over me. >> reporter: the president did stop short of supporting a ban on assault weapons, but some are skeptical he will follow through on his demand for action. >> i think it's just as likely

that the white house personnel will be up here in the next few days doing the nra's bidding, but the president certainly committed himself to things that, if he puts his full weight behind it, can get done. >> reporter: the nra is calling the president's proposal bad policy. but the president says if a bill it. although some critics note he was equally bullish on daca and nothing was ever passed. >> the president tweeted again yesterday about his attorney general calling jeff sessions disgraceful for asking the inspector general to look into the fisa process. what has been the reaction to that latest salvo over at the justice department? >> since the attorney general recused himself from the russia investigation, the president has publicly criticized his attorney general and the justice department. the attorney general does not tend to respond to this in anyway and this dynamic has actually become something that special counsel robert mueller is looking into as part of his inquiry into obstruction of justice. but yesterday the attorney

general really surprised a lot of us. he pushed back with a public statement. sort of suggesting that the president was ignorant of the investigative process and saying he will continue to serve as attorney general with dignity and honor. >> thanks, paula. >> yes there were reports he called the attorney general mr. magoo behind the scenes. that's got to be tough. it's interesting to see how this white house operates. >> it is not normal to have passive aggressive competing statements. they have phones. they can call each other. >> publicly. >> it is unprecedented as many things are. >> it's a word we use a lot. this morning, students returned to marjory stoneman douglas high school for a second day of modified classes. about 95% were back on campus yesterday, two weeks after that horrible deadly shooting. they're accompanied by more than 200 police officers, about 150 grief counselors and 40 therapy dogs. adriana diaz is in parkland, florida, with what the students faced. adriana, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the school day started yesterday with the pledge of allegiance.

then a 17-second moment of silence honoring the victims. one student told us the principal went over the p.a. system and said "we are eagle strong. today, we reclaim the nest." stoneman douglas students walked out of the red gates just before noon wednesday. marking the end of a difficult first day back. hours earlier, 15-year-old freshman isabella -- >> a lot of people were earlier -- >> reporter: and her parents prepared for the emotional day ahead. >> i love you. >> reporter: and made the five-minute drive to school. >> when do you think things will go back to normal for you? >> what's normal? i don't know what that is. >> reporter: the armed police officers reminded isabella of that day two weeks ago. >> what it looks like -- >> reporter: while some students gave officers high fives, others felt uneasy by the tightened security. >> everywhere you look is a police officer or, like, a service dog and it's just

uncomfortable. >> reporter: to help comfort students, 150 counselors and more than 40 therapy dogs were on hand. we followed isabella's mother -- >> bye, sweetie. >> reporter: as she picked her up from school. >> it was good to be in class again. >> reporter: her classmate martin duque died in the shooting. >> the teacher moved around the desk but still seeing his empty desk really, really hurt. >> i'm emotional every second. >> reporter: andrew pollock who lost his daughter meadow was also at the school wednesday. he says the students' return offered relief. >> she knew how to get what she wanted. she was a very powerful strong woman. no one should go through this, what i got to go through. but that's what empowers me to try and fix this. we need to make it so when the kid goes to school, they're safe. >> reporter: you're a man on a mission. >> that's what happens when they murder your kid. there's nothing that can stop me right now. >> reporter: the super intendant said that 15 students and 4

teachers have asked about transferring. the school returns to a full day schedule next week. teachers told us they're not worried about academics. they're letting students talk and play games to let them heal. >> in our next hour, we will take you inside the never again movement launched after the florida school shooting. ahead, we'll hear from students who turned the stoneman douglas high tragedy into a movement for change across the country. classes are canceled at a north georgia high school this morning after police arrested a teacher for firing a gun inside his classroom. jesse randal davidson faces six charge including making terroristic threats and aggravated assault. jericka duncan is following the investigation as the nation debates whether to arm teachers. >> reporter: the principal describes davidson as an excellent teacher who was fit to be at work. but during yesterday's incident, he said davidson was behaving strangely before firing his handgun. around 11:30 wednesday morning,

jesse randal davidson reportedly locked the door to his social studies classroom and refused to let anybody in, including his students. >> he slammed the door before i could open it and said don't come in here, i have a gun. >> reporter: principal steve bartoo said davidson was making nonsensical noises. he ordered the high school to lockdown. >> it was shortly after that i heard a gunshot. >> reporter: the bullet went through a classroom window. nobody was hit. but a student twisted her ankle running away. police say the school's resource officer persuaded the 53-year-old teacher to surrender. >> very, very proud of this officer and everything that he did to surrender this horrible situation. >> reporter: in 2016, davidson went to police to confess to having someone killed. he also said he was on several different medications for depression and was thinking about hurting himself. police could not verify his

claims and sent him to a hospital. and last year, davidson went missing at school, but he was later found wandering about a mile away. >> i was scared, very scared. >> reporter: anne marie jacobs' daughter emma, a junior at dalton, sent her these text messages saying a teacher was freaking out, yelling. she still agrees with president trump that teachers should carry firearms to help stop school shootings. >> but of course, in return, there needs to be background checks and just maybe some evaluations for the teachers to see if they're stable enough. >> reporter: police and school officials praise teachers for quickly getting those students out of harm's way. although classes at dalton high school have been canceled today. counselors and social workers will be on hand for any student who needs them. >> there's a lot of them were shaken up by it. >> yes, very troubling. >> thank you, juericka.

the u.s. accusing russia for failing to upheld a cease-fire agreement in syria. aid groups are standing by in humanitarian corridors to help injured evacuees but so far those victims have stayed away. seth donnan is doane is at one crossing points. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is one of four humanitarian corridors that have been set up here to allow civilians in rebel-held besieged eastern ghouta, which is just in that direction, to come here and to government-held territory. you can see there are ambulances lined up here. there are also buses to help evacuate people. but this is day number three and, as you can see, these humanitarian corridors, this one here is empty. and both sides are blaming the other. the government is saying that rebels inside eastern ghouta have held hostage some civilians

there. and also that the rebels are bombing, are targeting these humanitarian crossings. the rebels, on the other hand, are accusing the government of making it def cut for them to cross. they say they worry activists inside worry that they will be arrested once they make it here. it is impossible for us to cross into eastern ghouta, so we reached out to one doctor by telephone to ask him what it was like working there. what is most difficult for you? >> everything is most difficult. i don't have any medicine. i cannot evacuate the patient to icu. >> reporter: dr. sakhr told us his hospital has been bombed and since then he has been performing, doing surgeries under ground. we asked him why he stays. >> i want freedom in my home. i don't want to go out, go out,

go where? it's my home. >> reporter: meanwhile, aid agencies are lined up on this side, the government-held side. they say they're ready to go. but these five-hour long humanitarian pauses are simply not long enough to be effective. alex. >> seth doane in syria with some incredible reporting, thank you. police say a california man posed as a ride share driver to prey on female passengers. ahead, how to stay safe when using

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barche placed bans. david is a former agent who works with the gifford's law center to prevent gun violence. where do you think the tipping point is? >> i think it's the minute these kids started speaking out and they're absolutely frustrated that their parents, adults, and country hasn't taken care of them. >> walmart's and dick's has joined others in standing against the nra. but it's still not hard. >> people get a lot of pleasure out of shooting these things and they have an excellent self-defense value. >> reporter: he works for a gun shop in warrenton, virginia, and he's seen an increase in demand for assault-style rifles. >> whenever they feel like thei go away, it's like, i'd better get in and do it now before it's gone very another gun store manager told us his store has seen a three-fold increase in

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people are being as we speak being vaccinated with this vaccine, and that is the first step in getting it approved. >> how long do you think before we see phase two or phase three? >> i think it should be faster than ten years. >> reporter: ten years may seem like a long time, but it takes understands why the flu is unique compared to other viruses like measles or mumps. >> the virus is changing constantly, which is why we have to get a new vaccine every year, but there are parts of the virus which are staying constant. >> reporter: think of the influenza virus as coated with little mushrooms each with a head and a stem. the current vaccines only target the head but that's the part that easily changes or mutates into different strains making vaccines challenging. the stems are relatively the same. therein lies the holy grail. target the unchanging part.

>> this is an idea that was developed on the bench in clinical trials. >> reporter: florian cramer is leading the clinical charge in humans. >> they're going into manufacturing and then can be used in human clinical trials. >> reporter: they're also using chicken eggs to grow their vaccine. >> the difference what you would buy in a supermarket is just that they have an embryo in them. >> reporter: it's a method of vaccine development that's been in place for over 70 years. the eggs are injected. >> how many dose acts of vaccine can you get from one ago? >> typically i one to three very with at least 97 pediatric deaths, this year is the worst in a decade. >> do you see a change in the pandemics and epidemics this year are driving the research?

>> unfortunately it is worse than what we have seen over the last ten years almost. clearly this is more motivation and we really want to try to find a vaccine which eliminates thisdy cease. >> this severe flu vaccine has lent urgency to a one-and-done shot. while the national institutes of health is funding mt. sinai work, some believe we could see a new flu vaccine within less than five years. >> i like in the piece when you said ten years seems like a long time. yes, it does. when you put it in perspective, not so long. >> science moves at a slow pace, but with funding i hope it gets there quicker. coming up next, a look at this morning's other headlines including the latest tragedy. why thei

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♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it's thursday, march 1st, 2018. welcome back to "cbs this morning." ahead a behind the scenes look at stoneman douglas high school students starting a movement to stop gun violence and country great reba mcentire will be in studio to unveil the nominees. president trump faces turmoil after his longest serving aide reveals she will leave in the next few weeks. >> hope hicks after being by donald trump's side for three years. # >> the central theme of the president's agenda was strengthening background checks. he brought that up about a dozen times in the meeting with lawmakers. the school day started with

a 17-second moment of silence honoring the victims. the principal went over the p.a. system and said we are eagle strong and today we reclaim the nest. >> dalton's high school principal says davidson was behaving strangely before firing his handgun. walmart says in light of recent events it's also going to remove any items from its website that resembles assault-style rifles that include airsoft guns and toys. yesterday china banned the letter "n" from its internet. yeah. they banned the letter "n" from the internet. yeah. or as china is now called chia. get by with that now. i don't understand that one. that's a true story. i'm john dickerson with gayle king and alex wagner. norah is on assignment for "60 minutes." we're happy you're here. >> glad to be here. >> president trump a man who demands loyalty, is losing his longest serving and perhaps most

trusted white house aide. hope hicks is resigning as communications director to pursue opportunities outside the government. she announced her decision to leave one day after testifying for nine hours to the house intelligence committee which is investigating russian interference into the last election. >> sources say that hicks admitted telling white lies for president trump, but never about russia she says. hicks is one of more than 20 staffers to leave the white house in the pasts year and she is the fourth communications director to depart. sources tell cbs news hicks was under growing stress. the president will host a white house meeting on school safety today after calling for quick and substantial changes to federal gun laws. in a meeting with lawmakers carried on live tv the president said he favors a comprehensive approach to gun control. other republicans are suggesting more narrow legislation. mr. trump dismissed nra opposition to new gun laws and even called for a measure to let mistake guns away from people considered dangerous.

>> take the guns first, go through due process second. >> we didn't address it, mr. president. >> why? because you're afraid of the nra. >> they have great power over you people but less power over me. >> the president said he will sign a bill if congress passes one and made it clear he is open to compromise. >> if you can add that to this bill, that would be great. and diane if you can add what you have also and i think you can into the bill. >> show you're ready. >> joe, can you do that? can you add some of the things? >> this president tweeted this morning that meeting produced many ideas, some good and some not so good. he also wrote, after many years a bill should emerge. respect second amendment. >> it was amazing to see dianne feinstein there lifelong advocate for banning or limiting assault-style weapons on the president's side cheering for him. >> clapping her hands with glee. >> yeah. you don't see that often. >> ever. >> it was interesting for him to say, they may have power over

you guys but they don't have power over me. i thought that was interesting. >> yeah. >> we'll see. >> can't wait to talk to senator flake about that meeting. a father of a stoneman douglas shooting victim is on a mission to make schools safer. andrew pollic's 18-year-old daughter meadow was killed in the massacre and spoke to akoreacr adriana diaz yesterday. >> i feel responsible sort of that my kid is dead because it happened before and we didn't do anything. no one did anything about it. now that's it, i'm not -- i'm the guy that -- i'm putting it on my shoulders. >> you say this responsibility is on your shoulders. you're just one person. >> the country is listening. people are listening. i see it. it's starting to change. i feel like a little momentum. people in america just coming together, you know, as people, as humans. just protect our kids. it's not about who, what party is running what.

it needs to be about our kids. want to be the last dad, you know, i want to be the last one that buries their kid that was murdered at a school. that's what i want to be known for. that's the last guy right there. nothing you can't do when someone murders your kid. i will do anything and go through fire, i'll fight bullets, i can do anything. nothing that can stop me right now. >> people are listening. he says he wants to see security at every school and suggests having parent volunteers. arizona senator jeff flake also wants congress to take action. the republican is proposing laws to ban bump stocks and prevent individuals on not fly list from buying guns. flake introduced a bill to raise the minimum age to buy assault weapons from 18 to 21. senator flake with us for an interview you'll only see on "cbs this morning." good morning, senator. >> thanks for having me on. >> before we get into specifics i want to speak about the president. he said in the meeting, i think it's time for a president stepped up.

is he on your side and going to step up and what would that look like? >> i hope he does. his leadership here is really critical. it's going to get through the house and senate. we had a similar meeting on immigration i was at and heard a lot of good things that tuesday and by thursday a lot of it had been walked back. i hope this time and i do think there's a better chance this time that the president will lead and really get out in front of on this. there are a couple items we can make progress on. >> what does leadership look like? he has to say i want a, b, c, d to pass, getting on the phone calling republicans, what does it look like? >> certainly the latter to get on the phone and say i'm going to sign this if it comes to my desk. that gives republicans in congress cover if the president is on their side they don't have to worry so much about activist groups or the nra or grassroots organizations that may think differently. so it's extremely important for the president to lead here. >> what did you make of the meeting yesterday? i saw a lot of people use the word they were astonished, saw

an interview where you said i don't know if we got a tuesday or wednesday trump. what did you make of what you were hearing and seeing? >> it was remarkable for him to say hey, put this as part of the bill, why don't you have this as part of the bill. most remarkable was his statement on due process. anything that we have introduced in the congress respects due process. you've got to do that. it was bit astonishing to hear his language there. and people around the table shaking their head. you can chalk that ups to just he misspoke. let's move ahead. so i think there is a lot of excitement afterwards he might actually lead on this and we need that. >> senator, the president also said the nra has great power over you people. you were endorsed by the nra in 2012, accepted campaign donations from them. what is it going to take to break the spell between certain members of congress and the national rifle association? >> like most of my colleagues sometimes i agree with the nra and sometimes i don't.

i've supported in the past, i've supported, for example, the no fly, no buy. the nras has been adamantly opposed to that. i believe they still are. so i think that -- but now having the president say i'm okay with these things, will mean a lot. >> break the spell. >> i'm not running for re-election, freed from those kind of concerns, but i have to say in the past, i've supported a lot of measures that the nra has not supported. >> now that you're not running for re-election do you feel more empowered to speak up against the nra and the president. >> oh, sure. >> in ways you didn't feel you could before? >> you bet. goes without saying you're free of political considerations and that's one of the things that led me to make this decision. i didn't want to go for this last year, you know, just beholden to, one, the time involved with fund-raising and everything else. i thought it was important somebody stand up. i'm very concerned about the direction of the administration on a number of issues and i thought somebody needed to stand

up. >> let me ask you this question about raising the age to 21. "the washington post" did some counting here and found that of the 153 mass shootings since 1966 only 18 were committed by the age of 21 and the number were smaller of the assault weapons you're trying to limit. that seems like a small portion of the larger question we're trying to fix here. >> a small portion there. the bump stocks have only been used in one shooting but an awful, awful shooting. that needs to be done. not fly, no buy list, you've taken care of another segment. i think there's a number of things we can do and if we do them all, we'll make a difference. >> let me ask about the bigger question of gun violence in america. one of the things that some people would like is more study by the cdc and other to cover it like a health issue. is that something you would support? >> i would. i think there are things that can be useful to ledge lay tors as we -- legislators as we make decisions and findings from the cdc would be helpful.

>> congress would have to undo a lot to allow that to happen. >> i think they can and will. >> your answer yeah, i feel more empowered to speak up. i've heard republicans in office now say what we're seeing is crazy town. they're not speaking up even when they disagree with the president? why don't people who disagree feel they cannot stand up and speak up against him? >> one, it's the sheer volume of it. if you were asked or if you answered every time the press is saying, what do you make of the president's latest tweet, it gets tiresome. frankly does. and so a lot of isn't just that they're afraid to speak out, it's they want to spend their time on other things and you can go day after day just responding to the president with the latest, you know, whatever it is coming out of the white house. >> we would be remiss if we didn't ask about daca and the fate of the 700,000 young men and women to see what happens on immigration. can you tell us anything? >> we've tried, we've had a good week of debate and went nowhere.

we have sort of a deadline coming up, march 5th, but the courts have ruled these kids can't be prestricted with withot renewing. >> no pressure. >> i will introduce legislation with heidi heitkamp we will have three years of extension of daca, codify, it's constitutional n exchange for three years of the president's budget request on the border. i think a reasonable trade. i hope that the white house will take that up and at least we'll give three years extension and more certainty for these kids. i think frankly right now it's probably the best we can do. >> but you are heading up to new hampshire for an event that's described as meeting with business leaders with a chance to meet with major party presidential candidates. should we take anything about that about your plans for 2020? >> i got an invitation and i accepted it. >> very -- >> new hampshire. >> who's in politics just for the --

>> it is a nice state but other mitigating factors. >> you can always say i can't go i have a pedicure. you don't have to accept every invitation. >> next holiday in iowa. >> exactly. lovely in january. >> all right. >> jeff flake. thanks for your time. >> thank you, all. >> thank you. >> they are teenagers on the front lines of a political revolution. ahead we take you behind the scenes with the stoneman douglas students turned

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a group of stoneman douglas high school students is at the center of a team led revolution. this morning we go inside the making of a move management for safer schools. cbs cameras began following david hogg, emma gonzalez and others behind closed doors. they're organizing march for our lives and ultimately want

lawmakers to pass meaningful reforms. >> good morning on this wednesday. >> a roller coaster of emotions as teacherers and staff welcome back students. >> we heard more gunshots and that was like this is not a drill. >> in case i died, i wanted to die doing what i love most which is informing people and telling stories. >> if all our government and president can do is send thoughtings and prayers, then it's time for victims to be the change that we see. >> we didn't start the rally. there were people showing up and then all of a sudden it turned into rally and that was cool. >> we're going to be the last ones. >> the reason we're going to be the last one is this is the first time we're making a political difference. >> my advise to you is stay on message and keep following your passion.

>> we're not trying to take away the guns of people who are hunting. that's something we definitely need to clarify. >> i've been calling every number i can find and all of them don't answer. >> why don't we call them now. >> yes. >> your call has been forwarded -- >> the situation now demands drastic action. >> can everybody hear me? >> the big story tonight continues to be the inspiring activism of children. >> senator rubio, can you tell me right now you will not accept a single donation from the nra? >> you guys are being watched by the entire nation. >> i don't have a good angle. >> you guys need to make sure you stay strong and you keep the message. >> not one more, not one more. >> this is your movement and your time. >> to see us listed as these heroes of these bastians of

change, it's scary because we are teenagers. we are children. we're not here to be patted on the back. we're doing it so that our lawmakers will make a change. >> florida lawmakers struck down a motion to consider a bill proposing a ban on assault rifles. >> those people should know that they need to enjoy their political position of power right now because they're not going to have it for much longer. >> there's no reason we have to have this many guns. >> as for what we have in the future -- >> we have the march of our lives, march 24th, which is going to be amazing. all the parents are going to be bringing their kids. all the parents are going to be bringing their kids. we've kind of been doing this ourselves and we've kind of been, you know, winning. >> we'll continue following the students and other members of the movement here on "cbs this morning" and you can see more of these behind-the-scenes moments on "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. it's amazing what these kids have done.

they've almost single-handledly staid on it. >> they have to stay on it. the forces are still all in play. >> tenacity. >> they're dealing with it while they're dealing with trauma. at night i saw where they're still haunted by it and they're still trying to sort that out for themselves, too, which makes it more amazing what they're doing. march 24th is going to be a very special big day. >> all right. you're watching "cbs this morning." and we will be right back.

i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. nobody sounds like that. that's country music superstar reba mcentire. where is she? she's in our toyota green room.

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the north bay, the east bay, right now getting a lot of rain. san francisco through the bayview district, it is still pouring. so some of the rain totals this is not bad, st. helena almost 2 inches. kentfield, almost 3 inches. san francisco about a half inch of rain. and we are dealing with winds as well, south winds 14 for redwood city. oakland 21. there's a wind advisory through 10 p.m. today. here's a look at the snow coming down. this is the truckee tahoe airport camera showing sideways blowing snow. you can see it here on hi-def doppler. there's a winter storm warning and a blizzard warning in effect for the lake tahoe area. sunday, monday we'll get a break but another storm is returning on tuesday, wednesday. we'll be right back.

good morning. three hours after this crash we are seeing improvement along 680. chp just reopened one of the lanes. only one lane remains blocked in that northbound direction right near bernal but still that backup stretches to about highway 84 there. and you have a very slow ride heading into pleasanton. we continue to monitor 680. this is heading through walnut creek due to an accident near the center divide. and that ride in the southbound direction on the right side of your screen 30 minutes from willow pass to el pintado. highway 24 is a struggle for many commuters this morning as they make their way into oakland. that ride in the red 45 minutes as you make your way from walnut creek over to 580. 580 continues to be slow heading through oakland.

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i'm reba mcentire and this is the good tiemgs theater at knox bury farms. we're here to celebrate the biggest year. >> you know, all through the century, writers and performers have been planting the seeds of country music. >> this is country's party of the year. >> the many looks of the gorgeous and talented reba mcentire. she has hosted the academy of country music awards 14 times since the late 1980s and has had a different look every year. we love it. the three-time grammy winner has sold more than 356 albums worldwide and has a record 36 hit singles. thank you very much.

we're so excited to announce reba mcentire returning to host this year's 53rd academy of country music awards which airs only on cbs and only on "cbs this morning" reba is here at the table to reveal the nominees for the biggest award categories. reba, good morning. >> good morning. >> you should know this. john and i, when we say reba's coming, what do they say? >> they say yay, reba. we have about 17 different stations who want to say hello to you. you've got a lot of fans. >> that's nice to hear. >> and they say they love you. because you're hear, i wore my special reba mcentire boots. >> i see that. >> reba has her own boot line. you look cute when you wear reba mcentire boots. >> the nominees are brothers osborne, danon sharks florida georgia line, low cash, tim mcgraw, and faith hill. >> now it's their first

nomination as a duo. how do you think they feel? >> i think it's great. >> can i ask you a question about duos? doing a duet? what's a trick? how do you find it out? >> how do you fienlds the people? first you have to find out if they're available or not. you start calling and e-mailing and texting and saying would you please come sing with me and then it narrows it down to who can be there. you've got to find the song, agreeing on the song and find the time when both of you are in the studio. it's not fun to do a duo when you're not both there singing. >> do you have a dream partner? >> bette midler. >> okay. next category. >> okay. vocal group of the year. right? >> that right. >> lady antebellum, lanco, little big town, midland, and old dominion. >> all right. any picks there in that category? i know you know these people.

>> oh, my gosh. that's so hard. >> kind of like picking your favorite child. >> yeah, exactly. i love them all. bet of luck to all of you. >> up next, male vocalist of the year. >> my boyfriend's here. jason ail deerngs thomas rhett, chris stapleton, keith urban, and chris young. >> wow, keith urban, 11th nomination, jason aldean, eight nomination. >> possible partners for future duo. >> dwlou have next? >> the next one is entertainer of the year. >> and the nominees are jason aldean, garth brooks, luke bryant, chris ur bann, and. >> oak. we've got one more category, you have it? female vocalist of the year, kel i have sal reny. i like her. miranda ram better, love her

too. maren morris. love her. carey underwood. love her. last one, you, reba mcentire. >> whoo. oh, my gosh. thank you so much. >> is there anything you want to say? >> everybody who voted for me and my mama. >> this is your 16th nomination for female vocalist of the year. >> no kidding. did not know that. >> i would imagine nominations like this never get old. >> oh, no. i remember my very first. >> what do you remember about it? >> 1981. question were out in l.a. and i got to go to disneyland for the first time while we were out in l.a. and i was very excited. i thought, oh, my gosh. this is finally it. i didn't win. >> do you remember winning? >> it was -- it was three years later in '94 when i won. >> i know. but here we are in 2018. so in addition to being a talented musician and artist, you were also the first female colonel for kentucky fried

chicken also known now as kfc. there you are in your colonel gear. >> did that require military training. >> how did that happen? >> they call and asked would you be interested, my manager. he said they want you to be the first female colonel. i said, oh, that's so fun dwr. we had a blast with it. you can't take it seriously. >> you look amazing. >> thank you. i always loved -- >> did you like kfc? >> yeah. >> did you eat more of it to get in character? >> that's what i said. i vo to. >> do you get a lifetime supply? >> i should. i'm working on it. >> tell us about your songs. have you had it with your whole life? "i'll fly away" as haas been with us. >> i wanted to do a gospel album. my little sister suzie does the gospel music in our family and i didn't want to get over in her

lane. when i said, suzie, what do you think? they want me to do it and she said, oh, absolutely. you have my blessing. i was going to do five old songs and five new songs. i got carried away. i have 15 songs. i said you pick out the ones you want. they said we can't do that. i said, why. they like them all. >> what did they say? >> they said do five more and we'll do a duo cd one with old songs, one with new songs. >> are you going to do the next one? >> i'm begging them that rubber arm. >> this is the part where i'm going to perform. >> right here in this slot. right here, right now. congrats. we really appreciate you coming in. >> thank you. congratulations to all the nominees. >> congratulations, nominees. all good choices. >> thanks. >> all good choices. >> you can watch the academy of country music awards sunday

right here, 8:00 p.m. central where, reba? >> right here on cbs. >> we meet fundraisers among "national geographic's" adventurers of the year. >> that's when i knew christina was the girl with me. not many are going to stick it out with that animal. >> you see you facing the jaws of the beast. >> she's letting you know this is her territory and if you're going to be here, you have to play by their rules. >> how they blend their arlt for

♪ right now it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines. we are bringing them later than usual, we wanted to give more time to reba. we love her here. magine says s publicists reportedly do not want stars talking to seacrest on the red car set on sunday. seacrest is due to host the oscar preshow. some say they will have them avoid e altogether. he was cleared in the investigation.

los angeles times reports on two surgeons on lap band surgery. a 37-count indictment accuse of doctors of falsifying records and defrauding patients and insurers out of $250 million. they were arrested yesterday. if convicted the two men face decades in federal prison. >> your first clue, 1-800- -- that's the clue you don't want to do that. >> just give them the bank account right away and no middle man. one aisle with more than 700 grocery items and no plastic packaging, and instead food is displayed in cardboard and glass. the company says by the end of the year all 74 of its stores in the netherlands will have a

plastic-free aisle. right on, netherlands. a drunk man took a $1,600 uber journey, he ordered an uber and fell asleep and woke up an hour from new jersey. >> that's crazy. like, why did you agree to take me to new jersey from west virginia? >> he mistakenly ordered a expensive uber and had to pay the fare. >> he typed in home, and so they had the west virginia address from -- the new jersey address from west virginia, and the guy said, that's what it said. >> you did have a out-of-body experience, there, right? that's crazy. who did it? you did, dude. only on cbs in morning.

national geographic, they are chosen for a spirit of adventure in ground-breaking ways. these two are photographs and met in the cafeteria of the national geographic headquarters. they have been turned into conservation superstars. there was a rare moment when they were home together in brittain, columbia, canada. >> this is one of the places you dive. >> oh, yeah. actually, paul taught me how to dive in cold water right here. >> it's a marine park. it's protested. >> all of these riches, right in your backyard. >> if this is their backyard, their front yard is the rest of the planet. >> i think this year we have been home less than two months, but because we work together, home is wherever we are. >> i think there was a song about that. ♪ ♪ home is where i want to be

♪ pick me up and turn me around ♪ >> from pole to pole and every place in between, they have used their cameras to give nature a face, weathhether human or otherwise. >> it has to make you care. it's got to teach you something. >> those three elements came together in heart wrenching passion, when they released this video of a starving polar bear, and it was viewed more than 30 million times on national geographic's social media and web platforms. >> you could keep reminding people that climate change is happening and at some points you have to slap people in the face. >> everybody that saw the video and photographs, we recognize the fear and pain we are feeling

about climate change in this animal, and that's why it got attention. >> along with a serious intent that drives their work, their photographic expeditions are filled with inspiring encounters. >> leopard seals, i took christina in there last year and she jumped in the water, and i knew she was the girl for me. >> you see you facing the jaws of the beast. >> she is just letting you know this is her territory and if you want to be here, you will play by her rules. >> she started bringing you penguins? >> yeah, i was a useful animal and her ocean was going to starve to death. >> she was trying to feed you. >> trying to feed me penguins and take care of me. >> paul specializes in wildlife at the frozen ends of the earth,

christina captures the lives of people all over the world. >> you know they have been watching the same place, and the same cis form for 100 years, so they know things even the best scientist don't know. >> the pair comes away with more than just great images, like they did on a recent trip to hawaii. >> polynesian hawaiins, and surfers on the beach. >> paul and christina, the job is worth every moment. >> it's failing 98% of the time and being miserable most of the time, and believing in yourself and the process and chasing that story, and that makes it rewarding. >> you have to love the adventure of it. >> love and adventure. this couple has plenty of both.

for "cbs this morning," carter evans, vancouver island, british, columbia. >> for more details on the other six honorees, paul and christine will take over our instagram story at "cbs this morning" and share their adventures across the globe. what a marriage. >> you see the pictures, and suddenly you are not in your little room or car, you are in this gargantuan world. >> a place of wonder, mystery and sadness. that polar bear video was sad. >>,an see they like working together and playing together and loving together. >> she passed the leopard seal test, which is always important. >> yes, exactly. >> that's why i am single. i can't pass the leopard seal test. >> we will bring you wounded

penguins. >> i have video. a fight to save a chimp from poachers in the congo. you can hear more on our ipod and itunes. we talk with author roseanne lake.

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fare cheats this morning. fare cheats cost ba five minutes before 9:00. i'm anne makovec. bart is starting its crackdown on fare cheats this morning. fare cheats cost bart between $15 million and $25 million each year. fare inspectors will start proof of payment enforcement using new ticket readers. today there will be extra police patrols at alum rock schools in san jose after someone tweeted a threat. the superintendent tells us that threat was made on tuesday. and some big box retailers making changes on gun sales. dick's sporting goods says it is removing all assault style guns and high capacity magazines from stores. dick's and walmart also announced they will no longer sell firearms to anyone under the age of 21. weather and traffic coming up next.

it's been a tough commute this morning. it continues to be. we are tracking a lot of problem spots. here's 101 making your way through novato. this is right near ignacio boulevard. 53 minutes southbound from rowland boulevard down to 580. that's just the usual delays. plus a lot of ponding on the roads creating problems. northbound 101 a new crash, this is saint vincent drive. it's blocking a lane and it's starting to back up towards 580.

we'll take it over to interstate 80 where we are tracking a crash blocking a lane along the eastshore freeway near pinole valley road. traffic backed up beyond highway 4 at this point. it's just under 45 minutes heading down to the maze. that's a check of your traffic. let's check in with neda now on this wet forecast. >> a lot of those traffic spots have directly to do with the rain. it's strong in many areas. heavy rain in most areas. heavy cells in the red. light in parts of south san francisco. now through novato, there's slow going traffic, that's where the rain is coming down heavy and to the mountains blizzard conditions up across the sierra.

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