captioning funded by cbs it's friday, march 16th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." the only thing you could see were the car lights in the front. it's totally smashed. without a warning tons of concrete crushed people in their vehicles as a bridge collapses in florida. what led to the disaster. a new message from the white house amid rumors of another staff shakeup. never, ever did i imagine this. >> finally home. a dog accidenta

strategy. the white house is pushing back on a report that president trump has decided to fire his national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. last nightted, just spoke to po and general h.r. mcmaster now the president had decided he wanted to remove mcmaster, according to the "washington post." it would be the latest move in a

shakeup of senior trump officials. more are expected to follow. the scope of special counsel robert mueller's investigation into the russian interference in the 2016 election is expanding. mueller is going into documents related to the president's business dealings, something that the president warned is off limits. >> reporter: the subpoena brings the russia probe closer to the president. the trump organization signaledy examination of his family finances would cross a red line. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders. >> the president has said numerous time there was no collusion between the campaign and russia. >> reporter: but the subpoena suggests the special counsel is digging deeper. robert flint was the top lawyer

in the office of national intellige intelligent. >> it seems that he believes they're relevant to his investigation. >> reporter: the government announced sanctions against five organizations and 19 impeachment tied to the russian investigation in 2016. among those targeted is putin's chef. u.s. officials charge they created and managed fake online personas that reached millions of people in james lewis is a cyber security expert. >> they've gotten away with this for the last three or four years. it's been pretty much a fr

penalty-free ride for them. >> reporter: they've been attacking other critical infrastructure but u.s. officials believe they've been able to disrupts those attacks. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. video from last month's attack on florida's high school where 17 people were killed shows a sheriff's deputy rushing toward the building where the shots were fired, but he never wemtd inside. deputy scot peterson, the only officer on scene responded quickly to the gunshots. peterson said he thought the gunshots came from outside, but in his radio warning, it looks like he knew otherwise. >> be advised we have possible could be firecrackers or shots fired. >> peterson retired rather than face a firing. lieutenant commander james bryce johnson was piloting the

f/a-18 hornet and lieutenant nathanial king was the assistant officer. it crashed as it prepared to land in key west wednesday afternoon. prosecutors dropped all assault charges in the hazing of a pledge. police say tim piazza was zbirch at least 19 alcoholic drinks. he fell down the basement stairs hitting his head. fraternity members found him unconscious but waited 40 minutes before calling for help. prosecutors will covfollow thro with voluntary manslaughter charges. the german shepherd who flew to japan was reunited. >> he judgmentened up and was crying.

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abandoned railroad tracks more than 100 years old have been unearthed along the new jersey coast. nor'easters caused enough of an erosion. they were used to transport cannons and shells during an artillery testing ground during world war i. on the "cbs moneywatch," tater tots are having a moment and the largest radio company is filing for bankruptcy. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie, and happy friday. investors will be keeping an eye out. the u.s. chamber of commerce is warning president trump against big tariffs on giant imports. it was a swift finish for stock. the dow rallied 115 points, the

s&p 500 shed 2 points, the nasdaq lost 15 points. >> radio giant iheart filed for bankruptcy. it has a large online presence. the former chairman of qualcomm reportedly wants to buy the company. paul jacobs remains on qualcomm's board. he's approached several investors speak of funding provided by the chipmaker according to the "financial times." a nevada judge ruled a stockholder agreement involving steve wynn and his wife is invalid. wynn's wife was granted half of the ownership in his country as part of the divorce. she sued in to 16 to regain control of her shares after she was voted off the border. southeastern grocers who owned win dixie is filed for

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president trump and first lady melania welcomed irish prime minister leo varadkar to the white house yesterday. it was partet of a joint event celebrating st. patrick's day. president trump said the two countries have an outstanding relationship and also said ireland is a tough one to compete on taxes. >> federal health officials are taking the first steps to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes so they're not as addictive. the fda provided new details of its proposal yesterday and said about 5 million more people would quit cigarettes within a year if limits are placed on nicotine, but it said the greatest impact would be preventing young people from ever becoming addicted. hot yoga is something that's addictive to a lot of people, and now there's a new way to

experience it with infrared heat. chris martinez explains. >> reporter: at synch yoga and cycle, they're turning up the heat in a new way. this is infrared heated yoga. a class that uses infrared technology to warm the room. >> it's amazing for your skin, increases your metabolism and feels a lot better. >> reporter: infrared heating may boost your immune system and raise your blood pressure. most use blower systems to force hot air into the room which can spread dust and allergen and make the air dense. infrared heat is generated from these panels preventing a sunlight warmth rather than the body around it and can raise the room's temperature to more than 100 degrees.

student erica myers says she finds the infrared warmth more tolerable. >> it's warm and cozy and you just -- you come into it feeling like you can go deep sbeer a practi practice. >> reporter: at synch the infrared class has become more popular. a different healthier way to feel the burn. chris martinez, "cbs morning news," california. rihanna. the third-party ad asks if they'd rather punch rihanna or punch chris brown. they say it brought shame to domestic violence victims. snapchat apologized. coming up on "cbs this morning," in a series reque"a m perfect union," the homeless man who spent 30 years on the

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construction, built on the side of the road, and moved into place saturday. and the white house is pushing back on reports that the president is about to fire his national security adviser, h.r. mcmaster. the "washington post" said mr. trump recently decided he wants to move mcmaster and line up a strong successor. last night white house

spokeswoman sayre ral huckabee sanders tweeted there are no choegs changes at the usc. meg oliver has details. >> reporter: bottled water is a huge industry in the u.s. now new tests from journalism group orb media reports. they use a special kind of dye that sticks to plastic. >> under certain wavelengths of light it causes them to sparkle like stars in the night sky. >> reporter: plastic was presented in 93% of samples. the concentration ranged from zero to more than 10,000 likely plastic particles in a single bottle. >> it's an indication we should be concerned. it's not catastrophic, but it's concerned, especially if you look at them, if you're drinking only bottled water and you do

this every day. >> researchers tested 11 popular brands of water in nine countries including u.s. the world health organization says there's no evidence that micro plastics affect human health. some scientists say more research is needed. >> we've become aware of the prevalence and the potential harm they might cause, i think we need to start thinking now about how we can reduce those inputs. >> reporter: the international bottled water association tells cbs news, there is no consensus on testing for micro plastics or the potential health impacts. the group says this new study is not based on sound science and is unnecessarily scare consumers. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. coming up on "cbs this morning," the battle over fake meat, why some ranchers are pushing the way beef and meat are labeled as company is develop plant based products

that taste just like meat. and in the series "a more perfect union," we'll meet a homeless man who spent 30 years living on the streets of san francisco and the sheriff's deputy who helped him get on his feet. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day and a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

it's friday, march 16th. i'm michelle griego. and i'm kenny choi. time is 4-- good morning, everyone. it is friday, march 16th. you're taking a live look out at sfo right now. you can see the runways are wet and so are the roadways so

you certainly want to be careful heading out this morning. i'm michelle griego. >> good morning, i'm kenny choi. i think we are ready for the weekend. i think i'll be sleeping in, changing diapers. some of us will be running marathons. >> that's you. >> that's happening on sunday. >> oh, my goodness. on monday i may be walking a little slowly. we are getting rained on through san francisco. a few areas of downpours. here's a look at your headlines on this friday. happy friday, everybody. downpours likely throughout the day today. and then thunderstorms also possible. so keep your eye out for thunder, lightning and hail. and if it roars, go indoors, that's the message from the weather service. heavy snowfall in the sierra. we'll have more coming up. and right now, a live look at 80. this is right at mcbryde avenue. we have reports of an accident in the westbound direction as you approach mcbryde. so do look out for