next. have a great day and look at that beautiful shot. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is monday, march 19th, 2018. welcome to cbs this morning. another mysterious explosion in austin, texas, injures two people. it's the fourth blast this month. we're near the scene with how a trip wire may have detonated this bomb. >> president trump takes direct aim at special counsel robert mueller. attacking the credibility of mueller and his team. and facebook faces serious questions about protecting user data after more than 50 million profiles were exploited by a political data firm tied to the trump campaign. >> plus, the deadly fall for a veteran cirque de soleil performer during the show. how the accident may lead to

changes for aerial stunts. and the breakfast you think is healthy may not be so good for you. we'll talk to a top nutrition doctor about the best food to start your day and his prescription for healthier eating. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> the presence of fbi and atf is extremely heavy. >> very intense investigation. >> a fourth bombing rocks austin. >> the city remains on edge after the bombs killed two people in recent weeks. >> we're working under the belief they are connected. >> the president's expressing his frustration. >> bipartisan calls for president trump to keep his hands off the special counsel after his most direct attack yet on mueller. >> when you are innocent, act like it. >> facebook is under fire for allowing personal data about its members to be used to help the trump campaign. >> cambridge analytica reportedly breached the profiles of tens of millions of users. >> vladimir putin has been

elected to another six-year term as russian president. >> the results obviously no surprise. >> students return to class today at florida international university where six people were killed when a pedestrian bridge collapsed. >> this was a colossal failure of the system. >> cirque de soleil acrobat died after falling 20 feet during a performance in tampa. >> all that -- >> the fire exit, look who was out there waiting for them. >> and all that matters. >> yes, that was the sweet shot. >> rory mcilroy is really back to his best. he's won the arnold palmer invitational. >> what a finish for mcilroy! >> on cbs this morning. >> rifled it to midcourt. extra pass. and it goes for the win! the three pointer! a freshman has won it for the wolverines! >> this morning's eye opener is

presented by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." love that march madness. norah o'donnell is off so bianna golodryga is with us, welcome. >> good morning. >> police in austin texas, are investigating the fourth mysterious explosion this month. the latest blast last night injured two men in their 20s. dozens of law enforcement officials blocked off a residential neighborhood overnight, as they searched for clues. >> this morning, nearby residents are being asked to stay inside today. investigators say it's possible yesterday's explosion in southwest austin was triggered by a trip wire. >> three earlier package bombs killed two people and injured two others. police say they believe that last night's explosion is connected. emore villafranca is near the scene in austin. omar, good morning. >> good morning. we're about a quarter mile from

last night's explosion. it happened just down the street. you can see there's a lot of cars here because we're starting to see atf and fbi agents come up to continue their investigation. there's already plenty of police presence here. you can see officers have this entrance to the neighborhood already blocked off. no one in, no one out. residents are on a virtual lockdown at this point. that's because they're still trying to look at the blast scene but also make sure there are no more threats in this neighborhood. law enforcement including federal agents from the fbi and atf flooded a normally quiet neighborhood in southwest austin overnight. police believe a bomb left on the side of the road exploded, injuring two people. >> there's a nail in the wound of one of the subjects. >> it is very possible this device wasn't a device that was activated by someone either handling, coming in contact with a trip wire. >> reporter: austin interim police chief said investigators were check ago second item, a

backpack near the scene of the first blast and warned people to stay away from anything s suspicious. >> stay away from any suspicious device. >> reporter: three package bombs were left on porches in east austin. all three exploded killing two people and severely injuring two others. all the victims were black or hispanic. assisting austin police are over 500 federal officials. by sunday afternoon, 735 suspicious packages were reported. 435 reads were called in and 236 people had been interviewed. a reward for information has risen to over $100,000. m manley held a press conference before sunday's explosion to directly address whoever is responsible. >> we hope this person or persons is watching and will reach out to us before anyone else is injured or anyone else is killed.

>> reporter: the two men who were injured in sunday's explosion were on bikes. they were either riding them or walking them by the device when it wasn't off. the good news is they're hospitalized but they are in good condition. officers are also telling us this is going to take them a while to clear this neighborhood to make sure all residents are safe. they could be in here most of the morning. >> hopefully it won't take too long to catch whoever's responsible. thank you very much, omar. president trump is taking direct aim at robert mueller in the russia investigation. in a series of blistering tweets over the weekend, the president questioned the fairness of the probe. the new attacks follows the firing of former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe. chip reid is at the white house with how fellow republicans are warning mr. trump to leave mr. mueller alone. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president has avoided mentioning mueller by name in the past, but that changed over the weekend, as he called him out by name on twitter.

that may be result of the decision by mueller to subpoena documents from the trump organization. which the president has said would cross a red line. >> everyone in the white house has cooperated on this. >> reporter: assistant to the president expressed his frustration at the investigation. >> after more than a year and millions spent on this, there remains no evidence of collusion with russia. >> reporter: in a flurry of tweets over the weekend, the president said the mueller probe should never have been started. and he attacked its team of investigators claiming it was politically motivated. why does the mueller team have 13 hardened democrat, he wrote, some big crooked hillary supporters and zero republicans. while it's been reported that 13 of the 17 members of mueller's team are registered democrat, the president did not mention that mueller himself is a longtime republican. as is the man who appointed hip, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein himself nominated by mr. trump. on saturday, the president's personal lawyer, john dowd, called on rosenstein to bring an

end to the investigation. >> i think that people see that as a massive red line that can't be crossed. >> reporter: fellow republicans urged the president not to fire mueller. >> if he tried to do that, that would be the beginning of the end of his presidency. >> reporter: south carolina republican trey gowdy said the president's attacks sent the wrong message. >> when you are innocent, if the allegation's collusion with the russians and there's no evidence of that and you're innocent of that, act like it. >> reporter: white house lawyer ty cobb said the president was, quote, not considering firing mueller and presidential attorney john dowd said his comments talked about ending the investigation were his opinion, not the president's. the attacks come in the wake of the firing of the deputy director of the fbi and cbs news has confirmed that andrew mccabe did keep notes of his meetings with the president and in particular at the time that fbi director james comey was fired. >> all right, chip reid for us

at the white house, thank you, chip. facebook is under fire again for failing to protect private user information. this time from being exploited by a political consulting firm. lawmakers want to know how cambridge analytical accessed personal data for more than 50 million users without their consent. the firm's clients include the trump presidential campaign. jeff pegues is on capitol hill for us. >> reporter: cambridge analytical has well-known ties to the gop. its primary financialer backer is conservative billionaire robert mercer. former white house chief strategist steve bannon has ties to the company. the data in question was collected over four years ago. and now a whistleblower says the company was able to figure out how to turn facebook likes into a political tool. >> we were able to get upwards of 50 million-plus facebook records in the span of a couple months. >> reporter: christopher wylie is a former employee for cambridge analytical. help says the company was

founded on using facebook data for political influence. >> it allowed us to move into the hearts and minds of american voters in a way that had never been done before. >> reporter: in a statement, facebook revealed that cambridge analytica has obtained user information. wylie alleges the user data was given to political campaigns to exploit what we knew about them and target their inner demons. >> won in a landslide, that was a landslide. >> reporter: the trump campaign acknowledges receiving the data but insists that it was phased out during the general election. senator amy klobuchar says facebook ceo mark zuckerberg needs to testify in front of the senate judiciary committee. >> we have to find out from the people who have made billions of dollars off of this how it happened, why it happened, the extent of it and what they're going to do to fix it. >> reporter: in a statement, facebook said that it is conducting a comprehensive internal and external review to

determine if the data that was reported to have been misused still existed. but they insist it was not a breach. >> i would absolutely characterize it as a breach. >> reporter: sandy parakilas was an operations manager at facebook and says the company's business model is the problem. >> there's tremendous risk that they will bias towards advertisers, which means they'll want to collect more data and they'll want to do things that don't necessarily protect users. >> reporter: facebook became aware of this over two years ago but didn't become public until three days ago. the company threatened to sue the observer before it printed its story according to the observer's editor. cambridge analytica says it did nothing wrong. >> pressure on facebook from both sides of the atlantic. jeff, thank you. vladimir putin will lead russia for another six years. he cruised to an expected victory in yesterday's presidential election, winning nearly 77% of the vote. it's his biggest mandate yet for what will be his fourth term.

elizabeth palmer is outside the kremlin in moscow where putin is celebrating and tensions with the west show no signs of easing. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. of course the outcome of this election was never in doubt. so much so that days ago, workmen came to very close to where i'm standing to build a massive stage for vladimir putin's victory speech. he walked on to that stage late last night, plainly delighted by the size of his landslide. russia's opposition groups flagged several election irregulari irregularities. for example, watch the woman in the black dress stuffing the ballot box. but that wouldn't have altered the results. the fact is the majority of russians willingly cast ballots for the man they believe restored stability to russia. of course, the kremlin did pull out all the stops to get out the vote, including at the polling station we visited, setting up free cancer screenings blood

tests. after his big win, putin directly addressed britain's accusation he was behind the poisoning of the russian exile sergei skripal with nerve agent. it was rubbish he said. putin's campaign spokesman thanked britain for helping putin win. whenever's russia accused of something, he said, the people gather around the center of people, which is of course vladimir putin. gayle. >> all right, elizabeth palmer reporting from moscow. saudi arabia's powerful crown prince muhammed bin salman arrived in the u.s. today. he will meet with president trump tomorrow at the white house. norah recently visited saudi arabia and she interviewed the crown prince for last night's 60 minutes. this is the first u.s. television interview with the saudi leader since 2005. the 32-year-old prince spoke about reforms he's making in the ultraconservative kingdom, especially about the role of women in society. are women equal to men? >> translator: absolutely, we are all human beings and there's

no difference. >> you have said you are taking saudi arabia back to what we were, a moderate islam. what does that mean? >> translator: we have extremists who forbid mixing between the two sexes and are unable to differentiate between a man and a woman alone together and there being together in the workplace. many of those ideas contradict the way of life during the time of the profit and the callous. this is the real example and the model. >> the crown prince also spoke about encouraging more women to join the workforce. only about one in five saudi women work. >> translator: we're working on an initiative which we will launch in the near future to introduce regulations ensuring equal pay for men and women. >> but you're talking about equal pay. women can't even drive in this country. this is the last place in the world that women don't have the rights to drive. >> translator: this is no longer an issue. today, driving schools have been established and will open soon. in a few months, women will

drive in saudi arabia. we're finally over that painful period that we cannot justify. >> certainly most people hear about the rule that will allow women to drive in june, but there have also existed these guardianship laws that in order to travel, a woman has to get the permission of a male in her household. it seems to throwback. >> translator: today saudi women still have not received their full rights. there are rights stipulated in islam that they still don't have. we have come a very long way and have a short way to go. >> well, starting in june, saudi women over the age of 18 will be allowed to drive. saudi leaders hope that will help boost the number of working women. florida international university students return topd class today for the first time since the deadly bridge collapse. crews are still working to clear the buckled concede, flattened cars and debris after thursday's accident. the bodies of six victims were recovered and identified over

the weekend. the road is still closed this morning. dash cam video shows the dramatic moment the pedestrian bridge buckled. mark strassmann is in sweetwater. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. about 200 yards behind me, nearly 2 million pounds of rubble from the collapse bridge has mostly been removed. this road should reopen soon. the search for victims is now over. the search for answers has just begun. >> we all were in shock obviously, the whole family. >> reporter: his niece died in thursday's bridge collapse. he's demanding an explanation into how this disaster could have happened. >> i want to see some people be responsible. i want to see some people step up and say hey, the buck stops with me. >> reporter: no one has done that. but there may have been warning signs of structural issues. just two days before thursday's horrific collapse, one of the lead engineers for the project left a voice mail with florida's

department of transportation. >> some cracking that's been observed on the north end of the span from a safety perspective, we don't see that there's any issue there, so we're not concerned about it. >> reporter: but that message wasn't heard until friday. a day after the incident. >> at the core of this investigation, is how did this happen? how could this happen? >> reporter: attorney matt morgan represents a client who was injured in the collapse. >> i believe that once the cracks were identified, the first step which should have occurred is the lanes of travel should have been closed immediately until there was a solution and until those cracks were repaired. >> reporter: florida international university and its contractors say they will cooperate with the ongoing ntsb investigation. fiu president mark rosenberg. >> we have a sense of urgency about getting to the bottom of this accident. right now, our focus is on the victim's families and doing everything in our power to comfort and support them.

>> reporter: the ntsb says workers were tightening two cables on the north end of the bridge when it collapsed. it's not clear whether there's any connection. at 1:47 this afternoon, the university will hold a moment of silence at the same time of day the bridge collapsed last thursday. >> such a tragedy, mark, thank you. nearly 20 million americans will be impacted by severe weather today. and the fourth nor'easter in three weeks is set to slam the east coast starting tomorrow. yet another one. large tornadoes are a major concern today in parts of tennessee and alabama. that system will become part of the nor'easter tomorrow which is the first day of spring by the way. snow could start by the morning commute in the suburbs of washington, d.c. and baltimore. by tomorrow afternoon, a mix of snow, rain and freezing rain is forecast across much of the mid-atlantic. southern new england and new york, long island, could see snow on wednesday. some areas could end up with a

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going from da to oakland -- this is a 12 news morning update. good morning, it's 7:26. both lanes of the posey tube are set to close at ten this morning after a storm train failure caused a sinkhole at the exit. the repair project is being fast tracked. the leading candidates to replace the late san francisco mayor ed lee will face off in a debate. they will focus on issues important to the lgbtq community. tonight's debate starts at 7:30. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment.

good morning, time is 7:27. we are tracking slowdowns in the south bay, all due to an accident along 101. the crash blocking one lane near mckee road. you can see that backup is

stretching well beyond the road. we are seeing speeds dipped down below 10 miles per hour. it's about a 46 minute travel time to san antonio. as you head further north approaching 101, we have reports of a new crash that's on the shoulder. we're starting to see slowdowns. speeds dipping 20 miles per hour. look at the east shore freeway, doesn't look like a pleasant ride. 43 minutes from highway 4 to the maze. let's check with neda on the forecast. a clear view of the golden gate bridge. a beautiful start to the day. it does certainly feel cool, though. keep that in mind as you step outside. in the 30s and 40s for most of the bay area. look how nice it's going to get. mid- to upper 60s. a lot of moisture heading towards california in the pacific ocean. it's an atmospheric river giving us widespread showers until saturday.

misses on the second attempt. time is running out. missed it. a three, no good. the madness is real! the orange crush the spartans' tournament hopes. >> yesterday's team took down the ncaa's favorite and the bracket-busting wins keep on coming. 9th seed florida state beat xavier and tar heels lost by more than 20 points to texas a&m. it wasn't even a close game.

the sweet 16 is now set. the first game is this thursday night right here on cbs. and, john dickerson, i heard you say at the top of the newscast, he lohis favorite is march madness. his favorite is uva. >> it's a historic school, gayle. they wanted to do something historic. i was never number one in anything in uva and they were number one in the season. i'll hold onto that. >> i did picture him at home in the fetal position. what did you do? >> the period of mourning continues. the glass may have been half full. >> that was tough. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." here are three things you should know. president trump travels to new hampshire today to outline a new plan to fight the opioid

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cannot remain anonymous. we will know southeastern rather than later who that is. police are investigating the sudden death of a "circue du soleil" performer at a live show. yann arnaud fell in tampa, florida. he later died from his injuries at the hospital. tony dokoupil has more. it's tough to watch that. >> reporter: he was with the company for more than 15 years and he practiced this routine for two months but it was only his second day executing it for a live audience. aeriali aerialist yann arnaud and his partner performed. his hand slipped from the strap causing him to plummet below. tampa police say he fell 20 feet to the ground. arnaud had been with its

touring show volta, a show centered on extreme sports. they use safety nets and harnesses when they're appropriate but didn't feel they needed them here. >> we've been do straps in a lot of our shows for many, many years. so far we've never had a major incident and therefore over the years nobody thought we need tot have either a safety net or harness. >> this is the second deadly fall during a live performance. in 2013 sarah guyard-g guyard-g fell 30 feet. they'll have an independent investigation to see if changes need to be made. for now he's focused on honoring arnaud's legacy. >> he was a total demonstration

of what cirque is all about. he trying to impress the public, traveling around the world, enjoying himself. he had two children. next up in new jersey, that's going to be in ten days but companies say performers can take as long as they want to in getting there. let's remind you these are genuinely death-defying stunts. >> we always assume they're wearing harnesses and safety nets, but in this case there wasn't. >> for a second time. a teenage girl who police say ran off to mexico with a 45-year-old man is back in her pennsylvania hometown this morning. kevin esterly was arrested and is now being held in miami. he's charged with child custody interference after being found with 16-year-old amy yu in mexico on saturday.

police say the two were in a relationship. meg oliver is in allentown with a break threw on the investigation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. amy yu was taken to the hospital yesterday after she returned from mexico. she apparently was unharmed. yu's mother told me she was so relieved when they found her, she started crying. mexican police and u.s. federal agents found kevin esterly and amy yu hiding out in playa del carmen, the mexican resort town is more than 1,500 miles from allentown. police captain william lake. >> all reports indicate she left town with kevin esterly willingly. >> reporter: they west with their partports and $10,000. that night they flew from philadelphia to dallas and then cancun on one-way plane tickets. frank castrovinci said he was on

one of their flights. at first he thought yu was esterly's daughter. >> i saw her leaning on him which daughters do. but the way he was rubbing her leg, it didn't seem like a father/daughter situation. >> reporter: a married man of four met her through church. yu became close friends with esterly's daughter and often went on their family vacations. in february her daughter found that her daughter lists esterly as her father on school records. hoe checked her out of school ten times without her mother's permission. she's 16, the legal age of consent in pennsylvania. her mother mui lu said she found text messages that show her daughter was romantically involved with her daughter. she says she felt betrayed.

>> you had kevin over your house. >> yes. >> for meals. >> for meals that and for birthdays. >> reporter: she told "cbs this morning" she's happy amy is home and kevin is in custody. she also said esterly has been calling stacy from jail, but she has not accepted his calls. john? >> meg, thanks. amazing. california agents are tracking down people who are prohibited from owning guns. ahead, we'll ride along with the task force that finds illegal weapons and takes them away. we invite you to subscribe to our cbs podcasts. you can get daily interviews and podcast originals. find them all on apple's itunes and podcast apps. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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more than 100 guns are off the streets of miami after they were returned with no questions asked. california is the only state

with a database that cross-references gun owners with people who have criminal convictions, restraining orders, or serious mental health issues. carter evans rode along with them. >> reporter: most cannot show their faces on tv. >> she has an out-of-state felony conviction. >> reporter: you're going to people's homes who are known to have guns. >> right, mm-hmm. >> reporter: and a criminal conviction in some cases. >> right. it's 0 to 100 in a second. >> reporter: we rode along with special agent sam richardson and his team as they track down people who are prohibited from having firearms. >> still has firearms registered in his name. >> reporter: their goal is to take them away. we're about to go to a guy's house who's a convicted felon. he's got a restraining order and he's on probation. >> reporter: agents searched his

home and came out with two rifles. >> where did you find them. >> in his closet. >> and this guy knows he's not supposed to have guns. >> that's right. >> did you know those guns were in there? >> no. >> was there ammunition as well? >> there's ammunition. >> reporter: california is the only state in the country that keep as database of registered gun owners. when someone has a conviction or is deemed mentally incompetent, that person is flagged in the a.p.p.s. >> how many? >> as of this morning, a little over 10,000. >> reporter: special agent in charge, tony ladell. >> how many are you getting off the streets? >> thousands. >> reporter: it's tedious work. in nine hours, they wejts to six location and recovered two guns. >> is it worth all the hard work. >> yes, it is. feel like what we're doing by taking one gun at a time off the streets of california is making

our community safer. >> reporter: but that's hard to prove. there is no federally funded research into programs like this. u.c. davis researcher is using state funds to study the effectiveness of a.p.p.s. >> our high pocket this is taking guns away from people at rrifre peoplele out hear who will say this is just the begiginning.g. ththey're coming to take allll guns. it specifically target as particular class of people who have lost their right to have a firearm. >> reporter: you're not trying to disarm the good guys. >> >> no, not at all. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," carter evans, los angeles, california. >> two takeaways, how brave they

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♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it is monday, march 19th, 018. welcome back. president trump attacks on robert mueller raise questions about the future of this special counsel's investigation. we'll talk to former white house home security adviser fran townsend about the growing tensions there and what really makes a good breakfast and why do you think the food is healthy might not be. we'll sort through the confusion. first here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> investigating the fourth explosion this month. the latest blast injured two men. >> this entrance to the neighborhood already blocked off. no one in or out. residents on a lockdown.

>> the president avoided mentioning mueller by name in the past but that changed as he called him out on twitter. >> a whistleblower was able to figure out how to turn facebook into a tool. >> thanked them for helping russia win. whenever russia is accused of center they gather around the center of power. >> two million pounds have been removed. the search for victims is over. the search for answers has just begun. >> the thrill end in the sled hockey final in pyeongchang. >> in front, scores! >> team usa gets it done. the three pete complete. paralympic gold again. ♪ >> i'm gayle king with john dickerson and norah is off today. we're in good hands, bianna golodryga is at the table. >> hello. >> nice to have you here.

investigators from texas want to know if the latest explosion in the city is connected to deadly bombings. two people in their 20s were injured in last night's blast. investigators say that may have been triggered by a trip wire. it's blocked off an entire neighborhood last night. >> last night's explosion happened in southwest austin and follows three package bombs that killed two people and injured two others earlier this month. those bombs hit the eastern part of the city. investigators are not ruling out a connection. omar is in austin and at the scene of the latest explosion. good morning. >> good morning. police are keeping us a quarter a mile away from yesterday's blast so they can look at the blast area but also make sure there are no other explosions in this neighborhood. now right now we are noticing that fbi and atf agents are coming to continue their investigation this morning. they're helping austin police out. they believe it was a bomb left on the side of the road that

could have been set off by someone handling, coming into contact with a tripwire. police say the two injured men were on their bikes when the bomb went off and they are in good condition. the explosion earlier were packages left near victims' doors. police believe those are related. as of yesterday afternoon more than 730 packages have been reported and over 230 people have been interviewed. the latest explosions hours after the reward for information in those last blasts grew to $115,000. police are telling people in this neighborhood to please stay inside their homes and avoid any packages that may be on their front door and they will try to clear this neighborhood. they could be here all morning. the earliest you may get out 10:00 a.m. >> frightening for so many in that city, thank you so much. the united states and south korea could reveal their schedule for upcoming military

drills. the south korean news agency says the announcement may come as soon as tomorrow. . it says the exercises will be similar in past years, even as president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un prepare to meet face to face. cbs news has learned american intelligence agencies have established back channel contact with north korea in advance of their meeting. the cia issued the new effort. over the weekend national security adviser h.r. mcmaster met with top security advisors from south korea and japan to discuss the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. on "face the nation" south korean's foreign ministry said kim jong-un is committed to that goal. >> we have asked the north to indicate in clear terms a commitment to denuclearization and he has conveyed that commitment. >> you see it in his word. >> given his word. but the significance of his word is quite weighty in that this is

the first time that the word came directly in the north korean supreme leader himself. and that has never been done before. >> the foreign minister also praised president trump for agreeing to meet with kim calling it a courageous decision. >> the white house says president trump is not planning to fire special counsel robert mueller. the president attacked mueller by name the first time on twitter over the weekend. yesterday, he questioned why mueller's team has, quote, 13 hardened democrats and zero republicans. 13 of the 17 team members reportedly are registered democrats. mueller is a long-time republican. >> they warned not to mess with mueller. john mccain says it's critical mueller be allowed to continue a thorough investigation and a spokesperson for paul ryan said mr. mueller and his team should be able to do their job. white house attorney ty cobb said the president is not considering or discussing the

firing of the special counsel robert mueller. >> the president went after former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe who was fired late friday. mr. trump tweeted, quote, i don't believe he made memos except to help his own agenda. cbs news learned he kept memos of the conversation with the president and what happened during the firing with james comey and mccabe has given the memos to mueller's office. >> cbs news senior national security analyst fran townsend is here a homeland security and terrorism adviser to president george bush. good morning. >> i would like to start with the mccabe firing. based on your experience, how unusual is this, to be fired for this supposedly lack of candor, how big a deal is that? >> so one very unusual the firing of the deputy director. it's never happened before, but it's very unusual. second, most serious offense you can accuse in terms of conduct

of an fbi official is their lack of candor. agents make their living swearing under oath to the truth of that affidavit, that grants search warrants, arrest warrants, so a lack of candor is a fireable offense if you -- if the underlying conduct supports it. >> the underlying conduct here was adjudicated to the by president trump but by officials inside the fbi, the disciplinary officials inside the fbi. those are career people, right? >> two sets of career people. first the department of justice inspector general who is an obama appointee who also did the investigation fast and furious, an embarrassment to eric holder at the time, independent minded independent reporting to congress. he does the investigation and finds a lack of candor. it goes to the fbi career officials in the office of professional responsibility who agree with their findings that there was a lack of candor and agree with the recommendation of firing. >> the trump administration has been accused i heard over the

weekend of being vindictive and mean spirited but when you look at it the bottom line, it came from the fbi. i think many people are surprised by the harshness and timing, the loss of his pension. could anything be done? >> gayle, i find -- we don't believe in collective punishment. the people who are going to pay the price here are mccabe's wife and children and that seems horribly unfair. it remind mess going back to robert hanson case. here's a man who was an fbi agent who pled guilty to treason and part of his plea agreement what he bargained for his wife receive his pension. now, i can't tell you how that got executed and she got it but that was the plea deal the government entered into because we don't believe in collective punishment. it seems sort of tragic and unfair to fire him for a lack of candor, it's another thing to pull the pension. >> so it does look vindictive. should we not take that's way? >> we have to wait and see.

the other interesting thing, gayle, they took this decision right because he was going to be officially be retired on sunday. that report has not been completed and released yet. presumably the deciding officials did see it. it feels vindictive because the timing and the way it was handled. >> and as we mentioned this is the first time over the weekend that president went after mueller in this tweet. in your opinion is the president laying the groundwork for firing bob mueller? >> i don't think he necessarily you have to think of laying the groundwork to fire him. to many in the republican party that would be an act too far. i think you have to take it at face value. this is the president, what i call, saying remember i can, this is something i can do, put a threatening tone to it, it's still. >> fran townsend, to be continued. >> thank you. >> changes every day. thank you.

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all right. well, there's growing evidence this morning that artificial sweetener could cause health problems. they found the sugar substitute sucralose might promote high blood pressure and sugar, cholesterol and abdominal fat.

it's greater for those with diabetes or prediabetes. it's the subject of dr. mark hyman's latest book "food: what the heck should i eat." dr. hyman, great to have you with us. we've been talking about the book all morning. it seems people are questioning the rules and they're changing what you should eat or should. eat. is yours the final bible? >> i shouldn't say final bible because it's a constant work of study. it's been based on poor science and contradicted a lot of things we now know are true. fat is bad, we shouldn't eat meat, we should be ating things we're not supposed to be eating like whole eggs, we're not supposed to be eating it, actually egg whites are good. that's actually false. >> should we not worry about cholesterol? >> no. in fact, the government in the guide in 2015 said we should no

longer worry about dietary cholesterol, meaning we kind of got it wrong on the egg whites. >> i feel your book is so confusing, no offense. we have a quiz. oatmeal is good. i said true, you said no. >> road meat is unhealthy and causes cancer and heart disease. i wrote true. you said false. i'm confused about what we're supposed to do. you talk about food as being medicine and it really dictates everything that happens in our life. >> it's so true. food is not just calories. we all believe we should eat less and exercise more. it's information, instructions that changes and your jegene inflammation. when you have quality, it's far

more effective than focusing on quantity. >> your message is stay away from processed foods. if yu look at the ingredients and there are 25 of them, stay away. and stay away from sugar, right? so those are basically -- you eat real food you're going to be in a really good place. >> it's not that hard. i often eat at churches. it's really easy. ask yourself, did god make this? did god make a twinkie? no. did god make an avocado. yes. we really should be eating food. >> did you say if god made it, eat it. if man made it, leave it. >> 37 ingredients in twinkie. only one of them is foorksd banana puree at the bottom of the list. >> is there conclusive proof?

we talk about new research and sugar being so detrimental, much more than salt. >> overwhelming evidence that sugge sugar is the biggest disease. it's not fat, it turns out. we're told to eat six to seven servings of bread, rice. >> we say milk does not do the body good. >> we've been told by the government to drink three glasses of milk a day, kids, two. guidelines were assessed and they said there's very little evidence for some of these things recommended and it's highly industry influenced. >> what are you alleging? >> well, the national aacademy of science has found that the government has actually -- the committee has ignored a lot of important data on saturated fat,

low carb diets and meat and they've aseemed these are bad and they do not represent the science fully. they have not completed full reviews and they're also industry influence. the dare are council funds some of those on the committee. >> we're seeing some change. soda consumption has gone down in the country. >> but gone up everywhere else. >> you say you're not married to any one particular diet. you're looking at research. >> i just want to know what the science says. i've been practicing nutrition for 30 years and studying for 40 years. >> dr. hyman, thank you so much for joining us. you can find his ten-day detox diet on our website on cbsthismorning.com. treasures from the war and

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louis the gorilla was caught walking around the zoo. he's quick. the philadelphia zoo said it is uncommon for gorillas to walkwalk upright. he's a neat free throw and doesn't like to get his hands dirty. he wants his hands to be clean. i love how quickly he moves and how confidently he moved. >> better than me in high heels. that's all i can say. >> he looks good. he looks good. >> you may have seen them on "60 minutes" last night. parkland student's emma gonzalez

and david hogg and what's next in a decade of debate: a reservoir on san francisco ecome the good morning. it's a: 25 and after more of a decade of this reservoir, this will become the next park. the four acre site is new martin street and it could open as early as next summer. the price tag is $25 million. left is selling a program to have bundles. some usurers -- some users had screenshots of the offer and there will be a monthly fee from $199-$399. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment.

good morning. we are tracking slowdowns in the south bay. it has been a tough ride and 101 continues to be slow. we had a crush -- a crash and there was a huge amount of oil that was built in the runway. cleanup crews are arriving and hopefully they can get all of that up before the afternoon commute. right now, we have a 45 minute ride and if you want to avoid 101, you can use 85 but that will be about 40 minutes as well. here is a live look at your freeway, this is what gilman looks like with an additional

16 heading into san francisco. we have new reports of a crash near the fremont exit. please be careful. it's looking clear, look at this gorgeous view, barely any clouds. here is a view from our camera. i am not sure what that is but i do see lake kure as well. it's still pretty cool in the mid-30s and upper 30s for oakland with clear conditions and you can see cloud coverage just off the coast and a lot of that will arrive this afternoon with cloudy conditions. first, our temperatures are in the mid to upper 60s for today and it will be a comfortable day and very springlike. tomorrow, we have widespread rain through friday. it will not dry up until the coming weekend.

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♪ the song was inspired by the nationwide mobilization after the parkland school shooting last month. a pork of fro seeds will go to saturday's march for our live s march in washington. hello, emma and david. welcome to "cbs this morning." we're really looking forward to talking to you. they will join us shortly to discuss the call to action. welcome back to "cbs this morning." right now time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. the "washington post" reports the poisoning of a russian ex-spy puts the spotlight on moscow's secret military labs. the spy and his daughter were sickened by a nerve agent developed by russian scientists years ago. a construction boom has been under way at more than two dozen ins institutes. they were once part of the

chemical weapons establishment. the fbi went to the possible site of missing civil war gold worth an estimated $55 million. last week they were in a state forest 135 miles north of pittsburgh. they were joined by a treasure-hunting group who believe two tons may have been buried there. it was on its way to the philadelphia mint from west virginia. the fbi declined to explain why it was at that site. britain's "guardian" reports water shortages could affect 5 billion people by the year 2050. in 30 years between 4.8 billion and 5.7 billion people will lever in areas that are water scarce for at least one month each year. that's up from at least 6 billion today. it will be due to climate change, increased demand, and

polluted supplies. "newsweek" says james comey's book is already on the bestseller list. it topped amazon's bestseller's list yesterday. it's number two this morning. the book reportedly rocketed up the list after comey and mr. trump had a twitter fight on saturday. it's set to be released on the 17th of april. and the "detroit free press" writes that jordan peele used humor to accept congratulatory messages meant for jordan poole. it sent michigan to the ncaa tournament sweet 16. people accidentally praised peal on twitter. in response peele tweeted when you practice a jump shot as much

as i have, you hope that it one day will pay off. >> congrats to both of them. as many as half a million are expected to march in washington for stricter gun control. many of them will be high school students. the event follows a nationwide walkout last week inspired by a scoot shooting in parkland, florida. survivors have mobilized a "never again" movement. their goal is to overcome political obstacles and gun legislation. among the most vocal are emma gonzalez and david hogg. they were featured last night on "60 minutes." they join us at the table. they're jieng us here at table. we looked forward to meeting you both. good morning. >> good morning. >> everyone is praising your intelligence and poise and focus on this. have you all had a chance to really reflect and really

understand what you all are doing and what it means to the country? do you think about that, emma? >> i personally do. i think, in the future this will happen. what we're fighting for will happen because we're fighting so strongly for it. woe expect it to happen now. and with those expectations, we ooh going to vote out the people not acting. >> they've been calling your group superheroes. do you feel that? >> i don't think we're superheroes. what're what every american should be. i think we saw last week with that walkout. students were walking out and now they're going to be able to walk in and vote. >> is is that where the next has go, emma? right now in response to the shooting what's your response in florida and at the national level? >> one thing, that was positive. we got a build sign that. was good. it's not going to stop there. it was just the beginning.

it was barely anything. it was important but it would not stop what happened at our school. we're fighting for that change. >> i think what's important to realize with that law, too, there are a lot of loopholes. you can buy a gun and buy it under that law and a lot of purchases are purchased that way. it doesn't require background checks. >> you know, one thing that stood out in your interview on 60 minutes, you call yourself the mass shooting generation, and you think about the post-9/11 generation, right? you really put into context what you as students experienced. how has that impacts you even before that deadly shooting? hows that that impacted you on a daily basis? >> i think on a day-to-day basis, the fact that we have to

even talk about having active shooter drills, it's distracting us from being kids leading our lives. even after we included all the new legislation, we required training and psychological checks and make sure they were well trained a and had background check. why not do that for everyone. >> i want to point out as a young woman, it always feels like you're living in a war zone. >> emma, you wrote something very moving in harper's bazaar. you said i'm 18, cuban and bisexual. i'm so allergic i can't pick a color. but none of this matters anymore. were the two of you involved before this happened? >> no. we were science buddies. >> to be honest, we're nerds of the school. emma's always been an amazing person.

i even called her the day before the shooting. >> to say what? >> just to say -- because i had just finished up a documentary and she played a heavy role in that and i realized what an amazing and dedicated person she is. i called her to tell her i didn't know what she was going to do next but it would change the world. >> how is it the two of you became the leaders in this movement? did you all get together? talk about it immediately? >> here's what happened there. i got a text the day of the rally. so steve was like, these guys are going to take us out to dinner. they're like, we're going to bring up cameron. i said, cool. cameron casspi. he was not wearing pants. it was like -- none of us are wearing the right amount of clothes. >> what rally? >> the rally where i gave the speech. >> but how did it come about that shortly after the shooting that the two of you became the

voice of this? very early on you had the videotape? >> i think the way we came about as the voice initially, even the day of the shooting i went on the news and did a hit with 5 million people viewing live and then within the next couple of days i was is up owesed to be on "anderson." i was supposed to be on twice and they didn't want me to and that's when i called emma. >> emma, what's the most encouraging thing any politician has ever said to you? >> there have been some people who say kweep fighting out there. i know the wheels of bureaucracy turn very slowly, but they're not actually doing anything. that's what it feels like. they need to try harder. >> you wrote in your report kids are acting like adults and adults are acting like kids. >> kids had become a dirty word. you're acting like children.

that's offensive. in fact, we've been raised in this school environment to show what an adult should be. we're being pushed into the real world so quickly. we haven't even balanced a checkbook. we need to learn all this stuff in high school just in case we don't make it to college. >> the one thing the nra is trying to push right now is they're trying to make sure we forget about this. they expect our generation to have a short attention span and we're not going to let that happen because the second we forget about it, it can and will be you. >> which is one of the reasons you delayed the nationwide rally for this coming up saturday. we've heard your voices loud and clear. what is your message to other high school students across the country who also are a part of the mass shooting generation? >> get out there and vote. register to vote. >> our message is make sure you get out and vote, that you're

registered to vote so you can vote in the primaries and stay educated for the roast your life because the seeds of corruption are always being sowed. >> you're both getting death threats. does that deter you? >> no. >> that's how we know what we're doing matters. >> they're attacking us personally because they can't find fault in their message. from every single angle everybody knows on a certain level this is unacceptable and it should never have happened. for 20 years it should have never happened. >> people are listening to you, emma gonzalez and david hogg. they're among the student activists features in the documentary "39 days. "they turn their grief into action. the march for our lives in washington will take place 39 days after the strategy and you can watch 39 days saturday night

at 9:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. central right here on cbs. it's a vehicle lie no other on california's 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.

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driverless buses started rolling this month on the streets of san ramon near san francisco. the electric shuttle can carry 12 people, six sitting, six standing. jock blackstone was among the first riders to go on the road for a spin. >> reporter: most driverless cars being tested in america still require a human ready to grab the wheel or hit the brakes if technology fails, but the shuttle bus making its way through san ramon, california, has no driver, no steering wheel, no brake pedal. it's the first completely driverless vehicle linesen lines ensed to operate on public roads in california.

mobile as way to get around traffic jams and parking lots. >> every parking spot costs "x" number of dollars to build. more expensive if you build the parking garages, $70,000 per parking spot, that's huge. >> we're going to do less major infrastructure improvements, widening freeways, things that kind of mess up traffic for a long time. >> reporter: now that this driverless shuttle is cleared to operate on city streets, we know it won't be long before some pedestrians staring at their phones will step right in front of it. will it stop. it did. they're hoping the shuttle will be a hit when the shuttle is finished and residents can start riding. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone, san ramon, california. >> i know it's time. trying to get ready for driverless cars. >> we got into elevators, right?

>> with much trepidation. it took a long time to sell the elevate jeer ahead, two centaurian runners who set a record. and tomorrow, david begnaud is going back to puerto rico six months after hurricane armaria. >> reporter: we're going back to puerto rico. there's a lot more light in the darkness than six months ago. wheel ride around with an officer who talks about the spike in crime and what's being done about it. how in other places conditions are just as deplorable today as they were when the storm made landfall. we'll see you tuesday on "cbs this morning." does this map show the

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of "cbs this morning" on our podcast on itunes and apple's podcast app. today, figure skating great scott hamilton shares his thoughts on the best mindset to have in order to achieve success. two senior citizen athletes made heft. julia hawkins and orville rogers made news. hawkins, 102 years old ran her 60-meter race in 7.9 records, a new record at her age. rogers set a report for his 60-meter run. he blew past the competition in just over 19 seconds. he raced in others. you can find a link on our website, cbsthismorning.com. they're incredible and good for them. >> congratulations to jericka duncan. she finished in her age group.

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both lanes of th this is a kpix update. >> good morning. both lanes going from alameda to oakland are set to close at 10:00 this morning and that is after a dream failure. there repair project is being fast tracked. today, the candidates to replace the mayor will face off in a debate. tonight's debate starts at seven: 30 -- 7:30. the dmv of office is set to reopen today. the office has been closed after thieves cause the whole facility to flood. the water cause tens of thousands of dollars in damage. stay with us, you look at weather and traffic any moment.

good morning, we are tracking slowdowns through the south bay. we have had a number of situations occur and they are still causing slowdowns, from san antonio, the latest we are tracking is around 101. it's involving a couple of cars and you can see speed step below 20 miles per hour. also, eastbound 92 will be a

slow ride. there is a crash reported on the shoulder and it's definitely causing a backup all the way through 80 at this point. that is a check of your traffic. let's now look at the forecast. we are looking at a gorgeous shot here. we are looking at mostly blue skies to start off your work week and a good last day of winter. it feels very springlike. temperatures are pretty chilly in the 30s and 40s right now. satellite radar is showing that much clout coverage insight. we will not see it until later on today and look at these temperatures, mid to upper 60s for servers and low seven parts of the inland areas. here is what is coming, we have rain in the forecast from tuesday to friday. we are expecting about an inch and a half and 3 to 5 inches to

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