captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's it's thursday, march 29th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." another personnel change in the trump administration. the head of the v.a. is being replaced by the doctor who gave the president a clean bill of health. now a veterans group is reacting. a family tragedy. an suv plunges off the roadway in california and kills the parents and their adopted children. and soaring through the northern lights, just one of the job perks for a very lucky pilot.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning at least one veterans group is questioning president trump's choice to head the veterans affairs department. the president fired david shulkin and tapped white house doctor ronny jackson to replace him. some fear he lacks the experience to run the department. laura podesta has more. good morning, laura. >> good morning, anne-marie. the head of american vets, a nonpartisan group, says dr. jackson needs to be able to prove he's qualified to run such a massive agency, a $200 billion agency. as you mentioned he's replacing dr. shulkin who's worked in some department of the veterans affairs since 2015 when he was appointed by president obama. another member of president trump's inner circle is out.

dr. david shulkin of veterans affairs is no longer holding the job according to a tweet wednesday from the president which read in part, i am thankful for dr. shulkin's service to our country and to our great veterans. white house doctor rear admiral ronny jackson will replace shulkin at the v.a. he's served as the white house physician for the past three presidents. former head shull cain came under fire after an investigation showed he used taxpayer money to purchase plane tickets to fly to europe with his wife last summer and for ticketed for a wimbledon tennis match. >> i'm committed to doing what we have to do to focus on veterans and make this better. >> following the recent departures, shulkin is the eighth high-profile member of

the trump administration to depart since the beginning of this calendar year. president trump in a statement said dr. jackson is highly trained and qualified and said that as a servicemember himself jackson has seen first hand the tremendous sacrifice our veterans make and has a deep appreciation for the debt our great country owes them. anne-marie? >> well, john dowd is denying the possibility that he pardoned two of the president's advisers. >> president trump's lead lawyer in the russia investigation talked about pardons for two of the president's former advisers. according to "the new york times." the "times" says last summer attorney john dowd spoke with the first national security adviser michael flynn about a presidential pardon as special

counsel robert mueller was gathering evidence against him. flen later cut a deal with mueller's team. the "times" reports dowd also spoke with manafort's attorney. flynn later cut a deal with mueller's team. they also discussed a presidential pardon with paul manafort's attorney. manafort spent a few months running mr. trump's campaign. he's been charged but is now cooperating with mueller's team. conversations about pardons raised the prospect that the white house was concerned about what the former aide would say if they cut deals with the special counsel. dowd reported last week he did not discuss pardons. and whout ty cobb said no discussion was had. >> as we've said pretty much every day since we got here because you guys continue to ask about this topic every single day, there was no collusion and we're very confident in that and look forward to this process wrapping up. >> in another court filing, an investigation shows rick gates

was knowingly working with an individual with ties to russian intelligence. gates who was also manafort's business partner took a plea deal and is cooperating with the mueller investigation. angelica alvarez, cbs news, the white house. today north and south korea agreed to hold a historic summit on april 27th. it would be the third such meeting. they met on the northern side of a border village this morning. they discussed details of the meeting between north korean leader kim jong-un and south korean president moon jae-in. he met with china's leader and has planned a meeting with trump in may. california officials are trying to figure out why an suv plunged off a california highway. there were no skids or brake marks and no reason to believe the crash was intentional.

the parents and three adopted children were killed. three others are missing. the family gained attention in 2014 after one of their children, devonte hart, was photographed crying and hugging an officer. devonte is among the missing. clark, an african-american, was killed by police in his grandmother's backyard. police say he was a suspect on the run. they thought he had a gun. he only had a cell phone. there have been almost daily protests since his death. the california attorney generalcy among those investigating the shooting. an exchange student living outside of philadelphia has been charged after allegedly talking about trying to shoot up his high school. he said he would shoot up the school next month.

>> he told a fellow student that don't come to school on may 1st because i'm going to shoot up the school. and then he said, i'm kidding. >> police found ammunition, a military-style vest, and a cross bow in his bedroom. they say he researched how to buy the weapons. his attorney said he had no plans to commit a school shooting and the items were found in his room because they were for a halloween costume. involuntary manslaughter charges have been dropped in the death of a penn state fraternity pledge. tim piazza fell and hit his head during an alcohol hazing. a judge threw out involuntary man slaughter and most of the serious charges against 11 former members of beta theta pi. some remaining hazing charges remain and they're looking into

prosecuting 15 other frat members. earlier this morning malala yousafzai arrived in pakistan for the first time since she was shot. when she was 14, she was shot in the head by taliban gunmen for promoting girls' education. she has since won a nobel peace prize and is a 20-year-old university student. coming up on the "morning news" now, chipping away at your privacy. a new service will track your online devices. and leaving a footprint. scientists make a huge prehistoric discovery. this is the "cbs morning news." scientists make a huge prehistoric discovery. this is the "cbs morning news." yes i do. okay so you diet, you exercise, you manage your a1c? that's the plan. what about your heart? what do you mean my heart? the truth is, type 2 diabetes can make you twice as likely to die from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or stroke. and with heart disease, your risk is even higher. but wait, there's good news for adults who have

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here's a here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. nasa engineers are putting the final touches on a space probe that will offer our closest look at the sun. it will come within 3.7 million miles of our nearest star. that's closer than any other spacecraft in history. one of the biggest challenges is making sure the probe doesn't melt. it's scheduled to launch in july. on the "cbs moneywatch," president trump goes after amazon and hackers target bowen. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. stocks finished slightly lower

on tuesday following a big plunge. the dow lost 9 points, the s&p 500 gave up 7 points, and nasdaq lost 59 points. shares of amazon fell nearly 5% yesterday wiping out more than $30 billion of its market value. it was reported by the website axios. the president has wondered if there was a way to go after the company with anti-trust or competition law because he's worried about amazon's impact on small retailers. meantime boeing was hacked. boeing said it detected what it called a limited intrusion malware. it says production or deliveries were not impacted. small emissions systems were affected but remediations were supplied. chicago gave the green light for the overhaul of the o'hare airport. the $8.5 billion plan is the largest and most expensive revamp in o'hare's history. terminals will be renovated and

a new global terminal and gates will be added. from the skies to the road, how about a volkswagen pickup. they unveiled a pickup concept at the auto show. so far there are no plans but the five-seat mid sized crew pickup has a 275 horsepower and eight-speed automatic. they call this the most advanced ever. >> diane king hall at the stoxx. thanks so much, diane. >> thank you. still to come, a view from a cockpit. incredible views of photos of northern lights taken at 70,000 feet. northern lights taken at 70,000 feet. not caused by a heart valve problem. but no matter where i ride, i go for my best. so if there's something better than warfarin, i'll go for that too. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke

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sacramento police. the outpouring of support... as protestors voice their anger. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's thursday, march 29th. here's a look at today's forecast at some cities around the country.

the faa released an unusual recording. it was a conversation last month between the pilot of a learjet flying over arizona and an air traffic controller. >> if there was anybody above us or past us -- >> negative. >> the pilot reported seeing a ufo and he was not alone. minutes later another american pilot said he saw an unidentified object overhead while also flyingover arizona. well, a pilot flying over canada spotted something that could be easily identified and it was spectacular. he took stunning photos of the northern lights. jim axelrod has the story.

>> reporter: when a pilot is jetting 70,000 miles above the earth, you might think their attention to is on the pictures. thank goodness he can multitask. flying a u2 reconnaissance plane, the 40-year-old was screaming across the sky when he was streaming across the sky and realized the green light swirling around his plane and reflecting into his cockpit with the northern lights. an amateur photographer who carries his nikon 750 d in the cockpit along with his kids' stuffed animals, he knew the aurora borealis was a jaw-dropper. >> on display in moscow -- the u2 first made headlines in 1960 when francis gary powers was shot down in one over soviet airspace creating a highly tense international incident.

but this u2 moment is creating nothing but joy. maybe a picture is worth a thousand words. on the other hand, sometimes all you need is one. wow. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> wow indeed and wow to the labrador retriever. for the 27th year labs remain america's most popular dog. the american kennel club put out its list of its most popular dog breeds yesterday. german shepherds came in second and golden retrievers came in third, but french bulldogs have come in fourth. they've bolted from 76th to 4th place in just over 20 year and they are super cute. coming up on "cbs this morning" in the series ""a more perfect union,"" a pair of college students who use their spring break to educate and connect with a younger generation. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." to educate and connect with a younger generation. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." i did everything i could to make her party perfect.

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our top story this morning. as expected president trump fired veterans affairs secretary david shulkin. in a surprise move he tapped white house adviser ronny jackson. he praised jackson as highly trained and qualified. facebook has changed its privacy settings to make it easier to share. as tony dokoupil reports, for many it may be too late. >> your digital footprint suggests you are generally calm. >> generally, yes. quite a leadership potential. are you in a management position? >> i manage a mabusiness.

>> there you go. >> reporter: at this mall we look at information. they logged onto facebook and linked to a program that can predict personality and more through social media. >> that got my whole personality right here. >> how accurate overall would you say it was? >> pretty accurate. very accurate. it's scary because i feel like they could manipulate several things. >> reporter: the work is that of data scientist kaczynski. he thinks the era of privacy is over. >> there's no going back. >> correct. >> so the sooner we accept the fact that we essentially lost our privacy, the sooner we can sit down and have a very important conversation, which is how can we make this post-privacy world have a place and exist. >> reporter: five years ago

kaczynski and colleagues demonstrated facebook alone could predict a personality better than family or friends, even their spouse. >> intelligence, happiness, age, religion, whether you took drugs or not, your parents were divorced or not. >> reporter: among the stranger correlation, liking curly fries and having higher ill ten jens. >> there are some funny findings in this paper, but also there are serious consequences. if other people know you very well, it's easier to convince you to do things like vote for the candidates who may not have your interests or your best interests at heart. >> what would you tell other people about what you saw today? >> watch what you post. >> this type of targeting is still unproven in political ads but kaczynski did find in a recent paper consumer ads driven to match personality was driven up 40%.

it's important to know kaczynski hasn't used facebook in any way. he just thinks people need to know how they might be targeted. tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. on "cbs this morning," a chemical found in paint stripper is the cause of death in their loved ones. how consumer advocates are pushing the epa to follow through on a ban of the proposed chemical. and in the series ""a more perfect union,"" how students connect with a younger generation. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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break. a few cars on the road. >> that's true. >> good morning, it's thursday, march 29th. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm anne makovec in for michelle griego. it's about 4:30. we'll jaclyn and neda to check our conditions outside. >> happy thursday. >> including the warm weather. >> it's so nice. today's going to be the warmest day so look at that beautiful shot of san francisco right now. nice clear conditions out there. no fog. here's another view of the bay bridge and yes, here's your headlines. record heat inland. it was warm yesterday but you're not going to cool off until the weekend when clouds will roll in. most likely by easter sunday. until then temperatures above average. we are 15 degrees above average for today and we will stay dry for several days. so i'll talk about when our next rain chance will be coming and how warm we're going to get today coming up. and right now, we are tracking speeds in the green. we have 25 minutes for our "super commuters" out there. there's your "diamonds and