captioning funded by cbs it's monday, april 16th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." it's president trump versus former fbi director james comey in an ugly feud. >> who lies constantly about matters big and small and insists the american people believe it, that person's not fit to be president of the united states on moral grounds. plus, the arrests of two black men at a starbucks sparks outrage in philadelphia. protesters are calling for action. and surrounded by family, former first lady barbara bush makes a decision to stop medical treatment.

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. whole, during a televised interview prior to the release of his memoir, former fbi director james comey said president trump will stain everyone around him. this was comey's version of events leading up to his firing last year. he said it's possible the russians have compromising information on mr. trump, and he also said the president is morally unfit for office, and there is some evidence the president tried to obstruct justice. the president says comey is a slime ball. wendy gillette is here in new york with more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. yes, president trump certainly did not mince words about comey on twitter yesterday, and neither did comey in his first interview before his book is released tomorrow. ousted fbi director james comey

blasted president trump in an exclusive interview with abc news anchor george stephanopoulos sunday night. >> that person who sees moral equivalence in charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they're pieces of meat, that person is not fit to be president of the united states. >> the interview aired just ahead of the release of comey's new memoir "a higher loyalty." comey said it's possible the president obstructed justice when the president pressured him to drop the investigation of former director michael flynn, the former national security adviser. >> was mr. trump obstructing justice? >> possibly. >> comey was fired by president trump last may. the president launched a preemptive attack on comey sunday, tweeting in part, slippery james comey will go down as the worst fbi director

in history. some fellow republicans piled on. >> this is just salacious and all designed to undermine this president who he has obviously a bone to pick with. >> mr. trump maintains he sacked comey because of his handling of the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. comey says in his book he thought clinton would win the presidency who figured into his reasoning about the e-mail investigation just before the election. he says he never wanted to hurt or help any candidate and that he made what he thought was the best decision at the time. anne-marie? >> wendy gillette here in new york. thank you so much, wendy. ey/client privilege. the president's personal lawyer michael cohen has been ordered to appear in federal

court today. cohen's office and home were rated by the fbi last week. he is the target of a criminal investigation, and the judge is deciding to determine how to handle the material taken in the raid. tend the hearing. >> mr. trump said yesterday the attack on the syria weapons program was perfectly carried out. more than 100 missiles were launched by u.s., french, and british forces on three chemical-related facilities. the pentagon admits the assad regime still has the ability to use chemical weapons against civilians if it wants to. yesterday mr. trump made a decision in writing to strike as he must do under the war powers act. today the united states plans to announce new economic sanctions against russia for enabling it. nikki haley said it's an attempt to issue a strong alert against the use of chemical weapons. >> ahead on "cbs this morning," senator tim kaine of virginia, a member of both the armed

services committee and the foreign relations committee who believes the syrian strike was reckless and without a clear strategy. the remnants of a deadly mid-april weather system that battled the upper midwest with snow and tornadoes is impacting the south this morning. a tornado spotted near greensboro, north carolina, killed at least one man. at least as of late yesterday, over 75,000 homes were without power. parts of wisconsin got more than two feet of snow. the heavy snow caused part of a motel roof to collapse. no one was injured. and parts of minnesota got 2 feet of snow. hundreds of flights were canceled and roads were closed. former first lady barbara bush is in failing health and will not seek additional treatment. the exact nature of her health

problem has not been disclosed but she was treated for a thyroid condition and had heart surgery in 2009. >> reporter: the former first lady has been in and out of the hospital. barbara bush is only the second woman to be both a wife and mother to the president of the united states. her husband, the 41st president, george herbert walker bush has also been battling health problems in recent years. in her role as first lady, mrs. bush, championed literacy. >> i honestly believe if more people could read, write, and come prehelped, we would be that much closer to solving the problems that plague our nation. >> reporter: she also showed humanity. she said her mind was with the american troops serving in the gulf. >> we're all wishing for peace.

we want our people home. >> reporter: her son george w. bush became the 43rd president. by the campaign she spoke of civility and debate. >> i hate it. i hate that people think compromise is a dirty word. it is not a dirty word. >> reporter: in 2016 she was back on the trail as her son jeb bush had a nomination. she is surrounded by a family she adores and appreciates the many kind messages and especially the prayers she is receiving. david begnaud, cbs news, dallas. the ceo of starbucks will be in philadelphia today and says he wants to personally apologize to two black men who were sitting in a starbucks last week and who were arrested. more protests are planned for today. the men were sitting in a starbucks waiting for another man to arrive and asked to use the restroom without buying anything, which is against

starbucks policy. an employee asked them to leave. they refused. and she called 911. >> these guys were doing what people do every single day. they were having a meeting and they were undoubtedly singled out because of their race. >> we know what we have to do. we have been working closely with the people of philadelphia. it literally breaks my heart. >> the men were arrested without evidence. they were released because of a lack of evidence that a crime had been committed. the ceo of starbucks calls the arrested reprehensible. coming up on the "morning news," where president trump's campaign money is going. and and a breakfast warning. there's a major recall of eggs. this is the "cbs morning news." , 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 better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding

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the lexington "herald-leader" is calling for another teacher protest. schools across the state were closed friday as teachers protested budget cuts and pension issues at the state capitol. on the same day governor bevin said children were being sexually abused because they were being left alone at home when classes canceled. he apologized yesterday. "the new york times" reports on national gay rights leader who committed suicide by setting himself on fire in the park saturday. 60-year-old david buckel said he hoped his act would bring about a need to protect the environment. he wrote that pollution was ravaging the planet. he was the lead attorney in the transgender murdered victim brandon teena. it was the subject of the hillary swank movie, "boys don't cry." r. lee ermey was best known for playing gunnery sergeant hartman in the movie "full metal

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our top stories this morning. james comey said president trump is unfit for office, and he also said the office has compromising information on him, and there's some evidence of obstruction of justice on the president's part. he gave his version of events prior to his firing leading up to the release of his book. earlier president trump called comey the worst fbi director in history. and dozens of firefighters are killed each year in the line of duty, and thousands more are injured. many also suffer invisible wounds. chip reid visited a new center in maryland where they can get treatment. >> reporter: firefighters have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. but responding to every imaginable kind of tragedy also

takes an emotional toll. >> two teenagers that were in a car, they slid off the road, upside down, and into a telephone pole sideways. i apologize. bear with me. >> reporter: firefighter scott russell remembers the day when it became too much to bear. >> i sat under there for 20 minutes as we tried to get all this metal off of her and told her, held her hand, i want to get you out of here. >> reporter: the teenage girl didn't survive. russell couldn't sleep, started drinking heavily, and kept it all inside. he made a plan to commit suicide. >> i'm sitting in the basement crying, crying a puddle of tears. >> did you ever think ptsd? >> no. i heard ptsd. and that's what happens when you go to war. >> reporter: finally he talked to a counselor and discovered he

had been living a first responder's version of war. >> we talk about the military. these are what they go through on the first lines. >> reporter: dr. abby morris is a psychologist at a new center in maryland for firefighters who struggle with ptsd. >> when we call 911, they come. who do they call? we wanted to be their 911. >> reporter: there are 60 beds and treatment lasts 30 to 60 days with followup. one in five firefighters will suffer from ptsd during their career, but 92% say stigma is a barrier to seeking treatment. >> they tend to stuff it down. >> reporter: this center was the brainchild of harold schaitberger, president of the international association of firefighters. >> we're working to break that stigma away to help our members know they should come out of the shadows and seek treatment. >> reporter: russell said that was the hard evidence part of off. >> we want to be that hero for

the rest of the world. >> reporter: a world that needs its heroes to take care of themselves too. on "cbs this morning," a 12-year-old so-called cyber ninja shows us how he hacks smart devices and household items. >> and former white house chef sam kass has help for busy families in his new book "eat a little better, great flavor, better health, good world." that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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