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with us a little later for the morning news and of course, cbs with us a little later for the captioning funded by cbs with us a little later for the morning news and of course, cbs it's thursday, april 19th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." inspection demand. the faa is said to order hundreds of jet engines be checked out after a southwest airlines' deadly explosion. president trump is optimistic about the upcoming summit with north korea's leedser but issues a warning. >> if i think it's a meeting that's not going to be fruitful, we're not going to go. if the meeting when i'm there is not fruitful, i will respectfully leave the meeting. and historic floodwaters
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ravage hawaii, leaving people trapped, and turning a famous surfer into a savior. 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. the pilots of a southwest jet that made an emergency landing after an engine blew apart say we were simply doing our jobs. within two weeks the faa plans to order an inspection of the fan blades like the one that snapped off that southwest jet. the engines manufacturer recommended an inspection nearly a year ago. hena doba is here in new york. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. southwest says the 18-year-old boeing 737 was inspected just two days before the accident. the ntsb now plans to look at
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its inspection history. >> they plan to roll out certain inspections of fan blades looking for signs of fatigue and fractures. >> the fan blade separated in two place. >> ntsb investigators believe one of the fan blades in the left engine of southwest's plane broke apart and broke from the engine and sending metal debris through the wing and into a cabin window. >> they said there was a hole and someone went out. >> 43-year-old jennifer riordan, a married mother of two from new mexico, was wearing her seatbelt when she was nearly sucked out of that window. a medical examiner said she died from blunt force trauma to the head, neck, and torso. >> engine failures like this should not occur obviously. >> in the wake of the tragedy, many of the passengers on the harrowing flight have called first women to become a new
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navy fighter pilot, a hero. the plane tilted to the left. 22 minutes later shults managed to land the boeing 737 safely. later southwest captain and co-pilot expressed appreciation for the outpouring of support, adding we all feel we were simply doing our jobs. the incident marked the first passenger fatality on a u.s. carrier since 2009. anne-marie? >> hena doba here in new york. thank you, hena. >> the family of jennifer riordan say they're grateful to the crew and passengers of the southwest flight for all they did. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk to riordan's sister-in-law. no one was injured when a delta jet experienced an engine fire. the delta plane had just taken off from hartsfield-jackson
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airport yesterday evening headed to london when the jet starting spewing smoke from the engine and meanly turned around and headed back to the terminal. a peace agreement will top the agenda. the inter-korean summit is scheduled to take place in a border village in a building located on the southeast side. it would replace the armistice that ended the fighting in the korean war in 1953. president trump is also expected to hold a summit with north korean leader kim jong-un. mr. pompeo already met mr. kim. president trump warns that he may still pull out if he feels it's not going to be fruitful. major garrett reports. >> it's a historic moment and possibly beyond that if it works out properly. >> after two days of private meetings with shinzo abe, the
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two held a meeting at the resort in mar-a-lago. >> if i think that it's a meeting that's not going to be fruitful, we're not going to go. if the meeting when i'm there is not fruitful, i will respectfully leave the meeting. >> over lunch president trump described mike pompeo's secret trip to north korea. >> he just left north korea. he had a meeting with kim jong-un. he got along with him really well, really great. >> the meeting happened late last week. pompeo said it happened over easter. it was to lay the groundwork for a summit between president trump and kim jong-un sometime in the coming months. five locations all outside the u.s. are being considered, but it is unclear how far kim is willing to travel given the reliability of the aircraft they
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have to travel long distances. mike pompeo, a nominee, is facing a confirmation battle in the senate. >> mike will be in good shape. we'll see what happens. you know, a lot of people are predicting other things. >> reporter: kentucky's rand paul, a key vote to getting the nomination out to the committee, already announced his opposition. the president called paul today and urged him to meet with pompeo. >> at this point it would take a great deal to move me, but out of respect for the president, i'm going to meet with him. >> the japanese prime minister complimented president trump on north korea calling his leadership remarkable and decisive, and from the president's own words, it's clear he wants to have a summit with kim, but it's not clear and not guaranteed it will happen. major garrett, cbs news, palm beach, florida. as tributes pour in for former first lady barbara bush, former president george h.w. bush is publicly remembering his wife of 73 years for the first time. mr. bush says that he used to
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tease his wife about how popular she was and said she was the most beloved woman in the world. she died at the age of 92. she was remembered by two of her sons. former president george w. bush said she had a sense of humor until the end. >> before she died i said, mom, you've been a fabulous mother and i love you dearly. and she said i want you to know you're my most favorite son on the phone. >> i'm so blessed to be her son. she taught us to serve others. she taught us to be civil. she taught us to love your family with your heart and soul. >> mrs. bush will be buried saturday. former presidents clinton and obama and their wives will attend. for the first time in nearly six decades cuba will have a leader not named castro. an official announcement is expected today.
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miguel diaz-canel is expected to take over for raul castro. raul castro took over for his brother recently. his brother fidel took over in 1959. puerto rican officials say an island-wide blackout that left millions in the dark was caused by workers who hit a transmission line. the power outage hit the island yesterday. it's the first islandwide outage since hurricane maria hit seven months ago. officials say it will take up to 36 hours to fully restore power to puerto rico's 1.4 million customers. less than a week ago another power outage affected over 800,000 customers. more rain is forecast for the hawaiian island of kauai today. a flash flood warning was issued starting this morning. torrential rainfall has caused flooding and landslides. hundreds have been evacuated. one family was stranded at their vacation home for two days
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before they were rescued by legendary surfer laird hamilton. >> it was very surreal. we definitely felt rescued. it was hard. like i said, i got emotional thinking, that night i honestly didn't know if we were going to have to put our kids on our backs and hike through raging water if the house didn't make it. >> the governor declared it a disaster area. coming up on the "morning news," the death of prince, investigators make a key announcement two years after he was found dead. and puppet controversy. the serious fallout over this reenlistment video. this is the "cbs morning news." . ( ♪ ) mike: i've tried lots of things for my joint pain. now? watch me. ( ♪ ) joni: think i'd give up showing these guys how it's done? please.
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shows an explosion. police release video of the incident which took place this month in the city of hurst. a car crashed into a home severing a gas line. a short while later as the officer was walking toward the house, it exploded. he and another cop received minor injuries. three people inside the home were also hurt. well, there's a key announcement today in the death of mooch prince. and a woman who claims she had an affair with the president said she is free to speak. those are some of the stories on the morning newsstand. "the new york times" reports x-play boy model karen mcdougal has been freed from her contract and she can address her affair with donald trump. she settled a lawsuit. in 2016 the company paid her $150,000 for the rights to her story but never ran it. she gets to keep the money. the white house has said mr. trump denies having an affair with mcdougal. the minneapolis "star tribune" says a prosecutor will announce a decision today on whether criminal charges will be filed in the death of pop music
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star prince. an autopsy found he died of an accidental overdose of the synthetic fentanyl. the "washington post" reports the senate voted to allow babies on the chamber floor after senator tammy duckworth gave birth earlier this month. duckworth became the first woman to give birth while serving in the senate. previous rules didn't allow babies to be on the floor while the chamber was in session. the new rule will make it easier for her to work. and the knoxville news sentinel reports tennessee international guardsmen were punished over a dinosaur hand puppet video. >> do you solemnly swear. >> do you solemnly swear. >> that i will support and defend. >> that i will support and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> and the state of tennessee. >> and the state of tennessee. >> master brown used a hand pup pet to recite the words to the
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reenli re-enlistme re-enlistment. he said they were absolutely embarrassed with the time-honored military tradition. it sparked a social media fire storm. brown was removed from her position and the colonel who led the ceremony was demoted and forced to retire. amazon reaches an impressive milestone and how it's paying off for the e-commerce giant. a type of irregular heartbeat 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 better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis had both. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily...
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forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ we make i look easy we make it look good ♪ it's a job many people hate doing, assembling furniture from ikea. researchers in singapore programmed a robot to create and execute a plan to put together most of an ikea chair on its own. it took about 20 minutes and it took several attempts, but eventually it succeeded, but most importantly, without the frustrations that humans might feel. so long as somebody else is doing it. on the "cbs moneywatch," amazon prime hits a membership milestone, and tesla is under investigation. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. good morning, anne-marie. let's start with a market check.
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this morning oil futures are higher, closing in on $70 a barrel. it's not been this high since late 2014. keep in mind this affects the pinch you feel at the pump. exporters in saudi arabia would like to see crude prices climb to as much as $100 a barrel. here on wall street a mixed finish as the dow lost 38 points, the s&p 500 gained 42 points, and nasdaq gained 13 points. the agency is specifically looking at tesla's injuries log to ensure injuries are reported to the state in a timely manner. the center for investy ga tish reporting says the automaker failed to report more injuries in order to improve its safety record. meantime chip maker qualcomm has reportedly begun slashing 1,500 jobs. they want to reduce spending by
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up to $100 billion. both full- and part-time workers are affected, most in san diego. qualcomm says the layoffs are necessary to support long-term growth. and a closely guarded secret is revealed. there are now more than 100 million shoppers signed up for amazon prime. they spend twice as much as nonprime commerce. earlier it never revealed the number who signed up for the service. for $99 a year members get two-day shipping and other perks, of course, anne-marie. >> diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> thank you, anne-marie. still ahead, hanging up on robocalls, we'll show you new apps that can stop unwanted calls to your phone. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
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the tech company hiya says come supers received 18 billion robocalls last year. that's 18% more than the year before. >> reporter: robocalls have become a way of life for most americans. friends lori meisenheimer and dana cipolla have both received scam calls, being threatened irs. >> local cops. >> reporter: kristie campochiaro and her kids get calls daily. kristie often receives calls with her 818 los angeles area calls even though they can be out of state or overseas. it's known as neighbor spoofing. computer software spoofs the first six digits of your phone number. authorities say this man, adrian
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abramovich is the robocall kingpin behind millions of calls that pitched time shares. >> i'm not the kingpin of robocalls as alleged. >> reporter: he's facing a $1 million fine. >> you're invoking the fifth amendment. >> i'm evoking the fifth amendment, yes. >> reporter: he didn't give many direct answers but said it's simple to buy robocall for the operation. >> the technology is easy and can be used by anyone. >> reporter: phone providers have recently taken steps to try and intercept unwanted robocalls. there are also several smartphone apps available to block them, including tr truecaller, hiya, and nomorobo. another one tricks phone callers into thinking it doesn't exist. >> reporter: it can be difficult
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for the apps to spot and block all the numbers because robocallers are constantly changing tactics to get you to answer. danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. ♪ hey allergy muddlers: are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® zyrtec® starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec®. muddle no more®. starting sunday save up to $18 on zyrtec® products. see sunday's newspaper. we're on a mission to show drip coffee drinkers, it's time to wake up to keurig. wakey! wakey! rise and shine! oh my gosh! how are you? well watch this. i pop that in there.
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morning, within two weeks the faa will order the inspections of engine fan blades on the same type of engine that exploded on southwest jet tuesday. federal investigators said a blade that broke off mid-flight showed signs of metal fatigue. one passenger was killed. the plane was forced to make a landing in philadelphia. the pilots say they were simply doing their jobs. and president trump says cia director mike pompeo and north korean leader kim jong-un got along really well when they held secret talks two weeks ago. but president trump said he'll back out if it's not going to be fruitful.
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a new study on the impact of an earthquake with a major fault that runs through hayward, california. >> it once of the worst disasters ever to hit the u.s. in 1906 the great san francisco earthquake killed more than 3,000 and destroyed half of the city. as bad as it was and as bad as subsequent earthquakes have been, the bay area is now bracing for something even worse. >> it's coming. it's not if. it's when. >> reporter: a new report from the u.s. geological survey says the biggest danger may be the hayward fault because 2 million people live directly on top of it. as seen in this animation, the hayward fault could unleash a 7.02 quake, capable of catastrophic damage, more than 800 directs, 18,000 injuries, and with gas lines severed and waterlines broken, hundreds of
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fires could ignite, burning 150,000 homes. >> those staggering numbers are not unsaveable. we can save lives and reduce risk by taking action now. >> reporter: cities haven't ignored threats. when uc berkeley learned that the fault ran right underneath its football stadium, they improved it. >> are you saying we could see the stadium rip in half? >> it would come blasting through here at 7,000 miles an hour and offset the football field so all the night straight lines would be offset to the right. >> reporter: the fault lines run right through here and this is where the stadium will split in half. over the last 19 years there have been 12 major earthquakes along the fault line. they happen every 150 years. this mark exactly 150 years since the last quake. carter evans, cbs news, berkeley.
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on "cbs this morning" a popular mecca on lake tahoe is in battle over vacation homes. we'll tell you about the locals and vacationers. plus comedian amy schumer talks with gayle king about her new movie "i feel pretty" and the messages she hopes audiences will take away from it. and "time" magazine reveals its list of the 100 most influential people of the year. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com jooirngs
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now they go on to the second round of the play-offs. so that's very exciting. congratulations. >> but if people are still celebrating at 4:30 a.m. -- >> go to bed! >> -- your party is getting out of control. >> it's true. >> i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi this morning. weather and traffic all calm on the homefront at this point? >> in some areas. the weather is calm. temperatures are exactly where they should be and our afternoon will be finally april-like. so we're finally going to have normal conditions. clear skies, warmer weather, high pressure is building. temperatures in the 80s. for today we are cooler than that. not quite 80-degree weather yet but it's going to be overall pleasant. jaclyn? here are
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