have a great day, everyone! ♪ good morning to you. viewers in the west. it's wednesday, april 25th, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." the white house sending mixed messages about its embattled va secretary nominee dr. ronny jackson. he said he wants to answer allegations that he drank too much on duty and gave out sleeping pills like they were candy. president trump toasts a friendship but he will not commit to macron's idea of a new iran nuclear program. the man hvnt fhunt for the accused of killing two dallas

police officers and ahome depot employee. how you do shut off the online information. john tries a sensory deprivation tank in our series "pay attention." plus members of fleetwood mac talk for the first time about replaing guitarist lindsey buckingham. but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. god bless france, god bless world alliance, and god bless america. >> iran moves over the president's state dinner. >> if iran threatens us in any way, they will pay a price like few countries have ever paid. >> the president's pick to run the va, saying he was going to stay and fight as allegations scrolled about misconduct. >> the word is he hands out prescriptions like candy. in fact, in the white house, they call him the candy man. police say the van driver who killed ten pedestrians and injured 14 had a thing against women.

>> the suspect is in police custody for shooting two police officers in dallas. it all came to an end with a dramatic police chase. >> moments before the 76ers game, meek mill rang the bell before the 60th game in philly. >> all that -- an armed robber picked the wrong store to rob. >> a cowboy rides to the rescue. >> -- and all that matters. >> they're all saying what a great relationship we had. and they're actually correct. it's not fake news. in fact, i'll get that piece of dandruff off. we have to make him perfect. he is perfect. >> on "cbs this morning." >> this bromance between the handshakes and kisses and man hugs, you get the sense that there is this genuine warmth between the two of them. >> i like him a lot. >> yeah. [ laughter ]

>> i like that guy, i like that guy. a couple more rounds and that would qualify as a massage. >> i was wondering if norah wanted to wipe something off your shoulder, but you're in good shape. >> there were a lot of nonverbal cues at the white house which we're going to talk about in the show. >> a busy day. welcome to "cbs this morning." the white house is rallying to defend president trump's embattled back to lead the department of veterans affairs. dr. ronny jackson is threatened by a reverse of allegations including abusive behavior, excessive drinking on the drop and improperly dispensing meds. >> his senate confirmation hearing now postponed indefinitely. cbs news was the first to report jackson's nomination was in jeopardy because of questionable behavior. ed o'keefe is on capitol hill with this story.

ed good morning. >> good morning, gayle. the president met with jackson in the oval office where the doctor said he's eager to tell his side of the story in public, but the senate has postponed the confirmation set for today. the president said he'll stand by jackson but in public seemed to be nudging him in the other direction. >> i don't want to put a man through a process like this. it's too ugly. >> reporter: at a press conference, president trump suggested ronny jackson would be better off withdrawing, but said the white house has his full support. >> i rae don't think he should do it, but it's totally his -- i would stand behind him. >> i would recommend everyone on the plane take a sleep aid at certain times. >> one of the allegations against jackson, that he loosely dispensed medications. >> in fact, in the white house, they called him the candy. >> reporter: jackson was said to

hand out ambien. >> the word is on overseas trips in particular that the admiral would go down the aisle way of the airplane and says, all right, who wants go to sleep and hand out the prescription drugs. >> reporter: in 2012, the navy launched a workplace inquiry following low morale following a clash tweend jabetween jackson. the white house doubled down defending jackson by saying it just a dispute between jackson and a bitter ex-colleague and his record as a white house physician is impeccable. jackson, who has been the white house physician for three presidents batted away questions about his ability to lead the va. lawmakers are speaking out against the white house for repeatedly nominating people they worry can't withstand congressional scrutiny. >> this incident does raise questions about the white house vetting process. >> now, those documents released by the white house included a handwritten assessment from former president obama who called jackson one of his most trusted advisers. relying on the words of the president's current political

opponent, a sign the nation's eager to resuscitate the nomination. norah? >> ed o'keefe, thank you so much. president macron visited with president trump. their relationship was put on full display yesterday. the leaders held private talks on the iran nuclear deal, north korea and syria, followed by a public show of friendship at a white house state dinner but they still have important differences on how to tackle big international issues. major garrett is at the white house with macron's influence on trump. good morning. >> good morning. as expected the two leaders clashed over the iran nuclear deal. that very frank discussion appears to have yielded a different reality. president trump still likes that obama-era iran nuclear deal. but sounded more open than ever to other options. in fact, by the end of the day, it was hard to keep track of all of the possibilities to that underlying deal floated by mr. trump.

>> tonight, we celebrate nearly 2 1/2 centuries of relationship between united states and france. >> reporter: the state dinner honoring the president and first lady of france was the culmination of two-day public display of affection. >> i like him a lot. >> reporter: there was hand-holding. kissing, and even an intimate cleaning off of president macron's collar. >> we do have a very special relationship. in fact, i'll get that little piece of dandruff off him. we have to make him perfect. he is perfect. >> reporter: but that sunny dispsition has its cracks most notably on the iran nuclear deal. >> it's bad deal, it's a bad structure. >> reporter: after an intense round of talks, the president warned iran not to follow through on a promise to resume nuclear activity if they quit the deal. >> if iran threatens us in any way, they will pay a price like few countries have ever paid. okay? >> reporter: the french leader came to washington to persuade

the president to stay with the deal and build upon it. macron spoke of a, quote, new deal, that would limit iran's ballistic missile development and help blunt terrorism in the middle east. his pitch appears to have made some headway with the president. >> but we'll see also, if i do what some people expect, whether or not it will be possible to do a new deal with solid foundation. >> reporter: on narc, mr. trump said summit discussions are progressing. he used strikingly positive language. when he spoke about kim jong-un. a sharp turn from the nickname rocket man. >> he's been very open and i think very honorable from everything we're seeing. >> the future of u.s. forces in syria was also a big topic and there areas there to have been a macron effect, with the president acknowledging the french leader's underlying point

that pulling u.s. forces out too early could form an opening for iran. at the end of the day, he said, world leaders must use flexibility. john, at least while the french president is in town, president trump has shown just that. >> major, that's fascinating. our margaret brennan spoke on sunday with javad zarif. she asked him about the possibility of a new agreement between the u.s. and its allies. >> if the u.s. and its allies come to their own agreement on the sideline to address some of the things that president trump is concerned about, will you accept that? >> no, because what is important is for the europeans to bring the united states into compliance because iran has been in compliance with the deal. it's been the united states that has failed to comply. >> "face the nation" moderator and cbs news senior

foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan is with us from washington. margaret, good morning. what is new about this quote/unquote nuclear deal and will the iranian's entertain it at all. >> as you heard from javad zarif, he knows it inside out, because he negotiated the 2015 version of it. they would consider any loss of economic benefits, loss of sanctions relief to be a violation on america's part and, therefore, unleash the nuclear program. what others are furiously working on is some kind of agreement that would help save face, that would essentially let president trump walk away saying he fixed it. he got these things he's concerned about dealt with in a side deal that wouldn't violate the original obama era agreement. it's essentially a work-around. but no one is sure yet if they can convince president trump if that's going to be good enough for him to walk away from this

campaign promise to tear up the deal. or if iran won't consider that a violation, and, therefore, won't be able to start up their nuclear program again. >> margaret, in that same interview, the foreign minister told you that if we pull out, that there are many options and it would not be pleasant. what did he mean by that, and what's at stake? >> specifically he said they could restart their nuclear development at a much faster rate if the u.s. is in violation. so that means not just doing the things that president trump says already they're doing which is continuing to develop missiles, true, and continuing to meddle elsewhere in the middle east an sponsor terrorism, true. but as defense secretary mattis said, this isn't that. this isn't a thing to decide. it's got narrow issues, freezing the program. and u.s. intelligence believes iran is abiding by its terms, so the national security team would prefer president trump stay with the deal and then work with our

allies to counter other bad behavior instead of twisting the arms of our friends france and germany to extract these new concessions. >> all right, margaret. thank you. two of the trump administration's controversial immigration policies are under challenge this morning and the outcome could limit the president's power. the federal judge issued a ruling to end the daca program is unlawful and the supreme court holds arguments this morning on the president's travel ban. jan crawford is outside the supreme court. jan, what will the justices have to decide here? >> well, norah, they're looking actually at president trump's third try at a travel ban. and this one is significantly more limited than the earlier ones. it targeting only a handful of countries that they say don't have proper security in place coming to the u.s. and the supreme court let this ban take effect back in december which is

a sign that the justices may well rule for the administration in this case. but challengers say they still discriminate against muslims, targets them because of their religion or nationality, and they're using the president's own words, his tweets, campaign promises to try to make their case in the decision on this issue. >> that would be interesting. to end daca. explain what the judge said there. >> well, i mean, this is a decision from one federal judge and he just said the administration didn't do a good enough job of explaining why it was ending this program which is, of course, protected some young adults from deportation. but whether or not this is a setback, that remains to be seen. because he gave the administration 90 days to come up with a better explanation for why they were ending this program. if they don't, then he said, he's going to keep those daca

protections in place. it's also important to remember, this is just one judge. there are several other lower court rulings. they come down on both sides of the issue. that means the supreme court will be there. >> lucky us, jan will be there. jan, thank you so much. no one makes it clearer than jan crawford. a suspect is in custody after shooting two police officers at a dallas home depot. armando luis juarez was arrested last night after a police chase and manhunt. he faces aggravated assault. against a public servant. the officers and a home depot worker were shot and critically wounded earlier. omar villafranca has more. good morning. >> good morning. the suspect had an outstanding warrant for felony theft when officers approached him inside the home depot.

and after the shooting, one of the many cameras in the parking lot spotted him leaving in a white pickup truck. after frantically searching nearby neighborhoods and a creek bed, police caught up with him ten miles away. >> reporter: behind the wheels of awe white pickup truck, investigators say armando sped through neighborhoods as he was chased by an army of police tuesday night. >> a white truck currently shooting at officers. >> reporter: he drove across grass fields and eventually juarez crashed on a dead end street where he and a female passenger were taken into custody. it ended a five-hour shoot-out. following a shoot-out at a home depot. the incident happened around 4:00 p.m. when police were called by home depot. shortly after dallas police officers arrived, juarez allegedly opened fire. >> it was about seven shots that we heard.

i seen two officers down. >> reporter: dallas mayor mike rawlings called the shooting an attack on the police department. >> i am continued to be upset at the lack of respect of our police. >> reporter: but juarez's grandmother couldn't believe it. >> my grandson, he don't carry a gun. he don't have a gun. he's not that kind of person. >> reporter: dallas police say the two ever 0s are a man and a woman are both three year veterans of the force. a source told kctv one officer was shot in the head. another was shot in the face. the home depot employee was a loss prevention officer. all three of them are out of surgery. john? >> omar, thanks. that's good to hear. it reminds us in 2016 of the five police officers who were injured in that shooting. we have new information on the suspect and victims in canada's deadliest attack in nearly 30 years. he ran down ten people because he was angry he couldn't attract women.

alek minassian was charged with 13 charges of murder and attempted murder. investigators say minassian shared this now deleted facebook post just before the facebook page. it sells for incel, involuntarily celibate. used on line by men who blame women for lack of sexual encounters. two of the women have been identified as 33-year-old anne-marie demarco and 80-year-old dorothy sewell. state lawmakers are calling the man who wrestled gun away from the waffle house attacker tennessee's hero. james shaw jr. was recognized on the state house floor yesterday for his bravery during sunday's attack. he called the incident the true test of man. >> i want you all to know when i say this again i'm a genuine person. i actually didn't do it to save people. i did it to save my life.

so in me saving my life, i saved other lives. so, that's probably one of the greatest things i think you could do. >> such humility. shaw set up a gofundme page for the victims. it's raised more than $130,000. a second gofundme page created for shaw has raised more than $120,000. you know, these stories sets up such an example for bravery, but humility too. >> heroes always run away from the hero title but he's definitely a hero. >> yeah. adversity doesn't test character. it reveals it, and he had a lot of it. >> thank you, mr. shaw. former president george h.w. bush continues treatment in a hospital in houston for a fourth day today. a spokesman for the family says mr. bush who is 93 is responding and recovering after contracting an infection that spread to his blood.

he was admitted to the houston methodist hospital on sunday, the day after he attended the funeral of his wife and former first lady barbara push. famous rapper meek mill knows the sound of freedom. >> ringing the bell, the ceremonial bell before game five. >> ahead, how meek mill celebrat >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by

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♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning". here's three things to know this morning. apple's ceo tim cook meets with president trump today amid the trade dispute with china. he was at the president's table at the white house state dinner last night, and the trump administration is pursuing per riffs up to $150 billion of china goods, and that could affect apple's profits. 20% of the company's total sales come from china, and the apple products are a symbol there. the team practicing for the first time this morning since a gunman opened fire last june.

one seriously wounded, and four others hurt including security officers. extra security was on hand as members of congress gathered on the same virginia field where the shooting happened. exercise can protect against depression regardless of a person's age or where they live. researchers found those who exercise more have lower risk of developing depression in the future. study shows 20 minutes of exercise a day can cut the risk of depression by a third. that's good news. >> another good reason to get on the treadmill. the husband of a southwest airline passenger killed in last week's midair explosion says his family lost its bedrock. she died after the plane exploded, and the businesswoman was partially sucked out of the plane. chris spoke with her husband, michael, at the airport with the story. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. jennifer met her husband,

michael, when they were teenagers in vermont. that started a 29-year love affair, memories that michael is holding on to tightly. >> there's some pictures i saved for myself that i have around the house that i just hug and kiss every day, and those are mine, and i'm not letting them go. >> reporter: michael is heart broken over the death of his wife, jennifer, the love of his life. when was the last time you talked to her? >> called me on the way to the airport, ended with love you, safe travels, so to tell my beautiful bride i love you is comforting. >> reporter: she was flying home from a business trip when the engine on the flight blew. the explosion destroyed a window, and she was partially sucked out of the plane. >> the doctor called and said, i'm sorry, michael, but we've done everything we can and can't save her, and i just dropped the phone, and luckily my friend was

there to handle me because i was just -- the depths you didn't think you can go. >> reporter: angry, left with questions, numb, where are you in the process? >> keeping my heart warm with jennifer and make sure that her life is republic erespected and. >> reporter: he did not discuss details of the accident or the designation. this weekend, 2,000 family, friends, and neighbors packed an auditorium to remember jennifer. >> her currency was compassion. the kind of kindness that folds like a hug. >> reporter: the family have two children, 12-year-old avery and joshua, 10. >> they understand mom is with us in every decision. that's some comfort, but they have not had a chance to understand how they grieve yet and how we set our new norms. >> reporter: the family gave out these guardian angel coins at jennifer's memorial. michael is carrying one with

him, a reminder that jennifer is looking out for him and the kids. >> just heart breaking, kris, thank you. >> a lot of people watching out for him, keeping his heart warm with jennifer. just the fact the way the family sat there in the service and the kids so young. >> hard to watch, but so grateful for michael for sharing his story. >> me too. >> a way to transfer his wife's amazing life, and hold it up as an example for us, which is hard to do, obviously in this trying moment. >> well-known rapper, meek mill, whose recent imprisonment celebrated freedom last night in an nba game. he rode a helicopter from a pennsylvania prison to philadelphia to attend the playoff game and rang a ceremony bell before tipoff. hours earlier, the pennsylvania supreme court ordered 30-year-old's release citie ini credibility problems. we are in philadelphia with how

his imprisonment has triggered a public outcry. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we sat down with the attorney for meek mill after the sixers game, and he said this experience has been life changing for his client. meek mills said he called the experience a nightmare, but he was, obviously, elated to finally spend his first night here in philadelphia, a free man. meek mill was back among friends and fans at tuesday night's playoff game for his beloved philadelphia 76ers. >> how do you feel? >> i feel great. >> all right. >> reporter: met with comedian kevin hart in the locker room. >> i said we heard meek. >> reporter: taking on a special duty before tipoff. >> meek mill ringing the bell. >> reporter: his attorney called the honor symbolic. >> ringing a bell for people like himself who have been run down by the system, and at some

point in time get justice for themselves. >> reporter: mill foreshadowed release in a recent music video reportedly shot prior to his time in jail. >> i feel like a free slave. >> reporter: convicted on gun and drug charges in 2008 and reportedly served eight months before being paroled, but in november, a philadelphia judge sentenced him to two to four years in prison for parole violations including reckless driving, popping wheelies on a dirt bike. while the judge insisted she presided fairly, supporters for mill found the punishment overly harsh. the case attracted attention with everyone from reverend al sharpton to the new england pay tee yachts owner visiting him in jail. tuesday, pennsylvania supreme court ordered mills release on bail and a new hearing, saying there were credibility issues with the police officer who was a critical witness at mills'

original trial. why do you think this case resinated with so many people? >> because you never find out about it. it happens every day. when the message goes out this can happen to him and it's happening to young men across this country, suddenly, here we are. >> reporter: the attorney for the judge who revoked meek's parole is unapologetic and feels she did the right thing. meek mill says now he wants to focus on overturning his convictions. >> thank you. >> i mean i think that high profile support helped jay-z, he's vocal, spoken and written about it, and bob kraft seeing him in prison, and he came out saying, look, he's an amazing young man, intelligent, we have to do something about the criminal system, and i think meek mills case puts that in the forefront more. it's very important. >> keeping it part of the conversation. >> that's right. drones could be part of the

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delivering blood. this doctor's team collects about 200 pints of blood each day. most of that supply is stored at the hospital. but sometimes there's a need for more. >> you can't plan for emergencies, and that's where time becomes even more crucial. >> right now they use a courier service, but the process can be slow. >> it depends on the time of day, courier availability, traffic conditions, anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes. >> and with a drone? >> ten minutes or less. >> that's huge difference. >> it's a huge difference. and it can make a lot of difference in people's eyes. >> reporter: andrea raptopoulos shows us how it would work. he shows the drone taking off on a preplanned route. doctors use a key lock on their phone to unlock and grab the package. several of the projects the faa is now considering deals with

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type of technology because there's a very tangible and tremendous benefit there. >> right now we're talking about drones delivering blood. think of it more generally, drones delivering medical supplies. when you do that, that's a whole world out there. >> reporter: proving the sky's not the limit. >> they do things different in paloalto, don't they. it's a totally difference world. they're always thinking outside the box. coming up next, including how hank azaria addressed the simpsons' stereotype. plus pin our series "pay attention, jts john tries the

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minor injuries, after a multi- vehicle crash on interstate 680 in walnut creek. it happened early this mor good morning, it's 7:56. i'm kenny choi. [ no microphone ] >> two people are hospitalized with minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on 680 in walnut creek. it happened this morning south of treat boulevard. all northbound lanes were blocked for a while, but all have since reopened. a new bill would allow california drivers to take up to three photos and choose which one would go on his or her license. the legislation has cleared the committee. the dmv would charge a fee for each extra photo. traffic and weather in just a moment.

we are tracking slowdowns for drivers heading out of antioch westbound 4 slow ride we're also tracking an accident that's certainly not

helping the matter. this is right near willow pass and you can see it's in the center divide but we are in the red under an hour commute 53 minutes to go from loveridge over to 680. speaking of 680, we have that southbound direction in the red 11 minutes from willow pass road down to highway 24. 24 in the yellow 18-minute ride between 680 and 580 and a crash on highway 13 in that northbound direction blocking a lane. mary has the forecast. >> we are starting off the day with areas of clouds and fog. through the afternoon, we will see that sunshine once again. daytime highs slightly cooler compared to yesterday afternoon. slight chance of a shower as we go through the end of the week especially for the north bay. but highs for today we are looking at low 70s for napa, vallejo, 60s through 80s today. cooling down through the next few days. 60s by friday, saturday and sunday with showers in the north bay through the weekend.

♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it's wednesday, april 25th, 2018. welcome back to "cbs this morning." how a glittering state dinner and other events are raising first lady melania trump's public profile. plus, our series pay attention. why floating in a sealed off water tank can be one way to manage the demands of today's wired world. but first, here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. the white house is rallying to defend president trump's embattled pick to lead the department of veterans affairs. >> the doctor said he's eager to tell his side of the story in public but the senate postponed a confirmation set for today. >> the two leaders clashed in private over the iran nuclear

deal. by the end of the day, hard to keep traufblg the possibilities to that underlying deal floated by mr. trump. they would consider any kind of loss of economic benefits, loss of sanctions relief to be a violation on america's part. and, therefore, unleash their nuclear program. >> they are looking at president trump's third try at a travel ban and the supreme court actually let this ban take effect which i think is a sign the justices may well rule for the administration. >> one of the many cameras spotted them leaving in a white pickup truck. after frantically searching the nearby neighborhoods and a creek, police caught up with him ten miles away. >> the mailman in brooklyn was caught stashing nearly 17,000 pieces of undelivered mail for more than a decade because he was overwhelmed by the amount he had to deliver. see? i knew beyonce wrote me back. i knew she did. i'm not crazy. she wrote. he didn't deliver it.

>> that does set up the perfect excuse when you haven't gotten an invitation or -- >> that's right. >> a delivery of some kind. >> or that book deal for the novel. >> that's right. >> i use sometimes that i changed my e-mail, but i did actually. >> but you did. i'm norah o'donnell with gayle king and john dickerson. cbs news was the first to report jackson's nomination was in jeopardy. jackson is accused of abuse of behavior toward staff, excessive drinking on the job and improperly dispensing medications. >> john tesser says ronnie jackson was known as the candy man for giving out pills. the president said he may recommend that jackson step aside but also said he will support him if he does not drop out. jackson told president trump in an oval office meeting he wants the chance to tell his side of the story in public.

french president emmanuel macron is wrapping up his trip to washington with a speech to a joint meeting of congress right now. president trump and macron held a series of the intense talks yesterday and said they are working together on iran and syria. mr. trump did not dismiss macron's idea of a new iran nuclear deal but left people guessing about his next moves. president trump also said he wants to bring troops home from syria soon but said he and macron agreed they need a strong and lasting footprint in syria. throughout macron's visit, their body language seemed to mirror their relationship as leaders who may disagree on policy but say they're close friends. yesterday was filled with handshakes, hugs and constant praise for each other. >> he's going to be a great president of france. that's my prediction. it's only a prediction. >> thank you. but we do have a very special relationship. in fact, i'll get that piece of

dandruff off. we have to make him perfect. he is perfect. >> an excellent personal relationship. so i want to thank you for that. thank you. thank you. >> i like him a lot. it's an honor to call you my friend. thank you. >> both leaders say they want the u.s./french relationship to continue to strengthen. people say you're friends with donald trump until he gets mad at you and then all bets are off. we'll see how long this lasts. they seem cozy and have mutual respect and admiration for each other. >> hand holding seems to be one of the headlines out of yesterday's news. now to this story. the glamorous state dinner honoring the french president and his wife is helping melania trump become a more visible first lady. the white house says mrs. trump had the largest role in planning

last night's event. the first state dinner of this administration. julianna goldman is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the first lady really has played more of a behind the scenes role compared to her predecessors. last night, all eyes were on melania trump in what was a symbolic debut mixing tradition, diplomacy and glamour. the first lady was front and center at last night's state dinner. stealing the show in a sequinned gown by the french designer chanel. before the dinner, melania trump and her hat turned heads as she and ragi t-mac ron visited the gallery of art. she's the first immigrant first lady since 1825. she's now an american citizen and speaks several languages. >> i have been criticized for many commitment to tackling this issue and i know that will continue. but it will not stop me from

doing what i know is right. >> reporter: she's used her platform combat cyberbullying and call attention to the opioid epidemic. >> i'm proud of this administration's commitment to battling this epidemic. >> reporter: last night's dinner capped a week spent in the public eye hosting the japanese prime minister and his wife at mar-a-lago and a trip without the president to the funeral of former first lady barbara bush. >> mrs. trump seems to be very comfortable in establishing herself as someone who is going to fit right in with that club. >> reporter: lea berman from the george bush administration says last night's dinner is sure to have taken months of planning. the trumps are very different from any other first couple because they had no political experience going in. so the learning curve was steeper for them and it's taking a little longer, but i feel as though she is really getting the hang of it. >> reporter: the white house says mrs. trump designed every detail of last night. she has fewer than a dozen east wing staffers, and they

reportedly did not call in an event planner as previous administrations have done. gayle? >> that's a big job. you know, norah, what it's like to host a really nice dinner party. i'm serious. you are the hostes with the mostest. i'm not making fun of that. i'm not very good at it but you know what it takes to put that together and the people that were there say she nailed it. beautiful table. >> beautiful flowers. >> well done. >> and the french pay attention to that kind of thing. known for attention to detail. >> the hat worked. "time" is celebrating its 100 most influential people. we take you to the red carpet to find what the honor

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our series "pay attention" looks at how to retrain our

focus and recapture our attention under the bombardment of technology and information that distracts us. the average person scrolls through 300 feet of mobile content a day. that's the equivulent of a football field. we wanted to explore some of the ways people are trying to short circuit the noise from the mundane to the extreme. that's how i ended up floating in a sensory deprivation tank in tulsa, oklahoma. floating in less than a foot of water, buoyed by 2,000 pounds of salt, i'm weightless. i'm unsure where my limbs end and the water starts, and at some point, i lose myself, never falling asleep but moving into a state of a clear but empty mind. sensory deprivation is about as far as i can get from the chirpy world of breaking news, social media, e-mail and the rest of what pinballs through our heads.

>> all the distractions that are in this world are not in the tank. >> reporter: for the past six months, scott mckenzie has floated three to six times a week in southern california. >> to have that nothingness and be forced to just decompress, there's something revitalizing about it. >> reporter: mckenzie says that nothingness has opened up his mind to new business ideas. >> what it does is it keeps me more focused. you realize, wow, like my mind had like a whole reboots. >> reporter: around since the 50s, it's resurfacing as an alternative therapy for physical and mental health. elite athletes like golden state warrior stephon curry claim it helps with mental focus. >> it's the only place that i've found in this world that you can eliminate all, you know, all the senses basically.

just to be able to -- >> the unique part about floating, there's nothing for you to do. >> reporter: we met justin feinstein at the laureate institute for brain research. >> we see how well she's able to maintain stillness. >> reporter: he studies the impact of floating therapy. >> weapon to our open float room. we created a room around the pool built to be sound-proof, light-proof, temperature controlled. we're trying to match the temperature of the water to the temperature of your skin. >> okay. >> which is a few degrees cooler, so about 95 degrees. >> reporter: he's one of the few scientists researching floating, which is how i ended up here in tulsa, oklahoma. >> we're going to turn you into a bionic man. just do this. >> wearing a wireless waterproof eeg on my forehead, a heart rate monitor and a blood pressure

cuff. in other words, the worst superhero halloween costume. >> if i am in the busy world of constant interruptions, shredded attention, how can a good float help me with that? >> think about what a strange world our brains find themselves in. suddenly inundated with 24/7 connectivity. so here, in many ways, you have the ultimate form of disconnection. >> while i marinadmarinaded, fe monitored my vitals next door. my heart rate dropped and my blood pressure dropped. i was not asleep but powered down to just a flicker. >> you were getting to about two to three breaths a minute which is incredibly low. >> reporter: so low that there's a biological effect on the brain, essentially telling it to quiet down. >> if you look at the first 21, 23 minutes, we received more activity, which is not uncommon.

you're trying to relax. >> reporter: neurophysiologist ricardo developed the technology that measured my brain activity. >> this is the point you turn off your lights. this is your brain relaxing. >> reporter: after 65 minutes of floating in silent darkness, i was relaxed but also energized and i had totally lost track of time. >> i can go for that every day. i don't think my office could fit that, but that would be great. >> reporter: an hour in the tank, however, is not for everyone. >> some people might find that very restful. some people might find that it freaks them out. >> reporter: dr. philip muskin is a psychiatrist at new york presbyterian columbia university. >> i don't think it's for everybody. the problem in a busy day, you're taking an hour off to go to a floatation tank when there are other things you can do that might really benefit you. >> can the process of taking these breaks, emptying your mind, help me control my attention? >> yes. attention is a biological

phenomenon. when you enter your mind, be that by breath, floatation, meditation, exercise, it works by allowing our brains to do some discharge of the junk and let us go back to work. >> i don't know if this is going to be the solution ultimately to all of the problems that technology may end up causing our nervous system, but it seems like a very simple way to at least give a respite. >> feinstein is in the middle of his research. it's still experimental. the big discovery would be if those who use a float tank become so familiar with its quietude they can access it even when they're not in the tank. >> very cool. seems like the ultimate in meditation. i didn't like the part where the top ms. down comes down on you. >> it's so dark, the second time i just kept my eyes open and you can't see anything. >> i'm thinking next time wear your speedo.

that will really enhance the experience for you. i think less clothes in there, the better. >> when i did it the second time, not wearing anything at all. >> i could get that. >> you can find out more about the experience, including -- >> picture that. >> i'm not going to be able to get this picture out of my mind. >> including what it's like to keep your eyes open in total darkness for an hour. the gala for the "time" 100 features a record number of young people and women. we'll take you inside the party honoring everyone from jennifer lopez who was knockout to the parkland student activists. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. the savings are in full bloom at ross.

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diversity. adriana diaz had one of the seats on the red carpet so you could see everyone going in the door. good morning. >> good morning, gayle. i saw everyone up close. this year it featured activists, athletes, singers, and actresses. it brought together some of the most accomplished people across industries under one roof. this year's "time 100" most influential list was a convergence of cultural figures. >> just an incredible honor. >> with a record number of women and young people honored from parkland student actresses to stranger activists millie bobby brown who at 14 is the youngest to ever make the list. >> is it a little intimidating? >> yes. >> i'm here to be a lookie loo. >> a look around. what's a lookie loo? a look around? >> i like looking around. >> just your head on a swivel. >> all eyes were on performer jennifer lopez who made the list for the first time.

the night's honorees shared their recognition. >> i raise my glass to survivors. >> to ronna burke. >> it means a lot. >> i'm proud of a lot of different people for speaking out. >> to figure skaters like adam rippon. and kehinde wile. >> it's a true trance performance of the power of america. >> what a night. >> how was jennifer lopez? >> she killed it as she always does. i think it's an honor just to be invited because ee teller's

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good morning, it's 8:27. and we are tracking two accidents heading into san francisco and this is one along 280, the other on 101 approaching 280. so we have delays in both directions there and you can see that traffic is doing okay. this is just a little north of those crashes gou expect delays on the 101 approaching 280 and the 280 extension as you make your way through san francisco. blocking a lane. traffic is heavy on the 6th

street off-ramp for the 280 extension and king street backed up on the off-ramp. we have a big crowd over at the toll plaza. 23 minutes heading into san francisco across the upper deck of the bay bridge. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. thank you. we are looking at areas of low clouds and fog to start off the day and you can see in our san jose cam those low clouds out there. currently we are looking at low 50s for many locations. concord 53. 51 for oakland, 50 san francisco. 57 san jose. santa rosa 47. high temperatures, we'll see sun in the afternoon, 77 in fairfield. 71 for napa. 70 vallejo. cooling down on the way as we head through the end of the week. by friday into the weekend, many locations in the 60s. so what's it going to be?

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." right now it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines. new jersey has the strongest equal pay law in america. governor bill murphy signed the bill into legislation yesterday. it makes it illegal to off lower pay and benefits to them. there's a crackdown on e-cigarette sales to kids. the agency has issued 40 warning letters to retailers who have violated the law. the crackdown will continue through the end of the month and focus on the popular brand juul. this morning juul will spend $30 million to keep its products out

of the hands of underage users. aww today reports kourtney kardashian went to washington to discuss safety regulations for cosmetics. kardashian says it's hard to find time to look up every ingredient used in products and the burden should not be on the consumer. they have not been updated for more than 8 0e years. >> and d "philadelphia inquirer" reports on the death of "schoolhouse rock!" composer bob dorough. ♪ conjunction function what's your function ♪ >> his songs included "conjunction junction," "three is a magic number," and "my hero, zero." it ran in the '70s and was revived in the '90s. he died at his moment in pennsylvania. he was 94 years old.

about 40,000 homes in puerto rico are still without power this morning seven months after hurricane maria's devastation. u.s. territory is the subject of our series "american voices." we discuss how high-end decision and voices play out on the local level. >> he's been a strong advocate to ensure federal aid, provide interim housing and provide power. we welcome governor rossello to the table. >> good morning. >> we're glad to have you here. give us a sense of how the country's recovering. >> you know, it's been a long path. it's strange to think that it's been seven months. >> doeset seem longer or shorter? >> it's weird. sometimes longer, sometimes shorter. it feels like yesterday when we

had to rescue 2,000 people that were on top of their rooftops because the whole area was flooded or when we have to go midway tlau the island to warn of a possible dam break because there was no way to communicate. so we have to personally go over there. but we've been in the process of recovery. i think we're starting to reach normalcy. the next step, which is the one i think we need to focus on is rebuilding and innovating and making sure that we can make puerto rico a stronger better jurisdiction toward the future. >> i had a friend who went to puerto rico this weekend. he was raving about the beaches. and then the critics say the major cities and tourist attractions are safe but in the countryside some are still in the dark seven months later. not everybody is happy. >> i understand. when you go through the most devastating natural event in the modern history of the united states, those things happen and, of course, bureaucracy being a

prochbl but the reality is that the topography in puerto rico is challenging. a lot of things, for example, with the energy grid, which we still haven't gotten to. even though it's been slowing it's harder to get there. right now the effort is to rebuild the energy grid but to move forward is to make it new. move to 2.0, be innovative, have micro grids in the hard-to-reach area. >> governor, you're also trying to build political power to get people to pay more attention to puerto rico. you have said, we learned who was willing to stand with us and who is not. who are in those two camps? >> i think the jury is still out. we want to allow all congressmen, congresswomen, anyone running for office to establish their position and show their body of work toward puerto rico. what we're doing is we're recognizing that for the first time, puerto ricans are 5.6 million strong in the united states. but we've never been organized

all across the nation. what we want to make sure is that group of puerto ricans and friends of puerto rico can get organized, can have the power to implement change in policy and can be a voice to the people of puerto rico because we're a colonial territory and because of that, i don't have the power to vote. >> governor, you had two massive power outages just this month. there are still 40,000 people, americans, puerto ricos, with without power. how is that excusable? >> i mean are you not getting the support from president trump, how is that? >> it's frustrating. the energy rebuild has been most frustrating. i've been very critical, for exam bell, with the corps of engineers because they haven't had the sense of urgency. unfortunately we depend a lot on those resources to come to the island to rebuild. >> do you call? do you talk to president trump? >> i haven't spoken to him in a while, but he has responded to

our petitions. >> do you think he -- you gave the response of ten. would you give it ten? >> i'll tell you what i told him when i was in the oval office. we're all going to be evaluated on the results. >> how much longer are people going to be in the dark? >> the expectation is within the next month we'll be able to reach that normalcy. again, hurricane season is coming back in a month and we need to see how we can harden. that's why putting it back together doesn't work. puerto rico can be a model for energy. >> in these kinds of situations, people look to the president at the end of the day. the president when he was in texas said i am the builder president saying because of his special talents in the pravt sector, he would have the special ability to solve problems like this. has he been on the case as much as he possibly can be in your estimation? >> well, our petitions for example have been directed so we can get the federal resources to

puerto rico. that was the big concern. we have to fight through that. >> but you asked for $94 billion and they gave you $16 billion. that's a lot shorter than you wanted. >> the truth of the matter is $94 billion is damage estimate. 35 of those come from fema. that's already established. we've gotten $18.5 billion directly for puerto rico, but the statute allows for getting more. my concern is bureaucracy. >> i talked to jose andres last night who's been helping to feed the people there. he says the predictions for the next hurricane season is even worse for than maria. >> we have to prepare. that's why it's disconcerting. we're lifting up the energy grid but it's 40 years older than those here. my job as governor is to make sure we have micro grids across

the islands, 450% renewable so we can be a model for all the world. >> are you feeling confident and ready for hurricane season? listening to you, i'm getting even more concerned. >> well, listen. we hope for the best, but we've got to prepare for the worst. this whole month we've been preparing, visiting all of the protocols. we've been establishing the packet forward. a hurricane like maria has been hard. we'll be better off for it next time. >> thank you, governor. >> hoping another one doesn't hurt. thank you, governor. fleetwood mac is launching a new tour with two new members. >> so is this effectively a new band? >> this is absolutely a new band. it's the new lineup of fleetwood mack. >> ahead, band members explain why they parted

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♪ you can go your way >> that's fleetwood mac with lindsey buckingham singing.

they announce a new tour today. it kicks off in october. buckingham won't be on it. he was abruptly ousted from it. this morning for the first time band members tell anthony mason what happened. anthony squloins us from los angeles. good morning, anthony. >> good morning. it's more than 50 years as a band. fleetwood mac has become famous for dysfunction and turmoil, but the sudden departure of lindsey buckingham still came as a shock, and this week, the new lineup was still getting ready to know each other. the new session included mike campbell, former lead guitarist for tom petty and the hearst breakers and kneel finn, front man for the group crowded house. new members but hardly novices. >> both of these gentlemen have a legacy of their own. they don't need to have a calling card. they are who they are in their own right. >> and with them drum mer mick

fleetwood says fleetwood mac has been reborn. >> is this the new band? >> absolutely. >> neither you, mike, or you, neil, thises this is a temporary gig. >> not at all. i'm making this a priority. >> campbell and flynn will replace lead guitarist lindsey buckingham who joined the group back in 1974, helped reshape their sound and wrote some of the group's biggest hits. >> mick, when did you decide you had to make this change? >> it happened after we played in new york. >> at the music cares event. >> at the music cares event, which you were there. >> reporter: it was the band's last performance in late january

when they were honored at the music cares benefit on grammy weekend. all five members of the classic lineup appeared together. but tensions were building, flood wood says, because buckingham would not sign off on a new tour they'd been planning for a year and a half. >> it became just a huge impasse and hit a brick wall where we decided that we had to part company. >> was lindsey effectively fired? >> well, we don't use that word because i think it's ugly and it's not a question about it. lindsey has huge amountings of respect and kudos to what he's done within the ranks of flood wood mack and always will, but it's like a marriage that came to an end and there are reasons why, and as a band, we needed to move on and we have. >> because i mean people who saw you in new york would have thought everything was okay, but

it wasn't. >> no, it was not. >> this team wanted to go out on the road and one of the members did not want to go out on the road for a year. >> reporter: stevie nicks supports the decision. >> we just disagreed. when we're in the band, we're in the band. in my solo career, time boss, absolutely, but i'm not the boss in this band. >> so six days after the performance mike campbell got a phone call. >> it was my birthday and i was sitting in my backyard and i got a call. hi, this is mick fleetwood. >> were you looking for something to do? >> i was wondering what i was going to do. i had a few thing, but nothing quite as big as this. >> campbell was in as lead guitarist but the band still needed another singer. >> we sat around the table and we started listening to everybody we could think of anywhere between, you know, 27

and 65. it was crazy. >> you fit in very well. >> you just made it under the line. >> neil finn who turns 60 next month was in his hometown auckland, new zealand, when he got the call. >> i just had this kind of big grin on my face because it's a call you never expect to get. >> they all met up at this theater in maui on march 21st. >> how long did you guys play together down in maui. >> a couple of days. >> that's all it took. >> two days. it did sound pretty gooden i have film to prove it. >> reporter: this is cellphone video of that first session. they ran through ten songs in those two days. christine mcvie also liked what she heard. >> the essence of the band was great and fun and the three voices sound really good together.

i'm really happy. >> it already feels like a band. we've only played once or twice. with a little rehearsal, i think it's going to be just incredible. >> reporter: for mike campbell, it's a new beginning after losing tom petty last fall. >> it changed me and mike for sure in that, you know what? we need to take every day that we have until we're gone and make it the best day we can because if that can happen to tom, then it could happen to anybody. i'm going have the most fun i can and i'm going to stop complaining and i'm going to throw myself into all these projects because you just never know. >> stevie nicks and mike campbell and tom petty go way back. they co-wrote ler first hit "stop dragging my heart around." if all goes well, they hope to record. they did audition one other singer in maui, but they won't

reveal who that was. >> i bet they told you and you're not telling. i know you know. what a great story. thank you. thank you very much, anthony mason. nobody does music like anthony mason. i'm so sorry it'snded this way with lindsey buckingham, but i get the group's point, we want to go on the road, it's a team decision? and some powerhouse new members. >> i would go see them. i love fleetwood machlk, i woret my c.d. listening to it. >> it seems like they've made some very good choices. a reminder to thank anthony mason again. thank you, anthony. and a reminder here. you can hear more of "cbs this morning" on our podcast. today we hear from the best selling author. her name is meg wul wolitzer.

fire crews are still hosing down flare ups at an apartment complex under construction in good morning, it's 8:55. i'm michelle griego. more than 24 hours later and fire crews is still hosing down flare-ups at an apartment under construction in concord. neighbors were evacuated yesterday. 250 are still displaced. the city of oakland is expanding a program intended to help homeless. the plan is to deliver 20 "tuff sheds" to a new shelter site at northgate and 27th street after clearing out an encampment in the area. san francisco's board of supervisors passed a new rule requiring scooter rental companies to get a permit for any scooter parked on the city sidewalk. if mayor mark farrell approved it, the city will start impounding any unpermitted scooters. stay with us; weather and

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good morning i time now 8:57. we're tracking two separate accidents within close proximity of highway 4 out of antioch. the first near hillcrest, the other is closer to loveridge so you can see that the one near loveridge is blocking three lanes. and really slowing things down. give yourself some extra time. 33 minutes from loveridge to

680, likely to get much worse due to both of those crashes. and southbound 880 still dealing with delays due to an earlier crash no longer blocking languages. 21 minutes down to 84. northbound 880 heading through oakland looks like a mess in that northbound direction. let's check in with mary now on the forecast. >> thank you. still looking at those low clouds. you can see them hanging around over san jose with our live camera out there. current conditions we are looking at 57 in concord, 51 in oakland. livermore coming in at 53. 50 for san francisco. 56 in san jose. a mild start there as well as for concord and 47 for santa rosa. so high temperatures in the afternoon we'll see the sunshine, temperatures will be warming up but we'll be a little cooler compared to yesterday afternoon. 77 for fairfield. 71 for napa. daytime highs topping out around 75 for livermore. here's that extended forecast. much cooler by friday through the weekend.

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