your next local update is at 7:26. don't forget, "cbs this morning" is coming up next. have a great day. good morning to our viewers in the west. it's thursday, april 26th, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." police in california believe they've cracked a 44 year old serial murder case. a former cop suspected in least a dozen killings and around 50 sexual assaults in the notorious golden state killer rampage. more than 1 million students will miss school today as teachers walk out of class in arizona and colorado. the educators say their protest is about much more than getting a pay raise. breaking news. admiral ronny jackson was dropped as va secretary nominee but says accusations of misconduct are false. plus veterans call on congress to allow hemp products

to replace opioids in the battle against chronic pain in ptsd. and kanye west and president trump trade compliments on twitter. not all of west's fans are feeling the love. and we begin with the eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> we found the needle in the haystack right here in sacramento. >> a suspected serial killer arrested after 44 years. >> investigators say dna evidence led to his capture. >> i want him to live in the fear he inflicted on others. >> white house doctor ronny jackson has withdrawn as va secretary nominee. jackson maintains he has done nothing wrong. >> michael cohen now planning to plead the fifth in the stormy daniels case. >> this is a stunning development. >> french president macron met with supporters and says he fears president trump will pull out of the iran nuclear deal. the port authority

individual resigned after being caught on camera. >> you may shut the [ bleep ] up. >> george h.w. bush moved out of intensive care as he recovers. >> the guy's stronger than an ox. >> defended a school resource offer who slammed a female student to the floor. >> a small plane with six people on board landing on a residential street. >> and all that matters. >> kanye west blows up the internet supporting trump. >> president trump returned the love by tweeting thank you, kanye, very cool. >> just like that, kanye west became our new secretary of state. >> on "cbs this morning." >> three seconds. cleveland. james, two seconds. one second. to the rim! lebron james delivers the winner in cleveland! the cavaliers take a 3-2 lead in the series. what a moment.

that right there is why they call him king james. >> i want to know, that moment, when you can jump up, something like this. >> the king and his court. >> nicely done. >> nicely done. >> the king. welcome to "cbs this morning." we begin with a serious story where investigators in california say dna evidence led them to one of the country's most not tears serial kiorious . joseph deangelo was arrested yesterday. he's believed to be the so-called golden state killer. that elusive predator is accused of about 50 rapes and 12 murders. crimes that terrorized california in the 1970s and '80s. john blackstone is outside deangelo's home in citrus heights, outside of sacramento. this is quite a story. >> reporter: yes, good morning. as you can see, investigators

are still pouring through this home, looking for evidence. two years ago, a law enforcement task force came together to restart an investigate to discover who is the golden state killer. the big break came only a few days ago in the form of new dna technology. >> all of a sudden, in a six-day period of time, we solved the case of the century. >> reporter: sacramento district attorney anne marie schubert made the stunning announcement. >> we found the needle in the stay stack right here in sacramento. >> reporter: police say joseph james deangelo is the golden state killer who terrorized in a crime spree 40 years ago. >> we started some surveillance. we were able to get some discarded dna. we were able to confirm what we thought we already knew. that we had our man. >> reporter: deangelo is an ex-police officer who became a suspect in the last week. identified using what authorities would only describe as a sophisticated new kind of

dna technology. the 72-year-old deangelo has been charged with eight murders in sacramento, orange and ventura counties. but is suspected in several other killings and dozens of rapes. many of the crimes were committed just miles from his home in citrus heights where he was arrested on tuesday. in the past year, a special episode of 48 hours helped keep the case in the public eye, as well as the best-selling book written by michelle mcnamara, the late whiife of comedian patn oswalt. >> her book and the article that led to the book amped up the interest in the case and put a lot of focus on this. >> reporter: the golden state killer hunted and haunted his victims from 1974 to 1986, raping women while their husbands or boyfriends were tied up nearby. he even took souvenirs of his crimes and made frightening phone calls to survivors. >> i will kill you. >> reporter: bruce harrington's

brother and sister-in-law were two of the alleged victims. >> to the 51 ladies who were brutally raped in this crime, sleep better tonight. >> reporter: linda o'dell is one of those women raped by the golden state killer in 1977. deputy carol daly took her to the hospital. >> we just didn't give up. >> so pleased this is over. >> reporter: deangelo retired last year after working for 27 years in a local supermarket warehouse. he was an officer in two california police departments in the 1970s. investigators are trying to discover whether any of these crimes were committed while he was on duty or whether his experience as a police officer helped him evade capture for all these years. his arrangement is scheduled for friday. >> john, thanks. what an amazing story. strikes my teachers across arizona and colorado today and tomorrow will force more than 1 million students to miss school. teachers are demanding a pay raise and a big boost in funding

for schools. tens of thousands plan to protest today at both state capitals. arizona teachers are among the lowest paid in the united states. their $47,000 average salary is about $11,000 below the national average. jamie yuccas is at the state capital in phoenix, jamie good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as many as 50,000 teacher are expected to rally here. organizers say they were inspired by other walkouts across the country. the protesters here say they have more at stake than just their salaries. in a sign of what's to come, arizona teachers gathered above state freeways wednesday to draw attention to the looming strike. >> we'll lift our voices in a way they cannot ignore. >> reporter: teachers say they won't return to work until they feel their message has been heard.

second grade teacher alexis aguirre says living paycheck to paycheck has forced her to consider other careers. >> it's really heartbreaking to choose between our families and the professions we love. but there's just -- it doesn't make financial sense to stay in the classroom. >> reporter: the state's governor doug ducey has introduced a plan to raise pay 20% by 2020. but teachers say that doesn't go far enough. they want a permanent raise structure. increased pay for school support staff. as well as more money for students. >> our students get less per pupil funding now than ten years ago. that's what we're asking for to return to 2008 funding levels. >> reporter: teachers are suggest a freeze on corporate tax cuts to pay for a ditional funding. something the governor opposes. >> i'm going to continue to do things to make our state most attractive place to live, work, play and do business and get these dollars to the teachers. >> reporter: the movement started by noah karvelis.

inspired by similar actions in oklahoma, west virginia and kentucky. >> the 48th in the nation in per pupil spending and say wait a second, that could be us. we need to act now. if we don't stand up for our kids right now who will? >> reporter: even if the teachers do get that 20% raise it would be slightly below the national average. arizona is a right to work state. with weak unions. that means there could be consequences for the teachers who protest. so far, districts say they will not revoke teaching certificates or fire any teachers who protest today. >> jamie, thanks. we're following breaking news from the white house where the president's chief physician admiral ronny jackson withdraw his nomination to be va secretary this morning. jackson denounced allegations of professional misconduct made by senate democrats calling them baseless and anonymous attacks. major garrett is at the white house where this announcement was not a surprise. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we've been reporting since last night that the white house was

bracing for jackson's withdrawal, so really it was only a matter of time. republicans were never solidly behind his nomination and accusations of misconduct galvanized democratic opposition. while the president and jackson blamed it all on nasty politics, senior white house officials admitted earlier this week the white house had done a, quote, horrible job of selling jackson and his story to congress. >> he has a perfect record, unblemished. these are false accusations. they're trying to destroy a man. >> reporter: president trump echoed jackson's complaint against unverified accusations but conceded they had become a distraction and gave jackson the option to withdraw. >> i did say welcome to washington, welcome to the swamp, welcome to the world of politics. >> reporter: yesterday, the white house said four different background checks revealed no red flags. >> all of those revealed nothing and came back with clean recommendation. >> a document releaseded by

veterans affairs committee democrats contain damaging yet unverified allegations including charges jackson created a hostile work environment. accusations of excessive drinking including one instance where he wreck add government vehicle which jackson denied. another charge, improperly dispensing medication such as the sleep aide ambien and the painkiller percocet. the ranking democrat jon tester said jackson's behavior earned him the nickname candy man by staff. white house spokesman sarah sanders said they had no knowledge of these allegations until after he was nominated. >> the people who raised these allegations are lying? >> that's not what i said. i said we've done multiple background checks have taken place and we're continuing to look at this situation. >> reporter: today president trump focused his anger on tester who was seeking re-election this year. >> i watched what john tester of montana, a state that i won by,

like over 20 points. i think this is going to cause him a lot of problems in his state. >> reporter: jackson is in the building today. serving as the president's physician. the white house would not say if he would continue in that role going forward. for his part, the president says he knows who he wants to nomina nominate. but would not disclose the name. saying only that person would have more political experience. gayle. >> major, dr. jackson not the only one dealing with some issues today. president trump's administrator of the epa scott pruitt under the gun. what can we expect from his testimony on the hill? >> reporter: we've been told based on a document cbs has obtained administrator pruitt will testify all the questions raised about his conduct and decisions about taxpayer dollars are all the fault of somebody else within the epa. this document shows pruitt will tell congress he did not violate government travel rules or waste

taxpayer dollars. he will say he flies coach now instead of first class and that other epa officials were to blame for giving substantial raises to two senior advisers to pruitt even though those people worked for pruitt in oklahoma. pruitt says not my fault. about that $43,000 secure private phone booth installed at the epa, pruitt will blame that on senior epa officials. all this testimony will come as the white house is reviewing pruitt's job status, saying only they will wait to hear what he has to say and make a determination after that, gayle. >> all right, major, thank you very much. very interesting day for mr. pruitt, thanks. >> it's interest i cing, i can remember a time when the sign said "the buck stops here." taking responsibility for actions. >> he also said he never met with a lobbyist who had business before the epa whose wife was renting him an apartment, the meeting did take play the lobbyist did have business before the epa. >> lots more to discuss.

the president's perm attorney michael cohen says he will claim his fifth amendment right not to answer questions in the stormy daniels lawsuit. the move allow cohen to avoid testifying about the deal to keep the adult film actress from talking about the alleged encounter with trump. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is the criminal case cohen is most concerned about. he's pleading the fifth in attempting to delay proceedings in the stormy d yy daniels case. any documents can be used by prosecutors in the criminal case. it isn't uncommon for someone facing both criminal and civil cases to plead the fifth. what is uncommon is for a president to do it, the personal attorney of the president to do it. and about the raids earlier this month, the judge will consider a request by cohen to appoint an outside lawyer to review the

evidence and potentially weed out any material that's covered by attorney/client privilege and that of course is at the heart of that case. >> we know president trump's lawyers, including rudy giuliani, met with special counsel rob mueller yesterday. does this mean they're closer to an interview with the president? >> well, and that was the topic of the conversation on tuesday. you and i talked about this last week. giuliani was brought in to rekindle those negotiation, which seem to break down after that raid of cohen's property. but now they've restarted of course the negotiations continue, and there are those who think the president shouldn't talk to mueller but obviously it's something giuliani thinks he can resolve, get these talks going. >> and bring this into it. >> that's what he said, probably unrealistic. >> i thought it's interesting he told "the wall street journal," rudy giuliani told "the wall street journal" we're trying to assess their good faith. meaning the special count's good faith.

early shot across the bow. >> we'll see how that goes over with the special counsel. new numbers by aaa show an historic rise in the number of deaths from hit and run crashes. more than 2,000 people were killed in hit and runs in the united states in 2016. last year on record. that's an all-time high and a 60% increase from 2009. kris van cleave is in washington, d.c. with what's behind these troubling new figures. kris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. every 43 seconds in the u.s., somebody is involved in a hit and run accident. one in five pedestrian deaths are due to hit rounds. aaa believes part of what's driving that surge, particularly in urban areas, as cities have become more walkable and have encouraged people to cycle to work, they haven't built structures like this, where there's a divided area for a bike lane that's protected from traffic. >> that's a picture of grandpa. >> reporter: john was riding his motorcycle when he was struck and killed by a car that ran a stop sign and took off in june

of 2007. >> we've gone through and we've tried to, like, figure out what happened and how this could have been prevented. >> reporter: she says the driver who killed her father was a 17-year-old using her cell phone. in 2016, nearly 2,000 deadly hit and run accidents claimed a record 2,049. pedestrians and cycles make up 65% of the deaths. this dash cam caught the most common type of hit and run crash. one that results in property damage. watch as the driver of this dark colored suv side-swipes another vehicle and just keeps on going. >> obvious potential contributing factors might be distraction for pedestrian, cyclists and motorists alike. and also as more people are outsidewalking and biking every day, there's not the infrastructure countermeasures to protect them. >> reporter: aaa found research on hit and run drivers are limited because those at fault

often get away. >> we don't know who the hit and run drivers are. >> reporter: when the crashes are deadly, some research shows the driver is more likely to be a young male with a prior history of driving under the influence and license suspension and tends to drive an older model car. studies found drivers who leech t leave the scene are between 2 to 9 times more likely to have been intoxicated at the time of crash. cindy cooper hopes her story can help combat the trend. >> it will hopefully make that number go down. >> reporter: now, every state in the u.s. has laws against fleeing the scene of an accident. colorado and some cities in california have implemented an amber alert-style system that sends out texts and e-mail alerts when there's been a hit and run with a description of that driver. norah. >> all right, kris, thank you. former president george h.w. bush is out of intensive care. a family spokesman says mr. bush is alert and talking and is

expected to stay in the hospital for several more days. he was admitted sunday for a blood infection. but appears to be in good spirits. the spokesman says the 93-year-old basketball fan is more focused on his houston rockets and the nba playoff series. the rockets beat the minnesota timberwolves last night, advancing to the next round of the playoffs. glad to see he is feeling better and enjoying -- >> good sign that he's enthusiastic about basketball. so still engaged. ford will stop selling most of its cars in north america. ahead, why the automaker is shaking up its

kanye west is defending his praise for president trump despite a backlash from a lot of his fans. >> ahead, how the hip-hop mogul could be putting his brand at risk by wading into controversial debate. >> you're watching "cbs this morning." weighing into controversial political deba debate. >> you're watching "cbs this morning." y dedicated to squirrels. that's nuts! at aarp, we think you deserve your own day. yeah, you! after all, you're the one working. and saving for the future. so let aarp help. from planning and budgeting, to getting a deal on your next trip. aarp is here to help you stretch your dollar further. our furry friends will have their day, but today is all yours. take on today and every day with aarp.

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open as normal this morning, after a shooting incident last night. police say they arrested a man good morning, it's 7:26. i'm michelle griego. the hayward bart station is open as normal this morning after a shooting incidents last night. police say they arrested a man who shot at a hayward police sergeant. no injuries. this morning, crews are expected to demolish some walls of a concord construction project destroyed by fire. the unfinished apartment complex burned tuesday morning. 250 people in an adjacent building are still displaced because of a possibility of the structure collapsing. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment.

good morning. time now 7:27. and we are tracking an accident southbound 280 approaching 380 causing a backup. you can see speeds drop right

around 45 miles per hour. we are tracking delays if you are heading out of daly city. east more avenue to 380 about 7 minutes likely to get a little slower. here's a live look at 380 as you approach 101. traffic doing okay along that stretch and 101 right near airport boulevard your right pretty full in both directions as you are making your way past sfo. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. the sun is just trying really hard to show itself through all this cloud coverage but right now around the bay and the beaches you're waking up to gray skies and temperatures cool out there. 51 degrees in san francisco. 50 in normal for this time of the year. later on this afternoon temperatures will be below normal especially right around the bay. west winds picking up now around 9, 10 miles per hour sustained around the bay and then breezy in places like fairfield. cooler over the weekend, warmer next week.

it's a special day at the white house for the first family. why? melania trump is 48 years old today. wishing her a very happy birthday today. listen, 48, she and jennifer lopez make 48 look good. i remember as a kid 48 was old. that's no longer the case. >> not at all. >> no. >> even 50 is quite young. >> it is, it is quite young. >> prime of life. >> when is your birthday? >> soon. desperately soon. welcome back to "cbs this morning," here are three things you should know this morning. north korean leader kim jung un will walk across the border,

first to enter the south since the end of the korean war in 1953. south korea said president moon will greet him when he crosses the demarcation line. one of the most common cases of drugs prescribed to older americans could increase the risk of dementia. in the largest study so far, researchers have found a greater current of dementia among parties taking certain types of drugs including antidepressants and medication for bladder problems and parkinson's disease. the link connected for two decades before the diagnosis. ford's traditional sedan hits the exit ramp. the no. 2 u.s. auto maker is phasing out car models to cut costs and will continue to produce the mustang and a new compact crossover called focus active focusing on suvs and trucks. kanye west faces backlash

from fans for a series of tweets offering support to president trump. he tweeted love for the president yesterday and called him my brother, and president trump tweeted, thank you, kanye, very cool. tony, good morning. i don't think kanye likes controversy, what are you talking about? >> an oppositional guy, not unlike the president in respects. it's described as bedlam among the fans, a big deal for them. good morning. kanye west's political leanings raised eyebrows over the weekend tweeting he was a fan of a prominent conservative tv personality. when friends in the hip hop world reached out to him for clarification, he gave it to them and then some. kanye west -- >> woah. i love donald trump. >> reporter: two days after a radio host made those comments, kanye west took to twitter to confirm his affection for president trump. you don't have to agree with trump, but the mob can't make me not love him, west wrote

wednesday, followed up with a picture of himself wearing a "make america great again" hat signed by the president, and that drew criticism immediately from fans as well as john legend who tweeted, i love that great brilliant artists have the power to imagine a better future, but artists can't be blind to the truth. west is no stranger to political controversy. >> george bush doesn't care about black people. >> reporter: in a telethon, he criticized president bush's response to hurricane katrina and call ed out president obama for not addressing chicago violence. >> if i were to go there -- >> reporter: concerts after the election, west voiced his support for mr. trump. >> he's a good man. >> reporter: the two had a meeting in trump tower in the presidential transition. >> friends for a long time. >> reporter: other artists have backtracked from their support of the president. country singer shania twain apologized after saying in an interview she would have voted

for trump because even though he was offensive, he seemed honest. >> i think the impact on the kanye west brand from his aligning himself with trump is a bigami mystery. >> reporter: the editor director of the hollywood reporter says west is the most significant cultural figure to support president trump, but even his brand might not be immune to political backlash, particularly his fashion empire. >> what we saw with the fashion brand that it took a hit when she became so associated with the trump policies and positions. >> reporter: in a separate tweet, west clarified he does not agree with 100% of what trump does. his friend, chance the rapper, appeared to defend west tweeting, quote, black people don't have to be democrats. he has received a lot of praise from the president's supporters online over the last 48 hours r

g , west gained 10.5 million followers. >> i don't think it's going to hurt him and his wife kim kardashian says, i believe in people having their own opinion even different from mine. he never said he agrees with his politics. everyone is entitled to -- >> honey, clarify, don't agree with 100% of what the president has. >> there we have it, kim kardashian's name uttered for the first time on this program. >> you're welcome. >> i know. is it the tax policy? immigration policy in trump's decision to withdraw from the iran deal? specific about why he agrees with president trump? >> no. there's 100 tweets without details on that. >> i wonder if it was substance or something else. >> we'll have to hold that in advance until later. a new jersey woman caught on video trying to influence police by saying her powerful government job is reportedly apologizing. karen turner abruptly resigned

from the port authority after the video surfaced, she was in a traffic shop in easter, and we have what triggered the outrage. >> good morning, turner's daughter this weekend when pulled over for illegally tinted window and obscured license let. turner showed up when they decided to impound it. >> that is my id. that is my business card. i am the commissioner of the port authority, and i'm head of 4,000 police officers. >> reporter: she made sure they knew who he was. >> don't call me miss, i'm commissioner. >> reporter: growing agitated as the officers refused to say why the car was pulled over.

>> you you may tell me nothing, told me nothing, shame on both of you, i'll talk to the chief of police and speaking to the mayor. >> reporter: in a statement, the port authority of new york and new jersey called the conduct outrageous and indefensible and said the resignation was appropriate. the port authority has been under fire in years for corruption probes including a chairman's bribery charges and the 2013 bridgegate scandal when political appointees allegedly created a traffic jam to punish the local democratic mayor for not endorsing then new jersey governor christie. they have. reporting on the security issues since 2015. >> this is a huge issue for greater new york, but it's also a national issue because if you fly through jfk or through newark, you have to deal with the security provided by the port authority police, and if you can't rely on them, and their management at the top behaves like there's no rule of law, that's a problem for you too. >> reporter: senior officials

with the port authority may take action against karen turner later today, and in a statement, turner said, quote, i let my emotions get the better of me and regret my tone to police officers. for this, i apologize, however, at no point did i violate the port authority's code of ethics or ask for special treatment. >> all right, thank you. >> she did not do any of the other things, but as kids say today, not a good look. i said, i'll be talking to so and so, the police officer said, please, please do. take it to them. >> didn't ask in special treatment in so many words, but she asked for special treatment. >> there's something there. veterans push lawmakers to allow them to use hemp products instead of opioids to ease symptoms. how it eases them without getting them high. you're watching "cbs this morning." in their mi lives that they had had for years.

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overdoses in prescription opioids. some turn to hemp products lick cbc oil to treat chronic pain and ptsd. veterans are lobbying congress to push the department of veterans affairs to study hemp and its potential benefits. good morning. >> reporter: hemp products like this oil are lumped in with marijuana because they are derived from the cannabis plant, but this won't get you high, and unlike opioids, it does not get you hooked, leading veterans wanting research and more access. >> i want to make very, very, very clear, this is not marijuana. >> reporter: these are not typical lobbyists. >> side effect was more angry and depressed. >> reporter: lives nearly ruined, first by injuries, and then by their meds. >> i was at a higher than likely rate of committing suicide from

pain, and -- >> reporter: veronica wayne took them 17 years after an airplane hatch hit her head. >> i basically became a walking zombie. >> reporter: trying medical marijuana, but still felt impaired. that's when she heard about hemp. >> it's going to still kill all the pain symptoms and give you the relief that you need, but you're not going to feel high. >> reporter: now, she uses cbd, an oil derived from hemp. you can't get it from the va? >> you can't. it's not legal. >> reporter: like marijuana, hemp is derived from the cannabis plant, but it does not contain thc, the chemical that makes you high. still, both hemp and marijuana are classified as schedule one controlled substances, restricting the va and other federally funded entities from conducting research. the american legion is leading the push to change that. >> anything that makes a veteran feel better, especially something that's nontoxic, is

something we're going to support. >> reporter: currently, hemp products are marketed as unregulated supplements making doctors reluctant to recommend them. the former director of the office of alternative medicine. >> we don't know how to use them. >> reporter: lawmakers on both sides are pushing to change the law. >> i'm cautiously optimistic if we get something on the floor that it will pass. >> reporter: until then, army reservist said many buddies are weary of the products he says helps his back pain. >> for them, they are worried that because it's so closely related to marijuana, it pops up on a drug test randomly. >> reporter: the cause has a powerful ally in senate majority leader mcconnell who hails from kentucky where hemp is seen as a cash crop. last month, he introduced the hemp farm act of 2016,

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7:57. we're tracking delays a few new hot spots to tell you about. definitely slowing things down for drivers heading in and out of san francisco. this is along 280 right near monterey boulevard. we have a crash southbound 280. that's blocking the slow lane. we are getting reports of a school bus crash and that's along thornton avenue and pomona street over in that hunters point bayview district. so just heads up for drivers heading along those surface streets. southbound 280 approaching 380, an earlier accident no longer blocking lanes still causing slowdowns as you make your way towards san bruno. let's check in with neda on the forecast. >> clouds here across the dublin camera. the sun is trying to be seen. temperatures are cool this morning. in the low 50s for most areas. 51 in oakland. 52 in livermore. and 49 in santa rosa. here's what you're going to notice today. visibility is dropping off a little bit. san jose half moon bay now down to 9. cooler through the weekend, warmer next week.

nominee for va secretary withdraws his name from consideration this morning. we'll get the latest from the white house on that. and jake tapper will be here at the table. niz novel explores one of the most controversial eras. plus kuting edge technology that makes water out of air. but first here's today's eye opener at 8:00. dna evidence led them to one of the most notorious serial killers. >> two years ago law enforcement task force came together to discover who is the golden state

killer. >> as many as 50,000 teachers are expected to rally. organizers say they were inspired by. walkouts across the country. >> the white house was racing for jackson's withdrawal. republicans were never behind his nomination and accusations of misconduct galvanized opposition. >> the stormy daniels case, it isn't uncommon to plead the fifth. what is uncommon is for a personal attorney to a president to do it. >> kanye west political leanings started raising eyebrows over the weekend when his friends reached out for clarifiation kaigs. he gave it to them and then some. >> amazon has introduced a new service which allows a delivery person to open the trunk of your automobile by tapping on the screen to deliver packages to your parked car. is this necessary? is is this something, if you need something that urgently,

maybe use the car to drive to the store and get it yourself. >> president trump says he has someone in mind to replace admiral ronny jackson as nominee to be veterans affair secretary. he released a statement this morning announcing his withdrawal and criticizing allegations of on the job misconduct. >> he wrote the allegations are completely false and faat to fill this vacancy. he has someone in mind but has not identified who that person is, only that that person will possess more experience and possibly receive a warmer reception from republicans and kee a better chance of winning confirmation. thehank you very much. the french president says he thinks president trump will back out of the iran nuclear deal.

macron capped a three-day state visit where he urged the u.s. not to abandon this deal. th >> he offered a sharp contrast saying the u.s. needs to engage other countries and avoid solationism. margaret brennan met with him esterday. shingtorning. the french. sidentent says he thinks president trump will almost certainly trigger tension in the middle east if he withdraws from the iran deal. what could happen if the deesident does not recertify? >> this is a dead line of may 12th. and president macron believes president trump will withdraw. that will spike tension and a lot of this depends on how iran owrticularly their hard liners iran,nd. remember many were already keptical of making any deal with america. and if the u.s. breaks its commitment, it could have consequences, including restarting iran's nuclear

conseq development. president trump warned he would respond to that. there are a number of potential flash points in the next month. de there are u.s. troops in close ricans ty in syria and iraq. there are four americans still behind bars in iran whose fate may be in jeopardy. but the gamble here for president trump is is that using this tension and pressure could lead to a new kind of diplomatic breakthrough. it's one that the french president says he wants to lead. o angela merkel is coming from germany. is she part of a coordinated any ne to keep the president from going this way on iran? rt tbsolutely. any.is the leader of germany. she doesn't have the warm repore with president trump that the pench president does. they have made clear neither does errkel nor trump care for each cher here. but she is someone to be reck

reckoned with in terms of leadership in europe. she's going to argue a deal is a deal, america must abide by its commitment here and try to rewrite rules will throw into jeopardy the other commitments that america has made. but if anyone believes they can succeed with president trump in persuading both iran and the u.s. to cool tensions and engage in a new round of diplomacy, it's more likely to be france's anyon. commhere was a different between him in public and what he said >> v in front of congress. cong's the balance in terms of their relationship after this trip? n> there was criticism wrapped n flattery from the french president. the address to congress was well eceived and championed a lot of traditional american values. as talked about the u.s. upholding its commitments to nato, the u.n., the global order

that america helped build after ton,d war ii. all those things that seem at odds with trumpism. atit's not clear if that will translate into changing the president's mind on any of the issues in which they disagree. iam'llll look forward to "face the nation" here on sunday morning. people could run out of han 45ng water. rinkingow a possible solution developed in america uses

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a major concern. 5 billion people, about two-thirds of population could suffer water scarcity by 2050. jamie yuccas shares with us a possible solution that could get drinking water out of air. >> most get it from thousands of miles away. you get it from there. into the house. >> reporter: for the past year phoenix homeowner nick robins has been getting ought of his drinking water from an unlikely source. these panels on his roof. it comes out of his spigot but it started up here. they look like typical solar panels, but they are called source hydropanels and actually create water out of air. >> so you have 20 solar panels up on the roof. >> yep. >> it's an arizona start up that built the source system. >> underneath here are a set of materials that are absorbing

water from the atmosphere. that's actually diving that process of taking the water vapor out of the materials and condense out naturally. >> so then it goes into that line. >> yep. >> and then down. and then we can drink it. >> yes. this is air made into water. >> you got it. >> the biggest problem facing humanity is drinking water. if we can solve that problem, we've fundamentally changed the world. >> this is a map of where you're at. >> reporter: at about $4,000 for a two-panel set, friesen has sold more than a thousand systems in ten countries. each one can produce 20 16-ounce bottles a day. >> you're based in the desert. >> they have already helped out in some of the world's current water crises. from puerto rico to a girl's

orphan naj in lebanon. >> they've lot their home and country and otherwise would be consuming water that would make them sick. we made it so they're able to have perfect water. at least that piece of their life was better. >> the question is it scaleable to a larger community or even retired city. >> reporter: bill patzert sees promise in the technology but has some reservation. >> of course the next step will be to see a solution. >> is this really the solution? you're not getting a ton of water out of these panels. >> each panel can produce enough water for a family of four. for example, one acre, we can do 5,000 liters a day. >> if they called and said we

would like everybody to have that at their house, would you be able to do it? >> the step would be the docks in cape town, not us. period. >> his hope is people who use his source water as a substitute for the 400 billion liters of bottled water sold around the world. >> you know exactly where it came from. you know it's right there. >> it came from this panel. >> right here. >> after that, he seems confident the sky's the limit. for "cbs this morning," jamie yuccas, scottsdale, arizona. >> thanks, jamie. anyone who's read "dune" recognizes that technology. ahead we'll hear about how the presidency is difficult. plus in our series "a more perfect union," how cursive writing is making a comeback thanks to some third graders. you're watching "cbs this morning." d their unlikely pen pals.

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♪ national security issues are dominating president trump's days including iran's nuclear program, military operations in syria, russian aggressiveness, the rise in china and the upcoming summit with north korea. my cover story this week in the "atlantic" explores the challenges the american presidency. managing national security is the most important and has gotten the most complex over the past three years. i spoke with them to help us understand the challenges any president changes. how dangerous is the global order for the president right now? >> i think he faces the most challenged situation we've faced as a country internationally since the end of the cold war. >> stephen hadley worked under

president ford and later worked in the pentagon and then worked for the younger bush, george w. >> it's like a narrow spindle held up cause the spin maker keeps going. they have to go from plate to plate to plate, keep it from falling. >> reporter: being president has never been easy, but the in age of terrorism, the number of threats have multiplied and americans are vulnerable as home as they've never been. 10,000 successes equals one failure. >> jeh johnson was chief counsel and served as secretary to homeland security. >> we're responsible for catching it all, and many days in homeland security, whether you're talking about a terrorist threat, the threat of a lethal

virus, a cyber attack, spikes in migration, it's like trying to catch raindrops. >> to respond to security issues, a well-functioning white house requires a stable and methodical system. >> the job is so large that there has to be a certain structure to it to ensure that the presidents' day is spent effectively and efficiently and that he's making right decision. >> without a system, presidents veer from crisis to crisis. >> if all you do is respond to crises, all you will get is more crises because you won't be able to take the time to put in place the strategies and policies that will shape the future and head off some of these crises. >> not every challenge in the modern presidency is born overseas. changes in domestic policies have also increased the friction in the job.

>> our congress is extremely polarized and there's politics over governing and a president is given no grace period in office. from day one there are people in the opposition who want to see the president fail. >> joseph califano was a top aide. >> the state department's overwhelmed. you have 400 people in communications. so many issues get to the president's throat because you've got these issues. >> perhaps the biggest challenge is we have become a presidency-obsessed nation. now in many way we expect one

person to represent a country of 327 million people. >> what should change? >> where do youbegin? i think our expectations should change. we should think about what a president does in office when we pick them. and you talk to both sides and they say congress needs to step back up and be a co-equal branch of government, not a branch that operates after the president. >> do you think you would have written the same piece if president trump were not president? >> it started in the obama years. i talked to people for over a year in both parties. supporters of president trump say he's blowing through. his critics say it's because he's doing so that it's a problem. >> they call that a d. >> jake tapper is tapping into history in his el. demonstrators is holding a 24-hour rally... to protest the 2016 shooting death of a

homeless man, during a confrontatio . good morning, it's 8:25. i'm kenny choi. a small group of demonstrators is holding a 24-hour vigil to protest the 2016 shooting of the death of a homeless man during a confrontation with san francisco police. the city of san jose is moving ahead with a tiny homes project to provide temporary housing for the homeless. sites would include full-time staff members, a full-time maintenance worker and security. the city council is expected to vote on the plan late summer. traffic and weather in just a moment. hola amigos.

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an accident in the north bay southbound 101 as you approach spencer. starting to slow things down a bit as you make your way towards the tunnel. you can see traffic on the left getting slow. speeds drop around 35 miles per hour. the backup isn't stretching too far yet but this just coming in so we will keep an eye on that. for folks trying to make their way towards the golden gate bridge where traffic is fine in both directions. it's a little heavy southbound side inbound commute side but we are checking in problem-free on the span. over in the city, we are taking a look at the 280 extension, the 6th street off-ramp and the king street off-ramp there. man, it is all backed up along that stretch. we had an earlier accident near monterey boulevard on 280 no longer blocking lanes but still causing delays. san mateo bridge slow out of hayward to 101. about 30 minutes. let's check in with neda now on

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inflammation, strengthens memory, and improves the immune system. jake tapper is known for covering hard interviews. but now he's written a new book. it's called "hellfire club." so great to hear from you. >> three of my favorite people. >> so good to have you. >> i thought that's what you said to ellen yesterday. >> we're your three favorite people right now. >> he has many favorite people. >> only met ellen that moment. i've known you guys for years. you are lovely people in life as the viewers will be happy to learn. >> despite the way we're treating you now. >> i really want to talk to you about ronny jackson.

you come to do makeup, he's in, and then he's out. >> 15 big stories. >> what was your reaction? >> it was really put out by republicans on the hill. he calls the stories false and fabricated and he withdraws. if i had them, i would stay and fight. >> they can put character witnesses up, et cetera. >> this is the problem with this white house. unfortunately for dr. jackson they didn't have the neck nichl there because they did do to betling. sometimes the establishment know as what it's doing and in this case vetting and having answers to questions ready is important.

>> i always say when the word embattled is before your name -- >> beleaguered, embattled, and disgrunt disgrunt disgruntled. >> they heart their own goal. >> right. there's the disrumgz of the admin strags that is good, positive. the way they negotiate trade agreements and there's the disruptive part that hurts everything you want to achieve jump as bade edge. you've wrirch about veterans. this is your first fiction book. >> my first novel. >> why did you want to do this? >> first for fun. i kept reading about historical

things that were tasing place that people didn't know about. i thought it would be fun to write. often you can write with greater clarity about your feelings about things as opposed to the facts that you write when you write nonfiction. there are things about washington i've experience and wanted to write about including the swamping nature of it. the compromises people come to town and are forced to make and also the indecency and lies that he put forward that people didn't take a stand about. >> you show the drip drip of the way people come with a set of values and scientific research and things and slortly start to move. we see people go to washington with good intentions like the character in the book, charlie who comes to town. he wants to protect the veterans of world war ii and he's asked to make compromises.

the next thing, he's way over his head. i see that all the time. they come to town. they want to do good, and they're forced to make cop promices. one of them i thought -- >> is that yours in. >> that's my cop. i thought only i had it. but, of course, you do. >> i have the hardback. >> oh, you dofrmt i don't have one-to-one up you. this is a great book. "washington confidential." >> it's one of the sleazeiest grossest books. it's about washington, d.c. in 1951, i think, is when it came. it got a bad review in the washington most which is

shameful. i don't need to tell you because you're all historical buffs. it was sandwiched, but it's a time we idealize as sweet and benin. everything seems surface on the grea great. underneath is mccarthyism, red scare. it is a horrific time. >> you starltded writing this book three or four years ago. could you possibly have known there would be so many pair lils and you're written -- >> i've started it during the obama years and the swamp was

rehn debts. the stuff about joe mccarthy, the character in the breej and how much he smears and lies and completely takes over the political discourse. people in washington have no idea how to handle it. they try to straddle the world, this okay, can i let this happen. tll are few people who stand up to it. they say history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes. i heard a lot of rhyming. >> jake, talk about people you've been described as a merciless slayer of alternative facts. they say, look at his face, you know exactly what he's thinking. >> that's just my face. you know my expressionstime to time. >> it's got you on schblds word.

when you write on a novel are you constantly detecting daily work or was this not part of the day to day as you were writing it sf. >> a little bit of both. i didn't have to strictly adhere to factses i do during the day to day work as you guys do. but also you could see things going on in 2818 of. you think, ooh pg that's interesting. there are purpleful echoes of today that i project backward. >> charlie has an acute sense of smell, i'm told. so do you. >> i do. >> dwho we smell of? >> hope and integrity. >> i like that odor. >> on that note, jake, thank

you. >> so good to see you guys. elementary school students are putting pencil to paper to make new connections. i got to meet someone new and when -- not writing short letters and stuff. u. how the decleaning

our series "a more perfect union" highlights how the things we have in common is far more than our differences. today we look at the written word. students are no longer required to write cursive but supporters of longhand refuse to let it die. they require the teaching of cursive. ten states have considered adding it to their curriculum. how loop s and tails are helpin. >> reporter: these third graders are learning a lost art. they're practicing cursive by writing letters to their pen

pals. >> my third grade teacher taught me cursive writing. >> it used to hurt my hand a lot. >> hard to read and harder to write. >> wouldn't it be fun tr the children begin to learn how though read letters and perhaps get a thrill of getting millimeter simple in the mail. >> he came up with the idea and shared it with her teacher karnkaren gunter after he sent a letter in cursive to her daughter away at camp. she couldn't read a word of it. >> she was mad at me. i said why, are you mad. she said, no, you wrote it in that fun eye mighting. >> it's difficult for me to do

text and e-mails or text anyway because there's so many shortened preev yated things that. sue was match up with 9 krld samantha mosley. the pair instantly hit it off. >> i feel like i'm talking with her. >> reporter: third grade teacher karen gunlter says it allows her to teach grammar along with cursive writing and it's the one time she knows the students are paying attention. >> when they're writing the letters, they're quiet. >> during the other times in class? >> oh, no. >> it's mayhem. >> none of them ever shut up. >> reporter: 80-year-old retired writer nancy miller worried she wouldn't have anything to talk about with her 9-year-old pin pal. >> and in the very first

paragraph or two he says, i'm a dallas cowboy fan and my favorite player is dez bryant. i thought, wow, we have a connection. >> turns out they both have strong opinions about their beloved cowboys. >> what are you talking about now? >> about dez signing with the giants is. >> is this better than texting. >> yes. >> how come? >> because in texting you don't have a visual of the person, but in letter, you do. >> after months of chinl it, th more. they're more than pen pals. >> she's flamboyant. she's a pistol. it was wonderful to meet her, just wonderful. >> i got to meet someone new and not just. i actually goal a friendship

with her. >> kids say there's nothing like that funny writing to help keep friends connects. for "cbs this morning" omar villafranca, dallas. >> oh, i love that story. >> omar villafranca. >> i know. there's a lot about the cursive but i think there's a lot about the letter writing. you think about barbara bush passing and all the letters exchanged between her and president busch. >> i light. the little boy said it gives you the visuals of the person. >> you always write in cursive. >> it has to be deliberate and intentional which is not a bad thing. >> the people have spoken. thank you. ahead, the names chosen for the two giant panda cubs with more than 5,000 suggestions. you can hear more of our "cbs

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ay they arrested a good morning, it's 8:55 am i'm kenny choi. the community is back to normal at the hayward bart station after shooting incident last night. police say that they arrested a man who shot at a hayward police sergeant. fortunately, no one was injured. today crews are beginning the process of demolishing some walls of a concord construction project destroyed by fire this week. the unfinished apartment complex burned on tuesday morning. because of the potential for collapses, about 250 people who live next door are still displaced. both local nfl teams are hosting draft parties today. the raiders have an event in oakland and 49ers will have an event in san francisco. weather and traffic and weather in just a moment.

good. time now 8:57. we continue to track delays for drivers along 101. this is a live look right near spencer. right here traffic appears to be flowing okay. as you approach spencer, you will be tapping on the brakes. we had an earlier crash no longer blocking lanes. but still, a slow ride with speeds dipping under 40 miles per hour. as you head across the golden gate bridge, slower but nothing write home about. problems on 380. one accident approaching 280 that has two lanes blocked and we have another crash over on the shoulder eastbound 380 just before 101. so if you are heading over to sfo, give yourself some extra

time. we are seeing delays both on 280 and 101 in both directions. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. good morning. the sun is trying to be seen here through this cloud coverage. this is our kpix 5 roof camera. definitely noticing cloudy skies throughout the morning hours but things will start to break apart. we'll get a little warmth from the sun this afternoon especially inland. 51 now san francisco. 57 in san jose. concord 57. futurecast showing we are going to see those clouds burn off around 3, 4 p.m. and then tonight they will be back bringing us mostly cloudy day for your friday with a chance of rainfall across the north bay. sustained winds around 8, 9 miles per hour but gusts around antioch and fairfield are strong. seven-day forecast showing a chance of showers through the weekend and warmer next week. curious is an unreachable destination.

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