news and you didn't want to miss cbs this morning. cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, may 10th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." home at last. three americans detained in north korea are back home on u.s. soil greeted by president trump and the first lady melania. plus michael cohen, the president's personal attorney, is accused of cashing in on his connections to the white house. who has the deep pocks. and a new eruption warning in hawaii. flying boulders could shoot through the sky along with lava and toxic smoke.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, early this morning three americans just released after being held for more than a year in north korea arrived in the washington, d.c., area. they were greeted by president trump who plansto meet with north korean leader kim jong-un within weeks. >> my proudest achievement will be -- this is a part of it -- but will be when we denuclearize that entire prediction. >> the americans had been charged with espionage and other anti-state activities in north korea. in a statement they expressed deep appreciation to the united states government, president trump, and secretary pompeo and the people of the united states for bringing us home. kylie atwood is at joint base

andrews. >> reporter: the three americans landed here right outside of joint andrews air force base in washington, d.c. they're now free. and after traveling from pyongyang for almost a full day, they walked off the plane and were greeted by president trump, vice president pence, and secretary of state mike pompeo. one of them threw their hands in the air with jubilation. they hugged the secretary of state. tony kim and kim hak-song who were working at the only private university in pyongyang had been detained since last year while businessman dong-chul had been detained since 2016. their release was secured by mike pompeo on his trip to north korea and is a major victory for the trump administration. it's seen as a gesture of good will ahead of the trump/kim jong-un summit planned for early may or late june.

late may or early june. mike pompeo said on his trip all the logistical details were hammered out. the summit will last one day and could be extended for two days if necessary. cbs news has learned that the trump administration is planning for the trip in singapore and the white house will officially announce all of those details in a couple of days. the coming days. kylie atwood, cbs news. well, coming up on "cbs this morning," "face the nation" moderator margaret brennan's interview with vice president mike pence on the release of the detainees and, of course, the upcoming summit in north korea. president trump's personal attorney michael cohen is being accused of cashing in on his white house connections. one company novartis paid cohen up to $1.2 million for services. others acknowledge paying cohen for hundreds of thousands for insight into the president or help with regulatory matters.

paula reid reports. >> reporter: the money was paid to essential consultants llc, the same company michael cohen used the pay adult film star daniels not to speak about her alleged affair with president trump. the documents were first revealed by daniels' attorney michael avenatti. they show payments of approximately $500,000 from columbus nova, the american investment firm tied to russian millionaire victor vekselberg who has close ties to president putin. in a statement it was said vekselberg was not involved. >> i think the secret payments was highly suspicious, may, in fact, show criminal conduct. >> avenatti said those crimes could include bank fraud and/or money laundering. cohen is under federal investigation and last month fbi agents raided his home and offices in new york.

at&t, novartis, and korea airspace all confirm they, too, paid cohen for consulting services. they say cohen approached the company 18 months ago promising he could provide access on how to get information from the administration. >> thus far our investigation shows there's substantial evidence that michael cohen was engaged in soliciting clients and selling access to the highest office in the land. >> reporter: mr. cohen asked the judge that mr. avenatti not be involved with his case. he has published mr. cohen's bank records and made several inaccurate statements about him. he believes this is all part of an effort to prejudice his case. paula reid, cbs news, washington. well, at her confirmation hearing, president trump's nominee to head the cia says she doesn't believe torture works as an interrogation tool. for a time gina haspel ran a cia prison in thailand where brutal

interrogation techniques were employed. senator john mccain who was beaten as a prisoner during the vietnam war urged his colleagues to vote against haspel's nomination. he said in a statement haspel's role in overseeing the use of torture by americans -- jeff pegues has more. >> reporter: even before the opening statements, its was clear gina haspel would face a tough hearing. haspel tried to keep the focus on her three-decade career at the cia, some of it spent under cover. >> i expelled secret information i obtained in brush passes, dead drops, or meetings in third world capitals. >> reporter: but it was her role in cia's interrogation program

that has her nomination in question. >> the very important thing to know about the cia, we followed the law. we followed the law then and we follow the law now. >> reporter: she served at a so-called cia black site where so-called prisoners were subject to waterboarding which simulates drowning. those methods are now banned. but during the presidential campaign, president trump advocated for their use. >> torture works, okay, folks? we have people who say torture doesn't work. it works, believe me, okay? >> i ask you if you find something morally objectionable, will you carry that out or not? >> senator, my moral compass is strong. i would not allow the cia to undertake activity that i thought was immoral, even if it was technically legal. >> reporter: haspel was also questioned about a memo she helped author that ordered the destruction of video recordings of interrogations. she said it was her boss who

gave the final order. >> no, i never watched the tapes, but i understood our officers' faces were on them and that was very dangerous at the time of the program. >> reporter: jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. well, to hawaii now where geologists warn the kilauea volcano could erupt with such force that large boulders would shoot high into the air. the explosion could occur if the explosion drops below groundwater level. that could happen by the middle of the month. there are now 15 vents spewing large cracks that have opened in the earth spewing lava and poisonous gas. >> what you're hearing is that gas just come out of the ground. >> the lava has destroyed at least 36 buildings. this morning it threatens an energy plant storing 50,000 gallons of flammable gas. now, the gas is expected to be removed by the end of the day. the former coordinator for

the u.s. gymnastics team says she misspoke in 2015 when she said larry nas har had been accused of harass iing girls. last month martha karolyi and her husband sued usa gymnastics and the u.s. olympic committee claiming they did not know about the algations of sexual abuse against nassar until after the 2016 olympics. an attorney for the karolyis says martha was confused during last year's deposition. coming up on the "morning news" now, an e. coli outbreak grows. the new states where contaminated lettuce has spread. and sugar rush. a chocolate emergency on a highway. this is the "cbs morning news." . but he never called me back! if your cousin's wife's sister's husband isn't a lawyer, call legalzoom and we'll connect you with an attorney. legalzoom. where life meets legal. ( ♪ ) face the world as a face to be reckoned with.

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the chocolate solidified as it cooled. cleanup crews at the scene had to melt the chocolate away. the truck driver suffered a broken arm. singer chris brown is being sued, and tainted romaine lettuce is claiming more victims. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "usa today" reports 28 people in four additional states have been sickened by an e. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. the cdc says minnesota, north dakota, and texas have joined the states linked to e. coli outbreaks. one person in california died. the bacteria tainted lettuce was grown near yuma, arizona. the "los angeles times" reports singer chris brown is being sued by a woman who says she was repeatedly sexually assaulted at his los angeles home. the lawsuit was filed yesterday by the woman's attorney gloria

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. on the "cbs moneywatch," a streaming controversy at tidal, and problems for ford's pickup. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. we'll start with the oil prices jumping again. benchmark crude climbed over $2 to its highest level in almost 3 1/2 years. that sent energy shares higher. the tech financial firms also helped push wall street to big gains. the dow rallied to 182 points, its fifth straight gain. s&p 500 rose 25 points. the nasdaq gained 23 points. there's a part shortage to the f-150.

the f-150 has been the most popular pickup in the united states for the past four decades. it accounts for one third of all the vehicles that ford sells. there was a fire at one of its parts plants. it's unclear how long the shutdown will last. tidal, the streaming music service primarily owned by jay z, is denying a report that it falsified beyonce and kanye west's streaming numbers. it's reported the numbers have been manipulated by false plays, paying royalties to the artists' labels. the national transportation safety board's investigating the deadly crash and fire of a tesla model s in florida. the electric car with three teenagers on board crashed into a wall tuesday night. two 18-year-olds trapped inside died when the car burst into flames. the ntsb will look at the vehicle's battery. it's the second time in the past two months the agency has investigated a tesla fire. and california has approved a requirement that beginning in 2020 that all new homes and lowrise apartments have solar

panels. if it's given final approve, california would be the first state to have this kind of policy. it's part of california's effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. anne-marie. >> diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thanks, diane. >> all right, thank you. still ahead, password protection. tips from google on finding easy to remember passwords that will stump hackers. to remember passwords that will stump hackers. with roomba from irobot, your family can expect clean floors everyday. two unique multi-surface brushes and power-lifting suction pick up dirt, large debris and even pet hair. so your floors are always clean.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. a spectacular site along the coast of san diego, a red tide is causing the surf to glow. ail al gee filled with lum is entz phytoplankton has lit up

the ocean since sunday. oceanographers say the last red tide was in 2013. scientists don't know how long the current one will last. and you've heard it before, but if you want to prevent getting hacked, make sure you have a strong password, but most people don't want to remember complicated numbers, letters, and characters. with the help of google, danielle nottingham found out some ways to make it easier. >> reporter: for most of us passwords are a pain. >> i do not have a good password. i've had the same three passwords for like the past ten years. >> reporter: and it's a common problem. a report from splash data last year found the two most popular passwords were "password" and wt 123456." >> but you're not going to do 123456. >> no, no. that's too easy. i might do 678. >> reporter: we went to google to find out how they handle passwords. >> google has gotten some of the things that is still thought of elsewhere like forcing you to

rotate your password every six months. >> reporter: he's director of product management and says you should come up with unique and complicated passwords. >> the best advice for passwords is to actually using a different one at every site. >> reporter: instead of putting capital letters at the beginning and numbers at the end, mix it up. shane brady came up with his own unique system after having his identity stolen. >> i make acronyms and numbers of hockey players. >> reporter: it can be hard to keep track of that, so he recommends a password manager that can remember it for you, and it's good to set up a two-tear authentication which involves a text or app. a code is sent and you type it in as an extra security step. >> that's the best way your viewers can protect themselves. >> reporter: if you want to go a step further, you can also purchase a security key. when you try to log into a site, your phone or computer detects

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our top stories this morning, three americans freed after being held for more than a year in north korea arrived at the joint base andrews this morning. the three men had been charged with espionage and other activities. they thanked the president and he thanked north korean leader kim jong-un. and there are increasing questions about whether president trump's personal attorney michael cohen cashed in on the white house. cohen charged companies like the pharmaceutical giant like novartis and at&t huge fees for insight into the new president.

cohen is not a registered lobbyist and it's unclear what he was actually selling. >> in louisiana, tens of thousands of elderly and disabled could soon lose their medicaid benefits because of a state budget shortfall of more than half a billion dollars. eviction notices are going out to thousands in nursing homes and group homes. david begnaud has more. >> this is what i do in my spare time. >> reporter: betty waller is 89. a polio survivor, her home is this nursing home in baton rouge. her life savings pays for part of her care, but medicaid is needed for the rest. >> i mean i know i'm only living under a bridge somewhere, but still it's a scary thing. >> reporter: she was told she may be evicted by july 31st, one of about 37,000 people in the state who will lose their state eligibility if the state doesn't balance its budget. jim tucker oversees half of the homes in louisiana.

800 of his patients could be told to leave. >> it has the potential to kill people. >> i'm not scaring anybody by design. this is not a tactic. >> that's the governor, john bel edwards. >> the cuts are so catastrophic, we should. contemplate them. but as we sit here, the legislation has failed to act in a fiscal session this year and last year. >> eporter: republican j. cameron henry is the head of the appropriations committee. >> i think they want a budget that's sustainable long term, to not have to come back every year with scare tactics. it would be another band-aid on the state's long-term financial wound. >> i wonder what you tell the governor and legislature who's debating whether or not to make these cuts. >> i thought it would never be taken away. i thought it was here forever. >> never before has louisiana sent out warning notices like this, saying they're going to cut the medicaid program, but they're required to do it by law.

here's the catch. the federal government has to approve the cuts that louisiana wants to make to medicaid. if the feds say no, then louisiana has to find another option. david begnaud, cbs news, baton rouge. coming up on "cbs this morning," co-founder of nike, phil knight, tells us about his new book about the early years of nike and we talk with rolling stone contributor tre johnson about childish gambino's wild video and its impact on race. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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