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it's tuesday, july 17th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." president trump is back on american soil and facing criticism from both republicans and democrats for siding with russia after a summit. >> a single, ominous question now hangs over the white house -- what could possibly cause president trump to put the interests of russia over those of the united states? inaivieralombs hit a tour boat people hurt. ll we w were a bunch of
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steam and rocks and stuff flying and a lot of it landed inside the boat, and some large pieces landed on top of the boat. and adidas is jumping into the fight against plastic by turning trash into footwear. 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. this afternoon, president trump meets with members of congress, where he's likely to face some tough questions about remarks following his meeting with russian president vladimir putin. when asked about russian interference in the u.s. election, the president sided with russia while questioning u.s. intelligence agencies. his remarkable and shocking remarks brought swift and generally sweeping condemnation. members of his own party used words like bizarre, shameful, and disgraceful. a former cia director called the comments treasonous.
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laura podesta is here in new york. good morning, laura. >> good morning, anne-marie. one of the strongest reactions came from republican senator john mccain of arizona, who called trump's statements one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. today in washington, meeting with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, the president will likely be in defense mode. president trump questioned his own intelligence community after meeting privately with russian president vladimir putin in helsinki on monday. >> they said they think it's russia. i have president putin. he just said it's not russia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. >> reporter: the president said putin was powerful in his denial that russia interfered in the 2016 election, but all 17 u.s. intelligence agencies concluded that the russian government directed cyber attacks on
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members of the democratic party. republican lawmakers criticize the president's remarks. >> the president's comments made us look as a nation more like a pushover. >> i never thought i'd see an american president throw the intelligence community under the bus like that. >> reporter: democrats claim president trump is compromised. >> americans are scratching their head and saying, if that's not the explanation, that putin has something on it, what is it? what the heck could it be? >> reporter: the president denied that in an interview to fox news before leaving finland. >> if they had it, it would have been out. >> reporter: putin admitted he wanted mr. trump to win the election. >> translator: yes, i did. yes, i did. because he talked about bringing the u.s./russia relationship back to normal. >> reporter: president trump blamed the mueller investigation for putting u.s./russia relations at an all-time low. and now the director of national intelligence is speaking out, saying in a statement, "the role of the intelligence community is
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to provide the best information and fact-based assessments possible for the president." daniel coats continued by saying, "we have been clear in our assessments of russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy." anne-marie? >> laura podesta here in new york. thank you so much, laura. >> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle appeared uneasy and dismayed over the president's comments. margaret brennan has more reaction from capitol hill. >> you can't elevate yourself from the level of a snake, and that's where i consider vladimir putin. >> reporter: president trump's acceptance of vladimir putin's denials did not sit well with many in his own party. senator john mccain said it was one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. senator lindsey graham said putin would view it as a sign of weakness. house speaker paul ryan said the president must appreciate that russia is not our ally. trump ally newt gingrich called
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it the most serious mistake of his presidency. while the president said he privately raised the issue, his refusal to publicly confront putin and not back up the intelligence community, led by trump appointee dan coats, drew a sharp rebuke from bob corker. >> the president's comments made us look as a nation more like a pushover. and i was disappointed in that. >> reporter: democrat mark warner is helping to lead the senate intelligence committee investigation into russian meddling. >> if mr. trump wouldn't stand with american and western institutions and stand with his own intelligence community assessment in public, who knows what he might have agreed to in private. >> reporter: while republican congressman trey gowdy helped lead the house investigation, issued this statement, saying, "russia is not our friend. russia attempted to undermine the fundamentals of our democracy." the u.s. intelligence community is now warning that russia is meddling in the 2018 congressional races, but
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mr. trump seemed dismissive of that warning, and in a cbs news interview, echoed similar skepticism about another red flag raised by the director of national intelligence. >> digital infrastructure that serves this country is literally under attack. >> do you agree with that? >> well, i don't know if i agree with that. i'd have to look, but i have a lot of respect for dan, and that's where he is and that's what he does. again, we're working on it very hard. >> reporter: margaret brennan, cbs news, new york. >> norah o'donnell asked cbs news chief white house correspondent major garrett if there's an effort to walk back the president's comments. >> there is a concerted effort to get the president, in the words of one senior official i talked to, to fix this and fix it quickly, by doing two things -- one, in some time of short order, say the president believes u.s. intelligence over vladimir putin, and also quash as fast as possible any sense that the united states would cooperate with russian
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intelligence services on the mueller probe or anything else. those two things are hanging out there. they have compromised the president's ability, these officials believe, to communicate what america stands for and to reassure our allies that what they've given us, in the context of this intelligence-sharing, is valued by this administration. >> well, ahead on "cbs this morning," republican senator ben sasse of nebraska called the president's remarks bizarre. we'll ask senator sasse about putin and the meeting with president trump. and wednesday night on "the "cbs evening news,"" jeff glor has a follow-up interview with president trump, his first since returning from helsinki. a hearing is scheduled for tomorrow for a russian national charged with conspiracy to act as an unregistered agent of the russian government. maria butina is being held without bail. prosecutors say that she has ties to a senior russian government official. her alleged job was to gather intelligence on american
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officials and political organizations while coordinating back-channel communications with the kremlin. her attorney called the investigations overblown. a federal judge has temporarily stopped the federal government from deporting immigrant parents after they are reunited with their children. the court order is in response to a suit by the american civil liberties union. the government is working to reunite more than 2,500 children separated from their families at the u.s./mexican border. the aclu says the families should have a week to decide if they want to leave their child in the u.s. and seek asylum separately. 23 people were injured when molten rock from hawaii's kilauea volcano crashed through the roof of a sightseeing boat. the boat was taking tourists to watch lava flow into the ocean. the boat was about 250 yards from the coast. explosions can happen when the
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2,000-degree lava hits the much colder sea water. the flying lava left a big hole in the boat's roof. one woman is in serious condition with a broken thigh bone. a wildfire burning near california's yosemite national park has doubled in size and remains out of control this morning. there are more than ten wildfires burning in the state fed by water-deprived landscapes and temperatures in the 90s. the fire near yosemite has covered the park in smoke. amenities, lodges, restaurants and hotels remain open, but the flames shut down a key road into the park. last weekend, a fire tornado popped up near the california/arizona border. rotating columns of fire are not unusual. they occur in the right wind conditions, and in this case, moved over water. coming up on the "morning news" now, barack obama's african journey. the former president scores big with the people of kenya. and a trail of ancient crumbs. a glimpse of the world's oldest bread.
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former president barack obama helped open a sports and training center in his father's home village of kogelo, kenya, yesterday, by playing a little basketball. it was founded by his half sister through her charitable foundation. thousands of kenyans were on hand to see the former president, but many couldn't get into the event because of heavy security. mr. obama said it was a joy to be back. >> but as i looked around, i saw something less concrete. it wasn't bricks and mortar. i saw possibility. >> mr. obama also praised kenya's president and opposition leader for working together, but he said the country must do more to end corruption. prehistoric bread is discovered, and an arrest in a cold-case murder of a child. those are some of the headlines on "the morning newsstand." "time" reports a dna match led to the arrest of an indiana man
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in the 1988 rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl after decades of taunts from her suspected killer. investigators used genealogy databases and cutting-edge dna techniques to catch the alleged killer, 59-year-old john miller. police say he confessed to kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and killing april tinsley. court documents revealed miller had sent notes taunting police and leaving behind clues. "the chicago tribune" reports city officials say there are no plans to release more video of a deadly police shooting. on sunday, authorities took the unusual step of releasing 20 seconds of police body camera video less than 24 hours after an officer shot and killed 37-year-old harith augustus. police were trying to arrest augustus for carrying a gun. the video appears to show him carrying a holstered gun and reaching for his waist as he ran away. he was shot multiple times. the shooting has sparked several days of protests. britain's "independent" says archaeologists found the world's
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oldest bread and new evidence of sophisticated cooking dating back 14,000 years. the charred remains of flat bread were discovered in a stone fireplace at what was once a ceremonial or religious site in jordan. the bread resembled peta bread and the ingredients included wild cereals as well as plant parts that had been ground into flour. the bread was apparently made about 3,500 years before the start of agriculture. still to come, there were some prime day shopping pains. how some amazon shoppers ran into trouble when they tried to take advantage of some big discounts. discounts. i'm trying to manage my a1c, then i learn type 2 diabetes puts me at greater risk for heart attack or stroke. can one medicine help treat both blood sugar and cardiovascular risk? i asked my doctor. she told me about non-insulin victoza®. victoza® is not only proven to lower a1c and blood sugar, but for people with type 2 diabetes treating their cardiovascular disease,
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ask your doctor about victoza®. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. on the "cbs money watch," outages on amazon prime day, and uber is accused of gender discrimination. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. the ride-hailing service uber is being in ed by the federal government amid allegations that its pay structure discriminates against women. the equal employment opportunity commission began the investigation 11 months ago. uber faces stiff fines if it's found it broke the law by paying women differently than men for performing the same jobs. if that happens, it could impact
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uber's initial public offering planned for next year. investors are keeping an eye on fed chairman jerome powell's first congressional testimony. today he'll testify on the economy and monetary policy before the senate banking committee, tomorrow the house financial services committee. powell is expected to reiterate the fed's stance towards gradual monetary tightening, signaling optimism on growth and inflation. now, yesterday, the major averages finished mixed on wall street. p 50do0 shthedos 2e, eath re na fell 20. amazon appears to have smoothed out most of the glitches that snagged its website during the launch of its prime day shopping event. prime day started at 3:00 p.m. eastern time yesterday. it runs for 36 hours. at the onset, many shoppers who logged on got images of dogs and wrong on our end."something went amazon said by later in the day, most prime day links were working. it claims customers ordered more items in the early hours compar
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fuel. >> reporter: dr. selhub says that fuel directly affects the structure and function of your brain, and ultimately, your mood. she also prescribes fermented foods and probiotics for gut benefits, which she says can reduce anxiety levels and stress, and a mediterranean or japanese diet. >> which is high in fruits and vegetables and nuts and seeds and proteins and good fats. we see that depression is alleviated, we have more energy, we're more positive, you're happier. >> reporter: shannon's typical lunch includes kale, chicken, and avocado. she exercises regularly and says she hasn't had a panic attack in years. >> i feel healthy. i feel happy. >> reporter: she says it takes discipline to stick to the plan, but when she's on track, she's never felt better. kenneth craig, cbs news, natick, massachusetts. coming up on "cbs this morning," an iceberg in greenland is threatening a small village with a tsunami. mark phillips has more on the
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our top stories this morning. president trump meets with lawmakers this afternoon following his meeting with russian president vladimir putin. there is shock and growing criticism after the president sided with putin over u.s. intelligence when asked about russian interference in the u.s. election. some republicans criticized his actions as weak and disgraceful. and 23 people were injured when a piece of molten lava flew through the roof of a sightseeing boat off the coast of hawaii. the boat was about 2co see the lava flow into the sea. sometimes when hot lava hits much colder sea water, there is an explosion.s condition with a broken thigh.
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a 23-year-old woman from stranded week on a rocky, remote beach in california. tony dokoupil has more. >> reporter: angela hernandez is now battered and bruised in a hospital bed, but her spirit is unbroken. >> angela is an amazing, amazing, young woman. she was a fighter. she had the will to survive. >> reporter: driving to southern california along the famous big sur coastline, hernandez swerved to avoid hitting an animal, and plunged 250 feet onto the rocks and into the ocean below. on her facebook page, she recounted those first moments trapped in the car with a brain hemorrhage, six broken bones, and a collapsed lung. "i found a multitool i kept near my front seat. i started hitting the driver's side window with it. eventually, i was able to break out of my car and jump into the ocean. i swam to the shore." heavy fog and no cell service kept rescue teams from finding her.
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she survived only on water. >> she found what i believe was a radiator hose, and she found what was a natural spring coming out of the cliff in the area, so she used that radiator hose to collect the water from that natural spring. >> reporter: seven days later, hernandez was finally rescued when hikers chad and chelsea moore spotted the wreckage of her jeep. >> we turned around, and angela's right there in the rocks, just looked like hell. >> she was a fighter. she had the will to survive. most people in that situation probably wouldn't have lasted that long. >> though still in the hospital, hernandez is surprisingly upbeat. she says she's reflecting on her accident and spending time laughing with family. "life," she wrote, "is incredible." tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. coming up, president trump is under fire for his comments at yesterday's summit. we'll speak with one lawmaker, senator rand paul, who supports
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president trump's visit with vladimir putin. plus, an iceberg in greenland is threatening a small village with a tsunami. mark phillips has details. and golf star stacy lewis says most professional female golfers do not get paid when they take off for maternity leave. the mother-to-be tells us how her biggest sponsor is setting a new example with a groundbreaking move. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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good morning, i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. let's say good morning to jaclyn. >> it's all changing right now because the high pressure is compressing it. the low level clouds have dipped down all the way. look at the live shot, and you can see how low they're getting, and it's worse on the golden gate bridge. i'll tell you how hot we're going to get today later, jaclyn. thank you, emily. that's something drivers will need to be aware of, so please be careful out there. starting in san mateo, we have a traffic alert. this accident happened last night around 10:30 p.m., northbound 101 to eastbound 92. the connector ramp is shut down after a big rig overturned. there is no estimated time
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