>> it's tuesday, july 24th, 2018. this is the cbs morning news. access denied? president trump may be seeking to revoke the security clearances of a number of his critics. rain, heat and fire. extreme weather effecting millions of people coast-to-coast and around the world. and keeping a commitment? north korea appears to be taking steps toward denuclearization. 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. president trump is considering revoking the security clearances of former national security officials that have been critical of him. it would be an unprecedented action. opponents see it as a vendetta and warn of an enemy's list. laura is here in new york. laura, good morning. >> good morning. democrats say this threat is just to divert attention away from the president's recent antics including tweeting an all caps threat to the president of iran. >> president trump is threatening to revoke the security clearances of six obama era officials critical of him. john brennan, james comey, james clapper, michael hayden. susan rice and andrew mccabe. >> they politicize and monetize

their public service and security clearances. >> it's common to maintain clearances after leaving office. they're renewed every five years and allow former officials to advise their successors. clapper that served under president obama called it retribution for speaking out against president trump. >> it's a very sad and disturbing thing for the first amendment. >> republican senator rand paul brought the idea to the president. >> i think there's a great danger to having people on television who are speaking off the cuff, who are getting classified information. >> a spokesperson for brennan, a former cia director says president trump is trying to divert attention from the russia investigation. >> it's all a deflection. >> democrats also believe the president wants to change the topic. >> i think this president is getting us closer and closer to unnecessary war with iran. >> president trump made an all caps twitter threat to the

leader of iran sunday night. >> and we should mention that comey and mccabe, lost their clearances when they were fired from the fbi and hayden tweeted he doesn't go back for classified briefings and losing his clearance won't have any effect on what he says or writes. thank you, laura. the trial of president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort is postponed until next week. a federal judge gave his lawyers more time to review documents supplied by mueller's office. manafort is accused of funneling funds obtained in ukraine through offshore accounts. they also approved the request to offer immunity to five potential witnesses. prosecutors are reviewing 12 audio recordings seized by the fbi from michael cohen.

>> the recordings were among the data they took last spring during a raid of cohen's home, office, and hotel room. on one recording cohen and the president discuss a payment to a playboy model that said she had an affair with mr. trump. >> overseas now greece is seeking help to battle a pair of deadly wildfires near athens. 49 people have been killed and more than 150 injured. it's one of the deadliest fire seasons in greece in more than a decade. they are spreading so quickly many were taken by surprise. hundreds of tourists had to escape the beaches to be evacuated by boat. children's summer camps and holiday homes were abandoned. now to severe weather at home causing problems from coast-to-coast. we begin in the east where flash flood watches are in effect from north carolina to new york. the region is getting prolonged

wet weather that won't go away. it's expected to last for the next few days. >> a powerful coastal storm has been pounding the northeast and mid-atlantic bringing downpours like this one and now that storm is stalled lashing pennsylvania and new york with rain like you're seeing here. nearby roads turn into rivers and first responders had to dive into action making several rescues. in some areas the water rose so quickly it nearly went above the roof of cars forcing them on to their hoods in search of higher ground. according to the national weather service this pattern of stalled heavy rain is going to continue wednesday maybe even through saturday. cbs news, lebanon, pennsylvania. well, out west it's a triple weather whammy of floods, fire and extreme heat.

severe storms caused flash flooding and mud slides. residents were warned to seek higher ground. more storms are possible later this week. in california a massive wildfire threatens hundreds of homes and is burning close to yosemite national park while others are coping with a dangerous heat wave. an excessive heat warning has been issued for the southwest u.s. temperatures in southern california and arizona hit triple digits. southern arizona will experience temperatures up to 119 degrees through tomorrow. so investigators identified the gunman who opened fire on a busy toronto street but they still don't have a motive. the 29-year-old faisal hussain

died following an exchange of gunfire with police. he killed two people and wounded 13 others. he had a long history of psychosis and depression despite medication and professional intervention. oakland california police arrested a man suspected in the fatal stabbing of a teenager at a train station. john lee cowell was picked up about a dozen miles from the stabbing incident. he stabbed to death nia wilson and wounded her sister. police say it appears to have been a random attack. >> federal investigators want to know if the operators of the tour boat that sank in a missouri lake violated coast guard rules by heading out as thunderstorms threatened. the duck boat was recovered from the lake yesterday. 17 people drowned when the boat sank. 14-year-old lauren smith was pulled from the water. she said the captain never told passengers to put on their life jackets. >> it started flooding in the boat. right before it sank everybody was in shock. the guy didn't tell us to put on life jackets. and the selfish side of me is like why did he get to live and now my brother's dead. >> nine members of one family died. the sightseeing boat company is offering to pay for all medical and funeral expenses.

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our top stories this morning president trump is threatening to revoke the security clearances of former u. s. intelligence officials who have been critical of his administration. it would be an unprecedented move opponents characterize as a political vendetta. the administration says the former officials have points higher -- politicized and monetized their service. >> the east coast is getting sopped by a drenching weather system likely to stay in place this week. out west more triple digit temperatures are forecast for california, arizona, and nevada. an excessive heat warning has been issued for a good portion of the southwest of the united

states. well, there are fears of civil war in nicaragua and that could worsen the immigration crisis here in the u. s. hundreds have been killed in demonstrations in the past three months. >> this is the latest anti-government march. it's packed here. it's shutdown one of the main thoroughfares of the capitol city. you can see the people gathered here. many of them have covered their faces out of fear that they'll be targeted for being part of this protest. >> but being here is a risk they're willing to take. this masked young man has been protesting for months now. >> how long does this go? >> until he's gone. >> take a look at this sign right here. it says nicaragua needs a president. i am armed but only with strength and courage. >> the regime accuses the protestors of inciting violence that's taken the lives of

national police that claim they were simply trying to restore the peace. >> it's believed military forces fired into a catholic church earlier this month as 100 university students sought shelter. two were killed. he was there during the 15 hour siege. >> tell us if you can what happened that day. >> he showed us where the bullets fierced the church's icons. >> jesus is with you no matter how bad it gets? even as this protest unfolded supporters of the regime were holding a demonstration of their dicaf political divisions in this

country and a sign that turmoil may not be ending any time soon. cbs news, nicaragua. >> well, coming up on cbs this morning we'll meet a denver mom who is pushing for new laws to allow children to safely run lemonade stands without the risk of being shutdown. plus your 9:00 to 5:00 job may be ready for an overhaul. how about a four-day work week? it may make you more productive and happier and anthony mason talks with a hollywood prop master as he reveals his secret. that's the cbs morning news for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. cbs morning news for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

and i'm michelle griego. time is 4- let's head to get a live look at the bay bridge, heavy

fog to start in the city by the bay. tuesday, july 24th. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. how is everyone doing this morning? >> well, it's national tequila day. >> don't start the day with it. >> maybe happy hour. >> we'll talk about the fog out there this morning. that's what we're dealing with, visibility problems out there. the fog is affecting the golden gate bridge, as it tends to do. you can barely see the lights off in the distance. we have the onshore breeze that will help us out today and through thursday. temperatures will start to heat up inland but around the beaches, the bay, we're pretty normal, not too hot. more coming up in a few