rest of your wednesday morning. as we take a live look outside once again, the next local update is 7:26. >> "cbs this morning" is coming up next. have a great day. ♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it's wednesday, july 25th, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." secretly recorded audio captures president trump apparently talking about a payment involving a former playboy model, who says she had an affair with mr. trump. the fight over what's in the recording and the growing feud between the president and his former mixer, michael cohen. torrential rain soaked the east for a fifth straight day. flooded homes and roads lead to dozens of water rescues. and a raging wildfire forces the evacuation of parts of yosemite national park for the first time

in nearly 30 years. the trump administration is ready to send $12 billion of your taxpayer dollars to farmers in the escalating trade war. why one farmer says no thanks. plus, demi lovato's recovery after an overdose. new information about the pop star's relapse. and "titanic" filmmaker james cam reron's fight to keep collection of artifacts from being split up. a recording between president trump and his long-time fixer features the two discussing payments to playboy model. >> a battle erupts over secret audio of president trump. >> now, they're going to say the tape was made up. it's all fake news. >> flooding concerns in the mid-atlantic up to the northeast. >> unfortunately, the rainfall still looks high over the next several days. >> the yosemite national park

will be closed as firefighters struggle to control a massive wildfire. >> get yourself out of here if you can. >> the death toll is climbing from devastating wildfires in greece. >> the fire surrounded them. they had no way out. >> in the wake of his controversial appearance on sacha baron cohen's tv show, jason spencer has said he'll call it quits. >> ivanka trump's namesake fashion company is shutting down. >> this comes after several big stores have dropped the brand. >> crazy day at the tour de france. >> oh! goodness gracious. >> and all that matters. >> earlier, the entire race came to a halt because of a protest by farmers. >> police were trying to clear them out with tear gas, but some of it hit some of the riders. >> see, incidents like this are why i refuse to compete in 23-day bike races. >> on "cbs this morning." >> russian hackers were able to reach inside u.s. electric utilities. homeland security said the hackers could have caused

blackouts. >> this is totally unacceptable, and america must not stand by and let vladimir putin and his gang of ruthless -- ♪ >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota, let's go places. any good comedy always has a little truth in it or fear of the truth. >> john was just playing that record the other day. >> i was singing it in the shower. you imagine somebody deep in a lather. >> well done, stephen colbert. >> yeah, welcome to "cbs this morning." as you wake up in the west, newly released audio of a private conversation between then-candidate donald trump and his lawyer is raising new questions about an alleged cover-up before the 2016 election. mr. trump and his long-time fixer michael cohen can be heard discussing a payment involving former playboy model karen

mcdougal. she says she had an affair with mr. trump more than a decade ago. the president denies that. >> he repeatedly denies that. the president went after cohen in a tweet this morning. he said this, what kind of lawyer would tape a client? so sad. cbs news has not verified the recording's authenticity. >> so i'm all over that. >> there is a dispute over what the tape given to cnn really says and what it really means. major garrett is at the white house with more. >> reporter: good morning. this is one of at least 12 audio recordings seized by the fbi from cohen's various properties back in april. there are literally tens of thousands of other documents. the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, said he did not object to the release of this tape because he said it proves mr. trump's side of the story.

but the tape's release is an escalation carried out by cohen's legal team and a clear sign of the estrangement between mr. trump and his former friend and fixer. of the >> reporter: the muffled audio was secretly recorded by cohen in 2016 shortly before the election. estrangement by mr. cohen and mr. trump. >> i need to open up a company for the transfer along with that regarding our friend david, you know. i'm going to do that >> reporter: david is a possible reference to david pecker, mr. trump's friend and president of national enquirer's parent company american media incorporated. trump's personal friend and

>> reporter: the conversation came after american media incorporated reached a $150,000 deal to pay former playboy model karen mcdougal for her story about an alleged affair with mr. trump in 2006. the president denies the affair. mr. trump's lawyer rudy giuliani fired back, saying the recording only proves the president's claims that he did not know about the transaction and provided this white house transcript of the recording, which claims that mr. trump says, don't pay with cash, check. >> everybody heard just now donald trump say the word cash. >> reporter: on monday, the white house deviated from its previous blanket denials of mcdougal's alleged affair with mr. trump. >> once again, the president maintains he's done nothing wrong. i would refer you to rudy giuliani. >> there's no question that michael cohen has the goods on the president. >> reporter: michael avenatti represents adult film star stormy daniels, to whom cohen

made a payment shortly before the election to keep silent about an alleged one-nightstand with the president back in 2006. mr. trump has also denied his affair with daniels. dave davis said the recordings are false. >> this is not a man shocked about karen mcdougal. they know what they're talking about. >> reporter: american media's payment effectively silenced mcdougal throughout the 2016 campaign. now, cohen's lawyer did not have an explanation for why this recording was made or why it cuts off abruptly. >> all right, major. thank you so much. the recording raises serious questions about possible violations of campaign finance law. we've heard that prosecutors have 12 tapes. this is just part of one of those tapes. from what we've heard, was a possible crime committed? >> possible, but not in and of itself. it is not illegal to pay someone with a nondisclosure agreement.

that happens all the time in order to keep people from giving up information that might embarrass someone. >> but that's not what happened. what happened is this was a catch-and-kill story by american media and david pecker, and this tape might suggest that then the president, now president, knew about it and may have also helped fund it. >> well, there's no question that the president knew about it. we can tell before the election, even though he had hope hicks deny that there was any knowledge. the question becomes whether or not as a campaign finance violation because if they knew about it, simply knew about it, they had to account for it. it's an in-kind contribution. the fact they thought about paying david pecker and american media, the national enquirer, to continue this catch and kill and get the rights to karen mcdougal's story, that in and of itself might not be illegal, but it certainly smacks of something that we don't like. >> and the reason it has this campaign aspect is that this was

about -- there was about to be an election. this was going to hurt the president's fortunes. so get rid of it. in other words, this isn't a side deal. >> right. it's september of '16. he wants it done within two months. he wants it out of the way. and that's why it looks like it fits a pattern, including stormy daniels. >> why the focus on whether it's cash or not cash for the payment? >> well, besides the fact that it's a titillating fact and that we'd like to know about those kinds of things, in reality if it's cash or if they set up a dummy corporation, as was allegedly done in the stormy daniels case, it looks like they are trying to cover up something, hide something. now, what we have to remember is that it certainly was legal for michael cohen to tape that conversation, though it may have been highly unethical. >> what's your take on rudy giuliani saying release the tape because it's evidence mr. trump did nothing wrong? >> well, they like to get out in

front of something. the best defense is often a good offense. i'm sure rudy giuliani thought this was going to leak. so he wanted to get it out there first. whether or not it's exskup story or incriminating is yet to be decided. remember this, we don't know if it was privileged or not. >> all right. we'll have to leave it there. we're still waiting to hear from the white house too. giuliani has spoken, but he will surely speak again. more than 26 million americans are under a flash flood watch this morning as severe weather grips the eastern u.s. for a fifth straight day. a woman in virginia was killed by a falling tree, and more than a foot of rain has fallen in parts of maryland. sections of pennsylvania have had about ten inches since the weekend. demarco morgan is in pennsylvania. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's day five, and you can still barely make out this bridge

right here behind me that's covered in flood water. we're also learning that the search for that 19-year-old woman that was swept away by these very same flood waters the other night, that search will resume sometime this morning. the onslaught of heavy downpours in pennsylvania is leaving the rainwater with nowhere to go. residents are planning an exit strategy. >> what i'm worried about at 20 feet the road is under water that way and under water that way. so you got to get out or you're not getting out. >> reporter: flood waters are washing out huge chunks of roads and flooding others, leading to multiple closures. baltimore county, maryland, is having its wettest july on record. emergency crews there have conducte more than two dozen water rescues since the heavy rain started saturday, including three people stranded in high water yesterday. >> any time you have a body of water and you're not sure the bottom, we don't recommend anyone walking out. >> reporter: this small bridge collapsed under the force of the water, and a century-old tree

came crashing down on a home in the town of sparks. >> inside we have water damage from the attic all the way down to here. you can see the buckets. >> reporter: in charlotte, north carolina, fire crews rescued employees of a business after the creek behind their building spilled over and filled the parking lot. the storm is also being blamed for bringing this massive tree crashing down on a house in virginia, killing a woman inside. >> we haven't had rain like this in i don't think a really long time. >> reporter: and the national weather service confirmed the damage at this high school in fa fa fairfax county was from an ef-0 tornado. >> we went from not having enough rain to having way too much. >> reporter: this creek is already at major flood stage, and it's still rising as we speak. by the time it crests today, it will likely be at the third highest point in its recorded history. now, the rain is expected to continue through the weekend and possibly into next week. norah? >> that's a lot of rain, demarco. thank you. tourists are evacuating

yosemite national park this morning because of dangerous conditions from a nearby wildfire. the ferguson fire has burned about 38,000 acres in california's sierra nevada. firefighters battling the flames will work in nearly 100-degree temperatures today. dean reynolds is at the yosemite lodge as visitors begin to leave. >> reporter: good morning. flames from the ferguson fire are getting closer to where we are, but a heavy layer of smoke has been blanketing the park for much of the last week. that's affected hundreds of thousands of tourists and their vacation plans and forced the closure of the yosemite valley for the first time in almost 30 years. battling steep, rugged terrain and oppressive heat, emergency crews are racing to contain the ferguson fire. for nearly two weeks, flames have chewed through more than 57 square miles of forest in the sierra nevadas, blanketing

nearby yosemite national park in a thick cloud of smoke. >> we're seeing variable air quality, but it's the sustained exposure that concerns us. >> reporter: those concerns led park officials to close the 7 1/2-mile valley, causing the cancellation of at least a thousand hotel and lodge reservations during the peak summer season. >> it just got to the point, the cumulative effect. poor air quality, the weather forecast saying we're not looking at any relief soon. >> reporter: the decision gives firefighters time to perform preventive measures without interference from tourists, many of whom have had their trips cut short. >> we're going to try to get out before the big rush. >> reporter: nancy came from utah. she says she's been here for a week with 24 family members, but the dangerous air forced them to cancel most of their plans. >> it's not healthy to go on hikes or any of the tours. we couldn't, you know, do a lot of the things we wanted to do.

>> reporter: popular sections of the park will officially close for the next four days starting at noon local time today. this lodge here where we are is taking nothing for granted and asking its guests to be out no later than 9:00 this morning. >> dean, thank you. firefighters in greece are searching for people trapped in their homes and burned out cars after the worst wildfires in more than a decade there. at least 79 people are dead and 187 others injured in the fires near athens. dozens of people are reported missing. the fast-moving flames ripped through seaside neighborhoods, forcing hundreds to flee. survivors are telling stories of chaotic escapes and daring rescues. some people fled to beaches and were forced to swim out to sea. they said flaming pine cones rained down into the water. the cause of this massive wildfire is still unknown. greece is now observing three days of national mourning. republican backlash is

growing against president trump's $12 billion plan to help american farmers feeling the pain of the escalating trade war. the president's proposal was announced yesterday in response to retaliatory tariffs imposed by china and other countries. some gop lawmakers blame mr. trump's trade policies for the problem. >> they've been taking the legs out from under america's farmers and ranchers. what the administration is offering instead is $12 billion of gold-plated crutches. that's not what anyone wants. >> i don't think the tariff route is the smart way to go. >> adriana diaz spoke with one illinois farmer who voted for president trump and said he's now on the front lines of the president's trade war. she's at the soybean farm in will county outside chicago. adriana, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. up to 80% of soybeans like these farmed here in will county are exported to asia, and mostly to china. but the 25% tax or tariff china imposed on u.s. soybeans like

these have driven prices down about $2 per bushel. for a farm of this size, that means tens of thousands of dollars in losses for a trade war driven by the highest levels of government. this year's soybean crop could be a record harvest for farmer dave. how far along are these? >> they're further along than they normally would be this time of year. >> reporter: but he could lose money. >> right now we're looking at beans used to be ten bucks. now they're down to eight bucks. that's a 20% pay cut basically. >> reporter: on tuesday, president trump asked farmers for patience as he tries to renegotiate his tariff-heavy trade policies. >> the farmers will be the biggest beneficiary. >> reporter: last month, the president announced steep taxes or tariffs on chinese goods. china responded with tariffs of their own on american commodities like pork and soybeans, hitting rural agricultural states where support for the president is high. do you support the president? >> i do. >> reporter: you voted for the

president? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: do you support these policies which might be hurting farmers like you? >> i do because i do believe long-term it'll be better for everyone. but right now, we're the ones that are taking the hit. >> reporter: to make up for money lost, the $12 billion aid package announced tuesday would provide farmers with direct financial assistance, purchase their excess produce, and help develop new export markets. >> i mean, i understand they're trying to help us. i get that. but it's not a long-term fix. it's a pacifier, so to speak. >> reporter: farmers are self-sustaining people. so is this government aid seen as a bailout you'd rather not have? >> bingo. yeah, i'd rather not have it. >> reporter: every single farmer we've spoken to here in will county says they don't want to take the government aid. they want to make their money by selling their crops at fair prices, and they're willing to weather the storm to buy the president time to negotiate better trade deals. now, sign-up for the financial

assistance could begin in september for those who want to take it. norah? >> adriana, great reporting. thank you so much. i love when we take an issue in washington and actually ask people who are achffected by th issue. it tells you what it really, really means. >> and they're speaking directly to the president. >> that's right. all right. one of the auto industry's biggest names died this morning. he led turnarounds to save fiat and chrysler. he became ill after suffering complications after a recent shoulder surgery. he was replaced as ceo of fiat-chrysler last saturday after his condition worsened. he became ceo in 2004. fiat acquired chrysler from the u.s. government in 2009. he was just 66 years old. >> very

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in, not just one person. of course, unless you're the one person, you're going, stop talking, gayle. i always like it when a group wins. after 500 million, you at least clear 300 million. >> it seems like enough to share, too. >> it's enough to share for everybody. entertainment tonight confirms that its singer demi lovato is recovering this morning at a los angeles hospital after suffering a drug overdose yesterday. paramedics found the 25-year-old unconscious at her home in the morning. the pop star has been out spoken about battling substance abuse and living with bipolar disorder. lovato revealed she relapsed after being sober for six years in a new song just last month. kevin frazier is in los angeles with new details of the singer's struggle. this is upsetting because she's been working so hard, it seems. >> you're exactly right. lovato is in stable condition, and it's unclear what drug or

drugs was involved, but a source tells e.t. that she's been anxious, depressed and in a downward spiral recently and relapsed sometime webetween apr and may. just before 11:30 tuesday morning, los angeles city fire and ems responded to a call of an unconscious woman at demi lovato's hollywood hills home. the 25-year-old was strptranspo to a hospital and treat for an overdose. in a statement her representative said, demi is awake and with her family. her health and recovery is the most important thing right now. in a new song called "sober" released last month, lovato addressed rumors of a relapse. she performed the ballad in front of thousands on sunday at the california midstate fair. ♪ i'm sorry i'm not sober anymore ♪ daddy, please forgive me for the drinks left on the floor.

>> reporter: the grammy-nominated singer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder eight years ago. since then she's been open about her depression and substance abuse. >> it has taught me a lifetime of lessons. >> reporter: she released this documentary "simply complicated." she said she began to use cocaine at 17 to cope with dhild ho -- childhood trauma. >> my dad was an alcoholic and an addict, and i guess i always searched for what he found in drugs and alcohol, because it fulfilled him and he chose that over family. >> reporter: you're very open about your struggles. >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> at a young age i realized if i'm going to become a singer, i need to use my voice for more than just singing. >> reporter: billboard magazine's editorial director jason lipshutz. >> demi's m.o. has been in sharing and being open with her fans and just figuring out a way

to lay everything on the table so that there is nothing to hide. >> now, lovato's camp says there's misinformation out there and they're asking for privacy during her recovery. i do want to quote her song "sober" one more time where she says, i'm sorry, i want to be a role model, i'm just only human. >> yeah, she's human all right. kefr kevin, have you heard who made the 911 call and what else are you hearing from sources that led up to this overdose? >> people tell us she's been pushing people away and has been anxious and depressed recently. i think it's also important to remember that during her adult life she spent more time as an addict than sober. and finally the big thing here is that she may have recently split with her sober coach and also her management team, and those are the people that helped keep her sober over the last six years, gayle. >> what about the 911 call?

i've been very curious. >> we haven't heard, but it really is one of those moments where you stop. the helicopters were above and there was so much attention focused on a problem at demi lovato's house because you know her struggles in the past. >> kevin, thank you very much for joining us this morning. >> always a pleasure. there is a tug-of-war over thousands of titanic artifacts salvage ld frd from the sea flo. we hear from titanic producer james cameron about why it's important to keep these artifacts for future generations. we invite you to download the "cbs this morning" podcast wherever you like to watch your podcasts. you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪

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a group of british museums has launched a multi-million-dollar campaign to keep thousands of items salvaged from the titanic from falling into private hands at a bankruptcy auction. the effort is backed by filmmaker james cameron and robert ballard who discovered the sunken wreck on the atlantic floor in 1985. we're in greenwich, london outside one of the museums fighting to preserve the collection. charlie, good morning. >> good morning. the national maritime museum said they're best equipped to look after these artifacts. in fact, they already house a small collection, including a watch that stopped the moment it descended into those icy waters. when the titanic went down in 1912, she took part of america and britain with her. now britain wants those artifacts back home where her

journey began. its museums have the backing of titanic movie director james cameron. >> the sinking of titanic was a heartbreaking moment in history. >> reporter: he says it's the chance to honor the 1503 peop passengers and crew who perished. >> preserving them for generations by placing them in the public trust. >> reporter: the collection includes personal items like jewelry, cosmetics and cash, but the prize centerpiece is the bronze cherub -- no, not leonardo dicaprio -- the prized jewelry seen in the movie. they have filed for bankruptcy. the wreck was discovered in 1985 by former u.s. navy officer robert ballard, also part of the campaign. >> all of the people who fell to

the bottom of the ocean, the only signature left are their shoes and pairs of shoes. mothers' shoes with baby shoes. i realized i was at a cemetary and nothing should be taken from this site. >> reporter: ballard said he tried to block d.c. expositions from removing objects. but because the titanic sank in international waters, it was finders keepers to claim it, which is eventually how it fell sb into the ownership of the american company. britain says it's best kept here rather than private ownership, says kevin fewster. >> we want to buy the collection, but we also want the courts to recognize there are principles at stake here other than just money. >> reporter: now, that includes looking after the wreckage site. that u.s. naval officer called it hallowed grounds saying you

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oakland are investigating two separate shootings. one happened around 10:40 last night on ney people were injured. good morning, it is 7:56. i'm kenny choi. police in oakland are investigating two separate shootings one happening around 10:40 last night on ney avenue. two people were injured. around 1:30 a.m. another shooting on 65th avenue, one dead. a string of robberies at several "lululemon" stores. police are searching for a group of women who took off with thousands of dollars worth of yoga pants at the store in berkeley. and in fresno, another group took $17,000 worth of clothes. cal-iso issued another "flex alert" for today. you're asked to conserve electricity especially between

5 and 9 p.m. today. we'll get a look at traffic and weather in just a moment.

good morning. time now 7:57. we'll take it to the north bay where we are tracking delays for drivers making their way along 101 in that southbound direction. we have a crash right in petaluma. so do expect slowdowns. speeds drop below 20 miles per hour. it's slow. across the richmond/san rafael bridge, we're still in the yellow, 11 minutes from richmond parkway to sir francis drake. no problems reported across the span but we are dealing with fog for drivers across the golden gate bridge. please be careful reduced visibility out there. fog advisory in place. let's check in with neda on the forecast. >> low clouds across the golden gate bridge across coit tower, as well. definitely starting off foggy out there across san francisco. many locations, though, you're waking up to sunshine. now, temperatures are going to warm up today inland areas get ready for it look at san jose's wide view right now.

blue skies there. 65 degrees. san francisco, 55. 65 in livermore. visibility still low, right by the coast at half moon bay. oakland airport, as well. same with along with the north bay. now temperature-wise, mid- to upper 90s for inland spots today.

♪ good morning, it is wednesday july 25, 2018, and welcome to cbs this morning. president trump faces push back from his own party and supporters over a $12 billion bailout plans for farmers hurt by the growing trade war. we're going to talk to the president's top economic advisor, larry kudlow. plus the government warning about a possible social media challenge. but first here's today's eye opener at 8:00. secretly recorded audiotapes

are released. >> they thought about paying to continue this catch and kill and get the rights to carry the story might not be illegal, but it certainly smacks of something we don't like. a heavy layer of smoke has been blanketi ining the park foe last week and that's forcing the closure of the yosemite valley for the first time in 30 years. >> tariffs on soybeans like this as the prices down about $2 a bush shell. f know vnovato is in stable condition but she's relapsed in april and may. walking around a planet fitness gym completely naked and he defended himself by telling officers he thought it was a judgment free zone because that's the gym's motto.

on the bright side, the rest of the gym members got some great cardior running out of the building. no judgment here. i'm gail king with john dickerson and norah o'donnell. president trump is blasting his long-time attorney and fixer michael cohen after a recording was released to cnn by cohen's lawyer. a tweet, what kind of lawyer would tape a client? so sad. >> cohen and mr. trump appear to be discussing payments for a former playboy model. karen mcdougal claims she had an affair with mr. trump which the president has denied. midweste american media inc. paid her $150,000.

>> when it comes time to for the financing. >> no, no, no, i got this. >> and the president also questions white the recording shuts off abruptly. mr. trump told cohen do not pay with cash, but cohen's attorney says trump wanted to use cash. paula reid is reporting on the story from the white house. paula, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, that recording you just heard that was one of a dozen that were seized by the fbi in a raid on cohen's home and offices. what this recording does make clear is that trump was aware of a payment before the election despite his claiming any knowledge of it at the time. and on a recording, mr. trump seems to be concerned about buying back the rights of this story from ami, in case his friend david pecker ever lost control of the company.

the justice department is looking at whether cohen may have violated campaign finance laws by facilitating payments to women to keep quiet about alleged 'faallege ed affairs with the president. but releasing this tape, this was arrest significa significan. sources of mr. cohen have been telling me he can push back against the president. but this move to release this tape, this is yet another signal that cohen is distancing himself from the president and could be willing to cooperate with federal prosecutors. gayle? >> all right, thank you very much, paula. president trump is defending his use of tariffs this morning saying this, the end result will be worth it. the president also accused china of targeting farmers in retaliatory tariffs.

adriana diaz spoke to an illinois farmer who voted for mr. trump but does not support the aid. >> i mean, i understand they're trying to help us, i get that. but it's not a long-term fix. it's a pacifier, so to speak. >> farmers are self-sustained people, so is this government aid seen as a bailout that you would rather not have? >> bingo, yes, i would rather not have it. >> several gop members called it a bailout. larry kudlow is the director of the president's international council. good morning. larry, i would like to start with that farmer who voted for president trump, he said this is a bailout, a pacifier and a bailout he would rather not have. what would you tell that farmer? >> well, listen, i'll tell him

how much i like him, he's a patriot, and the watch word has been trade not aid. i think that's the case in the majority of places, some places need some help, you know, those have been the reports from the usda, so what we have put on the board what i think is a temporary assistance measure. i don't think it's going to get near to $12 billion. i think that sums are going to be much lower. nobody's really thrilled about that, we're just trying to protect american agriculture from some of the unfair trading pras ti practices. >> it is unfair criticism and it comes from the editorial page to a whole bus load of republicans. and the argument is this is to fix something that the administration created. "the wall street journal" says the trump administration is trying to fix an economic problem of its own making. >> well, i'm afraid, you know, my good friends at "the wall

street journal" editorial page, brothers actually, and sisters. but, look, i would argue, don't blame president trump. i have said this so often. the world trading system is broken. the wto is broken. there's no reciprocity left. china is the worst offender, but not the only one around the world. trump's trying to fix trading malpractice that goes back several decades. he's the first president to really stay with this, okay? tariffs have gone up, nontariff barriers have gone up, subsidies have gone up. there's no reciprocity as i said. it's really quite unfair. >> it's trump that's initiating these tariffs and putting them in place. i have followed you for a long time, you oppose tariffs, you have a record of opposing this, saying they never tend to work and they always turn out badly. what's changed? >> may i just finish my point? >> yes.

>> what i'm trying to say is that past presidents in both political parties have tried to fix the broken world trading system. china is the worst. all i'm saying is this is not of mr. trump's own making. this is something that mr. trump inherited. very unfair trading practices. look at his tweet last evening. something that we developed at the g-7 and he has said since then. he wants a new system to reform for free trade, but that means no tariffs, okay? no nontariff barriers. no subsidies, level playing field, reciprocity. this is a very difficult task. reform always is. it there's a swamp for the world trading system and he's trying to drain it. so i just -- with respect, i understand the criticism from friends of mine. i do not think this is of his own making, i think he's trying to fix the system, and if he does, you're going to have even greater prosperity. >> larry, let me ask you a

question, conservatives have this issue, they say there are always going to be problemed that need to be fixed and that the president will inherit. and they don't interfivene in t market, when you intervene in the markets and you have to fix the results of those emergency measures with more emergency measures that were not intended to fix these problems that you've gotten way off the theme of the ideology that's supposed to be at the core of your belief system. >> i'm a conservative, i regard myself as a free market conservative. i regard myself as a free trade conservative. as i said before, mr. trump regards himself as a free trader. but what are you going to do? you've got to fix a broken system, which is very aunfair, which is penalizing so much of the exports around the world. we're the most competitive economy in the world. we have cut taxes, we have

unleashed energy. we're growing rapidly, you're going to get a gdp on friday that's going to be a very impressive number. somewhere in the 4% to 5% zone. we want to contribute to prosperity, all around the world. but the system has to be fixed. no one is thrilled with subsidies. i get that, including myself. on the other hand, we need a backstop for our patriotic farmer who is have been hurt, and if we can open up export market sales, they will absolutely crush it. they will send out ag exports all around the world, including china, lower trade balances employ a lot of people. i'm just saying give president trump a chance to accomplish this very difficult task, have some patience. >> we all agree we want our farmers to crush it. thank you, larry kudlow, glad to see you back. >> thank you for that.

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everybody knows this song. >> they're warning of a dangerous challenge that's taking everyone by storm. people around the world including celebrities are posting videos. look at that. even animals are dancing to the hit song. some are taking the challenge too strong by jumping out of cars to participate. vladimir duthiers is here to show us the dangers. vlad, good morning. i love the dance too. >> well, the ntsb has issued its warning after seeing challenge videos posted on social media. some police chiefs worry it's

only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. >> get it, boy. >> reporter: this dangerous challenge all started with a dance in the street. a comedian shiggy started the challenge with this video last month. it caught fire with everyone from dentists to athletes and even celebrities like will smith showing off their dance moves. >> woke up this morning. >> reporter: but the way some are showing their videos is alerting them. in some cases the results aren't pretty. >> oh, my god. >> this challenge has become another form of distracted driving. he says is challenge is unsafe

for participants and those around them. >> there's a time and place for everything but the highways and roadways are not the place to display your dance moves. do them on the dance floor. >> the ntsb is reminding people to stay focus behind the wheel. shiggy said, quote this, my feeling challenge is not about getting out of the car. we approached drake for comment but he has not yet commented. >> as shiggy said, i never did it jumping out of car, so people need to stop doing that. >> thank you, vlad. >> government safety experts say i shouldn't dance under any circumstance. >> you do the ail gator. did you hear the news? broadway's hamilton may be coming to movie theaters. we'll tell you coming up. 4

i am extremely proud of jackie, gaby and stephanie. we worked with pg&e to save energy because we wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california.

. our inspiring series this morning: there's a mass evacuation at yosemite national park... ches closer. good morning, it's 8:25. i'm michelle griego. this morning, there is a massive evacuation at yosemite national park as this deadly wildfire inches closer. much of the park is shutting down at noon. oakland voters get to weigh in on a special tax in november. the money collected from the tax on vacant properties would go towards services for the homeless and to clean up blighted areas. and san francisco could be the next city to ban plastic straws. the proposal went through the first round of votes yesterday. if the ban passes in a final vote next tuesday, it would take effect in a year. stay with us; a look at traffic and weather in just a moment. ♪

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we are starting to see delays on southbound 880. if you are heading through san lorenzo, other areas, we have first reports of a new crash. two separate motorcycle crashes now. this is 880 right at 84. and this has been slow due to an earlier accident involving a motorcycle right near dixon landing. now we are getting reports of one just as you approach mowry

avenue. so this is definitely not looking good for drivers heading southbound along 880. you have nearly an hour commute just to go from 238 to 237. give yourself some extra time. be safe out there. san mateo bridge in the yellow about 25 minutes heading across the span and fill foggy over at the golden gate. let's check in with neda on the forecast. >> it sure is foggy throughout san francisco, parts of the north bay, as well. right now, just over the transamerica pyramid. look at that. clouds trying to cover the very top. here's also a look right now at your headlines. we have morning fog affecting visibility in some spots. the coast is staying cool. hot inland though. today will be the hottest day of the week. here's our sutro camera. look at those low clouds out there. temperatures 68 already in concord. 55 though in san francisco. so we'll be affected by the onshore breeze for sfo, downtown, oakland, calm conditions right now. fairfield a little windy coming in from the west. it's that onshore breeze that's going to prevent temperatures by the beaches and the bay from getting too hot. but inland areas you're certainly going to feel the

effects of that ridge of high pressure mid- to upper 90s, triple digits for some of your afternoon highs.

♪ the company that makes ritz crackers has recalled 16 products, including ritz cheese cracker sandwiches over concerns of salmonella. ritz crackers contain salmonella. even more concerning, ritz crackers also contain carbs. i mean, i know we're in los angeles. you've never sounded more like a los angeles audience than in that moment. did he just say carbs? >> that is so good.

it is so good. should we eat those in the first place? >> you've been out with women who pick at their plates and don't eat? >> yeah. i've never done that. >> i've never done that either. >> but i must tell you, ritz crackers, we grew up with them in my house and we kids love them too. >> when you get to the bottom of one full sleeve, though, it's probably time to stop. >> they do make a sleeve that's smaller now. these little smaller packs. >> welcome back. we'll be putting on the ritz later to talk about the recall later. first it's time to show you some headlines from around the global. mass live reports s ma ma massachusetts attorney general is launching an investigation into jewel, the e-cigarette maker. she alleges the company's products are marketed to minors. the vape pens look like flash drives. britain's guardian reports that people are probably not applying sunscreen the right way.

they tend to apply sunscreen too thinly and risk skin damage. researchers at king's college london, found that typical sunscreen application provides only 40% of the expected protection based on the spf. researchers said they should apply a thicker layer and use a higher spf. >> they said no, mom, we're at camp. "the wall street journal" reports "hamilton" may be headed to the movies. they're bidding for the screen rights about founding father alexander hamilton. this will not be a film adaptation. it's a recording of the show made in 2016 with the original cast. that's great news, including miranda himself in the lead role. this is great for people who couldn't come to new york to see it on stage or any of the traveling cities. >> i think yes a great idea. ivanka trump is shutting down her name sake fashion line. in a statement yesterday she said, quote, my focus for the foreseeable future will be the work i'm doing here in washington. but the brand has been facing

controversy and financial pressure. here are some of the unanswered questions. >> good morning, everyone. ivanka trump says she doesn't know when or if she'll ever return to the business. while she claims that her decision is the only fair outcome for her team and her partners. some are questioning why she's chosen to take this action now. >> you can see we have >> reporter: ivanka trump's decision to shut down her 11-year-old company tuesday. >> it doesn't seem like her employees were told really within the last few days and it's also surprising because she's been pushing ahead in some respects internationally. her brand's gotten a lot of trademarks in china. >> reporter: ivanka's fashion line focused on mid-priced women's clothing, shoes and accessories. she had given up day-to-day management of the company as she told gayle king last year. >> what have you done with your business? >> i have no involvement with any of it. i felt like proximity to my father and white house, i didn't

want to also be running a business, so i put it into trust. >> reporter: still nordstrom and other retailers have dropped or scaled back on ivanka's products citing declining sales. prompting the president to tweet, my daughter ivanka has been treated so unfairly by nordstro nordstrom. white housed white house advisor kellyanne also promoted ivanka's sales sparking ethics complaints. >> go buy ivanka's stuff. >> because ivanka's company is private, it's unclear how profits have been impacted since her father became president. online sales reportedly fell 55% in the 12 months ending in june. >> we're sort of relying on the fact they've told us consistently that she's been profitable, she hasn't been hurt by the white house. we can accept her explanation, but it also seems there could have been a lot of other factors that perhaps played a role behind the scenes. >> abrams tells us the company's

18 employees are expected to be leaving in the next few weeks. it's unclear what sort of severance they'll receive, but we do know according to her financial disclosure filings that she earned more than $5 million from the trust last year. what's key is what she does next. she said she doesn't know if she's going to go back to the industry, back to creating her own company, or perhaps maybe politics are in here future, who knows? a growing number of people are concerned about food safety after a series of recalls over food contamination. heinz has voluntarily recalled 7,000 cases of salsa con queso citing health alerts. there have been no reports of illness associated with the product. pepper ridge farm is recalling gold fish crackers over possible salmonella contamination. the company told us only four varieties may be tainted and no confirmed illnesses have been reported. the ingredient that may be contaminated with the bacteria

is the whey powder in the seasoning. they also issued a volunteer recall of 16 varieties of its ritz cracker products because of the same concerns over salmonella. the fda says it is investigating there's no evidence that the products are contaminated. michael moss is an investigative journalist who won a pulitzer prize journalist who wrote about the salmonella concerns. every parent i know has the gold fish and ritz crackers at home. you think the salmonella you think of raw turkey or chicken. how is it possible in gold fish crackers? >> the issue is the whey. which is this liquidy by product of making cheese and greek yogurt, they turn it into a powder that's such a miracle for these companies. it helps the texture and holds things together. the problem comes when you

in into -- introduce water or water contaminated with salmonella into the factory making it that it can spread the pathogens. >> is this easily preventable? >> yes. they need to be more diligent about inspecting their suppliers because they're using this global food chain of ingredients over which they don't have enough control. they need to know who their suppliers are and they need to personally go in and check when there's a supplier. >> it may not be an individual supplier. it may be a lot of companies? >> yes. and middle men get in the middle and sell them to the big food giants, so it's a complex problem. >> is that what makes it so hard to chase back down the lane and figure out where it started? >> yeah. th trace back is a big issue, especially when you get sick. a million people are getting sick from food every year, but very few of them find out what it is they ate that happened. the symptoms come 72 hours later. you go to the doctor and the doctor goes what did you eat and that's the end of the story. >> you're such a proponent of eating real food. you think let me cut out these processed foods and i'd be safe. then we had the huge e. coli

breakout with lettuce. how does a consumer protect themselves? >> you can't trust anybody but yourself, so lettuce you rinse, you peel, you wash. and maybe depending on how much risk you want to take, you double think about what you're eating. i love oysters, i'm never going to give them up, but there are people who say the risk is too great for them. >> it's up just in general. why do you think that is? >> it could be that the companies are being more diligent, that there are more investigators out there for state health departments doing a better job or there could be an increase in incidents. we don't know. >> but i think it's important to say over history our food is incredibly safe. >> absolutely. these are rare incidents that we're hoping to see decline steadily over the years and not go up. >> were even you surprised there was a recall about gold fish and ritz crackers? does that surprise you or do you think as an expert i understand how this happens.

>> not really because i started writing about food safety ten years ago and there was a problem with peanuts. flour turns out to be a big risk. for pathogens. that's why you never want to eat raw cookie doe. >> have you tasted raw cookie dough? >> i do and i love it and it takes all the will power not to put my finger in the bowl. >> in our house the entire bowl gets consumed, so just a finger is great. >> you shouldn't do that. >> i know. i know. >> biking more than 3,000 mile is a huge challenge for anyone. but imagine doing it if you're

in our continuings series "pushing the limits," we look at at athletic foote that's inspirational and incredible. cbs co-host michelle miller is here with a story called "sea to sea." good morning.

>> good morning. they're extraordinary. imagine how hard it would be to race across the country more than 3,000 miles on a bicycle. now imagine doing that with a bicycle built for two. and, oh, by the way, the rider in the back is blind. it helped her desire to be the eyes for others. caroline gaynor was all smiles as she helped a man complete the triathlon last spring. >> to me the motivating factor is guiding blind and visually impaired athletes. that's what keeps me training every day. >> reporter: while she was swimming, biking, and running with randy, her teammates were more than a thousand miles away themed sea to sea. four tandem bikes, four blind,

were getting ready for a race across america, a cycling challenge from the west coast to the east. >> we both feel like we wanted to demonstrate to the world that people who are blind can be extraordinarily successful because that does not get hot enough. >> so your visual impairment is just a minor detail in this story, right? >> yes. fwhefr gave it a second thought. >> jack and caroline are one of the four tandem teams riding for the first time together a month before the race. caroline who's a financial adviser sits up front and is the pilot. jack who works for google and father of two sits in back and is the stoker. >> how do you know you're going to make it work. >> i trust i can make it work. my goal is to keep whatever

cadence jack prefers. >> on a chilly june morning in oceanside, california, it was time to race and for team sea to sea to face challenges beyond their imagination. >> it's learning those lessons and overcoming the insane obstacles that makes you more resilient and i'm excited to get past the dark times. >> the real test at what your ability is, to go beyond your own boundaries. >> absolutely. >> reporter: and then they were off. ♪ out on the verge of the rest of your life tonight ♪ >> reporter: caroline documented the obstacle as trienld omps along the way. the race is more than 3,000 miles, challenging the riders with torrential rains and changing weather from california to annapolis, maryland. >> jack and i just finished a

ride in colorado. jack, how are you feeling? >> i feel much better, very good. >> the scary part was crosswinds because you didn't know when it was going to happen. it was like a hidden nose that went smashing into the side of the bike. >> it's hilly and windy and traffic. it's amazing. >> reporter: near the end of the race in west virginia, torrential rains forced caroline and jack to carry their bike at night through floodwaters, but in the end, seven days and 15 hours after they game, team sea to sea crossed the finish line. where an emotional and exhausted caroline fell into her husband's waiting arms. >> any race that essentially almost breaks me is one worth doing because that's how you grow. >> and you can see this was not

an easy feat. that's what the visually impaired want you to know. they can do things like everybody else. there are 30% of the visually impaired community is fully employed. they want them out there and they want employers to know, you know what? here are the physicalities of the task at hand and they can do it. >> it's amazing to see them go through that and pick up the bike and go through water. >> i like jack's attitude. it's going to work. why. it's just gonna. >> you've got to know jack. he's a can-do, guy. another group of nurses are expecting babies at the same time. these guys are really in synch. ahead, the latest remarkable coincidence in north carolina. you can hear more of our "cbs this morning" on our podcast. it's available on podcast apps or wherever you like to download your podcast'.

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some nurses are pregnant at the same time in greenville, north carolina. one woman -- all the women are expecting boys and one is expecting two boys. don't confuse this with last week's stories. they say when women work together, they all get in synch if you know what i mean.

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drivers heading along southbound 280. it's about 10 minutes out of daly city down towards 380 there and then 101 is right near sfo at 380 and you can see traffic is doing okay but we are starting to see some yellow sensors light up the maps northbound. so expect some slowdowns heading up towards that way and we have a fog advisory in place for the golden gate bridge. over the last maybe 15 minutes or so, now getting a break in the clouds right over transamerica pyramid. so look at that blue sky from san francisco. early-morning cloud coverage is slowly disappearing but as you just saw in jaclyn's live camera, morning fog affecting visibility at the golden gate bridge. this one also the view towards san bruno from our sutro tower, look at those clouds just hanging around there. 55 degrees in san francisco. 69 in livermore. already you're up to 70 degrees in concord. a sign that inland areas you will notice a vast difference compared to what you're going to feel around the coast and the bay. temperatures at the coast in the low 60s. inland upper 90s.

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