everyone. here's a wonderful shot of the embarcadero in san francisco. good morning to our viewers in the west. it's tuesday, september 18th, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." a high-stakes hearing set for supreme court nominee kavanaugh and the woman who claims he assaulted her in high school. only on the "cbs this morning," senate judiciary member kamala harris talks to us about the testimony that could threaten kavanaugh's nomination. >> elizabeth smart give us her only tv interview since learning one of her kidnappers is getting out of prison after 15 years. why she believes wanda barzee is still a threat to others. space x reveals the identity of the first person who could travel to the moon in more than 50 years. why the billionaire says he's not afraid to take the trip on

elon musk's rocket. and our new series school matters looks at students who are saying because they say they got a bad ation. right to literacy? but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> this should have been brought up long before. they had the information in july as i understand it. >> brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination hit a snag. >> the federal government and the woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school will testify monday. >> the release of highly classified documents in the russia investigation. >> i've glad the president let this information out to the public to show how corrupt it was. >> the third summit is under way between south and north korea. the tensions rise over the denuclearization process. >> this is an epic storm. flooding fears are on the rise. >> the aftermath of hurricane florence. >> the storm spawned a deadly tornado in virginia.

>> julie chen is reportedly leaving "the talk" following her husband less moonves's departure among sexual harassment allegations. >> all that -- >> it is picked off. >> and all that matters. >> ooh. >> the best of television was celebrated at the 70th prime-time emmy awards. >> you can go to bed now, daddy won. >> on "cbs this morning." >> jan, you wonder why i don't like to call you my girlfriend. because i want to call you my wife. >> then there was that acceptance speech that took everyone by surprise. >> director glen weiss took an amazing night and made it better. >> pretty boss move there. fortunately, she said yes. >> will you marry me? >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places.

>> i love a good love story. it was a boss move indeed. the thing that was so nice, it was the ring that his dad gave to his mom 67 years ago. you could tell -- i don't know jan but you could tell jan was just as touched. >> an acceptance speech followed by an acceptance. >> congratulations to them both. welcome to "cbs this morning." the senate is setting the stage for a brand-new showdown over president trump's supreme court nomination. judge brett kavanaugh and the woman who claims he sexually assaulted her in high school will both testify at a judiciary committee hearing on monday. >> it will be the first public appearance by professor christine blasey ford. kavanaugh visited the white house yesterday and talked to senate republican aides about

the accusation. nancy cordes is on capitol hill with how these stunning new developments will delay the vote to confirm kavanaugh. >> reporter: the makeup of the supreme court hangs in the balance here so the stakes could not be higher. the senate judiciary committee has invited two witnesses, ford who says kavanaugh tried to rape her at a high school party, and kavanaugh who says it never happened. >> everybody needs to be heard. also people need to defend themselves. >> reporter: republican leaders holding the hearing after prodding from some of their own members. >> i would have voted no this week, absent her being able to tell her story. >> reporter: even the president said kavanaugh should have a chance to clear his name. >> you have to go through this. if it takes a l take a little d >> reporter: 17 men and 4 women will have a chance to question california psychologist christine blasey ford about her

claim that kavanaugh put his hand over her mouth and groped her at a high school party in the early 1980s. undecided moderates like susan collins of maine will be watching closely. >> obviously, if judge kavanaugh has lied about what happened, that would be disqualifying. >> do you have any response? >> reporter: kavanaugh insisted monday that ford's story is a completely false allegation. many republicans said they believed him. >> i think she's mistaken. >> they can't beat him on the law so they're trying to destroy his life. >> reporter: ford submitted to a polygraph test in august. and has therapist notes from six years that detail the incident. >> i believe dr. ford, the survivor. >> reporter: ford went to her congresswoman, anna eshoo, this summer and initially asked to >> she had a very strong sense that her life would be up-ended.

>> reporter: on monday, kavanaugh's ally also released letters from two ex-girlfriends who said he was a thoughtful perfect gentlemen. and longtime friends like lawyer helgi walker, came to his defense. >> he's a person i've known for 25 years and a person i know to be a good and decent and honest person. >> reporter: democrats want the fib to investigate this allegation as part of its background check of kavanaugh but the fbi says there is no apparent federal crime. republicans had been hope being to hold a committee vote on kv this week. now they say they'll hold that vote next week after what is sure to be a very explosive hearing. >> nancy, thank you. democratic senator kamala harris of california joins us now from capitol hill only on "cbs this morning." she's a member of the senate judiciary committee and will be part of the monday's public hearing. senator, good morning, thank you so much for joining us. >> good morning.

thank you. >> you were california's attorney general, a former prosecutor. >> yes. >> would you be able to bring a case like this 36 years old to trial? >> potentially, but, you know, i think that the issue here is this is not about necessarily a criminal investigation. this is also about what we need to do around a background information into who kavanaugh really is. the american public deserves to know the character of someone who will serve for his entire life on the highest court in our country. i think one of the reasons that is getting conflated here is the distinction between a criminal investigation and a background investigation. i want to know about this guy's background and the american public wants to know about his background. we need to know, are we about to put somebody on the supreme court who committed sexual assault. >> are you calling into question the credibility of the fbi? >> no, i don't think we have to go through. i think the issue is that the fbi needs to do a background check on this particular issue

and provide it to the united states senate who has a constitutional responsibility to advise and consent on the nominees to the highest court who again served for his lifetime. >> senator harris, this is a classic he said/she said case. he says he wasn't even at the party. so what is your process to determine who's telling the truth here? >> well, listen, i think it's going to be about -- it comes down to credibility. it's going to be about listening to what each party has to say. but i believe her. listen, first of all, anybody who comes forward at this point to be prepared to testify in the united states senate against someone being nominated to the most powerful position in the united states government, that takes an extraordinary amount of courage. frankly, i have prosecuted sexual assault cases. my concern -- she knows this. they is putting herself out there knowing that they're going

to try and excoreiate her and she's doing it, i believe, because she knows this is an important matter. it's a serious matter who serves on that court. she has the courage to come forward. she has nothing to gain. >> senator -- >> what does she have to gain? >> given those concerns, would you ever put a crime survivor on the stand, let alone before the american people, without first doing an investigation? >> i believe that the fbi, to your point, should be compelled to do its jobs in terms of doing -- completing their background investigation. and that's not being done. and the white house is not directing it. the department of justice is not directing it. i'm nulting the men and wed. i'm with the men and women of the fbi, who are not being given the authority to do it. let's be clear.

the statistics are clear. there's been comments about why didn't she come forward. over 60% of sexual assault victims never report the crime against them. usually there's something that precipitates it later that triggers their feeling of responsibility to report. >> senator, what if this isn't a court of law, so i wonder what the standard is for you and also just -- is it possible that while everything she feelings is absolutely firm in her bones that she may just have the wrong guy? >> i think we're going to all be able to judge her credibility when she testifies before the united states senate. but i believe her. you know, she's pretty specific about the structure of the house where it happens. she's pretty specific about who exactly was involved -- >> so you spoke with her? >> no, i've read the letter. >> in the culture we have on the one hand people who are accusers. on the other hand, we have

people go to jail because they've been wrongly accused. so those two things to be colliding in a place where it's awful difficult because of politics to get things straight, how's that going to get sorted out and get to the and have procedural fairness? >> well, i think that listen, this comes back to the point about ordering the fbi to do a comprehensive and complete background check. i am -- i strongly believe that the fbi and, in particular, the people in the fbi who have the experience of dealing with sexual assault cases should be charged with doing an investigation. this is about this guy's background. it's not about proving a crime. it's about his background. i have had many cases where there was enough evidence to believe something happened but not necessarily prove it beyond a reasonable doubt in the courtroom. it doesn't mean it's going to happen. the united states senate needs to know who this person brett kavanaugh really is. that's the issue. >> senator, this is -- when you

talk about character, tell me the calculus for you, then, if this happened, there's also 36 years of behavior or 30 odd years of behavior suctibsequent that. how do you weigh those? >> i think we need to look at everything. that's the whole purpose of having this process. let's also be clear the process has been flawed from the very beginning. they've been pushing through this nominee without a complete vetting. let's not forget that we have only been presented with 10% of all documents that are available about his back ground. consistently this process has been about pushing something through without a complete and thorough vetting of who this guy is. >> on monday, senator harris, we'll all get a chance to hear what both sides have to say. we thank you, again, for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you, thank you for your work, thank you. south korean president moon jay in arrived in south korea.

it is their third meeting this year. moon embraced kim at a welcome ceremony in pyongyang. thousands of north koreans wave floud flowers and reunification flags. moon faces pressure from the u.s. to advance stalled negotiations on persuading north korea to give up its nuclear weapons. the two leaders are expected to release a joint statement on their progress tomorrow. >> it will stop raining in the carolinas today but the remains of hurricane florence are still creating danger. florence spun off a tornado that killed at least one person in virginia yesterday when a warehouse colased. other buildings had their roofs torn off. >> it's now dumping rain on the northeast. the death toll from florence nearly doubled yesterday, reaching at least 32. demarco morgan is in downtown, fayetteville, north carolina, which is mostly under water. demarco, good morning.

>> reporter: norah, good morning to you. we've been watching the big cape fear river to basically see when and where it will crest. let's look from a different angle. the railroad bridge there, the water's already touching it and it's causing a logjam. it's safe to say that florence may be gone but this community is not out of harm's way just yet. the cape fear river is bringing justice that to the communities near it, fear. >> some areas have not seen the worst flooding yet. >> reporter: constant rain from hurricane florence caused rivers and creeks in the carolinas to swell, flooding home, and businesses. as the rivers crest, flooding is only expected to get worst. >> i think people are getting complacent and that's dangerous. >> reporter: brandon plotnick is worried about the crest. >> that water's got to go somewhere. >> reporter: rescues continued monday through north carolina.

crews used boats to help evacuate people in lumberton trapped by floodwaters. >> i thought we were okay until last night when the water kept coming up and up. >> reporter: the lumber river in lumberton is cresting and will not go below major flood stage until next week. >> our biggest threat is the river rising. >> reporter: we rode along with the rescuers. >> it was another reason for concern. >> reporter: as the water rises, so does florence's death toll. >> i was holding his hand, trying to hold him, trying to pull him up, and it got so far out, i couldn't hold on and he let go. >> reporter: her 14-month-old son kaiden lee welch was killed after being pulled away by rushing floodwaters. his body recovered monday. >> everything i could do in the

moment. i lost him. i did everything i could as a parent to save him, to protect him. >> reporter: it's just awful, a tough time for people who call this area home. we can tell you this, the river is expected to crest at nearly 62 feet and will not go below flood stage until saturday. but my heart breaks for the mom there. >> yes, it really does. she really tells the story but demarco, it's so good to see you're not standing in the rain. hopefully things will get better for the people there. thank you very much. television and streaming's biggest stars turned out in hollywood for the 70th prime-time emmy awards. last night's ceremony went lighter on political speeches. and focused more on the shows themselves. amazon's the marvelous mrs. maisel and hbo's game of thrones won big-time awards. it was the surprise on-stage proposal that stunned the audience.

kevin frazier is in the e.t. studio in los angeles. it stunned and delighted the audience. that was a really nice moment. >> it really was a magical moment. that proposal, one of the memorable events that happened last night. now, you mentioned the marvelous mrs. maisel. it's had hollywood talking since winning two golden globes earlier this year. it napped five awards. the emmys feet under plenty of winners. it had no centra no central ja surprises. >> it is an honor to be here celebrating with people in hollywood who haven't been caught yet. >> reporter: tackling issues that have dominated the industry. including the me too movement and hollywood's lack of diversity. ♪ we solved it ♪ this room is so diverse ♪ from democrats to liberal democrats ♪ ♪ sing another verse >> reporter: front-runner rachel brosnahan won for the marvelous

mrs. maisel. >> one thing i love the most about this show is it's about a woman who's finding her voice anew and it's something that's happening all over the country right now. >> reporter: henry winkler won his very first emmy for his role in the dark comedy barry, more than four decades after his first nomination as the fonz in happy days. >> you stay at the table long enough, the chips come to you and tonight i got to clear the table. >> reporter: but perhaps the most talked about moment came from a real-life drama. glen wise, who won for directing the oscars, used his acceptance speech to give his girlfriend the shock of her life. >> i want to call you my wife. >> reporter: weiss proposed using the same ring that his father gave his mother who died two weeks ago. >> if you didn't win, what was the backup plan? was there a plan b? >> there is no plan b. our life is a plan a. and whatever happens is where it happened.

>> now, glen is one of the most decorated directors in all of hollywood. this was his 14th emmy. he told me last night was the one that counted because the engagement is the big prize. when i saw him on the red carpet beforehand, he gave no clue that he was going to pull that ring out of his pocket. other big winners include the assassination of gianni versace which won three emmys including best limited series. norah, good tuesday morning to you. after starting off the days with areas of low clouds and fog, we will have the sunshine. another pleasant day around the area. daytime highs will be on the cool side, running 7 to 11 degrees below average for this time of year. 63 for you in san francisco. warming up for wednesday as high pressure builds in. and even warmer still by thursday.

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i've got to have faith ♪ this visitor went way off the trail at yellowstone national park. he was actually walking on the cone of old faithful. the geyser that shoots hot water every hour. the man was charged with a series of violations. yellowstone's supts said trespassing around geysers can be life-threatening. it's not the first case of wrongdoing we've seen at the park recently. another man was caught taunting a bison last month and was sentenced to four months in jail.

leave the bison alone. although taunting the bison should be sort of something you already know. >> yes. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." here are three things you should know this morning. china boosting tariffs on another $60 billion in response to president trump's latest tariffs on chinese imports. an initial 10% tariff on $200 billion worth of chinese products will go into effect next week. mr. trump wants to force china to change trade practices he says for american businesses. u.s. companies warn the tariffs will raise prices for american consumers. the president has threatened more tariffs if china hits back. >> a new study finds more than 2 million students in the u.s. have used marijuana or e-cigarettes. they vaped cannabis and more than half of high school students say they have.

they can negatively impact learning, memory and academic achievement. >> julie chen will announce she's leaving the daytime series "the talk." chen has been absent from the chat shows since her husband was forced to resign last week as chairman and ceo of the corporation following sexual harassment allegations. moonves has denied assaulting or forcing himself on any women. chen will continue to host "big brother" on cbs. network has declined to comment. >> i look forward to hearing what julie has to say today. >> elizabeth smart is opening up about why she believes one of her kidnappers set to be released is still a danger. smart was held in captivity for nine months. wanda barzee and brian david mitchell were convicted in that kidnapping. the 70-year-old barzee will walk free tomorrow after they miscalculated her prison sentence. in an interview you will see only on cbs this morning smart

explains where she believes barzee should not be released. elizabeth smart makes claims about what barzee has been doing in prison. >> do you feel stressed knowing that she's about to be released? >> it's been a roller coaster. it's been a roller coaster of emotion, of worry, of wondering what's going to happen, but i think at the end of it what i just come to is i really have spent the last 15 years of my life trying to move forward and trying to follow my mom's advice that she gave me the day after i was rescued. >> what was that? >> in not allowing these people to steal any more of my life away from me, but am i concerned? yeah. i'm very concerned for the community, for the public.

as much as i am for myself. >> in the beginning did you think that she would help you? did you ever think at least there is a woman here. did you feel safety owe some level with her ever? >> when he kidnapped me and was taking me up into the mountains i remember thinking this is it. he's just going to rape and kill me, and at one point he did end up telling me that he had a wife that was waiting. that moment did give me a little bit of comfort, but as soon as i saw her i did not have that hope anymore. >> why? >> i don't know, just the feeling that kind of radiated from her. it just was dark, and it was evil, and i just knew that she wasn't there to help me. that she wasn't there to protect me. >> you've written about this and talked about it that you were raped really that very first night and then several times after that. did you even know what was happening to you at 14 years old? did you even know what that was?

>> that first morning when he brought me into the camp and told me i was now his wife and kept telling me it was time to consummate our marriage, at first i didn't know what that meant, and then i remember having this idea come to my mind of what he could mean, and i remember thinking there's no way. and i was raped and i was raped every day after that, multiple times a day. >> every day, multiple times a day. every time i think about that i -- i can't. it's a miracle you do have a baby. >> i have a little girl and i had not hit puberty yet. >> what you mean that she's a danger. >> before she was incarcerated. >> what do you think she would do? >> i don't know. and perhaps that's what worries me because i know just how bad she really can be. she would encourage him to rape

me. she would sit right next to me. the side of her body would be touching me. >> while he was raping you? >> while he was raping me. she was right there. so there were no secrets. she knew what was going on, and i mean, she was just the kind of woman that she was just evil and twisted, and i remember -- i remember when they used to force me to drink alcohol and one time they had me drink -- a 14-year-old girl. i had never touched alcohol in my life that i ended up throwing up and passing out in it and both of them just let me lie there all night and when i woke up the next morning my face and my hair were completely crusted to the ground and they both laughed. she laughed and she laughed as as much as he did if not more.

>> we've not heard the conditions of her release, have you? >> i don't know the conditions of her release, but i have been reassured multiple times that she will be kept a very close eye on and as soon as she messes up, which i've been reassured that she will, she will be taken back to federal prison for the duration of the five years. >> you said you've been reassured that people will be on top of her. are you comfortable with that? >> i have been informed on who the agent is, the federal agent is who will be supervising her, and i do believe that he will do the job to the best of his ability, so i have faith in him. i just lack faith in her. >> in our next hour she's going to talk about why she decided to speak out about her abduction and what she's grateful for. my heart goes out to her. she's 14, she'd never even

kissed a boy before. so your first sexual experience is with someone so creepy and owe disgusting and you have a woman there who does nothing to help you and you look at her and she's so darn normal when i speak with her. >> amazing resilience. >> to be able to talk about it so clearly, directly and powerfully. >> she said, i've had 15 years to deal with this and it's a funny thing. if you're too angry people don't pay attention to you. you're sort of dismissed. if you're too sad and you can't tell the story then it makes people uncomfortable to hear it. so she's figured out a way to share the story. of course, she's angry and of course, she's very afraid and very worried, but she has decided she's not going to live her life in fear anymore. >> and why is wanda being released after 15 years. >> that was the sentence. she had pleaded to the crime. that was the sentence, and you know, they say, listen, she has served the sentence and it's now time for her to get out. that's how the justice system

works. elizabeth has feel bgs how the justice system works. >> she's a danger. >> she's definitely served her time, no question about this. >> she's a mother, guy, of six children. wanda is. >> mother of six children. she doesn't even deserve the title of mother. she may have given birth to these kid, but she's certainly not a mother. >> very articulate and composed. >> thank you. a compelling interview. >> and very important to hear from her. >> i do, too. >> one of japan's richest men says he's ready to go to the moon and elon musk says if spacex rocket will take him there. ak head t ahead, why he signed up with musk for the historic trip. >> sign up for the podcast available on apple's podcast app or wherever you'd like to download your podcast. here are the day's top stories and what's happening in your world in less than 20 minutes. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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a japanese billionaire is the first passenger to book a trip to the moon on a spacex rocket. ceo elon musk joined yusaku

maezawa at the company's california headquarters yesterday. maezawa paid an undisclosed amount to ride on spacex's new "big falcon" rocket. the moon project will cost $5 million and could be ready as early as 2023. mireya villarreal spoke to the japanese billionaire after the announcement. >> i'll go to the mine. >> reporter: in front of -- the moon. >> reporter: in front of a packed house, elon musk introduced his newest partner in space exploration, billionaire yusaku maezawa. >> i thought about how i can give back to the world and how this can contribute to world peace. there is my lifelong dream. >> reporter: the founder of japan's largest retail website, he purchased every seat on the trip and plans to bring up to eight artists along. >> these artists will be asked to create something after they return to earth. and these masterpieces will

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." here's a look at headlines. our partners from the bbc krpt russia is blaming israel after a russian military plane was accidentally shot down by syria. the plane was brought down monday over the mediterranean. all 50 on board were killed. the russian defense ministry blamed israeli pilots for creating dangerous conditions. israel has not commented on the allegations. the "wall street journal" reports an investigation of fema head brian long is in the hands of resources. they will look into whether long and two aides used taxpayer money and government vehicles during trips. he told cbs news the travel arrangements are consistent with the requirements of his job. bloomberg reports coca-cola is eyeing the cannabis market. the company is in talks to use non-psychoactive cbd as an ingredient in functional

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this is a kpix 5 morning update. it is 7:56. i am kenny choi. flags at the state capital at half staff in honor of the state deputy killed in a shootout. the 27-year-old died after being shut -- shot in mitchell county yesterday. the suspect is in custody. a judge tossed a lawsuit against me look anomalous. it alleged that the city of berkeley withheld police protection for people attending the speech. a new bill required inspections on decks. they signed the legislation in response to the 2015 buckley collapse and the city. news updates throughout the

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good morning. the time now is 7:58. motorcycle accident has two lanes are blocked along the west bound to 37. this is right as you are approaching great america parkway. you can see the backup deftly starting to stretch clear on february 8, 1980. a 20 minute ride from 880 over february 1, 2001. we're tracking a crash in the eastbound direction. this has one lane blocked. we have delays both east and west bound. give yourself plenty of time if you're heading in that direction. let's check in with mary lee on the forecast. were waking up to low clouds and fog. as we head through the afternoon, we will have that clearing and the sunshine. enjoy. it is another wild and pleasant day around the area. 63 for high in san francisco. 73 for napa and livermore. we will warm up by tomorrow as

high pressure builds in. warmer still for thursday. check out the inland highs in the middle the 90s.

♪ hey, good morning to our viewers in the west. it is tuesday, september 18th, 2018. welcome back to "cbs this morning." ahead, how a claim of sexual assault against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh echoes the clarence thomas hearings back in 1991. plus our school matters series moves to detroit, where students are suing to establish a constitutional right to a good education. first, here is today's eye opener at 8:00. >> says kavanaugh tried to rap her at a high school party and kavanaugh says it never happened.

>> the american public deserves to know the character of someone who will serve on the highest court in our country. >> you see the waters already under the bridge. it's safe to say that florence may be gone but this community is not out of harm's way just yet. >> when you say you think she's a danger, what do you mean by that? >> i know what she's capable of before she was incarcerated. >> so what do you think she would do? >> i don't know. and perhaps that's what worries me. glenn is one of the most decorated detectors in all of hollywood. when i saw him on the red carpet beforehand, he gave no clue that he was going to pull that ring out of his pocket. vontae davis retired at half time, as his buffalo bills were down 28-6 to the chargers. that's it. i'm done! >> he just couldn't do it another minute and retired in the middle of the game. yeah. isn't that crazy, andy?

>> announcer: this morning's eye opener at 8:00 is presented by liberty mutual insurance. >> just checking to make sure we're all still here in the middle of the game. >> all here. >> and i'm john dickerson with norah o'donnell and gayle king. judge brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual misconduct will testify under oath at a senate hearing monday. professor christine blasey-ford says the nominee sebsually assaulted her at a high school party more than 35 years ago. her story is bringing back memories of anita hill's sexual harassment claims during justice clarence thomas' 1991 hearing. both alleged incidents p had in the 1980s. both women wanted to remain anonymous and passed lie detector tests and both nominees strongly denied allegations. >> a popular nominee in 1991 and

public opinion swung even further in his favor after the hearings. the polling convinced some senators on the judiciary committee to vote for him. new accusations come during the me too era when public opinion toward sexual harassment has changed significantly. the judiciary committee has also changed since hill and thomas were questioned by an all-male, all-white group of senators. the committee now has four women and three people of color, all of them are democrats. we should also point out, of course, that what happened after the clarence thomas hearings was the year of the woman when a record number of women were elected to the house and senate. >> i do remember that. people are making comparisons for sure. major garret has reported on president trump's supreme court strategy since the presidential campaign. his new book takes us inside the trump white house. i love the title called "mr. trump's wild ride:sps the thrills, chills, screams and occasional blackouts of an extraordinary presidency." major joins us at the table to discuss. good morning, major. >> you write a book, you don't have to wear a tie. smart rule.

>> is that a promise? >> that's my rule. >> norah said it best when she walked in the green room and said when do you have time to write a book? >> lots of americans are busy. i'm just one busy american, wrote at night and empty morning. folks have three jobs, sing the parents and work much harder than i do. i wrote a book on the side and here it is. >> do you mind if i start reading from the book? >> not at all, gayle. >> you write about covering this president. to be in the middle of it, day in, day out, felt like what i imagine it would be to witness cirque du soleil on acid. >> i think that's descriptive enough. don't you? >> very descriptive. >> kind of a grabber. >> some people call that summer vacation. >> true, you call attention to the presidency where he has gotten things done. >> it challenges our itutionsit'sonstconvsati.amid a

spasms, another phrase i use in the book, things are getting done. everything he wants to get done trump presidency has already accomplished or done, depending on your point of view, that will be with this country five, ten, 20 years from now. i already identified a few of them because they're going to be here. >> not only tax cuts but most significantly some say is the record he will have on the courts. not only the the aappellate courts but supreme court. >> and drama with brett kavanaugh is related to what did and didn't happen in the campaign in 2015 and 2016 when senate republicans didn't fill the vacancy on the supreme court. and i explain exactly what mitch mcconnell's calculations were on that, how then candidate trump created a list of potential supreme court nominees, the adhesive nature that had within the context of republicans voting for him and the fury democrats have about that procedural action not to fill that supreme court seat. when republicans now say, democrats, you should follow process, they're like, forget that. you didn't follow it and this is

your payback. all of that in there. >> and you mean a lot of republicans voted for donald trump because they knew he would be able to do -- >> they took that overall their reservations. >> tit-for-tat, major. >> feels like that, and that's what it's been in the last 20 years. >> based on your reporting, what's the white house doing to try to save brett kavanaugh? >> they know the president has limited political capital right now and very little moral authority. they're relying on the senate republicans and taking a break, trying to get some space to breathe on this. everything flipped yesterday. sunday was not the day when the white house said we need a public hearing, but within 24 hours, the ground shifted beneath them and they're doing a rear guard action to get some time and space, have this public presentation and then vote as rapidly as possible. >> is there any evidence -- they've got a long list. that have got people in the on-deck circle. is there any evidence they're thinking of not backing their

nominee? >> not yet but this intervening period between now and monday, they're going to be pushing back. they're going to be lifting up and they'll see where the politics lands. >> we'll have to leave it there. major garret, "mr. trump's wild ride." thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> on sale today. >> by the way, to throw that in. >> yes, it's on sale today. >> florence is moving on but wilmington, north carolina, is still cut off by historic flooding. we'll go inside the history of more than 100,000 people to see how it's coping without easy

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wilmington, north carolina, is nearly isolated from the rest of the state wilmington, north carolina, is nearly isolated from the rest of the state because of hurricane florence. most highways and roads in that coastal city of 120,000 people are closed this morning. this video interstate 40 looks like a river. look at that. submerged in florence's floodwaters. it's an interstate. more than 60% of homes and businesses in the city are still without power. david begnaud is in wilmington. crews are working to provide

some relief. david, i can only imagine. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here is the plan for today. at three spots in hanover county, and wilmington in new hanover, they'll be handing out food and water. ready-to-eat meals and water, to last about four days. they've got enough for roughly 66,000 people. here is why they're being handed out. it's difficult right now to find food at a grocery store here in the city of wilmington or the surrounding new hanover county. it's also really hard to find fuel. when they tried to get all these supplies in here, they stationed them at ft. bragg ready to go. the county pulled the button and said let's activate the plan, get the food out of here. in wilmington it's impossible to get in or out. they thought about air lifting the supplies in here. they got 20 tractor trailers, positioned here in place, full of food and water. now they're going to hand it out. this is the story in wilmington.

elsewhere around southeast north carolina, the rivers are still rising, including in and around the wilmington area. but if you try to go 15 minutes around wilmington, you will hit either floodwater or roadway that is washed away. that's the story of what's happening in wilmington. >> all right. david, we're glad you're there. thank you very much. much more news ahead. do children have a constitutional right to literacy, do you think? ahead in our school matters series, we'll take you to detroit today to learn about a legal battle that could lead to changes in the nation's education system. plus, wired magazine turns 25. first on "cbs this morning," what top tech leaders like bill gates are predicting for the next quarter century. you're watching "cbs this morning." we always thank you for that. taking a break. we'll be right back. more for

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our series "school matters" features stories and investigations on education. we're look ing at a lawsuit winding through the federal appeals process that asks whether literacy is a constitutional right. a judge in michigan recently ruled it wasn't when he dismi dismissed a 2016 case. it claimed students in some of detroit's lowest performing schools were denied access to literacy due to poor man underfunding. "cbs this morning" co-host michelle miller shows how students and teachers are fighting for the rights of all students. michelle, good morning. >> good morning. for years the detroit public schools were under control of emergency managers who were trying to lift the district out of debt. but this case is drawing

national attention because of its wide-ranging implications, possibly leading to federal changes to the education system. >> everybody ready? >> reporter: no escaping the fact that performance in many detroit public schools is sagging. >> i often have conversations and students say we feel like people don't care about us. we have a book where bill clinton was the president. it was the same book i used when i was in middle school. >> reporter: you're kidding. >> no. >> reporter: although now relocated to another detroit school, rodney fresh used to teach at one of the schools named in a class-action lawsuit which accuses the state of systemic, persistent, and deliberate failure to deliver instruction and tools essential for access to literacy which serve almost exclusively low-income children of color. >> it wasn't just one or two students. regime how many students are we talking? >> 40 to 50 students that read between a first grade and sixth

grade level. and in the 10th or 12th grade. >> reporter: you welcome this lawsuit? >> i -- yes. >> reporter: superintendent of detroit public schools jim lie vetee, appoint the just last year, is attempting an overhaul. you really believe that children in this district were used as political pawns? >> walking into a system that was not run appropriately gif l me evidence that decisions were made not in the best interests of children. round you've said that the policies -- >> reporter: you've said that the policies in place were racist. >> i have, and they are. because the governance system that existed in detroit would never, ever have been acceptable in any suburban district in this country. anywhere. >> reporter: government figures suggest detroit children are falling behind. only 5% of the city's fourth-grade students can read at or above a proficient level.

for detroit's eighth graders, that number rises to only 7%. how does this happen? i mean, students are saying that they were denied their basic constitutional rights. >> a student in kindergarten, for example, wasn't even exposed to kindergarten standards. we're setting children up for failure. >> reporter: jamarria hall said he was originally set up to fail, one of original members of the plaintiff class. >> nine times out of ten, barely going to graduate high school. you're going to end up in jail, things of that nature. i just don't want to be a statistic. >> reporter: hall now lives in tallahassee, attending community college in hopes of getting into florida a&m university. >> it makes me feel like i'm dumb sometimes or not as smart as i need to be. i know it's not my fault. i know it's the school system that i came from. >> reporter: do you know what reading level you're reading at now? >> i'm probably just getting to about a junior, senior in high

school. >> reporter: so when you think about the possibilities out there, do you feel cheated? >> yes, always. since that's behind, we're always trying to catch up. >> reporter: if this goes all the way to the supreme court and it's struck down or not even heard, what then? >> at least we tried. at the end of the day, that's all you can do is i has say tha tried. >> reporter: we reached out to michigan governor snyder and the board of education for an interview request and comment. they told us they could not comment on pending litigation. john? >> ten steps behinds, always trying to -- students behind, always trying to catch up. thank you. "cbs this morning" is partnering with "usa today" to feature extended stories and investigations on education. go to usatoday.com for its article published this morning on the students' fit for their right to literacy. and on today's "cbs this morning" podcast, we hear from

venture capitalist te ted dintersmith about his traveling to 250 schools across the united states. he chronicles it in "what school could be: insights and inspiration from teachers across america." >> i like that. whale watchers around the world are getting excited by a scene off canada's coast. ahead, how the massive mammals showed off feet away from a tour boat. >> one, two, three -- >> counting for us. you're watching "cbs morning news." well well well, what have we here?

a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! (laughter) halloween time is back in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! elizabeth smart explains how she turned her terrifying abduction, and terrifying is the word, intorcng you also said that you're grateful for the experience. help us understand that. >> i mean, it changed me as a person. i wouldn't have the voice that i have today. i wouldn't have the compassionor

the empathy that i have today. house this is a kpix 5 morning update. good morning, it is 8:25. this is kenny choi. some lawmakers including house minority leader nancy pelosi art joining in san francisco to urge governor brown to sign a net neutrality bill. a $30 million shortfall next year. a bill signed by the governor hopes to cover that shortfall. more e-bike's could be on the streets of san francisco. data revealing that you bikes are use more than stationed dock bikes. they are voting whether to expand the program. news updates throughout the day on your favorite platforms, including our website, kpix.com weather and traffic next.

good morning, very busy tuesday morning on the roadways. we are tracking delays on all of the roadways. here is a live look going to san jose. 101 over north first street. it is an hour commute for drivers. 880 has been a mess and both directions. in the red southbound from 238 to dakota road. a 36 minute ride. it does not look better heading northbound. it is a 41 minute commute. you can see chp on the scene what looks like a earlier problem of the shoulder. 41 minutes from 238 up towards

the maze. the eastern shore freeway is crawling in the red. once you get over to the bay bridge toll plaza, you're in the yellow. 21 minutes into san francisco. we're starting off today with areas of low clouds and fog a barn parts of the bay as we head into the afternoon, similar to yesterday with clearing sunshine in the afternoon. another mild day with highs about 7 to 11 degrees below average. warming up beginning tomorrow. our temperatures today are looking at 63 in san francisco, 38 -- 70 in san rafael. it is looking good all around our area. as we head through tomorrow, high pressure builds in . we will warm-up. inland is in the mid 80s for tomorrow. 70 for the bay. check out thursday. low 90s inland for some of the spots there. cooler by the weekend. have a great day.

♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." it's time to show some of the headlines from around the globe. "the hill" reports salaries on wall street hit the highest level since the great recession in 2008. last year the average annual salary including bonuses was $422,500. that's up 13% from the previous year. the securities industry accounted for 21% of all private sector wages in new york city. it made up less than 5% of employment. the "washington post" reports on how investigators caught a postal worker who stole more than 6,000 greeting car in the milwaukee area. the postal service placed a

decoy card containing a $20 bill and transmitter in the carrier's delivery route. the transmitter went off indicating it was open before being delivered. and then the carrier confessed. investigators found more than 50 undelivered greeting cards in her car. my aunt used to send me money for my birthday, and my -- >> aren't you glad she didn't get that carrier. might not have gotten it. bad carrier. the "wall street journal" reports retailers are scrambling to find holiday workers amid record low unemployment. in july, 757,000 retail jobs were open across the country. that's about 100,000 more than the same time last year. companies like target and walmart are raising hourly pay and offering paid vacation time for part-time workers. and in a sign of the original synchronized swimming competition, "the toronto star" "reports on humpback whales performing a rare triple beach off the nova sykora coast.

a -- nova scotia coast. a tour bus boat saw the whales doing flips. one after the other. it's been viewed on facebook more than half a million times. the tour operator says the whales may have been inspired by other whales breaching nearby. >> wow. >> they did look like they had it worked out. >> i've never been whale watching before. have you? >> i have. it's the thrill if you see one. >> yeah. >> so to see three at one time is cool. we are hearing more from elizabeth smart in her first sit-down interview since getting word of release of one of her kidnappers. wanda barzee set to be free tomorrow after utah officials determined they miscongratulated the 72 -- miscalculated the 72-year-old's prison sentence. barzee and brian david mitchell were convicted for smart's kidnapping that began in 2002. in an interview that you'll see on "cbs this morning," elizabeth opens up about how the coming release changed her.

you still believe that she's a danger. why do you feel that way? >> i do believe she's still a danger. through my sources>, i've heard she's carrying around this book of revelations that brian mitchell wrote that said that he should kidnap me. and not just me but six other young girls, what that we'd all his wives. clearly she hasn't let it go. >> according to the justice system, she has served her time, despite the miscalculation that was made. and people could say, but that's the way our justice system works. she did a terrible crime. she has paid the price. what do you say about that? >> i would say this whole situation, circumstance, has really given me a greater appreciation, an understanding for how all of those thousands of victims whose cases never even make it to court, whose perpetrators are walking free

from the day that they violated them or raped them or kidnapped them or hurt them in any way, and nothing was ever done. this case did. this case did receive some measure of justice. but i think it's given me a greater compassion and understanding for how all of those victims and survivors must feel. and it makes me really think that i don't think that this justice system is a victim's system. >> you've also said that you're grateful for the experience. help us understand that. >> i mean, it changed me as a person. i wouldn't have the voice that i have today. i wouldn't have the compassion or the empathy that i have today. i wouldn't understand what it's like to walk the proverbial mile

in their shoes. but i have, have been there. i do know what it's like. >> when you first went back home, did you live in a state of fear? were you constantly concerned about your safety? >> i was still concerned, but i wasn't consumed. >> i like that, concerned but not consumed. you're a very private person. but you decided to share this story in hopes that it would help others. >> for years after i was rescued, i didn't want anyone to know what had happened. truthfully, i think i was sharj ashamed and embarrassed. i didn't want people to know that i had been raped. i got to a point where i felt like this is not okay. no survivor should feel like they have to hide what happened to them. if i need to be the girl who's known for being kidnapped and raped, so be it if it's going to

help promote change and it's going to help other survivors move forward with their lives and not feel ashamed of what's happened, fine. i'll do it. >> t she said. that she didn't want anybody to know, and then she started thinking, why am i the one that's ashamed. she tells horrible stories about them coming home with the flyers with her picture laughing saying everybody's looking but they're never going to find you because we have you, and you're never going to get away for here. she started thinking about her life and how she could help others. she's married, she's been married for a while. she's 30 years old. she's got two children. she's 7 1/2 months pregnant now and says she's happier now than sher beforbeen. >> i feel llace for this. she said that phrase, i'm concerned but i'm not consumed by it. isn't it great to thinkoube in something that's's troub troubl and this woman who was sick and abusive. >> both of them. it's interesting you picked up

on that, too. when she said that, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up.sh, very capable woman who will do great things and is doing great things. i like her very much. >> when she said this experience -- when she talked about all the great benefits of this experience, it reminded me of john mccain, said his five years in prison, he wouldn't change that because of the person that made him to be. to take that kind of experience and use it as a rock to stand on is a real amazing achievement. >> and forgive. i forgive and don't give them any -- i've forgiven and moved on. >> really good interview, gayle. thanks. first on "cbs this morning," we have a glimpse into the future from wired magazine as it celebrates its 25th anniversary here in our green room about potential surprises in the digital revolution. look, he has the cover there. >> i like that cover, nick. >> we can hold it up. >> there it is. >>

♪ first on "cbs this morning" -- wired magazine is revealing its 25th anniversary issue with predictions about the tiof the last quarter eaders. century. magazine asked 25 icons of the digital revolution from bill gates to mark zuckerberg to nominate someone they think will shape the next 25 years.

wired editor in chief nicholas thompson, cbs news contributor, welcome. congratulations. 1993, the magazine said, quote, social changes will be brought that are so profound that their only parallel is probably the discovery of fire. in the last 25 years, has that held up? >> i think so. look how our elections work. look how we found our spouses. think how we're remembered after we die. pretty close to fire. >> the iphone is 11 years old. >> and this was a huge deal, a magazine devoted to this in 1993, some people were probably five, six, seven years from getting their first e-mail address. >> yeah. so in 1993, we were so far beyond, so far behind where we are now and it's been constant churn. one of the things that's funny looking back at 25 years at wired, there's been a tendency to say, things will get crazy and then we'll all be great. but it turns out, it's just things get crazy and they continue to get crazier. >> i think innovations only accelerates. i don't think things ever slow down.

i think the pace of change will just keep going. >> is it exponential each iteration? >> i think so. computers get more powerful, things go faster. >> can we say kudos to your team number one for the cover and number one, it's a standout. but that everybody you asked and talked to in this magazine did. >> we have an amazing list. they sat for photographs. coming to our conference. they're all in the magazine. >> what did you want to get from them for this issue? >> we wanted to get reflections on what made the last 25 years, what they were. and most importantly, who they think will shape the next 25 years. what do they think the trends of the next quarter century will be. >> i thought it was interesting that bill gates and google ceo talked about health care innovation as the next big thing, which is music to my ears. >> there's been a lot of talk in the issue about how as we learn more about our bodies, as we get more data about our bodies, as medicine improvements people will live longer lives. not only that, it will happen

all around the world. look at some of the nominations, nominate an eye doctor in india, bill gates nominates a scientist working all around the world. >> we look forward to talking to our holograph in 25 years. >> probably in five, john. >> maybe next week. a new cbs drama follows one man's journey after he gets a friend request from god. actor michael hall is in the toyota green room with how the show made him question his own faith. you're watching "cbs this morning." >> hey, guys. >> hey. ♪

♪ god's plan wee a fan. imagine receiving a digital friend request from someone

claiming to be god, what would you do? miles finer accepts a facebook request from the god account. his curiosity leads him to investigate, and has life is changed forever. >> you're being catfished by someone calling themselves god on facebook. >> yes, and i need your hacker skills. >> keep your voice -- how many times i got to tell you? i'm not a hacker. okay? i'm a video game enthusiast. plus, you said it yourself, it's a prank. focus on your presentation. >> i will, but first i got to figure out who's behind this. >> why? so they're trolling you, let it go. >> i believe everything in life can be explained. that there is no god, and there is someone out there who's going through a lot of trouble to prove me wrong. i can't let it go. >> can't let it go. actor brandon micheal hall plays mile of s. the top ten stars to watch. we've got him here. hello, top ten star. >> thank you for having me. >> i've heard people describe it as "touched by an angel,"

"quantum leap." >> i would say it's original content. it's something we've never seen before and using religion as a way too get in. >> not a religious show. >> it's not a religious show. more of a spiritual show. more questioning the ultimate question, which is is there something greater than ourselves. and if there is, how do we make sure we can make a change before they friend us on facebook. >> yeah. >> that's the basis. >> human connection. >> about human connection, absolutely. yes, ma'am. >> and asking the question sort of -- >> i'm sorry. i'm -- i'm southern. >> i like that the answers to the question's "why me," why has he reached out to me? >> i believe we all have a calling and all have something in which we can be actually ve an so just with miles, he gets friended on facebook happily. and that's his calling to make a change. >> how about your own faith, has that come into playing this role? >> man, i grew up very southern religious. my mom who is a beautiful, beautiful, strong, powerful

woman, she was a pastor in the south. i watched her struggle as a female pastor making her way to where she was like, i'm going to create my own community, my own church. we would go three, four times a day. we would pack our homework. north carolina, south carolina, settle in. eat on the way down there, get dropped off at home once you get dropped off at school once you get back. religion was a huge part for me. so to have this part is big. >> your mom is a minister. you're playing an atheist. what did she say? >> it's funny, i jumped on the phone, mom, i have this new part. my good, what is it? i'm like, mom, i'm playing an atheist. she said, oh, okay. that's her. after she was like, go in and make sure you play it as full and connected as possible. because there are a lot of people out there that don't believe in a lot of believers. and what's going to make in show set aside from everything else is the authenticity. that's what we are shooting for.

>> it's nice to have a show like this on the number-one network. >> yes. it is. >> how did you get into acting? >> i got into acting from being at church all the time. i would sit and watch the preacher and be rapt in how he would take the ancient text and people would go off and talk about it and come back changed and feeling different. then when i went to the south carolina governor's school for the arts and humanities, i was doing a play, and they were watching like this, the wait a minute i was watching the pastor. that was that moment of doing something, i'm connecting, reaching people. found a purpose. >> did y to be a pastor yourself? >> no, but i -- no. i didn't. i didn't. i think -- i think this right calling. >> people connected to you. >> absolutely. >> one of the creators said they don't want people to think the show too preachy. are you worried about that? >> no, no. brian and steven, brilliant writers, who made in show what it is -- you'll be blown away. it's not preachy.

we're actually getting down to the heart of the matter of what we need to talk about. >> and so every episode, will we see new characters? >> yes. >> every soap there's -- every episode there's somebody new? >> yes. >> you read the script and said "this is for me"? >> i said, i'm terrified i have to do this. daniel day lewis has a great quote, he says, "i live in the uncomfortable until it becomes comfortable." >> yeah. >> backing my w.i.y way, myself from the spiritual connection, to find who she is or he is for myself, that's a scary thing because your ground is shaken. what's on the other side is so much stronger. >>. what a great show. so nice to meet you. >> brandon micheal hall. interesting name. anything to share? >> yeah, my mom, when she -- i'll tell you later. >> yeah. >> you got a great timesula slo.

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good morning. the time is 8:57. we're still seeing red on the roadways and if you are heading out the door, you're right is looking pretty slow along 680. this is at 680 and 242. we are getting reports of lanes blocked as you are trying to make your way down. there's an accident that has a lane blocked. this is at north mission boulevard. traffic backs up clear to 580 with a 32 minute ride at 880, just under 45 minute commute heading southbound from 238. a new accident just coming in.

this is right near the boulevard. that is if you track it. let's check in with mary lee on the forecast. starting off the day in some spots, low clouds and fog along the coast. parts of the bay and other locations getting some sunshine already . we will see of as we head through the afternoon. a mild day with highs running a little bit cooler than average here. we will be warming up as we head through tomorrow and especially for thursday. highs today are 63 in san francisco. 68 across the east bay in oakland. 69 in fremont. we're looking at 73 in napa. 76 for fairfield as well as for santa rosa. check out how warm it will get for tomorrow. it 80s inland. we're looking at 70 for tomorrow for the bay. low 60s along the coast. low 90s inland from some of the warmer spots. have a great day.

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