for some you have, the news continues. or others, check become a little later for the morning news, and of course cbs this mo it's friday, september 21, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." the woman who's accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of assault says certain conditions need to be met before she testifies. michael cohen is cooperating. president trump's former attorney has been collaborating with special counsel robert mueller. and breaking a losing streak. the cleveland browns celebrate a victory and fans enjoy free beer.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well this morning there is no decision on if or when christine blasey ford will testify about supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh before a senate committee. but ford's lawyers and senate staffers are talking. the committee scheduled a hearing for monday. ford's preference is to testify next thursday. and there were other issues like security that need to be ironed out. senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley is consulting with his colleagues. and john is here in new york. good morning. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. ford's attorney says she'll testify, but not with judge kavanaugh in the room at the time. the college professor also says she's received death threats and wants lawmakers to ensure her president trump heaped praise upon his embattled supreme court nominee at a rally in las vegas last night.

>> brett kavanaugh is one of the finest human beings you will ever have the privilege of knowing or meeting. >> brett kavanaugh's confirmation to the supreme court has been delayed as the senate deals with accusations by christine blasey ford who says he sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. kavanaugh denies her allegation. >> so we got to let it play out, but i want to tell you he is a fine, fine person. >> before the speech, the president told fox news's sean hannity, the senate needs to move forward. >> why didn't somebody call the fbi 36 years ago? you could also say when did this happen? what's going on. >> with coming before a committee -- >> white house and republicans have denied requests by ford's attorneys for an fbi investigation. and have pushed forward with a monday hearing for ford and kavanaugh. >> this is a fast track. they are totally intent on getting judge kavanaugh on to the supreme court come hell or high water. >> democrat senars p

is bullying ford. >> who is not asking the fbi to investigate these claims? the white house. >> ford's attorney says she's willing to testify, but wants to do so later in the week. kavanaugh told committee he'll be there monday and wants to clear his name. now judge kavanaugh says he too has received death threats. anne-marie, it appears we are heading towards a dramatic senate showdown next week, we just don't know exactly when. >> so true. thank you very much, john. president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen has been cooperating with special counsel robert mueller. cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance and other charges last month. he has had multiple meetings with investigators who want to know about interactions between the president or russia eemer in business or the campaign.

he is providing information to prosecutors without a cooperation agreement. last night cohen's attorney tweeted, good for michael cohen for providing critical information to the mueller investigation. tran dai quang, the president of vietnam, died this morning. he died in hanoi following what's described as a serious illness. he was 61 years old. his last public appearance was monday. he hosted president trump on his first state visit last year. a gunman was killed by police during a dramatic shootout near miami international airport last night. police say the gunman used an assault rifle to fire on officers. it is unclear why the suspect was wanted by police. gunfire broke out following a chase and none of the officers were injured. and three people were killed, another three wounded when a woman opened fire at a drugstore warehouse in maryland. the alleged shooter was an employee and witnesses say she had been seen arguing with another worker before she opened fire. she then fatally shot herself.

chip reid has details. >> any idea what the number of victims are? >> not at this time. >> reporter: first responders arrived on the scene about five minutes after the shooting began. >> two gsws, one to the chest, one to the abdomen at location. >> reporter: terrified employees poured out of the rite aid distribution center as police and medical responders arrived finding a horrific scene, seven people had been shot. three of the victims died, three others were seriously injured. the seventh was the shooter identified by police as a temporary employee of the facility. hartford county sheriff jeff gaylor. >> our suspect is a lone female suspect, age 26, who had a last known address in baltimore county. she has died at the hospital from a fatal injury, self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> she used a 9 millimeter glock handgun. her motive has not been

identified. crystal watson's hospital called from inside the building after witnessing the shooting. >> she didn't even aim, she just shot. it's so upsetting, so emotional for me right now. i just want to get to my husband. >> reporter: one woman in the building sent this text to her children. i love you, be good and take care of daddy and the pets if something should happen. there has been two other multiple shootings in hartford county in the past. last year three people were shot and killed at an industrial park. two others were injured. in 2016 a gunman fatally shot two hartford county sheriff's deputies, sheriff gaylor had to make the announcement then too. >> both deputy who's were shot earlier today have succumb to their injuries. >> moseley was not known to law enforcement, but it's extremely rare for a woman to commit a crime like this one. according to a recent fbi study that looked at 63 active shooters between 2000 and 2013, 94% were male.

law enforcement officials say the big question now is why she began shooting. they say they have no motive for a senseless crime. chip reid. a candlelight vigil was held last night for a young woman killed while jogging in washington, d.c. wendy martinez was stabbed tuesday night just two blocks from where she lived. martinez's mother spoke at last night's service. >> because i know it wasn't him. it was somebody else. it was evil being incarnated. >> the reason for the attack is not clear. police do not believe the suspect knew martinez or that it was a case of robbery. she became engaged just last week. one week after hurricane florence slammed into the carolina coast, some evacuees are starting to return home.

some rivers are receding, but others have yet to reach their high mark. the death toll from the storm stands at 42 in three states. the estimated damage for the flooding in south carolina is $1.2 billion and likely higher in north carolina. more than 1,000 roads remain closed in the carolinas, some completely washed out. access to hard-hit wilmington remains limited and authorities have asked those who have evacuated to stay away for a few more days. coming up on the morning news, a plane thief is very -- revealed. authorities identify the young man who tried to fly off with a jet in florida. and why a high end sneaker is causing an uproar on social media. " why settle for just clean

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two airport workers confronted him. he ran away. one of the workers tackle and subdued him until police arrived. investigators do not believe he has any link to terrorism. the san francisco chronicle reports people who want straws with their drinks at california restaurants will have to ask for them. governor jerry brown signed a law making california the first state to bar full service restaurants from automatically giving out plastic straws. restaurants that don't comply will get two warnings before being fined. the law does not apply to fast food restaurants. he also signed that milk or water be served as the did he fault drink sold with kid's meals. the laws go into effect next year. mcdonald's gave two texas students $25,000 each after their fake ad went unnoticed in an epic prank. they put a poster of themselves in a mcdonald's restaurant for more than a

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our top stories this morning. christine blasey ford may testify about supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh after all. but it's not a done deal. her lawyers are negotiating with senate staffers. the senate judiciary committee scheduled a hearing for monday. she wants to appear thursday, but only if what her attorneys call terms that are fair and which ensure her safety can be reached. ford alleges kavanaugh sexually assaulted her 35 years ago. he denies it. and president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen has been cooperating with special counsel robert mueller. cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance and other charges last month. he's had multiple meetings with

investigators who want to know about interactions between the president and russia either in business or the campaign. a new study projects nearly half of all robocalls made to cell phones next year will be scam calls made by people trying to steal your money or your identity. jim axelrod reports on what you can do about it have some this is an important message regarding your current credit card account. >> if it feels like you're getting more robocalls these days. >> are you looking for affordable insurance coverage. >> it's because you are. >> i'm sorry, i didn't hear you clearly. >> last year, some 30 billion spam calls were received in the united states. this year that number's expected to be 10 billion calls more. >> the robo call problem in the u.s. is an epidemic. >> but most alarming sies the man who runs the robo call blocking company you mail.com with the number of spam calls that are actually scam calls. of the 4 billion robocalls mde in august, nearly 1.8 billion of

them were scams. next year some estimates predict half of all mobile calls will be scam calls. >> we are calling you from investigation team of irs. >> his app tells robocallers your number is out of the order. >> you have reached a number that has been disconnected or out of service. >> tricking them into leaving you alone. but he says, technology also enables robocallers to be ever more efficient. >> it's so easy to go make an an enormous number of robocalls to people. if i'm a scammer i can go annoy seattle for $500. >> and then if you send out enough lines, someone will bite. >> you will be taken under custody by the local cops. >> you get a call where it says it's the irs, you got to pay us today or we're going to go to your work tomorrow or arrest you in front of your k i think you might omoney, it's a compelling scam.

>> the number one way to deal with them is never answer the phone when you see a number you don't recognize. but that's getting tougher to do with scammers now using programs that may cause familiar numbers or even your own number. those you're more likely to answer. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. coming up on "cbs this morning," carter evans takes us inside a fire lab as scientists try to better understand destructive wildfires. and actor shemar moore joins us in studio 57 to tell us about the hit cbs show s.w.a.t. that's this "cbs morning news" for this morning. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. "cbs morning news" for this morning. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

and i'm michelle griego. time is 4-- here's emily turner with a check of weather. good morning. we made it. it's friday. >> it's going to be a beautiful friday and weekend. it's going to be warm. i will tell you how warm it will be in a moment. let's look at what your current temperatures are. look at these temperatures. the air pretty warm. 63 in san jose. 50 in santa rosa. those will dip down before they climb. they will climb. we are tracking some overnight road work along a 80 if you are heading out that way. you may see some cones in the lanes. this is in that southbound direction. all those lanes should be wrapping up. the road closure should be wrapping up. we're