it's thursday, november eight, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, witnesses say a gunman opened fire at a bar in thousand oak california causing multiple casualties. he's out, jeff sessions is forced out from his post as attorney general, but will his replacement also recuse himself from the russia probe? and president trump clashes with the media at his first press conference after the midterm election. the gloves come off and he singles out a white house

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that seeks justice for all americans. matthew whitaker replaces jeff sessions who was fired yesterday by president trump. whitaker who has the authority to oversee mueller's investigation has been highly critical of the probe questioning its scope. democratic lawmakers are calling on whitaker to recuse himself just as sessions did. matthew, good morning. >> reporter: this is a man who is likened mueller's investigation to a lynch mob on twitter and that has leading democrats concerned. president trump forced jeff sessions to resign yesterday, but the ousted attorney general was all smiles as he left the justice department. the white house released a letter from sessions who told the president, quote, at your kwi question, i'm submitting my resignation. his departure was not unexpected. >> therefore i have represent used myself in the matters that deal with the trump campaign.

>> reporter: he faced heavy criticism by president trump since rekugcusing himself from mueller's investigation last month. matthew whitaker will serve as acting attorney general. a doj says he'll oversee all department matters. >> this is another step in the president seeking to undermine and sabotage the mueller investigation. >> reporter: whitaker has been critical of the mueller probe in the past and has written it could become a political fishing expedition. they called on him to recuse himself. >> they should not be able to limit it, they should not be able to interfere with mueller going ford award and doing what thinks is the right thing. >> reporter: mueller has indicted 35 people including companies and top campaign officials. whitaker is not expected to named permanent attorney general. among the top front runners of

bondi and chris kobach who just lost a did for kansas governor. for his part, president trump made it clear there would be a war-like response if the democratically controlled house launched investigations into his administration. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: winning the majority gives democrats the power to set the house agenda. it also gives them the power to investigate the president or his cabinet members for suspected ethics lapses, like extravagant travel. they can subpoena documents like the president's tax returns or they can compel top officials to testify about controversial policies or foreign investments in trump properties. maryland's elijah cummings will >> we e t the commite. what might be wrong and try to

correct and it make things better. >> reporter: house democrats ended their eight years in the minority by picking off republicans in urban and suburban districts that hillary clinton won in 2016. >> i will leave here tonight as i walk out with my head high. >> reporter: exit polling shows that voters like democratic candidates considered health carat number one issue a-- heal issue and they turned out in numbers. democrats claire mccaskill, joe donnelly and heidi heitkamp were all defeat in their republican-leaning states. democrats laid out their goals for divided government, saying pr prescn to work with the drug co infrastructure. the president said he shares those goals, but will only play ball if they agree not to investigate him. >> i think it's very

inappropriate. we should get alow, we cinvesti look at us, we look at them, it goes on for two years. then at the end of two years nothing's done. now, what's bad for them is being in the majority, i'm just going to blame them. you understand, i'm going to blame them, they're the majority. honestly it makes it much simpler for me. >> reporter: but democratic nancy pelosi set to retake the speaker's gavel in january, says her party has a duty to root out fraud and wrongdoing in government. >> this doesn't mean we go looking for a fight, but it means that if we see a need to go forward we will. but that will be the work of our committee, every committee has oversight responsibility. >> reporter: nancy cordes, cbs news, new york. this morning there call. in georgia, brian kemp has declared victory, he was just

over 50% of the vote. democrat stacey abrams won't ri below 50% and force a runoff. ? florida, scott leads nelson by 2,200 votes, which triggers a recount. nelson claims there are ballot problems as well. and the arizona senate race is tied as well. martha mcsally leaders kirsten cinema sinema. there are more than 600,000 outstanding votes there. back in washington now, president trump already antagonistic's relationship with the press hit a new low. the white house suggestion spended the press pass of cnn correspondent jim acosta after acosta and mr. trump had words during a news conference yesterday. acosta asked him about the

caravan in mexico yesterday and then tried to follow up with another question. >> that's enough. that's enough. >> i want one more question. >> that's enough. >> pardon me ma'am. >> a white house aide tried to grab the microsoft and acosta brushed her arm. a white house official accused acosta to put his arm on a woman. we stand by this. we will not tolerate the inappropriate behavior c acosta statement that he put his hands on the aide a lie. cnn said sanders provided false news, labeling them the enemy of the people. kenneth craig, cbs news. coming up open "the morning news," birth control recall. why a popular pill is pulled. and ancient art.

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forecast in some cities around the country. on "cbs moneywatch," a smartphone that folds and why marijuana stock went sky high. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good north, diane. >> good morning. some technical difficulties today so at the broadcast center. the federal reserve's latest policy meeting wraps up today. they remain on track to raise interest rates once more this l stre stocks surged after the midterm election went as expect. president trump says one possible avenue of cooperation with democrats could be spending on infrastructure which would mean more spending and available jobs. cheblingi checking the final nubds numbers, the dow rallied 545 points, the s&p climbed 58 hing its h level in ur wd the

ie 194. news that attorney general jeff sessions was fired sent marijuana shares higher. sessions said last january that he would work to overturn obama era policy that allowed states to make their own rules on pot without input from the federal government. and the pot industry views the democrat's takeover of the house as good news since democrats are inclined to reform federal marijuana laws. goggogle is planning to add real estate to accommodate more than 12,000 more employees. that would nearly double google's staffing here. the journal reports google plans to expand existing property it owns and buy new real estate. amazon is reportedly considering locating part of its second headquarters in new york that would employ 25,000 workers. and samsung unveiled its foldable screen phone. the phone can be folded in half

increasing screen space about the size of a mini tablet, roughly 7 inches. when it's folded it goes back to the size of of a regular phone. to some that makes it more versatile for work and play. they sayness foldable phone will be available next year. anne-marie. >> that could be a game changer. >> i am surprised they don't have it ready in time for the holidays, but definitely game changer right there. >> i know you so much. >> all right. still to come, trail blazing candidates. we'll meet two women who made history in the midterm elections. this winter, a hero will fight... superhero: [coughs]

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jim axelrod introduces us to two of them. >> reporter: well, election day marked its fair share of firsts. the stories of two particular trail blazers may well carry the most power. that is if you're taking their measure not by where they finished their journeys but from where they started. >> we are done waiting. we are the ones we have been waiting for. let's get to work. >> reporter: in minnesota, 36-year-old ilhan omar became the first over somali-american elected to congress. >> here in minnesota it's a cold state but the people have warm hearts. and we don't justelme immigrants, bugt rteorsomali violence of civil war when she was 8. after years in a refugee camp in kenya, she immigrated here when she was 12, learning english in three months. >> that's the america i'm going to go fight for. >> reporter: and mastering politics in the years that followed. >> i'm proud to be able to bring my voice out.

>> reporter: 27-year-old safiya wazir is the first refugee ever elected to new hampshire's state house. her family fled afghanistan and the taliban 21 years ago, spent ten years in a refugee camp before making their way here. she studied the dictionary at night to learn english. >> one thing a younger generation could do is the energy that you have, you want to be the advocate for females and young people and working families. >> reporter: these days our politics clearly can frustrate, anger, and divide. but these two winners provide a much-needed reminder our elections still have the power to inspire. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. well, coming up on "cbs this morning," in the series a "more perfect union," how a califorora town i is c comingg togetether support t a mann withhywar hear. i'm anne-marie green, this is the "cbs morning news."

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semiautomatic weapon late last night. that's according to ventura county star. and it's unclear just how the departure of jeff sessions from the justice department will affect robert mueller's russia investigation. sessions was fired by president trump yesterday. he was replaced by matthew whitaker, a republican party loyalist. among the more than two dozen house seats gained by the democrats in the mid tex elections, two are in texas districts that were

traditionally republican. omar villafranca takes a closer look. >> reporter: in suburban houston, lizzie fletcher thanked her supporters. >> and all of you are here because you believe in this campaign. >> reporter: after defeating nine-term republican congressman culberson. republicans have controlled texas's seventh district since the late '60s when a young politician named george h.w. bush won the seat. fletcher's campaign was one of several that was part of the suburban revolt that helped democrats take back control of the house. democrats flipped at least 2 e se from okla to virginia. one key, according to a cbs news exit poll, suburban women voters swung dramatically into selection. 53% of women voted for democratic candidates compared scncprofessor mark jones. >> fletcher took advantage of

the distaste among many of these republican voters for donald trump. >> reporter: jones says another factor was beto o'rourke's appeal and his ability to bring out new voters. >> beto o'rourke alone helps explain why we saw 12 representative seats flip from republican to democratic two state senate seats flip and two congressional seats flip. >> lizzie appealed to me and even to my republican husband because of what she stood for. >> reporter: republicans still control texas on the state and federal level, but jones set beto o'rourke's campaign could provide a blueprint for democrats to gain power here in the lone star state. morning," security researchers show cbs how they can hack into medical devices which can be potentially life threatening for patients. what's being dup one to prevent

these attacks. and why scientists are saying a massive visitor moving closer to our solar system may be from an alienation. that's "cbs this morning," thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, have a great day.

i'm kenny choi. we take a live look outside at coit tower in san francisco, 58 degrees a little warmer this morning. it is thursday, november 8th. thanks for waking up with us. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. we're going to say good morning to gianna and mary.

how's everyone doing? >> good. >> all right. >> for a thursday morning, almost the weekend. so -- >> are you feeling okay? >> yeah, yeah. >> you sound better. >> i'm feeling a little better. >> you're get there is. >> day by day. so we'll see how i sound in about an hour. >> all right. >> let's check weather. lkabt that high fire danger with red flag warning that is in effect now until tomorrow morning for all bay area hills. gusts up to 60 miles per hour. low relative humidity values and, of course, everything is just so dry out there. we haven't seen rain since early october so watching that carefully for you. live look at our "salesforce tower" camera. this is looking east. windy this morning. our temperatures are cool to even