morning." from the broadcast center in new york city i'm jericka duncan. captioning funded by cbs it's tuesday, december 18th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." former cbs chief les moonves will not get a $120 million severance package following an investigation into sexual misconduct. funding fight. hundreds of thousands of u.s. employees may have to work without pay through the holidays or be furloughed. the countdown to a partial government shutdown. and a tragic accident during a police investigation in chicago takes the lives of two officers.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. we begin here at cbs where the board of directors announced that former ceo les moonves will not get a $120 million severance package. the announcement follows the conclusion of a five-month investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. an attorney for moonves says moonves vehemently denies any nonconsensual sexual relations vef coulncd lus ons in arbitrat. jericka duncan has details. >> reporter: the board of directors at cbs announced in a statement that it has concluded its investigation into former ni mo aon c in reference to moonves, the board determined that it had grounds to terminate for cause finding that moonves had

violated company policy and had been in breach of his contract. they also accuse him of willful failure to cooperate fully with the investigation. the question of whether moonves would get the $120 million severance package had been on hold for months while the cbs board waited for two law firms to finish their investigation into allegations against moonves. the board began investigating er won accused former "cbs morning" co-host charlie rose of sexual harassment in november of 2017. months later, moonves himself came under fire, as well. a pair of "new yorker" articles in august and september accused the media giant of sexual misconduct against 12 women ranging from the 1980s to the mid 2000s. as for cbs news and cultural issues, investigators found that harassment and retaliation were not pervasive at cbs.

however, it went on to say the company's historical policies, practices, and structures did not prioritize preventing harassment and retaliation. moonves released a statement late monday saying the board's conclusions were foreordained and without merit. he went on to say he vehemently denies any nonconsensual sexual relations and said he cooperated with investigators. as to whether the board will release the findings of the investigation, we are still awaiting a response. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. so far there's no reported progress in the budget standoff between president trump and congress. the president is holding firm on his demand for $5 billion to fund his border wall. a partial shutdown will occur midnight friday if a deal is not reached affecting more than 800,000 government workers. marc liverman is here in new york. marc, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. republicans say even they haven't heard from the white house about a possible solution

before friday night's deadline. for now the shutdown battle over the border wall continues. one week after president trump said he'd be proud to shut down the government -- >> i'm going to shut it down for border security. >> we believe you shouldn't shut it down -- >> reporter: he's no closer to a deal with congress stymied over funding for border security. decrats have offered $1.6 billion for fencing and other security measures, but the president wants $5 billion for a wall. >> president trump does not have the votes for his wall. >> reporter: senate minority leader chuck schumer says he hasn't heard from the white house since their explosive meeting. >> senate republican leadership has no idea what president trump wants. neither does house republican leadership. >> reporter: republicans admit that's true. >> if the white house has a plan, they're keeping it to themselves. >> reporter: aides to president trump suggest he's not backing down. >> we don't want to get to a point that we shut down the government, but we've got to find increased funding for border security. >> reporter: security analyst jeff harp is a former fbi agent who knows who it's like to be

furloughed. >> it really kind of deflates your whole purpose and idea of the american way and protecting the people if suddenly you're like, i'm not going to get paid and i can't take vacation. yeah, it's a difficult circumstance. >> reporter: a new poll finds 54% of americans oppose a shutdown. if it happens, 43% would blame the president and republicans. and if it happens, this would be the third government shutdown this year. congress has already approved funding for about 75% of the government. so only about a quarter would be closed. anne-marie? >> marc liverman here in new thank you. two studies leased by the senate finds russia's influence to affect the 2016 election were more extensive than originally thought. and russia's social media efforts are ongoing. the russians targeted particular groups. for instance, they worked to encourage black voters from participating in the election

while messaging conservative right-wing voters to support mr. ndicate that while tok ace, wittndersed on bofa their activity to instagram. president trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn, is scheduled to be sentenced this morning. special counsel robert mueller released a memo detailing t he the memo described how flynn lied about his contact with the then-russian ambassador during he denied making policy requests of russia when, in fact, he had. flynn's lawyers say investigators never told him it was a crime to lie. and two chicago police officers were killed by a commuter train as they were investigating a report of gunshots. the officers were chasing a suspect near train tracks on the city's south side yesterday. officials say there was no stop at that location, and the train was probably going between 60

and 70 miles per hour. the suspect was eventually captured, and a weapon recovered. a criminal justice overhaul bill passed its first vote in the senate, and the vote to advance the measure was 82-12. it would ease federal sentencing laws for some offenders, giving judges more discretion when sentencing drug offenders. federal prisoners who were sentenced for crack-cocaine offenses before august of 2010 would be able to petition for a reduced penalty. if the bill passes in the senate, it's expected to win quick approval in the house. the wife of a u.s. army commando now charged with murdering a man in afghanistan is speaking out. the case is being reviewed by president trump, and she says that's okay. david martin reports. >> reporter: when julie golsteyn reviewed the tweet that i will be reviewing the case of a u.s. militaryhero, she thought whatever it takes.

her husband, major matthew golsteyn, is accused of murdering a bomb-maker in afghanistan. >> it is fabulous that it got the president's attention. if that is who has to step in to fix it and make it right, so be it. >> reporter: attorneys who practice military law like eugene fidell, saw it as a potential violation of the uniform code of military justice. laohwf ucmj has an explicitrcis ibnfluence by itioheon t any convening authority. a term that incidentally includes the president of the united states. >> reporter: in other words, the commander using his rank to tip the scales of justice. president trump's tweet came from the most senior commander of them all, one who has the power to let golsteyn off scot-free. >> the president can pardon people before trial, even before they've been charged.>> ser: torenhe golsteyn admitted he assassinated a suspect rather than let him go free for lack of

evidence. his wife insists he never said that. did your husband assassinate this suspected bomb-maker? >> no. my husband took care of an enemy combatant who did harm and was planning to do harm, more harm. >> repr: the aially kicked him out of the green berets and ordered him discharged from the service but did not bring criminal charges. eight years after the shooting he is charged with the most serious crime of all -- premeditated murder which carries a possible death sentence. are you hoping for a pardon? >> whatever it takes to have justice for matt. if it's a pardon, great. >> reporter: major golsteyn, who's inside with his wife, would not talk on camera but told me he got his first look at new evidence the army used to charge him with murder in this eight-year-old case. he said there's nothing there. david martin, cbs news, bristow, virginia. coming up on the "morning

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on video. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the san francisco chronicle" reports the fbi released hidden camera video of an oakland man allegedly discussing terror attacks in the bay area with an undercover agent. >> we could get away so easily. like if you want to like plant the bomb or walk into the place with the bomb, you don't have to do it yourself. there are so many people that would do it for you. >> the video from 2016 was played yesterday during amer alhaggagi's sentencing hearing, describing how he would plant bombs at u.c. berkeley and set the oakland hills on fire. he said he wanted to kill thousands. he pleaded guilty in july to creating social media accounts for people he believed were isis supporters. his family says despite the secret video, he is not a violent person. he faces up to 47 years in prison. the associated press says it traced shipments of sportswear

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won't happen any time soon, and president trump weighs in as the fed meets today. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, which as a reminder is unusual. let's start with this -- another major wall street sell-off sent stock indices to the lowest election in over a year. the sell-off was far and wide from tech shares to retail. less than 40 of the 500 stocks in the s&p 500 finished the day higher. all the major stock indices fell at least 2%. the dow slumped 507 points, and that followed friday's 496-point loss. the s&p 500 ended the day 54 points lower, and the nasdaq lost nearly 157. the federal reserve open market committee begins a two-day meeting today. the fed is expected to raise interest rates for the fourth time this year. investors fear more monetary tightening will slow u.s. economic growth. president trump tweeted, quote, it is incredible that with a very strong dollar and virtually no inflation the outside world blowing up around us, paris is

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the economic opportunity gap remains the area that will take the longest to close. and for its 80th anniversary next year, lincoln is bringing back a limited run of its continental sedan with doors that are hinged from the rear. they're called suicide doors because of the danger they pose to passengers if the door opens while the car is moving. they first appeared in the 1961 model. only 80 of the vintage continentals will be made. they'll sell for more than $100,000. anne-marie? >> all right, diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot. >> thank you. still to come, pet project. meet the retired veterinarian helping disabled animals run free again. can't say it's the ht of fatherhood. but i'd rather be here with my little man than not be here because of migraine. i have three words for migraine... "i am here." aimovig, a preventive treatment for migraine in adults, reduces the number of monthly migraine days. for some, that number can be cut in half or more. the most common side effects are pain, redness or swelling at the injection site and constipation. talk to your doctor about aimovig. and be there more.

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our top stories this morning -- former cbs ceo les moonves will not be getting a $120 million severance package. the company's board of directors determined that he was fired with cause over sexual misconduct allegations. the board said moonves failed to fully cooperate with investigators looking into the allegations. moonves' lawyer says the board's conclusion is without merit. and still no apparent progress in efforts to avert a government shutdown. president trump is holding firm to his demand that congress allocate $5 billion to build a southern border wall. he doesn't have the votes in the republican-led congress to support it. the government will partially shutdown if a budget deal is not

reached by friday midnight. the post office, u.p.s., and fedex are predicting record deliveries this season. as adriana diaz reports, thieves are tracking packages, too. >> reporter: near orlando, officers uncovered an inside job. this seasonal u.p.s. deliveryman allegedly alerted his friends with a text message after delivering packages. eight minutes later, they stole them. with the growth of online shopping, nearly 26 million people have had packages stolen during the holidays. 2.4 million more in 2017 versus 2015. 74% of crimes occur when no one's home. now, companies are offering deliveries to neighbors, lockers, and nearby businesses. and homeowners are fighting back with high-tech doorbell security cameras to thwart would-be grinches. >> hey, hey, get away. >> reporter: this map shows where people most often google amazon package stolen. san francisco, seattle, and

minneapolis-st. paul top the naughty list. in jersey city, police are placing gps devices inside dummy packages. they led to three arrests. police in chicago are using similar tactics. what do you think when you see boxes like that out in the open? >> i think that people can do a better job of protecting themselves. >> reporter: about a dozen packages a month go missing in commander mark buslik's district. >> we can say it's particularly grinch-like. these are likely to be holiday gift. >> reporter: he says the simplest tips can save christmas. don't make it easy for thieves. adriana diaz, cbs news, chicago. coming up only on "cbs this morning," in the ongoing series "issues that matter," we talked with gary cohn, former director of the national economic aryear since the passage of pdent onlyee on "cbs this mog, back ray rice and his wife. that's the "cbs this

morning" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪

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the fog covering most of this shot. it is tuesday december 18th i'm kenny choi. >> yeah that fog looks like a big pillow. >> yeah. we're starting off the day with areas of fog. another live look for you. and you can see the low clouds and fog as we start off the day the very top that is transamerica building there. we're looking at 46 in con coward. 49 in oakland. and 44 in santa rosa coming in at 48. i've got that lingering cough. okay. so your weather headlines areas