afternoon. upper 60s low to mid 60s. a stronger storm system sunday night into monday. >> thanks. make sure to check out that tesla story coming up. >> cbs this morning coming up next. have a great day. good morning to our viewers in the west, it's wednesday, december 19, "cbs this mornin." stunning new accusations that facebook gave away your private information. the social media giant gave more than 150 online partners wide access to user data. even after promising regulators that it would not share it without permission. a tornado hits west of seattle, ripping apart homes and uprooting trees and power lines. we're at the scene where people haven't seen anything like this for decades. plus we go underground in los angeles with elon musk for a wild test drive. how he says his highway tunnel project will revolutionize

cities and get rid of soul-destroying traffic. and supermodel gisele bundchen writes a letter to her younger self in the latest installment of our series "note to self." we begin with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> holy [ bleep ]! >> it's a tornado. >> a rare tornado rips through washington state. >> i've seen a tree falling over on to a house. crushed completely. >> i run for my life. i didn't know where to go. >> federal judge unexpectedly postponed the sentencing of michael flynn. >> a serious tongue-lashing. >> he was saying loud and clear there's no kidding around when it comes to the fbi. the president's charitable foundation is shutting down amid an ongoing investigation by the new york state attorney general. >> it was used as a private slush fund for donald trump. hollywood is mourning a trail blazer. actress and director penny marshall has passed away.

>> we should try making money at what we really love to do. >> i think we'd get arrested for that. facebook gave access to your private data. and a man tries to hijack a car, but this mom has other ideas. >> all that matters. >> [ bleep ], shoot shoot shoot. >> elon musk has unveiled his underground tunnel, giving vips and reporters their first ride. >> it's scary, but it's kind of cool. >> on cbs this morning. >> governor andrew cuomo announced he's moving to legalize recreational marijuana in new york within months. the city that never sleeps is going to become the city that nods out with a meatball sub on its belly watching "planet earth" and thanks to short-term memory loss it will be easier than ever for new yorkers to fuggetaboutit. >> this morning's eye open certificate presented by toyota.

let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." we've got new information this morning, reportedly shows facebook gave its corporate partners extensive access to your personal data for years and never told anyone. that report in the "new york times" says facebook made data-sharing deals with dozens of the world's other tech giants. >> internal documents appear to show that facebook allowed companies to access information like users' private messages and the names of virtually all of their facebook friends. it's the latest privacy scandal to hit the social media giant. tony dokoupil is here with potential impact for its 2.2 billion users. >> the "times" says it reviewed hundreds of pages of facebook documents and interviewed about 50 former employees hand its corporate partners. the "times" allegedly found facebook collects more information on people than almost any other private corporation in history.

at a congressional hearing in april, ceo mark zuckerberg insisted the data of facebook's more than two billion users is safe. >> yes or no, is facebook limiting the amount or type of data that facebook itself collects or uses? >> congressman, yes, we limit a lot of the data that we collect and use. >> but according to a new report in the "new york times," for years facebook struck deals to share users' personal data with more than 150 companies. including netflix, spotify, and amazon. among the allegations in the report, facebook allowed spotify, netflix and the royal bank of canada to read, write and delete users' private messages. amazon was able to obtain users' names and contact information through their friends. and microsoft's bing was able to see the names of virtually all face book users' friends without consent. >> we have a basic responsibility to protect people's data. if we can't do that, then we

don't deserve to have the opportunity to serve people. >> privacy issues, security breaches and the distribution of fake news has plagued facebook for months. the scandals have forced zuckerberg and chief operating officer sheryl sandberg to publicly apologize. >> we know that we did not do a good-enough job protecting people's data. and i'm really sorry for that. and mark is really sorry for that. >> the "times" reports facebook's partners were able to seek the data of hundreds of millions of people a month. the "times" says the deals were all active in 2017, and some were still in effect this year. in a statement, to cbs news, facebook said its partners don't get to ignore people's privacy settings, saying we know we have work to do to regain people's trust and that's where we've been focused for most of 2018. this could go beyond bad public relations for facebook. a 2011 settlement agreement with the federal trade commission requires facebook to obtain consumers' consent before

sharing their information. a facebook spokesperson told the "times" most of its partnerships did not require this because it quote considered partners extensions of itself, pretty clever. facebook said it found no evidence that any of those partners abused users' data. speaking of the partners in a statement to cbs news, netflix said at no time did we access people's private messages on facebook, or ask for the ability to do so. a spokesperson for bing said throughout our engagement with facebook we we respected all user preferences. spotify said they were unaware of the broad powers facebook had granted them. the bottom line is facebook has said we don't sell users' data, but it's alleged they've been trading it. >> mark zuckerberg assured i ed lawmakers that users have complete control to privacy. >> interesting to hear from "the new york times" on that subject. >> you brought up the point whether or not they violated the

ftc agreement that raises a lot of jeopardy for the company. >> that's going to echo in the weeks and months ahead. >> thank you, tony. is it okay to tell america you and your lovely wife are expecting a baby. >> we are indeed and yes,i okay. she already went public with it. katie tur. >> privacy settings have been lowered on that question. >> congratulations, tony. very happy. wonderful news. a package of wide-ranging criminal justice reforms is one step closer to becoming law after years of negotiations, the senate approved a first step act, 87-12 last night. the house is expected to pass it late they are week and then send on to the president. nancy cordes is on capitol hill with a look at the bill. good morning to you. >> good morning, president trump said last night in a tweet that he looks forward to signing this bill. perhaps later this week. it represents a major bipartisan win for his administration. it's called the first step act

and it is a comprehensive piece of legislation that aims to address overcrowding in prisons, while making the system fairer for nonviolent drug offenders. it for example eases the three strikes rule by reducing a mandatory life sentence for some drug offenders, down to 25 years. the bill also improves early release opportunities, and expands job training for inmates. lawmakers across the political spectrum credit the president's son-in-law, jared kushner for pushing criminal justice reform for the past year. and for lobbying tough on crime republicans to support this bill. the first step act, however, is just that -- a first step. right now, it only affects federal prisoners. which make up about 10% of the country's prison population. the main goal here is to prevent people who leave prison, from committing crimes to go back in. bianna? >> a first step and a rare showing of bipartisanship. nancy, thank you.

lawmakers are also closer to a budget deal to avoid a partial government shutdown on friday. white house counselor kellyanne conway said this morning that president trump would consider signing a short-term measure to keep the government open until february 8. congress is not expected to provide the money the president wants for a border wall. but he tweeted this morning, quote, mexico is paying indirectly for the wall, through the new u.s. mca, the replacement for nafta. his press secretary, sarah sanders said yesterday, we don't want to shut the government down. we want to shut down the border. president trump agreed to shut down his personal charity. but is fighting penalties amid allegations he used the foundation for personal and political benefit. new york's attorney general is seeking restitution and penalties for what she called a shocking pattern of illegality. in june, mr. trump promised in a tweet quote, i won't settle this case. major garrett is at the white house. major, good morning. >> good morning. president trump tried to block

this case. and said the new york attorney general, a democrat, is politically motivated. that attorney general, barbara underwood, has asked a judge to impose a 10-year ban on president trump serving on the board of any charity in new york. and wants a similar ban, though for just one year, imposed on the president's three eldest children. the bill the president is using his foundation. >> trump foundation, small foundation. people contribute. i contribute. the money goes 100% to different charities. but it's been a decade since the president gave a dime to the charity. according to the attorney general. who said it was little more than a slush fund for the president. including at the height of the presidential primaries, when a day after mr. trump raised $3 million for veterans, his campaign manager emailed to ask the foundation for some of the funds. the white house did not address the situation yesterday. >> i would refer you to the

trump organization, that's not something we can comment on. >> an attorney for the trump foundation said in the past decade it had distributed approximately $19 million, including $8.25 million of the president's personal money to over 700 charitable organizations with virtually zero expenses. the trump foundation's largest donation paid to restore a fountain outside new york's plaza hotel. then owned by mr. trump. while its smallest donation, $7 to the boy scouts in 1989 was the same amount it cost to enroll his son, donald jr. when no one bought a portrait plaintiff trump at auction, the charity wrote a check for $10,000. the foundation paid $100,000 to settle a lawsuit over the size of a flagpole at the president's mar-a-lago estate. >> attorney general underwood said remains in the foundation, about $1.8 million will be distributed to charities under her supervision. for its part, the foundation

said it's been trying to dissolve since 2016. but this matter with the attorney general's office slowed that process down. all the underlying facts gathered in this investigation will also now be turned over to the internal revenue service. former national security adviser michael flynn thought he would walk out of court free after a sentencing hearing yesterday. instead, a federal judge delayed flynn's sentencing after a accusing him of selling out his country. the judge lectured him and signaled the retired general might go to prison for lying to the fbi. for now, flynn will get more time to cooperate with the russia investigation. paula reid is at u.s. district court in washington. paula, i mean what an extraordinary hearing. what a turn. >> good morning. judge emmet sullivan shocked the courtroom when he said that he could not hide his disgust and his disdain for general flynn's crime. flynn was seated at a table with his attorneys and he appeared

visibly shaken. especially when judge sullivan asked prosecutors if they had ever considered charging him with treason. that's a crime punishable by death. the judge later apologized for that question. while flynn has admitted to lying about discussing u.s. sanctions with the russian ambassador during the presidential transition. the judge called that, a very serious offense. especially because he told those lies during an interview with fbi agents while on the physical premises of the white house. after a short recess, a shocked flynn and his attorneys, they took the judge up on his offer to delay sentencing while flynn continued to cooperate with the special counsel in the hope that this judge will grant him some leniency. the judge has asked for an update on the case in about 90 days. which means flynn won't be sentenced until the spring. >> all right, paula, thank you very much. a community near seattle is cleaning up from a rare and powerful tornado this morning. after it ripped into buildings and left widespread damage there. the tornado knocked down power

lines and trees yesterday, about 4,000 customers lost power. the sheriff called the scene -- catastrophic. jamie yuccas is in fort orchard where 50 buildings were damaged or destroyed. good morning to you. >> officials are keeping us back from extensive damage. as you can see, that's not one, but four trees that fell into that house. as the tornado came barrelling through, going about a mile. now tornadoes are rare here in washington. the state averages just three a year. and this county hasn't seen a tornado in 30 years. that's why it caught everyone so off-guard. >> for real, for real! >> the unexpected tornado ripped through homes in kitsap county around 2:00 p.m. local time causing residents to panic and take cover. >> we don't want to get hit by a tree. >> right now, safeway parking lot. >> shoppers hid inside a strip

mall as the tornado barrelled through a parking lot. it was short-lived but left a massive amount of debris and toppled trees. >> i seen a tree falling over on to a house, crushed completely. >> there's a tree down on my house and my house was gone. and my main concern was for my dog. >> it's devastating. >> mary hicks lives in port orcha orchard. she said she couldn't recognize her street when she returned home to collect her things. >> i lived here all my life and -- i've never experienced the devastation that a tornado can do. >> people here said the tornado sounded like a plane was actually going to land on top of their house. the tornado was on the ground less than five minutes. that means officials didn't get out a warning. which is remarkable. when you see this kind of damage that no one has been reported injured. norah? >> that is incredible. jamie, thank you so much. hollywood is paying tribute to penny marshall, the

pioneering movie director and iconic star of "laverne and shirley." marshall, who survived cancer died at home monday of complications from diabetes, she was 75. henry winkler said she was so inventive, so funny and so warm. and rosie o'donnell wrote i am absolutely heartbroken. we first got to know her on the hit 1970s comedy. with that distinctive cursive "l" on her shoulder, penny marshall helped turn "laverne and shirley" into a number one hit. >> those angry little poodles nipping at my ankles. >> she played one-half of milwaukee's wackiest pair of female brewery workers on the tv show, which also offered marshall the first of her many opportunities to sit in the director's chair. the 1988 movie "big" starring tom hanks made marshall the first female director to break the $100 million mark at the box office. she did it again, four years later with "a league of their own."

>> there's no crying in baseball! >> which reunited her with hanks and featured a who's who of hollywood's leading ladies. >> people have forgotten what life is all about. >> her 1990 film, "awakenings" with robert williams and robert de niro was only the second film ever directed by a woman to be nominated for a best picture oscar. marshall sat down at the "cbs this morning" table in 2012. >> you talk very candidly about how you were never happy with the way that you looked. >> still not. >> the bronx native often joked about succeeding in hollywood despite not having movie star looks. >> hate your dandruff, but it also loves your hair. >> here she's playing foil to farrah fawcett in an old shampoo commercial. her ex-husband said marshall was blessed with a funny bone. >> that's true, that's true. >> had which she used even when battling cancer. >> do you have a moment where you go, why me? did you ever have that moment? >> no, i asked for white castle.

>> you did. you did. >> i deal with tragedy, i deal with bad things very calmly. when i'm bored is when i'm in trouble. >> marshall is survived by an older sister, a daughter and three grandchildren. in a statement her family said we hope her life continues to inspire others to spend time with family, work hard and make all of their dreams come true. you know she said, i had a great life. >> she really did and people loved her, so she credited her brother for giving her career, i love tom hanks said this morning, good-bye, penny, man, did we laugh a lot. wish we still could. love you, hanks. those two were very close. >> true pioneer, behind the camera and in front of it. one of the first female directors. >> for those of us who came home at the end of the day and watched "laverne and shirley," it's the fabric of our childhood. >> we need to get shirts with the "l" on it. a new plan that could bump up your credit score it com

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." here are three things you should know this morning. breaking this morning, a defense official says the white house has told the pentagon to start removing all u.s. troops from syria immediately. more than 2,000 americans are stationed there. president trump tweeted this morning, we have defeated isis and syria, my only reason for being there. syria's government is still fighting rebel forces in a longstanding civil war. overnight the insurance institute for highway safety named its picks for the safest car of 2019.

the chrysler pacifica minivan is the only minivan on the list. the cars were tested for how well they handled and avoided crashes and headlight function. next year they may improve automatic emergency braking for pedestrian crashes to the criteria. the firm experion is looking to boost credit scores for consumers with low or no credit. to do this, consumers must give experion access to their bank accounts. that poses a security risk. the company says data security is its highest priority and that users can start sharing data at any time. users across the country may welcome elon musk's latest big idea. what about this? underground tunnels to beat traffic congestion. last night he unveiled what he hopes will become a network of

underground highways, he says. this initial stretch son-in-lisr test and won't be used by the public. it runs from the headquarters of a spacex company and a parking lot a little more than a mile away. when musk took me for a ride the other day, it was an eye-opening, four-minute journey. >> we can go ahead, i think. >> how fast is this? >> this is still slow. >> this is slow? >> we're going about 20 to 30 miles an hour. >> reporter: this isn't just any tunnel. >> we'll take it easy for you. >> reporter: it's elon musk's tunnel. to understand why we're speeding through it, you need to go back a couple of years when he decided he had had enough of los angeles traffic gridlock. >> either we try something new or we will be stuck in traffic hell for the rest of our lives. i was thinking maybe this could

be underground. >> reporter: this is the underground network he envisions. electric cars using street-level elevators to drop down into a series of tunnels. autonomous technology in the cars ensure they won't run into each other, despite going speeds of 125 miles an hour. >> tunnels, in my view, is the only solution to open congestion because we have a 2d network and buildings in 3d. everyone wants to pile out of those buildings at the same time. obviously you'll have a traffic jam. >> reporter: so musk started the infused name boring company. he hired steve to be the president. >> reporter: steve, you've been there for -- >> 15 years. >> reporter: so when elon musk came to you and said he wanted

you, what did he say? >> he said probably tat first yu won't be good at it but you'll be better. >> reporter: the company began digging what is now a two-mile-long test tunnel in los angeles. >> until we can make tunnels ten times cheaper, then tunnels won't be an effective means of eliminating traffic. it will just be too much. >> reporter: it depends on him being able to do it all faster and cheaper than current industry standards. while modern subway tunnels in los angeles cost around $900 million per mile, he says he built this for about 10 million. one way he saved money? he literally made it dirt cheap. >> when digging tunnels, it's quite expensive to have all this dirt trucked off somewhere. i was like, why don't we try to use it for something useful, so we are creating bricks on-site

and you can pick them up for dirt cheap, 10 cents a brick. >> sewell these bricks came out of the tunnel. >> yes. >> reporter: but speeding up the process was also cause for concern. there were typical environmental impact reviews required by california law. and in the tunnels where they run, some of them told us they never even heard about the project until it was almost finished. members of the community feel they didn't have input in that decision. >> we actually sent letters to everyone -- there is normally a radius you have to inform people. we doubled that radius and informed people. in any situation there will be a few percentages of people that grumble. >> reporter: there was also grumbling if another area, the los angeles residential neighborhood of brentwood. the community group sued the city of los angeles for also granting an environmental waiver

review there. in august musk announced he was no longer building that tunnel. >> there are some retired people in brentwood that just automatically sue. >> reporter: but those lawsuits shut it down in sepulveda, did it not? >> no. another tunnel is needed. i am not fazed by lawsuits. >> reporter: you cannot go off the tracks, is that what you're saying? >> no, you can't go off the tracks. >> reporter: the tunnel is a little daunting. it's much more claustrophobic than subway tunnels. if you're going that fast, what's to keep you from crashing in the car in front of you? >> because there are cameras and radar that automatically will slow you down before impact. >> reporter: the verdict?

that was scary but it was kind of cool. and by the time we started up the elevator that returned us to the surface -- >> it will be faster in practice. this is going slow because it's early days. >> reporter: i don't want to go any faster than what we just did, no, thank you. and when it was all over, it was easier to see how this proof of concept tunnel could actually be a preview of the world to come. >> at this point, i'm confident this can revolutionize cities and get rid of a lot of traffic. >> i had lots of questions. elon is a very confident young man. the first thing i thought was about earthquake-prone areas. he had the answer for that. he said earthquakes really do the damage on the surface, not underground. he said they're like boats being on top of the ocean and you would rather be under water if there is a big storm. he also said people who are in

earthquakes escaped earthquakes when zero people died in the subway tunnels. i kept saying, what about this, what about this, what about this, and he has a question for everything. >> an answer, yes. >> he's been in the news lately. there is a lot of droefcontrove about his personality. he made it clear to me in no uncertain terms. that's not what this interview was about. we booked this a long time ago. i love how his brain works. what he did with the bricks was genius. it takes a lot of money to make the dirt, why not make bricks that we can sell? if you're working with a non-profit or something that is helping people, you get the bricks for free. so he's always thinking about how he can make things better. i admire that about him. >> i read, what, another reporter who had gone out to that tunnel as well and he said batman would be jealous. >> that's a very good way to put it. >> we'll have cars underground,

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mountains. her family and friends are desperately trying to retrace her steps. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. carla's family said she was in peru for a wedding and planned to return to detroit last saturday, but they said she missed her flight home and she hasn't been heard from in more than a week. c lyle valpeoz has been trying to frantically find his daughter carla. he doesn't plan to return to the u.s. without her. carla, dad is here, call us, tell us where you are. valpe valpeoz's family said she planned to stay in peru for more than a week, staying in lima celebrating her birthday and hiking in the machu picchu mountains. >> she met some people there who helped her hike up. >> reporter: carla's brother carlos said she arrived there alone but was invited to stay in a hostel in cusco.

he believes she continued her journey by herself, possibly boarding a bus near two nearby cities. valpeoz started traveling the world after she lost her eyesight when she was seven years old. >> she's been to yemen, she's been to the desert in egypt. this isn't her first trek. >> reporter: alicia steele, a friend of valpeoz, joined her at the start of the trip in peru. >> translator: it has been seven days that we have not heard from her, she says. she could be hungry. it could be anything. please help us. >> so carla's brother said the last time she was seen on footage was in that hostel. she took a taxi which he believes was in cusco. her family says it's completely out of character for her to miss that flight, or for that matter, not to be communicating with them. john? >> i hope they get some good news. up next, a look at this morning's other headlines.

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this is a kpix 5 morning update. good morning everyone. i'm michelle griego. it is 7:56. an investigation is under way this morning in santa clara county where a tesla electric vehicle burst into flames twice. the exact cause remains a mystery. tesla says it is investigating. the city attorney of san francisco has filed a federal lawsuit against pharmaceuticals. today early christmas is set to begin for about 6200 kids in need in silicon valley. san jose sacred heart

communities will start giving away books and toys. >> we'll have news updates throughout the day on your favorite platforms including our website kpix.com.

welcome back i'm giana franco in the traffic center. this one has been going on for most of the morning eastbound 84. you've got an overturned tanker truck blocking two lanes. chp will shut down all lanes as soon as the tow crews are on scene. use the san mateo bridge. our other traffic alert is westbound vennetia. you've got a big rig crash here and eastbound 80 crash near ashby. we are starting off the day with areas of low clouds and fog as we head through the afternoon and enjoy the sunshine with mild to warm temperatures. our next chance for light rain will be tomorrow night. here's what you can expect today. daytime highs upper 50s to low to mid 50s.

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he's the top democrat on the house intelligence committee. we have the questions he asks about the mueller investigation. plus, the tourist trail in israel that's a testament to biblical history. but first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00 new information shows facebook gave its corporate partners extensive access to your personal data for years the "times" found facebook

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very committed new yorker. cowabunga, dude, thank you. >> justice, finally. >> one person can make a difference. >> that song was the fabric of fr childhood. kung ybody was kung fu fighting ♪ >> and now we're heading to lunchtime. >> shall we just continue, john? ,> i think you should but i think we want people to keep outching. >> maybe after the next hour. >> good morning, i'm bianna ayle ryga with john dickerson, norah o'donnell and gayle king. we're starting what could be the busiest travel season in history and the weather won't help. weat recorddicts 112.5 million people will hit the road for christmas and new year's day. one-third of the total u.s. poplation. analysts say heavy highway congestion begins today with the tost traffic expected tomorrow.

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flynn pdisgust and disdain for agents offense. flynn fled guilty about lying to fbi agents. se judge ordered flynn to urrender his passport and stay within 50 miles of washington, congre california congressman adam schiff is the top-ranking the hous on the house committence committee. he's expected to become chairman when the new congress is seated when the n. ted ressman, good morning, you te at the center of this this house investigation. we heard the press secretary say of michael flynn that his don't havllegal activities, sident.don't have anything to do with the president. is that true? >> well we don't know until we on thre full cooperation of him. on whilear he's been cooperating washree matters. criminal information which i presume is the turkish matter that came to light but also the recentlon team and that is flynn has said he talked with other transition officials,

including very senior ones about his conversations with the russian ambassador so that when when ce president went on ational television and misled the country about those th conversations, they were senior teople who knew this wasn't true and he could shed light on that. now, is the president one of those people? becauause you have broad powers to investigate and when you become chairman in the new year, who is the first person you want 't know to testify? >>. >> i'd certainly like michael clearto come in very soon. he clearly has a lot to say in at wasecial counsel's pleadings. it was clear he had information in of core interest to the special counsel which means it will be toe interest to us as well as cy goes to that conspiracy issue so i would put him very much near the top of the list. >> that would be a public hearing? it might be, we would want to discuss that internally. the witobably handle the witnesses on a case-by-case

basis. >> there are also witnesses who estified before the committee other pae transcripts haven't been made public. haven't be making them public? >> we will. wat has been a goal for quite some time, but first we want to make sure the powell is hspecia has access. ity of of the things that's hard eor people when they look at the otality of the things we hear rg.ut is to get a sense as to hether we're seeing iceberg or tip of iceberg? what's your feeling? d to sayhard to say. probably the best indication we have of that is how much is bob mueller redacting from these court filings? in some cases it's a great deal. in the flynn filings there are three investigations he's helped with, one is completely redacted. we have no idea what that is about. t looks like it's probably a counterintelligence case. it looks genceoes that involve other

foreign funding that went into one of the trump organizations? trying involve this nuclear arrangement he was trying to o don'tith the gulf? we don't know. we don't know what michael cohen has to say when he's fully cooperating or what other witnesses before bob mueller have had to say so i suspect earler wouldn't reveal the most important information early in the investigation so there may be left to come. >> i was going to shift gears and ask you about facebook. i'm sure you've read the latest y was ell report that the company was sharing users' data ermissther tech companies without users' permission. does it look like the company violated an agreement with the ftc? >> it may very well. i'm not into the weeds on what that consent decree required. bu but it certainly looks like the high-techngress essentially

eeming the high tech industry ts off limits, beyond the power to regulate, that these are new growing industries that we don't want to constrain in terms of innovation, those days are over. othse are behemoths, they're well established and there are well established problems, privacy being chief among them. one of the other problems about facebook and other media of thies was the other report that the russian use of the flat reas was more extensive than we y shoand the platforms hasn't brought to our attention fully to show us how they used flat form techniques to really amplify -- >> are you going to call the ceos back? >> including a specific effort er the russians in order to suppress african-american votes. >> exactly. nd usey used facebook as a tool to do that. >> that was very troubling and disturbing. criminal justice reform on the table, it passed in the senate. orkthis a sign of things to

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♪ >> a hiking trail in israel offers a unique blend of stunning views with historical perspective. the so-called jesus trail attracts thousands of tourists from around the world every year, especially during the holiday season. seth doane laced up his shoes to embark on an adventure of biblical proportions the you usually see him from reporting from around the world, but today he is with us here in studio 57. nice toss have y have you here. >> imagine being able to step back in time visiting places you'd only read about. it was an itinerary ripped from the bible. >> many places mentioned in the bible, we can see them right here. >> that body of water, for instance, is the sea of galilee,

the river jordan runs into it and in the distance is the mount of beattitudes where it's said jesus delivered his most famous sermon. >> you have so many of the highlights of jesus' time and teachings right here along the shore. >> exactly. because all of this happened right around the sea of gal lee, where he walked on the water, where he performed many miracles. >> for you, is this about nature or religion? marc gordon introduced to us the breathtaking 40-mile jesus trail which winds through northeastern israel drawing about 3,000 hikers annually. >> basically the trail is meant to connect the sites relevant to the jordan river. >> gordon works for abraham tours which sees interest from a range of visitors. [ horn sounding ]. >> we have religious people it's

a pilgrimage, we have spiritual journey and also hikers that they just like to come and see the nature and see this land and this country which is not something -- >> dan from sacramento is transversing israel partly on the jesus trail. >> it's a good mixture of terrain, so some flats and peaks. >> you've hiked a lot. is there something different about the jesus trail? >> there's a lot more history on the jesus trail on the trek, but most places it's just the vistas. with the jesus trail it's the views and the historical sites. >> mark gordon took us to some of those sites including the millennia old ruins including the synagogue. unlike another trail created by israel's government which aopioids i voids villages, the jesus trails take travellers to sites of different religions

including the town of cana. >> this is where that happened? >> that's where this happened. >> here a modern church marks the spot that christians believe that miracle took place. not far away say mosque. >> just to make this hiking fun, it depends on muslim, jewish, and christians working together, cooperating, providing services, giving place to stay, food, transfer your luggage. >> many nationalities are hiking the trail. >> this is a palestinian citizen of israel who owns an inn in nazareth where many begin their hike. >> in israel we are palestinians, israelis, adapts, jews, our christianity, islam, judaism, so it's a kind of trying to taste from each of these cultures a kind of -- you can find it on the trail. >> we first met dan at the inn. >> as is all places, there's the

tour bus view of the world and then there's actual walking view of the world. >> you see things totally different hiking. >> massively. it also teaches you to appreciate the vistas a lot more when you're hiking because every view that you see you have to earn. >> actually walk the land that jesus has walked. >> on this trail, those vistas are indeed stunning and after not just the chance to look out but to peer back into history. >> the trail doesn't always look like a trail, it also takes you on sidewalks and through towns. the innkeeper told us it's been a big boost to her business, but it's a little too hot do during the summer and we had some sprinkles in december. so if you're planning a trip, fall, spring good time. >> anyone can go? >> anyone can go. >> and it's about four or five days if you want to do the whole thing but you can pick and kmoos wh -- choose what you want to do. >> a mix of everything for everyone.

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most dangerous places for journalists of all time. the u.s. ranked sixth behind afghanistan, syria, mexico, yemen and india. six journalists will killed in the u.s. this year, four killed in the capital gazette shooting in maryland in june. two others were killed by a falling tree while covering a hurricane in may. "the wall street journal" says there are few options for the one in five u.s. high school students who vape nicotine. yesterday the u.s. surgeon general jerome adams issued a rare advisory calling for aggressive steps against what he called an epidemic of e-cigarette use among teens. he recommended setting up an point with your child's healthcare provide towing discuss the risks, bring your child along, also opening up a dialogue and avoiding criticism. go to surgeon general.gov for more information on thousand talk to your child. british guardian suggests

removing chips and candy from the checkout line could help tackle obesity. fewer small packages of junk food were bought from supermarkets that stopped displaying them at the checkout counter. an 11-year-old girl's inoperable brain tumor mysteriously disappeared in the june, doctors told her she had only months to live. they received radiation, which is typically a treatment but not a cure. a couple months later the tumor was undetectable on an mri scan. she will continue precautionary treatment. >> prayers and miracles work. and our cbs new york station reports a bronx mother stopped a thief from stealing her car and held him until police arrived. tiesha jones is her name. she's preparing to take her little boy to school when the 5-year-old. soed a man in the -- spotted a man in the car. she pulled him out of truck. >> really? are you serious? then he tried to get away. and he tried to take off his

shirt and that's when i sat down on him. she has a heart condition and uses uses a walker but she says her adrenalin kicked in. i love when you said and then she neutralizes the suspect. >> she sat on him. >> she got in a couple of bose. and she says that i paid for that kari paid for that car and you're not going to take it away from me got ms. jones. >> go ms. jones. >> he was starting to take his shirt off in the middle of a car robbery. >> she sat down on him. >> yes. nasa christmas christmas is week away. this organization reviews products from technology to home appliances and cars. workers have reviewed and tested more than 8,000 items. ratings are listed on the company's website. consumer reports elliot weiler is here with some of 2018's

top-rated products. good morning. >> good morning. >> you're in a good mood before you get started. i like it, elliot. this is consumer reports zai zbla exact. >> i let's start with the popular air fryer. >> it doesn't use oil. how -- what model do you recommend? >> it's the new wave 6 quarter digital air fryer. every christmas seems to have like the new kitchen appliance, right? last year it was the instant pot. this year is the new wave air fryer. this uses a little bit of oil, should be a lot healthier. our test results found that it produces nice food, but don't think it's going to taste like the deep fried chicken. >> mcdonald's. >> french fries, mozzarella sticks deep fryer. >> a decent appliance for the countertop, but you're not going to fool anybody if you're going to want that really deep fried

taste. >> maybe that's a good way to start losing weight if you're not really enjoying the food. and that leads me to the next question about fitness trackers. because every year everyone has a new resolution that they're going to lose weight and monitor their fitness and count mohow my steps they take. >> we like the fitbit charge 3. this is the newest one in the fitbit series. it's about $130. a lot of people sues thesuse th. it has an easy display, syncs with your smartphone. these still look like trackers. if you're going for a fashion accessory, you don't have a lot of options here if you're looking for something nice looking to wear on your wrist, but they work very well at tracking steps, mileage, heartbeat, things like that. >> with can we go to the apple watch? i just got my first one and i love this thing. i'm a tech-challenged person so i didn't think i'd be able to

navigate it. but i got a bigger screen and you can track your heart rate, steps, sleep. you tracked this. how did it do. >> the apple watch series 4 did very well. think about all the things we just talked about with the fitness tracker, then you add apps and connectivity on top is the apple watch. we put that in water, we scratch it, test the battery life. apple watch with the cellular connection did very well. so if your primary seuss just to track your steps, the fitbit would be best but people want more. >> the health section. >> you need to have the iphone by the way to get full functionality of that. >> let's talk about smartphones because i understand only one out of 74 models kept its glass intact when dropped 100 times in a tumbling machine. which was the one that passed the test? >> that's the newest samsung. that is the s-9, the newest

samsung. one thing to keep in mind, the screen was fine. the battery life is also great for this. but the distance in our top-rated smartphones, in other words top to bottom is about four or five points. if you're looking at a samsung, the latest apple iphones, these all score very well in consumer reports ratings. >> now if you have one of the other phones and you drop it and breaks and shatters, you'll need to clean it up with a robo vacuum. >> what a great segue. >> this is not your first time at this rodeo, uh? >> so tell butts robo vacuum and which one scores the best. >> these have been around for a number of years. consumer reports has tested these for a while. they are getting better. the caveat is they're not going to replace your primary vacuum just yet. our top-rated robo back say samsung, little over $500. does very well on bare floors and carpeting. they have gotten a lot better,

but you have to set your expectations for whole-house deep cleaning. >> i can talk about your testing process because you take it seriously starting with you buy all the products you test. consumer reports cannot be bought. >> we cannot be bought. every product we have talked about today we have purchased at retail just like you can. we then have engineers and scientists that put these products -- use them and test them the same way you would at home. i say we are not myth busters. we're not trying to break something, we're trying to use it to give you the knowledge to make a smart choice in the marketplace. >> all right. you guys do a great job. >> thank you so much. >> so much energy, we appreciate it. >> happy to be here. >> thanks. thanks a lot. >> happy holidays. >> appreciate it. four more consumer reports recommendations this holiday season, visit our website at cbsthismorning.com. the path to success for super model gisele bundchen involve panic attacks and a little self-doubt. ahead in our note to self,

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scarce and you have to learn how to manage your money so you can have enough to eat. but you remain steadfast and graceful. ♪ >> don't worry, in time, your hard work, discipline, and focus will pay off. ♪ growing up as a middle child of six sisters, you learn quickly how to share, how to honor each other's differences, and how to work as a team. and this will help you through your journey. ♪ >> you'll achieve great success and with it more pressure, jealousy and judgment will come leaving you feeling sad and

alone. ♪ you you make me life >> then a tiny dog will enter your life. she will make you feel love and give you strength. you will name her vita, life, and that is what she will be. ♪ >> your best friend and constant companion through all the ups and downs. the high demands from your work schedule, constantly traveling coupled with your desire to please everyone contributes to you starting to have panic attacks. you will learn that by saying yes to everyone all the time you're actually saying no to you. and that people's opinions of you often have nothing to do with you, but mostly do with how they feel about themselves and their own insecurities. drop the guilt, relax. it is not your responsibility to

please everyone and fix everything. slow down. breathe. trust your intuition. and remember, it's about giving and receiving. since you were little, you knew there was a higher power. with time, you will learn thousand listen to the voice within. you will also experience a deep connection to nature and protecting her will become a huge part of your life. our very existence depends on the health of our planet. when we heal the earth, we also heal ourselves. your crossty wiuriosity will ma want to do dealership and learn about yourself. through meditation you will learn a quiet place you can go to that is within you. you will fall in love, get married, and fulfill your dream of being a mother. your kids will expand your heart

in ways you never thought possible and every day you will learn and grow with them. you will make mistakes, this is all part of growing and learning. so don't be so hard on yourself. you don't have to be perfect. you are exactly how you are meant to be. ♪ >> and invitation will come for you to be a part of rhee yooes olympic ceremony. with the world watching, you will walk aflown a dark stadium. your fears will fadeaway as your heart will burst open with love that you will share with everyone. so remember, no matter what comes your way, keep living your life with love, loving yourself, loving others, and loving the world you live in. keep dancing to the beat of your

own drum. keep following your heart. and don't apologize for being you. >> you know what's so great about gisele is i follow her on instagram so i feel like i know her, and she's very family oriented. >> very much so. >> you always see pictures of her with her sisters, her mom. i don't read portuguese but i'm sure she's saying loving things to them. but it just reminds you that some people can move on and become she's super stars and they don't forget where they come from. >> i liked when she said saying yes to everyone means saying no to yourself. i also like seeing as gorgeous as see some is, she has the same kind of issues and insecurities that everybody else has that she's sharing with everybody. she's terrific. >> a wonderful mom too. and on the podcast brother and sister actors tim and tyne daly team up to play

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