thank you, for watching kpix this mor good morning, and welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm anthony mason with tony dokoupil. gayle king's on assignment, so jericka duncan is with us. grandfather's grief. in an emotional cbs news exclusive, the man charged after has granddaughter fell from his arms on a cruise ship tells his story to david begnaud. >> saw her fall, and it was disbelief. oh, my god. breaking news, a wildfire erupts overnight threatening homes in southern california while a huge snowstorm upsets travel plans. airline squeeze. a smoke-filled plane is helping determine how small airplane seats can be before they're considered unsafe. smarter shopping. how technology can help you stay on budget this holiday season.

>> it's tuesday, november 26th, 2019. here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds back-to-back storms will hammer the western half of the country with heavy snow and high winds. >> the holiday travel nightmare begins. this is going to get worse, right? the. >> without a doubt it's going to get worse. >> bringing blizzard conditions. >> gusts to 70 miles per hour. >> reporter: strong winds in southern california with fueling a massive wildfire. mandatory evacuations were issued. >> reporter: president trump is depending his decision to fire navy secretary richard spencer over his handling of the eddie gallagher controversy. >> what message does it send? >> that you can get away with it. >> reporter: maryland has released three men from prison after 36 years for a murder they did not commit. >> i've always been talking about this, dreaming about this all the time. >> reporter: a federal judge ruling that former white house counsel don mcghan must cooperate with the impeachment

investigation. >> reporter: police shot and killed a man armed with a machete. >> don't do it! don't do it! all that -- >> burglars broke into a museum dos wortof rare and billion historical gems and jewelry. the ravens blew out the rams 45-6. >> lamar with five touchdown the leader of isis. >> if you open your mouth, you are attacked. >> we gave conan a medal and a plaque. it's really -- i think conan knew exactly what was going on. >> conan k knew exactly what wa going on which is why the dog released the memoir "a-paw-lling." he's the hero dog. [ applause ] this morning's "eye opener"

is presented by brought to you by toyota -- let's go places. >> pi think it would be a bestseller. >> the dogs love plaques. >> dogs love plaques. >> maybe a steak would have been better. >> welcome to "cbs this morning." we begin this morning with breaking news. fire and snow are causing major disruptions in the western u.s. arts of the colorado could see heavy snowfall from a storm that's expected to move into the upper midwest tonight and reach the northeast by thanksgiving. overnight the latest wildfire in southern california has put thousands of people under mandatory evacuation orders. >> the so-called cave fire exploded overnight in santa barbara county forcing officials to declare a local state of emergency there. more than 3,000 acres have burned so far, and the flames are quickly approaching residential areas. jonathan vigliotti is near the scene of that fire. good morning. so what are the conditions where you are?

>> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. we're here at a safe location watching these massive flames rip through this mountainside. at this hour, they're contained to a pretty remote area, but the big concern this morning -- high winds. in some cases, up to 30 miles per hour, carrying these burning embers ahead of the blaze and sparking hot spots. it's why this blaze was able to grow to over 3,000 acres, as you mentioned, in only a few hours. we're actually here on one of the front lines with first responders. they're watching these flames to see which direction they go. right now, 2,400 homes are threatened. 6,000 people under a mandatory evacuation. take a look at that video from one woman as she was fleeing her home. you see all those burning embers burning around her and flames in the roads. it's unclear what sparked this fire. the power was on at the titime. california edison has cut it off to 1,000 customers. consider this -- this is the 6,200 wildfire incident in this state this year alone. governor newsom says he's closely watching this.

a local emergency has been declared, but there's another big concern here -- it's all this dry brush. much of it has not burned in over 25 years. the big concern, these flames >> wow. unbelievable. thank you, jonathan. this morning, a snowstorm that will disrupt thanksgiving travel for millions is slamming colorado on its way toward the upper midwest. it could reach the northeast in time for tomorrow's big tramp kns travel day. winter storm alerts stretch across much of the country. many areas expect a foot or more of snow. barry petersen is at the denver international airport where the forecast calls for 15 inches. how's it going? >> reporter: let me tell you, it's going like this -- there is going to be the implement of choice for a lot of people in denver today.

already eight inches of snow here at the airport. they've got 200 pieces of equipment out. they just told us flight cancelations now approaching 500. so here and for a lot of the country, it's going to be a nightmare travel day. scenes of nature's fury are beginning to stretch for miles coast to coast. >> oh, my god. the cliff. over the cliff. >> reporter: as drivers brace for dangerous roads to get home for the holiday. in salt lake city, only cars with four-wheel drive and tires with chains are allowed on roads. emergency crews responded to more than 50 crashes behind. >> i don't like snow. i'm ready for spring. >> reporter: shoppers from california to michigan are scrambling to get storm supplies. >> everybody's trying to get everything done before the holiday. >> reporter: in denver, grocery store cashier tamera oliver says they've been hit twice as hard since people are also shopping

for their thanksgiving dinner. why does this always happen on a holiday? >> i don't know. it's so unlucky, isn't it? >> reporter: alex renteria with the airport says they expect delays and cancelations and are prepared for many who may be stranded. >> we have thousands of things, if folks need diapers and care kits, we have those. >> reporter: on a normal day the airport would have almost 200,000 passengers. jorge pugue is flying to miami. as he waited for another flight he skated at the winter amenity, an ice rink. you think maybe you should have stayed in my -- >> 20/20 vision. that would have been good. no, i got my kids live flooding -- living in portland, so we're spending thanksgiving over there. >> reporter: got to get home for thanksgiving. >> absolutely. >> reporter: we met some people who got here six hours early for their flights, and of course they're saying everybody should

check ahead. and anthony, if you want to come to denver, i'll say this one just for you. >> that's our barry petersen. who just won a lifetime achievement award from the st. louis press club. barry, congratulations. >> good work continues -- >> thank you ever so much. >> in honor of your achievements, cbs has sent you into 15 inches of snow. we love you. >> in the middle of a snowstorm. thank you so much. climate and weather contribute or jeff berardelli is here. who's going to be hit hardest by these storms? >> a lot of folks. it's going to be a lot of people because it's not just one storm, it is two storms. believe it or not, the one that's hitting northern california and oregon later today is going to be stronger than the first storm. it's like a mini hurricane. it's an intense bomb cyclone with gusts up to 80 miles per hour along the coast. this storm's a separate storm. as you see, we have the strong upslope wind crashing into the mountains, causing the air to rise and big-time snow's falling right now.

this storm's going to make its way across the plains. 6 to 12 inches of snow at least. blizzard-like conditions. now on the southern side of the storm, it's a rainmaker but a huge wind maker there will be delays across the ohio valley. look at the wind during the day tomorrow, chicago, indianapolis, wind gusts over 50 miles per hour possible. we're really concerned about the balloons on your thanksgiving day parade. some of the kids may be disappointed. the winds may be too strong for them. >> some of the grown-ups may be disappointed, too. >> my wife will be one of those. >> i will be one of those disappointed grown-ups. thank you so much. with thanksgiving two days away, the rush to get out of town is under way. aaa says that more than 49 million americans are expected to drive at least 50 miles over the holiday. kris van cleave joins us from the road in arlington, virginia, where it looks like traffic is moving okay this hour. what can we expect in terms of the biggest traffic headaches around the country? >> reporter: well, good morning. certainly tomorrow is the day

where you're going to see most americans hitting the road for thanksgiving. for most americans, it is a driving holiday. the absolute worst time to leave on your commute in almost every major city is 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. it stays particularly bad through 7:00 p.m. tomorrow because you get rush hour, plus everybody trying to get to grandma's house. google has looked at traffic patterns around thanksgiving and has found there are some other delays that could really slow you down. for example, if you haven't finished your grocery shopping yet, do not go to the grocery store between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night. that's when everybody else who hasn't finished their shopping goes to the grocery store. it's also the worst time to hit the liquor store. if you're thinking about black friday shopping, we knew some people start really, really early in the morning. traffic peaks at the shopping malls around 1:00 p.m. friday, and then folks go to the movies.

traffic around movie theaters hits its peak around 6:00 p.m. friday night. we're driving to reagan national airport this morning because coming up we know a lot of people are flying, and they're going to be squeezing into those airplane seats. we'll tell you about the controversy surrounding the faa's effort to determine what -- where seats need to go, like what's the smallest safe size for a seat. and not everybody agrees. jericka? >> kris van cleave for us, thank you. we have breaking news from albania where a powerful earthquake overnight has killed more than a dozen people. the 6.4-magnitude quake caused buildings to collapse in the small country in southeastern europe. hundreds of others were injured. one seismologist in the region estimates about ten million people felt the quake. a possible aftershock hit an area of southern bosnia several hours later. now to our exclusive interview with salvatore "sam" anello, the grandfather accused of negligent homicide in the death of his granddaughters, chloe. the 18-month-old fell 150 feet from a royal caribbe cruise

ship docked in puerto rico. anepal oh was holding the girl up against what he thought was a bank of closed windows when she >> reporter: ahony, eemed iew emotionally numb when we met him yesterday. he told us the reason he wanted to do this interview was to try and plead with royal caribbean cruise line to put signs up when and where they have windows open on the ship. we wanted to do the interview to better understand exactly what happened. this grandfather's facing three years in prison because prosecutors believe his actions on the ship were reckless. the process by which she slipped, how did that happen? >> all i know is i was trying to reach the glass in -- i know that we leaned over to try to have her reach the glass. at that point she slipped. >> reporter: she slipped. >> she slipped.

>> reporter: but at that moment, did you realize there was no glass? >> i didn't realize there wasn't any glass until the absolutely it was too late. i mean, even when she first fell, i thought she fell in front of me. i thought she fell in front of me. >> reporter: what was your reaction when found out that you were the subject of this criminal investigation? >> chloe being gone is the worst thing ever, so i'm like, whatever, you know. i don't know what -- >> reporter: help me understand what you mean. >> there's nothing worse that they can do to me than what's already happened. >> we are going to have more of our exclusive interview in the next half hour. he's going to talk about the health condition he says he has that may have played a role in the tragedy.

plus, new details about that surveillance video that shows the final moments leading up to what happened. >> wow. >> so difficult, the details. none of it changes the fact that i feel like three years is a lot to put on top of somebody who's already suffering. thank you so much. this morning we have more of cbs news' exclusive interview with the navy secretary fired over his handling of a navy s.e.a.l.'s war crimes case. edward gallagher was convicted of posing with a dead isis fighter in iraq and demoted. the president reversed the decision on. monday the navy canceled a review board that could have forced gallagher to leave the s.e.a.l.s. as he left the pentagon yesterday for the final time, spencer argued president trump's intervention sets a bad precedent. he also suggested the president doesn't fully understandhe fighting force that he commands. david martin is at the pentagon for us. how did we get here? >> reporter: well, this case of edward gall better is about more

than just whether he would be allowed to keep the trident pin that identifies him as a navy s.e.a.l. it cost the secretary of the navy his job. as they left this building for the last time he told us what was at stake. >> the law and order of the united states navy. this is a prime tenet. >> reporter: richard spencer told cbs news that president trump's decision to intervene in the gallagher case sends a dangerous message to the troops. >> that you can get away with things. we have to have good order and discipline. it's the backbone of what we do. >> reporter: spencer was fired by dechs secretary mark esper -- defense secretary mark esper for going behind his back in an attempt to work out a deal that would convince the president he didn't need to intervene. esper spoke with reporters off camera. >> secretary spencer had proposed a deal whereby if the president allowed the navy to

handle the case, he would guarantee that eddie gallagher would be restored to rank, allowed to retain his trident, and permitted to retire. >> reporter: according to spencer the response from white house layers was, quote, nope, potus will be involved. >> arguably he doesn't have to deal with anyone. he said i'm going to be involved. >> reporter: gallagher was demoted after being convicted of posing for photos with a dead isis fighter. yesterday president trump told reporters he stepped in to restore gallagher's rank and let him keep his trident in order to stand up for warriors and the decisions they have to make on the battlefield. >> they wanted to take his pin away. i said, no, you're not going to take it away. >> i don't think he understands the definition of a war fighter. a war fighter is a profession of arms. a profession of arms has standards that they have to be held to, and they hold themselves to. >> reporter: spencer warned gallagher's case was about more than just one navy s.e.a.l. >> the special operating committee has been put under amazing pressure to do amazing things, and they're amazing

performing people. but there's ramifications that happen with that. and we have to build a system around it that has discipline, people look up to us and go, yes, they actually stick by what they say, and they take the higher ground. >> reporter: you think in this case the u.s. has not stuck by what it said? >> to date i think it has. an action like this erodes that. >> reporter: about the same time spencer left the pentagon, gallagher was being informed by his command and n coronado, california, that he would be allowed to retire on november 30th wearing his trident. meanwhile, a post appeared on edward and andrea gallagher's instagram page that read "current state of navy leadership," with a dumpster fire. >> david martin at the pentagon. thank you. just minutes ago there was a an afeel files ordering form er

white house counsel don mcghan to testify before congress as part of the impeachment inquiry. a federal judge rejected the claim that he is protected by president trump's claim of executive privilege. the judge wrote presidents are not kings, and their aides have no right to ignore congressional subpoena. democrats want mcghan to testify about the president's reported efforts to interfere with robert mueller's investigation of russia election meddling. we're learning more this morning about a spectacular heist of priceless 18th century jewels in germany. ahead, surveillance video from inside one of the world's oldest museums shows how the thieves did it. first, t's 7:18, ti to check your local weather. ♪

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it's 7:30. here's what's happening on "cbs this morning" -- a fast-moving fire forces people out of their homes near santa barbara, california. >> looking forward to the upcoming rain. >> biggest storms than we've had in a while. >> a snowstorm in denver disrupts thanksgiving travel while the west coast prepares for more rough weather. the fired navy secretary criticizes president trump's decision to override navy commanders. >> the profession of arms has standards. i could not in my conscience do this. in our "three meals" series, california voters discuss what they don't see in the 2020 race. >> start talking about how it's going to change, what they're going to do for us. and kris van cleave looks at regulators deciding if airline seats are too small. >> we are going inside an faa testing facility where they can

simulate evacuations as they begin their study on airline seat sizes. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm anthony mason with tony dokoupil and jericka duncan. gayle king is on assignment. we're hearing for the first time in the grandfather of a toddler who died after falling from a cruise ship window. salvator "sam" anello is charged with negligent homicide in the death of 18-month-old chloe weigand. in puerto rico, an emotional conversation, he begins to answer questions about his role in chloe's death including new details about his health which may be critical in court. we also have new information about surveillance video shownw. our lead national correspondent, david begnaud, is following the story. what have we learned? >> good morning to all of you. that video that was shown to us by attorney michael winkleman who represents chloe's happily, he does not represent mr. anello in this criminal case. that video is somewhat different. we reported initially that it

showed anello and chloe appearing to walk up to the railing which looks similar to this one, and that mr. anello looked down out of the window for about a second. he picked chloe up and held her over the railing for about five seconds. turns out it was longer. the video shown to us was not in realogitime. the grandfather -- realtime. the grandfather looks out the window for about eight seconds. he reaches down, he picks chloe up, and he hold her over the railing for nearly 25 seconds. prosecutors believe that was reckless. attorney winkleman says the video that he showed us was the same format he received from prosecutors. in a statement he told us any variation in time likely has to do with software issues. most importantly, whether it was 5, 10, or 30 seconds does re belied tchange wind wasclosed. yesterday, my producer and i flew to indiana to sit down with sam for his first interview. >> i saw her fall. i saw her fall through the

window. i saw her fall, and it was just disbelief. i was like, oh, my god. and then i just remember screaming that i thought there was glass there. >> reporter: walking through what you remember -- >> all right. so she's down at the -- looking at the -- out the window, the glass. i bent down by her. we always like when you're -- at hockey games, we would bang on the glass, and it was fun, you know. so when i knelt down to be with er at that level, i couldn't reach the glass really, only with my fingertips so i knew she couldn't. so that's when i decided i'd pick her up. so i was trying to stand her on the railing, and it happened in seconds. >> reporter: can you show me how you were holding her? like was it kind of a bear hug, or -- >> kind of. yeah. i was trying to hold her like that. like -- from what i remember.

i had her, and i was trying to knock on the glass. at that point, i'm like, i'm going to have to clean further for her to be -- to lean further for her to be able to reach it. i thought it was further out than i expected. >> you one arm around her and with the other are trying to knock on the glass. >> at one point. yeah. i think that's the point where she -- slipped out of me. at no point during that incident did i think that, look, she fell out. it was like, it was unbelievable. like it disappeared. it's like the glass disappeared. >> reporter: i don't know if there's a feeling more helpless than watching her fall. >> no. >> reporter: and will real -- and realizing you can't -- >> it seems like it's all not real. she's such a beautiful little

girl. perfect little girl. my little girl. smart, smart little girl. everybody should have been able to know. that everybody should have been able to know. >> reporter: the video that cbs news saw and i saw myself appears to show you holding chloe above the railing and over the railing. i have to think a juror who watches that may think that was reckless. >> not knowing that there wasn't glass there, if somehow i thought that she was going beyond the glass, i wouldn't have done it. i would have been appalled. i wouldn't mess around with chloe in that kind -- or anybody -- with that dangerous kind of -- never. never. go there were some kind of -- if there were some kind of warning sign, we wouldn't have been near it. we wouldn't have been near. it. >> reporter: anello asked to pause the interview so he could take a sip of water.

>> i don't know what to say. i don't know -- okay. >> reporter: i have to tell you, and i don't know how much you have been following the news, but in posting the story, people that i have seen comment on this don't think you should have been charged. >> whether, you know, they find me guilty of whatever or not, it's inconsequential because of what has already happened is so horrible. >> reporter: some of the people who have been on the boat have written to me and said, david, the windows are tinted, and so it is pretty easy to recognize that it's open. >> i am colorblind, so that's been told to me -- that's something -- >> reporter: you are colorblind? >> i'm colorblind. i don't know. i just never saw it. i've been told that that's a

reason that it might have happened. >> reporter: who do you blame in this situation? >> the more and he-- the more a more days go by, initially i couldn't -- i couldn't help but blame myself. but i know that -- i know that if there was a sign, if there was something that indicated there was a chance for that window to be an opening, that this wouldn't happen. so -- >> reporter: you blame the cruise line? >> i -- i do. it's hard to, you know -- yeah. i want -- i just want them to fix the boat. just fix it. just fix the boat. >> reporter: what was your lowest point? >> i don't know if i've reached it yet. what's keeping me going now is the process right now. and when it's over, regardless of the outcome, i think i'm

going to need some -- some help. >> reporter: mr. anello is due back in court on december 17th in puerto rico. he faces three years in prison if convicted. the little girl's mother told me last night that she actuallied puerto rican prosecutors not to go forward with the case. and chloe's mom is a prosecutor. she understands that decision of whether or not to prosecute. i should tell you the family attorney actually showed us medical records after the interview that appears to support mr. anello's claim that he is colorblind. clearly that is going to be part of their defense. chloe's parents plan to file suit against royal caribbean. the cruise line called it a tragic accident but said they would not comment out of respect for the family and because a lawsuit is pending. the prosecutor is not going to back down. they believe mr. anello is reckless, that that's crucial, and they plan to pursue a tile.

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this morning, german police are searching for what's being called a priceless set of stolen jewels. surveillance video shows thieves breaking into the 500-year-old royal castle of dresden monday. roxana saberi reports on how the >> reporter: these jewels glittering with diamonds, rubies, and sapphires vanished

within minutes when two hooded thieves, seen in this security by tim the pol arrived, fled, p in this car found torched and left behind. the drama unfolded inside dresden's 18th century green vault. the museum holds one of europe's largest collections of treasures. such identifiable stolen artifacts would be impossible to sell on the open market, says arthur brands, a prominent art theft investigator. >> art can be money, but you cannot sell it. once it's in the criminal underworld, it stays there. >> reporter: authorities now fear the thieves will break up the jewelry or melt it down. there is a silver lining -- the museum's most precious treasure, a rare 41-carat green diamond, is safely in new york on loan to the metropolitan museum of art. for "cbs this morning," roxana saberi, london. >> i hope the security at the met is pretty tight right now. >> it's better.

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and was incarceratthe nays are incarcerated as a teenager told us what it was like when he told he would be freed. take a listen. >> a friend of my hugged maricopa and said, "your journey's coming to an end," but it's not. my journey's just beginning. >> you're right. >> i got to learn how to live right now. >> those are -- those are steps on a sidewalk as a free man, as an adult for the first time we're watching. 36 years, you guys. this is all due to baltimore state attorney marilyn mosby's victim integrity unit. they've led to five exonerations so far. family, friends, fee -- fiancee's -- >> he said i didn't know them from adam. why would i want to do somethin

ti. ucyn mosby says nt suppohem and reacclaim ate them edremove the pressure on prosecutors to get conviction. that would back up some of this, one hopes. >> it's a wonderful day for those three men. >> sure is. heart-pounding moments on video when a plane landed in a sea of fiery sparks. take a look. the boeing 737 suffered a serious landing gear malfunction. see the sparks? >> wow. >> yeah. the plane tilted on to its right side and dragged the engine along the ground at an airport in colombia. 88 people were on board the flight last friday night. no serious injuries. investigation under way. >> that happened to me, scariest 30 seconds of my life. thought the plane was going to flip and blow up. >> a double for me when i get on those planes. will it be bread, or will it be butter? those are the names of the two turkeys this year who are vying to be pardoned by president trump. the annual event will be held during a ceremony today. the birds who are from north carolina got a taste of luxury before their big day.

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>> dry but that is going to change. we are tracking the first big storm the season. that will bring a return of the rain and the winds and mountain snow. the weather headlines, showers start this afternoon. heaviest rain this evening. some for about 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. we'll see the heavy rain push in. isolated thunderstorms as well and strong winds this evening to the coast and hills. mountains with a wind advisory for all of the bay area mountains. gusts up to 50 miles an hour and mountain gusts up to 60 miles an hour. watching the contain fire burn area under a flood watch watch from 2:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. today. flash flooding a possibility. there we go on future cast. here we are at 3:00 p.m. and the heavy rain and cold front pushes in this evening.

♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it's thanksgiving weather will hit. >> i'm anthony mason. air travelers could see changes after an faa study of shrinking seats. we'll visit the agency's testing lab. >> gayle king is on assignment. voters talk about the presidential race and what they care about in our series. >> here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. breaking news, fire and snow are causing major disruptions in the western u.s. >> massive flames ripped through the mountainside, high winds 30 miles an hour, sending burning embers ahead of the fires. >> this will be the implement of choice for a lot of people in

denver today. 8 inches of snow at the airport. >> two storms and believe it or not the one hitting northern california and oregon today is going to be stronger than the first storm. it's like a mini hurricane. >> this grandfather is facing three years in prison because prosecutors believe his actions on the ship were reckless. >> there's nothing worse than they can do to me. >> the case of edward gallagher ended up costing the secretary of the navy his job. the war fighter is a profession of arms and the profession of arms has standards. >> here's a crazy story out of germany. thieves successfully robbed a museum and got away with a record $1.1 billion in jewels. police say to be on the lookout for anyone carrying $1.1 billion in jewels. excuse me. the jewel thieves are considered armed and row gusly dashing. >> this morning's "eye opener,"

presented by toyota. let's go places. >> very sparkly. >> wrong to root for them. >> all right. welcome back to "cbs this morning." we're going to begin with the holiday rush which is going into high gear for more than 55 million americans expected to travel at least 50 miles for the thanksgiving holiday. but for many of us, the weather is not cooperating. take a look at the snow falling in denver. parts of the rocky mountains could see more than 16 inches, part of a storm that will travel into the upper midwest tonight. our barry petersen at denver international airport where more than a foot of snow could fall. good morning. what are you looking at? >> well, as you can see it's crazy here. the airport says they're already approaching 500 cancellations for flights in and out and the snow could go on into the in c where they're having problems. take a look at this car in utah that slid right off the road into a ditch while driving in the snow. that was at big cottonwood

canyon east of salt lake city, more than one of 50 crashes yesterday alone. in the pacific northwest this tractor trailer jackknifed in the hazardous conditions in washington state near seattle. brace yourself, it isn't just this bad news, there may be two storms that rock us this thanksgiving holiday. anthony sh. >> barry, thank you very much. for more on the one-two punch of storms we have climate and weather contributor jeff barideli. who should be worried? >> the plain states, upper midwest and rockies slammed with a mini hurricane-like storm later today and tonight. that is that storm. i want to concentrate on the storm over denver, foot and a half of snow possible there, gusts to 50 miles an hour. a very big wind field with this system, so even if you're not under the rain or you're under the snow, you're still under the wind. that's going to cause airport delays. omaha, minneapolis, heavy snow

today and tonight. even snowing tomorrow morning at minneapolis. rain in chicago, but gusts to 55 miles an hour possible. then the storm moves east and will weaken a little bit but gust to 40 miles an hour in new york city. we're watching the balloon situation as we head into thursday morning. snowfall, 6 to 12 plus inches in that swath of snow. there is the storm into the west coast. eureka, california, later tonight, 70-mile-an-hour wind gusts down the coast. the fire in santa barbara, the bad news the wind. the good news, a couple inches of rain. hopefully that will help. it expands into what is a huge storm in the west, post-holiday travel. we'll probably be impacted by the storms that moves towards the east with the wind and rain. as the storm moves into the west coast, 40 to 45 foot waves crashing into the coast. dangerous situation along the northern california coast and oregon as well. >> thank you very much. airline passengers who are able to beat the weather this thanksgiving, might find themselves wondering just how small is too small when it comes

to airplane seats. the faa those have an answer to that soon. >> it started tests aimed at setting a minimum standard for seat size and the space between rows. kris van cleave visited the test facility and joins us from reagan international airport outside washington. what did you learn? >> good morning. this took an order from congress to get the faa to do this testing. it's the first time they've looked at seat size specifically. this piece of paper is actually bigger than some of the seats people will be getting into today as they take to the skies. this grows out of concern as seats have gotten smaller, and people on airplanes, could impact how safely it takes to get off a plane in an emergency. >> in a simulated cabin that can be filled with smoke and plunged into darkness, the faa will try to determine at what point the size of seats and space between rows becomes a hazard to

evacuating an airplane quickly. >> is there an ideal amount of time to get everybody off an airplane? >> as quick as possible if there is an emergency. >> reporter: stacy zinke mckee is with the faa. >> usually not for people to get into the aisles but to get out of the aircraft. >> reporter: flyers might think their seats are too close but that may not have impact on safety at all. >> correct. it might not. but that's the reason we're going to gather data. >> reporter: when american airlines flight 383 had an engine catch fire on takeoff in chicago, it took more than two minutes to evacuate. in part because passengers grabbed their luggage. but during the 12 days of faa testing at this oklahoma city facility, the 720 volunteer passengers won't have to deal with real life obstacles like bag, smoke, comfort animals or the dark and the volunteers broke noon groups of 60. the smallest 737, seats at least double that. the faa says it designed the tests to focus solely on two

variables, seat width and the space between rows known as seat pitch. >> these tests will be nothing but a sham. >> reporter: john breyault is from the consumer league, it and nine other groups sent a letter to elaine chao and the faa administrator criticizing the seat testing. >> consumers should not think for a minute these tests are being done in a way that would accurately represent what could happen in an emergency evacuation. >> reporter: breyault worries airlines will use the findings to further reduce space and add more seats. airline seat width is down as much as 4 inches over the last 30 years to as little as 16 inches wide and seat pitch has shrunk from 35 inches to 31 and in some cases as little as 28 inches. spirit airlines says we're looking at seat size all wrong. it's more about the amount of usable space. next month they're launching redesigned memory foam seats with a curved back for better leg room at 28 inches apart. but ceo ted chisty says you will

have as much room as seats with 30 inches of pitch. >> do you have any concerns about this not being enough space to safely evacuate a plane quic tbe comfortable? >> none at all. you know, there's been many tests done to ensure that these seats and our configuration meets with safety requirements. while they are closer together than a first class product they've been validated to show there is adequate space to egress the airplane. >> reporter: in fairness those seats are more comfortable than the ones they're replacing. the faa testing should be complete by the end of the year with a report coming next summer. from there it goes an advisory committee that will make recommendations to the faa about regulations. bottom line, any new rules are probably years away. anthony? >> chris, thank you very much. one word, wider, please. wider. >> i bet first class hasn't changed that much. >> i bet it hasn't. the size of those seats, it's crazy. >> yeah. >> all right. a hero dog who helped take down the most wanted terrorist has

been honored at the white house. conan was recognized for his bravery during the u.s. military raid in syria last month that killed isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi. he was wounded while giving chase. president trump called the dog a tough cookie. >> conan did a fantastic job. we're honored to have conan here and to have given conan a certificate and award we're going to put up in the white house. >> shortly after honoring conan, the president signed a new bill into law making certain especially brutal acts of animal cruelty a federal felony and bans videos or pictures of those actions. it wasn't all just a photo on. >> i want to know what conan will do with that certificate. >> he's now white house broken. stole that from the new york post. >> okay. >> very good. >> good source. >> the holidays can stretch your wallet and patience with family. ahead, some expert advice on

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projects and what new york city and the empire state building mean to him. amanda gorman and john batiste team up for a towering performance and we go behind the scenes with lin-manuel miranda as he films his love letter to new york city. >> i feel like if you've come here from somewhere else to get to look up and see this as a part of your commute to work or your skyline makes you feel like i made it, i'm in new york. >> that's so true. that's all part of our special broadcast, from the empire state building, tomorrow right here on cbs this morning. >> you had great weather. >> the place looks amazing. the view is incredible. you know, i just -- exactly what lin-manuel miranda said. if you grew up in new york and walk down the street and see that up there, it's like you feel like it's -- >> coming from the airport it's the first thing you see. it is still a beacon all these years later. >> can't wait to see it. nearly 50 million americans are still paying for last year's

holidays. jill schlesinger is in our toyota green room with tips on how to complete your holiday shopping without going into debt. >> that's right. >> you're watching "cbs this morning." >> does that mean i'm not getting anything for christmas, jill? >> that's right, anthony. the van gogh.

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♪ in this morning's eye on money, how to avoid overspending this holiday season, but it's okay if you overspend on my present. more than 56% of consumers have already started their holiday shopping. i don't know any of those people. and about 48 million americans are still paying off debt from the last holiday season. >> i know some of those. >> we talked to people about their holi>> w love to shop on friday. ♪ let's go >> i do on-line because stores are so chaotic.

people running around, camping out. just not my style. >> i do not shop on black friday at all. it's crazy. >> i'm trying to find the doll. >> me too. >> sorry, buddy. >> last year i definitely overspent because i'm still paying down my credit card to this day. >> i think i would like to try to spend less and make more gifts and more handcrafted type of things. ♪ >> did you sleep okay last night? >> great. i got a full 40 minutes and i had time to build that rocking horse. >> i'm a cpa and my husband is an accountant also. we're good about sticking to the budget. >> i never set a budget. you should treat yourself. >> massages. >> mimosas, fine leather goods. >> treat yourself. >> i don't like spending my money that much. >> we try to set a budget every year and my wife goes over every year. ♪ >> and cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is here. good morning. don't give me those handcrafted

items. >> never. >> we need a budget, right? >> i think it's hard to actually hit your goals if y know whaty are. go back to last year and figure out what you spent. it's good to pull up the credit card staatement,heck it out. it's daunting, i know, but like and then really try to stay within it. remember, you know, one of the things they talk about the crafty present, and it sounds goofy, you know what's interesting, research tells us that experienceal presents, tend to make the longest lasting impact. if i say i could have gotten you a tie or let's take a walk in central park, you will remember the walk more than the tie. >> and free. >> try that if you would like. >> i'm going to try. >> let's see. >> how can technology help people? >> you know we have all these great apps to really keep us on track. there's one called giftster, essentially almost like a gift

registry for you, your friends, but it can keep you at least paying attention to that, those numbers. and then we have apps that help you compare prices. we have shopular where you get circulars out there and a shop savvy which does price comparison with those codes, with those qr codes. we also have honey, which is an extension to a browser which can actually help you search for items across the board. again doing some research can really help save some money. >> what about the layaway plans, payment installations. do you save money? >> okay. here's what's interesting about these. these have become more and more popular. you get to the checkout and this is where you get the choice. now they can be cheaper than going on a credit card. it can. they're fixed payments. here's the problemp a lot of people will say, if i make a late payment there's still a huge charge and there can also be some charges to actually

create the plan. the thing that's hard about it for me it can create an impulse and i don't think that that's what we want to do this holiday season. be very specific. this is what i'm going in for. >> the other thing at the register, they will say you can save 20% right now if you sign up for the store credit card. >> i want people to avoid this. retailers are going to hate me for saying this, they don't like me anyway so it's okay. the problem is every time you apply for new credit it's a ding on your score. you open up new credit, it can adversely effect you. say you get the 20% discount, $50 item, and you end up paying moreerest use yo credit score goes down over the next few years, not a good deal. >> all right, jill. >> i'm a buzz kill, gosh. >> the grinch has been here. >> thanks, jill. ed o'keefe takes us on a trip through southern california to meet voters o sers coming up.

good morning. it is 8:25. i'm gianna franco. still windy. high wind advisory in effect for some of the bay area bridges. we are seeing light conditions at the bay bridge with the metering light still on. things are backing up before the 880 overpass. no delays on the golden gate bridge. things are improving nicely at the san mateo bridge but, again a wind advisory in effect. let's head to the south bay if you are traveling innocent 101, pockets of slowing coming away from 286. 80. you'll see brake lights again at the interchange. drive times out of the south bay for the most part in the

green. so good news there. gianna, dry start to the day but as we head through the afternoon, we are going to see the rain return. widespread rain, also strong winds. showers start to move in early in the afternoon. heaviest rain will be from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. this evening, it is going to be a mess for that evening commute with isolated thunderstorms, strong winds this evening, for the coast, hills on mountains. all the y ea hills and mountains. also a flash flood watch for the kincade area. flash flooding is possible. on there you go with future cast. you can see the rain moving in. here we are in the afternoon and here we are at 6:00 p.m. there is that extended forecast. again, increasing rain and winds later today.

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." it is time to bring you some of the stories that are "talk of the table" this morning. that is where we each pick a story we'd like to share with each of you and each other. jericka's going first. there's a new legal chapter in the murder case that was the basis for the wildly popular serial podcast -- you guys probably remember that. yesterday the supreme court declined to hear the case of adnan syed. he's serving a life sentence for killing his ex-girlfriend in 1999. he maintains he's innocent. he requested a new trial because he claims his lawyers -- former lawyer, rather, failed to investigate anal a-- an alibi witness. the supreme court decision upholds a previous decision by maryland's highest court that denied his request. his current attorney plans to explore other legal options. this really put this story out there for the nation to kind of

weigh in on. if you remember, back in 2014, 175 million people downloaded this podcast. >> oh, yeah. i remember that. >> i mean, to see it even reach the supreme court -- there were a lot of people wondering if this was going to be overturned or if he was going to get out of his life sentence. they're still fighting it. all right. here's my story. for the first time ever, scientists were able to record the heart rate of a wild blue whale. video captured a daring scientist placing a sensor with suction cups on the whale's back with a pole. it happened last summer in californ's bay. the research was just published this week. the sensor was recovered a day later. the ecg revealed the blue whale's heart beats four to eight times a minute during deep dives. >> wow. >> in comparison, humans have a resting heart rate of 60 to 100 beats a minute. now, the whale's heart rate does accelerate to about 30 beats a minute as it comes closer to the

surface. the size of a blue whale's heart has been described as the size of a small golf cart. >> wow. >> that's how big it is. you need something like that to power what is the largest animal on roerpd. >> what a beautiful -- on record. >> what a beautiful animal. >> four to eight beats a minute. >> i love the "bay watch" drive by. putting the sensor on. you need some skill. i've got important update here in dog news. your dogs may be plotting a getaw getaway. yesterday we told you about max the driving dog. now we're hearing another dog rode away in a vehicle. police in slidell, louisiana, released this surveillance video of a chihuahua inside -- >> a chihuahua? >> a chihuahua inside that suv -- >> what? >> and that car is moving backwards into a four-lane highway. >> my goodness. >> that is the driver running after it. this was all an accident. the five or six-pound chihuahua hit the car's gear shift. there he is. knocked it into reverse, and the

vehicle went rolling on backward. police say it's a miracle that nobody was hurt. they say there might have been a mechanical problem which allowed that light dog to knock the car in reverse. the lesson is if you're going to keep your car running while you get a candy bar from the gas station, you might need to loosen up your schedule. it's not a jewel heist. >> we have an epidemic of dog driving. >> i'll be on the lookout if i even see a dog in the car. you see them all the time. like you said, the owner does something else. that's crazy. >> watch out. >> watch out. >> all right. for the latest installment in our series "three meals," we traveled to possibly the last place you'd expect to find a political correspondent in a presidential campaign -- california. long and after thought in choosing a party's nominee, next year california's primary moves to super tuesday in early march. this will give the state a much bigger say in that contest. so we sent our political correspondent, ed o'keefe, on a roadtrip to see what's on the

minds of voters in the most heavy populated state in america. looks like you had a good time there. >> we did. we were remaineded that despite being the largest blue state in the country and the fact that some call it the home base of the so-called resistance to president trump, californiaians actually have verying views on a wide -- varying views on a wide range of views from health care to the mess in washington. ♪ orange county, california, home to sun, sand, and now swing voters. >> the most competitive congressional races in the country were held here just last year. if you're looking for a place to find people who might be swayed by democrats or republicans, this is about as good as it gets. and for breakfast, you can't do much better than cappy's cafe, right on the pacific coast highway in newport beach. hello. >> good morning. >> how you doing? >> how are you? >> you got the bacon and eggs -- >> reporter: it's where we broke bacon with sisters peyton and

sofia mollett and their friends. college students, it's no surprise what's on their minds. >> i'm taking this year off to pay off the loans i've taken out. >> reporter: when candidates debate, one issue grabs their attention -- what are the things some of these guys talk about is providing free college or even forgiving all student debt. >> realistically, i really don't have a lot of trust that that's going to happen. >> scrambled eggs. >> reporter: mozart, a conservative, gives trump credit for creating jobs, she wishes his party would do more to protect the environment. >> what a lot of people don't want to admit, especially the conservative party, is when they admit that climate change is a problem, it becomes their problem to solve. i think it's a really important issue to think about as like young people. this is our world, this is our generation. we're going to grow up in it. ♪ >> reporter: next we headed north to los angeles county. now we've come to what is

essentially deep blue, belle, t predominantly white.geles. now overwhelmingly latino and immigrant. for the past two decades, this community has come to la casita for lunch. so did we. what do you recommend on the menu? friends ubaldo lira and richard rosales don't hold back when asked about president trump. >> latinos, we watch -- my mom, watch novellas, practically the same at the white house. >> reporter: they're ready for a new chapter in the novella, but which democratic candidate they pick depends on the issue of health care. >> i just got my appendix removed on sunday. i haven't -- i had to pay $t20,i have insurance. my mom doesn't have health insurance. he doesn't have health insurance. if they had to get their appendix removed by emergency, it's like $50,000. that's something i feel should just be natural.

you should be born with health insurance. ♪ >> reporter: from the beaches and the city, all that traffic, now we've gone rural. we've gone into the bread basket of california. the bakersfield area. the most republican congressional district in the most democratic state in the country. ♪ after a full day of driving, there's no better place to fill up the tank than hodel's country dining, a bakersfield institution for more than 50 years. >> slow, slow cooked. that's the secret. it will be tender for you. >> reporter: a tender slice of tri-tip is no secret here. nor is this group's take on what's happening in washington. >> i have taken issue with how the president is not respected. the position of president is not respected anymore. nothing is ever going to be okay or accepted in the eyes of t opposing party.

>> reporter: connie penner's family has farped here for -- farmed here for three generations, but now she faces tough decisions. >> we closed escrow on selling my dad's farmland. where we were going to get our water from, the trade wars and tariffs, the probability of that is too much stress. >> reporter: if you could tell the president and whoever he ends up running against one thing about how to handle the next year, what would it be? >> stop running against each other, and start talking about the issues that are important. all -- all you hear is bitching about each other. stop it and start talking about how it's going to change, what they're going to do for us. stop squabbling. >> reporter: everyone should sit down and have a meal together. >> tree true -- true. >> we asked them about the impeachment saga. almost every person, republicans, democrats, independents, told us they're not sure where it's headed, but

were more interested in other issues that impact their everyday lives. the folks in bakersfield at dinner say they think this is exposing the hypocrisy on both sides. republicans did it to a democrat years ago, now democrats doing it to a republican president. we'll see. it doesn't come up in conversation unless you ask. >> that's interesting. >> when the candidates are >> when the candidates are campaigning, as you've seen, they don't bring it it up often -- >> right, because the voters don't bring it up. they want to hear about health care, education. what are you going to do for me? >> it's not a winning issue. it doesn't look like. >> no. >> you're always traveling and covering the debates and whatnot. were you surprised by anything that you heard? >> that impeachment wasn't coming up. >> yeah. >> and that even some of those republicans admit climate change is an issue. >> yeah. >> and how little people know about their local officials. this is a country that's become quite nationalized in its politics. you ask about the local congressman, they can't tell you much about him. >> interesting. thank you so much. holiday gatherings can be a time when you're asked intrusive questions about your romantic life. dating expert rachel dealto is

whoa. >> excuse me -- >> i don't know who is who -- >> she's a guest in our home. ♪ [ laughter ]

♪ hello it's me >> that's one way to change the subject. the cast of "saturday night live" showed one of the many ways thanksgiving can get a little bit uncomfortable. another one is if you're single and you don't want to talk about your status with your family and extended family and all the rest. after all, the dating scene can be difficult. not everyone is as happily married as i am. >> had to throw that in there. >> for my wife. a study found funded match found 83% of americans believe true love is had order to find. i agree. joining us to navigate the awkwardness is rachael dealto, chief dating expert at match. rachael, with that kind of title you must get a lot of text messages like i'm in a predicament can you help? >> there's a lot of question and answer in my life. >> one of the big questions now i think is -- how do you deal with a thanksgiving table with family members who want -- want to get into your business, and you want them out of it? >> so you have the ability to set the boundary. peoplan

explanation when in fact you don't. so if someone is invading what you think is your privacy or your private life, you have the ability to say, listen, i'm date something people, i'm enjoying myself. that's it. and then spin it to whatever they want to talk about. >> are the holidays a good time to introduce a significant other to the family? >> well, depends on your family. >> that's the truth. >> i do think if -- if the relationship is new, give it a minute. there's really no harm in giving a vetting period to a new budding relationship if it's less than a couple of months. but if it's something that has long-term potential and you don't see an end date, then absolutely. just prepare both sides for each other. >> according to the latest census data people are staying single longer. i think i know why. i'm going to let you the expert tell us why. why is that? >> i think that people are becoming pickier. i think that marriage is important to many, but also really real relationships, healthy relationships, are becoming very important. and i think that especially the younger generation, we've seen in the match study that the millennials and the gen-zers are

more thoughtful with what they're dating. paying more attent'sust lookg at pictures, it's really paying attention to finding deeper connections. and someone they're more compatible with. i think makes a difference. i had i'd like to see it translate into lower divorce rates. >> have you heard of cuffing season? someone who doesn't usually want to be tied down, the months get colder, the holidays come up. they're willing to be cuffed for a little while into a serious relationship. at least one that looks like one. because it can get lonely at the holidays -- >> a winter squeeze. >> yes, yes. >> is that a good strategy for avoiding the loneliness over the winter months? >> i mean, as long as there's full disclosure. if you're cuffing interest somebody, oh, i see forever with you, and two months later you're out -- no. this is a whole different season. what you were thinking. so i think it's full disclosure, absolutely. enjoy yourself. but i think most people are looking for love. we found that 60% of people are actually looking for lover. >> it's only 60%? >> i mean, 40% of the people are

having a good time. >> you guys have a holiday hotline? match has a holiday hotline? what is that about? >> we do. it's about giving people an ear. we have experts, we have experts standing by, ready to answer any of the questions that you have. whether you're -- you're in a relationship or not. >> like the butterball turkey hotline. >> what's the most popular question? >> everything we were talking about. what do i do about my family member that's going to be too nosy? what do i do with this significant other? what do i buy them? >> rachael dealto, thank you so much. i have more questions. >> i do, i do. we'll keep talking at the break. united airlines ceo oscar nunes talks about holiday traveling and the grounding of the 737 max. before we go, a heartwarming case of puppy love between a baby girl and her new dog. we'll be right back. look at her right there. >> reporter: we're here at the newly renovated empire state building, have you ever wondered

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and before we go, how a missouri baby and her new dog share a special bond. the mccall family recently adopted scooter the dog. he instantly became best friends with baby rae. that may be because scooter and rae share the same medical condition. it's known as spina bifida which

affects the spine. >> it's just the cutest. so the spina bifida wasn't scary, you know, because we've rocked it with rae. so i was like, why not, you know, give it a shot with him. rae will sit in her little chair, and she'll give him snacks. like a bite for you and a bite for me. >> family told our affiliate kfds in missouri that they want scooter to be with rae when times get tough, and they plan to train scooter as a therapy dog. i don't think scooter needs that much training. >> no. >> seems to understand -- >> getting along really well already. >> natural therapy in the friendship. >> yeah. what a great idea. to -- to get a dog with the same problem, condition. >> absolutely. >> terrific. tomorrow we go to the empire state building. you go to the top, i go to the bottom. >> yeah. thank goodness, i'm not going all the way back up and out. i don't know if you saw the promos, but i'm looking down and thinking, you got me, right? you got me. >> tune in to

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good morning. i'm gianna franco. it is 8:55. as we check the roadways right now, some good news to report. things are wiping down nicely for your tuesday morning drive. taking the bay area bridges, taking a look at the top of the screen, that is the toll plaza. very easy commute. some slight delays but, otherwise, you are in the limits. the golden gate bridge with no trouble. right now, a 17-minute drive time on the san mateo brain. let's take a look at the track along 880, not bad all. other than that, it is pretty quiet. southbound 880 not seeing a lot

of delays either. one trouble spot, 280 as you approach 17. let's talk about the weather headlines. tracking the first big storm. we see showers moving this afternoon and earlier in the afternoon, heaviest rain will be when the actual cold front pushes through before 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. isolated thunderstorms with that front. not looking as strong for this evening. a wind advisory from four p.m. today until four tom. hills, area, mountains and coast. looking at the flash flood watch. here we are at 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. we'll see the heaviest rain, increasing rain and winds later today. scattered showers wednesday into thursday.

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