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it's friday, december 13th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." explosive debate. democrats decide to postpone a pair of historic impeachment votes until later this morning. why republicans are furious about the unexpected announcement. breaking overnight, landslide victory. uk prime minister boris johnson's conservative party wins the election in britain. what does that mean for brexit? plus, a new york city college student brutally murdered just steps away from campus. what investigators think could what investigators think could have motivated the attack. captioning funded by cbs good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. there was a surprise development overnight in the impeachment
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investigation. an expected vote by the house judiciary committee on articles of impeachment was postponed. the vote is expected this morning. the decision by committee chairman jerry nadler to delay the vote came after more than 12 hours of grueling debate. republicans on the panel erupted in anger following the announcement. laura podesta's here in new york. why was the vote delayed? >> reporter: well, according to chairman nadler, it was to allow committee members to really think about all the discussion over the last two days and to search their conscience before casting their votes later this morning. republicans argue democrats moved the vote to daylight hours for tv ratings. >> the committee is in recess. >> reporter: house judiciary committee chairman jerry nadler left republicans stunned late last night. >> this crap like this is why people are having such a terrible opinion of congress. >> reporter: 14 hours after the hearing started, nadler pushed the votes on the two articles of impeachment to this morning.
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>> i want the members on both sides of the aisle to think about what has happened over these last two days. >> reporter: president trump is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. >> no. >> miss scanlon votes no. miss garcia? >> reporter: throughout the day, the democratic majority struck down republican amendments meant to kill the impeachment effort. in between, fireworks that had little to do with the issue at hand. >> lying about sex, we could put stormy daniels' case ahead of us. >> the hertz rental officer told me he found a crack pipe in the car, a line of white powder residue. >> the pot calling the kettle black. >> reporter: 12 hours in, a plea to refocus. >> this hearing's been enough of an institutional embarrassment without putting it on an endless loop. >> reporter: meanwhile, senate republicans and the white house are coordinating their strategy for the expected trial next month. >> there will be no difference between the president's position and our position.
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>> the jury, senate republicans, are going to coordinate with the defendant, donald trump, on how exactly the kangaroo court is going to be run. >> reporter: the full house is expected to cast the final impeachment votes next week. and today's votes on the articles of impeachment are expected to pass straight down party lines. anne-marie? >> no surprises there. laura podesta in new york. thank you. overseas, the election results in the uk are in. boris johnson's conservative party has overwhelmingly won the majority, paving the way for a brexit deal. johnson addressed his nation this morning. he said brexit was now the irrefutable, irresistible, unarguable decision of the british people. johnson was up against jeremy corbin. it's predicted conservatives will have the greatest majority since 1987. johnson needed this win to make good on his promise to pull the uk out of the european union.
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>> well, with this mandate and this majority, we will at last be able to do what -- you're paying attention. >> the win means the uk will likely leave the eu at the end of next month. parliament had refused to back johnson's withdrawal multiple times. the white house today is expected to announce a limited trade deal with china. the apparent deal will roll back existing tariffs on billions of dollars of chinese goods. it will also delay a new round of tariffs on $156 billion in chinese goods that were set to take effect this sunday. the agreement also included a promise by the chinese to buy more u.s. agricultural goods. this morning, beijing said any settlement in the conflict must be, quote, mutually beneficial. and this morning, six bodies were recovered from new zealand's white island volcano four days after it erupted. the death toll has risen to at least 16. authorities are still working to recover two more bodies, though. today was the first time they have been able to return to the volcanic island.
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conditions have been too dangerous. 47 people including nine americans were on the island when the volcano erupted. there are new details about the suspects in the shoot-out in new jersey that left six people dead including a police detective. cbs news has learned that a manifesto-style document was found inside the shooter's van. the fbi's investigating the shooting as domestic terrorism. more from don dahler. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: new surveillance video shows the moment david anderson opened fire on a jewish-owned grocery store. investigators believe anderson was firing an ar-15, the other suspect, francine graham, followed him inside carrying a shotgun. three other weapons and hundreds of shell casings were recovered at the scene. >> the bullet holes -- >> reporter: new jersey's attorney general says the evidence indicates their motive was hate. >> we believe that the suspects held views that reflected hatred
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of the jewish people, as well a hatred of law enforcement. >> reporter: he said the shooters had shown interest in the black hebrew israelites. factions of which are considered hate crimes. investigators believe they acted alone. two of the weapons were purchased by graham in ohio last year. authorities believe the three civilians were killed within minutes. the attack has left this quiet jersey city community afraid. rabbi moshe shapiro. >> it seems clearly they were targeting here because they were jewish, and it's -- we're very concerned here and all over the country. so many attacks are happening. >> reporter: at the funerals for two of the victims, a sea of mourners flooded the streets of jersey city and brooklyn. there is a makeshift memorial here for two of the victims. neighbors are writing notes about them on the boarded up kosher grocery store. anti-semitic attacks are on the rise in the u.s. in new york city alone, the nypd
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reports that anti-semitic hate crimes are up 63% this year. don dahler, cbs news, jersey city. coming up on the "morning news," the search for suspects in the deadly stabbing of a new york city college student. and passing on pot. major league baseball announces changes to its drug-testing policy. this is the "cbs morning news." policy. this is the "cbs morning news." whether you were borne for more dance-offs... more travels... or more touchdowns. get the immune support that gives you more. airborne gummies have 50% more vitamin-c than emergen-c... plus our crafted blend of vitamins, minerals and herbs. airborne. ( ♪ ) only tylenol® rapid release gels
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reports on the brutal murder of barnard college freshman in a nearby manhattan park. police say 18-year-old tessa majors was walking in just before 7:00 pm wednesday when she was stabbed repeatedly by an unknown number of people. investigators say that it was an attempted robbery. the virginia woman struggled to get to a school security guard who called 911. she died at the hospital. police have stepped up patrols around the campus and the park, but students at the all-female college are scared. >> what is it about what happened to tess that has you so shaken? >> it was just an act of violence, and it was incredibly aggressive. >> several people were questioned by police about the crime and were released. the "washington post" says former kentucky republican governor matt bevin pardoned more than 400 criminals in the state before he left office. bevin lost a close election in november to democrat andy basheer. since then he pardoned many
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violent criminals including murderers and rapists. in one case he cited the unwillingness of the state to use existing dna evidence to either affirm or disprove the conviction. prosecutors say they're shocked. one called the pardons an atrocity of justice. the "wall street journal" reports the fcc approved making 988 a national suicide prevention hotline number. last year, congress ordered the fcc to study creating a simpler dialing code for mental health crisis. the new number will replace the ten-digit national suicide prevention lifeline. calls to 988 will be routed to nearby crisis centers. the government's action comes as suicide rates have increased across the u.s. over the past few decades. >> i believe 988 could help. it has an echo of 911, a number we all know. and the resource should make a real difference when those in crisis need a lifeline. >> the fcc still needs to decide whether to order the phone companies to update their
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systems. that process could take up to 18 months. "usa today" reports former nba commissioner david stern underwent emergency surgery after suffering a sudden brain hemorrhage. stern, who is 77, reportedly collapsed at a new york city restaurant yesterday and was rushed to the hospital. he stepped down as commissioner in 2014 after serving for 30 years. he's credited with bringing basketball to a global audience. stern remained affiliated with the nba as commissioner emeritus. and major league baseball's new drug program will test players for opioids. minor league players will no longer be tested for marijuana. the league and the players association announced the changes yesterday. marijuana will be removed from the league's list of banned substances. players will start being tested for opioids and cocaine, but only those who do not cooperate with their treatment plans will be subjected to discipline. still to come, banking on honesty.
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♪ tahiti is on the radar to host surfing events for the 2020 olympics. organizers have chosen a village on the southwest coast of the french polynesian island. it's not smooth surfing yet. the decision still needs to be approved by the international olympic committee. on the cbs "money watch," ride-hailing company lyft is getting into a new business, and a texas woman had a multimillion dollar mistake in her bank account. we have more from the new york stock exchange on those stories and more. good morning, naomi. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. today it's all about the consumer. this morning the census bureau will release retail sales data for november. the s&p 500 closed at a record high yesterday, up 26 points amid news the u.s. and china are set to finalize phase one of a trade deal. the dow added 220 points, and
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the nasdaq gained 63 points. president trump is promising to expand childcare and time off options for working parents facing high costs and lack of access to quality care. the new proposed legislation would grant federal workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave. both military and civilian workers will be eligible for the paid time off. the plan still needs congressional approval which could prove difficult with democrats and republicans still split on how to pay for it. and lyft is getting into the rental car business. the company announced a new service called lyft rentals. drivers can rent cars for up to two weeks with no limit on the mileage. initially the new service will only be available in los angeles and san francisco. details on a plan to expand to other cities have not yet been announced. and twitter is bringing back special labels to help users identify accounts and tweets from political candidates. the company said it's trying to give users original sources of
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information and prevent spoofed and fake accounts from fooling voters. the labels will appear on candidates' accounts and tweets even if they're re-tweeted by someone else. twitter hopes this will help people know when candidates are behind the words attributed to them. and a woman in texas got quite the surprise after checking her bank account and learning she was $37 million richer. ruth balloon said she didn't know what to think when she saw the money but knew it was too good to be true. she called her bank. it turns out, yep, it was a clerical error. the bank took the money back. ruth says she couldn't help but think about what she would have done with all that cash. >> first i was going to do a 10% tithing. then i was going to donate some money. and then i would have probably invested in real estate. >> reporter: dreams crushed. ruth says she was just happy she got a screenshot from her bank account. she can prove she was a millionaire -- at least for about a day and a half.
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anne-marie? >> you know what, here's the flip side -- think of the taxes, right? who needs that headache. >> that is true. i like that perspective. and i do think with her honesty, the bank could have like given her a little something. >> right? little something for your troubles. it is the season of giving. right. >> she can post it and tell her friends she was a millionaire. >> exactly. thank you so much. >> thank you. still ahead, digging up new dinosaurs. two new species are discovered 70 million years after they roamed the earth. skin sin #17... too many after-parties. new neutrogena® bright boost with dullness-fighting neoglucosamine. boosts cell turnover by 10 times for instantly brighter skin. bright boost neutrogena®. steven could only imaginem 24hr to trenjoying a spicy taco.burn, now, his world explodes with flavor. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day all-night protection.
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paleontologists in argentina have discovered the remains two of new species of dinosaur. it's believed they inhabited the southern part of argentina some 70 million years ago. one dinosaur measured 82 feet in length and was four legged and had a long neck. the other measured 13 feet and could move rapidly on its hind legs. a 91-year-old minnesota man who dropped out of school work on his family farm finally got his high school diploma. clifford hanson left school in buffalo when he was in the eighth grade. a high school in the area recently learned about his story and awarded him a diploma. hanson says that he would not have been able to go to school and work on the farm. >> when you work on a farm, it took about 95% of your day. i mean, you had to do it, otherwise you wouldn't have anything. >> though hanson wasn't going to school, he was still learning. he said he studied every night
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and taught himself how to read schematics and manuals. and a little boy in california helped save christmas for one community. [ scream ] >> oh, my god! it's so pretty! i was amazed. >> are you the little boy that saved the christmas lights? >> yes. >> you got to love that. that laugh and that squeal. 9-year-old santiago lives near a house where a family puts on an elaborate display for the neighborhood. this year the family almost called it quits because last year a thief stole some of their decorations. the boy sent the family a letter along with $20 to help pay for their decorations this year. the family could not help but to put on the show. and you could tell that he loved it. coming up on "cbs this morning," we're going to talk to radio icon tom joyner who's signing off today after a legendary career spanning 50 years. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." ng news."
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our top stories this morning -- the house judiciary committee will vote today on the articles of impeachment against president trump. last night chairman jerry nadler abruptly delayed the vote following more than 12 hours of grueling debate. and in the uk, a big victory for prime minister boris johnson's conservative party and brexit. they won the general election, dealing a crushing blow to the opposition party. johnson says that he now has the mandate to get brexit done. two more former nfl players are expected to face charges in an alleged multimillion dollar scheme to defraud the league's health program. ten former players have already been charged. catherine herridge reports. >> reporter: the indictment accuses the former nfl stars of a brazen nationwide fraud. >> it's gone!
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>> reporter: targeting a league health care plan for retired players and their families and using it like a personal atm. the indictment includes several former washington redskins including all pro running back clinton portis. ten players in all charged with nearly $4 million worth of fraudulent claims for high-cost medical equipment they never actually bought. >> in each case, the form submitted in support of the claim were completely fabricated. >> reporter: the indictment says the claims ranged from $40,000 to $50,000 apiece for a hyperbaric oxygen chambers used by scuba divers, machines to conduct health exams on women, electromagnetic therapy devices used on horses. clinton portis who was at home when agents went to arrest him is expected to turn himself in. he's accused of falsely climbing -- claiming for a cryotherapy unit and getting over $50,000. investigators said it looked like a typical health care fraud scheme but run by athletes. >> you have a ringleader at the top.
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you have recruiters down below. you have what would normally be patients in a typical health care fraud scheme. in this case they were former players. >> reporter: clinton portis' attorney says his client was taken aback by the indictment. the nfl players association declined to comment, and the nfl did not immediately respond. cbs news at fedex field. coming up on "cbs this morning," in the wake of the volcano disaster, a closer look at so-called travel excursions and what people can do to protect themselves while overseas. plus, americans are experiencing higher rates of loneliness than previously thought. we'll offer advice on how to combat it. and we will be talking to radio icon tom joyner who's signed off today after a legendary career spanning 50 years. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.
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