kpix 5 news. we're out of time. good morning to our viewers in the west, and welcome to "cbs this morning." aim jericka duncan with vlad duthiers and dana jacobson. gayle king, anthony mason, and tony dokoupil are off today. merry misery. snow, rain, and fog complicate post-christmas plans on what could be the busiest travel day of the year. comfort and joy. airlines say bigger isn't always better as they work to engineer the perfect airplane seat. government imposters. how to avoid robo call scammers who steal identities and millions of dollars. and medical miracle. our series, "a more perfect union," finds two friends in need in a chicago hospital where doctors just made history. it's thursday, december 26th, 2019.

here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> on one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season, in many areas the weather will not be cooperating. >> millions brace for difficult travel conditions. snow is already hammering southern california. flood alerts are posted in california and arizona. >> reporter: senator lisa murkowski calling out leader mitch mcconnell over mitch mcconnell saying he would be in total cord nation with the white house counsel regarding impeachment. >> when i heard that, i was disturbed. >> reporter: in los angeles the da is reviewing eight cases in the investigation against disgraced filmmaker harvey weinstein. a huge fire displaced hundreds of people staying at a minneapolis hotel that was serving as a homeless shelter. >> we literally just started over and then last everything all over again. >> reporter: more clashes in hong kong between police and pro-democracy demonstrators. police used teargas and pepper spray. >> reporter: espn reporter edward aschoff passed away on his 34th birthday due to complications from new mexico. all that -- >> call them crazy or very

brave. members of the serpentine swimming club in london dove into the freezing waters to kick off their annual christmas day race. and all that matters -- >> puts it up -- [ buzzer ] >> kevin hart. >> lakers center anthony davis acting like kevin hart was santa claus. >> anthony davis is a really, really big man. kevin hart is not. on "cbs this morning." [ laughter ] >> a priest in ireland is going viral. his christmas eve mass was spectacular. >> he rides out of the church at the end of services on a scooter. >> the priest says that santa brought him the scooter for christmas, and he just wanted to try it out. thought mass would be the perfect time. >> look at him go. this morning's "eye opener" is presented by brought to you by toyota -- let's go places. >> could tell the congregation got a kick out of here. >> i'm out of here. stop the mic. i'm gone. >> a different sort of mic drop. >> nice to see him even more relatable that way. >> you see the crowd clappingment they love it. >> he was like i'm out of here,

dop t drop the mic. >> ice no see him more relateble in that way. >> the crowd was clapping, they love it. >> hope you enjoyed the holiday. >> i did, it was weird to come back. >> a couple more days. >> welcome to "cbs this mrning." we begin on the road because that is where many of you will be today. welcome to "cbs this morning." we begin on the road because that's where many of you will be today. it's expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year. you can see there are already long lines at the columbus, ohio, airport. in other areas the weather is not helping. there is what christmas looked like -- look at that -- in frazier park, california, in the mountains north of l.a. it might get up to two feet of snow, and parts of interstate 5 have been closed. >> grapevine always dangerous. this shows snow and fog descending into the grand canyon. there are similar dangerous conditions in parts of texas and the upper midwest. cbs news meteorologist and

climate specialist jeff berardelli is here. jeff, how long are we going to see this last? >> this storm is going coast to coast. it's going to be with us for at least the next five days. who would have thought you needed to go to los angeles for a white christmas? very few people have had a white christmas across the country. los angeles proper not getting snow. very heavy rain there. just outside of the city, in the mountains, it is really snowing. two-plus feet possible in parts of some areas as you can see. very heavy rain in san diego right now. all the way up to los angeles as we speak. over the next 24 hours, this is what we look at in the hour-by-hour forecast. plenty of snow in the mountains. flooding rain, one to three inches. watch out for mudslides. gusts to 50 miles per hour. snow above 2,500 feet. look at all that snow. wherever you see the purple and white, that's one, two-plus feet of snow. possibility of severe weather later tomorrow in texas and oklahoma. this storm is going to make it all the way across the country. watch out for major flight delays. saturday, later in the day into sunday, the storm moves into the

great lakes and ohio valley. it is going to be a busy several days for travelers, unfortunately. >> all right. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. a high-profile republican is not in line with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell's strategy for president trump's impeachment trial. alaska senator lisa murkowski says she's disturbed by some of mcconnell's comments. chip reid is traveling with the president who is at his florida resort. so chip, explain to our audience why is senator murkowski's vote so important. >> reporter: well, lisa murkowski is a moderate democrat who does not always walk in lockstep with her party. and democrats hope she'll be one of the four republican votes they'll need to change mitch mcconnell's plans for the senate's impeachment trial. >> on behalf of the entire trump family we wish everyone a joyous and merry christmas. >> reporter: hours after

releasing his holiday message calling for a culture of deeper understanding and respect, president trump took a different tone tweeting "crazy nancy pelosi" shouldn't be allowed to impeach him and she got zero republican votes. house republicans have been on the same page. but in an interview tuesday, alaska senator lisa murkowski signaled a possible crack in the party's unified front on how to proceed with the president's trial. >> we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense. >> reporter: the key republican senator was talking about these comments made by majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> i'm going to coordinate with the president's lawyers. so there won't be any difference between us on how to do this -- >> in fairness, when i heard that, i was disturbed. >> reporter: murkowski is one of the key republicans who democrats are hoping will join them in voting to have witnesses and documents. she has not always voted with the party. she voted present instead of yes on justice brett kavanaugh's nomination. while she was critical of the way the house proceeded with articles of impeachment she says she'll have an open mind. >> for me to prejudge and say there's nothing there or on the

other hand he should be impeached yesterday, that's wrong. >> reporter: speaker nancy pelosi still has not sent the articles of impeachment from the house to the senate which means the senate trial is still in limbo. meanwhile, attorney alan dershowitz was seen chatting with president trump at mar-a-lago this week, fueling speculation that dershowitz could be added to the president's legal team. >> interesting. thank you. a new report suggests the u.s. may be flying spy planes over the korean peninsula because of rising tensions with north korea. kim jong-un's regime had hinted for days about a, quote, christmas gift if the u.s. did not ease sanctions before the end of the year. barry peterson is in seoul,

south korea. it appears nothing happened on christmas. what exactly was the threat from from the north? >> reporter: well, that christmas gift could come at any time, and it could be anything from a ballistic missile launch to a nuclear weapons test, and you know it might just be rhetoric, nothing but that, designed to keep the world on edge. it is sparking action. reports of four u.s. reconnaissance flights, an unusually high number at the same time, over the area. including a global hawk drone which may be the one south korea put into service just this week. there are also satellite images of a testing area and signs of recent burns that could be from a new rocket engine. for u.s. soldiers here, christmas came with dinner and presents from home. >> so the sweater, i got this from my mom. it was a gift for me leaving to come over here. >> reporter: many left family back in the u.s., making this a

lonely job. reginald hill is from arkansas. >> one of those times especially around the christmas time, it's festive, and you think of family. and being separated from my wife is rough. >> reporter: most of the soldiers are members of the army's second infantry division whose motto is "ready to fight tonight." if there ever really was a fight with north korea, those young americans would be the first in harm's way. dana? >> barry petersen, thank you. a suspect is under arrest in tennessee for the stabbing deaths of two men including the brother of an nfl quarterback. 23-year-old michael moseley was captured yesterday outside nashville. he's been charged with criminal homicide. 22-year-old clayton beathard and 21-year-old paul trapeni were stabbed to death outside a nashville bar saturday after a fight over a woman. beathard is the brother of san francisco 49ers backup quarterback cj beathard. a 7-year-old girl shot inside a chicago home during a family gathering on christmas is reported to be in critical condition. police say the bullets were fired by someone standing on the sidewalk outside. a 38-year-old man, the apparent target, was also wounded but was able to walk to a hospital. there are no suspects in

custody. christmas morning also brought misery to about 250 people in minnesota's largest city. they are without a home after a fire swept through the drake hotel in minneapolis yesterday. the hotel of used to shelter homeless people. no one was seriously hurt, but many of the victims are forced to start all over again. christiane cordero from wcco is outside the hotel. what do we know about what caused the fire? >> reporter: well, investigators are still looking into what caused the fire. it will be a while before nay can go in and actually investigate. you can see a couple of fire engineers are still out here. the fire itself continued to smolder and pop throughout the night. i can tell you this morning the smell of the smoke is still lingering now 24 hours later. the hundreds of people who were displaced, they also saw, they lost everything, but they also saw the power of minnesota and the spirit of christmas. >> we got to smell the smoke.

we got to hear people screaming. looked out, it was filled with smoke. >> reporter: around 3:00 a.m., residents of the drake hotel were forced to evacuate after it went up in flames. the four-alarm fire began on the second floor of the three-story building and quickly spread to the attic. >> the only word that comes to mind right now is heartbreaking. >> reporter: while crews worked to put out the fire, rains kept warm on city buses. city leaders say about 250 people, many of them who were already homeless, lost all of their belongings. >> we literally just started over again, and then lost everything all over again. what's next? i don't know. but i know it's -- it can only get greater. >> reporter: while firefighters were on the scene, a hennepin county official put out the call for help urging people to donate surprise to the people affected. word spread quickly on social media, and soon generous minnesotans showed up with diapers, blankets, clothes, and shoes. people gave so much that some had to be turned away. >> i decided to donate christmas

gifts to the kids or people that lost things in the fires. >> minneapolis is awesome. sorry. it's kind of emotional. >> reporter: minnesota red cross managed to find the residents temporary shelter at a church for the next few evenings. the city is trying to secure a more long-term solution. >> these are real people that need a roof over their heads and that need help. >> reporter: three people were taken to the hospital. all are expected to recover. several others were treated at the scene here for smoke inhalation. and if anybody feels implored to donate money to those in need, the minnesota red cross has set up a fund. back to you. >> your heart certainly goes out to all of them. thank you very much. friends and fans are mourning an espn college football reporter who died on christmas eve. his 34th birthday. edward aschoff had been batting

pneumonia. co-workers said he took pride in helping the next generation of journalists. >> i'm edward aschoff, espn. >> reporter: a rising star -- >> you guys at alabama aren't used to losing -- >> reporter: and an enterprising reporters. >> looking at it as a head coach, winning in the big house -- >> reporter: edward aschoff had already made his mark. >> tough loss on the road -- >> reporter: the oxford, mississippi, native joined espn in 2011 and quickly became known for his outcoming personality -- outgoing personality. >> he was nothing but first class to this organization and always to me. and ed, you'll be missed. >> reporter: he was a mainstay on the sidelines at college games across the country where me also covered the more polarizing sides of college sports. in 2016, he won first place for enterprise writing in a national contest for his piece on the impact of race and discrimination in college football. on twitter, espn senior vice president, rob king, called him

a ray of light who brought joy to the job. >> our thoughts are with his loved ones, including his fiancee, katie. my heart goes out to you all. >> reporter: aschoff was engaged last year. his fiancee proposed with a ring shaped like one of his favorite film characters, godzilla. >> i had the pleasure of patrolling the college football sidelines with ed. it was amazing to see the respect he commanded. >> reporter: on christmas day, aschoff's colleagues paid tribute to his legacy. >> for as good a reporter as ed was, he was an even better person. he always put people first. those in stories he told and those of white house had the honor of working with him. >> aschoff tweeted in early december that he had pneumonia in both lungs. healthy, young adults typically have a lower risk of contracting pneumonia. according to the american author assic -- thoracic society, many

are younger adults. so many of my former colleagues tweeted out. you heard about the person he was and the impact on so many. >> this story was so heartbreaking to read. he had his whole life ahead of him. passing away on his birthday and he put an instagram post to his fiancee saying, i love you, babe. thank you for putting up with my 5:00 a.m. coughing fits. so many so sorry this happened to his family and fiancee. >> so young. >> you feel it through the smile in the interviews we saw. >> tough. >> all right. turning now to prosecutors in los angeles who are reportedly reviewing eight claims of sexual misconduct against disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein. according to "variety," the l.a. county da's office has been reviewing most of the allegations for nearly two years. it has not filed any criminal charges. weinstein faces a trial in new york on january 6th on charges of rape and sexual assault.

he denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman joins us. good morning. i think the question here when you hear about the new claims is what does or what role do these new possible charges and claims play in the trial that's upcoming here in new york in january? >> one of these allegations may play a pivotal role in january. there are eight cases in l.a. that they are reviewing. of the eight, there is one that concerns an allegation by a woman that goes back to february of 2013 in a hotel in beverly hills. well, in the case in new york beginning on january 6th, the manhattan da's office has said it's going to call what we say are three prior bad act witnesses. that means other women who are accusers of harvey weinstein who are going to say that similar things happened to them. and of those three, one of them happened at that beverly hills hotel back in 2013 in february.

so an accuser in l.a. is going to become a witness in new york. >> we've heard about a tentative settlement in a civil suit for weinstein, $25 million. he won't have to pay out of his own pocket or admit any wrongdoing. could this fall apart, or is this a done deal? >> nothing is ever a done deal until it is over. what i mean by that, the judge has to approve the settlement, the victims have to sign off on the settlement, and it's complicated. it's not complicated because he's not going to admit wrongdoing, what's complicated is the amount of money and that there are plaintiffs still out there who are represented by other lawyers who are saying, okay, you other plaintiffs, you want to settle, you're settling they believe for short money because what you're going to do is become part of all the group of creditors in the bankruptcy proceedings. and you are not going to receive what you're due. so i'm not saying it's over until it is finally written down

and everybody signs off. you have to remember, too, in the law, there are only a couple of remedies that plaintiffs have when something terrible has happened to them. one of them is money. one is not an apology. >> the groups founded in the wake of the allegations call the settlement a symptom of a broken system. thank you, rikki. the airline industry is trying to build a perfect passenger seat. are they, though? ahead, big changes some airlines are making to give you more room without using more space. first, it is 7:18. time to check good thursday morning to you. starting off the day with mostly cloudy skies and chilly temps

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it's 7:26, i'm kenny choi. three teenagers died in a car crash in pleasanton just before 10 p.m. on foothill road on castle wood drive. two more teenagers suffered major injuries an investigation is under way in alameda county following a holiday party. at last check, one is in serious condition. the man charged with the killing of the brother of 49ers quarterback c.j. beathard is in custody. the suspect was find hiding in a vacant home near nashville. let's get a check ofwork. it'slt there. not a lot going on on the freeways. the main lines looking pretty good, 101, 280. i want to remind people as you

mentioned, kenny, there are closures on foothill road because of that terrible accident that happened last night. it's very close to 680. not affecting the main lines of 680. 101 clear out of the south bay. new trouble spots on northbound 17 near idlewild road. that left lane is blocked due to an accident. watching in high def doppler, the light lingering showers wrap up this morning. as we go through the day, we're going to see the clearing. we're starting off with mostly cloudy skies and chilly temps. mid-50s for the coast and for the bay, upper 50s inland. a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. 54 in san francisco, 56 in oakland, 57 in san jose and 55 for concord. plenty of sunshine for friday and saturday. the wet weather returns, we end out the weekend on sunday.

♪ . it's 7:30. here's what's happening on "cbs this morning". >> dozens of flights are cancelled due to snow in what could be the busiest travel day of the year. >> as long as we get there. >> hundreds are homeless after a christmas day fire at a shelter in minneapolis. >> what's next? i don't know. >> a republican senator criticizes her party's leader over president trump's impeachment trial. >> we have to take that step back from doing hand in glove with the defense. >> plus, a hospital in chicago produces a christmas miracle for two desperately ill

>> and a look back at some of our favorite moments from this year bringing you all that matters. >> we are tight, rob, tight. >> that never happens. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." a report from kentucky says the fbi may be looking into controversial pardons made by former republican governor matt bevin. they're concerned that some of the last minute pardons were favors to supporters. we talk >> more than 400 pardons were gra granted. some went to convicted murders. another went to a man who served

less than two years for the rain of a 9-year-old, but his lawyer tells us he was innocent. he says the governor got it right and the pardon was not right. >> it felt like a ton of bricks hit me. i collapsed to the floor sobbing and crying. >> this mother says she was given no warning that micah shotle, the man convicted of sexual assaulting her daughter was going free. >> i wish he would have talked to me first. >> shotle served just 19 months of a 23 year sentence. >> i was shocked that he was even considering a pardon for micah, much less granting one. this was a very, very lengthy case that was litigated heavily. to hear that he was basically erasing all the work that we had gone was just shocking. >> in a radio interview bevin

defended his pardon of shotle claiming there was no physical evidence. >> if you had been repeatedly sexually violated as a small child by an adult, there are going to be repercussions of that physically and medically. >> a study found that 90% of victims don't show evidence of abuse. >> this isn't a democrat prosecutor coming after a republican governor. i was a supporter of matt bevins by what he's done is just wrong. he granted pardons with no research and whether they're worthy of a pardon. >> as for the victim's family -- >> i believe my daughter will be returning to counselling because she has read bevins' comments about her and i know it upsets her. other than that, we're kind of

taking it one day at a time. >> they have opened an investigation into the pardon. they're looking at how the case got onto the governor's desk and if there were any favors involved. >> it's victimizing this poor girl all over again. >> there's no doubt. >> then to hear the former governor say he spent thousands of hours looking at everything. obviously they have this power, but you have to wonder, especially when it comes to this case child sexual abuse conviction and then the man is pardoned. >> a governor or a president can pardon someone who was convicted by their peers. >> there are cases where the pardons because of evidence that was collected during the trial -- >> or later. >> exactly. this feels like it's

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fly 47.5 million people over christmas and new year's. and today and tomorrow will be the two of the busiest days for air travel. one estimate says up to three million flyers a day will cram into those cozy airline seats. while the trend has been for seats to shrink and get closer together, it hasn't stopped some airlines from devoting years of work and tens of millions of dollars trying to find their perfect seat. we asked kris van cleave to look for one. he filed this report from detroit. >> reporter: good morning. we start off hunt for the perfect airline seat with this brand-new airbus a-320 neo where spirit is trying something new. the biggest complaint from flyers -- their seats are uncomfortable. they bring us along as they try to change that. >> how are you -- >> reporter: spirit, an airline known for rock-bottom fares, wanted to start with a clean slate -- a brand-new, empty airplane. with its future lined up neatly in rows inside its detroit

hangar, the work begins. it will take up to ten spirit employees more than 12 hours to get all 182 seats loaded into the plane. slotted into the right spot and locked into place. if the goal is to find the perfect seat for spirit, do you think you did it with these? >> i think this is an amazing seat -- >> reporter: lania rittenhouse spent more than a year fine-tuning the cabin with particular emphasis on the seats. they have memory foam, a new conserved back so passengers set further back in the seat, opening up more usable leg room, while increasing the amount of pre-recline. the pros are still just 28 inches apart, but the airline says the curved design and moving the seat back pocket to the top has freed up two inches of usable space. and they've added a real tray table. oh, and that middle seat, it grew an extra inch, now 18 inches wide. people are going to see this and go, this is all just an excuse to shrink the space and cram more people on planes.

>> that is not what we're doing. the number of seats are still at 182. what did change was the livable space in the seat. so from a guest's perspective, we wanted to make sure that they felt that they had a more comfortable time in the seat. >> reporter: for an airline, new seats are a multimillion dollar undertaking. they're typically lighter which saves fuel and, thus, the airline money. but the feel has to be right. >> believe it or not, airlines actually want us to be comfortable. >> reporter: industry analyst henry harteveldt. >> the seat is the moment of truth. if the seat is a bad seat, if the customer isn't comfortable, they're going to remember that, and they won't choose that airline again. >> evacuate, evacuate, evacuate -- >> reporter: spirit's new seats take flight as the faa is under pressure from congress to finish testing to determine the safe minimum size for airline seats. critics worry those findings could lead to even more cramped cabins. >> we think that the airline industry is looking at that report as a green light to cram even more consumers into

ever-smaller seats. >> reporter: we flew with alaska airlines frequent flyers over california's bay area for a sneak peek of alaska's new cabin. the only rows that got closer together on this plane were in first class. the new seats created by bmw's design works are inevented to feel -- are invented to feel more like a luxury car. jetblue has spent years working on its new cabin. the leisure carrier also went with the curved back seat with memory foam. the distance between rows stays the same but because the seats take up less space, jetblue can add up to 12 more seats. >> it's incredibly important that we get this right because aircraft interiors do fly for a long time. we put a lot of thought into designing what we believe is the perfect seat. >> reporter: the teeth is the perfect airline seat -- the truth is the perfect airline seat probably varies by airline. for spirit, these seats are already in one plane flying customers. every new plane will have them. it will take a few years for the

rest of the fleet to get the new seats which spirit homes is their perfect seat. for "cbs this morning," kris van cleave, detroit. >> are you guys convinced? >> have to try it. >> crickets. crickets. >> get rid of that middle seat. i mean, that's what makes it feel that crowded when you're on an airplane. you're crammed in with other people that are really close to you. the seats are not getting wider. >> we're all frequent travelers here. anything that makes it more comfortable, right? literally anything. >> yeah. the upgrades -- every-- >> nobody reclients their seats, especially in economy, because you don't want to ruin the experience for the person behind you. >> some people do. >> really? >> honestly, i think about the things that make me comfortable neck, pillow, lots of layers, music, snacks. >> i have seen jericka when we were launched on stories together. she has one of the neck pillows which i always wondered if they really work. >> they do. ahead, an amazing sight outside a children's hospital in iowa. hundreds wave lights to the young patients inside to lift their holiday spirits. dana, you will recall you did

this story a couple of years ago. >> wonderful. >> a version of the so-called iowa wave. we'll tell you why this could be the start of a new christmas good thursday morning to you. we are starting off the day with was the cloudy skies. chilly temps. and a few light lingering showers from the peninsula and the south bay. that is going to continue to wrap up pretty quickly for us. we're going to see the skies clear as we head through the afternoon. enjoy the sunshine with high- pressure building in. and we will see plenty of sun for friday and saturday as well. 54 in san francisco. 55 in concord and fremont. 57 for san jose. our next chance for showers will be to end the weekend on sunday. ♪ [sliding, crashing, thudding] ♪ huh. yeah. welcome to the final days of toyotathon! phew. we made it.

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>> announcer: this is a kpix 5 news morning update. good morning. it is 7:56. i'm gianna franco. we are still following this closure. it was an accident that happened last night. it resulted in a deadly crash here. this is in pleasanton, where three people died there. two were taken to the hospital. the road is still closed, but the instructions from castlewood drive to bernall avenue, that closure will be in effect until at least 4:00 this afternoon. try to avoid the area if you can. take a look at other trouble

spot, north 17 your ride while the road, a left lane blocked due to a crash. we are seeing some slick with as your puts the scene. and getting rid of a trouble spot, eastbound 580. right at bayview avenue. it is not too far from the richmond/san rafael bridge. looks like a couple of lanes blocked. all right, a live look hear, richmond/san rafael bridge. a couple cars out there. it has been like this all morning long. very light traffic conditions on most of our bay area bridges. look at your travel time, all in the green. all right, gianna, got to love holiday like. we are watching the skies clear. across the bay area. here's the beautiful view with our treasure island on camera this morning. as we head through the afternoon, high pressure building in, enjoy the sunshine. mid-50s for the coast and for the bay. temps a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. by a couple of degrees. 54 in san francisco. 56 for the high in oakland and for vallejo, mountain view, 55 in fremont in concord. and san jose coming in at 57. so there we go in futurecast. with that sunshine another coat start to the day tomorrow morning and an afternoon sun, friday, saturday, showers back in the forecast on sunday. looking at a mix of sun and clouds on monday with plenty of

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good morning to our viewers in the west. it's thursday, december 26, 2019, welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm jericka duncan. gayle, tony, and ethiopia are off. ahead, a rare white christmas creates a travel nightmare in southern california. >> hear what you can do about imposters targeting our social information. >> and two critically ill patients became unlikely friends in a chicago hospital and something unlikely happens. >> first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. >> we begin on the road. that's where many of you will be today. it is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year. >> who would have thought you need to go to los angeles for a white christmas? very few people have had a white

christmas across the country. >> lisa lurk is a moderate republican. democrats hope she will be one of the four republicans they need. >> the christmas gift could come at any time. it could be anything from a ballistic missile launch to a nuclear weapons test. and you know, it might just be rhetoric. >> investigators are still looking into what caused the fire. it will be a while before they can go in and actually investigate. >> there are eight cases in l.a. that they are reviewing. there is one that concerns an allegation by a woman that goes back to 2013. >> three for three. mon money, again bucket. >> it is not quite a christmasmercal but the golden state warriors playing without steph curry. >> green scored 20 points including a clutch three pointer. >> the warriors pick up just their eighth win of the season.

>> draymond, rediscovering the three point stroke. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. so much fire power on the bench, i don't know how the warriors pulled that off snurp saying that, you didn't realize they could do that. >> crazy. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." we begin with this, a powerful winter storm tranning travel misery for millions of americans returning home for christmas. officials are warning drivers to stay off the roads in southern california where heavy rain and snow is pummelling the area. dangerous conditions forced 5 to shut down yesterday after multiple cars got stuck. >> this comes on one of the busiest travel days of the year. aaa predicts heavy traffic delays in cities like new york, san francisco, washington, and houston. some areas could see travel times up to three times longer than normal. cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelli is here. who will be hit the hardest.

>> the deep sout vlad. ou were ng for a ski vacation head to -- checks notes -- los angeles of all places. can you believe that? unbelievable. this is a bigtime snow maker for the mountains. 2500 feet and up. in the valleys it is heavy rain. watch out for the possibility of flooding, especially san diego up to los angeles although the heavy rest rain is passing on now off to the east. this is the who by hour forecast. that is snow, very heavy in the mountains. it will make its way into arizona as well. flagstaff, snow, phoenix heavy rain is possible for you. look at this. 66 degrees in chicago. you need a beach vacation, head to lake michigan. 71 in dallas, 71 in jackson. would we break 30 or 40 records across the country for warm temperatures. pittsburgh, 57, we cool it down to around 30 in minneapolis. severe weather is possible later tomorrow as the storm pulls out

into texas and oklahoma. after that, snow in places like denver, the possibility of severe weather in texas up to the plain states. and the storm will approach chicago later in the day on saturday, through the great lakes on sunday. this is going to be a big problem for travelers as we head through the weekend, guys. >> all right, lake michigan sounds great but i am heading further south to mexico this weekend. >> probably in better hands. >> great shape there. tensions over north korea's nuclear program are still high after christmas over a threatened missile launch. north korea warned it may deliver a quote christmas gift to the united states if sanctions are not eased by the end of the year. president trump says the u.s. will deal with whatever surprises north korea has in store. on twitter the president's focus is on impeachment. he threw insults at democrats last night and again this morning. the president has said he expects the senate trial led by his fellow republicans to be more fair. one republican senator lisa

murkowski now says she is disturbed that senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is coordinating his trial preparation with the president's lawyers. christmas night ended with the last solar eclipse of the decade. the moon passed directly between the earth and the sun late last night covering the center of the sun. it left a ring of fire visible around the moon there. it couldn't be seen in north america but people in parts of europe australia asia and africa could be seeing it. >> i was going the say it looks beautiful, but i missed it sleeping. obviously i did not. >> you were also working. that's right. as 2019 comes to an end we will look back at all the memorable moments that helped make the year wha

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increase from robocalls from scammers this year despite regulators efforts to crack down on the problem. the social security administration is the number one government agency targeted by scam artists. in the first half this year people filed nearly 73,000 reports of social security imposters reporting losses of $17 million. consumer investigative correspondent anna werner is here with us with more. hope you had a good holiday. >> i did, thank you. >> this has not been good for people. we were just talking, we all get these coals. why are we seeing the social security calls now and why so many? >> if we could ask the scammers, why are you using a social security scam -- we don't know why it is, but my guess is because it is works. they try to scare you, frighten you, they say the police are coming to your house. they say you need to give us your social security number it has been compromised. they are either after your personal information or your

money. i guess they are finding out that it works. but this is something to know that nobody from the social security administration is going to call you. >> what should you do when you receive one of these calls? you hear time and time again people think they said certain things, they knew who my cousin was or -- >> right. the u.s. marshal's service is one of the entities that's getting spoofed and faked. they are saying if we need to talk to you we are going to come to your house with a badge and we are going to say hi in person and we are going to show you your identification. they are not going to call you up -- in fact the u.s. marshal's service made the point -- they said we are not going to give you warning that we are coming. what should you do? hang up. block the number. then you can report to it the government if you want to help them sort of figure out the trends. it may not do that much for you personally but you should call the ftc, the fcc, you can report to the fbi if they are imitating u.s. marshals.

we have got the links on our website where you can go to report these things. but in general, you know, a lot of i think -- i think a lot of us are playing avoid the phone call these days. i do, too. >> it definitely feels as if the fcc is saying look to the american people you have got got to be on the look out for this. i think that is true. but if the fcc doing enough to protect me? >> we keep coming back to this at least twice a year and saying what is happening? what are they doing? the phone companies with the encouragement of the fcc are putting into place something they call shake and stir, which is a standard -- basically it is supposeding to after some of the spoofing, where they make calls look like they are coming from your mom or your neighbor or your next door neighbor. they are working on it but you know, it is really not solved yet. unfortunately, in the meantime it is up to you, the consumer to watch out. what is angering is the people they go after who think the

police are really coming after them. your mom, your grandmother, your elderly friend. not just old people but some young people who get scared. they want to panic you. don't panic when they call. hang up the phone is really the best advice. the social security administration is not going to call you. if they say it is about social security just hang up. >> does the national do not call registry work? it seems like since it has been out there, it hasn't done anything. >> that works for the legitimate telemarketers, the legitimate businesses. the scammers don't care. >> i say you talk back to them, too. tell them you are with the fbi. >> i am an fbi agent. >> i want to eves drop on that. i want a tape recording. >> siren in the ear could work, too. >> anna werner thank you so much. this morning we have an update on a christmas miracle. ahead, two people who needed the same ultrarare transplants. see how they and their

friendship survives. you are watching "cbs this morning."

our series "a more perfect union" aims to show that what unites us as americans is far greater than what divides us. just days before christmas last year in chicago, two hospital patients in dire circumstances forged an unlikely friendship and made medical history. daru smith, a truck driver from the south side of chicago, was just a few rooms away from sarah mcpharlin, an occupational therapist from michigan. they had different backgrounds but shared the same grim odds. they both needed surgery that is so rare it had only been done 15 times in american history. other hospitals actually turned them away and one suggested end-of-life care.

adriana diaz met smith, and their lives changed forever. at the university of chicago medical center, you wouldn't blame daru smith and sarah mcpharlin for keeping their distance. they were both on the same wait list for the same rare triple organ transplant. >> i was like i don't want to feel like it's a competition thing like, kn going to live and who's going to die. >> reporter: daru has an inflammatory condition that caused organ failure. when sarah was a child, a virus attacked her heart, and she had a heart transplant at 12. recently her health deteriorated. both needed heart-liver-kidney transplants, but no hospital has ever done two in a single year. >> my mom and i were both starting to get a little like sad or down. >> they were telling me that we need basically a miracle. >> reporter: doctors don't introduce patients on the same wait list. even if they have different blood types like sarah and daru.

they met at physical therapy, and a friendship began. >> i saw him going on a walk, i thought, i should go do my laps, too. >> sarah was just marathon, you know, knocking out -- she would encourage me, you know, we got it, we can slow down a little bit. >> reporter: kind of like a coach. >> yeah. yeah. a motivation. >> good job. >> reporter: that positivity paid off. last year, just before christmas, daru had a donor. a new chance at life and to see his son grow up. >> to be honest, i felt a little bad at first. i was like, she also been through so much, too, you know, like why didn't she go first. >> reporter: then during daru's surgery, the transplant team got news they could only describe as a christmas miracle. sarah got a match, too. >> this is the first time it's happened. that one institution is doing in the same year. i'm not saying in the same months, i'm not saying in the same week. we never in our dreams thought it would be so close.

>> reporter: sarah, how did you get the news that you were going to get transplanted? >> well, so it was kind of funny because dr. smith came in. >> reporter: of course i knew who she meant. i like your tie. >> someone special picked it out for me. >> reporter: because dr. bryan smith is my husband. >> have you heard the great news? >> we were like, oh, daru's back, it didn't take 20 hours. we just were so excited. >> kept talking for a minute or so and i realized she had no idea. >> reporter: the good news was for her. >> exactly. i stopped her and said, actually, the donor's for you. and she and her mother were speechless. >> like completely oblivious for a long time. because of all the excitement for ourselves, for daru. >> we have patients who have waited two days -- >> reporter: dr. valluvan jeevanandam is the pair's heart surgeon. all told, daru's surgery took 17 hours. sarah's, 20. almost back to back. what do you think it was that brought matches for both of these patients in such a short amount of time?

>> fate. it's one of those things about transplants which is actually spiritual. you control some things, but when donors occur, you have no control over at all. and maybe there is karma in that they're rewarded for their good deeds. >> reporter: good deeds like being open to friendship where other wouldn't and paying it forward. >> i'm forever grateful for the decision to be an organ donor. i'll forever treat the gift with respect. >> usually i don't do the new year, new me stuff. i can honestly say this year's like new year, new me. >> reporter: new beginnings with the greatest gift of all. for "cbs this morning," adriana diaz, chicago. >> and we have an update on this story which we first showed you back in january. since sarah mcpharlin and daru smith had their surgeries, the university of chicago medical center has conducted four more triple organ transplants this year. it's a feat that has never been

done. the new patients told us last week they were inspired by daru smith and sarah mcpharlin's success. >> i got so confident and so it you know, pumped if you will -- not a good word -- because they did that. they have been so successful, and then to inspire me, his little boy inspires me. >> it's great to hear the story. when my wife and i came here in april, all you could do was read about sarah and daru. it was in every magazine. your story in cbs news, we googled everything. it was phenomenal to see it was done. i definitely didn't want to be the first person or amongst the first people. it was nice to have other people go through it. >> it's a bond. it's interesting because we're all from different walks of life. we have different interests. we're of different generations. we wouldn't be friends if it wasn't for this. >> well, now they are all close friends supporting each other through their recovery. they're bonded by the gifts they've received from others which is the gift of life.

>> wow. >> outstanding. >> last year more than 36,000 transplants were performed in the united states. if you want to become an organ donor, go to organdonor.gov. >> wow. what do you say to that other than -- make sure you mark it on your license because look at the gift you could give to people. >> i love what the doctor says about the spiritual bond that exists between the two. and now these others because it's something that goes beyond our understanding of life. but it is such a wonderful thing. >> talking about paying it forward. >> yeah. >> and being inspired by others' good works and then more will come. >> be an organ donor. >> when you hear a doctor say faith because some things are out of their control, what a beautiful thing. >> yeah. the new year is less than a week away. ahead, we remember the important events and people that shaped 2019. your local news is next.

this is a kpix5 news morning update. good morning. it is 8:25. i'm gianna franco. closures continue in pleasantton. an accident happened late last night and took the lives of three teenagers. that intersection is still closed until further notice. foothill road. that will remain closed until 4:00 this afternoon. the vehicle hit a power pole. two others were taken to the hospital with major injuries. try to avoid the area if you can. they will be in effect for most of the day. 680 both directions doing okay on the main lines of the free way. we're dealing with some mass transit delays. capital corridor train 523 is running about 25 minutes behind schedule. caltrain are on time this

morning. look out for a trouble spot on 880. we are watching the skies clear and a beautiful morning on our treasure island camera. you can see the blue skies out there. high pressure building in. plenty of sunshine through the day. looking at that sun continuing friday and for saturday with that ridge of high pressure in control but showers return on sunday with our next weather system. daytime highs 54 in san francisco. 56 in oakland. 55 in fremont, 57 in san jose and 55 for concord and for livermore as we go through the afternoon. on futurecast, you can see all of that sunshine. a cold start to the day with patchy frost tomorrow morning and then looking at the sun friday in the afternoon and for saturday, looking at the showers returning on sunday. drier weather ahead monday, tuesday and wednesday to ring in 2020.

welcome back to "cbs this morning." the impeachment of president trump ended a year that also saw acts of shocking gun violence along with anniversary celebrations that brought americans together. this morning we look back at all of the pivotal people and moments that helped shape 2019. >> no collusion, no obstruction. >> president trump and his supporters say democrats, they've gone too far with claims of wrongdoing after robert mueller found the president did not collude with russia. >> reporter: this is pretty much as good as a not guilty verdict. while the russia investigation is over, the president's legal problems continue. >> i had a perfect phone call. a totally perfect phone call. >> president trump was accused of withholding military aid to ukraine in exchange for ukraine investigating the democrats. >> was there a quid pro quo? the answer is yes.

>> passed the two articles of impeachment. the president is impeached. >> i did say i think there is all going to blow up. here we are. >> reporter: democrats take control of the house. >> the entire freshman class was sent here because americans are sick of how washington works. >> are you forgetting what you said -- >> sharp divisions among the democratic presidential hopefuls. >> houston, we have a problem. >> reporter: candidates are trying to make their mark at this crucial time. >> the single most important thing we have to accomplish is defeat donald trump. [ cheers ] >> reporter: american troops are pulling back to make way for turkey's planned invasion of northern syria. >> it has been a tumultuous time. >> it was like a two-minute warning. we had to pack up and get moving because the situation on the ground was about to change dramatically and quickly. >> a daring raid in syria killed

isis leader baghdaabu bakr al i baghdadi. [ chants ] we're closing the border. we'll keep it closed for a long time. i'm not playing games. >> she says there's no way she can go back to her own country. that much more dangerous there. [ chants ] >> reporter: over 4,000 of the more than 10,000 children in the agency's care are at risk of remaining in custody long term. >> reports came out that they were living in horrible conditions. >> you're saying this is not good enough. >> i've been saying it for a year. shots fired. multiple shots fired! >> massacres in el paso, texas, and dayton, ohio, happened in startling proximity for a country too familiar with gun violence. >> we need to love one another again. >> no children in any world should see things like that. they shouldn't. >> you have the hate crime category, you have the church category, you have the school category. bottom line is, dead is a category.

[ siren ] this is one of new zealand's darkest days. >> never thought in my life i'd live to see something like this. >> the prime minister vows to reform her country's gun laws in response to the worst mass shooting in the country's modern history. >> 51 lives were lost from our muslim community. the question was asked, you know, why does anyone need military-style semiautomatic weapons or assault rifles? that's where we drew the line. hurricane dorian ravages the bahamas. >> everything you have -- everything's gone. everything. >> mommy! >> the humanitarian crisis in the making. >> this is your whole life right here. >> everything gone at one time. >> reporter: one side of the 405 was turned into a towering inferno. >> if you're still there, you're an idiot. get the hell out. boeing faces safety questions after the second deadly crash of one of its new 737 max 8 jets. >> we have 346 tombstones. >> this is not an accident. this is something that could

have been prevented. >> i would walk before i was to get on a 737 max. what do we want? >> brexit! >> parliament came no closer to approving terms of its breakup with europe. >> it is a burning desire to get brexit done. [ cheers ] china's central government is condemning protests in hong kong. >> what started off as a peaceful protest has devolved. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: at times it felt like a war zone. >> we are fighting for our freedom and survival. [ sirens ] notre dame stands damaged by defiant after a fire raged for at least 12 hours. >> notre dame is not just a building. i didn't do this stuff. this is not me. i'm fighting for my [ bleep ] life! y'all killing me with this

[ bleep ]! i [ bleep ]. >> robert? >> embattled singer r. kelly is in custody for the second time this year on federal sex crime charges. >> now he isn't facing years, he's facing decades. jeffrey epstein was charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy. the alleged sex ring may have involved dozens of underage girls. were you afraid of him? >> yeah. i mean, he's dead, but i still am. >> epstein may be gone but the demand for justice is intensi intensifyi intensifying. >> you could not spend time around him and not know. >> reporter: lawyers want prince andrew to cooperate with investigators, keeping the prince in the spotlight even as he tries to step away. >> as far as i was aware, they were staff. >> he knows what happened. i know what happened, and there's only one of us telling the truth. an explosive hbo documentary, wade robson and james safechuk claimed jackson abused them for years. >> critics are calling it shocking saying you'll never listen to michael jackson the same way again. >> lou can we provide comfort --

how can we provide comfort for other survivors? that's what this is about. michael happens to be the abuser in this child sexual abuse story. lori, lori -- >> dozens accused including two hollywood stars, accused of paying millions to get their kids into top schools. >> these were parents cutting the line illegally and taking their kids along for the ride. the number of those in severe illness because of vaping -- >> we have a product that is not a risk. i have a young lady at my house. she says her name is jayme closs. >> 13-year-old jayme closs escaped from captivity. and she is south korea saafe. >> such a happy ending to what had a horrible beginning. chewy, we're home. [ sounds ] ♪

♪ >> take care of yourself. ♪ ♪ >> you are blessed, so you can bless others! god bless america! ♪ ♪ ♪ what will be will be ♪ ♪ >> come here. take a firm hold of the hypodermic needle. >> right. [ laughter ] ♪

♪ >> you see this? a shoehorn. it's a shoehorn. ♪ ♪ >> the last word -- >> flow -- >> one, two, three -- one, two, three -- >> bye. >> no, don't do that. good-bye. >> good-bye. [ bell ] >> fans of britain's royal family around the world are celebrating, yes, we are, the newest addition to the family. the duke and duchess of sussex have a seven pound, three-ounce baby boy. >> this little thing is

absolutely to die for. i'm over the moon. liftoff on "apollo 11." >> 50 years ago the "apollo 11" mission blasted off. historians agree it stands as perhaps humanity's greatest achievement to date. >> 13, i remember that day very well. very well. >> i was 2. [ laughter ] >> anthony mason is in normandy. he's leading our d-day anniversary coverage. >> i'm always struck by the gravity and enormity of what happened here. it's almost incomprehensible. >> the first time i touched omaha beach sand for 75 years. >> how does it feel? >> it feels damp and wet. >> yes, it does. ♪ >> i was just going to say, so many memories. >> sometimes i know we say this probably every year because we're covering the news, but it feels like there's things you're watching like, that was this year? i thought it was last year. it has been an incredible 2019.

>> it has. what will 2020 bring? >> one can only guess. obviously in that we've seen a lot of the serious moments in the news this year. but we don't want to forget, we had a lot of fun around here especially. ahead we'll look back at some of gayle, anthony, and tony's favorite moments. from hanging out with lizzo to

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♪ feeling good as [ bleep ]. i do my imaginary hair toss. >> where is it, vlad? >> my imaginary hair toss. everybody at "cbs this morning" works really hard to bring you the important news you to need to start your day. but we like to have a little fun. >> a lot of fun. >> of course, come on. >> these are some of our favorite moments from 2019 that happened here in studio 57 and around the world. i'm anthony mason with tony dokoupil and kale king -- your name? want to get your name right? gayle king. >> yes, thank you. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> i'm anthony mason with gayle king -- >> anthony -- how excited are you? >> as excited as i get at 8:00 in the morning. >> we the best news -- >> we the best news. >> don't brag about it, right? >> cbs. [ applause ]

[ chants ] >> go, jan! >> go, jan! go, jan! >> somebody looks like he just got a fresh haircut. >> i did -- >> it was haircut day yesterday. >> sharp, gentlemen. sharp. ♪ [ applause ] >> welcome to a special edition of "cbs this morning." >> you are braver than you believe -- >> yes -- >> stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. >> yes. ♪ >> wow. i'm at the same level as that helicopter right there. >> i was getting wobbly here. >> you need depends doing that, tony dokoupil. >> you are the first audience to see "hamilton" in puerto rico. how does it feel? >> good. >> i bet gayle king would look better in this. ♪ go! >> zoom in. that's our own tony dokoupil. tony, you were in the 28 standouts of modern day sophistication. welcome back to "cbs this morning." that was patty running around

our studio. >> patty -- >> if you wonder who that is. ♪ i really can't see. thank you. >> wow. >> ah. don't you dare use that -- >> it's rolling. i see it. yeehaw. ♪ u.s. wins the fourth world cup. >> setting them up perfectly for equal pay. >> maybe more than -- >> i like that, tony. they said tiger woods was finished, but champions can will their way back to the top. [ cheers ] ♪ the washington nationals are the world champions! ♪ baby shark >> ed, do a little dance. >> reporter: all right. >> the we part comes in with my grandma. she's the driver. >> how do you get the press credentials? you know how hard that is? >> you forgot to wear your tie. >> sorry. do you feel disrespected? >> no. i'm not wearing anything. ♪ i do my hair toss

check my nails baby how you feeling ♪ ♪ feeling good as hell >> what are three words that would best describe you? >> standing near lizzo. >> so interesting -- this is for all th people that sent me a social media comment saying, boy, put something on your head. >> time for some vitamin d. >> i like that. >> vitamin d -- ♪ good morning. okay -- [ cheers ] this is my jack and the beanstalk moment for real. ♪ >> it's so hard, goilg. >> too hard. >> you get up at 3:24.

shall we return tomorrow? >> i think we'll come back tomorrow. they're letting us come back. >> last i heard. >> don't worry, they will be back. they are coming back. taking much deserved time off right now. >> that was so much fun, you guys. >> i know. it was. >> right? >> same way it's fun to look back and remember all the really fun moments that we have here. some people see and some don't, too. >> the mental health show, empire state building, the "apollo 11" anniversary. there was so much. i like my job. >> you doing charlie brown, that's what i liked -- >> there are things that happen when the cameras are rolling. >> i saw he -- >> they're always rolling. always rolling. it's the one thing to remember. >> yes. >> also -- you were doing it, too. >> i was not doing -- >> you were going to say i'm not doing it -- >> we've got a show to do. charlie brown. >> you can hear more of our "cbs this morning" including extended interviews and original content on our podcast. you don't see the charlie brown dance unfortunately. it is available wherever you like to get your podcasts. before we go, one woman's

incredible reaction to the birthday gift that she had wanted forever. you're watching "cbs this morning." wimpy trash bags? c'mon.

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happy in my life. >> that does it for us.

%fo this is a kpix5 news morning update. good morning the it is 8:55. i'm gianna franco. taking a look father roadways. still busy as you work your way in parts of pleasanton. a closure on foothill road between bernal and castle wood due to a fatal accident that happened late last night. traffic is busy in and around that area. is is not affecting the main lines of 680 but it will be there until at least 4:00 this afternoon. >> westbound 580 in the green. eastshore freeway highway 4 to the maze, 14 minutes. highway 4 itself is clear and 101 clear out of the south bay. metering lights are off. folks are taking that day off

and sleeping in. no delays into san francisco. caltrain on time. 523 train behind schedule. >> we're watching the skies clear and beautiful blue skies on our tower camera. as we go through the day enjoy the sunshine with high pressure building in for us. we're looking at plenty of sunshine today, tomorrow and for saturday. showers return on sunday with our next weather system. daytime highs for today a little warmer compared to yesterday by a couple degrees. 54 san francisco 56 san jose. 55 for concord and livermore. on futurecast, you can see the clearing with that sunshine this afternoon. looking at a cold start to the day with patchy frost tomorrow morning, then that sunshine. that continues friday and for saturday. showers return on sunday. possibly into monday morning. then afternoon sunshine monday, tuesday and wednesday to kickoff 2020.

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