it's tuesday, january 7th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." intensifying threats. an iranian military leader threatens to set fire to places supported by the united states. why the next 24 to 36 hours are critical i willing to testify. former national security adviser john bolton says he would appear before the senate under subpoena. the reason some republicans are interested in the idea. new charges. as harvey weinstein faces trial in new york, more accusations of in new york, more accusations of rape and sexual assault. 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. we begin with a chilling new warning for the u.s. this morning the leader of iran's revolutionary guard threatened to set ablaze places supported by america. a u.s. defense official tells cbs news the next 24 to 36 hours could be critical in revealing whether iran will make good on its threats to retaliate against the u.s. for last week's air strike that killed iran's top general. the three-day morning period wraps up today. the official says the primary concerns remains iran's dminisrcatmissiles. t n mama reacting to this latest reat? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. so the administration is definitely taking the latest threat seriously. according to a report by the semi official tasmin news agency, iran has worked up 13 sets of plans for revenge for suleimani's killing. the report quoted the secretary

of iran's supreme national security council critical. it said that even among the weakest of those threats, it would be an historic nightmare for the u.s. a massive sea of people joined the funeral procession for today's burial of iranian of qassem suleimani. with the mourning period coming to a close, officials are on alert for a possible retaliation. >> we're closer to war than any time in the last 30 years. given the president's red line, we're one dead american away. >> reporter: president trump defended his decision to kill suleimani with a drone strike. >> we had a shot at it, and we took him out. and we're a lot safer now because of it. >> reporter: the u.s. has sent more troops overseas since the attack. that includes brianna reed's husband. >> we thought it was a drill at first. and then he called and said, hey, you need to come say good-bye. i don't know when i'm going to be back. >> reporter: iraq's parliament

called for the expulsion of american troops. >> there's been no decision >> reporter: pentagon officials were left scrambling after rumors of a pull-out were sparked by a draft letter mistakenly sent to iraqi officials. democrats on capitol hill want to slow the escalation with a vote on a war powers resolution. >> how dare we order our young men and women to go risk their lives and health with congress being too chicken to have a debate. >> reporter: republicans say it's time to support the president. >> can we not maintain a shred, just a shred of national unity for five minutes? >> reporter: the trump administration is scheduled to brief congressional leaders today on the intelligence that led to suleimani's killing. and administration officials including the secretary of state and the defense secretary are among those giving the briefing. the rest of congress will hear from them later this week. anne-marie? >> so marc, you mentioned this draft letter by king i rthoue ndclaimipeag that there was going to be a drawdown

of u.s. troops in iraq. spat's the defense secretary, ? mark >> repsaorter: cerbs news , has learned that the secretary of defense has denied plans to leave iraq. he said he doesn't know where the letter came from but says he read it, and it is inconsistent with where we are right now. >> marc liverman in new york. thank you. norah o'donnell with talk ee his first network tv interview since the killing of qasem suleimani. you can see the exclusive interview tonight on the "cbs evening news." breaking news out of puerto rico where a new earthquake struck just this morning. it had a magnitude 6.6. it hit just south of the town of indios. the country's utility says power is out on the whole land. it comes one day after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the country. yesterday's earthquake unleashed small landslides, caused power outages, and damaged homes. no injuries were reported. a string of small earthquakes

followed. on capitol hill now, the house reconvenes today in the battle over president trump's impeachment trial continues. john bolton, a key figure in ths llnow oeblic-led senate. up until now, president trump's former national security adviser has complied with a white house directive not to cooperate with the inquiry. nancy cordes has details. h fm key wiess.s a major change ambassador john bolton was a no-show during the house impeachment inquiry but now says he is willing to reject a presidot to testveify enif s nubpoenaed by u -l>> mbblasicsaatr edbo sltanon --en >> reporter: bolton's concerns about the pressure campaign on ukraine were well documented. >> the drug deal, as bolden called it -- >> reporter: the house voted to impeach president trump three

weeks agto investigate campaign rival joe biden.o ininr e pushrag uk house speaker nancy pelosi has yet to transmit the articles of impeachment to the senate as democrats push for the senate to call new witnesses like bolton in the trial to come. >> tell us why here in the senate witnesses and documents should not come forward that are directly relevant to the charges against the president of the united states. >> reporter: the senate's republican leader said again that a decision on witnesses should be made mill trial, not now. >> that was good enough for president clinton, so it ought to be good enough for president trump. fair is fair. >> reporter: a few senate republicans say they're interested in hearing what bolton has to say and that it might even be favorable to the president. but allowing him to testify could open the door to other witnesses who the white house tried to block from talking the first time around. nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill.

jury selection begins today in harvey weinstein's sexu assault trial in new york city. weinstein was in court yesterday. more charges against him were also unveiled in los angeles. >> reporter: harvey weinstein walked slowly into criminal court for the opening of his rape and sexual assault trial. the 67-year-old used a walker following recent back surgery. >> he looked like a very broken man. i think he's taking some good acting tips. >> reporter: since 2017, dozens of women have publicly accused him of miscondnducl assault charges against him dating back to 2013. >> the defendant used his power and influence to gain access to his victims and then committed violent crimes against them. >> reporter: in new york, weinstein is being tried for first and third-degree rape along with predatory sexual assault. he has pleaded not guilty to those counts and did not speak

during the hearing which lasted less than two hours and mostly concerned procedural matters. the judge rejected a defense request to sequester the jury. >> mr. weinstein again has a right to a fair trial. in this great country, you are innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: jury selection will take s mecandidat.es will start fillin out e questionnaires tuesday. the goal is to begin seating them next week. attorneys representing weinstein's accusers expressed concern that they'll be smeared during the trial. >> when you have six women testify being a sexual assault and a rape, it is much harder for the defense to cross examine each one of these women and try and attack their credibility. at some point the jurors are going to start to blame the defense and look like they're victim bashing. >> reporter: it's unclear how many of weinstein's accusers will be called to testify.nai rw york. this morning we are getting our first hint of the financial toll of the record fires in southeast australia.

so far, insurance claims have reached nearly half a billion dollars. lyarth0 e 2sinemi ollf remaioa one woman who was forced to evacuate on sunday said she was absolutely terrified. >> i've never been so scared in my life. i couldn't see. the smoke was so thick. there was a roar, a fire. >> at least 25 people have died from the fires since they first erupted in september. it's estimated nearly half a billion animals are also dead. coming up on the "morning news" now, more than 100 iranian americans claim that they were singled out by u.s. border agents. and ruffling feathers. a parrot's cries spark a police investigation. this is the "cbs morning news." investigation. this is the "cbs morning news." this is my body of proof. proof i can fight moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. proof i can fight psoriatic arthritis...

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our top stories this morning -- the leader of iran's revolutionary guard threatened to set ablaze places supported by america. cbs tt 24 t36 hours be critical in rev r atto rette again u.s. for last week's air strike that killed iran's top general. and as puerto rico recovers from yesterday's earthquake, a new quake struck this morning. it had a magnitude 6.5. the utility power says that power is out on the whole island. monday's earthquake unleashed small landslides, caused power outages, and damaged homes. no injuries were reported. in health news now, many

cancer survivors have trouble falling or staying asleep. a special sleep education class could help. dr. mallika marshall explains. >> reporter: ken struggles with insomnia, and since being diagnosed with brain cancer two years ago it's gotten worse. >> i'm fatigued constantly, all the time. so it's during the day so i take cat naps. >> reporter: the stress of having cancer and the grueling treatments can all impact patient sleep. >> these are all things that may disrupt sleep that in the short term people cope with reasonably well. as the rest less, the consequences of insufficient sleep or fragmented sleep are very real. >> reporter: ken is taking a sleep education class for cancer survivors. at the dana farber cancer institute, the class covers good sleep hygiene such as no screen time before bed and napping less.

the study director says the key is giving patients guidance on implementing it. >> a consistent wake time is a very important fundamental element of good sleep. these are the kind of things that we sat down, analyzed, broke down for each individual survivor. >> reporter: a new study of more than 50 cancer patients finds over 40% have moderate to severe insomnia cured after one class. ken plans to use what he's learned at home. >> i can't get anything done i'm so tired. and so i'm hoping that this is going to help out just a small part of my life. >> reporter: he says a better night's sleep will mean better i hall, cbika mars s news, boston. coming up on "cbs this morning," mark strassmann is in mississippi where there are growing concerns about prison conditions across the state. we'll take you to the ces show in las vegas for a peek at the hottest gadgets being unveiled including a flying camera that works with your

smartphone. only on "cbs this morning," country music group rascal flatts joins us in the studio to make an exclusive announcement. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪