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>> now it's levi's. have an good morning to you, our viewers in the west, on this martin luther king holiday. the west coast and welcome to "cbs this morning" on this mlk holiday. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. breaking news. four people are dead after a pair of late night shootings in kansas city and san antonio. police in hawaii search for a gunman who killed two officers and set a fire that destroyed seven homes. senate trial countdown. house impeachment managers get ready to present their arguments while president trump's lawyers say democrats don't have a case. no other option. for the first time prince hahar describes in public why he and his wife meghan are giving up their royal privileges. road to the grammys. we kickoff our week long
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series with lizzo. and a look at the recording industry charity that saves lives. >> it's monday, january 20th, 2020. here's today's "eye opener" your world in 90 seconds. we're achieving what no administration has ever achieved before. and what i do get out of it? tell me. i get impeached. >> president remains defiant ahead of trial. >> does the senate want to have a fair trial or part of the cover up of the president. >> in kansas city two people are dead and a dozen injured after a shooting at a bar. >> the suspect believed to be among the dead. >> virginia is taking precautions in advance of a gun rights rally. >> neo-nazi groups will come in here and wreck it for us. three u.s. airports now screening incoming chinese passengers. >> a new virus could spread around the world. >> many more questions. >> first time we're hearing directly from prince harry about that decision to step back from the royal family.
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>> i know i haven't always gotten it right, but as far as this goes, there was really no other option. snow still falling in parts of the northeast and out west as winter weather continues. >> temperatures in the freezer. >> extreme wather still sweeping australia. >> massive dust bowls. >> all that -- >> australian open under way. and all that matters. >> for this incredibly glamorous group of people tonight, sag is such an unfortunate acronym. >> the hollywood award season at the screen actor's guild coming up. movie and tv honors. >> i'll add this to my tinder profile. >> on cbs "this morning". >> another first down. how about a touchdown? the fourth of the ball game. >> super bowl match-up is set. it's the niners. it's the chiefs. >> you got to fight for your
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right to party! >> he says i'm in the right place at the right time. congratulations. a good game. can't wait for the super bowl. welcome to "cbs this morning" on this martin luther king jr. holiday. a working holiday for president trump and members of congress who are preparing the case for removing him from office. this is the week the president faces charges in the senate for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. >> house managers led by adam schiff are working again today on the impeachment trial's opening presentation. the president remains defiant and has bolstered his legal team. weijia jiang is covering the white house. what do the president's attorneys say about how they
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plan to defend him? >> reporter: good morning, over the weekend and in six page formal response to the impeachment summons the president's legal team revealed their main arguments that the entire process was tainted. that the articles fail on their face and on the facts, and they were the result of a quote brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election. we could get an even closer look at the president's impeachment strategy later this morning when his team is required to submit a legal brief to the senate. >> the farmers are sticking with trump. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: at the american farm bureau's annual convention sunday night president trump complained about getting impeached. >> we're achieving what no administration has ever achieved before. and what do i get out of it? tell me. i get impeached. >> reporter: publicly the president was largely his own defender in chief during the house impeachment proceedings, but mr. trump has a robust defense team for his senate
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trial including ken starr who led the investigation that resulted in president bill clinton's impeachment. and alan dershowitz, a lawyer whose former clients include o.j. simpson and convicted pedophile jeffrey epstein. since friday the constitutional expert has been on a media blitz arguing the president did not commit a crime. >> the allegations are not impeachable, then this trial should result in an acquittal, regardless of whether the conduct is regarded as okay by you or by me. >> reporter: on "face the nation" house judiciary chairman jerrold nadler called the claim nonsense. >> any jury would convict in three minutes flat that the president betrayed his country by breaking the law. >> reporter: house impeachment managers huddled throughout the weekend on capitol hill and released a legal brief outlining that president trump should be removed from office to eliminate the threat that the president poses to america's national
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security. senate democrats blamed majority leader mitch mcconnell for leaving them in the dark ahead of opening arguments on tuesday. >> so wrong no one knows what his plan is a day and a half before. one of the most momentous decisions they'll make. >> reporter: democrats continue pushing to have more witnesses and evidence in the trial but at least four republicans have to vote in favor too. sources close to the president's legal team say they are preparing for the possibility with a reminder that it's a two way street and they are ready to demand witnesses of their own. >> thank you very much. let's get to that breaking news in missouri where two people were killed in a mass shooting outside of a nightclub. police surrounded the nine ultralounge in kansas city around 11:30 last night. they met a male shooter who was one of those people killed. more than a dozen others were injured. our kansas city affiliate kctv
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is near the scene. >> reporter: good morning. kansas city police are still investigating what led up to the deadly shooting. we're getting a closer look at the scene. police have been combing through now empty parking spots, looking for any evidence as to what led up to the shooting. they were hosting a celebrator for the chiefs win, and the night turned to chaos. the shooting started when the gunmen fired into a line of people waiting to get in line to the club. they're not sure if it was targeted or a fight broke out beforehand. an armed security shot and killed the shooter. 15 people have gone to area hospitals and three are still critical this morning. police say there were a lot of witnesses to this. they are offering a $25,000 reward for any information that leads to arrests. there's more breaking news this time in texas where a manhunt is under way after a
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deadly shooting inside a bar. it happened last night along the san antonio riverwalk. police say an argument broke out between a group of people and someone pulled out a gun and just started shooting. one of the victims a 21-year-old male was found dead inside bar. another died at the hospital. five others were wounded. more arrests have been made. a tragic series of events in hawaii ended with two police officers shot dead and parts of a neighborhood in flames. the huge fires were seen burning in waikiki yesterday. three people are still missing including the alleged gunman. jamie yuccas has the story. >> reporter: a massive response by police and firefighters sunday morning. started with a 911 call from a woman in this affluent honolulu neighborhood. >> a female had been stabbed in the leg. >> reporter: she was trying to evict the suspect.
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>> shortly thereafter we heard shots being fired. >> reporter: the suspect opened fire on officers approaching the house killing officer tiffany enriquez. kaulike kalama was among a second group of responding officers. he was also shot and killed. >> they are missing. >> reporter: the neighbors described the suspect as mentally disturbed and has a history of run ins with police. this body cam from last year shows him being cited for making false 911 calls. police sources say he set fire to the house. he and two women believed to have been inside are still unaccounted for. a total of seven homes were destroyed. >> we will continue to search for him until we confirm that his remains are recovered. >> reporter: processing the crime scene could take several more days. for "cbs this morning" i'm jamie yuccas.
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richmond, virginia is on high alert this morning before a gun rights rally that local authorities fear could turn violent. the fbi and local law enforcement say they have received credible threats of violence. organizers say tens of thousands of people including white supremacist groups and militias may gather in the former confederate capital today where democrats are proposing new gun laws. cbs "this morning" lead national correspondent david begnaud is in richmond this morning. set the scene for us. >> reporter: good morning. let me set the scene. we are outside the capital. thousands have already gone in this morning, entering through the gates. there are metal detectors everyone has to go through. the governor signed an executive order that prevents anyone from bringing weapons on the grounds of the capital. you can see with this lady walking in front of us, a lot of gun owners have come armed, brought weapons they own. and as long as you're outside the capitol, it is your legal right to have it. you also can't bring other
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things, knives, sling shots, black jacks, and more down the line. we have not seen any commotion, no arrests, no one has been hurt. this has been very peaceful. folks from virginia and around the country assembling for what is known as lobby day, but it has taken on new meaning. democrats control the legislature, they're trying to push gun control measures, that's why tens of thousands of people have showed up today. >> i will not compromise on the second amendment. [ applause ] >> reporter: members of virginia's citizens defense league which organizes the annual gun rights rally insist that their message is solely to protect the second amendment. philipp van cleave is the organization's president. >> what are you against? >> we're against gun control that effects law abiding citizens. we don't need gun control. we're not the problem.
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>> reporter: seven members of the white nationalist group called the base which advocates for a race war to create a white ethno state were arrested across the country. authorities say some of those people were expected to attend today's rally. state officials say they want to avoid another charlottesville with a neo-nazi rally in 2017 ended in the death of a counter protester. >> we have the right to bear our arms. >> reporter: michele traveled from new york. she said she's here to support the second amendment. >> our fears that the skinheads and neo-nazi groups, you know, white supremacists will come in here. >> reporter: tensions have been rising since democrats regained control of the state legislature and propose several gun control bills including limiting handgun purchases and requiring background checks. it all comes after a mass shooting in virginia beach that happened last summer killing 12 people. an anti-gun rally was also planned for today but cancelled by organizers.
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andrew goddard became a gun safety lobbyist after his son survived the 2007 virginia tech shooting. >> why would you take a gun violence survivor or their family into an area where there's a state of emergency has been declared. >> the legal director for georgetown law for constitutional advocacy and protection. >> the difficulty we have in situations like this is to be able to balance the protection of public safety with the preservation of first amendment rights. it's a blow to the first amendment that gun safety advocates don't feel safe participating. >> reporter: the faa has restricted air space because of drones. no drones are allowed to fly. we were wondering if weather might be a deterrent. it felt like 17 degrees this morning, that doesn't seem to be keem people away.
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>> people are so committed on this. let's hope it stays peaceful. democrats running for president are getting a boost from the "new york times" editorial board for the first time ever the paper endorsed two candidates in the primaries. elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar. the "times" said that warren is the best leftist candidate while amy klobuchar is a centrist choice. they and their senate colleagues are squeezing in campaign appearances before the impeachment trial. ed o'keefe is covering campaign 2020. i have a couple of things. how significant are these endorsements especially since they endorsed two candidates. that's never happened before. >> reporter: people in iowa and new hampshire don't care what the board says. bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar and michael bennet spent the weekend with voters in iowa. admitting they may not be back
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to campaign much if the trial runs several weeks. now there's a new fight brewing between two contenders, sanders is calling out former vice president joe biden's record on social security. sanders argues biden's record shows an openness to cutting benefits while sanders has long supported social security protection. biden disagrees and spent the cricing the sanders campaignngly for inaccurate for his record. >> the good news is people are living longer. the bad news is they're running out of the coverage of social security could cover. >> we are not going to make personal attacks on joe biden. i think the record shows that joe's history in the senate and my history in congress are very different. >> biden was open to cut social security to help cut the budget but now is calling to expand the
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program. most of the candidates will end up in iowa for the brown and black form, an event held four years before the caucuses discussing issues of black and latino voters. >> all right, from the race to the white house to the race to the super bowl. it will be the 49ers and the chiefs. the 49ers defeated the packers in last night's nfc championship. >> touchdown! inside the 10. kansas city punched their ticket to the championship behind quarterback patrick mahomes. >> the 24 years old mahomes led
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the chiefs to a super bowl. >> this game is over. >> i have been waiting 24 years to see this. >> the best quarterback baby, he shows it every time. >> reporter: the 49ers claiming their division's trophy. >> another first down carry and more. how about a touchdown. the team's last super bowl appearance was in 2013. they lost to the ravens behind quarterback colin kaepernick. last season the niners only won for games which helps explain this reaction. >> patrick ma home homes was soo watch. football was so fun to watch. >> so young and so good. >> a lot of people are happy that the patriots is not in the super bowl. >> it is very exciting for r the
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chiefs. >> prince harry says he feels great sadness over his historic decision with meghan markle to step back with royal duties. >> prince harry says he and meghan had no other options. why harry says it was no longer possible to continue serving his grandmother, good monday morning to you. we are starting off the day with cloudy skies, cool temps and some patchy fog. as we head through the afternoon, we are looking at dry conditions for the most part, could see a sprinkle, but mostly cloudy skies as we head through our day. as we look to san francisco, 56 for a high, 57 in oakland and fremont, 58 for san jose. showers return for tomorrow with a weak cold front for your tuesday. high pressure builds in wednesday, thursday and friday.
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the meaning behind some of her most popular lizzo reveals some of her popular lyrics. >> i never want to be anywhere i am not invited so i don't want to force myself if he does not love you anymore. >> that's where i come from. i am like listen if you don't want me around, i will not be here and that's fine. that's a toast to that. >> a toast to that.
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>> coming up, our conversation with lizzo and our road to the great count down. this is a kpix5 news morning update. good morning. it's 7:26. i'm kenny choi. the 49ers dominated at levi's stadium last night in the nfc championship game. they are headed to the super bowl in two weeks to take on the kansas city chiefs. and fans around the bay area getting their gear on before the big showdown. new details in an east bay shooting that left two people hurt. moraga police say that the gunman and one of the victims dated. gun fire broke out yesterday near a starbucks in the reems shopping center. the suspect was arrested. happening today a group in oakland using the dr. martin luther king, jr. holiday to continue building shelters for the homeless on east 12th street. they call themselves the right to exist curbside community. let's get a check of the roads with gianna. >> because of that holiday it's
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been an easy commute for the most part. no major accidents or incidents. in fact, traffic is pretty light across most of our bay area bridges. live look at the san mateo bridge. we had a stalled vehicle stuck in lanes. that's been cleared out. it was near the high-rise and you can see traffic moving along a little bit better there, 15 minutes from 880 over towards 101 but that's about it. that is our slow spot right now. no delays on the nimitz freeway, clear on the bay bridge. so we are looking at mostly cloudy skies this morning, also tracking some patchy light fog for parts of our inland locations as we start our day. it's a cool start as well, temps running in the 40s this morning. as we head through the afternoon looking at 56 in san francisco, 57 oakland and fremont, 58 for san jose. later today 53 for concord. a wet day for tomorrow with light scattered showers, a weak cold front pushes through tomorrow. and then drier weather ahead. tom steyer: no child should have to worry
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it's 7:30. here's what's happening on "cbs this morning". >> one person pulled out it is 7:30, here is what's happening on "cbs this morning." deadly gunfire at nightclub in san antonio all over the city. house impeachment managers preparing their case against president trump for his senate trial. >> does the senate want to have a fair trial or they apart of the cover up for the president? >> we are not the problem. >> virginia capitol braces for a gun right rally where organizers are hoping to draw tens of thousands of supporters. >> honoring martin luther king jr. every man is the heir of
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legacy of worth fullness. our road to the grammy series, how lizzo trained from a flautas to a grammy winner. >> honey, i could not sing. >> i love her. >> she lives life full throttle. we are having a debate about flutas. >> well, if lizzo says flutas, i am going with flutas. anyway, you decide. welcome back to "cbs this morning," i am gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. mt of ce harry says he had no
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his royal ties. as you may expect it is all over britain's front page this morning. harry gave an emotional speech last night after queen elizabeth announced the highlightly anticipated details for him. his wife meghan is an extraordinary for the couple. charlie is at the buckingham palace with more on the story. what are they saying at the u.k. today? >> reporter: they said they wanted out and they are out out. the details outline the significant split between the couple and the rest of the royal family. >> once meghan and i were married, we. >> reporter: hopeful and we begin to serve. it brings me great sadness that it comes to this. >> reporter: it had come to this. gone is the use of the word royal title, don is a public
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funding. they'll pay back $3.1 million, spent renovating their home in windsor castle. the queen attended church yesterday. in her statement she says harry, meghan and archie will be much loved member of my family. the military title and patriotism awarded to prince harry after serving two terms in the military. he said the couple's work will continue. >> what i want to make clear is we are not walking away. we certainly are not walking away from you. our hope is to continue to serve the queen, the commonwealth and my military association but without public funding. unfortunately, that was impossible. >> what is now possible is the couple can begin building their
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own brand and there has been speculation they intend to establish a foundation similar to the obamas. >> it means that meghan in particular will be able to support causes of women's empowerment and people in the palace would think it is too political. freedom is a big element in this. that's what you people always dream about and that's what they are sensing north america and that's what they want to enjoy and i hope they do and i am sure they will. >> well, for the time being anyway, it is business as usual. we just got some information from the palace saying harry attended a summit this morning. he'll be doing official duties and engagement until the agreement kicks in this spring. >> we like that freedom thing a
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lot. >> it is very complicated. >> charlie, thank you very much. >> it is very complicated. that interesting phrase from prince harry, the decision i made from my wife and i. >> we all know they made that decision together. i think it was nice that he phrased it that way because she got blasted and hammered in the british news. that's how i took it. i have no insight information. clearly they made that decision together. >> we'll have more on this in the next hour. a deadly virus spreads rapidly in china and reaches other parts of asia. ahead the intense effort to stop it from spreading. to watch "cbs this morning" live, download our app and you can subscribe "cbs this morning" news on the go on your favorite podcast and hear today's top stories, we'll be back. she alwa, "food is love," so when she moved in with us, a new kitchen became part of our financial plan.
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>> reporter: people here are very nervous. the airport here at wuhan started to do body temperature checks with people. when we landed here in wuhan, we saw people made them wearing mask around the baggage carousel. you can see people are nervous of the situation. not only that and taking a look at what's happening in the united states. u.s. officials want to make sure they are raising the defense because that's what they are doing there. there has not been a u.s. infection as of yet. >> reporter: at three airports 'cross the united states, the cdc is on guard. more than 100 officials in san francisco, los angeles and new york are screening in coming passengers from wuhan china to detect the deadly coronavirus. >> it would be good choices to be cautious about it. >> reporter: since friday, the number of known infections
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across asia have more than quadruple with cases confirming in china, thailand, japan and south korea which was reported of the first case this morning. most of the cases linked to this seafood market in wuhan. u.s. officials are concerned thpr the zar outbreak in the 2000s. it does not appear that this disease is easily transmittable between people. health officials say this strain of the ccorona virus have been spread to human through exposure of contact. >> reporter: dr. shafner are working on laboratories.
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>> we are working on diagnostic test and we have started to work on a vaccine in the event if it is necessary. >> reporter: now i live through these sars epic in beijing back in 2003, there was massive criticism by the government. the government withheld a lot of information from the public about that massively growing epidemic. now we are going to see if this is actually going to be any lessons to be learned looking ahead. the future of china or the world could be at stake here. >> thank you for reporting in china. more stories of we are talking about today. >> the youngest player squared off with venus williams, don't touch that dial, we'll show you how coco gauff victory is a reminder of another win over william.
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why brad pitt and good monday morning to you on this martin luther king day and we are looking at mostly cloudy skies as we head through our afternoon. so could see a sprinkle but i think for the most part a dry day today ahead of our next weather system that returns for us with that rain tomorrow. but for today, 56 in san francisco, 57 in oakland, fremont. 58 in san jose, 53 for concord. so a wet day for your tuesday with scattered showers, looking at high pressure building in starting wednesday. i'm your 70lb st. bernard puppy, and my lack of impulse control, is about to become your problem. ahh no, come on. i saw you eating poop earlier. hey! my focus is on the road, and that's saving me cash with drivewise. who's the dummy now? whoof! whoof! so get allstate where good drivers save 40%
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the island. puerto ricans who just faced a series of earthquakes have been accusing the government fldg re. >> that's going to make a lot of people angryate and see it sitting there. >> and for years. >> david begnaud interviewed the head of the puerto rico national guard on sunday. people are very angry. >> and have every reason to be. >> people should have lost their jobs over that and they did. >> as we celebrate the legacy of martin luther king jr. today, the navy is honoring the first african-american to receive the military second highest combat honor, the next new aircraft carrier will be named after dorie miller at a ceremony in pearl harbor later today. the world war ii hero who laept combat during the attack received the navy cross for valor after he manned a machine gun on the uss west virginia to
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fire back at japanese planes. that's incredible. african-americans were not allounited navy he was part of the mess team. their primary role was laundry, shining officers shoes, serving food. >> i didn't realize that. >> i hadn't heard of that either. when you read what he did risking his own life to do that. >> he rescued fellow sailors bringing them to safety and then jumped on that machine gun and fired at several japanese planes. he didn't survive world war ii. he was killed when the japanese torpedo attacked his ship. but he's a hero. >> what an honor. >> the youngest woman in the australian open took down grand slam champion venus williams. take a look at this. >> on her second serve she went for it. >> that's 15-year-old coco gauff
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his exe. sh a award for her role in "the morning show." >> omg. this reunion back stage is breaking the internet. people are freaking out about this. so great. >> they look so good together. >> somebody said the queen is going to make them new royals. >> he went to her 50th birthday party last year. >> we'll be right back with lizzo. so why isn't it all about you, when it comes to your money? so. what's on your mind? we are edward jones, a 97-year-old firm built for right now. with one financial advisor per office, we're all about knowing what's important to you the one who matters. edward jones. it's time for investing to feel individual.
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this is a kpix5 news morning update. i'm gianna franco. it is 7:56. a pretty easy commute for the most part. haven't had any issues on the east shore freeway. quiet there, headed into san francisco, you can see our map of the city. things looking good in both directions. 101, 80, no troubles there. we did have reports of a brokto not causing delays on the roadway. getting a closer look at our drive times here along 80, only 18 minutes if you're commuting westbound from fairfield into hercules, from there you won't have any troubles headed towards the bay bridge. look at that, very light conditions here. metering lights still not turned on this morning. probably unlikely they will be, but so far traffic is quiet as you head out of the east bay
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into the city. a look at our conditions here in the south bay. you can see northbound 101, you are cruising at the limit out of san jose, no delays on 280 and your travel times reflect that. everything in the green including 85 as well as guadalupe parkway. >> got to love holiday light. thanks. we are starting off the day with cloudy skies, cool conditions, mainly in the 40s, and also some patchy light fog for some of our inland locations. but a pretty view with those clouds and also those golden colors with sunrise, with our treasure island camera. and now show you our temps heading through the day. 56 in san francisco later on today, 57 in oakland and fremont, 58 in san jose and 53 for concord with mostly cloudy skies, could see a spotty sprinkle or two. otherwise we are looking at wetter weather for your tuesday with the weak cold front bringing light scattered showers on tuesday. can my side be firm?
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good morning to our viewers in the west. it's monday, january 20th, 2020. welcome back to "cbs this morning" on this mlk holiday. i'm gayle king. ahead, the run up to president trump's impeachment trial. what might happen when senators meet tomorrow? >> i'm anthony mason. prince harry says he and meghan are changing their lives because they have no other option. we look at what they're giving up. >> and i'm tony. lizzo sits down with gayle. >> terrific. but here's today's eye opener at 8:00.>> ill be a working holida for president trump and members of congress, who are preparing the case for removing him from office. >> the president's legal team revealed its main argument. that the entire process was tainted.
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>> kansas city police are still investigating what led up to this deadly shooting. police have been combing through these empty parking spots. >> we are right outside the capitol. that is the entry point. thousands of people have already gone in this morning. entering through those gates, there are metal detectors that everyone has to go through. >> people in iowa and new hampshire are very unlikely to care what the "new york times" editorial board has to say. now, there's a new fight brewing between two contenders. >> it will be the san francisco 49ers versus the kansas city chiefs in miami. >> all the way to the white house. >> the lsu football team went viral for this video before their meeting with the president. >> the woman in the video. she's the wife of f player ben borderland. ♪ >> who's their choreographer?
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>> that's what we need. another dance move i won't behi we're going to begin with this. we will hear from president trump's lawyers again this morning ahead of the senate impeachment trial. his team has a new deadline to submit a briefing for the trial before senators meet tomorrow. over the weekend, in a six-page response to the articles of impeachment, the president's attorneys called the process, quote, dangerous attack on the american people. >> senate minority leader chuck schumer says tomorrow he will force votes to call four witnesses at the trial. if majority leader mitch mcconnell doesn't do so. democrats want to hear from acting white house chief of staff, mick mulvaney. and his senior advisor robert blair. former national security advisor john bolton. and manag a budget official michael duffey. democrats will need the votes of four republicans. so far, only three, mitt romney. susan collins, and lisa murkowski say they would be open to hearing from fke of
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arizona served in the senate until last year. he wrote in "the washington post" my fellow republicans, it is time to risk your careers in favor of your principles. whether you believe the president deserves impeachment, you know he does not deserve re-election. jeff flake is a cbs news contributor and he joins us with his insight on the senate. quite an op-ed there. >> you know, people who voted for these republicans in senate, wouldn't they say, look, we support the president, we want you to support the president also? isn't it fine and dandy from a voter perspective for them to toe the party line? >> no, it's not. they have separation of powers and congress needs to stand up for its principles. and individual members do, as well. it doesn't mean they won't agree with the president often, if you're republican, you typically agree with a republican president more often. but not all the time. and not the extent, particularly, that the house republicans did. to say that the president did nothing wrong here. >> so i have to go back and
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forth the president -- the trump administration is saying they do not want witnesses. the democrats do want witnesses and they're going to need four republican votes to get them. looks like they might have three. but from your conversations behind the scenes from your knowledge of how the senate works and your former colleagues, will that fourth vote appear? >> certainly not with the motion that chuck schumer is likely to make tomorrow. he won't get any republican votes for that. the time when witnesses may be called is after the president makes his case and the house impeachment managers do. so down the road, then susan collins, mitt romney, and -- and also lisa murkowski have said they are open to witnesses. but they still need one more. >> there are other moderate republicans who are vulnerable in this fall's election. how difficult is that decision to make? >> that's a tough one for them. certainly, they don't want to draw the president's ire. obviously, they've still have to win a primary, which is coming up.
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but they have to win a general election after that. and -- and to win a general election in a state like arizona or colorado or maine is -- is difficult unless you have said, hey, we're going to hear this evidence. and we're going to consider it, like a senator should. and i think that they know that. >> you have said recently fellow republicans, there's still time to save your souls. you've also said politics can make us silent when we speak -- when we should speak. silence can equal complicity. do you think, senator, that you should have spoken up more? do you regret that you didn't speak up more? and why is it so difficult for republicans to speak up against this president when they don't believe what he's doing? tell us why that's so hard. >> well, it's difficult because they want to keep their jobs. and the president is extremely popular among republican primary voters. that is a subset of a subset of a subset. but they are those who decide who represents the party in the general election.
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>> you said the president -- the president isn't the only one on trial. so are your republican colleagues. >> they are in a sense because this president won't be there forever. he'll either be gone this time next year or four years from now. then what happens to the republican party? my fear is people out there know even if this is not an impeachable offense, that the president did something wrong. and for republicans to maintain that he didn't is just wrong. and -- and this has long-term ramifications for the party if we act as if we are just devoted to the president no matter what. this cult personality we've seen. >> do you wish you had spoken up more? it seems like if you do speak up, you don't have a job. >> i decide -- >> when you look back over it, i'm curious. >> you always look back and say i could've done this different. but i did speak up and i decided that, you know, i would have to condone behavior i couldn't condone or accept positions that i couldn't accept if i wanted to win re-election. that's why i didn't run.
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>> how do you think mitch mcconnell, the majority leader, is handling this so far in the senate? >> you know, i think that the fact that he -- they will have a vote on witnesses after the president and the house presents their case, that speaks well for the president -- i'm sorry, for mitch mcconnell that they're doing it like they did the clinton hearings. i wouldn't have said as he did that he will coordinate every move with the white house. that was speaking to a conservative group and that just says to people he's not going to be fair and impartial. >> all right. jeff flake,
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we have hav we have much more news ahead. our road to the grammy series will introduce you to the music manager like the late show's manager jon batsite. plus, we got to hang out with grammy-nominated artist lizzo and we did a little shopping. >> do you wear heels a lot? because i hate them. >> do you hate -- do you hate them? >> i hate them. >> she hates them. >> she'll tell us how she went from a classically-trained flutist to a singer/songwriter. you're watching "cbs this morning." we thank you for that. we'll be right back. that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. ♪la-di-la-di-di don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, oru've hngioedema-di-di with an ace or arb.
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first time about his and meghan markle's unprecedented decision to give up their royal duties. he made his comments, first public comments, at a charity event in london last night. >> there really was no other option. what i want to make clear is we're not walking away. and we certainly aren't walking away from you. our hope was to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding. unfortunately, that wasn't possible. >> well, as part of the deal, harry and meghan will lose their most prestigious royal titles and will no longer receive public funds. at buckingham palace with more on the story, roya. boy, so much has happened in the last week. but let's start with harry's statement last night. what is your sense of how it's being received in the uk and the final -- what the people are saying about the final outcome that the couple has made?
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>> well, it was an extraordinarily personal statement that he gave last night. and i think what has surprised people from it is not the frankness from harry. but i think actually in terms of what he said off the back of the queen's statement on saturday night. where she put out a statement that, you know, she said everyone was very happy with the agreement that had been reached. that she was pleased that they had got there. and hopefully, they could move on. harry's statement last night said something quite different. he suggested, quite strongly, that actually the deal that he and meghan had got is not what they wanted to start with. they had wanted to be able to keep one foot in and one foot out of public duties, of royal duties. and the queen has made it clear it wasn't possible. harry expressed his sadness about that last night. and i think that has surprised a lot of people. >> roya, why can't they continue serving in a royal capacity at this point? >> i think the feeling is very much from the queen and other members of the royal family that because harry and meghan have made it absolutely clear they want to be financially
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independent, and that means going off and striking all sorts of commercial deals, it's just too difficult and too toxic for the royal family to have members of the royal family who are still working on behalf of the queen, on behalf of the government, going off and using the royal status and the royal brand and their titles to strike commercial deals. that has always been a toxic combination when royal family tried that before. look at the duchess of york. a little bit with prince andrew and i think the queen absolutely did not want to be dealing with that down the line. >> so any idea of what these new roles might look like outside of the royal family? what kind of deals they'll strike? i mean, the idea they're not going to benefit from the title in history, if not the current holding of the title, seems a little bit crazy. >> it's just uncharted territory and unprecedented. and i think, you know, the guidance that i had from the palace on saturday night when this -- when this broke was that the deal -- there were no deals signed at the moment, apart from
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what meghan has signed with disney to do a voiceover. and of course, harry's documentary with oprah winfrey with apple tv. but i think absolutely clear they are saying they're not going to become big global brand ambassadors. that was a suggestion that meghan might be a brand ambassador for givenchy. but the palace aren't going to have any oversight over the deals that harry and meghan strike down the line. and i think that's where there is a very gray area. the really interesting thing about that statement, and our conversations with the pathologist palace on saturday night, was the sussex royal brand, which of course is their instagram name. there is a big question mark over whether they will be able to use that sussex royal branding going forward. >> uncharted territory for the royal family. thank you very much for being with us this morning. today, we're celebrating the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. ahead, his only grandchild and two of his children read
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because we believe you shouldn't have to choose between the life you've built and the care you need. ♪ one of the legacy of luther king jr. on this holiday we're taking a close look at his inspiring words. the civil rights icon delivered the sermon in atlanta in 1965. we asked his children bernice and martin luther king iii and his granddaughter to read it. they say his words are just as relevant today. >> we shall not -- >> i would like to discuss some of the problems that we confront in the world today. >> and some of the problems that we confront in our own nation. >> by using as a subject the
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american dream. >> i chose this subject because america is essentially a dream. it is a dream of a land where men of all races, of all nationalities, and of all creeds can live together as brothers. >> the substance of the dream a words. we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalien able rights. >> among these are life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. >> now we notice in the very beginning that at the center of this dream is an amazing universalism. >> it does not say some men but it says all men. it does not say all white men but it says all men which
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includes black men. it does not say all gentiles but it says all men which includes jews. it does not say all-pro te prot, but it says includes all men which includes catholic. >> that's something else we notice in this american dream, which is one of the things that distinguishes our form of government with some of the other totalarian systems. >> it says that each individual has certain inalienable rights that are neither derived from or conferred by the state. >> they are gift from the hands of the the american dream reminds us that every man is the heir of a legacy of
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worthfulness. ever since the founding fathers of our nation dreamed this dream, america has been something of a schizophrenic personality. >> on the one hand we have proudly professed the noble principles of democracy. on the other hand, we have sadly practiced the very antithesis of those principles. >> indeed slavery and segregation have been strange paradoxes. >> a nation found on the principle that all men are created equal. ♪ >> now more than ever before america is challenged to realize its noble dream. for the shape of the world today does not permit us the luxury of an anemic democracy. >> and the price, the price that
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the united states must pay for the continued exploitation and oppression of the negro and other minority groups is the price of its own destruction. >> so in a real sense, our hour is late. the clock of destiny is ticking out. >> we must act now before it is too late. >> it is trite but urgently true that if america is to remain a first class nation she can no longer have second class citizens. >> wow all those years later the words still hold up. gives you goose bumps. she's named after his late sister. >> svery nicely done. >> hard to do that with no
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track. >> we'll hear more from his children and grandchild go "cbs this morning" this is a kpix5 news morning update. good morning. it's 8:25. i'm gianna franco. it's been a pretty easy commute for the most part this monday morning. no major troubles on the bay bridge. you can see lightly traveled right now commuting out of the east bay, oakland area into san francisco. things are pretty quiet there. if you do plan on taking mass transit, do plan ahead. there are schedule changes at 4:00 today for the martin luther king, jr. holiday in observance, modified schedules for b.a.r.t., muni, caltrain, ace rail, ferry service a modified schedule. check that heading out the door. travel times in the green. good news here commuting out of the altamont pass this morning, enjoy it while you can, 21 minute drive time 205 to 680, no delays on the east shore freeway. westbound 4 clear as well and
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northbound 101 moving okay from san jose over towards sfo. we have reports of a broken- down vehicle blocking at least one lane northbound 101 near oyster point. a gray start to our day with cloudy skies. also some patchy light fog for inland locations and a cool start for sure. many spots in the 40s. lye look with our treasure island camera as we head through the afternoon, mostly cloudy skies, could see a sprinkle but mainly dry. 56 in san francisco for a high, 57 in oakland and fremont, 58 for san jose and looking at 53 for concord. so for martin luther king, jr. day, looking at mostly cloudy skies. for tomorrow a weak cold front pushes through and that will bring light scattered showers back to the bay area for your tuesday. this is not a major storm at all. maybe a few hundredths to a 10th of an inch. some spots a quarter inch of rain tomorrow. and then high pressure builds in. so we are looking at milder weather wednesday, thursday and especially for friday. a wet weekend ahead.
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welcome back to "cbs this morning." it's that time to bring you stories we like to call "talk of the table." you know how it works. we pick a story and share it with you. >> a new study out which tells us something we knew was happening already. it's even worse than we thought. so the gap between the super rich and everybody else is perhaps larger than any of you thought. the anti-poverty group says last year the world's billionaires and by the way there were 2,153 of them, those billionaires all over the world had more wealth than 60% of the world's population or 4.6 billion people. and the number of billionaires has doubled in the past decade. i happen to know from other
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research here in the u.s. the three richest people have more money than the bottom 50% combined. and i don't think people quite get what it means to have billions on the scale we are talking about. for someone with $100 billion to feel the way we may feel if we found 20 wubucks in a pair of pants, they would find $20 million in an account. >> are they in the tech industry? does it say? i'm curious about that. are they mostly men? >> they are mostly men. >> yeah. >> it is disproportionately men. it's all different kinds of things. studies like this and the widening gap, it's a popular topic on the campaign trail to talk about a wealth tax to bring it back into line. >> not much disparity is a problem. >> yes. as you point out, it continues to grow. my story comes about because i need a new sofa, okay? you know when you sit down to watch the tv and you kind of sink into the sofa? >> i want to see you through the shop window testing out sofas.
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that will be on instagram. >> that's why i noticed this story. last month a michigan man bought a second-hand sofa and he found some serious money inside. howard kirby discovered more than $43,000 in the cushions of an ottomon he bought at a secondhand store. he contacted the store and found the family who donated the furniture. this is the great part. he returned the money to them. the furniture belonged to the family's recently deceased grandfather. >> is that ill gotten gains there? >> he was sitting on the sofa. it felt crunchy and his daughter opened it up and found all the money. and he had no obligation to give the money back. >> nobody would have known. >> i don't mean legally forgotten for him. why put money in a couch, grandfather? >> because it's grandpa. >> i don't know. >> my family was -- >> what's interesting -- >> we also found money in the
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couch for different reasons. my father was a drug dealer. he went to jail for it. long after he went to jail -- >> let's not judge grandpa. he is no longer with us. it's interesting because the man thought, he said i wondered what i would do in this situation. he said i realized i had to do what was morally right. >> we found money and didn't give it to anybody -- >> the sofa is available but it does not have 4$43,000 in it. >> i wonder, just grandpa. >> what do you got, gayle? >> that's how they saved it back then. there was a happy dog tale in new jersey. last week a nonprofit shelter made a plea on facebook for somebody to adopt a husky with, how you put this, unusual eyes. jubilee struggled to find a family for two years. she was born with an eyelid deformity that makes it look like she is always surprised. she can't blink either. the post worked because more than 150 people reportedly applied to adopt jubilee last week. the shelter said the 4-year-old
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husky has found her fur-ever home. she happy. they say she is healthy. she has no other issues. she just looks a little odd. the breeder said she is weird looking, nobody wants her, she gave her away. i'm glad. >> there is something alarming in that look. >> she is surprised. we are counting down to music's biggest night. the 62nd annual grammy awards. our road to the grammy series, we are hanging out with some of the year's nominees. all of them are featured in our special which airs thursday at 10:00. a rapper, a singer, a songwriter, and a classically trained flutist, she says. her flute is so popular, it has its own instagram page, thank you very much, with more than 300,000 followers. that's shaasha. this is lizzo. >> i used everything that happened to me and made myself stronger. >> reporter: it may seem she came out of nowhere, lizzo, 31,
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for almost a decade. we met her here at b k-9. her favorite caribbean restaurant in brooklyn to talk about her long ride to the top. what's your name on your birth certificate? >> melissa vivian jefferson. >> reporter: beginning with her name. >> lizzo happened in middle school. she and my friends had this thing where we would just put o on the end of our names. you know what i'm saying? you would be gayle-o. i went by lizzo. >> reporter: she was the youngest of three and grew up in the suburbs of houston. her love of music started when she learned to play the flute in fifth grade. >> i was a band nerd. i was so good at flute. my dad wanted me to be this like contemporary flutist. >> reporter: at 18 she attended the university of houston on a music scholarship studying classical flute. >> i love classical music. tchaikovsky. it makes me feel alive.
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♪ >> reporter: but just two years into college, lizzo dropped out. her beloved father, who had always encouraged her to play music, had passed away. >> i kind of really gave up. >> reporter: because you missed your dad? >> just because i was depressed. i didn't have a purpose. like i didn't feel like i had a purpose for being a musician or anything. so that turned into, oh, can i sleep on your crouch? then i got really guilt ridden, so all i had was this car. it was a subaru. that was my home. i spent thanksgiving in that car and i remember i cried myself to sleep. >> reporter: lizzo says surviving these rough times motivated her to make music again, and with few options she answered an ad off of craigslist. >> it was a band looking for a singer. >> reporter: craigslist? >> yeah. and i was going to be like, okay, i am going to say i am a singer. >> reporter: she didn't know if she could pull it off. >> people are like now you are a singer, you are not a rapper.
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i am like, thanks, because, honey, i could not sing. so i just went for it. they were playing and i was like just singing like full throttle, no technique, no int nation, no control. by the end tv i was like -- i was looking around. they were like we don't know what you did or said. >> reporter: do that again. >> we felt it and we like it. from then on i had to learn how to balance and refine my tools, my instrument. >> she is just amazing. >> quite an instrument. she really is, anthony. listen, as i said, she lives life full throttle. she is having a great time. she is the most nominated one. she would be thrilled to win anything. >> yes. lizzo and gail-o. >> i like that. >> i like that. see more of our conversation with lizzo and bettother big na in the grammy special thursday night 9:00/10:00 central. thursday is not tomorrow. thursday is in three days. tomorrow on "cbs this morning"
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we will share part of the interview we did with the jonas brothers. they have got a new album out. it's great. they have had their first number one hit, the first time. the jonas brothers are back together. of course, as you know, the grammys air sunday, january 26th. alicia keys, she did such a great job as host last year. they said would you do it again? she said yeah. we will continue our road to the grammys countdown. michael mcdonald owns a music company. he reveals how the recording academy's charity music cares was there for him in a very dark time. tom steyer: no child should have to worry
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about finding good food in school. so, when my wife kat and i learned california public school children couldn't get fresh produce in the cafeteria, we took action. we partnered with local farmers, school kitchens, a non-profit. that program now serves over 300 million healthy meals every year. the difference between words and actions matters. that's a lesson washington dc could use, right now. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message.
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then i learned why music by it.d r the iron man triathlon in kona, hawaii. >> it's solitary endeavor. i'm the only one that crossed the finish line but also the only one that might not have crossed the finish line. >> it would be his first ironman, a race that begins a 2.4 mile swim. continues with a 112 bicycle ride. and finishes with a full marathon, 26.2 miles. >> how long have you been thinking about doing this >> i've been thinking about doing it for 25 years. it started in the darkest days of my life. this was in europe.
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>> 25 years ago mcdonald was the tour manager the dave matthews band. a dream job that was leading him to those dark places. >> where were you? >> i was an alcoholic cocaine addict. because i was fully functional to the outside world i was lying to everyone. >> did you know something was wrong? >> yeah. i knew that i didn't recreate like other people. other people want to go to bed. other people know when to shut it down. i didn't. i didn't have an off switch. >> in middle of one wasted weekend mcdonald switched on the tv and stumbled upon the iron man competition. the competitors commitment moved him. >> what did you feel in that moment? >> wow. >> it was a watershed moment for you, obviously. >> it now too. >> deep down mcdonald believed he could do it but first he had to clean up his act.
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he reached out to aerosmith's then manager. >> i knew tim was involved with getting the the band sober and himself sober. so i cold call tim collins. i don't remember how i got his phone number. >> you needed help. >> i needed help. >> collins connected him to music cares which got mcdonald into aa and group counseling. >> it saved my life in terms -- they saved my life. >> mcdonald has since built his own company mcmanagement which handle major artists like leon bridges and john batiste. >> last year as he approached his 50th birthday and 20th year of sobriety, mcdonald decided it was finally time to take on the iron man. >> were you worried in anyway it would disappoint you
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>> no. i started convincing myself i might not make it the week of the race. see they start laying the buoys for the swim course and each day it's going further and further out. >> he remembered the hundreds of contributors who were backing him. >> then i started thinking they didn't pay me to finish i just said i would do it. >> then race day finally came. in couk kona. >> waking up that morning and getting in the water, wow. powerful. >> i bet it was. what were you thinking that 20 years ago. >> yeah. all of it. i'm a cryer. and i teared in my goggles. getting into the water. i was like, you know. >> insane. >> i came out of the water and i
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knew -- >> what did you know? >> i knew i had it.2 hours and michael mcdonald completed the 140 mile course. >> michael mcdonald you're an iran man. >> his wife becky and his daughters were there to greet him. >> how was kona? >> it was everything i believed. >> wow. >> kids, children, those moments aside that was the best day of my life. >> wow. >> go michael mcdonald. i feel like crying listening to him because it takes a lot to show that kind of vulnerability with everybody.
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>> i mean he was carrying 25 years worth of emotion with him in that run and it wasn't just a great day for him from sponsors and supporters and friends eraserase -- he raised almost $400,000. he didn't say i would finish i just would do it. but he did finish. what a great guy. >> 140 mile course. >> still standing. looks good mr. mcdonald. >> on "cbs this morning" podcast dr. sacks discusses her podcast motherhood session, gives women a safe place to discuss motherhood and all the safe emotions that come with it. before we go one simple way to lead a healthier life. we'll be right back.
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happier, healthier and more productive as part of our partnership with great chin rubin and her podcast happier. people who read regularly are smarter and happier with their lives. here's some easy tips to carve time out for reading. always care a book with you. quit read field goal you lose interest. make time for those new books. trade books and recommend them with friends. re-read old favorite. keep a list of books you want to read. studies find reading can make people more empathetic. a good idea to get out of a book is take your age and subtract the number of pages from it. >> hard to give up a book. you think it will get better. i wish michael mcdonald would write a book. >> read is terrific. >> those are all very good tips. let's all get a book the to
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this is a kpix5 news morning update. good morning. i'm gianna franco. 8:55. if you are headed out the door and you plan on taking the freeways this morning, for the most part things are light. we are not seeing a lot of delays. we are seeing slightly slow and go conditions as you work your way northbound 101 heading into san francisco. there are reports of trouble spots there on the freeways. also looks like we are getting word of a trouble spot on surface streets at caledonia street both directions from 15 to 16th street. there are lane closures there due to a fallen power cable in that area. so just a heads up. taking a look at traffic in the south bay. new reports of a crash northbound 17, just as you approach the connector there right at 880, 280 looks like a crash reported in that area. no word if it's blocking lanes. and so far things still moving nicely across the east shore freeway with no major delays.
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get a live look at our bridges. golden gate bridge clear in both directions. no troubles coming out of marin and your travel times still in the green. a cool and cloudy morning for us with patchy light fog for some of our inland locations. here's a live look with our treasure island camera with that gray start so as we head through our afternoon looking at mostly cloudy skies, daytime highs topping out at 56 in san francisco, 57 for oakland, fremont, 58 in san jose, 53 in concord as well as for livermore. a dry day today, could see a sprinkle or two but for the most part mainly dry conditions and then tracking a weak cold front that will push through for tomorrow, that will bring light scattered showers for your tuesday, first for the north bay tomorrow morning and then for the rest of the bay area tomorrow afternoon and evening, picking up a few hundredths to a 10th to maybe about a quarter and then high pressure builds in wednesday, thursday and friday. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message.
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climate is the number 1 priority. i would declare a state of emergency on day 1. congress has never passed an important climate bill, ever. this is a problem that continues to get worse. i've spent a decade fighting and beating oil companies... stopping pipelines... stopping fossil fuel plants, ensuring clean energy across the country. how are we going to pull this country together?
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