jericka dunkin' reporting. that's the it's wednesday, january 29th, 2020.dnesday, january this is the "cbs morning news" breaking overnight coronavirus crisis. a plane packed with americans evacuate from the chinese at the center of the outbreak landed in the u.s. late last night. the efforts under way to top the spread. losing the fight over new testimony in the impeachment trial. republican leaders say they do not have enough votes to block fresh witnesses. and new video kobe bryant's doomed helicopter before the crash. this as more tributes to the sports legend pour in we hear sports legend pour in we hear from shaquille o'neal. captioning funded by cbs

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. i'm anne-marie green. there are breaking developments in the coronavirus. a plane carrying more than 200 americans evacuated from the chinese city at the center of the outbreak landed last night. the flight from wuhan, china scoped in anchorage alaska for refueling before heading to southern california. passengers were set to go through customs and cdc screening. the plane was initially scheduled to land in ontario, california but diverted last minute to mark reserve base in riverside county outside of los angeles. federal health officials here in the u.s. are expanding screening for the virus to 18 major airports and two land border crossings. the white house said it's now considering a ban on flights between the u.s. and china. so far more than 130 people in china have died from the illness. the number of confirmed cases in

the country has ballooned to 6,000. there are also 60 cases in 13 countries outside of china including five here in the u.s. dr. jon lapook has more on americans allowed to leave china. >> reporter: with wuhan on lock down hundreds of trapped americans are getting out. the first sanctioned plane left just this afternoon. a dual british-american citizen recorded his journey. >> if your name was on the list you got into the airport. >> reporter: a federal spokesperson familiar with the plan said passengers will be quarantined and observed for three days once in the u.s. with more than 100 cases tested in the u.s. public health officials are on alert. >> we have to prepare for the worse always. if you don't and the worse happens you're behind the eight ball. >> reporter: the head of the infectious disease at the nih --

>> if you start seeing contact and contacts getting infected then that becomes more of a concern. >> reporter: the state department is warning americans about traveling to china. >> when you see that reaction with quarantining millions of citizens. >> that's unprecedented. i can tell you, it's never been done before. not even close to this magnitude. >> reporter: if the outbreak continues to grow the nih has an ace in the hole. existing technology that allows researchers to jump start vaccine development by modifying a previously developed vaccine. >> the beauty of this is you can do it really, really quickly. >> reporter: he told me if the outbreak continues to spread a widely available vaccine would be a year away. for new officials emphasize the risk to the general public is low. but they are still learning about the virus.

including how quickly it spread from person to person. president trump attacked democrats and his impeachment trial at a rally in new jersey last night. >> the congressional democrats are obsessed with demented hoaxes, crazy witch hunts and deranged partisan crusades. it's all they know how to do. >> this comes as his impeachment trial shifts into its next phase today. senators will now get to question house prosecutors and white house attorneys. meanwhile majority leader mitch mcconnell says he does not have enough votes to block witnesses. catherine johnson is on capitol hill. what can we expect today? >> reporter: today is the day senators who have been forced to sit silently for an entire week get to ask some questions. they still don't get to speak up. these questions must be submitted in writing signed by the senators and only be read by chief justice john roberts out loud. he'll alternate between both sides.

one topic weighing heavily, these new allegations surfacing in an unpublished book. president trump's legal team made quick use of their opening arguments using half of their 24 hours. >> these articles must be rejected. the constitution requires it. justice demands it. >> reporter: democrats continue to push for more witness testimony particularly from john bolton, the former national security adviser's upcoming book contradicts key parts of the white house defense. >> most of the senate will look pretty stupid if in 60 days when john bolton's book hits the american public there's relevant information about whether this president should be removed or not and we didn't take the chance to get that kind of testimony.

>> reporter: after the defense ended its presentation, majority leader mitch mcconnell told his caucus they don't have the vote to block witnesses. a handful of witnesses remain undecided. >> now talking about giving the prosecutors more witnesses as if the united states senate is a fishing hole for adam schiff to go fish for the big fish. >> reporter: at a campaign rally in new jersey president trump once again dismissed the impeachment. >> they can't win an election so they are trying to steal an election. it's not happening, folks. it's not happening. >> reporter: the president predicted that he'll be re-elected and said the gop would retake the house of representatives as well. now despite president trump calling impeachment a hoax all along these new allegations do have his attention as he joins his defense in questioning the timing of this leaked information. just at midnight the president tweeted out quote why didn't john bolton complain about this nonsense a long time ago when he was publicly terminated. >> catherine johnson on capitol hill, thank you so much. ahead, only on cbs "this

morning" an interview with president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani. his thoughts on the former national security adviser john bolton who may soon testify in the impeachment trial. president trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu unveiled a middle east peace plan. e al would allow for a palestinian state only if they meet certain tests over time. israel could also continue annexing its settlement in the west bank but new settlements would be suspended. jerusalem would be recognized as israel's capital. thousands took to the streets in gaza rejecting the idea. they burned pictures of both leaders. a powerful earthquake rocked the caribbean shaking a large area from mexico to florida. the 7.7 magnitude quake hit between jamaica and cuba yesterday afternoon. the epicenter was a relatively shallow six miles beneath the center.

it was felt 450 miles away in miami. buildings shook sending hundreds of people into the streets. the cayman islands were rocked by several strong after shocks. giant sink holes opened up there. no reports of injuries or heavy damage. there are new details about the chopper crash that killed kobe bryant. investigators say that the helicopter did not have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot that he was too close to land but say it's not clear if it would have prevented sunday's crash outside of los angeles. new cell phone video appears to show the chopper circling minutes before the crash. yesterday the ntsb used a helicopter to airlift pieces of wreckage out of the hillside crash site. the coroner says the remains of all nine victims have been recovered. last night at the staple center some of bryant's former layingers teammat erer erers --

paid tribute to their friend. >> haven't felt that pain that sharp in a while. >> reporter: shaquille o'neal and other nba legends remember their former teammate kobe bryant tuesday evening at the staple center. >> i'm shaking. i'm numb. it's okay to be hurt. it's okay to cry. okay to show emotion. >> reporter: dwayne wade say he's still in shock. o'neal said bryant's death is reminding him not to take his friends and loved ones for granted. >> i don't talk to you guys as much as i needed to. the fact that we can't joke at his hall of fame ceremony. just take time to call to say i love you. >> reporter: outside the staple center a steady stream of fans continues to pay respects to kobe bryant. the nba postponed lakers game against the clippers to give the team time to grieve. >> ladies and gentlemen, moments

of silence for john altobelli. >> reporter: the orange coast baseball the team took to the field for their season opener without their coach john altobelli. he died in sunday's crash along with his wife and daughter. the ntsb has wrapped it's on sight investigation. a helicopter removed the mangled fuselage and other forensic evidence the crash site. board member recounted the last moments of the flight. >> the descent rate for the helicopter was over 2,000 feet a minute. so we know that this was a high energy impact crash. >> reporter: a final report on the accidentwill take at least a year. coming up on the morning news now an accused wife killer

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the hartford current reports a connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged wife is in critical condition after attempting suicide. police say they went to the home of fotis dulos yesterday after he was late for a bond hearing that could have sent him back to jail. they found him unresponsive in a running vehicle in his garage. drone video shows police ming cn los. he's being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. he pleaded not guilty earlier this month to murdering and kidnapping jennifer dulos. she was last seen in may. after she dropped her five children at school. the associated press reports that there's new pressure on prince andrew to help with the fbi's investigation into his ties with jeffrey epstein. on monday a federal prosecutor said andrew had provided zero cooperation. yesterday attorney lisa bloom who is representing five of epstein's alleged sex trafficking victims said it's time for andrew to come forward. one woman said epstein pressured to have sex with andrew when she was 17.

gloria allred who is representing one oe epsteins' accusers says that she personally reached out to prince andrew in a letter asking him to provide information. >> those people if they know a crime has been committed, or most likely was committed, and they have relevant information, as i've said whether they are a prince or a pauper they should provide it. >> prince andrew has denied the alleges against him. and the military times reports a former navy s.e.a.l. acquitted of murdering an isis prisoner called out his accusers and attacked them on social media. it was posted by eddie gallagher. he identifies his platoon mates who accused him of war crimes and called them a coward. >> even though i went to trial, exposed all the lies that was said to me by certain cowards in

my platoon and found not guilty there are those to this day who refuse to accept that fact. >> gallagher was convicted of posing with a body of the isis prisoner he was accused of killing. with the backing of president trump his sentence was overturned and allowed to keep his status as a s.e.a.l.. still ahead coming clean, the maker of purel hand sanitizers is ordered to stop claiming its products can help prevent the flu or serious infections. products can help prevent the flu or serious infections. br 25% of your mouth.

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here's a look at today's forecast at some cities around the country. on the "cbs money watch" purel hand sanitizers are ordered to stop making false claims. and apple earnings smash expectations. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. >> reporter: good morning. interest rates are not expected to change as the federal reserve gears up in its first meeting of the new decade. stocks rallied on wall street yesterday amid global efforts to contain the coronavirus. the dow jumped 187 points. the nasdaq soared 130, the s&p 500 was up 32.

apple delivered a banner year quarter. revenue for the tech giant hit that ended december. the numbers were driven by sales of its iphone and services linked to the iphone including wireless ipods and apple services including apple tv were up 17%. makers of purel are being urged to be more transparent with consumers. the fda says they made unfounded claims about its popular line of alcohol based gels. they say the ohio based company falsely claims some forms of purel can prevent people from catching the flu, ebola virus and norovirus. they took immediate action following the fda's warning. diane king hill at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much. still ahead congress pays tribute to kobe bryant. lawmakers put aside their politics to gather on the house floor to remember the basketball legend. floor to remember the basketball legend. smoking cold turkey.

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our top stories thi our top stories this morning. more than 200 americans who evacuated from china amid the coronavirus crisis will arrive in southern california today. their flight took off from wuhan yesterday. it landed in anchorage, alaska overnight to refuel. the president's impeachment trial shifts in to the next phase. today senators will get to question house prosecutors and white house attorneys. meanwhile majority leader mitch mcconnell says he doesn't have enough votes to block witnesses from testifying in the trial. a california girl heard about a big problem at her school and so decided to do something about it. >> repter: many parents at this vista, california school were behind on lunch payments. so kiki, a soft spoken

kindergartener decided to take action. her solution, open a cocoa and cookie stand. >> i didn't even know who she was. >> reporter: teresa sharp runs the cafeteria. >> you never know what their little minds what's think, what's going around in their head. >> reporter: this is what kiki's mind cooked up. a series of fundraisers. >> i heard that somebody donated $250. >> reporter: someone else donated $7,000. >> whoa. >> reporter: kiki's kindness project didn't just pay off for elementary school debt but the entire district's. >> for her to come up on this on her own was amazing. >> reporter: this fifth grader said he's now inspired to plant trees. lynn chavez wants to feed the homeless. >> if it wasn't for kiki would

you have thought about some of these ideas? >> probably not. >> reporter: when she told her family about kiki's kindness project. > it made my grandma cry. she was just so happy that our next generation is that kind and caring. >> reporter: proof that kindness can be contagious. jamie yuccas, cbs news, vista, california. >> coming up on "cbs this morning" a crackdown on social security scams and how the justice department is launching a new initiative to fight fraudulent robo calls that cost seniors $38 million last year and a preview of some of the most highly-anticipated super bowl ads we'll see on sunday. wnba sars sue bird and diana taurasi talk about the summer

olympics and the fight to level the playing field in women's sworts. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com