news" for this tuesday. reporting from the nation's reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm jeff pegues. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.co it is tuesday, december 29th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." stimulus boost. the house approves $2,000 checks for most americans. the roadblock ahead as the military sends help to one state crushed by covid. behind the blast. investigators comb for clues in the nashville explosion. the new details after federal agents dig into the suspect's background. wrongly accused. a woman accuses a black teen for allegedly stealing her phone. why prosecutors and the mayor of new york city are now getting involved. good morning, i'm diane king hall in for anne-marie green. this morning the fate of

increased stimulus checks for americans is now in the hands of the senate. the house yesterday approved a measure to increase relief checks to $2,000 after the president pushed for it. right now most americans will get $600 under a bipartisan covid relief bill mr. trump signed into law sunday night. debra alfarone is in washington. tell us what the chances are this legislation passes in the senate. >> it's not likely. there are some republicans who do support it. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: the democratic led house passes a bill to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 for millions of eligible americans. now it's up to the republican led senate to approve it or defy president trump. the president held out on signing the covid relief bill for five days out of concern that $600 check wasn't enough.

>> is $600 enough to get you -- >> that's gas money. that's gas money. that's about it. >> reporter: the senate could vote on the new bill as soon as today, but those $2,000 stimulus checks would inflate the total covid relief billion to more than a trillion dollars. many have expressed concern about increasing spending. >> i am telling donald trump don't just talk about t act. theisen nate republicans have followed you through thick and thin. get them now to act. >> reporter: while the fight over money continues, the fight against covid-19 intensifies. according to the cdc more than 11 million doses of the vaccine have been shipped around the country but 2 million have been vaccinated. >> reporter: new startling statistics. covid has killed 1 out of every 1,000 americans. experts say a crush of holiday travelers is prompting fears of

yet another surge. >> i think we're now in a viral tsunami. >> with new year's eve days away, la's mayor is urging people to stay home. los angeles county icus are completely full and on average 600 people are testing positive every hour. >> reporter: and also up to the senate today whether or not to override president trump's veto of the defense bill. you could say they're between a rock and a hard place, diane. >> what a way to put it. debra alfarone in washington. thank you. today authorities are likely to extend strict stay at home orders. icus in the san joaquin valley have no capacity. hospital beds are being set up in arenas, schools and tents. there is new police body camera video before, during,

after in fishville, tennessee. they're still trying to find out the motive. >> reporter: newly released body cam footage shows the eerie scene as a warning message blared from the rv. >> that's so weird. that's like something out of a movie. >> like the purge? >> yeah. >> reporter: moments later the rv exploded. officers then raced back to the scene moving people to safety. >> where's your car. >> right there. >> go to your car. >> what's going on? >> the fbi is piecing together who the suspected bomber 63-year-old anthony warner was. prior to the christmas morning blast warner deeded his house to someone and gave someone else his car telling them he had cancer. the fbi is investigating warner's medical records to see if that's true. david roush is director of the

tennessee bureau of investigation. >> a lot of times in these cases there is something that sets someone off. clearly there had to be some precipitating event that caused the action. surveillance video illustrates the sheer power of the explosion that left three people injured. federal agents continue to sweep through information from the scene. they searched through his receipts. cbs news are looking into whether he targeted communications systems by blowing up the rv outside of the at&t communications system. his father used to work for at&t. >> the next step is figure out the why. the why is the longest process. the key information we need is

gone with the suspect. >> reporter: the explosion has certainly rattled the city in more ways than one. they're trying to reassure people the city is safe and there are no known threats. the fbi says it appears warner acted alone. mola lenghi, cbs news, nashville. prosecutors in new york city are looking into a confrontation over the weekend involving a woman who wrongly accused a black teenager of stealing her iphone. >> this is my phone. >> you don't have to explain nothing to her. are you kidding me, you feel like there's only one iphone made in the world? >> moments later the woman allegedly scratched the 14-year-old and tackled him. turns out it wasn't her phone. she left hers in an uber vehicle, which the driver later returned. the video was recorded by the steen's father keyon harold. the mayor called this racism.

he apologized to the family as did the hotel. actress lori loughlin is out of prison after serving 2 months for her role in the massive college scandal. loughlin and her husband confessed to paying half a million in bribes to get their daughters into usc. she has to perform community service while her husband serves his five-month sentence. coming up on the "cbs morning news," an ohio officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man is fired from his job. and a big assist. cleveland cavaliers star kevin love helps workers in his home arena. this is the "cbs morning news." colgate optic white renewal

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the novavax is set to deliver 100 million doses in the u.s. early next year if the vaccine is proven to be effective and safe in the trial. today boeing's 737 max will take flight again in the u.s. for the first time in nearly two years. it will be a round trip flight from miami to new york. more will be phased in next month. it comes after the faa approved changes made to the jet. and amazon said it had a record-breaking holiday season. the world's largest ecommerce retailer announced it delivered more than 1.5 billion items around the world. that figure only includes shipped merchandise like toys, home and beauty products, along

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they braved the water and some donned santa hats. the members of the winter swim club say the cold weather boosts their immunity and helps ward off disease. a nashville clothing company is coming to the aid of victims of the christmas day explosion. project 615 is selling t-shirts with the words nashville strong to raise money for people and businesses affected by the bombing. project 615 says 100% of the proceeds will help those impacted. its instagram account says it has raced $42,000 in 40 hours. the five-time all-star will cover lost wages of the workers. love previously said he plant to donate 100,000.

we're all counting down the days to say good-bye to 2020. some people in new york city got a head start yesterday at the annual good riddance event in times square. >> 3, 2, 1. >> ahhhh. >> the host of the event couldn't wait to take a bat to a 2020 pinata, a group promoting local businesses has organized the event every year since 2007. people are asked to write down unwanted memories and put them into a big shredder. >> i hope we find a way to come together in 2021 that's not another doom reunion. >> i think a good lesson was appreciate what you have and your family. i think our family got closer so it was definitely a nice lesson. >> the event was held near the location where the traditional

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our top stories this our top stories this morning. the democratic led house passed a bill to increase stimulus checks to $2,000. the republican led senate will vote on the bill as early as

today. president trump is pushing for the increase. and the search continues for a motive in the nashville bombing on christmas day. authorities say the suspect, anthony quinn warner, gave away his car in the days leading up to the incident telling the buyer he had cancer. he deeded his home to a woman for nothing in return. nursing homes can be especially lonely around the holidays, even more so this year because covid-19 is keeping visitors out, human visitors, that is. chip reid takes us to a nursing home near madison, wisconsin, where folks are getting a weekly dose of puppy love. >> reporter: if you are looking for a trained service dog, you might want to look somewhere else. is she a little bit of a clown? >> oh, yeah. she's a big clown. >> reporter: but nursing home residents say five-month-old sa sadie provides a service.

>> she brings life to the whole building. >> reporter: with coronavirus raging, life in a sealed off nursing home can be painfully lonely. >> you don't get much company right now. we're all locked up. she's about the only company we get. >> reporter: terry fichter spotted sadie outside the building. >> out came this ball of fire and i said, can i bring her in the building? he goes, sure. >> reporter: she's visited once a week for three months. >> how do most of the residents respond to sadie? >> they want to pet her, smell her puppy breath. she makes everybody happy. who doesn't like a puppy. >> reporter: and who doesn't like what a rambunctious puppy can do for people who really need a friend. chip reid, cbs news. coming up on "cbs this

morning," a prominent saudi arabian activist who campaigned for a woman's right to drive has been sentenced to six years in prison. we'll hear from her family. plus, the shortage of nurses around the country as the coronavirus worsens and how traveling nurses are stepping in. and we'll meet an air force staff sargeant who's creating wreaths from military un forms to honor veterans and their families. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thank you for watching. i'm diane king hall. have a great day.