the theme? dream, believe, achieve. for more news download our app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, october 6th, 2021. this is the cbs morning news. breaking his silence, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg hits back at a former whistle-blower. how he's defending the company in the wake of allegations. debt ceiling showdown. lawmakers spar at a possible recession, the work around democrats are considering to end the standoff. another shot of protection. new developments for millions of americans who received the johnson & johnson covid vaccine. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with new reaction from

facebook ceo mark zuckerberg after scathing testimony about the social network. just hours after a whistle-blower went before a senate panel accusing facebook of putting profits over safety, zuckerberg broke his silence about the allegations. last night he shared a note he wrote to his country. he said, quote, it's difficult to see coverage that m represents our work and our coverage. i think most of us don't recognize the false picture of the company that is being painted. he also called it deeply illogical that facebook would push content that makes people angry for profit. it's one of the allegations made by a forormer employee who spor on capitol hill yesterday. skyler henry has more on that. >> they're paying for their profits right now with our safety. >> francis haugen testified before a senate subcommittee tuesday about the need for greater oversight and transparency over facebook. >> the choices being made inside of facebook are disastrous.

>> the whistle-blower worked as a product ul, inteity acons,f projects that were hard fought by the teams trying to keep us safe are undone by new growth projects. >> reporter: haugen told lawmakers that facebook uses algorithms focused on teens and could promote eating disorders. >> facebook understands if they want to continue to grow, they have to find new users. and the way they'll do that is by making sure that children establish habits before they have good self-regulation. >> by hooking kids. >> by hooking kids. > reporter: lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are united in condemning facebook ceo mark zu zuckerberg and vow to enablth reforms. >> here is my message to mark zuckerberg. your time of promoting toxic content and preying on children and teens is over. haugen's tes

saying they don't agree with he issues she testified about. >> if facebook wants to discuss their targeting of children, i am extending to you an invitation to step forward, be sworn in and testify. >> reporter: the company says it agrees it's time to create standard rules for the sfwinten and has called on congress to act. skyler henry, cbs news, capitol hill. lawmakers are running out of time to raise the debt ceiling. today, democrats will hold another vote, despite gop opposition. if nothing gets resolved in less than two weeks, the u.s. will fall into a recession. laura podesta has the latest developmentsts from new york. laura, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the deadline is october 18th. it's unclear why republicans are holding this up as a recession would have impact on all americans. senate minority leader mcconnell said in a letter to president biden, we have no list of demands.

but there is speculation he wantmoatolitical turmtoaway fm biden's infrastrue plans. today, senate democrats will try to suspend the debt ceiling through december of next year. >> if republicans would just get out of the -- way, we could get this all done. >> reporter: republicans have blocked previous efforts over the past few weeks and are expected to do so again. >> republicans are not going to be a part of their masive spending and tax spree. >> reporter: but democrats are quick to point out the two aren't related. the debt ceiling allows the u.s. to pay its bills, including those racked up during previous administrations. >> there has nothing to do with money spent in the future. it's all money spent in the past. >> reporter: if the debt ceiling is not raised or suspended by october 18th, the u.s. would default, possibly causing a recession. >> it would be catastrophic. >> reporter: a lengthy process to raise the debt ceiling would delay other priorities, like

president biden's legislative agenda. >> other countries are speeding up and america is falling behind. we've got to reset the pace again. >> reporter: the president visited michigan yesterday to sell his build back better plan. the $3.5 trillion proposal being scaled back in hopes of garnering support from moderates, like senator joe manchin. >> we've been talking about everything. >> reporter: it's unclear what might be cut to bring down the price, but a group of house democrats told the president their priorities include new climate protections, paid family leave, universal pre-k and an extension of the child tax credit. back to the debt ceiling, though, president biden suggested democrats change the senate's filibuster rules which would lower the typical 60-vote threshold to 50. but moderates like west virginia senator joe manchin and arizona's krysten sinema have been opposed to abolishing the filibuster for other issues this year. >> laura, thank you so much.

the justice department is whether two fbi agents involved in the sex abuse investigation of former usa gymnastics dr. prosecuted. deputy attorney general lisa monaco told a panel the department is reviewing its earlier decision to not prosecute them after new information emerged. the fbi is accused of failing to properly address complaints in 2015 against nassar. he was sentenced in 2017 to 60 years in federal prison. and we are learning more about the man who was arrested after parking a suspicious vehicle illegally in front of the supreme court building. the suspect has been identified as dale paul melvin of michigan. authorities say that he came to the capitol complex in august and made concerning remarks. during yesterday's incident with he refused to engage with authorities. capitol police eventually moved in and removed the 55-year-old from his vehicle.

>> the man refused to talk, made a entoffect time for talking ine. at that time, we backed off.ots reased. this morning, there are new details about what caused california's worst oil spill in years. fresh evidence suggests a ship's anchor snagged and dragged an underwater pipeline for more than 100 feet. the pipeline spilled more than 136,000 gallons of oil into the pacific ocean. >> if you can picture the pipeline essssentially vertical, the pipeline has essentially been pulled like a bow string. so at its widest point, it's 105 feet away from where it was. so it's kind of in a semi circle. >> meanwhile, the coast guard acknowledged it did not investigate the spill for nearly ten hours after receiving first call about it.

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set up a vote today in an effort ics have block debt ceiling. so again. treasury secretary janet yellen said congrs raihe debt ceiling by october 18th to avoid a default that would cause a recession. the pandemic created a major shortage of workers, particularly at restaurants. and now some businesses are turning to technology for help. elise preston explains. >> reporter: there are some new employees at the dallas restaurant le duni, three robotses that can greet customers and deliver meals. the owner says it's not a novelty, but a necessity because he can't find enough workers. >> i have people telling me they're taking people's jobs. guess what. no, they are not because people are not showing up. what they are doing is helping those who are working. >> sergio's restaurants in miami

is employing robots' help for the same reason. >> we can't service the entire restaurant, so 30% of our restaurants' dining rooms are closed because we don't have the staffing to fulfill the demand. >> reporter: the robots allow servers to handle more tables. it's a trend happening in restaurants around the world from seoul, south korea, to this establishment in iraq using this conveyer system to get meals to customers. >> restaurants are going to be more automated. >> martin ford is the author of "rule of the robots." he says restaurants started using technology like ordering kiosks and robots that deliver food to homes before the pandemic. now white castle is experimenting with a robot to help in the kitchen. and the salad chain sweetgreen recently bought the company's spyce that created a robotic restaurant in boston. >> whether you like it or not, i think it's a trend. so it's best we all find way toes adapt to it. >> i have never seen anything like that before. >> i was so surprised. it's really cool. >> more diners may be in for the same surprise with more restaurants turning to robots to

help create a recipe for success. elise preston, cbs news new york. coming up, charlize theron talks about how she's joining a campaign to promote covid vaccines around the world. plus, new controversy over gangster al capone. we'll tell you about an auction this week over some of his treasured items. and we'll talk to bubba wallace about his historic nascar win and its impact on racing. that's the cbs morning news. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. great day.