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covid but took to twitter to say it's his proudest piece of work. more news on your cellphone or connected it's friday, october 29th it's friday, october 29th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." president biden abroad. the commander in chief kicks off his european tour today after announcing the framework of a long negotiated spending plan. criminal complaint. disgraced former new york governor andrew cuomo has been ordered to appear in court after being charged with groping a woman. and facebook's new look. the company unveils a new name as part of a major rebranding effort. how it plans to reinvent itself. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.
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we begin this morning withdi bi remaining in limbo. mr. biden arrived in rome overnight ahead of the g-20 summit. he delayed his trip to europe after making a last-ditch effort yesterday to shore up democratic votes for his scaled down spending package. laura podesta has the latest developments from new york. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. so the president meets with the pope this morning. he's in rome for the g20 summit, the first of two meetings of world leaders in europe this weekend. president biden touched down in italy overnight without a fresh legislative victory to hang his hat on. >> no one got everything they wanted including me. >> reporter: during a visit to capitol hill yesterday, the president had hoped to secure a deal to pass two bills that combined cover infrastructure, climate change, childcare, and more. >> the framework that will create millions of jobs, grow the economy, invest in our nation and our people. >> reporter: instead, democrats
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continued putting the final touches on the $1.75 trillion build-back-better agenda. >> we understand it's 90% that 1hould very quick >> repr: ledy washgton's amila l,se progressives refused to vote on the infrastructure bill without a deal on the social and climate package. >> the win will be when we deliver both bills. that is the win for us. >> reporter: still up in the air is the support of two moderates. senators kyrsten sinema and joe manchin. neither committed to voting for the plan. both had taken issue with the original $3.5 trillion price tag. >> i look forward to continue working in good faith. >> reporter: the president had hoped to have the bill heavy on green energy initiatives signed by monday when he heads to scotland for a united nations climate summit. there's roughly half a trillion dollars committed to fighting climate change in the build-back-better agenda. by far the biggest u.s. investment made in clean energy.
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>> that's impressive. laura podesta in new york. thank you so much. former new york governor andrew cuomo is now facing a criminal complaint. cuomo is now ordered to appear in an albany court next month stemming from allegations that he groped a woman in 2020. jericka duncan has more. >> reporter: months after resigning, former new york governor andrew cuomo now faces a criminal complaint of forcibly touching a woman in the governor's executive mansion last year. according to the complaint filed by an albany county sheriff investigator, cuomo did intentionally forcibly place his hand under the blouse shirt of the victim, specifically the victim's left breast for the purpose of degrading and gratifying his sexual desires. i sat down with one of the alleged victims, brittany commisso, cuomo's former executive assistant, for an exclusive last august. >> he put his hand up my blouse and cupped my breast over my
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bra. >> reporter: while the complaint does not name the alleged victim, the description of the incident closely mirrors brittany commisso's claims. >> it was probably in the most sexually aggressive manner than> reporter: an investigation by the new york attorney general's office accused cuomo of groping, kissing, and making sexually suggestive comments to 11 women. he's vehemently denied crossing the line. >> let me be clear, that never happened. >> reporter: legal analyst rikki klieman -- >> it appears that they believe, the government believes that there is corroborative evidence. however, the only two people in that room are the alleged victim and the defendant. >> that was jericka duncan reporting. starting today, city workers in new york city are required to be vaccinated or face unpaid leave. the mandate prompted protests in the streets.
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mola lenghi has that story. > is is not anti-manda an-mandanl >> reporter: the fight over new yrk city's vaccine mandate for city workers spilled into the streets of manhattan. [ chants ] firefighters, emts, and sanitation workers, largely unmasked, rallied outside the mayor's official residence before the deadline for municipal employees to get at least one covid shot or be placed on unpaid leave. >> our members should have a choice about their health -- >> reporter: all but roughly 38,000 city workers are vaccinated, but about a quarter of the police force and a third of firefighters are not. >> you can't force a vaccine on somebody. it should be a choice. >> reporter: six of the country's ten largest cities have or are planning vaccine mandates for municipal workers. of those, new york, los angeles, and san diego do not have a testing alternative. new york city's largest police union sued this week to block the mayor's vaccine mandate, but
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a state judge rejected that request. the police are asking the city to adopt a weekly testing optio though compared to health care workers first responders are at higher risk of contracting covid. >> we're going to show up to work and fulfill our oath. if the mayor or the commissioner sends them home, what happens is on them. >> reporter: you're ready to work that day. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the mayor doubled down -- >> you want to protest, go protest. people want these jobs. anyone who doesn't want to do the job anymore, i know someone else will step up and fill it. >> that was mola lenghi reporting. there is yet another case of midair rage after a passenger on an american airlines flight allegedly attacked a flight attendant. authorities detained the man after the flight to california was diverted to denver on wednesday. witnesses say the flight attendant had blood on her mask after she had been punched. american's ceo says this type of behavior has to stop. >> american airlines will not tolerate airport or in-flight
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misconduct of any kind, particularly toward our crew members or airport team. >> the suspect's name has not been released. it's unclear what caused the alleged scuffle. american airlines told cbs news that they do not believe the attack was mask related. the biden administration is reportedly considering a $450,000 payment to people who were separated at the u.s./mexico border. the "wall street journal" reports about 940 families have filed claims saying government policies left them with lasting trauma. payment could come near to nearly $1 million per family. it's unclear how many people will be eligible. the immigrant families were separated under former president trump's zero-tolerance policy. and breaking overnight, the head coach of the nhl's florida panthers has resigned. this follows allegations a player was sexually assaulted while he was the coach at the chicago blackhawks.
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joel quenneville allegedly did not prioritize accusations by player kyle beach in 2010 that he was sexually assaulted by another coach. he met with the nhl commissioner in new york just before announcing his resignation. in a statement he said, "i want to express my sorrow for the pain this young man, kyle beach, has suffered." in an emotional interview on "cbs mornings" yesterday, beach spoke about the claims that joel quenneville did not respond quickly to his allegations. >> to read that and to see that, it's very hard for me to believe. and i hope now that i've spoken out, that the truth has come out, that the people in the appropriate positions will take the necessary actions to make sure that this is dealt with and that this never happens again. >> the panthers were undefeated to start the year under quinneville, the second winningest coach in nhl history. coming up, facebook's new
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courier" reports the victims of the emmanuel ame shooting have reached an historic $88 million settlement in fbi lawsuits. in 2015, nine black parishioners were gunned down by dylan roof who authorities describe as a white supremacist. the survivors and victims' families sued the government, accusing authorities of negligence in the background check system allowing roof to purchase a firearm. "the washington post" says facebook was not being transparent when it met with house lawmakers to discuss covid vaccine misinformation. the paper said that researchers had extensive knowledge that missed truths about the virus and vaccines existed on the company's apps but did little to combat it or share the information with leaders. facebook's employees reportedly suggested solutions for countering the misinformation on the site to no avail. facebook denies the allegations. and "the star-tribune" says a judge will allow an ex-minneapolis police officer to face both manslaughter charges
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in the death of daunte wright. kim potter will now face first-degree manslaughter, the stiffest charge. she was initially charged with second-degree manslaughter. potter was among the officers who pulled daunte wright over on april 11th and discovered an outstanding warrant. when she tried to apprehend him, he tried to drive away. that's when potter pulled out her handgun and fatally shot him. she says she meant to use her taser. still ahead, amazon stumbles. how supply chain problems are impacting the online giant.
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tech companies. elise preston is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, elise. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. stock futures are indicating a lower open with investors taking in disappointing earnings results from major companies including amazon and apple. still, the three major indices managed to make gains during the regular session. the dow rallied 239 points. the nasdaq added 212 points, and the s&p 500 was up 44 points, both setting new record closing highs. facebook announced it's changing its corporate name to meta. ceo mark zuckerberg announced the rebranding during a virtual conference. the name reflects the company's ambition to grow beyond social media and into a metaverse company. you can see it wasted no time swapping signs outside its headquarters. facebook, the social network, and its family of apps will still keep their names. as we mentioned earlier,
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apple and amazon released lower than expected corporate earnings reports. amazon did not meet wall street projections for sales and profits for the three months ending september 30th. apple also posted quarterly earnings reports slightly lower than what analysts predicted. insiders say supply chain disruptions and staffing issues triggered by the pandemic have ramped up in recent months which was likely the catalyst for the poor reports. and athletes competing in next year's olympics will be styling. ralph lauren gave fans a sneak peek at what the sports stars will wear at the closing ceremony at the 2022 beijing winter olympics. the turtleneck features an american flag with the olympic rings along with a buffalo plaid hooded puffer jacket. men will wear fleece pants while women will don fleece leggings. the fashion brand has been the designer for team usa since 2008. i always love these uniforms, and i feel like they never disappoint. i'm always just inspired when i
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see them. >> yeah. they look good and they look warm. i'm pretty sure the athletes don't care what they're wearing. they're just happy the olympics is actually going to happen because, you know, it was touch and go for a while as to whether or not we should have those games. i'm sure they're happy they're going to be able to compete. >> absolutely. >> elise preston at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, elise. up next, a climate warning goes jurassic. the stark message in a dramatic new video from the united nations. you founded your kayak company because you love the ocean- not spreadsheets. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema or atopic dermatitis under control? hide my skin? not me. by hitting eczema where it counts,
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here's a look at the forecast in so cs ar in 70 million years, that's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. at least we had an asteroid. what's your excuse? >> the united nations going all out to stress the urgent threat of climate change. it used this video of a cgi dinosaur warning us that if we don't act immediately we could face extinction. frankie the t-rex's video comes days before the climate meeting in scotland including world leaders and president biden. in california a former school safety officer will be in court accused of killing a
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teenage girl last month near a high school in long beach. this video allegedly shows eddie gonzalez firing shots into a car and hitting mona rodriguez. she died days later. the 18-year-old mother was a passenger in the car which was driving away after rodriguez got into a fight with another teen girl. opening statements got under way in the civil trial over whether the charlottesville unite the right rally was intended to spur violence. the plaintiffs' attorneys contend the organizers of the 2017 rally planned the violence months in advance. the defendants argue that they were exercising their first amendment right to protest. the rally over the removal of a statue of confederate general robert e. lee turned deadly when james fields drove his car through a crowd of protesters injuring dozens and killing 32-year-old heather heyer. coming up on "cbs mornings," award winning chef bryant terry stops by the studio with his new book. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."
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our top stories this morning -- the president's spending bill remains in limbo as he arrived in rome ahead of the g20 summit. mr. biden delayed his trip speaking to the house democratic caucus yesterday to push for a deal before boarding his flights. democrats abandoned plans for a vote. and former new york governor andrew cuomo was accused in a criminal complaint of committing a misdemeanor sex crime. he allegedly groped a woman in december of 2020. cuomo resigned as governor after several women accused him of sexual misconduct. he's been ordered to appear in an albany court next month. halloween is this weekend, and trick-or-treating is back, but health experts still want
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families to be covid conscious. naomi ruchim explains how to have fun but be safe at halloween this year. >> reporter: 6-year-old mercedes -- talia cheng can't wait for halloween but knows her costume will have a very important accessory. >> our daughter will still wear a mask when she's trick-or-treating, and we will as well. >> reporter: health officials say it's safe for children to enjoy halloween if simple covid precautions are in place. dr. mercedes carnethon with northwestern medicine says everyone should mask up, especially if you welcome trick-or-treaters at the door. >> there's no way to predict the density of children who are going to come together. and there's no way to know which households they're approaching, whether or not those tools are vaccinated or unvaccinated. >> reporter: we know the virus is more likely to spread inside, so experts say it's best to say
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boo to indoor halloween parties and celebrate outdoors, especially with younger kids who can't be fully vaccinated by the holiday. >> it is not safe to hold an indoor party with a large number of children unmasked. i think not offering food and drink indoors is critically important to keep any type of an indoor gathering safe. >> reporter: the american academy of pediatrics recommends limiting trick-or-treating to small groups, waiting your turn to avoid large clusters while trick-or-treating, and practicing good hand hygiene. >> definitely wash hands, use hand sanitizer as much as possible. >> reporter: like last year, talia's family is keeping it safe with a table of treats in the driveway, and this little peacock knows what's best. >> i wear my mask to be safe. >> reporter: so it can be a sweet halloween for everyone. york coming up on "cbs mornings," the science of fear ahead of halloween. nate burleson talks with
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researchers and hollywood horror movie directors on whether fear is real. plus, we'll take you to the kennedy space center for a preview of this weekend's spacex launch of four astronauts to the international space station. and award-winning chef bryant terry stops by the times square studio with his new cookbook. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend. ♪
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