for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, january 25th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." >> the metal was crashing, glass was breaking out. it was extremely loud. >> widespread damage. suspected tornadoes rip through communities near houston. hear from witnesses who called it total chaos. surprise discovery. classified documents are now found at mike pence's home. who came across the material and the former vice president's response. western weapon. the u.s. is set to make a key move to help ukraine defend itself against russia. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. millions in the gulf states are

under storm warnings and tornado watches this morning. that's after powerful storms and tornadoes ripped through the houston area yesterday damaging homes and businesses and knocking down trees and power lines. tens of thousands in texas are still without power. officials say that there are no reported deaths or serious injuries. jarred hill is in new york with more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of close calls after that storm system took aim at the gulf coast overnight. their one mayor in texas said he was surprised that nobody was injured. meanwhile, as the cleanup is starting in that region of the country, there's a new focus on the possibility of snow here in the northeast. powerful tornadoes left a path of destruction in multiple communities near houston tuesday, ripping the roofs off of homes and businesses, knocking down trees and power lines. >> like chaos. and very loud. the metal was crashing. the glass was breaking out.

it was extremely loud. >> reporter: seniors at this assisted living center in deer park had to evacuate after the building was damaged. >> as of right now we have no injuries that we're aware of from the tornado or any casualties. >> reporter: volunteers came to the rescue, moving dozens of the animals from this now-uninhabitable shelter in pasadena, texas. in other parts of the state, strong winds and heavy rain brought on flooding. >> the semis were blowing a lot of the raindrops on me. hazardous for me. >> reporter: meanwhile, snow fell in northern texas and neighboring oklahoma. >> hopefully snows more. >> reporter: while snow has blanketed parts of the upper northeast this week, the storm system could bring a dusting to the otherwise snowless new york city starting today. so far new york city has gone more than 320 days without measurable snowfall.

the record set back in 2020 was about 332. we'll see if we actually end up beating that record. i hope we had don't get a bunch of snow at the end of the winter as people are ready to get started for the springtime. back to you. >> i'm already ready for that. thank you so much. i agree with you. thank you. all right. so more documents marked classified have been discovered -- this time at the indiana home of former vice president mike pence. in letters to the national archives, lawyers said aides searched pence's home. some were inadvertently boxed and sent to his home at the end of the last administration. >> we need to get to the bottom of it. i don't believe that mike pence is intentionally trying to compromise national security. >> holy heck, and i do wonder, you know, how many other formers. >> a lawyer for pence said the former vice president did not know about the classified documents at his home until last

week's search. the discovery comes after between 25 and 30 documents with classified markings were found at president biden's home in wilmington, delaware, and his former office in washington. the documents were from his time as senator and vice president. earlier more than 300 documents with classified markings were discovered at former president donald trump's florida estate. the department of justice is investigating both cases. in california now, communities are trying to recover from three mass shootings since the weekend. today vice president kamala harris will visit the memorial in monterey park and meet with the victims' families. 11 people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a dance studio during a lunar new year celebration on saturday night. meantime, officials believe the mass shooting at half moon bay is a case of workplace violence. they say an agricultural worker killed seven people at two farms that employed him.

max darrow has more from california. >> reporter: gun violence is surging in america. since the new year, there have been at least 40 mass shootings resulting in at least 70 deaths. >> this is the third mass shooting in california in less than a week. >> reporter: monday one person died and several others were injured at a gas station shooting in oakland. >> how many more times do we have to look at the front page of our papers, turn on our tvs, and see that someone else has lost a family? >> reporter: earlier that day in half moon bay, officers arrested 66-year-old chunli zhao. the sheriff's office said he shot and killed seven people at two mushroom farms. >> all the evidence we have points to this being the instance of workplace violence. >> reporter: in southern california the monterey park community is mourning and searching for answers after its own mass shooting. >> to see it change like it overnight, like to become so traumatized really hurt me. >> reporter: 11 people died after a gunman opened fire at a dance studio during a lunar new

year celebration on saturday night. >> we may never be able to tell them the why, but we want to be able to help them heal from this. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom visited monterey park on monday and then half moon bay on tuesday. >> and i feared two days ago that monterey park would give way to other headlines. little did i know i'd be up here. >> reporter: officials in half moon bay say identifying next of kin may prove to be challenging because some were migrant workers. max darrow, cbs news, monterey park, california. in washington state, a gunman killed three people at a convenience store. police say a 21-year-old man entered the store in yakima early yesterday morning and randomly shot two customers. they say that there was no apparent conflict. he then stepped outside and killed another person in a car. hours later he killed himself as officers approached. police say they were tipped off to his location after he borrowed a woman's cell phone at a target store.

>> he then called his mother, and he made several incriminating statements including "i killed those people." he named several statements -- made several statements that he was then going to kill himself. >> police say after getting her cell phone back, the woman called 911. the biden administration is expected to announce today that it will send tanks to ukraine to help with the war with russia. u.s. officials say that it involves about 30 m1 abrams tanks will be purchased from commercial vendors. it could take months to deliver the tanks and train ukrainian troops on how to use them. germany is expected to approve poland's jest to transfer german made tanks to ukraine. charges against a soldier in the u.s. have been travel ban travel banned. the "tribune" reports abdul wasi safi had been held at a detention center in texas for four months.

he was charged with illegally entering the u.s. in september. he had worked for the u.s. military as a translator. an assistant u.s. attorney asked the judge to clear the charges in the interests of justice. he fled afghanistan last year after the taliban was targeting people who helped american forces. coming up, the doomsday clock moves closer to midnight. why some scientists say the world has become a more dangerous place. and going big on the slalom. where mikaela shiffrin can be called the greatest alpine skier. this is the "cbs morning news." oh, no! bye, bye cough. later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! hmmm, ok. not coughing at yoga? antiquing not coughing? not coughing at the movies?! hashtag still not coughing?! aaah. oww! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief

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nothing suspicious was found. there's no word on possible charges. an american skier is celebrating a record-breaking run, and why we are living in more dangerous times. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the new york times" reports the doomsday clock moved closer to midnight than ever before. the clock estimates how close the world is to ending. that's according to the bulletin of atomic scientists, a science advocacy group. they moved the clock to 90 seconds before midnight. that's ten seconds closer than last year. >> nuclear risks increased significantly last year due largely to russia's unprovoked invasion of ukraine. putin has repeatedly raised the specter of nuclear use. >> the group also cited other factors including climate change, online disinformation, and the ongoing threat of infectious disease outbreaks. the clock has been in use since 1947. "usa today" says more than

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>> this is what led -- >> ticketmaster has denied any anti-competitive practices. sources tell cbs news the justice department already opened an antitrust investigation into ticketmaster even before the taylor swift meltdown. america's largest private employer is hiking wages, and one singer is reportedly $200 million richer after selling his music catalog. shanelle kaul has those stories and more in today's cbs "money watch" report. >> reporter: a technical glitch with the new york stock exchange prompted a wild start to the market today with two of the three major indices losing steam. the dow gained 104 points. nasdaq lost 30, and the s&p 500 was down by 2. the department of justice is accusing google of illegally monopolizing online ads. the doj and eight states are suing the internet giant for acquiring competitors and steering potential customers to its own products.

this is the fifth antitrust suit against google since 2020 but first under the biden administration. google argues its advertising policies do not hurt competition. american walmart employees are getting a raise next month. the country's largest retailer and biggest private employer plans to increase the average hourly pay from $17 to $17.50. exact raises depend on location and position. the move brings walmart closer to competitors like target and amazon during a fierce labor shortage across the country. and justin bieber strikes a new deal for his old music. he told his entire catalog to the music right investment company hypnosis. the deal is worth a reported $200 million. this makes bieber, who's 28, one of the youngest artists ever to sell the rights to his music. that's your cbs "money watch" report for this wednesday morning. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york.

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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ history was made when this year's oscar nominations were announced. michelle yeoh not only got her first oscar nod, but she became the first asian ever to be nominated as lead actress in the lead actress category. she is nominated for her performance in "everything everywhere all at once" which also leads the pack with 11 nominations. angela bassett received a supporting actress nod for "black panther: wakanda forever," making her the only actor ever nominated in any of the 30 movies in the marvel cinematic universe. and at 90 years old, composer

john williams became the oldest person to be nominated for an oscar for his work on "the fabelmans." he topped his own record as the most nominated living person with 53 nods. and mensa, the oldest high-iq society in the world, has a new member, and he's had years old. teddy hobbs is now the uk's youngest member of the elite group. he made it in after scoring 139 out of 160 on the mensa iq test when he was just 3 years old. his mother says that she noticed teddy's need for knowledge during the coronavirus lockdown when she would not watch entertainment shows on tv. >> he only wanted to watch the educational ones. you're like as a parent, if you're asking for education, go for it. >> mom says that beyond being a genius, teddy is a really normal 4-year-old boy. coming up on "cbs mornings" now, actor gabrielle union joins us in the times square studio to discuss the new season of her

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violence. >> the community is in a bit of shock right now. the community is coming together , supporting each other after seven people were killed in a horrific shooting in half moon bay. we are live from this makeshift memorial. we are learning more about the man carrying out the rampage, killing his own coworkers. >> we look at when a hero disarmed the monterey park gunman. as we wrap up, we are dealing with mild conditions and sunny skies. we have a chance of showers. i will talk about that in a bit. >> if you are hitting the roadways, we are tracking brake lights for the super commuters. >> many families that were affected by the flooding, and coming out