southern california. the wet weather providing drought relief but also putting some neighborhoods in danger. new allegations against bill cosby. a woman sues the embattled comedian claiming he sexually abused her when she was a minor. a showdown on capitol hill today hours after following a government demand. the ka ta officials go before a congressional panel. and catwalk creations. victoria's secret shows off its latest lingerie designs at its latest fashion show. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 3rd, 2014.

good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, more rain is forecast for southern california today threatening more floods. it drenched the los angeles area with record-breaking landfall yesterday. more than an-inch of rain fell in l.a. breaking a record set in 1961. the national weather service said by the time all is said and done today up to 6 inches is possible. area where recent wildfires that burned away vegetation is most at risk. there have been some flooding and mudslide. >> it looks like it's going to rain again tomorrow so instead of going through the drama, we're down the road. >> reporter: she rushed in to grab a few things after the evacuation order was lifted for

24 homes. they stayed away. many homes were surrounded by sand bailles. >> they said they're going to stay no matter what. >> we're going to ride that situation out. that could be for a year or two or literal. >> reporter: but the heavy rain and mud flows earlier were enough to keep her and her dogs at a hotel. >> i always love the rain and the mountains are my sanctsanct. now i'm kind of worried. firefighters say only 2% of the hillside has come down so the sheriff's department has called to lift the mandatory evacuation order. >> they came out and surveyed the area late this afternoon and we believe that the danger for mandatory evacuation is lifted

and we believe now people can duo back to their homes. >> reporter: the sheriff's department believes no homes were damaged but a lot of yards were destroyed. it's making its impossible to walk through. they say they'll be keeping a close eye on the weather for 12 to 24 hours. serene branson. this time the alleged victim claims she was 15 when cosby molested her in 1974. judith hutt is suing cosby for sexual battery. the suit was filed yesterday in california. hutt said cosby molested her in a bedroom at the playboy mansion. so far no comment from cosby or his attorney. and president obama has reportedly chosen ashton carter to be the next secretary of defense. he's a long-time official.

he served as a deputy secretary and as pentagon's weapons and buying chief. he would be replaced by hagel if approved by the senate. an official police say one school bus made a sharp left turn, jumping a highway median and slammed into an oncoming bus yesterday. one bus flipped on its side. two students and an adult were killed. another 27 were injured. and everyone was shook up. >> he was crying. he was petrified. he's never been in an accident before. and for it to be his bus, he's really scared. >> this is a -- an unspeakable tragedy. you know, this is what we work every day to try to prevent. >> one bus was from an elementary school, the other from a middle school. both schools will be closed today. and today congress holds

another hearing on defective airbags manufactured by japan's takata corporation. takata is refusing to go along with the u.s. government demand to expand its recall. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. there was a midnight deadline for takata corporation to take this recall national. that deadline passed with no response so today representatives of takata as well as representatives of the u.s. regulators and automakers will all appear before a house subcommittee here on capitol hill. a midnight deadline for takata to expand their recall has passed. they were issued to take it nationwide after airbags would explode spreading pieces.

she was injured when the takata airbag in the bmw she was riding in exploded last year. i told my husband i said cannot see anything with my eyes. i'm totally blind. takata says expanding the recall could take sources away from fixing airbags in high humidity states. today they'll hear from a takata executive as well as several u.s. automakers about the need for a nationwide recall. two weeks ago at a senate hearing the same company executive apologized to victims. >> our cob dou condolences go out to all those affected. they said they would take effect immediately including panel. federal regulators are now exploring their next steps including fines and legal action. now, the automakers who will be

at this hearing today here on capitol hill include honda, toyota, and bmw. seven auto mareks in all, anne-marie, have started their own investigations into these airings. >> all right. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. here in new york city, police are preparing for possible demonstrations when a grand jury reaches a decision in the case of eric garner. garner, a black man, was confronted by police back in july for selling loose cigarettes. he died after a white police officer used a prohibited choke hold to restrain him. the grand jury is expected to deliver its decision on whether to indict the officer this week. police in missouri are investigating the stepfather of michael brown for angry comments he made last week. following the grand jury decision not to indict the police officer who fatally shot his stepson he called for fires to be set. officials are looking into his comments as part of a wilder investigation as to the violence and arson that night. a family lawyer says head's

words were raw emotion but completely inappropriate. and a funeral for tamir rice will be held today in cleveland. he's a 12-year-old boy shot and killed by a cleveland police officer last month. the father of the officer says the policemen believed the boy had a real gun and had no choice. it turned out to be a bb gun. the rice family has set up a memorial fund to help pay for the funeral expenses. and coming up on the "morning news," a safer twitter. they've come up with new ways to help users prevent hacking tweets. >> and an actor takes on the role of the joker. this is the "cbs morning news." so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so call your doctor right away.

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detroit recently emerged from bankruptcy and its aging city is in need of major repair. >> it's a reminder of how much we have to do to rebuild this city. >> reporter: officials say the city's 911 system continued to operate during the blackout. on "cbs moneywatch" twitter cracks down on abusive tweets and we'll tell you who is tapped to play a famous batman villain. good morning, anne-marie. the recent hacking attack at sony pictures is more extensive than originally thought. last month's criply security breach is apparently relaced to the release of five sony films. yesterday internal documents that appeared to contain employee salaries and social security number and other data were released. experts warn it's not just businesses at risk. >> the malware is capable of

essentially destroying the hard drive on your computer which is highly unusual for malware and makes this a first of its kind attack against a u.s. company. >> the fbi is investigating the attack on sony and is warning businesses nationwide. on wall street, energy and health care stocks led a surge in stock prices. the dow gained nearly 103 points. the s&p rose 13 and the nasdaq finished over 28 points higher. twitter is stepping up efforts to fight online harassment. in the coming weeks it will give users new tools to report bullying. it's supposed to speed up response time. and, anne-marie, will smith and jared leto will star in "suicide quad," the upcoming film about super heroes forced

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voynov was spotted by reporters in an area yesterday. he was suspended indefinitely after he was booked on felony domestic violence charges. the kings say it was a mistake to allow him to have contact with the team. meanwhile the commissioners of all four major professional sports leagues are taking heat from a senate committee investigating domestic violence. bud selig, roger goodell, adam silver, and garry bettman were all invited to hearing on capitol hill. none attended, instead sending league officials in their place. as mark albert reports lawmakers want to know what professional sports associations are doing to deter domestic violence. >> top executives from the nfl, nba, nhl, and baseball are wanting to know what commissioners are doing doing. >> they've done little to hold them responsible for the crime.

>> this video of ray rice put the spotlight on domestic violence. >> as a father of two daughters i found the graphic security camera footage of running back ray rice and his then fiancee to be sickening. >> he works for the league and says it was initially too lenient on rice. for your him it's too personal. >> domestic violence was a way of life in my home growing up. i relate to the 20 million victims of domestic violence. >> all are changing policies including for players. >> baseball is a social institution and as our national pastime has an obligation to set a positive example. >> kim gandy is the head. >> more people are coming forward and the bad news is we don't have the resources to serve all of them. >> her group is pushing koj to quadruple funding.

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an american couple is expected to leave qatar today. the convictions of matthew and grace huang were overturned. the government has no plans never further prosecution. and the governor of missouri says he'll begin scaling back the national guard as protesters draw down. this week he said he wants more police officers to wear cameras. jim axelrod looked into that. >> walk over here, show me your hands. >> reporter: last july, police officers con front a woman with a knife making threats. >> drop the knife, drop the knife. >> bring it on. >> drop the knife, drop the knife. >> reporter: the fatal shooting was recorded. a prosecutor cleared the

officers. this week the new york city police department will wear cameras. >> there's no he said shsh she said, hearsay. it's recorded. we have it on tape and there's no room for arguments. >> reporter: at $450 to $900 a camera, james said it would cost $32 million to youts fit the entire nypd. last year the city paid out nearly $178 million to settle misconduct claims. >> i know what happened with michael brown and other cases have drawn attention and i think this would have assisted and provided the prosecutor as well as individuals who are just concerned about the incident in ferguson, an objective recording of what actually happened. >> reporter: in the two years cameras have been used in rialto, california, the use of force by police is down 59% and complaints against officers are

down 88%. >> this is the actual camera. >> reporter: in laurel, maryland, they've been using cameras for 18 months. deputy chief james brooks says complaints are also done and the public awareness of the cameras is key. >> we want them to know it's being recorded. transparency is what we're looking for there. >> they would have access to what is recorded and for how long. the pba is raising concerns the policy will saddle officers with, quote, technological and admit straightive tasks completely unrelated to their crime-fighting duties. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. sunday marks the anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. they had their last official reunion. nearly 1,200 men were killed on the arizona when japanese planes launched a surprise attack on december 7th, 1941. the survivors say they will continue to meet after this year. well, coming up after your

local news on "cbs this morning," more on the new lawsuit against comedian lawsuit against bill cosby accusing him of sexual abuse. plus, we'll go to the supreme court where justices will hear the case of a ups worker who says she was discriminated against when she got pregnant. and gayle sits down with actor eddie red maine. this is the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

and today is wednesday, december 3rd good morning i'm's ukee washington. aim nicole brewer. erika is off today. here stories we are following, friend and family plan other vigil for shane montgomery and now his cousin talks to "eyewitness news" about the night the west chester university student vanished. bill cosby hit with another lawsuit this accusation is different from the others. and this montgomery county nate i have peers to have the inside track on becoming president obama's next defense secretary. those stories and much more coming up, lets start with our forecast, we're foggy this morning. >> a lot of foggy. >> yes. >> let's talk to katie. >> not really, people get what you are talking about. we have a lot of foggy out