pounding from the pipe apple express. the powerful storm delivers rain, snow, and strong winds from washington to california, and this morning threats of mudslides are prompting evacuations. the cia director acknowledges faults with the agency's post-9/11 tactics but says the program was necessary to save americans' lives. >> i look back at the record and i see this was a work force that was trying to do the right thing. a major retail issues an apology for a tweet inspired by a popular podcast. as far as when i'm coming back, who cares. and nfl star cam newton out of the hospital and all smiles following the car crash that could have cost him his life.

>> i'm on someone's fantasy league, you know, and i think it's the man-up stairs. captioning funded by cbs really. >r thp this is newp news" fr news" fp nne, >r thp this is newp news" fr news" fp nn e . this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, december 12th, 2014. this morning the west coast hit after destructive rain and hunch force winds. the storm known as the pineapple express is moving into southern california. san francisco took the hardest hit yesterday. freeways and streets were washed out and at one point 300 people in the bay airy were without power. in some parts of napa county north of san francisco, the flooding was so severe it was easier to kayak than drive. hundreds of residents were forced to evacuation. the strong wind in oregon blew

out windows in a portland building and at least two storm-related deaths are reported in that state. meanwhile folks in southern california are getting ready and some have already evacuated. ter teri okita is in glendora east of los angeles. teri, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this rain is starting on cue and it's expected to last seven hours. it is much needed rain but it's not going to tackle the longstanding drought here in southern california and as you mentioned, it's expected to create the potential for mudslides. destructive winds and heavy rain already pounded washington and northern california. now southern california is in the midst of the storm. residents in glendora stacked sandbags late into the night to help protect their homes against flooding. michael has experienced this before. >> we've had a lot of rain. a lot of water started to back up to the doors. it's pretty scary.

>> reporter: city officials ordered mandatory evacuations in areas in case the storm triggers mudslides. >> it doesn't mean we're going to go into residences and force them to leave but we're going to strongly advise that for their safety, they should leave their residences r in ventura county, some are waiting it out. >> we have our stuff together and we're ready to evacuate. if they call it mandatory or the weather gets too bad, we're ready to go. >> reporter: they have all been called in this morning ready for the wind and rain. the san francisco bay area bore the brunt of it yesterday. strong winds knocked trees onto homes and power lines leaving hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark. the rain is helping alleviate three years of a historic drought in california. the storms are blamed for at least two deaths. one man died in oregon when a tree fell on the tent where he was sleeping.

anne-marie? >> teri okita in glendora. in the mountains besides the hurricane-force winds the storms caused whiteout conditions. on the pass there was zero visibility causing accidents and stranding drivers. meteorologist jackie johns of our los angeles station kcbs has more on the storm. >> california is getting hit by the strongest storm in years bringing hurricane-force winds, torrential rains, and blizzard-like conditions. the storm stalled over the bay area yesterday flooding many of the roadways. heavy rain is falling in the sierra nevada. there are evacuations with possible rain totals of up to 5 inches. there is a severe threat of waterspouts, tornadoes, and even hail. along the coast 13-foot waves are possible.

this is the second major storm in the area in two weeks and a third storm is possible next week. i'm jackie johnson, cbs news. well, the government will apparently keep running. the house of representatives approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill. congress needed to act before midnight and give the senate time to pass it as well. craig boswell reports. >> reporter: house members applauded as the vote on a stopgap spending bill passed less than 2 1/2 hours before a potential government shutdown. >> on this vote, the ayes are 216 the nays are 206. >> reporter: gop pushed for an earlier vote to push reluctant members for a vote. >> reporter: conservative republicans were upset they did nothing to stop president obama's plans to depore tate millions of undodge meanted

worker. >> so here we are in the house being blackmailed, being blackmailed to vote for an appropriations bill. >> reporter: democrats like maryland congressman chris van hollen fought to strip out two bills in the bill. first. the second allows for larger contributions to political parties. >> you can fund all the agencies of government without a provision that allows more money to flow. >> reporter: house speaker boehner pointed it out during negotiations. >> nobody did this unilaterally. >> reporter: the bill now goes to the senate for debate and a vote. craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. michigan congressman john dingell has cast his final vote in the house. they took a moment to recognize the 88-year-old's contributions in his 59 years in congress, the

most in history. his wife replaces him in january. and the direct over the cia defended the spy agency in response to the senate report on its use of interrogation methods many have called torture. john brennan says president george wish authorized it and it was the cia's job to carry it out. >> reporter: in a report cia director john brennan said some used brutal interrogation techniques. >> in some cases they used interrogation techniques that were not authorized, were abhorrent and should be repudiated by all. >> he stopped by using the world torture. >> we feared more blows from an

enemy we couldn't see and an evil we couldn't fathom. >> reporter: brennan rejected allegations by the intelligence committee that so-called enhanced interrogation techniques produlgsedprodulgsed >> it produced intelligence that helped the united states toward attack plans, can tur terrorists, and save lives. >> reporter: but as he was speaking dianne feinstein let loose with a torrent of tweets rebutting the senator point by point. in one she wrote no evidence that terror attacks were stopped, terrorists captured or lives saved through eits. in another she said they don't work. brennan said they don't know whether or not it provided breakthrough intelligence. >> there was useful intelligence, very useful

intelligence that was obtained from individuals who had at some point been subject to eits. whether that could have been obtained without those eits is yet again unknowable. >> brennan repeated his feelings on the use of harsh techniques. rocked by the senate report's disclosures. bob orr, cbs news, washington. coming up on the "morning news," unearthing a piece of american history. a time capsule put in place by two founding fathers is discovered in massachusetts. this is the "cbs morning news." ...and the wolf was huffing sometimes, grandpa. well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... doctor: symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler

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this morning the price of oil is lower than it's been in five years. in new york oil fell another 99 cents to close at just below $60 a barrel. crude fell another 56 cents to close at $63.68 a barrel. well, good news on retail sales and those sinking oil prices. sent stocks higher. the dow gained 63 points yesterday. the s&p rose 9. and the nasdaq finished 24 points higher. the ceo of seaworld is stepping down. seaworld has been battling negative publicity since the release of the movie "blackfish" last year. it's a douk mentcumentary. seaworld is also eliminating an unspecified number of jobs. a florida couple was awarded more than a million dollars in a suit against bank of america for robocall harassment. over the course of four years

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forecast in some cities around the country. a frightening car crash appears to have changed cam newton's perspective on life and football. on tuesday the carolina panthers

quarterback was injured in a two-vehicle collision. his pickup truck rolled over when it was clipped by another car. newton was hospitalized with fractures in his back. he says he's fortunate to be alive. >> i'm looking at this truck and i'm looking at this accident and i'm like, dude, one plus one ain't equally two and i'm looking aet this truck and thinking, man, somebody's supposed to be dead. i can't stop smiling because it's like god has his hands on me, man. i'm on somebody's fantasy league, you know, and i think it's the man-up stairs. >> a "charlotte observer" picture shows newton smiling as paramedics treated him at the crash scene. he will sit out carolina's game sunday but he says he's not even worried about football. and nfc showdown on thursday night fbl. the rams and cardinals traded six field goals as both teams failed to score a touchdown. arizona wins 12-6. the cardinals notched their 11th victory of the season. that is the most since they

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poachers in south africa are kelling rhinos for their horns. a record 1,020 have died this year alone. there are only about 30,000 left in the world. debora patta reports on the battle to save them. >> there is a rhino war. there is a rhino life war. this is a battle for africa. >> reporter: and the poachers are winning says the filmmakers. >> we've reached a tippling point where rhinos are being poached faster than they can

breed. >> reporter: more than 30 years ago they abandoned city life and took to the african bush, creating groundbreaking films for ""national geographic."" now they say they're witnesses the the decimation of a species. every day rhinos are killed, its horn sold for thousands of dollars as a powerful aphrodisiac. >> we've seen horrific images where they hack off the horn of a rhino where it's left to die. >> reporter: he's seen the slaughter firsthand. what does it do for you as a man who works there? >> it's heartbreaking. just stop it. please. i'm on the edge of disdain. >> reporter: they say it is time for dramatic action.

they plan to airlift 100 rhinos from south africa to secret locations in botswana far from the poachers' reach. it's worked behalf. they're darted and captured and loaded on cargo planes ten at a time. >> moving the rhinos out of the highest poaching areas in the world to the lowest poaching areas in the world seems to make sense to us. >> reporter: it's an expensive project, $4.5 million all paid through donations. >> more we allow species to disappear, the more we're moving ourselves further and further to extinction. >> and we're not going to let that happen right up until the last minute. >> reporter: it's a last-minute every to preserve this prehistoric generation in the hopes they're alive for years to come. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the impact of the west coast storms.

we'll be live from the scene. plus, a new warning about the growing danger of super bugs. dr. david agus has details. and a look at the future of cars. we talk with cheryl conley, ford company's manager of consumer trends. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. today is friday, december 12th, good morning, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. philadelphia police are investigating string of assault on college student, we're live as detective question a person of interest. >> also, new this morning, a car rolls over and over, bursting into flames, before coming to rest against a building. what eyewitnesses say happened just before that deadly crash. and a live look at center city from our cbs-3 studios. we dealt with a stubborn nor'easter for days. but now we're finally clear. katie says there are some milder temperatures to follow. that and more coming up in just a bit. topping our news, developing right now, philadelphia police have a person of interest in the