morning." from the broadcastststr captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, january 5th, 2017. this is "cbs morning news." while casting new doubts on reports russia hacked the election, president-elect trump appears set to scale back the nation's top spy agency. it was a battle over obamacare on the hill. the next step for republicans to repeal and replace the legislation. broadcasted brutality. four suspects were arrested in chicago after streaming their extreme attacks on a man with mental disabilities.

and just in time two teens were pulled from a frozen lake after falling. >> if we didn't get to them when we did, they might not have made it much longer. >> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. now, president-elect could soon make major changes to the u.s. intelligence community. that report comes just a day before the intel leaders brief mr. trump on the alleged hacking of the u.s. elections. hena daniels has more. good morning. >> good morning, man re. expect russia's involvement and the presidential election to be a major topic. sources tell cbs news president-elect donald trump is considering a restructuring of the office of the director of

national intelligence, the agency created in the wake of 9/11 to strengthen intelligence gathering. the potential revamp comes as mr. trump continues to cast doubts on u.s. intelligence findings that russia hacked e-mails. just yesterday he focused on attacks on the dnc writing on twitter whierks did they not have hacking defense like the rnc had and why have they not responded. >> thisst not about one political party or one candidate. it's a modus operandi they've been using for years and it's an assault on democracy. >> less than days before trump takes office they have mounted their path to dismaptle obamacare despite lacking a plan to replace it. >> the american people have sent new leadership because obamacare

has failed. >> in a last-ditch effort president obama huddled with democrats on capitol hill to discuss ways to save it. >> it wouldn't make america great again. it would make america sick again. >> more than 20 million americans rely on obamacare. members of the u.s. intelligence community will brief president obama on their highly anticipated reports into russia's alleged hacking today before briefing the president-elect tomorrow. anne-marie. >> hena daniels in new york. thank you so much, hena. in other transition news now, mr. trump nominated an attorney. if confirmed jay clayton will head the independent agency that oversees wall street and the markets. the company called off

discussions in brazil, argentina, and india. mr. trump has pledged to do no new deals while president and leave management of his company to his sons. and mr. trump appointed former "apprentice" consultant to his staff. she took an active role and will have a public engagement role in the trump administration. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with tom heilmann about mr. trump's battles with the intelligence community. and now looking to the weather where a series of storms pounding the west coast are reportedly blamed for at least one death in oregon. the weather system is bringing heavy snow measured in feet at higher elevations and flooding to parts of california, oregon, and washington. much of the rest of the country is dealing with bitterly cold temperatures. in california near the foothills near sacramento, the wet weather

pushed a tree into a house slicing it in half. >> i hear him screaming get out of the house, get out of the house and i walked in the living room and i saw a huge hole and a tree. it was very surprising, shocking. >> no one was injured but power to the neighborhood was knocked out. snow made travel in colorado difficult. i-70 in the mountains west of denver was closed several times yesterday. up to 14 inches of snow is expected by later today. and just north of segment where temperatures were below freezing, two teenagers fell through the ice on a lake just minutes after officials alerted the public to frozen lake dangers. >> the victim was exhausted by the time i got to him. he was having a hard time staying at the surface. >> rescue crews say the victims suffered from hypothermia, but they will recover. four people are in custody after a disturbing assault in chicago and it was streamed live on facebook. in the video the duct taped

victim's clothes and hair were cut. the attackers also used anti-trump profanities. police say the incident took place tuesday. the victim was an 18-year-old mentally disabled man who had been missing and police found him wandering the streets. >> have you seen the video? it's sickening. it's sickening. it makes you wonder what would make individuals treat somebody like that. >> so far no charges have been filed against the suspect. transportation officials say they don't know how fast a long island commuter train was going when it crashed at a brooklyn terminal. mostly people suffered minor injuries when the long island train slammed into a restraining block yesterday morning. the first two cars of the train derailed. there were about 600 commuters on that train. investigators plan to interview the engineer who was responsible for stopping the train.

and dozens were injured when two trolleys hit one another. they were heading in the same direction an one hit the other yesterday afternoon. dylann roof says he is not mentally ill and shows no remorse. the penalty phase of his trial resumes today. roof is representing himself and says he will not call any witnesses. prosecutors plan to call 38 people related to the victim. marlie hall reports. >> reporter: dylann roof told jurors he wasn't going to lie to them and said, quote, there's nothing wrong with me psychologically. the 22-year-old said he's representing himself to stop his lawyers from presenting the results of his mental health evaluation. earlier the prosecutors told the jury roof's horrific acts justify the death penalty saying he killed the nine black members at a church because of their

skin. he wrote, i would like to make it crystal clear i do not regret what i did. i am not sorry. i do not shed a tear for the innocent people i kill. roof did not ask to be spared the death penalty during his brief opening statement. he previously said he does not plan to call any witnesses or present any evidence. journalist jennifer berry haws has followed the case from the beginning and is writing a book about it. >> if he receives the death penalty, i don't think it's going to be a huge surprise to anybody. it's sort of just throwing in the towel. >> a way dough also took the stand to testify about the nine victims. marlie hall, cbs news, charleston, south carolina. coming up on the "morning news," building a wall on the border with mexico? a sheriff in massachusetts offers his inmates for the construction job. and farewell ceremony. the armed forces say good-bye to

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rheumatologist-prescribed biologic. in a ceremony loaded with pomp and circumstance the united states military bid farewell to its outgoing commander in chief. president obama spoke to servicemembers at the base telling the crowd it's been an honor serving with them. perhaps pointing as his successor he urged the military nation not to abandon its core values. >> a figure from the obama administration is heading west and an offer to build trump's mexico wall. those are some of the headlines on the "morning news" stand. the "los angeles times" talks about a new job eric holder chose. holder will represent the state in any legal battles the state

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jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. they did stress the uncertainty it could bring. mr. trump's promises of deregulation, cutting taxes and spending on infrastructure could stoke inflation, and that could mean the fed could raise interest rateses mor s more aggressively. the dow rose. the nasdaq finished about 14 points higher. macy's is closing 68 stores and could cut more than 10,000 jobs. it follows a weak holiday shopping season. the 68 stores are part of 100 that are closing. macy's announced that back in august. all will shut their doors by the middle of this year. macy's sales fell by about 2% in november and december compared to the year before.

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happy meals in vatican city. not everyone's lovin' it. >> reporter: he could. have dreamt that these arches, the golden ones, would pop up around the corner. >> do you like the mcdonald's here? >> mcdonald's? >> si. >> no. >> for four generations this man's family has had a restaurant across the street. mcdonald's is producing a lot of problems, he told us. it has the same food everywhere, whereas, we do pasta that's famous worldwide and typical roman dishes. this cardinal called the arrival of mcdonald's a disgrace and said it served food he would never eat. pope francis regularly rails against consumerism but the vatican is in on this deal.

it owns the building and is said toing $31,000 a month in rent. mcdonald's certainly sticks out on these quaint streets. behind us is st. peter's basilica and around the corner is another piece that now hosts a vatican change. some in vatican city are pragmat pragmatic. it's an inexpensive meal, after all. i think there are more serious problems in the world, this priest said. there are greater scandals. there are no signs that the vatican will back away from this mcdonald's. up next, starbucks has announced plans to open. it would be italy's first. seth doane, cbs news, rome. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," legendary rita moreno. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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elois dickerson saw the price of her favorite drink jump more than 40%. maurice broadwater misunderstood the 96 cent tax on his juice. philadelphia became the first big city to impose a tax on all sugary or artificially sweetened drinks. grocery store owner jeff brown says it's hurting his customers. >> this three-liter soda, our price is $1.39 and additional packs is $1.52. >> that's more than the actual soda. >> reporter: before the tax an eight-pack of gatorade for 36 ounces was 5 clnts 39. now 8:39. and this was $2.79, now $4.71. the commissioner says the tax is

to help the community. >> it should generate $91 million that we can put toward p pre-k schools and parks and recreations. >> ervin graham returned his iced tea. some will shop outside philadelphia to avoid the tax or simply start drinking more water. right now four cities in the country have passed similar taxes on sugary drinks. jericka duncan, cbs news, philadelphia. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," from virtual reality to smart cars, we will take you to las vegas and show you the latest tech toys at the consumer electronics show. plus legendary actress rita moreno tells us about her new series that re-enacts "one day at a time," and young dogs who

help with victims of crime. coming up this morning you'll meet hella. she helps victims, often children tell stories of what has happened to them, sometimes terrible stories. she gives them comfort. you might say she makes it okay. >> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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