captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, february 2nd, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, fiery protests block a breitbart editor speaking engagement at berkeley sending milo yiannapolis off the stage. and ending an bankrupt phone call with the prime minister and the delaware prison after inmates took several hostages. ahead, more on their motives.

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. well, early this morning a lockdown on the campus of the university of california at berkeley was lifted. it had been triggered by violent protests that forced the cancellation of a talk by the editor of breitbart news. a group of protesters dressed in black threw rocks, set fires, and broke windows. breitbart's milo yiannapolis was scheduled to speak. >> reporter: it started as a peaceful protest but at one point felt like a riot. you can see this destruction left behind. the police blame a small group of what they're calling outside agitators. loud booms rang out in the crowd as protesters set off fireworks

in the middle of uc berkeley's plaza, an explosive display to stop ultra conservative breitbart editor milo yiannapolis from speaking on campus. >> it sends a message that no way will we allow any of this to go on near berkeley. >> reporter: many held signs but others covering their faces vandalized property. it erupted in fire, flames shooting through the air burning a nearby tree. some grabbed these barriers and smashed in these windows at the student union leaving a trail of destruction behind. >> i definitely think the students went way too far. they crossed the line by vandalizing the property and putting on fires. >> reporter: the berkeley college republicans invited

yiannapolis who they say raised sexist ideas. one student with a make america great again hat walked into a crowd and was surrounded. as emotions flared, police announced the event canceled. but after they demanded the crowds disperse, many stayed. it turned into a dance party for some celebrating what they call a victory. the university tells us several people suffered minor injuries in the chaos. in berkeley, i'm jessica flores, cbs news. this morning the australian prime minister maintains relations with the u.s. remain very strong, but he's refusing to comment on a report that an angry and aggressive president trump cut short their first phone conversation. the call came saturday after several conversations with other world leaders and the call with

prime minister trudeau was the worst call by far according to the report. the trump administration is also playing hard ball with iran. hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. trump's secretary secretary of state rex tillerson will deliver remarks. on top of his agenda, concerns within the state department and the travel ban that will make america less safe. president trump presided over secretary of state rex tillerson's swearing-in ceremony wednesday night. >> you bring skills and deep deep insight into foreign diplomacy our nation needs. >> reporter: before taking to twitter accusing iran of taking over more of iraq after the u.s. has squandered more than 3

trillion dollars there. >> iran is now feeling emboldened. as of today we are officially putting iran on notice. >> reporter: on twitter last night he also blasted a it was settled in the united states. the agreement was reportedly at the heart of a contentious phone call between mr. trump and australia's prime minister over the weekend. >> did he hang up the phone to you earlier than you expected? >> i'm not going to comment on these reports of a conversation. australians know me very well. i always stand up for australia. >> reporter: president trump's travel ban on refugees and immigrants has prompted about 900 state department officials to sign a memo. they say it will have, quote, little practical effect in improving public safety and will

only result in a drop of international good will toward americans. and bowing to criticism the white house issued a clarification yesterday saying anyone with a green card is fully exempt from the executive orders travel restriction. anne-marie. >> hena daniels in new york. thank you very much, hena. secretary of defense james morning. his next stop is japan. and the nomination of jeff sessions as attorney general is headed to the full senate. the senate judiciary committee approved sessions' nomination yesterday. the vote followed some contentious exchanges. democrats are worried about sessions' dmitment to civil rights. the senate finance committee approved tom price as health secretary and steve mnuchin as

treasury secretary. democrats boycotted that meeting. >> by gosh, to not be here and participate that's a total negation of their duties as senators and i think it's pathetic. >> two of the republican senators say they won't support bet is devos after hearing from their constituents. >> they're concerned as mine do on mrs. devos's lack of experience with public education and the lack of knowledge that she portrayed in her confirmation hearing. >> lisa murkowski and susan collins are concerned about devos's commitment to public education. the u.s. acknowledges there were civilian casualties in the yemen raid where a navy s.e.a.l. was killed. they called in an air strike on a house and it turns out there were civilians inside. the u.s. central command said in a statement, al qaeda in

peninsula has a horrifying history of hiding women and children in an area where there are camps. president trump made a visit to the dover air force base to honor the fallen. owens' remains was returned yesterday. he was 36 years old and highly decorated. he's the first known service meb kno to have been killed since president trump took office. there was a pivot to an issue that bothered him since the weekend of his inauguration. a retracted report regarding the removal of the mlk bus from the oval office. >> they said the statue, the bust of dr. martin luther king was taken out of the office and it was never even touched. so i think it was a disgrace, but that's the way the press is. very unfortunate.

>> that's just the latest criticism of the media by the trump administration. in an interview last week with "the new york times," top adviser steve bannon says the media should, quote, keep its mouth shut. ahead on "cbs this morning," we take a look at how steve bannon is shaping the presidency. officials are trying to win the release of two hostages being held by prisoners. inmates at the prison in smyrna took four corrections department workers hostage yesterday but released two. the prisoners told the "news journal" in wilmington, they acted over concerns about the leadership of donald trump, everything he did and all the things he's doing now. well, coming up on the morning new, lean in harder. facebook executive sheryl sandberg has a hopeful message for women amid challenging times. and a former president is set to take part in a super bowl

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>> i was sedated tuesday evening. when i came out, my mom was like, who's that firefighter. i was like, are you kidding me right now? >> i heard and felt the first one go off and then at the second location, the backpack was pretty much behind me by, i don't know, two or three feet. >> reporter: the second explosion destroyed her right leg and left her bleeding in the street. three strangers ran to her leg, one tying a tourniquet to her leg. but it was mike who held her hand all the way to the hospital. >> he was trying to hold the tourniquet and me -- >> trying to make her calm. >> they've been together ever since following surgeries, doctor visits, and a long search for a prosthetic leg. >> it was a whole new world for me trying to pick one. >> reporter: in september mike

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you all are in a very good position right now. but we also have something to offer you. >> breaking news out of smyrna delaware where two staff members are still being held hostage right now as a standoff enters its 18th hour. and, out west a night of rioting on the campus of uc berkley how people take time protests turned this to a nighttime of violence. in today's ground hog take we will tell you how today's weather may play a role this pups taun i phil's prediction. we are all hoping for a early spring. it is thursday, february 2nd good morning i'm where i am donovan. i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha checking the forecast and roads. >> good morning, gateway to the weekend. friday is right around the corner. we are excited about that a