day. ♪ good morning. it's wednesday, february 8th, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." powerful tornados tear through the south causing heavy damage around new orleans and baton rouge. millions in the east gear up for a massive snowstorm. high drama in the senate confirmation fight. republicans silence democrat elizabeth warren for reading a 30-year-old letter from martin luther king jr.'s widow. and three federal judges consider whether president trump can reinstate his temporary travel ban. plus a mom sues a public school district that has taught bible school stories for decades. now at the center of a new debate on separation of church and state.

but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. crazy. >> there's a lot of debris, there's a lot of destruction and homes are completely in the dark. >> destructive tornados reek havoc in the south. >> we were frightened to death and it was right over our heads. >> where is the house? >> it's, like, gone. you're looking at the neighborhood from the middle of your living room. >> two minutes ago, i had a house. >> yeah. i read the papers, i see what's going on in television. i see the lies that -- you know, the lies. >> are you getting concerned at all about his grasp of the truth? >> i am going to do my job. i'll let you guys do yours with respect to how you report it. >> i'm talking about the president of the united states saying things that are not true, demonstrably not true. >> are they more important than the many things he says that are true that are making a difference in people's lives? >> betsy devos sworn in as secretary of education. >> my vote for betsy devos was

the easiest vote i ever cast. >> opponents of the dakota pipeline are promise ago new wave of mass resistance to stop the completion of the project. you can see an enormous sinkhole opening up outside a mansion. >> this gaping hole is expected to be here for another week. two people try to break into a gas station. >> he tries to ram his body into the door. they eventually give up. what's up, boston! >> and all that matters. >> this is number five. how y'all feel about number five? >> in boston, snow and confetti fell on the patriots victory parade. >> let's go get number six! yeah! >> on "cbs this morning." >> this is what president obama has been up to. kite surfing. with richard branson. look at him. not an obama care in the world. >> it's so nice to see barack obama cutting loose, yeah? just relaxing.

i mean, he's the former president, so he still has secret service all around him. don't forget that. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. >> welcome. welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose is off today. anthony maize is with us. good morning, anthony. >> good morning. glad to be here. destructive tornados left a trail of devastation in the south. louisiana's under a state of emergency after a series of tornados smash homes and businesses yesterday in the southeastern part of the state. thousands lost power. >> some of the worst damage was in the new orleans area, including neighborhoods hit hard by hurricane katrina. dozens of people in louisiana were hurt. some seriously. but no one died. the national weather service says at least nine reported tornados hit louisiana and mississippi. david begno is in a heavily

damaged neighborhood in new orleans. david, good morning. >> nora, good morning. this is new orleans east and they had up to two to three feet of water during hurricane katrina and i cannot tell you how many people have said to me, this was worse than katrina in that they had so little time to get to a safe place. we're about to show you some video which is incredible to watch when you consider the furry of mother nature and the fact that there were no major injuries. the first tornado hit at 10:00 in the morning. and they kept popping up and nailing this area for the next two hours. as nearly a half dozen powerful tornados barrelled through southeastern louisiana, people recorded the destruction as it happened. debris filled the area and dangerous winds flipped and pushed what appears to be a trailer through a mall parking lot. surveillance footage shows the roof of a building blowing off and smashing into parked cars. in the background, an 18 wheeler is flipped on its side.

a tornado that was at least an ef-2 with winds of up to 135 miles per hour destroyed homes and knocked out power to thousands of people in the new orleans area. this nasa assembly facility was also damaged in the storm. >> went about two miles. it affected about an area that holds 5,000 properties. >> new orleans mayor mitch landrieu called the zigzagging tornado a catastrophe. >> it's wliek an elephant stomping on your house. >> as soon as i sat down, poof, the roof went up. >> look what would have fallen on you had you not gone into the tub. >> rescue crews went door to door in new orleans east looking for people who may have been hurt and unable to call for help. >>ite heartened with the way the folks responded here. >> while the new orleans governor praised the efficient response, it is a grim reminder of past tragedies this state has endured.

>> we get too much practice but it's a good thing when we're called upon that we're able to do it. >> this neighborhood flooded during hurricane katrina. i wonder what's more devastating for you, a flood or a tornado. >> a tornado. >> a tornado. >> you had no -- no warning. with a flood, you know it's coming. you have time to prepare and to evacuate. i had time to do nothing. >> anthony, being from louisiana, i can tell you from personal experience, these people are incredibly resilient. as ms. mcbride said in her southern accident yesterday, i ain't got time to complain. i'm too grateful. >> very well said. thanks, david. chief weather forecaster lonnie quinn of our new york state wcvs is tracking the severe weather including a big winter storm taking aim at the east. >> and the east has had had a lot of big winter storms so far, anthony. this is your current radar picture. let's go back in time and show you what had radar looked like yesterday as that storm rumbled

through the new orleans area making a push into the panhandle of florida. 2d, the risk is much less, but still, it's around the panhandle of florida up into georgia. it's a slight risk, but you can still see tornados out there. that's the area where you live in. if you take a look at the other big story, it's this huge swing in temperatures. today, from places like baltimore up to new york city, you're around 60 degrees. now, let's move this thursday and go into thursday morning. as the temperature is rising, temperatures in the 20s to the 40s. now you factor in that big storm offshore, you're going to get snow developing. even though it's warm in the northeast, in comes the snow, overwhelms the area. but how much snow inspect that's the big thing. you'll find the big totals up in northern maine where you see a pink colored plume up here around the canadian border. could see a little spot maybe around pen peb, southeast pennsylvania with 12 to 18. but this big blum of blue, including the metro areas, 6 to 12 inches of snow.

a huge swing from one day to the next. gayle. >> lonnie, thanks. i think warm today, snow tomorrow. thank you, mother nature. thanks a lot. a senate fight over president trump's cabinet has moved to his choice for attorney general. democrat elizabeth warren was silenced after majority leader mitch mcconnell complained. the president tweeted last night it is a disgrace that my full cabinet is not in place. the longest such delay in the history of our country. obstruction by the democrats. betsy devos was sworn in last night by vice president mike pence. nancy is on capitol hill after another all nighter in the senate. nancy, good morning. wow. the senate went viral. >> that's right. this was an all-nighter that got ugly, nora. it's always sensitive when you've got senators railing against one of their own. in this case, democratic senators railing against alabama

senator jeff sessions to be attorney general. and in one instance, republicans punished one of the democrats arguing that she had violated a rule against criticizing a colleague on the senate floor. >> he says he will vigorously enforce the law once he becomes attorney general. give me a break. >> republicans voted to ban massachusetts senator elizabeth warren from speaking about sessions after she read from a 1986 letter about him written by the widow of martin luther king jr. >> mr. sessions has used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens. >> majority leader mitch mcconnell cut her off. >> senators impugn the motives and conduct of our colleague from alabama. >> mr. president, i am surprised that the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate.

>> the senator will take her seat. >> that didn't sit well with democrats who said the rules were being imposed arbitrarily. >> this is selective enforcement and another example of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle escalating the partisanship. >> are we supposed to simply blind ourselves to derogatory information? >> republicans argue sessions is more than qualified to be attorney general. >> dragging this process on, i think, does a great disservice to the american people. >> democrats are getting more aggressive about challenging president trump. >> the president is lying. >> connecticut senator chris murphy argued the president is telling falsehoods on purpose. >> this is part of a deliberate strategy to distract people from what the president and the administration are doing and to just drum up as much fear as possible. >> leader mcconnell declines to weigh in on the president's loose relationship with some facts. >> have you urged the president not to make false claims? do you think it getsdz in the

way of his agenda and yours? >> i'm not going to try to speak for the president. he can speak for himself and frequently does. >> senator warren is now forbidden from speaking about sessions on the senate floor until his confirmation vote, which is expected to come tonight. and he appears, anthony, to have universal republican support, which means he will most likely be confirmed. >> nancy, thank you. three federal judges in california are now deciding the fate of president trump's temporary travel ban. the decision is expected soon from the ninth circuit court of appeals. a lower court judge blocked the president's executive order that would stop refugees from coming to the u.s. for 120 days. it would also keep citizens of seven mostly muslim nations from entering the u.s. for 90 days. jan crawford is tracking the appeal. jan, good morning. >> good morning. so the emergency hearing took place over the phone and it lasted just over an hour. and at times, it was

contentious. two of the three judges appeared skeptical of arguments presented by august flingie. he said the states challenging the ban has no case because they were not directly harmed. but immigration law gives the president broad discretion on national security and the order is not a muslim ban and does not discriminate based on race or religion. >> plaintiffs submitted evidence that they suggest shows that that was the motivation, so why shouldn't the case proceed perhaps to discovery to see if that really was the motivation or not? >> we're not saying the case shouldn't proceed. but it is extraordinary for a court to enjoin the president's national security determination based on some newspaper articles. and that's what has happened here. >> on the other side, the lawyer for washington and minnesota argue the ban does hurt their states and its residents,

violates numerous constitutional provisions and amounts to discrimination against muslims. >> a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> he pointed to mr. trump's rhetoric during his presidential campaign. >> the public statements from the president and his top advisers reflecting that intent are strong evidence. >> but one judge pressed purcell on how the ban discriminated against muslims and asked why the president can't put limits on countries with significant terrorism concerns. >> i have trouble understanding why we're supposed to infer religious amimus when, in fact, 2 vast majority of muslims would not be affected as residents of those nations been and where the concern for terrorism with those connected with radical islamic sects is kind of hard to deny. >> now, president trump tweeted this morning that if the u.s. does not win this case, as it so

obviously should, we can never have the security and safety to which we are entitled. politics. the ninth circuit is considered the most liberal appeals court in the country. so many predicted from the beginning that the administration will lose at this point. but that, of course, is not the end of the legal fight. gayle. >> to be continued, for sure. that you know very much, jan. president trump says judges should not interfere with his efforts to protect americans. the president complained again yesterday about the legal challenge to his temporary travel ban on capitol hill. the secretary of homeland security defended the executive order. major garrett is at the white house. major, good morning. >> good morning. there is now one time honored washington tradition the trump administration is following. cabinet secretaries take the blame for problems created by the white house. that's what happened yesterday with the president's travel order executive -- travel ban executive order. >> i actually can't believe that we're having to fight to protect the security in a court system to protect the security of our

nation. >> in a meeting with supported county sheriffs, president trump appeared annoyed and vowed to take the battle to the supreme court if necessary. >> something is a law and i'm all if favor of that. some things are common sense. this had is common sense. >> testifying on capitol hill, homeland security secretary john kelly took the fall for an executive order drafted largely by the white house. and not thoroughly reviewed by his department or top lawmakers. >> this is all on me. the action restricts travel from seven muslim majority countries and halts refugee resettlement. >> i should have delayed it just a bit so that i could talk to members of congress. >> under questioning, kelly conceded no fatal attack on u.s. soil can be traced to the countries named in the order. >> we don't have any proof at this point? >> not until the boom. >> not until what?

>> not until they act to blow something up or go into a mall to keep people. we won't know until then. >> a recent poll shows the majority of americans oppose the nation's travel ban, but the nation is divided on whether it makes us more or less safe. >> the murder rate in our country is the highest it's been in 47 years. right? did you know that? 47 years. the. >> again trotting out a debunked claim that the murder rate is the highest in recent memory. the latest fbi statistics show homicides rose by nearly 11% between 2014 and 2015. the biggest year to year jump with since 1970. but the murder rate in 2014 was at its lowest in 57 years. >> white house advisers still believe the politics on immigration and law and order work to the president's advantage because voters sense a change in direction and attitude. as one adviser told me, 23 this is a loss, give me six more just like it. major garrett at the white house, thanks, major.

the government of yemen has withdrawn permission for the u.s. to launch special operations ground missions inside the country. the rebuke comes after a raid against al qaeda compound in yemen's al bayda province. at least 30 people were killed, including civilians. navy s.e.a.l. william ryan owens also died. it was the first commando raid approved by president trump. david is at the white house with more. david, good morning. >> good morning. this is a major setback for a planned military campaign against the branch of al qaeda officials consider to be the one most likely to launch terrorist attack against the u.s. pictures from the aftermath boar signs of an operation gone wrong. 14 al qaeda operatives were killed in the january 29th raid, but also at least 15 civilians. the yemeni government is outraged by the civilian casualties. under the cover of night, s.e.a.l. team six advanced

towards an al qaeda compound. they became pinned down and were forced to call in an air strike, killing both civilians and militants inside. chief petty officer ryan owens was killed in a $72 million medevac aircraft that crash landed and had to be destroyed. critic said any operation that results in the loss of american life cannot be considered a success, although the white house calls it exact wli that. sflit was highly successful. it achieved the purpose it was going to get, save the loss of life that we suffered and the injuries that occurred. >> the purpose of the raid was to gather intelligence to be used in future operations against al qaeda and yemen. but now that yemen has withdrawn its permission, the future of those raids appears in doubt and the first military operation personally approved by president trump as commander in chief appears to have back fired. nora. >> david, that you can so much.

at the beginning of the broadcast, we mentioned that charlie is off and we want to share with you a letter from charlie. >> yes, we do. he writes this. almost 15 years ago, skilled surgeons replaced my a or ta valve with a new replacement valve. it was served me well enabling me to live the vigorous, full complete live you are all so familiar with. no one loves life more than i do. to continue living this amazing life full of family and friends, i have chosen to replace the valve with a new one. the time sg my choice. so tomorrow, i will undergo surgery which will keep me at the hospital for a few days and resting for a couple of weeks. i look forward to seeing you in march. in the meantime, you are in great hands with my remarkable colleagues, nora and gayle, backed by the best morning team anywhere. i can't wait to be back completely rested with my heart recharged, my passion for the work ahead purposeful and my joy at life's pleasures high. until then, stay close. >> we can do that. >> that's right.

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good morning, i'm rahel solomon. the search is on for suspects in the robbery spree targeting businessness southwest philadelphia. the armed has being men hit a chinese take ought at views street last moth: police say other suspect has robbed more stores, since then, with a new accomplice. lets get a check of the forecast with katie fehlinger. katie, 7:25. we have seen 60 degrees. but what a change coming. >> huge one at that. we will end up here with temperatures plumet varying rapidly later on tonight and joining up with a rapidly intensifying storm system. so all expectations point to significant snowfall by tomorrow. so today enjoy it. you are already seeing sun breaks and cloud cover out there. here's our latest snowfall happen, there may be some totals up to 10 inches of snow

this comes tomorrow morning, look at the crash that comes in terms of the temperature. we will begin however to rebound through the weekend. meisha. >> thanks very much. we are looking outside and it is looking very slow moving. the schuylkill at boulevard take a look both moving in the westbound or eastbound directions, very slow, pack on some extra time there. similar story here at 42 freeway north bound at creek road. it is slow there as well. we have construction, and an accident here in levittown, green lane near mill creek road, head up on this, this will slow you down as well. rahel, back over to you. our next update 7:55. up next on cbs this morning investigating the death of the penn state student inside his fraternity house last week, i'm rahel solomon, make it a good

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♪ >> these would-be florida burglars may not be too bright, but they knew when they were beaten. security video shows them repeatedly yesterday trying to smash the entrance of a gas station. they were foiled by the impact resistance glass. police are now looking for these two knuckle heads. you have to the realize, hey, guys, it's not going to work and they have you on tape. they're not going to give up. >> yeah. stupid with two oos and add a doy on that, too. welcome back to "cbs this morning." your mama always told you crime doesn't pay. there you go. coming up in this half hour, does a voluntary bible course in a public school violate parents'

rights? we'll hear from both sides. plus, this terrible story about an investigation into a student's death inside a penn state fraternity house. police say members waited 12 hours to call for help, but investigators hope to learn from video evidence about the victim's location after the fall. time to show you some of this morning's headlines. the "new york times" reports the trump administration is debating whether to designate the muslim brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. cbs news sources within the government say they worry the trump administration will use this to bleed the lines of what defines an islamist group. it could help legally justify future actions against muslim groups in the u.s. and abroad. the brotherhood renounced the violence decades ago and won the egyptian presidency. the dismark tribune reports final approval to finish the dakota access pipeline will likely come together. the army said yesterday it will allow the pipeline to cross

under the missouri river reservoir. it will carry oil from north dakota to illinois. the crossing is near the standing rock sioux reservation. thousands have joined the tribe in protests. they're concerned a leak would pollute drinking water. the tribe has vowed to fight the decision in court. ohio's "chronicle telegram" reports more than 50 people are suing the director of a toledo clinic and its owner. the patients were told they had alzheimer's or another form of dementia when they did not. some spent months undergoing treatment. one killed himself. the clinic closed last year. an attorney says the owner was motivated by grade. that's awful. >> terrible. fortune outlines twitter's new crackdown on abusive users. permanently suspended users will not be able to create new accounts. a safe search feature will hide content. the message service is also working to identify troublemakers.

and the new york post says that a soccer ball that survived the 1986 challenger explosion is finally in space. astronaut shane kimbro tweeted a picture of the ball on the international space station. the an astronaut took the on to the station after her daughter and other classmates signed it. 19-year-old timothy piazza, an engineering student, was found unconscious inside the beta theda phi fraternity house. investigators are now looking for video evidence from inside the fraternity house. >> good morning. timothy piazza recently joined the ranks of the men of principal fraternity. frat members told police and

pair mettics on friday morning the teen plunged down the basement stairs the previous night and their call for help came about 12 hours after his fall. 19-year-old timothy piazza, a sophomore 59 penn state university, partied inside the fraternity house thursday night. >> burrows road. >> 19-year-old male, unconscious, is breathing. possible alcohol overdos. >> at 10:49, state college mris responded to a call for help where fraternity members reported that piazza, while intoxicated, had fallen down a stairs around 11:00 p.m. on thursday. police say he was lying unconscious on a couch on the main level of the home. >> we're in the mros process of obtaining video from inside the fraternity and we are working closely with pennsylvania office of student affairs. >> in a statement to "cbs this

morning," jim piazza says investigators were looking into this fraternity pledge hazing event and said tim was an amazing son, an amazing person and someone who we are going to miss dearly. bet had i theta pi's chapter said they recently accepted an invitation to join. the national branch told cbs this morning, as a matter of fraternity protocol, the chapter's operations have been temporarily suspended until the investigation has completed. >> you really care about all of us and we cared about him, too. >> in his native new jersey, piazza's friends are choosing to remember the life that he brought to their lives. >> he loved making people smile and be happy. he was really good at that. i know it sounds cliche to say, but genuinely, what he did, he was really, really good at making people happy. >> penn state university tells us their office in charge of the school's fraternities has told

the chapter it cannot host or participate in campus activities. administrators will be looking into whether the fraternity violated codes of conduct. >> heartbreaking for the parents. you send your kids to school. that's not how it's supposed to end up. thank you. we are getting very excited to bring you to one of the world's most extreme locations. you could call it that. mark philips and crew have just board a ship in argentina to make a very important journey. >> i'm mark philips aboard the national geographic explorer. the climate change argument may be raging again in washington, but where this ship is going, the science is not in denial. antarctica next week on "cbs this morning." >> looking forward to that. >> that's a trip i'd love to take, right? >> would you? yeah. >> i'm going to just watch mark's story. >> i'm sure it's very pretty there. >> okay. baseball stories are being

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♪ she is controversial, but education secretary betsy devos was confirmed. that's the latest. >> betsy devos squeaked in 51 news to 50 which is terrible news for democrats and even worse news for grizzly bears. >> there are 100 senators. she got the votes of only half of them. so her first act is to make 50 count as a passing grade. >> a lot of parents -- a lot of kids might like that. parents, not so much. some parents in west virginia are fight to go put an end to bible class in public schools. for nearly 08 years, bible stories have been taught in

mercer county as part of the regular school work. a new lawsuit claims the course is unconstitutional. tony sat down with parents on both sides to learn why this voluntary program is so controversial. tony, good morning. >> good morning. the mercer county bible program is decades old and extremely popular in that community. this new lawsuit, however, the parents argue that popular is really not the same as legal. >> look at the bible. >> deuteronomy. >> in church, sharlyn thomas has built a deep relationship with god. as a parent, she appreciates her daughter can continue that relationship at school. >> it's very important that what we teach at home can be moved to school and instilled there and instill at church so it goes in a circle. >> the school portion of that circle is provided by a program called bible in the schools. >> is it a religious course? >> it's the bible. >> is there a a yes? >> i would say.

it is the bible. it doesn't teach one religion. it's not a baptist bible. it's not a presbyterian bible. it's the bible. and it is god. >> created by volunteers in 1939, the program now provides more than 4,000 kids a weekly course of bible study. >> how do you like class? >> i like it very much. because i want to learn all the stuff in the bible. >> we love bible class. >> the voluntary program is paid for through private donations and administered by the school district. the enrollment rate among the county's 19 clem schools is 96%. >> to all the kids in your class go to bible class, too? >> only one goes out and plays on the computer because she can't -- she can't hear what the bible says. >> how come? >> because her dad just doesn't want her to hear all the bible stuff. >> what do you think about that? >> i think that that's bad.

she needs to go to bible class. >> comments like these are part of what attracted the freedom from religion foundation, a wisconsin based lobby for the separation of church and state. in a lawsuit filed jointly last month with jane doe, a mother of a mercer county kindergartner, the group accused the county of running bible indock rtrination classes. >> if you want them to have a religion education, that inturd on you. it should not be on the school system. >> she believes this violets the rights of parents who want public school to be a secular place. she moved her daughter sophie out of the school system after she was bullied after she opted out. >> she was bullied about it. she was told she's going to hell and i was going to hell and her father was going to hell. it was hurtful. >> in a statement, the bible said the bible is worthy of study for its literary and

historical studies. the question for the court is whether it's being taught that way. hiram is a lawyer representing the school board. >> to completely eliminate a viable course would be an unprecedented and drastic step. the only issue that arise sess any kind of implementation. >> the public school would just have to ensure that it did have a secular purpose. >> nelson is a professor of constitutional law and religious freedom at brooklyn high school. >> because this program and programs like it are structured just around the bible, courts will be skeptical as to whether they really have that neutral impact. >> for teaguen, she just hopes her class stays. >> how would you feel if bible class went away? >> i fewould feel kind of angry and sad. >> the lawyer representing the school board says it's open to changes to the curriculum if needed to keep the program going, but in this lawsuit, it's not asking for changes, it wants

the program to go. now the school board has a few weeks to respond and effectively save or lose its program. >> let us know how that turns out. wow. >> it's an amazing story. it goes back to a big time supreme court case that said bible reading in the classroom, not okay unless it has a historic or literary purpose. >> i want to see how this ends. >> thank you, tommy. >> thank you. a surprising number of americans deal with hearing loss. ahead, dr. david aga shares the everyday threats to our hearing. and hundreds of thousands of fans helped the new england patriots celebrate their fifth super bowl win. see how tom brady and rob gronkowski had fun with the huge crowd. gayle was filling me in on the gronk yesterday. >> did he have a good time? >> i don't know. >> that is a beer, i think, in his hand. >> a couple of beers.

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to 8 inches of snow in much of that high pink shaded area local bye with new guidance there may be up to a foot in the northern most counties. come tomorrow it is a lot colder but today, meisha record warmth with some sun, and enjoy it while you got it. >> yes, bracing ourselves for tomorrow, katie. thank you so much. good morning everyone. lets look at how slow we are on 95 south at cot hand yikes woodhaven road to the vine, it will take you over half an hour, factor in your plans we will need to. market frankford line head up modified scheduled nearly 100 cars out of service. >> our next update 8:25. coming up on cbs this morning why ear budd could be damaging your hearing. i'm jim donovan. make it a great

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♪ it's wednesday, february 8th, 2017. welcome back to c"cbs this morning." more real news ahead, including new facts on hearing loss that you need to listen to. dr. david agas looks at how damaging the noise around us can be. but first, here is a look at today's eye opener at 8:00. >> the first tornado hit at 10:00 in the morning and they kept popping up and nailing this area for the next two hours. >> it's around the panhandle of florida up into georgia. it's a slight risk, but you can still see some tornados out there. keep your eyes peeled. >> this was an all-nighter that got ugly. it's always difficult when you have senators railing against one of their own. >> the emergency took place over the phone and it lasted just over an hour and at times, it

was contentious. >> leave the politics of immigration work to the president's advantage. one adviser toemd me this is a loss. give me six more just like it. >> the new secretary of education, betsy devos was sworn in by vice president pence who cast the deciding vote for her confirmation. >> these would-be florida burglars may not be too bright. security video shows them repeatedly trying to smash the entrance of a gas station. >> how many os are there in stupid? >> stooped with two os and add a doy on that, too. vladimir putin in the news. he's scheduled to play an exhibition hockey game against former professional players. yeah. putin is scheduled to win by 12 goals. yeah. i'm norah h o'donnell with gayle king and charlesly is off. a powerful tornado outbreak devastated communities in the south.

>> oh, my god. >> louisiana is under a state of emergency this morning after at least four confirmed tornados battered homes and left thousands without power. dozens of people were hurt. 150 members of the louisiana national guard are being mobilized to secure neighborhoods. the louisiana governor says it's a blessing that no one was killed here. david begno is in new orleans with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, gayle. i kind of wanted to give you a walk viewpoint of what we're seeing. this is new orleans east. this same area, gayle, was hit by hurricane katrina in 2005. you would have been walking in flood water. you've got the roof gone on this one, a portion of the roof missing, the front windows blown out. a lot of people were not home when this tornado hit. these were lunchtime tornados yesterday. you have the back window on this vehicle blown out, the two front windows on this home and the roof is gone. as norah h, said four confirmed tornados hit louisiana. i want to show you a piece of

video that we've gotten our hands on that is incredible to see. it's in a mall parking lot and it appears to be a trailer of some sort that's rolling through the parking lot like a child's toy. when you watched this and you think about the power of the wind that it takes to do that and then you realize that no one was seriously hurt, no major injuries, it's incredible. four confirmed tornados in louisiana. one went through the city of new orleans and the mayor says it shredded nearly a two mile path. anthony, we've confirmed the national weather service, the tornado in new orleans was probably an ef-2 which means winds may have been between 111 and 135 miles per hour. >> david, thanks. the secretary of education betsy devos was sworn in last night by vice president mike pence. he rescued her nomination voting yes to break a 50/50 tie in he senate. last night, republicans silenced democrat elizabeth warren for, quote, impugning the attorney

general nominee senator jeff sessions. she read an old letter from coretta scott king. majority leader mitch mcconnell said warren violated rules against criticizing colleagues. >> she was warned. she was given an explanation. never the less, she persisted. >> there was an angry response on twitter. one woman wrote, it was very generous of the senate to offer a motto for women's history month, 2017, #neverthelessshepersisted. democrats supported warren with the #letlizspeak. three federal court judges could decide this week if president trump's controversial ban should be reinstated. the justice department offered that the state's challenging the executive order were not directly harmed, but immigration law gives the president broad disdiscretion on national

security and the order does not discriminate based on race or religion. a lawyer from washington and minnesota argue that the ban does, in fact, hurt their lives, violates a number of constitutional provisiones and amounts to discrimination against muslims. a new cdc report reveals a surprising number of americans struggle with hearing loss and many don't even know it. it affects around 40 million adults, one in five of them are between the ages of 20 and 29. our doctor david agis joins us from los angeles. good morning. >> good morning, norah h. >> so what is causing this and why has the problem gotten worse? >> well, what's causing it is loud noise. and it's not just how loud the noise is, it's how long someone is exposed to it. so a moderate noise for a long period of time can cause hearing loss. an amazing thing about this study is almost a quarter of people who had hearing loss didn't know they had it. so when you have hearing loss occurring with people in their 20s, it's become ago major issue in the country that we need to

talk about and deal with. >> david, this is happening outside the workplace, just in ordinary kind of street noise and stuff? >> yeah. it's a great question. because we know that some people who live in workplaces with loud noise have hearing loss. and over half of these people, the hearing loss wasn't associated with loud noise in the workplace. so it's lawnmowers, concerts, putting those ear pods in your ears at higher volumes that kids do today. it could be stuck in traffic with noise. there are these two things that aren't that expensive. foam earplugs. and when there's a loud noise, i carry them with me and put them in my ear. when i go to a concert with my kids, i put them in because you need to think forward here. >> that's what fuddy duddies do, dave. i'm one of those people that puts ear pods in and does it full blast. i know that's not smart. but i love the music so much. how do you know when loud is too loud? >> well, unfortunately, we don't know until it's too late most of the time. and, you know, when you are

exposed, you can have ringing in your ears and it's not reversible is the problem. and so, you know, keep it to a lower level. don't really push it too high because if that damage happens to the nerves in your ears, we can't regenerate new nerves there and it can cause a problem. so you hit one of the key issues is how do you know it's too loud? and the answer is we just don't. you know it when you know it. >> i know some married couples that say moderate hearing loss helps prolong a marriage. >> my grandfather said the same thing. selective hearing is key. >> are there other health dangers with involved, david, if you have hearing loss? yeah. when you start to look at people with hearing loss, they get less communicative with other people, there are other medical problems like elevated blood pressure and it can happen to them. so hearing loss can be the beginning of other things. so we're learning now the prevalence is higher than we all thought and it's something we need to pay attention to.

>> very good advice this morning. thank you very much, doctor. we appreciate that. we mentioned to you earlier that charlie is off today. there's a reason why. he put out a letter telling us why. he's having surgery tomorrow to replace an artificial heart valve that he received almost 15 years ago. he will return to "cbs this morning" in march. he's coming back in >> i can't wait to be back completely rested with my heart recharged, my passion for the work ahead and purposeful and my joy at life's pleasures high. >> i love that picture. >> playing tennis and all that good stuff, it's the right time to do it. >> now, i said are you sure you won't be in on monday? >> if anybody can do it, charlie can.

one school has a music teacher who has taken his students to concert halls cathedrals in castle. haedz and only on "cbs this morning," we're going to reveal the winner of this year's grammy music educator award. i have to say this is one of my favorites. >> yes. these guys are really great. >> you're watching "cbs this morning." don't ever let anyone tell you you can't change. that is what life is. change. it's not some magic trick. it's your will. your thoughts become your words become your actions

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make this announcement and good morning to all of you. chosen from more than 3300 nominees, the winner of the grammy's music educator of the year is keith hancock. hancock is the creative force behind the choral program in california. his students affectionately call him mr. h and as mr. h told me, along with the music, r, there's a message for all these young minds to absorb. for 15 years, this music man has been translating songs sung in 26 different languages so his students can understand the stories behind the music. ♪ >> we have the beautiful ability as choral musicians to have great texts, some of the best

poems that have ever been written and we take these and i find a way for the students to connect it to their own lives. >> when keith hancock first launched his program in 2002, he had just 35 students. today, he leads 225. music became his passion when he discovered choir as a teen. >> is there a message in the music? >> oh, for sure. it's family, it's love, it's pain, it's human experience. the music that we sing ranges from the joy of life to the deep pain and sorrow that we experience. but knowing how to live life through the midst of all that is really, you know, important. >> would you say that mr. hancock is what made high school? >> 100%, no doubt.

>> every lunch, we spend in the choir room. >> connor spencer and erin are among close to a thousand former students who are still in touch with mr. h. >> he connects on a personal level with everyone, every single one of his students. >> i got such an amazing musical experience in his classes that it inspired me to go on and do what he does. so i want to become a choir teacher some day. >> sounds like what he does is, through choir, he brings life into context. >> absolutely. >> totally. completely agree. >> it makes music so important. >> so you guys have to hang back in the texture right now to let the melody really shine through. >> along with giving students a deep understanding of music, mr. h. hands out a list of life lessons, something he calls hancock's laws. these include live your life with passion and don't put anything on your credit card that you can't pay off in a

month. >> i went into teaching thinking that it was all about the music. and what i quickly realized after that, that music is just an avenue to teach them how to live their lives. >> these days, connor is a minor league player with the new york yankees, newly engaged, he revealed how one of hancock's laws played a part. >> that was the one thing i was thinking about is, okay, hancock law, i need to see all four seasons of the year, but we dated 2 1/2 years before i just recently popped the question. so hancock is going to be officiating my wedding. >> i didn't know that. >> yeah. >> images of the thousands who have participated in his award winning program cover the walls. through the years, the choirs have performed in concert halls, cathedrals and castles around the world. and his students have gone on to success in every facet of the music business. >> this is a calling for you. >> oh, for sure. i always tell people that this

profession called me. i didn't choose to be a choral music educator. this is something that i just -- i had to do. >> from sacred to secular. there is no limit for mr. h. and the students he inspires. ♪ >> whew! >> there is something magical in that classroom, i have to tell you. well, the music educator and his school will each get a $10,000 check. and if that's not enough, keith hancock will be seated with music's biggest stars on their biggest night. >> i am so glad the grammys do this. it takes one great teacher to change your life, somebody like that to really do it. >> his student told me, you know what? i know he's the winner this year. he was a finalist last year.

>> he not only gives music advice, his life advice, don't put anything on your credit card you can't pay off. i wish i knew him in college. >> michelle, thanks so much. some of the people behind music's biggest hits are hoping to get some extra recognition at the grammys. tomorrow on cbs this morning, three of the industry's top song writers share their hit making process and why they consider their work to be free therapy. and you can watch the grammy awards, of course, this sunday night at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central on cbs. >> i read they just added katy perry to the lineup. beyonce, katy perry, adelle. >> staying up late sunday night. >> i know. >> i wear empire warby park eps from its online roots. ahead, we'll talk to the cofounders about why they're now betting on more brick and mortar success. plus, how an air left is helping return wild bison to a place they haven't been in more than a hundred years. let them roam. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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added to the good morning i'm rahel solomon, a camden man is under arrest accused of tax crimes after a traffic stop in southern delaware. they found 99 packs of unpack cigarettes in his car after 57 year-old edwin sly was stopped for speed nothing kent county. police confiscated some cash in the vehicle that suspect is out on bail. let's check the forecast with katie fehlinger. a warm day to take but quite a day coming tomorrow. >> indeed. cannot get used to this. advice is enjoy it while you have it the because i'm expecting a record warm day out there and an update to the snowfall expectations, listen up, taking a lot storm scan over across iowa is where storm system that will bring thus snow is getting its act together. the here's hose up to date snowfall map i'm expecting up

to a foot of snow, across western montgomery, upper bucks, point thort in the lehigh veil, poconos and thorn new jersey. in new york city commuters you have your hand full tomorrow but we will hear it the as well in the city. very quickly looking at time line five to 10:00 a.m. when heavy snow will fall, we could be dealing with 1 inch per hour at heaviest. it will pile up easily. despite this mid after like warmth here to take. we are stuck in the 30's again friday but rebound this weekend, meisha. >> thanks very much. we are looking outside right now, live look in camden an accident here, add perfect wilson boulevard eastbound near federal or campbell place heads up on this. traveling very slow through this area only shoulder gets the by. also take a look at this 8 miles an hour on the ben franklin bridge. use an alternate around 676 or state road which will be your best bet. patco running special scheduled from collette 32 to 1:44 p.m. rahel, over to you. our next update 8:55. ahead on cbs this morning a

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>> that's an interesting graphic, isn't it? >> with the leg up, too? >> this is -- >> right after -- >> you know how many advertisements -- >> i'll try to wrap my mind around that. >> even though norah h has great legs. >> does that mean four limbs up there? >> it means we like the movie, that's what it means. >> that's a graphic i can -- >> aren't you glad you're here? >> wow. right now, it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines. "the washington post" reports that joe biden will soon start new roles at the university of pennsylvania and the university of delaware. he will lead institutes devoted to studying foreign and domestic policy issues. both senators will bear the former vice president's name. the wisconsin state journal reports on a new photo of a young harriette tubman. the photo was believed to have been taken when she was in her 40s and living in auburn, new york. it was discovered in an album.

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criticisms. let me say, i've heard gayle king use both of those words correctly. >> what, throw shade? >> yes. >> not today. no shade here, norah h. warby parker has been a pioneer since its founding in 2010. its glasses start at $95 1k3 allow customers to choose, ship and try them on from the comfort of their homes. vast company named it one of the most innovative companies three years in a row. as other retailers close stores, warby parker has 47 location necessary 22 states. the latest just opened in philadelphia where it all began for cofounders and co-ceos neal and dave joining us now. welcome to you both. or should we call you mr. warby and mr. parker? first of all, where did the name come from? because it's not your names. >> it came from two early characters that we discovered at the new york public library. >> simple as that. >> it's a cool name.

>> it is a cool name. when you started in philly, when you guys were in grad school, what was the business model you thought was going to work here? >> we thought that it was going to be purely online because we wanted to sell our product directly to customers because that would allow us to bypass the middleman and transfer all that savings to customers. but we soon found out that people wanted to touch the glasses in person. and we launched the features in "vogue" and "gq." we had a wait list of 20,000 people. people started calling up saying can we come to your office to try on glasses? >> we don't have an office. >> it all started because you lost a pair of glasses and you realized, it cost too much. what was it, $600? >> it cost me $700. >> it's technology that's been around for 800 years, didn't make any sense. so we realized we could cut out all the middlemen, all the unnecessary markupes and design the product that we would love and want to wear and sell direct

to consumers for $95. >> but back to neal's point, i remember going to your office and we were just sort of -- it was a warehouse look. you like my glasses? these are my warby parkers today. i havelty of your stuff, as you know. you went to the office, it wasn't all that attractive. fast forward to where we are now. it's even affected how you designed the stores. talk about the design and the experience you want us to have when we go in. >> absolutely. so we launched it online. we have 47 stores, we'll open 25 this year. and there are a lot of companies that are closing stores and there's been, you know, talk about the death of bricks and mortar, but for us, we're seeing anytime we open a store, there's an amazing reception from our customers. and we really designed them to be fun and make it convenient for customers where -- >> we get to touch the glasses, number one. >> right. instead of having frames behind lock and key, we have all the frames out in the open. we've designed our own technology, so our point of sale is on an ipad and we have just

great customer service and so we really tried to make it as convenient and as fun as possible. >> and you have an optometrist in the store, or ophthalmologyist. >> when i joined this morning, they said you need new glasses? you should go to warby parker. and i said, no, i have a really bad prescription. they said no, it will be $150 when you go to warby parker. and they were right. why are glasses so expensive? what is it? and i learned it's a monopoly, right? >> yes. >> essentially almost a monopoly. >> yeah. there are two very large companies that just announced. >> they're going to merge. >> so they're going to merge and be a $55 ml billion company. so they own oakley, rayban, all of our people. less crafters. >> foster grant. >> when you all started, you didn't think it would be success. you didn't even tell your parents how -- ye of little

faith. we launched out of our apartments when we were students about. >> we thought we had a good idea, but we talked to a lot of entrepreneurs that said you think you have a great idea. just because you put up a website, and now fast forward seven years. we justs kroed the 1,000 employees mark and something that we're really proud of is through our buy a pair, get a pair program, we've distributed millions of pairs of glasses to people throughout the world. >> because you point out that there are 1 billion people around the world who don't have access to glasses. >> it's crazy. and if you think about what that means to somebody's earning potential or ability to provide for their family -- >> or to learn. >> to learn. so it immediately sets people back. we're finding that even in america, we have students getting misdiagnosed as special needs when they just need a pair of glasses. so we now have a program here in new york city and in baltimore in which we're going into city

schools providing eye exams and providing glasses? designing glasses to allow kids to choose from a bunch of different options. we know if the glasses aren't cool, they're not going to wear them. >> now they're clear because they're going to philadelphia going back for the first time, so that's great. >> we just opened our latest store in philly. that was satisfying being back on campus. >> continued success, which is great. >> thank you. >> may i suggest add more greens. >> and smaller sizes for young children, yeah. other than that, it's great. >> did gayle and i tell you we have opinions? >> yes. thank you, neal and dave. really continued success. >> you're welcome. a little boy separated from his family for more than 25 years is the subject of the movie "lion." you must go and see this movie. one of those nominated for an oscar this year and it's also a true story. he is mere in our toyota green

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♪ "lion," tells the true story of a boy in india who gets lost

from home on a train. he gets adopted by a couple. nicole kidman plays his adopted mom. >> hi. you've come a long way, haven't you? little one. i'm sure it hasn't been easy. one day you'll tell me all about it. i'll always listen. >> a lot of people are missing more than two decades later. on google either, saru set out to find his lost family. it's set up for six academy nominations, including best picture, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, but today, we are happy to welcome the real saru, it's his story

they're telling. what a pleasure to meet you. how old are you now? >> 35. >> so take us back to your 5-year-old self when you're lost on the streets. i marvel that he was you, you were able to survive, your instincts saved your life. how were you able to do that at 5? what was your thought process? >> i think because i was just street smart, you know, slightly, and i used my sort of instincts to guide me and listen to myself. you know, being in situations like that, you didn't have time to think. you had to, you know, act on impulse really quickly. >> how do you remember that point in time? >> extremely clearly. i never went to school. so i sort of had more visual sort of memory as opposed to auditory. and because i, you know, never conversed with anyone, let alone my sister who couldn't even string a sentence together, i think my visual memory is more prominent as opposed to, you

know, talking. so i think that really helped, in fact. >> yeah, but you got into some very dangerous situations. and i just wonder, at 5, how you were able to save your own life. >> i think that's the resilience of me and, you know, the guidance of being sort of, you know, the energy of the universe, as well. >> what made you start searching for your first home? >> it was -- there was this massive anomaly on the side psort of, you know, outed from his family, be brought up and all of a sudden taken and put in a zone where he's unfamiliar with and going through hardship. and then coming to australia. it just doesn't seem right. and, you know, the yearning, the wanting, the nostalgia, as well, of wanting to find out, you know, if my family is okay, my sister is okay. the bond between mother and son.

so that you had to find answeres and closure. >> did you recognize your mother right away? she must have looked very different. >> oh, extremely. i was so sure that i was playing around, chasing my little sister and she used to look like a giant. when i saw her the first time, she was just so short. her facial structures, that was still there. and i recognized that within secretaries. but it has been 25 years or so. >> in 2013, your adopted mother and your birth mother finally met. >> yes. how was that meeting? >> that was an amazing time because my adoptive mother always wanted to meet my biological mother. she used to say, saroo, i would love to meet your biological mother because i can show her what an amazing man you've grown

up to be. >> makes me cry. >> did your biological mother think somehow you were alive? does she always believe, even though you had been gone that long? >> yes. i think, you know, you can take some indians as being quite sort of superstitious in ways. but she -- she always believed one day you would be reunited. >> that's why she didn't move. >> she didn't move. the astro projections, well, of myself and sort of the telepathic connections we had, too, wanted to make sure for her to stay there just in case.

>> the story has resinated with so many people to the point of the production of the story, it's being sort of, you know, seen by the awards -- academy awards for sort of, you know, all the categories that it's being awarded in. and i think that's great because, you know, everyone has done such an amazing job from the actors to the producers. and i think kudos to them. >> do you love google earth? because -- >> you know, initially, i was just looking at my house, the roof. and then all of a sudden, it became something a bit more obsessive and regimented. but google -- >> thank you so much for coming and joining us. "lion" is in theaters nationwide. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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good morning everyone i'm 's jim donovan. search is on for cause of the town house fire that happen within the hour in newark, new castle county. chopper three over 700 block of jacob-son circle where fire damaged trent row of the number of town homes, investigators are on the the scene but it appears natalie fire started on the lower level and then spread upstairs , there are no injuries reported. lets turn to katie for a look at the weather forecast. >> interesting one, for sure here, jim. we are starting to day off with nice mild air in lays, and temperatures that easily should hit mid 60's with time. the skies beginning to clear. note ace cross iowa, nebraska, illinois that is the storm system that is headed our way with cold air catching up to it overnight into tomorrow, and this is our most up to date expectations for snowfall and notice we're now expecting

up to a foot of snow across upper bucks and western montgomery county, lehigh veil , pocono region. this will be a very, very slow drive tomorrow. very quickly we are talking heavy wet the snow clinging to branches and power lines. road should son well to this but we could be dealing with 1 inch per hour, snowfall rates. that will cause that snow to pile up. with that, wind will eventually be picking up. a huge crash on the thermometer and just in time a potent snowstorm comes along with it. >> it will be very busy tomorrow, thanks very much, katie. we are still looking at this accident in camden all lanes are block here admiral will on boulevard near federal street, head up on this, going very slow. take a look by ben franklin bridge very slow there. police are directing traffic at linden road. your alternate 676, that is your best bet, and lust we have more activity here 422 eastbound near collegeville police activity long with police officers halving out the of the way and an accident city avenue bala cynwyd heads

up involving injuries, jim. >> thanks, meisha. that is "eyewitness news" for now. join us for "eyewitness news" at noon. i'm jim donovan. make it a great the 8faz z12fz y28fay y12fy

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