morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm demarco morgan. ♪ it is thursday, february 23rd, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, hundreds of demonstrators take it the street in anaheim after an off duty officer fires a shot during a scuffle with a teenager. another night of town hall tension. lawmakers face off with fiery crowds in their home districts, erupting over obamacare. >> i am angry. you work for us. president trump undoes obama

era guidelines for transgender students and his administration downplays risks over the controversial issue. and back to reality, the midwest braces for a winter blast, possibly blizzard conditions, after days of record high temperatures. captioning funded by cbs good morning from the studio 57 newsroom here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. los angeles police are investigating a shooting involving an off duty officer in anaheim. last night, hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest. >> shame on you. shame on you. >> police at one point fired a beanbag to control the crowds, and at least 20 protesters were detained. police say tuesday's confrontation started when several juveniles walked across the officer's lawn. the officer grabbed one 13-year-old, that led it a confrontation with other

juveniles and that's when the officer pulled his gun and fired a shot. no one was injured. the anaheim police say the 13-year-old threatened to shoot the officer. he denies that. the 13-year-old was booked and another arrested. the officer was not arrested and is currently on administrative leave. there has been another round of contentious town hall meetings as republican lawmakers are taking heat for their support of trump administration policies. arkansas senator tom cotton faced angry constituents yesterday. >> let's take a couple more comments or questions about healthcare. >> some audience members took cotton to task for his support of repealing the affordable care act. >> my husband had dementia, alzheimer's, and multiple other things. and you want to stand there with

him at home and expect us to be calm, cool, and collected. well, what kind of insurance do you have? >> other gop lawmakers faced similarly hostile audiences during the short congressional recess. some have been avoiding such events altogether. the trump administration ended federal protection for transgender students that allowed them to use school bathrooms matching their gender identities. a trump spokesman called it a matter of states rights, though the obama era guidance was not law, transgender rights advocates say it protected students. hena daniels is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the guide afrance was base on t interpretation of title nine, that prohibits discrimination in education. protests erupted outside the white house. moments after president trump

reversed course on obama era guidance protecting transgender students. >> this is our country too and we demand a rational president. >> reporter: last year, the obama administration recommended all public schools allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms according to their chosen gender identity or risk losing federal funds. >> president made it clear throughout the campaign he's a firm believer in states rights. >> reporter: the department of justice and education issued new guidance saying there must be, quote, due regard for the primary role of the states and local school districts in establishing educational policy. >> this is a state issue. and the federal government was engaged in gross overreach when it issued this directive. >> reporter: education secretary betsy devos issued her own statement on the matter last night, and tweeted, quote, i consider protecting all students, including lgbtq students, not only a key priority for the department, but for every school in america.

still, the white house insists the entire trump administration was on board. >> conclusions everybody in the administration is agreed upon. >> reporter: the decision sets up a legal showdown at the supreme court next month. and in the case of virginia, transgender student gavin grim. the high court will decide whether the female-born 17-year-old can use the boy's bathroom, despite objections from his school district. more than 20 states have challenged the obama era guidance calling it a threat to the privacy of students who are not transgender. the trump administration did leave one part of the directive in tact, that schools have some responsibility to prevent bullying and harassment of transgender students. >> thank you so much, hena. the white house delayed the release of the immigration order. the order is now expected to be issued next week. the original order temporarily banned all entry to the u.s.

from seven muslim majority countries. but it was blocked by the court. most of the vandalized head stones at a jewish cemetery in missouri have been repaired. 154 head stones were vandalized. vice president mike pence visited the cemetery yesterday and denounced anti-semitism. >> there is no place in america for hatred or act of prejudice or violence or anti-semitism. >> volunteers helped clean up the cemetery. muslim groups raised about $80,000 to help repair the damage. a local jewish leader calls the contribution extraordinary but not surprising. a michigan sports doctor is scheduled to be arraigned today after being charged with sexually abusing female u.s. gymnasts. dr. larry nasser of initiate michigan state university was the team doctor for the usa gymnastics organization. on sunday, "60 minutes," three former members of the gymnastics team went public for the first time and accused the doctor. nasser is charged with sexually

assaulting nine girls, all 16 years old or younger, over a period of years. >> this guy is disgusting. this guy is despicable. he is a monster. >> more than 80 women have filed complaints. nasser pleaded not guilty. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll hear from our doctor who has been investigating this disturbing case. this morning, u.s. backed iraqi forces trying to route isis from mosul stormed the city's main airport and a nearby military base. the operation to retake western mosul has been going on for days now, with the last urban stronghold for isis in iraq. this is video, iraqi state tv says, is of iraqi jets hitting isis targets in western mosul. mosul fell to isis forces in 2014. a lot of folks have been enjoying spring-like temperatures but don't put your gloves and wool hats back in the

closet just yet. a big snow producing storm is about to hit the plains and the midwest. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz is following the brewing storm. >> reporter: wednesday was a pretty extraordinary day, we saw green bay, wisconsin, hit 65 degrees. warmest winter temperature ever recorded there. there have been quite a few all time record highs this week. now an abrupt end. we have winter storm warnings, blizzard warnings out for parts of same areas that have seen all this warmth all week. that snowstorm from this morning stretching through friday across the plains into the midwest. and a pretty nasty return to winter. we're talking about potential blizzard conditions, winds gusting over 40 miles per hour and potentially over a foot of snow? northern iowa, and minnesota and parts of wisconsin. jumping right back into it. at the same time, look at all the record temperatures, warmth, 70s and 80s. on friday, many more record highs will be set. 70s right on up to the great lakes. and in that warmer air, on the east side of our storm on

friday, this is where we could see severe weather, strong thunderstorms, producing damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes possible. in particular, we'll focus on much of indiana, western ohio, and southern michigan. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. many of the san jose residents forced to evacuate because of flooding have been allowed to return home. more than 250 had to be rescued by boat. city officials want to know why they didn't have more warning. water officials say the flooding happened faster than expected. ♪ pipeline protesters in north dakota chanted as they marched off federal land where they have been camped since august. they left yesterday just ahead of a government deadline. at least ten people were taken into custody. the governor says the 25 to 50 holdouts will be allowed to leave without facing arrest. coming up on the "morning news," unannounced trip, senator john mccain travels to syria to

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services committee. a spokeswoman says he talked with u.s. military leaders about plans to oust isis from the city of raqqah. the washington post says the new head of the epa had extensive contact with opponents of the agency's policies. newly released e-mails tracked scott pruitt's work as oklahoma's attorney general. a watchdog group says they show he befriended utilities and oil and gas companies. prue pruitt's office has not commented. the new york times has a story about politics and pizza. iceland's president sparked an internet frenzy by saying he would ban putting pineapple on pizza. he explained later he doesn't make laws and he wouldn't live anywhere that a leader had such power. and wall street journal follows an audiophile's effort to find the holy grail of reggae. damaged tapes found in a london basement turned out to be recordings of concerts by bob marley and the wailers from the 70s. experts are trying to figure out who owns the music and whether it was ever released.

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♪ an exhibit opening tomorrow will revisit the timeless style of princess diana. some of her most memorable fashions will be on display at kensington palace in london. the show will run through the end of the year. well, if we have company in space, it may be on one of seven newly discovered planets. chip reid explains why the find fascinates astronomers. >> reporter: for astronomers finding seven earth sized planets orbiting a single sun is like finding a pot of gold next to the holy grail. nasa scientist thomas zurbuchen. >> it gives us a hint that finding a second earth is not just a matter of if, but when. >> reporter: in fact, it may be the best place yet found to search for life. sarah seager of m.i.t. >> we made a leap forward in the

search for habitable worlds. >> reporter: three planets are in the goldilocks zone, not too hot, not too cold, just the right temperature for liquid water, the key to life as we know it. it is possible all seven have water. a nasa artist with a vivid imagination thinks this is what the fifth planet could look like. its neighbors easily visible and the sun closer than ours. fortunately, it is much smaller and cooler, which keeps the planets from getting fried. these heavenly bodies are 39 light-years away. that's 235 trillion miles. but by astronomical standards, they're practically next door. when the telescope is launched next year it will be able to analyze the planets' atmospheres, a big step toward answering the question, are we alone? chip reid, cbs news, washington. oh, man. coming up after your local news

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our top stories this morning, at least 20 people were arrested last night when protesters clashed with police in anaheim. they were demonstrating after an off duty police officer fired a round during a confrontation with juveniles. no one was injured. you work for us. >> an arkansas senator tom cotton was one of the republican lawmakers getting an earful at town hall meetings. constituents upset about the trump administration's stand on immigration, and attempts to repeal the affordable care act are taking their anger out on gop senators and congressmen. nascar's new season takes off on sunday with the daytona

500. but there have been rumblings that the popularity of stock car racing is wearing thin. >> reporter: ever since its birth on daytona beach in 1948 -- >> number 25 snags the guardrail. >> reporter: -- nascar has for decades been one of the most thrilling, unpredictable, and dangerous sfoeports americans l to watch. but enthusiasm for the sport has been sputtering in recent years. and today nascar is facing record declines. in 2004, 8 million people tuned into nascar's sprint cup series. last year, only 4.6 million did, a decrease of almost half. there are also fewer fans in the stands, admissions are down 30% since 2010. david scott covers nascar for the charlotte observer. he says there are several factors to the decline. first, the new generation of drivers is more corporate, and

the so-called good old boys that made it famous. >> they're going to have to watch what they say and what they do more carefully than they did in the old days. >> up the hill goes edwards. >> reporter: the second is safety. in the past, fans would fill stadiums to watch their favorite racers crash into each other. >> the safety has become so much improved over recent years, there hasn't been as much a risk of serious injury. >> reporter: 19-year-old greg golding is the youngest racer on the circuit. he believes the sport sells itself. >> you don't get that feel until you show up to the racetrack, smell the fumes, see the tires. i think people come to the races just because it is so exciting. >> reporter: promoting young drivers like greg is part of the strategy to counteract an aging fan base. they're also changing the race itself, adding a points system which is supposed it create more action on tv. cbs news, daytona beach, florida. coming up on "cbs this morning," the executive editor

of the new york times joins us in the studio and has an exclusive look at the paper's first national television ad. plus, david martin is in baghdad with the commander of american forces in the middle east for an update on the fight against isis. and we take you to napa county, california, where the draining of a lake is drawing a lot of attention. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

well, get ready for some fog, it is hard to see outside this some parts of the area we will tell you when it clears up and how warm we will get to day. developing right now police are investigating a triple shooting in east mt. airy why officers say they may not have have to look far to find the person responsible. this morning we have a winner, we are not them, we will tell you where the one winning power ball jackpot ticket was sold. we are back at work which means we didn't win, it is thursday, february 23rd i am will's jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. nonetheless we will show you highlights of the villanova game down to the wire but first lets check the forecast with katie and meisha traffic. >> would you be here if you won. >> would i give t