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i captioning funded by cbs it's friday, june 23rd, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." senate republicans finally reveal their health care plan, and already it's at risk of flat lining. tropical storm cindy soaks the south and spawns deadly tornados. this morning the system's remnants will um packet millions more from florida to the northeast. hoop dreams come true. the nba's number one draft pick on his future off the basketball court. and skirting the rules. a group of boys protest their school's no shorts policy to beat the heat.
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good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. i'm meg oliver in for anne-marie green. at least four republican senators say the gop senate bill to replace obamacare doesn't go far enough as is, and they will vote against it. majority leader mitch mcconnell says he's open to discussion, but with no democrats to support the measure, the defection of just three republican senators would sink the legislation. weijia jiang is in washington with the details. weijia, good morning. >> good morning, meg. those conservative holdouts say they're also open to negotiation. you're right. the current plan is not a true repeal of the obamacare. he says he's very supportive of the senate version, but, of course, he doesn't get a vote. >> health care's a very difficult situation. >> in an interview with "fox & friends" president trump
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addressed the four conservative republican senators with their refausal to get on plan and replace and repeal obamacare. >> they're friends of mine. we'll get there. i have to see. >> it eliminates obamacare's insurance mandates and its new taxes on the wealthy, but it retains a decent amount of obamacare tax credit to lower americans' insurance. with every democrat expected to vote no, republicans can only afford to lose two votes to pass the bill. >> we want the bill to look more like a repeal. >> the affordable care act was president obama's crowning achievement. he wrote a message on facebook urging republicans to preserve it. he wrote in part, quote, the senate bill is not a health care bill. it's a massive transfer of wealth from poor families to the richest people in the world, a
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sentiment echoed by the democrats. >> what's a at. >>referee: success the senate will turn back the clock. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell hoped to vote on its next week after the congressional office releases its analysis on how much the plan it could cost and how many people could potentially lose coverage. well, that cbo score is expected to be released early next week, and governors in several states from both parties are also paying close attention. meg, they are worried that the senate version would end additional federal funding for medicaid within the next seven years. >> weijia jiang in washington for us. thank you. during his interview on fox news, president trump also discussed the justice department's investigation into possible ties between his campaign in russia. he cast the relationship between special counsel robert mueller and former fbi director james
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comey as troublesome. >> he's very, very good friends with comey, which is very bothebothe bothersome. but he's also -- we're going to have to see. look, there's been no obstruction, there's been no collusi collusion. there's been leak big comey. >> and the president appear to shut the door on speculation that he ignited possible recordings with james comey. julianna goldman reports. >> reporter: president trump returned to where he started the controversy, twitter, writing, i have no idea whether there are tapes or recordings of my conversations with james comey, but i did not make and do not have any such recordings. his admission came nooerm six weeks after he tweeted fired fbi director james comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. >> lordy, i hope there are tapes. >> reporter: the president's
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tweet set off a chain reaction. comey told congress about cob ve he leaked conversations with the president. comey's gamble worked. now robert mueller is working the investigation. >> you're going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer, don't worry. >> reporter: president trump and his support team stucknmbled. >> i'll tell you about that in the very near future. >> back in the original tweet, did the president intend to threaten james comey? >> i don't think so. >> later she explained -- >> i think it was more about raising the question of doubt in general. >> reporter: trump confidante new newt gingrich thought he was trying to rattle james comey.
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it was in response to the committee where viis and democrats say they want an official statement, not a tweet. juliana goldman, cbs news, white house. the remnants of tropical storm cindy, now a tropical depression, continued to produce heavy rains as it moves through the southeast into the ohio valley. this morning flash flood warnings or advisories are posed from louisiana to pennsylvania. as it came ashore yesterday morning cindy spawned flood-producing rain and several tornados. one was injured when a tornado touched down near birmingham, alabama. a fast food store and liquor store were damaged. up to ten inches of rain were dumped on parts of the gulf coast. one death, a boy hit by a log is blamed for the storm. the american held in north
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korea who died shortly after hoe was released was mourned by family and friends in his hometown in ohio. otto warmbier was buried yesterday. reagan messagegy reports. >> reporter: bagpipes played as he was carried in cincinnati where he spoke at graduation four years ago. many close friends were among the 2,500 mourners saying good-bye. >> he really, really just cared about everybody at the school. >> reporter: inside the service, warmbier's family displayed some of otoe's belongings including his passport and the jacket he wore during his trial in north korea. >> north korea needs to be held accountable for what happened to otto warmbier. >> reporter: warmbier traveled with a tour group in 2016. he was accused of trying to steal a prop began ta banner in a hotel and was sentenced to 15
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years of hard labor. he was brought back home and died mochbltd warmbier was scheduled to graduate from the university of virginia this year. raegan medgie for cbs news, new york. this morning north korea denied it treated warmbier badly. the man who stabbed a police officer tried to buy a gun but couldn't. instead he bought a knife. there's no evidence he had any link with anyone in flint. he was a caretaker for an apartment building. he'll be due in court for tuesday. the philadelphia 76ers earn the first draft in the 2017 nba draft. >> for the first pick for the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia
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sixers select markelle fultz from the university of washington. >> as a number one pick, fultz will sign a guaranteed contract paying him more than $5 million his first year. >> i'll give my all and off the court, i want to give back to the city and everything like that. i'm just happy. >> the lakers picked ucla guard lonzo ball as the item number two pick. jason duke went third. the first seven players drafted were freshmen. coming up on the "morning news," bill cosby's latest gig. cosby plans to hold town halls to speak to young people. and netflix justice. a confession is overturned in a documentary. this is the "cbs morning news." lysol max cover kills 99.9% of bacteria, even on soft surfaces. one more way you've got what it takes to protect.
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kalanick was forced to step down tuesday by top uber investors. the e-mail says nobody's perfect but kalanick can evolve into the leader uber needs today. in recent months uber received allegations of ignoring cam plants. facebook's holding its first community summit in chicago. ceo mark zuckerberg unveiled facebook's new mission, building community. zuckerberg wants to nudge facebook users into groups with problems, passions, and ambitions. he'll boost computer algorithms. sears is closing nearly 60 stores in canada. sears canada is a publicly traded kpaechlt it was granted temporary court protection from creditors. about 3,000 jobs will be cut
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i can be more active. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. warm weather prompts daring wardrobe change by some british schoolboys. they showed up at the academy yesterday in skirts. it was too hot for pants but shorts were band. no one was punished. women need to be more aware of deadly heart disease. mireya villarreal reports. >> reporter: when k.c. maurer reported shortness of breath, she waited hours before she went to the hospital. >> at 40 years old did you think
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you were having a heart attack? >> no, absolutely not. i didn't feel like i had the classic tv symptoms. >> reporter: it turns out it was a heart attack. heart attack is the leading cause of death for women this the united states and yesterday the cardiologists didn't know how to make things better. >> he said, i don't know what to do with you. most of my patients are geriatric and male. don't know how to help you. >> reporter: they report a gap. while most women got a routine physical, just 40% received a heart risk assessment from their physician and almost half said they cancel order postponed a doctor's visit until they lost a few pounds. >> and that's a very dangerous thing. >> reporter: dr. holly anderson -- >> women all too often wait if they think there's a prb with their hearting and all too often they could die waiting because sometime the first sim thom of heart disease is sudden death
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and that's why prevention is so important. >> reporter: maurer now takes prevention to heart focusing on sleep, healthy eating, and exercise. she's taken off 30 pounds and has gone on to run three marathons. a majority of the women surveyed said they never discussed the topic with their dom tors because they figured the doctor would bring it up if it's important. mireya villarreal, cbs news, new york. director ron howard is taking charge of a "star wars" spin-off. the directors quit this week over creative differences. it focuses on a younger hans solo. coming up on "cbs this morning," predicting earthquakes. carter enks shows us how scientists are developing an early warning system to protect the railways of los angeles. i'm meg oliver. this is the "cbs morning news."
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our top story this morning, senate republicans unveil their plan to replace the affordable care act, but at least four republican senators say they won't vote for the plan as is. the bill cuts medicaid, ends the so-called individual mandate, and ends tax increases on high earners. if three republican senators vote against the bill, it will not pass. as summer heats up, surfers in malibu are beating the crowds and hitting the waves at night. carter evans went back to the beach to check out the scene. >> reporter: when the sun sets over malibu, there's a peaceful calm to the breaking surf, but when the moon is full -- >> whoo. >> reporter: -- a different breed of suffers hit the water. >> when you take off, you can
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see just the reflection of the water and the moon on it. you kind of get a rhythm. it's like dancing on the water. >> reporter: in his 50 years of surfing, helmut igle has seen it. crowded waves are calminging but not at night as i found out on my first surf session after dark. if it were light out here, there'd be a hundred guys out there. >> a hundred guys and everybody runs into each other. but here it's like -- >> -- we have the whole place to ourselves. >> yeah. >> reporter: although, we had concerns that we might not be entirely alone in the water. there has been a concern for shark sightings. do you think about that at all? >> i do. i like to keep my feet out of the water. >> reporter: at night you're not going the see it coming. >> maybe that's the thing. it on the want to see it coming.
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>> reporter: night surfing isn't entirely new but new technology is making waves. sean johnson ride as board with built-in l.e.d.s. get a few surfers in the water and it becomes a tapestry of light, not just to position their signals to others but to make an impression back on shore. >> it's like a painting out there. >> reporter: it's leak the ocean is your canvas. >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: still helmut igle likes to keep it traditional. >> it feels like halloween. i'll keep my glow stick. >> reporter: either way, when the night fall, the surf is still up. carter evans, cbs news, malibu. coming up on "cbs this morning," comedianial john oliver is sued by the subject of his latest come men tai. we'll see whether the first amendment protects him from a coal company's lawsuit. predicting earthquakes.
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carter evans shows us how scientists are developing a current warning system to protect the railways of los angeles. and in our "more perfect union" we'll meet a photographer who's protecting photography for students. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. i'm meg oliver. have a grlt day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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>> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. there is a new number one in town. your philadelphia 76ers draft, the player everybody's been talking about. we'll hear from markelle fultz just ahead. >> he calls himself dirty old santa. this morning he's behind bars, find out what police accuse this philadelphia man of doing, that's got him now in deep trouble. >> and we could see some showers or even a thunderstorm this morning. matt is here tracking some tropical moisture heading our way. >> today is friday, june 23rd, good morning, i'm jan carabeo, jim is off today. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get a check with today's forecast with matt peterson in this morning for kate. >> i tgif. >> for lot of folks dealing

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