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world history. good morning at cbs news headquarters here in new york. i'm anne-marie green. more votes in the senate as republicans continue their long held promise to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the vote-a-thon started yesterday. it squeaked through with the help of john mccain, who made dramatic return to the capitol after being diagnosed with brain cancer. last night a wide ranking plan to replace and repeal obamacare was voted down. hena daniels is here in new york. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. it was a vote that could not be any closer. now there are already signs and republican efforts to get a new health care plan passed will not be easy. by a vote of 43 in favor, 57 against tuesday night, the first gop effort in the senate to repeal and replace obamacare has

already failed. the vote on that bill took place just hours after they decided by the narrowest margin possible to proceed with debates on health care. >> we're now one step closer to liberating our citizens from this obamacare night player. >> this is just the beginning. we're not out here to spike the football. this is a long way. >> senator john mccain a little more than a week from being diagnosed with brain cancer was there for the vote. he said he'll call the debate, quote, a shell of a bill. >> we've been spinning our wheel on too many important issues because we keep trying to find a way to win without help from the aisle. we're getting nothing done. >> nine republicans came out against last night's amendment in the first of what's expected to be many versions of the bill headed to the floor this week. >> anyone who thinks this is over are sadly mistaken.

there are many, many republicans who don't like this bill, who don't want to vote for it, theory under enormous pressure to vote for it. >> the one already rejected is the one not according to the noncongressional budget office would have resulted in 22 million fewer people with health care coverage by 2026. and the two republican senators who sided with the democrats and voted against the motion to deseed, susan collins of maine and alaska's lisa murkowski. anne-marie? >> thank you so much, hena. president spoke. >> i'm thrilled to be back in the great state of ohio right here with these incredible men and women of youngstown. >> besides applauding the senate vote to move forward with health care, mr. trump talk about his administration's tough new

approach toward legal immigration. russia's deputy foreign minister said tough new sanctions passed by thehouse against russia leave no room to improve russia/u.s. relations. it tice mr. trump's hands without getting permission from congress. the senate is expected to quickly pass the bill by a veto margin. they argue it makes it difficult for the president to negotiate with moscow. and now to the russia investigation. president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort will not be testifying today before the senate judiciary committee. they dropped the subpoena that sought to have manafort testify publicly yesterday. ahead on "cbs this morning," republican congressman trey gowdy, a member of the house intelligence committee who heard

yesterday from the president's son-in-law jared kushner. there's no letup in president trump's very public criticism of attorney general jeff sessions. the president is angry over ns' himself from the russia investigation. yesterday in what turned out to be a daily humiliation, the president called sessions very weak and refused to say if he'll fire the attorne told you befor disappointed with the attorney time will tell. time will tell. >> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle came to defense. >> they have issues. i hope they'll sit down and work themt, gat deal of respect for jeff sessions. >> he may be of a different y mine, but i certainly don't like to see the attorney general of the united statesher has spoken to advisers about

firie plans to stay on the job as long as it's gen announced a new policy with ci. sanctuary cities like los angeles refuse to comply with e deport those living in the country under the new policy, they have to provide federal officials with access to advance notice when someone who ent released. if not, they'll no longer be buy everything from bulletproof vests to body cameras. federal agents investigating the deaths of ten people in a botched human trafficking operation says the driver, james bradley, is just a part of a large smuggling operation. the humans were found sunday inside a truck parked in san antonio. mark strassmann has more. >> reporter: james bradley jr. should never have been driving the tractor trailer that carried

roughly 100 illegal em grants into san antonio. florida had suspended his commercial driving license back in april. ten people died including 19-year-old frank fuentes. he graduated from high school in virginia but had been deported. the 60-year-old bradley's criminal history dates back 20 years with felony arrests in colorado for menacing and assault and florida for an escape warrant. he spent a year in a colorado prison. more than a dozen survivors remain hospitalized, some in critical condition. >> it's never just the driver, himself or herself. >> shane folden, in charge of the homeland security office is leading the criminal investigation. >> these organizations consider these people simply a commodity. they don't think of them as people. they look at them from a profit perspective. >> reporter: as a commercial driver bradley repeatedly had

been cited for federal safety violations. he's entered no plea with these related tractor trailer deaths, but will appear in court on thursday. mark strassmann, cbs news, san antonio. they say he intended to create fear. the u.s. navy released this video showing the iranian ship in front of the american warship in the persian gulf. the crew of the uss thunderbolt said the iranian ship did not respond to radio calls, flares, or blasts from the ship's horn. coming up on the "morning news" now, crisis. the senior most vatican officia and the people behind the g. this is the "cbs morning news." for 70 years. s

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wildlife kmb commission officials say it's possible no law was broken. the "los angeles times" lookloo looks at the life and achievements of barbara sinatra. she died at her california home yesterday. she was 90. one of her lasting accomplishments is the creation of a nonprofit children's center that supports victims of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. and "usa today" says there are 23 new badges that girl scouts can earn. the additions are all part of the sc engineering, and math field. just last month the organization rolled out new badges in cyber encourage the girls to explore the sciences at an early age. still ahead, a cure for late a ride hailing company is letting passengers choose a taco so being cool comes naturally. hmm. i can't decide if this place is swag or bling.

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warhol that had been hiding in a storage locker for nearly 40 year. his girlfriend paid $950 in the 1970s but today it could be worth millions. >> on the cs "moneywatch" apple could open plants in the u.s. and a ride hailing app opens taco mode. roxana saberi is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, roxana. >> good morning, anne-marie. the price of oil and other oil lifted energy companies and that boosted stock. dow gain 100 points on tuesday, the s&p ended up 7 points, and the nasdaq aelded a point, also reaching a record-high. consumer confidence is on the rise too. the consumer confidence index rose in july to its highest level in 16 years.

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the largest study to date finds a debilitating brain disease in the brains of 99% of the nfl football players studied. meg oliver has the details. >> reporter: new research on the donated brains of 111 former nfl players finds 110 had croppic traumatic enseph loply or cte. that's the progressive degenerative brain disease. that's the history found in those with repeated brain drama. >> gradually you lose your ability to think clearly and you often have behavioral changes like impulsivity, short fuse. >> researchers looked at football players across all levels from the nfl to high school. they found 177 players. the studies included previously reported cases of nfl cases of bubba smith and ken stabler.

they said, we appreciate the view of the colleagues for a better understanding of cte. nfl is committed to supporting sciencer er and the advancing progress of head injury. >> there's a lot of unanswered questions as to why some players develop it and others don't. >> reporter: researchers say finding cte in high school and college players emphasizes the urgent need to identify young players at risk. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. well, sometime as potato chip canister is not exactly what it appears to be. a california man is accused of using those cans to smuggle at least 20 deadly king cobras into the united states. he also smuggled turtles. he face 20s years in prison if convicted.

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our top stories this morning. after narrowly voting to begin debate on a public health care measure, the senate rejected a wide-ranging proposal to repeal and replace on carry. senator john mccain returned to the capitol just days after being diagnosed with brain cancer. he issued an impassioned speech urging everyone to work together. and the president called jeff sessions very weak. when asked the president said we will see what happens. time will tell. the president is upset sessions recused himself from the russia investigation. the coast guard's motto is always ready, but the come an dant warns that because of

budget cuts, that may not be the case, especially when it comes to chasing drug runners. carter evans reports. >> reporter: this is what $800 million worth of cocaine looks like. we were aboard the coast guard cutter bettrtholf in 2016 aftert seized millions in drugs. >> there's so much flow right now. >> reporter: but come paul zuk kunst. >> reporter: zukunft says much of his is past retirement age and he needs $1.5 billion.

chief warrant officer bill hantzmon is captain of the 55-year-old "sledge." >> this is older than you. >> it is. sometimes they're forced to jerry rig parts for their own ship because they aren't made anymore. >> it could put you out of your mission. >> absolutely. >> reporter: when the "sledge" was in port for repair, its age really showed. it was only supposed to last six wee weeks. the ship ended up being dry docked for six months with a part of the hull having to be curt away and replaced. >> it's not the oldest snow know. our oldest is 72 years old. >> reporter: the command ant says the last thing he eat cut back on is ships. the fight continues. carter evans, cbs news on

maryland's chesapeake bay. coming up on "cbs this morning," it's an underestimated factor in deadly crashes. why there are calls for a crackdown. plus, we'll meet a new york man who claims he has a michelangelo painting that's been in his family for generations. it could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. and a unique treatment for addicts suffering from addiction. we'll show you extreme challenges that are helping to change people's lives. that is the "cbs this morninmor for this wednesday. i'm anne-marie green. hanks for watching vchlt a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

mayor of pennsylvania's third largest sit ibis to get excited we will break down federal investigation for you. and senators return to capitol hill to debate future of health care in the u.s., key hurdle republican lawmakers have cleared. residents in philadelphia are waking up to no water, we will tell you how many homes air expected by a water main break, that has yet to be fixed. anday july 26th, good morning aim jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon plus a philadelphia native who became first african-american in space. get a check of the forecast with katie. welcome back. >> good morning. everything is looking g we have