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. it's friday, july 28th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news". health care bill fail. >> 49-51 motion is not agreed to. >> overnight the senate rejects the republican plan to repeal obamacare. and a rant from the new white house communications director filled with foul language and threat stirs up the white house. plus bella's boom buzz. a little girl inspires a creation that's helping children around the world.
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good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new work york the senate rejected repealing the health care. john mccain voted against the so-called skinny repeal but a measure few supported. senate's third attempt to repeal or replace the affordable care act this week and the future of republican efforts to reproclamation obamacare are unclear at best. we go to washington for the latest. >> reporter: good morning. you're right the future of the gop efforts is unclear. by extension the future of health care remains unclear. republicans will look to their democratic friends how to fix
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obamacare and this may be the final coming together moment that people are hoping for. a crowd of obamacare supporters outside of the capital building cheered after learning attempts to repeal obamacare failed. bernie sanders joined them and called it a big victory. >> tonight was a victory for the american people, a victory for 16 million people who would have been thrown off the health care. >> reporter: the vote was 49 to 51. after seven years of trying to undo the affordable care act, mitch mcconnell said it's time to move on. >> imagine many of our colleagues on the other side are celebrating. >> we're not celebrating. we're relieved that millions and millions of people who would have been hurt by the three proposals put forward will at least retain their health care.
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>> reporter: the key moment of an all night session came from senator john mccain. back in washington shortly after being diagnosed with brain cancer. he was the third republican to vote no killing the measure. mccain defended his vote on twitter afterwards saying the skinny repeal fell short because it fell short of our promise to repeal and replace obamacare with meaningful reform. president trump responded in a tweet. three republicans and 48 democrats let the american people down. as i said from the beginning let obamacare implode then deal. senators susan collins and senator murkowski were the other two votes. the senate adjourned until monday. the future of health care remains unclear. even as the president pushed to advance a bill to replace
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obamacare the white house is embroiled in a very public and nasty west wing war. late yesterday the "bad blood" spilled over in an explosive ladened threatened interview given by the president's communications director. >> reporter: newly appointsed communications director anthony scaramucci implicated reince priebus as the source of leaked classified information about his finances, though it now appears that information is publicly available. in an interview with "the new yorker," he said he's he also went after reince priebus. i'm not steve bannon. i'm not trying to bring my own brand. we spoke to scaramucci and he described this interview as an
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unforced error a rookie mistake of candor. his sentiments colorful and vulgar as they are would come to no surprise to reince priebus or bannon both who opposed his hiring. for the first time attorney general jeff sessions reacted publicly to presidential criticism over his decision to recuse himself from the russian investigation. >> well it's kinds of hurtful but the president of the united states is a strong leader. >> reporter: fearing mr. trump might fire sessions or robert mueller who was handling the investigation, south carolina republican lindsey graham issued a blunt warning. >> if jeff sessions is fired there will be holy hell to pay. any effort to go after mueller could be the beginning of the end of the trump presidency unless mueller did something wrong. >> reporter: republicans told the president not to fire
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sessions during the august release. >> if you're thinking of making a recess appointment to push out the attorney general, forget about it. the presidency isn't a bull and this country isn't a china shop. >> i go to washington and i see all these politicians. >> reporter: the president has drown criticism for his speech to the boy scouts earlier this week creating a political up roar. the organization issued a written apology to those in our scouting family who were offended by the political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree. major garrett, cbs news, the white house. ahead on cbs "this morning" we'll ask cbs news contributor bob schieffer on his take. president trump does have a bill on his desk to consider signing a new package of sanctions against russia. earlier today the senate in a rare show of bipartisan support
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overwhelmingly passed the measure. three days ago it easily was passed by the house aimed at punishing moscow for interfering in the 2016 election. it bars the president from easing penalties against russia unless congress agrees. the nation's top military leaders say for now they will allow transgender troops to remain in uniform until orlandoed otherwise. on wednesday president trump tweeted he will not accept or allow transgender people to serve in the military but a tweet is not an order. >> the entire force, entire chain of command will always has, will today and will tomorrow and always should treat every single soldier, sailor, marine, coast guard with dignity and respect for the service to our nation. >> the white house says guidance on how to implement the president's policy is still being worked out. the thrill ride that came apart at the ohio state fair was
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inspected just hours before wednesday's deadly accident. one ride engineer a teenager was killed and seven others were injured when the fireball ride blew apart. manufacturer told fares around the world to stop using it until the cause of the mall function is determined. the man charged with killing his wife on a cruise ship off the alaskan coast said he did it because she wouldn't stop laughing at him. the fbi searched him and he said my life is over. no bail-been set. next hearing is scheduled for august 10th. no rain is forecast in western missouri today as the region works to recover from widespread flooding. roadways were under water and homes flooded. firefighters and police used boats to rescue stranded motorists and homeowners in the kansas city area. in some areas there was five feet of water where there
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shouldn't be. police released body cam video from the deadly car crash last month involving venus williams. williams entered the intersection but stopped when a car turned in front of her. police tell her she has the right-of-way but lost it and just got stuck in a bad situation. the passenger in the car that hit williams, a 78-year-old man died two weeks after the crash. coming up on the morning news, early football retirement. abandonment ravens john urschel quits the game at 26. this is the "cbs morning news". ooh. sushi. ugh. being in the know is a good thing. sign up online for free. discover social security alerts. intrzero alcohol™.ine® it delivers a whole mouth clean
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trump. the officers took down the gunman who opened fire. baltimore ravens john urschel announces an early retirement. and a setback for gay rights. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the "new york times" reports that the trump administration is reversing an obama era ruling on gay rights. the justice department says a major civil rights law does not protect workers from bias based on sexual orientation. the court filing contends that only congress can expand the law's reach. the crash for military refueling plane prompted the grounding. 15 marines and a sailor died earlier this month when a kc-to t went down in mississippi. the crash is unsofrld. the marine reserves have 12 of those planes. the "baltimore sun" says an
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nfrl lineman is quitting football because he's concerned about head injuries. john urschel is pursuing a doctorate in mathematics at m.i.t.. researchers said a brain die seize was found in all but one deceased football players they stew did. the first lady of voice acting has died. rocky the flying squirrel was among the dozens of cartoon characters voiced by june foray. the show became an animation legend. she recalled by not being impressed with the concept. >> they told me they had an idea of a squirrel. gee that's a cock-eyed idea. she won an emmy, a grammy and founded the emmy awards that
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. on the "cbs money watch" amazon shares dip on earnings news and two apple devices that started a revolution are discontinued. >> reporter: good morning. here on wall street technical stocks fell lower. the dow jones gained 85 poinds. the s&p 500 lost two points and nasdaq finished who points lower. amazon stock plunging down over 4% at one point. it recovered to finish down less than a percent.
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amazon posted a profit but a drop of 77%. sales are up for the online retail giant but the cost of business has increased. delta arlgs is moving to increase its overseas business. breing a stake in the klm group. air france will buy a stake in virgin atlantic which delta is a major investor. air b n b launched a partnership with naacp. local naacp chapters will work with air b n b to educate residents of the economic benefits. air b n b will share 20% of its earnings from helps he fworts the naacp. and it's the end for the ipod shuffle. apple says it will discontinue
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a dog that got out of its deck in miami beach is saved by firefighters. one rescuer jumped in yesterday to hold the dog and the crew pulled him to safety. they located the dog's owner and reunited him with his pet. an invention by the great uncle of a disabled toddler is helping hundreds of kids worldwide. kenneth craig meets the family behind bella's boom bug. >> reporter: 2-year-old bella is getting around in ways her parents never thought possible. bella's home made wheelchair is giving her mobility for the first time. >> she's happy to be free to do what she wants. >> reporter: bella was born with spina bifida, a birth defect of the spine. >> every where we went we had to carry her. >> reporter: that's when bella's great uncle got involved.
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using a plan he found online he constructed a wheelchair using a bumble like seat for kids, some tires and a wooden board. >> as we saw her maneuverability and her freedom coming out of her captive body, playing with the other kids we decided we would try to make chairs for other children. >> reporter: they spread the word on facebook calling the chairs bella's boom bug. in a few months they received almost 200 orders. they shipped wheelchairs to children in 40 states and as far as away as the philippines. they don't charge for the boom bugs. families pay for the shipping a fraction of what it would cost to build a typical wheelchair. the smiles they see make it worth it. >> be able to be independent. go outside and play is amazing. >> reporter: they say it's showing bella there's nothing
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that can stop her. kenneth craig, cbs news, webster, new york. this is the "cbs morning news". gh geton stage.there i wanted to be clear. i wanted it to last. so i kept on fighting. i found something that worked. and keeps on working. now? they see me. see me. see if cosentyx could make a difference for you- cosentyx is proven to help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...find clear skin that can last. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting cosentyx, you should be checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms. or if you have received a vaccine or plan to. if you have inflammatory bowel disease, tell your doctor if symptoms develop or worsen. serious allergic reactions may occur. never give up. see me. see me. clear skin can last. don't hold back...
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our top stories this morning, early this morning the senate rejected a pared down measure to repeal parts of obamacare. three republicans voted against the so-called skinny repeal, dealing a blow to president trump. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he's disappointed but it's time to move on to other issues. and president trump's new communications director anthony scaramucci has declared war on the west wing. in a no holds bar interview laced with foul language scaramucci called out white house chief of staff reince priebus, daring him to prove he is not a leaker of information. scaramucci also blasted chief strategist steve bannon. austin, texas is considering
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pulling the police department's entire fleet of ford explore suchs off the road. more than 120 are already out of service. the concern is possible carbon monoxide leaks. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: this sergeant is one of 18 austin police officers who now have been treated for carbon monoxide exposure. >> i don't remember if i hit a curb. i remember swerving to miss a head-on collision. >> reporter: he's now suing ford. >> i realized i needed help. i had no idea it was carbon monoxide poisoning. >> reporter: police believe carbon monoxide is seeping into the plus cruisers. detectors have been installed. in california a police officer appeared to pass out behind the wheel of his exemployerer and
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slammed into a tree. since that crash departments across the country have installed carbon monoxide detectors in their cruisers including the kansas city highway patrol. >> it's concerning to us. >> reporter: this lieutenant -- >> we want to make sure we're confident that we're giving our people equipment that they can get home safe at the end of the day. >> reporter: federal regulators say they are investigating the problem but offered no updates in over a year. the national zoergs of police organizations sought answers in march but said ford never responded. but the automaker has known about the problem since 2012. in a statement ford said it has a team working with law enforcement and regulators to solve problems as they are reported. coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll go to mexico for more on the state department's warning to vacationers about potentially taintsed alcohol and
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why some doctors there say tourists are drinking too much. gayle king talks with the officer of uber on her role amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the hail riding company. and studio 57 looks at a new movie "detroit" president that's the "cbs morning news". i'm meg oliver. have a great day.
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>> breaking news, another attempt to repeal obama care comes up short. finds out which three republicans helped vote it down. >> a center city scuffle, caught on camera. where it happened, and the steps to make sure it doesn't happen again. we're under a flashflood today we'll let you know whether you can expect the worse of it, today is friday, july 28th, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's check today's forecast with traffic and katie. >> good morning, good friday. that means there is a lot of construction out there, we'll tell you about that in a couple every minutes. >> kentucky derby, looks like the ensemble today. >> pat and i look like a

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