captioning funded by cbs it's monday, july 31st, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." international tension rises. president trump calls for action against north korea following its latest missile launch. in response to sanctions, russian president vladimir putin flexes his political muscle. and bringing order to chaos. that's the new job of retired general kelly as he steps into the role of the white house chief of staff. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york.

i'm meg oliver in for anne-marie green. today is the first day on the job for white house chief of staff general john kelly. he will attempt to white house in disarray. mola lenghi has all of that and much more in washington. good morning. >> good morning, meg. the new chief of staff general kelly seems to have a tall task ahead of him, chaotic white house with no legislative victories and increasing tensions abroad. president trump begins today with a new chief of staff. this morning he softwears in former homeland security secretary-general john kelly. >> i think the president wants more structure. >> he'll have to help tackle health care the president wants to push forward despite being voted down in the senate last

week. a new cbs nation tracker poll more than 47% want a bipartisan fix. 62% disapprove of the president's handling of the issue. >> what we need do is go through the normal process and produce a series of bills to fix the very real flaws in the affordable care act. of staff's expertise as a general may be called on meidt deals with how o grapple with north korea. w should do more. >> flexing its military , two b over the korean peninsulahi suc a missile defense system. while president trump continues to call on china to do more, the japanese prime minister and mr. trump fully agree that the u.s.

and japan intend to take further action on this issue. meg? >> mola lenghi in washington. thank you. kelly is expected to expert his authority from the get-go. cbs news chief correspondent john dickerson explains. >> one is limiting the number of people who have access to the president. you do that because the more people who have access, the more it upends the plans the executive branch have put in place. so you need to be a gate keeper. on the other hand is telling the presidenting no, or convincing the president to do things he doesn't want to do. if general kelly or secretary kelly can do those things, then the white house will be back on path in terms of helping the president's agenda. if not, there may be more chaos. >> what remains to be seen is how much authority kelly is granted to try to control the

agenda. that often gets preempted by feuding staff members. general kelly will also have the deal with deteriorating relations with russia which retaliated over the new sanctions by congress. the state department called that move a regrettable and uncalled for act. the white house said the president will sign the legislation which seeks to punish moscow for meddling in the 2016 election. ahead on "cbs this morning," elizabeth palmer reports from moscow on russia's reaction to the new round of sanctions imposed by congress. four men are arrested in australia possibly involved in what is described as a plotd to bring down an airplane. police in sydney are searching several homes. police say the men were arrested saturday. they seized material that could have been used to provide a

disease. this morning there are conflicting accounts of how many voters showed up to cast ballots in venezuela's national election. the government sads more than 8 million voted to grant the government virtually unlimited powers. the united states called the election fraud and promised strong and swiftd actions. yesterday ten people died in clashes with police. manuel bojorquez has more. >> reporter: election day erupted again into violent clashes between anti-government protesters and national police. the opposition did all it could to block roads to polling stations and otherwise disrupt the voting. they see president nicolas maduro's effort to rewrite the constitution as another try at power grab. >> some think it's a step toward

grabbing power. the man said not a step. we're in. there was a vote to restore law and order and he thumbed his nose at international opposition. the u.s. is among those threatening further sanctions. >> if you do not decide, who decides for you, he said? donald trump? if you the venezuelan people do not decide, who will decide. in some pro-maduro areas, voting was uneventful. but in the street over the past four months more than 100 people have been killed in violent skirmishes. the anti-maduro movement believe his social policies are to blame with the country's policy. they believe it is rigged in favor of president maduro's government, so even a win for the president here is likely only setting up the stage for

more turmoil. manuel bur kez, cbs news. caraca caracas, venezuela. one of the victims suffered critical injuries. three others were seriously injured. police say the van appears to have ran a red light, collided with another car and was sidewa. that the man was under arrest. it's drawing. a 7-year-old died after being left in a car in phoenix. another was left in the car as the temperatures hit triple digits. >> we talk about these convenients unfortunately too much. i think the message is to be to check your vehicle consistently. take the time to actually look and examine the vehicle so the

baby not forgotten or any child or any pets. >> the alarm would alert drivers if a child is left in the back seat when the car is turned off. rides at the ohio state fair are up and running following a deadly accident last week. all the rides at the state fair were shut down after the fire ball ride came apart last wednesday. a teenager, one of those thrown from the ride was killed. seven others were injured. all the rides except the fire ball resumed yesterday. coming up on the "morning news," ball park face-off. governor christie gets in the face of a fan who heckled him, but first the baseball hall of fame. the newest class inducted at coopersto cooperstown. this is the "cbs morning news." ...i kept looking for ways to manage my symptoms. i thought i was doing okay... then it hit me... ...managing was all i was doing. when i told my doctor,... ...i learned humira is for people who still have

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fire fielters are at the scene this morning of a major blaze in the city of oklahoma. it erupted in the downtown of wagner. five buildings were destroyed, one more than 100 years old. water is limited to maximum the amount available to firefighters. they have lift-off at a space museum in ohio and police are none too happy about it. a small solid gold model of the module has been stolen from a museum devoted to astronaut neil armstrong. experts think they'll try to melt it down rather than trying to sell it. char will d'agata reports that the fighters are training youngsters to kill. >> reporter: this man is a 23-year-old yezidi who narrowly escaped by being captured by isis twice.

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our top stories this morning, this is the first day on the job for the new white house chief of staff general john kelly. kelly will have to try to rein in a feuding west wing. he'll also have to deal with two simmering issues, the republican failure to come up with a health care plan and north latest missile launch, which analysts say could have reached states. and russia says the united states has to cut itsand consul people. more than oyed aet the u.s. embn it's to punish moscow fored2016. the usz calls the russian action

a regrettable and uncalled for act. tens of thousands of tourists have been evacuated from two north carolina islands this weekend forced off by a widespread power outage. it threatens to wipe out lucrative money. >> tens of thousands took to evacuating off two islands off north carolina's coast. >> we didn't get to do everything we wanted to do. we thought we had more time. >> that's because crews working on an new bridge on thursday damaged three electrical cable, cutting across power across the islands. it's not clear how long it will take to repair the ujds ground lines. it could be days, even weeks. that's bad news for business owners like sherman goodwin. >> this is the peak of summertime and it definitely affects. >> reporter: across both islands

millions of dollars in revenue could be lost. they're bringing in backup generators, but authorities are asking people to turn off air conditioners and using less water. >> we're not showering. there's a hose outside. >> some are making the most of the situation. >> i treat it like cam. ing. you spend a lot of time outside. mack due with the food you've got. >> the governor has declared a state of emergency for the two islands. he said the kpaem has admitted responsibility and will have to pay for damages. roxana saberi for cbs news, new york. coming up, an interview you'll only see on "cbs this morning." the widow of a new york city police detective is speaking out for the first time since giving birth to their child more than two months after her husband eads murder. plus we'll hear from school

officials and a closer look at hbo's new movie "confederate." that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm meg oliver. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news " this morning. a violent night in philadelphia. two separate shoeings, leaves one man dead, and a teenager hospitalized. we'll tell you about the leads police have so far. the tired marine general john kelly leads the department of homeland security and heads to the white house, the challenges he will help president trump face as he becomes white house chief of staff. >> if you loved this weekend's weather you'll love today's weather a live look from the art museum. we'll let you know how soon we'll be back in the 90s. well, today is monday, july 31 , good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i really likes last week in the 80s, a lot more comfortable. >> you know me, i like my 80s. >> and i'm rahel solomon. first, a check on the roads with meisha. >> monday, everything is good, looking very calm, some construction, but overall