captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, september 28th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." the reality is that the playboy and the playboy club were the beginning of the sexual revolution. >> the playboy hugh hefner has died. we will cut taxes for ever hard-working american. >> but there are questions about who would benefit and how much it would cost. >> and fear as countless wait for food, water, and medicine.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom here at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. playboy hugh hefner died last night at his home of natural causes. he was 91 years old. the first edition of "playboy" promised humor, sophistication, and spice. spice was obvious. hefner, as john blackstone reports, became the pajama-wearing symbol of the free-wheeling lifestyle his magazine tried to chronicle. >> reporter: he spent his life making sex sexy. >> sex is one of the best things on this planet. >> reporter: he turned provocative photos into an empire and a bunny into a billion-dollar symbol of free-wheeling sexuality. >> i think you're there to

ignite the flame that became the sexual revolution. >> and it was a woman who helped start it. >> my mother gave me the first thousand dollars that launched "playboy." hugh hefner was born in 126. he launched in 1953 with marilyn monroe wearing nothing but a come hither look and the magazine quickly became a movement. >> isn't that really what you're selling? kind of a high-classed dirty book? >> no, i don't think so at all. >> reporter: hefner wanted more than naked pictures. it pushed the boundaries an nationalism and journalism. his foundation supports racial equality, changes in drug laws, and, of course, in women. >> crazy enough, we've been on

the side of the angels in most of these causes. i'm one of the good guys. >> along the way hugh hefner who became hef, a man comfortable in silk pajamas. he had his own jet, two mansions, life of endless parties and relationships with beautiful women. >> we should be celebrating our sexuality. circulation dwindled. playboy clubs closed. be then in his 80s, he got things going again. >> i used to be a jitterbug, now i'm a twitter bug. >> i'm so excited that it's your birthday. >> it is? >> reporter: he was a boyfriend of the girls next door. young ladies living in his mansion keeping up the image. >> a life of satisfaction.

>> the playboy life changing the way women are viewed in more ways than one. on to other news now, business groups and most conservatives are applauding the tax cut. democrats say the middle class is left out. the trillion proposal cuts taxes for corporations and simplifies tax brackets. the details are yet to be worked out. hena doba is here in new york with more on that. he. >> good morning, anne-marie. democrats fear it favors the rich. the debate has begun over president trump's revamped tax code. it's a $6 trillion tax cut that will primarily favor working-class americans. >> tax reform will protect low income and middle income households, not the wealthy and well connected. >> the primary change for

individuals, a simplified tax code that reduces the seven current income tax brackets to three. but who exactly gets taxed more on the bottom and slightly less on top is a big point of contention. >> a large percentage of middle-class families would pay more taxes. looking at this plan i think almost every wealthy family would get a break. >> doubling the standard deduction and lowering child care taxes would help. democrats insist it amounts to a net loss. >> when a family of four would gain with respect to an extra $12,000 in standard deductionings they simultaneously lose more than $16,000 in personal and dependent exemptions. >> some warn it could reduce government rev new by $2 trillion over 20 years adding to

the nation's $22 trillion national debt. they're touting the simplicity of the plan saying most americans will be able to complete their entire tax filing on a single post card. anne-marie? >> hena doba. thanks, hena. ahead on 2478 we'll talk about the sweeping tax proposal with saeks steve mnuchin. in puerto rico now, the situation for millions of residents has become desperate. the lack of food, water, and fuel and communications is overwhelming the island. they're under pressure to wave the federal law removing goods from u.s. ports. the storm hit september 20th and at least 16 people on puerto rico were killed. most of the island remains without power. some much needed supplies have arrived, but as david begnaud reports, they have not been distributed. >> it's sad and frustrating. >> jose is vice president for

crowley shipping services of puerto rico. is there anything else you can do to try to move it out faster? >> there's no way unless trucking companies start showing up. >> reporter: so we asked governor ricardo roselw rossell >> reporter: most of the roads in puerto rico are still block order damaged and the entire island remains without pow. another problem, fuel shortage. gasoline has become like liquid gold, and lineups to buy fuel for generators stretch for miles. this is the third day mary beth cardenas has waited in line. >> we can't get supplies. we can't get food. there are places that are open and selling food, but we can't get to them because we don't have gas for our car. >> reporter: there are other

lines for essential things, too, like lines to get cash. we saw rosa in line at an atm where patience is in short supply. >> we're american citizens. we're not better than anyone or boerse than anyone. that's not hard to understand. that's why it's so hard. >> reporter: fema brought food and water. and the ""uss kearsarge"" now floating offshore. 20 helicopters and osprey are flying to the island. roy caribbean cancelled a cruise to help with the aid effort. the adventure of the seas docked yesterday. it dropped off relief supplies and plans to pick up more evacuees. the u.s. launched a missile strike in retaliation for a rocket attack on the kabul

airport. the tallan launched the attack. they were attacking the plane that carried jim mattis but he was in a meeting. one of the missiles it launched missed its target and killed at least one civilian. in baltimore prosecutors say they dropped nearly 300 cases because of more allegations of police misconduct. three allegations ken body cam video apparently showing officers planneding evidence or re-enacting searches and eight officers were indicted on racketeering and fraud charges that included illegally detaining and robbing baltimore residents. rick pitino's lawyer says the louisville basketball coach has done nothing wrong and there's no suggestion to announce otherwise. the university paid him on unpaid leave yesterday in the wake of a bribery investigation. he's not accused of any

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. it looks like former new york yankees derek jeter will become a part of miami marlins. baseball owners unanimously approved the sale of the group. the team was sold for $1.2 billion. on the "cbs moneywatch," families improve their net worth, and delta offers a new pork for texters. roxana saberi is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, roxana. >> good morning, anne-marie. today the commerce department is issuing its final estimate of how the economy did from april

to june. here on wall street stocks cl b climbed on news that small businesses advanced. the dow rose 56 points, the s&p gained 10 points, and the nasdaq jumped 73 points. the survey showed families grew. it jumped 16% to $97,300, but disparities widened. the median weltd of white families was $171,000, ten times that of black families and about eight times that of hispanics. uber reportedly shutting down its car leasing subsidiary in the u.s. it was for drivers who couldn't buy cars but they were losing $5,000 per car according to "the wall street journal." and starting this weekend if you travel on delta air lines, you'll be able to textbook for free.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. firefighters in oklahoma city had to rescue a woman yesterday when her suv became trapped along a forward rail in

rushing floodwaters. the woman called 911 when she couldn't get out of the suv and it started to fill up with water. rescuers brought her a raft to safety. she was shaken up but okay. one more person has died as a result of hurricane harvey. more than 80 people have been killed since the storm on august 5th. the latest victim died from a flesh-eating bacteria. courtney zubowski has the story. >> reporter: she died from the flesh-eating disease. it spreads quickly and kills soft tissue in the body. >> after hurricane katrina we saw a big uptick in wound infections. so it's one of those infections we're on the lookout for here after harvey. >> reporter: it fell in a

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our top stories this morning. playboy founder hugh hefner died last night at his los angeles home. he was 91 years old. he first published "playboy" in 1953 helping to spur the sexual revolution. he turned the magazine into a worldwide multi-media empire and he became the symbol of the lifestyle his magazine espoused. and president trump unveiled a republican proposal to revamp the tax code. the nearly $3 trillion tax code cuts the personal tax from 7 to 3 and doubles the standard used by most americans. democrats say the plan leaves

out the middle class. details on how to pay for it are still being worked o it. fuel and water are running low on puerto rico a week after hurricane maria hit. as dr. jon lapook reports, providing medical care leaves a real medical challenge. >> reporter: mars lina lopez is six months' pregnant and worries about her own health and the health of her baby. every cramp is cause for concern. >> what was causing the pain you just had. she said there was no watt err or power in her house and she became dehydrated. she fell during hurricane maria and with many roads blocked, it took her two days to reach the hospital. here at central medical, the island's largest hospital, ambulances arrive, but not everyone gets to go inside. triage tents have been set up on a driveway because of spotty

power and air conditioning. >> how long have you been here? >> i've been here for 20 years. >> have you seen anything this bad? >> no, never. >> sharee pierre is the >> who's delivered them? >> i don't know. >> reporter: dr. umpierre is trying to deal with limited suppli supplies. one blurry-eyed resident just worked a 30-hour clinic. >> people can't find their clinics. >> they told me the cavalry has arrived way too slow. they say, we don't know the half of it, people stuck at home, cut off from communication, and unable to ask for help. coming up only on "cbs this

morning," the fight against the opioid crisis. we will take you to jfk international airport and show you how customs officers are working to stop hundreds of millions of dollars of drugs from entering the country. and we'll take you behind the scenes of the new cbs drama "s.e.a.l. team" and introduce you to the veterans who are helping to bring the show to life. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

breaking news this morning three suspects on a violent crime spree in the same philadelphia neighborhood. remembering hugh hefner the man who revolutionized the country's attitude toward sex has died at 91. paul ryan head to delaware county to push for the tax reform plan, we will break down how that plan could effect millions of americans. today is thursday, september 28th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon plus a stretch of road in our area that ranks among the worst for traffic nationally but first a check of the forecast with katie and road with meisha. >> good morning, ladies. >> yes, other places i was thinking, on the list as well. we are looking outside right now, it is, a fatal tractor trailer accident that actually happened lasig