captioning funded by cbs good morning, it's thursday, december 7th, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." southern california firefighters face the region's worst fire-fighting conditions ever recorded. winds are expected to fuel the flame. more than 300,000 people are forced out of their homes. jeff glor leads our coverage from the fire scene. all eyes on al franken will who make a major announcement today about his future. 35 democratic senators are asking him to resign over sexual harassment claims. and protests overnight after president trump's controversial decision to recognize jerusalem

as israel's capital. a potential deadly chemical ban for most uses in europe. it's still a common chemical used in paint thinners in the u.s. plus we have a list of the safest cars for 2018. do you have one? find out why only 15 vehicles received the highest rating. but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. this fire's such a monster, firefighters telling people it may be a matter of life and death. >> southern california threatened by historic wildfires. >> flames lighting up the sky, not a break in sight. >> fierce winds ramping back up. that means very, very high fire danger. >> i never expected to see anything like this. i was expecting to see snow on that mountain and now the thing's on fire. calling for senator al franken to resign. >> this morning he plains to make an announcement about his

future. >> we need to draw a line in the sand and say none of it's okay. >> it's time to officially >> around the world, leaders' reaction to the president's move is intense. >> we are profoundly grateful for the president for his courageous decision. >> they're now saying established war is now fact. >> he knocks it down. hofstra takes a one-point lead. >> -- and all that matters -- >> president putin has announced he's going to run forre-election. have you seen the russian election ballot? it's like putin, putin, or prison. >> time magazine announced the people of the year. >> that's great. but a movement where sexual assault is believed should pt be

on the cover of "time." it should be on "it's about damn time. "do you subscribe? do you subscribe? >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" presented by toyota. let's go places. i like what stephen colbert was going with that welco. west coast to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king along with bianna golodryga and norah o'donnell. major wildfires burn across the region. more than 300,000 people are under evacuation orders this morning. powerful santa ana winds gusting up to 80 miles an hour are making these fires extremely dangerous and very unpredictable. >> unprecedent is right, gayle. four large fires are burning north and west of los angeles. the threat level index is red in ventura and los angeles counties. it was raised to purple in some places. that is a level that has never been used before.

"cbs evening news" anchor jeff glor is in shadow hills where the creek fire destroyed dozens of homes. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: norah, good morning you do. was once a home. it's one of 200 structures destroyed in the california wildfires this week so far. you can see basically just a chimney is left behind us here. these four fires alone have burned territory now bigger than the city of atlanta, and the strong worry is that it's about to get worse. overnight the thomas fire in ventura county closed in on the town of ojai, burning along highway 33. >> i was expecting this year to see snow on that mountain, and now the thing's on fire. >> reporter: winds were fierce on wednesday but haveic again, fanning across southern california. >> devastated. and every friend we talk to is in the same boat. >> reporter: with the flames now out, nothing is left. this couple returned to their

home in ventura's hillside and the home is now in ashes. >> the family heirlooms, they're gone and they're not coming back. >> reporter: as the thomas fire inched toward santa barbara county, this man pulled over on the side of highway 1 and rushed to rescue an animal. the 405 was closed for hours near the famous geddes museum wednesday as the skirball fire crossed the freeway. >> i go over here. the whole mountain is on fire. >> in bel-air, the same fire ripped through multi-million-dollar homes while fires ripped away. here in los angeles county, more than 1,500 people are battling the creek fire. more than 12,000 acres burned. >> i'm numb. i don't know. >> reporter: judy hoffman sanders lived in shadow hills where the fire has already destroyed her house. >> the house was just wonderful. i don't know what's going to happen. i have to sit down. >> reporter: and judy hoffman

sanders actually lived right on this property. to give you a little perspective on what's happened here. this is what the house looked like before the creek fire, and you see exactly what it looks like right now. about 50 miles northwest of los angeles the thomas fire in ventura county forced new evacuations overnight. it is the largest of the four fires, and it's only 5% contained at this point, and david begnaud is on the fire lines in ojai. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: you've got flames burning on the western side of torn, northern, and eastern side. the area is under mandatory evacuation. the winds are starting to pick up. the smoke is pretty unrear in this area. just recently we saw a wall of flames that had to have been 300 feet or higher. you know, the l.a. fire index, burn index is the heist that's

ever been projected. an extreme reading is 162. you know what it is today? 296. jeff? >> reporter: david, thank you very much. john porter is southern region chief for cal fire, the state's largest fire department. cal fire's managing the major fires in southern california right now. chief, good morning to you. >> good morning, jeff. >> what are your biggest concerns right now? >> the biggest concerns right now are the thomas fires out in ventura county, ojai, the on the of ojai is threatened by fire now. having a lot of trouble with the winds and activity there. >> reporter: the peak winds. what are the worst times you're worried about? >> midnight this evening through all of today into tonight, and then as we get into friday, things will start to subside a little bit but continued bad winds. >> reporter: you do this color-coded chart, and you've never had purple on it before.

explain what that is. >> that's correct. we have this is an ta anna fire index and today is the first time a purple rating has shown up. that's the most extreme rating that we have, and it indicates that any spark can and will start a fire, and fires that start will be almost impossible to contain. >> almost impossible to contain. >> almost impossible. >> you're bringing folks in from where and talk about the numbers of firefighters involved at this point. >> actively on the fire line right now, we have about 5,000 firefighters fighting all three of these blazes, and then we have several thousand additional that were moving into the southern california area. those that are already here in the fire departments are part of that. we also have firefighters coming from as far as colorado, oregon, and the western states to help with this.

people really need to be ready to go. as i mentioned with the extreme conditions, the purple days, we aren't going to be able to contain these fires. people need to get out of the way. it's saving lives when we have these kind of conditions. >> chief, thanks for your time. >> thank you, jeff. >> back you do in new york. >> the videos are just incredible. our thoughts with you. meanwhile senator al franken plans a major announcement on the senate floor today. he could resign after repeated sexual harass mnlts allegations against him. 35 democratic senators asked him to step down. senator franken tweeted last night he hasn't made a final decision. at least eight women have accused him of forced contact. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. goodg. sources tell us franken is wrestling with the decision despite the clear message from most of his democratic

colleagues. in fact the democratic leader chuck schumer spoke to his good friend al frank p several times yesterday, urging him to step down. >> i hope that he'll do the right thing. >> reporter: democratic women made it clear on wednesday what they think is the right thing to do. >> i do not feel he should continue to serve. >> they were followed by their male colleagues on the left and right. >> was there a tipping point for you? >> i guess the accumulation of it. >> the first came from radio show host lee weeden. >> what if you were sitting there? if that's your mom or sister? is that funny? >> i can't say i haven't done that. >> franken's quasi denials left his colleagues unsatisfied. >> those are incidents i do not

remember. >> the finally straw came when a former democratic senator said franken tried to forcibly kiss her in 2006. then yesterday afternoon atlanta writer said he groped her in 2009. the last few weeks have been painful for democrats. the former comedian was a popular luminaire known for his dogged question. >> i'm just asking if you're challenging my figures, i would ask that you get your figures straight. >> reporter: and even considered a potential presidential contender in 2020. franken categorically denied one of yesterday's allegations, but by then i'm told that many of his democratic colleagues had already made up their minds, and it is highly unusual, gayle, for a lawmaker to stick around once their own party members have told them it's time to go. >> it does appear quite difficult. thank you very much, nancy. this morning israel is the only country praising president trump for recognizing jerusalem

as israel's capital. there are fiery protests in the nearby west bank. france's president says he disapproves ofs move and saudi arabia called it unjustified and irresponsible. we'll go to the west bank city of bethlehem in just a moment, but first margaret brennan is at the white house with the latest. margaret, good morning. >> good morning. there is some confusion about exactly what president trump meant when he said israel recognizes jerusalem's sovereignty. that doesn't mean the final status of the contested city has been decided on, saying that's still up for negotiation. >> this is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality. it is also the right thing to do. >> reporter: president trump broke with seven decades of u.s. policy and the advice of virtually every other country.

>> this decision is not intended in any way to reflect a departure from our strong commitment to facilitate a lasting peace agreement. >> he insisted it would not impede the peace process led by son-in-law jared kushner, but the president made no concessions to the palestinians who also claim the holy city, saying the u.s. would only support a future palestinian state if israel agrees to it. >> while previous presidents have made this campaign promise, they failed to deliver. today i am delivering. >> the campaign promise to move the embassy was popular with evangelical christian voters, prompting vice president mike pence and u.n. ambassador nikki haley to urge him to do it. but secretaries mat tess and tillerson saidould hurt security interests.

last night john brennan called the decision reckles irresponsible. >> if there's bloodshed on this, i think people will need to look at what mr. trump did and decided and whether or not that bloodshed could have been avoided. >> it was in a small meeting last monday that president trump informed his team of his decision. i'm told he was insys tent. secretaries mattis and tillerson asked for more time to roll out security precautions. they were given one week. norah, some allies, we're told, just the day before. >> really important reporting there, margaret. thank you so much. palestinian protesters set fires in gaza this morning and chanted "death to america." after the president made his decision, higgs own state department had to put out a warning to all americans regarding nonessential travel to israel and jerusalem. seth doane is there this

morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see smoke from tear gas coming down the street toward us. we're surrounded. you can hear it being fired right now. we're in bethlehem in the west bank, really on the front end of a protest here surrounded by palestinians -- now you can see this is israeli vehicles coming toward us, trying to repel people. you can hear that tear gas being fired over and over again. many israelis, of course, are applauding president trump's statements. now projectiles have just been thrown in our direction. we're moving back with many of the palestinians here who are retreated from where the israelis are. you can see some of these guys have slingshots here. they're firing rocks toward the much better armed -- much better armed israelis on the front there. many israelis, of course, are

overjoyed that president trump made the statement. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said forever now president trump has tied himself to the history of jerusalem, but in doing so, he's also tied himself to one of the most sensitive topics on earth, and all eyes are on tomorrow, the muslim holy day, when there's been a so-called day of rage that's been called for. bianna? >> security is very tight there. seth doane in bethlehem. our thanks to you. north korea's foreign ministry said the u.s. future war is unavoidable calling it, quote, an established fact. two american b1 b bombers flew over in a show of force. they said last night, quote, the remaining question is when will the war break out. a new study finds a link between hormonal birth control and the risk of breast cancer. i found a small but meaningful

increase of risk following the extended use of birth control pills, iuds, and other forms of hormonal contraception. before it was referred to with older methods. dr. agus joins us from california this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> details, please, and what concerned you most. >> good morning, gayle. this is 1.8 million women in denmark. we can look at their electronic records. in these women, there were significant higher cases of breath cancer in those who were on oral contraceptives and interuterine devices. obviously with the lower dose of oral contraceptives, we thought there wouldn't be as much of a risk as the higher dose, but it turns out to be the same, about a 20% increase in breast cancer

overall, 9% if you're on it for a year and up to 38% if you're on it for ten years or more. >> we know studies have long established exposure of breast cancer to female hormones is what causes breast cancer. so what's the effect of the study? should women stop taking birth control? >> no. with any drug you take there's a risk and a benefit. you have the look at that. this is in absolutely terms a relatively small risk. 100,000 women on oral contraceptives or intrauterine devices, 38%. you have to have a discussion with your doctor based on family history and other factors. remember, they also lower the risk of ovarian and endomeetial cancer, so there is a balancing act here. >> does the age of the women matter? >> no question about it. younger women on oral

contraceptives -- as you're older and you're on it, the risk goes up. women should have serious talks with their doctor if they should still be on these oral contraceptives. this is an evolution, so it should be a discussion between you and your doctor. >> dr. agus, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you. some products in hardware stores contain hidden

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and tomorrow we'll introduce you to the good morning, i'm rahel solomon. the search is now on for vandals who left hateful graffiti at a philadelphia elementary school found on the rear door of ai fitzpatrick elementary school. district alerted police. they have in the disclosed content but we're told it was racial in nature. we will send it over to katie for a check of the chilly forecast, hi there, kate. >> it is chilly. temperatures today is where it should be. we are expecting daytime high to reach 48 degrees, but there is nothing that is atypical about this day. wind flow out of the west, we're at 38, going up another 10 degrees and then, know dive continues. we are in the lower 40's for the majority of the out look we won't broke 30's by

wednesday and several snow chance's long the way, meisha. thank you so much. we are looking outside right now so we are still looking at that overturn tractor trailer ramp from woodhaven road on i-95 south, clean up of box that he is spilled all over the roadways still underway. i-95 south at allegheny we have a disable vehicle right there, very slow moving around this area plus an accident in kennett square route one baltimore pike and annex drive we have lanes blocked there, rahel, back over to you. meisha, thank you. our next update 7:55. up next, battle over chemical ban overseas but still legal here in the u.s. i'm rahel solomon. good morning.

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the rare leonardo da vinci painting that sat in our studio last month, norah and i got to see it in person live and in color. it's headed to the middle east. the salvator mundi or savior of the world as it's called is coming to the museum. the mice tearous buyer who paid $450 million is reportedly a saudi prince. he's friends. it's the most expensive piece of artwork ever sold at auction. it was anonymous.

>> i had a feeling it might be heading to that museum. remember it was supposed to sell for $100 million and it sold for $450 million. >> remember there's a debate whether or not it's authentic. >> i believe it ee authentic. >> with that price tag. welcome back to "cbs this morning". here are three things you need to know. congress signed a contract. the house plans to vote today on a short-term measure to keep agencies running through december 22nd. the money is set to run out this friday. president trump will meet with democratic and republican leader this afternoon to try to work out all of their budget differences. people in parliament broke out in thunderous applause after the country's leaders broke out to support same-sex marriage. the new measure defines marriage as a union of two people with no mention of sex or measure. australia is now the 26th nation in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. and walmart is changing its

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a family in hartley, tennessee, found out. >> he would light up a room when he would walk in. he had that smile. >> reporter: wendy hartley's son kevin was just 21 working at a new job refinishing bathrooms for his uncle. >> he wouldn't have to worry about bills. he would make good money doing it. >> reporter: he had taken a training close to protect himself when using chemicals to strip paint. in april he was finishing a bathtub in his apartment complex. that's when his brother called from work. >> he said, i'm sorry, mom, did everything i could do, and i couldn't save him. >> reporter: the cause of kevin's death? the medical examiner determined despite wearing gloves and a respirator, he had been overcome by a chemical in the paint stripper he had been using, a dangerous compound called

methelyne color ryan. but you have probably used one of the many paint strippers that contain it. the european union banned these compounds in europe, but the u.s. has them on the self. robert harrison works in occupational health. he says in a small room, just a half gallon worth of product containing that chemical can lead to a buildup of chemicals that can appear lethal within a half hour. >> it's an immediate danger. >> reporter: the government said over a 15-year period, 17 workers doing bathtub refinis r refinishers died due to meth lean chlorine exposure. but he said consumers are dying too. he estimated it that the deaths are over 40. >> how many were prevechbtable? >> all of them. >> the environmental protection

agency banned it last year to taket out of consumers hands entirely but a group manufacturer of the chemical is pushing back, saying some who died did not used a adequate ventilation. >> you have to follow the directions. >> reporter: she opposes the ban. instead her group is calling for a new label for the paint stripper cans to tell consumers not to use it for bathtub refinishing. >> the label will have a picture of a bathtub with a slash through it. >> what will researchers tell you about consumers who actually read labels? >> we don't have any research on that. >> you're recommending labeling. wouldn't you need to know the percentage of consumers who actually read labels? >> i don't know how you would research that. >> you don't? >> i don't. >> we found information on this letter from 2015 by the epa. they say while labels and

warnings are effective to some degree, they're dependent on multiple steps by consumers. the best method to protect is to remove or eliminate the risk. robert harrison says -- >> most consumers don't read the label. >> and if they don't read the label? >> if they don't read the label, what can we do to get them to read the label. >> that's their fault. >> well -- how is a manufacturer supposed to guarantee that a person buying any product reads the label? >> you know, what if it was her child? what if it was her loved one? you have to look at it through someone else's eyes. >> we should note the company kevin hartly work for was fined by osha for improper ventilation. they say they can't take the product off the market but dr. harrelson says there are safer products they have like in the

european union where they do not sell this chemical because it's too dangerous that and he was wearing a mask. >> he was wearing a mask he thought would protect him. but you have to have a lot of ventilation in a small room, even a device that forces oxygen into your face at all times through a tube. so it's not just open a window. that's not going to be enough. it's important for people to use that if they're using the paint stripper. >> it's important that you raise the question how many people do read the fine print. >> the question if you don't, is it worth the risk. that's the question. >> anna, thank you. homelessness is creating new kinds of neighborhoods in california. mireya villarreal takes us to a new kind of crisis. >> reporter: for thousands of people this is what silicon valley has turned into. r.v.s line the major thoroughfare. these are people's homes because the cost of house hath gone out of control.

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the u.s. homeless population is growing for the first time since the end of the recession in 2010. a government census earlier this year counted nearly 554,000 homeless people. that's up nearly 1% from 2016. this is what surging homelessness looks like in silicon valley. take a look at this. rchl v.s parked along major streets. mireya villarreal is showing us how the high cost of housing is fueling the crisis. >> reporter: her job goes far beyond simple classroom instruction. >> i love it. i love my students. they driving me nuts, but i love them. b >> reporter: her campus is located in the middle of silicon valley where giants like google, facebook, and apple have helped drive housing prices to stratospheric highs. >> the housing takes up three-quarters of my housing

income, so to stay here and teach, which is what i love, i have to live in a car. >> reporter: three nights a week, this is her routine. after her four classes end, james penny along with her husband and two dogs sets up camp in a church parking lot near campus. her 65-year-old husband jim can't work because of back injury, so when it comes time to grade papers, her office is this 2004 volvo. >> being homeless and trying to teach her is almost impossible. >> we're seeing people who are being forced either to move out of the area completely, fall into homelessness, or find some way to make life work for them. >> reporter: tom myers runs a social services agency, the home of google. >> it's a major their row fair. >> it's major thoroughfare. >> at last count there were more

than 300 of these r.v.s in mountain view. >> ten years ago we were serving around 3,000 to 4,000 people. today we're serving close to 10,000 people. >> more than tripled. >> yes, exactly. most of that growth has been in the last ten years. >> reporter: they say it's a matter of supply and demand. california estimates they need to build about 180,000 housing units each year to keep up with population growth. on average verps are building less than 80,000 per year, the result, a current gap of 1.5 million units between families who need housing and rentals they can afford. ray pearl is with the california horsing consortium. >> i think the incentive is there to build. i think the policies the state of california has enacted makes it incredibly difficult to get that housing built. >> you keep your life up here. >> yes.

>> she's tried unsuccessfully to get teaching jobs elsewhere in the country, but even if she gets one, giving up and moving won't be easy. >> this is what happens if i want to stay and do what i do. >> and you do want to stay. >> i'm fourth generation californian and i'm being forced out? >> you're not going to let that happen. >> trying not to. trying not to. >> night. >> night. >> for "cbs this morning," mireya villarreal, california. >> something's out of whack that you can be a professor at san jose university that you can be a professor las vegas ig in a car and showering at a church. >> those aren't the images you think of in silicon valley. >> i'm glad we did that story. people who are working are having a hard time making a living. thank you, mireya. up next, other headlines including a terror plot including young prince george.

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good morning everyone i'm jim donovan. exactly 76 years ago today hawaii's pearl harbor naval base was bomb by japanese planes. it is i day that will live in infamy. today's camden battleship new jersey will honor those who on december 7th, 1941. this is video of last years ceremony. 2500 service members were killed in the bombing of pearl harbor. lets turn to katie for a look at the forecast. >> jim, it is a chilly day but nothing too atypical and talk about sun glare look at this shot outside pleasant valley middle and high school. it is blind to go look at camera shot imagine trying to drive through this. expect that will be an issue pretty much every where traveling east bound. next couple days we have a few

things coming through, tomorrow night is there a frontal boundary or system by passion us to the southe, snow near shore and few flakes on sunday, meisha. katie, thanks very much. we are still looking at that overturn tractor trailer ramp from woodhaven road on to 95 south, clean up is still underway here, ramp is still closed access 95 from academy road will be your best bet and still see how slow moving it is. accident boulevard southbound ninth street two inner right lanes are jim, over to you. next update 8:25. coming up this morning vermont senator bernie sanders, i'm jim donovan, make it a great day.

it is thursday, december 7th, 2017. welcome back to "cbs this morning." ahead, wheel talk with senator bernie sanders about the republican tax plan and the faw tur of his democratic colleague al franken. what does he think should happen today. plus, our "more perfect union" series, how good dog help blind runners make it to the finish line. first your "eye opener" at 8:00. major wildfires burn across the region. >> these fires have burned territory now bigger than the city of atlanta. the strong worry is it's about to get worse. >> the winds are starting to pick up. just recently we saw a wall of flames that had to have been 300

feet or higher. >> any spark can and will start a fire, and fires that start will be almost impossible to contain. >> chuck schumer spoke to his good friend al franken several times yesterday, urging him to step down. >> there is confusion about what president trump meant when he said he recognizes major sovereignty. >> all eyes will be on tomorrow when there's a so-called day of rage that's been called for. >> energy secretary rick perry visited saudi arabia and he took some pictures to document his trip. here's rick perry showing his sensitive side. it doesn't look like he's on a diplomatic trip. he looks like he's about to eat, pray, and love. here he looks like he went to a carnival and his face is one of those, you know, that pops out. >> i'm norah o'donnell with

gayle king and bianna golodryga. firefighters are facing extreme conditions as they battle several raging wildfires. more than 300,000 people are under evacuation orders. the fires have burned more than 170 square miles, an area larger than atlanta. >> large parts are under the heist level purple alert for the first time ever. powerful winds that can carry embers and help the fires spread are expected todayle cbs news anchor jeff glor is in los angeles with the latest. jeff, good morning. the pictures look very grim. >> reporter: yeah, gayle. a potentially dangerous situation here today. about 200 structures have been destroyed by these fires so far including this property that was a home where we're standing. more than 19,000 other homes are still threatened by these four fires right now. they're part of the worst fire season on record for this state. fire officials say over half a million acres have burned so far this year.

the flames are being fueled by those santa ana winds. those are the strong hot winds that travel from the desert region of california over the coastal mountains toward the pacific ocean. a shot of cooler air in interior california is also helping to strengthen those winds. today those winds are expected to reach up to 80 miles an hour and that makes it very easy for fires to spread and very difficult for planes and helicopters to dump water on them. the other challenge is the lack of rain to begin the rainy season, which normally started in october. ventura county with the largest fire is burning now, has had less than a quarter inch of rain since june. on top of that, there's been no ocean air coming over land, which would help keep plants from turning matchstick-dry, and the lack of rain is going to continue to be an issue as the rains pick up. no rain in the forecast for the next two weeks. bianna? >> jeff, thank you.

secretary of state rex tillerson said this morning jerusalem's final status still needs to be negotiating. palestinians in the west bank and gaza are holding angry protests after president trump recognized jerusalem city as part of the israel. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is the only person to praise the decision. they're sending troops to the west bank where protests are likely to be bigger tomorrow. president trump said recognizing it begins a new approach to recognizing palestinian conflict. he said he's still open to a peace deal. democratic senators believe colleague senator al franken should resign. 35 of the senators in the democratic caucus have now asked him to step down. eight women say he harassed them. franken plans a major

announcement on his future later today, and he is expected to step down at that time. but his office tweeted last night he was still making up his mind. senator franken has apologized to some of his accusers but said a new claim that he tried to kiss a congressional aide is just not true. a new cbs news poll out this morning finds 53% of americans disapprove of the republican tax plan. a majority of them say the bill will benefit large corporations and wealthy americans but only 31% think it will help middle-class americans and less than a quarter believe it will help them and their families. independent senator bernie sanders is the ranking member of the senate budget committee and he joins us from washington. good morning, senator. >> good morning. >> before we get to the tax plan, i first want to ask you about your colleague, senator franken. i know you called for him to resign yesterday, but last month you said it was up to minnesota. what made you change your mind? >> well, i thisnk the additiona

evidence that came forward. but i think what we've got to recognize as a nation, this is a situation impacts not only high-profile men. as i speak, restaurants and in offices all over this country where you have bosses that are not famous, there is harassment of women and women are being intimidated, and we need a cultural revolution in this country, and in my mind it has to do with a woman's right to control her own body, to have equal pay for free work, access to reproductive rights. we have a lot of work to do to protect women's rights in this country. >> we certainly do. senator al franken said the last accusation was not true. he's admitted to some. he said the last is not true. i've talked to both democrats and republicans. they say this. senator al franken may step down. senator moore may step up.

he's accused of a lot more. what is your take on that? >> let me take it a step further. we have a president of the united states who acknowledged on a tape widely seen all over the country he's assaulted women, so i would hope maybe the president of the united states might pay attention of what's going on and also think about resigning, but if your point is it's not just al franken, you're absolutely right. but i do want to talk about the absurd tax proposal that the republicans passed on friday night, and i think what your poll tells us is the american people got it right. and what the american people understand is that this legislation is a gift to the largest corporations in this country who are already doing phenomenally well and to the wealthiest people. 62% of the benefits to the republican goes to the top 1% and large corporations, and at the end of ten years, we're going to have some 80 million

americans, middle-class americans paying more in taxes. so in the midst of mass ichb income and wealth and equality, we give tax breaks to millionaires and raise taxes on the middle clachlts further -- >> your point is going to the corporate tax rate because what the republicans are proposing is it would go from 35% to 20% to. be fair, president trump also proposed a reduction in the corporate tax rate, to about 28%. are you saying they won't reinvest that money in american businesses and works? >> yes. of course, that's what i'm saying and i think that's what they're saying. if anybody thinks this is going to result in higher wages and more jobs in america, i don't believe that that's the case. this is trickle-down economic theory. it's a that did not work on the reagan, george w. bush. here's the other point. this legislation drove up the deficit by $1.4 trillion and now

what paul ryan and other republican leaders are saying is, oh, my goodness, the deficit has gone up. we have to deal with that crisis. you know how they're going to do it? read it on the front. they're going to come back cut social security, medicare, and education. what it's all about, cuts to the most vulnerable people in the country. let me also add some people may remember that during the campaign candidate donald trump said i'm not going to cut social security, medicare and medicaid. remember those statements? he said it over and over again. i challenge president trump today to tell the republican leadership he will veto any legislation that comes forward that contra diks the promises he made to the american people when it comes to social security, medicare and medicaid. >> it looks like there will be a stopgap plan in place in the next two weeks, so congress is nowhere near a personal deal.

you have said you'll not vote for a spending bill without a permanent fix for d.r.e.a.m.ers. you say if there's a shutdown, it's going to be the democrats' fault. are you taking that responsible? >> no. let us all remember. the republican control the u.s. senate. the republicans control the u.s. house. what's going on right now, republicans want huge increases for military spending, but they don't want to provide another nickel to make sure we can lower student loans in this country, that we can deal with the crisis of pensions in this country. right now 10,000 people died last year because they couldn't get their claims processed by the social security administration where funds have gone down. we have enormous issues that we've got to deal with, and instead of giving tax breaks to millionaires, maybe it's time for them to look at the needs of the working class andmy middle class in this country. >> but in 2013 you said it's

wrong for right winged to hold it. what makes this difference? >> whoa, whoa, whoa. why are you assuming we're shutting down the government? who wants to shut down the government? i don't want to shut down the government. i don't know of anybody. >> mitch mcconnell said this isn't a pressing issue. you have -- >> oh, mitch mcconnell said that. oh, i forgot. last i heard, mitch mcconnell was the leader of the republican party to just pass tax breaks and tried to throw 32 million americans off of the help they had. in the midst of giving tax breaks to people who don't need it, forget about the needs of the workings class and the middle class which is shrimping. you know what politics is about. it's not just about doing what

your wealthy campaign trilkters want to do. it's about paying attention to ordinary people. >> thank you very much, bernie sanders. we leave it there. capitol hill has a lot to do. thank you. >> thank you. cars that received top major ratings. ahead,

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the 2018 list of the safest cars is out this morning. just 15 vehicles earned the highest rating, including kia and subaru models. that's compared to 69 last year. the insurance institute for highway safety made it more difficult to maintain a top safety pick plus.

no minivans, pickups, or mayny cars g kris van cleave is in washington with what's behind the change. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this 2018 toyota cam reis one of the haenldful of vehicles that got the top safety pick rating and it did it in part because of improved headlights and front passenger crash protection. raising the bar on safety met the number of 218 models with iihs ratin >> we're trying to send a message to the automakers that we do want them to improve the protection for their customers. >> reporter: institute president adrian lund. >> we did see the number lower because we raised the bar. people shouldn't think the

vehicles are less safe. they're safer than ever before. >> reporter: a top safety pick earned good ratings in crash test, roof strength and crash test avoidance technology. iihs is now demanding better performance from carmakers when it comes to headlights and passenger protection in what are known as small overlap crashes which involve the front corner of the vehicle. four of the top 15 were made by subaru. we found subaru oberlin da robertson buying a new one. >> we think about them being one of the best vehicles in my opinion to travel in rain and snow. >> reporter: 47 made the institute's second tier of top safety pick after it added a requirement for good or acceptable headlights to qualify. 51 got the ranking last year. the group started testing headlights last year in 2016 and found most underperformed. those 15 cars got there thanks

to optional equipment. the good rated headlights do not come standard on base models and many vehicles lack standard crash avoidance technology. that won't become standard until 2022. still iihs said they're scram image to um prove their scores. >> thank you so much. ahead, a man who travels around the country to teach on complaints of sexual harassment. important information you need to know. you're watching "cbs this morning." 12 hours remaining? give intel 8th gen core to power all the latest tech. i pepsoriasis does that. it was tough getting out there on stage. i wanted to be clear. i wanted it to last. so i kept on fighting.

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>> whoa. he is very cool. the children in chicago had no idea that chance the rapper was going to crash their classroom. the grammy winner surprised fifth graders yesterday in a computer coding class hosted by google. but the celebrity appearance was not the only surprise. >> so google is donating $1.5 million to make sure we get what we deserve. >> very cool, chance the rapper. the chicago native said it will help implement computer science and coding in the city's public schools. >> that is goodness all around. >> that's goodness all around. >> u.n. ambassador nikki haley is calling the co olympics

an open question. good morning i'm rahel solomon a priceless pendant that once belonged to george washington is on display in philadelphia for the first time ever. diamond eagle medal is in gold , silver and embedded with 200 diamonds, emeralds, rubies , was are are, washington received tonight 1784 and you can check it out at museum of the american revolution until march 3rd. well send it over to katie for a check of the forecast. maybe you want to visit the museum this he can we even. >> fining indoor activity is smart move but not too much impeding your outdoor plans if you do have them other than the chill. looking at storm scan three and that has cleared out, everybody is, seeing blue skies, sunshine but chill in the air. current temperatures, pretty substantial win flow out of the west is going to keep

things brisk throughout the day. we will rebound back up to a seasonal 48-degree high but again it will feel colder. most of this forecast is in fact colder then average. we have a few shots of snow, friday night into saturday, and, sunday watch for a few flakes courtesy of our next burst of arctic cold coming in and new storm may form come tuesday, so very active, and wintry pattern, meisha. >> all right, katie, thanks very much. we are looking outside still dealing with accident 202 southbound before schuylkill around king of prussia pulled off to that far left lane causing real backups and slow downs there plus overturn tractor trailer clean up underway ramp from woodhaven on to 95 south is still closed it will be for quite sometime as clean up continues, throughout the morning and afternoon. access to 95 from academy road will be your best bet, and pa turnpike another accident here westbound before willow grove that left lane compromised there, rahel, over to you. next update 8:55a head this morning the unique bond between blind and their guide dogs. i'm rahel solomon, good

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♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. the "washington post" says u.n. ambassador nikki haley says threats by north korea are making u.s. participation in the olympics an open question. >> there's an own question. i have not heard anything about that. i do know in the talks we have, whether it's jer use limb, north korea, it's about how do we protect the u.s. citizens in the area. >> they tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that it claims was capable of reaching anywhere in

the united states. n ffl extended roger goodels contract. $200 million over five years. unlike prior deals, he'll only make it if his financial obligations are met. our partners at the bbc report that a skeleton called littlefoot was unveiled in south africa. it's one of the oldest and most complete skeletons of human kind's ancestors. scientists say the remains are more than 3.5 million years old. the discovery suggests that our ancestors were spread across a wider area of africa than we previously thought. our affiliate in kentucky said a man denied a marriage

license by kim davis announces a plan to replace her. he returned with his husband. he met with his husband and he filed papers to run for arnold. two years ago she refused to give a license. she disobeyed an order. gal gadot surprised a student with a scholarship, calling her a new wonder woman. it's the first time warner brothers offered the scholarship. they teared up after she received it. jennifer lawrence received a leadershipship award yesterday. >> the 2017 people of the year are the silence breakers. they come forward with being sexually harassed or assaulted in the workplace. over the past two months powerful men have been accuse of

harassment and it's created a national conversation, but as we learned from our panel in the last five months in their respective field, there's still confusion about when a line has been crossed. >> i didn't know if that was harassment, and i look back on it now, and, yes, it would be considered sexual harassment. >> i didn't know. i didn't know it was wrong. i was in a position where i had to just trust this man. >> for so many girls, there is a culture of silence around this because they don't know what qualifies. >> with us now is alison west. she travels all around the country to conduct harassment training including here as cbs. we're still talking about that lesson. you taught us a lot we didn't know. start us off. people seem confused in this climate. what are the definitions of workplace harassment?

>> there are two kinds. one is called hostile harassment where conduct is unwelcome and impacts someone's work and the other is quid pro quo, right, which is what we know roger ailes. >> you do something for me, i do something for you. >> that's right. you give me the sex i want and in exchange i'll give you something or take it away. it can be a punishment as well. >> let's break down hostile environmental because it applies to many people. it has to be unwelcome. >> that's right. offensive. we look at it from a reasonable person's standards. not everything rises to the level of being unwelcome. >> it has to be two protected characteristics including race, gender, sexual orientation, and age. >> yes. hates to be because of that. >> severe or pervasive. >> let me add one thing. >> or of a sexual nature that

severe or pervasive soo that's right. it has to be really bad or ongoing. one thing might be significant enough or severe enough to violate the law. >> now, many company policies are much tougher than this, right? one instance could be means for dismissal, right? >> that's exactly right. really no good employerer in our country is going to have the legal definition in their policy. because why would you want the conduct to be severe and pervasive. you come to me and complain and they say, do it more and then complain. >> our policies are stronger than proving it. our companies are trying to protect us. they don't want severe or pervasive. so if i were to go to management and say this person tried to kiss me or this person exposed himself to me, what would that mean? >> well, obviously exposing oneself is so significant and so severe -- >> that's not gray area. >> not a gray area. to me as an employment lawyer,

that's termination. a kiss could potentially violate the policy, but under the law there are very few attorneys who would take a case for one kiss because it would not rice to the level typically of violating the law. >> one of the things we've learned from these men in their past, they've settled nondisclosure agreements. it was women, they paid money, and now we're hearing them. i think a lot of us feel mixed because on the one hand a woman has the right to be protected and not have to deal. on the other hand, it doesn't really address what the man is being accused of. >> it doesn't stop the behavior because he can keep working. >> right. and some states are moving to band these. how do you feel about this? >> my view, i think it should always be up to what the complainant and the lawyer think is best for them in that situation. i think a total ban would not be helpful completely because as you said, not everybody wants it

aired. maybe somebody made a mistake or, you know, used poor judgment and engaged in conduct they regret later on. by the same token, we have to be careful in the workplace. your h.r. department doesn't send out an e-mail every monday, this week's harassering. these are private matters. in the workplace, it's not as though we have people talking about this, right? h.r. will do a prompt and thorough -- do as confidential as possible an investigation. >> when does it rise to the level from the workplace to the courtroom. we've all worked with people who are jerks and you say, hey, knock it off. i don't think it makes them a sexual harasser because i said leave me alone and that was the end of it. a lot of people are being labeled sexual predators and really there are jerks who are acting obnoxious. >> i think that's right. the goal is stop the bad behave

and make sure it doesn't happen again. hey, stop that behavior, if it doesn't happen again, everybody's good. if you go to h.r. or anybody in your company and they don't do anything in your company, in some states like california where i am, you have to go to eeoc or department of internal housing, you have to file a charge. but people will go see a lawyer. i mean if you feel like the behavior hasn't stopped, then you're going to escalate it. >> something else we're hearing is a lot of these accused say they were consensual or they thought they were consent use relationships and that races the question of relationships in the office, are they frowned upon, should they be just banned? how should we objectively approach this kind of situation because one could say, listen, you spend the majority of your day there, it's natural you're going to meet a partner there as well. >> i think the biggest issue is a supervisor should never have a relationship with a subordinate. that shouldn't be browned upon

because it only ends two ways. it's so delicate. yes, people meet and many companies allow people to date, but you can't have that supervisor subordinate relationship. >> but some say it was a shared relationship. it was consensual. can it be that way? >> but they have power and it's very hard to separate the power. the high ter power rate, if someone's here and someone's here, it's very difficult to be able to affirmatively give consent. >> by the way, that's not your opinion, it happens to be cbs's policy as well. have to report it to management if you're having a -- >> that's exactly right. what they would do is separate the paerlts. >> do you worry about a bash lash to women? you hear men say, wow, i can't ask you out, touch you on the arm, say you look great? do you worry about that? >> i do to the extent that people are confused because not everything is harassment.

if you touch someone on the shoulder and comfort them, that's not harassment. if you continue do it and say, oh, baby, baby, that's going to be it. not everybody likes it. >> we going to have to leave it there. i wish we could come back every day. there are so many questions. you are very busy. thank you so much. >> it's been my pleasure, thank you. a special group of service dogs is helping blind runners keep a

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participating in a sanctioned long distance race. it's never been done before. >> i've run my whole life. i ran on my cross-country team in high school and as a young adult. >> reporter: panek is a ceo. he lost his sight 25 years ago and with it his independence. >> reporter: when you lost your sight, did you keep running? >> no. when i lost my sight, was too scared to run. >> reporter: as he adjusted to his blindness, he began running with a human guide, but it wasn't the same. panek still lacked tin pen accident he had. >> although many run with running clubs, at the end o the day, you're running your own race, and when you're tied to another person, it's no longer your own race. the independence isn't there. >> reporter: we caught up with

panek two years ago when he became the ceo of guide dogs for the blind. it was first suggested by former marine richard hunter who was blind and looking to get back into running. they met at the boston marathon. >> richard shouted out, i'm really curious, have you ever trained a guide dog to run. i said, i don't know. it's never been done. >> reporter: a few months and several training sessions later, a small group was run. they trained a german shepherd to aid richard with running. >> they're looking for overhead obstacles and making sure that the person who's blind like me remains safe as we're mobile. >> reporter: he formed a team of experts to train a small group of dogs, mostly labrador retrievers and german shepherds to run long distances. the dogs begin their training at 18 months old and it's an

exclusive club. out of 165 graduate dogs, only estimated 12 are considered race-ready. ben collie manages the guiding eyes program just north of new york city. he works with a small team of trainers every day on over 300 district skills that include endurance, agility, and awareness. >> reporter: how early do you know whether a dog is going to fit in with that program. >> we do an initial evaluation run and it's usually pretty obvious at that point on that run. they're willing to go faster and they enjoy the running rsh but the team's ultimate test would be a five-mail race through new york's central park, just one week before the new york city marathon. before the race he was overcome with emotion, wiping away his tears of appreciation for the dog who gave him his

independence back. once the ran began, it was like a walk in the park complete with their own cheering sentence. every two miles the duo made a precaution air pit stop giving gus a water break and getting his paws checked by a vet. despite the unforgiving weather and hoards of runners, the team finished strong. >> crossing the finish line was a special occasion for me. >> reporter: the bond between man and man's best friend grows one stride at a time. >> good job, buddy. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," don dahler. >> tom panek says it may be a few years before we see one of his dogs in the marathon. it would be relay, but good job buddy, indeed. another reason why dogs, i love them. >> especially labradors. >> man's best friend. >> it's so terrific. running is a terrific sport and

i'm glad being blind will not limit you. >> that's right. >> you can hear more of our "cbs this morning" on our podcast. you can find extended interview and podcast originals on apple's itunes and podcast apps. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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blue sky leading to sun glare for your travels, and now you have got to factor in a wind child from five to 10 degrees any kind of wind blows here today predominantly westerly wind but you can have gusts up to 25 miles an hour. so make sure that not only winter coat with you hitting the road but scarves, gloves, smart move there low to mid 40 's right through majority of the forecast and a few snow chances friday night into saturday along the shore especially and then a few flakes fly on sunday as cold gets reenforced, meisha. >> tis the season. thanks very much. we are looking outside, pennsylvania turnpike westbound take a look at this closed near bensalem take a look at all that yellow and red around this area very slow moving, kind of hard to see this picture but we have two took tar trailers involved with injuries, and a few spill so this will be ongoing, for quite sometime, plus talk about ongoing on tractor trailer clean up ramp from woodhaven road on to i-95 south still there closing ramp

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