this is the cbs morning news. today is decision day in alabama. in a special election that has the eyes of the nation both the democratic and republican candidates are calling on some big name help. >> judge moore is a good man. good -- judge moore is a righteous man. >> it's unbelievable that this guy is still in the race when people in your own party say they won't vote for you or support you, that's a dead giveaway. >> new yorkers show their resilience after an isis inspired attack. less than 24 hours after a man

detonated a pipe bomb in a pedestrian tunnel in the heart of the city subway system, the passageway has been reopened. and 16 women come together in a renewed call for action against president trump for alleged sexual misconduct. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters good to be with you. i'm anne-marie greene. the contentious campaign in the special alabama senate race is over. voters go to the polls today to choose between republican roy moore dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct and democrat doug jones. alabama hasn't elected a democratic senator in two decades but the allegations against moore have divided the republican party producing a race that appears to be too close to call. brook, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there's allegations have divided the republican party to the point that the other senator

from alabama says he wrote in someone else's name rather than vote for moore, but others in the party are pushing hard for this republican. this is an offyear election where turning out die hard supporters would normally be the whole game but this race has become something bigger. alabama will finally pick its next senator today, republican roy moore or democrat doug jones. last night both candidates held big last minute rallies head lined by some big names. moore who has been dogged by sexual misconduct towards teenagers, it was stoeve bannon urging not to let outsider es influence the election. >> moore once again denied and questions the timing of the allegations against him and asked voters to judge this former judge on his record. >> if you don't believe in my character, don't vote for me.

>> reporter: against the backdrop of anti moore protesters his challenger brought out charles barclay. >> if somebody sent you this as a movie script you would throw it in the trash. you says there's no way possible this other dude could be leading in any polls. >> jones is trying to become the first democratic senator in two decades and insists the race goes beyond traditional red/blue lines. >> it is time that we put our indecency, our state before political party. >> moore has had a slim lead in most polls but the latest two were split. one poll has moore in the lead, the other shows jones winning. the count that matters happens tonight. the balance of the senate right now republicans have a two-sloet majority there. a lot tonight that any two senators could kill any

legislation. >> thank you very much, brook. the would be suicide bomber who allegedly set off a pipe bomb in the new york city subway system told investigators that he wanted to avenge u.s. aggression against the islamic state. the subway passageway reopened this morning. officials say while akayed ullah may have been inspired by isis he never had direct conduct with the terrorist group and he acted alone. >> reporter: through the grainy lens of the surveillance video the moment of the explosion is clear to see. when the smoke cleared the alleged bomber was laid out on the ground. outside, hundreds of frightened commuters fled the chaos. inside others were locked down for nearly an hour. >> i tried to get out, but they wasn't letting us out. >> reporter: patricia felt trapped in her wheelchair. >> people were like running all over the place, so at that point

i was really scared. >> reporter: authorities say at 7:20 a.m. the terror suspect, the 27-year-old akayed ullah set off the bomb in a pedestrian tunnel just two blocks from times square. >> investigation at the scene indicates this male was wearing an improvised low tech explosive device attached to his body. he intentionally detonated that device. >> officials say the bomb was similar to a pipe bomb and was strapped to ullah using velcro and zip ties. it's believed it malfunctioned and partially exploded. two officers grabbed him and five people sustained minor injuries. new york's port authority is the r with 270,000 passengers every day. it's also the transfer station

for new york city's 6 million subway riders. the entrance is boarded up and under guard. this video shows the more than 700 foot long passageway with no emergency exit. the city is still on high alert with visible security at vulnerable soft targets. >> it's going to take everybody to have their eyes open, pay attention to what's going on. if you see something that's uncomfortable, make that phone call or talk to a cop. >> reporter: as police approached the suspect he appeared to be reaching for his cell phone and had wires hanging from his jacket and his pants. he is in custody at a nearby hospital. cbs news, new york. well, authorities have been searching ullah's home in brooklyn and a nearby rented space. police swarmed his home within hours of the explosion. sources tell cbs news ullah made the bomb himself. he came from bangladesh in 2011. he eventually became a legal

permanent resident. ullah's family released a statement saying that they are heart broken by the attack, but we also -- what we are rather outraged by the behavior of law enforcement officials during the investigation. one teenage relative was pulled out of high school classes and interrogated without a lawyer and without his parents. >> later we'll talk with john miller of the nypd. well, more than 50 female members of the house of representatives are calling for an investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct against president trump. over the years more than a dozen women have accused mr. trump of making unwanted sexual advances against them before he entered politics. three of those women reiterated their accusations yesterday. >> reporter: three women face the cameras to talk about their encounters with donald trump. >> mr. trumpz repeatedly kissed my cheeks and ultimately my lips

in an encounter that has since influenced by life. >> reporter: she met the future president 12 years old. samantha holvey was a beauty con tes tent. >> these dreams never included a man lining us all over to line us up like we were pieces of meat. >> reporter: they've told their stories before but now they're calling on congress to open an investigation into the now president's behavior. >> what is your hope in speaking out again as a group of women? >> i guess our hope is that this issue does not get swept under the rug and we go on from here. >> reporter: jessica leeds sat next to mr. trump on an airplane more than 30 years ago. >> when he started to put his hand up my skirt i managed to wrestle myself out of the seat and stood up, grabbed my purse, and went to the back of the airplane. >> reporter: hours before the news conference began the white house released a statement saying the women's claims were addressed during the campaign. >> the people of this country

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our top stories this morning, alabama voters go to the polls today to elect a new u.s. senator. both republican roy moore and democrat doug jones wrapped up what was a very contentious campaign last night. moore once again denied sexual misconduct allegations against him questioning the timing. he told voters if you don't believe in my character, don't vote for me. and surveillance video captured the moment a crude pipe bomb exploded in a passageway. it's believed the bomb only partially exploded. ullah is hospitalized. five people suffered minor injuries. authorities say he was inspired by isis but did not have any direct contact with the group. an investigation by cbs news

has uncovered a culture in which sexual assault often goes unpunished at the air force academy. more than a dozen current and former cadets said they experienced retaliation. nora o'donnell has more. >> you knew at 7 years old that you wanted to go to the air force academy. >> yeah. i wanted to be a pilate. >> emily was supposed to graduate in 2015 as a commissioned officer from the elite united states air force academy. >> i was sexually assaulted my freshman year and the sexual harassment i endured eventually made me leave. >> describe that harassment. >> my perpetrator would follow me on runs. he would tell me he urine nated on my car. he would write crude things on my car like in the fog. he would send me horrible text messages. he would stalk me. he would ask me where i was going in my little brown dress. >> was he ever rep remanded in any way? >> he was talked to by his commander about a very crude text message i received and told

that that was unbecoming of an offerser. >> whatever happened to that cad cadet. >>? he graduated. >> and what happened to you? >> i left. >> these current cadets are risking their careers by speaking to us about their sexual assaults. they requested we protect their identities. >> there's no understanding in the commanders about sexual harassment, the trauma, the effects. i was terrified of reporting because i've heard of things that happened to people. >> and it did happen to me so it's not horror stories. it's victim blaming. >> do you regret reporting the assault? >> i regret it every day. i regret it every day because of everything that came after. >> what would the air force lose if they lost you? >> someone who's passionate to be in the uniform. someone who wants to serve their

country. someone who wants to lead america's young men and women and protect our nation. that's all i wanted to do. >> and coming up only on cbs this morning, part two of the cbs news investigation into sexual assault cases at the air force academy. we'll get the academy's response. and oscar winning actors meryl streep and tom hanks join us in the stud yes to tell us all about their mover vie "the post." that's the cbs morning news for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie greene. have a great day.

>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news " this morning. >> a man is fighting for his life after hail of gunfire at a local gas station. but, this wasn't a robbery. we'll tell you what police say happened just before the gunfire. >> phonecalls, text messages, emails, the tweets, everything , from everybody out there, just means the world to me. >> oh, carson wentz thanking his fans for the outpouring of support, after his devastating injury. the message he has for the city that's showing him so much love. >> and get ready for some rain during your morning commute. this is live look from our parkway central library camera. we'll tell when you it clears, and how cold it will feel afterward. today is tuesday, december 12th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. all of that plus how philadelphia is celebrating the start of hanukkah tonight. first a check of