captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, december 13th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." >> we have shown not just around the state of alabama, but we have shown the country the way, the way that we can be unified. democrat doug jones pulls out a win but roy moore refuses to recrede. the suspect in a botched new york city suicide bombing attack makes his first court appearance

today as we learn more about the 27-year-old self-described supporter of isis. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. alabama will send its first democrat to the u.s. senate in 25 years. doug jones won alabama's special senate election in a stunning upset. cbs news predicts he eeked out a win over republican roy moores w whose campaign was plagued. they now hold a 51/49 advantage in the senate. good morning, laura. >> good morning, anne-marie. jones was a victory after a strong turnout of

african-americans as well as a show of support from women and younger voters. that is the sound of doug jones supporters learning the candidate has pulled off the improbable, becoming the first democrat to win in alabama in two decades. >> alabama is at a crossroads. we have been at crossroads in the past. usually we have taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you have taken on the right road. >> reporter: when all the districts were in. jones just barely toppled embattled republican roy moore, hinting to his crowd it's close enough to warrant a recall. >> that's what we've got to do is wait on god and let this process wait out. thank you for coming tonight. it's not over.

>> while the victory is no doubt a blow, the republicans still maintain control of both house ofrs congress. their majority in the senate shrinks to 51/49. >> it wasn't that republicans crossed over and voted for a democrat. it's that they stayed home. it was a portion of their base that didn't like either candidate including their own. >> reporter: president trump who threw his support behind moore said they'll have the seat in a very short period of time. jones holds the seat through 2020. jones will not be worn into the senate immediately. that will happen after the christmas recess on january 3rd. anne-marie? >> laura podesta in washington. thank you, laura. ahead on "cbs morning news," we'll talk with former vice president joe biden, also a long-time friend of roy moore and the alabama election. now to the hillary clinton

e-mails and a possible connection between the trump campaign and russia. cbs news has received text messages between two senior fbi officials that raise questions about impartality. brook silva-braga has more. >> these are between peter szrok and lisa miller. they displayed their apparent dislike for donald trump and other comments that appear to favor clinton. in a text from 2015 strzok calls bernie sanders an idiot like trump. in 2016, god, trump is a loat loathesome human and should not be president and this is

terrifying. when these politically sensitive text messages were first revetoed. he was restricted. he now works in the h.r. department. >> they're the part of a justice department's ethics investigation. later rod rosenstein will testify where the texts are sure to trigger new calls for a special counsel as to how the hillary clinton e-mails were investigated. hill brand is one of six u.s. senators who has said the president should reseen over allegations of sexual misconduct. weijia jiang has more. >> reporter: they urged their colleagues to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct

against president trump. >> i stand here demanding accountability, a full investigation from congress when the white house will not provide its own. >> reporter: hours later house oversight chairman trey gowdy said they will not look into it. the president's accusers would disagree. >> i believe that they would find enough proof to, you know, show that he had had this misconduct and he's not fit for office. >> reporter: new york senator kerst kerstin gillibrand -- she calls him a lightweight, someone who would come to my office not so long ago and do anything for them. >> i see it as a sexist mirror. i mean that's what it is. it's part of the president's effort at name-calling and it's not going to silence me.

>> reporter: president trump also twreeted the accusations are false and the stories fabricated, adding the reason the democrats are focused on the allegations now is they have not been able to show collusion with russia during the 2016 presidential campaign. >> you guys spent months talking about them on the campaign trail, and the american people voted for this president. >> reporter: the white house has promised a list to exonerate the president. weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. north korea has yet to reply to an offer from secretary of state rex tillerson to begin direct talks with no preconditions. speaking in washington yesterday, tillerson backed away from a previous u.s. demand that the north agree to give up its nuclear arsenal before negotiations begin. tillerson called that unrealistic. the suspect in a would-be

suicide bombing took to facebook to mock president trump on his way to the attack. he and his family and friends are being questioned. he's expected in court today to face terrorist charges. meg oliver reports. >> reporter: he told investigators he was in spited by isis when planning his suicide mission. >> he allegedly selected the human casualties. >> reporter: the 27-year-old immigrant from bangladesh is charged with 25 counts. he built his crude pipe bomb about a week ago. >> like many others before him, we allege he's inspired by a group that exploits technology in an effort to spread violent ideology. >> reporter: he posted an anti-trump message on monday. during a search of his apartment, bomb making materials

were found in his passport. >> it contained one particular quote. oh, america. >> on a visa avail only to some relatives of american citizens. president trump said family visas are incompatible with national security and is calling for immigration reform. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. california fire officials say one of the firefighters running through the state was sparked by an illegal cooking fire in a homeless encampment. the skirball fires destroyed six homes. the thomas fire has destroyed more than 900 structures an at least 700 of them are homes. >> well, coming up on the "morning news" now, plugging a leak. donald trump jr. is demanding an investigation after a private

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♪ prince william and prince harry joined the cast of the new "star wars" movie last night at the european premiere in london rngs but there's no confirmation of reports that the royal siblings actually make a cameo appearance in the movie. it's fandango's toft advanced ticket sell ore f the year. it officially opened in north america on friday. on the "cbs moneywatch," the fed makes a big announcement, and new help in the opioid crisis. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. janet yellen is expected to announce her final interest rate hike this year. she was the first woman to serve as chair. fed governor jerome howell is

expected to take over in february. that would mark the third interest rate hike this year. the prospect of higher interest rates sense shares higher. the dow and s&p 500 finished at an all time high for the second time. the dow rallied 118 points, the s&p 500 ended 4 points higher, but nasdaq lost 12. boeing is facing a price against canadian plane maker bombardi bombardier. they ditched plans to buy 18 hor it jet fighters from boeing and instead will buy them from canada. aetna is waving the co-pay on the anti-overdose drug narcan. narcan is a nasal spray, which reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. in most cases it is available over the counter.

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if you're one of those drivers paying extra for premium gas -- i am one of those drivers -- apparently you're wasting your money. that's the latest report from aaa. kenneth craig has the story. >> reporter: he has never considered paying for premium gasoline. >> i have no problems with regular gas. i think it's fine. >> reporter: while he doesn't use premium, aaa says 16.5 million drivers do, and they're wasting their money. they tested regular and premium gasoline in vehicles that recommend but do not require the highest level fuel. they found premium offered only a 2.7% improvement in economy and 1.7% in economy. >> higher octane fuel is not going to actually benefit them on the road. >> reporter: cost is another consideration. at this gas station in new

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our top stories this morning. cbs news projects that democrat doug jones won the special senate election in alabama, but republican roy moore, whose campaign was plagued by allegations of sexual misconduct is not concedinconceding. it is a stunning victory for alabama. and text messages between two senior fbi officials involved in the hillary clinton e-mail investigation and the possible link between russia and the trump campaign raise questionis about impartiality. in the exchange, the two officials displayed their apparent dislike for president trump and made comments that

appear to favor clinton. graphic video from a 2016 police shooting. the officer was fired but acquitted last week of charges that he murdered daniel shaver of texas. his widow. >> people watched my husband die a horrible and inhumane death. >> listen to my instructions. >> reporter: for two years this video of daniel slahaver's last moments were sealed from the public. >> that was an execution. you had a man shot five times for what? bringing his elbow up too high? for refusing to be compliant? >> reporter: it was released last thursday.

>> i still don't understand how anybody could watch that video and say not guilty. >> what do you make of him saying he had a split second to decide what to do when he thought your husband was pulling a gun. >> i think this goes back to mesa police department's training, that this is really how they're trained. >> reporter: he had no gun but pest control devices in his hotel room. she said the hardest part was telling her daughters. she received a phone call from the school. >> she tried choking hers in the school saying she wanted to die. >> what did she say? >> she told me she wanted to be with her dad.

>> reporter: sweet says there was information not in the trial. she's filed a wrongful death civil suit and is calling on the justice department to investigate. on "cbs this morning," he is the billionaire inventor who reimagines everday items like the vacuum cleaner and the blow dryer. we'll ask james dyson about his next big project, the dyson car. and we talk with norman lear. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

breaking news this morning in philadelphia, a violent, deadly hit and run leaves one person dead, we will tell what you police say suspect did right after slamming into the victim's car. tonight ladies and gentlemen you took the right road. >> when vote is this close it is not over. >> alabama will send a democrat to the senate for first time in 25 years but as we just heard republican date roy moore says the fight is not over. whipping wind and plumet ting temperatures, baby, it is cold outside, we will tell how frigid it will feel when you step outside. it is wednesday, december 13th i'm jim donovan. aim rahel solomon. all that plus one law that prevents philadelphians from having a real christmas tree