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captioning funded by cbs it's monday, february 12th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." president trump unveiled his trillion-dollar plan to repair and rebuild this nation's crumbling infrastructure. an explosion and fire at a substation in puerto rico, knocks out power on an island that is still recovering from hurricane maria. a sightseeing helicopter trip over the grand canyon ends in a crash killing three tourists, but four people survive. and it's game on in pyeongchang as athletes around
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the world go for gold in the winter olympics. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom in cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. president trump unveiled his 1.5 trillion dollar plan to fix this country's infrastructure. the deal relies on state and local governments to come up with most of the money, and it's unclear how the president plans to pay for the $102 billion that the federal government plans on kicking in. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are both wondering where the money for this ambitious plan will come from. while environmentalists insist the plan will have devastating effec effects. a promise reiterated a couple of weeks ago during the state of the union address. >> northern i'm calling on congress fro deuce a bill that
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generates at least $1.5 trillion for the new infrastructure investment that our country so desperately needs. >> a senior administration proposal says the proposal will have more than four objectives. stimulate $1.5 trillion in new in vestment and infrastructure, only 2.5 would come from direct and federal spending. state and local governments are expected to pony up the rest and while lawmakers on both sides of the i'll have questioned where the money is coming from, environmentalists have sounded the alarm. the center for progressive progress released a statement that says in part, quote, what trump and his team has released is not an infrastructure plan. it's a scam to line the pockets
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of corporate polluters by gutting protections for our environment. the white house announce thad on wednesday the president will host a bipartisan group from capitol hill to talk about the proposal. president trump will also release his budget plan for the coming fiscal year today. in it expect to be cuts to dozens of federal agencies. the environmental protection agency may get hit the hardest with cuts of more than 30%. the plan will also include funding for a southern border wall, veterans health, and the opioid epidemic. >> it should be interesting. also today the senate is scheduled to begin debate on immigration reform. a procedural vote is expected to get started tonight. mitch mcconnell held an unusual debate. the debate on a number of proposals including the fate of so-called dreamers is expected
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to take weeks. >> much of northern puerto rico remains without power this morning following a fire and explosion at an electric substation. it's not clear what caused yesterday's fire. the explosion knocked out two other substations. this is the latest blow to the island's dilapidated power grid. more than 400,000 still remain without power more than five months after hurricane maria. six citizens onboard a continue were british citizens. >> reporter: federal investigators will help piece together what led to a sightseeing helicopter crash in the grand canyon saturday evening. the rescue and recovery effort lasted until 2:00 in the morning sunday. >> we were hampered by severe weather conditions. we had gusts up to 60 miles an hour.
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the terrain where the crash occurred is extremely rugged. it's only accessible by aircraft, and our first responders had a 20-minute hike to get to the scene. >> reporter: the chopper was carrying a pilot and six passengers when it crash and burned in a part of arizona's grand can union 70 miles east of las vegas. a wedding photographer who happened to be nearby happened to catch this video and saw some of the survivors emerge from the wreckage. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: the helicopter belongs to one of the biggest grand canyon tour companies in the area. >> this is the first crash we know of since the 2001 incident. >> reporter: back in 2001 the tour company was involved in another helicopter crash that killed six people. that crash was found to be the
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result of pilot error. one of the flight recorders from a russian airliner that crashed sunday has been recovered. the twin engine jet took off 40 miles southeast of moscow. the jet hat plunged into a snowy field. 65 passengers were on board including children. russian aviation said all possibilities are being considered. in a home where two ohio policemen were shot and killed was well known to local officials. officers handled a 911 hang-up call saturday. there were previous calls at the townhouse outside cleveland. the officers were shot as soon as they entered the home. the suspect was shot by police. the united states picked up two more medals at the winter
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olympics in south korea. miranda and jamie anderson defended her title in know seaboard slope style. as it stands the u.s. has medaled four times, tying it with germany four places overall. norway, canada, and netherlands are 1, 2, and 3. dana jacobson is in south korea where it appears relations have taken a bit of a turn. good morning, dana. >> good morning, anne-marie. what happens when the games are over. north korean athletes are making history at the olympic games competing under one flag with the south. >> we have a peaceful spirit at the games, especially when i see
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k kim yo-jong is smiling and shaking hands. >> this government is different from the other government. they're more liberal. in a good way, they want peace very li. >> reporter: like those born here, he lived in the security and threat. the north is yonlds the blue buildings. as far as daily life goes, the threat of north korea just isn't a part of it. >> i think for korean people don't have a choice. this is where they live. >> i know people outside of korea is worried but honestly nobody talks about it in everyday conversation. >> reporter: at the olympics there have been daily protests against th
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unification. >> unification must happen at this i really hope that it will happen. >> i actually see long-term project. it's notes like we're going to unify theount tomorrow. maybe it's even 100 years now it's a korea unified in dana jac dana jacobson,kore it's also the unified korean hockey team switzerland over the weekend. kim jong-un's sister has made a she used her olympic appearance here invite korean president moon jae-in there. >> ahead, first on "cbs this morning," a former olympic swimmer says she was sexually
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our top stories this morning. trump unveils his 1.5 trillion dollar plan to overhaul the nation's infrastructure. state and local governments are expected to pay for most of the work with the federal government kicking in $200 billion. officials say that could come from cuts in existing programs. and three british tourists were killed when their sightseeing helicopter slammed into the side of the grand canyon. three other tourists and the pilot survived. it's unclear what caused the crash on saturday. last week tesla launched a space probe into space.
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as manuel bojorquez reports, 21st century space race is kicking into high gear. >> reporter: it included a breathtaking image of tesla anding a mannequin touring the earth. it was also a shot across the bow to the competition. >> it's going to encourage other countries to raise their sights and say, hey, we can do it bigger and better, which is great. we want a great space race. >> reporter: the rocket landing back on earth wasn't just for them. blue origin is one of several companies targeting space. it's looking at cuttingosts by developing rockets for reuse.
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it willmore powerful than the falcon heavy and more expensive. >> this is regaining a commanding lead. >> reporter: secretary of a me of the national space council, was at the space launch. >> what happens if elon muffing can prove he can do it, one, sooner, and o two, cheaper? >> reporter: the key question says cbs space analyst bill harwood says can these be safe. >> when you do things differently like nasa would do it one way and even sure safety by doing it their way. >> a lot of old-timers around nasa and the space industry are very nervous about the way of doing business with lessover sight. can the new rockets be as safe as the old ones? that's an open question. >> reporter: both spacex a v
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contracts. that could happen latz this year and would mark the first time humans have launched from u.s. soil since the space shuttle was retired in 2011. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, kennedy space center. on "cbs this morning," two sisters sharing a unique version of the olympic dream. one place, hockey, for team usa, and the other for south korea. and in the sears "american voices," we'll meet with mayor michael tubbs who has been dealing with creative plans to deal with poverty and violent crime. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. i'm anne-marie green. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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