have a great day . . >> good morning. it is tuesday, december 22nd, 2015. heavy snow and rain drench the mid-west. millions others enjoy record warmth. what is causing this crazy weather. donald trump takes on hillary clinton the lewd language on the campaign trail we never heard before. >> amazon gifts to procrastinators. we begin with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> there's a lot of snow. >> oh my gosh, people out here don't know what they're doing, man. >> a powerful winter storm slams the west.

day of winter, rain, flash floods and snow. high temperatures across the eastern u.s. >> what's it like in december typically delivering the mail in. >> it's hard work. >> reporter: hell no, hillary clinton out of it. she will not tell trump she is sorry. >> hillary clinton went after donald trump in personal terms. >> she was going to beat obama. she was favored to win. she got, she lost. >> reporter: a driver is accused of motion down dozens of people. she said she was stressed out living in her car. >> reporter: orlando seaworld sky tower, refused to come down for three hours. >> investigators on more cases of e. coli linked to chipotle, five six in kansas and oklahoma. >> at the we'll a 13-year-old boy, riding shotgun, his 8-year-old sister. >> all that --

>> matt stafford on fire. >> and the lions clinch the victory. >> president obama had a great day in hawaii hitting the links. and all that matters. >> lindsey graham left the race. >> x, x. >> this is not a game, folks. >> on "cbs this morning." >> major space travel milestone, a major rocket booster returned to land vertically for the first time. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by tobacco. let's go places. >> welcome to "cbs this morning." anthony mason is here with us. good to see you guys. >> great to be here. >> we're going to start with the weather. wild winter weather is affecting

in the east, millions face rain, unseasonably mild temperatures. in the west, storms are slamming washington, oregon and california. >> the snow is complicating mountain pass, several inches fell overnight in northern california and there are flood watches as rain drenchs the low lands, john blackstone is in mill valley, california, north of san francisco. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, well, for much of the country is having a somewhat mild winter, it's not happening here in northern california or much of the west t. mountain that sees this stream has received seven inches of rain, in fact, more than seven inches of rain since sunday. up in the portland area, they're having the wettest winter on record. mountains in the west are pull emed with snow. certainly, the winter is roaring in the west. powerful storm system making its

dangerously winding snow, rain, and violent winds. strong enough to knock down power lines. bad. >> several drivers were left stuck and stranded southeast of seattle when portions of snow. exit. but if we would have known this, we would have turned around and went back. >> he used his truck to help drivers stuck on the side of the road. >> you don't have a guy like me that comes along, you will sit there for hours and hours an hours. if i can help you out, why not? >> the threat of an avalanche forced emergency crews to suspend the search for a skier who disappeared over the week. in oregon, win gusts of 55 miles an hour toppled trees, crushing cars, and crashing into homes. >> i heard the loud boom and then the whole house looked like it was on a trampoline, it almost bounced. >> the winds were strong enough

road. more than 35,000 people in the portland area were without power. up in the sierra nevada, there was no snow, last winter, we have feet of snow already this winter. anita. >> john, thank you. it's also raining east of the mississippi, but the temperatures are out of whack. they will be in the 50s and 60s today from the mid-west to the northeast. it's going to get even warmer. in central park it could be in the '70s on christmas eve. good morning. >> good morning, i know, i can't believe we are talking 70s on christmas morning right now, not wearing any hat, any gloves t. temperatures right now 50 degrees here at central park. you could almost call it an extended heat wave for the winter, having many people here in the northeast pleasantly surprised. >> it's slightly incredible.

was beautiful enough for waders to watch in the park. in a city planned by 7 feet of lake effect snow last year, temperatures this week are more likely to inspire walks on the beach. >> looking at buffalo on wednesday, up to 61 degrees, many record highs set in the great lakes, the ohio valley the focus on christmas eve moves to the northeast, numerous record highs, talking 66 and 70s, the warmest christmas eve anywhere alive seen in that area. >> more than 2600 record high temperatures have been tied or broken across the lower 48 states this month, in washington, d.c., cherry blossoms arrive ahead of schedule. christmas shoppers wore coats. >> i'm not complaining, it's not snowing right now. it doesn't feel reich christmas yet. >> nowhere is this tale of two

can't keep the fake snow from melting. while in colorado, the real snow just keeps coming. skiers there are enjoying being on the edge of a much larger cold weather ban, stretching from park city up to spokane. >> this is the tale of west versus east. is it possible the stormy conditions will come east. >> reporter: and meteorologists say the el nino factor is the main reason behind this unseasonably warm, beautiful weather. anthony.

in the presidential race, . he dismissed the killing of journalists. >> i would never kill them. i would never do that. ah, let's see, no, i wouldn't. i would never kill them. but i do hate them. >> reporter: clinton's spokesperson says it thrusts true. >> donald trump is playing into

groups. >> reporter: marco rubio and rivals kep the focus on clinton. lub rubio comes closing to tying clinton. clinton and senator texas ted cruz are tied at 44%. these new numbers come a day after lindsey graham, a candidate who numbers didn't register, dropped out of the race, winnowing the field to 13. >> the political columnist nor yahoo news, matt, good morning. >> hey, norah. >> nice to see you. you heard trump called increasingly obnoxious. is this a new low? >> i don't even, we get a new low every week when donald trump is on. the first sketle born president, too. you know, donald trump is one thing that spans his career, spans real estate, television, politics. he knows how to keep the

thing that gets us talking about him. it's the reason he has the dominance and has been polling as high as he has. i don't know if that holds up through the voting. that's what he's great at. >> do you think it's interesting the president addressed this in that npr interview saying donald trump is exploiting the fears of blue collar men, in particular? matt. >> yeah, i'm sorry. i thought you were playing a clip there. i was a little confused. the president said, this is i think the president feels the need to address it in a sense because it has been a dominant factor that we've talked about in the race. and it's a population of the electorate that's been clearly cling e strengthened. you know, this goes back for decades if conservative politics. i covered ross perot, you remember that.

there is a dissatisfied piece of the electorate. it goes back as far as george wallace. it has been activated and strengthened and he speaks to that part of the electorate. he manipulates those emotions in a way few office holders the last couple decades have been willing to do. >> matt, were you surprised jeb bush who has been critical came to his defense on this issue of him providing fodder for isis? you know, anthony, it's an interesting calculation. he wants to clash with trump. at the same time he wants to show conservative vote, he is tough enough and willing to go after hillary clinton. because that's a big issue right now for conservative voters. they tend to nominate. they want to know who will take a tour in a strong and confrontational way. i think he had to make that calculation there. it's late for him to turn things around.

the last weeks attacking trump in a way that speaks to the broader republican electorate. the voters who aren't trump voters. probably what he should have been three or four months ago. >> interesting research. we appreciate your time. >> any time. >> there is fierce fighting in southern afghanistan this morning in a province where thousands of americans once fought the taliban. since sunday, seven americans have been killed in other parts of the country. we now know the identities of two of the victims. margaret brennan is at the pentagon with the dangers americans still face in afghanistan. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, the deaths of these american, six service men and one u.s. aid worker are a stark reminder that the war in afghanistan is still raging, long after president obama's declaration that the u.s. combat mission has ended. >> it was just too hard. >> reporter: it was the call that this family never wanted to get. >> i said let me know what is

i'm really sorry ogive you the bad news, your daughter's shot. >> reporter: they inform him that his daughter lisa, a 35-year-old, u.s. aid worker, warms shot from behind on sunday by a neighbor that afghan authorities say has ties to terrorists. >> it's not a safe place. this last time my dad, he, everyone was against her going. >> reporter: lisa's sister, said the former u.s. army researcher spent the past three years of her life in kabul, helping needy women and children. >> she wanted to go back. she needed to go back. she wanted to help people. that was her may have been goal. >> reporter: another fatal attack happened north of kabul when a suicide bomber drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into a group of u.s. and afghan forces on control. the taliban took credit for the ambush, which happened near bagram airfield the largest remaining military pace if

one of six americans killed from the new york police department. detective joseph lentz. the pentagon recently warned isis and taliban insurgents have gained ground since the drawdown of international forces last year. national security analyst michael o'hanlan just returned. >> we have a hundred thousand fewer armed forces on patrol. >> three other americans were also injured in the blast. anthony this deepening violence is why president obama reversed course and recently decided to leave 98 countries u.s. troops in afghanistan next year to confront the taliban and isis. >> thank you, margaret. a texas grand jury refused to indict sheriffs officials or jailers for the jailhouse death

the woman was found dead in her jail cell after being arrested. the family says she didn't hang herself. the traffic stop turned into a confrontation. they will decide if the state trooper should be charged in that arrest. the oregon woman who police say deliberately drove her car on to a sidewalk, she killed one person and hurt nearly 40 more. she faces a murder charge. holloway told police she was stressed after security guards chased her from multiple parking lots. police say she was living in her car with her 3-year-old daughter. so far, there is no indication the case is linked to terrorism. spacex launched a rocket last night from cape canaveral to deploy satellites. for the first time, the boosters landed safe le on the ground after liftoff. what this means for the future of space exploration. good morning. >> good morning, you pay call it a high flying, high-tech cost

because getting its new and improved falcon 9 rocket back to earth means that spacex can use it again, saving the company millions of dollars. the successful launch of the new falcon 9 rocket was the first obstacle for spacex to overcome. after lifting off, it put 11 satellites into space, the big challenge was getting the first stage booster back to earth in one piece. >> spacex is now clear to resume spacex cargo delivery flight put on hold since a spectacular failure last june. >> reporter: that wasn't the company's only failure. who previous attempts landed in disaster, including this one in april. but that didn't deter the founder of spacex, elon musk, tweeted this photo of the falcon's launch and reentry space trails with the caption,

besos, founder of amazon and rocket company blue origin added welcome to the club. >> and liftoff. >> amazon founder jeff besos successfully recovered the rocket used to launch one of his spacecraft earlier this fall. that rocket was only going to suborbital altitude, than the falcon 9 experience going into orbit. >> reporter: but to be successful, spacex needs to be profitable. which includes being able to reuse those $66 million rockets. >> pulling off this landing was a major achievement. perhaps a historic achievement. it could be the first step towards dramatically lowering launch costs. >> musk says this is the tester. it will be studied and inspected to see how it weathered the launch and landing. spacex hopes to actually reuse the rocks next year. >> anna, thanks,. one of pro-football's most

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children. today the former walmart truck driver accused in the tracy morgan crash tries to get his charges dismissed. morgan was injured and another man killed when the vehicle was rear ended last year. last month, the federal safety board attributed the crash to driver fatigue. and now to john elliott with the warm forecast. very mild. clouds in the city and rain in the area. the observation at the park right now, 55. talk about spring-like, 61 the anticipated high for today. and that's the normal high for the 18th of april. but we're dealing with wet weather, some heavier rain, sullivan, ulster, duchess and rockland and sussex, lighter rain but it's going to be on again off again showers. this batch will fill in for parts of the area and then a break and then wait for more rain on wednesday. and another feature you need to be mindful of, starting tonight

tomorrow, widespread dense fog, that part of some warm air that takes over. and we see the record highs on christmas eve, and saying mild on friday. >> all right. thank you so much. we're back with another update in about 25 minutes. "cbs this morning" after this commercial. tt2waty#`*4 p bt@q4 8 tt2waty#`*4 p "a@q$,\ tt2waty#`*4 p bm@q/'p tt4waty#`*4 r dztq 4* tt4waty#`*4 r entq d.@ tt4waty#`*4 r gzt& ])8 tt4waty#`*4 r hnt& m't tt4waty#`*4 r iztq 'n, tt4waty#`*4 r jntq 5>l tt4waty#`*4 r lzt& -s0 piano music. wow.

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not bad at all. looks like president obama has been working on his short game t. president made a nearly 40-foot chip enjoying a round of golf with friends at a country club, he's on holidays. it's a good shot. you feel food when you hit one of those. >> it's good to have someone recording in your life. >> you know, they don't let usually the pool shoot every hole. so it was a nice combination of getting the shot of the camera scene there at the same time. welcome back to "cbs this morning". the world famous lottery nicknamed the fat one, nearly $2.5 billion is up for grabs in spain. how tens of millions of people dropped everything to get in on today's drawing.

search for ethan couch. police believe the texan teenager could be on the run with his mother. ahead, investigators reveal what they think is the key to finding the pair. >> some of this morning's headlines, the "new york times" looks at missouri as a case study on how relaxed gun laws could impact gun violence. in 2007, the missouri repeal laws require background checks at a sheriffs office. the first six after the gun homicide rate increased 16%. during the same period, the national rate declined 11%. missouri's move supporters say bookgrounds checks are just as thorough. michigan has a update on children in flint who had a rise in blood lead levels. more evidence linking it to the city's use of the flint river and drinking water. it found children with elevated lead levels nearly doubled to 5% after the city began using river

usa today reports on a sec e. coli outbreak linked to chipotle restaurants. five people fell ill in kansas and oklahoma last month. experts aren't sure if it's linked to the nine states that sickened 53 people. 46 ate at chipotle. earlier this month, 141 students got sick. the detroit free press reports, ford and google could be planning a joint chen venture to build self driving cars. ford has been ramping up its driverless technology. last week we showed you the auto maker will begin tests on california streets next year. google has been testing a car in california since 2009. they said their goal is to get one on the market in five years. this could speed up their research. the washington post reports chelsea clinton is expecting her second child. the 35-year-old posted a picture of her daughter charlotte and wrote next summer charlotte will have a big sister. feeling grateful and blessed

her children tweeted back. it's interesting all this happens in 2002s now. they didn't tell her directly. >> the announcement. oh, back and forth, yeah. new developments in the search for a missing tex teen, marshals are looking for 18-year-old ethan couch who vanished this month. he's on probation after killing four people in a drunk driving crash. we are at the tarrant county courthouse if ft. worth with the latest clues. opar, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the tarrant county district attorney says they're follow up on hundreds of leads from across the country. couch hasn't been heard from in weeks sense he last checked in with his probation officer. now the mother has been added to the database amid this expanding investigation. lokting this 2011 black ford pickup could be the key to finding etan couch. tarrant county authorities say the truck belongs to couch's mother tawnya.

may be on the run together. tarrant county sheriff dee anderson. >> there is a possibility that she or they may be in that truck. we don't know that for a fact. >> over the week, a family member listed the 48-year-old as a missing person. authorities haven't listed her as a suspect in the investigation. >> i think they would have to have specific evidence that she is intentionally hindering his apprehension. >> luke williams is a criminal defense attorney in ft. worth. >> that could be a number of things, from hiding him, from purchasing tickets or physically transporting him. >> reporter: earlier this month, video emoernlged online that appears to show the 18-year-old couch at a party with drinking, probably possibly violating his probation a. few days later, he disappears. >> i think once that video was made public, they felt he was very likely going to be at some point locked up. >> a texas judge sentenced couch to ten years of probation after he killed four people in a 2013

his defense argued that couch, who was 16 at the time, suffered from a controversial condition called affluenza and blamed his irresponsible behavior on his wealthy privileged upbringing. now authorities say, it's time for him to face the consequences of his actions. >> turn yourself in. >> it would be the easiest thing on him. we're not going to quit looking for him. it's going to be. >> reporter: the fbi is also involved in the investigation. the u.s. marshals are now offering a $5,000 reward for tips that lead to an arrest. the law firm that represents coup told "cbs news" on monday, they still have not heard from their client. anthony. >> omar, thanks,. christmas arrived early for very lucky people in spain. millions watched lottery ball spinning in what's called the world biggest lottery t. winners will split about $2.5 billion.

back more than 200 years. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, post-sunts countries have their rituals, trees, presents, maybe a religious service somewhere. in spain, though, it's all about your luck. hypnotic. spanish school kids sing out the numbers on lottery balls as they come out of the jingle bells, but in spain, it's the sound of christmas. and the whole country seems entranced. some dressed up for the occasion. the man says he has been waiting to get into the draw since 3:00 in the morning. el gordo, the fat one, is the world's richest lottery, even if the winning ticket isn't the biggest. it will get you 400,000 euros, ability $440,000. this is a democratic lottery

of which was won by somebody in madrid's reale opera house this morning. the total prize money up for dprabs is over 2 billion euros. a single ticket costs about $25 bucks. it seems everybody is a part of a multibuy syndicate that lowers the odds a little. long lines form on lottery eve in a last minute rush to be a part of the action. if recent years, spain's economic stagnation and massive unemployment has turned the lottery into a ray of financial hope. usually, of course, false hope. this year the economy is seemingly on the monday, but nothing says recovery like winning the lottery and with the country now stuck in political limbo, the recent elections produced no clear winner here the lottery at least does provide an outcome as this woman says, whoever wins the election won't lift me out of poverty,

and here are some fund facts. the el gardo lottery has been going since 1812 and hasn't missed a year since. 25 i 75% of adult spaniards buy a share of tickets. a lot sold if a small town in the pyranese called luck. >> three out of four hit the lottery. >> amazing. that keeps people participateingparticipating. >> mark, thank you so much. how does this sound for a help wanted ad? commercial pilots needed, experience not required. ahead, how one major airline is experimenting. hey, if you are headed off to work. set your dvr. any time, you won't want to miss our look inside amazon's

an early christmas advise for oklahoma mom who thought she'd spend the holidays without her son, a marine away for training. at this restaurant near oklahoma city, he surprised his mother who jumped up to give her favorite marine a long, long hug. that's a great christmas. >> that's a very great christmas. i never get sick of seeing those. they find creative ways to do it. >> some 18,000 airline pilots will reach the mandatory retirement age, finding replacements is becoming a huge challenge. after the deadly 2009 crash of a commuter train near buffalo, new york, congress raised the requirements to fly, increasing the training costs to more than $100,000 per pilot. kris van cleave shows us how one major airline is enjoying a controversial solution. >> mainly they keep the airplane, keep it flying like this. >> reporter: usually when someone makes it into the

multi-million dollar flight simulators, he or she is already a seasoned pilot. or the occasional report. >> this looks good. >> we're not off the ground yet. >> reporter: that is about to change as the airline is experimenting with hiring pilots. calling the program growthway 7 jet blue will soon accept 24 people with little or no aviation experience and train them to be a co-pilot by 2020. >> it doesn't matter how many hours pilot's time you have or thousands or thousands or a few, the standards are the same. you have to meet the proficiency standards to be qualified and have the faa certification certificate. >> reporter: we visited the jet blue training center this year, security in training warren christy. >> it's a scientific method we use to train. we check a lot of data on pilot training performance, along with our other groups so we know where additional emphasis is required.

these pilots will meet the minimum 1,500 satellite hours and going through an unprecedented level of screening. >> it's also like a strem training. it will attract young people into a profession possibly they have not considered before. getting them when they're just starting in the flying program i think is a good idea. >> and comes at a time when smaller airlines are already having enough trouble finding enough pilots. an aviation could you tellant and faa -- consultant, and official. is it necessary, is this pilot shortage a real deal? >> there has been a reduction in the number of young people getting into flying. there are tremendous amount of people retiring from flying at the same time. so it's kind of losing it on both end a little bit. so we need to find more innovative ways to get young people involved. >> reporter: the regional airline association, which represents smaller carriers, is hoping to create a faster path to the cockpit. each proposal calls for a program to train pilots saying

substantial enhancements that reach a higher level of safety than current flight training pathways and offers a meaningful and quantifiable measure of experience for pilot training. the airline pilots association is expressing concern saying the current project should not be used to undermine the current faa regulations that ensures safety is paramount for "cbs this morning," kris van cleave, washington. >> i wonder if the airlines will let you know when you get a newly trained pilot? >> i guess not. >> guess who you are flying with. amazon fulfillment center, we went there to see how last minute shoppers can get their gifts delivered in just one hour. that's only on "cbs this morning". the force is strong with this christmas display.

about this light show and what deadline, deadlines and now this. rain in the area, heavier rain through warren county now to the west, you get a sense of that. around the area, on again off again showers. could be heavy at times. wet and mild. and a little bit wild today. 61 is 20 degrees above norral. just jump ahead to tonight and run the models. forecasting visibility as low as less than .10 into the first

so leave extra time. >> that's a light show. this home in tracy, california has about 70,000 lights dancing to the music of "star wars." it's the homeowners third year, it raises money for a homeless shelter. who do the neighbors think about it? homeowners say they're all good sports. he makes sure they don't shine in their windows. he runs it on weekends shutting down by 9:00 p.m. >> incredible. you can probably see from space. it's so bright. >> can you think of kids trying to do home in that cause?

>> the new "star wars" "the force awakens" ahead the secrets

. good morning. 22nd. record warmth today. recordth for christmas day and christmas over. the nypd is mourning the death of a nypd detective. he was also a staff sergeant in the air national guard. he was among six american service members killed in a bombing yesterday in afghanistan. he leaves behind a wife and two children. new this morning, a gunman opens fire in the bronx striking a man. police released this video of the shooting. investigators say just before noon yesterday, the man entered the supermarket on southern boulevard and shot a 21-year- old man three times in the torso. the victim was rushed to the local hospital there where he is currently listed in stable condition. a scare in yonkers as a

building and starts leaking fuel. it happened last night. the truck crashed into the building. the building was evacuated and the driver had to be extricated. he apparently had a medical problem before the crash. he is in the hospital under observation. and now john elliott with the forecast. >> dealing with some variety this morning. clouds in the city and up to 56. winds south, that will continue to bring in the mild temperatures. heavier rain through warren, sussex, orange, putnam, duchess, sullivan, ulster county, a few breaks. you get a sense of that. this holds tonight, south jersey you will see rain and pushes from west to east. on-again, off-again rain during the course of the day today. the wind out of the south, southwest brings in mild conditions. tomorrow, better chance for widespread coverage and another round of heavy rain. don't forget the dense fog in the morning and the mild surge peak on christmas eve with a

smashing the old record of 63. still very mild for economist christmas day. >> incredible. thank you so much. i'm chris wragge. back with another local update in about 25 minutes.

this. >> good morning. it is tuesday, december 22nd, 2015. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more news ahead, including the help for the last minute shoppers. only on "cbs this morning," amazon's delivery service that can bring you a gift in an hour. first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. >> while much of the country is having a mild winter, it's not happening here in northern california or much of the west. >> you can almost call it an extended heat wave, having many people here in the northeast pleasantly surprised. >> donald trump would like republicans to imagine in going toe-to-toe with hillary clinton. >> i know where she went. disgusting. i don't want to talk about it. too disgusting. don't say it is isn't disgusting. >> the deaths of these americans are a stark reminder that the

>> getting its new and improved falcon 9 rocket back to earth means that spacex can use it again, saving the company millions of dollars. >> couch hasn't been heard from in weeks. now the teenager's mother has been added to the missing person's database. >> el gordo lottery has been going since 1812 and hasn't missed a year since. 'tis the season for crying kids on santa's lap. [ music playing ] [ music playing ] >> i'm for ra o'donnell. charlie and gayle are enjoying time off. millions of people face a severe weather threat from a powerful storm system in the west. it is a dangerous mix of blinding storm, rain, violent

down power lines, outside a part of interstate 90 monday, stranding dozens of drivers. in oregon, wind gusts up to 55 miles an hour knocked over tree, smashing cars and crashing into homes, the winds were strong enough to blow a tractor-trailer off the road. the rest of the country, the temperature is the story. christmas week will be incredibly warm in the east. today's forecast high is 63 in new york. it's 21 degrees above average. it's 16 degrees warmer tan normal if dallas and 11 degrees warmer in chicago. >> the presidential race is heating up with donald trump lashing out at hillary clinton with a word, we can't say on tv. the republican front runner also demanded an apology monday for clinton's comments that terrorists were using his words about muslims as a recruitment tool. clinton's campaign spokesman says hillary clinton will not be

correctly pointing out his rallies interest terrorists. >> he poked fun at clinton returning late from a bathroom break during saturday's debate and using language we've never heard on the stump, trump described her 2008 presidential loss with a vulgar yiddish term. >> everything that's been involved in hillary has been loss, even a race to obama, she was going to beat obama. she was favored to win and she got [ bleep ] she lost. i'm watching the debate. she disappeared. where did she go? i know where she went. it's disguting. i don't want to talk about it. no, it's too disgusting. don't say it. it's disguting. donald trump is on video and isis is using him on the video to recruit. and it turned out to be a lie. she's a liar. love to run against trump. of course, that's what they want

i mean, ask bush if he enjoys rung against her. seriously. we have people running this country who are stupid. i went to an ivy league school. i'm highly educated want i went to the best business school, wharton, some people said, i vocabulary vocabulary, honestly, how can i describe our leaders better than the word stupid? >> trump missed his rivals who criticized him for praiseing vladimir putin. the candidate said, wouldn't it be better if we got along? >> if you still need to finish your holiday shopping, amazon prime customers in several cities can order holiday essentials and get them within hours. we are inside an amazon fulfillment center as the retail sclooin giant hopes to create

access you will see only on "cbs this morning." demarco, good morning, welcome to the cbs family. >> thank you very much. it's good to be here. good morning to you as well. the first time amazon says its prime commerce, those who pay a $99 a year shipping fees and access to amazon streaming services can now say good-bye to the standard shipping models of the past. well, holiday shoppers on 34th street dart if and out of retail stores, five floors above, they bring yule tide joy. using an app, shoppers can choose from over 4,000 items, amazon promises, gifts until the clock strikes midnight. we're talking about one hour, two hour delivery. how does this change a retailer like amazon and also the competition? >> it changes the game for customers, getting stuff

it changes the game for our company, too. we're adding more shopping days to the season. >> urban fulfillment center, places like san francisco, houston, miami and atlanta are purposely centrally located. >> there is no way to get things to people in an hour if we city. processed. the bag is handed off to a delivery associate. customers willing to shell out an extra $8 to have the order in an hour. those willing to wait two hours, the service is free. here in new york, deliveries are done by subway, bike or on foot. bloomberg reporter says the prime now app marks amazon's latest attempt to gain an upper hand on the competition. >> most of amazon's competitors, you are looking at five to seven days shipping. amazon is always one to two steps ahead. >> you call it procrastinator's dreams, is that a signal to wait until the last minute to get

>> well, we like to serve customer's needs, we don't judge. >> they will work from 6:00 a.m. on christmas eve, despite his family's wishes. >> i told him. i will do work, get off when i can, i will see them when i get home. >> the pressure to get there any time. >> on any given window, can you do four, five deliveries. >> well, not at all. that's a traditional holiday colors cooperate with a holiday cheer. >> all right. you can see the workers right now doing their jobs, they get here at 6:00 in the morning. up until the last minute again on christmas eve. in case you are wondering, what happens if i order something, it's sold out. that's impossible. the app only shows what's available. for now, we send it back to you. >> that's what i call the desperation delivery service. >> yes. we have plenty of time. right? >> you yield the fedex logo,

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cardiac arrest, long thought to be a deadly condition that strikes without warning isn't so sudden e sudden? it shows many patients miss or ignore the early warning signs, sometimes weeks earlier. the survival rate is less than 7% but with medical intervention that rate jumps to 32%. tara, good morning. >> good morning. >> 350,000 people die because of this. what did it find? >> the prognosis is dismal, less than 10% survival. it strikes people in the prime of their life around the age of 65. when they recover, many are left with neurological damage. in this study. what researchers did is find there may be key windows of intervention prior to the actual arrest. they look to 839 patients who

got information about the four weeks preceding the arrest. they in fact found about 51% had at least one symptom prior to the cardiac arrest. 96, 80% had symptoms at least an hour or greater before the arrest and over 90% had symptoms within the 24 hours preceding the arrest. unfortunately, only 12% sought their sim symptoms. >> symptoms? >> they were shortness of breath, in 18%, some non-specifics sim thomas, abdominal, nausea, back pain, flu-like symptoms, and passing out or palpitations? how is sudden cardiac arrest different than a heart attack? >> a heart attack is a circulation problem, the arteries get blocked. >> that causes death of the heart muscle tissue or cells.

survive heart attacks, sudden cardiac arrest is an electrical malfunction of the heart. it stops beating. >> that shuts down the pumping function, no blood is going anywhere, to the brain, to the vital organs, so you lose your pulse, you lows conscious inside, you die relatively quickly unless you receive cpr or defibrillation. >> if you recognize have you these symptoms what can you do? >> the most important thing is not to minimize or ignore pain or shortness of breath or coronary factors, if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, those need kept in check. >> are those different? >> pen are two to three more times to have cardiac arrest. in this study, both men and women reported the same frequency. symptoms differ, though, men tended to have more chest pain, women tend to have more

>> listen to your body. >> absolutely. >> those people that call ems, 32% were likely to survive as a posed to %. so early intervention is key. >> really important. all right. thank you so much. a break through in iceland could transform the green energy industry. how one idea could help other countries develop clean and vehicle power. you are watching "cbs this morning." the lindor truffle ...from the lindt master chocolatiers. a hard outer shell with a smooth center. welcome to the best time of your day. unwrap. unwind. experience... the melt. only the lindor truffle. for the holidays, experience our meltingly-smooth lindor white chocolate peppermint truffles. from the lindt master chocolatiers.

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>> the country of iceland is becoming a little greener, they tout they have 100% renewable energy. they scientists are tapping into another resource. we pet young icelandic engineers taking advantage of how the wind blows. >> reporter: iceland is known for its question is othermal power which pulse energy from hot water reserves under ground. it's so clean, hundreds of thousands of people bathe in the thermal baths. iceland runs on 100% renewable energy, from hydro power, as windy as this country is, wind power surprisingly hasn't been tapped na.

work is under way on a new renewable energy concept. >> it's really simple. simple instruction. the more simple the fit the longer it lasts. >> simplicity entrepreneur anders explains is the key to wind power here. iceland is so windy, traditional turbines can spin out of control. he developed the cw 1,000 t. science lies in the precisely eng feared blades. >> this has taken a vertical axis. the wind comes in, let's say it's coming in from over here, this place tooks place over here, well the place on the opposite side is actually going against the wind. >> the end result is a tur bone that can slow itself down without needing expensive and fragile mechanical break, which often fail in tra girl turbines

denmark. >> so there is such a thing as too fast. >> oh, yes, the spin of really high voltages and that can damage this. >> he created the company ice wind if 2012 has been timpging with the design for years. from earlier versions like this one in 2007 to today's more refined model. and his product is so unique, he and his business parters placed 2nd on a national reality show pitting inventors against each other. >> is there wind energy in iceland? >> yes, we expect the winds to increase. >> he says with iceland's natural energy authority said even if the island is 100% sustainable, there is new forms of cheap green energy. >> why are there so many inventors here, specifically dealing with renewable energy?

the culture, two years back, people have to rethink. i think it strings a lot of good ideas. most ideas are gaining momentum now. it's a small process that are becoming something large. >> thinking big is something he hopes to do when he exports his green energy to the european market in the fear future. >> is iceland the ultimate test for the durability of a wind turbine? >> yes, i would say so. >> why done you come here, put it up and see how it goes. >> that's brilliant. we need more types of that energy. >> they're so sculpt churral. they're riveting. >> "star wars," "the force awakens" bridges a generation gap. the cultural impact from cinema

that's ahead after your local morning. it is 8:25 on this tuesday morning. i'm mary calvi. and new this morning, smoke and massive flames rip through a newly constructed home in new jersey. the fire started just after 2:00 this morning on 16 hot brook lane. you can see fire shooting out of the roof and windows of the home. nearly half a dozen departments helped get it under control after about two hours. no one was hurt. the new homeowners were set to move in in about two weeks. the cause of the fire is under investigation. the nypd is mourning the death of a bronx detective killed in afghanistan. joseph lemm was also a staff sergeant in the air national guard. he was among six american service members killed in yesterday's bombing. he was a 15 year veteran of the nypd. he lived in westchester county. he leaves behind a wife and two children.

the latest target a bay ring leaders r us. police say he followed a woman arriving for work yesterday and pushed his way in and con fronted another worker and also a woman and then pulled a gun and forced them into a back office. and one woman was handcuffed and he ordered the other to open the safe and then put her in handcuffs. police say the same man has pulled more than a dozen hold- ups since august. >> all of our patrol car, bso, they're all out there during openings and closings. >> police say the robber usually wears a black ski-type mask and appears to target female store employees. it's 8:26. let's turn it over to john elliott with the forecast. >> thank you. hi everybody. in the city right now, waiting for the rain. we have clouds and 56 in the park. that mild south wind at 6 miles per hour. and now more rain though through somerset county, flirting with staten island.

orange, sullivan, ulster, duchess county. on and off during the course of the day. this weakens and this will fill in and to the south shore. it's going to be on-again, off-again. models again, the scattered nature, by the afternoon commute, part of the area seeing a break which will be nice. and tomorrow morning relatively dry but don't forget, that's when we see dense fog before a big push of warm air ushering in a better chance for more heavy rain and more of the area wednesday afternoon. and then we see that finally give way. we're going to be dealing with the warm temperatures because of that push of warm air peaking on thursday and staying in the 60s christmas day. >> thank you so much. we're back with another local update in 25 minutes. "cbs this morning" returns in a moment. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees.

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>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." in this half hour, 2015, juices, homemade smooth thinks. what are the wellness trends? the team behind well and good is in our green room to reveal this year's pick. smashing barriers, meet a one-handed football star proving himself play after play. see what happens when we take him to meet an nfl star known for his own one-handed catches. that's ahead. right now, the time to show you headlines from around the globe. the washington post reports, comedians and cards getting coffee. picking up president obama at the white house. >> white house. >> yes, may i seek with the

smr speaking. >> the president and seinfeld take turns driving a fine 63 corvette stingray on the south lawn road. president obama says seinfeld is one of his favorite comedians. the episode will be released december 30th. emma watson played the young hermine in the movies. they said she was brown eyes, frizzy hair and clever, white skin was never specified. >> and the "wall street journal" reports on walt disney stock fallig, despite the record breaking success of its new "star wars" se question him. shares traded lower after the opening of "the force awakens" disney closed down 1%. investors are worried about cord

we showed you yesterday how the movie raked in more than a half a billion world wide this weekend. ioened the box office, michelle miller looks at how the cultural phenomenon is bringing this planet together. she's outside a theater in new york city. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, well, the demand for this film is so big the first screening today here is happening right now. it is clear that in a world where people are constantly at odds over everything from religion to politics, the excitement over the 7th installment of "star wars" is something nearly everyone can agree on. >> it's one of those tough cultural phenomenons, the beetles, elvis presley, it comes along, it's an earthquake. somehow this captured the imagination of the generation that was young and ready for it. >> ever since movie-goers were first transported to a galaxy

next. >> are we really going in. >> hold on. >> reporter: and "star wars," "the force awakens" is proving no different. >> i think i can handle myself. >> that's why i'm giving it to you. >> i'm excited. a group as a kid with the first three, i know last three were so terrible, hopefully, this will make up for the debacle of the last three. >> reporter: beyond a box office hit, the franchise's seventh installment has become a part of a cinematic tradition. it is being shared by generations. >> i'm very excited to see it tonight. my daughter, it's her first "star wars" movie, actually. >> it's going to be amazing. it will keep going. he will be able go with his grandkids to see a "star wars" movie. >> the chief film critic for the "new york times." >> the majority of the audience in most of america has been over 26. so it's getting also a lot of people who maybe lost the harkts olding people to come back.

people who have never seen any of them. >> that's right. >> can you believe it? are they going to get caught up trilogy? >> i think that they might. one of the great things, i think one of the secrets to "star accessible. it lets you in. >> the magnitude of the series has not been lost on "the force awakens" director j. sfrchltj abrams. he spoke to "60 minutes" earlier this month. >> it's not the movie, it's global, it's becker than all of us. it's also a religion for people. >> a phenomenon with a loyal following. >> check this out. 17 tickets, bought a month ago for christmas night showing. just to give you an idea of how it transsends the ages, the generations really, got all

ten-year-old to an 83-year-old. beat that, vladmir mir dupier. >> what about the three of us here, michelle? >> well, you know, it's a stiff competition for a, you know, being the best nerd at cbs at "star wars." >> you never know. michelle, thank you so much. >> more than 5 million people a month visit the health and fitness website well and good. it includes workout videos to health food crazes. it calls it a must read and first on "cbs this morning." founders are here to reveal their lest of wellness trends for 2016. before we get into the real list, was there one general theme you guys found in terms of how we differ from 2015 to what we want to do in 2016? >> we cover so much of the wellness spectrum. so this year, it's a little more about mindfulness than in years passed, a little less about fitness.

trends for 2016 is kale. >> yes, kelp is the new kale. >> it's seaweed. >> a type of seaweed, exactly. it's high on protein and has a lot of vitamins hard to get. it's not the sexiest plant, but. >> yes. >> it's not sexy, but it's really good for you. >> kale didn't start out sexy. a lot of chefs convinced us it's delicious. >> a lot of coffee bars, macha is a better trend, a lot of coffee bars have it. a lot of baked goods have it, too. it's a green tea that comes in a powder form, can you add it to a lot of things. don't be surprised next year if you order a muffin with macha in it. >> you say skin care trends been beauty products you can actually drink? >> sipable skin care. yeah. >> i mean, we're all used to

you don't give that up. this is something can you have at your desk in powder form and add to water. it's filled with the kind of things you might have in your multivitamin or things like anti-oxidants or super foods. this is a big thing we will see in 2016, far and wide. >> why not drink or eat fruits and vegetables? those are great for your skin? >> it's to do both. these are our targeted first specifics that someone might have, anti-aging, one is focused on that, or anti-acne. it's great when you are traveling. you can keep it with you. or in your desk at work. it's practical. >> we heard so much about super foods. now you are talking about super herbs, what are they? >> a category suber herbs. they're herbs that help the body adapt to stress and change. so what they are said to do is we do cortisol levels. those are speaked by stress. who doesn't have stress?

hearing about more in the year ahead. you probably heard of ginsing. there are a few others, rodiola. oshwaganda. >> what does that do for you? >> it helps the stress and fatigue, takes the temperature of your body and figuresle out what will check in, not check in, a lot of natureopaths are excited about it. it dates back to thousands of years to china and india. >> i thought one of the other things is the shift from dieting to trying to have a healthy lifestyle and healthy eating? >> yes, yes, a big trends. >> we are seeing stalwarts like weight watchers and lean cuisine shift to moving beyond the scale. and, you know, just thinking about like exercising, focusing less on points and pounds and thinking about what it means to be healthy and they're finding

>> i think so. >> definitely more motivating, yeah. >> you see a new social trend in group meditation. i found this interesting. >> right. meditation is the kind of think we think of as a solo private activity a. lot of millennials are getting together in groups to do this, their social life. you might go to a large scale event. in, no, we recently had one for more than 800 people in auditorium. for young people, it's heartening. they have stress management tools early on. they see it often as a cool part of the lifestyle. >> the new happy hour. yeah. >> then you know they're going for drinks, too. part of them, well rounded lifestyle. yeah. >> in studios, you can pop in and out of to meditate. it's like 20 minutes twice a day, it's overwhelming for people. >> they have free apps now. >> thank you both so much.

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>> o'dell beckham, jr., was benched for unnecessary hits against the carolina panthers sunday. his intensity went too far this weekend, his passion for the game inspires a younger generation. >> that includes a teen that won't let his physical challenges distract him on the field. he was invited with don dahler, with pros throwing admiration his way. >> reporter: chris silbaugh, the 18-year-old, 6'3" senior runs a 4.4 second 40-yard dash and broke the all-time receiving yards and touchdown record. >> i always believed i could do whatever i put my mind to. some things may be harder than others. if i work at it, i believe i can do it. >> reporter: and he does it all, with only one hand. >> you obviously are an

you are an honor student, homecoming king. you broke school record. do you think that drive comes from trying to prove something or are you just living life? >> i'd say starting off it became trying to prove something. but as of now, i'm living life and enjoying it. >> reporter: he was born without his left hand and raised in the erie, pennsylvania foster care system. have you had a hard life? >> i'd say it's been hard, some parts of it. but it's better now. that's all that matters. >> you are sitting here with a smile on your face? >> yeah. >> three years ago, frank and mary tibbbon took him in. it strikes me for one second he doesn't think of himself as being disabled? >> oh, not at all. not at all. in fact, he's had in sports had to check off whether he had any disability at all. he checks no, which i think is awesome. we've never seen anything in him in three years he hasn't been able to do. >> when i was telling my ten-year-old son about you.

do you recognize you are an inspiration to people? >> yeah, i recognize that. i have been getting like a lot of contacts, people around saying how i inspire them and stuff. >> reporter: but does that come with its own kind of responsibility? >> yeah. i definitely have to keep track of what i'm doing and make sure i'm being a good role model to all the people looking out for me. >> like he looks up to new york giants wide receiver o'dell beckham, jr. >> that may be the greatest catch i've ever seen. >> you got to be kidding me, famous for his astounding one-hand catches. >> you see the success that o'dell beckham, what's the big deal? >> no, his catches are amazing, i don't think i've made a one-handed catch like that. i do it. not as spectacular as his was. >> so he was thrilled to meet

>> crazy, bro', all you need is one. >> the giants coach to him kaufman took it as a chance to inspire his players. >> people tell you what you can't do, millions of people tell you you're not good enough, you can't do this, you can't the that. this is why this is such a great story. this is chris silbaugh from erie, pennsylvania, he just broke the all time receiving record at his high school. [ applause ] >> let's have a team, one, two, three. >> good job. >> nice to meet you, man. >> anything is possible, man. >> when you talk to kids, what do you tell them? i mean, do you have a message that you've learned through your life? >> you can do whatever you put your mind to, so like if there is something you want to go do that, are you not sure about. if you believe in or are positive, i tell them they can do anything.

hello to the guys. go ahead. >> hi. >> reporter: he has already fielded some college offers. he'd like to continue his football career. for this scholar athlete the sky is the limit. >> wide receiver on three, one, two, three. >> wide receiver. >> for cbs this morpgs, done dahler, cbs. >> what a great guy. giants leading there, especially for o'dell beckham who had a rough week. i love what he says, all you is one. >> i love what he says, anything you put your mind on you can do. homelessness finds a voice at the most powerful home on earth. hallelujah >> celebrating the season and

morning." [ music playing ] >> a group of georgia singers hit the highest note of their life after an invitation to the white house. they are made up of homeless men. donations from around the world made this holiday dream a reality. the charity behind the choir says many of the performers either ver jobs or are working to find one and singing helps inspire them. >> isn't that beautiful? >> they sound great. >> that does it for us, be sure to tune into the cbs evening % news tonight with scott pelley, for news anytime anyw meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking

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good morning. it is 8:55 on this tuesday morning. i'm mary calvi. and nypd is mourning the death of a bronx detective killed in a suicide attack in afghanistan. joseph lemm was also a staff sergeant in the air national guard. he was among six american service members killed in yesterday's bombing. he was a 15 year veteran of the nypd. he lived in westchester county. he leaves behind a wife and two children. a gunman opens fire in the middle of a checkout lane in bronx striking a man. police have just released this video of the shooting. just before noon yesterday investigators say he entered the supermarket on southern boulevard and shot a 21-year- old man three times in the torso. the victim was rushed to a

a scare as a city garbage truck slams into a billing and starts leaking fuel. it happened last night. the truck crashed into the billing that housing the dispatch for a car service. the driver was trapped in the truck and had to be extricated. officials say he had a medical problem before the crash. he is in the hospital. it's now8:56. now a check on the forecast for john elliott. >> first full day of winter and we are up two degrees up to 58. miles per hour. we will pump mild air into the somerset and middlesex county, heavier rain pushing through and raining in the city. dave just told me. we have more rain in the hudson valley. on and off. periods of heavy rain today and then overnight tonight, dense fog and more rain tomorrow. i think more of the area has a chance of seeing some heavy rain tomorrow. i know, timing not the best with a busy travel day in the works for many.

standing record high is 63. and we're going to go for, well, let's see, 72. breaking by almost 10. and mild for christmas day. >> thank you so much. our next newscast is at noon. we're always on at cbsnewyork.com.

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