captioning funded by cbs it is wednesday, december 7th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." >> we just must reject the failed approaches of the past. president-elect donald trump reveals a plan for military policy. searching for answers, as investigators try to figure out what sparked this deadly warehouse fire in oakland. more victims are identified. >> so are you better than me? >> all right. let's go. let's go.

event with white nationalist at texas a&m. 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. tomorrow, president-elect donald trump plans to visit with some of the victims of the recent attack at the ohio state university. immigration policies will likely be a topic of discussion during his visit to columbia. yesterday, in north carolina, the second stop on his thank you tour, mr. trump also focused on national security. mr. trump told the crowd in north carolina that he'll strengthen the country's military and he officially named his choice for defense secretary. roxana saberi has more. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump continued his thank you tour in fayetteville, north carolina, tuesday, vowing to fight terrorism. >> it's unseen, in many cases, but we are going to defeat that force. >> reporter and make america safe again. >> we don't want countries taking advantage of us any more. we don't want to be what we have

of time. >> reporter: the comments were seen as a veiled jab at the policies of president obama. speaking before a military crowd in florida yesterday, the president took aim at his successor without naming him. >> people in nations do not make good decisions when they are driven by fear. >> mad dog mattis. >> reporter: to accomplish his national security goals, mr. trump formally tapped retired marine general james mattis as his defense secretary, even though he would need a the post. >> he'll get that waiver, right? he's going to get that. oh, if he didn't get that waiver, there would be a lot of angry people. >> reporter: unlike mattis, trump's pick for national security adviser, retired lieutenant general michael flynn, would not require senate confirmation. yesterday, the president-elect fired flynn's son from his transition team for allegedly using twitter to spread a fake news story about hillary

washington, d.c. over the weekend. >> that was roxana saberi reporting. >> mr. trump will continue his thank you tour in iowa and michigan. mr. trump's demand that the government cancel an order for new presidential planes is not sitting well with boeing employees. the air force contracted with boeing to build two replacement presidential jets to go into service in 2024. mr. trump says the price tag is, quote, ridiculous. he tweeted, boeing is building a brand-new 747 air force one, cancel order! john gillham has worked at boeing for 40 years. >> the way he is talking about bringing back jobs, now he is taking them away. that's being a little two-faced. >> mr. trump's tweet came just 22 minutes after the "chicago tribune" posted an article highlighting the differences between mr. trump's position on trade with china and that of

there is still no clear indication of what caused last week's oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people, but investigators are looking at whether a refrigerator or another appliance may have been involved. they do not believe the fire was deliberately set, though. a local state of emergency has been declared so the city can collect state and federal funds to cover the cost of the fire. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: crews have now searched most of the warehouse that was the site of a deadly friday workers are using heavy equipment to knock down unstable material on top of the roof line. officials are sure to assure victims' families that area has been thoroughly combed over. >> we have not run people through there and run cadaver dogs through there and other search dogs. >> reporter: the manager of the warehouse called the ghost chip derek amana was spotted at the site apologizing for the

officials say they don't expect to find more victims in the rubble. a criminal investigation is under way. records show numerous complaints and violations, including illegal interior building structure and a ton of garbage piling up. a make-shift memorial nearby continues to grow. this is your first time seeing it since the fire? >> yeah. this is the first time coming back to, like, this little area. it's just really upsetting for a lot of us. like, it's really just upsetting. >> reporter: now the grieving community is trying to come to terms with the loss. danielle nottingham, cbs news, oakland, california. well, this morning, a dangerous winter storm is lingering over the northern plains. blizzard conditions in some areas are likely to persist through the day, including subzero windchills. in fargo, north dakota, a no travel advisory is in effect. strong winds, low visibility, blowing and drifting snow shut down parts of at least two interstates. last night, protesters demonstrated against an

the campus of texas a&m. hundreds called for unity and diversity. they protested before and as spencer was speaking. some 400 people filled the student center ballroom to either cheer or jeer spencer. the school says it did not schedule the speech. campus space available to the public was reserved. a southwest airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing after the crew reported a cabin pressure problem. southwest flight 214 was en yesterday when it was diverted to jackson, mississippi. the jet landed safely and no one was injured. a louisiana sheriff is defending the investigation into the shooting death of former nfl player joe mcknight. mcknight was killed last thursday during a dispute with ronald gasser. gasser admitted shooting mcknight but was released by authorities. gasser was arrested late monday and charged with manslaughter.

>> for those who have criticized the men and women of this organization in the strategy decisions that we made relative to that, tough. i don't care. >> norman says race apparently did not play a role in the shooting. in new orleans, the widow of another nfl player will smith testified in the trial of a man accused of killing her husband. smith was killed last april in a shooting sparked by a traffic altercation. cardell hayes is charged with second-degree murder. raquel smith confronted hayes and disputed the claim that her husband was the aggressor. jury selection starts toot into the charleston massacre trial despite the other racially case in the city. a request for a delay from dylann roof's lawyers was denied.

could be affected by the mistrial in slagr's case. all nine church massacre victims were black. an army official says today at least 97 people were killed by a powerful earthquake that hid indonesia early this morning. the 6.5 magnitude state was centered on the tip of than island banda aceh. 200 buildings were either destroyed or damaged, including a hospital. many are believed debris and more than a dozen masks collapsed. coming up on the "morning news." a mannequin challenge takes a very serious turn. a video posted on social media that shows people with guns catches the attention of police. and the vice president appears on "the late show" with some advice. >> this terrible feeling you're having right now, it's not permanent. it will be over in four years. maybe eight! but you know?

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you were on capitol hill an you were on capitol hill and you were asked by a reporter, are you going to run for office again and you had, and i quote, sir, yeah, i am. i'm going to run in 2020. reporter, for what? for president. so what the hell, man. >> i know. could announce now i'm not running to be popular again. >> joe biden clears up the talk about his presidential plans -- well, kind of. the vice president told stephen colbert there is no telling what might happen four years from now. a mannequin challenge goes terribly wrong. and new developments in a plane crash investigation. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the bbc reports that the head of a bolivian charter airline that was involved in a crash last week is under arrest.

lead to manslaughter charges. investigators say the plane ran out of fuel before crashing into colombia killing 71, including most of a brazilian soccer team. the "cincinnati inquirer" says ohio's governor is asking some supporters not to vote for him. they are saying some supporters were considering john kasich as a to donald trump. thec al.com says a mannequin challenge video led to two arrests in the seizure of guns and drugs in north alaba. the video posted to facebook last month shows several people posed with guns. well, it prompted sheriff's deputies to search a huntsville home. the "orlando sentinel" reports that seaworld entertainment is laying off about 3% of its workers. 320 jobs will be cut at its headquarters in all 12 parks nationwide. seaworld is coping with slumping

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telecommunications stocks were among the biggest gainers. the dow rose 35 points, the s&p 500 gained 7 and nasdaq finished the day 24 points higher. the ceo of the japanese company soft bank pledged to invest 50 billion dollars in the united states and create 50,000 new jobs. he made a pledge after a meeting with mr. trump. president-elect trump said this wouldn't have happened if he had not been elected. soft back owns the u.s. mobile carrier sprint. mr. p leading tech executives next week. most silicon valley leaders did not support trump because of his stance on free trade and immigration. the group will include pete thiel, one of trump's few silicon valley supporters. it's not clear what the agenda of the round table will be. the problems with batteries in apple's iphone 6s are apparently bigger than first thought. apple says the issue may extend beyond phones manufactured in

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named after an uncle he never met who died aboard the "uss arizona." >> his name is william percy wescott jr. >> can i see the picture? >> you can. >> reporter: three years ago, he started work on an idea for this. a thin red outline across the bustling campus of university of arizona. it is something new to remember, something old. the exact measurement of the >> the fourth bomb came down in this area here. >> reporter: david carter, who restores historic buildings, studied the ship's blueprints and discovered a perfect fit, like it was meant to be. in the initial outline of the ship, 597 feet long and we had 5/8th of an inch to spare. >> reporter: 5/8th of an inch? >> yes. >> reporter: wow. in the middle, a structure like

medallion for each man who died. more than 722 were honored. college age. students of today, like elizabeth quinlan, can meet the young men of that terrible day. >> it's very humanizing, so you start realizing that there is actual names and faces that go to these different incidents. >> reporter: the last medallion was for william wescott signed by bill. >> now and forever. >> reporter: the memory of every lost sailor now passed to a new generation. you see your uncle's name, what is in your mind? >> i think about the scale of the ship and the scale of the loss. >> reporter: and the debt of an honor to a fallen uncle now paid in full. barry petersen, cbs news, tucson, arizona. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," oscar winning actress helen mirren. i'm anne-marie green.

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we will speak with dennis ber berman. plus, we will go to pearl harbor to mark the 75th anniversary of the attack by the japanese that drew the u.s. into world war ii. and we will take you to venus where waves of tourists threaten the fragile city. that is the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching.

now at 4:30 - heavy police presence and a road blocked off ...for about an hour in west allis overnight. the latest in just a couple of minutes. good morning! today is wednesday december 7th. we're following a number of stories for you this morning... including the weather! we are dealing with some of the coldest temperas some of you are waking up to ?single digit? windchills. winter weather is definitely here now. mike curkov is at the weather center... with michael schlesinger who's tracking the temps.good morning guys. 3 3 ((???quick 30 second wx tease 5) 5???))forecast... today...colder. partly sunny. highs in the upper 20s. west