? good morning, it is tuesday, december 13th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." breaking news. donald trump chooses an oil man exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson could face a confirmation fight over his ties to russia. back-to-back storms slam much of the country with snow and freezing rain. dangerous arctic air is sending teeratures plunging from the northeast. the future first lady goes to court. the challenge that melania trump

newspaper and political blogger. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. call a useful idiot.russians >> donald trump makesis pick for secretary of state. >> anybody who's a friend of vladimir putin must disregard the fact that vladimir putin is a murderer, a thug, a kgb agent. the relationship betwe exxonmobil's tillerson and vladimir putin it is not as if they're friends or either have chosen as god fracture to their air. >> it's cold. >> arctic air making its way across the midwest. a lufthansa superjet made an emergency landing at jfk because of a bomb threat.

police dragged a woman by her arms off the plane. >> aild and dangerous pice chase to wound through compton. >> boy, this guy will not give up. >> tom brady -- off to the races! a big win for new england with an eye toward the number one seed. all that -- >> president obama's swan on on "the daily show." >> it's important for me to recharge. i think it's important for me to reflect. it's important for me to get >> "all that mattered." >> calling for an investigation into ssia's role into the presi. >> oh, great, there's nothing more reassuring than the words, don't worry, congress will do something. they'ron it! >> on "cbs this morning" -- >> clinton getting 162 more votes than his original total. i'm not saying russia had

from early 84 today. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. toyota. let' places. captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this morning." president-elect donald trump said exxonmobil chairman and ceo will be his secretary of state. mr. trump annoced this morning that he will nominate rex topomat.n as the untry's next the decision ended aery public sear llerson could face a confirmation fight because of his ties to russian president vladimir putin. >> the president-elect said that tillerson is one othe tly he decided thar rs the world. governor rick perry will be secretary of ener nancy, good morning. >> gd morning. tillhas spe ent carere tha decades at exnmobil,o he has vast

ru and that has been metit some itism, some both inside and outside his pty. at age , rex tillerson has heed wor largest publiclyradompanyor nearly adeca lastyear, what else rked5 weulpele.o the most untiso n'sleadership exxonmobil struck a dea with russia in 11 to begin drilling fooil in the arctic. but the project was halted t years later by western sanction aer ra crimea. >> i'm going to comply wit the sancons.there not any conversa otherwise authat. >>orter:illerson earlier hisatrelationships with foreign governments including >> i'm not here to represent the united states government's interest. i'm not here to defend it. nor am i hear to criticize it. that's not what i do. i'm a businessman. >> reporter: but if confirmed as secretary of state, tillerson

representing u.s. foreign policy interests and will need to navigate his 15-year history with vladimir putin. >> i have a very close relationship with him. i don't agree with everything he's doing. >> reporter: putin awarded tillerson a russi this commitment. >> reporter: for secretary of energy, mr. trump has settled on former texas governor rick perry who once proposed eliminate the energy department though it famously slipped his mind during the debate. >> third agency of government, i would do away with education -- commerce and, let's see -- i can't -- the third one, i can't.

>> with those two positions still, mr. trump is now pretty close to completing his cabinets. the president-elect hasn't held an official press conference since he was a candidate back in july. and late yesterday, he postponed his highly anticipated press conference set for this thursday. where we was slated to explain how he's going to handle potential business conflicts. gayle, his aides say the lawyers need a little more time to work out the details a hold that press conference early in january. >> thank you very much, nancy. margaret brennan is at the white house with a closer look for the nominee for secretary of state and how his back ground could shape diplomacy. margaret, good morning. >> rex tillerson will be the first secretary of state of state to take the job with no government experience. he is now america's chief diplomat and face to the world. one positive i am hearing particularly from arab diplomats

very comfortable, they've got good relationships with him. they are hope, the arab diplomat said he will push back and not tear up the deal. europeanaying to keep in with

concern among american. >> diplomats. if we're going to strike a loof concern there, but some with war actions against syria and ukraine. some hope that tillerson has some deep relationshipst tha could be hel en he' making calls to those leaders. norah. >> thank you, margaret. cbs news has learned that the u.s. is likely to pose sanctions on the leaders of russia's largest intelligence agency. telling cbs news news that high confidence that to try and help donald trump.

who has seen evidence of riggs involvement. jeff, good morning. >> good morning, some of idence tying the hacking to ssian operatives stretches backt least six months. private officials contactsing

>> the actions definitely were more detrimental to one candidate than the other. clinton? >> yeah. >> and most notably during the 2014 elections in ukrae. the strategy is what some believe is the russian playbook

intelligence committee is calling for sanctions. >> the russians are not our friends. and while mitch mcconnell casts russia as a foe. >> i think we ought to approach awful e issues on the assumption, because the russians do not wish us well. >> so far president-elect trump has not acknowledged russian invoement the hacks, and the russian foreign ministry says this is all part of a turf war betwn u.s. security agencies. dickerson, is in washington. gto. good morning. how did they come to the decisibout rex tillerson and in the end does he have an idea of how the united states suld look at the d? >> i think he has ideas. specifically with regard to russia, it's interesting the relationship -- there are some people that believe the

ited states is in as bad a place as it has been since the early 1960s. but the world is different than the 1960s. and the united states is i a conflict position with russia, in some place wating what it's doing with baltic nations, for example. but also needs russia to counterbalance a growing china. so the complofexy the rsian relationship will be a fascinating case to figure out enen donald um begins and and where his secretary of state begins in terms of choice, it seems that donald trump wanted mebody like he said in the campaign, a ceo who made deals. a ceo who had a strong sense of himsel wouf d be able to do america's bidding overseas. and think donaltrump ally did want mitt romney for a while and just couldn't get over the obstacles. >> you have senators rubio, lindsey graham, john mccain, have all raid concerns about

difficult procesin part because trying to figure out what exactlyonald trump believes about russia. or where the secretary of state, or the incoming secretary of russia.hat he thinks about what jo mccain said sunday on "face the nation," the first question what do you think of vladimir putin? and john mccain thinks he's a murderer and athug. foreign policy peo t tion right,ll of the that could be wrong. make after >> can't you take somebody say murderer and thug and understand they'r a leader of a country. and you have to dl witthem. therefore you have to bring qualthat will enable you to >> absolutely.ter? and that's thergument democrats made with dealing with countrs thatepublicans didn't want tokto. they sa, look, ronald reagan dealt with russians and his eyes

streng thorin a supine position that let them essentially do their bidding. all the other nations, that will react if they think thathe united states is not really in the game in terms of checking russian power. >> john, donald trump had said he would hold a press conference on thursday about how he would disconnect himself from any potential cflicts of interest with his businesses. he's now postpod that conference saying at lawyers are jusnot ready. what are the implica tis? >> themplications are, that the big question is still out there. and it seems if they're not ready, its more focus on the tax returns. in other words, what's the real interest of donald trump's interests and how those there's no way tonow unless you look at the actual underlying documents that wou s. there' evidence at the moment that donald trump is stinto release those

anere's new one abo his sons will run the companynd they won't get inny a new des, that's a b step. but it really doesn't mean anything utheynls eally sort of show their work and have transparency. >> how likely, john, do you think it is that we'll ever see the tax returns? >> well, based on the promised de during the campaign you'd have to be skeptical. it's kind of ld outhe the american that people can be certain that these conflicts that have o mubeen s talked about are really taken care of. >> john dickerson, always good feels like 18

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expect it to hit here in the midwest later this week. temperatures are going to remain very cold here and then move to the east, to you guys, in new york, gayle. >> thank you very much, jamie. drivers are dealing with heavy knosnow in indiana. here's a scene near gary. tracking that storm, megan, good morning. >> good morning, windchill advisories are in place this morning for parts of minnesota montana. windchills from 20 to 35 degrees below zero. that spells frostbite in as little as 30 minutes. and high temperatures today will struggle to even reach 8 degrees in minneapolis. 12 for fargo, 14, billings. chicago, much of the day in the teens. this cold continues to spread to the south and east encompassing much of the eastern half of the country by the end of the week.

watching a storm system come on shore in the west which could mean possible accumulating snow from the mountains in california, all the way across the country to nantucket. we're talking certainly about another week of winter-like weather before winter gets started. syria's army said it's ready to take out the holdouts in eastern aleppo. controlling 99% of the former rebel-held neighborhoods. killed at least 82 civilians during the takeover. the red cross said thousands of civilians have nowhere safe to run. a human rights group now says more than 312,000 people have been killed in six years of civil war. retaking aleppo would be the biest victory yet for syria's president bashar al assad. a bom threat against an airliner forced a major security

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? donald trump beeas meeting with mark barnett the creator of "the apprentice" to plan next month's inauguration ceremony. is the whole thing going to be i understand to get to the white house he won an amazing race. outf the dozensf candidates, trump was the survivor. even thoughording to the popular vote he was the biggest loser. >> i think he could have come up with something else. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, the future first lady is suing a british newspaper and a blogger,

that helanned more deadly violence. that story is ahead. some of the headlines. "the new york times" says election results in wisconsin and pennsylvania are now official. donald trump picked up an extra 131 votes in mr. trump won by more than 44,000 votes in pennsylvania. the electoral college votes on monday. >>the philadelphia inquirer headed to prison f essman is chaka fattah. the term is one of the longest

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information. now, uber disputes those claims. prosecutors say accused church killer dylann roof may have planned more attacks. juro head about the alled hit list. thrgets included other black churches. charleston where the jury h in the chilling explanation about mark, chilling is the word here. chilling is the word. jurors have heard parts of roof's online manifesto read in open court. a former agent found it on the roof computer. he testified that roof looked at a time four hours before the shooting that left nine people dead. in federourtn monday, law enforcement officials presented evidence collected from dylann roof's car, including a

at least five charleston area churches and their addresses. >> it made me feel a little disappointed to know that morris brown was on the list, but not quitesurprised. >> reporter: reverend charles keaton is senior pastor at one of those churches. >> i imagine that there was a bible study going on in this very building the night that happened. >> reporter: in a two-hour taped confession with fbi agents roof explained why he chose charleston's historic emanuel ame church? >> so that is why you chose that church? >> right, right. i wasn't going to go to anoth church, you know because there could have been white people there. >> were you going to shoot other people? >> reporter: in roof's car, law enforcement also recovered american and confederate flags,

along with a laser sight attachment. >> what kind of gun was it? >> a glock 45. >> reporter: roof allegedly bought that weapon at shooter's choice in columbia, south the gun store manager testified that roof cleared the federal three-day background check to reive the handgun. he said roof bought it and five magazines on april 16th 2015, nearly two months before the shooting >> are yla >> well, i wouldn't say i'm glad but i've don it.>> it was somet do? >> yeah, i had to do the shootes choice gun store was ultimately notified by the fel government not to sell a gun to roof because of a previous drug arrest but that notification came 12 days after the shooting. norah, the government should wrap up its case this week.

trump appeared in a maryland courtroom yesterday. in her defamation case against a daily mail blogger. for false allegations that she worked as an escort. mrs. trump wasnot required to attend the court conference but chose to do so to meet the judge, meet oin rikki klieman is here. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is a defamation case. what wstates. has to show actual malice when means a reckless disregard of the truth. it goes all the way back to "the

very few public figures have ever been able to meet that burden. so, she has a big burden, but he just might satisfy it. >> why? >> think that this is a different kind of case. when someone say public figure. the reason that we have public figures who -- it has to be a higher burden of proof is because they have a public purpose. they can defend themselves. the reason why this one is particularly offensive is what ha she wasn't an escort and she didn't have a nvous breakdown? >> well, it doesn't quite work that way. what she has to prove is that when they published the stents that the statements were false. so, inessence, going back to your question. but they were done without any kind of investigation, without any kind of urcing. without an kind of proof. in fact, both the daily mail

throwing out rumors out there. that these were rumors that they were then going to continue to blish. >> they retracted those stories pretty quickly. does that make a difference? >> well, it will hp them in some little bit of equity that they did the right thing. and they did retract them quickly. however, damage of reputation is done at the time of publication. so, this is a case that, as we look at it going forward, this is a big, what we call emotions case. you're going to have motions you're going to have motions to summary judgment. the court is going to get dply involved in all of the legal length of these involving famation. if this caseets past the motion phase, and it really well toght in this case goes forward jury, with the lawyer that she has, that i think she has a decent chance of success which is rare. >> beyond the obvious reason nobody wants to have people say bad things about them that are

>> what you're looking for here, a case you're talking about chastity and a crime. that's serious defamation. >> they did release a statement, his lawyer says that, quote, his client is a champion of the first amendment and believes that the public disor the, even whent delves into potentially sensitive matters is critical in the political arena. >> r t that would be his face. >> lawyer charles harder is the one who represented hulk hogan. rikki klieman, always good to have you here. ahead, we'll go to beijing to see why china's government is

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the white house is stepping into the dispute between donal trump and china. the president-elect rattled relations with beijing. when he took a phone call from taiwan's president breaking decades of protocol. white house spokesman josh earnest said yesterday the obama taiw and relationship with w taiwan as a bargaining chip. mr. trump suggested that is not bound as the one china policy. good morning. >> good rning. the one kind ofpolicy. the notion that taiwan is inseparable part of china is a nonnegotiatesable for the government. in fact, accepting that policy is a prerequisite for any that want to have ties with beijing. the comments of donald trump not

here. >> reporter: china's foreign minister issued a clear warning monday. anyone who tries to damage the one china principle he says is simply lifting a rock that is dropped on their own foot. today, the global times went one step farther challenging the taos a fight. an editorial read especially in the taiwan strait, chi confident enough to arm wrestle with the u.s. and trump bruised protocol by speaking to taiwan's leader. he doubled down. >> we don't have to unless we >> rter: b for chi,hat policy is not up for negotiation. >> tain touched the most nerve in beijing. >> rter: he's an affiliate

>> it's seen as a term of bilateral relationship, china will only be forced to act even tougher. >> reporter: and beijing has plenty of ways to fight back. as our largest trading partner, nearly $600 billion worth of trade is at stake. and china could retaliate against the u.s. by adding trailed barriers. and it could also stop cooperating on north korea and me mor aggressive the south china sea, aital shipping route. the potential trump'ric rto is causi concern on thetree s of beijing. how important is it anssue for chinese people. it's very important said this man. it will be one china forever not two. ding to the mixed signals trump'sick for ambassador here terry brstead is a long time

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good morning everyone.i'm jessica tighe with this cbs 58 news update.it's 7:56. president-elect "donald southeastern wisconsin today. it's his ?first stop? in the badger state... since winning thelction.trump will be "state fair park" in west allis at seven tonight. vice-president el speak at 7... doors open at 4. we've so learned senator ron johnson... speaker paul ryan.. and ernogovscott waer will al all be in atteance. cbs 58 will have ?team coverage? of thevent... .starting on the news at four. ah cbsonhis orning--- mo ratrtgage are up.if you're interested in re- financing--- should you ?wait?--- or --- get a rate ?locked in now?? jill hlesinger has details. 3 we know some of you may to head out now..andy brovelli

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the president told "the daily show" trevor noah that the country should reflect on the election. >> leaks of what re, frankly not very interesting e-mails, ended up being an obsession. and the fact that the russians were doing this was not an obsession. this was not a secret running up the presidelect, in some of his political events, specifically said to the russians, hack hills e-mail >> the president said he wants to prevent future foreign terference in american elections. president obama will leave office in 5 1/2 weeks. the new cover story in "the atlantic" is called "my esidenwas black."

african-american white house and what came next. national correspondent ta-nehisi cotes writes what obama was able to offer white america is something very few african-americans could, trust. he stands firm in his own cultural traditions. and says to the country something virtually no bck person can but every president must, i believe you. ta-nehisi coates joins us table. how many word was this? >> 17,000. >> 17,000, 20 pages. >> you guys read twitter. >> it's a great read, cotulatis. >> thank y >> but you write this, you he never could have succeeded along normal lines. he needed a partner. >> traditionally, the president came into office thinking, you know that he basically would work with congress. and he would start in this

work together. and you would have a series of, you know, legislation that would be the result of compromise. that did not actually happen. they did not want to come to the table. >> you say his greatest misstep is borne out of his insight? >> the great insight is the fact that it was possible for the country to elect a black president. that indeed t the white supremacy could be but i think that also cost him to underestimate the force of it. >> and because of his own upbringing. but why didn't he come to the table? >> well, i think if you look at the history after 40, 50 years increasingly the parties have become racialized. so if you go to certain southern states and you look at state legislatures, the democratic party is basically a black party. the republican party is

sort of thing filters up from the base all the way up. >> but to say opposition to obama was based on race is not fair. you have democratic president talking about a massive expansion of bocobamacare and significant policy differences. but back to the article. you write about what he meant to black america. >> yeah, and i have to respond because i want to be that. very few -- when you talk about like the force of racism anywhere, it's rarely i look at you and you're black or what it and i don't likeyou. but it's hard to ignore. when you go from obama during the primary, birtherism, when you go through you lie, when you go through sarah palin telling -- >> during the state of the union address. >> yeah. the whole thing about first food

hearing it over ando over, it hs some import. to a lot of people.bjectionable >> i just point out because i s there covering the white house and there were significant differences on policy, however there were a lot of personal differences, not paying him the respect that he deserved. t you write so much about how obama would be able to -- was able to become president, how he talked about race, how he sometimes didn't. >> that's the core of it. >> i think that you really would have to strgle to find -- and i say this even with all my criticisms, you really have to who uld be able to deal with thg to speak to a majority white country while himself being about race. black experience and i think there is one se that says he should have spoke

that - i don't know if that's a majority opinion, but i see very, very little evidence that it actually would have helped. the times that he did actually speak up and i don't know that it was particularly clarifying. >> you also write that he had to travel two worlds and it was just morning traveling black and white. talk about that. >> i think like you could almost overestimate that the president is by racial and say that's why he was al to speak to both of but it wasn't just that he was by r biracial, it was that he have born and raised in hawai far from the legacy of jim crow, he was oborn t parents who made him feel good about being black. you have to remember, he was born in '61, his mother bring this is black dude home and the family is like okay. that is a very unique scenario

that you didn't know going into the sessions that youpent with him? >> it was more li suspected things and almost all of it was confirmed. and again, i say this with all of high criticism and disagreements, hs sincere. he's deeply sincere. the optimism is not a joke, it's not a game. he's still optimistic to this very day. some of this might be a little bit of the -- but i think he believes in the resiliency of >> thank you. >> yeah, you call him a deepl moral human being. >> yeah, i will that very much so. >> thank you so much. it is a good read. a long read, but a very od read. thank you. >> we need it in the era of mortgage rates have gone up since the election. jill schlesinger is in our toyota greenroom with some

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at 16.95%. so even in 1992, 8.2%. so, yes, 4.25 seems terrible if you could have gotten 3.5, but about a third of all folks who have a mortgage have rates that are higher than 4.5%. so they may be able to refinance. part of this is because home prices have increased, equities has improved and credit scores have improved. >> and how low did they get? >> we got the down to -- and this is like basically 3.25. and it was pretty tough to get there for that moment. but obviously if you're at say 5.5 and now you can refi, that is great. but another reason you might want to refi, maybe you have a huge bill that is coming up, a few tuition payment, maybe you have equity, maybe you want to change the term of your loan.

people were out of work and they weren't looking good credit wise, but they can now qualify. so now could be a good time to lock in a good rate. >> how important is your credit score on the mortgage rate? >> it is a big deal and a lot of people's credit was destroyed after the financial crisis. ars now yeve gone by, credit has improved. about if you have a credit score above 740, you'll get a really good rate. for every 20 points lower,he by about a quarter percent. it's hard to refi if your credit score is below 620. if you want a new house, an fha loan is possible. but also this is a good opportunity to rock in apadjustable rate. >> i always thought those were scary. >> they are and they will get scarier. so if may be a good reason to lock in and refi right now.

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this is a cbs 58 morning news . update.good morning i'm kate chappell... c-b-s 58 news is 8:26. police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a 15- year-old girl last ht on milwaukee's north side. it happened at a home near 35th and silver spring. family members tell us melanie johnson was inside her kitchen yesterday just before six o' clock. policthate y en bullets ew threw the kitchen window... hitting and killing her. milwaukee police do not believe this was a drive-by attack or that melanie was the target -- but they arent sure. at this point.. police don't have a motive or information on a suspect. a milwaukee man-- charged with

neighbors-- is expected to be in court today for a competency hearing.police say in march -- dan popp asked people in his apartment building near 92nd and beloit where they were from -- then shot and killed three of them. attorneys for popp have ?challenged? a doctor's finding that their client is now mentally capable to stand trial. popp faces threcounts of first degree intentional homicide and one count of attempted homicide. ahead on cbs this morning--- the national park service has selected a new photographer to document important man-made imprints on amca landscape. meet him on ellis island. first-- bitter cold this week. and temps are only going down from here.let's check in with meteorologist michael schlesinger. forecast...today...colder. partly sunny in the morning then clearing. highs around 12. west winds 5 to 15 mph. tonight...partly cloudy. lows around 2. west winds 5 to 15 mph. wednesday...partly sunny.

around 13. west winds 10 to 20 mph. wednesday night...bitterly cold. partly cloudy. lows around 2 below. west winds 10 to 20 mph. wind chill readings 12 below to 22

? >> that's hailee steinfeld, too. she's coming up. the twin panda cubs at the zr zoo names. sheila and nala. their names were picked after 23,000 fans from around the world sent in suggestions. it's estimated there are 1900 giant pandas living in the wild. the twins didn't attend the naming. they're still learning to walk. but we noted they're okay.

i guess you like hailee. >> this is on my running play list. welcome back to "cbs this morning," copming un this half hour, photographer used old methods to creates a fresh perspective in an old american history. how he's using it on ellis island to remind the country where its roots are. plus, actress hailee steinfeld is room. yes, i know the words too. she just earned a golden globe nod. how she finds a balance and also deals with heavy subjects. time so show you this morning's headlines around the globe. for the tine says bill gates is leading a million dollar push for clean energy. amazon's jeff bezos and facebook's mark zuckerberg are among the other investors.

woman has been dropped as the united nations aim bagstions am. linda carter who played wonder woman on tv was on hand. no reasonas given. there was criticism with using a superhero with a sexual image to promote equality. average person has gotten happier. tackle depression and anxiety would be four times more effective as tackling poverty when it comes to the rates.

everybody believes the grass is greener. >> that's right. >> that's right. be grateful for what you have. "usa today" says drug rates of smoking and drinking are the lowest in years. the rate of high schoolers sploking at least half a pack a day from 1991 to 11%. to now 1.8%. seniors say they have been drunk at least one, from 53% to just to 37% now. an the advice for the perfect gift. christmas, hanukkah, get the one they askr,edfo people. >> it's not difficult. >> just ask me, we'll tell you. few are happier getting those on the gift registry. some someasesthey're happier still to receive cash. >> what do you want, gayle?

but there's one extension, don't try giving cash to your spouse. that's very tacky. sometimes, you pick out the perfect gift that you think the person would like, tha you. thank you somuch. it's so pretty, what is it? >> what do you want for charlie? >> i don't know yet. >> the secretary of interior commissioned ansel adams to photograph the national parks 35 years ago. er reverence and rponse around the job. to document the heim touch on the american land scap the first assignment was the little known ellis island. it's tucked behind the famous great hall. as part of series "america the beauty," jim axelrod is there. jim, good morning. >> good morning.

is a native-american. photography became an obsession for him. a dream job making sure the past is preserved for the future. while at first look his work space doesn't look so dreamy. an area like this, is this a challenge four? >> this area is very much a chlenge for me. ? >> reporter: this building, abandoned for 60 years, boarded up and filled wit actually supplies photographer jarod ortiz with both a challenge -- you've got to make something interesting when it's actually nothing but wide open space. >> exactly. >> reporte -- and some powerful inspiration. >> when you're taking a photograph especially the way the public consumes photography, it's all instinct.

composition angle that captures them. that's where the light comes into play. usually youraw c d light to people'semotions. >> reporter: ortiz is snapping his way to a forgotten corner of ellis island. far from the splendor of the great hall where 12 million immigrants entered the country. >> this room in particular very evocative for you. is there a way you can take a picture in 2016 which gives us a years before? >> that's the hard part. because i don't think you can really capture that. >> reporter: 80-year-old ion. graffiti. carved into the wall here. paul kettunen, march, '35. that must grab your eye. >> that's a remembrance of his

obviously, he thought it was important. and he knew there was something >> reporter: ortiz is making sure all parts of the experience the ellis island are remembered. >> i definitely think about the emotion. i just can't imagine what it must have been like to go through that boat ride and coming off, it inspires me to do the best i can. i think 's important that the stories get told. >> ellis island is important to erican history because immigration is important to american history. >> reporter: historian. >> 1 in 3 americans is ascended from sebody that walked through this wall. it's about real people doing real things. >> reporter: ortize is th newest member of an exclusive club ever american photographers. those like ansel adams, who captured our national parks for the library of congress. and just like adams in the

large format camera. >> it's a control thing. if you're willing to take it and just want to have all control over every single aspect of your image, this is the camera to use. >> large format cameras are old school. >> they are old school. but they're still used today. the resolution you get out of that, the film will blow away any digital photograph. >> really. >> you can't even come close. up to an hour and a half to set the process involving a lot of math and precision, all for just one split second, burned into film forever. >> what i'm doing is just trying to capture the essence of history and inform the public of what's happening in this location with my photographs. >> reporter: and why is tha important? >> you think a lot of people forget about where we came from. it's what shapes us.

>> ortiz was drawn to his job precisely because he's focused on photographing buildings that are part of our national parks and not just landscapes. fr the beginning of his photography career he's been passionate about documenting the industrial midwest. this job is an extension of that work making sure we don't forget the lives we've led in the past. >> wow, what a great piece. what a great photographer. amazing that digital cannot replicate that. >> old school. >> old school is good. >> yeah, love it. >> i'm a student there. >> me, too. i went to old school. i like old school. do you like old school, charlie? >> i do. i like new school as well. speing of new school. hailee steinfeld, she's very much schooled.

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go ahead, hailee -- ? know i was starving ? >> srving the new hit single from the multitalented hailee steinfeld. the singer and actress picked up her first golden globe nomination yesterday. go you. she plays a teenager when she thinks the world i her best friend is dating her brother. >> i didn't have ahance to do homework last night because i don't know if you know this, but my dad passed away. it's just been really hard to do anything. >> date of passing? >> sorry? >> when did he die? >> on the 2/11.

>> are you serious?d dying. >> there will be other opportunities. your grand parents can't stick around forever. >> a very funny scene. haley steinfield, woody harrelson is great in it, too. she received two critics choice nominations for the role of nadine. and she joins us at the table. congratulations. >> thank you. >> the golden globes came out yestday. oscar nominee, a golden globe nominee. when you first heard, please don't tell me you were sleeping? >> no, actually, i was on a plane on my way here. it was actually more stressful. we find out and then we took off. i couldn't do anything about it. >> what a feeling, you turned 20 over the weekend. >> yeah. >> i read this about you, when you read the script you liked because it was a perfect representation of teenagers

>> i read pieces in the past and i always felt slightly off with them. i could never figure outside why. i read this and it honestly felt like an interpretation of what it feels like being a teenager today. how it affects who we are, and how we meet people. it just felt real. >> you should know because you were a teenager lastyear. >> yeah. >> talk about the film. saw in that clip, but it also deals with some heavy issues. >> it does. it definitely does. one thing that is so incredible about this movie. it really walks that title rope as being, you know, playing a character that is really funny and witty and quick but is so fragile and sort of broken inside. and every single character, it's really a coming of age story for everyone in this movie which

>> impair it to "the breakfast club" or "sweet six teen." have you heard that? >> to have a film that's mentioned in the same sentence as that, it's an honor. >> you've been doing many things for a while now. have you missed anything in terms of growing up? >> i don't -- >> because you were professional rl that way. i know there are some experiences that i sort of -- i have an older brother i watched he went to the prom, chool. homecomings, took the buses and all of that. i look at those experiences and realize i'll never have that. but i feel like i've made up for that. >> do you relate to nadine in terms of your childhood? were you bullied as a kid? were you ostracized?

thy self. it's so empowering for young ladies or little girls. you very do declare i love myself. >> which is a good message for everybody. >> thank you. i definitely had social iss growing up. as i still do, as think you do throughout life, no matter who you are or how old you are or wh you do. and i have found that very few people can speak about it. and to people willing to listen to me. to spread a message like love myself, is not only something i wanted to give to people. >> singing touches you like acting. we love your voice. >> thank you. >> he's not going to put you on this ipad. >> it's on mine. "love myself" is on my running play list. thank you. >> thank you.

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holiday season. these freezing temps couldn't come at a better time if you've been looking forward to some outdoor ice skating.the "slice of ice" ice rink at red arrow park in downtown milwaukee opens today at 3. then- on december 21st- they'll celebrate the start of the season with something called "holiday hoopla' -- with live music and goodie bags for the first 100 families who show up. bundle up- with extra layers- if you plan to skate today. michael is talking about another drop in temps! temps!forecast... in the morning then clearing. highs around 12. west winds 5 to 15 mph. tonight...partly cloudy. lows around 2. west winds 5 to 15 mph. wednesday...partly sunny. patchy blowing snow. highs around 13. west winds 10 to 20 mph. wednesday night...bitterly cold. partly

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