tv CBS Morning News CBS January 8, 2016 4:00am-4:30am EST
4:00 am
it's friday, january 8th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." two men suspected of having ties to overseas terror groups are under arrest. one of them, a refuge who came to the united states from syria. president obama puts a target on the nra. at a town hall meeting, the president accuses the gun lobby group of distorting his position on gun ownership. will the markets end a volatile week on appearn upswing? beyonce has plans on stealing the show the next time she takes the stage. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters ere in new york.
4:01 am
i'm anne-marie green. two men arrested on terrorism related charges are expected to make their court appearances today. both are refuges from the middle east and there may be a connection. brian webb is here in new york with the details. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning. federal prosecutors say there is no indication that either suspect was planning an attack in the u.s. but the arrest drew immediate criticism of the president's refuge policy. court documents reveal the 23-year-old sacramento suspect communicated over social media with an unnamed individual living in texas back in 2013. in one exchange, the two allegedly discussed training and fighting overseas. the texas person, identified as individual i, writes, i need to learn from your weapon expertise. the sacramento suspect responds, if you arrive and i am still there, i will train you.
4:02 am
thursday accuses the sacramento man of traveling to syria from the u.s. and back again after fighting alongside a terror organization, then lying to investigators about it. authorities say the iraqi citizen originally came to the u.s. as a refuge in 2012. >> this is an individual who was committed to going back home and -- as an iraqi to fight what he perceives were corrupt and regimes. >> reporter: law enforcement officials accuse the houston suspect of providing material support to isis. the 24-year-old texas man entered the u.s. as an iraqi refuge in 2009 and was granted permanent residence status in 2011. the charges are reignited a debate on the campaign trail over admitting syrian renksfuges into the u.s. >> we should not be allowing
4:03 am
america with u.s. passports. >> reporter: both suspects are scheduled to appear in federal court today. in a statement, texas governor greg abbott called on the president to halt the resettlement of refuges in the u.s. until there is an effectiveve vetting process to ensure americans' safety. >> brian webb in new york, thanks a lot, brian. today in silicon valley, the obama administration is asking for the tech's industry from stopping terrorists from online recruiting. represents from apple, google, facebook, microsoft and twitter and linkedin are expected to meet with federal officials. one is to use encryption to hide their communication. . the syrian government says it will allow humanitarian aid into several towns where residents are starving to death. the situation is desperate for
4:04 am
the last food delivery was in october. they surrounded by government troops and numerous reports that people have died of malnutrition. president obama is putting the gun lobby in his sights at. at a televised town hall meeting, he accuses the national rifle association. >> every time there is a mass shooting, gun sales spike. and part of the reason is that the nra is convinced many of its members that somebody is going to come grab your guns. >> reporter: a fired up president obama lit into the nra thursday night, accusing the group of igniting its members by distorting his interpretation of the second amendment. >> the conversation has to be based on facts and truth and what we are actually proposing. not some, you know, imaginary
4:05 am
to take away your guns. >> reporter: the gun lobby group declined an invitation to attend the town hall meeting and, instead, calling it a public relations spectacle. but the president was chaledlenged by the members of the audience, including the wife of american sniper chris kyle and a rape survivor. >> why can't your administration see that the restrictions you're putting to make it harder for me to own a gun or harder for me to take that where i need to be is actually making my kids and less safe. >> reporter: the meeting comes two days after the president took executive action to expand gun control measures and that has had you gun control near the top of the gaeneled onagenda on the presidential campaign. >> i will get rid of gun-free zones at schools. you have to. and on military bases, my first my first day. there is no more gun-free zone.
4:06 am
do is rescind every single illegal and unconstitutional executive action taken by this president. >> meanwhile, president obama wrote in a "the new york times" op-ed that he will not support or campaign for any political candidate who doesn't support what he calls common sense gun reform. well, the trump campaign vetted people trying to attend a rally in vermont. trump claims more than 20,000 people showed up for the 1,400 spots last night in burlington. they were asked if they supported trump. only those who said yes were allowed in. but in spite of the campaign's best efforts, trump was interrupted eight times by protesters. cong up on "cbs this morning," major garrett talks with ted cruz about taking on donald trump as they look ahead to iowa. this morning, the chinese stock market regained some of the ground it lost during yesterday's free-fall. the shanghai composite finished the day 2% higher.
4:07 am
that shut down trading yesterday were suspended. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange. jill, good morning. >> good morning. fears about the chinese economy and dropping oil prices that triggered another big sell-off here on wall street. the dow plunged 392 points and s&p lost 47 and off to its worst four-day start of the year ever. the nasdaq dropped 146% or 3% of its value. the nasdaq has fallen for six straight dates. the past five trading days, including december 31st, the dow has lost 1,36 points or nearly 6%. the price of oil dropped to a 12-year low. this morning, though, u.s. crude is trading at 33 dollars a barrel. the first measure of how the u.s. economy fared for all of last year. analysts expects 210,000 more jobs were created in december and that the unemployment rate
4:08 am
this seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell below 5% since 2007. >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, jill, you will be back a little later with our business headlines. well, now to the weather, which has been as volatile as the stock market. another el nino-triggered storm is headed toward the west coast, while more flooding is forecast for mississippi and the ohio valleys. yesterday, powerful waves battered the california coast near san francisco. a man watching the monster waves roll in got drencheded! to the south in san diego this driver drove his 200,000 dollar lamborghini into high water. the engine never stalled. i guess that's what you pay for. the flood threat continues along the mississippi river. in vicksburg the river is expected to crest over 50 feet' and more rain will continue there overnight.
4:09 am
end the occupation of a in oregon oregon. david ward met with ammon bundy, the leader of the armed protesters. ward asked bundy to end the but he refused. they will take again another. the governor of maine faces criticism for racially charged claims about drug traffickers. later, thousands of time warner customers may have had their information hacked. this is the "cbs morning news"." neutrogena makeup remover does. it erases 99% of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. need any more proof than that? neutrogena. quilted northern works so well people can forget their bathroom experience. but sir froggy can never forget. "what's worse", he thinks... "that my arms can never relax
4:10 am
in a world that's trying to turn you into someone new... ...one hair color wants to help you keep on being you. nice'n easy. we only make the most real natural looking color. so even in revealing sunlight, it doesn't look like hair color at all. it looks like, it's a hundred percent you. and isn't that the most beautiful part? jane didn't like restrictions. not in life.
4:11 am
why settle on taste? jane thought. that's why jane loves light & fit greek nonfat yogurt. bursting with rich creamy awesomeness and 12 grams of protein. all for 80 calories. no settling here. what else does jane love? that you could win a fitbit flex from light & fit. learn more on specially marked packs. light & fit. feel free to enjoy. breaking news from overnight. a philadelphia police officer is expected to survive after being shot multiple times. police say he was ambushed as he sat in his patrol car. a gunman walked up and fired 13 shots. the officer was hit several times in the arm, but returned fire. the suspect ran off, but was quickly arrested by other officers.
4:12 am
fire for racist comments and the mother of the affluenza teen is bax back in texas. she will appear today before a texas judge. tonya couch is behind bars in ft. worth after arriving thursday from los angeles. she was deported from mexico last week where her son ethan is in custody. he is accused of violating probation and serving for killing four people in a 2013 drunk driving crash. the "portland press herald" reports on racially charged comments by maine's governor. >> these are the guys named demoney, shifty, movie. these type of guys come from connecticut and new york. they come up here and sell their heroin and go back home. before they leave, they impregnate a young white girl before they leave.
4:13 am
those remarks on wednesday. the governor said he wasn't speaking about race but the emotional toll that drugs have on children. "people" reports on what caused the death of singer natalie cole who passed away last week. her family said she died from heart failure. the diagnosis came after she received a new kidney in 2009. the "sun sentinel" in south florida reports manatees may soon lose their endangered status. they intend to reclassify the so-called sea cows from a danger to threatened. the agency says its population has rebounded and there are more than 6,300 manatees in the southeast. still to come, two big tv returns. we give you a sneak peek at the "fuller house" cast all grown up. and the drama "game of thrones" announces its season's
4:14 am
an antiviral. don't kid around with the flu, call your doctor within the first 48 hours of symptoms and ask about prescription tamiflu. attack the flu virus at its source with tamiflu, an antiviral that helps stop it from spreading in the body. tamiflu in liquid form is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. the most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. anti-flu? go antivival
4:15 am
nothing seems to work. your hair is still thinning. you may have inactive follicles. reactivate them with women's rogaine foam. the only once a day treatment proven to regrow new hairs up to 48% thicker. revive your va-va-voom. and save $10. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. netflix introduced this week that subscribers have viewed nearly 12 billion amount of content the last three months.
4:16 am
viewed is the sun. >> hey, it's winter. what are you going to do? might as well stay inside. on the cbs "moneywatch" get ready to watch more netflix. new problems for blue bell ice cream. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: blue bell released an up date on its enhanced cleaning efforts. they suspect la listthey have since reopened and production resumed. time warner says it was hacked. the e-mail address and passwords about 320,000 time warner customers may have been compromised. the fbi informed time warner about the hack, but time warner says there is no evidence that the systems that operate e-mail
4:17 am
a menu change at chick-fil-a. bye-bye, coleslaw. it is being replaced with a salad with a maple vinaigrette dressing and topped with almonds and pecans. chick-fil-a say this was a change for growing demand for health care options. more people will be watching video than television by the end of the decade. he predicts in a matter of years, digital video will become the single largest way that people spend their free time. the viewing of online video is growing 60% anally. speaking of digital video. netflix released the first pictures of the "full house" reboot, "fuller house." they look someone like they did in the '90s family sitcom. john stamos is also back. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill.
4:18 am
the whole twins not being there? have to wait for that. hbo says the season sixth premiere will be april 24th and word comes as the network says it's in talk to bring back the fantasy hit series for two more seasons. for the first time in season six, the show will move beyond the story lines laid out in george r.r. martin's books. still ahead, super bowl show stopper. halftime show performers coldplay will be joined on stage next month by a superstar. details ahead. this is not a job for me, this is, this is my life. this is my family. being a part of helping people in need is who i am. working at brookdale for me is not just a job, it's a life for me. i love it. i formed many connections with the residents. i feel like i am part of their family and they're part of mine. if you can get up in the morning, ya know,
4:19 am
i did it... do it... take the nature's bounty hair, skin and nails challenge. if your hair, skin and nails don't look more beautiful, we'll give you your money back. i did it... and i feel beautiful. visit naturesbounty.com for details. my brother brian was my best friend, but when he went to college and struggled with depression, he felt alone. he thought he was to blame and no one would understand. when he finally told me he was hurting, i didn't know what to do. a few months later, my brother took his life. if someone you know is struggling like brian did, find out how to help. what will you say when someone suffering from depression comes to you?
4:20 am
4:21 am
>> what would you do with $700 million? >> take care of some of the people i know need to be helped. >> the yi began tick jackpot has brown to 700 million dollars. lottery officials say it could grow even bigger by the weekend. odds of winning? a slim 1 in 192 million. peyton manning is taking back his old job. he'll be the denver broncos starting quarterback when they play their first playoff game next week. manning came off the bench in week 17 to lead denver to a win. he had missed seven previous starts due to injury. the broncos don't know who they will face. that will be decided during wildcard weekend. we will be bringing one of the games to you. the pittsburgh steelers take on the cincinnati bengals tomorrow night. coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. beyonce will perform for this year's super bowl halftime show. its her second appearance after
4:22 am
new orleans. the singer will join coldplay for the mid game performance. beyonce recently collaborated with coldplay on their latest album. and you can watch super bowl 50 from levi stadium in santa clara, california, onn sunday, february 7th, right here on cbs. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," actor tim daly. i'm anne-marie green.
4:23 am
news." you forgot the milk! that's lactaid . right. 100% real milk, just without the lactose. so, no discomfort? exactly. try some... mmm, it is real milklk lactaid . 100% real milk. no discomfort. coughing...sniffling... and wishing you could stay in bed all day. when your cold is this bad... ...you need new theraflu expressmax. theraflu expressmax combines... maximum strength medicines available without a prescription... ...to fight your worst cold and flu symptoms... ...so you can feel better fast and get back to the job at hand. new theraflu expressmax.
4:24 am
while i was on a combat patrol in baqubah, iraq, a rocket-propelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. i was discharged from the army, and i've been working with the wounded warrior project since 2007. warriors, yoyodon't have to be severely wounded to be with the wounded warrior project. we do have a lot of guys that have post-traumatic stress disorder. being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. my name is norbie, and yes, i do suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, but i'm okay.
4:25 am
now one dog is credited with ving another dog's life after the two scottish terriers ran off in massachusetts tuesday. police found one dog, which led rescuers to the second that was trapped down an embankment. both are safe this morning. police dash koom video captured the roadside delivery of a baby by two new jersey state troopers. >> keep going! >> breathe, breathe. >> keep going. >> good, good. >> there we go! >> the mom gave birth on the shoulder of the garden state parkway monday morning as she and her husband rushed to the hospital. four minutes after the troopers arrived, the newborn was in mom's hands. >> once the baby came out, father's first words out of his mouth was, like, what is it? what is it? and at that point, you know, we are seeing a baby and got to look. it's a girl! you know? >> they are beaming.
4:26 am
a baby in plano, texas made her public debut on thursday. her birth was impossible through an unusual surrogacy. omar villafranca has that. >> reporter: meet baby selsykelsey. her mother suffered three miscarriages and her mother offered to be her surrogate. >> we talked to the doctor about it and be tested. the miracle happened. >> reporter: 54-year-old tracy thompson gave birth to her own grand child yesterday. >> my lovely mom offered to give me the greatest gift i could ever have in my life. >> reporter: thompson says being pregnant with her granddaughter were not so easy. during delivery, doctors performed an emergency cesarean section after the baby dropped. >> when you look at the picture,
4:27 am
>> reporter: mom, daughter, and granddaughter share a bond. >> you have friends and there are many women who are willing to do it and you can have your biologicl child still. >> reporter: doctors say kelsey is healthy, weighing 6 pounds and 11 ounces. omar villafranca, cbs news, plano, texas. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," amid poshl powerball lottery mania mania. the governor's new dietary guidelines and allegations of food industry watered down the recommendation. actor tim daly from "madam secretary" joins us in the studio. that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching.
53 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
WLTX (CBS) Television Archive Television Archive News Search ServiceUploaded by TV Archive on