captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, december 28th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." into the garbage, you fly boy! >> the role of princess leia and "star wars" brought carrie fisher stardom but her actions off screen will be her true legacy. never again. the message the prime minister of japan delivers during his historic visit to pearl harbor. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you.

i-i'm wendy gillette in for anne-marie green. for millions of fans, carrie fisher will always be princess leia. the confident "star wars" leader with those futuristic hair buns. she died suffered after suffering a heart attack on friday. she was 60 years old. fisher's costars are sharing their grief. harrison ford who played hans solo offered this. carrie was one of a kind, brilliant, original. funny and emotionally fearless. she lived her life bravely. mark hamel tweeted, no word. #devastated. carrie was the brightest light in every room she entered. i will miss her dearly said peter mayhew. here is a look at her life on screen and off. >> what the hell of are doing? >> somebody has to save our skins! into the garbage, you fly

>> reporter: when the world first got to know carrie fisher, she was also royalty. princess leia in the 1977 film "star wars." >> i love you. >> i know. >> reporter: fisher was a rare princess. revered for her beauty and her take no prisoners personality. she went on to play the iconic role three more times, including just last year in "the force awakens. her career in hollywood spanned more than four decades and she flirted with warren beatty in "shampoo." >> they are not! i'm not like my mother! >> reporter: and was meg ryan's gal pal in "when harry met sal lee sally." >> i don't think he is going to leave her. >> nobody thinks he is going to leave her.

and mrs. >> reporter: carrie fisher was born in show business in 1956. the daughter of eddie fisher and actress debbie reynolds. in our biography, she wrote about her mother and her own duck addiction. in 1990 the book became a hit film starring merle streep and shirley maclaine. >> i did not lift my skirt! it twirled up! >> this is my house. >> reporter: in 2009 on tbs. >> i'm proud that i've been able to get through this stuff and i've been able to -- i can't overcome it, but i can use it instead of -- i have problems. problems don't have me. i'm not afraid of anything. >> reporter: carrie fisher was 60 years old. ben try,

it's reported fisher completed her work on "star wars" episode 8 before her death. the eighth film in the series is due in theaters at the end of next year. fisher reprized herol re in episode seven ""star wars: the force awakens"" last year. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will look at carrie fisher's struggles with bipolar disorder and addiction and a mental health advocate. during a visit to pearl harbor, prime minister of japan shinzo abe. it was the first official visit of a japanese prime minister who pledged japan will never wage war again. chip reid reports from pearl harbor. >> reporter: at the "uss arizona" memorial, honored the sailors who perished when the

1941. in all 2400 americans died in the surprise japanese attack on pearl harbor that drew the united states into world war ii. >> translator: we must never repeat the horrors of war again. >> wars can end. the most bitter of adversaries can become the strongest of allies. >> reporter: seven months ago, president obama became the first sitting u.s. president to visit hiroshima, where the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb in 1945 that helped force japan to surrender. more than 100,000 japanese were killed. while there were no jeez, tapol it is to help close the still lingering wound of war. president-elect donald trump criticized japan during the campaign for not paying the u.s. enough for its defense and even suggesting that japan develop its own nuclear weapons.

japan caroline kennedy, who attended the ceremony, if she is concerned about u.s. japanese relations during a trump presidency. >> i think the alliance is so strong and it has so much bipartisan support. president trump, i think he'll recognize that. >> reporter: sterling kale is a survivor of the pearl harbor attack. >> they never said they were sorry for pearl harbor, but if they see him over there going to the "arizona" memorial, the action is better than the words. >> reporter: there is one aspect of this reconciliation that is perhaps regularable and that is that there are so few pearl harbor survivors alive to see it. chip reid, cbs news, pearl harbor. later this morning, secretary of state john kerry will again outlikely his efforts at a peace deal. he'll talk today about end is the

with the possible solution of creating two states. israeli has charged the united states orchestrated a u.n. vote condemning israeli settlement building in the occupied territories. a charge the u.s. denies. president-elect donald trump made two more appointments to his administration. thomas bossert will be the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. he previously served as deputy assistant for homeland security under president george w. bush. and justin greenblatt will be in charge international negotiation. trump tower was cleared yesterday afternoon. people were seen running as officers waved them to exits. turns out the backpack contained children's toys and was

trump lives in the trump tower and has offices there but at his florida estate at the time. another round of post-holiday shopping mall disturbances. there have been more than a dozen incidents like these since monday. it's unclear if they are linked. now to the weather this morning. a winter storm watch is posted for new england, while another significant storm system hits the pacific northwest. powerful wind and heavy snow are forecast for higher elevations in washington state. rain is expected in parts of the southeast. and that storm system that pummeled the northern plains has moved into new england. folks in the dakotas are digging out. in bismarck, residents helped a truckdriver escape the high snow. it may take days before the electricity is restored. the preliminary findings from the flight data recorder

from that crashed russian military plane may be available as early as today. the so-called black box was recovered yesterday in the black sea. the russian jet crashed minutes after taking off from the russian city of sochi early sunday. all 92 people on board were skilled. there are unconfirmed reports that the plane had a problem with its flaps. investigators are also looking at pilot error and bad fuel as a possible cause. coming up on the "morning news." amazon echo may assist in a murder case. how the gadget may lead to clues. and a boy is barred from the boy scouts. this is the "cbs morning news." that's the difference between ordinary everyday and exquisitely delicious in an everyday sort of way. because with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. (achoo!)you can pick up s did cold & flu virusesof way. from things in your home for up to 48 hours? it's like having a sick family member

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a branding message linked to carrie fisher's death goes sour. cinnabon said r.i.p. carrie fisher. you'll always have the best "buns" hit in the galaxy. hit by online backlash the company said our tweet was genuinely meant as a tribute but we shouldn't have posted it. we are truly sorry. on the cbs "moneywatch." the busiest day for returns in the united states. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. on wall street light trading follows the long holiday weekend. the dow is inching closer to the 20,000 mark and the nasdaq finished at a new record high. the dow added 11 points yesterday. the s&p gained five, the nasdaq finished 20 points higher. federal prosecutors charge three chinese citizens with insider trading. it's alleged the threeen

gain insider information. prosecutors say the men used information to buy stock in companies about to be acquired and sold the shares after the acquisition was announced and one of the defendant is under arrest. u.p.s. except this to be a record year in returning. that would be the busiest returns day ever. a surge in online sales has led to an increase in returns by mail. u.p.s. expects to have returned nearly 6 million packages by the end of the first week in january. the south korean electronics manufacturer lg is introducing a levitating speaker. it hovers over its base. the speaker connect to two devices at a time over bl bluetooth. battery life is about ten hours and it will be officially introduced next month. sor,

on the cost. the u.s. mint has cut the cost of making a penny. it still, though, costs more than it's worth. in 2014 it cost 1.7 cents to produce the penny and down from 2.4 cents back in 2011. the mint says there is no metal alternative to cut the cost of the low face value. same for a nickel which costs 8 cents per unit to productive and times cost under 4 cents to produce. >> i had no idea pennies were so costly. >> there you go. they are worth a lot. >> you teach me a lot of things. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. coming up on "cbs this morning," the year in tech. a look back at the biggest tech moments and the trend to watch in 2017. still to come, a christmas wish come true. a sick 10-year-old boy gets the surprise of a lifetime from his football hero. tomorrow's the day we'll play something besides video games. every day is a gift.

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the cavalier star is the associated press male athlete of the year. james rallied the cavs post heavily favored golden state last spring to give the city its first pro championship in 52 years. the crystal ball is ready for its new year eve's close-up. the new waterford chrissal triangles were lit yesterday. the ball will be dropped saturday night to ring in 2017. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," kennedy center honoree james taylor. i'm wendy gillette. this is the "cbs morning news."

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living facility in maryland. okay, you will need an extra layer as you head outside compared to yesterday. but meteorologist melissa nord says aside from the cooler temperature, things look nice today. >> that is correct. we are going to see sunshine today. it should be a nice day outside but you need a jacket verses yesterday. you will need an entire extra layer. because temperature-wise, we are going to be in the 40s today. let's compare that to the 60s around yesterday. so feeling cooler outside, a little more seasonable for this time of year. right now, 43 in leesburg. upper 30s in gaithersburg. frederick at 39. and 44 for andrews and prince george's county. for today, we will hold on the to ample sunshine. and with that, temperatures will be cool and it will be breezy outside. 1:00 p.m. around 46. and the highs between the mid- and upper 40s. three things to know, today is nice but tomorrow we are

and locations far north, we may start out with a wintry mix. we will talk about that in a bit. traffic is moving okay. though i have a few things to talk about. especially starting on the inner loop of the beltway. you will want to use the off- ramp to 66, it is blocked. no delays on the inner loop of the beltway though. and also on the inner loop of the beltway, georgetown pike, we have an accident. again, things moving fine but watch out, cars on the side of the road. and also watch out for gas main work between 23rd street, the southbound lanes between m street and l street. and l street both directions between pennsylvania avenue and new hampshire avenue. >> thank you. now to breaking news in maryland where a volunteer fire department tweeted there's been a fire at a assisted liking facility center on -- at an assisted living facility center. they add one person has

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remember a local actress and yoga instructor. >> such a sad story. there. i'm mikea turner in for jan jeffcoat. >> glad you're with us. i'm mike hydeck. look, yesterday was stellar when it comes to the weather. doesn't get better than that. ellen has a check on traffic including a metro issue first though to meteorologist melissa nord. it says allyson rae there. >> yeah, doing a flip flop in the weather department here. we've got sunshine in store for you today. tomorrow, things could be iffy with showers around. temperature-wise, starting off at 46 in town with 30s in the suburbs. and yesterday morning, we were in the 50s. this morning, we are running about 15 to 20 degrees colder than yesterday morning for your tuesday. now in terms of today, we will keep the sunshine going. temperature-wise, making it through the

we're talking about the rain showers around for the morning commute and a wintry mix for some spots. we will time that out in just a bit. we are seeing that fire activity up in maryland. the it's blocking a little bit of traffic on georgia avenue. noticing some small delays, passing by university boulevard. mainly northbound. looks like the southbound lanes are good to go. and then watch out for crews working to repair gas lines on 23rd street. the southbound lanes being impacted here. looks like even northbound as well. so between m street and l street. watch out between pennsylvania