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captioning funded by cbs it's monday, march 6th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." wiretapping claim. president trump is calling on an investigation of the obama administration after acushion them of bugging. thousands of pictures of female servicemembers are allegedly shared on social media. and heavy hail catches people off guard in northern california and takes traffic to a standstill.
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57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. today president trump is expected to sign a revised version of his travel ban order, but this morning it's mr. trump's accusations that president obama had his phones tapped. the director of the fbi wants the justice department to dispute the charges. hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the white house has requested that congress examine whether president obama abused his executive thoerd. the accusation came in a tweet without supporting evidence that then president obama ordered a wire tap of phones in trump tower. president trump's assertion that former president obama bugged trump tower last year is now putting him at odds with fbi director james comey.
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to cbs news comey asked the department of justice saturday to publicly reject mr. trump's claims say the claims falsely suggest they broke the law. >> there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president-elect at the time of against his campaign. >> the former director of national intelligence james clapper maintained sunday he supervised never wiretapping mr. trump. the president made the claim on twut oren saturday but has no evidence to support it. >> he's going off information he's saying that led him to believe this is a very real potential. >> to make that type of claim without any evidence is, i think, very recklessing. >> yesterday the white house asked congress to investigate the allegation amid its ongoing probe into russian meddling in the 2016 election. >> we will get all of the information that we
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if that includes president trump's tax returns, then i have confidence that we will ask for them. >> a spokesperson for mr. obama responded saying in part neither mr. obama or any white house official ordered any surveillance on u.s. citizen. any suggestion otherwise is simply false that and attorney general jeff sessions who recused himself from any trump/russia investigations last week is expected to file amended testimony to the senate today to explain why he did not disclose meeting with the russian ambassador twice last year. ahead on "cbs this morning," we will talk to congressman jason chaifetz about a possible investigation that he was wire tapped. north korea fired a ballistic missile into the ocean this morning. the missile was fired near t
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location of the border near china. it traveled about 500 miles into the sea of japan. the u.s. is investigating reports that three other missiles were fired. north korea is prohibited by the u.n. of firing any missiles. several days ago they promised to retaliate for south korea/u.s. drills. he was given a deadline to leave after krit soozing the investigation of the murder of kim jong-nam. authorities say he died after two women smeared his face with a banned agent. allegedly sharing nude photos of female soldiers and veterans. some were taken without the women's knowledge. >> reporter: the secret marines united facebook group had hundreds of marines as members.
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reportedly thousands of naked female services members were taken. it was taken down within hours. in a statement marine corps sergeant major ronald l. green said in part, we must to a better job of teaching marines what we expect of them in a social media realm. e expect all marines to treat one another with dignity and respect, whether it be in public, behind closed doors, or online. a marine cord officials say they're most concerned about the victims many who were identify by their rank, full name, and military duty station. the online activity was first posted by the war horse, a nonprofit news organization run by a marine veteran and purple heart recipient brennan. within hours they said, waterboard this pos and i would pay $500 that can get good
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>> i think this is a good gut check for a lot of people. we have all scrolled past things that we shouldn't tolerate on social media. >> reporter: this comes just two months after the first female infantry marine headed to lay jerusalem. they say if get was taken without their consent and where they had a reasonable expectation of privacy the marine could be subject to criminal proceeding or action. it's reported this morning that u.s.-backed iraqi forces took a critical bridge in western mosul. since the fighting began in october, more than 200,000 people have been forced from their homes. heavy fighting was reported sunday. isis fighters attacked iraqi troops with at least six suicide car bombs. a dozen people are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons in mosul over the last week. and there is fear and
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disbelieve in the seek community in seattle. man was shout in his own driveway with what may be a hate crime mireya villarreal has our report. >> reporter: police in a suburb of seattle are investigating this. >> to think it happened in our community was very surprising and extremely disappointing. >> reporter: the victim was wearing a turban when he was shot friday night. he was working on his car when a guy walked up and shot him in the arm. they posted the identity f the victim in an update. i'm sorry to know about the attack of a u.s. national of indian origin. he's out of danger. police say this man adam purr entin shot two men in a bar last month, killing one. before shooting heho
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the friend who survived spoke at a peaceful protest. >> it was rage and malice of an individual that killed my friend, killed our friend. >> reporter: this man is the president of it. >> you believe the racial tension is creating these kinds of ins zants. >> absolutely it is. what we need is to teach people how to co-exist. >> the nags tional coalition is being ask to be classified as a hate crime, that would be motivated by bay yas against race or religion. they're working with the police department and say they're committed to investigating crimes that are potentially hate motivated. in cases where there is a hate crime conviction almost always
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oakland police are being questioned about their response when a pro-trump rally in berkeley turned violent. fights broke out saturday between protesters. ten people were arrested, seven were injured. protesters say police didn't act enough. and overnight severe weather pounded the san francisco area. heavy hail caused hazardous conditions in one state. hail came down hard yesterday. it was so heavy it blanketed the ground. in the mountains there was enough snow to shut down roads. >> coming up on the "morning news," capital conflicts. an oklahoma representative gives a questionnaire to muslim students. and the motorcycle jump that got the attention of please. this is the "cbs morning news." and twice the omega 3s.
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a dirt biker with two goals proceeded at zooming over a southern california highway and getting on television. the video was posted on insta fwam and police are investigating wherever motorists were endangered. amazon is set to announce new space programs and accusing of threatening muslims. "time" reports that muslims were asked if they beat their wives. it was on a forum from rb john bennett's staff. it was in part to build connections between lawmakers and muslims. the "chicago tribune" said there were no homicides in the city for six days last week. that hasn't happened since 201
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so far this year there have been 103 killings. "the wall street journal" expects news this week from the space company owned by amazon's chief jeff bezos. blue yore gins will reveal specific customers. they'll unveil using reusable rockets to put tourists into orbit. the "washington post" says pollution kills about 1.7 million children every year. vooernltal hazards like contaminated water and dirty air are blamed for one-fourth of the deaths. the u.n. says most of the texts are avoiceable. the dee mo"the des moines r said a party bus exploded in flames. no one was hurt. another bus was sent for a trip to their reception. still ahead, birthday
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happy birthday to you ♪ a 6-year-old birthday girl celebrated her birthday in chicago. her and her family served meals yesterday at a park. her mother said she was pleasantly shocked when she proposed the idea. she said her motto is it's nice to be nice. that certain will is a good motto. on the "cbs moneywatch" why tax audits are down and wolverine rips up the competition at the box office. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange. good morning, jill. on friday fed chair janet yellen confirmed a rate hike was in the work barring any changes in the economy. the dow gained about 179 points. the s&p added 15, the nasdaq. general motors sold a
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opel has been part of fw m since the 1920s that has lost money. if you're worried about getting audited by irs, some good news. your chance of getting audited has never been so low. last year the number of people being audited to just about 1 million. the irs blames budget cuts. the more you make, the higher your chances. and the r-rated spin-off man "logan" topped the box office starring hugh jackman. it brought in over $85 million in ticket sales. that's one o the first biggest march openings ever. "get out" finished second at "the shack" targetted a large fae faith-based audience. >> i like it. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much. still ahead, the last stand for a famous cube.
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. an atlanta building known as the white ice cube is no more. a controlled blast yesterday reduced it to dust. it was built in 1965 to store state records, but in the late '90s engineers discovered it was sinking. a former actress is now playing an essential role in the lives of people in south los angeles. michelle miller found out how the woman created an oases in a food desert. >> reporter: when rene gunter goes shopping for produce, she es
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gets down and dirty. >> oh, my goodness. bugs bunny never had it so good. >> reporter: the 64-year-old in los angeles not just shopping for herself. she's shopping for her community where corner markets and liquor stores substitute for the absence of grocery stores and supermarkets. she traveled with some of the biggest names in fashion. but a role in a 2000 community play about food justice changed her life. >> the more i read the script, the more i realized i lived in a food desert. >> reporter: a food desert is an urban area where it ee difficult to find affordable quality of food. residents suffer way more from higher rates of disease like diabetes and have a shorter life expectancy. >> i had this epip.
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something. >> reporter: and do she did, by opening her own fresh produce market, daily organics, which gets most of its inventory from local farmers. are you looking for specific things? >> i want to see the product. i want to see the variety. >> reporter: customers like joyce perkins are sold. >> and so the taste? >> wonderful. it doesn't taste like anything in grocery store. >> how important is this? >> very important. i think she's starting a trend in this community. >> reporter: she's sowing good with the bounty from her community. >> is that beautiful? that's beautiful. >> reporter: that's a sentiment we can all toast to. michelle miller, cbs news, los angeles. >> brilliant idea. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," director judd apatow. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."
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revised executive order on immigration is expected out this week. >> did you grab the winter weight coats out of the closet, meteorologist allyson rae has a little relief in store for us. it is cold. >> it was 19 when i walked in. >> it was very cold. it's so cold this morning, not as much as those teen temperatures we had this weekend. don't put away those winter jackets just yet. as i said last week, march goes up and down, and this week is no different. our michael & son camera is looking pretty good. cloudy skies are going to be the main story today. it's a cold start but not a frigid start like what we had on sunday morning. 29 for martinsburg. 28 for culpeper, 29 for leesburg. we're heading for the 50s today which is a big improvement. we are going to stay dry today, can't rule out a stray sprinkle. we are going to see these showers approach for tomorrow. you can leave the umbrellas at home tome.
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near 50 by noon. we're headed to the mid-50s with the help of a southeasterly wind. rain showers, warm temperatures and also how about maybe a little bit more snow mixed in in the seven-day forecast. yep, yep, yep. >> it continues. it continues. here on the road we do have a problem already, actually by the beltway. right when you pass by pennsylvania avenue before you get there. again, it's the outer loop, not seeing significant delays from it, but we do have a small closure on i-395 as you head northbound passing by 2nd street northwest between there and 3rd street you'll see a closure. that's because of an accident, and then we have construction going on closing a few lanes as you head northbound in maryland between route 216 and route 32. good morning, larry. good morning to you. we start with breaking news. investigators on the scene of a house fire in annapolis. anne arundel county firefighters got to the home on harbor road just after 1:30 this morning. flames had consumed one house and also spread to houses on
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the good news is that everybody inside the home escaped safely. it took more than 90 firefighters to help put out those flames. a silver alert for a d. c. man. they're asking for your help to find 76-year-old george hines. he disappeared yesterday afternoon from hunt place in northeast washington. he was seen wearing black puffy coat and brown shoes. he may also need medication. it's a popular place for kid's birthday parties, it's common to see a temper tantrum or two at chucky cheese. a fight inside a chuck e. cheese in victor field california. several women and men came to blows over tickets for prizes at the restaurant. there was actually a second fight that broke out at
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same restaurant between two women who bumped into each other. there is a two beer limit at chuck e. cheese but presumably the combatants didn't -- >> a little pregame before they made it to chuck e. cheese, nice role models mom and dad, well done, stay classy. we hope you don't have anything to fight over on this monday. >> thanks for joining us for wake up washington. >> this is wake up washington on wusa9. >> one person is dead and a hoarding habit may have fueled a deadly fire in arlington. thanks for joining us here on your monday, i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm mike hydeck, weather a big story once again. we got rid of the frigid cold temperatures. it's going to feel seasonal maybe today. >> today is actually a pretty nice day. cloudy not going to be as gorgeous
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[ technical difficulties ] >> mild and then we're talking about changes as we head through the rest of the week, up and down we go once again: 28 for gaithersburg, 26 manassas. it looks like it's sliding this way. it won't be here until tomorrow. take a look at your futurecast, we'll see the cloud cover continue it increase today with the help of those southeasterly winds. to want cloud cover and southerly winds will stay into the 40s overnight so not so cold first thing tomorrow morning. 1:00 in the afternoon on tuesday, southerly winds will be on the stronger side. we'll have some showers roll on through here for your evening commute, but the heavier stuff arrives after the evening commute right through wednesday morning at about 5 a.m. now these are just rain showers, but long-term this weekend could be a little interesting. i'm keeping my eye on that long- term forecast and if we're going to see rain or maybe a little snow. allyson we talked about a problem 95 up in
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