captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, march 29th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." the russian meddling investigation is on hold. >> same thing as always around this place. a lot of politics. >> more than dozen reported tornados in texasing and three storm chasers die in apparent pursuit of one twister. and silent no more. u.s. gymnasts go to capitol hill to share their stories of alleged sexual abuse in a push for change.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the chairman of the house committee denies he's delaying the investigation into last year's russian meddling into the elections but devin nunes canceled many hearings and he refused to again step away from the investigation. the fbi and the senate are conducting their on gegs into the campaign. hena daniels is here. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. they plan to update the committees on the meddling. this as the house intelligence committee's probe continues to come under scrutiny. >> nobody ever told me that politics was going to be so much fun. >> president trump hosted senators and their spouses at the white house tuesday night as lawmakers in senate intelligence committee gear up to interview

>> my hope is that sally yates would be someone we'd like to talk to. i have not discussed it with the chairman. >> yates, the former acting attorney general fired by trump was set to testify tuesday before the house panel investigating possible lichks between trump's administration and russia. in a letter obtained by the cbs news she was warned last week as the what she could reveal in her testimony. hotes followed one the white use on the matter friday the same day nunes canceled the hearing. >> we have no problem with her testifying. to suggestion in any way, shape, or form that we stood in the way of that is 100% false. >> the controversy 'long with nunes's secret meeting on white house groujds last week only added to democratic belief that nunes cannot lead an impartial investigation. >> h is what coverup looks like. >> still

step down. >> are you going to stay? >> why would i not. >> while house speaker ryan is standing by nunes, at least one house republican senator walter jones is now demanding he recuse himself. jones is calling for an independent commission to probe russian interference in the u.s. election. meanwhile a russian billionaire with ties to both vladimir putin and pan manafort said he'sleing to testify. the senate intelligence committee is scheduled to hold the first public meeting some stooim tomorrow. >> thank you, hena danielss. ahead this morning on "cbs this morning." adam schiff. he's going to be called upon. the latest proposal calls for cuts of 18 billion dollars in domestics programs to finance the border wall with mexico the president wants to build.

for medical research, heating subsidies for the poor, infrastructure and community grants but these are just proposals. congress has until april 28th to come up with a plan to prevent the government from shutting down. environmental groups and others are denouncing president trump's executive order undoing president obama's efforts on greenhouse gases. by eliminatine restrictions the president said he's creating jobs. >> i'm taking historic steps to lift the restrictions on american energy, to reverse government intrusion, and to cancel job killing regulations. >> president trump made hiftd of the obama administration's efforts to curb greenhouse gases by sign an executive order at the environmental protection agency, mr. trump took the first step of erasing fuels from carbon de-oaks i'd

from coal power plants. >> my plan is to putting an end. >> you know what that says? you're going to back to work. >> coal mining amounts to 50,000 jobsamerica down from its peak of nearly 180,000 in 1985. automation and the ability of natural gas from fracking has made it less competitive. >> we're here to announce the single most important step america has ever taken in the fight against global climate change. >> mr. obama emphasized the need to tackle rising global temperatures. >> no challenge poses a grtder threat to our future and future generations. >> but president trump once called climate change a hoax and scott pruitt recently

link between carbon dioxide and global warming. >> no, i would not agree it's a prime contributor. this morning the threat of severe weather is shifting east. some 19 million people in arkansas, texas, and louisiana could see significant thunderstorms, hail, possible tornados, and flood-producing rain. there were reports of over a dozen tornadoes in texas yesterday. the national weather service described this storm in central texas as large, dangerous, and violent. but so far no injuries or significant damage are reported. police in west texas say three storm chasers were killed in a car crash yesterday apparently while driving toward a tornado. it happened about 50 miles southeast of lubbock. tornadoes had been reported at the time. police say one vehicle ran a stop sign and hit the other but severe weather was not the direct cause of the cr

committee took up a sex abuse scandal that's rocked usa gymnastics. retired gymnasts say they were sexually abused by a former gymnastics doctor larry naser and the government has failed to protect them. >> i was disbelieved and even criticized by some in the gymnastics community to bringing this disturbing issue to light. now i know i'm not alone. >> the culture was money and medals. the culture wasn't about the girl. >> senator dianne feinstein is sponsoring a bill that requires tough tougher for sports. larry nassar is being held in michigan on charges. prime minister theresa may formally makes a launch on brexit.

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out forctivists behind planned parenthood are facing more charges. the "los angeles times" reports the filing of felony charges against two california abortion opponents. prosecutors say they invaded the privacy of medical providers. the pair secretly made videos of themselves trying to bide fetal matter from planned parenthood. clinton addressed a women's business group yesterday in san francisco. she said her election defeat hasn't changed her mission. >> i do know what i'm still fighting for. i'm fighting for a fairer big-hearted inclusive america. >> clinton criticized the trump administration for holding a meeting about pregnancy and birth control without a single woman present. britain's "guardian" said the bodies of two investigators were found yesterday in the cr

one of them was an american, mi vanished more than two weeks ago. they were looking into allegations of human rights violations by the army and militia groups. "the new york times" reports the settlement in the pay dispute between usa hockey and the national women's teams. the players had threatened to boycott the upcoming world championships. including pay, each player can now earn up to $70,000 a year. and "variety" covers the review of global warming. >> an inconvenient sequel is a followup to "an inconvenient truth." the former vice president screened it yesterday at a film convention in las vegas. the new video including footage of donald trump joking about climate change during his campaign. still to come, amazon goes supermarket shopping for you. we will tell you how

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here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country.

♪ well, there are a lot of things you wouldn't want to bump into in the dark but this smoukt south american frog may not at be one of them. scientists learned that the polka dog tree frog emits a green glow. it ooh tess first amphibian known to have a phosphorus quality. newly released letters jacqueline kennedy exchanged with a british man will be auctioned on monday. they offer a glimpse into the former first lady's love life. >> reporter: an old battered briefcase containing the secrets of two battered lives. a case full of letters between a former british ambassador of washington and a woman he knew well, a woman named jacqueline kennedy. >> the minute i opened

knew her loopy handwri andti k. >> reporter: they were locked away in a british home when the contents were put up for sail. you have to roll back the clock to camelot years when jacob ordinance by horn. then fate took over. a few years after jfk was killed orms by gore's wife died too in a car crash. maybe it was the common tragedies or their friendship or mutual affection but in the following years jackie and david became an item, vacationing together here in cambodia. >> the saltations on the let e dear david, dear, dear david, dearest david, love letters going back and forth. >> i think they are, particularly the way she signs

i think a real warmth. >> reporter: the letters contain no real proposal but the clear sign was made and rejected. orms by gore writes as a bitter heartbroken man. as for your photograph, he said, i weep when i look at it. her last letter to him is a touch of reality and it must be said cruelty. >> she's writing from air force stopple's yacht. >> she writes to him from air force stopple's yots. >> and stationary and a stamp from the yacht the christina. >> and that was it or was it. >> reporter: when david horms by gore died in a car crash, jackie went to his funeral. mark phillips, cbs news, london. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning,"

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tornadoes pummel the spiders this morning that may make your skin crawl. >> ellen is in the background saying e www.. >> yesterday afternoon was spectacular. >> it was very nice. sunshine, a nice breeze, and there are isolated thunderstorms that will carry on, and now we are done with the rain. on my way to work, i had mist and light showers, and east of fredericksburg, and generally speaking, sunshine today. today looks great. the only thing today, if you were to be picky, breezy, but i think it will be a welcomed breeze. out of the north, drier air. ladies your

today. it willsant high today, making their way , anwe e 60s. were in the 70s. usually this time of the year, averaging 60 degrees. not the case for the rest of the week. thursday and friday, cooler, and i will track good rain headed your way. >> the best news in all of that, your hair will be holding curl today. nick just went by this scene, and it was tweeted out by mercier county or mercier county? [ laughter ] sorry. montgomery county. the accident is between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue. it's on th

already have the truck out there. hopefully it's not a big issue. if you're northbound on vw parkway, we have a crash that is not creating too many problems. headed northbound at the beltway, headed up to route 100, it's a 16-minute drive. an old brit coin will be hard -- british coin will be the hardest in the world to duplicate. under normal light the polka dot frog has yellow dots. this dinosaur could be trained to save your life. check this out. the regional fire team out of dallas posted it out of their facebookge

clip. >> that's a quick isgoing on. >> the news at 4:30 will start right now. the cherry blossoms survived yesterday ice showers, but will they make it through today's winds. i'm mikea turner. >> i'm glad you're with us this morning. what's in store for today? looks pretty good. allyson, take it away. >> reporter: more sunshine than we saw yesterday. no rain in the forecast this afternoon it will be breezy, but it's not going to be a windy day. the cherry blossoms will do just fine. there's clouds out here, and they will quickly go away by the time the sun comes up. 59degrees, and it's mild. temperatures dipping down before the sun comes up. satellite and radar, exiting

the region, and the high pressure taking over before we get into another chance of rain on friday. we will go with the extended futurecast in a little bit. look at how the rain will impact your friday. it's a yellow weather alert day. your day will be impacted, and now 57 degrees today for washington, and into the low 60s around the region. out to the west, the cooler air is working its way in. it will be cooler tomorrow and into friday, and today, here's the planner, 1:00, 61 degrees, and a nice wind out of the northwest. 10-15miles sustained winds. coming up, we will show you how it will impact your weekend plans coming up. i was driving by the tidal basin and it was gorgeous. i had to take photos and send them to my mo