captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, july 20th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." senator john mccain begins what could be his greatest battle, fighting brain cancer. as both sides of the aisle unite and show their support. president trump with a new plan to get rid of obamacare. and o.j. simpson makes a plea for freedom. the former football star and convict's fate is in the hands of a nevada parole board.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news head quarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, senator john mccain is considering treatment options. he had surgery to remove the tumor behind his eye last week and the doctors say he's recovering from the surgery amazingly well, but it is not a cure. mola lenghi is in washington with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the news is hitting everyone pretty hard. it's hard to imagine anyone in public life who's gone through as much as john mccain has. this one might be his toughest battle yet. >> i do know this. this disease has never had a more worthy

>> an outpouring of support. president trump offered his family's prayers saying senator john mccain has always been a fighter. former president barack obama tweeted in part cancer doesn't know what it's up against. give it hell, john. senator graham often referred to as mccain's closest friend in the senate spoke by phone insisting he's been back. >> he said i've been through worse. >> mccain had surgery last week to have a blood clot removed from behind his eye. this type of cancer called glioblastoma has a medial survival rate of a little more than a year. >> he's in for a battle. it's the cancer that's killed ted kennedy, and despite all the research that's going on, we haven't made adequate progress. >> here in washington lawmakers were busy behind closed doors when news of

stunned the room. >> he has been diagnosed before. it's unlikely that diagnosis is related to the current one. >> the phoenix mayo clinic where senator mccain is receiving care he said the mack cain family is including treatment options which could include chemotherapy and radiation. anne-marie? >> mola lenghi in washington. thank you so much, mola. on to health care. last night about two dozen secretaries met with john price and others to try to salvage the health care bill. after nearly three hours they got nowhere. president trump told them not to begin their august recess until they have an obamacare repeal bill. the latest effort to replace obamacare failed yesterday. the president took the

to task. at one point he even used a veiled thread to dean heller, a moderate who was opposed to the legislation. >> look. he wants to remain a senator, doesn't he? and i think the people of your state, which i know very well, i think they're going to appreciate what you hopefully will do. >> majority leader misch mcconnell said the senate will vote next week on the debate. the congressional budget office said the deal to repeal it without replacing it would liev 17 million americans without health care by next year. over 150 protesters were arrested last night as they demonstrated against the gop law on capitol hill. the protesters entered the three senate office buildings chanting health care is a human right. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll ask senator john thune, chairman of the conference about the failed gop e

and replace the affordable care act. and next week some of president trump's closest associates are expected to testify about possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia. on monday the president's son-in-law jared kushner is expected to answer questions from the senate intelligence committee behind closed doors. wednesday the senate judiciary has called donald trump jr., the president's oldest son and paul man a for to testify. attorney general jeff sessions. mr. trump told "the new york times" sessions' decision to recuse himself from the investigation was very unfair to the president. the president said, quote, if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me before he took the job frmd and i would have picked somebody else. mr. trump also said if the special counsel robert mueller investigated

beyond any relationship to russia, it would cross a line. at the supreme court the court rule thad the administration can enforce its ban on refugees from six mostly muslim countries about till the federal court appeal rules. but it expands family relationships to now include grandparents that refugees can use to enter the country. today o.j. simpson will make his case to the nevada appeal board. he's now 76 years old and serving time for armed robbery and assault. >> reporter: o.j. simpson will appeal from video. the nfl hall of famer has served nearly nine years for the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a las vegas hotel room. today he'll personally appeal for his release. >> usually what they want

analyst laurie levinson has covered simpson since he was charged and acquitted of the double murder of his ex-wife nicole brown and her friend ron goldman. they'll ee vat his years in prison and his age. they'll hear from supporting people including one of his robbery victims, but experts say board members have already likely made their decisions. in 2013 they granted parole on some of his charges but he still needed to serve four more years to meets he minimum time behind bars. >> how surprised would you be if he was not grnlted the parole. >> there would be a

scrutiny. >> he could be released as early as october. an 18-year-old chicago woman is in stable condition after being shot in the chest during an apparent road rage incident. police say she was shot by another woman yesterday afternoon following a traffic-related gult. the suspect, a 47-year-old woman pulled out a gun fired one shot. two children in the car with the victim are oklahoma and they're not injured. this morning one of the most destructive wildfires in california is burning, zroig a builds. the so-call eed detwiler fire h been burning since sunday. it appears to be moving away from the park. residents of more than 4,000 homes have been forced to evacuate. >> there's a lot of homes in and

mountains, so the challenge is protecting those and the challenge is getting in there and trying to bill a line around the fire. >> over 3,000 firefighters are battling the fire, which is just 7% contained. coming up on the "morning news," allegation of a police officer recording evidence. with will show you the accidental body camera. plus, a passenger is kicked from a flight after kicking a child's seat. this is the "cbs morning news." not all fish oil supplements provide the same omega-3 power. megared advanced triple absorption is absorbed three times better. so one softgel has more omega-3 power than three standard fish oil pills. megared advanced triple absorption.

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booted from the flight because a toddler kicked their sit. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the baltimore sun" reports a police officer's body cam allegedly shows him planting drugs before an arrest. the public defender said the officer unwittingly recorded himself dropping the drugs and then retrieving them. one officer was suspended and two others. attorney general jeff sessions said yesterday the controversial policy is especially needed in drug cases. the policy reverses an obama administration order prompted by police abuses. the "chicago tribune" reports that a minnesota boy who vanished more than 40 years ago was among serial killer john wayncy

the remains were used to identify him. he was executed in 1934 for the killing of three young men. "the miami herald" says a new york family accuses jetblue of unfairly kicking them off a flight. a couple said a passenger complained one of of the three children were kicking their seat. jetblue said they were removed for being uncooperative. the singer's fans say the figure's skin is too light and that it's face looks more like lindsay lohan's. it surfaced on twitter. still ahead, sharing and shopping. amazon launches a new social media network hoping to spark customers to open their wallets. and take an extra 15% off. girls' tops and bottoms only $6.80 boys' tees are $10.19 and kids' sneakers are just $21.24

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to show the positive experience of adopting. on "cbs moneywatch" apple joins in on the social media game. hena daniels has more. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. they led a broad-based rally boosted by good continued news of corporate profit. the dow gained 63 points the s&p rose 19 to add to a record high and the nasdaq add 40d. u.s./china agreement ended without any agreement. the annual talks held this year at the treasury department had a particularly contentious toechblt treasury secretary steve mnuchin called on china to allow more access for u.s. firms and blamed the trade gap on chinese government intervention. housing

last week, the strongest pace in four months. home building surged in the northeast. stunning 83%, 22% in the midwest. the gains ended three straight months of declines. the new construction has been unable to keep up with demand. amazon is now in the social network business. amazon spark is focused on shopping and only available to amazon prime customers. spark is currently available on amazon's iphone app and android versions are flanned. and there's enough plastic waste in the world to bury manhattan in more than two miles of trash. sense 1950 more than 9 billion tons of plastic has been manufacturing. that's according to

jushl study. since they don't break down, three quarters end up as waste in landfills. china makes the most plastic flouled by europe and north america. anne-marie. >> hena daniels at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, hena. it's an anniversary today. the apollo is 1 landed on the moonon this date in 19 f 9. the next day neil armstrong set foot on earth's satellite making a giant leap for mankind. there you heard it. still ahead, better health and well being for those who volunteer. >> reporter: helping others can help your health. i'm kenneth kraeg in new york with the details of a new study coming up. i kept on top of things. then the chronic, widespread pain slowed me down. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. he also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result

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. god knows how this ends for me. this disease has never had a worthy opponent. >> in an overwhelming show up support for senator john mccain. he faces

what we're learning this morning about his brain tumor diagnosis. >> a pain of headlines come dangerously -- headlights come dangerously close as a wrong way driver almost hits a police officer. >> it is 80 degrees right now. we have a yellow alert day because of the dangerous heat ahead. >> it is so sticky ahead. the heat index could hit 100 by lunch time alone. . >> today will be pretty uncomfortable. we have a heat advisory in place. that means temperatures can feel 105 to 109. not the entire region is under a heat advisory. it is d.c., parts of southern maryland and virginia. it doesn't mean in montgomery it isn't going to be hot. everybody take the same precautions. it will be a steamy one and dangerous heat. if you'll be exercising, morning hours will be better. 81 for washington, we're warmer than what we were this time yeda

take a look. we're a few degrees but that is another few degrees to add on this afternoon with the high humidity, it is still going to feel rather uncomfortable. highs today, 97. that is where we were yesterday. 97 for fredrick and 97 for gaithersburg. we'll look at the futurecast in a little bit. >> had to issue that yellow weather alert. no option. this morning, we had closure out on route 1 up in maryland. if you're by baltimore avenue between powder mill road and ritz way, you'll see closures. i've seen it in both directions. in addition to this, we have another problem which never happens, two problems this time of the morning. this is near claire barten parkway. montgomery police are looking for a killer after a man was shot inside his home in silver springs. another person who lives at the home called for

10:00 p.m. saying someone entered the home and shot the victim. victim died at the hospital. we have new information about a shooting in prince george's county. police believe dustin khoury was making an illegal transition when he was shot in his car. the passenger in the car wasn't hurt. police have not made any arrests. the man accused of shooting another driver in a road rage incident could be trying to claim self defense. alexandria police say earnest sick yell shot and killed -- stickelll shot and killed a woman. it is not illegal to have a loaded weapon in the car and witnesses say the woman shot got out of her suv and was yelling as she approached stickelll's car. the news at 4:30 starts right now. . good morning. i'm mike hydeck.

take care of your pets today. kids, elderly, that is why we called a yellow day. >> it is warm out there. it feels like you're walking into a sauna. save a trip to the spa and hang out on your deck for a little bit. 97 today. back in the humidity and it will feel near the flesh hold of 10 -- threshold of 105. this is your lunch hour, 101 is the feels like temperature. 109 for leesburg. you get a break but it will be uncomfortable. this is 7:00 still feeling 1 100 degrees. as we head through tomorrow morning, this is the time, if there is a time to be a little more comfortable, it will be tomorrow morning into the 80s it will feel. for today, we're looking at cloudy skies to start. 81 degrees. we'll see enough sunshine to get a few storms. yesterday we only had one or two

this afternoon we might double this. four or five. about a handful of storms this afternoon. they pack a punch but most stay dry. we'll see the same trend tomorrow. over the weekend, the heat doesn't break and the rain chances increase. we'll talk about that coming up. >> i can't hear about the showers. i need a pool day. >> you and your pool. >> you need to come before the season is over. >> you have to invite me. >> come today. if you're on baltimore avenue this afternoon in maryland between powder mill road and resist way, we have a closure -- ritz way, we have a closure for an accident. route 1 is the area to avoid. outer loop of the beltway, we have a crash by clara barton parkway on the right side. you can get by on the left, a little slower though. there has been an out pouring of support for senator john mccain after he revealed he is battling brain cancer.