every great why needs a great how. captioning funded by cbs good morning. it is wednesday, september 27th, 2017. the trump administration scrambling to get more aid to puerto rico. they are scramblingling for more food, and water. >> looking for military action after north korea threatens to shoot doubt warplanes. and a data breach affecting over 143 million americans. pluft ed bastian is here in

morning." his new plan to keep passengers happy and what the airline's doing to help hurricane victims. >> but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> the governor of puerto rico is so thankful for the great job that we're doing and it's the most difficult job because it's on an island in the middle of the ocean. >> the presidenten defds his response to hurricane marimaria >> the president has called, pledged his supp ort. >> steve bannon's candidate in the runoff. president trump ups the rhetorical ante. >>t will be devastating, i can tell you that. devastating for north korea. that's called a military option. a scandal rocks college basketball. four coaches among ten people charged in a bribery case. >> there's jail time people could be facing and this now big. fire crews are making

>> this fire has a potential to take off. women are allowed the drive for the first time. >> this is a historic day. >> all that -- >> a brawl erupted in a parliame parliament. >> -- and all that matters. >> machine mcconnell said the appeal effort is officially dead. >> it isn't the first time we've been told it was dead. it might be really sick, but it keeps on surviving. >> -- on "cbs this morning." >> it's way down except for the game starts when people tune in to see if they're being disrespectful. >> they tune out after the game starts, which is what jets fans

>> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" presented by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." the desperation in puerto rico is growing by the day. washington is boosting its efforts to help the victims in puerto rico, but the island's electric grid is still down one week after the storm. >> food, water, and fuel are all in short supply. at least 16 deaths are blamed on maria and its aftermath. officials worry the death toll will rise drastically if emergency supplies aren't distributed soon. >> reporter: fema has more than 140 federal officials on the ground. 16 coast guard navy ships are there to deliver food and supply. ten more are on the way. david begnaud with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here in puerto rico, even the hospitals need help. this is a hospital in s

there's only one operating room that's functioning. surgeries are being pryor titled. only icu has air conditioning. the rest of the rooms are dark. children and adults being treated in the same area. there is a generator powering whatever lights they do have here and they say if they run out of fuel at this hospital, they're going to run out of life. >> we have been married ten years. we are best friends. >> jesus garces soto is battling cancer. his wife, a breast cancer survivor high level brought him to the hospital the night before. just one generator keeps two floors operational, but fuel is low and frustrations are high. >> i think that we have been like abandons. >> that's

s says one hospital is usable. >> what i fear most is more will die because of this. >> this is the time for action. >> san juan mayor yulin cruz is frustrated over what she says is a slow response from fema. >> they're waiting for marching orders right now. if you don't, hundreds of lives will be lost. hundreds of lives will be lost. >> reporter: temperatures have reached 90 degrees. nearly half of the island has no water. alex de la campa -- >> a lot of things are being done by fema. >> i believe you, i have no reason not to believe you.

where are the photos? >> this is the worst catastrophic disaster if puerto rico. we have been engaged in response operations. now we're going to make sure we public everything that we're doing. >> mr. day epla campa said they post what's going on. we'll keep an eye on that. there's a naval ship coming. it's called "the comfort." the rapper pitbull did something very nice. he sent his plane to take cancer patients to the mainland who are in desperate need of treatment. >> they're on high display with complaints they weren't moving fast enough. as of last night president trump tweeted 23 times about the national anxious them

he's tweeted six times about the hurricane and puerto rico. vice president mike pence met with marco rubio who criticized the relief effort and mr. trump repeatedly defended the response to the crisis. >> a massive effort is under way, and we have been really treated very, very nicely by the governor and by everybody else. they know how hard we're working and what a good job we're doing. >> the president says he will visit puerto rico tuesday and may go to the hard-hit u.s. virgin islands as well. in our next half hour, we're going to talk with puerto rico governor roberto rossello and what they need right now. >> the president said the u.s. armed forces are totally prepared to respond one day after north korea t

shoot down american warplanes. he also promised to fix the mess and said kim jong-un is acting very badly. major garrett is at the white house with this story. good morning. >> good morning. president trump spoke of new economic sanctions and the need for still more diplomatic pressure but the president sounded as if military action, possibly preemptive action is not just an option but an increasingly viable option. >> if we take that option, it will be devastating, i can tell you that. >> in the rose garden the president spoke aggressively against the north korean government. >> they threaten to shoot down or aim at planes flying in international air. what do you call that? >> that's called devastating option. if we have to take it, we will. >> reporter: they flew nearer than

coast. they were preparing an intercept of the next u.s. bomber flight. mig jets were fitted with external fuel jets and they were armed with air to aramir missil. because the north has spent so much, its air force is weak, pilots poorly trained. flying as little as ten hours a year. mr. trump blamed kim jong-un for the war-like rhetoric though they have warned against prov e provoking the dictator. >> he's saying things that should never, ever be said and we're replying to those things, but it's a reply. >> general dunceford said there was no evidence that the north was preparing for a conventional military strike. >> while the political space is very

change in the north korea posture. we've watched that very carefully. >> the u.s. believes there's only one north korean pilot who's flown out toward the ocean. even so there is no toll racing for knowing at this time. rockets exploded after secretary jim mattis arrived for a visit. it the vegas follows president trump's plan to put more on isis. the u.s. military says up to 40 munitions hit the area. at least five civilians were hurt. >> the latest rb effort to ac

they decided not to bring it up for a vote. they ee now turning to taxes. president trump will highlight the tax code for indiana. they'll slash the corporate rate from 35% to 20%. tax rates for the wealthiest americans would drop from 40% to 35% but the times says the bottom tax rate will increase from 10% to 12%. if implemented, it would be the first in three decades. of course, they o're going to double the rebates as well. they suffered a setback in the primary runoff. yesterday the winner ron moore was thrown arch alabama's supreme court twice. he defeated luther strange who was to replace jeff sessions. president trump campaigned for

luther strange but now he is backing moore. he sounds like a really great guy who ran a fantastic race. chip reid is in alabama with more of the results. good morning. >> good morning. the race not over yet. he'll face off against democrat do doug. ray moore is favored to win. >> this is a time for victory. last night roy moore said it was god's will that he beat senator luther strange to win the republican nomination. tuesday morning moore arrived by horseback to cast his vote and waved his gun at campaign rally. but it's his extreme views that sets him apart. >> crime, corruption rngs abortion, sodomy, sexual preversion sweeps our land. >> the judge was removed from

for rejecting the same-sex marriage and he suggested that the 9/11 attacks were a consequence of god. why while campaigning for luther strange, president trump said he might have made a mistake but he would back either candidate to beat jones. >> roy has a very good chance of not winning in the general election. >> the president spoke with moore last night in a phone call and deleted at least three tweets sent in the last two days supporting strange. >> i can't explain why he was willing to take that risk except he's a friend and a loyal friend. >> steve bannon insisted there's more to come. >> you're going to see in state after state after state people that follow the motto of judge moore.

>> president trump said he will come here to campaign for blame but said it will be a tough race. charlie? >> thanks. allegations of wide spreds bribery among college coaches and a high brand athletic company are rocking the world. they're charged in connection with two schemes. dana jacobson shows us the scandal shedding a har about light on the ncaa. good morning. >> good morning. i think people weren't surprised to hear some of this news. for three years the fbi has been investigating the influence of money on player and coaches. yesterday federal officials announced a number of screams involving hundreds of thousands of particulars versus brides. >> today's arrests should serve as a warning to

this way for college sports. we have your playback. chuck person, emanuel richardson and two others were charged with taking bribes. >> managers and financial advisers circling blue chip prospects like coyotes and employees among the largest sports world companies secret willing i funneling cash to high school recruits' families. >> james gatto of adidas. they funneled money to attend universities sponsored by adidas. upon during pro schools would sign with adidas. one of the

louisville. louisville signed a ten-year $160 million apparel deal with adidas this past summer. head basketball coach and hall of faker rick pitino says the allegations come as a complete shock to me. the university says any violations will not be tolerated. gary parish is a college basketball analyst for cbssports. >> he's going to talk. it's scary stuff for any school in this country who's ever benefitted from a shoe company's influence. i promise they're nervous right now. >> mark said the nature of the charges brought by the federal government are deeply disturbing. we have no tolerance for this alleged behavior. adidas told us they're not aware of any misconduct but will cooperate with authorities. >> how do they think they're going to get away with it because it

there's a paper trail. >> what's interesting is this with does fbi, not the ncaa. main the knowledge is out there that they don't have the knowledge or resources to investigate. women in saudi arabia have a right to drive. they're the last country in the world to prohibit driving. they still need a male's consent for some things. we're joined from istanbul, turkey. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a group of very brave, very brave saudi arabian women have been fighting for the right to drive for over two decades and have finally won but it's pain pli slow.

illegally taking the wheel and posting scandalous videos online, risking arrest to do so. others in this video mocking a system that would reduce them to children. in saudi arabia in 2014 we met some of the women who dared to criticize the authorities. >> it's become the symbol of wanting our voices to be heard and our needs to be heard. >> it's like our life is in a box. >> now saudi arabia's government seems to be modernizing. just last week women were allowed into the national sports stadium for the first time. a saudi spokeswoman explained the changes to the world on driving. >> i think this is a victory for us, but i think it's a victory that we w

winning in a lot of other areas, the you will. so this is just another step in the march toward progress. >> reporter: inside saudi arabia, one muse limb cleric claimed women shouldn't drive because many of them only have a quarter of a brain. the king's decree is the latest in gradual forms including allowing women to vote in elections and allowing girls the play sports at school. >> thank you very much. lawmakers plan to investigate a program that seizes a suspect's property even if they're not charged with a crime. ahead, one

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to ask you to pick up your phones and call your senators again. >> all right. the villa italian kitchen is thanking him. i'm with you on that. >> everybody's ready for the fall. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." we've got some news to report right now and it's about congressman steve scalise. he is doing great in his recovery. maybe you remember it was just about 3 1/2 months ago that the republican majority whip was shot during the congressional baseball practice. remember we covered it live here. on sunday, on "60 minutes" he'll talk the first time about the tragedy. hi agreed to help us piece together what exactly happened on that day in june and his road to recovery. scalise was shot in the hip. the bullet lodged inside of him. it never exited. it caused heavy

bleeding. we also talked to his wife and the doctors that helped save his life. it's an incredible story as he's been in the hospital ever since p you can see the story on sunday here on "cbs this morning." >> i look forward to that. he was in a lot worse shape than any of us reize, norah. >> he was barely alive, had lot lots of infections. >> he's doing much better. >> he's doing better and he talks about the many miracles that saves his life. the cuban leader spoke with them. cbs radio broke the story lat month. at least 20 americans were affected. secretary till eerson met with cuba's foreign officials yesterday. they said they have not found the cause of the

t"the tennessean" reports that bob corker will not run again next year. earlier this year he questioned whether president trump had shown the stability and competence to succeed in office. one name being mentioned is someone who might run for corker's seat, this could be a surprise, former nfl quarterback peyton manning. police believe a killer clown has been unmasked after 27 years. in 1990 marlene warren was shot and killed by someone dressed aet a clown in her summer wellington, florida, home. the suspect is now married to the victim's husband. he has not said whether he was involved in his former wife's death. 20% of teens say they

concussion. 5.5% say they had suffered a concussion. most were males in older grades who said they took part in competitive sports. "usa today" says almost half of americans who have a checking account have been charged an overdraft fee at some point. each time they pay a $35 fee for that. frequent overdrafters pay over 440 dollars in fees. the city of san francisco is suing the credit reporting agency over the hack that exposed the personal information of 143 million americans. that news following the sudden retimer yesterday of the company's ceo. anna werner is at

who's offered to help those fire their own laws in small claims court. >> if you're a victim, how do you get justice? you may be eligible to joan a class action lawsuit but a startup says they have a better idea. they'll help you file your own claim. equifax devin ma guy hi is a legal assistant but even so, he found the idea of going to small claims court against equifax a little intimidating until he found this company. he filed papers which also 35id his $90 filing fee. >> thought it was unique, bold. >> you're one of the hacking victims. >> i was. >> these co-founders usually finance lawsuits on behalf of small businesses and individuals, providing capital until a case pays off. >> it's incredible to me that a

could be so incompetent. >> they say equifax presented a chance to make a statement. >> the message is that big corporations do not have a free panhandle over our personal data. >> do you want to see equifax fighting literally thousands of these lawsuits around the country in. >> that is the goal. >> so legal list pays the court fees. if you lose, you don't have to pay them back. the catch, if you win, legal lists get 30s% of anyone one, but do consumers pay for the help? >> if people want to make the case, they can go ahead and do that. they don't need any assistance. >> he said better than small claims are class action lawsuits against equifax which can be brought on behalf of all vilk tims and force companies to change. >>

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a kentucky man is suing the government over a program that seize property belonging to criminal suspects. the federal government took nearly $29 billion of property between 2001 and 2014 and most of it was seized without charging anyone with a crime. jan crawford is on capitol hill where lawmakers plan to investigate this program. jan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. civil forfeiture was meant to help law enforcement go after drug cartels where tyinging up money could be difficult. they're going to look into cases where property is being seized from innocent people and some of those property owners aric taing their cases to court. in 2015, rancho girardeau

cerano. he snapped a picture, drawing the attention of agents who pulled him out of his truck and started searching his vehicle. >> the next thing i know, one of the agents says, we got him. he shows me a magazine with five bullets in it. i have a conceal and carry license. >> was there a gun? >> no. >> they said they would be seizing his new ford pickup acushion him of transports munitions of war across the u.s. border. the seizure was authorize thad empowers them to take money or property suspected of being linked the a crime even without a conviction. agencies use the money or auction off the item and keep the proceeds.

their proceeds increased. in 26 states where records are public, more than $2 million was seized. after taking office trump promised to roll bat obama era restrictions on the program. in july attorney jern real sessions allowed more. since then sessions has aknokno jed it. they argue the pramt shouldn't be eliminated because of a few bad actors. >> we cannot just allow people who have earned hundreds of thousands, millions of dollars through criminal activity to keep that money. so let's find a way to

right. >> 25 states have practiced to pry vent abuse but it still grades most protejzs as below average giving the federal government a d-minus. robert johnson is a lawyer with the inhe said the current federal policy provide as big loophole. >> you can still be pulled over by a state plivg and instead of transporting it, i ooh going to transfer it to the government. >> while many individuals admit guilt to get their property back, cerrano has paid for his day in court. >> i want the judge to see this and i want them at some point to stop this policy. >> do you ever think i'm an american, e i'm an machinery citizen. >> look. if they change my

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it's wednesday, september 27th, 2017. welcome back to "cbs this morning." ahead the federal government steps up itsests to help hurricane victims. the governor tells us about conditions right now. plus the athletes protesting the "national anthem." why it touches so many nerves. first your "eye opener a"t 8:00. the desperation is growing, washington is boosting its efforts to help the victims of hurricane maria. >> even the hospital is

>> any military action would be devastating. >> he spoke for more diplomatic pressure. he soujded as if it was not just an option but an increasingly viable option. >> let's go again. >> this race is not over yet. ray moore will face off against doug jones in december. >> the fbi has been conducting an investigation. a very brave group of saudi arabia women have been fighting for the rate to drive for over two decade as and they have finally won. >> the announcement for the latin grammys were announced. yeah, very nice. the two con denlders for suction of the year are "despacito" and any song that will loose to "despacito. wts we've got that pretty much worked out. thank you. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" at 8:00

presented by lab it mutual insurance. i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. one week after hurricane maria devastated puerto rico, the government said more supplies are on the way. food, watering and fuel are still hard to find. power outages make it difficult to contact those in need. at least 16 people have died there and that number could rise. >> puerto rico spoke with president trump about that by video yesterday. we're going to hear from the governor in just a moment. the president plans to visit p neck week on tuesday. 's defended his actions after facing criticism by some lawmakers for a slow response. david begnaud is there with what you can give survivors. good morning. >> we've just summed up why it may be taking so long. the governor just told us they're desperate for drivers. they s

and water ready to go but i don't have people to drive to the stores. i asked the governor, what are you doing. >> we're literally asking anyone, bus drivers, commercial bus drivers, anyone who can drive a truck legally, help us, please. we need you to drive food and water to parts of the island that are desperate. now, you can't get there. the governor flew over and saw signs on roofs of those begging for help. fema, the man who's running the operation here told us they have 10,000 personnel and they've delivered aid to every part of the island, but people have come to us, people in the u.s. who said i want proof. show me it's being done. we asked fee marx tang us. will you takes through and get us video. they said yes. they promised us that today. we got a note it won't happen today. it will happen tomorrow. only 30% of the hospitals on the

take for exam tell the one on san juan. here's what's happening at that hospital. you've got only one floor, the icu, that has air conditioning. only two other floors have lights and a the adults and children are being grouped together. they're prioritizing who's critically ill. hospitals are being run by generator power. there's a shortage of diesel. they say if they run out of power, they're going to run out of life. >> david begnaud, thank you. president trump has perais them and says the governor of puerto rico has thanked him for the job. >> it's so difficult. it's on an island in the mid ol' f the ocean. it owes out in the middle of an ocean. you can't drive your trucks there from other

the governor said we're doing a great job. he thanks us for the help of fema and first responders. governor ricardo rossello is with us. governor, good morning. it's been one week since the hurricane hit. your island is without power and food and water. are you in the midst of disaster in. >> it could go that way. let me say, we're very pleased with the communication with the president, with the administration, and with fema. we've been working as one team. this has been quite a challenge daily. it's a challenge of unprecedent nature. you need to consider there have been two category 4 and 5 hurricanes passing in the past two weeks and resources are hard to come by. keep the help coming. we're here to execute so we can make sure people get food

approaching normalcy. >> when do you think pow ler be back? >> completely? it's hard to say. i'll say after irma, none of the transmission towers were broken it took a week and a half to get 97% power. just flying over, i saw dozens of powers completely destroyed. >> what specifically -- so many people want to help. what specifically do you need and what do you want people to do many. >> we need resources such as generators. we need human resources on security fronts, brigades, truck divers and equipment. we have fuel in p but transportation has been limiting us. those are the medial needs we have. but if you want to give food supplies and all of those

can call our hotline. it's 202-800-3133. >> governor we have also heard an urgent plea for help from elected officials. our own david begnaud spoke with the mayor of san juan about her frustrations and fema and the federal government. here's what she said. >> look. i'll say it. and you can believe it, you know. we need to get our [ bleep ] together and get into people's homes now. not tomorrow, not later. now. >> you heard what she said. now. people are dying. >> right. we're working on every front. it is clear we're getting resources here in puerto rico. the level of devastation as i'm sure she understands is unprecedent. we're going food. as soon as i get done with this in ter

puerto rico with food. we're making sure they get watering get feel, water. we need more help. of course, we need more help, but i'm convinced seeing the response from the federal government the administration and the reply from congress, e've seen senator schumer, rubio on a bipartisan effort as well as others commit their support so we can have medial aid right now and we can have a mid to long-term aid so we don't have -- we don't collapse into a humanitarian crisis. >> governor rossello, thank you so much. >> thank you, got bless. >> the contractors are working on versions of the southern wall. the eight prototypes are being built in a remote area of san diego in california. in effect builders are ti

government contract. they're looking at two existing walls that separate california from southern mexico. mireya mireya, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see right behind me, there already is a border wall and a border fence here. still wo our cameras rolling yesterday, border patrol is getting ready to talk to the media when a man jump oefrd the fence, ran right behind them, and into the united states. a few miles from where construction has sfwun on the border wall prototype, this man entered the the u.s. illegally tuesday. i sat with juan gomez, a father from mexico. gomez told me he came here for work and for a better future. acting border

tey need more help. >> how important is it to have something that's better? >> having worked for 29 years along the bordering it's been a constant evolution. we're arresting half a million illegal entrants a year. >> reporter: in alabama last week the president trump said the new wall will be done in six to seven months. >> you need to have a great wall, but it has to be see-through and we're looking at different examples already of see-through walls and i think also to be honest with you a see-through wall will look better. >> eight prototypes will be built. four of them using concrete and four built with alternate teerls. contractors can work 24 hour as day to build the wall. in

may be a combination of designs. >> these prototype will only serve to get the president to send another tweet and won't do a single thing to protect our security along the border. this is nothing else than political theater at the expense of taxpayers. >> reporter: the prototypes will cost about $500,000 apeechls the president had asked for $1.6 billion to fun this new border wail product. let alone the tens of billions f will take to build the security plan. gayle? >> thank you very much. some hurricane victims trying to leave criticize delta. ed bastian will res

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president trump is calling for an nfl boycott over its ongoing sideline protests. more than 200 players kneeled, locked arms, or sat out during the playing of the "national anthem." the president tweeted this. the nfl has all sorts of rules and regulations. the only out for them is you cannot kneel for the "national anthem." there's never been any hard and fast rules for the "national anthem" ceremony that's been played for generations. vladimir duthiers with more. there's a long history. >> there is, indeed. the first time it was played at an american sporting event was

baseball game at the height of the civilian war. there are no penalties for those who choose not to follow them. when the "national anthem" play at this weekend's football game, many players and team owners were seen kneeling or linking arms in defiance of president trump after he told them not to protest. othering like former army range er ville nuevo stoot. this is the u.n. likely story of the "national anthem." >> standing and the protocol are all outline and that's when they suggested that we cover our hearts with our hands. >> reporter: the practice o playing the "national anthem" at sporting events was sporadic at firs

mainly during baseball games. ♪ by the dawn's early light r other sports leaguing haes ha adopted the "national anthem." at the 1991 super bowl whitney houston rallied at the start of the first gulf war and in 2013 boston bruins fans joined voices in solidarity with a city still reeling from the boston marathon bombing. but acts of protests surrounding the anthem are moore likely to be remember. this from the iconic 1981 olympics show them raising their fists for black power at the heart of the civil rights movement, an act of defiance that

stand against police brutality. >> football players are savvy, they know when the camera scans across and you drift away. it is a powerful message. >> they issues a new set of rules. players were reportedly required to stand upright with their helmets tucked into their arms and refrain from any talking, gum chewing, footwork, and shoulder slamming. he said, what he did was a representation for those who didn't have a platform. it recommended those who didn't have a word. it represented stories to be told. we all get tears in our eyes

1991. >> what tommy smith said back then what many people are saying in 2017. with whitney houston singing the "national anthem" always gives me goosebumps. >> tears in my eyes. >> thank you, vlade. also, harlan's books were on the top of the book series and now on netflix his approach to cliffhangers. you're watching "cbs this morning." to help maintain your skin's natural balance. for a free sample, call 1-877-get-tena. ♪ ♪ ♪

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." before we do anything, we have to go to the "cbs this morning" green room. there are two in there. one is described as a folk poet of the suburbs. >> the one on the left or right? >> i don't know, charlie. the other is describing a new airlines perk that we're going to like because it's free. hello, gentlemen. introduce yourself. hello. we look forward to having you at the table. "time" report os an new study on how much of autism is

genetic. they analyzed children born in sweden. they find 8 3% have autism. directv is allowing refunds after the "national anthem" controversy. they'll let some customers cancel tickets to its sunday games. they do not allow refunds once the season is under way. at&t, the parent company, declined to comment. twitter is looking at doubling the characters limit to 280. twitter wants to see if it's easier for people to express themselves without worrying about hitting a virtual wall. isn't it funny how 140 characters seeks like way too many than not enough. i always think it's better to

charlie? >> yes. less is more. >> that's what i've about been told. turning to one of my favorite people ruth bader ginsburg is speaking out about the country's challenges and its strengths. i spoke to her at the 92nd street "y." what do you think about a woman as president? >> what do i think? >> yes. >> i think we came pretty close. >> do you think sexism played a part in the campaign? >> do i think so in. >> yes. >> i have no doubt that it did. >> do you think that it was decisive? >> that it was? >> decisive. in other words, if hillary clinton had been a man, she would have bon the election going away. >> there's so many things that might have b

that was a major, major factor. >> ginsburg also said she's worrying the country's putting basic values like liberty at risk as a concern and pointed to diversity as a strength. she now has a great trainer who's writing a book, brian johnson. so he's into her training regime as she's 84 and going strong. >> this is working out. >> yes. >> i love that her husband making all her meals for her and packs them up. >> he was great. he cooked for her. he died in 2010. she hadn't cooked a meal in 18 years. airlines are focus on what they can do as flying becomes increasingly difficult. they're ranking second. the atlanta bas

travels to 334 destinations in 62 countries. tell ta aurs more than 15,000 flights every day. it carry ms.er than is 80 million passengers a year. ceo bastian joined delta in 1998. he took over as chief executive officer in may of last year. his chief philosophy is this. taking care of our people. bastian will tell us about delta's new in-flight messaging service. it will allow passengers to use im, whatsapp, and wi-fi on major flights. welcome. >> welcome. >> great to have you. >> great to have you at this table. we want to talk about a new service. puerto rico, everyone is concern. how can you help more because you know something about transportation, to get supplies there to help the people of puerto rico. >> >> well, first of all, our prayers and

the people of puerto rico. it's a devastates situation. do fly to puerto rico. the problem is in term os the infrastructure of getting in. the airports don't have power. we're still restricted. i think today we're going to get three flights in. that's the max come. we'll take everything we can fly in. we'd fly 747s. the problem is the infrastructure when you land, it's not sustainable sfloo some suggested it would be helpful if the u.s. military could go in there pause they have hospital ships and things that are sell containing. >> i agree with that. the other issue is some need to get out and some need to get in. the only people we're taking right now are humanitarian people, so customers are trying to find ways to get to the i land. unfortunately it's not possible. it's tough.

can. >> we're doing everything we can and we wish we could do more. >> they have a lot of unhappy people at the ain't. a lot of people have something to say. >> we'd all love to fly more. we just can't. we capped our fierce. there's no pricing to be made out of this. >> you're not trying to gouge the customer. >> never, never, never. >> let's talk about your new service that you're offering. >> yeah. >> it's texting in the air. >> right. >> we like this. >> yeah. >> how did this come about? >> while they're flying we want them to stay connected. we developed a program with our partners at go-go a free messaging app, free text messaging. so starting this weekend any flight you're on on

you'll have the opportunity to text for free. >> really. >> really. >> around the world. >> you don't have to pay? >> you'll just access the app that's on the plane itself. you don't have to pay to get on with speck ta wi-fi and message j will be for freer. >> does that mean you'll allow cell phone use too? >> never. >> never? >> never in me lifetime. >> i assume people who want wi-fi, does that hold true in terms of surveys you take? >> yeah. people want wi-fi. the problem we have is the bandwidth still isn't strong enough. we're still working on upgrading the bandwidth. we've got the latest that allows for free usage. the cost in my perspective should come down to what it is on the ground if it's nominal or

today we have to charge too much because the quality is not there yet. we'll get to the point where there's free service in the air and you eechlg have ubiquitous serviced on the plane. >> some people who are tall like myself, 6'3", are worried about putting more people in the space and shortening the speeds. >> i would like to speak to that too. butts in this country are getting bigger, i'll speak for myself. i hope you have no plans to shrink the seats. >> butts and legs that i'm 6'3", charlie. wear not changing leg room. we haven't changed it in years. what we're doing is getting bigger planes and better planes. 321s. the newest is the air 350. seat sizes are standard.

the new sers are smaller but have bigger seats. >> when you travel you sit in the back why? >> i want our customers to have the higher value tickets to be able to sit up front or more loyal tickets up front and i want to see how the product is. >> do they know it's you? >> absolutely. when you're on the video, it's kind of hard to avoid. >> did i read that you're getting rid of 747s? >> yeah. we're retiring them at the end of the year. >> what happened. where does it go? >> it goes to the desert and gettings chopped up. it's a plane that's too expensive to fly, four engines. it was a great plane. if you want to go to the museum in atlanta, you can see it p it's the newest technology, the 350, has two engines, a beautiful interior. with won cabin of the year for our new airbus

business cabin with a sliding door. it's a great product and we're excited about bringing this to market. >> a heartfelt thank you. they flew the last flight that got my mom and 180 people and their dogs and pets out before irma struck. delta was the only one flying. i appreciate that. >> thank you, norah. our people took people out the last day. we wish we could have gotten more. >> doing good is good business. >> it's the rieng thing to do. >> thank you, ed. >> nice to be here. in his new jersey hometown, the best selling novelist is in our toyota green room. it looks like you have a best

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coben has sold more than $10 million books. they all debuted as number 1 on the bestseller list. his newest novel is called "don't let go." it's the story of a new jersey detective who's haunted by the

he's looking for answers and the disappearance of the love of his life. it happened about the same time. harlan coben joining us at the table. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> you know you're a best-selling author when you're so much bigger than the title of your book. >> that's a very good observation. he's very astute, that charlie rose. i want to start with the first line of this book. you'll like this, too, charlie. listen, too, norah. daisy wore a clingy black dress with a neckline so deep it could tutor philosophy. i was thinking where is he going with that. >> i thought i'd have fun with the first line. we're about to get dark. >> it takes a turn very quickly. >> the idea came up from your childhood. >> i grew up in new jersey and there was a

behind riker elementary school, behind the barbed wire fence there was a hidden base with missiles. as a kid i thought it was nonsense. when i grew up, i found out it was true. we have 14 that protect philadelphia and new york from the '50s to '74. >> can you go back? >> yes. it's an art park, but the rusted remains are still there. you can see old radar towers. they built over where they had missiles. it's called nike drive. >> if you're a novelist, what does it tell you? >> it stirs your imagination. it's a lot of what being a writer is about. i imagine these kids going in the woods trying to skplar. kids would goughgo out there drinking, being chased away. >> there's a makeou

there. >> of course. >> so the lead guy is detective napole napoleon duma. they call him map. he's different, darker than most people you write about. >> he lost his twin brother. this book is the first person i've done this, first person telling the story, talking to his dead brother. he's trying to find out what happened to him in high school. i'm trying to break your heart and stir you. >> you do that. >> this is your 30th novel. >> yeah. >> what's your technique? >> it's my job. a plumber can't say, oh, today i can't do pipes, i'm too important. i treat it like a job. i try to write -- and if i don't write, i hate myself. there's a lot of self-loathing. so if i don't write, i beat-up until i get back to work. >> and you and dan brown are friends. this is what he says about you.

harlan coben is the modern master of hook and twist luring you in on the first page to shock you on the last. that's very true with this. i wonder when two writer gs it together, are you see corrective, what are you doing, nothing. what do you share? >> we never talk about the books. we never talk about our process. politics, religion, everything else, but normally we don't talk about it. i think it's bad karma to talk about the book. i'm dying to tell you about the story. the only way i'm going to get the satisfaction. >> the blank page doesn't terrify you. >> it terrifies me. that's what you have to face each day and fight it each day. the idea is you can't find an excuse not to. you don't say, oh, i can't fight the blank page, eat going to watch tv or go to the

>> you have a netflix show called dangerously bridgeab lly >> it's called "the five." we filmed it in britain. >> if you look closely, you'll see harlan coben on the screen. >> episode 9. >> always great to have you. >> thank you. great to see you. >> thank you so much. "don't let go" is available now. you can hear more on ow apples ipod and podcasts. we break down hurricanes and the big storms and how they get their names. you're watching "cbs this morning." fety

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great day washington, i'm markette sheppard. >> i'm kristen berset. we've got the jack-o'-lantern, the food, the fashion, so it's jam packed. we'll be with you for the whole hour, but we wanted to start with something special. we had montell williams on yesterday. we couldn't help, but ask him about the controversy over the weekend. he got so emotional and impactful about it. >> yes, montell is very outspoken if you see any of his social media posts. he's very critical of the government and has strong opinions, but we know all of you out there have opinions too. so after montell appeared on our show, we posted a clip of it online. you guys really, you know, we love hearing your opinions. thousands of comments. here is what he said

facebook on fire. >> i put my hands in the air and i took an oath of office. that oath was i dosomely swearly support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic. every soldier who wore a uniform took that same oath, allowing for freedom of speech. i was willing to take a bullet for that. our institution confirms you can burn a flag. excuse me, how dare we not allow people to get down on their knees and pray that this country wakes up. >> wow. so he went on to say that he felt like criticism of the nfl players was forced patriotism. i haven't heard