f. every great why needs a great how. good morning. it is tuesday, october 24, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." a series of reported tornadoes leaf a path of destruction in the southeast. wild winds flip planes, tear apart buildings and rip trees out of the ground. the president's top military adviser leaves a new timeline for the deadly ambush in niger. senator mccain demands more answers. plus, inside the military space race. how the air competes with rival companies to prepare for potential war thousands of miles above the earth. and cbs celebrates 50 seasons of remarkable storytelling. "60 minutes"

joins us in studio 57. his new book provides an insider's account of how the news magazine became the most success. television program in history. we take a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> holy moly. >> severe storms sweep through the south. >> major storm system cut a wide swath of destruction. >> it's awful. it's devastating. >> it is going to be a scorching day across southern >> this heat wave has increased the threat of new wildfire. >> the chairman of the joint chief of staffs answering reporters' questions about the ambush in niger. >> we'll get more information, more importantly we owe the families of the fallen more information. >> this tax reform bill is probably his biggest and most important piece of legislation. >> simplification of our tax code democratizes it.

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is presented by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." severe weather threatens more than 30 million people across the northeast. a power of lines of storms is expected to bring heavy rain, wind and flooding. >> the system already battered the carolinas and parts of virginia. intense wind flipped planes and crumpled hangars at a small airport north of charlotte. >> nine possible trrnsd were spotted across the region. demarco morgan is at the hickory regional airport with a closer look at the damage. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. this was a fully functioning airport monday afternoon. take a look behind me. planes piled up on top of each other, including cars, and now two hangars are destroyed. the storm sent airplanes flying out oftr

other. strong winds damaged buildings at the hickory airport, burying planes and carries in mangled steel. the national weather service believes a tornado likely touched down here. this amateur video shows the storm's power, bringing blinding rain and intense wind gusts. this is what's left of an auto plant. tractor/trailers tossed and the building caught fire. >> holy moly. >> reporter: this cluster of trees were sliced off along i-85. >> that's ridiculous. >> reporter: and in west spartanburg -- >> a lot of thunder and lightning. >> a whole lot of wind. >> my neighbor's house over here has four, five holes in the roof, knocked whole deck off the back of her house. >> reporter: many folks went outside to discover downed trees and power lines. further north in boone, north carolina, flash flooding

cars. >> stalled out. >> reporter: forced to wring out his textbook. college student now has to deal with a damaged car. >> that doesn't look good. >> reporter: now, the airport is still operating even in the midst of all this damage right here behind me. there were no reports of any injuries. norah? >> i'm glad there is some good news. thank you very much. we're learning more details in the timeline in the deadly ambush in niger. four soldiers were killed. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general joseph dunford now says the troops waited one hour to call for help. french air power arrived after that. major garrett is at the white house with growing questions. good morning. >> reporter: from his earliest days in office, president trump has encouraged battlefield commanders to gather more intelligence, engage the enemy. that approach

deadly and most politically hazardous test in niger with senator john mccain and other lawmakers demanding more answers and hinting investigations. president trump ignored questions on monday about the mission in niger but general dunford denied the pentagon was withholding information. >> we do own the families and american people transparency and we intend to deliver that. >> reporter: calling it intense, he released basic details. october 3rd, 12 american soldiers joined more than two dozen nigerian fighters on a mission north of the capital. a day later the group came under attack from 50 well trained and well-equipped militants associated with or inspired by isis. gunfire raged for more than an hour before the americans radioed for help. within minutes a surveillance drone was overhead but it was another hour before french air cover arrived. staff sergeants

jeremiah johnson and dustin wright were killed in action and evacuated that evening but the body of la david johnson wasn't recovered until two days later. >> questions about it, why four men died? >> reporter: senator john mccain said americans want to know what went wrong and what the mission was about. along with those answers, dunford vowed to find out why johnson was separated from his unit. >> every time i ask to see my husband, they wouldn't let me. >> reporter: mired in a dispute with the president over his condolence call to her, johnson's widow myeshia said she has as many questions as anybody. >> i don't know how he got killed, where he got killed or anything. >> reporter: dunford said pentagon policy allows families to see the remains of a fallen loved one if they ask for it. dunford said he didn't know if johnson's widow was denied that right but would find out. through all of this, the white house has deferred to the pentagon investigation but pressure is building on the commander in chief to provide more answers. if he can't, to

them. >> thank you very much, major. president trump will meet with senate republicans at the capitol today to lay out his priorities for tax reform. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one of the things republicans have been mulling over is how to pay for all of these cuts they want to make to corporate and individual taxes. one idea they came up with was capping the amount workers can contribute to their 401(k)s, but as soon as that was reported, president trump publicly nixed it, tweeting the nk is a popular middle class tax break, it works and it stays. this bill is still being drafted so we still don't know if there will be three tax brackets or four. we don't know if the top bracket will come down or not. we also don't know who will fit into what bracket so it's hard to say right now

the same rate they do currently or a lower one. we do know republicans have said they are not going to touch the mortgage deduction or the deduction for charitable giving. all of this, however, is moot if congress does not pass a budget soon. that is a prerequisite for tax reform. and the president urged the house in a phone call over the weekend to just go ahead and pass the budget that was passed by the senate last week. but some conservatives are balking. they worry that a $1.5 trillion price tag is just too high. it's going to add too much to the deficit. charlie? >> thank you so much. police in tampa, florida, are intensifying their hunt for a possible serial killer. dozens of officers are patrolling around the clock looking for anything suspicious. they're also warning residents not to travel by themselves. three people were shot and killed in the past

neighborhood. we're in tampa with the city's effort to calm people and keep them safe. omar, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. not only are police increasing their patrols in this neighborhood, they're also handing out light bulbs so people can keep their front porch lights on. we've seen city cruise replacing street lamps. the goal is to get rid any of dark spots where people can hide. people say they're not relaxing until a suspect is caught. >> can you tell maybe the audience some tips for those who may have to go to work at night, who may have to walk at night, what they can do to be safe. >> reporter: anxious for answers about a possible serial killer still on the lose -- >> we keep saying one person or we think one person, but isn't this kind of what we would see with a gang? >> reporter: roughly 400 people packed into an elementary school auditorium monday evening to hear any updates from city officials. >> we filmed him. we saw him walking. you noti

to a home? >> reporter: there are also questions concerning this surveillance video showing a man police say they want to talk to. he was walking in the area when one of the three victims, benjamin mitchell, was murdered. >> there's a very good likelihood that someone in this room knows who's doing it. >> reporter: police chief brian duggan wasn't ready to dismiss anyone in the community as a potential suspect or even a person of interest. >> this pains me to tell you that if you're out there loan, that you're either a suspect or potential victim. >> reporter: tampa mayor bob buckhorn didn't hold back in pleading for the community's help. >> we need to you call us and tell us what's going on. how that's how we will catch this guy. and we will hunt this son of a [ bleep ] down until we find him. >> reporter: police are urging homeowners who are security cameras on their house to turn over any video of any

activity. with halloween around the corner, parents are worried. but the tampa police chief says this area will be flooded with officers and even he will be out on patrol. norah? >> omar, thank you so much. drug poisoning deaths are at the highest level the government has ever recorded. a new report found an average 140 people died every day from drug poisoning in 2015. controlled prescription drugs, including opioids have been linked to the largest number of illegal drug overdose deaths since 2001. they kill more people from firearms, car crashes, suicide or homicide. on tuesday president trump is expected to declare a national opioid emergency. bill o'reilly is slamming a "new york times" report on payouts for sexual harassment claims. "the times" says that six women received settlements totaling about $45 million from o'reilly or 21st century fox. o'reilly says no one

complafiled a complaint against him. >> good morning. bill o'reilly says he wants this story to go away but went public to defend himself, telling those listening he did nothing wrong. >> anybody doesn't like me will believe all the stuff that the smear put out because they want to believe it. >> reporter: bill o'reilly fired back against sexual harassment allegations last night on his podca podcast. >> am i mad at god? yeah, i'm mad at him. i wish i had more protection. >> reporter: "the new york times" reported bill o'reilly paid lis wiehl a stunning $3 million after she claimed he repeatedly sexually harassed her. >> i'm bill o'reilly. >> reporter: o'reilly couldn't comment on the settlement but said this. >> i've never had a complaint filed against me anywhere by anyone. >> reporter: statements like that drew this response from former fox news host megyn kelly. >> o'reilly's suggestion that no

behavior is false. i know because i complained. >> reporter: kelly says she sent an e-mail to her bosses at fox after o'reilly was asked about her allegations of sexual harassment against roger ailes on "cbs this morning." >> i'm not interested in basically litigating something that is finished that makes my network look bad, okay? i'm not interested in making my network look bad. at all. that doesn't interest me one bit. >> so, apparently she complained to someone. that's not a formal complaint. it wasn't lodged with anybody. i didn't even know about it. >> reporter: speaking to the "times" last week, o'reilly was defiant. >> this is bull [ bleep ]. bull [ bleep ]. >> reporter: after the interview with microphones still recording, o'reilly said the controversy was taking a toll. >> this is horrible. it's horrible what i went through. horrible what my family went through. this is crap. and you know it. >> reporter: yesterday o'reilly

web page to megyn kelly. kelly called him a true friend and mentor and carlson writes, thank you for supporting me. thank you for being my friend. >> carlson responded on twitter saying, so what, still paid $32 million. carlson settled with fox for $20 million after alleging sexual harassment by former chief roger ailes. megyn kelly reports she complained to fox before he was ousted. we reached out to the company but have not heard back. >> thank you. record-breaking heat will create fire conditions in southern california. excessive heat warnings are in effect from santa barbara to south of san diego. triple digit heat is expected across the region. firefighters are preparing for the potential wildfires that tore through northern california earlier this

world series tonight at dodger stadium. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. at first pitch tonight temperatures are supposed to be in the mid-90s and could hit the 100-degree mark. if that happens, it will be the hottest world series game ever recorded. the last record was in 2001 at 94 degrees. the scorching heat has the los angeles city fire department adding extra paramedics to tonight's game. the crowd of more than 55,000 fans expected at dodger stadium tonight need to be prepared for the dangerously high heat. downtown los angeles shattered a previous record monday, hitting 102 degrees as the heat wave blanketed southern california cities. adding to the concern, a high-pressure system creating winds that could reach 60 miles an hour in places. fire fighters are moving trucks in place to attack flare-ups quickly. >> we're looking in some ways like a perfect storm when you

get wind in tarl, and in addition to that you have such dry conditions. >> reporter: this threat comes more than two weeks after similar powerful wind gusts sent several northern california wildfires racing into communities at terrifying speed. the destructive fires killed more than 40 people and damaged more than 180 structures. this week's hot weather is forcing more than 85 san diego schools and dozen more in long beach to end classes early because of a lack of air conditioning. even people escaping to the beach for relief were caught off guard. did you think it would be 100 degrees in october? >> no. they told me -- everyone i'm here with told me it wouldn't be this hot. i walk out here and i'm sweating. >> reporter: some dodger players hope it will help their game. >> it's going to be hot. when it's hot here in l.a., the ball tends to fly a little further. maybe we can get some balls in the air. >> reporter: it's not just the extreme heat that could have a big impact on

miles per hour coming in from right field straight at home plate, gayle. >> all right. a lot to think about when you go to the game. thanks, jamie. a doping scandal is rocking the famous iditarod sled dog race. four dog belonging to dallas sevy have failed drug test. they tested for a banned opioid painkiller after finishing this year's race. he says he never gave his dogs a banned substance. he believes someone gave it to his dogs maliciously. a former employee is breaking her legal agreement not to talk about harvey weinstein. ahead, how nondisclosure agreements kept the disgraced producer's alleged misbehavior silent for years. we have a closer look at the agreements a

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♪ people claim melania trump had a body double impersonate her during an appearance with her husband. obviously, people have a lot of conspiracy theories. we have the footage and it's pretty clear to me this is the real melania. take a look. >> my wife, melania, who happens to be right here finds that subject to be of such vital importance. she's on the committee and really wants to be involved in that process. yes. yes. look at the kind of money that's being sent. you know, iran is spending money in various countries.

everybody knows melania trump would not be drinking a big gulp or reading hillary clinton. very funny. >> or have a beard. >> or have a beard. >> very good, very good. welcome back to "cbs this morning." here are three things you should know this morning. there are new details on the type of weapon that u.s. soldiers were carrying when they were ambushed in niger. general dunford said they were given machine guns and small arms because it was thought to be a low-risk mission. they were attacked by rockets, small arms and machine guns. >> china's president xi jinping is that country's most powerful ruler in decades. china's communist party just put his name in the constitution. the party amended it this morning to include the xi jinping thought of socialism with chinese characteristics for a new era. it puts him on the same level as

communist china's founder. the new york state attorney general is launching a sifl rights investigation of the weinstein company. eric schneiderman's office issued a subpoena for company records. he wants to know if any weinstein employees at headquarters faced discrimination or harassment. weinstein was fired from the company earlier this month. more than 6 0 women have accused him of abuse. harvey weinstein's former assistant at miramax is breaking her nondisclosure agreement, telling "the financial times" that weinstein requested a massage while in his underwear. he asked for a bath and tried to wake her up. she split a settlement with miramax for $425 and signed a nondisclosure agreement in 199. miramax is not

harvey weinstein has denied all allegations. rikki klieman joins us at the table to discuss. hello. let's talk about zelda perkins breaking the nondisclosure agreement. who does that hurt now? >> we have to look at the fact there are two types of nondisclosure agreements. if either of them are broken, there's a possibility of damages. we all basically sign a nondisclosure agreement in a company that says that if we leave a company that we are not going to disparage that company, we're not going to give away trade secrets, we're not going to say bad things. we'll put that to one side. now we'll look at the sexual harassment, abuse, possibly assault nondisclosure agreements. what happens in those are two people, the perpetrator and the victim, agree to a contract. and what they say is the woman -- we'll use woman for sake of the consideration -- the woman gets the money b

she must never say anything. and the company may or may not have to disclose that agreement. and the perpetrator or the company pays the money. now, what happens to zelda perkins? if you violate a confidentiality agreement, you've broken a contract. so, you might have to pay the money back and there might be clauses where you have to pay damages. >> lots of people sign nondisclosure agreements. if you sign a nondisclosure agreement and you are sexually harassed or assaulted, what are your rights? >> you do have rights. we don't think that in any way a non -- a confidentiality agreement, also known as nondisclosure agreement, totally silenceses you because of the court system. perfect example. bill cosby and andrea, who was the victim, who testified against bill cosby in the criminal trial, she kept her

confide confident agreement. once a judge ordered her to testify, of course she can testify. you also don't have to say, if i sign a confidean agreement, you protected by going to the police first or equal opportunity employment commission first. there comes a time you can talk about the cause, you just can't talk about your case. >> but many people feel they have been used to cover up a crime, to keep it silent. >> well, you cannot be paid to cover up a crime. so, these become very touchy negotiations if it's sexual assault. you cannot be a lawyer and advise someone that take the money and don't go forward and prosecute. that's a crime. >> but in the case with bill o'reilly and

york times" has reported that it was because he allegedly sent gay porn to her and that there was a nonconsensual sexual relationship. isn't that a crime? >> is it may or may not be a crime. the thing is that this is a private agreement between lis wiehl and bill o'reilly we're given reason to believe happened and -- >> in your experience, $32 million, is that an unusually large sum? >> unusual. takes my breath away. absolutely takes my breath away. >> and would suggest what? that she had some sort of evidence or something that was really -- >> yes, of course. in fact, we know that they are supposed to, as part of that -- >> the fear to give up $32 million. >> you must have feared something. all physical evidence is to be destroyed. voice mail, documents, text, anything they might hav

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genetic counselors in boston are offering parents a controversial peek at their baby's health. it could lead to gene scans for all infants at birth. by law all newborns gets a blood test for 30 conditions. a trial under way at brigham young and women's hospital screens for other conditions, including cancer. >> by testing babies long before they show symptoms, doctors hope to start treatment early. that could save lives and preven s

raises questions of privacy and discrimination, that's a major reason why most families are still saying, no thanks. >> is it a flower? >> reporter: the day after their daughter cora was born -- >> is it daddy? good job. >> reporter: lauren and her husband kyle got an unexpected visit from a genetic counselor. >> was in full recovery mode as in, i don't care about anything. i'm just trying to keep our baby alive. and recover myself. >> reporter: the visitor offered a free dna scan for cora. a scan that the stetsons learned could cause disease-causing variations in their daughter's code. >> i was trying to make it through the day, so that was definitely something a little shocking. >> reporter: baby cora is now one of the first healthy kids in america to have had her genome searched for hidden problems. doctors found a partial biin

not show signs. had not been detected she could have had a drop in iq. >> she would have been normal. >> reporter: dr. robert green is a medical geneticist at harvard and co-director of the project which enrolled cora and rethe kruting hundreds of other families. you could potentially save a baby's life? >> absolutely. >> reporter: but he's also teaching them about the risks, including breecaches of privacy and discrimination. >> we can't predict whether there's some sort of privacy breaches, this information gets out and used against your child in some sort of future scenario. and most importantly, we can't predict the information's accurate. >> reporter: many variations turn out to be harmless. even if not, most of the conditions dr. green's team is looking for still have no cure. what makes you comfortable

telling people about illnesses they can't treat? >> i would have to say i'm not 100% comfortable with it. what we're really trying to do in this study is ask the question, how beneficial or harmful is it to go down this road? >> reporter: baby cora is beating her condition, thanks to a daily vitamin mixed into some yogurt. >> super mom. >> reporter: you're talking extended family members? and yet nine out of ten families approached by dr. green and his team have declined the testing. >> people are distrustful of information gathering. they're hearing about all these break-ins and hacks. i'm afraid a lot of people are turning down the possibility of this information at this time because they just don't trust the future. >> big steps. >> reporter: but dr. green believes the fear is temporary. and before long, most americans will feel much like the stetsons do already. >> i always think more knowledge is power. so, anyone who is

scary, i think its more scary to play the guessing game. >> reporter: now you want to get your son tested as well? >> i would love to do that. >> it's part of a $25 million effort funded by the national institutes of health. the genetic data collected will be housed in an academic lab and participants do have to consent to having it uploaded to a federal database for possible future research. the results of the current study expected in the next couple of years will help doctors and lawmakers decide how to use this technology responsibly. i would say, i would do it, all things considered. >> knowledge is power. >> i agree, knowledge is power. >> the more they are finding out, the more possibilities there are to miss certain diseases, sickle cell anemia is one they're finding out a lot about. >> tony, congratulations on your upcoming marriage on do we just move on? >> you just did. >> congratulations. >> he's

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its second headquarters. almost u.s. state is making a play. no bid. from south dakota, north dakota, montana, arkansas, even puerto rico submitted a proposal. infrastructure problems caused by hurricane maria will hurt that pitch. a small montana firm is now in charge of getting the power back on in puerto rico. white fish energy landed the biggest contract to restore power. the small for-profit company had just two full-time employees when hurricane maria made landfall. it now has 280 workers on the island. it is based on the hometown of the interior secretary ryan zinke, who says he was not involved in the contract. "time" magazine says james comey revealed a secret twitter account. he's mostly stayed out of the public eye since president trump fired him back in may but yesterday he tweeted a photo of himself standing all alone on an empty road in iowa.

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ralcandidate for'm governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: they call him enron ed. because washington, dc lobbyist ed gillespie represented the worst of the worst. lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. corporations sending jobs overseas. and of course the enron scandal. now, enron ed is lobbying for donald trump's agenda. like cuts to virginia school funding, and taking away healthcare from thousands of virginians. enron ed gillespie. he's not lobbying for you.

♪ it is tuesday, october 24, 2017. welcome back to "cbs this morning." ahead, we'll talk with republican senator bob corker about tax cuts and the budget process that he calls meaningless. plus, the 50 seasons of "60 minutes." executive producer jeff fager is in studio 57 with a behind the scenes look at the biggest moments from television's most influential broadcast. but first, here's today's "eye opener at 8". >> people across the northeast. >> the system already battered the carolinas and parts of virginia. >> this was a fully functioning airport monday after. but take a look behind me. planes piled up on top of

>> the white house has deferred to the pentagon investigation. pressure is on the commander in chief to provide more answers. >> the president will meet with senate republicans at the capitol today to lay out his priorities for tax reform. >> republicans have been mulling over how to pay for all of these cuts. >> police increasing their patrols in this neighborhood. the goal here is basically to get rid of any dark spots where someone can hide. police say they're not relaxing until a suspect is caught. >> at first pitch tonight temperatures are supposed to be in the mid-90s and could hit the 100-degree mark. if that happened, it will be the hottest world series game ever recorded. >> revealed this week that justin bieber has covered his entire torso with an elaborate tattoo. like i needed another good reason to stare deeply into bieber's abs. but there's so much going on. look. it's like he just walked into a tattoo parlor and was like, yep, i'll take all of those.

i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. the northeast is bracing for a power of line of storms that could bring heavy rain, wind and flash flooding. more than 30 million people are under the severe weather threat. new york city and philadelphia are both in the line of the storms. >> the system pounded the carolinas and parts of virginia yesterday. at least nine possible tornadoes were reported, including one in hickory, north carolina. it tore through the local airport there, flipping the small planes and damaging hangars. heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of the region. water covered cars in boone, north carolina. the pentagon will brief congress's armed services committee on thursday about the deadly ambush in niger. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dunford, says the military is investigating. four american soldiers were killed in the october 4th ambush. they were not expecting contact with enemy forces but they came under attack on their way back to the base.

do dunford revealed the had no backup. he said they waited about an hour to summon support. a u.s. drone provided surveillance. french jets arrived within an hour of the call. dunford said normal operations have resumed in niger. there are about 800 u.s. service members stationed there. president trump meets with republican senators on capitol hill today to discuss tax reform. tennessee senator bob corker will be there. the foreign relations committee chairman calls the visit just a photo op. corker reportedly described the senate's budget process as a hoax because it does not address real spending. it's not the first time the republican has spoken out. he told "the new york times" this month the president's threats to north korea were reckless and could put the u.s. on the path to world war iii. when the president criticized corker's decision not to run for re-election, the senator tweeted, it's a shame the white house has become an adult day care center. senator corker is with us from capitol hill. good morning.

kind of laid it all out there, didn't you? >> yeah. >> we're just getting started, senator. >> i know. now the president's coming to capitol hill to talk with you guys about tax reform today. i know you've said you think the president should step aside from this process. is he being a distraction? are the comments he making, the tweets, making it harder to get tax reform done? >> well, we've got one thing that's not talked about in this process enough is we have $4 trillion worth of loopholes, credits. we've got things that have to be closed. this is what the american people want. they want tax reform that makes it simple for them to fill out their tax returns. but if you keep taking those things off the table in advance, then you really don't have a path to get to this $4 trillion number, which is important to do what's been laid out. so, i would let the tax-writing committees do their work. i think both the house and senate has done a lot of

of taking things off the table and really negotiating against the process before it even begins. >> i understand what you're saying. because there's a suggestion by republicans on capitol hill that it's time to cap the contributions for 401(k)s by wealthy americans. and the president said yesterday in a tweet, there will be no change. that seems to be hurting the process, you're saying. >> well, again, there's a number of other things. there was the state and local deductions and people moving away from that. look, it's not religion to me which ones we close or don't close. at least not at this point. but we need to leave everything on the table to be successful. and when you begin on the front end taking those things off, it makes it more difficult. but i hope we're going to be successful. i hope we can create economic growth. i hope we do so with not in any way increasing the deficit, which is the greatest threat to america right now. >> senator, the former president george bush -- george w. bush, bush

president barack obama have all spoken about the country and the mood of the country. without naming the president, they seem to be doing what you have also spoken about, the fitness of the president. what are your concerns about this president? >> well, look, i -- this is -- eye g i've gotten to know the president in a unique way over the last year. like all americans, i have hope he would rise to the occasion and bring out the best in our nation, charlie. hopefully what presidents do is to try to bring the country together, to unify around common goals and not to debase our country, if you will. and that has not happened. i'm beginning to believe it's not going to happen. that's what president bush, president obama, many others have been concerned about, as it appears to be the governing model of this white house to purposely divide. that what happened after

it's to consolidate base, not to bring people together and to bring out the better angels of those people in our country. this is a great nation. without us doing that, it really not only affects us and future generations, but it affects the world. so, i hope -- i don't really hold out a lot of hope, but i hope that somehow a little bit different course of action can be taken. >> we keep hearing privately, senator corker, that many people feel the way you do. so, what's being done about it on capitol hill? >> well, look, you know, we're a separate and equal branches but there's tremendous power that resides in the white house. one. things we'll be doing, beginning a week from this coming night, we're going to begin to walk through a series of discussions about the authorization for the use of military force, what powers the president has, talk about some of the international alignments we have that are very important to our

the american people even more aware of some of the destructive things that are happening. so, you know, that's one thing we can do. we can also be a check legislatively. but, look, an individual in that particular position has tremendous power to set the tone for our country. and, unfortunately, it's being set in a way that i think is not bringing out the best in the citizens that we all treasure here in our country. so, you know, i'm doing the best i can without, you know, trying to do so in a statement-like manner. but i think this is shared by many americans. >> do you feel free to speak out the way you do because you've announced you're not running? >> you know, i spoke out before i announced i wasn't running. i think everybody's aware of that. it's been building for some time. i made very strong comments after the incident in virginia when, again, it felt like the president was just tryin

consolidate a base of people that -- and do so in a way that, again, i thought was very inappropriate. even before that i've made comments. so, it's been building for some time. look, i came up here on a two-term mission. i told people in tennessee that i couldn't imagine serving more than two terms. so, i have felt independence really the entire time i've been in the senate. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you. >> thank you, both. thank you, all. airmen at a colorado air base -- air force base are ready to warn the world will threats from space. we'll go inside the system to protect america from acts of aggression that happen outside of this world.

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♪ the u.s. military prepares for many battles, including ones that could extend into space. the air force considers space to be a war-fighting domain, just like air, land and sea. but space is getting crowded and competitive with more countries developing new technologies. the u.s. also tracks more than 500,000 pieces of debris, or space junk, that complicate operations in orbit. we visited a base in colorado to see how the air force is defending america thousands of miles above earth. good morning. >> good morning. that space junk, by the way, is quite dangerous traveling at 17 miles per hour. the u.s. used to be dominant in the world of space, but now not so much. in the last decade, russia and

three-way space race. now as tensions with north korea escalate, the u.s. military is preparing for a potential war above. >> pacific ocean. possible missile launch. >> reporter: when north korea or any other country launches missiles like these, the airmen at buckley air force base in colorado are the first people in the world to know about it. they provide the u.s. and its allies with 24/7 surveillance of all missile launches around the world. >> it's a very demanding job. it's very no notice kind of things -- >> reporter: at 28, lieutenant john stryker is among the oldest on the team. feel like an old man? >> not until just now. >> reporter: stryker's squadron routinely practices exercises like this one. who did you call? >> we call the next person in the chain who puts together a site picture for higher headquarters and ultimately our country's leadership. >> it's a missile warning detection satellite. >> reporter: that chain of

general jay raymond, the military's top space commander. >> we're doing a lot to prepare for a potential conflict that may extend into space. we do not want this war to happen. one way to make sure we don't fight this war is to be prepared to fight and win and be prepared. >> reporter: ten countries, including north korea and iran, now have the ability to launch a satellite into orbit. russia and china are developing technology that could blind or damage u.s. satellites. >> our job is to provide a global and blinking eye to be able to detect and warn against those threats and be able to provide that to the decision-makers. >> reporter: how confident are you that blinking eye will never blink? >> it's always open. it doesn't blink. >> reporter: that's partly because of these giant golf ball-like structures that dot the aurora, colorado, skyline. inside each of these weather-resident resis

says a 60-foot satellite dish. it scans the planet for the most dangerous weapons. >> many people think we have missiles inside these. we do not have anything that close to denver. they are simply satellite antennas meant to pass data transmission. >> reporter: in colorado springs in this highly restricted and unassuming room, just eight people keep watch over the global positioning system, or gps. >> copy. disconnects are out. >> reporter: the air force developed gps during "desert storm" to help soldiers communicate. gps helps the military fly aircraft and drop bombs with greater accuracy. so, the satellites are constantly emitting that signal to track where you are. >> reporter: captain brittany moore says gps has been in every part of earth. >> it

worldwide. >> reporter: financial transactions, power grids and farming equipment all rely on precision timing from gps. and that makes these satellites a prime target for our adversaries. is an attack on a satellite an act of war? >> i think it depends on the context. first, let me state we do not want to get into a fight that extends into space. we take it seriously because satellites provide our country with great capability and advantage. >> reporter: what keeps you up at night? >> there isn't a lot that keeps me up at night. i'm extremely confident in the airmen i'm privileged to lead. we're the envy of the world. >> reporter: if nothing keeps you up at night, what is it that's challenging you? >> what's challenging me is wanting to go fast we have the world's best space capabilities. we want to run fast to make sure that that's always the case >> so, this is truly the new

cheyenne, designed to withstand any nuclear or missile attack and could serve the eyes and ears of the president if the homeland were ever attacked as well. we talked about the satellites. north korea last week said it would like to expand its satellite program. they said for economic reasons. the western world believes they want to do it for their nuclear program. to put it in context, they have two satellites in space. we have over 500. >> we're the envy of the world. >> thank you very much, bee anna. john grisham says things that make him mad also make him want to write. he's ahead with his latest new legal thriller. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. people would stare. psoriasis does that. it was tough getting out there on stage.

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cbs news legends helped make "60 minutes" an american institution. executive producer jeff fashioner is out with a new book to provide an inside account perform we'll talk to jeff ahead about the tv's most successful news program. your local news is next.

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♪ the eye of the tiger the fire ♪ ♪ >> that's claire jefferson action, she hit a 30-yard game-winning field goal friday night. besides being a talented football player, number 26 was named, oh, homecoming queen. two weeks ago she also kicked a game-winning extra point. her coach says claire never gets rattled. did we mention, oh, by the way, miss claire also plays soccer. i want to be here when i grow up. nicely done, claire. >> she's probably number one academically as well. >> makes her own clothes and sings, too. piano and clarinet.

all right, claire. welcome back to "cbs this morning." right now it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. business insider says a gold star family received a personal check from president trump for $25,000. it was signed on the same day "the washington post" reported that the family had not received it. the president promised the check months ago during a condolence phone call. the white house says the check has been in the pipeline since the president's initial call. >> urnlism works. "usa today" says the mega millions lottery will change starting saturday. it's expected to improve the odds of a jackpot reaching $1 billion. the $1 ticket price will jump to $2. the chances of winning any prize will drop to 1 in 24 but you'll have a better chance of winning the second-tier prize. "new york times" says companies like u.p.s. and fedex have told retailers will they not ship wine

alcoholic beverages across most state lines. the shipments will continue in 14 states and washington, d.c., where they're still permitted. if you live in california, for example, can you still get your wine from out of state online retailers, but if you live here in new york city or the state of new york, you have to buy from retailers in this state. and britain's independent says stephen hawkings thesis crashed the website. it was posted online yesterday called "properties of expanding universes," he wrote it in 1966 when he was 24 years old. so many people wanted to read it, it actually crashed the website. "60 minutes" has won 138 emmy awards and 20 peabody awards in its five decades on television. it has shattered enough ratings records to be called history's most successful program. here's a look at some of its half a century highlights.

>> good evening. this is "60 minutes." >> really? >> a-ha. >> where did it come from? >> it's a kind of magazine for television. >> congressman. >> yes, sir. >> steve from "60 minutes." >> no, i don't want to do "60 minutes"! >> you want to just get -- >> i would like you to get out of here. >> stop the interview. >> will you talk to us? >> no. >> doctor, i'm scott pelley with "60 minutes." >> oh, great. >> where's the camera? >> i want to ask you about the tweeting -- >> you're not very popular in the country. to be frank -- >> you're right. >> i don't care what they say. >> i shouldn't say that on tv. >> mr. president -- >> look -- >> they're not happy with the way you're doing your job. >> this is a tough business. >> why is it taking so long? >> jeff fager is nearing his 14th year as executive producer of "60 minutes." his new book is "50 years of "60 minutes," the inside story of television's most influential news

shoeser, a division of cbs. nice to have you at this table. >> it's like coming home. >> interesting for to you say that. i want to know, are you more proud of all you've done for "60 minutes" or for creating this broadcast, which has a remarkable record in morning television? >> we're all so proud of this broadcast. i tell ryan, it's my second favorite broadcast on television. >> we want to make it your first. we want to make it your first. let's be clear. >> let's go to where it is now because you have said not only did we want to do good storytelling, we want to make sure that we are as a broadcast relevant and timely. >> yes, it's so important. i think it's a big part of what we try to do, is to be current. that's not always easy because we like to do a lot of reporting in advance of when we go on the air. it takes months sometimes to do it, but can you pretty much predict what the big stories are. this opiate -- opioid scandal

for us, with "the washington post." we worked on it for months. producer ira rosen and bill whittaker, it was really a fantastic, i think, example of what we try to do. >> that story is not over for "60 minutes," is it? >> no. >> just based on what i hear. >> we hope to have that kind of impact. and i think a lot of times we judge ourselves based on the investigative reporting. >> let's talk about how it started, jeff. it was a little bumpy in the beginning. it was 75th out of 81 programs, which i just -- and it was not always on sunday nights. >> no. it actually started on tuesday. >> and moved all around the place. >> this is in 1968? >> 1968. every other week. it was taken off the air, put on the air. eventually it settled in at 7:00 on sunday in 1975. and it was bouncing around all that time. it was new. it was still new. and it was mike wallace and moth

joined that first sunday at 7:00. from then on it took off. >> the thinking has always been, don't talk down to the viewers but don't assume they know as much as they do, which i think is interesting. >> that's an old fred friendly line, one of the founders of cbs news, don hewitt hammered it into us. understand that we don't underestimate our viewer ever. i think we like to do smart stories. we like to do important stories. we always want them to get a better understanding of the world because of what we're reporting. >> talk about some of the correspondents you have worked with. >> some of the greats, really. it's amazing. beginning with don hewitt, actually, because he's a big part of this book. he's a huge part of our story. it wouldn't have happened without him. just a creative genius. >> he said, all we do here could be summed up in four words, go tell a story. >> yeah. he was an amazing character. really, full of life. larger than life. and he -- he was a great

really good storyteller. and i think that's a huge part of what we have become. why we became that. and mike wallace joining up with don hewitt. >> you said that was lennon and mccartney. >> that's right. i do compare them to lennon and mccartney because it was those two unique characters that had so much to do. today still with how we operate and the way we approach stories. and mike, you know, and you know, charlie, because he explained his interviewing techniques to you, i think, complicating you at the time. how to get to the truth in an interview, which is not easy to do. especially if someone doesn't want the truth out. so, and also what a rascal. >> oh, yeah. >> you know, i tell stories in the book about mike because he was so much fun to be around. and at the same time, so difficult. a combination of the two. and, you know, always in the halls very much like he was on the air,

sure you knew it. you know, and if he didn't like your story on sunday night, he'd tell you that, too. if he liked, it he would tell you. >> what about morley safer. go ahead. >> well, morley brought something really different. part of, i think, why he -- because he was such a great writer. so, his stories were built around a prose. i think part of that is because mike wallace stole stories from him. >> you said mike was such a tough competitor. >> he was a competitor. morley had to come up with something unique. he had a whimsical tale. >> ed bradley mentioned as a joke he was going to change his name, which i think is hilarious. at a place like cbs. you mention both norah and charlie in the book, which i was very touched by. certainly well deserved. but you said this about charlie, part of why he

across as genuinely sincere, well read, this and more suspect is he? he is, jeff fashioner? >> i love charlie rose. >> you said "60 minutes," despite its success, is still evolving, still now. >> it is ee vovolving. i think we're morrell vantd on the news today more than ever before. the fundamentals haven't changed over all these years. and i think that's a big part of the success. >> well, let me just say, you add, there is an effort in the editing room to make sure you have got it right and you have been fair. >> yes. >> and also, i think the process is so interesting about how rigorous the process is before something makes it on the air. >> yes. >> with you at the helm of that, which oprah was praising just here last week. >> it can be intense. >> oprah said it's daunting. you say in the book it's like

the very first time. >> one of the first screenings with don hewitt the lights came on and he said, where do you want it, kid, right between the eyes? >> i guess he wasn't pleased. >> that's how it feels. >> it's not personal. it's direct. and i think that a lot of that translates on the air. but in the interest of fairness and accuracy, it should be intense. >> well, bravo to you, jeff, because they've only had two people at the helm, don hewitt and you. >> and don hewitt never arm wrestled with vladimir putin, like you did. >> we were fortunate enough to be with putin for the interview that charlie did, which was so memorable. >> who won? >> and at the end of it, we had this long dinner. and charlie asked him if he liked to arm wrestle. i said, let's go. it was a draw. >> it was a draw. i was there. >> i was afraid i might beat him, so i called the draw. >> there you go. >> putin, to give him his just deserve, he's ve

>> thank you, jeff. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> 50 years of "60 minutes" is on sale today. best-selling author john grisham doesn't stay away from current events in his novels. he's in our toyota green room. ahead, why he decided to look at law school scams and deportation

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john grisham is known as the master of the legal thriller. 30 consecutive number one "new york times" fiction best sellers. he sold more than 300 million copies of his books worldwide. now he's out with his 25th legal thriller. he calls it "the rooster bar." it explores the world of for-profit law schools for a group of students who learn their school is owned by a shady hedge fund operator. john grisham joins us at the table. this is the second time -- as norah pointed out, two in a year. >> two is too many. one is enough. >> when they're like this, i don't know if two is too many. >> keep them coming. >> let's talk about "the rooster bar." the genesis is you read an article in "the atlantic" and you thought, what, this is -- >> it was an investigative peegs published three years ago and i stumbled across it. i was not familiar with for-profit law schools. i was not really familiar with the student debt is

eyes. it was a great piece but also a troubling issue. i started researching. and the novel was quickly born from that. >> as you point out, the american bar association says there are currently six for-profit law schools in this country with accreditation. one is the charlotte school of law, which recently closed. >> closed in august. they had problems for a long time. not all the schools are shady. there are a lot of success stories from these schools, but the levels of debt that these students incur, and then they pass it off in the form of high tuition to people making a profit. that just struck me as being wrong. >> and the high number of the debt, too, i was surprised. i assume you researched those as real figures, $266,000, $191,000. >> gayle, my research is always shaky. don't believe -- don't believe everything you read, okay? but, no, those numbers are not far off. you can borrow 75,000 bucks a year for three yea

law school. 40,000, 50,000 goes for tuition, goes straight to the owners of the law school. and you can borrow 20,000 bucks to live off. that's $75,000 a year you can borrow easy. >> without giving the whole novel away, to tell people, you essentially have a number of students in the book. and they're facing a mountain of debt. and they go after the hedge fund operator who's making a profit off it. >> looking for revenge. >> they can't find jobs, which is fairly accurate with a lot of these schools. a lot of these graduates. their prospects of passing the bar exam are rather dim. >> because the school isn't a great school. >> it's not a great school, no. >> it's foggy bottom law school. i mean, how about that name? >> it's a real name, foggy bottom. i didn't make that up. there's a law school at foggy bottom, by the way. it's a very good law school. >> okay. >> are you going to princeton tomorrow to look at the f. scott fitzgerald

>> the book came out and we had not contacted princeton before the publ occasion -- >> it was about that. >> i didn't go there. i didn't see the library. i claimed all that. >> research. >> normal research. >> you didn't tell them you were doing it. >> i wanted to but i was advised not to warn princeton this book was coming. they can't do anything about it. i didn't warn them. and about a month or so after the book came out i got a nice letter from the head librarian at princeton saying we love your books, couldn't visit us. so i'm going tomorrow to see the fitzgerald manuscripts and visit on campus. >> can i point out, you never have a preface. i like that. why do you not have a preface in any of your books? >> i just don't like them. normally they don't work. when you start, it's sort of a gimmick a lot of writers do to get your attention, sucked in, and then they move away from

that's not how i tell stories. i like to start with the first chapter, end with chapter 40. nothing flashy. just direct storytelling. >> we had jeff fager here, "60 minutes" is about telling a story. you tell fictional stories. what's at the heart of a good story? >> well, conflict, suffering, injustice. >> romance? >> well, i don't do sex very well. >> why not? >> yeah, exactly. >> sex is good, john grisham. >> most men cannot write sex. >> is that true? >> oh, yeah. most men cannot write good sex. i tried one time years ago, showed it to my wife who started laughing. >> we're hitting a hard wall. >> charlie's talking about sex. >> thank you so much. >> hard wall here, guys. >> congratulations -- >> "the rooster bar" is on sale today. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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>> that would be awesome. >> janet jackson is a star and an icon. she doesn't need justin timberlake to invite her anywhere. >> and he is a star in his own right. >> let's not forget. he is the one that pulled the thing. and i remember thinking, did that just happen? >> i think it was planned between the two of them. >> if it was planned, it is both of their fault for secretly planning it. >> why do people blame her? she apologized. >> he apologized too. if it was planned -- it was her body. so it is like, maybe she is the one willing to expose herself and justin -- and some people's eyes