and the attorney generals in the hot seat on capitol hill. >> i will not except and reject

lied. that is a lie. >> but jeff sessions seems to have a hazy memory when it comes to contacts with russians during the trump campaign. good morning from the newsroom here in new york. good to be with you. i'm an marie green. quick action by officials at a northern california elementary school saved lives. they locked down the school when it came under attack by a loan gunman. the gunman killed at least four people and wounded ten others opened fire at six other locations. before he was killed by police. his mother says he called her the day before and said it's all over in now. police believe a domestic disput

chris martinez has details. >> reporter: law enforcement responded to multiple crime scene in california. including a school where a gunman opened fire. witnesses reported hearing the gunshots and screaming children. he did shoot at a number of classrooms. >> police say the shooter then actually entered the grounds on foot, but classrooms were already on lock down, saving lives. the first 911 calls associated with the spree came in before 8:00 in the morning when police say the gunman targeted and killed a neighbor in an ongoing dispute. >> i think with the motive of getting even with his neighbors and when it went that far, he just went on a rampage. >> a woman and child were injured in their vehicle when the gunman fired at them. >> she was trying to drive herself to the

she told me she doesn't know this person. ner se never seen this person. >> this woman says she was also targeted as she sat inside her truck. >> i was going down the road when he pretty much got me and shot at me three times. >> investigators say the suspect eventually engaged two officer who is returned fire and killed him and it went crazy with all the gunfire. >> police recovered a semi automatic rifle and two handguns. chris martinez, cbs news. los angeles. >> the republican senate nominee in alabama says it's obvious he has made a few people mad. in spite allegations of inappropriate behavior with minors, roy moore refuses to step aside. last night blamed the charges on a spiritual battle going on in the country. republican leaders are trying to bloc

in new york with the details, hana, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. more down play to sexual assault allegations against him and will said he was being harassed by the media. even if moore does win, it's unlikely he'll hold the seat long enough to serve. >> republican senate roy moore will not drop out of the race despite growing names of the gop calling for him to do so. speaking overnight who would be supporters at a baptist church in alabama, moore briefly touchdown on allegations that back hen he was 30 he pursued teenage girls. >> i'm now facing allegations and that's all the press want to talk about: i want to talk about the issues. >> among nose issuing an ultimatum, fox news coast says during an interview on the radio show he made conflicts statements is why hannity is giving the gop candidate 24 hours to clear things up.

with satisfactory explanation for your inconsistencies that i just showed. you must remove any doubt. if you can't do this, judge moore needs to get out of the race. >> in moore wins, he would almost certainly face immediate expulsion based on ethics issue. jeff sessions as write in alternative. >> obviously from a republican point of view, we would hope to save the seat. that might require an where in. all those things are under discussion. >> moore's response via twitter said the good people of alabama want the washington elite to wall lough in the swamp. we'll decide this election. hashtag. ditch mitch. >> also been receiving a robo call claiming to be from "the washington post." call offers money in exchange for more dirt on moore. "the washington post" says the call is not from

republican leaders working on a tax overhaul bill. the revised bill from the finance committee repeats a measure from the affordable care mandate that most americans get health insurance or face a fine. pressuring lawmakers to include the repeal in the overhaul. does no include a repeal. expected to vote on its version tomorrow after members meet with the president. also on capitol hill, attorney jeff sessions was pressed by fellow republicans to appoint a special counsel to investigate hillary clinton. such is told the house judiciary committee. now there's not enough evidence to authorize an investigation, but the majority of the more than five hour testimony focused on sessions changing his recollection of trump campaign dealings with russians during the 2016

>> i've always told the truth. >> reporter: it was clear from opening statement attorney general jeff sessions knew what was coming. >> i will not accept and reject accusations that i have ever lied. that is a lie. >> reporter: when committee democrats started questioning him, he was not so certain. >> i don't recall. i don't believe so. i don't know. >> reporter: sessions struggles again in january when he told senator al franken he has never communicated with russian operatives during the 2016 election. >> i did not have communications with the russians. and i'm unable to comment on it. >> reporter: but sessions has since acknowledged meeting with then russian ambassador sergakisly ago -- sergey kislyak. prosecutors say prop dop lou papadopoulos pled guilty to lying to the fbi and prose

meeting between president trump and vladimir putin. new york congressman. >> reports you shut george down when he proposed meeting with putin. is this correct, yes or no. >> yes. i pushed back. i'll say it that way. >> yes. >> when asked whether mr. trump or anyone else expressed an interest in meeting putin, sessions again replied. >> i don't recall. >> republicans pressed sessions to investigate hillary clinton over a controversial uranium deal involving a russian company and handling of e-mails. sessions has authorized senior doj officials to look into whether a special counsel ask needed. cbs news, washington. federal and local officials in tampa, florida search lg for the person believed to be responsible for shooting to death four people in just over a month. the latest victim a 60-year-old man shot from behind was killed early yesterday. officials say it's likely

familiar with the neighborhood. >> we're going to find you. we're going to hunted you down and then the courts are going to take care of you and then you're going to rot in hell. >> witnesses describe the suspect as african-american male. about 6 feet tall. texas state suspended all fraternity and sorority activity following the death of a pledge. he was found monday. attended a party posted by fraternity sunday night. three ucla basketball players held in china on suspicion of shoplifting are back in the united states. arrived last night. ball is the brother of a lon sow ball. plays for the los angeles lakers. held in china for allegations of shoplifting last week. in china for a game. anla

president trump intervened. uk lcla is weighing disciplinar options. overseas in africa the long time mover of zimbabwe is being held in the army in apparent coup. calling the action a floodless correction. security is guaranteed the army took over the state broadcaster and, and targeting so-called criminal. the army sites the degenerating political and social and economic situation for the actions. u.s. embassy is encouraging americans there to shelt in place. >> coming up on morning news now, bold escape. dangerous killer walks right out of a hospital undetected for hours. for the first time, pentagon is footing a bill for soldier's reassignment surgery. this is the cbs morning news. h,

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police in maryland are searching for a woman who climb right through mcdonalds window and taking some things. first pouring a drink at the fountain soda station. also stole some cash. the pentagon saves it will pay for a soldier's reassignment surgery and the search for an escaped killer. those are some headlines on the morning newsstand. honolulu reports official the at hawaii psychiatric hospital refuse to provide details how a killer escaped. walked out of the hospital sunday morning. took a taxi to a chartered plane to maui. then to san antonio california. arrived in san antonio for two hours before the hospital reported he was missing. usa today reports unnamed actress

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. marijuana is becoming legal in more states. it may be showing up in your coffee. danielle nottingham explains. can't find these pods at the grocery store. filling the pods. is this all done by hand. >> this is done by hands. >> brew buds make k cups filled with coffee, tea and cannabis oil out of this factory in los angeles. recreational and medicinal marijuana is now legal in two dozen states and the district of columbia. that

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changing his dna and curing his disease. he was more used to being called fat. but now it looks like blake shelton is the new sexiest man alive. >> i like blake shelton. sexiest man, i don't know. it is up for debate. good morning. 38 right now and it feels like 34 with the winds out of the north at five miles an hour. it is quiet on the doppler now. and we have showers moving in, but not till later on this evening and tonight. look for the high temperatures 48 to 53 today and more clouds will push in by the evening and sprinkle changes as the cold front comes in our direction you'll notice in the next few hours, you see the clouds beginning to increase and the wind are out of the east and that helps to keep us a little

dry. this will be closer to the eastern shore. around midnight and 1:00 in the morning, hopefully you're getting a good night's rest in, that is when we're expecting the rain to move? >> someone smells really nice in here. larry? here is your traffic this morning. not much. we have a lot of construction. i'm matching the construction cones out there. and stevens road and reports of some kind of i think that is blocking one lane and the construction comes out of the next report. and 95 maryland and 198, two lanes closed for construction there and construction 66 eastbound at the beltway. today we expect to hear from the three college sk

arrested in china and suspected of shoplifting. >> she arrived back in the u.s. overnight. but we don't know if they will play for -- for you. c -- ucla game. president trump helped to for the release of the three men. taylor swift's four album sold a million albums in one week. and people magazine has named country music star blake shelton as the sexiest man alive. he said that he's going to rub it on

voice with adam lavine who won in 2013. >> he's going to bring it up in every conversation for a year. the sexiest man alive issue hits stands friday. and jan, i feel like you're not on board with that? >> i'm on board with that, absolutely. the news at 4:30 starts right now. lawmakers are working on a way to kick roy moore moore out of capitol hill even if the alabama republican does get elected to the u.s. senate. good wednesday morning. thank you for joining us on wakeup washington. >> and mary marshal, 37 degrees. we're cold. yes. but it is quiet on the doppler. and we have a cold front coming

in later on tonight. and that will give us a rain chance. the temperatures 48 to 53 degrees. you see some clouds, especially in the afternoon with the sprinkle chance moving in this evening and especially later on tonight. let's put this in perspective for you. it is noon and the showers are holding off. and we'll get the winds out of the east. but the rain chance is later on tonight when you'll see rain pouring. 6:00 this evening, the drive home is dry. and you have the clouds out there and the temperatures in the 40s. so this is the best time to get rain in. hopefully you'll get a good night's rest that is the best chance for showers. and showers morning looks dry and we get the winds out of the northwest and the temperatures in the 50s once again tomorrow. and west temperatures up to 56 on thursday and breezy and near 06 by friday. i'm going enjoy a nice, quiet day. this is one of the busiest travel