captioning funded by cbs it's friday, december 1st, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." the tax bill stalls in the senate. now republican lawmakers are scrambling to save it. the end may be knew for the secretary of state. cbs learns the white house has plan to force rex tillerson out. not guilty. after nearly a week of deliberations, the judge calls the verdic

and apple gets into the medical business. apple's watches will be used to study the heart. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning republican lawmakers are scrambling to save their tax bill. the senate worked into the night as the republicans tried to get enough support and vote on the plan today. republicans are making changes including back tax cuts. yesterday analysts said the legislation would add $1 trillion to the nation's debt over the next decade. opponents warn the bill would harm the middle class with cuts to entitlement. >> you will not support any cuts to social security, medicare. can i get that from you? >> i'm not going to

>> there it is. he just told you he's going to cut social security. >> two did announce their support for the tax package yesterday. as the bill gained momentum, the stockmarket hit record highs. the dow jones industrial gained 331 points to close the mark for the first time. the s&p 500 gained 21 points, and the nasdaq rose 49 points. well, ahead on "cbs this morning," chief washington correspondent and anchor of "face the nation" john dickerson gives his take on the republican tax plan. the other big story in washington, will secretary of state rex tillerson be out of a job soon? neither president trump or the white house is offering a definitive answer. the president is set to meet with tillerson today. president trump's press secretary isn't denying reports that the secretary of state will be replaced. relations between mr. trump and

the former ceo of exxonmobil have been strained almost from the start. they're scheduled to meet for lunch. yesterday mr. trump gave no report. they've drafted and are circulating a plan forring mr. tillerson's exit replacing him with mike pompeo. sarah sanders was also pressed on it. they will no longer serve in the capacity they're in. >> reporter: the news follows months of tension between mr. tillerson and the president. soon after mr. tillerson announced they're in diplomatic contact, trump said, he's wasting his me

in front of a group. still he's continuing with business as usual. >> he kind of brushed this off today. he's heard these kind os stories before. >> john kelly's chief of staff called tillerson's chief of staff and said, quote, the rumors are not true. anne-marie, if this shuffling does happen, that would leave the opening for cia director. tom cotton, senator of arkansas would likely fit that position. yesterday a san francisco jury found a man not guilty in a killing that touched off a fierce immigration debate. president trump is

disgraceful verdict in the kate steinle case. no wonder people of our country o are so angry with immigration. john blackstone has more. >> reporter: when kate steinle was shot and killed on the san francisco bay, her dad. >> gunned down in a sanctuary city. >> reporter: the man arrested for shooting steinle had already been deported back to mexico five times. two months before the shooting he was released from san francisco's jail instead of being turned over to federal immigration authorities. >> the defendant is charged with second-degree murder and the sole question after all the testimony is in is whether or not he intended to fire that handgun. >> reporter: the prosecution accused zahra ta as someone

looking to kill, playing a game of russian roulette as steinle walked beside her father on the pier. >> this is someone that unknowingly touched an object and it fired and struck the ground from where it was pointed 78 feet from miss steinle. >> the jury had a choice of first degrooe murder, second degrooe murder, or manslaughter. they found him not guilty of all three of those. they did find him guilty of an illegal firearm. that could put him in prison for as much as three years. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. cbs news has learned that the december strict attorney's office informed in t new york city police department it

looking to move forward in a rape case against weinstein. the actress accused weinstein of raping her in her apartment twice in 2010. they said it remains an active case but declined further comment. michigan congressman john conyers is facing more a accusations. yesterday nancy pelosi called for conyers to step down. paul ryan did the same. connier was admitted to a detroit hospital after feeling lightheaded yesterday. executives at nbc have received at least two new complaints against lauer. yesterday he put out a statement saying he was embarrassed and ail shamed. bianna golodryga reports. >> our top story is once again about our former colleague

lauer. >> reporter: the "today" show may be without its anchor matt lauer but he still leads his owed broadcast. there are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain i have caused others by my words and actions, he said. as i am writing this, i realize the depth of the damage and disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. lauer seen near his home in the hamptons said some of the allegations are untrue or mischaracterized but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. two women have come forward. also one woman told "the new york times" that she was sexually assaulted by lauer in his office in 2001 and some of lauer's female colleagues told "variety" magazine he summoned them to his room at night. some said the

deaf ears. >> his public persona is squeaky clean as a dad versus his private persona that focused on women that worked aet the "today" show, and there's a clear pattern of that. >> reporter: lauer is the latest in a list of powerful men forced out of their jobs including cbs news host charlie rose. new to the list, russell simmons. simmons doesn't deny the encounters but says he remembers them differently. as for lauer, nbc said in a statement current management was never made aware of any allegations prior to monday night when the first woman came forward. bianna golodryga, cbs news, new york. police in north carolina are asking civilian volunteers to

3-year-old girl. mariah woods disappeared from her north carolina home on monday. her mother woke up and noticed her daughter was not in her bedroom. a rare earthquake shook the mid-atlantic region yesterday afternoon. the 4.1 quake was felt near delaware. surveillance video shows people at a dover bar reacting when the quake hits. their heads turn before they quickly leave. there were no reports of damage or injuries. well, coming up on the "morning news" now, caught on video. a deer goes dashing through school. and a big debut. prince harry and meghan markle have their first official joint engagement as a royal couple. this is the "cbs morning news.

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melania trump to light the christmas tree in washington, d.c. the tree is located just south of the white house. the presidential tradition began in 1923 during the coolidge administration. this year's lighting ceremony included music from the beach boys. on the "cbs moneywatch" now, american airlines battles over pilots and the new super mario cereal comes with a high-tech prize. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning and happy friday, anne-marie. well, american airlines says only a few hundred planes remain without pilot. a glitch in the system allowed too many pilots to take off. the phi lots says there are still thousands of flights scheduled without full crews. the apple watch can now tell if you have an irregular heart rhythm. apple launched a heart

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some pickup trucks are getting a luxury makeover for high end buyers. at the los angeles auto show carmakers are showing off some of the latest features. chris martinez visited ahead of today's opening. >> >> reporter: at this year's auto show, size matters. take, for instance, this 2018 gmc denali gm. with an 8-inch touch screen and interiors, it can be yours for about 75 grand. >> we've got a huge amount of customers coming to us in the very, very high end range. they've got all the bells and whistles. they want to look good doing it. >> even as they turn, america's love for trucks

fueled in part by low gas prices. sales of ford's best selling f-series are up by 11%. and the company recently unveiled itself f-450 super duty which can top $100 after taxes and trees. motor trend editor in chi ed lowe says they're overcompeting for high end luxury trucks and it's not just truck buyers. >> it's a guy who wants to show off because the trucks are big, covered in chrome, full of leather, and it has great technology technology inside. >> reporter: lowe says as they look for that, consumers can drive prices up even higher. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. coming up this morn, model ashley graham opened up to gayle about the discrimination

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at 34:25 right now -- 4:that right now after days of -- 4:25 after days of deliberation, a not guilty verdict is handed down in a high-profile case. hear what the president said about it this morning. police say this man raped someone while pretending on a cop. why they are now looking for other vis.

your phone while pumping gas, you're going to want to hear this story because you could be a target for hackers. well, it's friday, we finally made it. melissa nord standing by right now with a look at your weekend weather forecast, good morning friend. >> good morning larry. good morning to you at home. and we are off to a pretty nice start on your friday and the good news is this weekend it will be seasonably cool. we've got the sunshine coming out for the first full weekend of december. if you have still yet the put out the -- to put out the big holiday decorations. we start autothe morning with a cold front -- out this morning with a cold front moving through. brought a couple of showers after sunset yesterday. they were out wick -- they are out of the picture now. for the most part the winds have been keeping up this morning between 10 and 15 miles per hour preventing really dense fog from a lot of spots. temps were in the 40s right now in the i-81 consider door from 43 winchester and

from 43 winchester and frederick is 36. so today sunshine returns and today we're head today the mid 50s. i'll show you that weekend forecast in just a bit. ellen? all right melissa pulling off the winter coat. >> you need a puffy coat in here? >> that studio is freezing. >> is it okay if i talk right now? we have to walk through that pretty studio. but when we open the door to get into the studio, a big just -- it feels like a blizzard. >> there feels like there's a door opening somewhere. >> a little draft. >> just hits you in the face with cool wind. sorry i ate your time. i have one thing. a closure on 355 between south summit avenue and chestnut street. it look okay right now you have some work going on right now is what it sound like. hopefully that will wrap up by 5:00. breaking news overnight while you were sleeping. a san francisco jury finds the illegal immigrant who was accused of fatally shooting an american woman back in 2015 not guilty.

and wanted for a sixth deportation when 32-year-old kate steinle was gunned down on a pier in san francisco. the case did spark a national immigration debate. >> president trump tweeted about the verdict last night saying a disgraceful verdict in the kate steinle case. no wonder the people of our country are so angry with illegal immigration. officials with i.c.e. plan to deport garcia zarate now that the trial is over. pressure is building on the congressman john conyers to step down amid allegations of sexual misconduct but conyers' attorney says he has no intentions of quitting. at least two female staffers have broken their silence with claims congressman conyers sexually harassed them. senate republicans want to move forward with their tax bill later today. senator john mccain signaled his support for the bill yesterday but republican senator ron son won't back it. president trump says the --

president trump says it would be a win for the people. that's a quick look at what's going on. the news at 4:30 starts right now. good morning, happy friday. i'm jan jeffcoat. thank you for joining us. >> i'm larry miller. thanks so much for waking up with us this morning. it's chilly in the studio. kind of chilly outside. melissa nord tracking the weekend forecast. and what we can expect for the day. >> good morning. it's colder outside than it is in the studio. even though it is really cold in there. the weak cold front moved through yesterday and today we're going to have the return of lots of sunshine and it's going to be chilly overall for your weekend but not looking at rain chances. so that is some good news. 50 degrees right now in d.c. and today will be breezy but increasingly mostly sunny. because we have high pressure building in behind the cold front that brought some very light showers to the area between about 8:00 last night and midnight last night. for most of us. the showers are gone. here's a look at your day planner today.

we will have some wind gusts out of the north and west between about 20 and 25 miles per hour. that's actually going to help bump our temps up this afternoon, 48 degrees at 9:00 a.m. with some spots this morning in the suburbs down in the 30s. noontime today up to 53 and we will hit about 57 in d.c.. then for your friday evening date night plans also looks pretty good. we'll be sitting in the 50s falling down into the 40s. weekend outlook, dry. and lots of sunshine on the way for sunday. tomorrow a few more clouds around i think. but we'll see very seasonable temperatures right around 53. heads-up, i've got a big blast of arctic air heading this way later this week. rather next week. i'm going to show you that coming up in a bit. ellen? all right we know more about 355. both north and southbound lanes are shut down because of utility problems. it sounds like poles are down and some wires are down between south summit avenue and chestnut street. so they are trying to get this fixed up there on 355. definitely before the morning rush hour kicks in. also trying to get sky 9 thereto