sailed over japan. >> given the rising tensions, do these exercises feel more important? >> they do. definitely a game changer now. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: north korea is calling u.s. south korea war mongors for staging military exercises this week. north korean state media says it is a provocation that could lead to a nuclear war. jeff. >> ben, thank you very much. police and fbi agents broke up a planned mass shooting at an islamic center in florida. one man arrested friday. the police had weapons and asked detectives for help buying a silencer. identified as citizen of the philippines in the u.s. on a green card. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

president trump has waded into the russia investigation again, raising new questions about obstruction of justice. and his legal team came up with their own definition of it. here is chief white house correspondent major garrett. >> i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. >> reporter: president trumpthi who admit to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russian officials. >> i think it's a shame. >> reporter: over the weekend mr. trump tweeted he fired flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi the white house had said the president fired flynn only because he misled vice president pence.

about whether the president has obstructed justice. shortly after firing flynn, mr. trump told then fbi director james comey he hoped comey could let the flynn investigation go. the president later fired comey. one of the president's lawyers john dowd are gud gued the pres cannot obstruct himself with power and discretion over the justice department. >> shocking surprise to president clinton, a president cannot be prosecute for obstruction of justice. >> a former assistant attorney general under george h.w. bush, disagrees. >> the statements that have been made by president trump's lawyers basically amount to the claim that the president is above the law. that the president can, is not bound by the constitution, is not bound by the rule of law. >> reporter: obstruction of of justice was part of the articles of impeachment filed against both psi

president nixon. jeff. >> major garrett, thank you. bring in your white house colleague, margaret brennan, had a very interesting conversation with the new russian ambassador about the investigation. margaret to you. >> mr. trump made it clear many times he would look to improve russian-american relations. but till now, i couldn't say that our relations become more better. >> the ambassador told us the russia investigation severely complicates his work. many u.s. officials even refuse to meet him. how do you possibly get past the mistrust around the 2016 election? >> that is very difficult to try to find a black cat in darkroom where it is not any cat at all? >> no story there? >> there is not any proof. regarding russian interference into your election. >> hours before the interview. former trump national security

adviser michael flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with the predecessor. >> i don't understand why any officials has not any right to speak to russian ambassador. >> what do you make of that? >> it seems to me -- >> serious charges involving your previous ambassador. >> yes, he is a talented. >> complicates things. >> smart, talented diplomat. very much surprised that some mass media decide to blame him as a spy. stupid and nonsense. >> this the fbi. >> come on, you say that. >> his primary goal he said is to restore relations between the u.s. and russia. >> what we want, we want to be together. fighting terrorism. to protect nonproliferation and maybe to start negotiations about

nuclear disarmament. >> the ambassador who has broke end arms control deals with the u.s. said before, he wants to collaborate on cybersecurity. an offer that so far the u.s. has the not taken up. jeff. >> margaret. thank you very much. former access hollywood host, billy bush accused president trump of revisionist history, for reportedly saying it is not his voice on that infamous video making a crude remark about women. in an op-ed in "the new york times," bush wrote of course he said it. bush was interviewed this evening by stephen colbert. >> look, he last week, for some reason, came out with, that's not my voice on the tape. like i said you can't say that. that is your voice. i was there. you were there. that's your voice on the tape. but then you have got 20 women at the time, i don't know what the exact number is, there is more. 20 women who, used their names, we have got powerful people being held accountable now. and sometimes anonymous sources. all of these women came out, with their names, and told their detailed accounts. and

women don't get together and say, you know it would be fun, take down a powerful guy together have? ha. no they don't. and their names, i said, okay, you are reopening wound on them too. and enough is enough. stop playing around with the -- people's lives. that upset me. >> quick look at some other stories in the evening news feed. the president today tweeted his endorsement of alabama senate candidate roy moore despite sexual assault allegations against moore. eight days before the special election republican moore, leads democrat doug jones by 6 points. >> in 1980, illinois congressman, john anderson lost the republican presidential nomination to ronald reagan and ran independent. andersen debated reagan one-on-one when jimmy carter declined to join them. john andersen died last night. he was 95 years old. there was something special in the sky last night as the moon made its closest approach to earth and c

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free at anoro.com. president trump flew to utah to sign proclamations that shave 2 million acres. that could open the land to mining and grazing. jamie yuccas is also there. >> reporter: the view its breathtaking. a land of cultural richness, beauty, and solitude. for mary banelli bears ears is home. >> this place is so sacred to native americans. people need to be here to see it. and, feel the healing. >> reporter: a descendant of the navaho and hopi among the tribes that convinced president obama to set aside more than a million ache tir acres to create bears ears national monument.

somebody actually listened to us in washington. >> reporter: and now? >> and did what we ask. and now this. >> reporter: this is the move by the trump administration to drastically shrink the amount of land protected at bears ears from 1.35 million acres to just over 200,000. and the equally stunning grand staircase escalante national momo montana by half. there are those who prize what lies under the land. oil, gas, uranium, which is why the quiet land -- its now surrounded by so much noise. so do you, president trump, and secretary zinke -- are? >> two of the greatest people i have ever been able to associate myself with. >> bruce adams says the federal government which owns 2/3 of the land in utah has overreached and residents should have more control.

americans who say this is their land? and sacred ground? >> i applaud the fact that they want that protection. i just simply think that that protection exists. >> i cherish the land. >> but for navaho elder, willie gray eyes, stripping protection would leave a deep scar. >> not only with myself but my nation and, and, probably all of the native americans? >> this is grand staircase escalante. former president clinton declared this a monument two decades ago. just like bears ears it took years to get that status. now, tribes and environmental groups say it could be years of a legal fight before it is resolved. jeff. >> jamie, thank you very much. up next, time's short list for person of the year and last year's winner is on it.

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counsel, mr. mueller, and last year's winner president trump. >> the anniversary of the text message first sent from computer to cell phone. the british engineer wrote, merry christmas. there was no reply. the phone could not send messages. here its another first. pizza party in space. italian astronaut said he missed pizza. nasa sent up all the fixings. the crew had fun tossing the pies around. one called them flying saucers of the edible kind. >> coming up next here, the bravest dentist you will ever meet. >> announcer: this portion sponsored by ancestry.

we end tonight with a trip to the dentist. like none you have ever seen. here is chip reid. >> joe taft has been rescuing big cats for 26 years. he has been caring for these tigers since they were born. >> oh, does everybody want attention. >> not everyone at the exotic feline center in indiana is such a cool cat. scared me. that's because most of the

big cats here were rescued from abusive conditions. many come here in poor health. some in agonizing pain from dental disease. >> lift. >> twice a year cats who are showing symptoms of lion sized toothaches are tranquilized. >> he is out for the count. but he is growling. its that normal? >> no. they're transported to make shift operating rooms where four dozen volunteers, doctors, dentists and medical technicians are waiting. first the anesthesia team in blue administers drugs to make sure the sleeping beauties stay that way as long as necessary. they insert breathing tubes as long as baseball bats and keep close track of their vitals. next, the green teams take over. dentists, technicians from all over the country. working on a tiger named zeni in one room. and in the other room

lion appears to have been in excruciating years. all four canine teeth were cut, filed down and infected. what are you going to have to do? >> currently four root canals. at the same time. >> all at the same time because the speed is essential. keeping them under for too long could threaten their health. >> necrotic debris out of the canines here. >> he is going to feel a lot better? >> absolutely. >> reporter: most come here every year, some have been here dozen of times. they do it out of love. >> you want to come see me? hi. >> give these magnificent creatures a chance to live pain-free. chip reid, cbs news, centerpoint, indiana. >> that's the "overnight news" for tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jef

♪ ♪ >> this is the cbs "overnight news." hi, welcome. the biggest rewrite of the u.s. code in 30 years takes place behind closed doors. republican leaders of the house and senate working to reconcile versions of the tax package. they hope to get it on the president's desk by christmas. meanwhile a partial government shutdown is looming friday. nancy cordes has the story. >> massive, massive tax cuts. >> president trump closing in on his first major legislative victory. now that the senate and house have both passed gop tax plans. >> on this vote the yeas are -- >> both billsuc

while roughly doubling the child tax credit, and the standard deduction. in exchange, both plans eliminate deductions for interest on student loans, for state and local income taxes, and both plans cap the property tax deduction at $10,000. >> we can reach an agreement gop leaders say it will take a week to iron out key differences between the two bills. the house bill for instance eliminates the alternative minimum tax. the senate bill does not. the house bill makes the new lower tax rates permanent, while the senate bill allows them to sunset in 2025. and, house republicans like that the senate bill repeals the individual health insurance man date. which would allow the gop to finally chip away at obamacare. pare rushing and making mistake. >> i want you to take a look at

this, folks, your government at work. >> the bill that passed the senate early saturday had illegible changes scribbled in the margins. conversion for a corporation something, c corporation, paren dangerous. that can't be right. >> while studies show the wealthy would be the biggest winners, republicans insist all taxpayers would come out ahead. >> this is what this bill is about. take home pay. more money for the american people. >> republicans do not have the luxury of focusing just on taxes. the government's funding is set to expire at the end of the week. which raises the specter of a government shutdown if the two parties can't cut even a short term deal over military and domestic spending. president trump endorsed republican roy moore in next week's election in alabama. moore dogged by accusations

the president fired more shots at the fbi major garrett begins our coverage. >> i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. >> reportr: president trump empathized with michael flynn who admit to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russian officials. >> i think it's a shame. >> reporter: over the weekend mr. trump tweeted he fired flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi the white house had said the president fired flynn only because he misled vice president pence. the tweet sparked new questions about whether the president has obstructed justice. shortly after firing flynn, mr. trump told then fbi director james comey he hoped comey could let the flynn investigation go. the president later fired comey. one of the president's lawyers john dowd argued the president cannot obstruct himself with power and discretion over the

justice department. >> shocking surprise to president clinton, a president cannot be prosecuted for obstruction of justice. >> a former assistant attorney general under george h.w. bush, disagrees. >> the statements that have been made by president trump's lawyers basically amount to the claim that the president is above the law. that the president can, is not bound by the constitution, is not bound by the rule of law. >> reporter: obstruction of of justice was part of the articles of impeachment filed against both president clinton and president nixon. >> overseas, tensions are high. the united states and south korea launched large-scale military exercises. north korea's leader, kim jong-un, says they pushed the region to the brink of nuclear war. ben tracy has the story from tokyo.

we flew with the 35th fighter wing to see how they're preparing for the increasing threat from north korea. i flew in the back seat of the f-16 fighter jet. he goes by the call sign punch. >> rotate the news. gear up. here we go. seconds into the flight he punches our plane straight up into the air. we climb 13,000 feet at nearly 500 miles an hour. >> give us a roll. here comes the roll. wow. >> that's one way to take off. >> ha-ha. >> soon we are soaring up the face of a massive snow-capped mountain. >> that was -- >> minute later barely above the surface of the lake. >> so how many feet off the ground are we? >> we

>> you are ruining every roller coaster ride in my future. >> this is not a joy ride. for pilots like punch this is a serious training mission. >> all right. take it down. ready? >> flying low through the canyons of a japanese mountain range helps him prepare for comb battle conditions in which he would try to avoid detection. >> what is this replicated in terms of combat flying? >> if there is a barrier -- >> there are 44 f-16s at the air base. in a war with north korea they would likely be the first planes sent in to take out enemy radar and north korea's air defenses. >> if needed, if called on, we are ready, ready to go right now. 100%. >> colonel scott job commander of the 35th fighter wing. he says repeated missile launches by north korea have led the air force to increase the number, but also the complexity of their training exercises.

prepared to respond to any sort of additional testing that the kim regime does. >> reporter: that readiness means pilots like punch are spending a lot of time on the ground making sure their f-16s are ready for action and once in the air that he is prepared for any mission he may be given. >> what's the mission we are flying today? >> doing simulated strike mission. >> in this scenario our plane flies low over the water until he spots the target ahead. >> got the target area in sight. here we go. >> then pop up in the air and simulate dropping a bomb on an enemy port where weapons or cargo may be located. >> did we neutralize the target? >> we got it. >> everyone we talked to on the base hope diplomacy works and doesn't come to military conflict with north korea. if it does they are ready. as punch told me while we were flying in terms of north korea we can handle that problem. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

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california is famous for its wineries but coffee plantations not so much. growing coffee beans in the united states has never been a moneymaker until now. >> reporter: the coffee market estimated to be an $81 billion industry. grown in 50 countries. and now outside of santa barbara, a farmer has the coffee world buzzing. the question whether americans will pay the same for high end coffee as they would for a glass of california chardonnay. above the pacific ocean in california referred to by locals as the good land, jay ruskey has been

tropical crops from avocados to passion fruit to dragon fruit. how many acres does this farm have in total? >> this farm is 42 acres. half its dedicated to agriculture. >> reporter: a long 2 1/2 mile ride down the narrow country road to make it off the mountain. >> all precision. >> reporter: having coffee around the house is convenient. but ruskey has taken that to a whole new level. >> this is our geisha coffee. i want you to take a whiff of that. >> oh, boy. wow. >> this geisha was grown here on the farm. >> layered agriculture system. >> ruskey and his colleague showed us 1500 coffee treed shaded by larger fruit trees. >> see coffee blossoms forming along the stem. each of the flowers eventually become a coffee cherry which

>> reporter: the cherry seeds are what we know as beans. >> take a coffee cherry, pop it in your mouth. >> reporter: okay. it's very spicy. almost got like a mild pepper taste. a little sweetness to it. >> the sweetness its wh nesnessd for coffee. >> reporter: the land has never been hospitable for growing coffee. coffee is produced in hot climates. adding shade or elevation slows down the process. but increases the quality. why do you think no one has ever tried it before in california? >> the main reason is that there wasn't a market for it. >> now a new giant sized instant maxwell house. a really big jar of coffee. >> reporter: for decade coffee was packaged sold to the malss as inexpensive commodity. >> we make it a special way

you can save money. >> great coffee. >> beginning in the late 60s, companies like pete's, starbuck's brought in second wave focusing on quality and cafe experience. >> in 2002, third wave movement of coffee shops had smaller roasters, wanted to know where the coffee is coming from. share their experience with the consumer. consumers were paying more for that. >> so ten years ago, an audacious idea began fwrooug brewing for ruskey. >> when you started thinking and developing this. did people tell you you were crazy to think of growing coffee in california? >> yes, weekly event for people. i had people call on the phone. be the first two sentences. say, hey, you jay ruskey. yeah, you are crazy. you can't be growing coffee outside. all right. rapid seed development for sure. >> okay. this year, ruskey, teamed up with blue bottle coffee which operates 4 caves in cities around the u.s. and tokyo. >> looks like you are going to be rea

>> they're going to slow down and work on quality. we are eight months away. >> he travels five months a year purchasing coffee in places like ethiopia, guatemala, uganda, sumatra, tracking ruskey's path from afar. >> jay's scocoffee can compete. isn't just support for the coffee coming from california. but it is a strong valuation that we want to make on this market on behalf of consumers, so that, we can have that conversation with people about, why coffee costs what it costs. >> blue bottle purchased his entire 2017 crop. 300 pounds. we were there when the shipment left for the roasting facility in oakland. it will be sold in blue bottles across the country. for $16 a cup. he says blue bottle its not just selling a cup of coffee but the

for many american consumes they just got used to a $3, $4 cup of cough foe. for the average person where does that land? >> i think if you walk into a cafe and if you see, you know, $2.75, $3.50, $4.50, $1, the first thing you need to know to make sense out of the $18 cup why? >> after significant investment in research and development it costs ruskey, $30 a pound to produce. blue bottle $65 to purchase. >> if you drink coffee, if you have a couple moments to reflect on where it comes from, exactly how it tastes, you know maybe why it tastes that way, if roasters are doing a god enough job of helping you understand it. then i think it is a really easy step to take. >> all right. this is my favorite part. my kids' favorite part. the bloom. when it is really fresh coffee it explode and bubbles like what happened here. >> nice the whole ritual of

anticipation for the cup. >> piping hot. >> piping hot. very smooth. really delicious. >> ruskey's venture, fringe coffee is working closely with farmers throughout southern california to make the region a coffee powerhouse. >> just like wine. you know? if you have a really good wine crop, there are people out there that want to experience what you have been working hard on. what we are offering. >> when you look ahead, what does success look like to you? >> southern california is well known for, for having the most rarest and flavorful cups of coffees in the world. that would be ultimately successful for me. >> then you figure out another crazy idea i think. >> probably. >> jay ruskey, goodland organic coffee available at blue bottle later this month. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

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big changes are under way in the middle east. one thing hasn't changed

holly williams has the story from turkey. >> reporter: on the shores of the bosforus, the strait of water divide europe on one bank from asia on the other. sits istanbul. it is now an overcrowded, turkish city of 15 million people. and a place where tradition and modernity rub shoulders. but for nearly 500 years, istanbul was the capital of the ottoman empire. a collosus that stretched fruch the gulf to greece and eastern europe. though the empire collapsed in the flames of the first world war in istanbul, ottoman traditions live on. including in the kitchen and especially when it comes to anything sweet. baclava is still

the land the ottomans conquered. and the members of the family are the most famous baclava bakers in turkey. murat guaolu is a sixth generation baclava maker. >> baclava making was my destiny and passion. because i have been doing this since i was 5, 6, and i never consider some where else to work. >> between paper thin layers of philo pastry, they sandwich crushed pistachios, after 30 minutes, the baclava is doused with boiling hot syrup. >> known from the 11th century written dictionary, turks have been dealing with pastries. >> that its 1,000 years ago. >> almost 1,000 years age it

be even before that. >> but the ottomans also discovered new temptations. and one of them can still be found in the shadows of this 16 1600-year-old aquaduct. it is thought that it was first savored in the arab cities of the lavant. it its made from angel hair pastry with a heart of sticky unsalted goats cheese. traditionally it was cooked over a charcoal brasiere. but in the working man's diner he uses ten gas burners to keep them coming thick and fast. all topped with a dollop of vanilla ice cream and sprinkle of pistachios. it is incredibly calorific. in the interest of his waistline he limits himself to just one

day. but it wasn't just indulgent sweets that the turks brought home from the far corners of their empire. it ottoman ruler, the sultan collected women for his harem and the harem needed to eat. we journeyed down the region, a was served. an istanbul institution. the restaurant is famous for rich and creamy deserts. and, it is the queen of them all. the sticky, sugary milk pudding which bizarrely its made from chicken. >> how are we doing? >> good. >> a gourmet tour guide, who took us to see how it is made. >>

chicken. >> strange idea. take the chicken and make a pudding. >> look at the cuisine. one of the first fusion kitchens in the world. you have guys from, let's say from arab peninsula, russia, africa, europe, all, combining their knowledge and skills. and come up with these interesting stuff. >> the chicken its combine with rice, flour, sugar. boiled in a vat of buffalo milk for two hours cooked in a tray sprinkled with sugar. so its top its perfectly caramelized. >> so sticky. >> yeah. >> mm. >> good isn't it? ♪ >> the sun set on the ottomans in 1922. and modern turkey rose from the ashes.

but in the kitchens of istanbul, sweet memories of an old empire linger on.

we end this hour where everybody wants to know your name. here is steve hartman. >> when the lunch bell rings in boca raton, florida, 4500 spill into the courtyard and split into their social groups. not everyone gets included. as we first reported last march. here at boca high and schools across the country some one always sits alone. it its not a good feeling, you are by yourself. that's something that i don't want anybody to go through. >> dennis estebon is a haitian immigrant. when he came here he felt isolated. especially at lunch. now, he is popular. but he has not forgotten that first grade feeling. >> if we don't try to

change who is going to do it? >> so with friend. dennis started a club called we dine together. >> we dine. >> together. >> we dine. >> together. >> we dine. >> to geltgether. their mission is to make sure no one is starving for company. >> you knew? when did you come here? >> for new kids especially, the club is a godsend. >> gabrielle. >> since it started last year. hundreds of friendships have formed. some, very unlikely. >> you probably are meeting kids you never would meet on the football team. >> he actually quit the football team, gave up all of the perks that come with it so he could spend more times with the club. >> i don't mind not getting a football scholarship. this its what i really want to do. >> just imagine how different your teenage years would have been. >> what is the name? >> if the coolest kids in school decided you mattered. >> got to know each other better. >> it obviously takes a lot of

period to this. either that, or firsthand experience. >> i went from coming from a school that i always had friend, to coming where i had nobody. >> club member, allie transferred ape few years ago and says with no one to sit next to lunch can be the most excruciating part of the day. >> it seems really unfair. >> it is honestly an issue. meeting some one who cares and listens to what you have to say really makes a difference. that could happen at lunch. that could happen at the club. >> since we first told this story, dennis has garage waited from high school but not from this mission. he is now traveling the country opening we dine together chapters at other schools. 15 so far, with more than 100 slated for the new year. and itch f we are lucky when he done showing kids how to make outsiders feel accepted. he can teach the rest of us. steve hartman, on the

boca raton, florida. >> that's the "overnight news" for tuesday. from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm demarco morgan. wall street celebrates tax cuts. >> the giant present for christmas, the implications of a late last minute deal and how where you live could determine how much you pay. >> also tonight both sides weigh in after protection from millions of acres of federal land in removed. ben tracy with more on how u.s. forces stay prepared near north korea. >> we shot up into the air at 500 miles an hour. >> billy bush on president trump. >> i was there. you were there. that's your voice on the tape. >> and. >> scared me.

>> the very delicate dental work taking place on big cats. >> currently doing four root canals. >> this is the cbs "overnight news." wall street signalled its approval of the tax cuts passion passed by the congress. the dow closed at a high with stocks leading the way. the president called it a christmas gift. what its it in. nancy cordes unwraps the tax package. >> massive, massive tax cuts. >> president trump is closing in on his first major legislative victory. >> the yeas are 51. >> reporter: now that the senate and house have both passed gop tax plans. >> on this vote, yeas are 227, nays are 205. both bills reduce individual rates across the board. while roughly doubling the child tax credit and the standard deduction. in exchange, both plans eliminate deductions for interest on student loans. for state and local income taxes. and both plans cap the property

>> we can preach an agreement. gop leaders say it will take a week to iron out key differences between the two bills. the house bill for instance eliminates the alternative minimum tax. the senate bill does not. the house bill makes the new lower tax rates permanent, while the senate bill allows them to sunset in 2025. and, house republicans like that the senate bill repeals the individual health insurance man date. which would allow the gop to finally chip away at obamacare. but democrats say republicans are rushing and making mistakes. >> i want you to take a look at this, folks, your government at work. >> the bill that passed the senate early saturday had illegible changes scribbled in the margins. >> crs

dangerous. that can't be right. >> while studies show the wealthy would be the biggest winners, republicans insist all taxpayers would come out ahead. >> this is what this bill is about. take home pay. more money for the american good to see you. talk more about what this means as it pertains to the middle class. >> middle-class depends on where you live. if we look at a range, some where around 40,000 to $125,000. let's take a household making

and, that household would get a near doubling of their standard deduction, up to $24,000. and the average tax cut would be $840. but, and here is the but, it is just an average. we find out that 88% of people would see a tax reduction. 10% would see an increase. and the rest would actually stay the same. >> lot of small business owners looking at this carefully too. >> this is an interesting part. right now, most small businesses are organized as pass throughs. it means the money you earn passes through the entity and comes to you and your taxed at whatever your rate its at the time. now, under the senate plan, there is something new that happens for pass-throughs. you get a deduction of 23% of your income. think about this. make $100,000 for your business now. you have $23,000 less upon which to be taxed. leaving $77,000. and again, there is a but with this.

and that its, that when you look at these pass-through corporations, it could be a potential where we see a lot of loopholes, critics are saying this is where we have to really protect the tax pairs. >> other point, nothing is settled yet. jill, thank you so much. >> thank you. the u.s. and south korea today began one of the largest combined air force exercises in history. 12,000 troops, 230 aircraft. the show of force comes a week after north korea test fired its most advanced missile yet. national security adviser, h.m. make masters says potential with war with the north is growing each day. ben tracy got to fly with american crews at the air base in japan. >> reporter: these f-16 fighter jets would be part of the first wave sent into north korea to help take out radar and missile defenses. we flew with the major, who goes by the call sign, punch. we shot up intth

then, right up the face of a spectacular japanese mountain. and just barely above the surface of a lake. >> pull up. pull up. >> ready? >> we dove into narrow mountain canyons, similar to terrain in north korea. >> what's the mission today? >> simulated strike. >> spots the target ahead. >> target area in sight. >> a pop attack in which we pop several miles up into the air, and then simulate dropping a bomb on an enemy site, where weapons may be stored. >> got it. >> go through the rest of my check list. check the airplane. >> colonel scott job is commander at the air base in japan. he says, north korea's increase the missile testing has led the air force to conduct more complex training exercises. >> we want diplomacy to take its course, be the primary mechanism. if needed and if called on we are ready. ready to go right now. 100%.

>> reporter: towards the end of our flight. the major flew us to where a recent north korean missile sailed over japan. >> given the rising tensions, do these exercises feel more important? >> they do. definitely a game changer now. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: north korea is calling u.s. south korea war mongors for staging military exercises this week. north korean state media says it is a provocation that could lead to a nuclear war. jeff. >> ben, thank you very much. police and fbi agents broke up a planned mass shooting at an islamic center in florida. one man arrested friday. the police had weapons and asked detectives for help buying a silencer. identified as citizen of the philippines in the u.s. on a green card. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

president trump has waded into the russia investigation again, raising new questions about obstruction of justice. and his legal team came up with their own definition of it. here is chief white house correspondent major garrett. >> i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. >> reporter: president trump empathized with michael flynn who admit to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russian officials. >> i think it's a shame. >> reporter: over the weekend mr. trump tweeted he fired flynn because he lie

president and the fbi the white house had said the president fired flynn only because he misled vice president pence. the tweet sparked new questions about whether the president has obstructed justice. shortly after firing flynn, mr. trump told then fbi director james comey he hoped comey could let the flynn investigation go. the president later fired comey. one of the president's lawyers john dowd argued the president cannot obstruct himself with power and discretion over the justice department. >> shocking surprise to president clinton, a president cannot be prosecute for obstruction of justice. >> a former assistant attorney general under george h.w. bush, disagrees. >> the statements that have been made by president trump's

lawyers basically amount to the claim that the president is above the law. that the president can, is not bound by the constitution, is not bound by the rule of law. >> reporter: obstruction of of justice was part of the articles of impeachment filed against both president clinton and president nixon. jeff. >> major garrett, thank you. bring in your white house colleague, margaret brennan, had a very interesting conversation with the new russian ambassador about the investigation. margaret to you. >> mr. trump made it clear many times he would look to improve russian-american relations. but till now, i couldn't say that our relations become more better. >> the ambassador told us the russia investigation severely complicates his work. many u.s. officials even refuse to meet him. how do you possibly get past the mistrust around the 2016 election? >> that is very difficult to try to find a black cat in darkroom where it is not any cat at all? >> no story there? >> there is not any proo

regarding russian interference into your election. >> hours before the interview. former trump national security adviser michael flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with the predecessor. >> i don't understand why any officials has not any right to speak to russian ambassador. >> what do you make of that? >> it seems to me -- >> serious charges involving your previous ambassador. >> yes, he is a talented. >> complicates things. >> smart, talented diplomat. very much surprised that some mass media decide to blame him as a spy. stupid and nonsense. >> this the fbi. >> come on, you say that. >> his primary goal he said is to restore relations between the u.s. and russia. >> what we want, we want to be together. fighting terrorism. to protect nonproliferation and maybe to start negotiations about negotiations regarding

>> the ambassador who has broke end arms control deals with the u.s. said before, he wants to collaborate on cybersecurity. an offer that so far the u.s. has the not taken up. jeff. >> margaret. thank you very much. former access hollywood host, billy bush accused president trump of revisionist history, for reportedly saying it is not his voice on that infamous video making a crude remark about women. in an op-ed in "the new york times," bush wrote of course he said it. bush was interviewed this evening by stephen colbert. >> look, he last week, for some reason, came out with, that's not my voice on the tape. like i said you can't say that. that is your voice. i was there. you were there. that's your voice on the tape. but then you have got 20 women at the time, i don't know what

more. 20 women who, used their names, we have got powerful people being held accountable now. and sometimes anonymous sources. all of these women came out, with their names, and told their detailed accounts. and as i read these, i said, 20 women don't get together and say, you know it would be fun, take down a powerful guy together have? ha. no they don't. and their names, i said, okay, you are reopening wound on them too. and enough is enough. stop playing around with the -- people's lives. that upset me. >> quick look at some other stories in the evening news feed. the president today tweeted his endorsement of alabama senate candidate roy moore despite sexual assault allegations against moore. eight days before the special election republican moore, leads democrat doug jones by 6 points. >> in 1980, illinois congressman, john anderson lost the republican presidential nomination to ronald reagan and ran independent. andersen debated reagan one-on-one when jimmy carter declined to join them. john andersen died last night.

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t. president trump flew to utah to sign proclamations that shave 2 million acres. that could open the land to mining and grazing. jamie yuccas is also there. >> reporter: the view its breathtaking. a land of cultural richness, beauty, and solitude. for mary banelli bears ears is home. >> this place is so sacred to native americans. people need to be here to see it. and, feel the healing. >> reporter: a descendant of the navaho and hopi among the tribes that convinced president obama to set aside more than a million acres to create bears ears national monument.

somebody actually listened to us in washington. >> reporter: and now? >> and did what we ask. and now this. >> reporter: this is the move by the trump administration to drastically shrink the amount of land protected at bears ears from 1.35 million acres to just over 200,000. and the equally stunning grand staircase escalante national montana by half. there are those who prize what lies under the land. oil, gas, uranium, which is why the quiet land -- its now surrounded by so much noise. so do you, president trump, and secretary zinke -- are? >> two of the greatest people i have ever been able to associate myself with. >> bruce adams says the federal government which owns 2/3 of the land in utah has overreached and

residents should have more control. >> what about the native americans who say this is their land? and sacred ground? >> i applaud the fact that they want that protection. i just simply think that that protection exists. >> i cherish the land. >> but for navaho elder, willie gray eyes, stripping protection would leave a deep scar. >> not only with myself but my nation and, and, probably all of the native americans? >> this is grand staircase escalante. former president clinton declared this a monument two decades ago. just like bears ears it took years to get that status. now, tribes and environmental groups say it could be years of a legal fight before it is resolved. jeff. >> jamie, thank you very much. up next, time's short list for person of the year and last year's winner is on it.

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year's winner president trump. >> the anniversary of the text message first sent from computer to cell phone. the british engineer wrote, merry christmas. there was no reply. the phone could not send messages. pizza party in space. italian astronaut said he missed pizza. nasa sent up all the fixings. the crew had fun tossing the pies around. one called them flying saucers of the edible kind. >> coming up next here, the bravest dentist you will ever meet. >> announcer: this portion sponsored by ancestry.

we end tonight with a trip to the dentist. like none you have ever seen. here is chip reid. >> joe taft has been rescuing big cats for 26 years. he has been caring for these tigers since they were born. >> oh, does everybody want attention. >> not everyone at the exotic feline center in indiana is such a cool cat. scared me. that's because most of the 200 big cats here were rescued from abusive conditions.

some in agonizing pain from dental disease. >> lift. >> twice a year cats who are showing symptoms of lion sized toothaches are tranquilized. >> he is out for the count. but he is growling. its that normal? >> no. they're transported to make shift operating rooms where four dozen volunteers, doctors, dentists and medical technicians are waiting. first the anesthesia team in blue administers drugs to make sure the sleeping beauties stay that way as long as necessary. they insert breathing tubes as long as baseball bats and keep close track of their vitals. next, the green teams take over. dentists, technicians from all over the country. working on a tiger named zeni in one room. and in the other room jababi the lion appears to have been in excruciating years.

all four canine teeth were cut, filed down and infected. what are you going to have to do? >> currently four root canals. at the same time. >> all at the same time because the speed is essential. keeping them under for too long could threaten their health. >> necrotic debris out of the canines here. >> he is going to feel a lot better? >> absolutely. >> reporter: most come here every year, some have been here dozen of times. they do it out of love. >> you want to come see me? hi. >> give these magnificent creatures a chance to live pain-free. chip reid, cbs news, centerpoint, indiana. >> that's the "overnight news" for tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff glor. thank you for watching. ♪

♪ >> this is the cbs "overnight news." hi, welcome. the biggest rewrite of the u.s. code in 30 years takes place behind closed doors. republican leaders of the house and senate working to reconcile versions of the tax package. they hope to get it on the president's desk by christmas. meanwhile a partial government shutdown is looming friday. nancy cordes has the story. >> massive, massive tax cuts. >> president trump closing in on his first major legislative victory. now that the senate and house have both passed gop tax plans. >> on this vote the yeas are -- >> both bills reduce individual rates across the board. e

tax credit, and the standard deduction. in exchange, both plans eliminate deductions for interest on student loans, for state and local income taxes, and both plans cap the property tax deduction at $10,000. >> we can reach an agreement gop leaders say it will take a week to iron out key differences between the two bills. the house bill for instance eliminates the alternative minimum tax. the senate bill does not. the house bill makes the new lower tax rates permanent, while the senate bill allows them to sunset in 2025. and, house republicans like that the senate bill repeals the individual health insurance man date. which would allow the gop to finally chip away at obamacare. but democrats say republicans are rushing and making mistakes. >> i want you to take a look at this, folks, your government at work.

senate early saturday had illegible changes scribbled in the margins. conversion for a corporation something, c corporation, paren dangerous. that can't be right. >> while studies show the wealthy would be the biggest winners, republicans insist all taxpayers would come out ahead. >> this is what this bill is about. take home pay. more money for the american people. >> republicans do not have the luxury of focusing just on taxes. the government's funding is set to expire at the end of the week. which raises the specter of a government shutdown if the two parties can't cut even a short term deal over military and domestic spending. president trump endorsed republican roy moore in next week's election in alabama. moore dogged by accusations of sexual misconduct.

at the fbi major garrett begins our coverage. >> i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. >> reporter: president trump empathized with michael flynn who admit to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russian officials. >> i think it's a shame. >> reporter: over the weekend mr. trump tweeted he fired flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi the white house had said the president fired flynn only because he misled vice president pence. the tweet sparked new questions about whether the president has obstructed justice. shortly after firing flynn, mr. trump told then fbi director james comey he hoped comey could let the flynn investigation go. the president later fired comey. one of the president's lawyers john dowd argued t p

cannot obstruct himself with power and discretion over the justice department. >> shocking surprise to president clinton, a president cannot be prosecuted for obstruction of justice. >> a former assistant attorney general under george h.w. bush, disagrees. >> the statements that have been made by president trump's lawyers basically amount to the claim that the president is above the law. that the president can, is not bound by the constitution, is not bound by the rule of law. >> reporter: obstruction of of justice was part of the articles of impeachment filed against both president clinton and president nixon. >> overseas, tensions are high. the united states and south korea launched large-scale military exercises. north korea's leader, kim jong-un, says they pushed the region to the brink of nuclear war. ben tracy has the story from tokyo. the military exercises involve

230 aircraft. we went to the u.s. air base and we flew with the 35th fighter wing to see how they're preparing for the increasing threat from north korea. i flew in the back seat of the f-16 fighter jet. he goes by the call sign punch. >> rotate the news. gear up. here we go. seconds into the flight he punches our plane straight up into the air. we climb 13,000 feet at nearly 500 miles an hour. >> give us a roll. here comes the roll. wow. >> that's one way to take off. >> ha-ha. >> soon we are soaring up the face of a massive snow-capped mountain. >> that was -- >> minute later barely above the surface of the lake. >> so how many feet off the ground are we?

>> we are just over 100. >> you are ruining every roller coaster ride in my future. >> this is not a joy ride. for pilots like punch this is a serious training mission. >> all right. take it down. ready? >> flying low through the canyons of a japanese mountain range helps him prepare for comb battle conditions in which he would try to avoid detection. >> what is this replicated in terms of combat flying? >> if there is a barrier -- >> there are 44 f-16s at the air base. in a war with north korea they would likely be the first planes sent in to take out enemy radar and north korea's air defenses. >> if needed, if called on, we are ready, ready to go right now. 100%. >> colonel scott job commander of the 35th fighter wing. he says repeated missile launches by north korea have led the air force to incre

>> to make sure we are ready and prepared to respond to any sort of additional testing that the kim regime does. >> reporter: that readiness means pilots like punch are spending a lot of time on the ground making sure their f-16s are ready for action and once in the air that he is prepared for any mission he may be given. >> what's the mission we are flying today? >> doing simulated strike mission. >> in this scenario our plane flies low over the water until he spots the target ahead. >> got the target area in sight. here we go. >> then pop up in the air and simulate dropping a bomb on an enemy port where weapons or cargo may be located. >> did we neutralize the target? >> we got it. >> everyone we talked to on the base hope diplomacy works and doesn't come to military conflict with north korea. if it does they are ready. as punch told me while we were flying in terms of north korea we can handle that problem. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

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california is famous for its wineries but coffee plantations not so much. growing coffee beans in the united states has never been a moneymaker until now. >> reporter: the coffee market estimated to be an $81 billion industry. grown in 50 countries. and now outside of santa barbara, a farmer has the coffee world buzzing. the question whether americans will pay the same for high end coffee as they would for a glass of california chardonnay. above the pacific ocean in california referred to by locals as the good land, jay ruskey has been farming the land, growing tropical crops from avocados to passion fruit to dragon fruit. how many acres does this farm

have in total? >> this farm is 42 acres. half its dedicated to agriculture. >> reporter: a long 2 1/2 mile ride down the narrow country road to make it off the mountain. >> all precision. >> reporter: having coffee around the house is convenient. but ruskey has taken that to a whole new level. >> this is our geisha coffee. i want you to take a whiff of that. >> oh, boy. wow. >> this geisha was grown here on the farm. >> layered agriculture system. >> ruskey and his colleague showed us 1500 coffee treed shaded by larger fruit trees. >> see coffee blossoms forming along the stem. each of the flowers eventually become a coffee cherry which has two seeds in it. >> reporter: the cherry seeds are what we know as beans. >> take a coffee cherry, pop it in your mouth. >> reporter: okay.

almost got like a mild pepper taste. a little sweetness to it. >> the sweetness is what we need for coffee. >> reporter: the land has never been hospitable for growing coffee. coffee is produced in hot climates. adding shade or elevation slows down the process. but increases the quality. why do you think no one has ever tried it before in california? >> the main reason is that there wasn't a market for it. >> now a new giant sized instant maxwell house. a really big jar of coffee. >> reporter: for decade coffee was packaged sold to the malss as inexpensive commodity. >> we make it a special way so you can save money. >> great coffee. >> beginning in the late 60s, companies like pete's, starbuck's brought in second wave focusing on quality and cafe experience. >> in 2002, third wave movement of coffee shops had smaller roasters, wanted to know where the coffee is coming from.

share their experience with the consumer. consumers were paying more for that. >> so ten years ago, an audacious idea began fwrooug brewing for ruskey. >> when you started thinking and developing this. did people tell you you were crazy to think of growing coffee in california? >> yes, weekly event for people. i had people call on the phone. be the first two sentences. say, hey, you jay ruskey. yeah, you are crazy. you can't be growing coffee outside. all right. rapid seed development for sure. >> okay. this year, ruskey, teamed up with blue bottle coffee which operates 4 caves in cities around the u.s. and tokyo. >> looks like you are going to be ready to pick in two months. >> they're going to slow down and work on quality. we are eight months away. >> he travels five months a year purchasing coffee in places like ethiopia, guatemala, uganda, sumatra, tracking ruskey's path from afar. >> jay's coffee can compete.

isn't just support for the coffee coming from california. but it is a strong valuation that we want to make on this market on behalf of consumers, so that, we can have that conversation with people about, why coffee costs what it costs. >> blue bottle purchased his entire 2017 crop. 300 pounds. we were there when the shipment left for the roasting facility in oakland. it will be sold in blue bottles across the country. for $16 a cup. he says blue bottle its not just selling a cup of coffee but the story of where it came from. for many american consumes they just got used to a $3, $4 cup of cough foe. for the average person where does that land? >> i think if you walk into a cafe and if you see, you know, $2.75, $3.50, $4.50, $1, the

make sense out of the $18 cup why? >> after significant investment in research and development it costs ruskey, $30 a pound to produce. blue bottle $65 to purchase. >> if you drink coffee, if you have a couple moments to reflect on where it comes from, exactly how it tastes, you know maybe why it tastes that way, if roasters are doing a god enough job of helping you understand it. then i think it is a really easy step to take. >> all right. this is my favorite part. my kids' favorite part. the bloom. when it is really fresh coffee it explode and bubbles like what happened here. >> nice the whole ritual of the coffee making. anticipation for the cup.

>> piping hot. very smooth. really delicious. >> ruskey's venture, fringe coffee is working closely with farmers throughout southern california to make the region a coffee powerhouse. >> just like wine. you know? if you have a really good wine crop, there are people out there that want to experience what you have been working hard on. what we are offering. >> when you look ahead, what does success look like to you? >> southern california is well known for, for having the most rarest and flavorful cups of coffees in the world. that would be ultimately successful for me. >> then you figure out another crazy idea i think. >> probably. >> jay ruskey, goodland organic coffee available at blue bottle later this month. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

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holly williams has the story from turkey. >> reporter: on the shores of the bosforus, the strait of water divide europe on one bank from asia on the other. sits istanbul. it is now an overcrowded, turkish city of 15 million people. and a place where tradition and modernity rub shoulders. but for nearly 500 years, istanbul was the capital of the ottoman empire. a collosus that stretched fruch the gulf to greece and eastern europe. though the empire collapsed in the flames of the first world war in istanbul, ottoman traditions live on. including in the kitchen and especially when it comes to

baclava is still eaten in all the land the ottomans conquered. and the members of the family are the most famous baclava bakers in turkey. murat guaolu is a sixth generation baclava maker. >> baclava making was my destiny and passion. because i have been doing this since i was 5, 6, and i never consider some where else to work. >> between paper thin layers of philo pastry, they sandwich crushed pistachios, after 30 minutes, the baclava is doused with boiling hot syrup. >> known from the 11th century written dictionary, turks have been dealing with pastries. >> that is 1,000 years ago. >> almost 1,000 years age it can be even before tha

>> but the ottomans also discovered new temptations. and one of them can still be found in the shadows of this 1600-year-old aquaduct. it is thought that it was first savored in the arab cities of the lavant. it its made from angel hair pastry with a heart of sticky unsalted goats cheese. traditionally it was cooked over a charcoal brasiere. but in the working man's diner he uses ten gas burners to keep them coming thick and fast. all topped with a dollop of vanilla ice cream and sprinkle of pistachios. it is incredibly calorific. in the interest of his waistline he limits himself to just one a day. but it wasn'ju

sweets that the turks brought home from the far corners of their empire. it ottoman ruler, the sultan collected women for his harem and the harem needed to eat. we journeyed down the region, across and for the dessert that was served. an istanbul institution. the restaurant is famous for rich and creamy deserts. and, it is the queen of them all. the sticky, sugary milk pudding which bizarrely its made from chicken. >> how are we doing? >> good. >> a gourmet tour guide, who took us to see how it is made. >> this is our preboiled chicken. >> strange idea.

pudding. >> look at the cuisine. one of the first fusion kitchens in the world. you have guys from, let's say from arab peninsula, russia, africa, europe, all, combining their knowledge and skills. and come up with these interesting stuff. >> the chicken its combine with rice, flour, sugar. boiled in a vat of buffalo milk for two hours cooked in a tray sprinkled with sugar. so its top its perfectly caramelized. >> so sticky. >> yeah. >> mm. >> good isn't it? ♪ >> the sun set on the ottomans in 1922. and modern turkey rose from the ashes. but in the kitchens of istanl,

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