now to some of the other stories we are following. we learned today, mitt romney was treated last year for pos trait cancer. an aide said the cancer was removed surgically, and found not to have spread beyond the pos trait. romney is 70, considering a run for the utah senate seat now held by the retiring orrin hatch. scores of firefighters rushed to an early morning fire atop trump tower in new york city. eric trump described it as a small electrical fire in the cooling unit on the roof. there were three minor injuries. some in southern california forcinged out of their homes by a massive wildfire last month are being told to evacuate. officials in santa barbara, are concerned rain will cause mudslides in areas devastated by the thomas fire. the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

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the storm that hit the northeast last week is long gone. john f. kennedy internation that airport in new york still hasn't recovered. more flights delayed today. travelers are still looking for their luggage. transportation correspondent, kris van cleave is at j.f.k. >> chaos. >> terminal four at jfk more like a scavenger hunt. weary fliers searched through the mountain of unclaimed luggage as another winter storm was causing more delays and cancellations. >> hundreds of bags they weren't there. then i finally found out that they were in another section. >> last thursday's storm started the chain of events. it closed run ways that forced

airports. when those planes finally made it to jfk they had to contend with regularly scheduled flights. mounds of snow, frigid temperatures and not enough open gates. then on sunday, a walter main broke and flooded terminal four. the main sent water cascading on to the terminal. three inches of standing water knocked out the power and heat for a time. the port authority, airport operator is blamed for a breakdown in communication. >> airlines describe it as chaos. faa indicate they'd weren't getting clear indication from the port authority what was going on the ground at jfk saturday. of what happened. >> what i am saying to you is that an investigation is needed. we are starting it. we are committed to follow it wherever it leads. >> of the american society of civil engineers gives aviation infrastructure a d saying $4 billion a year needed to keep up with growing demand or what happened to jfk could

lot more often. >> leer >> here we have a cyst temsyste. receive lying on infrastructure systems where they land, and the air ports that they have to go through that are just aging and aging. >> reporter: the faa did start ordering airlines to confirm there would be an open gate before they could depart on saturday. it is worth noting both american airlines and jet blue thin their flight schedules and operated without issues. jeff. >> very interesting. kris, thank you very much from jfk. >> officials of the two koreas are holding a rare meeting along the border. it is a surprise move, and while there is plenty to talk about they will start small. ben tracy is in seoul. for two years, an official from south korea has picked up the phone in the border village and dialed his counterpart in the north. no one answered, until last week. three days into the new year, the north agreed

the so-called peace house of the demilitarized zone between the two koreas. ♪ but the main topic of conversation will not be the north's nuclear arsenal. but whether two north korean figure skaters will compete in the winter olympics in february. using the olympics to thaw relations with north korea, has been the goal of the region. if north attend t. it will be less likely, kim jong-un will in the rupt wiinterrupt with a mis launch. it leaves the united states on the side lines. president from m wantrump wantse kim jong-un's regime until it gives up weapons regime. >> he knows i am not messing around. not even a little bit. this weekend the president reversed himself. took credit for the talks and also said he would be willing to speak with kim jong-un. >> i very much want to seep it work out between the two countries. i would look to see them getting

maybe things go from there. >> in seoul, we found people are cautiously optimistic. o off. >> north korea will probably not give up their nuclear program this man said. but i believe there will be less provocations and missile tests. it is unclear why north korea suddenly decided to talk. it could be that international sanctions are taking a fotoll o its economy or simply trying to drive a wedge between the u.s. and south korea. jeff. >> ben, thank you. well oprah winfrey got much of the attention at golden globes last night. she was one of of a sea of women with a unified message that had nothing to do with at wards and everything to do with change in hollywood and beyond. mireya villarreal has the that. one of hollywood's most famous parties turned into a protest sunday night. >> time is up. >> time is up. >> folks, times up. >> taking cen

in response to sexual assault allegations against harvey weinstein. for 20 years, weinstein use theed his success at the golden globes to campaign for the oscars garnering over 300 nominations. >> it is 201, marijuana is finally allowed, and sexual harassment finally isn't. >> host seth meyers wasted most time. >> for the male nominees in the room tonight this is the first time in three months it won't be terrifying to hear your name read out loud. >> presenting for best director, natalie portman took her shot. >> here are the all male nominees. >> most years the red carpet is filled with bright colors. embellished outfits. this year nearly none of that. actors, actresses, staff, journalists are wearing black in sol daerlt. several actresses brought anti-harassment activists as their guests.

in all industries. >> we see you. weept he we hear you. we will tell your stories. >> may we teecach our children, speaking out without the fear of retribution is our culture's new north star. >> from presenters to performers, the night was dominated by strong women with a very clear message. >> trust me, the women in this room tonight, are not here for the food. we are here for the work. >> mireya villarreal, cbs news, beverly hills, california. ♪ ♪ >> it is a flu strain that has been seen for. it's not clear why the volume of infections is so high. >> nature's beauty on two planets. snow in the sahara. cloud on jupiter. >> i mean i have seen one corn asian, and been the recipient in the other. >> the journey in the gold coach may have looked

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strain. some miami hospitals are preparing flu tenlts. emergency visits at one ohio visit surged 10 to 15%. a hospital system in dallas at critical capacity rerouting nonemergency ambulance patients. dr. allen hanson heads up the er. >> a virus, flu strain been seen before. not clear why the volume of infections is so high at this time. >> the strain, h 3 n 2 tends to cause especially severe illness. last season's vaccine was only 32% effective against h 3 n 2. it is unclear how effective this year's vaccine will be. and the cdc advised beginning anti-viral treatment as soon as possible with drugs like tamiflu. even though the flu shot may only be partially effective, the cdc recommend getting it. because some protection is better than none. and if you do get the flu, having had

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alone. this is the sahara desert in algeria. it snowed there this weekend for the third time in nearly 40 years. some places got a dusting. others more than a foot. as pretty as the that is to look at. look at these photos of the weather on jupiter. wow, the blue and gray swirls are clouds and storms. the images were taken by nasa's juneau spacecraft and enhanced back on earth. and from our largest planet to our newest star, boy from california stole the spotlight from his father during a live tv interview before the golden globes. no point in trying to shoo him off. he was insistent. >> he wants to be part of this. >> hi. >> excuse me. >> no wonder, is it? >> he lovingly played around. dad did his best. in the end a final wave to the camera. >> thank you very much for having us. >> bye. >> up next, theue

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we end with the longest serving monarch in the world. 91-year-old queen elizabeth whose reign began 66 years ago next month. in a rare interview reflection on her

here is charlie d'agata in london. >> a trip in the gold coach may have looked like the stuff of fairy tales. for a young queen, elizabeth it was a bumpy ride. for a woman who never does interviews, the queen seemed comfortable talking to the bbc recently about the day she was crowned. >> i suppose the beginning of one's life, really. as a sovereign. >> 65 years later, what the queen remembers is the weight of saint edward's crown, almost five pounds. >> there are some disadvantages to crowns. but otherwise they're quite important things. >> i think it shows probably aside from her wedding day, the most important day in her life. day she became monarch at 27 and took on the most enormous job for a young woman at the time. extraordinary. >> such fun for the children. >> what they're meant t

>> westminster abbey really hasn't changed much in the 65 years, since queen elizabeth was crowned here. but she has changed. and so has the the attitude of the monarchy. this documentary reflects that openness. >> so di the wedding of william and kate, which helped reverse waning interest in the britter royal family. today's pictures of princess charlotte going to nursery school have been viewed on line, tens of thousand of times already. in may will be a mega month for the royals when prince harry and american meghan markle tie the knot. while the queen has never been one to grab the spotlight, it is still clear who wears the crown. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. that is the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff gor.

. >> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." hi, welcome to the "overnight news." i'm demarco morgan. the best-selling book "fire and fury" continues to spark anger and recrimination both within the white house and without. it paints an unflattering picture of the president with quotes from some of the people who know him best. mr. trump described as a child who is no more than semiliteral and has a problem with reality. some of the most damning quotes from former chief strategist, steve bannon now backing away as fast as he can. major garrett has the the story. >> the people in the white house are like everybody else in the country. what's going to hapt pen here? we don't know from day -- >> on cbs this morning. author michael wolf said there are times when people of

inner serkle are alarmed by unpredictability and temper they wonder if they should take extraordinary measures. >> they've dent say, the cabinet is going to rmove the president. but they do say, things, things like, this is a little 25th amendmenty here. >> under the 25th amendment if a majority of a president's cabinet and the vice president agree the president is mentally unfit, a president can be removed from office. if the president objects, 2/3 of the house and senate must support removal. white house insiders flatly deny wolf's report that day talk about the president's mental fitness. over the weekend mr. trump described himself as a very stable genius. and trumpeted his mental acue tee. >> very excellent student. came out. made billions and billions of dollars, became one of the top business people. went to, television and for ten years, was, a tremendous success. as you probably have heard. ran for president, one time, and won. >> senator lindsay graham ran against mr. trump and lost.

>> i think he is a kook. i think he is crazy. i think he is unfit for office. >> has since changed his mind. >> what concerns me about the american press is this endless, endless attempt to label the guy as some kind of kook, not fit to be president. >> we have a copy of fire and fury at the store for you. >> wolf's book fire and fury is flying off the shelves. but he is not the first to raise questions about mr. trump's mental health. in this 2016 book about mr. trump's mental competency, numerous psychologists and therapists argue, delusional levels of grandiosity, impulsivity and the compulsions of mental -- impairment when combined with an authoritarian cult of personality and contempt pour the rule of law are a toxic mix. the authors of the book admit they diagnosed from a distance. doing so they said out of an ethical obligation to warn the country. president trump will receive his first full physical as commander-in-chief friday.

a psychological examination will not be part of the process. the apparent upheaval at the white house has both republicans and democrats eyeing midterm elections and beyond. could we see a 2020, ptd shall contest between donald trump and say oprah winfrey. nancy cordes took the temperature on capitol hill. to the casual observer the speech was vintage winfrey commentary on sexual harassment. >> for too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. but their time is up. >> but, fans thought they heard something more. the crescendo of a campaign address. so i want all the girls watching here to know that a new day is

>> the internet lit up. and her long time partner, stedman graham added fuel to the fire telling the l.a. times that winfrey would absolutely run for president. if the people want her to. notable shift from last fall. >> she lost her mind now. >> when winfrey, a special correspondent for 60 minutes laughed off the notion of a bid on cbs this morning. >> there will be no running for office of any kind for me. >> but the democratic field in 2020 is wide open. which could prove enticing for a well-known, well funded media mogul. >> oprah, i love oprah. >> in fact her fellow billionaire, donald trump told larry king in 1999 that winfrey would be his first choice for vp. >> if she would do it she would be fantastic. popular, brilliant. a wonderful woman. >> detractory

but so did mr. trump. and he began mulling a bid back in the 1980s. even talking it over with who else, oprah. >> would you ever? >> probably not. i just don't think i really have the inclination to do it. i love what i am doing. i really like it. >> also doesn't pay as well. >> no. >> here on capitol hill, democartic reaction ranged from cautiously optimistic to downright jubilant. a poll last year, pegged her opinion poll rating above donald trump, 70% of the respondents said they didn't want her to run for president either. delegations from north and south korea will meet in the demilitarized zone between the countries. the first face to face talks in more than two years. and it comes amid heightened tension over the north's nuclear and missile programs. ben tracy has more.

for two years, an official from south korea has picked up the phone in the border village and dialed his counterpart in the north. no one answered, until last week. three days into the new year, the north agreed to talks inside the so-called peace house of the demilitarized zone between the two koreas. ♪ but the main topic of conversation will not be the north's nuclear arsenal. but whether two north korean figure skaters will compete in the winter olympics in february. using the olympics to thaw relations with north korea, has been the goal of the region. if north attend t. it will be less likely, kim jong-un will in the interrupt with a missile launch. it leaves the united states on the side lines. president trump wants to isolate kim jong-un's regime until it gives up weapons regime. >> he knows i am not messing around. not even a little bit. this weekend the president reversed himself. took credit for the talks and also said he would be willing to speak with kim jong-un

work out between the two countries. i would look to see them getting involved in the olympics and maybe things go from there. >> in seoul, we found people are cautiously optimistic. >> north korea will probably not give up their nuclear program this man said. but i believe there will be less provocations and missile tests. it is unclear why north korea suddenly decided to talk. it could be that international sanctions are taking a toll on its economy or simply trying to drive a wedge between the u.s. and south korea. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

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>> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." michael wolf's book, is number one on amazon ebook sale. president trump's private lawyer threat tuned sue to block publication. the publisher responded moving up the sale date by four days. the book white house insiders, calling the president semiliterate, unstable and ill equipped for the presidency. mr. trump calls the whole thing fiction and insists he is quote a genius. and a very stable genius at that. michael wolf discussed it all on cbs this morning. >> good morning, michael. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> a lot has happened since details of your book came out. the president. >> to say

>> to say the least. the president in response felt the need to describe himself as a stable genius. based on your reporting are there people inside the white house talking about trying to remove him from office? >> they're not talking about trying to remove him from office. they're wondering what's going to, the people in the white house are like everybody else in the country. what's going to happen here? we don't know from day-to-day. this is, this is -- this is for them as for everyone, an extraordinary experience. and -- and i think that they -- certainly question what is going to happen here like everybody else. there are many moments in which -- the 25th amendment has come up. >> the 25th amendment in which, which gives the cabinet the ability to remove the president. they don't say, they don't say, the, the cabinet is going to, remove the president. but they do say, things, things like, this is, this its a little 25th amendmenty here. >> interesting, because yo

white house saying there was a 33% chance the president would be impeached, a 33% chance that he would, resign, under threat of the 25th amendment. >> right. >> and 33 and 1/3% chance he would limp to the finish line, but a zero percent chance that he would have another term. >> president trump yesterday, said the book is a fake book. he said you are totally discredited as an author. is everything in the book true? >> everything in the book is true. >> and your response to that? >> well, i'm waiting for a nickname. >> you don't have one. >> you don't have one yet. >> where is my nickname. >> called it a work of fiction. steven miller continued the narrative over the weekend. >> i can say, donald trump never read a work of fikt tgs. >> one person who appears on every page. hope hicks, in terms of what she saw and was aware of and

have in the mueller investigation if in fact, she did cooperate with him. and how worried should the president be? >> i think huge. hope is at the center of this administration. one of the, she is really one of the curious figures, she really begins as something like, an intern in the -- in the, or very low level person in the campaign. >> she worked for ivanka trump. >> she was a fashion pr person. and, and then she was second to the campaign. and she became very close to -- the candidate and close to the president of the united states. and now, for all intent and purpose she ills the president's senior most adviser. >> did you speak with any members of the president's cabinet for this book? >> i did not. >> you did not? >> i did not. >> did you speak with the vice president? >> i did not.

spock with the president for this book? >> as i said all along here. and the white house seems very focused on this. i have spent about three hours talking to the president. over the course of the, of the campaign, the transition, and in the white house. but the important point i want to make is that this book is not about my impression of the president. i came into this with no agenda. i continue to have no political. >> fair enough. fair enough. >> but runs like a running narrative. you were a semipermanent spot. a fly on the wall in the white house. but it does also read like your main source is steve bannon. wuchd would it be correct to say that? >> it would be not correct. he is a very large source here. but there are many, many, many. >> you have written, you have wri written it is worse than anybody thought. he is mentally, unstable. he is an

unstal unstable. i have merely described, not my impressions. the impressions of other people of the people he deals with. >> the president denies he ever spoke with you for this book at all. >> i think he probably had no idea he was speaking to me for this book. when i would meet the president in the white house, we would, chat as though we were friend. and that was -- >> that's not an interview to greet some one and say hello. that's not a journalistic exercise. you said three hours, spent three hours with him. >> through the course, first i have sat down with the president for, for an extended, extended periods of, of interviews. but there its other period in which, in which that is essentially what he is saying. they're trying to parse this and saying i didn't know that i was speaking to him, when i saw him in the white house. >> just to clarify the white house says the last time they have a record of you've meeting wi

that is barely 100 days into his presidency. did you interview him after that date? >> let's separate this out. i interviewed him at that point. after that, we would, we would, we would speak, sure he didn't thinning they were interviews. and in all fairness, he might say, i was not being interviewed. >> how much do you think things have changed since john kelly be came chief of staff? >> i think, well they have obviously changed a lot. there is -- bannon is gone. >> bannon is gone. priebus is gone. spicer is gone. >> most of your sources. >> so, the core of the white house of the, of that first, the first, six months, the core of that staff is gone. so, a lot has, a lot has changed, given the staffing of the white house. the thing that has the not changed of course is donald trump. >> michael wolf. thank you for joining us. >> thank you.

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barry peterson has details from peterson air force base in colorado springs. >> well here at peterson air force base they know the contamination from this foam has the seeped into the water supply. and they're working with the communities to clean that water up. but for people who have lived here for years, who have been drinking that water for years, there is real fear. that there is something dangerous in their body. do you ever think there is danger right down here, like right where the water is under the ground? >> it is always in the back of my mind of of what is lurking down there. >> reporter: for 25 years, dan cruz delivered mail here and drank the water. then came cancer, thyroid, pos tate, testicular. never before seen in his family. >> only one diagnosed with cancer not once, twice, three times. people on my route. cancer has come upon them. some times stage 4. >> cause could pea fire fighting foam use theed at air force bases and air ports across the

country. something that to save lives that may have harmed them instead. the foam contains, highly floor nated chemicals known as pfcs, suspected of causing some cancers and underweight births. >> i like how quiet is it. >> micah has the lived near peterson air force base for a quarter century where the foam contaminate the the water all. she all most died. awe all she was born preep mature, weighing 1 pound 6 ounces. she spent 94 days in the neo-natal intensive care unit. >> first time i got to hold her. >> one of three children born t in miscarriage or death. >> with what you tru you know does this have to dupe with effect in the water. >> possibly. >> why? >> if you continue to pump poison into your body something has to respond. ne

bases where pfcs may have leached into the ground and surrounding areas. one study show as many as 6 million people, may be exposed nationwide to pfcs in their drinking water at higher levels than the epa deems safe. but more than 60,000 people in the communities near peterson air force base, may be america's hardest hit. the epa says anything over 70 parts per trillion could be dangerous. some walt r they tested here that 1,300 parts per trillion a cord to a pro posed class action lawsuit filed against the manufacturers. it callsed serious medical conditions in hundred of the retz dechblts. >> one company, 3 m says there is no merit in the health claims adding they sold the products with instructions regarding safe use and disposal. acted responsibly at all times. and will vigorously defend the lawsuit. but the air force has taken action. spending more than 4 million

walter and filtration systems. air force fire fighters now train with water. and for real fires, it uses, a different foam, still, containing another time of pfcs, but believed to be safer. some of those who have stud yeefd the new foam say, the air force main have trafded one evil for another. arlene bloom, researcher at university of california, berkeley. >> our chemical regulation system make us all guinea pigs. chemicals are assumed safe until proven dpiltguilty. they give out in the world and we are exposed them. >> deputy assistant secretary of the air force for environmental save teef and infrastructure. >> is it possible you have replaced this with something that could still have hey long term problem down the road. >> i have got to rely on the environmental protection agency and on the health agencies to tell us, whether or not that is going

>> for now. weave will treat it as the if it were any other has the are dus material. so we can prevent contamination in the ground waumter and soil to clean it up. off awe why would you do that, if it is deemed safe. >> these are chemicals that have potentially deadly side effects. >> dan cruz worries more illnesses may lie ahead because of something as ordinary as a drink of water. >> if some one had told you this 25 years ago, and, you had never had any of this water, do you think it would be healthy now. not going through the cancers. >> think i would have, wufd have been perfectly healthy. i've don't believe each of would hatch gotten any of the cancers at all. $4 million spent here at peterson main be a downpayment on the problem. the federal government is stuffedying mill bases around the country to find out just how

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we end the half-hour with word of wisdom, from an ageless spirit. a 100-year-old yoga instructor and ballroom dancer who hasn't lost a step. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: with steps and spins like these, she is redefining age. >> i am 99. >> do you feel 99? >> i don't feel any age at all. >> at 87 she began competing on the dance floor and often winning. >> i do nearly everything from my

and i don't stop. >> her teacher and partner, anton is only 26. he says she inspires him and his other students to keep moving. ♪ >> when i have another students practice in dance, and then, i am old. i'm look, don't tell me the i have a student who is 99. she never tells me she is old. >> born in india, she modeled and acted. and the golden idol in the 1940 remake of the thief of baghdad. she also taught yoga, side lined briefly by injuries. >> i have had three hip replacements. >> how do you keep dancing after three hip replacements? >> because i'm the best. >> as she and anton practiced in hartsdale new york, her friend filed in for a surprise. >> the world record has decided to award you

the oldest female competitive dancer. >> it isn't even tao's first world record. >> five years ago, guinness named her the oldest yoga teacher. still hold seven classes a week for newcomers look me. and long time students. >> she has shown me that you just, you got to try. >> where do you get all of this energy? >> the breath of life. the breath of life is right inside of us. do you feel the dance of life within you? and know that nothing is impossible. ♪ ♪ >> to share that dance with others she says is the best reward of all. ♪ ♪ >> that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. and for others you can check back with us later for the morning news and of course, cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city.

thank you for joining us. the new day is on the horizon! >> a rousing speech leads to talk of 2020. the white house says they would welcome the challenge. >> also tonight, hospitals overwhelmed by the flu. >> we have extended waits in the emergency department up to 8, 9 hours. >> ridiculous. i just want to go home. >> a mess at jfk. >> i have been here over 24 hours. other people are here over 72 hours. >> jupiter as you have never seen it before. and the princess on her first day at nursery school, her great grandmother on her first day as

queen. >> there is disadvantages to crowns. otherwise they're quite important things. we welcome the challenge whether oprah winfrey or anybody else, that was the reaction from the white house after a wouldly discussed speech at the golden globes sunday night. winfrey did nothing to dissuade presidential talk. with more on this potential match up in 2020, we begin with nancy cordes. to the casual observer the speech was vintage winfrey commentary on sexual harassment. >> for too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. but their time is up. >> but, fans thought they heard something more. the crescendo of a campaign address. so i want all the girls watching here to know that a new day is

>> the internet lit up. and her long time partner, stedman graham added fuel to the fire telling the l.a. times that winfrey would absolutely run for president. if the people want her to. notable shift from last fall. >> she lost her mind now. >> when winfrey, a special correspondent for 60 minutes laughed off the notion of a bid on cbs this morning. >> there will be no running for office of any kind for me. >> but the democratic field in 2020 is wide open. which could prove enticing for a well-known, well funded media mogul. >> oprah, i love oprah. >> in fact her fellow billionaire, donald trump told larry king in 1999 that winfrey would be his first choice for vp. >> if she would do it she would be fantastic. popular, brilliant. a wonderful woman. >> detractors say what she lacks is political experience. but so did mr. trump. and he began mulling a bid back in the 1980s. even talking it over with who else, oprah. >> would you ever? >> probably not. i just don't think i really have the inclination to do it. i love what i am doing.

>> also doesn't pay as well. >> no. downright jubilant. a poll last year, pegged her opinion poll rating above donald trump, 70% of the respondents said they didn't want her to run for president either. >> nancy cordes, thank you very much. talk of a winfrey challenge as the president defends himself following publication of a sensational new book. here is white house chief correspondent major garrett. >> the people in the white house are like everybody else in the country. what's going to happen here? we't

>> on cbs this morning. author michael wolf said there are times when members of president trump's inner circle are so alarmed by his unpredictability and temper, they wonder if they should take extraordinary measures. >> they've dent say, the cabinet is going to remove the president. but they do say, things, things like, this is a little 25th amendmenty here. >> under the 25th amendment if a majority of a president's cabinet and the vice president agree the president is mentally unfit, a president can be removed from office. if the president objects, 2/3 of the house and senate must support removal. white house insiders flatly deny wolf's report that day talk about the president's mental fitness. over the weekend mr. trump described himself as a very stable genius. and from pelted his mental acue tee. >> very excellent student. came out.

made billions and billions of dollars, became one of the top business people. went to, television and for ten years, was, a tremendous success. as you probably have heard. ran for president, one time, and won. >> senator lindsay graham ran against mr. trump and lost. >> i think he is a kook. i think he is crazy. i think he is unfit for office. >> has since changed his mind. >> what concerns me about the american press is this endless, endless attempt to label the guy as some kind of kook, not fit to be president. >> we have a copy of fire and fury at the store for you. >> wolf's book fire and fury is flying off the shelves. but he is not the first to raise questions about mr. trump's mental health. in this 2016 book about mr. trump's mental competency, numerous psychologists and therapists argue, delusional levels of grandiosity, impulsivity and the compulsions of mental -- the authors of the book admit they diagnosed from a distance.

doing so they said out of an ethical obligation to warn the country. president trump will receive his first full physical as commander-in-chief friday. a psychological examination will not be part of the process. jeff. >> major, we are also hearing talk about a possible face to face meeting between the president and the special count sell robert mueller. what do you know about that? >> it was discussed at a december 22nd meeting between the president's attorney and robert mueller and his team. they're sort of fencing about the obligations of the president and what kind of questions robert mueller and his team might present. and there are conversations whether this will be in person, whether they will be written. those close to the white house fully expect an interview of some kind. the president's lawyers are

president's prerogatives whether or not to agree to an interview and whether or not a deposition or not. all of that, still subject to negotiation. >> major garrett at the white house. major, thank you very much. now to some of the other stories we are following. we learned today, mitt romney was treated last year for pos trait cancer. an aide said the cancer was removed surgically, and found not to have spread beyond the pos trait. romney is 70, considering a run for the utah senate seat now held by the retiring orrin hatch. scores of firefighters rushed to an early morning fire atop trump tower in new york city. eric trump described it as a small electrical fire in the cooling unit on the roof. there were three minor injuries. some in southern california forcinged out of their homes by a massive wildfire last month are being told to evacuate. officials in santa barbara, are concerned rain will cause mudslides in areas devastated by the thomas fire. the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

the storm that hit the northeast last week is long gone. john f. kennedy internation that airport in new york still hasn't recovered. more flights delayed today. travelers are still looking for their luggage. transportation correspondent, kris van cleave is at j.f.k. >> chaos. >> terminal four at jfk more like a scavenger hunt. weary fliers searched through the mountain of unclaimed luggage as another winter storm was causing more delays and cancellations. >> hundreds of bags they weren't there. then i finally found out that they were in another section. >> last thursday's storm started the chain of events.

159 flights to divert to other airports. when those planes finally made it to jfk they had to contend with regularly scheduled flights. mounds of snow, frigid temperatures and not enough open gates. then on sunday, a walter main broke and flooded terminal four. the main sent water cascading on to the terminal. three inches of standing water knocked out the power and heat for a time. the port authority, airport operator is blamed for a breakdown in communication. >> airlines describe it as chaos. faa indicate they'd weren't getting clear indication from the port authority what was going on the ground at jfk saturday. of what happened. >> what i am saying to you is that an investigation is needed. we are starting it. we are committed to follow it wherever it leads. >> of the american society of civil engineers gives aviation infrastructure a d saying $4 billion a year needed to keep up with growing demand or what happened to jfk could happen a lot moft

>> here we have a system. receive lying on infrastructure systems where they land, and the air ports that they have to go through that are just aging and aging. >> reporter: the faa did start ordering airlines to confirm there would be an open gate before they could depart on saturday. it is worth noting both american airlines and jet blue thin their flight schedules and operated without issues. jeff. >> very interesting. kris, thank you very much from jfk. >> officials of the two koreas are holding a rare meeting along the border. it is a surprise move, and while there is plenty to talk about they will start small. ben tracy is in seoul. for two years, an official from south korea has picked up the phone in the border village and dialed his counterpart in the north. no one answered, until last week. three days into the new year,

the north agreed to talks inside the so-called peace house of the demilitarized zone between the two koreas. ♪ but the main topic of conversation will not be the north's nuclear arsenal. but whether two north korean figure skaters will compete in the winter olympics in february. using the olympics to thaw relations with north korea, has been the goal of the region. if north attend t. it will be less likely, kim jong-un will in the interrupt with a missile launch. it leaves the united states on the side lines. president trump wants to isolate kim jong-un's regime until it gives up weapons regime. >> he knows i am not messing around. not even a little bit. this weekend the president reversed himself. took credit for the talks and also said he would be willing to speak with kim jong-un. >> i very much want to seep it work out between the two

i would look to see them getting involved in the olympics and maybe things go from there. >> in seoul, we found people are cautiously optimistic. off. >> north korea will probably not give up their nuclear program this man said. but i believe there will be less provocations and missile tests. it is unclear why north korea suddenly decided to talk. it could be that international sanctions are taking a toll on its economy or simply trying to drive a wedge between the u.s. and south korea. jeff. >> ben, thank you. well oprah winfrey got much of the attention at golden globes last night. she was one of of a sea of women with a unified message that had nothing to do with at wards and everything to do with change in hollywood and beyond. mireya villarreal has the that. one of hollywood's most famous parties turned into a protest sunday night. >> time is up. >> time is up. >> folks, times up.

a grassroots initiative created in response to sexual assault allegations against harvey weinstein. for 20 years, weinstein use theed his success at the golden globes to campaign for the oscars garnering over 300 nominations. >> it is 201, marijuana is finally allowed, and sexual harassment finally isn't. >> host seth meyers wasted most time. >> for the male nominees in the room tonight this is the first time in three months it won't be terrifying to hear your name read out loud. >> presenting for best director, natalie portman took her shot. >> here are the all male nominees. >> most years the red carpet is filled with bright colors. embellished outfits. this year nearly none of that. actors, actresses, staff, journalists are wearing black in several actresses brought anti-harassment activists as their guests.

in all industries. >> we see you. we hear you. we will tell your stories. >> may we teach our children, speaking out without the fear of retribution is our culture's new north star. >> from presenters to performers, the night was dominated by strong women with a very clear message. >> trust me, the women in this room tonight, are not here for the food. we are here for the work. >> mireya villarreal, cbs news, beverly hills, california. ♪ ♪ >> it is a flu strain that has been seen for. it's not clear why the volume of infections is so high. >> nature's beauty on two planets. snow in the sahara. cloud on jupiter.

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it is the flu season. san diego is especially hard hit. more from our correspondent dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: at the medical center near san diego, the new year ushered in a brutal flu season. emergency room nursing director -- >> the day came when we had extended waits in the emergency department. up to eight, nine hours for a patient to be seen. >> the space, a triage tent outinside it the er. >> have you had body aches as well. >> yeah. >> california is one of the 26 states reporting high flu activity. san diego county has more than 7,000 confirmed ca

that's more than eight times the number seen this time last year. other areas are also feeling the strain. some miami hospitals are preparing flu tents. emergency visits at one ohio visit surged 10 to 15%. a hospital system in dallas at critical capacity rerouting nonemergency ambulance patients. dr. allen hanson heads up the er. >> a virus, flu strain been seen before. not clear why the volume of infections is so high at this time. >> the strain, h 3 n 2 tends to cause especially severe illness. last season's vaccine was only 32% effective against h 3 n 2. it is unclear how effective this year's vaccine will be. and the cdc advised beginning anti-viral treatment as soon as possible with drugs like tamiflu. even though the flu shot may only be partially effective, the cdc recommend getting it. because some protection is better than none. and if you do get the flu, having had the vaccine might

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through this winter, we are not alone. this is the sahara desert in algeria. it snowed there this weekend for the third time in nearly 40 years. some places got a dusting. others more than a foot. as pretty as the that is to look at. look at these photos of the weather on jupiter. wow, the blue and gray swirls are clouds and storms. the images were taken by nasa's juneau spacecraft and enhanced back on earth. and from our largest planet to our newest star, boy from california stole the spotlight from his father during a live tv interview before the golden globes. no point in trying to shoo him off. he was insistent. >> he wants to be part of this. >> hi. >> excuse me. >> no wonder, is it? >> he lovingly played around. dad did his best. in the end a final wave to the camera. >> thank you very much for having us. ye

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we end with the longest serving monarch in the world. 91-year-old queen elizabeth whose reign began 66 years ago next month. in a rare interview reflection

here is charlie d'agata in london. >> a trip in the gold coach may have looked like the stuff of fairy tales. for a young queen, elizabeth it was a bumpy ride. for a woman who never does interviews, the queen seemed comfortable talking to the bbc recently about the day she was crowned. >> i suppose the beginning of one's life, really. as a sovereign. >> 65 years later, what the queen remembers is the weight of saint edward's crown, almost five pounds. >> there are some disadvantages to crowns. but otherwise they're quite important things. >> i think it shows probably aside from her wedding day, the most important day in her life. day she became monarch at 27 and took on the most enormous job for a young woman at the time. extraordinary. >> such fun for the children. >> what they're meant to do.

>> westminster abbey really hasn't changed much in the 65 years, since queen elizabeth was crowned here. but she has changed. and so has the the attitude of the monarchy. this documentary reflects that openness. >> so di the wedding of william and kate, which helped reverse waning interest in the britter royal family. today's pictures of princess charlotte going to nursery school have been viewed on line, tens of thousand of times already. in may will be a mega month for the royals when prince harry and american meghan markle tie the knot. while the queen has never been one to grab the spotlight, it is still clear who wears the crown. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. that is the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff glor.

>> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." hi, welcome to the "overnight news." i'm demarco morgan. the best-selling book "fire and fury" continues to spark anger and recrimination both within the white house and without. it paints an unflattering picture of the president with quotes from some of the people who know him best. mr. trump described as a child who is no more than semiliteral and has a problem with reality. some of the most damning quotes from former chief strategist, steve bannon now backing away as fast as he can. major garrett has the the story. >> the people in the white house are like everybody else in the country.

author michael wolf said there are times when people of trump's inner serkle are alarmed by unpredictability and temper they wonder if they should take extraordinary measures. >> they've dent say, the cabinet is going to remove the president. but they do say, things, things like, this is a little 25th amendmenty here. >> under the 25th amendment if a majority of a president's cabinet and the vice president agree the president is mentally unfit, a president can be removed from office. if the president objects, 2/3 of the house and senate must support removal. white house insiders flatly deny wolf's report that day talk about the president's mental fitness. over the weekend mr. trump described himself as a very stable genius. >> very excellent student. came out. made billions and billions of dollars, became one of the top business people. went to, television and for ten years, was, a tremendous

as you probably have heard. ran for president, one time, and won. >> senator lindsay graham ran against mr. trump and lost. >> i think he is a kook. i think he is crazy. i think he is unfit for office. >> has since changed his mind. >> what concerns me about the american press is this endless, endless attempt to label the guy as some kind of kook, not fit to be president. >> we have a copy of fire and fury at the store for you. >> wolf's book fire and fury is flying off the shelves. but he is not the first to raise questions about mr. trump's mental health. in this 2016 book about mr. trump's mental competency, numerous psychologists and therapists argue, delusional levels of grandiosity, impulsivity and the compulsions of mental -- impairment when combined with an authoritarian cult o

the rule of law are a toxic mix. the authors of the book admit they diagnosed from a distance. doing so they said out of an ethical obligation to warn the country. president trump will receive his first full physical as commander-in-chief friday. a psychological examination will not be part of the process. the apparent upheaval at the white house has both republicans and democrats eyeing midterm elections and beyond. could we see a 2020, ptd shall contest between donald trump and say oprah winfrey. nancy cordes took the temperature on capitol hill. to the casual observer the speech was vintage winfrey commentary on sexual harassment. >> for too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. but their time is up. >> but, fans thought they heard something more. the crescendo of a campaign address. so i want all the girls watching here to know that a new day is on the horizon! >> the internet lit up. and her long time partner, stedman graham added fuel to the fire telling the l.a. times that winfrey would absolutely run for pres

if the people want her to. notable shift from last fall. >> she lost her mind now. >> when winfrey, a special correspondent for 60 minutes laughed off the notion of a bid on cbs this morning. >> there will be no running for office of any kind for me. >> but the democratic field in 2020 is wide open. which could prove enticing for a well-known, well funded media mogul. >> oprah, i love oprah. >> in fact her fellow billionaire, donald trump told larry king in 1999that winfrey % would be his first choice for vp. >> if she would do it she would be fantastic. popular, brilliant. a wonderful woman. >> detractors say what she lacks is political experience. but so did mr. trump. and he began mulling a bid back in the 1980s. even talking it over with who else, oprah. >> would you ever? >> probably not.

the inclination to do it. i love what i am doing. i really like it. >> also doesn't pay as well. >> no. >> here on capitol hill, democartic reaction ranged from cautiously optimistic to downright jubilant. a poll last year, pegged her opinion poll rating above donald trump, 70% of the respondents said they didn't want her to run for president either. delegations from north and south korea will meet in the demilitarized zone between the countries. the first face to face talks in more than two years. and it comes amid heightened tension over the north's nuclear and missile programs. ben tracy has more. for two years, an official from south korea has picked up

the phone in the border village and dialed his counterpart in the north. no one answered, until last week. three days into the new year, the north agreed to talks inside the so-called peace house of the demilitarized zone between the two koreas. ♪ but the main topic of conversation will not be the north's nuclear arsenal. but whether two north korean figure skaters will compete in the winter olympics in february. using the olympics to thaw relations with north korea, has been the goal of the region. if north attend t. it will be less likely, kim jong-un will in the interrupt with a missile launch. it leaves the united states on the side lines. president trump wants to isolate kim jong-un's regime until it gives up weapons regime. >> he knows i am not messing around.

this weekend the president reversed himself. took credit for the talks and also said he would be willing to speak with kim jong-un. >> i very much want to seep it work out between the two countries. i would look to see them getting involved in the olympics and maybe things go from there. >> in seoul, we found people are cautiously optimistic. >> north korea will probably not give up their nuclear program this man said. but i believe there will be less provocations and missile tests. it is unclear why north korea suddenly decided to talk. it could be that international sanctions are taking a toll on its economy or simply trying to drive a wedge between the u.s. and south korea. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. >> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news."

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michael wolf's book, is number one on amazon ebook sale. president trump's private lawyer threat tuned sue to block publication. the publisher responded moving up the sale date by four days. the book white house insiders, calling the president semiliterate, unstable and ill equipped for the presidency. mr. trump calls the whole thing fiction and insists he is quote a genius. and a very stable genius at that. michael wolf discussed it all on cbs this morning. >> good morning, michael. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> a lot has happened since

details of your book came out. the president. >> to say the least. >> to say the least. the president in response felt the need to describe himself as a stable genius. based on your reporting are there people inside the white house talking about trying to remove him from office? >> they're not talking about trying to remove him from office. they're wondering what's going to, the people in the white house are like everybody else in the country. what's going to happen here? we don't know from day-to-day. this is, this is -- this is for them as for everyone, an extraordinary experience. and -- and i think that they -- certainly question what is going to happen here like everybody else. there are many moments in which -- the 25th amendment has come up. >> the 25th amendment in which, which gives the cabinet the ability to remove the president. they don't say, they don't say, the, the cabinet is going to, remove the president. but they do say, things, things like, this is,s

25th amendmenty here. >> interesting, because you say that bannon was going around the white house saying there was a 33% chance the president would be impeached, a 33% chance that he would, resign, under threat of the 25th amendment. >> right. >> and 33 and 1/3% chance he would limp to the finish line, but a zero percent chance that he would have another term. >> president trump yesterday, said the book is a fake book. he said you are totally discredited as an author. is everything in the book true? >> everything in the book is true. >> and your response to that? >> well, i'm waiting for a nickname. >> you don't have one. >> you don't have one yet. >> where is my nickname. >> called it a work of fiction. steven miller continued the narrative over the weekend. >> i can say, donald trump never read a work of fikt tgs. >> one person who appears on every page. hope hicks, in terms of what she saw and was aware of and

how big of an impact would she have in the mueller investigation if in fact, she did cooperate with him. and how worried should the president be? >> i think huge. hope is at the center of this administration. one of the, she is really one of the curious figures, she really begins as something like, an intern in the -- in the, or very low level person in the campaign. >> she worked for ivanka trump. >> she was a fashion pr person. and, and then she was second to the campaign. and she became very close to -- the candidate and close to the president of the united states. and now, for all intent and purpose she ills the president's senior most adviser. >> did you speak with any members of the president's cabinet for this book? >> i did not. >> you did not?

>> did you speak with the vice president? >> i did not. >> when was the last time you spock with the president for this book? >> as i said all along here. and the white house seems very focused on this. i have spent about three hours talking to the president. over the course of the, of the campaign, the transition, and in the white house. but the important point i want to make is that this book is not about my impression of the president. i came into this with no agenda. i continue to have no political. >> fair enough. fair enough. >> but runs like a running narrative. you were a semipermanent spot. a fly on the wall in the white house. but it does also read like your main source is steve bannon. would it be correct to say that? >> it would be not correct. he is a very large source here. but there are many, many, many. >> you have written, you have written it is worse than anybody thought. he is mentally, unstable.

>> i did not say he is mentally unstable. i have merely described, not my impressions. the impressions of other people of the people he deals with. >> the president denies he ever spoke with you for this book at all. >> i think he probably had no idea he was speaking to me for this book. when i would meet the president in the white house, we would, chat as though we were friend. and that was -- >> that's not an interview to greet some one and say hello. that's not a journalistic exercise. you said three hours, spent three hours with him. >> through the course, first i have sat down with the president for, for an extended, extended periods of, of interviews. but there its other period in which, in which that is essentially what he is saying. they're trying to parse this and saying i didn't know that i was speaking to him, when i saw him in the white house. >> just to clarify the white house says the last time they

have a record of you've meeting with president trump was february, 2017. that is barely 100 days into his presidency. did you interview him after that date? >> let's separate this out. i interviewed him at that point. after that, we would, we would, we would speak, sure he didn't thinning they were interviews. and in all fairness, he might say, i was not being interviewed. >> how much do you think things have changed since john kelly be came chief of staff? >> i think, well they have obviously changed a lot. there is -- bannon is gone. >> bannon is gone. priebus is gone. spicer is gone. >> most of your sources. >> so, the core of the white house of the, of that first, the first, six months, the core of that staff is gone. so, a lot has, a lot has changed, given the staffing of the white house. the thing that has the not changed of course is donald trump. >> michael wolf. thank you for joining us.

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people living near air force bases, are expressing concerns, the epa found chemicals. pfcs in nonstick pans, stain free carpets and cleaning supplies. but also the main component in fire fighting foam. used at military bases and airports.

and they are associated with cancer, and other ailments. barry peterson has details from peterson air force base in colorado springs. >> well here at peterson air force base they know the contamination from this foam has the seeped into the water supply. and they're working with the communities to clean that water up. but for people who have lived here for years, who have been drinking that water for years, there is real fear. that there is something dangerous in their body. do you ever think there is danger right down here, like right where the water is under the ground? >> it is always in the back of my mind of of what is lurking down there. >> reporter: for 25 years, dan cruz delivered mail here and drank the water. then came cancer, thyroid, pos tate, testicular. never before seen in his family. >> only one diagnosed with cancer not once, twice, three times. people on my route. cancer has come upon them. some times stage 4.

>> cause could pea fire fighting foam use theed at air force bases and air ports across the country. something that to save lives that may have harmed them instead. the foam contains, highly floor nated chemicals known as pfcs, suspected of causing some cancers and underweight births. >> i like how quiet is it. >> micah has the lived near peterson air force base for a quarter century where the foam contaminate the the water all. she all most died. awe all she was born preep mature, weighing 1 pound 6 ounces. she spent 94 days in the neo-natal intensive care unit. >> first time i got to hold her. >> one of three children born to micah. four other preg man sees ended in miscarriage or death. >> with what you tru you know does this have to dupe with effect in the water. >> possibly.

>> why? >> if you continue to pump poison into your body something has to respond. >> one of the 190 air force bases where pfcs may have leached into the ground and surrounding areas. one study show as many as 6 million people, may be exposed nationwide to pfcs in their drinking water at higher levels than the epa deems safe. but more than 60,000 people in the communities near peterson air force base, may be america's hardest hit. the epa says anything over 70 parts per trillion could be dangerous. som walt r they tested here that 1,300 parts per trillion a cord to a pro posed class action lawsuit filed against the manufacturers. it callsed serious medical conditions in hundred of the retz dechblts. >> one company, 3 m says there is no merit in the health claims adding they sold the products with instructions regarding safe use and disposal. acted responsibly at all times. and will vigorously defend the lawsuit. but the air force has taken action. spending more than 4 million doll lrz to provide bottled walter and filtration systems.

train with water. and for real fires, it uses, a different foam, still, containing another time of pfcs, but believed to be safer. some of those who have stud yeefd the new foam say, the air force main have trafded one evil for another. arlene bloom, researcher at university of california, berkeley. >> our chemical regulation system make us all guinea pigs. chemicals are assumed safe until proven guilty. they give out in the world and we are exposed them. >> deputy assistant secretary of the air force for environmental save teef and infrastructure. >> is it possible you have replaced this with something that could still have hey long term problem down the road. >> i have got to rely on the environmental protection agency and on the health agencies to tell us, whether or not that is going to be a problem in futur

weave will treat it as the if it were any other has the are dus material. so we can prevent contamination in the ground waumter and soil if it is deemed safe. >> these are chemicals that have potentially deadly side effects. >> dan cruz worries more illnesses may lie ahead because of something as ordinary as a drink of water. >> if some one had told you this 25 years ago, and, you had never had any of this water, do you think it would be healthy now. not going through the cancers. >> think i would have, wufd have been perfectly healthy. i've don't believe each of would hatch gotten any of the cancers at all. $4 million spent here at peterson main be a downpayment on the problem. the federal government is studying miliary

far. how bad this contamination might be. and how it might affect millions of people.

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