shanahan, a former boeing executive, told usa today i never laid a hand on my then wife and the "washington post" reports, there was another domestic incident in 2011 between kimberly and the son william. the teenager used a baseball bat to brutally beat his mother leaving her unconscious with a fractured skull. two weeks later shanahan wrote a letter saying will's mother harassed him nearly three hours before the incident. shanahan now telling the post, i have never believed will's attack on his mother was an act of self-defense or justified i don't believe violence is appropriate ever. today in a statement saying, continuing in the confirmation process would force my three children to re-live a traumatic chapter in our family's life their safety and well-being is my highest priority. the president saying he just learned of the incidents monday and defended the white house vetting process. >> we have a great vetting process, but this is something that came up a little bit over the last short period of time. and as you know, pat was acting, and so acting gives you much greater flexibility,

o for family service and and for working things out >> reporter: the abrupt exit comes just as "usa today" reports the fbi has been examining a violent domestic dispute from 2010 between shanahan and his then wife kimberly as part of a ckground investigation where both claimed to police they had been punched by the other shanahan, a former boeing executive, told "usa today" "i never laid a hand on my then wife." and the "washington post" reports there was anothe ir domesticident in 2011, this time between kimberly and the couple's then 17-year-old son, lliam. the "post" reports the teenager used a baseball bat to brutally beat his mother, leaving her unconscious with a fractured skull. two weeks later shanahan sent a memo arguing his son acted in -d selfense, writing "will's mother harassed him for nearly 3 hours before the incident. shanahan now telling the "post", "i have never believed will's attack on his mother was an act of self-defense or justified doi t believe violence appropriate ever." in a statement saying continuing in the formati process could wo force my three children to r

according to the usa today, ncaa president mark emmert said as much in a letter he wrote to two state assembly committees last week. he said, as drafted, the bill threatens to alter materially the principles of inter collegiate athletics and create a local difference that would make it impossible to host fair and national championships. as a result, it likely would have a negative impact on the exact student athletes it intends to assist. the bill overwhelmingly passed the state senate last month. now, tomorrow it is scheduled for committee hearing in the state assembly. >> if only dogs could talk, a 7-year-old terrier was thrown from her owner's car during a car accident in berkeley. it ran off and somehow ended up in sacramento, 78 miles away. on may 31st, someone took princess to the front street shelter in sacramento. what a sweetie. the shelter provided this picture and says princess was really sweet, bonding with everyone, except for potential adopters who didn't give her ample attention. that was actually a good thing, though. princess's owner found her on the shelter's website

claimed to police they had been punched by the other shanahan, a former boeing executive, told "usa today" "i never laid a hand on my then wife." and the "washington post" reports there was another domestic incident in 2011, this time between kimberly and the couple's then 17-year-old son, william. the "post" reports the teenager used a baseball bat to brutally beat his mother, leaving her unconscious with a fractured skull. two weeks later shanahan sent a memo arguing his son acted in self-defense, writing "will's mother harassed him for nearly 3 hours before the incident. shanahan now telling the "post", "i have never believed will's atta an act of self-defense or justified i don't believe violence appropriate ever." in a statement saying continuing in the formation process could wo force my three children to relive a traumatic chafrptd in our family's life. their safety and well-being is my highest priority. the president saying he just learned of the incidents monday and defending the white house vetting process. >> we have a great vetting process. but this is something that came up a

as a network usa today . we set up a voting rights team. we're going to be doing our papers on the ground and doing pieces going forward. >> debra you've mentioned several times now congressman fudge's town halls around the country. have you gone to one or two? >> i haven't gone but because we have papers in some of the places where she had held hearings some of my colleagues have gone there. i'm trying to go so this might be my pitch right here. we have some people on the ground so sometimes we spread out and use our resources differently. >> do you know or can you talk about what's been revealed in those hearings? >> much of it has been kind of what has already been raised as concerns whether they're early voting and the changes are happening more locally so they kind of shet light on what the sure has done in those states to -- >> suppress the vote. i'll say it for you. >> the challenges that people perceive are roadblocks in those states. i interviewed her maybe a month ago. her goal is to do all these field hearings in these key states

that was run in today's "usa today." thomas is in aurora, illinois, independent. caller: good morning. have tools that we are not using. other than military and other than diplomacy. the reality of what goes around comes around. , to healnited states ourselves and to heal other nations in the process, need the biggest tool we have -- to reverse our own corruptions, as aas murdering babies method of birth control or teaching the children that, somehow, homosexuality is a positive and healthy form of lifestyle. we, as the united states, if we reverse our own corruptions, that will call on the great spirit to heal us and shows the way to help the great spirit heal other nations. host: got your point. in terms of tools when it comes to the iran issue that is front and center this week, what tools does congress want to use? what sort of reaction have you seen so far? of these newent sentients and the cyber attacks. guest: first of all, it is monday, and congress has not quite come back to washington. we will see more as a talk on the floor this afternoon. you have seen

usa today reports mcdonalds sold 40 million more quarter pounder burgers nationally in the first quarter of this year compared to the same quarter last year. >>> well, a new study suggests coffee could be the secret to battling obesity. mark liverman explains how it could help in the fight agnsort fight diabetes and obesity? new research shows drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate what is known as brown fats. the fat you warm by burning calories. dr. david agis is a cbs news medical contributor. >> normal fat stores energy, calories. brown fat has a lot of iron which is why it is brown around its purpose is to generate heat. is goal is to stimulate it. exercise stimulates it. good sleep. and now, we know caffeine or coffee can do the same. >> reporter: the study published in scientific reports is one of the first to be carried out in people. previous research shows drinking coffee may have many health benefits including a lower risk of diabetes, cardio vascular and death. don't drink more than three cupping of coffee a day. no coffee after 1:00 or 2:00. caffeine half-life is six hours.

shanahan told usa today, quote, i never laid a hand on my then wife. in a separate incident in 2011 "the washington post" reports the couple's then 17-year-old son william used a baseball bat to, quote, brutally beat his mother leaving her unconscious with a fractured skull. two weeks later according to the paper shanahan sent his ex-wife's brother saying his son had acted in self-defense writing will's mother harassed him for three hours before the incident. >> it's difficult to relive that moment. i have believed will's attack on his mother was an act of self-defense or in any justified. for that matter, you know, i don't believe violence is appropriate ever. and certainly there's any justification for attacking someone with a baseball bat. >> president trump has replaced shanahan who came from boeing with no military experience with a new acting pentagon chief, secretary of the army, mark esper. leaving the pentagon without a confirmed cabinet leader since four star retired general james mattis quit in december. joining me is leon panetta, who sir h

. >>> usa today says starting today, veterans get expanded access to private doctors and the v.a.for it. the new law was signed by president trump last year but didn't take effect until now. it will pay for veterans to see non-v.a. doctors if if they have to wait longer than 30 days or drive more than 30 minutes for health care at a v.a. facility. also to see private specialty doctors at government expense. >>> cbs los angeles station says a swarm of ladybugs moving over southern california was so big it showed up on national weather service radar. the weather service had video of the radar tuesday night. it looked like precipitation. but it was actually what's called a ladybug bloom. it was 80 miles long and 80 miles wide. it was heading towards san diego county. be warned. they were reportedly flying between 5,000 and 9,000 feet in the air. >>> still ahead, your next amazon package may arrive by drone. the online retailer announces plans for drone deliveries. we'll tell you when the project will get off the ground. with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatiti

the "usa today." but it's in favor of people approving rather than disapproving. i believe about the highest he's scored in that front for quite a while here. so it doesn't quite jive with some of these state polls that show otherwise. what do you believe? >> i think we get so caught up in the happenings of each day that we forget historically it is very tough to beat an incumbent president. in the 20th century, 80% of incumbent presidents are re-elected. that's a very good odd for an incumbent and higher when the economy is good. president trump has a lot of good news as he moves into 2020. i think democrats have to be very, very careful about looking at these approval ratings. what do we hear? if he doesn't break 50%, very hard for him to win. but that's not actually the case. george w. bush wins without hitting an approval rating of 50%. so you have to be very careful about these approval ratings and the polls now because this is the race against a democrat. you look at 2018. that was a referendum on trump. look at 2020, that is trump against somebody. so a lot

. >>> "usa today" reports on the first woman to lead an army.gadier leader lauria yeager will lead the 40th infantry division later this month. it's made up of more than 10,000 soldiers. earlier she was promoted in iraq. she was promoted brigadier oration ports canada's . government is expected to announce today the ban on single-use plastics by as early as 2021. the ban includes plastic straws, cotton swabs, drink stirrers, cutlery, and some plastic bags. it will reportedly follow the model of the european parliament earlier this year. >>> and "people" people say chris pratt and katherine schwarzenegger shared the first photo from their weekend wedding. they had an intimate ceremony at a california ranch. pratt is known for his roles. and katherine schwarzenegger is the daughter of maria shriver. >>> still ahead, a possible frozen berry danger. kroger is recalling packaged berries due to a possible hepatitis a contamination. transforming natural essential oils into a fragrant mist. simply adjust your setting for the perfect balance... and it ge

one of the incidents we've mentioned was reported on by "usa today," and involves a domestic batteryorce proceedings with his wife. but now we are learning that there was also an incident involving his teenage son in which he actually beat his mother with a baseball bat. that was when he was 17 years old. that incident has been kept under wraps even though there were public records, and it really raises questions as to how the fbi, when a devoted patrick shanahan -- who was a boeing executive of the time -- when they vetted him, to be deputy defense secretary under jim mattis, why this didn't come out at that time and why flags were raised at that time. or if they were raised, why were they ignored? he was confirmed by congress, by the senate, for that deputy position. but now we have a very, very emotional interview that he has given to "the washington post" prior to withdrawing his nomination. and the president announcing that mark esper, the army secretary, would be the acting defense secretary. but now this emotional interview in "the washington post" with patrick shanahan saying

>>usa today did a study done a very nice research paul. they said basically since the great recession. they've seen seniors lose a lot of stock market buying home after that time and that they try to take short cuts of nearly a 100,000 loans that were reverse mortgages allow senior citizens to cap and the home equity have ultimately failed blindsiding the elderly people living there and their families. 5 years ago the department of housing kind of saw the writing on the wall they start changing the guidelines for who makes it and who doesn't qualify for a reverse mortgage. it centuries, your home as a piggy bank your house rich and cash poor and big chunk of change knowing that if you're in a lower income neighborhood year could have lower income. still have your housing payments to make and since the homes are going up in value. it's not your house and senate but like the insurance the taxes the very very important keep live relevant. tom. a low income neighborhoods were 6 times more likely to lose their homes because they couldn't keep u

el elih, tom, check out his piece in "usa today." for us right here.we have on our mind? the debate. we're one day away from the first debate of the 2020 election live from miami. we'll take a close look at how candidates in the last hours are preparing for this high stakes face-off and whether or not they should be bringing up president trump. >>> plus, trump sending a tweet this morning thanking guess who? himself for the very strong economy but turns out some of the communities that flipped their vote from obama to trump may not be celebrating. they might even be doing worse. g they might even be doing worse ng for people 50 and older at average risk. honey have you seen my glasses? i've always had a knack for finding things... colon cancer, to be exact. and i find it noninvasively... no need for time off or special prep. it all starts here... you collect your sample, and cologuard uses the dna in your stool to find 92% of colon cancers. you can always count on me to know where to look. oh, i found them! i can do this test now! ask your doctor if co

susan page, washington bureau chief for "usa today."nd gerry seib executive editor for the washingtonal jou susan, what was most significant about mr. mueller's statement? >> first of all that he spoke a all. for two years, mueller had been this blank canvas on which both people projected their hopes and their fierce about where this investigation will lead. and he finally spoke. that's very compelling because he's never done it before. but his message was interesting in that it s one of -- folks, i'm done here. whatever you decide to do is up to you now. you know, this investigation has beenort of two roads for a long time, a legal criminal investigation, and then the political road. i think those twoow roads have merged. and mueller is saying i'm not driving further down the road. whatever happens will be on the political role. i don't know that congress will nswer.hat for as robert: did he offer any clarity on o -- on obstruction of justus. >> he sin -- insists he won't consider the question. na's the basic contradiction of work beca

but in 911 aud obtained by "usa today," kimberly shanahan said it was her husband beating her. >> my hulz is throwing punches at me. he's trying to leave in a lexus. >> did he hit m>>? he's been hitting me. i don't snea need a medic. he's swinging punches at me and calling me jerk. and this is not the first time i called the police on him. >> woodruff: that was from a 911 call. >> woodruff: that wa a 911 call. in another, moreicious incident in 2011, shanhan's then-17-year-old son beat his mother with a baseball bat,av g her unconscious with a fractured skull in a pool of blood. patrick shanan then sought to manage the young man's surrender to police on felony charges. shanahan has served in an acting capacity at the peagon since the end of last year, when james mattis resigned. late this afternoon, president trump spoke at the white house. >> i did not ask him to withdraw. he presented me with a letter this morning. that was his decision. we have a very good vetting process, but this is something that came up a little bit over the last short period of time, and as you know, pat was

that was this morning in "usa today." then this afternoon in "the washington post," this is how we knew it was all over for patrick shanahan as trump's nominee to be secretary of defense. and i know this is, you know, just the latest trump cabinet official or nominee to blow up in scandal, but this one is definitely different. i will warn you it's also a little bit hard to stomach. "in the months that he has served as president trump's acting secretary of defense, patrick shanahan has worked to keep domestic violence incidents within his family private. his wife was arrested after punching him in the face and his son was arrested after a separate incident in which he hit his mother with a baseball bat. in november 2011, shanahan rushed to defend his then 17-year-old son in the days after the teenager brutally beat his mother. the attack had left patrick shanahan's ex-wife unconscious in a pool of blood, her skull fractured and with internal injuries that required surgery, according to court and police records. two weeks l

accounts differ on aggressor the usa today report saying that the fbi has been examining a violent domestic dispute from nine years ago between acting defense secretary patrick shanahan and his then-wife as part of a background investigation into his confirmation so that might give you some context as to why the timing of the announcement coming today, but the president saying shanahan has decided to take himself out of the running >> yet another happy family in washington that gets to be spent more time with thank you very much. see you later. kayla, back on the fed and the trump administration on the one and, you know, they have to be able to say that the trade war is not impacting the economy. larry kudlow just said a little while ago that the tariffs have only had a, quote, mild impact on consumers in the united states but at the same time, they have been jawboning the fed to cut rates. >> and the president has said i'm a low interest rate guy. he has said over and over again he wants the fud to cut interest rates. the irony being by only stoking this trade war has there been enough det

, the supreme court is dodging a case about a colorado baker's refusal to serve gay according to usa today t court. the supreme court also declined to change the so-called double jeopardy rule. >>> and elon musk is deleting his twitter account coming ten months after his use of the social media site landed him in trouble with u.s. regulators. and we checked and his account is still on twitter under a different user name. >>> today boeing executives are apologizing for the deadly 737 max aircraft crash. one plane crashed in indonesia and the other in ethiopia killing 349 malfunctioned caus dowing t and the pilots to lose control. boeing executives are now focusing first and foremost on getting the max back in the air with new software. >> we're making solid progress. but our regulators will decide when the max returns to service. >> u.s. plain-maker still struggling to gain trust of pilots and travelers and the ceo said there is no word on when the max could fly again. [ bell ] >>> and the opening bell of the new york stock exchange. a lot of claps right there. and some news out there. the

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usa today reported the new jersey man is the ninth american tourist to die under mysterious circumstances while visiting the caribbean country. >>> in the meantime, racist comments are costing a parkland student a place at harvard. according to the "new york times," the student, a recent graduate of marjory stoneman doug also high school used racial slurs in classmates. >>> and sacramento is set to require panic buttons for hotel workers to protect from sex harassment. cncil will vote on the measure later today. >>> new details of a father of a child killed during the sandy hook elementary school shooting just won a defamation suit. the father of noah 'ner sued those that said nobody died at sandy hook. they claim the shooting never happened. it is the latest victory for relationships who have been taking an against conspiracy theorist. he was one of 20 first graders killed at sandy hook back in 2012. >>> we're learning more about breaking news we saw here last night at 11:00. deputies are revealing more about a devastating explosion in the east b home alo along elizabeth way in union cit

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susan page, washington bureau chief for usa today.hulse, chief washington correspondent forheew york times. and author of "confirmation lyas." and kimb atkins, senior washington news corresponde for wbur, boston's npr news station. susan, you're writing a biography of speakeros p she moved forward on a bill she didn't want to pass. >> because it was better than nothing. getting the $4.5 billion that would go a long way to helping this terrible situation with migrant children who have been separated from their parents, it was worth the cost of taking a bill that had been negotiated on the senate side and was opposed by some members of her own caucus. this was a vote that she -- she has divided caucus on this issue. but i think that to portray this as a big loss for her is incorrect. she held control of her caucus. she got it through because she thought it was betr than the alternative of letting it go down. >> what's the price she pays, carl,ith liberals who are frustrated that they took up a bill passed by senate republicans? >> yeah,

. >> "usa today" said the catholic church issued an official document rejecting transgender identity. it called male and female he created them, is the catholic church's first statement on jirnd identity. pope francis has repeatedly argued people cannot choose their genders. and chienging norms contributes to the destabilization of the family. >> trevor: yes, that's right. the catholic church has released a statement condemning transgender people, saying that it's unnatural, which is disappointing, but it's not surprising. i mean, we all know the church thinks if you're born a girl yiewrk a girl forever. and if you're born a boy, they're going to try to (bleep) you. ( laughter ) and let's be clear, let's be clear on this: gender change is not a trend, all right. it's been around for thousands of years. but if it was, why does the church care about it so much? how come the church isn't warning us about other trends? you never hear the pope saying, "there's only one high priest and his name is jesus christ." and get this, get this. part of the vatican's rationale is transgender people g

usa is the top-ranked team in the world right now. you can watch the game on telemundo 48 and avaya stadium is hosting a viewing party for all 52, including today's usa debut. the game gets under way at noon. i have a question, though. you were watching the warriors game. you had the channel on s.a.p. you were watching in spanish. >> si. >> if we watch on telemundo, can we get the same in english? >> that's a good question. >> catch up with the women's national soccer team. they will be talking on the "today" show coming up a little bit later this morning. what do you think, mike? >> i think that's a great experiment. i do that to see what else is available. and i have to change it back when my wife comes back in. >> they seem much more exciting. >> much more exciting in the spanish language. diversity in the bay area. the options we have. if you are at the avaya viewing party, slowing at coleman. south 880 slow all the way down to alvarado in fremont and union city. one lane still blocked by the crash. overturned pickup seemed to be cleared. there seems to be confusion with tow trucks arriving and who is handling what. >> i can hear the air-cond

president a war with iran isn't that what will your president's doing now i the guy i did a tour in our usa today on this i'm not going to dispute you on the deep state i think there's a constant hole to push countries are our 2 countries by the white think we're very closely affiliated in a military conflict and i think it's very dangerous the current chairman of the joint chiefs by the way an obama appointee general joseph dunford is i think been very effective in mitigating in creating an understanding of what is realistic remember it was general dunford by with and through strategy working with our regional allies not putting a large land army back into into iraq which actually was able to defeat isis and we have to and you know present trumpton want to set a serious so i think that iran there are truly issues of mutual interest between our 2 countries because the iranian. the mole is the ocracy rich runs it does hate the west and they hate by the way the sunni the sunni arabs so it's not just us they hate they hate the the arab allies we work with so i think there are real tensions between t

president a war with iran isn't that what will your president's doing now i think i did a tour in our usa today on this i'm not going to dispute you on the deep state i think there's a constant hole to push countries are our 2 countries by the white think we're very closely affiliated in a military conflict and i think it's very dangerous the current chairman of the joint chiefs by the way an obama appointee general joseph dunford is i think been very effective in mitigating in creating an understanding of what is realistic remember it was general dunford by with and through strategy working with our regional allies not putting a large land army back into into iraq which actually was able to defeat isis and we have to then you know present trouble and want to set a serious so i think that iran there are truly issues of mutual interest between our 2 countries because the iranians the mullahs the ocracy rich runs it does hate the west and they hate by the way the sunni the sunni arabs so it's not just us they hate they hate the the arab allies we work with so i think there are real tensions betwe

like they shouldn't have to be responsible for what they say or do so why should your kids look at usa today analysis of 14 years of wisconsin data show that rates of suicide self harm and mental health crisis increase when the school year starts and i for one would be more than happy to vote for all the fines for parents who don't bother to teach their own kids basic human decency. well i will start off and say this look bullying is a major problem in the united states we know this because bullying is essentially the main ingredient of u.s. foreign policy practices practiced by both the democrat and republican parties we believe cuba we believe venezuela we believe iran and countless other nations if they do not bend to the will of pax americana so should we hold parents accountable for their child if that child believes another student hell yes why because when it comes to children it's all about preparing them for the life ahead of them getting them ready for adulthood bullying is a part of that life we cannot legislate that away but we can show them that there are consequences for it mai

deaths or saying tucson roughly a is a reporter covering the border for the hours i know a public a usa today and the cold is director of the border rights project at. a nonprofit organization providing legal services to deportees migrants and refugees in tijuana mexico hello everybody good to have you here john but people watching around the welt and for people actually north of the border in the u.s. who may not be aware of what is happening to humanitarian aid workers who are helping migrants who are helping refugees crossing the border why just scott warren story why is it so important it's critical because this is not just what's happening in the southwest border of the united states this is what's happening look globally. not only here in the southwest border but on the southern border of mexico and. cross the nation of mexico it's happening in the mediterranean sea where the european union is criminalizing humanitarian aid workers and ships that are trying to save the lives of migrants and refugees in the mediterranean sea so this is a global matter. that demands the attention and care

thirds of test optional college is attractive in rolled more diverse applicants which means that the usa today is like you said it's weeding out those folks that i guess don't look like me. yeah and here's the thing so like i said the guy who created this 100 percent and while he later in his life was like no reason is bad it doesn't change the fact that he put into an entire system and place that ended up really being dysfunctional for a lot of kids whether you're a woman whether you're poor i mean it the way it describes people the things that does it's weird but i think we have to tell the associate dean for equity and justice at the university of pittsburgh who wrote a really great piece on this in the conversation. said students of color with the least advantage in terms of wealth don't need saviors they need a more just society and i say i like that it's the same problem i have like an athletics where there is this idea of here's your ladies team at the golf or isn't that great you don't know you feel all equal and stuff because we know you can't do this it's oh you're poor or no you you

that's what social media shareholders are investing in the addiction of users he went on in the usa today piece to call social media a parasite on human relationships and societies gentleman this is interesting to me is social media a parasite on society in its current form the one guy who never stops tweeting and never stops facebook in his hall and so i mean let him start i had a psycho therapist nancy collier on my show and you are not overstating it when you say addiction because she talked about court a soul and there is something biochemical that's happening when you get that validation and when we're hyped up to the point where we're always on as opposed to experiencing our environment there is something biochemical happening and as you said this is how they make money it's all about the clicks and we confuse clicks with comrades we think that our online friends are the rands i do not or did that but here here's here is the point i would like to make about this i agree with you by the way and i think it's a point well made that we are come becoming addicted to this stuff and that i

bush white house elise jordan, national security expert, columnist at "usa today" and author of "the death of expertise" tom nichols. we have to talk about chernobyl. with us the co-founder and ceo of axios jim vandehei and white house correspondent for pbs news hour. she is in london for us this morning. before we go any further let's go around the table and say their favorite bette midler movie. >> trying to context actualize this a little bit. >> on "morning joe" what we do is the gag first and then the text later. >> it's a close call between "hocus-pocus" and "beaches". >> i vote for "first wives club." a lot of fighting and -- >> i should have gone with that. >> wasn't she in one with shelley long? >> sure. >> "troop beverly hills". >> in love with the same guy and it went right out of my head. i will instead because i can't remember the name, "for the boys." >> excellent choices. >> is murphy brown an acceptable answer? it's not a movie. >> was she in "murphy brown". >> apparently. >> you're cheating. >> yeah. >> the context the president of the united states was up in the mid

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