alex wagner talks to men who are also speaking up. >> you watch these stories unfold, every day, there is a new story. where are you guys as this all unfolds? >> it certainly is a tidal wave that its happening. but i look at it like -- isn't it amazing that, that, so many people have felt the need to be silent for so long. how tear brrible must the environment be, that right now, as a result of the internet and as a result of just, confluence of events people feel safe speaking up. >> men are kind of grouped together from a very young age. there becomes a -- vernacular that its negative towards women. and there becomes an expectation of other men to place ideology on conquering women. >> leland, that brings to the fore, the question of masculinity and how young men are indoctrinated at an early age? you have written about this. >> i was 5 years old. and, you know, i talk about this in my book because it is like -- how can i help other kids get over this. because so many kids that are, that are abused they, end up, abusers themselves or alcoholics or just whatever hap pnpens. >> one rea

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tonight alex wagner talks to men who are also speaking up. >> you watch these stories unfold. every day there is a new story. where are you guys as this all unfolds? judd? >> it is certainly a tidal wave that's happening. but i look at it like, isn't it amazing that so many people have felt the need to be silent for so long. how terrible must th a result of the internet and as a result of just a confluence of events, people feel safe speaking up. men are kind of grouped together from a very young age. there becomes a vernacular that is negative toward women, and there becomes an expectation of other men to place ideology on conquering women. >> reporter: and that brings to the fore the question of masculinity and how young men are indoctrine indicated at an early age. >> when i was five years old, you know, i talk about this in my book because it's like, how can i help other kids get over this, because so many kids that are abused, they end up becoming abusers themselves or alcoholics, especially if they don't get help. >> reporter: one reason we wanted to have men talk about

alex wagner spoke with him at his home to learn how a shy boy from alabama became an influential staret. >> you hear about these awarding your entire lifetime. and then it finally happens -- it's almost disbelief. >> you know, lionel, my brother, no one deserves this award more than you do. but i'm easy ♪ >> it's one of those things where you walk in the backyard, sit down quietly and go, how did this happen. >> reporter: it happened because of a decade's worth of massive hits. ♪ oh what a feeling >> reporter: especially ballads. you've been called the king of love songs. my question is are you a romantic? >> i'm a hopeless disgusting romantic. i can fall in love in 15 seconds on anything and everybody. when i walk on stage, i meet the people i've never met before. they know me forever. i walk out on stage and they're my old friends right away. >> what is it like for you? >> one big night of ham sandwich, one big great karaoke night. the more i give them to do, the louder they get. >> do you think when you're playing or it just comes to you? >> and you don't think when you write. i'll

here is alex wagner. >> you are not worthy to receive these ten commandments. >> in 1956, charlton hestons in cecil b. demill's, his second take on the biblical tale. 33 years earlier, a silent version of the hebrew exodus from egypt. both films were ambitious in their scope. while the 1956 version was ground breaking in its use of special effects. the silent film required actors, crew and animals along with an immense construction project. demille commissioned the designer paul aribe, father of art deco to build a lavish set, 12 stories high, 800 feet wide in the sand dunes on the california coast. after the filming wrapped the set was too expensive to move and too valuable to leave for a filmmaker to use. so demille ordered it buried. there was no such thing as over the top. and scott ivan wrote empire of dreams. >> if they were going to do the civil war they did the civil war. they got a couple of hundred people, or thousand people, did the civil war. if demille is going to re-create egypt he build it on the same scale as ancient egypt was built. >> now archaeologists unearthed part of

. >> and notin for a cure lawyer cbs-3,he coming up this morning saturday, alex wagner and dawn , goodmorning, guys. >> good morning, have all of the days headlines, plus it is a program for yrk the economist diet applied to hear from the authors who say the plan helps them lose more than plus: breaking broadcast barriers. we will meet more than 30 yearso do play-by-play for an nfl mighd him at the multi-plex. our movie critics shares his overlosted films of 2017. >> we will have some opinions on that,your eye opener, the did music in our saturday session cg , saturday. >>> looks good, guys, have a very hsere at cbs-3. >> you too, thank you. >> see you at 70.s heads up. we have extra special reason for you to indulge thisational . december 30th, has been celebrated the past 20 years. so the people who came up with the eourage you to celebrate by of course eating variety everyso recommends bingn kevin bacon m please, and they y watch any movie with the word bacon in its title. another recommendation is giving and receiving gifts of and chelsey, might be good day to frelinghuysen up soe.

. >> and i'm alex wagner. we begin this morning with passage of the biggest change to the nation's tax code in decades appears to be all but certain. after weeks of wavers prospects, lawmakers appear to have enough votes to pass the sweeping measure affecting every taxpayer and business in the u.s. passage would give president trump his first major legislative victory. >> but the bill's projected to add almost $1.5 trillion to the budget deficit over the coming decade. once holdouts, senators marco rubio and bob corker have now agreed to support the final version of the bill putting it on track for a vote in the days ahead. errol barnett is on chilapitol hill. >> you're right. there is quite a lot of fine print, so lawmakers will likely spend the weekend going through the bill's more than 500 pages. >> i think it's going to do very, very well. i think that we are going to be in a position to pass something as early as next week. >> president trump is bullish on getting a tax cut bill on his desk by christmas.

. >> i'm alex wagner.n this morning with the passage to the biggest tax code in decades appears to be all, but certain. >> after weeks of wavering prospects, republican lawmakers appear to have enough votes to pass the sweeping measure affecting every taxpayer and business in the u.s. passage would give president trump his first, major legislative victory. >> the bill's projected to add almost $1.5 trillion to the budget deficit over the coming decade. once holdouts, seen tnator rubid bob corker are putting it on track errol barnett is on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. now that key republican holdouts have signed on, gop leaders are on track to pass this bill as early as next week, but there is quite a lot of fine print. the lawmakers will likely spend the weekend going through the bill's more than 500 pages. >> i think it's going to do very, very well. i think that we are going to be in a position to pass something as early as next week. >>> president trump is bullish on getting a

i'm anthony mason in with alex jacobson in for alex wagner. thunder won. >> it was a thunderous christmas. >> a lot of people are expecting a white christmas. we've got a wet one. the holiday push is being threatened by a bout of weather. it threatens to slow down christmas plans for millions. >> in missouri heavy snow stopped traffic and led to numerous crashes. several vehicles spun out. the bad weather is happening as a record number of americans are planning some sort of holiday expected to travel between now and new year's day. that includes more than 97 million on the roads. for the latest on the forecast, we go to ed curran, meteorologist of our chicago station wbbm-tv. good morning. >> good morning. the timing could not be worse for people traveling. all the rain we saw sliding up to the northeast here where it will be snow and icing as well as rain, and that's why we have winter weather advisories that are up through the day today. winter storm warning up here in the pink area on top of maine here, they could see up to 10 inches of sn

i'm alex wagner along with don dahler in for anthony mason.begin with the frigid and dangerous winter weather that continues to grip the northern third of the nation. overnight white-out conditions made for treacherous driving in billings, montana. several cars and trucks slid off the roads and into ditches. >> cold temperatures and zero degree windchills stretch from the northern and central plains to the great lakes and into the northeast and expected to last into next week. tony dokoupil is in bitter cold bryant park in new york. we feel bad for you, tony, good morning. >> we do. >> reporter: good morning. that zero degree windchill is the reason i'm standing in front of an ice sculpture right now. but if could you believe it, this is nothing compared to the deep freeze in many other parts of the country where the windchill is making it feel as low as 34 degrees below zero. >> i'm coming in. cars coming in. just keep -- there is a big truck -- and whoa, right in front of us. down in the ditch. >> the freezing temperatures turned u.s. 31 in

i'm anthony mason along with alex wagner.gin this morning with a prewinter storm that is affecting tens of millions of americans. the massive storm system that started in the deep south is moving into the mid-atlantic, the northeast, and new england. heavy snow fell in atlanta, where road conditions are dangerous. as much as a foot will have fallen in some parts of the south. more than a quarter of a million people are without power from louisiana to georgia. >> there has already been one weather-related death when a man came into contact with a downed power line in atlanta, and almost 2,000 flights were canceled on friday due to the weather, many of them in atlanta. that's where mark strassman is with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the calendar says it's late fall, but a real winter has smacked the south. take a look around. this isn't buffalo or minneapolis. this is atlanta. and parts of the metro area, like my house, have had already ten inches of snow on the ground. and it just keeps coming. the prew

i'm anthony mason along with alex wagner.ight congressional republicans clear a hurdle toward a major tax overhall. this morning the senate approved the bill by a vote of 51-49. last-minute concessions were made. no democrats voted for the plan. the senate will have to work with the house which already >> the nearly $1.5 trillion bill is viewed as a victory for trump and and the largest tax overhaul in decades including tax cuts for businesses and high income people with more modest breaks for others. >> after the vote president trump tweeted, we are one step closer to delivering massive tax cuts for working families across america. look forward to signing a final bill before christmas. errol barnett is in our washington bureau with more. >> reporter: there was an in tensive fort to get this bill over the finish line. it required an incredible amount of behind the scenes horse trading and last minute handwritten additions but in the end the senate succeeded in passing tax reform. >> the yeas are 51 and the nays are 49. the ta

anthony mason and alex wagner join us live now from new york with a preview.ood morning, guys. >> good morning, coming up all of the days headlines. >> plus each holiday season there is always a need for food and clothing donations. but one charity helped save the spirit of the season. meet a couple who donated thousands of can i mass trees to those who can't affords them. >> also, it is one of the biggest movies of the season. steve steven steel berg new film explores battle between the white house and the press. we will preview the film the post with one of it stars. >> and we will take to you washington dc where a waterfront development project has helped create one of the hottest independently run clubs in the country. we'll gave you a tour and have special saturday session, with morrisey. >> all of that plus your eye opener and the dish, just ahead. on cbs this morning, saturday. >> looks good as always, you guys, see you at 7:00. thank you. >> well the excitement building for the grammy awards , right here on cbs-3. and a teacher from our area is in the

anthony mason, and alex wagner , join us live now, from new york, with a preview.d morning, guys. >>> hi, jan, good morning, coming up: we'll have all of this morning's headlines. >> plus, high tech swimsuits allow young swimmers to cut through the competition, causing some controversy. why some say these suits are off limits. >> and sarah silverman is one of comedy's biggest acts. now she's trying to use laugh tow heal a divided nation. we'll talk with her about her new show, i love you, america. >> all of that plus your eye opener, the dish, and music from deer tick in our saturday session. that's just ahead on cbs this morning, saturday. looks good, guys, see you in 15 minutes, thank you. back to the big story here at home: the snow. when will it fall and how much will we get? meteorologist, chelsey ingram, is standing by to let us know. hi, kelly. >> jan, it is on its way, will be moving in later this afternoon you need two ingredient, moisture, that's on the way, and also you need the cold temperatures. so let me show you weather watcher numbers, they're check

i'm alex wagner along withdahl. welcome, don, who's in for anthony mason. frigid and dangerous weather that continues to grip the northern third of the nation c made for treacherous driving in llings, montana. several cars and trucks slid off the roads int >> cold temperatres from the northe plains into the great lakes and northeast and are expected to last until next do bryant park here in new york. we feel bad for you,rning. >> we do. >> reporter: good morning, good morning. that zero degree windchill is why i'm standing in front of an ice sculri this is nothing compared to the deep freeze in many other parts of the country w making it feele 34 degrees below zero. big truck inem coming coming i. front of us. down in the ditch. 31 in orter: the freezing western michigan into a skating rink causing a pileup friday. >> cars were kicking up snow which ced we believe somebody lost control which started a chain subro win made going for a walk be ride a dangerous endeavor. >> it's a challengeomin out and walking to work every day, especially in thiseporr: in ups

very accomplished men recently took up the epidemic of sexual intimidation in a conversation with alex wagner>> they had a lot of really interesting things to say, good morning, guys. the men we met with, as you said, gayle, they're all leaders in their field, and they are in positions to empower women. the group included writer, director and producer judd ap atoe. former assault survivor leyland, mark herzlich and celebrity chef tom colicchio. all of them spoke about moving the me too movement forward and its impact on them and their industry. as you watch these stories unfold, every day there is a new story, there is a new "washington post" story, a "new york times" story, there's a story on the internet. i'm sure for a lot of men there's fear. where are you as this all unfolds? judd? >> it certainly is a tidal wave that's happening. but i look at it like isn't it amazing that so many people have felt the need to be silent for so long. how terrible must the environment be that right now, as a result of the internet, and as a result of just, you know, confluence of events, people feel safe s

alex wagner spoke witho learn h from alabama became an influential star. >> everybody, let's get up on and then it finally happens -- it's almost disbelief. >> you kn, my brother, no one deserves this award more than you do. ♪ but i'm easy ♪ >> it's one of those things whyo backyard, sit down quietly and go, how did this happen. decade's worth of hits. ♪ oh what a feeling >> reporter: especially you've been called the king of love songs. my question is are you a a hop ro inmantic 15 seconds on anything and everybody. o st. they know me forever. i walk out on stage and away. >> what is it like for you? of sandwich, one big great karaoke night. the more i give them to do, the louder they get. >> do yo when you're playing or it just comes to you? >> when you write. i'll go. next day. third day. ♪ three times a lady and then nothing. ♪ sunday morning ♪ same cord. the cor cords don't change. it tees melody you hear ontop. >> reporter: ritchie found music growing up in tuskegee, alabama to formally play. >> were you trained? >> no. i was grandmother, god bless . she would show me how to play

a group of five very accomplished men took up the epidemic of sexual confrontation with alex wagner. of interesting things to say. good morning, guys. they're in positions to empower women. the group included writer, director and producer judd apatow, leland melvin, mark herzlich, ken friedman, and others. as you watch thesesto stories unfold, there's a new story. i'm sure for a lot of men there's fear, right? where are you guys as this all unfolds. judd. >> it's certainly a tidal waive that's happening, but i look at it that isn't it amazing that so many people have felt the need to be silent for so long. how terrible must the environmental be that right now as a result of the internet and as a result of just, you know, a confluence of events, people feel safe speaking up. >> just this week, ken friedman, mario batali go down and yet kitchens are places where this behavior has gone unchecked for decades. >> mm-hmm. >> so what's the answer here, tom? >> and you're right. it has been going on for decades. the answer is -- i think we're seeing thence. with there's a cultural shift righ

alex, these are quite shocking allegations. what exactly are mitchell and wagnert gatlin's florida base and they spoke to dennis mitchell and robert wagner, who, as you say is an agent who what has had dealings with gatlin in the past. it's alleged that robert wagner offered them performance enhancing drugs which they wanted to make their actor look more like an athlete in a film they were producing, he said, well mrwagner said he could get testosterone or human growth hormone, both banned su bsta nces human growth hormone, both banned substances from a doctor he used in austria, get it sent to america and supply the producer with the drugs. it is alleged both men talked on tape about how doping was rampant in the sport of athletics and denis mitchell is saying the drugs they used, athletes could not be tested positive for them. gatlin has been quick to distance himself from these allegations, he has fired his coach. what has been the response? . this isa man what has been the response? . this is a man who has been a divisive figure in the sport. justin gatlin, re

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