craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >>> u.s. investigators believe the russian cyber attacks of the democratic party began in the summer of last year. the first e-mails were sent to more than 1,000 people, including some government employees. when the repip yents clicked on the link, the hackers were in. the hackers were able to steal e-mails from several accounts. a year later another hack targeted the democratic party with malicious e-mails. u.s. intelligence officials say those e-mails tricked recipients into changing their passwords. that apparently was the hack that gave the russians access to senior democratic party officials. >>> kellyanne conway who will serve as a counselor to mr. trump says the u.s. sanctions may have been aimed at restricting the trump administration's policy toward russia. >> i will tell you that even those who are sympathetic to president obama on most issues are saying that part of the reason he did this today was to, quote, box in president-elect trump. that would be very unfortunate if that were

craig boswell reports trump wants the u.s. to veto a united nations vote on israel that was supposed to happen today. >> reporter: the united nations has delayed a vote which could have exposed a rift between the obama administration and the incoming trump administration. >> against israel. >> reporter: egypt introduced a resolution to condemn the presence of jewish settlements in the west bank and eastern jerusalem. thursday morning, president- elect trump demanded the obama administration veto the resolution with a statement saying it would hurt chances of peace between israel and the palestinians. mr. trump's statement came hours after israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu tweeted that he wants a u.s. veto. >> one thing i can say about prime minister netanyahu is that he has always been candid with us. >> reporter: president obama and mr. netanyahu have not always seen eye to eye and the administration has not yet said how the u.s. plans to vote. president-elect trump also announced he will bring a trusted aide with him

craig boswell, cbs news, the state department. >>> a jerusalem housing authority signed off on a new settlement housing in east jerusalem yesterday. the committee approved construction of a four-story building for jewish settlers. >>> meanwhile the obama administration is close to announcing measures against russia for allegedly interfering in the u.s. election. the "washington post" reports economic sanctions and diplomatic censure may be on the table. officials say that russia hacked democratic organizations and targeted state elections systems in order to help donald trump win the white house. russia denies involvement. >>> president-elect donald trump has made two more appointments to his team. julianna goldman reports that his choice for homeland security secretary may be welcome news for republicans who want to see a tougher approach towards russia's president. >> there's no doubt in my mind that russia hacked into our political systems. >> reporter: senators lindsey graham and john mccain believe the president-elect will have to acknowledge russia's efforts to interfere in the

craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >>> comurp ing up on "cbs this morning," we will have more. >>>ama administration is sppexpected h it will respond to the russian cyberattacks that interfered in the presidential election. it's likely leaders of russia's intelligence agency will be targeted and likely economic sanctions but washington does not want to enact measures the trump administration can overturn. yesterday, mr. trump appeared to suggest it's time to move on. >> i think we ought to get on with our lives. i think the computers have implicated lives very greatly. the whole, you know, age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what is going on. >> this morning, the russian oof representing himself was a bad idea. the same jury that convicted roof will decide if he gets the death penalty. >>> coming up on the "morning news." new equipment for chicago police. officers will soon hit the police with body cameras. and caught on dash cam. tesla's autopilot predicts a collision. this is the "cbs morning news." i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. enough pressure in here for

for the latest we go to craig boswell in washington, d.c. >> president-elect donald trump is calling on the obama administration to veto united nations resolution that would demands halt to israeli settlement. the president-elect issued statement thursday morning, saying, peace between israel and the palestinians can only come through direct negotiations, and that the motion weakens negotiating position. mr. trump's statement came hours after israili prime minister benjamin netanyahu tweeted he wants an us veto. >> egypt con dense the un. >> one thing i can say about vice president netanyahu, he's bulls been candid with us. >> president obama and mr. netanyahu have not always seen eye to eye, and the administration has not yet said how the us plans to vote. president-elect trump, has conway as senior advisor. >> west wing to continue my service to president-elect donald trump. >> will help shape mr. trump's administration, thursday morning, she defended the president-elect and call for tighter immigration policies. >> donald trump has made it very clear that we need better vetting po

cbs' craig boswell explains. natscrash tests on the major factor in determining the safety of a vehicle.nats but this year the insurance institute for highway safety says better headlights are also necessary to make it's annual top safety list."we've raised the bar for auto manufacturers" "you have to have headlamps acceptable job of lighting up the road ahead of you at night."iihs president adrian lund says lighting can help prevent a crash.here's the view from a high rated headlight where potential obstacles are visible... compared to a vehicle that received a poor headlight rating.of some 200 vehicles tested thirty-eight received the top honor of safety pick plus - toyota/lexus had the most models followed by honda and its acura division.."are cars safer now more than ever before?" "absolutely"automatic emergency braking is part of the reason why. it's now standard in more than 20 models.motor trend's chris clonts says two years ago when the iihs made auto braking part of their safety criteria - car companies

craig boswell, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> well, this is no way to celebrate the season. still ahead on "eyewitness news". >> the danger and destruction one man encountered simply decorating his house for the holidays. the identity of the suspect behind this may surprise you. lauren? >> and as we head into the upcoming weekend, some indoor christmas decorating might be in your future. because we have cold weekends ahead in the poconos to kick off the weekends. few flurries passing by 28 degrees the high temperature even in the city our coldest day of the season by far. sunshine but high only of 39 degrees. few more clouds roll in as we head into sunday, and down the shore much of the same, upper 30s for highs saturday. the middle 40's, by sunday. we'll be right back. >> of course this is the time of year to deck the halts, not to try and deck your ex. >> or maybe it was like a scene straight out of a movie for one pittsburgh man when a woman he hadn't spoken to in about five years cause the quite the commotionment take a look. all of these tire tracks, well, outside putti

craig boswell explains how it could potentially save lives. >> reporter: crash tests on the front and side are a major factor in determining the safety of a vehicle. but this year, the insurance institute for highway safety says better headlights are also necessary to make its annual >> we've raised the bar for automanufacturers. you've got to have headlights that do a good job or an acceptable job of lighting up the front the n front of youd a -- in front of you at night. >> reporter: the president says slide can go help prevent a crash. -- sliding can help prevent a crash. here's the rating. of some 200 vehicles tested, 38 received the top honor of safety pick plus. toyota lexus has the most model your extradition. >> our car is safer now more than ever before. >> absolutely. >> reporter: it's part of the reason why with automatic braking now standard in more than 20 models. motor trend's chris clock says two years ago when the iihs made autobraking part of the safety criteria, car companies quickly added it and people think they'll do the same with improved headlights. >> when cons

craig boswell has from the white house. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin is taking a wait and see approach to u.s. statements. they will plan further steps to restore u.s. relations based on the policies of the trump administration. thursday the obama administration announced its punishing russia because moscow interfered with the latest presidential elections. the white house expelled 35 russian diplomats, closed two russian compounds, one in new york and the other in maryland and placed economic sanctions on two russian intelligence services, four officers and three russian tech companies. >> for too long russia has engaged in malicious cyber activity and harassing the diplomats serving overseas. >> reporter: global political experts don't see an end to putin's cyber warfare. >> he is doling well. i don't think he will stop. >> president-elect donald trump says claims that russia was trying to help him win are a way for democrats to discredit his victory. >> since the election a fever pitch of accusations and insin newations. >> reporter: the president- elect said it's t

craig boswell report. >> reporter: president-elect trump told reporters that that more jobs are coming states. >> i was just called by the head people at sprint, and they're going to be bringing 5000 jobs back to the united states. >> reporter: he said the start- up, one web, will hire 3000 people. that company announced in april that it plans to build a plant in florida to produce satellites that will allow people to inexpensive connect to the internet. boss company -- both are controlled by a japanese millionaire. in early december, he told reporters he plans to capitalize on the president- elect's promise to deregulate business. >> we're going to invest $50 billion no the u.s., and create jobs. >> reporter: president still on vacation in hawaii. the white house says the call was positive. >> he had a very general conversation, very, very nice. appreciate that he called. >> reporter: earlier, mr. trump tweeted that president obama was throwing up roadblocks in the transition process. he reemerged later with boxing promoter don king at his side. mr. trump said he discussed reforming v

craig boswell has more from washington. >> reporter: officials tell cbs news there will be sanctions targeting leaders in russia's intelligence agency who u.s. officials believe were behind the hacks aimed at helping president-elect donald trump and that the hacks were carried out with the blessing of president vladimir putin. before leaving for vacation, president barack obama hind that sanctions may be just -- hinted that sanctions may be just part of the u.s. response. >> our goal continues to be to send a clear message to russia or others not to do this to us because we can do stuff to you. >> reporter: any sanctions the obama administration imposes can be undone with the stroke of a pen as soon as president- elect donald trump takes office. and he has been skeptical of u.s. intelligence claims that the russians were behind the hacks. during a visit with boxing promoter don king last night, the president-elect spoke on the issue. >> i think we ought to get on with our lives. i think the computers are complicating lives. the whole, you know, age of computer has made it where nobod

craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >>> comurp on morning," we will have more. >>> today, the obaman is sppexpected h it will respond to the russian cyberattacks that interfered in the presidential election. it's likely leaders of russia's intelligence agency will be targeted and likely economic sanctions but washington does not want to enact measures the trump administration can overturn. yesterday, mr. trump appeared to suggest it's time to move on. >> i think we ought to get on with our lives. i think the computers have implicated lives very greatly. the whole, you know, age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what is going on. >> this morning, the russian foreign ministry said any possible u.s. sanctions would be an attempt to hamper cooperation. >>> the man who killed nine people in a charleston church says he won't present evidence during the punishment phase of his trial. dylann roof is representing himself. during a hearing yesterday he said he also does not plan to call witnesses. the judge told roof representing himself was a bad idea. the same jury that con

craig boswell explains why this goal is so important. >> reporter: janice chance visited arlington national cemetery several times a year carrying a picture corps captain jesse melton iii, her son. >> i want them to be remembered. i want them to remember that jesse was a man that loved god. his family. and his country. he was willing to sacrifice. >> reporter: melton was killed eight years ago while serving in afghanistan. >> we have many more miles to be participating. >> reporter: chance will return to the cemetery this saturday when wreaths are placed on every grave. thousands of volunteers placed more than 240,000 wreaths at arlington last year. 18 wheelers filled with wreaths from the worcester wreath company in maine are going to the cemetery now. the company has been supplying wreath for 25 years now but this year, it was a struggle to raise enough money to cover all the markers. >> it brings tears to my eyes. we made pledge to myself then that we want to make sure we cover all of arlington and i -- i'm happy to say that it looks like we've done it this year again. >> reporter: kelse

as craig boswell reports. its experts are looking at the latest models in a whole new light. >> reporter: crash tests on the front and side are a major factor in determining the safety of a vehicle. but this year, the insurance institute for highway safety says better headlights are also necessary to make its annual top safety list. >> we have raised the bar for auto manufacturers. you've got to have head laps that do a good job or acceptable job of light up the road in front of you at night. light can help prevent a crash. headlight where obstacles are visible compared to a vehicle that received a poor headlight rating. of the cars tested, 38 received the top honor of safety pick plus. toyota lexus had the most models, followed by honda and its acura division. are cars safer now more than ever before? >> absolutely. >> reporter: automatic emergency braking is part of the reason why. it's now standard in more than 20 models. motor trend's chris claw says safety braking part of their system cars added it and be

. >> craig boswell explains why the goal is so important. >> janice, visits arlington national cemetery, several times a year, picture of jesse melt on, the thirds, her son. >> i want them to remember that jesse was a man that loved god, his family, and his country, was willing to sacrifice. >> was killed eight years ago while serving in afghanistan. >> we have many more to participate. >> will return to the cemetery this saturday when wreaths are placed on every grave. thousands of volunteers placed more than 240,000 wreaths at arlington last year. eighteen wheelers filled with wreaths from the wooster wreath company in maine are headed to the cemetery now, the company has been supplying wreaths for 25 years now, but this year, it was a struggle to raise enough money to cover all the markers. >> bridges tears to my eyes, made a pledge then, we want to mayor sure we cover all of arlington, and i'm happy to say that it looks like we've done it this year again. >> kelce has been helping to lay wreaths at arlington since 2012. >> i enjoy doing it, it is a humbling experience, to be able to

cbs reporter craig boswell is live at the white house with what both president-elect trump and russian president vladimir putin are threatening. >> reporter: it's the second day of revved up talk about nuclear weapons. as for reviving the nuclear arms race, many experts agree while donald trump president- elect trump is being unclear, they also agree that they believe he is talking about modernization and not increasing the number of weapons because that is controlled by treaty. russian president vladimir putin and president-elect donald trump both spoke out again on the issue of their country's nuclear capabilities. at his end of the year press conference president putin said he wants to modernize russian's nuclear weapons to pierce any defense system and president- elect trump towed msnbc in an off camera conversation let it be an arms race, we will outmatch them and out last them all. >> other countries need to understand if they expand their nuclear capabilities this president is not going to sit back. he is going to act. >> reporter: foreign policy experts say america's decades ol

i'm craig boswell tewhit house that's coming up. >> storm scan3 shows snow showers to our west. but will they make it here? katie has a windy and cold friday forecast for you. >> well, today is friday, tgif, december 30th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm jan carabeo. we are getting your friday started off right with a check on weather and traffic with katie. pat, hopefully looking better today than yesterday? >> no doubt about it, roads are clear this morning, your said it, it will be chilly, so i wore my sweater. >> jim tells me i look like a professor. >> going to teach history class. >> so your homework is dubai 7:00. >> i love that. but you look so warm and cozy. >> i am, i'm very warm. sweating in here. >> well, you know, it is very chilly out there, certainly today. we had cold front yesterday, living up to its name. and the snow showers you're foon rag courtesy of the lake enhancement that you tends to see when you get the northwest winds flow. we'll get to that in a second. let's see how we did. look at that, pat. 5 inches fell in tonyhanna. who want to go skiing?

craig boswell is at the white house with more details. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump and russian president vladimir putin sent similar messages thursday about their country's nuclear capacities. in a speech to defense chiefs, putin said that russia needs to strengthen the military potential of strategic nuclear forces. hours later preside must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until which time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes. >> if you're talking about nuclear weapons policy over 140 characters, you don't know exactly what it means. >> reporter: a policy analyst studying nuclear proliferation. >> in terms of explosive power? or does that mean building more nuclear war heads? we're not sure. what we know is our enemies and allies alike will have no idea what the president-elect is talking about and that could be potentially destabilizing. >> president-elect trump weighed in on another issue, demanding the obama administration vote against the united nations resolution. the egyptian sponsored resolution would condemn israeli settlements.

craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >>> president obama did not apologize for the u.s. bombings at hiroshima and nagasaki when he visited japan in may. today was probably his last meeting with a foreign leader as president >>> how far would you drive for work? coming up, we spoke with one woman who works round the clock to make a super commute to san francisco. >> plus, brawls at malls. the violent videos posted on social media. >> and guns flying off the shelves in california. what's driving the surge in firearms sales? ,, consumer confidence shot up to a 15-year high in >>> as the year comes to a close americans feeling good about spending. consumer confidence shot up to a 15-year high in december. a new report from the conference board shows the confidence index gained 4% reaching its highest level since 2001. experts say the election of donald trump raised household expectations and the post- election optimism was strongest among older americans. >>> meantime on wall street, the dow creeping closer to the 20,000 mark. but it was the nasdaq stealing the headlines tod

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in virginia, craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> ruth received navy cross for his actions at pearl harbor when restoration work begins on the plane, it is expected to take five years. >>> a lot of children look forward to visiting santa during the holidays but one little north carolina boy says his experience left him upset. anthony may said he was fat shamed by santa this picture show anthony's cousin sitting on santa's lap before moments anthony sat down. when it was anthony's turn he asked for an ipad touch and that is when the family says santa got rude. >> when i got done he said stop the hamburgers and french tries and i felt awful. >> santa apologized later but anthony's mommies saying she with like to to see him fired. i can't blame her. i wonder what would provoke him to say that to a child. >> clearly having a bad day but does not excuse that at all. terrible. >>> just ahead, looking for a perfect gift from a bygone area, we will take you to a shop, we w >>> help make holidays brighter for our joy of -- excuse me our joy of sharing toy fest. join to us day in wil

craig boswell. >> reporter: report 35 russian officials on both u.s. coasts are clearing out president obama ordered exile in response to russian sign's tack meant to interfere with the u.s. elections. convoys were seen leaving two shuttered compounds, one on the new york's long island and another in marmount, russian consul general in san francisco condemned ouster but said there will be no tit for tat retaliation. >> no u.s. diplomates will be expelled from russia. >> reporter: president vladamire putin said he will wait to see policies of the donald trump administration before taking any action, president-elect tweeted great move on delay, i always knew he was very smart, a new round of u.s. sanctions took aim at two russian intelligence services, four intelligence officers and three russian tech companies. but global political experts don't see an end to putin's cyber warfare. >> he has done well with it. he is winning. he will in the stop. >> reporter: senate hearing is set for next thursday, president-elect trump is meeting with intelligence lead

craig boswell, cbs news gaithersburg, tennessee. >> gaithersburg city officials say they hope to allow reporter: welcome back to eyewitnesses bak allow residents back soon. >>> we have some clouds but it's been really not looking out there. it's early enough that you can see mercury but at 6:20 we have the wax crescent moon in the southwest sky. to the left of it venus and to the upper left of that mars. it's really going to be the moon and venus that will be the nice show coming up in the next hour or two before they set and then of course we'll just enjoy a chilly night coming our way. temperatures down in the 40s in most i say that because winchester is down to 39 and fredericksburg still barely in the 50s at 51. it's been a cold day. the west side you're in the 20s now. a couple of flurries there as well. a live look from the michael and son weather cam. 48, feels like 41 in town. we still have a northwest wind at 20 gusting to 25. we have winds at 10 miles per hour or so and another in fact, the future cast shows the west, northwestern winds continuing. the showers in pennsylvania

craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >>> about 200 officials with the department of homeland securityre now accused of taking nearly $15 million in bribes. according to a "new york times" investigation, they were taking money to cover criminal activity such as drug deals, immigrant smuggling and the selling of green cards. in one case a worker is accused of allowing someone to arrange a murder. 15 homeland security employees have been arrested for the bribes over the last year. >>> a wreath of flowers is among the many arrangements brought to the hollywood walk of fame for debbie reynolds today. heartbroken fans are showing up pouring out their emotions over the loss of reynolds and her daughter carrie fisher both dying within a day of each other. debbie reynolds's son says his mother missed her daughter and wanted to be with her. minutes later she collapsed. reporter marlie hall says the sudden death shocked the public but some doctors are not surprised. >> reporter: the death of 84- year-old hollywood legend debbie reynolds is raising awareness about broken heart syndrome. her son t

craig boswell, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> still to come on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 52:00 icons gone in two days. first, carrie fisher, then her mother, debbie reynolds, just a day later. can you really die after broken heart? we'll talk to cardiologists about whether the cliche is true. >> tell this type of story to somebody, naturally will not believe it. >> he certainly couldn't believe it when he was charged with drunk driving. what police found in his system and why those charges were just dropped. >> then chances are, your owed some money. and you probably don't even realize it. "3 on your side"'s jim donovan explains where that money is coming from, and how you can co >> a cam call da has dropped charges against a man accused of dui even though drug test came back only positive for caffeine. pulled back in august, arresting officer was suspicious, because of his irradic and wreckless driving, and his behavior during field sobriety tests, the da believes the drug test wasn't able to capture everything. >> we wish that it could test for more drugs, absolutely, because then

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >> donald trump plans to step away from his businesses to focusg the country. today trump announced he will hold a news conference in a few weeks to go over his plans of leaving his business. however, at least one watchdog group is critical of the plan. citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington say, quote, what trump does not seem to realize or does not want to admit is that the conflicts arise from his ownership of the trump organization ." >>> tennessee's largest wildfire in a century has claimed three more lives bringing the number of dead to seven. hundreds of homes and businesses have burned to the ground. the flames drove 14,000 people out of their homes in gatlinburg in the great smoky mountains. many still do not know if they are going to have anything left when they return. the mayor is considering re- opening the city later this week if it is safe. >>> new details about the deadly plane crash that killed members of the brazilian soccer team. recordings of the pilot radioing air traffic control were leaked to a radio station. t

. >>> craig boswell is at the white house with more details. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin and president- elect donald trump both spoke out again on the issue of their country's nuclear capabilities. at hind of the year press conference, president putin wants to modernize his weapons and president-elect trump told msnbc let it be an arms race. we'll outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all. >> other countries need to understand if they expand their nuclear capabilities, this president is not going to sit back. he is going to act. >> reporter: foreign policy experts say america's decades old nuclear weapons systems need to be modernized. >> everybody knows and realized have to go back and be replaced. >> reporter: putin also sent mr. trump a christmas letter saying he hopes russia and america will be able to bring their relationship to hey new level when mr. trump takes office. the president-elect responded with a statement saying, it was a very nice letter and putin's thoughts are correct. also friday, the u.n. security council unanimously passed a resolution

craig boswell, cbs news the white house. >>> after a 4 day run from law enforcement across europe the suspect wanted for this week's truck attack in berlin is dead. two officers spotted him acting strange earlier this morning. when they asked for his id he took out a pistol and shot one cop before the second officer shot and killed him. the suspect pledge allegiance to isis before driving a truck into a crowded christmas market killing 12 people on monday. >>> a warning from the fbi and the department of homeland security. isis has published a list of churches complete with addressing in all 50 states threatening to launch attacks over the hols. known credible threat and issued that warning out of an abundance of caution. >>> a hostage situation on board a hijacked plane in malta ended peacefully. the flight had 120 people on board. it touched down unexpectedly after being hijacked in libyan air space. two men in their 20s threatened to blow it up. after a dramatic four hour stand off the hijackers surrendered. no passengers were injured. >>> developing this evening, fairfax county po

craig boswell, cbs news the white house. >> russia president putin's spokesman said moscow regrets new u.s. sanctions and is vowing to retaliate. >>> a cease fire between russia and turkey is now in effect in syria. that deal covers all part offense -- parts of this country but doesn't apply to isis. now if this cease fire in this 6-year long civil war holds it's going to be follo government and the opposition to be held in the former soef yacht complex. >>> a new retaluation to retake mosul. they are pushing deeper into eastern mosul on two fronts, the fighting and the two-week lull in the battle to take control of iraq's second largest country. >> president elect donald trump is tweeting ability bringing jobs back to the u.s. he tweet add link to his instagram account this morning that says my administration will follow two simple rules, buy american and hire american. usa. it's a promise he's made before and it follows news that be ensure that members apply for unemployment benefits. >>> a buffalo, new york school board is expected to vote tonight on a resolution calling for the res

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craig boswell has our report. >> reporter: president obama has ordered 35 russian officials out of the united states within 72 hours in retaliation for meddling in the presidential election. >> they will have no protections here and be persona nongrata. >> reporter: u.s. accuses russia to launch cyber attacks to harm hillary clinton's campaign and, it will trump. the officials were assigned to the russian embassy in d.c. and the russian consulate in san francisco. the u.s. is shuddering a compound in new york and one in maryland. the white house says there are additional sanctions that will not be announced because they are highly classified. russian president vladimir putin spokesman vowed moscow will retaliate. >> russia will probably find some cause or decide to send some of our folks home as well. >> reporter: president-elect trump repeated his call for the country to move on, but added, i will meet with leaders of the intelligence community next week in order to be updated on the facts of this situation. republican senators lindsey graham and john mccain promised to push for tough

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craig boswell has latest from the white house. >> reporter: russian president putin is taking a wait and see approach to new u.s. sanctions , in a statement, he said, russia will plan further steps to restore russian/u.s. relations based on the policies of the trump administration, thursday the obama administration announced its punishing rush because moscow interfered in the latest presidential elections. the white house expelled 35 russian diplomates closed two russian compound one in new york, other in maryland, and placed economic sanctions on two russian intelligence services, four intelligence officers, and three russian tech companies. >> for too long russia has engaged in malicious cyber activity and harassing our diplomates serving overseas. that is unacceptable. >> reporter: global political experts don't see, an end to cyber warfare. >> he is winning. i don't think it will stop. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump claims that russia ways trying to help him win is just a way for democrats to discredit his victory. >> since the election it is a fever pitch of accusatio

(standup: craig boswell/cbs news/capitol hill) pelosi's message was simple - the democrats will need to put on a unified front to take on president-elect donald trump and republicans who control congress.(sot: rep. nancy pelosi/(d-ca) minority leader) "this is so much bigger character of america." democrats say they are expecting a fight on many issues including obamacare - which pelosi helped push through the house.(sot: rep. elijah cummings/(d) maryland) "there is no stronger, battle-tested person than nancy pelosi."democrats say despite the challenge to pelosi - they left the meeting energized and unified for the battles to come.craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. that new congress will begin work on january 3-rd. if you're just getting up, good morning -- it's now right now it's degrees in decision on an officer- involved shooting in north carolina.you're watching c-b-s 2 this morning -- covering the corridor. the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. my dream is to help kids living on the streets with education. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah ma

(standup bridge: craig boswell/cbs news/gatlinburg, tn)"the couple tried to get away in mountain. they had to get into someone else's car to escape." they were among 14-thousand people who evacuated gatlinburg monday and were allowed back in friday for a few hours to look around.(nats) the fire hopscotched through the city, leveling over a thousand homes and buildings, leaving others untouched.(nats of people driving through flames)the tennessee emergency management agency put out an evacuation order monday night but many people never received the alert on their phones, possibly due to old technology and at that burned down. (sot: amanda howard/fire evacuee)"did you get a text alert? no, we didn't get any alert."local officials would not say if the evacuation call should have been made sooner.(sot: mayor larry waters/sevier county, tn) 11:45:33 "we're not going to get into that right now, they did the best they could and we're sorry for that but we're not going to get into monday morning quarterbacking."the fire killed more people than any other u-s wildfire in the last 13 years.c

cbs news correspondent craig boswell on words of regret but no apologies. >> reporter: japan's primeinister shinzo abe stood alongside president obama in silent reflection at a wall bearing the names of those killed? the japanese attack on -- in the japanese attack on pearl harbor the tribute above the sunken wreckage of the u system s arizona was 75 years in the making. >> i offer my sincere and everlasting condolences to the souls of those loves their lives here. >> thank you for your presence here today. a historic gesture that speaks to the power of reconciliation. >> reporter: japan launched a sneak attack on pearl harbor on december 7, 1941 pounding the u.s. fleet moored there with bombs dropped from more than 300 warplanes. the assault killed more than 2400 people more than 1,000 of them sailors on the u.s.s. arizona most are still entombed there. >> our alliance has never been stronger. in good times and in bad, we are there for each other. >> reporter: abe did not apologize for japan's attack on pearl harbor. a world war ii navy veteran didn't expect it. >> the action is bet

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> president-elect trump laid golf with tiger wood this morning. this photo was posted on twit ter. they got together at trump international golf club this west palm beach not too far from the president-elect's mar alogo estate. >>> philadelphia police department's 25th district held their children's christmas party at shepherd elementary school. children a it wassed the arrival of the santa this morning who then gave, each of them a gift. the president, the presents were donated by officers and members of the community. a number of the students were worried that they wouldn't have a christmas this year, which is judge the police department makes sure to celebrate with them all. >>> santa claus made his way over to the lutheran settlement house shelter to day as part of the the catholic philadelphia outreach , santa surprised the children and their boxes of toys, with balls, a lot of games, group also delivered, diapers, shampoo and other necessities for parents. more than 60 children live in the shelter with their mothers >>> and still to come to