jan crawford has been looking into that. >>> first, you duck.or a generation in the cold war, the threat of a nuclear attack was ever present. >> there might not be any grown-ups around when the bomb explodes. then you're on your own. >> reporter: today's warheads are many times more powerful and deadly, and information comes faster than ever, raising the risk of a panicked public and what analysts call "the nightmare scenario." a false alarm that triggers accidental nuclear war. bruce alexander is a national security expert. >> we need to have some sort of authentication system. we have to also look at who's authorized to launch these particular alerts and what particular situations. >> reporter: false alarms are nothing new. in 1971, norad sent this erroneous teletype to thousands of broadcast stations activating the emergency broadcast system to announce the united states was under nuclear attack. in 1979, computers at norad headquarters detected what appeared to be a massive soviet missile attack. the u.s. went on high alert, but it was a wa

here's our chief legal correspondent jan crawford. >> reporter: the announcement comes just two weeks after alex kozinski, a prominent federal appeals court judge, stepped down amid wide-ranging allegations of sexual harassment of female law clerks. in a "washington post" investigation, several female law clerks alleged a pattern of inappropriate behavior by kozinski, including showing them pornography. on december 18th, kozinski, after 3 years on the california-based appeals court, abruptly retired. but kozinski had been reprimanded before inch 2008 he apologized for storing sexually explicit material on a publicly accessible web site. he told lesley stahl last year on "60 minutes" he should have been more careful. >> i had a bunch of stuff in the computer, and i didn't lock it up. >> reporter: raunchy stuff? >> some of it was raunchy. >> reporter: roberts announcement came in a report on the state of the judiciary. he said events in recent months have illuminated the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace and without naming kozinski said, "events in the past few weeks have ma

>> glor: jan crawford, thank you very much., nearly a week after the mudslides in southern california, the death toll is 20. three people are still missing this evening. jamie yuccas is in santa barbara county. >> reporter: on blocks where the river of mud destroyed homes as people slept, cadaver dogs continued an exhaustive search for the missing. >> they're trying to find people's family members and give them some closure. >> exactly, yeah. the whole community, too. >> this is a tight-knit community. >> reporter: but closure here is a long way away. there's nothing left. the main highway 101 is shut down for 30 miles, turning commutes into 250-mile, four- hour back-road detours. >> i tried to ride my bicycle, it's seven miles or something. >> reporter: utility companies are trying to restore power and communications to mud-encased neighborhoods. there is no water. drone footage shows the slow process of removing so much mud, some of it is stuck to once- pristine beaches where it can drain into the sand. the local grocery stor

>> glor: jan crawford, thank you very much. we turn now to a disturbing story that is emerging out of southern california tonight. a husband and wife are accused of locking up their 13 children in awful conditions, some malnourished. one, authorities say, was able to get out and summon help. danielle nottingham is in our los angeles newsroom with more on this. >> reporter: the 17-year-old girl escaped her riverside county home to tell police a harrowing story of how her siblings were tortured by their parents. 56-year-old david allen turpin and his wife 49-year-old louise ann turpin. 12 brothers and sisters were bound with chains and padlocked by their own parents. malnourished and dehydrated, the children, as young as two years old, were being held in a dark and foul-smelling house without food or water. the neighborhood in california, a relatively rural area, is 71 miles east of los angeles. all 13 victims were rescued by officers from the riverside police department and sheriff's department and transported to a local hospita

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. >> duncan: jan crawford in washington, thank you. today 300 of hooo to fight systematic sexual harassment. they include producer shonda rhimes and a host of actress, including reese witherspoon. they call the movement "time's up." it includes a legal defense fund with nearly $14 million in donations to help women in blue-collar jobs who face sexual misconduct. the group also strives to achieve gender parity at studios and talent agencies. well, the temperatures with 3 degrees when the ball came down in times square, the coldest new year's in 100 years. it's freezing in a lot of places that don't usually get that cold. meteorologist liz horton is with our cbs station in miami, wfor. good evening, liz. >> reporter: the bitter cold continues throughout a lot of the country. as you can see, the dakotas, minneapolis, all the way down toward the gulf states still under a wind-chill advisory. in addition, wind-chill washings for all the areas in the midwest warnings now for much of the south from texas all the way over to florida, areas tha

jan crawford outside the former graham mansion in georgetown. >> a lot of the movie takes place hereorgetown, katherine graham's mansion where she decides to stand up to the government. and really comes into her own as publisher. >> the justice department late today asked for a federal court order to stop "the washington post." >> the story exposed the truth about vietnam. transformed a newspaper. >> we are extremely gratified. >> and female publisher, katherine graham, into journalistic icons. the new movie, the post, reveals, unsung heroes in a powerful pressure on the legendary publisher. the message that resonate tuesday. >> do you have the papers? >> not yet. >> oh, gosh. oh, gosh. >> about a lot of things about, women. about what is going on with the press. about, our need to be vigilant. that you got to make, democracy every day. you don't just get it. but, as steven spielberg, has no interest in serving civic vegetables not what steven spielberg is about. >> i am hearing asking your advice. not your permission. >> in its heart the post is about a woman who find her voice. cha

jan crawford reports. >> reporter: when president trump nominated judge neil gorsuch to the supreme court he delivered on a key campaign promise to replace the late justice scalia with solid conservative. >> got to go for trump. supreme court justices. >> reporter: in 2016, 56% of republican voters said the supreme court was the most important factor in support. the white house is making its mark on the lower courts where the president is looking to fill 145 vacancies nationwide. >> the president is doing with the courts is truly transformative. >> leonard leo outside adviser to the president on judges helps lead the conservative federalist society. >> these are people who believe in self government, most of the big issues need to be decided by the people and their elected representatives. >> there have been missteps as the district court level. >> ever tried a jury trial? >> i have not. >> civil? >> two nominees. >> forced to withdraw over questions over their qualifications. on appeals court, highly credentialed. conservative powerhouse what you expect from a traditional republican pres

our chief legal correspondent, jan crawford. >> reporter: the announcement two weeks after alex kazinskystepped down amid wide ranging allegations of sexual harassment of female law clerks. in a "washington post" investigation, several female law clerks alleged a pattern of inappropriate behavior, including showing them pornography. on december 18th, after 30 years on the california based appeals court, abruptly retired. but he had been reprimanded before. in 2008 he apologized for storing sexually explicit material on publicly accessible website. he told lesley stahl last year on 60 minutes he should have been more careful. >> i had a bunch of stuff on the computer that i didn't lock it up. >> raunchy stuff? >> some of it was raunchy. >> it came in the report on the state of the judiciary. he said events in recent months illuminated the depth of the problem of sexual harassment in the work place and without naming kazinsky said events in the past few weeks made clear the judiciary is not immune. roberts said the judiciary would undertake a careful evaluation of standard of conduct and p

jan crawford visited the home in washington, d.c. with two of the stars.f the movie actually takes place here in georgetown and katherine graham's mansion where she decides to stand up to the government and really comes into her own as publisher. >>> the justice department asked for your a federal court order to stop the "washington post." >> reporter: it transformed a newspaper -- >> we are extremely gratified -- >> reporter: -- and female publisher katherine graham into a public icon. it reveals the powerful pressures on the messenger, the message that resonates today. >> do you have the papers? >> not yet. >> oh, gosh, oh, gosh. >> it's about a lot of things, about women, what's going on with the press, about our need to be vigilant, that you have to make a democracy every day, you just don't get it. but steven spiel derg has no interest in serving vegetables. that's not what he's about. >> i'm here asking your advice, bob, not your permission. >> reporter: at its heart "the post" is about a woman's voice when she decides to change history, where riskin

first, jan crawford looks at how both democrats and republicans are weighing in. n, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. winfrey's longtime partner stedman graham started all this when he told the "l.a. times" on sunday that she would absolutely run, but ultimately it was up to the people. since then, people on both sides of the aisle have weighed in. >> i, for one, would love to hear that the state of the union is strooong! >> reporter: from late-night television. >> -- give a lot of stuff away. you get health insurance! you get health insurance! >> reporter: to washington. >> i think she's a real leader and i think her voice is powerful. >> reporter: even across party lines. >> i'd like to sit down with her and help her if i could. >> you want to run, you ought to run. >> reporter: oprah winfrey's speech at sunday night's golden globes kicked off a whirlwind of speculation. >> a new day is on the horizon! >> reporter: it's not the first time her name has been linked to presidential politics. >> oprah, i love oprah, oprah would always be my first choice. >> report

jan crawford is outside the supreme court. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.tion, that can be a president's most lasting leg sichlt although president trump has had a contentious relationship at times with the federal judiciary, he's already made a lasting impact. he's put one justice on the supreme court, two dozen on the lower courts and that's just in year one. when president trump nominated judge neil gorsuch to the supreme court, he delivered on a key campaign promise, to replace the late justice antonin scalia with a solid conservative. >> you've got to go for trump, supreme court justices. >> reporter: in 2016, 56% of republican voters said the supreme court was the most important factor in their support for donald trump. but the white house is also making its mark on the lower courts where the president is looking to fill 145 vacancies nationwide. >> what the president's doing with the courts is truly transformative. >> reporter: he helps lead the conservative federalists society. >> these are people that believe in self-government, that most of the de

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jan crawford is in washington with why critics say the nation's warning network needs reforms.er: good morning. the federal communications commission which has jurisdiction over these alerts is promising a full investigation. the commission's chairman is worried that these kind of mistakes in the future could undermine the public's confidence in emergency alerts. as alerts were broadcast saturday on televisions and radios across hawaii -- >> the u.s. pacific command has detekted a missile threat to hawaii -- >> reporter: they also hit cell phones. >> this wasn't a tweeted message. this was the government alert system going off. >> reporter: in the digital era, the public's awareness and panic was almost instant. >> everyone was freaking out. everyone was on their phones like what do we do, where do we go. >> this isn't a joke. this isn't a drill. we need to go, so people started scurrying around. >> reporter: while state officials blame human error, investigators are also looking at the wireless emergency alert system that sent the alarming message to cell phones. introduced in