hena daniels, cbs news. >>> aside from speaking at the cpac, president trump is expected to sign another executive order at the white house today. he will also meet with former rival and critic ohio governor john kasich. that comes as we learned his overall job approval rating is at 39%, that is according to a new national cbs news poll. in his first 100 days in office. 51% disapprove. >>> californians just getting used to an era of legal pot use may be in for an unpleasant surprise. press secretary sean price -- sean spicer suggested they may go after states that have legalized recreational pot use. he said, quote, you will see greater enforcement of it. meanwhile, one state assembly member in california is working on a law that would test for thc influence in drivers. for now it seems medical marijuana use is not in peril. >> in terms of how the department of justice would handle that issue, that is very different from the recreational use which is something the department of justice will be looking into. >> i think the state is right. we have to mitigate the challenges associated but

at least you're dressed and prepared for it, hena. hena daniels in new york. thank you, hena. >> a major winter storm under way across the northeast this morning. we're looking at blizzard conditions possible across long island as well as portions of massachusetts where near the coast the winds will be strongest. it's a fast hitting snowfall as we head through today, but it's already gone as we head toward late tonight. by early friday morning it is long gone and out to sea. but it leaves behind a swath of snow, half a foot in philly and a foot possible in heartland and boston. the biggest the cities have seen this winter. across the west coast it's about rain. it's been a nearly record-setting wet season across california. high water levels. some rivers going into flood and significant rain today as well as through friday before things taper down. i'm meteorologist eric fisher with cbs news. >>> all that rain has saturated the ground that's caused all kinds of problems. in santa cruz mudslides have closed several roads. one house was knocked off its foundatio

hena daniels has more. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. for the week, the dow gained 548 point, the s&p 500 finished 50 points higher. it has surged 10% since the elections. the naz tack gained 109 points for the week. >>> walmart has reportedly opened a new price war. reuters reports that walmart is put the pressure on kroger. they launched a price test across 11 southwestern states. the test is finding right price point across a range of products that will attract more shoppers and adjust prices as needed. >>> google's assistant will come to phones. as early as this week it will be available on android 6 and 7 devices in the u.s. google's assistant allows user os ask questions about weather, flight information, and appointments. >> we now know what the new nokia 3310 smartphone looks like. it's making a nostalgic return. it was first introduced over 16 years ago. the modern version is a little lighter, thinner, and popular. it's available in yellow, red, gray, and dark blue. >>> it's tax time. if you're more than one of 70% of those who

>> hena daniels here in new york. thank you, hena. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with cbs legal correspondent jan crawford about the courtroom battle over president trump's executive order on immigration. >>> well, the full senate is expected to vote this week on two more of president trump's cabinet nominees, betsy devos for education secretary. now, it may take vice president mike pence to cast the tie-breaking vote to secure her appointment. and jeff sessions following some contentious questioning over his position on race is expected to be confirmed as attorney general. >>> some of president trump's fellow republicans are denouncing his defense of russian president vladimir putin. during an interview with fox news, the president appeared to put putin's actions on par with the united states. >> do you respect putin? >> i do respect him. >> why? >> i respect a lot of people, but that doesn't mean i'm going to get along with them. he's a leader of his country. >> putin's a killer. >> we've got a lot of

anne-marie. >> hena daniels in new york. thank you very much, hena. >>> secretary of defense james morning. his next stop is japan. >>> and the nomination of jeff sessions as attorney general is headed to the full senate. the senate judiciary committee approved sessions' nomination yesterday. the vote followed some contentious exchanges. democrats are worried about sessions' dmitment to civil rights. the senate finance committee approved tom price as health secretary and steve mnuchin as treasury secretary. democrats boycotted that meeting. >> by gosh, to not be here and participate that's a total negation of their duties as senators and i think it's pathetic. >> two of the republican senators say they won't support bet is devos after hearing from their constituents. >> they're concerned as mine do on mrs. devos's lack of experience with public education and the lack of knowledge that she portrayed in her confirmation hearing. >> lisa murkowski and susan collins are concerned about devos's commitment to public education. >>>

hena daniels has more. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. point, the s&p 500 finished 50 points higher. it has surged 10% since the elections. the naz tack gained 109 points for the week. >>> walmart has reportedly opened a new price war. reuters reports that walmart is put the pressure on kroger. they launched a price test across 11 southwestern states. the test is finding right price point across a range of ucprodts that will attract more shoppers and adjust prices as needed. >>> google's assistant will come to phones. as early as this week it will be available on android 6 and 7 devices in the u.s. google's assistant allows user os ask questions about weather, flight information, and appointments. >> we now know what the new nokia 3310 smartphone looks like. it's making a nostalgic return. it was first introduced over 16 years ago. the modern version is a little lighter, thinner, and popular. it's available in yellow, red, gray, and dark blue. >>> it's tax time. if you're more than one of 70% of those who will get refunds, the question is

>> hena daniels here in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> breaking overnight, the war of words between the u.s. and iran is escalating. the president of iran says its country will stand up to war-mongering in the united states. today president hassan rouhani said some inexperienced figures in the region and america are threatening iran. they should know that the language of threats has never worked with iran. today iran is celebrating the 38th vrz of the 1979 oust tur of the shah. >>> also the president is taming his tough talk on china. in a phone call last night mr. trump agreed to respect the "one china policy." before taking office mr. trump questioned the longstanding policy acknowledged by the u.s. that there's only one chinese government, beijing, and not recognizing taiwan as a nation. >>> it's recorded this morning that national security adviser michael flynn discussed sanctions imposed by the obama administration with the russia ambassador but yesterday a spokesman told the "washington post" he could no

hena daniels has more. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. this morning investors will be watching what president trump has to say during his speech tomorrow night. for the week, the dow gained 548 point, the s&p 500 finished 50 points higher. it has surged 10% since november's elections. nasdaq gained 109 points for week. >>> walmart has reportedly opened a new price war. reuters reports that walmart is put the pressure on kroger. they launched a price test across 11 southwestern states. the tests are aimed at finding the right price point across a range of products that will attract more shoppers and then adjust prices as needed. >>> google's assistant is coming to a lot more android phones. as early as this week it will be available on android 6 and 7 devices in the u.s. google's assistant allows user to ask questions and provide answers to questions about weather, flight information, and appointments. >> we now know what the new nokia 3310 smartphone looks like. it's making a nostalgic return. it was first introduced over 16 years ago. th

hena daniels is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, hena. >> good morning, wall street waiting to see what president trump says about tax cuts and other spending policies during his speech to congress. the dow jones rose 15 points yesterday closing for a record high for a 2we12th consecutive session. s&p also up, and nasdaq up 16. >>> takata pled guilty in a u.s. court as part of a previously agreed to $1 billion settlement over faulty air bags. the settlement includes victims and automakers. the defect resulted in the recall of more than 31 million cars and trucks. takata is looking for a buyer or financial backer. >>> fidelity investments plans to offer voluntary buyouts to its older workers. employees have to be 55 years of age or older and work at fidelity for at least ten years. the offer will be based on the worker's years of service and role. it reportedly includes extended health care coverage. >>> united airlines announced a major expansion adding 22 new routes this summer. the west will be the start of start of

>> hena daniels here in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> breaking overnight, the war of words between the u.s. and iran is escalating. the president of iran says its country will stand up to war-moinnger tg inhe united states. today president hassan rouhani said some inexperienced figures in the region and america are threatening iran. they should know that the language of threats has never worked with iran. today iran is celebrating the 38th vrz of the 1979 oust tur of the shah. >>> also the president is taming his tough talk on china. trump agreed to respect the "one china policy." before taking office mr. trump questioned the longstanding policy acknowledged by the u.s. that there's only one chinese government, beijing, and not recognizing taiwan as a nation. >>> it's recorded this morning that national security adviser michael flynn discussed sanctions imposed by the obama administration with the russia ambassador but yesterday a spokesman told the "washington post" he could not be certain that the topic nev

hena daniels has more. good morning, hena. >>> good morning, anne-marie. president trump will meet with prime minister justin trudeau at the white house today. cbs news has learned following numerous clashes and controversies president trump's national security adviser is struggling to get past the controversy over his contacts with russian officials. multiple sources tell cbs news the departure of trump's national security adviser michael flynn is not a matter of if but when. the development comes after flynn reportedly misled senior administration officials about his discussions of u.s. sanctions against russia with u.s. convoys. it took place shortly before the president took office. >> asked and answered, chuck. it's not for me to tell you what's in the president's mind. >> the controversy is said to have deeply soured flynn's relationship with mike pence who defended him in an interview on "face the nation" last month. >> they did not discuss anything having to do with the united states' decision to expel diplomats or impose a censure against russia.

hena daniels is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, hena. >> good morning, wall street waiting to see what president trump says about tax cuts and other spending policies during his speech to congress. the dow jones rose 15 points yesterday closing for a record high for a 2we12th consecutive session. s&p also up, and nasdaq up 16. >>> takata pled guilty in a u.s. court as part of a previously agreed to $1 billion settlement over faulty air bags. and automakers. the defect resulted in the recall of more than 31 million cars and trucks. takata is looking for a buyer or financial backer. >>> fidelityes invtments plans to offer voluntary buyouts to its older workers. employees have to be 55 years of age or older and work at fidelity for at least ten years. the offer will be based on the worker's years of service and role. it reportedly includes extended health care coverage. >>> united airlines announced a major expansion adding 22 new routes this summer. the west will be the start of start of nonstop service. united said it

anne-marie. >> hena daniels here in new york. thank you, denna. >>> now, back to the president's news conference. mr. trump got some in-person fact-checking from nbc's peter alexander over a claim about the size of his electoral victory. >> you said today you had the biggest electoral margin since ronald reagan with 304 or 306. in fact, he got 365. >> i'm talking about republicans. >> george h.w. bush, 426 when he won as president. so why should americans trust you. >> i was given that information. i don't know. i was just given. >> i guess my question is why should americans trust you when you accuse the information they received as being fake when you're providing information that is -- >> i don't know. i was given that information. actually i had seen that information around. but it was a very substantial victory. >> mr. trump claimed 306 electoral votes, but two republican elect torls many texas went rogue, so he ended up with 304. three states put mr. trump over the top. the margin combined was more than 77,000 of over 129 m

>> hena daniels here in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> well, breaking overnight t war of words between the u.s. and iran is escalating. the president of iran says its country will stand up to quote, war mongering in the united states. today president hassan rouhani said some inexperienced figures in the region and america are threatening iran. they should know that the language of threats has never worked with iran. today iran is celebrating the 38th anniversary of the 1979 revolution that ousted the u.s.-backed shah. >>> also new this morning president trump is taming his tough talk on china. in a phone call with the chinese president last night mr. trump agreed to respect the "one china policy." before taking office mr. trump questioned the longstanding policy acknowledged by the u.s. that there is only one chinese government, beijing, and not recognizing taiwan as an independent nation. when trump broke protocol and spoke to the taiwanese leader, it created a discussion. >>> it's recorded this morning that

anne-marie. >> hena daniels here in new york. thank you, denna. >>> now, back to the president's news conference. mr. trump got some in-person fact-checking from nbc's peter alexander over a claim about the size of his electoral victory. >> you said today you had the biggest electoral margin since ronald reagan with 304 or 306. in fact, he got 365. >> i'm talking about republicans. >> george h.w. bush, 426 when he won as president. so why should americans trust you. >> i was given that information. i don't know. i was just given. >> i guess my question is why should americans trust you when you accuse the information they received as being fake when you're providing information that is -- >> i don't know. i was given that information. actually i had seen that information around. but it was a very substantial victory. >> mr. trump claimed 306 electoral votes, but two republican elect torls many texas went rogue, so he ended up with 304. three states put mr. trump over the top. the margin combined was more than 77,000 of over 129 m

hena danielles follows numerous clashes and controversy, mother bridge one recovering rush a. >> multiple sources tell cbs news the departure of president trump national security advisor michael flynn is not a matter of if, but when. the development comes after flynn reportedly misled senior administration officials about his discussions every us sanctions against prussia with a russian envoy. conversation allegedly took place currently before the president took office. >> asked and answered. >> the president still has confidence in his national security vos or? >> it is not for me to tell you what's in the president's minds. >> controversy deeply, when relationship with vice president pence, who defended him in a interview on "face the nation" last month. >> they did not discuss anything having to do with the united states decision to expel diplomats or impose a censor against russians. >> democrats are calling for an investigation. >> this president has struck general flynn to talk to the ambassador. >> the trump administration is also dealing with it first test from north korea after t

anne-marie. >> hena daniels here in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> elon musk's spacex is nearly one of 100 companies that have joined the companies in the presidential travel ban. tesla is in south africa. john blackstone has more. >> reporter: some of the biggest names in thnology are among the 97 companies that joined the brief to the court of appeals, forcefully opposing the travel and immigration ban. they argue, the order makes it more difficult and expensive for u.s. companies to recruit, hire and retain, some of the world's best employees. of box inged, the company that signed on to the brief. >> some of our founding employees come from different countries, some of which are actually on the ban list so that has a meaningful impact on our culture. >> reporter: the brief notes immigrants or their children founded more than 200 companies on the fortune 500 list, including apple, kraft, ford, general electric, at&t, google, mcdonald's, boeing and disney. and the brief says, immigrants are nearly three times more likely

hena daniels is in new york. >> reporter: the senate was to hold a confirmation today for auned puzder. the president has dropped the insistence by the u.s. on a two-state solution to the israeli/palestinian conflict, a longstanding bedrock of middle east policy. this morning, president trump is shopping for a new nominee to be his labor secretary. in a dramatic turn of events wednesday, trump's pick for the job, andrew puzder withdrew his name for consideration. republicans had raised concerns over the fast food executive's failure to pay taxes for five years on a former housekeeper who was not authorized to work in the u.s. >> i believe that he made the right decision. >> i would hope that the next person who is nominated will be the subject of a lot better vetting. >> reporter: the development came just two days after the president's national security adviser michael flynn was forced to resign over fallout from conersations he had with a russian diplomat about sanctions in december. >> mr. president, are you going to answer any questions about your associate contact with the russian

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>> hena daniels in new york, thank you, hena. >>> today, the senate is expected to vote on the nomination of nick mulvaney. to run the white house budget office. mulvaney is a tea party lawmaker from south carolina. he is reportedly considering sharp cuts to domestic agencies such as the epa. >>> lawmakers in the house say they want the right to review any effort by president trump to ease sanctions on russia. revelations about an alleged trump administration ties to russia have lawmakers in both houses asking questions. the white house insists there is nothing to it. democrats are calling for an investigation. >> these reports and revelations should not pit the two parties against one another. they should unite the parties in pursuit of the full truth. >> these issues are sure to come up today when secretary of state rex tillerson meets his russian counterpart at the g-20 meeting in germany. >>> it's reported this morning that the intelligence community is withholding information from the trump administration. "the wall street journal" reports the move stems from fear of untrust worthine

hena daniels, cbs news. >> meanwhile, california could see major changes if judge gorsuch is confirmed as the next supreme court justice. if gorsuch fills the empty seat, the supreme court will have a conservative majority. since justice scalia's death a 4-4 split between four parties has spelled few hearings by the court but issues like immigration and gun control could be decided more and more by federal laws under a conservative supreme court. still, some law experts are optimistic about the potential nomination. >> i think quite frankly a constitutional court is going to allow the states to go their separate ways as the constitution originally envisioned. so if california wants to experiment with a marijuana law, you know, they ought to be able to do that. >> gorsuch will be investigated by the senate judiciary committee where california's senator dianne feinstein serves as the highest ranking democrat. >>> today the uc-berkeley engineering professor involved with designing the sinking millennium tower is expected to testify at a san francisco board of supervisors hearing. he will

hena daniels, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >>> an extended family of syrian immigrants, pennsylvania now in the united state. governor tom wolf created six members of the assali family in allentown, more than week ago customs and border patrols agents turned them away as president trump's travel ban went into. >> the senate scheduled to vote today on whether to confirm secretary nominee betsy de vos, the wealthy gop donor, advocated for alternative to public education, specifically, two republicans programs siding with democrats who oppose the nomination meaning another gop senator defect, there will be 50-50 tie, vice president mike pence would have to, as he said he will. >> right now the senate is around the clock session. this is live look at democrats are speaking to block the nomination action, going on ought nile. one senator admits preventing de vos confirmation is a uphill battle likely ending with her confirmation. >> and former democratic presidential nominee, hillary clinton, says the future is female. in a video statement she told 2017 makers conference, focuses on women's i

hena daniels, cbs news. >>> a law enforcement force tells cbs news investigators are also working to determine whether sensitive u.s. information including corporate trade secrets were shared by trump associates with russia. california congresswoman barbara lee is responding to flynn's resignation. in a statement, she wrote, quote, i am deeply concerned about these revelations and i call on the white house to immediately release the transcripts of general flynn's call with the russian ambassador. >>> meanwhile, in washington state a 23-year-old man who was brought to the u.s. illegally as a little kid may face deportation. daniel medina is being held at the facility in tacoma. he was arrested last week in seattle despite being a so- called dreamer protected through daca the "deferred action for childhood arrivals" program. on previous occasions medina has been granted deferred action and employment authorizations. >> this is most likely the result of president trump's executive order on immigration which casts a wide net and it's made, like, feel like emboldened to go after people th

anne-marie. >> hena daniels here in new york, thank you so much, hena. >>> the white house delayed the release of the revamped immigration order. the order is now expected to be issued next week. the original order temporarily banned all entry to the u.s. from seven muslim majority countries. but it was blocked by the court. >>> most of the vandalized head stones at a jewish cemetery in missouri have been repaired. 154 head stones were vandalized. vice president mike pence visited the cemetery yesterday and denounced anti-semitism. >> there is no place in america for hatred or acts of prejudice or violence or anti-semitism. >> volunteers helped clean up the cemetery. muslim groups raised about $80,000 to help repair the damage. a local jewish leader calls the contribution extraordinary but not surprising. >>> a michigan sports doctor is scheduled to be arraigned today after being charged with sexually abusing female u.s. gymnasts. dr. larry nasser of michigan state university was the team doctor for the usa gymnastics organization. on sunday's "60 minutes," three former members of the

hena daniels, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> well, still ahead on "eyewitness news", a rainbow of color will take you behind the scenes of a new exhibit. featuring colorful frogs, some of these frogs were even on our set this morning. >> i saw you, look at your face as you are holding one of those, those were fascinating. looking ahead here, jim, we do have weekend featuring very cold air. daytime highs will be stuck into the 30's at best, both days. we are expecting some light snow to move in in the p.m. hours of sunday, but up until that point expect some quiet weather. we are going to talk about this changeable pattern, right after the break. your full forecast. bounty is more absorbent,mom" per roll so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty, the quicker picker upper fios is not cable. we're wired differently. welcome to 8 and a half maple street. it's half a house. and even though it only has half a kitchen, half the closet space and a half bath, it's a full house to the wilsons. because they have fios, their half house

the as hena daniel reports this is second high profile shake up for trump administration, this week. >> reporter: this morning president trump is shopping for a new nominee to be his labor secretary, in a dramatic turn off events yesterday trump's pick for the job andrew buds certificate withdrew. republicans raised concerned over the fact natalie food executive failure to pay taxes for five years on a former housekeeper, who wasn't authorized to work in the u.s. >> i believe that he made the right decision. >> i would hope natalie next person who is nominated will be the subject of a lot better vetting. >> reporter: development came just two days after president 's national security advisor michael flynn was forced to resign over fall out from conversations he had with a russian diplomate about sanctions in december. >> are you going to answer any questions about your associate contact with the russians touring the campaign sir. >> reporter: during a news conference with israeli rhyme minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house mr. trump dodged questions about his administration'

hena daniels has more on what we can expect today. >>> reporter: on the eve of a legal showdown over his immigration and travel ban, president trump took to twitter to make his case for the order writing in part, the threat from radical islamic terrorism is very real. courts must act fast. in a legal brief filed in san francisco yesterday, the justice department argued the president's temporary ban is necessary to protect national security. the department says the policy does not discriminate by religion, just by country of origin. adding that the countries involved were once deemed sponsors of terror by previous administrations. >> clearly the law is on the president's side. the constitution is on the president's side. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: as people from the 7 mostly muslim countries affected continue to pour into the united states, washington governor jay inslee a democrat defended the lawsuit that put the travel ban on hold. >> we care about national security. but we need to make decisions based on facts, not alternative facts. >> reporter: speaking to military ser

cbs correspondent hena daniels has this from new york. >> reporter: federal appeals court from san francisco will hear from the justice department today, why prafl donald trump's travel ban shoed inch re ip stated. days after a seattle judge issued temporary restraining order. blocking the travel ban nationwide. >> we are very cef confident that as we move through the process of these appeals, that the president has in this area , it will be upheld. >> vice president mike pence predicted legal victory, the president continues to black a judge behind the challenge tweeting quote this just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. something happens blame him and courtesies tell. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell was among republicans who distanced themselves from the president. >> we all get disappointed from time to time. at the outcome, in court, on things that we care about. but i think it is best to avoid criticizing judges individually. >> the order temporarily suspended, travelers from the country affected rush to return to the u.s. >> they are coming here for a ne

hena daniels, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news." >>> in other news, pedifile jerry sandusky under arrest on child sexual charges. jeffrey sandusky is accused of attempt to go entice two teenage girls in sexual act. he's charged with 14 counts, including criminal solicitation, and corruption of minors. child advocacy groups like mission kids hope cases cents like this will bring more child sex abuse victims out of the shadows, to report the crime. >> the more this is spoken about, the more comes out of the closet, the more people won't be afraid to report child abuse, won't be afraid to talk about it, it won't be staying advertised. >> jeffrey sandusky defense lawyer combined comment. judge set the bail at $200,000, preliminary hearing scheduled for next wednesday. >> the time now 5:36. in business news this morning. some puppy love this valentine day. >> what analysts expect from the federal reserve chair. jill wagner, joins us liver from the new york stock exchange, good morning again, jill. >> reporter: good morning, futures pointing to lower open the markets though in record high territo

hena daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> decade of sexual abuse allegations come to life following a grand jury report on solebury schools. the private school is located in new hope in bucks county and offers both day and boarding school to the students there. the report reveals that staff were not disciplined for having thone sexual relation was their students for generations. the report alleged seven students were sexual willly assaulted by faculty from the 1950's through 2005. >> there was culturally accepted at this school that if you were employed there, it was okay if you wanted to have sexual relations with your students. there were this lines of authority. >> according to administrators this grand jury investigation was prompted by school itself. in a statement they said in part while it is difficult, painful to read the report the information that has been compiled as to our examination of the past and rosen sites for the future. >>> in the meantime police arrested a delaware county teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with the female students. authorities say 2

hena daniels, cbs news. >> the president could also reissue the executive order with some fixes. in the meantime, people from the 7 countries can continue to enter our country. >>> time now, 4:42. it's expected to be a spectacular show in august when a rare solar eclipse is in the sky but actually if you want to see it, you might be out of luck. we'll explain why next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you can see a lunar eclipse, a full moon and a comet. you should be able to see the co >>> tonight at least going to be a triple treat a lunar eclipse, full moon and comet. you should see the comet around 7:30 but use a telescope or binoculars. >>> astronauts could be headed back to the moon. leaked white house documents first reported by politico suggest that the trump administration wants to go back to the moon within three years. researchers say going to the moon could be a good test for eventual missions to mars. nasa has a land to get -- plan to get to mars in the 2030s. a spokesman at houston johnson space center had no comment on the leak but astronauts are excited about the possibility. >>

daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> and while the battle over the president's immigration order continues, another battle is being for the on the senate floor. lets go live, democrats are staging a marathon debate for second night in a row this time against attorney general nominee jeff sessions. last night senator elizabeth warren was temporarily barred from speaking on the floor after delivering a highly critical speech of senator sessions. her comments included reading a letter by coretta scott king , the late wife of the of course martin luther king, junior. >>> there is in rain storm we will tell you what caused this wall of water, up next. >>> plus we are also following the latest on new orleans where a state of emergency has been declared following a tornado out break. here one woman's incredible story on have survival. >>> mother nature's unstop pable force caught on camera. see more of this video showing a mud slide, demolishing a california home. >> ♪ >>> we are waiting for tomorrow's know to get here maybe not happily waiting but waiting none the less. by the way to

i'm hena daniels in new york, more on interim replacement coming up. >> also, the embarrassing mistake that forced trump administration to stop selling this inauguration poster. meisha? >> rahel, looking outside, waking up to couple every accident on this valentine day. plus disable vehicle, water main break, all of the updates coming up. first a quick break, stay right where you are. >>> welcome to your health with joan lunden presented by centers for disease control and prevention. >> hi. i'm joan lunden. right now 86 million american adults have pre-diabetes and 90% of them don't even know it. and if left untreated, pre- diabetes can lead to type 2 diabetes as well as serious heart problems. we are joined by dr. ann albright, director of the cdc's division of diabetes translation to discuss the effects of diabetes on your heart. it is so great to have you here. >> thanks. >> what is the actual correlation here? what's the connection between diabetes and heart disease? >> high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high cholesterol can damage the blood vessels in your heart and in your br

hena daniels is in new york. >> reporter: the senate was to hold a confirmation today for auned puzder. the president has dropped the insistence by the u.s. on a two-state solution to the israeli/palestinian conflict, a longstanding bedrock of middle east policy. this morning, president trump is shopping for a new nominee to be his labor secretary. in a dramatic turn of events job, andrew puzder withdrew his name for consideration. republicans had raised concerns over the fast food executive's failure to pay taxes for five years on a former housekeeper who was not authorized to work in the u.s. >> i believe that he made the right decision. >> i would hope that the next person who is nominated will be the subject of a lot better vetting. >> reporter: the development came just two days after the president's national security adviser michael flynn was forced to resign over fallout from conersations he had with a russian diplomat about sanctions in december. >> mr. president, are you going to answer any questions about your associate contact with the russians during the campaign, sir? >> m

hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. president trump will meet troops amid a showdown in san francisco over his troeshlg immigration and travel ban. lawyers from washington state and minnesota are set to file legal briefs in the city arguing the president's lawyer unlawny targets muslims. the justice department has until this evening to issue its response. a federal court in san francisco will hear from the justice department today on why president trump's travel ban should be reinstated. on sunday the same court denied the request to resume the ban, days after a asset judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the travel ban nationwide. >> we're very confident as we move through the process of these appeals that the president's authority in this area will be upheld. >> reporter: as vice president mike pence talked legal victory the president blasted it. he said if something happens blame him and the court system. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is one who distanced himself from the president. >> we all g

hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. president trump will meet troops amid a showdown in san francisco over his troeshlg immigration and travel ban. lawyers from washington state and minnesota are set to file legal briefs in the city arguing the president's lawyer unlawny targets muslims. the justice department has until this evening to issue its response. a federal court in san francisco will hear from the justice department today on why president trump's travel ban should be reinstated. on sunday the same court denied the request to resume the ban, days after a asset judge issued a temporary blocking the travel ban nationwide. >> we're very confident as we move through the process of these appeals that the president's authority in this area will be upheld. >> reporter: as vice president mike pence talked legal victory the president blasted it. he said if something happens blame him and the court system. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is one who distanced himself from the president. >> we all get disappointed fr

hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the white house is confident that the travel ban will prevail in the legal back and forth over president donald trump executive order. spokesman sean spicer says clearly the law is on the president's side. >> reporter: on the eve of a legal lowdown over the travel ban, president trump took to twitter to make his case for the order. writing in part, the threat from radical islamic terrorism is very real. courts must act fast. the justice department argued that the president's temporary ban is necessary to protect national security. the department claims the policy does not discriminate by religion. just by country of origin. adding that the countries involved were once deemed sponsors of terror by previous administrations. >> whatever they fall on the president's side. the constitution is on the president's side. >> reporter: as people from the seven muslim countries continues to pour into the state, washington governor jay inslee, a democrat who put the travel ban on hold. >> we care

hena daniels has the latest. >> this is our time. >> reporter: vice president mike pence at the first day of the annual gathering of conservative republicans, rallying against obama care. >> obamacare has failed and obama care must go. >> reporter: and praising president trump for help and pushed the republican agenda forward. >> a strong military, more jobs, less taxes. >> reporter: the president's two closest advisors, wise house -- white house chief of staff reince priebus and stephen bannon complement each other. >> he is always study. >> he is incredibly loyal. >> reporter: before turning to heavier matters like immigration. >> putting a wall on the southern border. making sure that criminals are not part of our process. these are all things that president trump is doing within 30 days. >> reporter: in the media, which bannon repeatedly called the opposition party. >> if you think they are going to give you your country back without a fight, you're sadly mistaken. >> reporter: president trump's feud with the media deepened amid another report of a connection to his alleged ties t

hena daniels reports democrats are already gearing for a fight. >> i am a man of my word. i will do as i say. >> reporter: president trump kept yet another campaign promise tuesday night nominating conservative colorado judge neil gorsuch to fill the supreme court seat of the late justice antonin scalia. >> i pledge if i am concerned i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant. >> reporter: house speaker called it a phenomenal choice. in a statement democratic national called him a right- winger and at 49 years old gorsuch is the youngest supreme court nominee in 25 years. if confirmed he will be the fifth conservative out of nine on the bench. hena daniels cbs news. >> in the past, gorsuch has sided with religious employers in a case of the affordable care act contraceptive mandate. he also wrote a book arguing against euthanasia! >>> time now 6:02. let's check traffic with roqui. >> reporter: let's head to gilroy. gilroy commuters you have trouble on westbound 152. we'll talk about those details here. it's been a traffic alert since 3:44 this morning and it i

hena daniels, cbs news. >>> many schools in massachusetts, maine and connecticut are still closed. airline officials expect to operate as much of a normal schedule as possible. >>> time now 5:09. protests in southern california as demonstrators worry federal agents are cracking down on immigrants. >> plus, the battle brewing for some raiders off the field this morning. >> from the kpix weather center, we are monitoring where it is still raining but we have a weekend and a forecast you won't want to miss. >> all right. here's a live look at the richmond/san rafael toll plaza looking good right now but how are the rest of the bridges looking and your bay area morning commute when we come back. arrests over the past week, by federal immigration officials in southern california. the arrests prompted a protest in downtown los angeles >>> immigration activists are growing concern over arrests of illegal immigrants in southern california. the arrest prompted a protest in downtown los angeles yesterday. the demonstrators believe the arrests are part of president trump's promise to crack do

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hena daniels, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >>> it appears campaign 2018 underway at least for the u.s. senate sees in pennsylvania. >> state representative, and allegheny republican, first to announce he will challenge incumbent democrat bob casey. elect in the 2010, considers the chambers most conservative members. casey running for third, six-year term. >> horrific accident on the chesapeake bay bridge. what is coming up what caused tractor-trailer to go plunging over the edge and land in frigid water. >> plus: this little piggy went to the store and just would not leave. happily, finally, got it out of there, and where they think it came from. jan? >> rahel, you may not realize it, but his is called ugly produce. even though it is perfectly good to eat, whole lot of it ends upright in the trash can. coming up how one business is saving these fruits and veggies, to help feed the hungry in the delaware valley. we will be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> do you want a tatoo? >> not necessarily. >> okay. well, if you do, we will tell you why philadelphia's a place to be this weekend. >> co

hena daniels is here in new york with the details good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the president has already named his pick for act national security adviser with a short list. while the resignation was swift, questions still linger over his conversations with the russian ambassador. >> reporter: president trump's national security adviser michael flynn step down monday night. dogged by questions. transcripts obtained by the u.s. intelligence committee and given to the white house show flynn repeatedly discussed obama era sanctions about russia with the russian ambassador to the u.s. shortly before the president took office. just wed, "the washington post" revealed the justice department warned the white house late last 92 flynn was potentially vulnerable to russian blackmail because of the calls. >> general flynn, it's a big week for general palestinian. >> reporter: kellyanne conway took to the airwaves in support of michael flynn. by the end of the day, the retired lieutenant army general would issue his reds nation letter admitting he inadvertently had briefed t

officials hope to plug the hole by using helicopters to drop rocks, hena daniels, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >>> the united nations security coins ill likely to meet today off north kariya latest missile launch. have request add meeting of the council, over the weekends us strategic commands says it detected and tracked the missiles that flashed smooth see between the korean peninsula and japan, says that's intolerable. us is behind japan 100% says president trump. >> president trump meets with justin trudeau at the white house today a mid growing turmoil within his own inner circle. cbs has learned, comes after flynn mid less senior administration officials about discussion every sanctions with the russian envoy prior to the inauguration. >> so were you one of the millions of people who strayed up to watch the 69th grammy awards right here on cbs-3? >> con sense this is morning, adele stole the show walking away with the night's biggest awards, and the singer won best song, best record, best albumn for 25, even owned up the show with the award winning hit. when excepting one of her a

hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the white house is confident that the travel ban will prevail in the legal back and forth over president donald trump executive orde clearly the law is on the president's side. >> reporter: on the eve of a legal lowdown over the travel ban, president trump took to twitter to make his case for the order. writing in part, the threat from radical islamic terrorism is very real. courts must act fast. the justice department argued that the president's temporary ban is necessary to protect national security. the department claims the policy does not discriminate by religion. just by country of origin. adding that the countries involved were once deemed sponsors of terror by previous administrations. >> whatever they fall on the president's side. the constitution is on the president's side. >> reporter: as people from the seven muslim countries continues to pour into the state, washington governor jay inslee, a democrat who put the travel ban on hold. >> we care about national security, but

hena daniels has more on the vote the senate is expected to make toda. >> i oppose the nomination. >> reporter: senate democrats began their 24-hour protest against president trump's education secretary pick betsy devos in a last-ditch effort to block her confirmation. >> and we are one vote away from changing where we are on this nomination sending this back to the president and asking him to please send us a secretary of education that can get the votes in the senate. >> reporter: is not patty murray a democrat -- senator mattie murray a democrat from washington charged with overseeing the confirmation started it on monday. every democratic senator and two republicans will vote no today which leaves devos with 50 republican "yes" votes. the goal is to persuade one more republican senator to vote against her forcing a tie breaker vote by a vice president mike pence. >> save our schools! >> reporter: protests against the 59-year-old billionaire has popped up across the country from teachers unions and other liberals over her support of charter schools and school vouchers. many citing

hena daniels is here in new york with the details good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the president has already named his pick for act national security adviser with a short list. while the resignation was swift, questions still linger over his ambassador. >> reporter: president trump's national security adviser michael flynn step down monday night. dogged by questions. transcripts obtained by the u.s. intelligence committee and given to the white house show flynn repeatedly discussed obama era sanctions about russia with the russian ambassador to the u.s. shortly before the president took office. just wed, "the washington post" revealed the justice department warned the white house late last 92 flynn was potentially vulnerable to russian blackmail because of the calls. >> general flynn, it's a big week for general palestinian. >> reporter: kellyanne conway took to the airwaves in support of michael flynn. by the end of the day, the retired lieutenant army general would issue his reds nation letter admitting he inadvertently had briefed the with information regarding a

cbs news reporter hena daniels, learned how lgbtq add vaux cats are now responding to the news. >> reporter: standing in the shadow of the iconic stone wall inn, site of the 1969 riots that launched the gay rights movement in new york city, hundreds came out to protest president trump's role- roll-back of transgender protections in public schools. transgender teens also denounced the decision. >> we're not harmful. we're not dangerous. we're not criminals. we're just human beings. >> trump supporter, and former olympic champion, caitlin jenner, reveals her identity as trans woman in 2015, posted this video on twitter thursday. >> from one republican to another, this is a disaster. >> let me just say that this issue was a very huge example of the obama administration's over reach. >> president trump's education secretary, says, the issue should be dealt with on the state level. >> hena daniels, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> well, up next: tiger's on the hunt. wait until you see what they're after. >> oh, boy. plus, meisha takes us on another dream drive-thru a very small town, and we do mean