Now. And Rocker Chris Cornell dead at the age of 52. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Described as unblemished and unflappable, former fbi director Robert Mueller has been appointed special counsel to investigate the Trump Campaigns alleged ties to russia. Mueller will have sweeping powers and the authority to prosecute any crimes he uncovers. His appointment caught both the white house and capitol hill off guard. President trump says he hopes the investigation concludes quickly. Mueller was appointed fbi director by president george w. Bush in 2001. He took office a week before the 9 11 attacks, serving for 12 years, preceding comey. Hena daniels is here in new york. Good morning, hena. Good morning, annemarie. Deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein will brief the full senate over the president s decision to fire james comey as fbi director last week. The Development Comes just day after the president interviewed four candidates for that position. A special counsel to the fbis rush probe, Robert Mueller now has sweeping powers to investigate efforts to influence the 2016 election and related matters, matters likely to include President Trumps abrupt firing of fbi director james comey last week and recent claims the president tried to get comey to end the bureaus investigation into his former National Security adviser michael flynn. I think it was a very solid choice. Its good that we now have a focal point of somebody we all trust. Under pressure Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein made the decision wednesday, issuing a statement, saying in part, the publics interest requires me to place the investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command. No politician in history has been treated worse or more unfairly. After speaking to graduating coast guard cadets, the president issued his own statement, maintaining the investigation will, quote, confirm there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. Lawmakers in the house and senate have already been trying to figure that out. Ultimately what weve always wanted is getting the facts, and were going to continue pursuing all the facts. And yet another damning report out yesterday. The New York Times claims flynn told the trump team before the inauguration he was under investigation for being a paid lobbyist for turkey during the campaign. The times reports flynn was hired despite this notification. Meanwhile President Trump will hold a joint press conference with colombian president Juan Juan Manuel santos at the white house today. The visit comes just one day before his first overseas trip as commander in chief. Annemarie. Hena daniels here in new york. Thank you so much, hena. Muellers investigation may well include the firing of fbi director james comey and the alleged request by the president to end the investigation of michael flynn. There are three on capitol hill including the House Oversight committee. Its chairman republican Jason Chaffetz has scheduled a hearing for next wednesday, and scott pelley spoke to him last night. Weve had a little bit of trouble contacting him. Hes had a telephone change since hes left the department of justice. But we have formally noticed the hearing for next wednesday at 9 30 a. M. , eastern time. I have some flexibility. It comes with an asterisk. We hope to hear from him and see the documents. Remember, nobodys seen these documents. So we have to secure those documents as well. Well, on wall street the socalled trump bump turned into the trump dump. Jill wagner joins us from the New York Stock Exchange with more on the biggest losers in eight months. Good morning, jill. Good morning, annemarie. Investors are worried that the political crisis hitting the white house will derail President Trumps economic plan for a major tax overhaul and deregulation. So that slammed the brakes on that postelection stock surge. The dow lost 372 points yesterday, wiping out about 300 billion in shareholder wealth. Wednesdays dive is a stark contrast to two of trumps milestones, the surge the day after mr. Trump was elected and a small bounce on inauguration day. Still since the election the dow is up about 12. 4 , the s p is up about 10 . The vix index rose. It rose to its highest level in months. This morning, annemarie, asian markets are trading lower in the wake of the wall street selloff. The ripple effect. Jill wagner, thank you very much. Well hear more later. And we are learning more about the classified intelligence the president gave to the russians last week. In of all plans by isis to bring down jetliners by hiding bombs in laptop computers. Charlie dagata reports. Reporter amid the bombed out ruins of mosul universe, it was discovered that isis can build a bomb that can pass through airports undetected. We its long been believed that Mosul University was the center of the militarys bomb making process using the schools equipment and labs. U. S. Officials believe that now includes a new generation of more powerful explosives that can be concealed in a computer. When isis overran mosul in 2014, they also captured the citys International Airport and with it all the modern security scanner and equipment to test their new bombs. On our trip there were certain nogo areas. Iraqi forces kept us away from most sensitive buildings, warning that isis had booby trapped them. A commander told us that isis had also torched some of the facilities if order to hide evidence, but it appears that what was left behind has given u. S. Officials new cause for concern. The threat from isis has already led in part to the u. S. Banning electronics from flights at ten airports from the middle east to africa. Talks are now under way on whether to expand that ban to include cities in europe. Charlie dagata, bs news, london. Well, a jury in oklahoma acquitted a white Police Officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. A lawyer for Betty Jo Shelby says she is elated. Terence crutchers family was outraged by the verdict and says she got away with murder. Don champion has our report. Reporter a jury in tulsa, oklahoma, found tulsa Police Officer Betty Jo Shelby not guilty of firstdegree manslaughter in the shooting death of 40yearold Terence Crutcher last september. Shelby shot crutcher on a city street after his suv stalled. She told police she thought he was reaching for a gun when she fired the fatal shots. The father of four was not armed and no gun was found in his vehicle. The prosecutor said crutcher was never a threat to shelby. He was walking away from her with his hands up when she shot him. Terence was not an imminent threat. Terence did not attack her. Terence did not charge at her. Terence was not the aggressor. Betty shelby murdered my brother. Reporter Betty Jo Shelby took the witness stand in her own defense. She thought he was on pcp and thought he would kill her. She told 60 minutes she prayed she would not have to use legal force. Im feeling his intent to do me harm. I kept thinking, please dont do this, please dont make this happen. No justice, no peace reporter a small group of protesters outside the courthouse said they were upset with the verdict. Im flabbergasted. Im speechless, man. Reporter shelby remains on unpaid leave from the police department. Don champion, cbs news. We received word overnight that groundbreaking rock singer Chris Cornell has died. His representative said cornell died last night in detroit. The death was called sudden and unexpected. 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Target sales actually fell less than analysts predicted. This year target began a 7 billion threeyear plan which includes rolling out 12 original brands to try to get customers back in its stores. Americans are borrowing more. It reach 12. 7 trillion dollars that. Tops the previous record set in 2008. Student and auto loans make up a large portion. Delta air lines links its rewards program to lyft. Customers can earn miles even time they spend moneyen a lyft ride. A little crosspromotion. Jill wagner at the New York Stock Exchange. Thank you so much, jill. Still ahead, a selfie upgrade. New technology that turns photos into real figures. Who needs a selfie when you can get doobed. Im meg oliver. Ill show you how this craze is sweeping the country coming up. By a heart valve problem. But no matter what path i take, i go for my best. So if theres Something Better than warfarin, ill go for that too. Eliquis. 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And a bay area tech company is helping the effort to crack down on overfishing one big explosion at a time. Well explain. Join us for kpix 5 news this morning. Beginning at 4 30. Good morning. Its th,, heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. A fif ktd grader has the knowledge. Fourth grader Pranay Varada won the spelling bea in washington. Its the sixth Straight Year an american has won. He gets a 50,000 scholarship and a trip to the galapagos islands. If you love to take selfies, theres a way to capture yourself in full 3d. Meg oliver shows you what it means to get doobed. There are moments captured in space, happy couples, beloved tells, animals with attitude. All of them have been doobed. This is me, 360 degrees. Its amazing to me and i love that i can shar this with my daughter. Reporter heather stern got her first doob when she was 38 weeks pregnant with her first daughter rosy. 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Reporter since Donald Trump Took Office the town of 6,000 people has become a landing zone for refugees fleeing the immigration policies. This is chaos. This is unorganized. Reporter those who have already claimed asylum in the u. S. Usually cannot make another claim in canada, but an exception allows them to initiate the process if they cross illegally at a border like abdirizak muhammad. I thought, what do i have to do to get to the next mile. Reporter he found temporary housing while he waits for an asylum hearing. Residents worry that the demand on resources will tear apart their small town way of life. Kenneth craig, cbs news, emerson, manitoba, canada. Our top story this morning, the Justice Department appointed former fbi director Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee the coordination of the atr legend Trump Campaign and russia. President said i look forward to this matter concluding quickly. Going up after your local news on cbs this morning, well speak with former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral Michael Mullen about the latest developments in the campaign. Plus Allison Janney of the hit series mom joins us in studio 57 their story on cbs this morning. Thats the cbs morning news for this thursday. Thanks for watching. Im annemarie green. Have a great day. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com im kenny choi. And im michelle griego. Good morning. A live look at levis stadium in santa clara. There was a big concert there last night. Well talk more about that later in the broadcaster. It is thursday, may 18. Im kenny choi. Im michelle griego. Lets say hi to jaclyn and roberta. Good morning. Good morning. [ laughter ] we made it. [ laughter ] is my hair kind of crazy . Makeup still coming on . [ laughter ] its one of those mornings. Mine hit me 580 680 corridor shut down had to go go an extra 15 minutes for alternates. Happy travels. Thank you, caltrans. 15 minutes. [ laughter ] good morning, everybody. But at least we have clear skies out there this morning. You can see the half moon. Do you see it there . Above the beautiful skyline of san francisco. Temperaturewise 46 apiece livermore and in santa rosa 48 now in redwood city. Our winds have been picking up along the coast but just recently dialed back. Look at that half
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