To resign. The Justice Department confirms sessions had contact with the Russian Ambassador during the campaign. Something sessions did not reveal during his confirmation hearing. Good morning. Good morning. The news comes as lawmakers and the fbi investigate russian interference into the president ial election. Now, democrats are intensifying their calls for sessions to recuse themselves from any investigation or even to step down. Reporter the Justice Department confirms to cbs news that attorney general Jeff Sessions met with the russian envoy during the president ial campaign, but says those discussions were part of many kwf conversations then senator sessions had with the Armed Services committee. Meetings first reported to the Washington Post thursday. He was a top advisor to the campaign, and he did not disclose the encounters when asked about possible contact between members of the campaign and representatives of moscow during his january hearing. I have been called a surrogate a time or two in that campaign, and i did not have communications with the russians. Reporter in a Statement Last night the attorney general said i have never met with any russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign. I have no idea what this allegation is about. It is false. Democratic House Minority leader nancy pelosi is calling for sessions to resign, claiming he lied under oath. There may be nothing there, but if there is something there, if the fbi believes its criminal in nature, then for sure you need a special prosecutor. Reporter the story broke on the same day the New York Times details efforts by members of the Obama Administration to disseminate information about possible contact between associates of then president elect trump and russia. If theres nothing to further investigate, what are you asking people to investigate . Reporter the Trump Administration says aides are that could be used to connect the probe in the yesterday the House Intelligence Committee formally outlined its plans to look at russian meddling in the election. They will examine communications between russia and the campaign. Thank you. Ahead on cbs this morning mrgt br Margaret Brennan will have the latest on campaign ties to the russian government. Wall street liked the businessfriendly proposals in trumps speech to congress. The major indexes hit record highs wednesday. Jill wagner has details from the New York Stock Exchange. Good morning. Good morning. Optimism about the president s plans to help business keeps pushing stocks higher. Yesterday the dow finished above 21,000 for the First Time Ever closing 303 points higher. Its biggest gain for the dow this year. The s p 500 gained 32. Its biggest single day gain since november. And the nasdaq added 78 points. Than 15 since donald trump won the presidency. 19,000 and 21,000. The climb is driven by mr. Trumps probusiness stance. He proposed Corporate Tax cuts, the loosening of regulations, and a proposal to spend 1 trillion to fix the nations infrastructure. Throw in the promise of higher Interest Rates and a massive tax cut, all laying the ground work for continued market growth. Thank you, jill. Well check in with you a little later on headlines. Republicans are trying to push forward with plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. Senate republicans and House Republicans have yet to come to an agreement. A draft of the plan that leaked last week replaces obama cares low income tax credits and subsidies with smaller tax credits that go to everyone, like obama care. Low income americans would get the money even if they paid no or little taxes. Some more conservative republicans. This morning a dangerous storm system thats blamed for three deaths in the midwest is bearing down on the east coast. Dozens of tornadoes destroyed more than00 1 homes. The storm is headed east. Last night birmingham, alabama, was pounded by large hail. Elsewhere Recovery Efforts are underway as people in hard hit neighborhoods assess the damage. Michelle miller has our report. Reporter a tornado was spotted wednesday morning in brickwood, tennessee, outside of nashville as powerful storms tore through the area. Its the same system that left a trail of destruction across the Central United states. Zoom its undescribable. Unbelievable. Reporter in perriville, missouri, homes were reduced to piles of debris after a twister touched down tuesday night. Its very much theres a lot of everything. Grandmothers house. Photos, anything to do with the family was in this house. Reporter one person is dead, and more than 100 homes are destroyed. It is a similar scene in ottawa, illinois, where residents started to clean up the damage. Illinois governor toured the aftermath. I heard a freight train. Ran to the basement. Basement window was blew out . Yes. And we were covered. Reporter illinois emergency officials are concerned about more severe weather. Recovery efforts have become even more dangerous with dropping temperatures, potential for additional rain and even in some parts of illinois its turning into snow. Reporter Utility Companies are working hard to get power and gas restored. Michelle miller, cbs news, illinois. A federal immigration judge will determine the fate of a young woman who was arrested while trying to renew per permission to stay in the 22yearold Daniella Vargas was picked up yesterday by immigration agents when she pulled over a friends car in mississippi. She urged President Trump to protect people like her. A path to citizenship is necessary, also for the 11 million undocumented people are dreams. Today my father and brother await deportation while i continue to fight this battle as a dreamer to help contribute to this country, which i feel that is very much my country. Vargas was brought to the u. S. 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The federal Communications Commission gave internet providers the go ahead to sell your personal informatio the ruling overturns a rule passed in october that requires users explicit permission before their private data could be sold. The fcc says the privacy rules puts an unfair burden on Internet Service providers not shared by web sites and social media networks. Zwriench well, those two security braec breaches atta hue cost the ceo her bonus. Her Management Team was found to be reacting too slowly. The two breaches exposed the personal information of more than one billion users and cost the company about 350 million. Mcdonalds plans to launch a new app allowing diners to place orders for pickup. Customers could place an order on the app and then read a keyed to the drivethru cashier. The mobile order and pay option will be launched in 20,000 restaurants in the u. S. And abroad this year. Mcdonalds is also expanding its we could definitely use that down here at the stock exchange. 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And help make the gift of tomorrow possible. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. P march madness has arrived at northwestern right at the buzzer with 1. 7 seconds left. The wildcats beat red hot michigan with a buzzerbeating hail mary pass and layup. Theres a new attraction at the denver zoo. A baby giraffe that was born on tuesday. He is a big healthy boy. Zabe measured 5 feet tall and weighs 73 pounds. He was also a surprise. Zookeepers did not know until recently that his mother was pregnant because she had been on birth control. The ceo of uber says he needs leadership help. Travis kalanick also says he is ashamed. The acknowledgment follows a heated argument with one of his drivers that was caught on video. Ben tracy has the story. Reporter this video obtained by Bloomberg News shows uber Ceo Travis Kalanick swaying to the music in the back seat of an uber black car, but at the end of tidhe ree h also gets an earful from the driver identified as vafawzi he explains that cuts in uber rates have hurt him financially. I lost 90,000 because of you. Yes, yes, yes. You keep changing every day. You keep changing every day. Hold on a second. What have i changed about black . You changed the whole business. What . What . You dropped the prices. On black . 20. Started with 20. How much is the mile now, 2. 75 . Some people dont like to take responsibility for their own actions. Reporter in a memo kalanick afollowsed writing its clear the video is a reflection of me and i must fundamentally change as a leader and grow up. This is the first time ive been willing to admit that i need leadership help, and i intend to get it. Lately the company that made it possible to catch a cab using an app cant seem to catch a break. 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High temperature just after midnight, and we will take a dip, down to the mid40s by 8 00 in the morning, and during the afternoon, the sun will return and then hanging out when you factor in the wind, feeling like the 40s not the 30s. Tomorrow will feel like the 30s. We are dry, and we will talk about the snow showers also in a bit. Grade school al good morning, allyson. Im not seeing any reports here of damage leftover from yesterday this is eastbound by pennsylvania avenue, forestville road, and one lane is closed there. Our sensors do not pick up on the road, which is why youre not seeing it. Route 50 and 66 theres long term construction. Im larry miller with breaking news overnight. A deadly crash shutting down part of 270. A corvette struck a jetta and then veered off the road hitting trees. The driver and passenger in the corvette died. This is the latest fallout from a deadly nerve gas attack with the death of kim jung un. Prince georges county police are asking for your help to find this 8yearold boy. You can see him there. His name is mohammed terrain. At the time he went missing was wearing a camo jacket and pants. If you know anything, call police. Thank you, mike. Thats look at what is going on. I love that smile someone was happy to be on a roller coaster, and now more weather for craziness is on the way, and honestly, we just wanted an excuse to show the smile. Is that a roller coaster in someones backyard . Yeah. Hes obsessed with the ride in his own backyard. Who wouldnt be. Dad of the year. Good morning. Im mike hydeck. Can you believe we will have flurries tomorrow . Flurries, really . Im jan jeffcoat. Reporter we had trees down around the region yesterday, and theres Facebook Page of a set in the backyard lifted up and moved. The winds were powerful, 60mile an hour gusts yesterday, and also yesterday, reaching a high of 80 degrees, and tomorrow, talking about the flurries out there. The roller coaster is not as cute at the little kid was. We have reached our High Temperature today. Its going to be rather windy today. Up to 50mile an hour gusts possible. Current temperatures into the 40s for winchester through fort royal. Heres how the winds will fair through the rest of the morning. They will continue to stay strong through about sunrise, and 30mile an hour winds at sunrise. Better, and overnight, we will drop the wind speed, allow the temperatures to drop off. Pretty cold first thing tomorrow morning, and then its windy once again, and that will bring over a few snow showers and even flurries. I dont want you to be too concerned with this. We are going