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president trump is lashing out at the fbi as the russia investigation moves closer to the white house. the president used twitter to attack the bureau's credibility. he said this weekend that the fbi's reputation is the worst in history. >> fired fbi director james comey responded with a quote from his own capitol hill testimony earlier this year. comey tweeted this, i want the american people to know this truth, the fbi is honest, the fbi is strong, and the fbi is and will always be independent. margaret brennan is at the white house with this intensifying feud. margaret, good morning. >> good morning. it is stunning for any american president to publicly rebuke the law enforcement agency. but president trump has been harshly critical of the fbi throughout its probe of his campaign's activity. >> well, i feel badly for general flynn. >> reporter: before leaving the white house this morning, president trump said michael flynn didn't deserve harsh treatment. on friday, flynn meeted guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia. the president then compared it to the fbi's treatment of hillary clint. >> she lied many times, nothing happened to her. flynn lied and it's like they ruined his life. >> reporter: over the weekend, the president unleashed an attack on the fbi. saying on twitter its reputation is in tatters and accused it of a dishonest investigation of hillary clinton. >> swear to tell the truth -- >> reporter: former director james comey testified that the president fired him after the fbi did not honor a request to stop investigating flynn as part of the russia probe. >> what he wanted me to do is drop any investigation connected to flynn's account of his conversations with the russians. >> reporter: the president denied that account. but seemed to suggest that he was aware that flynn had lied to the fbi, tweeting saturday, quote, i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. which raises new questions about what the president knew and when. south carolina republican lindsey graham warned the post appeared incriminating. >> the tweeting comment regarding ongoing criminal investigations at your own peril. i'd be careful if i were you, mr. president. >> reporter: sources close to the white house tell cbs news in an unusual move, it was the president's lawyer, john dowd, who helped write that tweet. congressman adam schiff says it hurt the president. >> and then you do get very close to a case of obstruction of justice. >> reporter: the president's attorney, john dowd, told cbs news that he considers these questions of whether the president obstructed justice to be the result of what he called, quote, the arrogance and ignorance of the media and opposition. he argues that since the president is the chief law enforcement officer of the country, in his legal view, it's impossible for the president to obstruct himself. >> strong rebuttal from jim comey, margaret, thank you. special counsel robert mueller removed one of his lead investigators over potential bias. the agent was reassigned last summer after it was discovered he sent text messages that may have criticized the president. paula reid is outside the district courthouse in washington, paula, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that agent was a top fbi investigator working with special counsel robert mueller. peter struck was reassigned after sending politically charged text messages to another member of mueller's team, lisa page, an fbi lawyer. strzok was also a key player into the investigation of hillary clinton's use of her private e-mail server but he's now been reassigned to the fbi's hr department. this was such a significant development, the special counsel actually issued a statement, saying immediately upon learning of the allegations, it removed peter strzok from the investigation. republicans are now using this reassignment to question the credibility of both the clinton e-mail probe and the ongoing mueller investigation. president trump tweeted over the weekend, now it all starts to make sense. attorney general jeff sessions, who has also recused himself from the russia investigation, he weighed in. he says that he believes that federal investigations should be conducted without bias or favoritism and that he has addressed this with the fbi director. >> all right, paula, thank you so much. house and senate republicans are racing to combine their separate tax reform bills. gop lawmakers will work this week to try and sort out the differences in the two plans. republicans want a finished bill on president trump's desk by christmas. nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the hurdles they face and whether they'll be able to wrap a bow around it, nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. house and senate republicans have been working behind the scenes to reconcile these two bills, even before the senate passed its bill early saturday morning. and they believe, norah, that they can get that process done within a week. >> a middle income taxpayer,o r overwhelming majority, will get tax relief. >> reporter: insisting that melding the two tax bills will not take much time. >> we'll be able to get through it in the conference. >> reporter: he'll be working with house gop leaders like steve schalis, highly motivated to pass a final bill by christmas. >> when you look at the differences, they're not that big. >> reporter: there are key discrepancies. the senate bill keeps the current seven individual tax brackets while the house bill condenses it to four. the senate bill eliminates basketball care's individual mandate, a move that's likely to end up in the five product. and it's unclear what will happen to medical expense deductions. the house bill eliminates them. but the senate bill expands them temporarily. senate susan collins of maine was responsible for that last-minute addition. >> the amendments that i added on medical expense deductions, on property tax deductions, on helping retirement security for public employees, improved the bill. >> reporter: changes like those were made just hours before the senate vote early saturday morning. >> this is the tax bill. >> reporter: democrats took to social media to rail against the rushed process. >> can you tell me what that word is? if you can, you got better eyes than me. >> c corporation, paren, dangerous? that can't be right. >> reporter: some of those last-minute revisions surprised even house republicans like the decision not to repeal the alternative minimum tax and trying to meld these two bills now is going to be a very delicate process because they can't do anything that's going to jeopardize gop votes in the house, particularly in the senate, gayle, where they have just one vote to spare. >> all right, that's not a lot, thank you very much, nancy. the senate tax bill is also stuffed with provisions for special interests. car dealersships would be able to fully deduct interest on loans thanks to kentucky senator rand paul. an amendment by texas senator cruz allows parents to pay for k through 12 private school tuition using tax-free college savings accounts. and senator rob portman of ohio, where big private jet companies are based, reportedly got them exempted from a levy known as the ticket tax. julianna goldman is outside the capitol with other items buried in the legislation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. these are businesses that pass the income through to their owners who don't pay corporate taxes. instead, they file that income on their individual tax return. the senate's tax bill is a boon for oil and gas firms who would be able to take advantage of the lower tax rates on pass-through businesses. the provision was added by texas senator john cornyn, whose campaign has received more than $1 million in contributions from the oil and gas industry since 2013. >> we're going to find some really stinky stuff in here that we didn't know. >> reporter: on "face the nation," maine's independent senator king said there's a lot he and his colleagues still need to learn. real estate developers like president trump and the trump organization would also benefit from the tax cuts for pass-through businesses according to former obama tax policy adviser seth hamlynn. >> he's sort of the poster child here of the sort of wealthy business person or wealthy billionaire who's going to get a windfall from this tax cut. >> reporter: the president's budget director mick mulvaney defended the measures. >> yeah, you're going to change the way we treat pass-through entities. >> reporter: the bill would open up part of the arctic national wildlife refuge for drilling, a cause championed by lisa murkowski. she was one of the last gop holdouts on the tax plan. >> this is good for alaska, more importantly, it's good for the country. >> reporter: another amendment spared cruise lines from paying higher taxes. alaska senator dan sullivan said it would help communities and businesses that rely on tourism. >> this is just slap-dash, sloppy, untransparent law making. i, frankly have never seen anything like this. >> reporter: the bill is also notable for what's not included. it appears their research and development tax credit was accidentally eliminated. you can expect more surprises as lawmakers finish reading the bill that they've already passed. >> julianna, thank you. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is here to try to break down what the tax bill could mean for families. this is so important. let's talk about how they affect individual families first. >> so it's really important to understand that this is a bill that is very nuanced. so it matters not just who you are and how much money you earn but how do you earn that money. do you have a pass-through organization. or do you live in a state where you're losing your state and local tax deduction? do you have a mortgage? how much? so it's a very strange bill that in the past when we've done tax reform and tax deductions and unfortunately, i remember 30 years ago, it was a much clear this is a winner this is a loser. this is going to take a long time to really understand who wins, who loses. >> the big differences in the plans? >> well, the big differences are, going down, we know that the tax brackets are very important. so in the house plan, they have four tax brackets. they maintain that top bracket at 39.6%. the senate plan -- i'm sorry, the house plan goes to four brackets. the senate plan maintains seven brackets. but the top bracket goes down. mortgage interest deduction, house plan says you can only deduction up to half a million of mortgage interest. the senate plan says no, we're going to leave it at 1 million. and what we really know, the big huge change in the tax code is around corporations. and corporations, they both are slashing the corporate rates. it goes from 35% to 20%. >> tax cuts historically are very popular. with both republicans and democrats. this one is at 30% approval. why do you think so many americans disapprove of this tax cut? >> i think it's becoming clear that it's very much tilted towards corporations. and the wealthiest americans. you know, if you're upper middle class, you could actually be a loser in this bill. and that's very important to put out there. if you're the very poor, you could be a loser. i think when americans hear that corporations, which have seen great profitability over the last seven years, stock markets at all time highs, it's really hard to understand in your belly why do those corporations need those tax cuts. tax reform is one thing. making a tax code better, simpler, plainer. but an actually gift to corporation where we are right now, second longest bull market in the history of the united states economy, it's hard to reconcile that. >> it still seems very confusion even to people that passed it are trying to read it and figure out exactly what they passed. who wins and who loses? who are the winners here? >> i think if you are the tenth of one percent of an earner, you are a huge winner because we're going to get rid of the state tax action. i think corporations, huge winners. pass-through organizations. that means you've got a big law firm, there's 200 partner, they have all their money flows through, it's a pass-through, that is going to be a big winner. whether those folks who are winners then take the money they save and recycle it into the economy and boost the economy substantially, i think that is a huge question yet to be answered. a lot of academics say they don't believe this is a long-term growth incentive. >> the head of at&t have promised more jobs. you have some ceos on the record promising reinvestment. >> we'll see if they come up with those jobs. in our next hour, white house budget director mick mull vanny will join us to respond to criticism of the tax bill. ahead and only here on cbs this morning. >> i always like it when we can say it, only here on cbs this morning. say it again. one of america's largest health insurers. cvs announced yesterday it has a deal to buy aetna. jericka duncan is here with the blockbuster deal. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. in a joint statement the two companies called this a natural evolution as they seek to put the consumer at the center of the health care delivery system. experts say the move could reinvent the way you go to the doctor. for years, cvs has been working to become a one-stop shop for health care with not just pharmacies but also walk-in clinics. by joining forces with insurance giant aetna, cvs said they envision their location becoming something of a community-based medical center that includes space for wellness, clinical and pharmacy services, as well as vision, hearing, nutrition, beauty and medical equipment. cooper is an assistant professor at the yale school of public health. >> a company like cvs has 10,000 brick and mortar locations. if you're a customer, you can access the health care system through cvs which a lot of us see around the corner from where we live day to day. >> reporter: the companies face new competitors, including amazon, which after expanding beyond basic retail products and groceries started inching into the health care business. >> that made companies like cvs sit up and take notice. >> reporter: still, the merger needs to be approved by antitrust regulators who recently put the brakes on at&t's $85 billion purchase of time warner, as well as another health care merger between anthem and cigna corporation. >> i think one of the questions is when these two firms come together, they might do a better job lowering drug prices but do they pass those drug prices on to consumers. that's frankly the question regulators are going to look at when they scrutinize this transaction. >> reporter: what does this mean for the aisles of your local cvs? even if the merger goes through it could take years before we find out if health care professionals offering cures will take the place of wrapping paper. >> potential game changer. thank you. longtime music director james levine is suspended this morning over a series of sexual misconduct allegations. levine is one of the world's most renowned conductors. the 74-year-old is accused of sexual contact with at least three teenage boys from the 1960s to the 1980s. officials at the met say levine denies the charges. cbs this morning reached out to levine for comment but we have yet to hear back. a florida teen who disappeared for near lay week with a high school soccer coach is reunited with her parents. >> what was it like for you when you first saw her? >> it was wonderful. she's just beautiful. just to get to see her and put our arms around her. there's nothing else like it. >> meg oliver sat down with kate lynn's mom and dad just moments after their reunion. it is an interview you'll see >> announcer: this national weather report 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notice. need your sunglasses. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." here are three things we think you should know this morning. protesters are expected to meet president trump today when he arrives in utah to announce plans to cut the size of two national monuments. the sprawling bears ears and grand staircase escalante national monuments were created by president barack obama and president bill clinton. in april, president trump called it a massive federal land grab that never should have happened. mitch mcconnell says there will not be a shutdown over the future of daca, but democrats say they will not vote for any spending bill that does not include protections of dreamers. the obama-era program protecting tens of thousands of immigrants brought to the country illegally as children ends in march. lawmakers have until the end of this week to approve new government funding. and the teams are set for this year's college football playoffs. two semifinal games will be played on new year's day. number one clemson plays alabama in the sugar bowl, a rematch of the last two national championship games. georgia and oklahoma will meet in the rose bowl. the winners of those games play on january 8th for the big title. big ten champion ohio state was left out poft plof the playoffs. it's the first time the conference has not had a team in the running. bad morning for them. a florida teenager is home this morning after running away with a high school soccer coach for nearly a week. the 17-year-old was reunited with her mom and dad over the weekend in syracuse, new york. the 27-year-old ryan rodriguez is now under arrest. meg oliver spoke with her parents after the reunion, in an int interview you'll only see on "cbs this morning." we're glad she's safe. >> absolutely. good morning to all of you. these last few days have been an emotional roller coaster for the family. they say they're happy to have their daughter back and safe in their arms and that rodriguez will face consequences for taking a child away. >> when you saw her for the first time, what was it like, ward? >> like the wait of the world being lifted off his shoulders. >> reporter: he blamed himself for his daughter's disappearance. he encouraged ryan rodriguez to take the high school soccer coaching job. >> how does it feel? >> it's been difficult. i'm glad to have her back and keep her safe as a father always wanted to do. >> reporter: ward frisina and his wife traveled a thousand miles to be reunited with their daughter in new york. >> how long did you hug her? >> i don't know. till we got to breathe, i think. when you go that long without seeing or talking to her, you don't want to let her go. >> reporter: police say a new york state trooper noticed rodriguez's car with the florida tag. the officer pulled him over in the shopping mall parking lot and arrested him without incident. frisina was in the passenger seat. >> did she tell you why she left? >> we haven't gotten into all of that yet. we will at some point. right now we're just so thankful and so blessed that she's safe and that we're together again. >> reporter: according to the arrest warrant, the teen's father discovered sexual messages from snapchat after she disappeared that confirmed a possible relationship between his daughter and rodriguez and her mother was told by one of caitlyn's friends rian wanted her to leave the country with him and she didn't know how to get out of it and was afraid he would mess up her life. >> what is the message to parents? >> because you don't know what tomorrow means, hug your babies every day and tell them how much you love them and make sure that they know that they can come to you with anything and that you can work through whatever it is. >> rodriguez faces a felony charge in florida of interfering with child custody and he could face additional federal charges for taking frisina across state lines. officials say if there are no local charges filed in new york, they expect rodriguez to be extradited to florida this week. the family has a lot to process. >> i'm so happy she's safe and sound, but as a mother there's a part of me that wants to strangle her. but her mom said a very good thing. tell your kids no matter what it is, you can tell us what it is. my heart ached for her when she said, please call us and let us know you're all right. >> they'll go to counseling if they have to. >> did she go willingly? >> it appears she did. >> thank goodness her friend came forward. surveillance video shows a nanny and everett washington who was not about to let a thief steal a package. >> hey. what are you doing? >> that should be a fedex commercial. they're running out and tackling the suspect. the getaway car drove off. anderson restrained the woman and screamed for people nearby to call the police. >> i never thought she was a threat to me. it wasn't okay. i'm not okay with that. >> she's not okay with it. >> the deputies arrived and arrested her. 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reporter: good morning. the military exercises now under way involve 2,000 aircraft and 10,000 personnel. we flew with the 35th fighter wing to see how they're preparing for the increasing threat from north korea. i flew in the back seat of major richa richa richard smeeding in a fighter jet. he goes by the code name punch. seconds into our flight, he punches our plane straight up into the air. we climbed 13,000 feet at nearly 500 miles per hour. >> all right. give us a roll. wow. >> that's one way to take off. >> reporter: soon we are soaring right up the face of a massive snowcapped mountain. minutes later just barely above the surface of a lake. >> pull up, pull up. >> how many feet off the ground are we? >> just over 100. >> you are ruining every roller-coaster ride in my fut e future. >> reporter: but this is not a joy ride. for pilots like punch, this is a serious training mission. flying low helps him prepare for actual combat conditions in which he would try to avoid detection. >> what does this replicate in terms of combat firing. >> if there's any barrier, there's no way for them to target me, much let shoot me. >> there are 44. and in a war with north korea, they would likely be the first plane sent in to take out enemy radar at north korea's air defenses. if needed and if called on, we're ready, and we're ready to go right now, 100%. >> reporter: colonel scott jobe is commander of the fighter ring. he said the missiles have lead them to increase the number and complexity of their training exercises. >> to make sure we're ready to prepare and respond to any sort of testing. >> that readying means pilots like punch are spending a lot of time on the ground making sure their f-16s are ready for action and once in the air, that they're ready for a mission. >> what's the mission today? >> we're doing a simulated strike mission. >> in this scenario our plane flies low over the water until he spots the target ahead. we then pop up in the air and simulate dropping 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"king tides" are expected along parts of the bay area coastline today. there's potential of some flooding in those area good morning. it is 7:56. i am kenny choi. king tides are expected along areas of the bay area coastline with potential of flooding in those areas. today state lawmakers plan to hold hearings to evaluate the response of the wine country wildfires. there is separation that sonoma and napa counties may not have gotten enough help from california's mutual aid system in the early stages of the fires. we will have traffic and weather after this quick break. the time now is 7:57. we are tracking slowdowns and now a traffic alert for drivers on southbound 101 past cesar chavez. as you are approaching 280 the right lane remains blocked due to a downed tree. it looks like branches are still there. crews are looking on clearing that at one point. three lanes were blocked but two lanes haves since reopened. a 50 minute travel time from the split to the parkway. eastbound 80 over the sterling on-ramp to get on the lower deck of the bay bridge, we are tracking another problem that is causing a back up near treasure ideal. one lane is -- treasure island. one lane is blocked there from san francisco to oakland. neda? we have had the supermoon in full affect late last night and early this morning. now the sunrise. strong winds today and tomorrow. expect to feel the breeze and the howling of the winds. it certainly woke me up overnight. the coastal flood warnings are in effect with the king tides here. and expect near freezing conditions tomorrow morning across the bay area. today our temperatures are in the mid 60s. ♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it is monday, december 4, 2017. welcome back to "cbs this morning." ahead, white house budget director mick mulvaney on the things the president must have in the gop's tax bill. it is an interview only on "cbs this morning." plus, the first of its kind birth in the u.s. from a transplanted uterus. we're going to look at the pros and cons for other women. first here is today's eye opener at 8:00. >> as the russia investigation moves closer to the white house, he says the fbi's reputation is the worst in history. >> it is stunning for any american president to publicly rebuke the law enforcement agency. >> reassigned after sending political charged text messages to another member of mueller's team. >> republicans have been working behind the scenes to reconcile these two bills before the senate passed its bill. >> some of the biggest winners are businesses that passed the income through to their owners who don't pay corporate taxes. >> a big, huge change in the tax code is around corporations. in corporations, they both are slashing the corporate rate. it goes from 35% to 20%. >> two companies called this a natural evolution as they seek to put the consumer at the center of the health care delivery system. >> cbs is honoring comedy legend carol burnett in her groundbreaking variety show. >> you've been in our lives for so long because you're more than carol burnett. you're the space in which a huge amount of lov happened [ cheering and applause ]. >> it is so sweet. i mean he said it just the way i wrote it. [ laughter ] ♪ carol burnett, she just can't help it. she is funny and gracious always. good to see her i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell and bianna golodryga who will be with us all week long. >> it is only monday. we'll see. >> so far, so good. president trump says he feels bad for his former national security adviser michael flynn. flynn pleaded guilty on friday to lying to the fbi. the president says this morning he thinks flynn was treated unfairly and compared it to the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail also. >> hillary clinton lied many times to the fbi. nothing happened to her. flynn lied and they destroyed his life. i think it is a shame. >> well, the president's comments came after he tweeted this weekend, i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. sources close to the white house tell cbs news the president's lawyer john dowd helped write that tweet. the sources claim it is a case of sloppy wording. >> the president criticized the fbi on twitter yesterday, saying comey aeps leadership left its reputation in talters and the worst in history. mr. trump renewed his attack on the "dishonest clinton investigation" after learning special counsel robert mueller reassigned an agent who may have sent an anti-trump text message. comey responded with a quote from his june testimony. the fbi is honest. the fbi is strong, and the fbi is and always will be independent congressional republicans are pushing to get president trump the tax bill he wants by christmas. the house votes today to send its version to a conference committee with the senate. negotiators need to work out big differences between the two plans. senate republicans approved their plan early saturday morning. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there is no greater priority for house and senate republicans than getting this tax bill through, and so they say it is only going to take them about a week to iron out these differences. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has already been huddling with house republican leaders about how to do that, and house speaker paul ryan said the republicans have to come together to seize what he calls a once-in-a-generation opportunity. that's going to mean making compromises on fundamental features like the number of individual tax brackets. the house plan has four while the senate has seven. the senate plan would let individual rate cuts expire in 2025. both bills would raise the bar for who pays the estate tax, but the house would eventually repeal the tax while the senate would not. senators also added a last minute provision to their bill to keep the alternative minimum tax which lessens the impact of some of the tax breaks while the house bill would repeal that tax. so they've got a lot of work ahead of them, and as they work to iron out those differences they also have to keep an eye on the end of the week when they need to cut a deal to fund the government because that funding is set to run out. nancy, thank you. without budget director mick mulvaney joins us from washington for an interview you will see only on "cbs this morning." good morning to you, mr. mulvaney. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for joining us. congress is starting to work out the differences again the house and senate bill. can you tell us what the president wants to see now? >> sure, the same thing we wanted to see from the very beginning, which is these fundamental principles from the white house perspective. number one, ordinary, hard working americans will pay less and it will be simpler for them to pay. number two, the corporate tax rate will come down. it looks like both the house and senate bills that now have passed preserve those two very important principles, so the next step is to work out the details. the house has some things the senate doesn't have and vice versa. it is part of the ordinary course of business in passing law, but we like to see the progress that's going on, and still on goal for getting it done by christmas. >> let me ask you this. does the president favor seven rates or four rates? >> we favor whatever can pass. we would like a simpler code, keeping in mind that the number of rates doesn't really change the simplicity of the code for ordinary folks. they're simply going to turn to the booklet in the back of the tax book and fill out their tax else. it will be very simple for individual, ordinary americans regardless of how many rates there are. as between four or five rates in the house bill, the six or seven in the senate bill, we're indifferent. >> it sounds like you're saying the president doesn't mind much what is in the bill, he just wants a bill. >> no, not at all. we want a bill that preserves our principle also and so far these bills have these things. we're excited about the progress. it is not a bill for the sake of passing a bill. we need the substance of this, but the two principles are what have been driving the white house from the very beginning. >> let me ask you about one of the president's principles because during the campaign he called the national debt "weight around the future of every young person in this country." is the president concerned it is going to add $1.4 trillion to the debt? >> listen, the debt continues to be a priority for the white house. i hope i still have a reputation of being a fiscal hawk. i think it is the reason the president hired me for this job. the debt is a function of two different things, the amount of revenues into the government and amount of revenues out. revenues and spending. we need the tax bill to grow the economy. a healthy economy where folks make more money generates more money for the government coffers. we hope to reduce the deficit by having this tax bill passed. >> both bills i am at repealing the estate tax which targets the nation's wealthiest. chuck grassley told the des moines register, i think not having the estate tax recognizes the people that are investing as opposed to those that are just spending every darn penny they have, whether it is on booze or women or movies. is that a fair characterization of 99.9% of u.s. household snls. >> no, i'm not sure where that's coming from. on the estate tax we would like to see it go away. we do not think that dying should invite the irs into your life. right now when you pass away, it is a taxable event, a taxable transaction. we don't nifrthink that's right. we believe long term in taxing the assets families have collected over the generation, just not at the point of death. >> the senate bill would repeal the obamacare individual mandate. that's something the cbo says would leave 13 million americans without insurance. is the president okay with that? >> think about that for a second. what the cbo is telling you, as soon as the government tells you that you don't have to buy something you're not going to. is that a bad thing? do we want a law on the book -- this goes back to the underlying health care, it was pitched as a tax so it is appropriate to deal with it now, should the government tell you that you should buy something you don't want to? we're comfortable. we're glad the senate got around with repealing the individual mandate, the house had done it in a separate bill. we're looking forward to it being part of the final legislation. >> both bills cut the corporate tax rate down to 20%. the president said he could go to 22%. some republican senators want to do that because they could help more middle class families if it was increased a couple of points. is that something where there could be negotiation? >> again, we would like 15% to begin with. we would love that 20%, but if it takes a smaller change to get it across the finish line we are willing to work on the details with the house and senate. keep in mind it is not just us the senate is negotiating with, they have to negotiate with the house as well. >> mick mulvaney. thank you for joining us. >> thanks. y'all have a great morning this week president trump could become the first u.s. president to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. his decision is expected on wednesday. the president is also considering moving the u.s. embassy there from tel aviv to jerusalem. in a rare public appearance, jared kushner who leads the president's middle east peace effort said his father-in-law has not made up his mind yet. >> he's still looking at a lot of different facts, and when he makes his decision he'll be the one to want to tell you, not me. i think there's a lot of instances of great trust between israelis and palestinians. i think there's not a lot of trust between the leadership, and i think that's what we've really been working on. >> seth doane is in jerusalem, the city at the heart of the israeli/palestinian con dplikt. good morning. >> reporter: good morning from the gate where it is a mix of the old city. this city is claimed as the rightful capital by both sides, both israelis and palestinians and for the most part other countries stayed out of the way, keeping their embassies in tel aviv and allowing the final status of the city to be determined in peace talks between israelis and palestinians. that could be changing. today is the deadline for the trump administration to sign a waiver it must sign every six months to keep the u.s. embassy in tel aviv. some trump administration officials have warned that options including moving the u.s. embassy could help the peace process gain momentum here. the word from washington is that this week we could see a sort of half-step from president trump with the president making a statement that recognizes jerusalem as the capital of israel but does not yet move the embassy. palestinian leaders warn that could jeopardize the peace talks and also warns of violence. across the region, diplomatic posts have been put on alert and high security. norah. really interesting. seth doane in jerusalem. thank you so much a texas woman who thought she would never have a baby is a mother of a newborn. ahead, how a uterus transplant could help thousands like her author dan brown is author dan brown is tackling the doe bait of god versus science. he's in our toyota green room. a little controversy in his book. ahead, how he brought back professor robert langdon for a new thriller. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. g artificial intelligence in society. we'll be right back. with advil's fast relief, you'll ask, "what pulled muscle?" 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cycle months later, that aisle implant the embryos and if she should become pregnant, she'll be followed carefully with ob-gyns. >> it's not permanent. >> it's not. it's meant to be temporary, to allow her to have one or at most two children at which point the uterus is then removed so she doesn't have to stay on the immune oh-suppress end drugs that come with risks like cancers and risks and toxicity. >> we don't know the whom had the baby but the donor is a 32-year-old nurse. >> who had two of her own kids. >> who would be eligible? >> those who have uterine infertility who are born with or don't have a uterus or it becomes nonfunctional. most conditions occur in one out of 4,000 women where they're not born with a uterus. however, there are women this could help up to 50,000 who for example had a hysterectomy for ebb dough me trow oh sis, fibroids or cancer or complications from tin irritable childbirth. >> as promising as it i it's a serious procedure. what are the side effects or danger? >> for the donor, it's a surgery. it's more complicated than an initial hysterectomy. it takes longer. they have to tease out the blood vessels. for the woman she has an implantation and then removal. some say why not surrogacy or adoption. there are definitely women with where that's limited by ethical or cultural restraints. these are remarkable steps. >> it's time for a uterine transplant to work. >> and improves quality of life. >> what a gift. it is a gift to be able to deliver your baby. that is wonderful. thank you, dr. tara narula. washington starts every holiday season with the kennedy honors. this spectacular show celebrates vi very important artists. we're taking a break. we'll be right back. but now it's our turn to take control with stelara® stelara® works differently for adults with moderately to severely active crohn's disease. studies showed relief and remission, with dosing every 8 weeks. stelara® may lower the ability of your immune system to fight infections 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estevan. a preliminary hearing is set to get under way today for two men.. in connection with the fatal "ghost ship" warehouse fire in oakland. master tenant derick almena and max harris are charged with involuntary manslaughter. each faces 36 counts... one for each victim who died in the fire last year. good morning, it is 8:25. i am kenny choi. investigators are trying to figure out how this white pickup truck ended up submerged in the bay. it was found about 20 feet off of treasure island yesterday. rescue divers searched the truck but no one was found inside. stick around. we will have traffic and weather in just a moment. the time is 8:27. a traffic alert remains in effect for drivers head into san francisco, southbound 101 past cesar chavez. two lanes are locked due to downed trees. we are also tracking a car fire now just south of 280 along southbound 101. so, your ride just got slower, making your way southbound out of san francisco, headlights on the left side of your screen, the southbound direction. if you are heading toward the bay bridge in the eastbound direction along 80 on the right side of your screen, that is very slow. we have a lane blocked over by treasure island. it looks like they have cleared the bay bridge toll plaza. and on the other side in oakland in the red. just under 30 minutes from the maze into san francisco. the east shore freeway is a 35 minute ride from highway 4. look at these clear conditions across san francisco. we will see clear skies pretty much all week long but we will also feel the cool air. see the coastal flooding and feel the breeze, as well. the current temperatures in concord chilly at 38 degrees. santa rosa 40 degrees. we have freeze watches, warnings and frost advisories across california. all the areas you see on your screen could see temperatures below freezing. check your plant, pets, pipes and senior citizens. it will be a double blanket and jacket kind of days. wind gusts expected to pick up to 30 to 45 miles 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both. >> okay. >> right now let's take a look at the headlines. jackson's said the flu season is prompting visitors restrictions at the university of mississippi medical center. mississippi and louisiana had the highest flu levels in the country for the week before thanksgiving. patients at the hospital will be allowed up to two healthy adult visitors at a time. visitors risk spreading the flu to people who are vulnerable. our partners at c-net say omg. texting is 25 years old. can you believe that. the first text said "merry christmas." a british engineer sent it on december 3rd, 1992. today about 97% of smartphone owners use texting. more than 561 billion messages were sent worldwide in june. 2014. americans send and receive five times as many texts than phone calls. w.o.w. wow. >> i'm like what does that stand for? it spells a word! >> oh. >> witty this morning. business insiders said walmart and amazon are locked in a retail war and becoming clones of each other in the process. both companies have brick and mortar locations an online presence. both launched the in home deliver i are program at the same time. they offer free two-day shipping. portland said one more block buster video store is biting the dust. it's one of only ten still opened worldwide. three of them are in oregon. in the hay day block buster operated 9,000 stores nationwide. a new blockbuster opened every 17 hours. usa "today" said patriots all pro rob grand canygronkowsk apologizing for a hit. white was dazed and evaluated for a concussion. gronk got a 15-yard penalty. game 23-3. >> we like gronk. he's been here. but that wasn't very nice. >> no. >> i mean it may have been accidental. >> but that does not look accidental. nope. sorry. >> no, nora. >> thank you, guys. >> that was no accident. >> you'll see a familiar face tonight anchoring the cbs evening news. jeff gore is taking charge of the broadcast. he spent the past decade reporting around the world for cbs news. jeff is sharing some of the favorite stories ahead of tonight's launch. ♪ >> we went up in an f-18. >> when we inverted and went out and came back up. >> yep. >> to trying to congratulareate boom that is quieter than the normal sonic boom. i did not throw up. i got all kinds of training, thank goodness. i never had to use it. >> the longest an outsider lasted inside the chamber is 45 minutes. so i let him lock me in. >> do people worry about the gators and snakes? >> now the shark is on the lift let's let the scientists do the work. >> the shark story was the con influence of science and adventure. never mind the drama of how it all came to be. that was out of a movie. >> nothing made me happier than having a baby. >> has anything made you happier? >> no. >> nothing. >> no. >> one of the best parts of the interview process, for me, is searching as we go along. what does he have on? >> this is an eeg. >> looking at what seems to be one body there but it's actually two brains. >> yes. >> if you'standing here 25 yearo and see the kid pull the gun out. what do you say? >> it's not worth it. >> i'll tell you what is worth it, jeff gore sitting in the chair at the cbs evening news. congratulations. i have no doubt in my mind you're ready. i'm curious about how you're feeling. i get a kick walking in the studio and there's walter cronkite's map. you're sitting in the chair that was once sat in. you're holding the job that walter cronkite once had. wow! >> yeah. so when i did stories for 60 minutes sports i worked with a producer who was one of walter's guys in the late '70s and '80s. i spent a lot of time with him and tried to pull as much knowledge as i could. the roots run deep here. >> i thought it was interesting i read you reached out to other anchors. >> i spoke -- all of them at this point that had the job in the past. this network or others. all have been extraordinarily generous with their time. >> what did you want to know? >> what i should be looking out for? what i'm not looking out for. what i should do. and all of them have had different pieces of advice to sort of round it out. it's been -- that's been one of the joys for me in the process. is hearing from them. and how they can help. >> what stories can we look forward to in the first week? >> well, the president will be in utah talking about national monuments today. we'll be dealing with that, as well. tonight there's we're going to talk about an 11-year-old girl who came up with a blood test after the flint water crisis. you'll hear about that tonight and much more in the days and weeks to come. >> we've all followed your amazing career, and your reporting jobs and anchoring jobs. you're more than qualified for the job. people that follow you on social media know what a family man you are as well. you have a beautiful wife and two kids. how did they feel about your daddy sitting in the big chair. they're the bosses at home. >> they could careless. they could careless that daddy got a big new job. we took them by the white house briefing room yesterday. jack and victoria, and i said, guys, for like 11 and a half minutes can you cooperate? and not yell or scream? just for like 10 minutes of your life? it lasted 30 seconds. >> how are you going to balance it all? >> good question. how do you balance it all? >> that's a different segment. >> it's tough. you have to carve out those. that was one of the pieces of advice i got. you have to find that off switch every once awhile. you have to carve out -- you have to carve out the time for family and for yourself when you have the moments. it won't happen for a little while, at least, but it's a trick >>well, they may not understand the big deal of the job. because you said when it was announced you spent that night changing a diaper and reading a book. let's hope that never changes. >> you grew up watching "cbs evening news?" . i did after the local news in buffalo. >> buffalo. >> one day, jeff, someone will say i grew up watching jeff. congratulations to you. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. >> thank you guys. and here is another reminder. in case you weren't paying attention you can see the debut of the cbs evening news with jeff glor on your local cbs station. dan brown has sold more than 200 million books. he's in our toyota green room. ahead his newest novel "origin" and why he believes the world will do fine without religion. that explains it. it's mine. this is a cylinder seal made of ivory. >> no. it's bone. human. >> man-eating satan from the middle ages, associated with the black plague. >> amazing tom hanks playing harvard professor langdon in "infer "inferno." the movie took in $216 million worldwide. dan brown's books have sold more than 200 million copes around the world. >> his latest book "origin" features the return of robert langdon. it will help answer two fundamental questions of existence, where did we come from and where are we going. "origin" has been on the best-selling list for two months. it's been number one as soon as it starts selling. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is great. "origin" is the fifth novel. how god will survive. how did that happen? >> i group up in a very religious household. my mom was an organist a and i grew up very religious and my dad was a mathematician. it's kind of a personal journey to reconcile the two. >> my husband was a theology major and now a restauranteur. he loves the book. one thing you talk about is artificial ill ten jens. you defrl into it. it's not only a thriller but you delve into the mind. >> a.i. is something that fascinates me deeply because scientists can't agree on whether it's going to save us or kill us. lot of scientists believe we're on the verge of solving overpopulation, pollution, but yet a lot of scientists feel it's so powerful it will destroy us. it reminds us our species hat never created technology we have never weapon niced and it would be naive to think it will be any different. >> jeff are right. the character winston is so good i had to keep flipping back, are we sure he's not a human? what is the message you're trying to send to us there. after a while -- it scares me a little bit that the guy was so, so, so clear to me that i thought i knew him. >> sure. the thing that's going to make artificial intelligence so powerful is its ability to learn and the way a.i. learns is to look at human culture. everything we do is digitized. all of our books, podcasts, youtube e-mails. it's possible for computers to read all that and learn how humans interact. the question is our culture the best role model for a new consciousness and new intellect. if it learns to be like we are, it's going learn a lot of compassion, but it could also learn a lot of self-centered evil. >> throughout all of your books, location has almost become another character. that take place in europe, this particular one in spain. what goes into your location choice ander er p and what does it add to your book? >> first of all, i'm not going to lie. the most fun is where do i go. the opening scene takes place at the guggenheim, the spectacular museum. these are places that excite me personally and makes it very easy to excite a reader about it if i'm enthusiastic. the funny thing about the googenheim is he's class i cyst. he knows about renaissance art. i wanted to throw him into mainly modern art mainly because i didn't have these. it was hill larry yaus seeing a wheelbarrow with jell-o. i remember walking through with a curatocurator, a giant canvas white with two red dots in the corner. i said, hey, i could have done that. and he said, but you didn't. it's more about the idea than the artifact itself. >> where are you trying to take us in the book itself, dan. nearly every chapter end on a cliffhanger and then the next chap tell begins in four, three, two, one. where are you taking us? everything is explained. >> i worked very hard to make sure there are no loose ends and all the twists and turns are explained. you know, at the core, i'm trying to entertain, make sure you do turn the pages and you have fun reading these books. but there's a second level where i want to inform about things that are interesting to me and a lot of these things i learn as i go, modern art, the pull marian church, artificial intelligence. my goal is you can't stop turning the pages but at the end of the book, you say, wow, i now i'm curious about the following 37 topics and i need to go read more books. >> you said something to me. in religion, we're always looking up. and with the era of the iphone, we're always looking down. >> that was fascinating and understanding that technology is changing the way we interact as humans. when i grew up, my miracles were the virgin birth, the resurrection. nowadays you talk to most kids about the resurrection and it doesn't really register. their miracles are whatever snapchat can do this week or the ios can do and it's funny. we were talking earlier about this idea that technology has given everybody with an iphone an international publishing deal in standly. a platform. it used to be that there was a vetting process to information that rose to the surface. you're in the news, you understand that. >> there's no filters. >> no filters. >> people are walking down the street looking at their phones during this interview. dan, thanks again. "origin" is on sale now. you can find more on our apple's itunes and podcast app. you're watching "cbs this morning." seems like we just got started. now it's time to say good-bye. time always goes fast when you're having fun. i'm almost choking on a grape, so i'm going to go. that will do it for closed at the bay bridge toll plaza in oakland... because of a weekend crash that killed a toll collector and destroyed a toll booth. at this point, there's no timeline on when that lane will open again. crews are on the scene of a fatal fire, at a home in alameda. it began just before six this morning, on eagle avenue. one person was killed. a strike by city workers in oakland could begin as soon as tomorrow. but city councilman noel gallo told k-p-i-x five... negotiations could continue beyond that deadline. weather and traffic ... in just a moment. your next local newscast is at get a free pecan or pumpkin pie with every $20 order from dennys.com. you can eat it wherever you want, even if you are in someone else's house... santa. enter promo code, freepie, on your next order at dennys.com good morning. the time is 8:57. we are continuing to track slowdowns in and out of san francisco. we have had a problem over along the east shore freeway. it looks like a new crash near powell street. bound 80 traffic backed up to richmond in the red. about a 36 minute rides from the highway to main. here is a live look at powell street. traffic on the right center of your screen getting ready to head from the berkeley curve to the bay bridge toll plaza. 31 minutes from the maze into san francisco. your ride continues to be quite heavy southbound along 101. two lanes remain blocked. a traffic alert remains in effect from 80 to the sierra point parkway. instead tawhat are we seeing in the -- neda, what are we seeing in the forecast? we have been keeping an eye on the coast. i apology for the audio issues. we have a king tide in effect and a wind advisory in effect. a lot of warnings out there the next couple of days. gusts could be high and flooding could be an issue. temperatures in the morning an issue. right now upper 40s, low 50s. tomorrow get ready, near freezing conditions in california, including the bay area and the valley. keep that in mind. also, here is a look at the seven-day forecast where you will see a whole lot of sunshine and clear skies. afternoon highs in the 60s. enjoy this monday. a happy start to the workweek, everybody. wayne (high-pitched): oh-oh! jonathan: it's a trip to australia! tiffany (australian accent): it's a diamond ring! wayne (in french accent): you said that before. say it again. - going for the big deal, baby. wayne: you got the big deal! jonathan: ha, ha. tiffany: hello? open the box! wayne: you won a car! you did it! - (screaming) jonathan: i'm vanilla pudding. wayne: dreams do come true! jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady! wayne: hey, america. welcome to "let's make a deal." i'm wayne brady. thank you for tuning in. this is our special bridesmaid episode, our bridesmaids episode. why? because this, this show is about making you guys the stars today. our bridesmaids are the stars. who wants to make a deal? let's start with.. in the... kristen. come on over here, kristen.

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