Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20171215 : comparemela

Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20171215

Looks a lot like ours. See how Artificial Intelligence from google gave astronomers a break through. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Senator rubio will be there. Were doing very well on the tax front. We have tremendous support. We have tremendous spirit. Deessential in the ranks threaten tax reform. Unless the Child Tax Credit is made more generous. I want to support tax reform, its important to the country. President trump spoke with russian leader Vladimir Putin on the phone. They talked about the crisis over north Koreas Nuclear program. The new York City Police Department Investigating allegations of rape against music mogul Russell Simmons. He denied the allegations. Nasas telescope has discovered an eighth planet in a distant star system. With all this data coming, for scientists its like trying to drink from a fire hose. A firefighter has died while battling the thomas fire flames northwest of los angeles. Tragic and devastating day. If florida, a man riding a jetski was thrown into the water. An off duty sheriffs deputy was nearby. I got you, bro. And hes in for the touchdown. What a throw. Broncos will move to 59. And all that matters. The fcc did something absolutely despicable today. They voted to put an end to Net Neutrality. If youre watching the show right now, online right now, i want to remind you that on cbs this morning. On tuesday, very unexpectedly, my wife julia gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. My wife will probably kill me but just this once id love to show you a picture of us with our little girl. There we are. There we are. I cant believe it. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota, lets go places. James cordens joke, that was brad and angelina, but they did just have a little baby girl so congratulations. Confused im sure. All the time. Welcome to cbs this morning. With face the nations John Dickerson and bianna golodryga. Norah is on assignment. Republican leaders made a promise to finish tax reform by christmas. Their plans just hit a major stumbling block. Republican senators marco rubio and mike lee object to the size of a tax credit for low income children so that means the gop has not nailed down enough votes to pass the overhaul. Rubio says hell vote no if that credit isnt increased. Lee is officially undecided. President trump and other gop leaders say they can work out the problem. But there are other challenges including the health of two key republicans. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the latest obstacles to tax reform. Nancy, good morning. Good morning. Republicans are planning to unveil the text of their bill later today so that people can actually read it before they hold what they hope will be a vote as early as monday. But, in the meantime, they have run into several significant problems with no easy solutions. I think that senator rubio will be there. Reporter Republican Leaders are scrambling after Floridas Marco Rubio and utahs mike lee issued an ultimatum. Theyre demanding that the refundable Child Tax Credit be increased by more than 100. And earlier bill would have doubled it. Unless they can figure out a way to add to the 1100 figure, i wont support the bill. Tennessees bob corker could also be a no. Hes worried about what the bill could do to the debt. How are you . Reporter and then the two republican senators who are ailing and have missed votes all week. Arizonas john mccain and mississippised th ed thathaad. Mike pence is delaying a trip to jerusalem in case hes needed to break a tie. Its about timing and managing absences in the senate. Reporter there could also be an issue with senate rules. The plan cant cost more than 1. 5 trillion. But this version appears to be even more expensive than the last. The public knows its awful. Reporter democrats argue the bill is a giveaway to big businesses that are already thriving. It permanently slashes the Corporate Tax rate and does not close many corporate loophole also as republicans initially promised. Its a monumental con job. Reporter the individual rate cuts on the other hand are set to sunset after 2025. And republicans are now considering moving that date up to save money. This is being rushed to judgment. And the American People by substantial numbers believe this bill is not good for them. Reporter these republican challenges do not get any easier if they buy themselves some time. In a couple of weeks, they are going to lose a senate seat due to that democratic win in the Alabama Senate race. So gayle, they are really working to figure out what they can do right now. Yes, they are scrambling. Thank you very much, nancy. John do you think republican senators could really vote against the bill or is this just all for show . Well, corker of tennessee already voted against the senate version, so hes probably where hes going to be. Marco rubio, its a little bit hes getting some negotiating out of this. Its surprising that more senators dont do this. You get gift baskets. You get what you want when youre the person. But whats interesting about what rubio and lee are doing, is they are in a sense focusing the last mile here on this legislation on this notion that basically a lot of the benefits of this tax package go to either the wealthy or corporations. Why not a little bit something for the working poor . It kind of crystalizes at the moment here an argument co democrats have been making. When it comes to the vote . I dont predict, gayle, especially in this political comment. It is a real challenge for all those timing reasons that nancy suggested, which means i think well have a little burst of excitement here at the end. The president putting a lot of pressure on him too. She suhe sure is. Well see if hes a salesman. John looks at the tax bill with the republican senator James Lankford and independent senator Bernie Sanders. Thats sunday right here on cbs. President trump is at the fbi training headquarters in quantico, virginia, this morning. His speech to Law Enforcement managers comes at a sensitive time. Last week the president said the bureaus rep tration is in taters over its handling of recent allegations. Julianna goldman is at the white house. Good morning to you. The president made quite a bit of news as he headed to marine one for that speech at the fbi. Perhaps the top headline is the president saying Alabama Senate republican candidate roy moore should concede. He said wed like to have the seat. But he did sound still optimistic that congress would pass tax reform by christmas. He said it could come as early as next week. Now, on his way to the speech at the fbi, the president doubled down on his criticism of the bureau. Saying its a shame whats happened but theyll rebuild. Now he was responding to retch lations that former senior investigators sent texts that disparaged him as a candidate. On russia, he said there was no collusion and circled back to criticism of the fbis investigation into hillary clinton. He is visiting. As he still refuses to accept the assessment of his intelligence agencies that russia interfered in the 2016 election. Julianna, thank you. The president also said this morning, that russian president Vladimir Putin said very nice things about him on the phone last night. They spoke after putins year end session with reporters where he acknowledged americas strong economic performance. Elizabeth palmer attended the news conference. Shes outside the kremlin in moscow with the latest on this story. Elizabeth, good morning to you. Reporter not only did president putin mention those booming financial markets, he gave credit for them directly to President Trump. In this four hour long marathon press conference, president putin had nothing good to say about america but he did praise donald trump. He dismissed the russian allegations of meddling in the American Election as just the work of people opposed to donald trump who wanted to undermine his legitimacy. Which, by the way, is exactly the explanation used by the white house. This lining up with President Trump and criticizing america is a very good way for president putin who still sees the u. S. As an enemy, exacerbating the turmoil and divide in american politics. Gayle. Elizabeth palmer reporting from moscow, thank you. Bianna. Some threatening lawsuits after the federal communications, commission removed socalled Net Neutrality rules on Internet Providers. The fccs new chairman said those regulations were blocking innovation. The repeal could hurt content providers like google, facebook, twitter and netflix. They say the fight isnt over. The chair votes aye. Reporter the federal Communications Commission moved forward in a 332 vote. Outside, threatening to overturn the ruling. We are out here in the cold to turn the heat up on the federal Communications Commission. It is time for us to restore internet freedom. Reporter the chairman argued the internet is not a utility that the government can regulate. What i am saying is that it is not the job of the government to be in the business of picking winners and losers in the internet economy. We should have a level Playing Field and let consumers decide. Reporter those against the measure say Internet Providers will charge consumers for highspeed internet and those who cant afford it will be left with poor connections. On thursday, critics of chairman pai launched attacks. You can still post photos of cute animals. Reporter he appeared in this video which many saw mocking their concerns. He doesnt seem to care. He has refused to cooperate. He sort of laughed that off. Reporter new York Attorney general Eric Schneiderman says he will sue the fcc claiming the process of voting was not sound because the mandatory Comment Period was wrought with millions of fake comments. This is not what the American People deserve. We dont think the courts are going to put up areward dissenting commissioners also claimed the majority refused to listen to public opinion. The agency that is supposed to protect you is actually abandoning you. Reporter now, this repeal wont go into effect for a few months so consumers wont be seeing the changes today. The fcc is trying to ease some concerns saying that if an Internet Provider does raise your rate, that it has to disclose that. Of course they can do it in the fine print that so many people dont actually read. Nobody reads fine print. Well, very few people read the fine print. The new york Police Department is investigating allegations of Sexual Misconduct against music mogul Russell Simmons. At least four women accuse him of rape or attempted rape in the 1980s and 90s. One accuser tells cbs news that simmons held her down while she kick and screamed. A spokesman for Russell Simmons says he will support and cool rate with the police inquiry. Simmons denies the accusations. Dustin hoffman is facing new Sexual Misconduct allegations. Variety reports on accusations of harassment and assault from three women. One says the actor exposed himself in a New York Hotel room when she was 16. Two other women in the article said hoffman sexually assaulted them in the 1980s. His attorney called the new allegations defamatory falsehoods. A dallas mother is in jail this morning accused of faking her 8yearold sons multiple illnesses. A report obtained by the ft. Worth star teltelegram reved christopher has more than 300 doctor investments and endured 13 major surgeries. His mother is now charged with injury to a child. Omar villafranca is at Childrens Medical Center dallas. He spoke to the boys father. Omar, good morning. Reporter good morning. Soon after christopher was born, his mother is accused of saying he had multiple illnesses including cancer. Doctors at this hospital blew the whistle and Child Protective Services found that the boy had a feeding tube, was on oxygen and was even taking medication for seizures. And he may not have needed any of it. More than 300 doctor visits. 13 surgeries. Yes. Reporter Christopher Bowens father Ryan Crawford says he has been trying to get custody of his son for the past three years. But christophers mother, kaleen bowen wright, claim his her son was on his death bed each time they were in court. As soon as she would get on the stand to testify, each and every time, she would just start crying, basically saying hes in a co coma. Reporter a local news report covered a fund raiser in 2013 to help pay for his alleged fight against a lung disease. Over the past few years, at least two other fund raisers were created for christopher online. Were you worried she may kill him . I figured that one day that would be the end cause. Reporter Child Protective Services says for eight years bowen wright per her son through a series of medical tests and surgeries. But staff at dallas Childrens Medical Center began to suspect christopher wasnt really sick after a visit last month. They called cps. An affidavit from the agency suggests doctors believed bowen wright may suffer from munchausen syndrome by proxy, a Mental Illness where a caregi r caregiverer fakes or creates individuals symptoms for attention. Those are certainly Common Elements of our cases. Reporter Matthew Gilbert is the regional director of investigations for cps. These investigations are very rare. They dont come up very often. Reporter the 8yearold and his siblings are in foster care. Christophers father says his son now appears to be physically healthy. I am so sorry that i wasnt able to be there to stop the harm that has been done on to you. Reporter we reached out to the mothers attorney but did not hear back. Its worth noting that cps says people with this syndrome often go shopping for doctors to avoid being caught. As for ryan, he will be in court next week, hoping to get custody of his son. Omar, thanks. Nasa is celebrating after a groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence helped discover a new planet. Nasa researchers used advance Machine Learning technology from google to find the planet thousands of light years away called kepler 90i. Its in the solar system similar to ours. Michelle miller explains how the new technology could impact the search for alien life and other inhabitable planets. Reporter this is super exciting for us space geeks because nasa researchers have known about this faraway solar system for some time but its how the discovery of this new planet was made that has the Scientific Community very optimistic. In the never ending search for life beyond planet earth, nasa scientists have uncovered the only other eight planet solar system they know of that circles a sun. With help from google and their Machine Learning computer software, scientists analyzed thousands of data points captured from this nasa planet hunting space telescope, the kepler. That data helped researchers discover this new planet, kepler 90i. Having all this data coming from kepler for scientists is like trying to drink from a fire hose. Reporter this astronomer says its the way the new planet was discovered that has scientists buzzing and makes their jobs easier. The google ai system has been able to search through that pile of information much faster than humans have been able to dig through it. If you think about the analogy of the number of stars in the galaxy being like the number of sand grains on a beach, its as if weve been asked to search through all the sand grains on the beach to find just the red sand grains. Reporter like earth, kepler 90i is the third planet from its sun in an eightplanet system. But unlike earth. The temperature on the surface of this planet is about 800 degrees fahrenheit, which is far too hot for the possibility development of life as we know it. Its about 2,500 light years away. That means even traveling at the speed of light, it would take us 2,500 years just to get there. Reporter yes. Current Rocket Technology cant quite, you know, move in that direction. And it would take millions of years just to reach kepler 90i. The new planet also orbits the star about every 14 days which means youd have a birthday just about every two weeks which i dont have a problem with. Would you . I think im going to stay right here. Youre saying theres a chance, right . Well, you know, there are other possibilities of hiding planets in that system. So you never know. They just found this one. But 800 degrees, thats a lot of sunscreen you got to wear. I didnt know you were a science geek. Im still thinking about that. Thank you very much. One of the Largest Companies in the u. S. Get off easy in a major opoid case . This

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