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Director contradicts the white house timeline on rob porters background check. An Administration Source tells cbs news, the white house is not telling us the truth. The president s long time lawyer admits he paid 130,000 to an adult film star who once claimed she had an affair with donald trump. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. This isnt your backyard hill. This is a mountain that is different. A harrowing rescue operation on oregons peak. Several hikers finally made it to safety after a treacherous day at high altitude. One did not survive. A shooting near the nsa headquarters in maryland. One person is in custody. The situation is said to be under control. The director of the fbi contradicting the white house over when it knew about allegations against rob porter. The fbi followed established protocol. Americas top intelligence officials affirmed the russians are now targeting the 2018 elections. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will not resign after Israeli Police said he should be charged with corruption. The head of the epa is under fire for racking up exorbitant travel bills. All that. Top doing in town, winner of the Westminster Dog Show, a bichon frise say. White is the new gold. On cbs this morning. The only american to win an olympic medal in snowboarding and hes headed back to south korea to get another one. Red gerard. 17 years old. Youve got many, many years ahead of you, of disappointment, by the way, its not going to be as good as this. I know, im peaking. After this its going to be a steady down. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome back to cbs this morning. Happy valentines day. As you wake up in the west, the National Security agency is investigating a shooting outside its headquarters in maryland. Guards stopped an suv at an entrance to the campus this morning and shots were fired. Sources tell cbs news three people were injured here. One suspect is in custody. Jeff begay is at the headquarters northeast of washington. Jeff, good morning. Reporter good morning. The situation appears to be under control. There are police on the scene. The nsa is to my left. Were being told not to show it for security reasons. Shortly before the sun came up, a car slammed into a barrier at nsa headquarters. Shots were fired. You can see that from the windshield of the vehicle. Right now, and these numbers are shifting, were being told that three people were injured. They are not gunshot injuries. Were told they are car crash injuries. But again, it is still early. Were also being told that there is one person that is in custody, that is being questioned. And it looks like that person is cooperating. Now, what this is, we still dont know. Investigators are here on the scene. And that includes nsa police. That includes the fbi as well. So investigators are still looking into this. It is still early on. But obviously a serious situation at that checkpoint here at nsa headquarters, shots fired, three people injured, one person in custody. Norah . Jeff, thank you so much. Dangerous drama unfolding overnight more than 10,000 feet up on oregons month hot. Hood. A climber was killed yesterday after falling hundreds of feet down the mountain. The rescue of the others stretched into the night. The two groups of climbers were stuck near the summit. It took more than eight hours for the last climber to be brought to safety at mt. Hoods timberline lodge. Jamie, good morning. Reporter good morning. Its the snowy and yet conditions that had rescuer s racing to get to those climbers. It was unseasonably warm and rescuers say that can make the mountain dangerous for climbing. This was the scene after one unidentified climber slid 700 feet down the face of mt. Hood tuesday morning. He was coming down the mountain and some snow or ice broke loose under his feet, and he started to fall. Reporter he was able to use his axe to slow his fall for about a hundred feet. Then after that, he just lost his hold and fell another however many, 5, 600 feet. Reporter the climber was airlifted by a black hawk helicopter to a Medical Center where he was declared dead. He was part of a team of four climbers. They were stranded in a climbing route known as hogs back, more than 10,000 feet up the mountain. A crew of at least 40 assisted in the rescue effort. One says with the falling rock and ice, it felt like being in a bowling alley. The conditions up there are bad for hikers, climbers, and quite frankly, for the rescuers as well. Reporter it took eight hours for rescuers to bring two other men in the group to safety. The fourth climber was rescued by sled. Authorities say she suffered no severe physical injuries but was apparently too distraught by her teammates death to climb down unassisted. She was later able to walk off this rescue vehicle on her own. You said the one woman was very shaken up . Absolutely. From what i understand, like that was kind of her climbing mentor, so they had done a lot of climbing together. So a very personal situation for her. Reporter another group of three hikers that got stranded on the mountain also had to be rescued. They are all okay, and none of them had serious injuries. The oregonian says 10,000 people a year climb mt. Hood. There have been four deaths reported in 2017. Thank you very much, jamie. Airline passengers are recounting their terrifying ordeal after part of their plane fell off over the pacific ocean. Video taken inside the jet shows an engine without its cover. The emergency happened yesterday on united flight 1175 that runs from San Francisco to honolulu. Kris van cleave is at Reagan National airport with how a federal investigation is now under way. Kris, good morning. Reporter good morning. United said its pilots followed all proper safety protocols to safely land the plane. Passengers reported a loud banging and shaking, and they braced for the worst. This is not what you want to see outside your window, thousands of feet above the pacific ocean. One of the engines on united flight 1175 lost a cover known as a cowling. As the plane rattled through the air, pilots alerted air Traffic Controllers on the ground. Cleared to land 8right, 1175 heavy. If you havent already, roll the fire truck. Reporter anxious passengers assumed the brace position as the plane came in for an emergency landing. And cheers when they finally touched down safely. Video from the tarmac shows fire and rescue crews attending to the plane. Its right engine clearly exposed. The boeing 777 was carrying 363 passengers and ten crew members from San Francisco to honolulu. United says the plane taxied and deplaned normally. I thought we were going to die. Reporter relieved passengers said they could not thank the crew enough. They should get an award. We landed safely and smoothly. It was amazing. Reporter there were no injuries. The ntsb is sending a twoperson team to investigate why that engine cowling flew off in mida midair. The faa will also investigate. Thanks, kris. A little nervousmaking there. New fbi testimony poked holes in the white houses timeline of rob porters resignation. Fbi director chris wray told congress a background check of porter was finished. White house officials had said the background check was still going on. Hours later, the White House Press secretary said career officials were aware of issues with porter as early as last november but claims top advisers to the president were not told about the severity of the allegations until last week. Major garrett is at the white house. Major, good morning. Reporter good morning. Coming apart at the seams. That is the description of the west wing from a Top White House adviser. The reason, the deepening sense, even inside, that all the truth is not being told about the rob porter situation. Thats created new divisions and a sense of mistrust. Meanwhile, President Trump, at least in his public comments, appears indifferent to the underlying issue of Domestic Violence and to the turmoil its caused in his own white house. We administratively closed the file in january. Reporter fbi director Christopher Wray contradicted white house explanations that former staff secretary rob porters Background Investigation was un compleinco. The fbi followed protocols. Reporter according to the fbis timeline, it submitted a partial report in march of last year, completed its Background Investigation in late july, followed up with an Additional Information in november, and closed its file on porter last month. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and her Deputy Raj Shah have for days said the opposite. His Background Investigation was ongoing. We let the process play out. It was ongoing. Reporter sanders again amounted her story on tuesday, saying the White House Personnel Security Office had received information about porter from the fbi but had yet to make a final recommendation to senior staff about his security clearance. The spotlight remained on white house chief of staff john kelly who learned about porters alleged behavior last november but allowed him to keep his job. Kelly told the wall street journal the handling of the abuse scandal was all done right. President trump has repeatedly ignored opportunities to condemn Domestic Violence. Iowa republican senator joni ernst said the president needs to do more. I think he needs to send a stronger message. Reporter it is important to note porter has denied all of these abuse allegations. South Carolina Republican senator Lindsey Graham wants more answers from kelly about what he knew, when. And there is continued specification about kellys job security, with trump loyalists now mentioning as possible replacement economic adviser gary cohn and legislative Affairs Director marc short. And the story continues. Thank you very much, major. President trumps personal attorney, michael cohen, now admits he paid an adult film star who claimed she had an affair with the president. Cohen told cbs news last night that in a private transaction in 2016, i used my own personal funds to facility a payment of 130,000 to Stormy Daniels whose real name is Stephanie Clifford t. Chip reid is at the white house with the latest on this story. Chip, good morning. Reporter good morning. Michael cohen is President Trumps long time personally attorney and one of his staunchest defenders. Last month he denied that President Trump ever had an affair with Stormy Daniels but hasnt addressed the payment until now. Did you have a sexual relationship with donald trump . You cant answer that . Reporter Stormy Daniels has been coy in Television Interviews about her relationship with President Trump. After allegations first surfaced in the wall street journal, Attorney Michael Cohen gave cbs news a statement from daniels calling claims of a sexual and or romantic affair with mr. Trump, quote, absolutely false. Rumors that i have received hush money from donald trump are completely false. After the journals report, in touch magazine published an interview with daniels from 2011 where she admitted to the affair. In an appearance on jimmy kimmel live, she did not admit to signing a nondisclosure agreement. If you didnt have a nondisclosure agreement, you most personal could say i dont have a nondisclosure agreement, yes . Youre so masmart, jimmy. Reporter Government Watchdog Group common cause has filed complaints with the sec and Justice Department. They say the payments could have been considered an unreported in kind contribution to President Trumps 2016 president ial campaign. In his Statement Last night, cohen claimed the payment was lawful, was not a Campaign Contribution or campaign expenditure, and was made with his personal funds. Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump Campaign was a party to the transaction. And neither reimbursed me for the payment either directly or indirectly. He added, i will always protect mr. Trump. The white house has not commented on the payment or the alleged relationship. In his statement, cohen also said, just because an allegation isnt true doesnt mean it cant harm or damage someone. Chip, thanks. The governments top Intelligence Leaders say there is evidence russia is meddling in the upcoming midterm elections. As a part of its attacks on our democratic process. The director of National Intelligence told a Senate Hearing that russia is penetrating every major action in the United States. Frankly, the United States is under attack. The risk of interstate conflict is higher than at any time since the end of the cold war. Senators asked the intelligence chiefs if President Trump takes the threat seriously. Has the president directed you and your agency to take specific actions to confront and blunt russian influence activities that are ongoing . Were taking a lot of specific efforts to blunt directed by the president . Not specifically directed by the president. Last month, the white house refused to impose new sanctions on russia that are supported by most of congress. The city of chicago is in mourning today after a 31year veteran of the police force was killed in the line of duty. Commander paul bauer was shot yesterday after confronting an armed man. Bauer was 53 years old, the first High Ranking Police officer to be killed in the city in more than 35 years. The suspect is in custody. Dozens of officers escorted bauers body through chicago in a procession yesterday. Bauer leaves behind a wife and young daughter. He is the 16th u. S. Police officer to be killed in the line of duty this year. American snowboarder shaun white is now a threetime olympic champion, winning halfpipe gold with a nearperfect final run. Look at shaun soar. The triumph comes as allegations of Sexual Harassment from 2016 resurfaced. Ben tracy is in pyeongchang, south korea, were strong winds have postponed four events this week. Ben, good morning. Reporter good morning. So we thought that 100th medal might have been won by skier mikaela shiffrin, but those strong winds, as you mentioned, postponed her event. Instead history was made on the halfpipe. Shaun white, the oldest man in the competition, put on an air show. After a shocking fourth place finish in the sochi olympics four years ago, he had some unfinished business. Shaun white, the biggest run of his life right now. Reporter white was in second place going into his third and final run. He attacked the wall. Turning back to back 1440s. Its an improbable snowboarding trick that just four months ago, white seriously injured himself trying to perfect. It was perfect in pyeongchang. Whites massive final run earned him a record third gold of his groundbreaking snowboarding career. His dad says hes never seen his son cry. He did today. At the bottom, all those emotions hit me. I won. Im so proud to say i found the love of the sport again, through my friends, my family, people who support me, and i was able to stand up there and deliver the performance i knew i could. Reporter but with white back in the spotlight, accusations are resurfacing that he sexually harassed a former member of his band. Im here to talk about the olympics and not gossip. Reporter he denies most of her allegations but does admit to sending her sexually explicit pictures and texts. I am who i am, im proud of who i am, my friends love me and look out for me. I think that stands on its own. Reporter now, those allegations are part of a 2016 lawsuit by that band member and that lawsuit has been settled. As for snowboarding, well, here at the olympics, team usa has now won all four gold medals in the snowboarding event. Norah . Congratulations to them. Ben tracy in pyeongchang, thank you. The family of late actor bill paxton is suing the hospital and surgeon who treated him just before he died. 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