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Protect the environment and their future. And cedric the entertainer in studio 57. The star of the neighborhood talks about the cbs comedy and also gets into serious business. Its friday, september 20th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds lets go, guys. Weve got to go. A state of disaster has been declare friday parts of texas. Declared in parts of texas. Ive never seen this amount of flooding in this amount of time. Flooding turns deadly in texas. This is worse than harvey. Reporter worse than harvey . In every aspect. A whistleblower complaint about what President Trump said to a foreign Leader Centers on ukraine. I wouldnt care if he did. He had every right as president of the United States. Reporter canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doing damage control after hes shown in blackface. The choices i made hurt people. Irans foreign minister said any attack on iran by the u. S. Or saudi arabia will spark an allout war. We wont wait to defend our territory. An eighth person has died of a vapingrelated lung illness. It is not an issue of freedom or choice, its an issue of life and death. Nike is cutting ties with new England Patriots receiver Antonio Brown amid his Sexual Assault lawsuit. All that this balloon handler at disney world trying to city grounded. Thats dedication right there. Dedication. Jacksonville picked up its first win of the season. Touchdown, and the legend has grown a little bit more. And all that matters. Swing and a miss, and the yankees win. And they are champions of the American League east. The yankees win. On cbs this morning. This might be as good an argument as ive seen all year for why it might be an excellent idea to give a woman a chance to be president. I you. One more. One more. [ laughter ] who needs ipads . This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota lets go places. My, what to say girls would never say that. No, they would not. All right. Welcome to cbs this morning. Stormravaged Southeast Texas is reeling from days of relentless rain and dramatic flooding not seen since hurricane harvey. Remnants of Tropical Storm imelda caused widespread devastation in the region. At least two deaths are blamed on the storm. Crews performed more than 1,000 water rescues, and the effort continues. Aiseneclared in 13 counties. Imelda ranks among the biggest rainmakers in texas history. Some areas got upwards of five feet. This right now is a live look at winnie, texas, where the water has overrun some neighborhoods. Janet shamlian is reporting on the devastation just northeast of there in hardhit beaumont. Reporter tropical depression imelda unleashed its wrath on Southeast Texas, battering the region with pounding rain and flash flooding. The devastation reminiscent of some of the worst storms in u. S. History. I think it was a lot worse than what what the germ what the public anticipate. Reporter coast guard planes lifted people to safety after they were caught in the rising floodwaters. In houston, stranded drivers and their children wearing life vests were pulled to higher ground. The fact that theres cars stranded and people are getting high water rescue, thats never happened in our time that weve lived here. Even after harvey. Maam, weve got to go. Reporter even houstons police chief, art acevedo, joined rescue teams wading through chesthigh water, urging homeowners to evacuate. Police and fire teams relied on goodhearted citizens helping others escape danger. This tractortrailer driver steered on to a flooded street. His truck cab filling with water up to the windshield. People nearby jumped on top of the truck, using a rope and hammer to save the mans life untier, the bayou reporter north of houston in the aldean area i tripped and dived into the jayden payne helped save a woman and her toddler after she drove her suv into a ditch with about 15 feet of water. I put it on the side of the grass, and she put her baby on the grass. She told me, youre my guardian angel. Reporter there were many, many Guardian Angels in this area over the last 36 hours. Volunteers stepped in when those official resources were just too overwhelmed. This morning, hundreds of schools throughout the area are closed today, and its a long way from business as usual while the rains have slowed. There is more rain in the forecast for today. Michelle . Not good news. Thank you. Theres new information about a whistleblower claim that started a confrontation between the director of National Intelligence and the house intelligence committee. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill. What do we know about the whistleblower report . Reporter the report appears to center in part around communications between President Trump and the president of ukraine. There trumps lawyer seemed to concede last night that he wanted ukraine to look into one of mr. Trumps top political rivals in exchange for military aid. If the president of the United States said to the president of ukraine investigate the corruption in your country, that has a bearing on our 2016 election, isnt that what hes supposed to do . Reporter the president s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said mr. Trump didnt do anything wrong in a phone call with the president of ukraine. But giuliani admitted that he did ask the Ukrainian Government to investigate former Vice President joe biden and his son hunter, who worked for a ukrainian gas company. But ask ukraine to look into joe biden . Of course i did. Reporter giuliani claims Ukrainian Government to get his son out of legal trouble, but that claim is unsubstantiated. And even before this whistleblowers complaint came to light, democrats had launched an investigation to determine whether the president and his allies set up a quid pro quo demanding that ukraine investigate a 2020 president ial rival in exchange for military aid. The president of the United States, whoever he is, has every right to tell the president of another country you better straighten out the corruption in your country if you want me to give you a lot of money. Reporter the contents of that whistleblower complaint might shed some light on all this. But right now, the acting director of National Intelligence is refusing to hand it over to congress. Do you believe that the white house or the president himself are pressuring the acting director of National Intelligence not to hand this information over to you . All i do know is this i dont know whether the white house is directly involved because we cant get an answer to that question. We know that they are making some claim that a privilege may apply. Well, that narrows the category who may be intervening here. Reporter a former senior u. S. Official told cbs news that the president has a lot of leeway in these conversations with foreign leaders and the things that he says to them. What we know right now is that the president himself is defending his actions and tweeting that he knows that a lot of people listen in to those conversations, and so he would never say anything inappropriate. Thank you, nancy. This morning a new jersey man faces charges of being a hezbollah operative who scouted popular sites in new york, washington, and other cities for possible terrorist attacks. The Justice Department indicted alexie saab yesterday. Hes been a member of the militant group since 1996 and received training in bombmaking and intelligencegathering techniques. The ninecount indictment accuses the 42yearold of surveilling landmarks including the United Nations headquarters, the statue of liberty, times square, and the empire state building. He also allegedly photographed potential highprofile targets in washington along with bostons fenway park and prudential center. Prosecutors say all the information was sent to hezbollah. Night fridge stuff. Eight deaths in the u. S. Are blamed on vaping with the latest happening in missouri. The food and Drug Administration has also revealed a criminal investigation of vapingrelated illnesses. While the cdc reports at least 530 confirmed and probable cases. Important detail here, most involve vaping with thc, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, or both thc and nicotine. A Bipartisan Group in congress is working with parents, meanwhile, to keep teenagers away from all ecigarettes while accusing the vaping industry of marketing to kids. Its, frankly, unfortunate that it takes so many people to get sick and even die across this country before we really pay the kind of attention that we should. Reporter lawmakers are joining parents who say they can no longer sit back and watch as children fall to the dangers of ecigarettes. We will not allow our children to be used as human guinea pigs. Reporter theyre calling for a legislative fix, and like the trump administration, they say flavors marketed to teenagers is part of the problem. Flavors like bubble gum, tootie fruity, gummy bear, have no place in the marketplace when theyre marketed to kids. Reporter 2018 data shows that more than 20 of High School Students used ecigarettes, up 78 from 2017. And nearly 707 of 70 of those students used flavored ecigarettes. A juul representative came into my school and told me and my friends that the juul was, quote unquote, totally safe. Reporter this month the fda issued a warning to juul for its marketing practices including claims allegedly made in presentations to youth at schools. Pediatricians say the fine particles and carcinogens in fruit flavorings could have devastating impacts on teenagers whose lungs are still developing. Ruby johnsons daughter was hospitalized for a week for an acute respiratory distress syndrome linked to vaping. They told us had we brought her in another day or two later that she probably would have been unresponsive on a ventilator. We dont know if theres going to be permanent damage. Reporter Phillip Fuhrman is p some of my friends are tryig to quit because of the new data thats come out. It is honestly too hard to do without help. Juul said in the past that it never marketed the product to young people. The vaping industry is reportedly already lobbying to create an exemption from mint and menthol, two of the most popular flavors used by teenagers in the trump administrations flavor ban. The congressional caucus will have a first hearing on the issue next week. One other important detail that merged yesterday the cdc is saying if youre an adult who used ecigarettes to quit smoking, do not go back to traditional cigarettes theres a best there. A potential benefit in that case. There will be more on that because this outbreak of lung illnesses is new, but scientists have, in fact, spent years investigating the potential risks and benefits of vaping. In our next half hour, well show you some of the testing thats being done to determine whether ecigarettes are a safer alternative to smoking. Thats ahead on cbs this morning. Cant wait to see that. Right now, millions of people are expected to march across the globe demanding that World Leaders take action on Climate Change. Heres the scene in berlin this morning. Protests will take place at more than 150 countries on all seven continents. They come ahead of a United Nations Climate Conference next week. Tib londh. Reporter good morning, thats right. A major protest here in london, and indeed right across the planet, led largely by schoolage children who say now is the time to strike back against Climate Change. Over in australia, we have already seen hundreds of thousands take to the streets. There are also major mobilizations planned for across europe, asia, and later today in cities across the u. S. Theyre also going to join in. With the huge number of people expected in new york, its all part of the fridays for future movement started by 16yearold swedish schoolgirl greta thunberg. She went before congress to deliver a blunt message saying, sorry, guys, youre just not working hard enough on the issue of Climate Change. Here in london, weve been speaking to protesters who say Climate Change is the defining issue of their time. And that if more isnt done, were going to see a lot more protests like this. Tony . Imtiaz tyab on the ground for us in london. Thank you so much. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will stas that show him wearing blackface. True dough trudeau said he deeply regrets his actions that happened before he got involved in politics. Jamie yuccas is outside the Canadian Parliament building in ottawa. How are these blackface photos affecting trudeaus campaign . Reporter well, it depends who you talk to. Good morning. Throughout his political life, trudeau has portrayed himself as a champion for racial equality and diversity. Some political observers say these newly released images could hurt his reputation and credibility and potentially sway key swing voters. What i did was inexcusable and wrong. Reporter with election day just over a month away, canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent thursday night again apologizing to voters and asking for forgiveness. I am deeply, deeply sorry. Reporter trudeau is on the defensive after three photos and a short video of him in blackface decades ago emerged over the past two days. Darkening your face is always unacceptable because of the racist history of blackface. I should have understood that then. And i never should have done it. Reporter the first photo of trudeau was published wednesday, taken in 2001 when he was a 29yearold teacher attending an arabian nights party. The Prime Minister admitted to performing a traditional gentleman macon song in blackface in high school. Thursday, another video surfaced. A Government Official says it was taken in the early 1990s. Trudeaus political opponents say his actions were unacceptable. Were seeing an ongoing pattern of behavior thats going to hurt canadians. Theyre going to see the Prime Minister making the realities that so many canadians live with. Its a political bombshell. He and his main opponent are neck and neck in most polls. Now with this the conservative opponent of Justice Departmentin trudeau of Justin Trudeau does not need to win a whole lot of votes. Reporter whats striking is how polarizing Justin Trudeau is in candidates. The people love him or say theirtive feel regulars val their negative feelings are validated by the scandal. It could tarnish his reputation. His father served as canadas Prime Minister twice from the 60s through the 80s. Thanks. Medical bills are a major frustration for Many Americans who wonders what explains the price and why they end up paying so much. Starting monday, were investigating the lack of transparency in Health Care Pricing along with our reporting partner clear health costs. Our threepart series is called medical price roulette. Consumer investigative correspondent anna werner is digging into why costs charged by hospitals and other providers often vary dramatically even within the same city. Well show you the results of a pricing survey, hear from patients facing tens of thousands of dollars in surprise bills and doctors. Most of our viewers i think would be fair to say dont understand the bills that they get. Dont understand why the price was so high. Is there transparency in Health Care Pricing . Oh, my god, no. Im laughing that you think that that the patients are the only ones that think theres flow transparency. I mean, people working in the system dont often know what the price is. When my patients ask me what the price is i dont have an answer for them. Nothing about the United States Health Care System really makes sense. Our threepart series medical price roulette will help you try to make sense of the system and find ways to avoid being surprised by medical bills in the future. Those reports start monday right here on cbs this morning. Im looking forward. Were all going to learn something on that one. The fbi has joined the search for a new jersey girl who vanished while at the park with her mother. At 7 30, he investigators are we made it to friday and we are looking at ponding of sunshine and temperatures warming up to average for this time of the year. 87 for livermore. Upper 70s in oakland, mid 70s in San Francisco. We will continue with that warm up into the weekend, at least, for saturday. Warmer offshore winds. Temperatures on sunday still above average. The First Official day of fall on monday. We have much more news ahead. Nfl star Antonio Brown faces new trouble off the field. What bigtime sponsor is dropping him after Sexual Misconduct allegations. One of americas most popular guns will