She hated one of her bestknown roles. Its monday, december 16th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Reporter a brutal winter storm is threatening millions across the country. Its already causing dozens of accidents. Deadly wish weather east. A messy monday. Reporter were going to get the snow, the ice, and the threat for severe weather. Reporter the u. S. Naval academy is investigating whether two students flashed a white power sign before the armynavy football game. Reporter Harvey Weinstein is speaking out, unloading about all hes done to help women professionally. I think this whole thing is a crock. The House Judiciary Committee released its impeachment report of President Trump. Reporter this comes ahead of the full house vote. Do we stay a democratic republic, or do we turn into a a tyranny . Reporter the Hallmark Channel reversed its decision to pull in ads featuring a samesex couple. Reporter major backlash. The recover from was confronted by a bengals security officer. I cant believe this. All that how would you like this guy in your back . Im sorry, bear, thats not how you hitch hike. Two seconds left. Johnson heaves. Made it. You got to be kidding me all that matters the deflex and into the end scone. Eli manning . N what could be highs final start. This guy has many game bols. Lets give him one more. Seven years to the day of the Sandy Hook School shooting, it was a storybook finish for newtown high school. [ cheers ] reporter a 36yard touchdown as the clock struck zero. The Newtown Knight hawks won the state championship. I love this townment i love everybody that came out to support us every game. Im at a loss for words. Wow. We will all never forget december 14th, of course. Now its nice to have something to celebrate. One of the players lost his brother in the newtown shooting. Congratulations to the knight hawks. Big win in the mist. We always think of that december 14th. Welcome to cbs this morning. Were going to begin with the weather. It is bad in a lot of places. A deadly winter storm is hitting millions before we start the last full week before christmas. Its bringing snow and ice and rain to a 1,600mile stretch of the countr. Missouri saw a whiteout. Winter weather alerts up from colorado to massachusetts. Cbs news climate and weather contributor Jeff Berardelli is tracking the chaos and the trouble on the roads. In illinois, heavy snow caused a car to slide on to Railroad Tracks where it was hit by a freight train. The driver somehow walking away with no major injuries. In nebraska, five people died in two separate crashes sunday. In some cases roads were closed for hours. Its difficult weatherrelated slick services. Reporter in utah a flow isboarder died after an snowboarder died in an avalanche. Theres a high avalanche danger following the first fewtality of the season. Where is the storm heading . Good morning. It is heading toward the east. Its going to be with us at least another 36 hours. Theres the wide view. Future radar. Later today we could see moderate to heavy snow, st. Louis all the way to indianapolis and approaching pittsburgh. Tonight snow could move to nuclear city and scranton new york city and scranton but followed by rain philly, network, hartford where there will be ice. Look at tomorrow in boston, scranton, and albany, it is snow. Ice is a problem this morning south of st. Louis and overnight and tomorrow in places like pennsylvania, new york, as far as snowfall goes. There will be a swath of two to four, some places picking up greater than six inches of snow, especially as we head into the upstate of new york. Severe weather is also a problem in the southeast. Could see isolated tornadoes today. Right here in new york city, we dont get past 25 degrees on thursday. Almost White Christmas time. Thank you so much. To washington where House Democrats are preparing for a historic vote to formally impeach President Trump in just the house just two days. The House Judiciary Committee released the report on impeachment overnight that lays out the case from democrats and republicans. A new cbs news poll finds 42 of americans think that if President Trump is impeached, he should be convicted and removed from office. An equal amount say the senate should not convict him or not hold a trial at all. 16 say its too soon to say. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill for us. Good morning. What is next . Reporter whats next is the House Rules Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow night to lay out all the procedures for the full house vote on wednesday. Some democrats havent said how they are going to vote. Hawaiis Tulsi Gabbard is one. Leaders are confident and are planning ahead for the senate trial thats to come. A crock reporter Senate Republicans ready to defend the president are signaling theyd prefer a speedy trial with no new witnesses. I am ready to vote on the underlying articles. Royal minority leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell last night detailing the witnesses and timeline Senate Democrats want to see. He proposes that chief justice john roberts, who will preside over the trial, issue subpoenas to four Administration Officials including acting white house chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former National Security adviser john bolton who were both asked to testify in the house impeachment inquiry but did not appear. In a statement, mcconnells office responded that the majority has made it clear that he plans to meet with leader schumer to discuss the contours of a trial soon. Im going to coordinate with the president s lawyers. Reporter mcconnell and the white house are coordinating on strategy. We wouldnt be doing our job if we werent working hand in hand with the senate to clear the president of this charade, this sham. Reporter on sunday, democrats accused mcconnell of violating his duty to serve as an impotential juror. Here impartial juror. Here you have the senate, the foreman of the jury, saying hes going to work hand in glove with the defense attorney. Thats a violation of the oath that theyre about to take. And its a complete subversion of the constitutional scheme. Reporter republicans argued its the house process that was unfair. I think this is the beginning of the end for the show trial weve seen in the house. Reporter conservatives see it as a winning issue for them. Theyre targeting House Democrats in 31 congressional districts that President Trump won in 2016. Including new jerseys jeff van drew, a conservative democrat facing a tough reelection, whos expected to switch parties after being wooed by President Trump. Sunday five of van drews staffers abruptly resigned. In a letter they wrote that his switch to the gop, quote, does not align with the values we brought to the this job. Thank you so much. The latest cbs news Battleground Tracker of democratic president ial candidates focuses on super tuesday. A key day in the race. Democratic voters in the 14 States Holding primaries on march 3rd favor former Vice President joe biden, followed closely by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. The poll also shows a newcomer to the race, former new york city mayor Mike Bloomberg, hes in fifth place with 4 support. Ed okeefe is covering the campaign 2020. Ed, what do the numbers tell us . Reporter good morning. The flew poll shows that the new poll shows that the democratic race is fluid, and that has voters nervous. Four in ten democratic voters in the 14 States Holding primaries on super tuesday, march 3rd, say theyre uneasy about whether any democratic candidate can defeat President Trump. Bloombergs strategy might be paying off. Turn North Carolina blue reporter former new york mayor Michael Bloomberg opened his First Campaign field office on sunday, not in iowa or New Hampshire but in the super tuesday state of North Carolina. Were here, and were going to stay not just through super tuesday but through the Republican Convention when you know who comes to town. Reporter former new york mayor Michael Bloomberg opened his First Campaign field office on sunday, not in iowa or New Hampshire but in the super tuesday state of North Carolina. Were here, and were going to stay not just through super tuesday but through the Republican Convention when you know who comes to town. Reporter less than a month on the campaign trail, bloomberg is on track to be spending more than 100 million on tv ads jobs creator, leader, problem solver. Reporter a new cbs news poll finds that bloomberg is pulling support from former Vice President joe biden. About half of democratic voters, in particular backers of Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, believe bloombergs campaign shows the rich have more influence. Im showing the difference between myself and the millionaires. Reporter nine democrats signed a letter asking Party Leaders to change the rules that determine who gets to appear at the debates. They argue the current rules which require both a polling and fundraising threshold have unnecessarily and artificially narrowed the strongest and most diverse democratic field in history. The letter was started by senator cory booker who didnt make the stage for this weeks debate and has been raising concerns for weeks. It is a problem that we have an Overall Campaign for the 2020 presidency that has more billionaires in it than black people. Reporter the dnc is unlikely to change the rules for januarys debate. But Party Leaders say they might consider changes for debates scheduled infebruary and march. Seven candidates are seat to debate in los angeles, five are men, six are white. There is a chance, however, there wont be a debate. A labor dispute ongoing between Food Service Workers at the Loyola Marymount university in los angeles, where the debates going to be held and the company that employs them, could force a picket line. The candidates say they wont cross a picket line if one goes up before thursday. Well see. Thank you so much. Two investigations are underway over whether cadets and midshipmen flashed a white power sign on live tv. They were seen making the okay sign behind a reporter before suddens armynavy game. The gesture has been adopted by White Supremacists to signify a w and a p for white powder. David martin is at the pentagon. How are west point and the u. S. Naval academy responding . Reporter the u. S. Military academy at pest wont says it is west point says it is examining the behavior to see if administrative action is required. The Naval Academy says depending on what the investigation finds, those involved will be held accountable. Video from espns College Game Day saturday shows three cadets and midshipmen flashing the hand sign. Some making a point to show their hand to the camera. This meaning and significance extends well beyond when the two teams play each other reporter the gesture is similar to the okay sign. Up for or down 40, they played their guts out. Reporter the antidefamation leagues Jonathan Green blatt says its been used by streakist including the christchurch shooter in new zealand and white nationalists at an oregon rally in august. That was a white powder injuriesture white power gesture used by rightwing extremists to symbolize and speak to their belief in white supremacy. Reporter sometimes the hand signal is also reportedly popular among junior military members as part of the circle game where if another person looks at it, they get punched. Greenblatt says its too soon to see what the young cadets were doing. I cant ascertain the motive of these kids. Im glad that the universities will investigate. This will allow the universities to hold a conversation about issues of tolerance, issues of respect, issues of diversity, issues of equity. Reporter a member of the coast guard was caught last year flashing a similar hand signal in the background of a Television Interview during the aftermath of hurricane florence. He was reprimanded and removed from hurricane duty. Tony . Thank you so much. Intent really is the question. It is. What were they trying to get across. It does sister two meanings. Does have two meanings. If you were playing a punching game, why were you doing it on live tv . Thank you so much. Now to the story not far from here at columbia and barnard university. A 13yearold boy is expected back in Court Tomorrow to face a murder charge in the stabbing death of Barnard College freshman tessa majors. Hundreds gathered to remember majors in new york citys Morningside Park yesterday. Thats the park where she was attacked as she walked home Late Wednesday evening. The unnamed 13yearold reportedly says he watched as two friends held majors, robbed her, and stabbed her multiple times with a knife. One of those two, a 14yearold, was questioned and released. The other has not yet been found. Ahead of his criminal trial on Sexual Assault and rape charges, Harvey Weinstein says he doesnt get enough credit for promoting female filmmakers. In an exclusive vancouver with the New York Post, the disgraced former mogul complains his legacy in the movie business got, in his words, eviscerated because of what happened. And he feels like, quote, the forgotten man. Vlad duthiers joins us with more on the story. Where is weinstein talking . And many are shaking their heads about what he is saying. They are indeed. Weinstein spoke from the hospital on friday, reportedly while recovering from spinal surgery. He said he agreed to the interview to prove his medical problems are legitimate after he was met with widespread skepticism last week for appearing in court with a walker. This was Harvey Weinstein last week before his medical procedure. Hunched over a walker as he entered court. New images from the New York Post show weinstein speaking after his surgery, including a closeup photo of the bandage on his back. In his upcoming january 6th criminal trial, weinstein faces two counts of predatory Sexual Assault, two counts of rape, and one counts of criminal sexual act. In his interview with the post, he paints himself as a womans advocate. I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker, he said, i want this city to recognize who i was instead of what ive become. The prosecution is going to say the comments are reflective of a state of mind of a man who is used to abusing his power. Reporter Stacy Schneider is a criminal defense attorney. How relevant is it really that he promoted female careers because the whole narrative of his criminal trial is the alleged abuse of women who were trying to pursue those careers in the first place. Reporter one of those careers belongs to gwyneth paltrow. Rosenstein boasts he weinstein boasts he made her famous with the view from the top. Paltrow accused tween of luring her to a hotel room for a massage when she was 22. Can i stands in front of a injury and say Harvey Weinstein is the greatest guy youve ever met . No, im not going to do that. Reporter in a september interview with gayle, the disgraced hollywood mogul said he was innocent and denies the allegations. Even if you believe hes the worst person that ever walked the face of the earth, he still did not commit rape, and the evidence does not prove that he did. Ahead of weinsteins criminal proceedings next month his team has reportedly reached a 25 million settle investment a civil case against him. And in response to weinsteins latest comments, a group of 23 women who publicly accused him of Sexual Misconduct said, quote, we refuse to let this predator rewrite his legacy of abuse. He admits no wrongdoing, that shocked a lot of people. Both facts can be true. The allegations can be true and be true that he put a lot of women in the movies. He