>> good morning from the studio 57 news room at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie greene. cbs this morning coanchor charlie rose apologized following a report in the washington post in which eight women accuse rose of sexual misconduct. pbs stopped the distribution of his nightly interview show and rose has been suspended by cbs news. cbs news said in a statement these allegations are extremely disturbing and we take them very seriously. hena is here in new york. >> rose posted on twitter that he is deeply embarrassed for his behavior. three women spoke on the record accusing the legendary journalist of groping with them, walking naked in front of them and relating an ere rottic dream. >> charlie rose is the latest high profile man to face sexual abuse allegations. the woug post is reporting eight women associated with rose's pbs program are ayccusing himg of sexual harassment between the late 90s and 2011. two said while working for him at his home or while traveling on business he came out of the shower and walked in front of them with no clothes on. one claims he groped her buttocks at a holiday party. >> the women worked at charlie rose inc. not here at cbs or pbs nor bloomberg where his show is taped every broadcast. >> he's been suspended by cbs where he cohosts cbs this morning and contributes to 60 minutes. pbs and bloomberg are also suspending their distribution of the charlie rose show. i am greatly embarrassed. i have behaved insensitively at times and i accept responsibility for that. though i do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate. cbs also says rose will remain suspended while it looks into the matter. rose's interview show is seen in 94% of the country on pbs stations. >> hena doba. thank you so much. alex wagner discusses the me too campaign with five prominent women who are sharing their stories of being victims of sexual misconduct and how social media played a role in giving the women a voice. >> what's different about this moment is we have a way to express our voices. what's also different about this moment is women are rallying around each other. >> that's ahead on cbs this morning. well, this morning consumer advocates are applauding the government's attempt to block the merger between athd@a&t ande warner. the justice department filed a lawsuit to stop the deal saying it would hike prices and innovation. at&t says the suit is radical and inexplicable. >> this defies logic and it is unprecedented. >> at&t's ceo pushed back against the justice department's anti trust lawsuit monday blocking the company's $85 billion merger with time warner. >> when the government suddenly discards decades of legal precedent, businesses large and small are left with no guide posts. >> announced last year the deal would give at&t control of time warn warner's massive portfolio. federal officials argued the merger would be unfair to consumers saying it without quote, mean higher monthly television bills and fewer of the new emerging options that consumers are beginning to enjoy. >> the record of evidence before the doj could not be more clear and convincing that there is no harm to competition and there is no harm to consumers. >> some proponents of the merger believe the doj lawsuit is an effort by the trump administration to harm cnn which is owned by time warner. >> as a president president trump vowed to block the deal if he won the election. >> it's too much concentration of power in the hands of too few. >> earlier this month members of the president's justice department told at&t that for the deal to go through the company must sell cnn. >> any agreement that results in us forfeiting control of cnn whether directly or indirectly is a nonstarter. >> a justice department official says the white house played no role in its decision to challenge the merger in court. cbs news, the white house. the border patrol agent who died investigating an alarm in west texas may have fallen. the body of officer rogelio martinez was found at the bottom of a 14-foot culvert late saturday. his partner survived the fall but he can't remember what happened. a border patrol supervisor says reports that the agents were attacked are speculation. president trump was one of those who called martinez's death an attack. secretary of state rex tillerson says putting north korea back on the terrorism blacklist is a very symbolic move, but it could also close a few loopholes in the imposed sanctions. president trump made the announcement yesterday calling the north a murderous regime. >> in addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, north korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism including assassinations on foreign soil. >> north korea joins iran, sudan and syria on the blacklist. the north had been on the list for two decades but was removed in 2008 in an effort to save talks to halt its nuclear efforts. the trump administration is ending temporary immigration status for some 60,000 hatians. the refugees have been living and working in the u.s. since a massive earthquake hit haiti back in 2010. they have until july of 2019 to prepare to go home. advocates for the hatians say conditions on the island have not improved enough for the hatians in this country to be deported. and so far no comment from the justice department after a federal judge permanently blocked president trump's executive order cutting funds to so-called sanctuary cities. the suit was brought by san francisco and santa clara, california. sanctuary cities limit cooperation with u.s. immigration authorities. the administration had argued that the order applied to a relatively small amount of money. the judge ruled the order threatened hundreds of millions of dollars. and at least one worker was killed by a pair of explosions and fire at a cosmetics factory in new york state. the factory is located 5 miles north of new york city. the first 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highest rate of homeowner ship in the country according to the joint center for housing studies at harvard. managing director says many homes are poorly equipped for disabilities later in life. >> they need three things. no steps to get into the house, no steps to go up and down when you're in the house and hallways that are wide enough to be able to navigate a wheelchair or a walker and right now only 4% of homes have all three of those features. >> reporter: modifications can be costly. >> it's good to have a railing on both sides. >> reporter: but smaller changes like adding an extra rail along the stairwell are more affordable. >> this would be about $400. >> reporter: the grab bars he's installing in her shower cost $250. he also suggests removing throw rugs which can be a tripping hazard. >> many clients delay getting help because they don't want to admit they need it. beverly says she's just being realistic. >> look, we're all going to go old. you can't change that. >> reporter: she hopes investing now will give her peace of mind for years to come. >> i feel safer already. cbs news, little falls, new jersey. coming up on cbs this morning, we will talk with new tsa administrator about whether we can expect changes to airport security after reports of banned items slipping through check point screenings. i'm anne-marie greene. this is the cbs morning news. 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