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WUSA CBS This Morning December 9, 2017

How a computer code used to snatch up concert tickets it now hoarding all the hot toys and reselling them at astronomical prices. But we begin this morning with a look at teodays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This fire has transitioned from a winddriven fire to a fueldriven fire. Firefighters in california battle flames and fatigue. Those wildfires are really showing no mercy. Out of control flames that refuse to back down. Critical fire danger still exists today. Santa barbara right through to san diego. Its devastating. Its horrific. This is from atlanta, georgia. Wow. Its like a Christmas Card for the deep south. Snow. Theres snow here at cnn world headquarters. Were freaking out. A freak winter snowstorm which paralyzed much of the deep south is now moving toward the northeast. New york city, probably around six inches. Boston, around six to eight inches of snow certainly possible. How many people here the great state of alabama . [ cheers and applause ] whoa. President trump rallied the faithful in pensacola, florida. Get out and vote for roy moore. Do. Do it. Palestinian protesters throwing rocks toward israelis. A day of rage across the middle east after President Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. Doubledecker bus flipped on its side in San Francisco. There are injuries ranging from broken bones to cuts and scrapes. The cia has a new class of spy dogs. When you think about 6yearold sara, what do you want to say to that little girl . I dont have anything to say to 6yearold me. I have something to say to every person. Were on a rock in outer space. Like, make this life count. On cbs this Morning Saturday. A unique tradition at an indiana colleg b friday before finals, Taylor University students dress in costumes and are completely silent until the Home Team Scores their tenth point of the game. [ cheers and applause ] thats an awesome tradition. Im going to sit in silence until the tenth second of this broadcast. All right. Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Im Anthony Mason along with alex wagner. We begin this morning with a prewinter storm that is affecting tens of millions of americans. The massive storm system that started in the deep south is moving into the midatlantic, the northeast, and new england. Heavy snow fell in atlanta, where Road Conditions are dangerous. As much as a foot will have fallen in some parts of the south. More than a quarter of a Million People are without power from louisiana to georgia. There has already been one weatherrelated death when a man came into contact with a downed power line in atlanta, and almost 2,000 flights were canceled on friday due to the weather, many of them in atlanta. Thats where Mark Strassman is with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The calendar says its late fall, but a real winter has smacked the south. Take a look around. This isnt buffalo or minneapolis. This is atlanta. And parts of the metro area, like my house, have had already ten inches of snow on the ground. And it just keeps coming. The prewinter storm made its way through atlanta during the busy friday evening commute. Part of a massive storm system that has shocked the southeast. Alabama saw record snowfall. Up to ten inches in some parts of the state. Near whiteout conditions fell in mississippi. Highway signs warned drivers to go slow with mixed results. In baton rouge, Emergency Personnel fielded calls into the night. Most folks in south louisiana i dont think anyone can ever do it very well. So could turn into a bad, bad situation. Reporter in texas, just four months after getting battered by hurricane harvey, snow covered swaths of the state. The last time that we had snow, i was 9. Reporter from houston, which got 3 1 2 inches, to just outside corpus christi, where the snow covered debris left over from harvey. As the citys Emergency Management put it on twitter, from white caps to snowdrifts, what a year its been. The storm did add some ambience to the holiday decorations in spartanburg, south carolina. When i wake up and looked out the window, i was like, its snowing yay reporter and atlantas airport, delta canceled almost a thousand flights yesterday. Just under 300 more today. People scrambled to rebook. There was one report that the line of stranded travelers at the airport stretched a quarter mile long. Im not glad to hear that. Im traveling today. Mark strassman in atlanta, thank you. And look at this rare sight south of the border. This is northern mexico, where snow gridlocked traffic, stranding hundreds of drivers friday. Its been decades since the last snowfall there. Lets check the track of the storm now with meteorologist ed curran from our chicago station. Good morning, anthony. Amazing snow in the south, now moving up the east coast here. Futurecast shows its progress. This is by midnight tonight. And by tomorrow morning, it gets out of here. But until that time, we have winter storm warnings that are up all along the coast here. Midatlantic states until 4 00 in the afternoon. As you go to the north here, sunday, 1 00 for areas like new jersey. Long island until sunday at 6 00 m. Around boston. How much do they see in these areas . In the pink, 4 to 7 inches. One more place to mention, winter storm warning here at the bottom of lake michigan. Lakeeffect snow, 4 to 8 inches. Alex . Meteorologist ed curran of our chicago station wbbmtv. Thanks, ed. Firefighters are struggling to control six fastmoving wildfires burning across Southern California. So far one death has been linked to the fires. More than 700 buildings and homes have been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee to safety. The fires have burned 260 square miles. Thats bigger than the size of chicago. Carter evans is in escondido near san diego with the latest. Carter, good morning. Reporter good morning. From Santa Barbara to san diego, some 8700 firefighters are slowly increasing containment on these blazes. The lilac fire here in but friday firefighters caught a break when the winds died down. It may be december, but in Southern California, warm, dry, and windy conditions have kept weary firefighters battling as many as six infer knows at one time. When a tornado hits the midwest, theres no stopping it. When a hurricane hits the east coast, theres no stopping it. When the santa ana winds come in, theres no stopping them. Reporter the largest, most destructive blaze, the thomas fire in ventura county, has already burned more than 200 square miles, some 400 structures have been reduced to rubble, and the fire is threatening thousands more. One flank now stretches into the steep terrain of the Los Padres National forest. Were in a fire fight. Were still chasing fire. Were still building fire line. Reporter in northern San Diego County, the lilac fire still rages. When the winds subsided a bit on friday, waterdropping helicopters attacked hot spots. Two marine and two navy some guys arent even getting breaks just because of the way Southern California is right now. Were working our guys to the bone. Weve made sure they provide for safety and get rest when need be. Reporter dramatic cell phone video cap dhurtured hundreds of racehorses being evacuated thursday when the lilac fire overran a training facility. It was just horrible. It was an inferno. Reporter on friday, hundreds of volunteers flocked to the del mar race track, bringing treats for the horses. This one sustained burns to the neck and leg but is expected to recover. Some 25 horses died trying to escape the flames. Theres a mandatory evacuation in effect. Reporter the string of wildfires chased more than 200,000 people from their homes. In the san diego area, some evacuated to a local high school. Just want to go home. I just hope and pray that our house is there. Ep companies from seven other states have now joined the battle on this fire. The National Weather service says these hot, windy conditions are now expected to continue through sunday. Anthony . Cart advaner Evans Ines Esco thank you. President trump delivered a campaignstyle speech in pensacola, florida, last night and rallied support for Embattled Republican Senate candidate roy moore. It was mr. Trumps 35th rally in florida since he first began his campaign for the presidency in 2015. The president is spending the weekend at his florida resort, but he plans to travel to mississippi today for an event that will be boycotted by two members of congress. Errol barnett is with the president in west palm beach, florida. Good morning. Reporter good morning. President trump was in his favorite setting last night in front of an adoring crowd, and his speech touched on familiar things. You had your predictable villains and heroes. About his election opponent hillary clinton, but most importantly for the president , he listed issues he says have made his first year in office a success, unlike any other. Were going to cap off an incredible first year in office. Reporter speaking to a roaring crowd in pensacola, President Trump delivered a victorystyle speech, flaunting his policies and reminding the crowd it is now america first. The president highlighted novembers positive employment report and boasted about the number of jobs created during his time in office. Weve created more than 5 trillion in new economic wealth just in the stock market alone. Reporter for over an hour, mr. Trump listed Campaign Promises he says hes fulfilled, urging supporters to give him another ally in the senate by voting for Alabamas Roy Moore in next weeks special election. The future of this country cannot afford to the very, very close United States senate. We cant afford it, folks. Reporter and while he wasnt afraid to again endorse moores controversial run, the president did avoid mention of an issue awaiting him today. I love these guys. Look at these guys. Blacks for trump. I love you. Reporter mr. Trumps decision to travel to jackson, mississippi, where an unexpected snowstorm has frozen the city, is causing an angry backlash. The president plans to deliver remarks to civil rights veterans before the opening of the new civil rights museum, creating friction with several africanamerican lawmakers. This is not the time for a photo op for President Trump, who has no civil rights record. Reporter mississippis democrat congressman Benny Thompson is joining congressman john lewis in boycotting the event. In a joint statement, the lawmakers said, quote, President Trumps attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this civil rights museum. Now, jacksons democrat protesting the opening ceremony. All of them citing President Trumps disrespect of civil rights activists. In response, the white house says it is unfortunate lawmakers are skipping the event. They say, still, President Trump will honor the sacrifice of civil rights leaders. Anthony . Errol barnett, thank you. The president s call for alabama voters to send roy moore to the senate came as new evidence was revealed by one of the women who have accused moore of Sexual Misconduct. Beverly young nelson says that moore sexually assaulted her when she was a 16yearold waitress. Her Attorney Says a handwriting expert confirmed that moores inscription in her 1977 yearbook is authentic. Moores Campaign Says nelsons admission that she added the time and place of moores yearbook inscription in her own handwriting undermines her entire story. New details have emerged on the allegations against congressman trent franks, who ru republican says that franks repeatedly pressed her to carry his child. She says at one point he offered her 5 million to act as a surrogate. A former staffer claims that franks asked at least four times if shed be willing to act as a surrogate in exchange for money. Lets take an indepth look at whats going on in politics. For that, were joined by leslie sanchez. Good morning. Good morning. First, lets talk about alabama, where the president is focusing all of his efforts at this point. Where do things stand down there . Realistically, the support is working. I think you have a lot of republicans, lets look at base republicans versus conservatives, who are saying this is a lot like holding their nose for President Trump, and we want the Supreme Court justice. That was the aim. Were all aiming for one thing. They want to protect the majority. But i will say many republicans are conflicted outside of alabama in terms of what this means for the party. Whhi of candidates who want to run under the republican ticket. Thats a part people arent really thinking about, but people are moving away, especially women, when it comes to looking at what the party fundamentally stands for. Shortterm wins, longterm losses. Leslie, is there the expectation that if moore does win, there will be some sort of punishment when he arrives in congress . Thats really the question, the efficacy. How palatable is it going to be for him to really move legislation forward when hes been removed twice, for example, from the alabama Supreme Court for not upholding the rule of law and the certain priorities he had to . I think realistically, you cant expect a different type of behavior. Hes somebody that would probably work as an independent, move his own agenda, definitely have sharp elbows with his other republican colleagues. Youre not going to really know where hes moving. And its going to make it extremely difficult for the president to move his agenda forward. If your argument is that you want a majority that works together, and the president has a very thin record of accomplishment this year, if any, thats so do you think there are a lot of republicans in washington who are worried that roy moore may become an albatross for the party . Absolutely. Theyre wringing their hands. Theyre holding their dollars. I think thats probably the bigger question. Even though the Republican Party lets say the positives. Theyve had a high successful fundraising. Youre seeing a tremendous stock market rally. Theres a lot of positives. Tax reform is finally moving through, which is what the president promised. He promised a Supreme Court pick. He promised tax reform. Youre seeing those things. Hes going to be able to talk about that. But the undercurrent is really dramatic in terms of how people see the party, the future of the party, and what it fundamentally stands for. You talk about tax reform. The house and senate have to conference their bills, or the house has to pass the senates bill. There are some problems weve seen with the bill this week in terms of the fact that it may raise taxes on corporations. It of course adds a trillion to the deficit. Is it going to happen . Will the two sides of the Republican Party be able to come together . Ideally, t its this issue of pay throughs, how theyre going to get that down. But really tossing the issue of where the tax cuts to balance this out are going to come from in the future. And if you listen a little bit to what speaker ryan is saying about looking at entitlement programs, senator marco rubio has been talking about that as well, thats going to be a big challenge. Will the president sign on with that, given his position on Social Security and medicare . I think the president wants a win. The president has to have a win on this. Theyll fix it later. But those are really the significant issues of how to address entitlement reform, are we going to get to the devil in the details, and its still a precarious issue. Leslie sanchez, thanks so much. Tomorrow morning on face the nation, the guests will include senator Susan Collins of maine, dick durbin of illinois, and u. N. Ambassador nikki haley. Atea violence engulfing the middle east. Security is on high alert in be bethlehem as clashes have erupted in the west bank. Seth doan is in jerusalem with the latest. Seth, good morning. Reporter good morning. Israels Defense Forces launched air strikes that targeted what they claimed were four separate military installations belonging to hamas. Hamas is that powerful Islamic Group that controls the gaza strip. On display in gaza today, a volatile mix of grief and anger in a funeral procession for a palestinian man who was shot at the border with israel. This cycle of violence is ratcheting up. This is the aftermath of an air strike israelis launched in retaliation for a hamas rocket attack across that same border. In bethlehem today, protesters continued to pelt Israeli Security forces with registering their anger with President Trumps policy shift on jerusalem. Its a back and forth weve also seen in the west bank town of ra ma la, where 16yearold shaden was among the rock throwers. When you heard President Trump make that statement, what went through your mind . I want to kill him. Seriously. Reporter israelis were expecting violence and deployed extra battalions of security forces. Though the jerusalem mayor is confident mr. Trumps decision will ultimately bring peace. Its a major, important milestone in our current future and in the future. I thank him for that. But at what cost to security . Sometimes were threatened, and sometimes people challenge us. Israel is ready

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