off a flight. and destructive storms hit several states leaving debris in the heartland with millions still under sthreat of severe weather today. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, a temporary about-face by president trump on a key campaign promise. the president agreed not to pull out of the north american free trade agreement at this time. he calls on the leaders of america's nafta partners canada and mexico. earlier administration officials said the president was considering an executive order to withdraw from the agreement. mr. trump railed against nafta during the campaign and bashed it again last week. >> the fact is nafta, whether it's mexico or canada, is a disaster for our country. it's a disaster. it's a trading disaster. >> earlier this week the president imposed new tariffs on lumber imported from canada. and this morning there are mixed reviews for president trump's tax overhaul proposal. some republicans are worried about the impact on the national debt. democrats say the plan is a giveaway to the wealthy. meanwhile the republicans say they made progress in a compromised plan to overhaul obamacare. a cbs news pohl finds most americans thinks the president should move onto other issues and others are worried about an increase over taxes. brook silva-braga has more. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. it would give ordinary taxpayer as more standard deduction, but beyond that critics and supports face the same challenge. it's hard to say with much certainty what the overhaul of the taxes would do. president trump touted his newly unveiled tax reform blueprint wednesday even as his administration defended the lack of details. >> we have outlines. we have a broad brush view of what they're going be. >> the plan, which was boiled down to a single page, would slash the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%, cut rates for individuals, and simplify the tax code by removing the number of tax braktds from seven to three. analysts say the plan could add billions to the deficit. others argue it will add growth to the gap. >> what this is about is creating jobs and economic growth. >> officials in the freedom house caucus approved the plan for improvements on obamacare. with a deadline to avert a government shutdown just one day away, negotiations continue over key sticking points in the funding bill. yesterday the president made another major concession in those negotiations agreeing to keep paying obamacare subsidies at least for now. in case the bill doesn't pass, congress is creating a temporary measure to keep it up and running for another week. government funding runs through midnight tomorrow. if the government shutdown does happen on saturday, it will fall on the president's 100th day in office, anne-marie. >> thank you so much, brook. well, attorney general jeff sessions said the administration will push the legal fight to strip funds from so-called sajsary cities. the president called the ruling ridiculous. in a statement late last night sessions said the president was within his power to issue the executive order. and some like utah senator orrin hatch are hailing the president's order to review the designations of dozens of national monuments. the review is to open a push for more federal land for drilling another development. mr. trump's executive order covers millions of acres. the united states and south korea agreed on swift punitive measures against north korea in the event of more provocation from the north korean regime. the standoff over the north nuclear weapons has escalated. the trump administration laid out its plans to senators during a white house briefing yesterday. the administration said it will apply economic and diplomatic pressure on the north but also laid out military options. >> it was sobering how much thought and planning is going into preparing military options if called for and a diplomatic strategy with strikes made clear. >> yesterday south korea started installing a u.s. missile defense system and the u.s. has sent a aircraft carrier and submarine to the region. ahead on "cbs this morning" we'll talk with john mccain who attended yesterday's white house briefing. "face the nation" moderator john dickerson will interview the president this saturday on his 100th day in office. that interview will be broadcast this sunday on "face the nation." and "cbs this morning" will broadcast live from the white house on monday, may 1st. united airlines announced policy changes in the wake of the forced removal of a passenger earlier this month. david dau was injured when he was dragged from his seat to make room for a united crew member. in a new policy, law enforcement will no longer be required to remove passengers from a flight unless safety and passengers are at risk. passengers who agree to give up their seat can receive compensation of up to $10,000 and united said it will reduce the amount of overbooking. united's chief executive officer offered another apology. he said we can never say we are sorry enough for the shameful way the passenger was treated on the flight. heavy rain is possible through the weekend in the southern plains and mississippi valley. this morning flood warnings and advisories are posted in illinois, indiana, and missouri. in north carolina, the rain has stopped, but the threat from flooding continues. one person was killed when rushing waters swept his vehicle off the roadway last night. a powerful storm with destructive winds blew through arkansas wednesday. >> i think i can salvage the two main ones if i can get somebody to help me get the tree off. at least one tornado struck in oklahoma damaging homes and knocking down power lines. and in north dakota a spring snowstorm was the issue. fargo got up to six inches. residents said the roads were so bad that commutes that normally took ten minutes took an hour and a half. and this morning an armed suspect in the shooting of a delaware state trooper has barricaded himself inside his home. trooper stephen ballard investigated a vehicle. police say the suspect has fired multiple shots at officers from inside the house. oscar winner demi has jonathan demme has died from "silence of the lams." >> the chilling film earned demme an academy award. he also earned critical praise to tell the story of the aids crisis in 1993 "philadelphia" starring tom hanks. demme sat down with charlie rose in 1998 to talk about his career. >> if we can make a movie to excite other people as much as the potential that it excites me, maybe it will be contagious. >> demme died in new york of esophageal cancer. he was 73. coming up on the "morning news," backing out of berkeley. ann coulter backs out and the campus remains on alert. and not ready to wear. nasa's spacesuits come up short. this is the "cbs morning news." , it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. you should tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. symbicort could mean a day with better breathing. watch out, piggies! 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region and it will create a traffic armageddon like we've never experienced before. >> reporter: ha cost could be $100 million a day, a figure that worries ceos like deana mulligan of guardian life insurance, which could lose $40,000 an hour. >> new york is a global financial capital. it generates a lot of income for the entire country in the form of income taxes, so it really is important to the country. >> reporter: amtrak has produced a plan to rebuild but it would cost over $20 billion. new york and new jersey have offered to pay half the cost if the federal government pays for the rest. a proposal now being considered by the trump administration. elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. our top stories this morning, president trump has told the leaders of mexico and canada that he will not pull out of the north american free trade agreement for now. the president made the announcement last night. he had called the decades-old deal a disaster that cost american jobs. and mr. trump unveiled his tax cut plan. it would replace seven income brackets with dramatically cut control tax and eliminate most deductions. democrats say it favors the wealthy. some republicans worry about the revenue and impact on the national debt. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we talk with treasury secretary steve mnuchin who will explain the president's tax reform blueprint. plus details on the archaeology bombshell that humans may have reached the america's 100,000 years earlier than previously thought. and a new series on the american work force called "work in progress" kicks off with a look at the impact of automation on cashiers and retail employees. >> this is the single biggest job category in america, the threat, and it could go away within the next two decades. that's the fear. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com developing right now reports of several loud explosions overnight as the standoff continues, in delaware, for the man accused of killing a state trooper, we will tell you about new details we're learning about corporal steven ballard and how he is being remember. and sentenced to death jury decide eric frein should be executed for killing a pennsylvania state trooper this morning reason it may somebody time before frein is put to death. future is now, nfl draft 2017 begins today we will tell what you you need to know heading to the big event, very big news day in the sit, it is thursday, april 27th good morning i'm jim donovan. >> welcome back. i'm rahel solomon. lets check the forecast with katid

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