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KPIX CBS This Morning September 27, 2017

On cbs this morning. His new plan to keep passengers happy and what the airline is doing to help hurricane victims. But we begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The governor of puerto rico is so thankful for the great job that were doing. And its the most difficult job because its on the island, its on an island in the middle of the ocean. The president defends his response to Hurricane Maria. The president has called, has pledged his support. Steve bannons candidate emerges victorious over President Trumps choice in the Republican Senate Runoff Election in alabama. North korea is readying for war, coming as President Trump ups the rhetorical ante. It will be devastating, i can tell you that, devastating for north korea. Thats called the military action. A scandal rocks College Basketball. Four coaches among ten people charged in a bribery case. Theres jail time people could be facing here and this is now big. California fire crews are making progress on a major brush fire. The winds are calm, but if that changes, the fire has the potential to take off. Saudi arabia has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time. This is a historic day for saudis. All that a brawl erupted in ugandas parliament with lawmakers throwing chairs at each other, scuffling for 20 minutes. And all that matters Mitch Mcconnell announced that the latest Obamacare Repeal effort is dead. This isnt the first time weve been told that its dead. Like it might be really sick, but it keeps surviving. On cbs this morning. With all thats happening, people are still talking about football. President trump ratings for nfl football are way down except before game starts to see if our country will be disrespected. According to donald trump, fans are tuning out right after the game starts, which is the way jets fans have been watching for years. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. The desperation in puerto rico is growing by the day. Washington is boosting its efforts to help the victims of Hurricane Maria, but the islands electrical grid is still down one week after the storm. Thousands of stranded at airports and roads are clogged with debris. Food, water and fuel are all in short supply. At least 16 deaths are blamed on maria and its aftermath. Officials worry the death toll will rise drastically if emergency supplies arent distributed soon. Fema has more than 2100 federal officials on the ground in puerto rico. 16 navy and coast guard ships are there to deliver supplies. Ten more are on the way. David beg nnaud is at a hospita in san juan. Reporter even the hospitals need help. This is in san juan. Theres only one operating room thats functioning right now. Surgeries are being prioritized. Only icu has air conditioning. The rest of the floors are dark. Patients have been moved together, children and adults being treated in the same area. There is a generator that is powering whatever lights they do have here, and the mayor of san juan says if they run out of fuel at this hospital, theyre going to run out of life. We have been married 20 years. We are best friends. Reporter Jesus Garces Soto is battling stage 4 cancer. His wife, a Breast Cancer survivor herself, brought him to the hospital the night Hurricane Maria hit. Being here is very difficult. Theres no air conditioning in the rooms. Reporter just one generator keeps two floors operational, but fuel is low and frustrations are high. I think that we have been like abandoned. Reporter thats medical director veronica rodriguez, who says only one of the hospitals five operating rooms is useable. What i fear most is that a patient can die because of this. Reporter only 21 of the 69 hospitals in puerto rico have power or fuel. This is the time for action. Reporter san juans mayor is frustrated with what she says is a slow response from fema. Theyre waiting for their marching orders now. You are in an emergency. If you dont do, then hundreds of lives will be lost. Hundreds of lives will be lost. Reporter temperatures have reached 90 degrees. Nearly half of the island has no water. Alex de la campa is the fema coordinator here on the ground in puerto rico. People are receiving food and water. A lot of things are being done by fema. I believe you. I have no reason not to believe you, but why dont we see it . Where are the photos . Where are the videos . This is the worst catastrophic disaster in puerto rico and we have been engaged in the response operations. Now were going to make sure that we publish everything that were doing. Reporter mr. De la campa told us he would set us up with one of the fema cruise aews and us to go out and document what theyre doing. The u. S. Is sending a floating hospital called the comfort. Its coming to puerto rico. It might take three to five days to get here. Norah, the rapper pitbull did something very nice. He sent his private jet down here to puerto rico to take Cancer Patients back to the mainland, people who so desperately needed treatment. David begnaud there, thank you so much. The white house is scrambling to put its hurricane response on high display after complaints that it wasnt moving fast enough. As of last night, the president had tweeted 23 times about the Nfl National Anthem protests. He has tweeted six times about Hurricane Maria and puerto rico. The governor of puerto rico briefed the president via a video conference. Fema administrator brock long also appeared at the white house yesterday. Vice president mike pence met with florida senator marco rubio who had criticized the relief effort. Mr. Trump repeatedly defended the response to the crisis. The massive effort is under way, and we have been really treated very, very nicely by the governor and by everybody else. They know how hard were working and what a good job were doing. The president says he will visit puerto rico tuesday and may go to the hardhit u. S. Virgin islands as well. In our next hour, were going to talk with puerto rico governor rossello about the president s response and what the people on the island need right now. President trump is warning north korea that any u. S. Military action would be devastating. The president said the u. S. Armed forces are totally prepared to respond one day after north korea threatened to shoot down american warplanes. He also vowed to fix the mess in north korea, and said that kim jongun is acting very badly. Major garrett is at the white house with the latest on this story. Major, good morning. Reporter good morning. President trump spoke of new economic sanctions leveled against north korea and the need for still more diplomatic pressure, but the president sounded as if military action, possibly preemptive action is not just an option but an increasingly viable option. If we take that option, it will be devastating, i can tell you that. Reporter in the rose garden, President Trump spoke aggressively about potential military action against north korea. The north korean government has threatened to shoot down or aim at american planes in International Airspace. Id like your reaction. Devastating for north korea. Thats called the military option. If we have to take it, we will. Reporter american b1 bombers flew in International Airspace but nearer than usual to north koreas east coast over the weekend. U. S. Intelligence detected signs tuesday the north was preparing an attempted intercept of the next u. S. Bomber flight. On the east coast, mig23 jets were fitted with external fuel tanks and mig29 jets were armed with airtoair missiles. Because the north has spent so much on its nuclear and Ballistic Missile program, its air force is weak, its pilots poorly trained, flying as little as ten hours a year. Still, the north might mount an intercept. Hes acting very badly. Reporter mr. Trump blamed kim jongun for the warlike rhetoric, though his own advisers have warned against provoking the dictator. Hes saying things that should never, ever be said. And were replying to those things, but its a reply. Reporter general Joseph Dunford told lawmakers there was no evidence the north was preparing for a conventional military strike. While the political space is clearly very charged right now, we havent seen a change in the posture of north korean forces. We watched that very carefully. Reporter on the matter of an attempted bomber intercept, the u. S. Believes theres only one north korean pilot thats ever flown that far out over the ocean. Even show, military analysts tell us increased tensions between the two countries have vastly lowered u. S. Tolerance of any military engagement of this kind, thus increasing the risks of miscalculation or conflict. Charlie. Major garrett at the white house. Thanks, major. Rockets exploded at kabul airport this morning after defense secretary jim matt is landed for an unannounced visit. The retired marine general arrived with natos secretary general. The visit follows President Trumps decision to put more military pressure on the taliban. Isis claims responsibility for the attack, for the rocket attacks, which happened after mattis left the airport. The u. S. Military says up to 40 munitions hit the area. At least five civilians were hurt. The latest republican effort to replace obamacare is dead. Senate gop leaders decided yesterday not to bring it up for a vote. Republicans hoping for a legislative win are now turning to taxes. President trump will outline a tax code overhaul today in indiana. Cbs news has learned the proposal will slash the corporate rate from 35 to 20 . Tax rates for the wealthiest americans would likely drop from nearly 40 to 35 . The bottom tax rate will increase from 10 to 12 . If implemented, the revamp would be the first in three decades. Of course theyre going to double the deductions, so that would mean people in the lower rate would pay less in taxes as well. A lot of moving parts on that. The president and gop establishment suffered a severe setback in the u. S. Senate primary runoff in alabama. Yesterdays winner, roy moore, is a religious rightwing favorite who was thrown off alabamas Supreme Court twice. Moore defeated Luther Strange, who was appointed to replace jeff sessions. President trump campaigned for Luther Strange, but now hes backing moore. He tweeted this morning, spoke to roy moore last night for the first time. He sounds like a really great guy who ran a fantastic race. Chip reid is in montgomery, alabama, with more reaction to the results. Chip, good morning. Reporter good morning. This race is not over yet. Roy moore will face off against Democrat Doug Jones in december. But of course alabama is one of the most conservative states in the nation, so even with his extreme views, roy moore is favored to win. This is a time for victory. Reporter last night roy moore said it was gods will that he beat senator Luther Strange to win the republican nomination. We can support the president. Reporter tuesday morning, moore arrived by horseback to cast his vote and waved his gun at a Campaign Rally monday, but its his extreme views that really set him apart. Crime, corruption, immorality, abortion, sodomy, sexual perversion, sweep our land. Reporter the judge has been removed from the bench twice, once just last year for rejecting federal orders on samesex marriage. Moore even suggested that the 9 11 attacks were a punishment from god. There are consequences when we turn away from the source of our strength. Reporter while campaigning for Luther Strange, President Trump said he might have made a mistake, but that he would back either candidate to beat Democrat Doug Jones. Roy has a very good chance of not winning in the general election. I will be backing him if he wins. Reporter the president spoke with moore last night in a phone call and deleted at least three tweets sent in the last two days supporting strange. I cant explain why he was willing to take that risk except that hes a friend and a loyal friend. Reporter the race also pitted President Trump against former white house chief strategist steve bannon, who sniffed theres more to come. And youre going to see in state after state after state, people that follow the model of judge moore. Reporter President Trump said he will come here to alabama to campaign for moore, but he also suggested that because moore is so controversial, its going to be a tough race. Even in this heavily republican state. Chip, thanks. Allegations of widespread bribery involving highprofile coaches and one of the Worlds Largest Athletic Companies are rocking mens College Basketball. Coaches from auburn, arizona, usc, Oklahoma State and an adidas executive are among ten people charged in connection with two schemes. Dana jacobson shows us the scandal shining a harsh light on the ncaa. Nan dana, good morning. Good morning. I think a lot of people werent surprised to hear this news but the fbi has been investigating the influence of money on pleasure and coaches. Yesterday federal officials announced they discovered a number of schemes involving hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes. Todays arrests should serve as a warning to others choosing to conduct business this way in the world of college athletics. We have your playbook. Four assistant coaches in all were arrested. Chuck person of auburn, emanuel richardson, lamont evans and tony bland were all accused of taking cash bribes to direct players to Financial Advisers and agents. The charges extend beyond the coaching ranks. Managers and Financial Advisers circling blue chip prospects like coyotes, and employees of one of the Worlds Largest sportswear companies secretly funneling cash to the families of High School Recruits. Reporter james gatto, a top adidas executive, was also named in the kplangt. Hes accused along with a number of other associates of conspiring to funnel sixfigure payments to families of three High School Recruits to attend universities sponsored by adidas. Upon turning pro, players would sign sponsorships with adidas. One of the schools under investigation is louisville. Louisville signed a tenyear, 160 million apparel deal with adidas this past summer. Head basketball coach and hall of Famer Rick Pitino says the allegations come as a complete shock to me. The University Says any violations will not be tolerated. This is the way stuff has been getting done for a while. Gary parrish is a College Basketball analyst for cbs network. When that adidas executive facing serious jail time, so hes going to talk. Its scary stuff for a school thats ever benefited from that. I promise you theyre nervous right now. President mark emmerich said the nature of the charges brought by the federal government are deeply disturbing. How do they think theyre going to get away with it . It seems like there would be a paper trail on this kind of transaction. I think thats the question. The interesting thing here was this was the fbi. This wasnt the ncaa, and maybe that knowledge is out there that the ncaa just doesnt have the manpower or the resources to investigate like they have done now at this point. Women in saudi arabia finally have the right to drive after decades of protest. Saudi arabia was the last country in the world to prohibit females from driving. Women still need a male guardians consent for some activities in the ultra conservative nation. Holly williams spoke to people protesting the driving ban during her last visit to saudi arabia and she joins us from istanbul, turkey. Holly, good morning. Reporter good morning. A group of very brave, very determined Saudi Arabian women have been fighting for the right to drive for over two decades and they have finally won. But change has been painfully slow and theyre still denied many other freedoms. This is how the women protested inside their ultra conservative islamic kingdom, illegally taking the wheel and posting the scandalous videos online, risking arrest in doing so. Others made this viral video. Mocking a system that reduced them to children. In saudi arabia in 2014, we met some of the women who dared to criticize the authorities. The car for the saudi women have become the symbol of wanting our voices to be heard and our needs to be heard. Its like you live life in books. You cant live life in books. Reporter but now saudi arabias government seems to be modernizing. Just last week women were allowed into the National Sports stadium for the first time. A saudi spokeswoman explained the changes to the rules on driving. I think this is a victory for us, but i think its a victory that we were already kind of winning in a lot of other areas, if you will. And so this is just another step in the march towards progress. Reporter inside saudi arabia, theres still opposition. One muslim cleric recently claimed that women shouldnt drive because many of them only have a quarter of a brain. The kings decree is the latest in a series of gradual reforms, including permitting women to vote in local elections and allowing girls to play sport at school. Gayle. Sign of the times. Thank you very much, Holly Williams reporting from is stan bull. Lawmakers plan to investigate a program

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