Thousands took to the streets in the middle east to protest the u. S. s decision to recognize jerusalem as the recognize jerusalem at the capital of israel, but today the police are preparing for a socalled day of rage. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning in california, tens of thousands of homes remain in jeopardy from a string of winddriven destructive wildfires. Two new fires have ignited. One burning through a Retirement Community near san diego. Fire crews are now battling six major fires, making progress with some and not with others. The largest fire around ventura destroyed at least 130 buildings and covers 180 square miles. Kenneth craig is in ventura. Kenneth, good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. As you said the fires have brought hundreds of buildings to the ground. This singlefamily home reduced to nothing but rubble, all thats left, the shell of their minivan. Hundreds of thoroughbred horses ran for their lives as the Southern California wildfire spread even further south. This new blaze dubbed the lilac fire is in northern san diego county. Volunteers trying to help save them saying several of the horses were killed. Several others were badly injured. I caught a couple that were actually burned. Reporter the lilac fire 35 north of san diego grew six square miles in just a few hours. Further north, the biggest of the blazes around ventura has grown to nearly 200 square miles. That fire has accounted for the bulk of at least 500 buildings destroyed so far. Officials say even though the, hurricaneforce winds that were predicted for thursday didnt quite materialize, the santa ana winds are still fanning the embers. That santa ana weakening is going to cause the fire to be much less predictable. Its going to move in different directions. Reporter here where the fire passed through, homeowners are being allowed back in to assess the damage, but for many, sadly, theres not much to see. This family of six returns to pretty much rubble. All of my Little Brothers stuff, thats where theyve been growing up. Reporter every day the fire continues, air quality becomes more of an issue. So much so that hundreds more schools have been closed today. This is one of the hardest hit neighbors in ventura county. I think its safe to say about half of the homes are no longer standing. One worker who was working here yesterday describes the neighborhood as a war zone, annemarie. Thank you, kenneth. This morning the first major snowstorm of the season is making its way from the southeast up to new england. Winter storm warnings and advisories are posted from southern texas to South Carolina. Up to 3 inches of snow expected this morning in corpus christi. Schools in austin are canceled today. Chief meteorologist paul deanno of our San Francisco station kpix has more on this first winter outbreak. Theres a significant kink in the jet stream in the u. S. Thats doing crazy things to our record. In alaska, an overnight low of 56 degree. That will by far overshadow a record. On the other side we have snow steadily falling in houston, texas, this morning, and that snow is going to be on the move as soon as 9 00 friday morning. Atlanta and new orleans dealing with light to moderate snowfall. By this afternoon, washington, d. C. , perhaps norfolk, virginia. Charlotte, north carolina, dealing with snowfall, and by tomorrow morning it works its way up the eastern seaboard. Boston, providence, new york city, philadelphia, and washington, d. C. Perhaps the first widespread snowstorm of the season and this snow started in texas. Im paul deanno for cbs news. The snow in texas is a rarity, but not so in buffalo, new york. Some areas of western new york got over a foot and a half. Today Israeli Forces are bracing for more violence in the wake of President Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. On the gaza strip, Palestinian Protesters burned a picture of the president. Vice president mike pence would not be welcome in the west bank during his visit to the region next month. Minnesota governor mark dayton says he hasnt decided on a replacement for al franken. After serving more than eight years, franken has announced hes stepling do linlin linling allegations of sexual misconduct. He took a parting shot at President Trump. Some of the allegations against me simply are not true. Others i remember very differently. Reporter if anything franken suggested he is the victim of a double standard. I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assaults sits in the oval office. Reporter like President Trump, franken is accused of groping multiple women before he came to washington. I would have liked to have seen him take some responsibility, but the end result is the same. Reporter senator Amy Klobuchar is frankens minnesota colleague. Did you think it was important for him to step down . I felt that given what was going on, that you had more and more allegations, that you had members calling for you to step down, that it was just going to be really difficult for him to do his job. Reporter the pair of resignation this week puts even more pressure on the gop and its Alabama Senate candidate roy moore. The man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls reporter Many Senate Republicans disavowed moore again. I wish he were not the nominee. Nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. And republican congressman trent franks says hes resigning next month after two female staffers say he discussed surrogacy with them. He said he never physically or intentionally contacted them. Frank and his wife have children through surrogacy. The Ethics Committee had opened an investigation after the accusations. He said he would be unable to get a fair hearing. Congress passed a stopgap bill averting a Government Shutdown bill. First the house and then the Senate Passed the measure yesterday that keeps the government financially afloat until december 22nd. Also yesterday President Trump held budget talks with top congressional leaders. Democrats say there wont be a deal unless there are protections for drooerms, children brought to the u. S. Illegally as children. And ahead on cbs this morning, we will discuss the budget negotiations with republican south dakota senator john thune. Its still unclear why a gunman opened fire at a new mexico high school, killing two students. The shooter is also dead, but its not known if he took his own life or was killed by the police. As tech is a small town near the colorado border. Students at as tech high say they heard the gunshots and took cover. Barry petersen reports. Reporter its a scene thats become all too familiar, students barricading themselves behind locked doors as a shooter opens fire. As Tech High School was a school in the cross hairs. And they knew what to do. This is a student at the high school. I could feel it vibrating and then it stopped and we we when we evacuated out of our room, there was a dead body outside our room, and we were told that it was probably the shooter that shot himself outside our door. Reporter some parents reported hearing from their children via Text Messages that they could hear the shooter approaching. Erin jeune is a parent. You feel like anymore youre not safe anywhere. Reporter the high school was cordoned off as police cleared the campus and teens were reunited with their parents. Chief mike neal runs the aztech police department. Chief neal was one of those heroes. When he arrived the school was on lockdown, the doors locked, so he and his men busted through the glass to get in and resolve the situation. Barry petersen, cbs news, aztec, new mexico. Michael pfleger, the former South CarolinaPolice Officer who fatally shot walter scott, an unarmed black man, gets 20 years behind bars. In exchange prosecutors dropped state murder charges. Pfleger is one of the few Police Officers to go to prison for a fatal shooting. Coming up on the morning news, museum showdown. Congressman john lewis takes a stand against President Trump over the opening of a Civil Rights Museum. And from the capital on the hill to buckingham palace, ed sharon receives a royal honor. This is the cbs morning news. Ran receives a royal honor. This is the cbs morning news. La vie est belle leclat the new fragrance lancome now available at macys, your fragrance destination. If you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis,. Isnt it time to let the real you shine through . 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He said he should cancel his visit because of his divisive record on civil rights issues. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the parents of the son accused in the tampa shootings are refusing to answer. Investigators question. Hes accused of killing four people in apparently random attacks. His parents attorney said theyre not going to answer questions that could lead to their sons execution. Theyre going to be brought back in next month to see if they should be held in contempt of court. The Washington Post reports that members of congress are casting uncertainty about the u. S. Competing in the south korea winter olympics. Yesterday White House Press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders said no official decision has been made. Later she tweeted the u. S. Looks forward to participating in the winter olympics. Later u. N. Ambassador nikki haley said it was an open question whether they would compete. And ed sheeran received a high honor from Prince Charles of the buckingham palace. 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And why Silicon ValleyTech Companies are paying some guests hundreds of dollars an hour to attend their holiday parties. Join us for kpix 5 news this morning. Beginning at 4 30. Good morning. Its friday, decemb heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby im a fireball video of a meteor streaking across the sky captured by a new Jersey Police car dash cam. The officer was on patrol early sunday morning when it whizzed by and exploded in the atmosphere. Doctors at Columbia University met cal center have removed what might be the largest cardiac tumor. Sinc