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KPIX CBS This Morning January 29, 2018

And only on cbs this morning, three climbers who scaled six huge mountains in antarctica will be here in studio 57. It took them less than ten days to make history. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Times up for discrimination. Times up for harassment of any kind. And times up for the abuse of power. The grammys take a political turn. It was a night of powerful performances and statements in new york city. Together, we can build not just a better country, but a world that is destined to be united. The president set to deliver his first state of the Union Address. Youre either delivering on all your promises or youre a raging tweeting wrecking ball whos destroying the country and terrifying the entire planet. Yes, i think i shook things up. It had to be shaken up. In southwestern pennsylvania, four people are dead after a massacre at a car wash, with the suspected killer on life support. Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Novalny was released last night after he was arrested at an antigovernment protest. Steve wynn facing allegations of Sexual Misconduct stepped down as finance chairman for the Republican National committee. All that. One High School Fresh man just made a name for himself. Grabbed the rebound and launches the ball full court. And all that matters. Down the seam for a touchdown. On ban of the National Football league, im honored to present the pro bowl trophy to the afc. On cbs this morning. The first man to win an astonishing 20 grand slam titles. Now champion Roger Federer. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Im Norah Odonnell with gayle king and john dickerson. Happy monday. Good to see roger after all those victories, it still means so much to him. To see him cry like that. Well done. Well done. So were going to talk about last night because politics took center stage on musics biggest night at the 60th annual grammy awards. Artists wore white roses in support of the times up movement and to protest Sexual Misconduct. Grammy nominee kesha who says she was an abuse victim gave an emotional performance of a song inspired by her own experience. And the shows political commentary took aim at the Trump White House. Hillary clinton made an appearance about the best selling book on the Trump White House called fire and fury. Artists used the show to speak out on race and immigration issues. Kevin frazier from our partners at entertainment tonight was at the grammys. He got up early to join us at the table. Good to see you. It is good to be here. Last nights grammys broadcast was probably the most overtly political show weve seen in years. It wasnt just in the songs. There were speeches and segments that appears to be outright rebukes to current policies in washington. Some felt the political commentary went past the boundaries of what an awards show should be. We come in peace. But we mean business. Singer and actress Janelle Monae told the actrebeing a aud Madison Square garden that times up for discrimination and harassment, introducing a song by grammy nominee kesha. She has been battling her former record producer for years over allegations of emotional and sexual abuse. Backed by an allstar female chorus, kesha sang her empowerment ballot praying. I dont need you i found a strength ive never known it was a sentiment echoed backstage by best new artist alessia cara, the only woman handed an award at sunday nights televised ceremony. Things are uneven and unequal. Reporter the other addeight awards were given to men. Including the nights biggest winner bruno mars. [ bleep ] fire and fury. Reporter other parts of the award show took aim at President Trump. Trump did not enjoy his own inauguration. Reporter a comedy sketch had others auditioning for an audio book of the white house expose fire and fury. He had a longtime fear of being poisoned. One reason why he liked to eat at maux. Reporter the segment was criticized including by u. N. Ambassador nikki haley who tweeted some of us love music without the politics. Donald trump jr. Called it a great consolation prize for losing the presidency. U2 performed with the statue of liberty and new york skyline as a backdrop. The city was called a welcoming place by immigrants. Just like the dreamers, my parents bought me to this country with nothing in their pockets but hope. Reporter and multiple grammy winner Kendrick Lamar whose work often points out the impact of systemic racism and in his performance with images of black men being gunned down. Not your message not your freedom Kendrick Lamars performances have become legendary. Go back to 2014 with imagine dr dragons and then 2016 and last night. Kesha let out this exhale that really just encapsulated the moment. It was so emotional while she was on stage. Well show you some of the great performances from last night coming up in our next hour. She got a standing ovation before it was over. It was a moment. It really was. Cant wait to see you again at 8 00. Thank you, kevin. Were learning more about tomorrow nights state of the Union Address. The white house says President Trump will use the theme building a safe, strong and proud america. Senior white house officials are promoting the idea that the speech will be unifying. It will highlight the recent tax victory and lay out immigration reform. And the plan to rebuild u. S. Infrastructure. Major garrett is at the white house. Good morning, major. Reporter good morning. President trumps speech will focus on, among other things, immigration, low unemployment and taxcut induced bonus checks. Against the backdrop of record low Approval Ratings. Then theres the russia investigation and step ms. Trump took last june to sideline it. But first, in President Trumps own words, what its like to tweet at sunrise. If i dont have that form of communication, i cant defend myself. Reporter the president and twitter provoketore said sunday his tweets are sent by advisers but more often than n not he is the author. Generally speaking, during the Early Morning or during the evening, i can do that. Reporter mr. Trump has denounced the russia investigation on twitter. Cbs news has confirmed that last june the president talked about firing special counsel Robert Mueller, citing three areas of possible conflict of interest. Last week, mr. Trump denied reports that he ordered muellers firing. What if you want to fire Robert Mueller . Fake news, folks, fake news. Typical New York Times fake story. Reporter nothing mr. Trump said about ousting mueller was ever relayed to the justice department. Where the power to fire mueller actually resides. We know that if he tried to, it would be the end of his presidency. Reporter South Carolina republican Lindsey Graham described the consequences of dismissing mueller. White House Counsel don mcgahn was frustrated by the talk of firing mueller and other also matters. He threatened to resign, but not directly to mr. Trump. Top advisers urged the president to leave mueller alone. Mcgahn remains white House Counsel and mueller is still special counsel. Don mcgahn did the right thing and the good thing is the president listened. Reporter also the Trump Justice Department had reason to believe that Campaign Adviser carter page was a russian agent. According to a report in the New York Times, a House Republican memo still kept secret revealed that Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein extended surveillance of page. That original surveillance, this memo asserts, was based at least in part on research financed by democrats. Major, thanks. Cbs news will bring you the president s state of the Union Address tomorrow night at 6 00 pacific time here on cbs. Norah, gayle and i will lead our coverage from new york while jeff glor anchors from washington. Our entire Political Team will provide reporting and analysis. Hiphop star jay z is the president s newest twitter target. Jay z criticized the president in a weekend interview for a reported vulgar comment about haiti, el salvador and other countries. He calls it hateful. The president tweeting, somebody please inform jay z that because of my politics, black unemployment has just been reported to be at the lowest rate ever recorded. Jay z was asked in the interview if more jobs for africanamericans makes the president a good leader. No. Because its not about money at the end of the day. Money doesnt equate to, like, happiness. It doesnt. Thats not missing the whole point. You tweet people like human beings. You treat people like human beings. Thats the main point. You cant treat someone like thats the whole thing. Treat me really bad and pay me really well. Its not going to lead to happiness. The Unemployment Rate for africanamericans has fallen steadily for eight years starting during the obama administration. It was the lowest on record in december at 6. 8 . That relationship between unemployment and happiness, President Trump was elected, in fact, because a lot of people were unhappy with president obama, even though unemployment for white voters and black voters had been going down precipitously. Very abogood point. Republicans are distancing themselves from gambling mogul steve wynn after reports of Sexual Misconduct. He is no longer gop finance chairman after a wall street journal story that wynn demanded naked massages and sex acts from current and former employees. Speaker paul ryan and other republicans reportedly say theyll donate wynns contributions to charity. Bianna golodryga is here with more of the political fallout. You could say that even sin city has its limitations for whats acceptable. Steve wynns name is synonymous with the Las Vegas Strip and he has been a fixture at the white house dining their five times with the president. Hes also helped the Republican Party amass a record jackpot in fundraisers. These recent allegations have Party Leaders panicking about past and future donations from their star funder. And another great friend of mine, stand up, steve. Reporter a longtime friend of President Trump, steve wynn, found a new role with the gop after the campaign. Steve, your job is raising money for the Republican Party. Reporter on cbs this morning, he was asked about his turn from las vegas to washington. This administration has turned the attitude of america into a can do attitude. Reporter the casino mogul is calling the accusations against him preposterous. But on saturday, he stepped down as rnc finance chair. Over the last five years, wynn has donated more than 1. 5 million to the Republican Party and candidates. The rnc has not returned any of his contributions, despite last year repeatedly calling Harvey Weinsteins donations to the dnc dirty money. Even gop leaders called on the party to give back wynns contributions. I dont even think its a close call to return the money. Reporter before backing trump, wynn also donated to Hillary Clintons 2016 president ial campaign. Clinton is also facing heat for her handling of Sexual Misconduct allegations against a Senior Adviser on her 2008 bid for president. The New York Times reported that clinton was made aware of the accusations, but allowed him to stay on. Over the weekend, clinton said at the time the allegation had been, quote, taken seriously and addressed. All of this comes as republican florida senator marco rubio, who has received donations from steve wynn, announced the firing of his chief of staff after investigation showed allegations of Improper Conduct with an employee. And still no word yet from the president in response. It continues. Bianna, thank you. A family in san jose, california, is grieving after a woman seven months pregnant caught the flu and ended up losing her baby. Maria got so sick that doctors could not do a cesarean when her unborn babys heartbeat weakened. The cdc says this seasons epidemic is on track to rival the 2014 flu season. More than 700,000 were hospitalized. And about 56,000 died. Our dr. Tara narula is here with whats making this season so severe. Good morning, norah. The cdc says the number of people going in to see a doctor for flulike illness is increasing. By the end of the week, more than 6 of all people coming into the clinics and Emergency Departments had influenzalike illness. Thats the highest level of activity since the deadly swine flu pandemic nearly ten years ago. It was so, so severe. Reporter she says her best friend, maria ya penanogwa was seven months pregnant when she caught the flu. The heartbeat of the unborn child faded. The california mother of four survived. Her baby did not. If they would have operated her with the cesarean, they would have lost her or the child or both. Reporter at least 37 children have been killed by the flu this season. Centers for Disease Control and prevention expected flu related pediatric deaths could reach record highs. Dr. Daniel jernigan. Kids are really making up the predominant amount of influenzalike illness. Theyre taking it to school and its getting transmitted there. Thats whats driving a lot of visits to the Outpatient Clinics right now. Reporter schools across the krunt ra country are racing to contain the virus. Six districts in oklahoma closed because too many staff and students called out sick. In gulf county, florida, more than 20 students were absent because of flulike symptoms. 11 of the Instructional Staff were out, either sick or tending to a sick child. Reporter it is recommended those who are expecting get the vaccine. The cdc says its not only safe but can also help protect inf t infants from the virus for several months after theyre born. A lot of people are rethinking their decision not to get it. A lot of people are getting it now for the first time. A new report suggests mishandling of Sexual Misconduct at Michigan State University Goes far beyond disgraced former sports dr. Larry nassar. Nassar was sentenced last week to up to 175 years in prison. Now espn reports on a pattern of administrators and athletic officials improperly dealing with complaints against athletes and coaching staff. Our dr. Jon lapook has been following the fallout at msu from the very beginning. Michigan state didnt come clean on this much earlier because they knew they had a massive problem on their hand. Reporter an espn report suggests Michigan State tried to quiet allegations of violence and rape. The report included an interview with a former msu Sexual Assault counselor. People were a lot of times discouraged from seeking resources outside of the athletic department. Reporter espns investigation found a pattern of widespread denial, inaction and information suppression of Sexual Assault, violence and gender discrimination complaints by msu administrators and athletic officials. After a game yesterday, basketball coach tom iso defended his handling of accusations against players and coaching staff. Well cooperate with any inve always have. Weve done it before and well do it moving forward. Reporter football coach mark dantoni denied handling any allegations from his players. Ive always worked with the proper authorities when dealing with cases of sexual asought. Reporter according to espns report, since dantonis tenure began in 2007, at least 16 msu Football Players have been accused of Sexual Assault or violence against women. The university is still coming to grips with the multiple warnings that were overlooked in the larry nassar case. The schools president and Athletic Director have both resigned. This isnt over, is it . Not at all. Reporter last week, Norah Odonnell spoke with two of nassars victims. Why was everybody protecting larry nassar . He was their golden boy. He was their claim to fame as far as msu health was concerned. It was just unthinkable to them. They did not want to know. They did not want to see. Michigans attorney general is vowing a thorough investigation into msu. An independent special prosecutor is leading the probe. Meanwhile, the ncaa president is defending itself after a report that he was alerted in 2010 to dozens of Sexual Assault

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