2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We have trees that blew apart. Dozens of tornadoes in mississippi, louisiana, and alabama. The same system causing major problems across the middle of the country. Severe weather is responsible for deaths. The danger is far from over as the storms push east. Significant icing will cause major problems. A major showdown is coming to a head. Hes being impeached for doing the right thing as president of the United States. Nothing to be defensive about. A mississippi death row inmate tried six times is granted bail. Curtis flowers was arrested 23 years ago. Im so excited. Boeing is temporarily halting the production of its 737 max jet. Work on the plane will stop in january. All that christmas came early for this Major League Players mom. The gift that keeps on giving. All i want for christmas is you has finally hit number one. All i want for christmas is you and all that matters it was a starstudded event for star wars, the skywalker premier. It turns out the force is gluten, so cbs this morning. Brees to the end zone. Touchdown. Drew brees certainly makes it look easy. Trequan smith. Will he get it here . Yes touchdown pass by 40 in the 504. Announcer this mornings eye opener presented by toyota. Lets go places. Drew brees does make it look easy, and he is one of the nicest guys in the nfl. Really perfect last night. Yes, yes. Welcome to cbs this morning. Were very happy to say Anthony Mason is not here. Why . If you were watching yesterday you know, tony. Yes. A little froggy. By the end of the show he had no voice. Were in good hands. Always good to have Jericka Duncan at the table. Were going to begin with this. People in louisiana, mississippi, and alabama are cleaning up after a deadly string of at least 27 tornados ripped up homes and tore through neighborhoods there. Three people were killed including a husband and his wife. It brought snow and ice to the northeast this morning after dumping heavy snow in parts of the midwest. The system is blamed for at least 12 other deaths. Our lead National Correspondent david beg gnaw is in louisiana outside a damaged school damaged by a tornado. David, what are you seeing . It doesnt look good. Reporter tony, this is the Hope Baptist Church and school. You had kids as young as 4 years old who were there during the noon hour. They took the kids from the school to the church which still has the roof. If you look here, thats where the cross and mangled sign is, a green lawn now littered with debris. Get this. This tornado that started in southwest louisiana and moves to the northeast was 63 miles on the ground. Unheard of. 63 miles, that one tornado, on the ground moving the whole time. This is what people saw across louisiana and Mississippi Monday afternoon. There were at least 27 tornados in all. It was a rare outbreak in december that ripped apart homes and businesses across the south. From above, you can see widespread damage. For many homes, nothing was left standing but the studs. In alexandria, louisiana, piles of sheet metal and wood. Teachers led 18 students inside the school to the Church Next Door after they received the alert about the tornado. The students took shelter under the pews. Afterward fire rescue crews wrapped the students in towels and blankets and walked them away from the wreckage. You could see it coming and it was shaking the house. Reporter about 130 miles northeast of here, another twister battered the small town of edwards, mississippi. In vernon parish, louisiana, betty patin died after her trailer overturned, one day after her 59th birthday. You wonder why things happen. You dont take life for granted because somebody can be gone in just a second. Reporter in gun town, mississippi, this Baptist Church was destroyed after a tornado touched down here. According to a police dispatcher, 37 people were injured. The conditions are not known this morning. Last night Emergency Response teams searched for people who may be underneath the rubble as the city remained dark without power. In gun town, theyre going to have to wait until daylight to see how badge the damage is. Its just north of tupelo, mississippi. Jericka, in alexandria, this system brought along winter weather. I was about an hour to the west of here yesterday. We were wearing flipflops and shortsleeved tshirts, and today were dressed appropriately like its winter. I can tell its cold out there, david. Thank you so much. Millions of the people in the northeast face slippery systems because of the deadly storm is. It dumped as much as 9 inches of snow on parts of the midwest in the last three days. Now its causing snow, ice, thunderstorms, and possibly flooding from missouri to rain. Cbs news climate expert Jeff Berardelli has more. Look at all of this snow and ice. To boston, not an easy commute r as you can same heres a lack hour by hour. Late this morning, snowy in boston but starting to turn over to an icy mix. That is some of the most damaging conditions this morning where we have that mix of ice and snow. Here we are at 4 00 p. M. Rain along the coast, but just inland, its snow and still ice. To round out the day for the evening commute, its going to be a tough one. Still snowy and rainy in many areas. Looks like a general 2 to 4 and maybe as much as 6. Get ready for a surge of arctic air. Surges below zero and right here in the northeast as we head into thursday morning. It will be in the single numbers. Feels like cool temperatures, guys. Thank you very much. Congress is one day away from a historic Impeachment Vote and they seem to be liningup against President Trump. Thats a hot issue in some districts that supported mr. Trump in 2016 but then elected democrats to the house in the very same district in 2018. Nancy cordes is there, good morning. Whats happening today . Later this morning the House Rules Committee is going to be establishing the procedures and time line for tomorrows final debate and vote in the house on impeachment, and as you noted, tony, some swing district democrats are already feeling the heat from their constituents. I made this decision out of principle and out of a duty to protect and defend the constitution. Michigan democrat Elissa Slotkin was met with cheers and boos after she announced shell be voting yes. Ill stick to that regardless of what it does to me politically because this is bigger than politics. Slotkins district went for President Trump in 2016. Shes one of a series of swing district democrats who weighed this decision until the end. Im the one who swore an oath to defend it. Minnesotas Colin Peterson is one of two democrats expected to vote no. After that all eyes will turn to the senate. Trials have witnesses. Where democrats are pushing to hear from four witnesses who did not testify before the house, including acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former National Security adviser john bolton. Theres no reason on gods green earth why they shouldnt be called and testify unless youre afraid of what they might say. The white house is pushing back. Our white House Counsel made it very clear he looks at the entire process as unconstitutional, illegitimate, and illconceived. In the impeachment trial three witnesses testify and it was hotly debated too. You are degrading this process. Back in 1999 you did not is up Pacific Northwest hearing from new witnesses in the senate trial. Why do you feel differently this time around . The witnesses had already been giving grand jury testimony. We knew what they were going to say. The four witnesses we intend to call have not been heard of. Republican Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said hell have more to say about this today, but weve already heard from other Senate Republicans rejecting the proposal for new witnesses. They say theyve already heard enough. Yep. Something tells me people still have a lot to say on this, nancy, on both sides. A police hunt is under way for the second teenager in the deadly stabbing of a new York State College student. Tessa majors was stabbed to death in a park after a robbery. The one teen says he watched his friend stab and choke her. What can you tell us about this second suspect . Reporter gayle, good morning. Cbs news just confirmed the 14yearold considered a suspect was driven in for Police Questioning by a Family Member when he escaping from the car. Police then launchedan hourslong search, but so far they have not found the teen. The 13yearold already in custody allegedly had i. D. d him. Police had searched a pond in the park for evidence. Sources say no murder weapon has been found and there were no eyewitnesses. The 13yearolds name has not been made public, but he confessed he watched his two friends attack tessa majors. The teen could be arraigned in family court on felonies seconddegree murder and robbery. He allegedly told police he went o the park wednesday evening with two other friends to rob someone when they choked majors, went through her pockets, and she was stabbed. Tessa majors was a talented musician from georgia and was interested in journalism. She was finished up her first semester at barnard college, an all womens school. As reportedly told to the daily news, the police have the wrong suspect, that her nephew didnt do this. Tony, an attorney for the boy denied to comment. A more and now a manhunt. Thank you very much. We have breaking news from the vatican on a historic change that will make it easier to investigate priests accused of sexual abuse. It will no longer be handled as a pontifical secret. The old age limit was 14. A spokesman for the pope calls the change a sign of openness and transparency. Boeing will temporarily stop making its troubled 737 max jet next month a decision that could have an impact on the u. S. Economy. Tens of thousands of jobs are linked to the airliners production. It was grounded in march after Software Issues were tied to two deadly crashes that killed 346 people. Kris van cleave is in washington. Good morning, kris. This caught a lot of people by surprise. What does this mean for workers now . Good morning. The 12 employees who work for the bo 737 will not face layoffs or furloughs. Its been 22 years since boeing has had to temporarily halt production of an airplane. The 737 max is estimated to account for onethird of boeings revenue for the next five years. For months they said if the max was prolonged, they would have to cut production. Theyve built about 400 of these 737s they cannot deliver to airlines until the faa certifies the plane as safe. Ceo Dennis Muilenberg said were keeping our employees, customers, and supply chain top of mind as we pryor tice safely returning the max to service. American joined the ranks of removing the max until at least april. Tony . We hope people keep their jobs. A frightening flight. Video from a passenger shows what looks like flames shooting out of the engine. The plane left chicago but only made it as far as albuquerque. United is calling it a mechanical issue. Clearly it is. What you dont want to see 30,000 feet in the air. This morning a mississippi man who has been tried six time for a quadruple murder is free on bail for the first time in more than 20 years. The judge ruled Curtis Flowers can leave jail while the prosecution decides whether it will drop the charges. The latest conviction was overturned by the u. S. Supreme court. Janet, you were actually there at his release. Reporter jericka, good morning. We were. As he left the jail, these we his first moments outside of lockup in more than two decades, and Curtis Flowers was overwhelmed. To be clear, this is not total freedom, but as he awaits a possible seventh trial, he can do so from home. What were your thoughts . Did you think this day would ever come . I knew it would, but i didnt know when. I always knew it would. Reporter 49yearold Curtis Flowers walked free for the first time in more than two decades, most of it spent on death row. Its been rough. Been rough. Been taking it one day at a time, you know . This case is unprecedented in the history of the american legal system. Reporter flowers was charged six times for the same time. A quadruple murder during a Furniture Store robbery in a small town in mississippi. The state has failed to convince this court that the prove of guilt of mr. Flowers is evident. Reporter there were two hung juries. His latest conviction was overturned by the u. S. Supreme court in june which ruled that prosecutor doug evans tried to keep africanamericans off the jury. Tell me about having your brother home. What will that be like . Very joyful, thankful, grateful. Im still hurting, not only for the 23 years he has served but for the 23 years the family has had to live through. Reporter an anonymous donor released 25,000 so he could be released on bail. Flowers will be confined to his home and wear an electronic monitor, a taste of freedom hes still trying to comprehend im so excited right now i cant even think straight. Reporter its worth noting no one has been held accountable for those four murders and those families are still suffering. Theres no evidence that points to at least three other possible suspects. We reached out the Prosecutors Office to see how it intends to handle this going forward, but we have not heard back. Thank you very much. Four convictions, overturned. 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