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KPIX CBS This Morning July 13, 2024

Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. On one of the busiest travel days of the Holiday Season, in many areas the weather will not be cooperating. Millions brace for difficult travel conditions. Snow is already hammering Southern California. Flood alerts are posted in california and arizona. Reporter senator Lisa Murkowski calling out leader Mitch Mcconnell over Mitch Mcconnell saying he would be in total cord nation with the white House Counsel regarding impeachment. When i heard that, i was disturbed. Reporter in los angeles the da is reviewing eight cases in the investigation against disgraced filmmaker Harvey Weinstein. A huge fire displaced hundreds of people staying at a Minneapolis Hotel that was serving as a homeless shelter. We literally just started over and then last everything all over again. Reporter more clashes in hong kong between police and prodemocracy demonstrators. Police used teargas and pepper spray. Reporter espn reporter Edward Aschoff passed away on his 34th birthday due to complications from new mexico. All that call them crazy or very brave. Members of the Serpentine Swimming Club in london dove into the freezing waters to kick off their annual Christmas Day race. And all that matters puts it up [ buzzer ] kevin hart. Lakers Center Anthony davis acting like kevin hart was santa claus. Anthony davis is a really, really big man. Kevin hart is not. On cbs this morning. [ laughter ] a priest in ireland is going viral. His Christmas Eve mass was spectacular. He rides out of the church at the end of services on a scooter. The priest says that santa brought him the scooter for christmas, and he just wanted to try it out. Thought mass would be the perfect time. Look at him go. This mornings eye opener is presented by brought to you by toyota lets go places. Could tell the congregation got a kick out of here. Im out of here. Stop the mic. Im gone. A different sort of mic drop. Nice to see him even more relatable that way. You see the crowd clappingment they love it. He was like im out of here, dop t drop the mic. Ice no see him more relateble in that way. The crowd was clapping, they love it. Hope you enjoyed the holiday. I did, it was weird to come back. A couple more days. Welcome to cbs this mrning. We begin on the road because that is where many of you will be today. Welcome to cbs this morning. We begin on the road because thats where many of you will be today. Its expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year. You can see there are already long lines at the columbus, ohio, airport. In other areas the weather is not helping. There is what christmas looked like look at that in frazier park, california, in the mountains north of l. A. It might get up to two feet of snow, and parts of interstate 5 have been closed. Grapevine always dangerous. This shows snow and fog descending into the grand canyon. There are similar dangerous conditions in parts of texas and the upper midwest. Cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli is here. Jeff, how long are we going to see this last . This storm is going coast to coast. Its going to be with us for at least the next five days. Who would have thought you needed to go to los angeles for a White Christmas . Very few people have had a White Christmas across the country. Los angeles proper not getting snow. Very heavy rain there. Just outside of the city, in the mountains, it is really snowing. Twoplus feet possible in parts of some areas as you can see. Very heavy rain in san diego right now. All the way up to los angeles as we speak. Over the next 24 hours, this is what we look at in the hourbyhour forecast. Plenty of snow in the mountains. Flooding rain, one to three inches. Watch out for mudslides. Gusts to 50 miles per hour. Snow above 2,500 feet. Look at all that snow. Wherever you see the purple and white, thats one, twoplus feet of snow. Possibility of Severe Weather later tomorrow in texas and oklahoma. This storm is going to make it all the way across the country. Watch out for major flight delays. Saturday, later in the day into sunday, the storm moves into the great lakes and ohio valley. It is going to be a busy several days for travelers, unfortunately. All right. Thank you so much. Youre welcome. A highprofile republican is not in line with Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnells strategy for President Trumps impeachment trial. Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski says shes disturbed by some of mcconnells comments. Chip reid is traveling with the president who is at his florida resort. So chip, explain to our audience why is senator murkowskis vote so important. Reporter well, Lisa Murkowski is a moderate democrat who does not always walk in lockstep with her party. And democrats hope shell be one of the four republican votes theyll need to change Mitch Mcconnells plans for the senates impeachment trial. On behalf of the entire trump family we wish everyone a joyous and merry christmas. Reporter hours after releasing his holiday message calling for a culture of deeper understanding and respect, President Trump took a different tone tweeting crazy nancy pelosi shouldnt be allowed to impeach him and she got zero republican votes. House republicans have been on the same page. But in an interview tuesday, alaska senator Lisa Murkowski signaled a possible crack in the partys unified front on how to proceed with the president s trial. We have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense. Reporter the key republican senator was talking about these comments made by majority leader Mitch Mcconnell. Im going to coordinate with the president s lawyers. So there wont be any difference between us on how to do this in fairness, when i heard that, i was disturbed. Reporter murkowski is one of the key republicans who democrats are hoping will join them in voting to have witnesses and documents. She has not always voted with the party. She voted present instead of yes on Justice Brett kavanaughs nomination. While she was critical of the way the house proceeded with articles of impeachment she says shell have an open mind. For me to prejudge and say theres nothing there or on the other hand he should be impeached yesterday, thats wrong. Reporter Speaker Nancy Pelosi still has not sent the articles of impeachment from the house to the senate which means the senate trial is still in limbo. Meanwhile, attorney Alan Dershowitz was seen chatting with President Trump at maralago this week, fueling speculation that dershowitz could be added to the president s legal team. Interesting. Thank you. A new report suggests the u. S. May be flying spy planes over the Korean Peninsula because of rising tensions with north korea. Kim jonguns regime had hinted for days about a, quote, Christmas Gift if the u. S. Did not ease sanctions before the end of the year. Barry peterson is in seoul, south korea. It appears Nothing Happened on christmas. What exactly was the threat from from the north . Reporter well, that Christmas Gift could come at any time, and it could be anything from a Ballistic Missile launch to a Nuclear Weapons test, and you know it might just be rhetoric, nothing but that, designed to keep the world on edge. It is sparking action. Reports of four u. S. Reconnaissance flights, an unusually high number at the same time, over the area. Including a Global Hawk Drone which may be the one south korea put into service just this week. There are also satellite images of a testing area and signs of recent burns that could be from a new rocket engine. For u. S. Soldiers here, christmas came with dinner and presents from home. So the sweater, i got this from my mom. It was a gift for me leaving to come over here. Reporter many left family back in the u. S. , making this a lonely job. Reginald hill is from arkansas. One of those times especially around the christmas time, its festive, and you think of family. And being separated from my wife is rough. Reporter most of the soldiers are members of the armys Second Infantry Division whose motto is ready to fight tonight. If there ever really was a fight with north korea, those Young Americans would be the first in harms way. Dana . Barry petersen, thank you. A suspect is under arrest in tennessee for the stabbing deaths of two men including the brother of an nfl quarterback. 23yearold Michael Moseley was captured yesterday outside nashville. Hes been charged with criminal homicide. 22yearold Clayton Beathard and 21yearold paul trapeni were stabbed to Death Outside a nashville bar saturday after a fight over a woman. Beathard is the brother of San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback cj beathard. A 7yearold girl shot inside a chicago home during a Family Gathering on christmas is reported to be in critical condition. Police say the bullets were fired by someone standing on the sidewalk outside. A 38yearold man, the apparent target, was also wounded but was able to walk to a hospital. There are no suspects in custody. Christmas morning also brought misery to about 250 people in minnesotas largest city. They are without a home after a fire swept through the drake hotel in minneapolis yesterday. The hotel of used to shelter homeless people. No one was seriously hurt, but many of the victims are forced to start all over again. Christiane cordero from wcco is outside the hotel. What do we know about what caused the fire . Reporter well, investigators are still looking into what caused the fire. It will be a while before nay can go in and actually investigate. You can see a couple of fire engineers are still out here. The fire itself continued to smolder and pop throughout the night. I can tell you this morning the smell of the smoke is still lingering now 24 hours later. The hundreds of people who were displaced, they also saw, they lost everything, but they also saw the power of minnesota and the spirit of christmas. We got to smell the smoke. We got to hear people screaming. Looked out, it was filled with smoke. Reporter around 3 00 a. M. , residents of the drake hotel were forced to evacuate after it went up in flames. The fouralarm fire began on the second floor of the threestory building and quickly spread to the attic. The only word that comes to mind right now is heartbreaking. Reporter while crews worked to put out the fire, rains kept warm on city buses. City leaders say about 250 people, many of them who were already homeless, lost all of their belongings. We literally just started over again, and then lost everything all over again. Whats next . I dont know. But i know its it can only get greater. Reporter while firefighters were on the scene, a Hennepin County official put out the call for help urging people to donate surprise to the people affected. Word spread quickly on social media, and soon generous minnesotans showed up with diapers, blankets, clothes, and shoes. People gave so much that some had to be turned away. I decided to donate Christmas Gifts to the kids or people that lost things in the fires. Minneapolis is awesome. Sorry. Its kind of emotional. Reporter minnesota red cross managed to find the residents temporary shelter at a church for the next few evenings. The city is trying to secure a more longterm solution. These are real people that need a roof over their heads and that need help. Reporter three people were taken to the hospital. All are expected to recover. Several others were treated at the scene here for smoke inhalation. And if anybody feels implored to donate money to those in need, the minnesota red cross has set up a fund. Back to you. Your heart certainly goes out to all of them. Thank you very much. Friends and fans are mourning an Espn College Football reporter who died on Christmas Eve. His 34th birthday. Edward aschoff had been batting pneumonia. Coworkers said he took pride in helping the next generation of journalists. Im Edward Aschoff, espn. Reporter a rising star you guys at alabama arent used to losing reporter and an enterprising reporters. Looking at it as a head coach, winning in the big house reporter Edward Aschoff had already made his mark. Tough loss on the road reporter the oxford, mississippi, native joined espn in 2011 and quickly became known for his outcoming personality outgoing personality. He was nothing but first class to this organization and always to me. And ed, youll be missed. Reporter he was a mainstay on the sidelines at College Games across the country where me also covered the more polarizing sides of college sports. In 2016, he won first place for enterprise writing in a National Contest for his piece on the impact of race and discrimination in College Football. On twitter, espn Senior Vice President , rob king, called him a ray of light who brought joy to the job. Our thoughts are with his loved ones, including his fiancee, katie. My heart goes out to you all. Reporter aschoff was engaged last year. His fiancee proposed with a ring shaped like one of his favorite film characters, godzilla. I had the pleasure of patrolling the College Football sidelines with ed. It was amazing to see the respect he commanded. Reporter on Christmas Day, aschoffs colleagues paid tribute to his legacy. For as good a reporter as ed was, he was an even better person. He always put people first. Those in stories he told and those of white house had the honor of working with him. Aschoff tweeted in early december that he had pneumonia in both lungs. Healthy, young adults typically have a lower risk of contracting pneumonia. According to the american author assic thoracic society, many are younger adults. So many of my former colleagues tweeted out. You heard about the person he was and the impact on so many. This story was so heartbreaking to read. He had his whole life ahead of him. Passing away on his birthday and he put an Instagram Post to his fiancee saying, i love you, babe. Thank you for putting up with my 5 00 a. M. Coughing fits. So many so sorry this happened to his family and fiancee. So young. You feel it through the smile in the interviews we saw. Tough. All right. Turning now to prosecutors in los angeles who are reportedly reviewing eight claims of Sexual Misconduct against disgraced hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. According to variety, the l. A. County das office has been reviewing most of the allegations for nearly two years. It has not filed any criminal charges. Weinstein faces a trial in new york on january 6th on charges of rape and sexual assault. He denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex. Cbs news legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins us. Good morning. I think the question here when you hear about the new claims is what does or what role do these new possible charges and claims play in the trial thats upcoming here in new york in january . One of these allegations may play a pivotal role in january. There are eight cases in l. A. That they are reviewing. Of the eight, there is one that concerns an allegation by a woman that goes back to february of 2013 in a hotel in Beverly Hills. Well, in the case in new york beginning on january 6th, the Manhattan Das Office has said its going to call what we say are three prior bad act witnesses. That means other women who are accusers of Harvey Weinstein who are going to say that similar things happened to them. And of those three, one of them happened at that Beverly Hills hotel back in 2013 in february. So an accuser in l. A. Is going to become a witness in new york. Weve heard about a tentative settlement in a civil suit for weinstein, 25 million. He wont have to pay out of his own pocket or admit any wrongdoing. Could this fall apart, or is this a done deal . Nothing is ever a done deal until it is over. What i mean by that, the judge has to approve the settlement, the victims have to sign off on the settlement, and its complicated. Its not complicated because hes not going to admit wrongdoing, whats complicated is the amount of money and that there are plaintiffs still out there who are represented by other lawyers who are saying, okay, you other plaintiffs, you want to settle, youre settling they believe for short money because what youre going to do is become part of all the group of creditors in the bankruptcy proceedings. And you are not going to recei

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