The u. S. Dedicated to showcasing africanAmerican Music. Some of its incredible artifacts will be right here in studio 57. Its monday, february 17th, 2020. President s day. We begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The tension for hundreds of americans brought over from japan. Evacuees arrive in the u. S. U. S. Officials revealed overnight 14 of those americans tested positive for the coronavirus. Flooding hit mississippi. It could get worse. State of emergency was declared. This is a precarious situation that could turn at any moment. Two people are dead after being trapped in an avalanche. Three snowmobilers triggered the slide. President trumps Reelection Campaign kicked into high gear. Gentlemen, start your engines storm dennis hit large parts of the uk with entire towns submerged by floodwaters. All that j. J. Watt busted a move with his grandmother. When was the last time you saw a shattered backboard. Just runs out of the gym. And all that matters. From center court. Nba allstar game in chicago was a showcase of the leagues brightest stars but also a tribute to kobe bryant. Kawhi leonard wins the firstever kobe bryant mvp allstar trophy. To see kobes name on there just means a lot to me. On cbs this morning. Make this morning. Sang an emotional tribute to kobe. Magic johnson told the crowd that the nba would never see another player quite like bryant. All arhurting. This is a tough time for the whole nba family. He was always there for all of us. Happy president s day, everyone. Gayle is off the weekend. Glad to have Jericka Duncan with us. Breaking news overnight on the coronavirus outbreak. Two chartered jets full of americans held for two weeks aboard a cruise ship landed in the u. S. Early this morning. 14 of those passengers have tested positive for the illness. Their arrival nearly doubles the total number of confirmed cases here in the u. S. Some 340 people were on the two planes from japan. All wearing masks. Monitored by Health Workers in full protective clothing. Debora patta is in yokohama, japan where some americans are still in quarantine aboard that cruise ship. Do we have any idea how those folks feel . Reporter good morning. Well i have to say they are pretty frustrated they couldnt get on that plane yesterday that left from yokohama in japan. Now on board the situation has been deteriorating as infections continue to rise and while the u. S. Has evacuated most of its citizens, some cnu s here. They are staying put particularly because they have families still being treated in tokyo. The over 40 americans left behind in hospitals in japan last nights evacuation was tough to bear. It was kind of devastating, though, to be able to join hem. Reporter Rebecca Frasure from oregon has been in hospital for two weeks with the virus but had none of its symptoms. Her husband who tested negative is waiting for her on the diamond princess. They are worried that they might have to undergo further quarantine in the u. S. Its a strain mentally, emotionally, and, you know, we have lives to get back to back home. I get they need to make sure were clear. Once were clear we need to go home. Arah touch r huand hammre from many l. A. They were reunited in the hospital after she was tested positive. Hes still fighting the virus and the virus is a nasty one as everybody knows. Reporter more than 300 americans were met by u. S. Officials wearing hazmat suits who escorted them off the diamond princess on the buses that ferried them to haneda airport, a process that took hours to complete. Were on the plane. Pretty miserable wearing these masks. Reporter in wuhan, china, another 1,200 military doctors and nurses have arrived to help contain the virus. Thats good news for megan monroe a trainee teacher from california who chose to stay in wuhan where shes been confined to her apartment. I decided i would be safer locked in my apartment than being on a plane with 200 people. Reporter and now theres another cruise ship sparking fears of a new outbreak. The westerdam allowed 2,000 passengers to disembark in cambodia after assuring authorities no one is sick. Now an American Woman who was on board that ship has tested positive for the virus. Debora patta for us in japan. Flooding of historic proportions in mississippi has forced the governor to declare a state of emergency. The rising pearl river has affected 300 homes and the worst may still be ahead. Officials in the state capital of jackson expect the river to crest at its highest point in more than 35 years. Omar villafranca is in jackson. Omar, whats the situation looking like where you are . Reporter good morning. This water is expected to rise another seven inches and hundreds of homes and businesses are bracing for the worst. Like this business behind me. The water is already on the stairs and they put plastic on the front door. Now the pearl river is expected to crest later on today but it could be until the end of the week before any of this water tarts to recede. Jacksons floodwaters filled the treats and forced evacuations over the weekend ahead of warnings that more rain is on the way. This is a precarious situation that could turn at any moment. Reporter at least four people had to be rescued from their homes as the fast rising waters from the pearl river flooded entire neighborhoods. Emergency crews used boats to bring people and pets trapped in their homes back to dry land. As water was released from an overwhelmed reservoir up river of the capital. Which will bring another 12 to 18 inches of water into the river. The inflow and outflow equalized allowing for some relief on the reservoir pool. Reporter multiple vehicles were caught in the flood. As people waded through knee deep water. Others made their way down the street paddling in boats. Officials urge caution because calm looking waters could mask fastmoving undercurrents. The threat is far from over. As a matter of fact, theres more rain in the forecast, up to two inches. That could cause some flash flooding in this area. More bad news. Thank you very much. Heavy rain in tennessee caused a landslide that sent two homes tumbling into a swollen river. Its the moment the first house cracked at the foundation and slipped into the water. Nobody was inside at the time. The second home was lost by the next morning as the entire hillside collapsed into the tennessee river. This is one of just multiple landslides across the south in the past week alone. Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two men killed by an avalanche in colorado over the weekend. The men were riding snow bikes that Authorities Say triggered the avalanche when they were buried. A third friend was able to dig himself out and called for help. The two men could not be rescued. They were found under 20 feet of snow and debris. A powerful winter storm called a bomb cyclone is blamed for two deaths in england. Massive flooding swept away cars after some areas of england and wales got a months worth of lane in less than 48 hours. Powerful wind blew this passenger jet sideways as it landed at Londons Heathrow airport. No injuries were reported. This follows another huge storm that hit britain less than a week ago. Campaign 2020, democrats in nevada are already casting early votes ahead of this saturdays caucus. Next event in the president ial race. The newest poll shows Bernie Sanders leading joe biden by seven points with four other contenders bunched up behind them. Most are focusing on Mike Bloomberg. The billionaire and former republican is getting hit over his record and his surge of campaign spending. Chief washington correspondent Major Garrett joins us. Good morning. Hes not even running in nevada or south carolina. Why all the attention on bloomberg . Such things happen when you spend more than 400 million on ads and organizations and skip the four contests and still rise in the polls. Democrats used to speak of unity. That meant not attacking each other. Now it means joining forces against Mike Bloomberg. The American People are sick and tired of billionaires buying elections. Bloombergs approach seeks to turn the nomination process with its emphasis on early contests and momentum building on its head. Jobs creator, leader, problem solver. Hes on track to spend more than 415 million before super tuesday when hes on ballots for the first time and where he hopes to vault into contention for the democratic nomination. I dont think he can hide on the air waves and the money. Bloomberg is facing criticism for his stopandfrisk. Hes apologized for wasnt crime tactic that allowed police to search suspects without a warrant. From 2011 to 2012, 80 of those stopped were black or latino. 90 were found to be innocent. 60 billion can buy you a lot of the advertising but cant erase your record. Bloomberg is under fire for lawsuits filed over the years he created a culture of Sexual Harassment at his company. The Bloomberg Campaign responded, mike simply does not tolerate any kind of discrimination or harassment. We in our party hold ourselves to the highest standard and it will be critical for us to have a nominee who can authentically lead. Counselor to the president , kellyanne conway, seized on bloombergs past comments on stopandfrisk. The philosophy was to castigate and denigrate people of color. Stopandfrisk, it works and it was meant for problems like chicago. It was meant for it. Stopandfrisk. Worth noting after Vice PresidentJoe Biden Bloomberg has garnered more congressional black support than any other candidate in the race. Bloomberg has until midnight tomorrow to qualify for wednesday night debate in las vegas. Major, thank you. Demonstrate arent the only ones rallying voters. President trump will go west tomorrow to lead fundraisers and rallies across four states. In florida yesterday he served as grand marshal at the daytona 500 where he took a lap in his president ial limousine before the race and got a huge ovation from the crowd of more than 100,000. Back in Washington Attorney general william barr faces backlash from hundreds of former Justice Department officials for reversing a sentencing recommendation for mr. Trumps long time friend and ally roger stone. Paula reid is at the white house. Is his job in jeopardy . Reporter theres no indication the attorney general will be out of a job any time soon but the Justice Department is facing a crisis of confidence. In a letter released over the weekend, over 1100 former justice officials who worked in both republican and democratic administrations called barrs decision to intervene in the roger stone case a grave threat to the Fair Administration of justice. Now the attorney general says the president has neveketo do al case. Cbs news learned barrs relationship with the rankandfile is increasingly strained, and its not just about his intervention in the stone case. But also this unusual trend of tapping his u. S. Attorneys to review or reinvestigate matters of Significant Interest to president trump. This includes the evidence that Rudy Giuliani has gathered in ukraine. The origins of the russian probe and most recently the prosecution of the president s former National Security adviser michael flynn. The president has been vocal about his support for flynn and cbs news has learned that the president is pleased that barr will review this case and is happy with barrs job performance. Were awaiting details this morning on a proposed truce between the u. S. And taliban in afghanistan. Secretary of state mike pompeo met with the countrys president friday to try to drum up support for a ceasefire of seven days. The goal would be to kick start peace negotiations to end americas longest war. Those negotiations have been stalled since september. Defense secretary mark esper says the aim would be to reduce the number of u. S. Troops in afghanistan over time. Three weeks after nba legend kobe bryant, his daughter and seven others died in a Helicopter Crash the league held its annual allstar game. Bryant was named a finalist for induction into the hall of fame. Loomed large during several tributes throughout last nights game. Los angeles clippers star Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points and took home the newly name kobe bryant mvp award. David begnaud is outside Chicagos United Center where the game was played. David, what was the night like . Reporter good morning. The tributes happened before the game and after it was over, they were done with such class. Fans will tell you thats consistent with who he was, a classy human being. One wore his number. 24. The other wore the number 2 for his daughter gianna. Well never see another basketball player quite like kobe. Reporter lakers legend Magic Johnson kicked off the night of allstar tributes to kobe bryant led by some of chicagos biggest names. Jennifer hudson wore lakers purple as she performed an emotional tribute. Even in the darkest times, youll feel kobes life. Chance the rapper also commented about bryants life. You could definitely feel his spirit in the building. Reporter bryants legacy weighed heavily on basketball fans like duvall gates. I made this from scratch. Reporter he stitched together this tribute outfit. I wanted to honor kobe and his daughter and seven others that pass. Reporter last nights game nning. So capped w it was Kawhi Leonard who put on a show that was worthy of and dedicated to kobe bryants memory. Cant even explain. Making this the first kobe bryant trophy. I want to thank kobe for everything hes done for me. This one is for him. Its a beautiful time. Its a beautiful day. And his presence was felt here in chicago. Reporter the game was also about gifving back. The winning and losing teams gave to charity. By the way, kobe bryants public memorial will be held a week from today in los angeles. Were told his wife vanessa will make her first public appearance at that memorial. Wow. David, thank you. A lot of great tributes. Jennifer hudson did amazing. And he stitched together that suit. Even in the darkest times youll feel kobes light. Very well said. Ahead a stunning new detail about a mother and her daughter accused of trying to kidnap an infant. The frightening the way the pair good monday morning to you, and happy persons day. 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