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Thing with these totalitarian leaders . Those are the countries in the region that can be helpful as we move forward. President trump floats a meeting with north koreas kim jongun. This isnt just a case of looking the other way on duterte or putin. This is an american president showing specific appreciation for their brutality. Its trying to bring the dictator to the table and get rid of the nukes. Nobody is safe. Whos safe. The guy has nuclear weapons. Mayday rallies in some cities around the world turned combative. Get out of the street. This is a historic flood. More heavy rain and flooding expected in the already waterlogged central u. S. Flash flooding is the biggest concern over the saturated ground. Its a disaster and we can save what we can. Tragedy struck the heart of university of texas. In austin multiple people stabbed. One person is in custody. Its hard to feel safe to be quite honest. A neighborhood dispute in dallas turned into a shooting that left a paramedic critically injured. The suspected gunman was found dead. Two men brutally fighting each other on board an Al Nippon Airways flight. All that. They call it the super bowl of fashion. Wild fashion on the red carpet at the met gala. Look at my sexy hubby. Needs a little help here. He cant get the weight off. Superman takes care of it. Hes pretty strong. And all that matters. It was the longest three hours of my life. Jimmy kimmel took a break from the laughs last night to get personal. Jimmy gets emotional about the medical crisis surrounding the birth of his newborn son. Not only did he get a bad heart but he got my face. On cbs this morning. Youre saying to yourself, but wait, steven, when is donald trump going to weigh in on civil war history. President trump said he thinks the civil war could have been prevented. Yeah. After hearing this john mccain said, trust me, i did everything i could. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. President trump is keeping the world guessing over his plans on north koreas dictator and its nuclear arsenal. The president said in an interview he would be honored to meet dictator kim jongun, quote, if it would be appropriate. Later in the day, a white house spokesman said conditions are not there for a meeting. Two u. S. Strategic bombers flew a Practice Mission over south korea while the cia director visited the countrys capital. A u. S. Missile Defense System is partially operational if south korea. China demanded overnight that it be removed. Major garret is at the white house where the president will have another important conversation in just a few hours. Major, good morning. Good morning. Thats right. President trump will speak by telephone to russian president Vladimir Putin just after noon eastern today. Yesterday the president said he would be willing to meet face to face with north koreas dictator. Thats something no sitting u. S. President has done. Nobody is safe. I mean whos safe. The guy has nuclear weapons. Reporter in several interviews monday, President Trump denounced north Koreas Nuclear program and pursued a Ballistic Missile technology. 28,000 troops on the line. And theyre right there. And so nobody is safe. Were probably not safe over here. If he gets the longrange missiles we ot safe either. Reporter north korea has not carried out a new nuclear test as some analysts fear. Even so, dictator kim jonguns government threatened to bolster its Nuclear Force to the maximum. With tensions high the president told Bloomberg News he, quote, would absolutely negotiate with the north korean leader. Adding, quote, i would be honored to do it. Hes still a head of state. Reporter White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer rationalized why talking to kim, a ruthless leader who starved his own people and assassinated political rivals would be an honor. A diplomatic peace to this, but the bottom line the president will do what he has to do. Reporter the president discussed another conflict he says could have been averted. The civil war. I mean, had Andrew Jackson been later you wouldnt have had the civil war. Reporter mr. Trump said in a radio interview that president Andrew Jackson, a slave owner, could have negotiated a deal over slavery and economics. He was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the civil war and said theres no reason for this. Reporter jackson, who died 16 years before the start of the civil war, is seen by mr. Trump as a populist inspiration, something he discussed with face the nation john dickerson. The picture of Andrew Jackson i put up, because they said his campaign and my campaign tended to mirror each other. Reporter if there is a theme here its on many topic also the complexities of health care, the difficulties of the president or the underlying and unresolved issues at the heart of the civil war what President Trump doesnt know or has learned on the job, appear to genuinely surprise him. Norah . All right. Major garret, thank you. Congress goes to work this morning with no Health Care Vote scheduled in the house. President trump says the newest obamacare replacement bill will protect patients with preexisting conditions and satisfy his supporters. Theyre going to give the greatest. These are the greatest people. Were going to have a great plan or im not signing it. Vice president mike pence is leading the president s lob beying effort on capitol hill but some republicans are still backing away from the bill. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill counting the potential votes. Good morning. Good morning. White house officials have said publicly they want to see a vote this week. They think theyve got the votes but they must be looking at different numbers than Republican Leaders here on capitol hill and frankly, cbs news because right now, our unofficial whip count shows if they were to hold the vote today it most likely would fail. Republican leaders can only afford to lose 22 of their own members and 20 have already confirmed to cbs news that they are against the current version of the Health Care Bill and there are many more who are still undecided. And Republican Leaders are losing some members who would normally be loyal backers. Congressman billy long of missouri surprised a lot of people. He comes from a lot of states from a state that went for President Trump by 19 points, but he has changed his vote from yes to no. Thanks to a new amendment that allows states to strip away protections for people with preexisting conditions. In a statement long said the macarthur amendment would make coverage for many people unaffordable and called that preexisting guarantee one of the few good things about obamacare. After announcing that he was switching his vote the congressmans Office Confirmed that he received a call from President Trump himself, gayle, trying to get him to change his mind. Nancy, thank you. Millions under a state of emergency in the central u. S. After deadly storm triggered massive flooding. Severe thunderstorms also pounded parts of western pennsylvania and new york state. Downpours flooded streets and high winds and toppled trees. The storm system began this weekend and exploded over the plains with torrential rain, tornadoes and snow in the month of may. At least 17 people were killed in multiple states. Dozens more were hurt. This morning flood warnings cover most of the state of missouri. Michele miller is in pacific, thats outside of stainless steel st. Louis where floodwaters from the Meramec River closed part of an interstate. Michele, good morning to you. Good morning. The Meramec River is a half mile behind me. Along this street, yes, this is a street, and to give you an idea of just how fast these floodwaters are moving, this was dry land just three hours ago. People have been evacuated all along this river and these rising waters continue to threaten homes and businesses. Three days of heavy downpours of inundated rivers across missouri forcing floodwaters to spill into cities across highways and through back yards. Volunteers including governor eric bryson have been scrambling to prepare for the rising water. When we were warned that this weather was coming we went out and declared a state of emergency which allowed us to position swift water rescue teams around the state. Those teams have conducted hundreds of operations literally saved hundreds of lives. Reporter state officials have shut down dozens of roads and bridges threatened by the flooding. Currents were so powerful along the Meramec River near st. Louis, this entire steel bridge was swept away. Images taken before and after the flooding throughout the state show the devastating impact. It happened so fast. Once the water started coming in under the doors, i dont know if it was 15, 20 minutes, and it was thigh high in the house. Reporter in arkansas a two day search for two children switched from a rescue to a recovery effort. The pair were swept away from their mother in floodwaters on saturday, bringing their grandfather to tears. Tore my heart out. Reporter the Meramec River is expected to crest at near record flood levels within the next 24 hours. More rain is forecasted which is increasing the likelihood of flash flooding. Thank you so much. Mayday protests in support of workers rights turned violent in cities around the world. Demonstrators in paris threw molotov cocktails at police. Four officers were hurt. In the Pacific Northwest dozens of people were arrested yesterday during clashes with police. John blackstone shows us how a rally in oregons largest city turned chaotic. Reporter police had to resort to socalled flash bangs to try to break up an unruly crowd in portland, oregon, monday. This is considered a riot. Reporter the city was forced to shut down its mayday march after the peaceful protests to support labor and Immigration Rights turned violent. We need to be disciplined. Reporter anarchists clashed with officers traring Police Vehicle trashing Police Vehicles and some businesses. In the Washington State capital of olympia, Police Say Dozens of people dressed in black hurled rocks and marbles, there were several arrests. This is a group that was focused as a group to really engage us and try to frankly assault officers. Reporter the protests were some of the many demonstrations that took place across the country from los angeles to chicago and new york. Reporter in perhaps a not so subtle nod to that now infamous pepsi commercial, some demonstrators offered police a can of pepsi. Which in some cases wasnt so well received. Get back. Reporter for the most part demonstrators came together peacefully hoping to keep attention on their primary cause. Im here to fight for rights for workers, immigrants, everybody. Everybody that works, the workings class, we need to be heard. Reporter for cbs this morning, john blackstone, San Francisco. New questions surround the deadly shooting of a black teenager outside dallas. 15yearold jordan edwards was shot and killed by an officer with a Balch Springs Police Department saturday after a house party. Hundreds gathered to remember the High School Freshman honor student who loved football. Omar villafranca is at the Balch Springs Police Department with a police chief questions whether protocol was followed. Omar, good morning. Good morning. Two Balch Springs Police Officers were responding to a teenage house party with under aged drinking when they heard gunshots. Jordan edwards was leaving that party with four other teens when police tried to stop them. What happened next left a 15yearold dead and a community wondering what went wrong. Im saying after reviewing the video that i dont believe that it met our core values. Reporter police chief Jonathan Haber addressed the public after reviewing body camera footage of the shooting that killed 15yearold jordan edwards. A Police Officer shot the passengers side window of a car carrying edwards, his brother, and three others, as they left a party on saturday night. According to the Dallas County medical examiner, edwards died from a rifle wound to the head. On monday, haber corrected earlier reports that the car backed up aggressively toward the police. In fact, according to the video that ive viewed the vehicle was moving forward as the officers approved. Reporter now that the chief has said the car was not moving backwards aggressively what needs to happen to that officer . That officer needs to be arrested. They have no reasonable explanation for the use of force. Reporter lee merit is representing the Edwards Family and says no one in the car was cited for drinking. Any weapons in the car . They did search the car for weapons. None were discovered. The kids dont have any history with weapons. No gun ownership, no runins with Law Enforcement before. Reporter merit says jordan was a freshman at mesquite high school, a kid in love with life who had just played his first year of football. Jackson turner was his teammate. I remember just encouraged me all the time, just an encouraging person. Just light the room up with that smile. Just straight across his face. Reporter Balch Springs police says the officer who shot edwards has been with the department about six years and now on leave. The body cam footage has not been released to the public yet. Thank you very much, omar. That investigation continues. An investigation is under way after one student was killed and several others hurt during a stabbing rampage at the university of texas. Police say a junior stab four other students with a hunting knife on the austin campus. More than 20 people witnessed the attack near th campus gym. The suspect surrendered. The police chief says its too early to discuss a motive. The civil war ended more than 150 years ago but fighting broke out at a Confederate Monument in new orleans. The city plans to move that statute of former confederate president jefferson davis. Opponents of the plan have been holding a vigil to support the monument. Witnesses say some protesters threw bottles overnight. Others burned confederate flags. Police finally moved everyone away from the statute. Airline executives are being questioned on capitol hill right now after recent scandals over the way passengers are treated. Representatives of four major u. S. Carriers are testifying before the House Transportation Committee about their booking policies. After incidents like the forcible removal of a united passenger lawmakers drafted legislation to protect flyers. Kris van cleave is on capitol hill. Kris, good morning. Good morning. The airlines have been racing to make reforms in the wake of those viral videos that have raised questions about how customers are treated. But today, its Airline Executives are being told to buckle up and brace for turbulence in the form of a grilling from the House Transportation Committee happening right now. I would like to again apologize to dr. Dao, his family, to every person on that flight. Reporter united Ceo Oscar Munoz is one of five Airline Executives summoned to capitol hill to explain his companys treatment of its passengers. Weeks after dr. David dao was forcibly removed from his united flight by chicago Aviation Security officers dao reached a settlement with united. Negative perception of the airline increased by 500 after that april 9th incident. 42 said united has a bad or very bad reputation. I was disturbed beyond belief by the video. Reporter democratic new jersey senators bob menendez and cory booker have a bill called the ticket act. One of several proposals drafted by lawmakers to review airline overselling practices and flyer rights. When you buy a plane ticket you do not surrender your entitlement to common decency. Reporter an American Airlines executive is also in the hot seat after this video of a Flight Attendant losing it with a passenger went viral. Theres no risk of losing their clients. If someone gets frustrated its not like they can pick another provider. Reporter erik hansen with the u. S. Travel Association Says customers are often held captive by one or two airlines. Four carriers control about 70 of flight xansty in the u. S. And the travel Association Says 74 u. S. Airports are serviced by only one airline. The airlines sometimes feel they dont need to provide Customer Service because travelers dont have a choice. Reporter now Airline Performance did improve last year and complaints went down. Customer satisfaction went up hovered around a c gr