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We begin with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. That created a compromise situation, a situation where the National Security adviser essentially could be blackmailed by the russians. Former acting attorney general sally yates testifies on Michael Flynn. I cant believe the Trump Administration let general flynn in the white house, let alone in the situation room. This man put our National Security at risk and i think there should be be some consequences. Theres two battlefields here. What the trump people may have done with the russians and what did the Obama Administration do when it comes to unmasking for intelligence gathering purposes. A suspect is under arrest in a serial killing spree that haunted phoenix. We hope that our officers will get more sleep knowing that the wheels of justice are finally in motion. Chaos at Fort Lauderdales airport. Passengers planning to catch a Spirit Airline flights find the flights are canceled. Decision day in south korea. 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Pretend you read it none of us are going to read it we wouldnt have known. This mornings eye opener, is presented by toyota, lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. President trump ignored multiple warnings from the Obama Administration about his now fired National Security adviser. For the first time former acting attorney general sally yates testified how she told the white house that russia could blackmail retired general michael flip flynn. That followed the news that president obama personally warned the president he should not hire flynn. President trump did not address the substance of yates charges. Instead, writing on twitter, that yates, quote, said nothing but old news. And he repeated that alleged collusion between his campaign and russia are a total hoax. Jeff pegues covered yesterdays hearing, pretty revealing, with us in studio 57. Good morning. Good morning. It was another riveting day of testimony on capitol hill. Under questioning from senators the former acting attorney general, a key figure in the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election, described the urgency she felt to warn the white house that former National Security adviser Michael Flynn was compromised. To state the obvious you dont want your National Security adviser compromised with the russians. Reporter sally yates says she had two separate meetings and a phone call with White House Counsel Don Mcgahn about Michael Flynns conversation with the Russian Ambassador sergey kislyak. We were giving them all of this information so that they could take action. Reporter investigators had intercepts of the contacts and yates said it was clear to her that flynn had misled the Vice President leaving flynn vulnerable to blackmail. The russians knew about what general flynn had done. That created a compromise situation, a situation where the National Security adviser essentially could be blackmailed by the russians. Reporter but despite her warnings in late january, the white house waited more than two weeks to fire flynn. Mr. Mcgahn asked me whether or not general flynn should be fired and i told him that that really wasnt our call. Reporter republicans on the committee expressed concern to yates and james clapper, the former director of National Intelligence under president obama, that private data about Trump Campaign officials was swept up in foreign surveillance. Did either of you ever request the unmasking of mr. Trump, his associates or any member of congress . Yes. In one case i did. Reporter clapper admitted he asked to unmask or reveal the identities of Campaign Associates in classified documents, but insisted trumps team was not the target. My focus was on the foreign target and the foreign targets behavior in relation to the u. S. Person. Reporter senator Lindsey Graham left with unanswered questions. I want to know who was surveilled in this country as a president ial campaign, i want to know how incidental surveillance works, who unmasked, if there was an unmasking of general pflynn. Reporter graham praised yates but she was fired by the white house when she refused to defend the president s travel ban. That was four days after she had warned them about general flynn. Gayle . Thank you, jeff. Margaret brennan is at the white house where former president obama, as charlie mentioned at the top of the show, first warned then president elect trump about general flynn. Margaret, good morning. Good morning. Well, mr. Obama cautioned then president elect trump against hiring flynn. This is advice given before the scandal had erupted regarding misleading statements made by flynn to the Vice President about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador. We now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed. Reporter during a 90minute conversation two days after the election, president obama shared some personnel advice with the man who would replace him. Thank you very much. Reporter according to former officials familiar with their conversation, mr. Obama told the president elect he should go with his instincts and hire people he wanted with one exception. Retired general Michael Flynn. Mr. Obama cautioned that the new president would be wise to stay away. Trump aides say he was suspicious of mr. Obamas motives in coming forward. American exceptionalism is very real. Reporter flynn had regularly criticized Administration Policy during the campaign. Mr. Obama had fired him as head of the Defense Intelligence agency. Citing an abraysive management style among other issues. Its true that president obama made it known that he wasnt exactly a fan of general flynns. Reporter White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said it wasnt surprising the former president didnt like general flynn given their past histories. Spicer shifted the blame to the Obama Administration, noting that they had renewed flynns security clearance in april of last year. The question that you have to ask yourself is if president obama was truly concerned about general flynn why didnt he suspend the security clearance which they had reapproved months earlier. Reporter its the Defense Intelligence agency not the white house that would have revoked flynns clearance. It had been renewed in 2016 before it came to light that flynn had failed to report compensation related to russia. And it was pulled right after President Trump dismissed him. Margaret brennan at the white house, thanks. The United States may expand its military role in afghanistan after recent gains by the taliban. Sources tell cbs news that top National Security advisors will ask President Trump this week for troops to fight the insurgents and suggest adding about 3,000 troops to afghan military. More than 8,000 already on the ground. The Trump Administration has asked nato to send more troops to afghanistan. The president is expected to decide on the expansion by the end of the month. Sheriff deputies were forced to intervene at Fort Lauderdale International Airport when passengers erupted in anger after Spirit Airlines canceled nine flights. It appeared thousands of customers are being impacted by a dispute between spirit and its pilots. The pilots say theyre working without a contract. Spirit Airlines Says the pilots are engaged in an illegal slowdown and alleges some are engaged in a campaign to threaten and intimidate other pilots over flying assignments. Manuel bojorquez is inside Fort Lauderdale International Airport, good morning. Good morning. This is where it happened and this morning Spirit Airlines says it is shocked and saddened by the video. The carrier says it had to cancel more than 150 flights in the last two days. Its now asking a court to intervene with the pilots union and its passengers appear to be caught in the middle. Reporter Broward County deputies intervened at Fort Lauderdale hollywood International Airport overnight. [ bleep ]. Reporter when passengers, according to police, were so upset, they began to fight each other near the crowded Spirit Airlines checkin counter. Very angry, angry people. Everybody had places to be and couldnt be there. Reporter fresh off a cruise, Debbie Mcgrandy is struggling to get back home to detroit. This is actually our third spirit flight that has been canceled since thursday. I slept in the airport in philly already on thursday night and dont want to sleep in an airport tonight. Reporter spirit says its service in four major airports including Fort Lauderdale has taken a hit due to a contract dispute with its pilots. Spirit filed a lawsuit monday night alleging in the last week, its pilots have been engaged in a pervasive, illegal work slowdown, causing approximately 300 Flight Cancellations which is disrupting the capsle of over cancel of over 20,000 customers. Spirit alleges some pilots are refusing to take certain assignments and posting in online forums and websites in a campaign to threaten and intimidate other pilots. We will not settle for a contract that defines us as low tier. Reporter the pilots union is pushing back against the Company Making record profits and insists they are not engaged in a work slowdown. In a statement to cbs news the Airline Pilots association referred to spirits request for an injunction as unwarranted and counter productive legal action. Overnight, spirit passengers who remain stuck at Fort Lauderdale said they were offered vouchers. I think that its all about money and i think that they shouldnt have been booking flights. They should have told us from the beginning this was going on. Reporter Spirit Airlines said in a legal document that it relies on the status quo when it comes to asking pilots to work overtime and the airline says its reputation will continue to suffer as long as the dispute with pilots drags on. But it also acknowledged that both parties are, quote, far apart on pay rates. Yeah. But you want to remind the adults that the children are watching. Thank you very much. Manuel. The u. S. Is considering whether to expand the ban on laptops and other Large Electronics on commercial flights crossing the atlantic. Currently passengers cannot carry devices larger than a cell phone on nonstop flights to the u. S. From several airports in the middle east and north africa. Sources tell cbs news airports in europe including the United Kingdom are among those likely to be added to the list. Kris van cleave at Reagan National airport outside washington, d. C. Good morning to you. Good morning. We understand the department of Homeland Security has been regularly meeting with the airlines who are expressing some concerns about the prospect of widening this ban. Now, under the new rule, any devices larger than a cell phone would have to be stored in the cargo hold. There is concern that could pose a fire risk due to lithium ion batteries. Airlines are worried an expanded ban will hurt the bottom line discouraging business travelers who work on long flights and after the recent confrontations between Airline Staff and customers like this highprofile removal of a United Airlines Passenger Airlines are hesitant about the idea of having to individually search passengers for electronic deviceses. U. S. Officials began discussing an agirl or wider additional or wider Ban Following the laptop bombing of a somali airliner last year. The Obama Administration ultimately decided a wider ban would be impractical, but there is concern an explosive that might not be detected on airport scanners could get on an aircraft and thats whats driving this. Dhs and the airlines are set to meet later this week for the final decision coming in the next few weeks. Charlie . Kris, thanks. Polls close this morning in south korea. And it appears liberal candidate moon jaein will be the next president. Moon and his main rival have stark differences on issues with global implications, including how to contain the growing threat from north korea and what to do about a controversial Missile Defense system deployed by the u. S. Known as thaad. Adriana diaz is tracking the Election Results in seoul, south korea. Good morning. Good morning. South korean exit polls just released predict that the liberal frontrunner, moon jaein, will win by a landslide. Moon favors engagement with pyongyang, not isolation. And that could change the course of the Current Crisis with north korea. As South Koreans line up at the polls today, early indications show theyre voting for change. In this crowded race liberal moon jaein is leading in the polls. Hes promised to reverse course on north korea. Calling for trade and direct talks rather than the existing hardline policies favored by the u. S. Moon had also removed thaad, the u. S. Missile Defense System that could intercept a north Korean Missile attack. The system was rushed in by the u. S. Military two weeks ago met by angry protesters concerned it would escalate tensions. This is the road that leads to thaad. Only military and police are allowed beyond this checkpoint. Protesters have come as close as they can get to the antimissile system to show their opposition. These beau diss have been camped out buddhists have been kamded out more than 50 days praying for thaads removal. In a makeshift camp down the road demonstrators stopped traffic with their bodies. We want to make sure this van isnt carrying any supplies for thaad. This man told us. They want thaad out. Despite assurances its here for their benefit. Thaad is here to protect south korea. Why do you oppose it . The only reason america deployed thaad here is to dominate asia. This man said. Americas presence here only raises the threat of war. Thaads potential removal would deal a blow to americas military influence here in south korea and a victory to china who opposes thaad over fears it could peer into its territory. Official Election Results are expected in the next few hours. Once moon is confirmed the winner he will be sworn in and take office first thing tomorrow. Wideranging implications. Adriana diaz in south korea, thank you so much. An arizona man is in custody for a string of killings that terrorized the phoenix area for about a year. Police say that 23yearold Aaron Saucedo is the gunman known as the serial street shooter. He was arrested yesterday in connection with nine killings and a total of 12 shootings. The crimes date back to 2015. Carter evans is outside the Phoenix Police department headquarters. Carter, good morning. Good morning. Police say saucedo was originally arrested in april on a 2015 shooting. Hes suspected of killing his mothers boyfriend. But in this case, police say it was tips from the community, 33,000 of them, that led police right to the suspected shooter. Its been said that a serial killer is like a cha