What the hell are you doing . Somebody has to save our skins. Into the garbage, fly boy the world mourns hollywood royalty. Condolences are flooding in after the death of star warsf this is our worlds most desperate hours. Help me, obiwan kenobi. Youre my only hope. Secretary of state john kerry will deliver a speech on middle east peace. I will offer a comp. Rehence ive plan for middle east peace. Give me a break. Some of them have to fall off a ideological ledge. Travel hazard in the dakotas and the harsh weather is moving easement. Its crazy out here. More violence in shopping malls in philadelphia. Fighting broke out in the food court. There was shouting, yelling. A security scare inside trump tower. Dozen of people sent running for the doors all that. Nfl quarterback cam newton for a young man. You all right . High school point guard walks up to the halfcourt line and effortlessly drains the shot. And all that matters. History in hawaii. A japanese Prime Minister meeting with a u. S. President at pearl harbor. Even the deepest wounds of war can give way to friendship and lasting peace. On cbs this morning. Someone wrote on the internet, carrie, whatever happened to Carrie Fisher . She went from huge. To hot. Now she looks like elton john. But i claim it if i can claim it, its mine. No secrets and you own it and therefore if you declare something, it has less power over you. Far less. Say your weak things in a strong voice. Words to live by as we welcome you to cbs this morning. Im josh elliott with Vladimir Duthiers and Margaret Brennan. Carrie fisher friends and costars are remembering her talent, her humor and her openness both on screen and off. Fisher who shot to fame as Princess Leia in star wars died yesterday at age 60. She had suffered a heart attack on friday during the final moments of a flight from london to los angeles. The actress appeared in dozens of movies and tv shows over more than four decades. Kevin frazier of our partners at entertainment tonight is in los angeles with a look at fishers remarkable life. Kevin, good morning. Reporter good morning. Carrie fisher was the daughter of hollywood royalty who became a movie icon in her own right. She will be forever remembered for generations of star wars fans as the fierce and feisty Princess Leia, but she also was a best selling author who was open and honest about her personal struggles and that wit, that grace, that dignity will be sorely missed. What the hell aring doing . Somebody has to save our skins reporter Carrie Fisher burst into super stardom at the age of 20 thanks to her portrayal of the feisty Princess Leia in star wars. Fame was in her dna. Her father was Singer Eddie Fisher and her mother, act dress debbie reynolds. Happy times happy nights reporter reynolds on facebook said thank you to everyone who has embraced gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter. Fisher joked about her mom and dad with rita braver on sunday in 2004. Both of my parents, i think, have been married about eight times or something. I dont have real good role models so its their fault. Reporter her personal struggles with depression and manic depression made Carrie Fisher stand out in hollywood. I have been knocked around by myself and a little bit now by the world. I didnt want to be different from other people and that is what celebrities are. Being a celebrity kid, that is the dichotomy. Reporter fisher chronicled her life in a series of best selling books. She is out. Youre supposed to wait. Reporter a big screen career that started opposite Warren Beatty in shampoo at the age of 17. It would be a film career that spanned four decades from the Blues Brothers to when harry met sally and her reprising role in star wars last year. George lucas issued a statement. She was extremely smart, a talented actress, writer, and comedienne from costar Harrison Ford, carrie is was one of a kind, brilliant, original, funny from mark hamel, no words, divest devastated. Fisher shaped a life she loved. Im proud of myself that ive been able to get through this stuff and ive been able to i cant overcome it, but i can use it. Im not afraid of anything. Reporter fisher is survived by her only child, actress billy lourd and star wars fands ws we will see her one more time on the big screen. She had just completed her latest role in star wars. Kevin, thank you. I saw rogue one yesterday at the 12 30. When the movie ended, my girlfriend said Carrie Fisher just died. She was my first crush in 77. We saw her with charlie, she was so very human with every reason, perhaps not to be. And, you know, she was the epitome i love she had this whole other second career that we dont pay as much attention to as an author, as a script doctor. And an advocate. Boy, is that important as well. Speaks to her mind and really interesting. Entertainment tonight will have more on the passing of Carrie Fisher so check your local listings. The next half, we will examine Carrie Fishers crucial role as a Mental Health advocate and how she addressed her own personal struggles with president obama joined japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe at pearl harbor yesterday. They honored more than 2,000 americans killed in the surprising japanese attack 75 years ago this month. Now, this was the first joint visit to the memorial by a japanese leader and a u. S. President. Chip reid is traveling with president obama in honolulu. Chip, good morning. Reporter well, good morning. Prime minister abe did not apologize for the attack on pearl harbor but in a heartfelt speech he did offer his deepest sympathies to the victims. Reporter wars can end. The bitter of adversaries can become the strongs of est of al reporter president obama looked toward a future of peace while standing at the site of a devastating attack on the u. S. We cannot choose the history that we inherit but we can choose what lessons to draw from and use those to charter our own future. Reporter during the visit, Prime Minister abe did not exactly offer and apology but instead his sincere and everl t everlasting condolences. Translator we must never repeat the horrors of war again. Reporter at the uss arizona memory i cant go the two men honored the 1177 sailors who perished when the ship was bombed on december 7th, 1941. Seven months ago, president obama became the first sitting u. S. President to visit hiroshima where he emphasized the perils of nuclear war. A flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a city and demonstrated that mankind possessed means to destroy itself. Reporter a survivor of the attack never thought a japanese leader would come to pearl harbor and said abes visit is an unspoken way of saying, im sorry. Word, you can forget, but if they see over there going to the arizona memorial, the action is better than the words. Reporter the ceremony with Prime Minister abe was probably mr. Obamas last meeting as president with a foreign leader. Now he returns to his final president ial vacation here in hawaii where the only meetings on the schedule are on the golf course or the beach. Vlad . Chip, thanks. Secretary of state john kerry is making one more pitch for middle east peace. In a speech this morning, kerry is expected to outline his vision for ending the israel Israeli Palestinian conflict with a twostate nation. Netanyahu demanding that israeli stop building settlements in occupied areas. The state Department Denies the allegation. This morning, netanyahu delayed a vote to authorize construction of new settlement projects in east jerusalem. The u. S. Is close every to punishing russia for interfering in the u. S. President ial election. As early as this week, the Obama Administration may announce a series of measures, including economic sanctions. Covert cyberoperations are also under consideration. Now this comes as president elect trump makes two more staff appointments. Cybersecurity expert Thomas Bossert will be his Homeland Security and counterterrorism adviser and jason greenbla blat will take the special representative for International Negotiations. Julianna goldman is covering the trump transition. Julianna, good morning. Reporter good morning. The appointments are a marriage of sorts between mr. Trumps Business World and the washington Foreign Policy sta t statement. There is no doubt in my mind that russia hacked into our political senators. Reporter senators Lindsey Graham and john mccain believe the president elect will soon have to acknowledge russias efforts to interfere in the u. S. Election. I think he will be presented with the overwhelming evidence and change his view. We are at the hearings and we are going to put sanctions together that hit putin as an individual and his inner circle. Reporter they may have app an ally in the trump administration. Thomas bossert has an expertise in cyber security. If the government doesnt step in and address the thorny issues of the threat. Reporter bossert will be considered equal to the National Security adviser, general michael flynn. According to a statement from the trump transition, bossert will focus on domestic and transNational Security priorities, while flynn will focus on interNational Security challenges. Flynn has drawn criticism for his hard line policies regarding muslims and for his ties to the kremlin. Bossert could be the counterweight to flynn that members of the gop Foreign Policy establishment had been seeking. The time for action is now. Reporter and following last weeks u. N. Security council condom nation of Israelis West Bank settlements, mr. Trump has announced a new international negotiator. Jason greenblatt, a business lawyer who has been with mr. Trump two decade was also a Campaign Adviser on israeli. The president elect said greenblatt has a history of negotiating substantial complex transactions on my behalf, something that may appeal to republicans like Lindsey Graham. Im very encouraged that under president trump, israeli is going to get a better deal. Reporter the president has created this position for greenblatt installing someone he sees as a fellow business deal maker and a key diplomatic role and working on trade and middle east peace. Mr. Trump has said he supports more tlmt construction and also his choice for u. S. Is a staunch trump spoupporter. Reporter what does this suggest to you what donald trump is thinking . Two things. I think we are finding out a lot of attention focused on the cabinet picks youll have a powerful white house here. You have climate change, middle east peace, a whole series of issues that cybersecurity. Where it appears in the trump white house, not necessarily with those cabinet members we have all been focusing on. The second thing, i think this is something we have learned about donald trump generally. He approaches every issue like a negotiation. There is posturing, there is movement, there is sometimes statements that seem to be out on the edge. I think as in the case of middle east peace, a lot of this is about positioning yourself for a negotiation in a deal. This is the guy who wrote the art of the deal after all. Jerry, we have seen donald trump break ranks with tradition and not speaking with one voice as breaking with the Obama Administration on israeli, on china, on russia. What is the backimpact of that . I think its left president obama frustrated and under power in his final few weeks in office. A break of tradition. A whole series of issues where previous president s president elect might have kept their silence. He a has spoken on condemning the settlements on the Israeli West Bank but he spoke up and talked about to handle the chinese navy s. E. A. L. Stole a navy drone. Speaking out and doing to in 140 characters on twitter has left everybody a little taken aback, i think. Never seen this before. Jerry, do you think his pick to handle International Negotiations will open up new concerns about conflict of interest . What do you make of that pick . Well, look. I think the concern on the part of the people who worry about the Israeli Palestinian peace and youll hear this from secretary kerry in coded language today in his speech, i think has more to do with the substance going on here. We are back to basics and people saying should there be a u. S. Condemnation of settlements on the west bank . Should the u. S. Embassy be moved from tel aviv to jerusalem and should there be a twostate solution . All of those things have been basic tenants of u. S. Middle east policy the past couple of decades and donald trump thrown them open to question now. I think more than style of negotiation we are back to what are the positions of the u. S. On these key issues on palestinian israeli peace protections. A security scare sent people scrambling at trump tower yesterday. Video shows visitors doing this. Running. From the lobby as police waved them out. The evacuation was triggered by the discovery of a stray backpack. Bomb squad technicians determined it contained childrens toys and harmless. President elect ws in florida at the time. A string of more than 20 earthquakes shook a large area of nevada and california overnight. The first two quakes just after midnight measured 5. 7 in magnitude. They hit near hawthorne, nevada. 100 miles southeast of lake tahoe. People as far away as sacramento said they felt the quakes. No injuries reported. The first noreaster of the season is expected to hit new england tomorrow. At least half a foot of snow could fall from massachusetts to maine. Strong wind gusts and rain are likely along the coast. Dangerous wind knocked down trees outside boston yesterday. And some of those gusts were close to 50 miles an hour. To the west, south dakotas governor declared a state of emergency after a christmas blizzard. Tony dokoupil is covering the storm that buried homes and cars in the snow. Reporter dangerous winds blasted across the country on tuesday. In casper, wyoming, gusts topping 80 miles an hour swept blinding snow across highways and parking lots. If not the wind, snow. In neighboring south and north dakota, people are shoveling and scraping following a Christmas Day blizzard. Even four wheel drive vehicles are no match against the massive snow drifts. Well, getting ready to go to work and got about 15 feet and that was it its very crazy out here. Reporter a state of emergency was declared in south dakota after tens of thousands lost power. Crews from minnesota and iowa have been called in to help restore service. Jordan tesser has been helping neighbors move out. Ive been helping people get unstuck and doing what i can. Not easy to live in this kind of weather. Reporter nearly two feet of snow fell in minot. The citys airport reopened on tuesday after a day and a half of cancelled flights and leaving several stranded passengers on standby. Im hoping there is a bunch of people that dont show up so i can get on there and get going reporter that was Tony Dokoupil reporting. A second night of violence in malls around the country last night. A brawl broke out at the philadelphia mills mall involving a crowd of teenagers. Officers arrested four people. No one was hurt. And a mall in appleton, wisconsin, was evacuated after reports of an active shooter. It turned out to be a false alarm. Fights were reported in more than a dozen malls on the day after christmas. At this time, the incidents do not seem to be connected. Police in arkansas think that an amazon echo holds key evidence in a murder case. That is ahead on cbs this morning. First, its time to check your local weather. An 8yearolds mother says the cub scouts kicked him out because he is transgender. He had just gotten stronger and stronger with his personality in saying im not a girl. Im a boy. Ahead, the decision that could start a new debate over identity issues. The news is back in the morning right here on cbs this morning. Mmm fresh in that washer with unstopables inwash scent boosters by downy. And if you want, pour a little more, because this scent lasts for 12 weeks, which is longer than any relationship ive ever been in. 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