wisconsin, michigan, maine, and pennsylvania where 12 immigrant rights activists were arrested during an-anti trump rally, as they demanded the closure of the berks family detention center. in the lead up to monday's meeting of the electoral college, millions of people had called on the electors to refuse to vote for donald trump. there were 5 million signatures on one petition alone. but in the end, only two republican electors, both from texas, broke ranks and voted against trump. in fact, more democratic electors ended up voting against hillary clinton, instead casting three votes for former secretary of state colin powell, one vote for vermont senator bernie sanders and one more vote for , yankton sioux nation leader faith spotted eagle of south dakota, who is part of the resistance to the dakota access pipeline. the official election of donald trump comes as an interview aired in which first lady michelle obama told oprah winfrey that she and her husband, president barack obama now know what it's like not to , feel hope for the future. what not're feeling having hope feels like,

to death. the u.s. senate has approved a bill granting $170 million to flint, michigan, to help replace pipes contaminated with toxic lead. flint's lead poisoning began last year when an unelected emergency manager appointed by michigan governor rick snyder switched the source of the city's drinking water to the corrosive flint river. today, the water in flint is still poisoned and unsafe to drink. meanwhile, environmentalists are warning of a provision of the bill which rolls back protection to california's bay delta estuary. they say the change threatens delicate ecosystems and undermines the endangere species act. in philadelphia, hundreds of people gathered friday for a march and protest to demand life-saving medication for imprisoned journalist and former black panther mumia abu-jamal, and for all pennsylvania prisoners suffering from the unconstitutional denial of treatment for their hepatitis c. the protest marked 35 years since december 9, 1981, when mumia abu-jamal was shot by philadelphia police, arrested and then charged with the murder , of white police officer danie

christine pelosi, who is leading the effort. then investigative reporter greg palast goes to michigan after a judge shuts down a recount of the presidential vote in the state. and thiss trumpville is their hero, the man who shut down the recount. your republican attorney general of michigan. he issued an order saying no one would be allowed to look at the ballots and over half the precincts, 59%, and the detroit area. the very place that most of the vote had gone missing. amy: and we will look at john kelly who has been tapped by trump to have the department of homeland security as commander of southern command, he oversaw u.s. military prison at guantanamo. all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. it is official. donald trump has chosen the ceo of the world's largest oil company and a man with no political experience for the top cabinet position. this morning, trump tweeted -- "i have chosen one of the truly great business leaders of the world, rex tillerson, chairman and ceo of exxonmobil, to be secretar

multibillionaire, a multi, multibillionaire, i think, very active in politics in michigan. amy goodman: and massive supporter of voucher system for education. and then you have mike flynn, the national security adviser nominee. and this goes to another point of, though it's critical to hold trump accountable, starting with the democrats, on the issue of the kill list, president obama's kill list, his using extrajudicial powers, executive powers, to kill people, can be americans, without a judge, a jury, without them being charged with a crime. that's president obama, and he's extending those powers. your thoughts on president obama's use of the kill list and then the idea of president trump using his kill list? sen. bernie sanders: well, look, you know, when we talk, obviously, i disagree with obama in using, unilaterally deciding who's going to live or die. and, look, it goes without saying that, you know, we are concerned, i am deeply concerned, about virtually everything that trump is talking about and has talked about in his campaign and the kind of people that he is appoin

billionaire betsy devos to serve as education secretary. devos is the former chair of the michigan republican party and a longtime backer of charter schools and vouchers for private and religious schools. in response, american of teachers president randi weingarten said -- "in nominating devos trump makes it loud and clear that his education policy will focus on privatizing, defunding and destroying public education in america." if confirmed by the senate, devos could become the most into public school education secretary since the office of education was established in 1867. the "new york times" notes devos helped turn her home-state of michigan into one of the nations biggest school choice laboratories -- and the result was disastrous. amy: the devoses have bankrolled their school deregulation and privatization efforts through a dark money group called, american federation for children -- a major contributor to the right-wing corporate education movement. they have also pushed controversial anti-union state legislation known as right-to-work, dealing a major blow to the labor mov

declared the winner of florida by more than 112,000 votes. meanwhile, a recount in michigan is running into problems due to a state law that says a voting precinct cannot be recounted if the number of ballots in the box don't exactly match the number on the poll books. the law could make precincts across the state ineligible for the recount. to see our interview with the green party's dr. jill stein who , sued for the recount in michigan as well as in wisconsin, go to democracynow.org. president-elect donald trump and his daughter met with al gore monday to discuss climate change. trump has rejected global scientific consensus and called climate change in chinese hoax. peaks ofs as a volcano hawaii's big island have been hit by nearly three feet of snow, with meteorologists warning more is on the way. the washington post has revealed the pentagon sought to bury an internal study that revealed the agency's vast bureaucracy wastes as much as $125 billion. sources told "the washington post" the pentagon hid the study out of concerns congress would use it to cut the defense budget. palesti

machida state of pointed urgency managers, and to former employees of the city of flint. amy: michigan attorney general files criminal charges against four people for the role in the poisoning of flint's water supply. we will go to detroit for the latest. then to the call for clemency for imprisoned native american activist leonard peltier. >> the only thing i am guilty of his struggling for my people. i did not kill those agents. amy: he has been locked up for 40 years for a crime he says he did not commit. his supporters include amnesty international and many nobel peace prize laureates who are now pushing president obama to grant him clemency in what they say could be his last chance of getting out of prison alive. we will speak with peltier class attorney martin garbus and longtime friend norman patrick brown. we will look at the case of chelsea manning, who is also seeking clemency from president obama. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama announced tuesday a permanent ban on offshore

donald trump." when we come back, we are one to talk about the recount, how it is going to michigan and pennsylvania and wisconsin. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: a shout out to the students at hunter college media studies department who are here visiting today. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: on wednesday, a federal judge ordered michigan's board of elections to stop the state's electoral recount. u.s. district judge mark goldsmith said he would abide by a court ruling that found that former green party presidential candidate jill stein could not seek a recount. goldsmith concluded -- "a recount as an audit of the election has never been endorsed by any court." stein has pledged to continue to push for a recount. michigan is one of three battleground states where stein had demanded a recount. the other two states are wisconsin and pennsylvania. president-elect donald trump narrowly defeated democratic presidential contender hillary clinton in all three states. the recount has faced hurdles from the

mayor rudy giuliani, and senator bob corker of tennessee. michigan has become the second state to conduct a recount of the presidential election. early this morning a federal , judge ordered officials to being recounting ballots today at noon. the order was made following a request by green party presidential candidate jill stein. donald trump won michigan by under 10,000 votes out of 5.5 million cast. a recount is already underway in wisconsin. meanwhile, dr. stein's efforts to force a recount in pennsylvania were dealt a setback when a judge ordered petitioners to post a $1 million bond. stein is holding a press conference outside trump tower today at 10:00 a.m. to discuss next steps on the recount. in oakland, california, at least 33 people have died after a fire ripped through a converted warehouse hosting an electronic music concert on friday. the death toll is expected to continue to rise. it is already the deadliest fire in the city's history. the fire broke out in what was known as the ghost ship, an artist collective that housed many young artists and musicians. mourners

victory in places like wisconsin and michigan and the high percentage of veterans and those states coming, say that veterans delivered the presidency to donald trump. now we have to see, well, what is donald trump going to do for these veterans? he spoke to them directly. he promised to honor our veterans. but he never made really explicit promises beyond the promise that if you could not get an appointment quickly from the v.a., that you could go see a private doctor. this has a lot of people worried that he will dismantle the v.a. system, which was built up over nationalrations, a network of hospitals and many dedicated professionals who are in the needs of people wounded in war. everyone, myself included, i've done many exposes about problems at the v.a. over medication, longwave for disability -- long waits for disability compensation and health care, but there is a real concern amongst some that he might dismantle bba and it was made -- dismantle the v.a.. the only veterans group he has met with since his election has been the former head of concern veterans of america, which

process. in michigan, a judge has halted the recount this week. entering will be held in pennsylvania today to decide if a recount there can begin. joining us, dr. jill stein. well them back. what is happening in wisconsin? >> in wisconsin is what is happening in all three states where the recount is proceeding. what is happening all over america. this is not what democracy looks like. the recount asks the question, do we have a voting system which is accurate, secure, and just? is this a voting system we can trust? we attempted to verify the vote and we're still fighting to do that. 10,000 more volunteers who are involved at the community level are fighting on. but there has been obstruction at every turn, including gamesmanship in the courts. , thed trump, his pacs republican party have created a minefield everywhere that they can at every possible turn to create legal hurdles. the cost has been raised to an outrageous price will stop wisconsin started at 1.1 million, raised the price to three point finally and dollars. the idea that we should have -- we ordinary citizens, in order

, thanks. >>> more officials connected to the water crisis in flint, michigan, are now facing felony charges. two former state appointed emergency managers and two city employees are accused of not protecting people from exposure to lead and bacteria. they could spend decades behind bars if convicted. at least a dozen people died as a result of the contamination. hundreds of children were poisoned 73 jericka duncan is here with the new criminal charges. good morning. >> good morning, anthony. michigan's top prosecutor blamed the flint water crisis on former state and city employees who he says were fixated on money over people's health. the two state employees targeted on tuesday are the highest ranking officials to be charged in the nearly year-long investigation. >> flint was a casualty of arrogance, disdain, and a failure of management. >> reporter: michigan attorney general bill schuette on tuesday charged former michigan emergency managers, darn knell "early" and gerald ambrose with four crimes, including misconduct in office and conspiracy. also facing charges, including conspi

may have driven him so much. >>> plus, the massive sinkhole swallowing a michigan neighborhood. nearly two dozen families are out of their homes for the holidays. ahead what the city is doing to try to save the mall. >>> time to show you the headlines. the chicago tribune reports on that city's violent christmas weekend. some friday afternoon through monday, at least 61 people were shot. 11 died. police say much of the violence happened in areas with historic gang conflicts. this year in chicago, more than 4,000 people have been shot. more than 700 were killed. >>> speaking of mail, josh, the boston globe said deadly synthetic opioids are getting into the u.s. by mail. about 340 million unchecked mail pass through the postals is and customs each year. electronic screening was authorized by congress 14 years ago but it still isn't fully implemented. nearly 1 million packages enter the country without any way to reveal that opioids are inside. >>> new report shows that cheetahs may be sprinting towards extinction. it finds that there are only about 7100 left in the wild. that is

michigan ski resort early sunday morning. >> a risky rescue this weekend in new brunswick, canada, where a moose was found trapped in the ice of a frozen river. >> all that. >> la la land won best picture of the 22nd critics choice awards. >> you ready for this? >> making the catch. and off to the races he goes. touchdown giants. >> this performance was something special. >> and all that matters. > south korea's parliament has voted to impeach park geun-hye, the country's first female president, over a corruption scandal. you know it's hard not to look this story and think, that could have been us. >> on "cbs this morning." >> oh, come on. >> it's going to go. >> president obama and bill murray. >> practicing their putting in the oval office. >> all right. >> where's michelle? >> just stay out of those drawers. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. >> welcome to "cbs this morning." president-elect donald trump is having extraordinary public argument with the cia over russia's role in the u.s. election. he dismisses the intelligence community's conclusion t

. >> pretty aggravated about it, you know, i'm trying to get home, it's cold in this weather. >> in michigan a semi-tractor jackknifed across i 96 shutting down most of the highway, a massive 40 car pile up killed three people and injured 11 more. >> as the ground is getting to that temperature it's starting to ice over, compounded with the quick snow squall or whiteout and i think were all contributing factors. >> the problem now is for roads like this one next to he into, they're starting to ice over causing cars to skid. while this storm is supposed to end soon, people are bracing for another one early next week. >> ali, thanks. >>> chief weather castor lonnie quinn of wcbs is tracking the storm. good morning. >> these are big players out there. we're going to talk about the snow and cold air. i want to start off with the snow. look, there's going to be big totals around the great lakes with the lake-effect snow but the real big totals will be in the pacific northwest. what's going on? you have not this low pressure system sitting offshore and it is spinning and spinning and spinning and

! sideline! touchdown! michigan. their first lead of the game! to the end zone. it is caught. touchdown! seminoles are going for the win. here is the extra point. it is blocked! and it's going all the way. knocked up in the air and intercepted. what a football game. a one-point thriller won by florida state! ♪ welcome to the weekend, everyone. i'm anthony mason along with reena ninan. welcome. alex wagner is off this morning. >>> we have a lineup of guests including martin freeman who is taking audiences from the office to middle earth and hear from him as he brings back his most fame role in the hit series "sherlock." >> chef jose andreas is known for his big culinary empire and. tight. we will join him for a special new year eve's dish. >> gallant is going up against beyonce and rihanna next month. a far cry from his early days in music. we will talk to him about his newfound success and he will perform in our "saturday session." >>> we begin with our top story. another cyber attack in the united states with possible ties to russia. the target is an electric utility in vermont. burl

in that state. in michigan, the election board is deadlocked on whether to start the recount and in pennsylvania, updated vote tallies show trump's lead has shrunk to about 49,000 votes which is still shy of the threshold that would trigger an automatic recount. >> mr. trump supported by supports the depletion of the north dakota oil pipeline in the northwest. he says the not related to the president-elect's investments in a partnership that is building the 3.8 billion dollar pipeline near a north dakota indian reservation. the spokeswoman says that trump recently sold his energy transfer stock but provided no details. thousands of people are protesting the pipeline. the federal government has given them a monday deadline to leave their encampment. >>> a jury will resume deliberations on monday in the trial of former south carolina police officer michael slagr. he is charged with shooting black motorist walter scott five times in the back two years ago. after deliberating for more than 16 hours over three days, the jury appears to be deadlocked. >>> in new orleans, family and friend

. near whiteout conditions added insult to the bitter temperatures in northern michigan tuesday. the blast of arctic air barreling across the northwest is uncomfortable. >> this is more than brutal. >> reporter: and dangerous. in minnesota, good samaritans pulled a woman from her car when she slid off the road onto thin ice. nearly 150 miles away in duluth, where windchills hit negative 31 degrees a cargo ship encased in ice arrived. for millions of americans, the subfreezing testimony t-- temperatures are unavoidable. 47% of u.s. jobs require outdoor work. that's about 64 million people. >> it's like being in a freezer. >> reporter: these contractors in minneapolis are spending up to ten hours a day outside in single digit temperatures. >> it's cool on the teeth. cool on the lips. we dress in layers out here. >> reporter: in chicago, where the windchill dropped to negative 8 overnight, crews lit tracks on fire to keep them from frozing over. in 5 degree weather, 10-mile-per-hour winds create a windchill of negative 10 degrees. at the same temperature it 20-mile-per-hour winds result

tour made a stop in grand rapids, michigan, and it was like old times. >> get them out of here. where do these people come from? >> violent road rage stops traffic on a freeway in houston, texas, and it was all caught on camera. >> all that -- >> lebron james jr. starting like his daddy. not even 13 yet. >> -- and all that matters. >> he scores! rangers win! a 55 seconds of overtime. what a goal! >> on "cbs this morning," saturday. >>> "rogue one" is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the holiday season. the movie could pull in upwards of $130 million in its opening weekend. early tracking also suggested that hillary clinton would be president. i know. so you never know. you still have to go see the movie. >>> and welcome to the weekend, everyone. i'm anthony mason along with alex wagner. later, we're going to take you to a wine shop that's older than the united states. there you'll meet a man whose job it is to sniff out fake bottles. some sold for tens of thousands of dollars. you'll see how he does it. >>> plus, it is an interesting side effect of nearly every major e

the plane to make an unscheduled landing. >> all that. >> dog rescue in michigan. the curious ca l through an icy lake. >> serena williams announcing her engagement to reddit co-founder alexis ohanian on reddit. >> and all that matters. >> astronaut aboard the international space station took the mannequin challenge to new heights. >> anyone who still hasn't done a mannequin challenge i think is done. >> you're done. >> on "cbs this morning." >> oh! >> you did it. >> boom, yeah. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. >> welcome to "cbs this morning" i'm josh elliott with reasonen ninan and vladimir duthiers. as you wake up in the west russia is threatening to retaliate for new sanctions imposed by president obama in something of a parting shot at moscow. president vladimir putin said russia will not respond by expelling american diplomats. putin says in a statement, i quote, we will not resort to irresponsible kitchen diplomacy, end quote. >> u.s. believes russia launched cyber attacks to influence the presidential election. in response the state depa

lead a rally in fayetteville. he travels to iowa thursday followed by michigan on friday. transition adviser kellyanne conway says it is all about the voters who chose mr. trump. >> thank you tour, back to north carolina, big for the president-elect and the vice president elect and at the same time a great way to get out. he's excited to get to north carolina tomorrow. >> president-elect announced yesterday that a former 2016 rival dr. ben carson will be nominated for secretary of housing and urban development. carson has criticized government housing programs and the obama administration's 2015 rule aimed at reducing racial segregation. carson wrote an op-ed last year, the government enk neegineered attempts create consequences that often make matters worse. entrusting the government to get it right can prove downright dangerous. >>> the obama administration is trying to reassure china there is no official change in the so-called one china policy. one china recognizes taiwan through defense contracts and informal contacts. it does not see taiwan as a separate government with its own

cars in san francisco and in scottsdale. michigan's governor signed legislation last week to approve the testing. >>> time reports on a call to change expiration labels on food, labels like best by or sell by may confuse shoppers. they want meat and dairy companies to label products with a best if used by date. the proposal is an effort to reduce food waste. >>> and britain's guardian says some scientists think aging might be reversible. lab mice treated with a new gene therapy had straighter spines, cardiovascular health was better, and they lived 30% longer. scientists say the techniques are not suited for immediate use in people. >> where can we get those? >> find me that mouse. >> new music from common is described as his most political work yet since his debut album in 199 2. the musician and actor has received much acclaim, winning three grammy awards, one for glory which was featured in selma. also won an academy award and golden globe last year for best original song. his latest work released last month is entitled black america again, 11th studio album. they describe him as

of lake michigan into an ice castle. the frigid weather didn't stop football fans from their tailgating traditions. in chicago, it was 11 degrees at kickoff. in kansas city, it was just 1 degree at the start of the game. and in minnesota, viking fans had the answer to tailgating in weather well below zero. how do you prepare for a day like today? >> layers. lots of layers. >> tough people here in minnesota. and game time yesterday when those tailgaters were out it felt like 35 degrees below zero with the windchill. that means frostbite can happen in ten minutes. but there is some good news here in minneapolis, later today, the high will get above zero, to 23 degrees. pretty balmy. >> oh, my gosh. layers. layers. jamie, thank you. meteorologist megan from our chicago station is tracking the cold. megan, good morning. >> good morning. this blast of arctic air has been breaking records across the country through the week vd and into early this week where the temperature in chicago this morning is colder than barrow, alaska. we are looking at slightly milder temperatures out to t

. >> a massive sinkhole in michigan is prompting a state of emergency. >> more than 20 families have been evacuated so far. >> a massive scene -- >> they tried to find out why he was on the run. but he's like my lips are sealed. >> all that. >> and the pittsburgh steelers have won the afc north title! >> the kansas city chiefs win their:th. >> i was expecting more of a christmas type dance from you. >> that was a feliz navidad. >> and all that matters. >> hello, everybody! >> president obama spending christmas in hawaii. he took time out to thank the troops for the past eight years. >> it has been a privilege of my life to serve as a commander in chief. >> on "cbs this morning." >> i'm going to shake your hand. beautiful thing. >> i don't know where that hand has been. >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. >>> and welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm josh elliott with margaret brennan and vladimir doouthers. charlie rose, norah o'donnell and gayle king are all deservedly off. pop music fans around the world are remembering a superstar of the 1980s and

swept through this michigan ski resort early sunday morning. >> a risky rescue this weekend and in brunswick, canada, where a moose was found trapped in the ice of a frozen river. >> all that. >> la la land won best picture for the critics award. >> it's beckham making the catch and off to the races he goes. >> this performance was something spectacular. >> they have trieded to impeach the country's first female president over a corruption scandal. it's hard not to look at this story and think, that could have been us >> on "cbs this morning." >> oh, come on! >> president obama and bill murray. >> practicing their putting in the oval office. announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's go places! ♪ >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." president-elect donald trump is having an extraordinary public argument with the cia over russia's role in the u.s. election. he dismisses the intelligence community's conclusion that russian hacking was part of an effort to defeat hillary clinton. >> in fact, mr. trump calls the finding ridiculous and suggests democrats ar

easy. no question about that. >> a massive sinkhole in michigan is prompting a state of emergency for more than 20 families who have been evacuated so far. >> a massive seal ran amuck and they tried to find out why he is on the run but ed, "my lips on sealed." >> all that. >> the pittsburgh steelers have won the afc north title. >> the kansas city chiefs win their 11th. >> that was a feliz navidad dah, dah, dah. >> president obama spending christmas in hawaii. he took himout to thank the troops for the past eight years. >> it has been the privilege of my life to serve at your chief. >> on "cbs this morning." >> you going to shake my hand? >> all right. stephen colbert. >> i don't know where that hand has been! announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's go places. ♪ >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm josh elliott with margaret brennan and vladimir duthiers. charlie rose, norah o'donnell and gayle king are all deservedly off. >>> pop music fans around the world are remembering a superstar of the 1980s and '90s. george michael died suddenly on christma

. >> margaret brennan, thanks. >>> more officials connected to the water crisis in flint, michigan, are now facing felony charges. two former state-appointed emergency managers and two city employees are accused of not protecting people from exposure to looeead. jericka duncan is here with the new criminal charges. >> reporter: good morning. michigan's top prosecutor blamed the flint water crisis on former state and city employees who he says were fix duated on money o health. the two charged on tuesday are the highest ranking official to be charged in the nearly year-long investigation. >> flint was a casualty of arrogance, distain, and a failure of management. >> reporter: michigan attorney general bill schutte on tuesday charged former michigan managers earlyey and ambrose with four crimes. also facing charges, including conspiracy, flint's former public works director howard croft and former utilities director daughtry johnson. >> flint conserves better. >> reporter: in 2013, earlyey and ambrose appointed by the governor to address flint's troubled finances. to save money they stopped b

in fayetteville. he travels to michigan on friday. kellyanne conway said it's all about the voters who chose mr. trump. >> it's part of the thank you tour. came in to vote for the president-elect and vice president-elect but at the same time, just a great time to get out, the president-elect loves getting to talk to people and getting to know north carolina. >> a 2016 rival dr. ben carson will be nominated for secretary of housing and urban development. carson has criticized the obama administration. carson wrote the engineered attempts to legislate racial equality create consequences that often make matters worse. there are reasonable ways to use housing policy to enhance the opportunities available to lower income citizens. >>> the obama administration trying to taiwan with the one-china policy. it follows president-elect trump's phone call to taiwan's president. it broke decades of protocol. a white house spokesman questioned mr. trump's decision. >> it's a sensitive matter. and some of the progress that we have made in our relationship with china could be undermined by this iss

. >>> it feels like i'm in the arctic. >> like jumping in lake michigan and rolling around in the snow. >> bitter cold breaks records across the country. >> it's already very cold out there and it's only going to get colder. >> hundreds of traffic accidents caused by this extreme cold weather. >>> do you believe this is a free and fair election? >> well, i think it was -- i think it was distorted by the russian intervention, put it that way. >> john brennan and the hit job he seems to be orchestrating against the president-elect. >> the evacuation of civilians from eastern aleppo has resumed after an act of sabotage but the bus convoys on hold. >> among the dead are civilians and kurdish. >> a wedding tr inding tragedy. a tree that fell may have been weakened by california's drought. >> zsa zsa gabor adored by the tabloids tied at 99. >> a frightening moment on a florida highway. the driver was apparently having a medical issue. >> what the [ bleep ]! >> all that. >> one thief got a bad case of the munchies. >> he ate a dozen bananas and left his driver's license. >> ezekiel ellio

michigan. canine fell through an icy lake and rescuers gave him back to his grateful family. >> serena williams announcing her engagement to reddit cofounder alexis ohanian and announced it on reddit. >> and all that matters. >> flynn who hasn't done this challenge, you're done. >> you're done. >> on "cbs this morning." >> oh! yes! you did it! bottle flare! hey now, deb, deb. >> deb! >> debit. boom! yea! announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's go places! ♪ that is tremendous. welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm josh elliott alongside reena ninan and vladimir duthiers. >> russia is kicking out american diplomats for new sanctions imposed by president obama to a parting scott at moscow. u.s. intelligence official believe that russia launched cyberattacks to influence the presidential election. in response the state department expelled 35 russian governments and closed two russian compounds and sanctioned two of lurussia' top intelligence agencies. >> it is regrettable that the obama administration which started out by restoring our ties is ending its ter

to get home. it's cold. >> reporter: in michigan a semi-tractor jackknifed across i 96 shutting town most of the highway, a massive 40-car pileup killed three people and injured 11 more. >> as the ground is getting to that temperature it's starting to ice over, compounded with the quick snow squall or whiteout and i think were all contributing factors. >> reporter: the problem now is that roads like this one behind me are starting to ice over, causing cars to skid. though this snow is supposed to stop soon, people are bracing for another heavy round expected to come early next week. gayle. >> thank you very much. >>> parts of the pacific northwest are also under winter weather warnings today, snow and ice hit portland and seattle last night. the first big snow event of the season will bring heavy snowfall to the mountains through tomorrow. david begnaud is on the snowy slopes of mt. hood. good morning to you. >> reporter: gayle, morning. i hope you're enjoying that studio warmth. we are on mt. hood, it's 25 degrees and the snow is going sideways this morning, but, man, it's pretty in

francisco and in scottsdale. michigan's governor signed legislation last week to approve the testing. >>> "time" reports on a call to change expiration labels on food. labels like best by or sell by may confuse shoppers. the agriculture department wants meat and dairy companies to label products with a best if used by date. the proposal is an effort to reduce food waste. >>> britain's "guardian" says some scientists think aging might be reversible. lab mice treated with a new gene therapy had straighter spines, their cardiovascular was better and they lived 30% longer. i need to meet these mice. scientists say the techniques are not suited for immediate use in people. >> where can we get those nice? >> find my that mouse. >> share the secrets. >>> new music from rapper common is described at his most political work yet since his debut album in 1992! he has used much acclaim and won three grammy awards and one for the song "glory" featured in the 2014 movie "selma." and he won a golden globe last year for best original song. his 11th studio album "black america again." he is described

allies pulled out of the running. to a crowd in michigan, president-elect donald trump basked in the glory of turning the blue state red after a drawn out recount. >> by the way, i heard half an hour ago the courts ruled we totally won. it's over. >> reporter: mr. trump touted his transition choices and praised his future cabinet. >> i believe we are in the process of putting together one of the great cabinets that has ever been assembled in our nation's history. you're seeing that. >> reporter: one position left open, that of secretary of state. in a statement friday, mr. trump revealed that rudy giuliani, long on the short list for the spot, removed his name from consideration in a meeting held november 29, the same day trump dined with mitt romney nearly two weeks ago. rudy giuliani said he with drew in part because of the drama surrounding the spot. >> the whole thing was becoming kind of very confusing. my desire to be in the cabinet was great, but it wasn't that great. >> reporter: senior transition adviser kellyanne conway says the decision for rudy giuliani to remove himself