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High winds knock out power to 100,000
A powerful storm battered the Pacific Northwest with high winds Friday night, causing as many as 100,000 people to lose power. More severe weather is expected in the West and the East.
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Eye Opener: Judge rules Obamacare is unconstitutional
Supporters of Obamacare are concerned the ruling could strip coverage from millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions. Also, the president picks current budget director Mick Mulvaney as his new acting chief of staff. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/newsletters/" target="_blank"><u>Get the Eye Opener delivered straight to your inbox.</u></a>
FindJodi: The 23-year search for a missing TV news anchor
More than two decades after an Iowa TV anchor disappeared, "48 Hours" reveals new information into the investigation. Jim Axelrod investigates Saturday, Dec. 15 at 10/9c on CBS.
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Trump: Ryan Zinke will leave administration at end of year
"The Trump Administration will be announcing the new Secretary of the Interior next week," President Trump tweeted
Scuffles erupt during fifth weekend of Paris protests
At least 21 people were detained in Paris before the protests began, police said
Federal judge strikes down Obamacare as unconstitutional
The move could leave 20 million Americans' health coverage in limbo
Mueller's Russia probe has cost more than $25 million
President Trump has blasted the special counsel for its spending
Colorado police search property of missing woman's fiance
Police now want to question Patrick Frazee face to face
Beto O'Rourke says 2020 decision not affected by Julian Castro
O'Rouke said "No decision. No decision on that," when pressed by an attendee during a town hall Friday in his native El Paso who asked "you're going to run for president, right?"
Mick Mulvaney to be acting White House chief of staff
President Trump made the announcement Friday on Twitter
CBS to donate $20M to women's groups after Moonves ouster
Time's Up Legal Defense Fund and Time's Up Entertainment are among the recipients
"My neck's bleeding": Mom's injury confounds first responders
Tiffany Mead said she had attempted to kill herself, but a 911 operator had her doubts almost immediately
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Teacher fleeing fire took her cats and students' essays
"There's a part of us that we're always the teacher," said Virginia Partain
CBS paid actress $9.5M after she accused "Bull" star of harassment
Eliza Dushku was written off the show after she confronted Michael Weatherly about his behavior, according to a New York Times report
Why this purse costs more than the average house
The Hermès Birkin bag is fashioned with 10 carats of diamonds and crafted from Nile River-sourced crocodiles
The case against the opioid industry
The attorney who orchestrated a multimillion-dollar settlement against the tobacco industry is back for the drug manufacturers and distributors he says are responsible for the opioid epidemic. Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT on CBS
Former White House chief of staff selected to join Navy
Reince Priebus, 46, received a recommendation from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
Homeless man helps hand out $100 bills to strangers
A lot of people ignore the homeless, but folks rushing past Moses Elder might regret their haste
Heavy backpacks hazardous to kids’ health
New research measures how wearing a backpack impacts the spine
Monster surf forecast prompts unusual warning for Bay Area beaches
A powerful Pacific storm is likely to produce the biggest waves of the year and increase the risk of rip currents
Gold Star families get trip to Disney
Attendees received "we remember" pins to wear to the park and went to an event where each of their fallen family members were honored
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CBS This Morning
Calif. lawmaker arrested after kid's spanking
A California lawmaker accused of child cruelty is speaking out, saying he intended to discipline his 7-year-old daughter with a spanking. State Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula was arrested but now is home with his three children. The children were briefly removed by Child Protective Services. Jericka Duncan reports.
CBS paid Eliza Dushku $9.5 million settlement
CBS confirms it paid a secret $9.5 million settlement to actress Eliza Dushku this year after she accused the star of CBS' "Bull" of harassment. Dushku was written off "Bull" after she confronted Michael Weatherly about his behavior, according to a new report. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
TSA: Record number of guns in carry-on bags
The TSA has topped last year's record number of guns found at airport checkpoints. Screeners spotted more than 4,000 firearms in carry-on bags so far this year – nearly 300 in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport alone. Last year, the TSA saw the numbers jump 17 percent. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Trump was in room during hush money talks
New information ties President Trump to his campaign's efforts to silence women who claim they had sex with him more than a decade ago. CBS News sources confirm the president was in the room when his then-attorney Michael Cohen and National Enquirer publisher David Pecker discussed paying hush money in August of 2015. Cohen pleaded guilty to breaking campaign finance laws in connection with hush money payments. Weijia Jiang reports.
Felicity Jones talks Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become a cultural icon. Her early career is highlighted in the new film, "On the Basis of Sex," starring Oscar nominee Felicity Jones. Part of it follows her struggle to take a milestone gender discrimination case to the Supreme Court. Jones joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what she learned about Ginsburg while preparing for the role.
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How Yemen's war is killing children — no weapons necessary
Yussuf Adel escaped some of the fiercest fighting in Yemen's civil war, but the 3-year-old isn't out of danger
Yemen peace talks yield "important step" with truce in key city
As negotiations in Sweden conclude, U.N. chief says they've achieved "real progress toward future talks to end the conflict"
Mom in Yemen with malnourished 5-month-old tells her story
5-month-old baby Esma Saida is badly malnourished but she's gaining strength after escaping fighting in Yemen
Children are starving to death and struggling without medication
One mother said her child eventually became too weak to eat at all
Yemen's humanitarian crisis
The nation's civil war has claimed at least 10,000 lives, and generated the world's worst humanitarian crisis
The Uplift — Stories That Inspire
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The Uplift — Stories That Inspire
Veteran saves little girl
Four years after he returned from a tour in Iraq, this U.S. Army veteran found a new way to serve – saving a little girl with leukemia in the process.
Gold Star families get trip to Disney
Attendees received "we remember" pins to wear to the park and went to an event where each of their fallen family members were honored
This man proposed to his girlfriend – with 16 dogs in tow
Most people expect a ring, flowers and perhaps music at their dream proposal, but one man surprised his girlfriend with all that -- and more
Teen's gift for special needs classmate goes viral
"I got happy tears," said Matthew Sabetta when he unwrapped the box
Army veteran saves 5-year-old girl with leukemia
Four years after Mike Laureano returned from serving his country in Iraq, he stumbled upon another way to serve
48 Hours
48 Hours
FindJodi: The 23-year search for a missing TV news anchor
Saturday at 10: More than two decades after Iowa TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit disappeared, "48 Hours" reveals new information into the investigation.
Sneak peek: "Don't Scream"
A young mom calls 911 claiming she cut her own throat in front of her estranged husband and her child. Doctors say there’s no way she did it to herself. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates, Saturday, Dec. 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
Tiffany Mead's 911 call
Tiffany Mead met up with her estranged husband, Kristopher Ertmann, believing she was receiving a child support check. Instead, he cut her throat. Ertmann eventually allows Mead to call 911 -- but only if she tells them she tried to commit suicide. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty the latest in the case in "Don't Scream," airing Saturday, Dec. 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
Dear Savanna: Mother at center of international manhunt speaks out
For two decades, the FBI couldn’t catch a mother on the run abroad with her daughter -- but she couldn't outrun her past. She tells her side of the story to "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher.
Defending DJ: Was the fatal shooting of a college football player justified?
"48 Hours" goes inside a family’s mission to restore their son’s reputation seven years after he was fatally shot by a police officer. CBS News special correspondent James Brown reports.
CBSN Originals — presented by Pfizer
CBSN Originals — presented by Pfizer
North Korea: The art of surviving sanctions
Behind the Kim regime's scramble to stay afloat through cultural means
Burmese Python Invasion: Fighting Invasive Species
Across America, waves of foreign invaders are taking over. Introduced through human error or carelessness, invasive species like the Burmese Python, Lionfish and Asian Carp have thrived at the expense of native species critical to a delicate natural balance that supports ecosystems and livelihoods. CBSN Originals explores whether it's too late to tip the balance back in our favor.
Puerto Rico: The exodus after Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico devastated - almost 3,000 people died in its wake, towns were left without power or water for months, and hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans left, many never to return. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud returns to Puerto Rico for CBSN Originals to examine the impact of that exodus and what the future holds.
Cryptocurrency mining disrupts small town
As the soaring value of bitcoin sets off a flurry of excitement, a whole new industry -- cryptocurrency mining -- is erupting in unexpected parts of the globe, causing rifts in the communities that host it. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett heads to the epicenter of cryptocurrency mining, to explore how this phenomenon is unfolding, and the controversy over its future.
Out of Aleppo
Mohammad Shasho's family left Aleppo in 2013, telling their children they were taking a prolonged vacation. That "vacation" was an evacuation prompted by Syria's eight-year-old civil war, and it became a permanent exile. In a film produced by BYkids, we see the Syrian crisis through the eyes of a young refugee filmmaker.
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Trump: Ryan Zinke will leave administration at end of year
"The Trump Administration will be announcing the new Secretary of the Interior next week," Trump tweeted
Mueller's Russia probe has cost more than $25 million
President Trump has blasted the special counsel for its spending
Beto O'Rourke says he is still undecided on 2020 plans
O'Rouke said "No decision. No decision on that," when pressed by an attendee during a town hall Friday in his native El Paso who asked "you're going to run for president, right?"
Former White House chief of staff selected to join Navy
Reince Priebus, 46, received a recommendation from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
Federal judge strikes down Obamacare as unconstitutional
The move could leave 20 million Americans' health coverage in limbo
Politics
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Trump: Ryan Zinke will leave administration at end of year
"The Trump Administration will be announcing the new Secretary of the Interior next week," Trump tweeted
Mueller's Russia probe has cost more than $25 million
President Trump has blasted the special counsel for its spending
Beto O'Rourke says he is still undecided on 2020 plans
O'Rouke said "No decision. No decision on that," when pressed by an attendee during a town hall Friday in his native El Paso who asked "you're going to run for president, right?"
Former White House chief of staff selected to join Navy
Reince Priebus, 46, received a recommendation from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
Mick Mulvaney is keeping his day job
He's going to remain the head of the Office of Management and Budget
World
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Scuffles erupt during fifth weekend of "yellow vest" Paris protests
At least 21 people were detained in Paris before the protests began, police said
DHS watchdog investigating death of 7-year-old migrant girl
The watchdog said it would provide a final report to DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Congress and the public
Officials defend actions after migrant girl dies in custody
7-year-old Guatemalan girl died two days after she and her father were taken into custody in New Mexico
"Young miracle" baby recovers from Ebola in outbreak
Benedicte was admitted to an Ebola treatment center just six days after she was born
Ex-Army commando charged with murder of suspected bomb-maker
A board of inquiry determined he was guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and he was discharged
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Actress Sondra Locke dead at age 74
An Oscar-nominee for her debut, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," she appeared in several Clint Eastwood films, including "Sudden Impact," "The Gauntlet" and "Bronco Billy"
CBS paid actress $9.5M after she accused "Bull" star of harassment
Eliza Dushku was written off the show after she confronted Michael Weatherly about his behavior, according to a New York Times report
Watch the "Downton Abbey" movie trailer
The teaser shows servants working at the Crawley home, along with imagery of the enviable estate
Kim Kardashian hits back at Drake
Kim Kardashian West is getting in the middle of the feud between her husband, Kanye West, and Drake
Mika Brzezinski apologizes for gay slur
Brzezinski apologized to the LGBTQ community for a remark she made on the air
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Can you write bitcoin losses off your taxes?
Yes. Cryptocurrency is property, as far as the IRS is concerned, which means when it loses value, there's a tax break
New Facebook bug exposes millions of users' private photos
Social media giant says a security glitch may have let third-party apps access people's unshared images
The year's worst passwords: "Donald" joins list
An analysis of 5 million leaked passwords finds that computer users are still relying on easily guessed passwords
Brightest comet of the year to fly by Earth
It'll be 7.2 million miles away, but that still might be close enough to see with the naked eye – here's when to catch it
Richard Branson estimates he'll take his first flight to space "within 6 months"
"I'm itching to go," he said on CBSN
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Federal judge strikes down Obamacare as unconstitutional
The move could leave 20 million Americans' health coverage in limbo
CBS News' David Begnaud reveals he has Tourette's syndrome
In a stunning revelation, Begnaud details how he overcame debilitating tics to ascend to the highest levels of journalism
GOP congressman sparks criticism after baseless vaccine comment
Green was responding to a question from a mother who has a child with autism asking about Medicaid spending cuts
Heavy backpacks hazardous to kids' health
New research measures how wearing a backpack impacts the spine
"Young miracle" baby recovers from Ebola in outbreak
Benedicte was admitted to an Ebola treatment center just six days after she was born
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Ditch your smartphone for a year, win $100,000
Vitaminwater challenges smartphone addicts to abandon their devices for 365 unimaginable days. The reward? A cool $100K VitaminWater contest: Ditch your smartphone for a year, win $100,000 in cell phone challenge
Why this purse costs more than the average house
The Hermès Birkin bag is fashioned with 10 carats of diamonds and crafted from Nile River-sourced crocodiles
Seafood sold in restaurants and stores often mislabeled
More than a quarter of the seafood sampled in a New York state probe was found to be misidentified
Can you write bitcoin losses off your taxes?
Yes. Cryptocurrency is property, as far as the IRS is concerned, which means when it loses value, there's a tax break
Sears bankruptcy court OKs $25M in bonuses to top execs
Retailer gets judge's approval to give key employees financial incentive to stick around as company hemorrhages cash
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Cops can invoke "stand your ground," Florida Supreme Court rules
Broward County sheriff's deputy Peter Peraza invoked the defense in the 2013 killing of a black man carrying an air rifle
"My neck's bleeding": Mom's injury confounds first responders
Tiffany Mead said she had attempted to kill herself, but a 911 operator had her doubts almost immediately
Sandy Hook school evacuated over bomb threat on shooting anniversary
Students were sent home for the day after the evacuation
Teen who killed himself at school reportedly had vowed revenge for being bullied
Law enforcement received a 911 tip about the suspect and alerted school officials to lock down the campus, likely saving lives
Florida man executed for 1992 murder of 63-year-old court clerk
Authorities said Jimenez was a cocaine addict who was burglarizing an apartment when the owner came home and surprised him, and he then stabbed her eight times